York warns police on graft and disorderly houses policy
New York police commissioners address all commanding officers. President York pledges no political favoritism and calls for broad enforcement of gambling and lottery laws. He warns against targeting women for disorderly houses, insists on upholding laws, and notes Brooklyn officers removing gold lace from their uniforms as a memento of Brooklyn’s past.
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New York
Greater
York
Theodore Roosevelt
Brooklyn
New York Police
Fatally Burned Girl in Hull Fire Incident
Miss Katie Keefe, 3, employed at Chief of Police John L. Mitchell’s home in Hull, was severely burned by a kerosene lamp while going to the cellar. Firefighters and quilts contained the blaze. she was sent to Massachusetts General Hospital and is feared not to recover.
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Hull
Katie Keefe
John L. Mitchell
Walter Sturgis
Boston
Mitchell
Guardian
Massachusetts General Hospital
Treasure from Yukon
The steam ship Corona arrived from Alaska with forty five men just out from Dawson City. They deposited gold dust totaling $500 000 in charge of Captain Carroll amid reports of food shortages in Dawson City but no danger of starvation. They oppose a relief expedition.
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Seattle
Wash
Corona
Alaska
Dawson City
Carroll
Grand Army Funeral for Charles Town Resident John Bryant
The Grand Army attended the funeral of John Bryant a long-time Charlestown resident and city assistant assessor. Services were led by Rev. William N. Brodbeck at his Bunker Hill Street home with Grand Army participants James W. Kenney Louis Stone and Lyman H. Bigelow. Honorary pallbearers from the assistant assessors included Charles B. Bunting William B. Smart George Warren and Thomas O. McEnany. Pallbearers from Abraham Lincoln Post 11 G A R included John Dennett W Hodgkinson L B Clark and J C Jepson.
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Grand Army
John Bryant
Charlestown
Bunker Hill Street
William N. Brodbeck
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
James W. Kenney
Louis Stone
Lyman H. Bigelow
Linius E. Clark
Charles B. Bunting
William B. Smart
George Warren
Thomas O. McEnany
John Dennett
W. F. Hodgkinson
L. BE. Clark
J. C. Jepson
Abraham Lincoln Post
Accused Shoplifter Nellie O'Brien Arrested in Boston Stores
Nellie O'Brien of Bolton Mass was arrested by Inspectors Nox and Douglans yesterday afternoon on charges of shoplifting at Jordan Marsh Co and Shepard Norvell Co. Emma Thursby, years old, of Bolton also arrested for shoplifting at Jordan Marsh Co.
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Nellie O’brien
Nox and
Douglans
Jordan, Marsh & Co
Shepard, Norvell Co
Emma Thursby
Bolton
Mass
Jordan, Marsh 0
Uncontested Matrimonial Case Reveals Boston Scandal Link
In the Januarie list, No. 659 Ar Moldauer vs Emily shows the libellant alleging marriage in Boston on April 10 1887 and Emily’s alleged infidelity with Joseph Knecht between 1890 and 1897. Attorneys Mason Proctor and Richard D Hare are involved as withdrawal and denial proceed, highlighting a long history of two prominent Boston musical families.
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Moldauer
Emily
Emily Krafft
Boston
Joseph Knecht
Libellant
Mason & Proctor
Richard D. Hare
Knecht
Conservatory
Vienna
America
Symphony
Adamowski
Police Relief Association meeting details funds and duties
Treasurer Thomas Ryan reported 1897 disbursements totaling 19113 and a year 1898 on hand fund of 30641, down from 41145 in 1897, with deaths of active and retired members and wives and sick benefits.
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Police Relief Association
Thomas Ryan
Earl of Rosslyn to Make Theatre Debut in London
The Earl of Rosslyn, brother of the Duchess of Sutherland and half-brother of the Countess of Warwick, prepares to debut at the Court Theatre in Pinero's Trelawney of the Wells. Critics expect a stiff, limited stage presence and doubt his historic acting talent as he performs under the surname James Erskine.
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London
Earl of Rosslyn
Duchess of Sutherland
Countess of Warwick
Court
Pinero
Trelawney
the Wells
James Erskine
Rev Dr Edgar M Smith Elected President of Illinois Wesleyan
Montpelier Vermont January 3 The Rev Dr Edgar M Smith president of Vermont Methodist Seminary has been elected to the presidency of Illinois Wesleyan University at Bloomington His refusal is not yet given but believed likely to accept
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Montpelier, Vt
Edgar M. Smith
Vermont Methodist Seminary
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington
Artist Scott Leighton III Confined by Sudden Illness
Scott Leighton III, the artist, was taken to a hospital yesterday after a sudden change in behavior at the Revere House where he and his wife have resided for eight years. Witnesses report no prior signs of mental distress until last Friday and describe his condition as calmer today amid ongoing medical attention.
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Scott Leighton
Mr. Leighton
Revere House
Leighton
R. Jelly
Boston Elevated Railway to occupy Converse building offices
The Boston Elevated Railway Company will move its general offices to the new Converse building at Milk and Pearl streets near Post Office Square. The eight upper stories will house all offices now scattered across five buildings. Possession is expected by June first, with lease negotiations handled by T Dennie Boardman.
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Boston Elevated Railway Company
Converse
Milk and Pearl Streets
ipstoMce Square
The
Boston Railway
T. Dennie Boardman
Five counterfeit $100 bills seized at Treasury
Five counterfeit $100 silver certificates were found today at the Treasury Department. Secret Service experts said the bills are the most dangerous counterfeit they have seen. The certificates were found in a bundle from the Philadelphia sub treasury received last Friday in normal business.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Secret Service Bureau
Philadelphia
Alfred W Jones Accused of Poisoning His Mother in 1896
In Dover New Hampshire Alfred W Jones pleads not guilty to murdering his mother Sally W Jones by arsenic poison in a disputed 1896 death. Harvard Professor Wood testified about examining the stomach and intestines and finding arsenic while the state claims motive was avarice and the will was destroyed.
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Dover
N. H
Alfred W. Jones
Milton
William Jones
Professor Wood
Harvard
Edward F. Wood
Harvard Medical School
Jones
Sally W. Jones
John Rivel
Daniel N. Crowley
Salem
William F. Nason
Wood
L. E. Grant
Somersworth
John Joseph E. Avery
Mr. Nason
Alfred
Pillsbury
Dr. Pillsbury
Rochester
Trial Opens in Camden for Young Man Accused of Double Murder
Eli Shaw stands trial in Camden on charges of killing his mother Mrs. Sarah E. Shaw and grandmother Mrs. Emma Zane. The case centers on a doomed romance with Miss Mabelle Neilson who pledged her $7000 fortune to his defense, amid questions about motive and alleged burglary evidence.
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Eli Shaw
New Jersey
Maybelle Nielson
Camden
N. J
Sarah E. Shaw
Emma Zane
Mabelle Neilson
Mother
Miss Neilson
Shaw
Eli
Mystery Surrounds Mrs Jones Death and Hidden Chest Loot
Testimony describes Alfred Jones taking bank books and cash from a chest after Mrs Jones’s death on December 6. Items found include 40 in bills 10 in gold and diamonds plus two notes for 150 and 210. Plaintiff denies poisoning claim as cross examination continues.
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Alfred
Sally
Jones
Morancy Schooner Detained Near Port au Prince in War Range
The two masted schooner Morancy under Captain Torrey, owned in the city, arrived at Port au Prince Haiti from Wilmington North Carolina last month. She was detained several days before cargo discharge and on December 6 was warned to seek another anchorage as German war vessels prepared to bombard the city.
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Torrey
Port Au Prince
Hayti
Wilmington
N. C
Savage Burglar Nabbed After Lexington Break In
Henry A. Frost of Curve street East Lexington 21-year-old claims to be a Lowell weaver is jailed to face breaking and entering and assault with intent to kill charges in Concord. West End motorman Arthur M Griffin heard glass crash near his Massachusetts avenue home and detained a knife attacker who fled through a broken window. Police sent the man back to Lexington where identity was confirmed and a formal complaint filed.
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Henry A. Frost
Curve Street
East Lexington
Lowell
Concord
West End
Arthur M. Griffin
Massachusetts Avenue
Silvia Street
Griffin
Arlington
Whitman Souvenir Window At Old Corner Bookstore
A Washington Street display by Maynard & Co. showcased Whitman memorabilia from 1834 to his death. The collection includes photos, first and second edition Leaves of Grass, autographs of Whitman Emerson and Lowell, and a bronze bust, drawing crowds.
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Washington
School Streets
Whitman
Maynard
Small, Maynard & Co
General Clay's Wife Desires Reunion Despite Storm
Dora Clay, promised to return to General Clay at Whitehall, faced a freezing 16 degree below journey on a rough road with her sister in law. Insomnia and feebleness affect the veteran, while locals Will Bryant and his friend doubt she will stay away long.
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Valley View
Dora Clay
Whitehall
Clell
Here
Dora
General Clay
Will Bryant
Beauty cashier Elizabeth Potter commits suicide at New York hotel
Elizabeth Potter a cashier at the Hotel Normandie news stand died at Flower Hospital after taking carbolic acid in her hotel boudoir. A threat linked to a narcotics visitor was cited though no one recalls the visitor. Investigators note a man named Mr Martin 625 Sixth Avenue bought the poison for antiseptic use days earlier.
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New York
Elizabeth Potter
Hotel Normandie
Flower Hospital
The
Normandie
the Normandie
Miss Potter
Mr. Martin
Sixth Avenue
Count Tessener Dies at Villa Aba Near Rome
News from New York reports Count Tessener husband of Mrs. John W. Mackay’s sister died after a brief illness at his Rome residence Villa Aba. Cable to John W. Mackay says Mrs. Mackay and Mrs. Hungerford were at his bedside. He was a noted civil engineer linked with Italian railways and the New York Texas & Mexico line later absorbed by Southern Pacific.
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New York
Count Tessener
John W. Mackay
Villa Aba
Rome
Clarence
Belgravia
Hungerford
United States
Italy
King Humebert
King Humbert
New York, Texas & Mexico
Southern Pacific System
Tessener
Ville Aba
Princess Beatrice Writes Devotional on Widows Mourning
Princess Beatrice widow of Prince Henry of Battenberg and queen’s daughter publishes a German devotional book on widows’ mourning. Darmstadt published today with a preface by Reverend Vogel who revised but kept many original phrases. The Daily News prints long extracts without noting the publication mode.
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Beatrice
Prince Henry of Battenberg
Darmstadt
Vogel
Daily News
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