Woman Confesses to Shoplifting for Novelty at Department Store
A tall, stylish woman aged 30s was caught stealing by a clerk on Monday. She admitted to taking articles worth over a large sum, paid $50 cash and offered a jewel for bond to appear in Municipal Court. She claimed the theft was for the novelty of it and said Worcester or Lexington as home. she did not appear in court. Also in court Gustave A. Holts faced assault on Thomas Canavan and was discharged after Canavan insulted him. judge denied witness fees.
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Sarah Clark
Worcester
Knnox
Lexington
Inspector Knox
Gustave A. Holts
Thomas Canavan
Canavan
Holts
Adams
Brennan Case Continued on Prowl for Boots and Razor
John Brennan charged with breaking and entering and larceny of four pairs of boots and a razor from the New York Central railroad. The case was continued for hearing until January 16. Bail fixed at 1200 dollars.
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John Brennan
New York Cental Railroad
Inspector Harrington Milk and Oleo Cases Heard
In Municipal Criminal Court yesterday hearings covered leftover milk vinegar and oleomargarine prosecutions. George M D Legg 5 Quincy market fined 60 for milk not up to standard. Ann Freedman 266 Harrison avenue fined 10 for four offences. Sherwood F B Wetmore 6 Chambers street fined 10 for impure milk and 10 for selling oleo without notice. Freda Cohen 23 Prospect street fined 10 for vinegar not made from apple juice.
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Harrington
Municipal Criminal Court
George M. D. Legg
Quincy Market
Ann Freedman
Harrison Avenue
Sherwood FB. Wetmore
Chambers Street
Freda Cohen
Prospect Street
Vagrant Charge Questioned as Kendrick Protests
Clerk Ingalls interrogates Kendrick in the prisoners' pen about vagrancy and guilt. The judge asks for proof of earnings and Kendrick claims two dollars earned over three months, producing only 6 cents from memory. He is sent to the State farm.
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Ingalls
Kendrick
State Farm
Restaurant Keeper Charged Over Plea Law Violations
Patrick Carroll of Eliot Street faced a charge by Milk Inspector Harrington alleging violation of the plea law. Lawyer Mulvey argued that witnesses testified to large signs on the wall, which the inspector reportedly failed to observe.
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Patrick Carroll
Eliot Street
Harrington
Mulvey
Antonio Cappa Walked Arsenal Cleared in Revolver Case
Antonio Cappa nicknamed the walking arsenal faced charges for pointing a revolver at Nicola Cartino. Judge Adams found him not guilty. Cappa claimed the knives he carried were tools of his trade.
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Antonio Cappa
Walking Arsenal
Nicola Cartino
Adams
Cappa
Malden Arraigned on Vagrancy Charge
Harry Harvey, 28, known as the slick article by police, was arraigned in the District Court on vagrancy. Chief Emerton granted a Thursday continuance to review his antecedents. Harvey later identified as Harryon Dunham, alias Dr. John Gavin, with prior Boston arrests. police seek his suspected West End room.
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Malden
Jan. G
Harry Harvey
Slick
Emerton
Harvey
Harryon Dunham
John Gavin
Boston
West End
Shoes Identified in Rockland Break-In Case
Hingham January 13 two youths Bernard Cavanaugh and William Mc Roberts arrested by Rockland police at Woburn on December 25 charged with breaking and entering and larceny of shoes from a Rockland shoe factory. Shoes identified by Joseph French of the firm yesterday. The boys were taken to Hingham for trial today and bound over in 500 dollars each for the grand jury.
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Hingham
Bernard Cavanaugh
William Mc Roberts
Rockland
Woburn
Smith
Joseph French
Dorchester Man Held on Assault Charge in Court
John J. McDonald was held in 300 dollars on an assault upon an officer charge and in 100 dollars on a drunkenness charge in Dorchester court yesterday. He was alleged to have struck Patrolman O'Brien of Station 11 with an iron bar.
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John J. McDonald
Dorchester Court
O’brien
Station 11
Woman Sues Cambridge For 1000 Over Carriage Collision
Miss Nancy A Hannaford of Winltham files a civil action against the city of Cambridge seeking 1000 damages for injuries alleged after her open carriage struck a broken signpost turning from Carver Street to Museum Street. She says she was thrown, cut her head requiring stitches, and damaged her right arm. She claims the street department erased evidence by removing the post and repairing the corner.
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Cambridge
Nancy A. Hannaford
Winltham
Clerk of Courts
Middlesex County
Miss Hannaford
Carver Street
Museum Steet
Injunction Sought to Halt Foreclosure Sale in Lynn
In Salem this morning Judge Wait heard a petition to restrain Mrs Dora R Ware administratrix of Horace C Ware estate from selling a Lynn land lot at mortgagee foreclosure sale on Chatham street.
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Salem
Wait
Dora R. Ware
Horace C. Ware
Chatham Street
Lynn
Judge’s sentences in manslaughter and assault cases at North Ind
Judge Bond in Superior Criminal Court yesterday sentenced James W. Steamer for manslaughter to eight years in the State prison with not less than four years and three days in solitary confinement. Robert T. Greggs, colored, received ten years for assaulting his wife with an axe and murderous intent, with not less than six years and three days in solitary confinement.
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Superior Criminal Court
James W. Steamer
Charles O. Price
North Ind
Robert T. Greggs
Dunning in Court Again in Fraud Case and Bankruptcy
The Supreme Judicial Court again heard the criminal case against banker Baward J. Dunning as to alleged misdeeds involving funds from Francia A. Brooks. The district attorney argued against revealing further facts, while Dunning faces bankruptcy and poor debtor proceedings. Bankruptcy schedules show liabilities of 632,121 with assets near 621,000, and Francis A. Brooks' estate is a major unsecured creditor.
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Baward J. Dunning
State Street
Supreme Judicial Court
George A. Swasey
Dunning
Francia A. Brooks
McLaughlin
Swasey
Ter
Brooke
Municipal Court
Forsaith
National Bank of Lynn
William A. Clark, Jr
Francis A. Brooks
United States
Tester Mill Company
Lester, Ark
Skilton
Feodor Stopped Near La Guaira Before Anchoring
The Russian bark Feodor from Cardiff bound for the La Guaira Caracas railroad cargo was ordered to heave to but continued toward the port. A British cruiser fired two blank shots and directed the despatch boat Columbia to approach. Feodor anchored outside the port and its captain could contact cargo signees. ship may remain five days before departure. The Ariadne and Columbine were noted in port, and the US gunboat Marietta arrived from Curaçao with mail for the Zutia line steamer.
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LA Guaira
Venezuela
Feodor
Cardiff
Caracas
Tribune
Columbia
la Guatra
United States
Curacoa
Willemstad
New York
Stranger Donates 5000 To New York Conscience Fund
A mysterious man in New York handed the city chamberlain five thousand dollars in ten new one thousand bills before refusing to identify himself He said he was troubled by a financial indebtedness to the city and the contribution was credited to the conscience fund.
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Stranger
New York City
New York
Mayor Collins III Confined by Illness. Doyle Acts Mayor
Mayor Collins III is bedbound with a cold and rheumatism attack. Doctors say the condition is not serious and he will be back in a few days. Alderman Doyle is serving as acting mayor in the interim.
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Collins
Alderman Doyle
Man Charged Over Rabbit In Hyde Park Park Violation
Dedham January 13 Domenico Tachman of Hyde Park faced District Court for possessing a wild animal a rabbit in Hyde Park a park commission regulation. He claimed two passing men handed him the rabbit as they ran through the park The court noted the rabbit’s value at ten dollars.
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Dedham
Domenico Tachman
Hyde Park
Metropolitan Park
District Court
Dedam
Park Commission
Domenico
Burial for Back Bay domestic Mary Moore at Briggs's
The body of Mary Moore a Back Bay domestic who died after walking into an elevator shaft while in an amnambulistic state was buried yesterday from Briggs's undertaking rooms on How ard Street.
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Mary Moore
Back Bay
Briggs
Howard Street
Sam Slick Rescued After Run Aground Near Cranberry Island
The two masted schooner Sam Slick went ashore on Cranberry Island in Northeast Harbor Maine. Captain Abilir and the crew were saved by the Cranberry Island life saving crew.
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Northeast Harbor
Sam Slick
Cranberry Island
Abilir
Hearty Old Men and the Digestion Lesson
A physician notes that vigorous seniors dining in restaurants show that strong appetites come from good digestion and wholesome food, not dieting. He promotes Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets, claiming they aid digestion by supplying pepsin and acid, and that travelers widely rely on them for indigestion relief.
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Feraape
Stuart
Maine
California
Lebste
Taft to Stay in the Philippines as Civil Governor
President Roosevelt decides Taft will remain in the Philippines as civil governor after consultations with Secretary Root Cabinet members and Vice Governor Luke Wright. Protests from Filipinos arose when Taft seemed likely to depart, and Taft himself suggested staying in light of circumstances.
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Washington
Taft
Philippines
Root
Luke H. Wright
United States Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Supreme Bench
General Wright
Supreme Justiceship
Fined for Larceny of Baby Carriage in Dedham Case
John Tosi of 1% Pierce Street Hyde Park appeared in the Northern Norfolk District Court charged with larceny of a baby carriage. He was fined $20.
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Dedham
John Tosi
Pierce Street
Hyde Park
Norfolk District Court
Tosi
Georgia Cayvan Benefit Nets $9000 at Broadway Theatre
New York January 13 receipts from a Georgia Cayvan benefit at the Broadway Theatre reached nine thousand dollars, reflecting strong attendance and support for the aging actress. Proceeds were allocated to Cayvan’s relief, with further fundraising noted by press at the event.
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Georgia
New York
Broadway Theatre
Georgia Cayvan
Knights of Columbus to Organize in Mexico
At the quarterly board meeting in New Haven it was announced that councils will be organized in Mexico. J. R. Blount of Gadsden Alabama was named deputy supreme knight for Alabama and Charles J. OConnor of Louisville named deputy supreme knight for Kentucky.
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New Haven
Conn
Knights of Columbus
Mexico
J. R. Blount
Gadsden
Ala
Alabama
Charles J. O'Connor
Louisville
Kentucky
Scott's Emulsion Promises Scrofula Relief for Children
Take for sores on the neck that won't heal. Scrofula can lead to consumption. Scott's Emulsion is advertised as prevention. The ad claims the medicine heals sores and helps prevent coughing consumption, urging readers to request a sample.
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Scott
Porto Rico Suit Begins Today
The case of Mateo Tagado versus Ellis and Badger of Boston begins in the United States Circus Court with Tagado seeking 200 000 in damages for alleged libel. Senor Tagado and his friends have arrived. General Miles and other Puerto Rico figures are summoned, and a delay to await his return is possible. The defense may face affidavits if the general remains abroad.
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Mateo Tagado
Porto Rico
Messrs
Stage notes reveal shifts as Boston theatre scene revives
Yeffie Tilbury moves to Nat Co Goodwin for next spring while Maxine Elliott begins her stellar career. Frederick William Peters heads music across eight New York theatres under Charles Frohman. Mrs Peters leaves Miss Stuart’s public life for Frohman’s Empire. H G Carter showcases range in the Hollis Street engagement. Carl ton substitutes for ill Gillingwater in Denny. Arthur Shaw from Boston joins Miss Crosman’s company at Tremont. Clyde Fitch uses a transatlantic voyage as a set for The Stubbornness of Geraldine. Curtain rises on A Country Girl at the Boston Museum at 8. King Dodo returns to Tremont Feb 9 with Hitch cock. Company has toured Northwest and Gulf routes, now returning North from New Orleans. Majestic Theatre rigs progress with new curtains and opening date expected soon.
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Frederick William Peters
Charles Frohman
New York
Peters
Miss Stuart
Leslie Carter
Empire Theatre Organization
H. G. Carter
du Barry
Hollis Street
Jean du Barry
Denny
Mr. Carlton
Gillingwater
Arthur Shaw
Tremont Theatre
Blackstone
Clyde Fitch
Geraldine
Mary Mannering
Boston Museum
Dodo
Tremont
Raymond Hitchcock
Pacific Coast
Northwest
New Orlean's
Majestic Theatre
Smith
Boston Theatres Feature Busy Week of Dramatic Shows
Pretty Bessie Barriscale charms as Madge Brierly in In Old Kentucky at the Boston Theatre while Tremont Theatre crowds applaud The Sword of the King with Henrietta Crosman. Edwards and Nelson provide comedy in Soebadil at the Columbia and A Gambler's Daughter excites at Grand Opera House. Virginia Harned’s Iris ends its Colonial run as does A Country Girl at Museum. Mrs Leslie Carter’s Du Barry continues to draw crowds at Hollis, and Ivoryman closes at Park Theatre. Tracy souvenirs entice at Grand Opera House as Two Orphans plays Bowdoin Square Theatre to popular houses. The Lost River shines at Music Hall, and Keith’s features the French brothers and Madge Ellis at the Howard. Burlesques thrill at Palace. Van Amberg’s lions headline Austin & Stone’s.
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Madge Brierly
Old Kentucky
Boston
Tremont Theatre
Henrietta Crosman
Edwards
Nelson
Grand Opera House
Virginia Harned
Tiris
Colonial Theatre
Museum
New York
Leslie Carter
Hollis
Park Theatre
James T. Powers
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Music Hall
Lost River
Tracy
Grand Opera’ House
Hfe
Brothers French
Keith’s
Madge Ellis
Howard
Palace
al Reeves
van Amberg
Austin & Stone
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