Pemberton Building Foundation Layed in Pemberton Square
The foundation for the Pemberton building near the new Court House was laid last November. The eleven story office apartment tower will measure 60 by 90 feet and be completed about September 1. The corporation trustees include E A Bangs Reginald Foster and Moses Williams Fehmer Page Architects L P Soule Son builders.
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Beacon Hill
Pemberton Building
Pemberton Square
New
Court House
E. A. Bangs
Reginald Foster
Moses Williams
Fehmer & Page
L. P. Soule & Son
Son of belted Earl to wed English noblewoman in Boston society
Miss Ethel Tucker of this city marries Hon Archibald Lionel Lindsay of Fifeshire England. Lindsay is second son of the eleventh Earl of Lindsay, a historic English noble house dating to the fourteenth century with ties to Mary Queen of Scots era.
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Ethel
William A. Tucker
Archibald Lionel Lindsay
Fifeshire
England
Boston
Archibald Lionel Windsay
Earl of Lindsay
Emily Marion
Robert Crosse
Edmund Charles Barnes
Her Majesty's
St. Helena
Lindsay
John of
Englishman to wed Miss Ethel Tucker of Boston
Lindsay coat of arms is borne by a young Englishman who is to marry Miss Ethel Tucker of Boston, signaling a notable social alliance with transatlantic ties.
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Boston
Lindsay
Ethel Tucker
Lindsay heir reshapes lineage and residence order
The reconstituted treasurer president and extraordinary lord of session notes trace changing earldom branches. The present Earl of Lindsay has assumed the Bethune surname and arms. Archibald Lionel Lindsay and his bride elect will reside at Wormiston in Fifeshire.
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Earl of Lindsay
Bethune
Archibald Lionel] Lindsay
Wormiston
Fifeshire
Chinese Laundryman in Custody After Fatal Blow
In Shelton Connecticut Robert Main son of a groceryman is held pending possible death of Wah Lee a Chinese laundryman after a dispute over a laundry check. Main struck Wah Lee on Saturday night causing a concussion of the brain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelton, Conn
Robert Main
William Main
Wah Lee
Main
Testimonial Given to Father Gilday at Woburn Auditorium
The Rev. James Gilday, ten years a curate at St. Charles Catholic Church, left his post and was feted by parishioners in the Woburn Auditorium. The event drew a full house as Edward F. Cassidy presented a $1500 purse, which Father Gilday accepted with evident emotion.
Maud Daniels Weds A. B. Wilbur in New York
Theodora Maud Daniels, once a chorus hopeful who rose to manage an opera company, married A. B. Wilbur, a prominent theatrical figure who owns a Toledo theatre. The ceremony occurred a week ago in New York and was announced in Boston. Daniels now directs Wilbur’s Providence opera production and leads touring companies.
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Wilbur
Maud Daniels
New York
Boston
Toledo
Perkins Band Delights Boston in Benefit Concert
A Sunday evening Park Theatre benefit for the North End Dispensary featured Perkins and his choromilitant band. The audience filled the house and applauded the varied program from classical to popular, praising Mr. Perkins cornet and Mme Flower the Bronze Melba. The novel vocal with military band concept received unqualified approval and the band earned high praise for tone, technique, and spirit.
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Park Theatre
Perkins
North End Dispensary
Boston
Union
Mme, Flower
Poisonous Passion Ends In Siberian Sentence
Anna Konowalow titled as Russia's most beautiful woman and Catherine Pollow, her adviser, were condemned to life imprisonment in Siberia for murdering a peasant husband. The crime involved enticement, a drunken death, dismemberment, and burial in a box found later by a fisherman. Police linked the body to the wife, leading to conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Anna Konowalow
Russia
Siberia
Catherina Pollow
Anna
Catherine
Wild beasts terrorize Weston area as hunters pursue lynx myths
In Weston and surrounding towns a wild cat scare grips residents for days. Reports shift from lions to panthers to Canadian lynxes with glowing eyes and sharp claws. Hunters search woods near Waltham and Newton but no definite sighting ends, selectmen conclude the beasts may have moved on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
Waltham, Weston
Newton
Smals
Smith
Waltham
Prospect Hill
Gammon
Cutting
Watch City
Bartlett
Plymouth Rock
Wealthy widow linked to Mason divorce suit in New York
Marion Mason charges her husband Jack Mason with infidelity aided by Mrs. Fannie Colgate of Manchester New Hampshire. The divorce suit cites alleged meetings at the Savoy Hotel in March 1899 and the Old Orchard House in Maine in August 1899. Attorneys plan alimony and fees as Mason dismisses the allegations.
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Jack
Marion Manola Mason
Marion
Madison Square Theatre
New York
Boston
Fannie E. Colgate
Manchester
N. H
Maine
Tack
Union
St. Cloud
Howe & Hummel
Mason
Jack” Mason
Boston Museum
Savoy
Easy Street
Castellane's Mother Denies Boni De Castellane Speculation
The Marquise de Castellane, mother of Count Boni de Castellane, denounces slanderous attacks while confirming a thorough inquiry by her husband and Boni's friends found no evidence of any speculation. She says Paris society is rife with treachery and that Boni would seek family help if in trouble.
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Paris
Marquise de Castellane
Count Boni de Castellane
Marquis
Boni
Dukes in Divorce Scandal in London Court
Lieutenant Andrew seeks the divorce from Maud Richardson the famed Duchess of Sutherland jewels figure. She admits the charges but claims her husband’s conduct drove her to it. She aims to free herself and faces restitution of conjugal rights action.
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London
Andrew
Maud Richardson
Harry
Duchess of Sutherland
Defied smallpox for love on Ponca Reservation
Ella Richards, a white woman, died of smallpox on a Ponca Indian reservation after nursing her Indian lover Jack Flinthouse who also died. She escaped home at night to be with him, slipped past guards, and stayed beside him until her death. he cut his body and died by self-inflicted action.
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Wichita
Kan
Ella Richards
Ponca
Here
Miss Richards
Ponca Reservation
Jack Flinthouse
Flinthouse
Widow Maggie Jennings Is Jailed For Suicide Attempt
Mrs Maggie Jennings a 60 year old widow of Paterson New Jersey was sentenced to jail in Hoboken for attempting to jump from a ferryboat in midstream She shouted there are not enough men to go around so I am going to die She was restrained until Hoboken and then turned over to police four men helped her to the station house
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New York
Maggie Jennings
Paterson
N. J
Hoboken
Fourteenth Street
Mayor Du Bois to judge son in Watertown police case
In JUDGMENT ON HIS SON WEEHAWKEN N J Jan 21 Mayor Du Bois who is also chief of police will sit in judgment at the Town Hall Tuesday night upon his only son a police officer. Officers Du Bois and Chamberlain fought in the station house weeks ago both in uniform on duty. Chamberlain asserts Du Bois was aggressor and that body will hear the case Tuesday night. Mayor Chief Du Bois says my oath of office compels me to act. The defendant is my only son but I will be just as impartial as if he were an utter stranger.
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Weehawken
N. J
du Bois
Chamberlain
Sheldon to edit Topeka Capital News for week
The Rev. Charles M. Sheldon author of In His Steps will edit the Topeka Capital News for the week starting March 13 with full control of all departments including editorial and advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Charles M. Sheldon
Topeka Capital News
Rabbi Fleischer Addresses Moral Factors in Business at Temple Adrath Israel
Rabbi James Fleischer led services at Temple Adrath Israel and delivered a talk titled Business as a Moral Factor. A good-sized audience attended. Next Sunday he will discuss Politics as an Immoral Factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Adrath Israel
Iames Fleischer
Fleischer
Courtship Bans and Curfew Warnings Emerge in Weston
The article notes that curfews aimed at keeping children inside at dusk are gaining traction and warns that courtship suffers in Weston. It cites fear of venturing out after nightfall when wild creatures roam, keeping youths at home and affecting social life.
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Weston
Regular meeting at Grand Army Hall installs officers
A regular meeting was held at 616 Washington Street Grand Army Hall. Officers installed included Alexander B. Gordee president Michael Rese2 man vice president S Goldman financial secretary L M Davis recording secretary B Silverman treasurer J Michael M Abelman M Zinburg trustees A Greenspoon conductor L Bloom inside guardian Mr Bornsteir listed among attendees
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Washington Street
Grand Army Hall
Alexander B. Gordee
Michael Rese2man
S. Goldman
L., M. Davis
B. Silverman
J. Michael
M. Abelman
M. Zinburg
A. Greenspoon
L. Bloom
Enardian
Osman Digna Captured Near Tokar and Imprisoned
Osman Digna principal general of the late Khalifa Abdullah, captured last Thursday in the hills near Tokar, was brought to Suakim today and imprisoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suakim
Osman Digna
Khalifa Abdullah
Tokar
Merchants Exchange Block Burns in Rutland Vermont
A three story Merchants' Exchange building in Rutland burned this morning causing a total loss near 20000. The block was owned by J Stearns and EB Massey. The upper floors housed Wee Stearns furniture and the ground floor held Mcclellan and Farmer Qassisis HC Burkee e0775 Riss Slattery gloves and other tenants.
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Rutland
Merchants’ Exchange
J. Stearns
EB. W. Massey
Wee Stearns
Mcclellan & Farmer, Qassisis
Burkee
Riss Slattery
Bergen Farm Visited as Custodians Plan Transfer of Property
Earlier today large crowds visited the Bergen farm in North Brookfield. Constables Wallace and Hatch stayed on site all day and through the night. Ashley and Isatcheller met with Michael and William Bergen to arrange turning over the premises to them tomorrow. Patrick McEvoy seeks administrator role and cattle and horse sales are planned. Unconfirmed report mentions a $2000 life policy on Martin Bergen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Brookfield
Bergen Farm
Wallace
Hatch
Ashley
Isatcheller
Michael Bergen
William Bergen
Patrick McEvoy
Martin Bergen
Prominent New Hampshire Figures and City Actions Highlight 1890s Notes
Florence Leavitt of Laconia dies after being run over by a train. Charles H. Brooks of Peterboro passes away in his 80s. Manchester schedules a special session on yearly appropriations. Plymouth faces an erip epidemic. W H Runnells receives a watch for railway track foreman work. A church service returns at Belknap County Jail. Sandwich pleads for liquor prosecution and allocates $7 for library books. Francis P. Duffy of Keene dies after a fall on ice. Keene’s expenses rise by $4582 since 1894. Manchester firemen buy a duplicate engine of Cambridge Red Jacket. Colonel John B. Hall dies at 58 in Manchester. State Highway Commission plans an ocean boulevard along the coast. Thomas F Lukin milks and hauls for the Boston train. Pine trail of Daniel Webster noted in town records.
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Florence Leavitt
Laconia
Charles H. Brooks
Peterboro
Stow
Mass
Common Council of
Manchester
Plymouth
Erip
W. H. Runnells
White Mountain
Concord
Boston & Maine
Brotherhood of Railroad
Belknap County
A. L. Smith
Sandwich
Sandwich Centre
Francis P. Duffy
Keene
Cambridge
John B. Hall
Walnut Street
State Highway Commission
Daniel Webster
U. D. Tenney
Funeral of Fair Young Actress Florence L Baker
The young actress Florence L. Baker died from grief after her fiancé Fred Kensil passed away four months earlier. She lay in a white satin lined casket at the funeral in South Congregational Church with Easter lilies at her feet and a simple inscription Florence. Granddaughter of Gilman Page, she was honored by theatrical friends and a Grand Theatre stock company wreath. Interment followed at Mt Auburn.
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Florence Ll. Baker
Fred Kensil
Bowdoin Square
South Congregational Church
EK. E. Hale
Florence L. Baker
Gilman Page
Baker
Florence
Grand Theatre Stock Company
WW. S. Butler
Lillian Lawrence
A. G. Fuller
Fred andLutie Page Mower
George R. Richards
George J. O'Doherty
Lydia A. Beck
Mary E. Beck
Herbert H. Page
L. E. Ellis
George H. Mower
E. P. Sherman
James H. Page
Mt. Auburn
Harvard Law painting arrives for Exeter display
A painting from Harvard Law School has reached Exeter and will hang in the Rockingham County Courthouse. J Warren Towle drove the effort securing it. Governor Rollins supports the state art gallery with a hoped portrait of the late Chief Justice Ira Perley presented by his daughter Mrs Mary Perley Woodward. New Hampton will be electrified for lighting. The state prison currently houses 143 convicts.
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Austin Hall
Harvard Law School
Exeter
J. Warren Towle
Rockingham County Court House
Rollins
Ira Perley
Mary Perley Woodward
Worcester
Mass
New Hampton
Vermont News Roundup Highlights Local Incidents and Business
Patrick Cronin in Burlington keeps a queer pine knot collection of over 20 specimens. The burned C W Wright store in West Milton will be rebuilt this spring. Wright’s loss is 2800 dollars. Franklin County Creamery in Milton begins larger quarters near the depot. Charles H. Lord of Montpelier is arrested in Burlington on worthless drafts, held on 200 dollar bond. The three year old daughter of D Masveco of Barre dies after a scalding accident. Rochester Clothing Company has failed. Governor E C Smith plans talks in Montpelier with railroad commissioners on mileage rates. Proctor Hospital Association reports favorable year services. Samuel S Rosenburg and Miss Lena Simpson wed at Archibald Street Synagogue in Burlington. Philip Giroux of Burlington loses a dog run over by an electric car. A liquor crusade begins in Burlington. Vermont Marble Company expands West Rutland workforce. Bennington Knitting Company resumes operations with a bright outlook. Memphremagog customs report 1299 shows imports 13 538 881 and duties 697 036 64.
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Patrick Cronin
Burlington
C. W. Wright
West Milton
Wright
Franklin County Creamery
Milton
Charles H. Lord
Montpelier
D. Masveco
Barre
Rochester Clothing Company
E. C. Smith
Proctor Hospital Association
Samuel S. Rosenburg
Lena Simpson
Archibild Street
Maine Mills Cut Hours Amid Water Shortage
Reports from Bridgton show woollen mills operating on reduced time due to water scarcity. In Portland Winifred Thornton is hospitalized with brain concussion after a Saturday incident. A Rockland and Rockport Company is formed with 2 million dollars authorized capital. Large ice operations near Augusta employ 1500 men and 709 horses. Other notes include a new steel chimney at Sampson mills, clam canning revival in Eastport, and Bryan’s rally in Portland on January 31. Weather and wood-cutting activity dominate local reports with ice measurements near Gardiner showing 11 inches and 10 inches later.
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Bridgton
Winifred Thornton
Portland
Maine General Hospital
Rockland & Rockport Company
Augusta
H. McDonald
C. H. Nelson
Waterville
Women’s Relief Corps
Bangor
Eastport
William J. Bryan
Sampson Woollen Mills
Brooksville
Eggemoggin Beach
Alna
Penobscot
Kennebec
Gardiner
Death of Julius J Schriftgiesser Editor of Boston Telegraph
Julius J Schriftgiesser editor of the Der Boston Telegraph and the New England Staats Zeitung died yesterday morning of consumption. He was at his desk Friday night. Funeral is Tuesday at 1 p.m. from his residence in Davigy street South End. He leaves a wife and three children. Born in Alexandria, Virginia thirty four years ago he moved to Boston and rose from apprentice to editor in ten years. He was a member of the Boston Press Club and German Press clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius J. Schriftgiesser
der Boston Telegraph
New England Stadts Zeitung
Davigy Street
South End
Alexandria
Boston
Brimmer School
Philip L. Schrift
Notable German Press Advocate Dies Quietly in Boston
The obituary notes Mr Schriftgiesser as Boston correspondent of the New Yorker Staats Zeitung and a modest figure among German and American journalists. His work aimed to elevate the German press, though poor health hindered his efforts. He married Jacobina P. J. Hegerich of Philadelphia.
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Boston Turnverein
Boylston Schulverein
Young Men’s Republican Club of
Massachusetts
Uhland Lodge
Herman Sons
Boston
New Yorker Staats Zeitung
Schriftgiesser
Jacobina P. J. Hegerich
Philadelphia
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Belted Earl
Father Gilday
Woburn
Brakeman
Starr
Charles BP. Starr
Claremont Junction
Margaret Pillsbury Hospital
White River Junction
Weston Escape
Woods
Hotel Savoy
Castellane
Dukes
New Jersey
Christian Daily
Rabbi Fleischer
NEW Hampshire News
Vermont News
Maine News
J. J. Schriftgiesser
Der
Boston Telegraph
Blackstone
James Vicetory
Mellville Crossing
Gshawmut Furniture Co
Tremont St
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