Richeson Brother Enters Prep School for Baptist Ministry
Earl Richeson brother of Clarence V. T. Richeson who was electrocuted in Boston last spring for Avis Linnell’s murder has entered Blackstone Academy at Blackstone Virginia to study for the Baptist ministry. He came from Amherst and began his studies under Principal E. S. Ligon influence.
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Blackstone
Earl Richeson
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Boston
Avis Linnell
Blackstone Academy
Amherst
E. S. Ligon
Richeson
Ministerial Calling Ties to Family Legacy at Fork Union
The passage notes Rev. Dr. William E. Hatcher and Fork Union Military Academy links to Professor Ligon as headmaster for three years. It details Richeson’s turn to the ministry after his brother’s death, encouraged by father Colonel T. V. Richeson who hopes Earl will restore the family name and surpass Clarence in pulpit talent.
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William E. Hatcher
Fork Union Military Academy
Ligon
Young Richeson
T. V. Richeson
Colonel Richeson
Earl
Clarence
Wakefield to Form Coal Club in Nonpartisan Move
Wakefield plans to organize a coal club, aiming to be the second Massachusetts town to set up such a group. A mass meeting is expected later this week to elect officers and establish management, with Republicans Democrats and Progressives likely uniting to push for lower coal prices.
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Wakefield
Massachusetts
Ouliars
Maulage UO
Acces
Calls Island Crime School Decried At Vestry Talk
Warren F. Spaulding secretary of the Massachusetts Prison Association told a citizenship class at South Congregational Church that Deer Island prison houses some of the wickedest men and warned against reform through sermons alone. He urged classification of prisoners, separation of first offenders, and consolidation of long-term inmates into fewer institutions with reforms to avoid outdated industrial training.
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Deer Island
Warren F. Spaulding
Massachusetts Prison Association
South Congregational Church
Spaulding
Sherborn
Charlestown
Arkwright
Bonds to Release Labor Men in Leavenworth
Indianapolis January 5. J E McClory acting secretary treasurer of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers left for Leavenworth with blank bond applications to procure bail for 32 union members jailed there. He did not reveal plans beyond taking signatures from prisoners.
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Indianapolis
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Leavenworth
Kan
J. E. McClory
McClory
Labor unions back release of imprisoned ironworkers
McClory signaled sufficent funds and securities have been pledged to free all prisoners except Herbert S Hockin who will not appeal. Funds raised mainly by labor unions aim to free the imprisoned ironworkers this week. District Attorney Miller will not oppose indemnified bonds located outside the state if other conditions are met, easing the path to obtain about 1 070 000 dollars for release by midweek.
No Teamsters Strike Called After Boston Meeting
Boston Teamsters Drivers Union 2 percent wage increase plan halted a strike today after a special meeting. Union officers announced most trucking firms granted overtime pay improvements this week. All members ordered to work and wear union buttons while four barns reported payroll misunderstandings and likely agreement to the compromise proposal already accepted elsewhere.
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Boston
Four Barns
Arrested at White House in strange bid for Taft help
Anthony Hunt a Chicago attorney and University Club member tried to see President Taft at the White House and claimed persecution. Police detained him for examination of mental condition and he was sent to the government hospital for the insane after custody.
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Washington
Anthony Hunt
Chicago
University Club
White House
Taft
Government Hospital
Hunt
Presiden
Asylum
Fire damages Salem buildings in four hour blaze
Fire from a blaze started in the basement of the Creamer block at 243 245 Essex Street caused about 22000 in damage before extinguished by firemen after a four hour fight. The fire reportedly began near the furnace in the basement and burned for some time before discovery.
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Salem Salem
Creamer Block
Essex Street
Gas Explosion Blows Man Through Window at Coolidge Corner
A gas explosion during a three alarm fire at Coolidge Corner Brookline yesterday afternoon hurled a man through a two plate glass window. Several persons including Hatherly Foster Jr old Harvard football captain were severely cut by flying glass in the blast.
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Hatherly Foster, Jr
Harvard
Coolidge’s Corner
Brookline
Coolidge Corner
Sam
Johnson
Hatherly
Foster, Jr
Herbert
Frank Mealy
James A. Pinner
Austin Robinson
James Craig
Bob
Combination 4
Root
Canary
W. A. Small
Whitney
Small
Bay View Rescues Three From Sinking Bombay Barge
The whaleback Bay View tows the Bombay after it sinks in Vineyard Sound during a Friday gale. Captain Charles Coops leads a dramatic rescue as crew and five men struggle in crashing seas. Two sailors die. three rescued, all Providence and Brooklyn men.
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Bay View
Bombay
Vineyard Sound
Newport News
Wpteamer
Charles Coops
J. Leasman
Brooklyn
N. Y
Tony Lawrence
Martina Lavinee
Providence
Anton Ferraira
Anton Lopez
Port
Cooper
Handkerchief Shoals
Stong
Wateer
Charles Cooper
Swanton Mother Pleads Innocence Behind Bars
Mrs. Anna Wells imprisoned in St. Albans on a double murder charge begs Post to publish her claim of innocence. She asserts she is a mother distressed by the jail bars and officers, insisting she did not murder her children Louis and Marie and questioning the record of life she faces.
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ST. Albans
Anna Wells
Swanton
The
Post
Louis
Marie
Fire devastates Whitney Hall area on Beacon Street
A blaze swept through stores adjoining Whitney Hall on Beacon Street causing $20,000 in damage and threatening the S. Pierce Company building. Firefighters battled flames as mail in the post office was destroyed. brave letter carrier Michael F. Dunleavy saved valuable registered mail. Several residents aided by escaping through smoke as explosions scattered debris and injured bystanders.
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Whitney Hall
Beacon’ Street
S. Pierce Company
Michael F. Dunleavy
Brookline
Tony Sam
Prize fighter Kid Carter questioned in Malden death probe
Officials narrowed suspects in the death of Mrs Mil dred Donovan to James Brandon Jennings known as Kid Carter. Jennings to be questioned again at Charles Street jail after all other theories were dropped.
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Mildred Donovan
James Brandon Jennings
Kid Carter
Donovan
Holy’ Cross
Malden
Jennings
Charles’ Street
Jennings Account of Flight in Police Case
Jennings said he waited thirty minutes in Linden square for Mrs. Donovan to fetch money for him then rode to Chelsea via Malden. He claims he avoided the police by not accompanying her and thought she went toward his mother in Everett. Police say he could have seen her route and chose a longer path to avoid arrest for assault with intent to kill and rob. He then traveled through Malden and Everett. witnesses saw him on the cars. Authorities also question why he telephoned the Menard home about Mildred without giving his name and changed his suit.
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Jennings
Linden Square
Architect and wife die in New York City fire
New York January 5 Robert A Raetze an architect and his wife Gertrude perished in a pre dawn blaze in their upper East Side home. The fire started in the basement from dried out Christmas tree branches and spread rapidly. The bodies were found on the fifth floor where they had sought to locate their infant son Robert.
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New York
Robert A. Raetze
Gertrude
Upper East Side
Raetze
Robert
Prominent Family in Fire Rescue Details Emerge
The Raetzes, socially prominent residents, faced a Christmas tree fire while lighting it for their children Griswald aged two and a one year old Robert rescued by a nurse. Mrs Raetze was linked to the Coles family of the city and Louis B Brown. Mr Raetze, a Heidelberg University graduate, was 87. his wife was 86.
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Griswald
Robert
Raetzes
Raetze
Edward QO. Coles
Louis B Brown
Ejiberon, N. J
Heidelberg University
George Ade Injured After Slippery Sidewalk Fall
George Ade was knocked unconscious and bruised after slipping on an icy sidewalk in Lafayette Indiana. Passersby carried him to a drug store. a physician attended him and he regained some consciousness. He was taken by ambulance to Judge Henry Vinton's home for care with fears of internal injuries, though doctors reported some improvement by night. Ade had been visiting and planned to leave for home next day.
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Lafayette
Ind
George Ade
Henry Vinton
Ade
Cleaner Dies by Curiosity at South Station
Waladis Titkus of 183 Harrison Avenue died at South station yesterday while cleaning. He was walking the second floor corridor when the elevator began moving and he became trapped between the floor and the lift frame. Assistant Station Master Edward L. Flood found him around dawn and police were notified. His skull was crushed and his head nearly severed.
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Waladis Titkus
Harrison Avenue
Titkus
Edward L. Flood
Noted Parents Stand Behind Accused Mother Amid Tragic Deaths
Mrs Wells and her husband express confidence in the mother's innocence despite the arrest and the mysterious deaths of their two children. They say the family's 17 years of ill fortune continues to shadow them, as five of their ten children had died earlier.
Cold Wave to Extend Eastward From West
Washington January 5 A cold wave already covering the northwest and west will move east and south over the next two days reaching the Atlantic States by Monday night or Tuesday The Weather Bureau bulletin says temperatures will remain below normal for the season though moderation is expected after the middle of the week.
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Washington
Atlantic States
Weather Bureau
Old Christmas Day and notable anniversaries
On the sixth day of the year the year’s length grows by nine minutes. Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn timing noted. Anniversaries include Charles Sumner born 1811 and Henry Dixey born 1859. A rebel seizure at Athlacion Florida is listed and a murder confession from the prior year is noted.
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Venus
Mara
Jupiter
Saturn
Charles Sumner
Henry HB. Dixey
United States Arsenal
Athlacion
Fla
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Avis Ete
Snow or rain forecast for Boston area Monday to Tuesday
Snow or rain expected in Boston and surrounding areas from Monday night into Tuesday with a colder day following. Moderate northeast to southeast winds and cooler conditions are forecast for New England as a whole.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
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