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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1901
Page
8
Evidence mounts against Howard with claims of a complete case to be presented next Tuesday. Detectives pursue witnesses and a Cambridge birth card to prove paternity while denying a marriage. a mysterious witness remains unnamed.
The case shifts from a marriage certificate to identity of the parties. George W. Howard, jailed as a suspect, is to be tested against his past roles as a railroad brakeman and electric plant engineer. Boston witnesses and Susie Jones deposition will be used along with a Cambridge city hall record.
Mrs. Howard of Cambridge has fled her home and may travel to New York to meet Howard. Detectives identify a man followed from New York to Cambridge, while Perry holds a photo for court comparison. Evidence is being hunted by Hawkes brothers to prove guilt or innocence.
Detectives outline two options for Froward a potential witness. She may refuse to testify by admitting she is Howard's wife or go on the stand to deny and swear her son is illegitimate. She would then meet Captain Joseph Perry and be confronted by records and witnesses connected to a disputed marriage.
The Roger Wolcott memorial committee appeals to the public to raise a fund to perpetuate his memory. They consider the State House an appropriate site for the memorial and call on the many thousands who held him in affectionate esteem to participate in the expression of regard.
R F Wolfe promoter of the National Shoe Company reports from the East that a new company will form in Boston this week. It will act as a distributing agent while keeping factories independent and may include select tanning firms. Delaware incorporation with 8.5 million capital.
Dr. Rocco Brindisi the Italian vice consul said he was satisfied with Storti's conviction. He warned public executions may not deter others while noting the educated Italian community favors law but questions whether the death penalty reduces future murders.
New York January 6 David Canter proprietor of a billiard room faced Magistrate Pool charged with shooting George O Hara 21 after a dispute over payment O Hara struck by a cue and Canter fired hitting him in the abdomen O Hara likely to die Canter held without bail with examination set for Tuesday morning
Andrew Carnegie pledges a $260000 gift for a new Seattle public library and asks for a yearly $50000 guarantee for maintenance and improvements. The proposal foregrounds ongoing funding commitments tied to the project.
Citizens in Boston discuss a subscription drive to fund a statue or memorial for Roger Wolcott. Subscriptions accepted at 19 Milk Street with contributors’ names kept for a certificate of subscription and potential corrections.
Severe cold grips Europe with a foot of snow in Marseilles and 18 degrees frost in Paris. Deaths in streets reported as long distance trains are delayed. Rome and southern Italy see snow for the first time in years with crowds on the Pincio watching a rare panorama.
The Maine coast project near Islesboro on Warren's Island is a $75,000 log cabin under construction. Begun by the late W H Forwell of Philadelphia and now completed by his son Nathan P Forwell. The 100 by 105 foot spruce log house follows Virginia style and includes twenty two sleeping rooms a living hall dining rooms kitchen laundry storeroom and private dining room with a bath spread over two floors.
William G. Doyle of Cambridge, brother of a Nagle case figure, wins attention in Shaftesbury Theatre revels with Ella Snyder and Eva Kelly. Maharajah of Kuchbehar and an English viscount sent gifts, rivaled by Doyle’s stage access and a famed cake walk performance. Doyle’s father says the story is likely sensational gossip.
Charles H. Pattee executor of John Stetson's estate said transferring Adah Richmond's suit to federal courts offers no advantage unless for a country jury. The case, seeking a widow's dower, is expected to be dismissed in Suffolk Superior Court as both sides reportedly agree. Richmond has incurred about 250000 in defense costs. Her Boston counsel is Judge Thomas Grover, with former advisers Morse and Corbett & Harris having exited.
A table shows that a small group of men including Morgan Rockefeller Vanderbilt Cassatt Hill Ream and others dominate America’s leading railroads through a community of ownership. Railroads listed include New York Central Lackawanna Pennsylvania Chesapeake & Ohio New York New Haven & Hartford Norfolk & Western Reading Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Northern Pacific Great Northern and more.
A historic concentration of rail and shipping power binds Morgan Rockefeller and Hill. Morgan buys New Jersey Central for Reading and B&O use, Hill joins Morgan's Erie and B&O committees, Rockefeller controls major American Steamship stock as the trio plot a vast transcontinental network from New York to Asia.
Mrs Carrie Nation denounces Governor Stanley while jailed in Wichita for vandalism. She vows to resume lecturing once released and urges women to fight vice, urging readers to take up rocks and hatchets to demand the ballot. Nation criticizes police and court officials as well.
The piece outlines a long debated plan for a memorial bridge linking Washington with Arlington National Cemetery Fort Myer opposite across the Potomac. It details competition results by engineers and architects, chosen masonry design, arch-based spans, and monumental sculptural elements planned for abutments and towers.
Miss Fanny Freedman and Mr. Max Gross were married at Union Park Hall last evening in a ceremony conducted by Rev. Wolfe Baron. Best man Louis Gross and maid of honor Nellie Freedman led a list of ushers, with guests enjoying a reception and supper afterward. The couple will reside on Union Park Street.
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