Desperado Silas Hobbs Captured Near Quebec Border
Silas Hobbs, 26, of Norfolk, Virginia, a fugitive described as a Southern desperado, was arrested at the Canadian boundary after being brought from Quebec by Canadian officers. He faces charges for robbing the Jefferson New Hampshire post office on July 20, when six armed men held up the store, robbed the post office funds totaling 1976 dollars and the postmaster’s 300 dollars, and left after securing the money and postmaster.
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Silas Hobbs
Norfolk
Richmond
Quebec
Jefferson
N. H
Convict Hobbs Traced From Quebec Charged With Post Office Theft
Post Office Inspector Harry Robinson linked Hobbs to Quebec where he was jailed for assaulting a police officer. Known as Walter de Mache in Quebec, Hobbs admitted his identity after investigators exposed the cover story. He faces charges in Concord, N H, for rifling the Jefferson post office following a dramatic escape from a Richmond convict camp.
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Post Office
Harry Robinson
Hobbs
Quebec
Walter de Mache
Campbellton
N. B
Robinson
Worthing
St. Johnsbury
Letherman
Boston
Concord
N. H
Jefferson, N. H
Richmond
Washington
Settlement Likely to Win Grandchild Custody Case
Philadelphia January 1 rumor says Will Sigmund Lubin the moving picture king may surrender his fortune to Ferdinand W Singhi to keep Kingston Singhi with his daughter in the looming divorce custody battle. Lubin reportedly fears the daughter may lose custody and seeks terms to protect the child.
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Philadelphia
Sigmund Lubin
Ferdinand W. Singhi
Kingston Singhi
Singhi
Lubin
Nurse near breakdown praises Father John’s Medicine
A nurse from Gladstone Michigan recounts recovery from a six week illness after heavy overwork and a cold. She endorses Father John’s Medicine as a tonic and preventive, noting it cures throat and lung troubles without alcohol or dangerous drugs and urges readers to obtain the genuine product.
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John
Father John
Margaret M. Hauser
Gladstone, Mich
Lubin Leaves City and Singhi Divorce Case Grows Messy
Lubin fled to Atlantic City while Mrs. Singhi seeks a divorce. Her daughter and son are missing from the Singhi home in North Twenty-third street. Attorney Benjamin H. Schwartz declines to detail charges backing the libel accusing Ferdinand Singhi of cruel treatment. Reports say a cash settlement may yield a peaceful divorce with custody of the child, amid prior abduction events in Lowell.
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Lubin
Atlantic City
Singhi
North Twenty-third Street
Mrs. Singhi
Lubins
Benjamin H. Schwartz
Phelps Writ Filed in Supreme Court Stay Request
Attorney W. A. Davenport filed a writ of error with the U S Supreme Court to seek a stay of execution for Silas N Phelps. The appeal questions deputy sheriffs entering premises without a warrant when no felony is shown. Bond offers come from three backers including Daniel C Miles. The governor's council may grant a 30 day respite while action is considered.
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W. A. Davenport
Silas N. Phelps
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Daniel C. Miles
Nelson A. Miles
Bridges
State Prison
Phelps
Friends of
Coleman to Testify in Bank Suit
George W. Coleman was brought from Greenfield jail to testify before Judge Robert O. Harris in the United States Court master’s session. Receiver John L. Bates sues the directors and president of the defunct National City Bank of Cambridge to recover 307000 believed looted by Coleman during his time as a bank clerk.
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George W. Coleman
Greenfield
Robert O. Harris
United States
John L. Bates
National City Bank of Cambridge
Bates
Coleman
Willard A. Bullard
Harvard Trust Company
National City Bank
J. Campbell
Dresser
Roswell D. Weatherbee
Cambridge
Thomas P. Rowe
Coleman Appears Before Federal Hearing In Cambridge
Coleman, pale and drawn, was brought to the federal building in Springfield custody for a hearing on July events. Witnesses, including Ex Representative Wellington Fillmore and Roswell Weatherbee, questioned his spending and the bank affairs as he remains jailed overnight in East Cambridge.
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Coleman
Greenfield
Federal
United States
Edward J. Leyden
Springfield
William A. Morse
Morse
East Cambridge
Dresser
Wellington Fillmore
Cambridge
Ten Pound Brockton Baby First of 1912
The 10-pound son of Mr. and Mrs. Justilien B. Bessett at 21 Taber Avenue Brockton was proclaimed the first 1912 baby. Dr G A Boucher, famed as the baby doctor, presided and called the birth a credit to the record.
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Brockton
Master Bessett
Taber Avenue
Justilien B. Bessett
G. A. Boucher
Maeterlinck Works All New Year's Day
Georgette Leblanc discusses her New Year in America after rehearsing Pelleas. She describes two sides of her nature the devoted wife of Maeterlinck and a world loving, ambitious performer. She vows to do more good through art and theatre while remaining silent about her husband.
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Georgette Leblanc Maeterlinck
America
Pelleas
Maeterlinck
Melisande
New York
Paris
Georgette
Two Bodies Recovered in Westport Hunt Disaster
In Westport three hunters were lost last week. Today rescuers found the bodies of Elmer E. Cudworth and Leland K. White. The third hunter Albert Mogher remains missing.
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New Bedford
Westport
Elmer E. Cudworth
Leland K. White
Thugs Beat Couple in Adams Square Standoff
Two men attacked and severely beat Harry Lazarus and his wife of 12 Mt. Pleasant Avenue Roxbury early today in Adams Square. Patrolmen from Hanover Street station captured them after a chase during which several revolver shots were fired.
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Harry Lazarus
Mt. Pleasant Avenue
Roxbury
Adams Square
Hanover Street
Brutal attack near Adams Square over insult to wife
Lazarus and his wife were assaulted around 1:20 in Adams square. Lazarus was taken to Relief Station unconscious and seriously injured. Suspects William Schultz and Edward J. Doherty, both imprisoned after a pursuit, were charged with assault and battery.
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Lazarus
William Schultz
Murdock Street
Cambridge
Edward J. Doherty
Somerville Avenue
Somerville
200 Couples Partially Married in Minneapolis
More than 200 couples who received marriage licenses in Minneapolis last year remain only partially married. Clergy and justices failed to return licenses to the court within 60 days after ceremonies, as required by law. Violators face a $100 fine.
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Minneapolis
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Canada
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Ahnac
Aba
U.S. Douglas
Spark St
Mass
Mars
Express
Limberneck
Soc
Magi
Mme
Franklin Streets
Ee Ee
London
Big Corner
Washington St
Washington & West Sts
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