Johnson the Valet of Crime and a Fall from Grace
A famed thief nicknamed Harry the Valet rose from petty robberies to a refined criminal life, mentored by a master thief Johnson. Johnson’s “profession” turned into a science, with lavish tastes and heavy gambling losses. He courted ex actress Maud Richardson, but a prison kiss led to his capture as Scotland Yard tracked him at stations for years, while his accomplice faced trial. TROGES IN GUBA Their Requirements Explained by General Wood
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Harry
Johnson
Oxford Street
West End
Samson
Maud Richardson
Monte Carlo
Alhambra
Holloway
Scotland Yard
General Wood outlines Cuba troop needs and aims
General Leonard Wood tells a Senate military affairs committee Cuba will require about 50,000 troops due to malaria and climate reducing effectiveness. He cites Cuban sickness, Spanish campaign factors, sanitation plans, and possible rail link Santiago to Havana. He suggests Cubans could serve as U.S. soldiers and notes timber and agricultural potential for Cuba.
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Washington
Leonard Wood
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Cuba
Great Britain
Jamaica
India
Proctor
Wood
Santiago
Havana
Secretary of Agriculture
General Wood
United States Army
Avon man pines away from relentless hiccoughs
In Avon on January 19 the long siege of hiccoughs grinds Mr. E B Emery French, 69, toward weakness. Doctors attribute the spells to gall duct obstruction from gall stones, with morphine injections, liquid diet, and careful rest prescribed as his family endures a dire medical mystery. Sophia M French, his sister, already died of grip, while a housekeeper is also ill.
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AVON
EB. Emery French
French
E. Emery French
Alpheus French
Sophia M. French
South Street
Emery
Alpheus
W. O. Faxon
Stoughton
Faxon
E. H. Ewing
Ewing
Toe
Mwing
Miss French
Grip
Mr. French
Morocco factory fire and suicide linked to gas exposure
The Morocco factory of Robert L. Frampton near the New York New Haven and Hartford line burned early yesterday. Loss is about 000 with $7000 insured. Police suspect John Hayes of 680 Shawmut avenue committed suicide after being found dead with a gas pipe in his room. Sewer tax case may affect city refunds if Sears wins. suits must be filed by Feb 1. Deputy Sheriff Jenney served an execution on baker John Bittichoffer, who escaped en route to jail.
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Robert L. Frampton
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Hazelwood
Clarendon Hills
John Hayes
Shawmut Avenue
Hayes
Supreme Court
J. Montgomery Sears
Charles Jenney
John Bittichoffer
Dedham
Elections at Boston Lithographers Society Officers Elected
At the regular meeting of the Society of Boston Lithographers the following officers were elected President G A Geib vice president Frank J Marecek treasurer Charles B Delcey financial secretary W Lyman Kelley recording secretary John W Kennon corresponding secretary C H Batley sergeant at arms J Pleschinger.
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Society of Boston Lithographers
G. A. Geib
Frank J. Marecek
Charles 8. Delcey
W. Lyman Kelley
John W. Kennon
C. H. Batley
J. Pleschinger
Banker McCobb Seeks Mental Examination For Mrs Martin
James Selden McCobb the banker seeks Bellevue examination for Mrs Florine La Rochelle Martin claiming she is insane over a disputed child. He paroled her to her counsel after she refused to promise to stay away. She defends herself as a wronged mother still seeking her child and accuses him of planning marriage with a wealthy New York family.
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McCobb
New York
James Selden McCobb
Florine la Rochelle Martin
Centre Street
Bellevue
MacCobb
Miss Eva Roch Awakened After 28 Days Sleep
In Montreal on January 19 Miss Eva Roch who had been asleep for twenty eight days after hysteria was awakened by doctors Rivet Simard and Lauzon. They used actual cautery on the neck and spine with a twelve needle handle heated by benzine and alcohol flame. Several instruments were employed in the procedure.
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Montreal
Que
Eva Roch
Rivet
Simard
Lauzon
Woman calling herself Mrs Wanamaker identified as Mrs Walker
Newark police untangle a week of mystery around Mrs William T Walker born Myrtle Bray daughter of Rev Spencer Bray. The pair traveled with a dress case and a man named James Ferris. Goods bought on C O D were directed to 110 Montclair Avenue Newark and later returned to stores. Mrs Walker was arrested, then released. Her father a long serving New York clergyman said she is demented.
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Cedar Street
William T.,. Walker
Philadelphia
Spencer Bray
Myrtle
Newark
Zaebers
Market Street
William T. Walker
James Ferris
Myrtle Bray Walker
New York Herald
Young Lady Substituted Heat Treatment Reawakens
A young woman, initially unresponsive after burns, revived after several hot applications. About fifty attempts left her only faintly conscious, then fully awake and confused by the scene. She spoke French upon awakening, said she felt no pain, and recognized her parents. Doctors concluded she was unconscious during a prolonged sleep and too weak to inquire further.
Harry the Valet Criminal of the Age
London, Jan. 19. Harry the Valet, real name Johnson, jailed seven years for stealing the Duchess of Sutherland's jewels. Noted for robbing travelers at railway stations, often targeting nobility. He boasted of bigger hauls yet rarely served long terms in England. He was involved in
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London
Harry
Johnson
Duchess of Sutherland
England
Funeral of Columbus in Seville Arrives with Ashes
The Spanish auxiliary cruiser Giraldo brought the reputed ashes of Columbus to Seville. Municipal authorities took charge on board and fired a salute as a guard of troops and sailors lined the procession. The coffin was transferred to the cathedral where the remains would lie in state before the vault. A solemn funeral service followed in front of a vast crowd.
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Seville
Giraldo
Charitable Scots Elect Officers at Annual Meeting
The Scots Charitable Society held its annual meeting at Young's Hotel electing George D. Wemyss as president Duncan D. Russell as vice president John J. Loudon as treasurer John Ballantyne Jr secretary James Henderson assistant secretary and James Stewart as chair of the relief committee with John McGregor and John Cramb on the three year relief panel. The relief report shows receipts of 1244.26 and expenditures of 1208.69 aiding 201 persons with groceries rent fuel cash and bread. 28 sent home 1173 fed or lodged and five buried.
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Scots’ Charitable Society
Young’s Hotel
George D. Wemyss
Duncan D. Russell
John J. Loudon
John Ballantyne, Jr
James Henderson
David M. Balfour
James B. H
Wiliam Lamb
George C. Lorimer
D. D
Robert Provan
World Famous Boston Doctor Offers Free Advice
In a contrast to Chinese custom where doctors are paid monthly while healthy but not when illness strikes, Dr. Greene of 24 Temple Pl Boston offers free consultation. He promotes Nervura blood and nerve remedy, a vegetable cure claimed to heal many diseases and attract patients nationwide.
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China
America
Greene
Temple Pl
Boston
Mass
Keely mystery exposed as tubing and air pressure claim
Investigation by Philadelphia Press and Penn professors found tubing concealed in Keely workshop floors and brickwork, plus a steel sphere used as an air reservoir, suggesting normal forces and possible deception behind Keely’s famed motor. Experts denounce the demonstrations as fraudulent.
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J. B. Kinraide
Jamaica Pain
Br. M. G. Miller
Clarence B. Moore
Bloomfield Moore
Neely
Keely
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