Weddings and engagements dot early spring society notices
A parade of society announcements lists upcoming weddings and engagements. Norwell and Fisher plan a spring wedding, Brown and Kimball announce their engagement, Stone and Hill unite, Barbour and Hosmer marry later, and Madeleine Brazil with Young post a betrothal. Also noted are diplomatic dinners, seasonal hostings, and travel plans of Boston elites.
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Miss Norwell
Henry Norwell
John Alles Fisher
Commonwealth Avenue
Franklin Butt
Brooklines
Ethel May Brown
William J. Kimball
William G. Kimball
Huntington
Charles Davenport Stone
Waban
Pauline Kingsbury Stone
Prescott Spaulding Hill
Daniel Irving Baker
Eleanor L. Barbour
Frank H. Barbour
Ellery Street
Charles A. Hosmer
Harvard
Madeleine Brazil
Irving Daxter Young
Roxbury
Mme. Jusserand
Washington
John B. Henderson, Jr
Virginia
Yoo Phelps Stokes
Madison Avenue
New York
E. Henry Harriman
Cornelia Harriman
George Everett Sprague
Estelle Pizzini
Richmond
Miss Pizzini
Captain Andrew Pizzini
Grand jury returns true bills in Bechtel murder case
In Allentown on January 7 the grand jury issued true indictments against David Wisenberg Mrs Catherine Bechtel her daughter Martha and sons John and Charles and Alois Eckstein for complicity in the murder of Mabel Bechtel. Biologists testified that blood stains in the Bechtel home were human blood confirming the victim was killed there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allentown
Penn
David Wisenberg
Catherine Bechtel
Martha
John
Charles
Alois Eckstein
Mabel Bechtel
Bechtel House
Tom
Mabel
Beautiful Gowns Worn by Prominent Society Women
Mrs. James Lawrence of Groton attends the season with her husband and daughter Miss Libby Lawrence, appearing in a black broadcloth gown with a wide front panel, mohair braiding, and a black silk waist. Her hat features black wings, chiffon and lace, with a jet buckle and a lace veil of large spotted design. The text notes her distinguished appearance and fashion sense as a debutante feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lawrence
Groton
Prescott Lawrence
New York
Libby Lawrence
Lawrence
Ruth Cleveland Dies at Cleveland Home at 15
Ruth Cleveland eldest child of former President Grover Cleveland died suddenly at the Cleveland home after a four day mild diphtheria illness. Heart weakness during the illness brought about her death. The family and friends express deep grief as funeral arrangements are organized by President Finley of the College of the City of New York.
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Princeton
N. J
Ruth Cleve
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Wyckoff
Joseph D. Bryant
Clevelands
New York
Miss Cleveland
Ruth Cleveland
Madison Avenue
White House
Ruth
Richard
McClellan
Miss May Fires
John N. Finley
The
College of the City of New York
Bloodless treatment demonstrates Lorenz hip reductions
About 150 attendees at Children's Hospital Boston witnessed Dr Adolph Lorenz's bloodless hip dislocation reductions in children. The event compared his method with traditional Boston techniques, showed X ray evidence, and reviewed 180 prior cases at the hospital since 1883 with varied results across mechanical, incision, and manipulation methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston 5 Society For Medical Improvement
Children’s Hospital
Adolph Lorenz
Boston
Lorenz
Bradford
Tory
Dane
Oeecas Devaravaenses
Vstveavepiye
Abner Post
Boston City Hospital
Burrill
Richard, Dane
Josephine Bossi
Roxbury
James Hallett
Extradition for Farmer in polygamy case proceeds
State Detective Hammond returned to Boston for requisition papers after tracing Arthur M. Farmer to Philadelphia where he was held on polygamy charges. Farmer, arrested originally in Denver, escaped on a train at Ayer Junction and was captured again in Clinton by Philadelphia police at state request. He will be sent to Newburyport police likely next Monday or Tuesday.
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Hammond
Philadelphia
Arthur M. Farmer
Boston
Farmer
Newburyport
Denver
Ayer Junction
Liberty
Clinton
No Damages for Abutters in Tunnel Ruling
Supreme Court full bench rules no additional servitude or damages for abutted landowners as Boston Transit Commission tunnels under State and Court streets replace surface use. Court says tunnel use falls within original land takings and alters existing rights without new compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Boston
Supreme Court
Merchants’ National Bank
George G. Crocker
John C. Gray
J. M. Sears
Boston Transit Commission
State
Court Streets
Make Peace With Your Stomach Dyspepsia Tablets Ad
An antique advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as the perfect substitute for a weak stomach. It claims the pills digest food independently of stomach strength, restore health, and can cure indigestion, priced at 50 cents a box and sold by druggists nationwide.
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Stuart
Azure
Jones Promises To Mrs Curtis In Million Dollar Suit
Manchester N H Jan 7 Facts surface suggesting Mrs Delena Curtis has a strong case against Frank Jones estate for 400000 Attorney General Bisman an eminent NH lawyer heads her counsel Friends say she holds key cards and will produce witnesses claiming Jones declared he would leave Mrs Curtis and her daughter at least 1000000 upon his death
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Manchester
N. H
Delena Curtis
Frank Jones
Bisman
New Hampshire
Curtis
Foreman Edward Wilson Killed in Linwood Well Explosion
In Linwood Uxbridge on January 7 Edward Wilson, foreman for C Edward Blanchard at his quarries, was instantly killed by a dynamite blast in a 20 foot well being dug in the village. He descended into the shaft and two minutes later an explosion occurred, leaving him dead at the bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uxbridge
Edward Wilson
Edward Blanchard
Linwood
Wilson
Monument of Ears memorials in Corean invasions
A historical piece describes monuments in Japan erected to bury Corean ears taken as trophies after wars with Korea. It notes General Kato’s conquest era and other invasions including a 202 campaign led by the Empress in armor and the 1894 China-Japanese conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kato
Japan
Corea
Chinese murderers seek new trial in Wong Yok Chung case
Judge White will hear tomorrow morning a motion for a new trial by Charles W. Bartlett and associates in the Charlie Chin and Wong Chong murder case. A November Superior Criminal Court verdict found the two defendants guilty in the second degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Charles W. Bartlett
Charlie Chin
Wong Chong
Wong Yok Chung
Superior Criminal Court
Clemens Organ Recital At Symphony Hall Delights Audience
Charles Eb Clemens gave his first city recital at Symphony Hall last evening before a fair sized audience. The program featured a Reicherts fugue, Bach A minor fugue, two movements from Rheinberger’s B minor sonata, and other numbers. Clemens delivered an excellent performance with refined technique and expressive playing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clemens
Symphony Hall
Charles EB. Clemens
Ikxrebs
Bach
Rheinberger
Bernard
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Keep’s Shirts
Cheviot
Madras
Comet
Cheviots
Cravenette
Keep Manufacturing Co
Tremont Street
Pizzini
Alexander M. Paul
Cambridge
Horace Gallatin
Eugene Hale
United States
Maine
Senate
Grant
Hayes
Navy Department
Grand Jury
Jones
Mrs. Curtis
America
Europe
Thorp & Martin
Franklin St
Franklin Street
Post
M. M. Lomasney
Twentieth Century Club
Sunday’s Post
Chicago
Red Cross
S! Post
Hub
Sunday Post
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