France resumes use of guillotine in Bethune four Pollet band members executed
In Apethune Calais France on January 11 four members of the Pollet gang Auguste Pollet Abel Pollet Theophile Deroo and Vromont Canut were executed by guillotine after a decade long moratorium. The rapid sentences began at 7:20 AM and ended minutes later as crowds jeered and celebrated with drunken revelry in Bethune cafes overnight.
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Pas DE Calais
France
Pollet
Deibler
Auguste Pollet
Abel Pollet
Theophile Deroo
Vromont Canut
Bethune
Bookkeeper Rose Held on Larceny Charge in Roxbury
A broken hearted wife sought bail for Abbott F. Rose a book keeper at Pittsburg Provision Company 48 South Market street Roxbury accused of stealing 1026.27 from the firm over the past year He is 37 and home is 56 Burrill street Roxbury He will be arraigned in court this morning Police say the exact shortage only clear after expert examination and warrant was issued Seen at Mrs Carters apartments Mrs Rose said Fred tried to help friends and ruin followed by loan schemes and expects rescue.
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Roxbury
Abbott F. Rose
Pittsburg
South Market Street
Rose
Burrill Street
Waite
Rooney
Carter
Fred
Ball Permit Vote Put Off In House
Washington January 11 After a stormy session the House postponed final action on a resolution to grant permits to the inaugural ceremonies committee for use of the pension office building for the inaugural ball.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Committee
Boston Transit Petition Seeks Subway Reuse for LL Trains
Builders and merchants forming the Boston Public Transit Improvement Association condemned the rapid transit system as a morally disgraceful state of affairs. They submitted a petition asking the Legislature to reinstate the old subway for LL trains, to be considered by the association’s executive committee.
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Tremont Street
Boston Public Transit Improvement Association
Boston City Club
Abram Bamber
Boston
Henry Goodwin
John H. Colby
George A. McLean
Beal
Transit Commission
Supreme Court Declares Marriage A Lifelong Contract
The full bench of the Supreme Court rules a marriage is a life lasting contract not dissolvable by a foreign agreement. Oscarona A. Coe of England v A D Hill and others of Newton concerns a deed of separation and a trust fund termination. The court dismisses the bill, nonrecognizing the separation deed as a binding divorce.
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Supreme Court
Great Britain
Oscarona A. Coe
England
A. D. Hill
Timothy E. Stuart
Newton
Coe
Stuart
Middlesex Probate Court
Teeth and insanity link eyed by Cleveland doctor
Cleveland neurologist Dr. Henry Upson claims defective teeth influence criminal instincts nervous disorders and insanity. He says dental operations have yielded marked benefits at the Newburg Insane Asylum.
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Cleveland
Henry Upson
Newburg Insane Asylum
Opposition blocks Pension Building ball funding
Debate shows strong opposition to extending overhead wires and funding a ball at the Pension Building. Mr. Smith of Michigan failed to rally support while Mr. Sims of Tennessee led attacks, arguing the event should be government funded or not held. Other speakers from Missouri New York Indiana backed or attacked the measure, urging Congress to cover inauguration costs and resisting government building loans.
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Pension Office
Smith
Michigan
Sims
Tennessee
Tif
Clark
Missouri
Washington
Mr. Clark
Roosevelt
Messrs. McMillan
New York
Olcott
Landis
Indiana
Congress
U. S. Joins Britain in Waterways Treaty Settlement
Secretary of State Root and Ambassador James Bryce signed a landmark treaty with Great Britain to settle international differences between the United States and Canada. The pact creates a permanent Joint High Commission to oversee water boundaries along the Great Lakes region and other cross border issues, with continued work by the International Waterways Commission until its tasks are absorbed.
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Washington
Root
James Bryce
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Mery
Joint High Commission
Great Lakes
Niagara Falls
St. John River
Maine
New Brunswick
International Waterways Commission
Great Lakes System
The
Waterways Commission
Commission
Higgins Wins Over Vahey In Massachusetts Death Penalty Debate
Middlesex District Attorney John J. Higgins defeated Judge James H. Vahey before the Tremont Temple Men's League in Lorimer Hall. Vahey argued against the death penalty, while Higgins defended it, noting the need for punishment for murderers. Initial audience favored retention by 123 to 107, with a second ballot at 38 to 16 for death penalty.
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John J. Higgins
Middlesex County
James H. Vahey
Tremont Temple Men's League
Lorimer Hall
Vahey
Massachusetts
Tucker
Higgins
Morse Aided Prison Mate in Fresh Start
Charles W. Morse walls street financier imprisoned for banking law violations used his influence to help James B. Wilson, a Texan freed after arriving at arraignment with no evidence. Wilson, held at Mills Hotel, requested a chance to work toward a life in Galveston.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
Wall Street
James B. Wilson
San Antonio
Wilson
Mills Hotel
Morse
Woman's Clubhouse to be Sold After Poor Cooperation
At a meeting of the Woman's Clubhouse Corporation directors and stockholders at Potter Hall the vote approved selling the New Century building at 177 Huntington Avenue and its equipment. The building intended as a multi group clubhouse for women failed to attract cooperation and was later ceded to commercial enterprises.
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Woman's Clubhouse Corporation
Potter Hall
Century
Kuntington Avenue
Otis Wood Pioneer Telegraph Operator Dies at 61
Otis Eddy Wood veteran telegraph operator who sent the first sound telegram died at his Etna home near Ithaca New York. He was sixty one years old.
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Otis Wood
Ithaca
N.Y
Otis Eddy Wood
Etna
Here
Hingham Man Beaten and Four Under Arrest
Dominic Nute, 30, of Canterbury Street, was attacked by four men at West Corner and robbed of 20 to 30 dollars. He was left bleeding with two broken ribs. Sergeant David Barry helped arrest four suspects on a Boston-bound train at Quincy Adams station: Paulo Nichele 19 Nicola Ferro 25 Abot Guisseppi 25 Ealu Guisseppi 25, all claiming Boston residence.
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Hingi Zam
Dominic Nule
Canterbury Street
West Corner
Nute
David Barry
Quincy Police
Quincey Adams Station
Paulo Nichele
Nicola Ferro
Abot Guisseppi
Ealu Guisseppi
Boston
Bill Cuts Punishment for Over-imbibing in Legislature
Representative Edward R. Hathaway of New Bedford introduces a bill to reduce penalties for liquor over-indulgence from one or two years in the House of Correction to a maximum of 30 days. The proposal targets intoxication offenses within legislative contexts.
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House of Correction
Edward R. Hathaway
New Bedford
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