Newburyport Wins In Suit Over Embezzlement Losses
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld verdicts totaling 8 thousand seven hundred seventy four dollars and eighty four cents against brokers Guy M. Spear and Wilson W. Fay for embezzlement tied to former city treasurer James V. Felker's misappropriation of about 86 700 dollars. The court ruled the bank could not be held negligent for paying checks signed by Felker in his official capacity.
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Guy M. Spear
Wilson W. Fay
Newburyport
Supreme Judicial Court
Fox
Superior Court
James V. Felker
Felker
Supreme Court
Cambridge teamster fined for assault on street car conductor
Willis W. Butland of Cambridge was found guilty of an assault on a Boston Elevated conductor in Cambridge District Court. Judge Almy fined him $100 after ruling the teamster should have moved his furniture team to allow safe passage for the street car.
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Cambridge
Willis W. Butland
Pear Street
Boston
Almy
Butland
Wedding Plans for William Phillips Bride Draws Attention
Friends of William Phillips son of Mrs John Phillips discuss whether Miss Caroline Drayton will have her mother or father attend her London wedding to Phillips first secretary to the American embassy in London. Phillips recently leased a Berkeley Street home for winter to Governor Draper and has long been known in Boston social circles and Harvard alumni. Drayton is daughter of J Coleman Drayton and granddaughter of the late Mrs Astox.
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William Phillips
John Phillips
Berkeley Street
Governor Draper
Caroline Drayton
London
Mr. Phillips
Phillips
Boston
Harvard
Miss Drayton
J. Coleman Drayton
Astox
Mr. Drayton
St. Bartholomew’s Church
New York
D. O. Mills
Mills
Whitelaw Reid
America
George Ogilvy Haig
Haig
Mrs. Haig
William Astor
Miss Caroline
Henry Coleman
William Astor Drayton
Washington
London wedding ties drift over Drayton matrimony
Miss Drayton, 29, considers a London ceremony amid custody and visitation frictions with her father Mr. Drayton and her mother Mrs. Haig. Her fiancé Mr. Phillips, 30, a seasoned diplomat, remains in London as plans unfold for a February wedding before Lent.
Garcelon Presses Rules Reform for Football Safety
William F. Garcelon argues for changes to football rules to prevent fatal or serious injuries. He notes colleges set the tone for players and emphasizes responsible training and medical supervision while defending the American game and acknowledging past accidents. He calls for reforms to reduce danger.
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Post
Everett High School
William F. Garcelon
Boston
Unusual January Sale at Wolf's My Clothier
A unique sale starts today at Wolf's My Clothier at Hanover and Portland streets. Owner Mr. Wolf explains the event reverses the typical January sale by offering fresh stock, not leftovers, with substantial savings and full size ranges from a top New York maker, priced at regular January markdowns.
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Wolf’s
Hanover
Portland
Burglar Alarm Triggers Bank Sweep By Bruins Officers
Police rushed to the Waltham Savings Bank at 6 o'clock after the burglar alarm rang. Officers found Lowell Wellington sweeping the offices and evidence suggested the alarm was set off accidentally during the operation.
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Waltham Bank
Waltham
Waltham Savings Bank
Lowell Wellington
Bromide Quinine Patent Cure Ad Cited by E W Grove
An old advertisement promotes a patent medicine titled Gully One Brom Quinine or Xative Bromo Quinine. It claims a universal chilly cure in one day and credits signature of E. W. Grove. The page includes the number 236 as a reference.
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E. W. Grove
Burrower Finkelstein Crushed In East Side Tunnel
New York January 7 Finkelstein known as the burrower of Ludlow street was found trapped in his tunnel after 36 hours of digging workers battled to reach him. He lay beneath the street face down with hands stretched toward the bank vaults and the neighboring jewelry shop windows.
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New York
Finkelstein
Ludlow Street
East Side
Fourteenth Street Bank
Finkelstein’s Dream Ends In Terrifying Tunnel Collapse
The story recalls Isaac Finkelstein, a quiet house painter with five children, who built a tunnel to the bank vaults without proper tools or support. His wife and children watched as the trench collapsed revealing his hidden project and its ruinous consequences. Isidor Garbus reports the disappearance to police, but motive remains unclear.
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Sarah
Isaac Finkelstein
Finkelstein
East Side
Moving Picture Theatres
Zirinsky
Isidor Garbus
Isidor
Census taker applications extended to January 31
Washington Jan 7 Census Director Durand extends the filing period for census enumerator posts from January 25 to January 31. The aptitude test for applicants remains set for February 5 as previously announced.
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Washington
Durand
Free trial of Gloria Tonic rheumatism remedy offered
An advert promises a one dollar Gloria Tonic box mailed free on trial to rheumatism sufferers who send their address. If it works you pay within 80 days. if not, no cost. The tonic uses potassium iodide poke root guaiac resin and other ingredients and claims many success stories from diverse locations.
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Boston Post
National Military Home
Kansas
Hannaford
North Dakota
Gloria Tonte
Stayner
Ontario
Westerly
R. I
Fountain City
Wisconsin
John A. Smith
Smith Bldg
Milwaukee
Wis
Gloria Tonic Trial Coupon From Milwaukee Advertiser
A reader in Milwaukee Wisconsin offers to try a one dollar box of Gloria Tonic for rheumatism relief. The note promises to return the dollar within 30 days if beneficial. otherwise no payment.
Rheinstrom Weds Edna Loftus in Cincinnati Matrimony
After many vicissitudes including lunacy charges filed by his mother Harry A Rheinstrom son of the late Abraham Rheinstrom a millionaire distiller married today in Cincinnati Edna Loftus of New York divorced wife of jockey Winnie OConnor.
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Cincinnati
Harry A. Rheinstrom
Abraham Rheinstrom
Edna Loftus
New York
Winnie” O’connor
Young Rheinstrom and Miss Loftus wed against Ohio custody
In Cincinnati a week after arriving to marry, Rheinstrom was jailed by his mother on lunacy charges. Loftus was arrested for loitering, later freed by habeas corpus, and the couple fled to Covington Kentucky where they sought a license. They married in Covington after a cold ride and vowed not to return to Ohio to face its courts.
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Rheinstrom
Miss Loftus
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Covington
Independence
Ohio
Storrow bets $2000 against Fitzgerald in East Boston
Former Councilman William A. Foss stood before the Columbia Trust Company announcing a $2000 wager on Storrow against Fitzgerald. Archie Learson arrived with $75, which Foss covered, then Foss offered more bets to any backers, stating his Webster street East Boston residence and urging early coverage.
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Fitzgerald
William A. Foss
Columbia Trust Company
Boston
Archie Learson
Learson
Foss
Storrow
Webster Street
East Boston
No Fighting in Greytown Urged by British Commander
Consul Moffat reports a note from the British ship Scylla commander to General Estrada and Hurtado warning that armed action will be stopped in Greytown Nicaragua. The note suggests Estrada may move west toward Managua, with the State Department noting the commander’s rights to inhibit fighting in Greytown.
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Washington
Greytown
Moffat
Bluefields
Scylla
Nicaragua
Estrada
Hurtado
No Forgiveness for Daughter Who Eloped
Conti and Blanche Fisher, both 22, eloped from Boston to Nashua New Hampshire to wed after a five day residency rule blocked Providence licensing. They filed intentions at the Nashua license bureau and married minutes later with Rev. William H. Bolster at Pilgrim Congregational Church.
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Providence
Nashua
Rhode Island
New England
Gretna Green
New Hampshire
Boston
Conti
Commonwealth Avenue
Mr. Fisher
New York
Attillio Enrico Conti
Blanche Gertrude Fisher
Italy
Timothy
Grip Epidemic and Peruna Remedy Haunt Public Faith
An editorial- interview featuring Dr Hartman asserts grip is same as catarrh and unavoidable bacilli spread. It promotes Peruna as preventive and curative, claiming it fortifies mucous membranes and expurgates bacilli. A Terre Haute testimonial from Joe H Davis endorses Peruna after grip and bronchitis.
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Hartman
Joe H. Davis
Davis Concert Company
N. Fifth St
Terre Haute
Ind
Peruna
Adopter Arrested After Delaying Burial of Girl
In Newburgh New York Edwin Powell an elderly man with unusual religious views delayed burial of his adopted daughter who died New Year’s Day. Authorities arrested him for violating health laws and preventing proper burial.
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Newburgh
N. Y
Edwin Powell
Obituaries and funeral notices from Roxbury and surrounding towns
Funeral announcements for Richard Bagley, Aaron Bell, Anna Callan, Chester Carlson, Sophia Catarius, Ellen Courtney, John Delay, Ronald Durant, Jeremiah Dwyer, John Flynn, James Flynn, John Gilson, Wilfred Hanabury, George Lannan, Catherine McCarron, Harriet Mode, John Monahan, Marga Muir, Mart Norton, Annie Penney, Thomas Ransay, Ellen Stack, Nellie Shanley, Nathaniel Story list funeral times and locations across Roxbury East Boston Charlestown and nearby communities.
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Bagley
Roxbury
Richard A. Bagley
Marshfield Street
Bell
Winchester
Arron
Forest Street
Callan
Anna L
Heath Street
Everett
Catarius
Sophia
Peter Catarius
Bickford Street
St. John’s
N. F
Troy
N. Y
Courtney
Ellen
William Courtney
John H. Courtney
Quinney Street
St. Francis de Sales Church
Vernon Street
Delay
Cambridge
John B
John W
Alice G. Delay
Pairfield Street
Durant
Boston
Ronald J
Wilfried
Elizabeth Duerant
Havre Street
Dwyer
Dover Street
Jeremiah
Margaret Dwyer
Sugrue
Brighton
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Washington Street
Flynn
John
Mary B. Flynn
Noonan
Bennington Street
Church of the Sacred Heart
James
Helen Flynn
Fayette Street
St. Mary's of the Annunciation
Gilson
Stoneham
John F. Gilson
Wright Street Court
Hanabury
Watertown
Wilfred T
Mark J
Catherine Kenar Hanabury
Bacon Street
Ray Roberts
Newfoundland
Lannan
East Boston
George P. Lannan
South Boston
Matilda
Joseph A. Lannan
London Street
Church of the Mose Holy Redeemer
Maverick Street
Union Local 77
Collings Club
Halifax
N. S
Holborn Street
Withness
St. John’s Church
Muir
Charlestown
Marga
Robert Muir
Meds Street
S15
Messet St. Catherine's Church
Norton
Martt
Phe F
Mary
Thomas
Don Street
Jana
Renaty
Annie M
Timothy F. Penney
Sorenuneral
Pi Street
Mission Church
Tremont Street
Ransay
Boston City Hospital
Thomas Frank Ransay
J. Bryan Son Undertakers
Stack
North End
Ellen Louise
James J. Stack
North Street
St. Stephen's Church
Hanover Street
Shanley
Nellie
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