Missing Men Cook Beloved Figure in Bangor Me
C W Cook, longtime subject of Boston creditors, left on a 9 01 train to Bangor Maine. An official recognized him and observed him tearing up incriminating letters on the way. He rode most of the journey in the lavatory with a torn ticket. officials say a large bundle was carried aboard and left on the rack. Bangor is believed to be his destination.
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Cc. W. Cook
Boston
Sheri
Bangor
Boston & Maine Railroad
Cook
Portsmouth
N. H
Prendergast Contractor Vanishes After Chicago Claim
Daniel J. Prendergast Malden building contractor left the city this week and has not been seen since. It is believed he sought a new position in Chicago after stating he had found a good job. Earlier this month he married Miss Julia Detzer, a nurse in Malden. Reported liabilities are said to be large, but a precise estimate is unavailable.
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Daniel J. Prendergast
Malden
Prendergast
Chicago
Julia ¥. Detzer
Elderly Woman From Worcester Detained By Southville Officers
A 70 year old woman, identified as Mrs Thayer by name given as Mrs Alpheus A Gross of Charlestown, was brought to Station 15 in the Bunker Hill district by Southville officers after wandering at night. She had arrived on a midnight Worcester train and was left at Southville station by the conductor. With four sisters in town, she is described as demented and dependent on town charity. She was placed in the custody of the commissioners of public institutions.
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Alpheus A. Gross
Charlestown
Harvard Street
Bunker Hill District
Southville
Worcester
Thayer
Did the Army Do It George Stoddard Vanishes
George Edgar Stoddard a 17 year old Chelsea resident and Carter School pupil disappeared from 447 Washington Avenue. Police and relatives note unusual circumstances and consider both a Salvation Army worker in Revere and the possibility he ran away after borrowing money including five dollars and thirty five cents.
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George Edgar Stoddard
George L. Stoddard
Chelsea
Washington Avenue
Salvation Army
Revere
Carter School
Tyng Divorce Suit Filed in New York
Mrs Elizabeth W Tyng wife of Stephen H Tyng of Tyng & Converse files for absolute divorce in New York. She cites two years of cohabitation with Mrs Hattie C Peckham in Lexington Massachusetts, and says the couple has two children Griswold 12 and Walworth 11. Commissioner to take testimony before Feb 20.
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New York
Elizabeth W. Tyng
J. J. Walworth
Walworth Construction Company
Boston
Stephen H. Tyng
Hattie C. Peckham
Lexington
Mass
Griswold
Walworth
Steamer St. Louis Beats Record From Southampton
The St. Louis arrived in New York from Southampton in 6 days 9 hours 32 minutes, beating its previous best of 6 days 43 hours 25 minutes. Advertisement note claims no doctor needed for a cut or bruise with Salvation Oil priced at 25 cents.
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ST. Louis
NEW Record
New York
Southampton
Salvation Oil
Beecham Pils for Constipation 10 and 25 Percent
Promote Beecham pills for constipation with 10 percent and 25 percent formulations. Instruct readers to consult the book at their druggist and follow it strictly.
Unlucky Thirteenth Wife Binder Accused Fraud Sleuths
George Mayer, known as a serial New York groom, conned 13th wife Frieda Kieffer and fled with her jeweled ring and $17. He was captured after attempting a new ploy. Mayer received a year in prison and is jailed on the Island. Louise Ficken Meyer also obtained a divorce on statutory grounds.
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New York
George Mayer
Island
Louise Margaret Charlotte Ficken Meyer
Dunsang
Frieda Kieffer
Lexington Avenue
George Meyer
Kieffer
Artificial cripples sentenced in idle and disorderly case
Five men Cassidy Stockman Blackburn Wilson and Mullen were found guilty of idleness and disorderly conduct after shamming cripples. They were sentenced to six months each at the House of Correction. Their associate James Fox, a Buffalo boy, was also sent to the Massachusetts Reformatory.
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Zahn
Division 4
Municipal Criminal Court
Brown
Frank M. Cassidy
Frank M. Stockman
Michael Blackburn
Charles Wilson
Thomas Mullen
James Fox
Buffalo
House of Correction
Massachusetts Reformatory
Fishing Failure and Mixed Yields in 1895 Boston Reports
The 1895 Boston Fish Bureau report notes overall fishing failure with 15 to 25 of 450 vessels profitable. Mackerel off to a slow start. large westward trips limited by weather and fog. Herring excellent in size and fatness, prices low. cod abundant on Grand Banks with some decline on Georges. Iceland and Greenland halibut failures offset by strong halibut landings and high prices. Twelve vessels lost worth $80,000 with 107 seamen. Ship totals and top high liners listed. fresh halibut grounded on New Seattle grounds.
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Frederick F. Dimick
Boston Fish Bureau
Cape Shore
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton
Grand Banks
Georges
Nantucket
Block Island
Quero Banks
Iceland
St. John’s
N. F
Boston
S. P. Willard
Canso
Haddock
United States Fish Commission
New
Seattle
New England
Grand Bank
Gipsy Smith to Preach at People’s Temple
The renowned English evangelist will preach and sing at People's Temple Sunday morning and every evening except Saturday. Large crowds are urged to attend on Sunday morning and weeknights to allow others to hear the gipsy. Smith travels from English forests to Boston and is described as a lively, genuine gipsy and spiritual phenomenon.
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Smith
People’s Temple
Mr. Smith
Boston
Doctor Moore Released on Personal Recognizance
In Concord New Hampshire on January 17 United States District Court Judge Aldrich granted Dr Joseph C Moore of Manchester permission to enter into a personal recognizance for his appearance on an indictment for aiding and abetting Cashier Lane of the Manchester National Bank of Manchester.
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Concord
N. H
United States District Court
Aldrich
Joseph C. Moore
Manchester
Lane
Manchester National Bank of Manchester
Tenement Fire Displaces 12 Families on Middlesex Street
Malden report says a thawed water pipe sparked a morning fire gutting part of a twelve family tenement block on Middlesex Street opposite Jackson Street. Firefighters narrowly escaped injury from a falling chimney. damage estimated at $1000 with insurance.
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Malden
Middlesex Street
Jackson Street
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