Police Restore Frye's Jewels
The $6000 in diamonds stolen from William Frye of 21 Commonwealth Avenue have been recovered. Frye was summoned to police headquarters by Inspectors Skelton and Sheehan who said the items were located via the Boston police list. The thief allegedly fled to New York to pawn pieces and then westward, dropping loot along the way, including a turquoise pin, two gold and black enamel tie pins, a large diamond star, a karat center diamond with radiating diamonds, and a second star of similar size.
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William Frye
Commonwealth Avenue
Frye
Skelton and Sheehan
Boston
New York
Fuller to Speak on The West India Islands at Union
Charles Mason Fuller will deliver a lecture on The West India Islands illustrated with stereopticon views Saturday evening before the Boston Young Men's Christian Union.
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Charles Mason Fuller
West India Islands
Boston Young Men’s Christian Union
Pressing Needs Funds For Election In Ireland
Boston Irish Home Rule supporters issue urgent appeal for funds to aid John Redmond and the Irish Parliamentary Party as Britain and Ireland head into crucial ballots. Subscriptions from Faneuil Hall reach nearly 3500 dollars with donors urged to contribute within 48 hours to meet electoral costs and outpace Unionist opposition in Northern constituencies.
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John E. Redmond
Irish Parliamentary Party
Great Britain
Ireland
Faneuil Hall
Philadelphia
John Redmond
United Irish League
New York
Dublin
West Belfast
Derry City
South Down
North Tyrone
Ulster
Boston League
National Committee
United Irish League of America
Hoffman House
Treland
Friends of Ireland
Teachers defend old Winthrop School against sale near Tremont
City deliberations loom as Mayor and School Board weigh selling the 1835 Winthrop School on Tremont Street to ease crowding. Teachers back the building amid fears of moving the school and upsetting locals while hotel interests and liquor license politics swirl around the 400 foot limit.
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Winthrop
Tremont Street
Eliot
Touraine
J. R. Whipple
Timent
J. P. Whitehouse
Winthrop School
Liquor Committee
Legislature
Boston Reflections on British Elections Echo Liberal Shift
Boston observers including British consul William Wyndham and Harvard’s Professor De Sumichrast weigh a changing empire mood. Conservatives long in power face a Liberal surge with Chamberlain’s colonies focus and Curzon-Kitchener debates shaping public sentiment.
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William Wyndham
Boston
Post
Waltham Police Chief Loses Wife by Death
Mrs Mary J McKenna wife of Chief of Police James H McKenna died this morning in Waltham Massachusetts. The death marks a personal tragedy for the city police leader and his family as officials acknowledge the loss.
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Waltham
Mary J. McKenna
James H. McKenna
Trelawney Faces Removal as Deputy Fish and Game Commissioner
Selectmen A. L. Cutting and Nathan S. Fiske filed a formal complaint with the Fish and Game Commission seeking removal of C. H. Trelawney after an arrest report. Authorities say Trelawney was impudent and later released after showing his badge during an inquiry into Sunday shooting. investigators conclude he is not fit for the deputy role.
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Weston
A. L. Cutting
Nathan S. Fiske
Fish and Game Commission
C. H. Trelawney
Fish and Game Commissioner
Trelawney
Chase Inquest Not Ended Says Swampscott Police
Swampscott January 16 Chief of Police Samuel K Harris denies rumors that the inquiry into the death of Mrs Jennifer P Chase has concluded He says the inquest at Lynn will resume with vigor and may yield startling evidence He will confer with District Attorney Peters in Salem tomorrow and keep details undisclosed to protect the case.
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Harris
Salem
Peters
Massachussetts Soldier Dead at Castle Inn Home
Colonel William C. Forbush retired regular army officer died at Castle Inn in Buffalo New York and his body was sent to Grafton Massachusetts for interment. He was born in Grafton and served on a Worcester newspaper staff after West Point graduation in 1868. He fought in Indian campaigns and went to Cuba with the Twelfth Cavalry during the Spanish American War where fever struck after El Caney.
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N. Y
William C. Forbush
Castle Inn
President Fillmore
Grafton
Mass
Forbush
Worcester
West Point Academy
Cuba
Twelfth
Roosevelt
el Caney
New York
Hint of Impeachment in Case of Mayor Dunne
In Chicago on January 16 Mayor Dunne clashed with the City Council in a dispute that could lead to impeachment for impugning aldermen or reveal the council as corrupt in dealings with traction companies.
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Chicago
Ill
Dunne
Alderman Cauley Weds Quietly in Charlestown Church
Last night in Charlestown Alderman Edward L Cauley quietly married Miss Delia M Ney at St Catherine's Church in a small private ceremony by Rev Daniel W Cronan Only close friends attended the nuptial mass and the couple then dined at Hotel Essex Before returning they planned to reside at 47 Chestnut Street Charlestown The bride wore terra cotta traveling suit and her sister Margaret was bridesmaid Frank L Cauley served as best man
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Edward L. Cauley
Delia M. Ney
Medford Street
St. Catherine's Church
Daniel W. Cronan
Trousseau
Mr. Cauley
John D. Tierney
Eddie
Wagner
Mendelssohn
Father Cronan
Essex
Margaret
Frank L. Cauley
Chestnut Street
Opening of Mrs Brandegee's Ballroom Delightful
Society at Faulkner Farm Brookline attended the opening of the Brandegee ballroom with Miss Helen Prince of Dedham as guest of honor. About 300 members from Back Bay Brookline Cambridge and Dedham joined a concert cotillon and midnight luncheon. Guests wore paper caps tulle streamers and military sashes while decor featured white domed chandeliers blue tapestries and marble wainscoting.
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Faulkner Farm
Brookline
Edward D. Brandegee
Helen Prince
Dedham
Back Bay
Cambridge
Burglary Silent Backfire Injures Watchman in Calais
In Red Beach Maine a night watchman John Brown of Red Beach Plaster Company was shot in the back during a chase of burglars attempting to blow open the post office safe. Two suspects are held and another man is sought. the gang is linked to prior Mil town and McAdam robberies and the post office safe blast.
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Calais
Red Beach
John Brown
Milltown
N. B
McAdam
Dowies Zion Exposed as Immoral by Overseer Sermon
In Zion City Chicago on January 16 Overseer John C Speicher denounced sensuality among Dowie followers at Shiloh Tabernacle. He praised abstinence from drinking and smoking but warned of alarming vice growth and announced new rules banning private courting in Dowie’s domain.
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Chicago, Ill
Zion City
John C Speicher
Dowie
Carman Dole Wedding Ties Bathurst and Sharon Names
Miss Mary Carman daughter of Mrs L A Carman Bathurst New Brunswick quietly married yesterday to Dr Charles Frederick Dole of Sharon Harvard class of 93 at the residence of her sister Mrs Payson T Lowell Newton Highlands The Rev Clifford G Twombly officiated in the presence of immediate family On return from a wedding tour they will reside in Sharon with wide circle of friends.
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Mary Carman
L. A. Carman
Bathurst
N. B
Charles Frederick Dole
Sharon
Harvard
Payson T. Lowell
Newton Highlands
Clifford G. Twombly
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Cures Listed for Cold In One Day Offer
Patent medicine ad promises to cure a cold in one day with laxative bromide, quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. Signed by E. W. Grove and priced at 25 cents per box.
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E. W. Grove
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Promise Restoration of Health
A broad minded emphasis on staying optimistic is paired with a testimonial style argument for Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. The copy claims the tablets are a safe natural cure for dyspepsia, matching stomach fluids in composition and aiding digestion, with demonstrations and widespread availability at five percent a box.
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Stuart
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