Fairbanks Quits Stage To wed Miss Sully
Douglas Fairbanks leaves acting to marry Bertha Sully daughter of Daniel J. Sully ex-king of cotton. He works at a soap factory daily while the wedding planned for June approaches. Sully opposed the match due to his distrust of actors and a past drama from The Pit.
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New York
Douglas Fairbanks
Bertha Sully
Daniel J. Sully
Fairbanks
Curtis Jadwin
Sully
Jadwin
Miss Sully
Mr. Sully
Sove
Smelt fishing profitable for Casco Bay fishermen
Portland Maine January 11 Smelt fishing proves lucrative for Casco Bay fishermen with more than 7000 dollars worth of fish shipped from the port in the last ten days.
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Portland
Casco Bay
Burrill's Weeks Mills buildings burned in January blaze
In Augusta Mo on January 11 a general store storehouse and stable owned by A R Burrill and used by Boynton and Merrill at Weeks Mills were destroyed by fire. Loss around 10000 with 6500 insured. Fire blamed on a defective flue.
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Augusta
A. R. Burrill
Boynton & Merrill
Weeks’ Mills
Engineer Devine Goes On Trial In Four-Death Collision
New Haven January 11 George O Devine the engineer in the Cedar Hill yards collision that killed four Italians was placed on trial in the Superior Court on a manslaughter charge He is said to have ignored signals and run by a guard the work train.
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New Haven
Conn
George O. Devine
Cedar Hill Yards
Devine
Moran Keeps After Clubs in Liquor Inquiry
The district attorney presses a liquor service probe targeting the Clover and Exchange clubs. Lieutenant Hugh Lee provides daily updates and drawings tracing how cocktails move from bar to consumer. Moran declines comment but signals continued scrutiny and possible grand jury actions.
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Hugh Lee
Lee
Manhattan
Clover and Exchange Clubs
Moran
Democrats Submit Plan to Change House Representation
Providence representative Hogan introduced a constitutional amendment proposal in the House to change the basis of representation. The resolution was presented during today's session in Providence Rhode Island.
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Providence
R. I
House
Representative Hogan
Ricci Held Without Bail in Rhode Island Murder Case
Antonio Ricci was adjudged probably guilty of murdering Luigi Todischo after a District Court trial before Judge Lee. He was held without bail for the February grand jury.
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Providence
R. I
Antonio Ricci
Luigi Todischo
Lee
Governor Cobb Nominates Portland Mayor to Jamestown Exposition
Governor Cobb announced several nominations including Nathan Clifford of Portland as commissioner to the Jamestown exposition. He also named Milton L. Merrill of St. Albans as trustee of the State School for Boys, Sidney M. Bird of Rockland as trustee of insane hospitals, and H. L. Chapman of Brunswick as trustee of normal schools.
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Augusta
Cobb
Nathan Clifford
Portland
Milton L. Merrill
St. Albans
State School For Boys
Sidney M. Bird
Rockland
H. L. Chapman
Brunswick
Normal Schools
Harvard Water Sports Relay Night at Dunster Tank
Harvard students enjoyed a series of swimming relays at the Dunster tank. Senior and junior teams led to a decisive senior victory in 2 minutes 11 seconds, while freshmen beat sophomores in 2 minutes 14 seconds. The 1907 team won the final in 2 minutes 13 and 5 fifths seconds with Welch narrowly beating Severence in the 50-yard substitute race. Welch then touched first in the breaststroke finale with a 36 second time.
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Dunster Tank
Harvard
Welch
Moore
Severence
Richards
New President Chosen for the Bostonian Society
James Frothingham Hunnewell of 289 Beacon Street was elected president at a Bostonian Society directors meeting in the Old State House. Hunnewell has held many civic roles including Charlestown school committee trustee, Charlestown Public Library chair, and director of the Bostonian Society, with extensive involvement in historical and cultural organizations.
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Bostonian Society
Old State House
James Frothingham Hunnewell
Beacon Street
Thunnewell
Charlestown
New England Mortgage Security Company
Winchester Home
Free Dispensary
Five Cents Savings Bank
Bunker Hill Monument Association
Society For Propagating the Gospel
Hawaiian Club
United States Endowment of
Oahu College
New England Historical and Genealogical Society
American Antiquarian Society
Massachusetts Reform
St. Botolph, Union and Exchange Clubs
Massachusetts Historical Society
Old South Meeting House
Hunnewell
Fire rescue at 62 Cross Street apartment blaze
Patrolman Dennis Cronin of the North End police saved an invalid man Wen dal Katzeff and his wife from a smoke filled apartment at 62 Cross street. Mrs Katzeff lay on the floor and Cronin carried her to safety. Citizens helped wrap the man in blankets before firefighters extinguished the flames spreading to the wainscoting.
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Dennis Cronin
North End
Wendal Katzeff
Cross Street
Katzeff
Girl From Turkey Won’t Be Deported Soon
Miriam Zarian the Turkish girl at the Boston immigration station suffering from trachoma will not be deported tomorrow. Congressman Sullivan secured a stay of deportation and a special medical board will decide if she is cured, potentially allowing her to stay in the United States with her parents.
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Washington
Miriam Zaratarian
Turkey
Boston
John A. Sullivan
United States
Quincy School Boys Reunion Set for January 17
The Quincy School Association will hold its 22nd annual reunion at the United States Hotel on Thursday evening January 17. The business meeting starts at 6 o clock with dinner served an hour later.
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Quincy School Association
United States
Carnegie Urges Wealth Sharing with Poor via Death Duties
London dispatch notes Andrew Carnegie’s article My Partners the People calling for a graduated death tax on fortunes. He argues a millionaire should not divide wealth before death but a large posthumous share should go to the poor, with a progressive tax on fortunes beyond set limits. HeFavor suggests brains and conduct outweigh money.
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London
Review of Reviews
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Bookie Sues Roosevelt Kin Over Alleged Bride Theft
New York January 11 James R Roosevelt Jr nephew of the President faces a $50,000 suit from bookmaker John Bailer of 361 West Nineteenth Street for alleged alienation of his wife’s affections. Bailer says the bride of three weeks was taken on New Year’s Day and seeks damages. he describes a confrontation where a man posing as Roosevelt refused to answer the door.
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New York
James R. Roosevelt, Jr
Bailer
Roosevelt
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Oyle Bro Credit Clothiers
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John F. Morrison
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