Widower Question Arises in Bond Theft Trial
John F. C. McCarthy Boston attorney and witness for the government in the Frederick L. Carpenter case testified he was unsure if he had been married to Mrs. Gookin. He had represented her in millinery business and helped procure $30,000 in American Telephone Company bonds for her. The bonds were delivered by Kidder, Peabody & Co. on April 15, 1905, with McCarthy to share in the estate with Mrs. Gookin's husband.
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John F. C. McCarthy
Boston
Superior Criminal Court
Frederick L. Carpenter
American Telephone Company
Jennie 5. Gookin
Gookin
McCarthy
Bonds Stolen From Mrs. Gookin Case Probed At Trial
Trial reveals former business ties between Carpenter and Mrs. Gookin, with bonds lost after her death. Witness testified he last saw the envelopes in December 1907 and admitted uncertainty about contents. Contested estate valued around $150,000 with stock and cash alleged as property, proceedings spanning Probate and Supreme Judicial Court.
Fogarty Dies of Typhoid in Boston
Harry W. Fogarty of the Boston elections department died at City Hospital after a typhoid fever illness. A former confidential secretary to Mayor George A. Hibbard, he was 28, husband of Adelaide Frances Hibbard, and son of Mr and Mrs T A Fogarty of Roxbury. He had lived in Mt Pleasant and Dorchester areas. He married Adelaide in 1910 while Hibbard was mayor.
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Harry W. Fogarty
Elections Department
Boston
City Hospital
George A. Hibbard
Adelaide Frances Hibbard
Mr. Fogarty
Mt. Pleasant
T. A. Fogarty
Brook Avenue
Roxbury
Hibbard
Fogarty
Adelaide Frances
Dorchester
Ashmont Street
Women Degree Staff Installs Officers in Malden
The Lepanto Court staff of Malden composed of 20 women, noted as a top driller unit near Boston, installed the Knights and Ladies of St Hose officers in Worcester Street headquarters. The group includes Miss Margaret McGlory as marshal, Misses Mary O Shea Nora Kelly as conductors, Miss Marion Seix as pianist, and 15 other members with substitutes. Manager is Michael J. Smith, chief ranger of Lepanto Court.
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Lepanto Court
Malden
Boston
Knights and Ladies of St. Hose
Worcester Street
Margaret McGlory
Mary O’shea
Nora Kelly
Marion Seix
Mary Carberry
Margaret Fitzpatrick
Nellie Carberry
Nora Glynn
Josephine Keefe
Nellie Kelly
Irene Lorden
Mary Rodden
Rita Seix
Margaret Smithwick
Mary Sullivan
Mary Hannigan
Margaret Grover
Mary Conway
Nellie V. Hackett
Catherine Riley
Michael J. Smith
Jadwin Kills Wife at Dinner Then Takes Own Life
Donald Jadwin, heir to a Brooklyn family, fatally shot his wife Minna Van Bergen Jadwin during a dinner in San Francisco. He then fatally shot himself and died two hours later.
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San Francisco
Cal
Donald Jadwin
Brooklyn
N. Y
Minna van Bergen Jadwin
Tragic Double Shooting Ends High Society Union
After seven months of marriage and rising social prominence, 28 year old Jadwin shot his wife 19 in the dining room of Pacific avenue residence after a purported attempt at reconciliation. The family, including the wife’s mother and grandmother, witnessed the incident. Police investigated the intimate motive under a domestic tragedy.
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Jadwin
Pelleas et Melisande at the Boston Opera House
Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande was performed for the second time this season at the Boston Opera House. The production draws praise for its twilight beauty and balanced integration of speech song orchestra and scenery. The cast includes Edvina as Melisande Marcoux as Golaud Lankow as Arkel Gay as Pelleas Caplet conducts Ridder altered wig noted.
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Debussy
Boston Opera House
Mme. Edvina
Melisande
Mr. Marcoux
Golaud
Mr. Caplet
Mr. Ridder
Telephone bill referred to mercantile affairs committee
The Senate debated and then referred to the mercantile affairs committee a measure to study phone charges and rate structures. The roll call ended 21 for and 11 against with Stearns and McCarthy paired. Senator Horgan supported the inquiry, tied to the United Improvement Association of Boston.
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Senate
Legislative Committee On
Mercantile Affairs Committee
Horgan
Highway Commissions
Blanchard
Somerville
Committee On Mercantile Affairs
Senator Horgan
Stearns
Cambridge
United Improvement Association of Boston
Allen
Bagley
Bazeley
Chase
Clark
Coolidge
Garst
Gordon
Hersey
Hilton
Hobbs
Johnson
Joyce
McLane
Norwood
Timilty
Ward
Wells
Wheeler
Williams
Bellamy
Draper
Fisher
Fitzgerald
Halley
Hickey
McDevitt
McGonagle
Quigley
Ross
Yes
McCarthy
Postoffice Civil Service Powers Reined In
Washington Jan 13 The House in committee of the whole adopted an amendment to the postoffice appropriation bill to annul executive orders placing fourth class postmasters and assistants and clerks of first and second class post offices under civil service.
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Washington
House
Dr M H Clark of Newton Dead
Dr M H Clark a renowned physician in Newton and Wellesley died at his Auburndale home after a brief illness. He resided at 60 Grove Street and passed away last night.
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M. H. Clark
Newton
M. H.clark
Wellesley
Grove Street
Auburndale
Uranium Held Fast By Rocks Off Chebucto Head
The steamer Uranium remains jammed on rocks near Chebucto Head Halifax in dense fog after grounding yesterday. Tug attempts failed to move her. lightening her cargo of about 1400 tons may be required before she can be freed. About 643 passengers cleared for New York and others remained aboard or disembarked as crew prepared for emergencies.
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Halifax
N. S
Chebucto Head
Liberty
Eustace
United States Immigration Service
New York
Rotterdam
Carthagenian
Halifax Harbor
Egg Island
Castro Appears To Plead His Case At Ellis Island
General Cipriano Castro former president of Venezuela was detained at Ellis Island and appears before a special inquiry board to determine his entry into the United States. The hearing was secret and Castro showed up without counsel. Findings go to Secretary Nagel for review before final judgment is made public.
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New York
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Ellis Island
Special Board of Inquiry
United States
Castro
Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
Autos Hit Two at Same Time in Cambridge and Somerville
Two pedestrians were struck in separate city spots yesterday afternoon. Elmer Stevenson aged 23 of 826 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge was hit at Tremont and West streets by a car owned by Mrs. F B Grinnell of 447 Washington Street Brookline driven by William Arnold of 39 Chauncy Street Brighton, suffering leg abrasions. Bennie Jodie aged 15 of 41 Henderson Street Somerville was struck by an unknown auto in front of 7 Water Street with contusion to the right foot. Both men were treated at Haymarket Square Relief Hospital.
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Haymarket Square Relief Hospital
Elmer Stevenson
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
F. B. Grinnell
Washington Street
Brookline
Tremont
West Streets
William Arnold
Chauncy Street
Brighton
Stevenson
Bennie Jodie
Henderson Street
Somerville
Water Street
Ideal Boilers and American Radiators Offer Free Heating Guide
A historic advertisement promotes IDEAL Boilers and AMERICAN Radiators as leading heating authorities. It urges customers to request the free book "Ideal Heating" and promises efficient coal use, maximum heat per pound, and guidance on boiler operation, chimney faults, and heating data.
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Coal-Dealer
America
Europe
Australia
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