Chauncey Family Doubts Engagement Rumor
Brooklyn relatives of Mrs. Alice Carr Chauncey of Louisville deny a report she is engaged to Lord Rosebery former British prime minister. George W Chauncey president of Mechanics Bank says no mention of such engagement appeared in a recent letter from Mrs Chauncey and he doubts the rumor.
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New York
Brooklyn
Alice Carr Chauncey
Louisville
Lord Rosebery
England
George W. Chauncey
Mechanics’ Bank
Resolution Aims 25 New Battleships At 5 Million Each
Representative Joy introduced a concurrent resolution directing the House naval affairs committee to prepare a bill for constructing 25 additional battleships at a cost not to exceed 5 million dollars per ship. The proposal seeks to expand naval strength and modernize fleet capabilities amid ongoing military spending.
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Washington
Representaive Joy
House Committee
Miners Strike Topic in New England Helping Hand Meeting
The annual meeting of the New England Helping Hand Society is set for January 2 at 7:46 PM in Park Street Church vestry. Rev. Daniel Evans of Cambridge will give the address on The Life and Work and the Strike of the Miners of Pennsylvania, with labor union members and others invited.
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New England Helping Hand Society
Park Street
Daniel Evans
Cambridge
Pennsylvania
Community meeting invites labor supporters to hear Mr Evans
Special invitation goes to those engrossed in the current coal strike to attend and listen to Mr Evans, described as an ardent friend of the laboring classes, at a local gathering.
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Evans
Funeral for Rev Father Thomas Norris at Sacred Heart Roslindale
The funeral for Rev Father Thomas Norris former assistant pastor of the Church of the Sacred Heart Roslindale is being held at the church this morning.
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Father Thomas Norris
Church of the Sacred Heart
Roslindale
Mammoth Dry Dock Expansion In East Boston Purchase
Massachusetts Dry Dock Company buys Simpson dry dock and wharves on Marginal street East Boston for just over 600000. Planned improvements push property value to about 1000000 and create one of the largest drydocks in the United States with 180600 square feet of land extending into deep water.
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The
Massachusetts Dry Dock Company
Simpson Dry Dock
Boston
United States
Vere Beach & Lynn Railroad
Messrs
Frederic W. Baker
Malcolm H. McGann
Simpson Dry Dock Company
East
Princess Louise and crown prince agree separation terms
Geneva report says lawyers for Princess Louise and Saxony's crown prince reached a split basis. The prince gains freedom on January 28 in Dresden. Alimony set at 7500 dollars yearly. Princess allowed to see children if she stays away from M Giron. otherwise no contact. She plans to wed Giron and, per agreement, relinquishes her existing children to her lover. A forthcoming child would be claimed by both she and Giron.
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Geneva
Louise
Saxony
Dresden
M. Giron
Giron
Queen Emma to Visit Akron Leader of Samoan Isles Guests at Buchtel College
Professor Carl Kolbe, German and French teacher at Buchtel College, will host Queen Emma of the Samoan Islands in Akron within weeks. Emma, one of the world’s richest women with a fortune estimated between 30 and 50 million dollars, governs 188000 people over 18.2 square miles. Her duties as ruler are nominal though she remains Queen.
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Akron, CO
Carl Kolbe
Buchtel College
Emma
Bismarck Islands
Professor Kolbe
Foster Said Dont Charge The Check In Bank Trial
In a U S District Court session, prosecutors quiz Frank A Taylor about a $4000 check charged to Dickinson’s account on June 13 though Foster advised not to charge it on the day of receipt due to insufficient funds. Dickinson and Foster face charges of bank misappropriation as the trial continues with record evidence and witness testimony.
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Foster
Dickinson
Mr. Jones
United States District Court
George M. Foster
South Danvers National Bank
John W. Dickinson
Frank A. Taylor
Taylor
Allen Hollis
Streeter & Hollis
Concord
N. H
Penacook Manufacturing Company
Hollis
Henry F. Hollis
Jones
An Jones
Paul
P. m
A. m
Once Caught Fish Where the State House Now Stands
James Russell Reed heads the Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Association and has served for 31 years. A Harvard graduate classmate of Senator Lodge, he is a longtime lawyer and raconteur known for fishing tales near the State House, including a pond where the building now stands.
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State House
James Russell Reed
Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Association
Reed
Harvard
Senator Lodge
Friend May Send Young Sturtevant Charged With Fires Out West
Malden January report notes Walter E. Sturtevant, 17, jailed in Malden for alleged fires in Boston and Wakefield. Prosecution may be dropped and he could be sent to Arizona to live on a family friend’s ranch. Arraigned with a not guilty plea by attorney James E. Kelley to allow settlement without sentencing.
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Malden
Walter E. Sturtevant
Boston
Wakefield
Arizona
Pettengill
James E. Kelley
Carolyn Sentenced for Assault on Peddlers on Rutherford Ave
William Carolyn was given a one year term at the House of Correction by Judge Davis in Charlestown for assault and battery on James Liston and John J. Dedrick. The December 6 incident occurred as the peddlers were returning home. Carolyn appealed and was held on $500 for the grand jury. Judge Davis lamented the need for safety on city streets.
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William Carollyn
House of Correction
Davis
Charlestown
James Liston
John J. Dedrick
Rutherford Avenue
Liston
Dedrick
Carolyn
Malden man known as multiple aliases in custody
Harris Dunham alias Harry Harvey alias Dr John Gavin faced larceny and burglary charges after vagrancy not pressed by Judge Pettengill. Officers from Methuen pursued serious charges. Dunham’s 19 year old wife Nettie Vose of Malden told a tale of poverty, moving the judge to drop the vagrancy case.
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Malden
Harris H. Dunham
Harry Harvey
John Gavin
Pettengill
Malden District Court
C. H. Hare
Marlboro Street
Arlington Street
Boston
Methuen
Dunhams
Nettie Vose
Stamford Street
Dunham
Court Sentences In Superior Criminal Court
In a yesterday session Judge Bond sentenced Denis Tecra aged 25 to two years in the House of Correction for breaking and entering. James OBrien John OBrien William Reifer and William J Quinn were severally charged with breaking and entering. after a resistant arrest all were sentenced to two years in the House of Correction. Reifer requested Concord as his destination and the court granted it.
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Superior Criminal Court
Bond
Nes
Denis Tecra
House of Correction
James O'Brien
John O'Brien
William Reifer
William J. Quinn
Reifer
Concord
Callahan Charged With Razor Assault in Municipal Court
In the first session before Judge Adams Frank J. Callahan stood trial on assault with a razor against Robert Wiley. Judge Adams held Callahan for the February grand jury sitting in $1000 bond.
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Municipal Criminal Court
Adams
Frank J. Callahan
Robert Wiley
Callahan
Three Women Face Trial in City Court
Bessie Rosenblum Belle Campbell and Sadie Cohen were arrested at 17 Lyman Street and charged. Campbell was sentenced to three months in the morning session. In the afternoon Cohen was discharged Rosenblum fined $50 and appealed.
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Bessie Rosenblum
Belle Campbell
Sadie Cohen
Lyman Street
Deering Charged With Forging Label of Patent Medicine Dealer
James Deering faced charges for unlawfully engraving a label belonging to George Mortimer a patent medicine dealer of 240 Milk Street Judge Adams ruled Deering not guilty in the case.
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James Deering
George Mortimer
Milk Street
Adams
Deering
Tillman Attacks Knox In Senate Fight Over Trusts
Senator Tillman renewed charges that trusts and monopolies evade action with the Attorney General bearing primary responsibility. Senator McLaurin defended Indiana towns against intimidation claims toward a postmaster, citing a statement from Mr. Chapman. Senator Fairbanks announced plans to bring up the immigration bill Monday.
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Washington
Senate
Tillman
McLaurn
Indianapolis
Miss
Chapman
McLaurin
Fairbanks
Miss Ashley's Assailants Elude Cambridge Police
Cambridge police search for two men who held up and robbed Miss Mabel Ashley a schoolteacher Wednesday night. No description available from the victim, hampering the pursuit.
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Miss Ashley
Cambridge Police
Cambridge
Mabel Ashley
Moody recovering at home after Annapolis accident
Secretary Moody did not appear at the Navy Department in Washington on January 15. He is rapidly recovering from the Annapolis accident, but his physician advised against exposing him to the cold until injuries heal.
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Washington, D. C
Moody
Navy Department
Annapolis
Mrs McLeod Breaks Down Amid Baby Name Fight
In New York on January 15 Elizabeth Starr Keefer Martin faced a nerve racking ordeal in Health Commissioner Lederle's office and later suffered heart failure after recounting the birth and marital troubles over her baby Alexina. She was revived and resting at her West Twelfth Street home as the tense testimony continued.
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New York
Lederle
Elizabeth Starr-Keefer Martin
Sixth Avenue
West Twelfth Street
Mart
Mary E. Bunker
Dr. Lederle
John McLeod Martin
Mrs. Martin
Reynolds
Alexina
Martin
Health Board
John McLeod
Elizabeth Martin
Gage
Harvard Romance Ended by Court Annuls Marriage
Utica New York January 15 The Supreme Court of California has annulled the marriage of Gerard S Foster of Utica and Jessie Jordan a San Francisco chorus girl The union formed while Foster studied at Harvard and Miss Jordan toured Boston with the Cadet Girl company Foster s father a wealthy Utica merchant had opposed the union firmly.
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Harvard
Court
Jessie Jordan
Utica
N. Y
Supreme Court of California
Gerard S. Foster
San Francisco
Jordan
Boston
Cadet Girl’ Company
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