Unguarded Prisoners Figure In Morrison Glover Escape Trial
In Superior Criminal Court, John F Morrison faces trial for allegedly permitting John H Glover to escape from Charles Street jail on January 9. James M Swain testified Morrison supervised 17 prisoners, and the escape began with Glover using a ladder from the boiler room to flee the kitchen and wall.
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Court House
John F. Morrison
John H. Glover
Charles Street
Superior Criminal Court
Morrison
Glover
Swain
Inspector Wolf
New York
Salome Debuts at Metropolitan Opera to Mixed Awe
New York reports the Met's first U S staging of Strauss Oscar Wilde's Salome. Alfred Hertz led 108 musicians as Fremstad and Froehlich danced the seven veils. The performance stirred tense emotion with the music's sensuous, eerie beauty and a controversial final confrontation.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Richard Strauss
Oscar Wilde
Wilde
Sarah Bernhardt
London
Metropolitan
Salome
Herod Antipas
Herod
Herodias
Jokanaan
John the Baptist
Johanaan
Strauss
Alfred Hertz
the Seven Veils
Mme. Fremstad
Miss Froehlich
Johnstone’s Own Lawyer in Boston Divorce Case
In Boston’s divorce court Chief Justice Aiken presided over Alice L. Johnstone vs S. C. Johnstone. Johnstone acted without counsel until his attorney arrived, detailing alleged acts of locking a suitcase in a saloon and a postcard. He pressed about money received after separation and reconciliation remarks amid a drunken remark.
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Aiken
Alice L. Johnstone
East
Boston
S. C. Johnstone
Johnstone
Mr. Holbrook
Jack
Alice
Bitter cold wave grips Boston with snow and fog
A bitter cold wave moves into Boston after a day of fluctuating temperatures. Three inches of light snow fell between morning and late afternoon, winds shift to the north, then south with drizzle and fog. By midnight the thermometer sinks to 17 degrees as the storm heads offshore.
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Boston
Bishop Stang Undergoes Mayo Clinic Surgery in Rochester
Bishop William Stang of Fall River underwent a delicate surgical operation at Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota. The sigmoid portion of the large bowel was removed successfully and he is reported doing well and expected to survive.
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William Stang
Fall River
Rochester
Minn
ST. Paul, Minn
Bishop Stang
Mass
Dr. Mayo
James E. Cassidy
Rochester, Minn
Doran
Providence
Stang
Senate passes Foraker resolution on Brownsville affair probe
The Senate approved a compromise Foraker resolution authorizing the military affairs committee to investigate the Brownsville Tex incident from August 14 and 18 last year, while not judging the President’s acts. Several substitutes were defeated and Sutherland spoke in favor of Reed Smoot’s Senate seat.
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Washington
Senate
Foraker
Committee On Military Affairs
Brownsville
Tex
Mallory
McCumber
Culberson
Sutherland
Reed Smoot
Robbery at Green Cove Springs Bank
Early today a bank safe in Green Cove Springs Florida was dynamited and robbed of 1500 to 1800 dollars. Sheriff Weeks and a posse found four white men asleep eight miles south. they opened fire and a man was fatally shot. The others were captured with 3000 to 4000 dollars on them.
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Green Cove Springs
Fla
Weeks
Here
Hamlet Fire Destroys Plant Cars Homes in Wind Sweep
A forest origin fire swept into Hamlet North Carolina fanned by high winds burning the Carolina Distilling Company plant 17 loaded Seaboard Air Line box cars eight residences and the Seaboard freight depot. Loss estimated at 75000 with partial insurance coverage.
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Charlotte
N. C
Hamlet
Carolina Distiling Company
Seaboard
Extradition Granted for Dr. R C Flower to NY Swindle Charges
Harrisburg Jan 22 Governor Stuart approved the requisition of Governor Hughes for the extradition of Dr. R C Flower who is under arrest in Philadelphia to face swindling charges in New York.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Stuart
Hughes
R. C. Flower
Philadelphia
New York
Creditors file voluntary bankruptcy petition against W A Davis Co
In Macon Georgia today creditors filed a petition in the Federal Court seeking voluntary bankruptcy for W A Davis Co a major cotton and supply warehouse operator in the state.
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Macon
W. A. Davis & Co
Grand Jury Probes Theatrical Trust In New York
The grand jury opened an inquiry into the theatrical trust with nearly all leading Broadway promoters subpoenaed to testify. Promoters from other cities are also expected to appear as part of the investigation.
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New York
Theatrical Trust
Grand Jury
Bank vault dynamited. thieves take $500 in Crittenden
In Crittenden Kentucky on January 22 robbers dynamited the Tobacco Growers' Deposit Bank vault and escaped with 500 dollars while leaving about 4000 dollars still inside.
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Crittenden, Ky
Tobacco Growers’ Deposit Bank
Man Dies Cleaning Stove in Marlboro
Frank P. Wetherell aged 74 of 30 Lawin Street Marlboro collapsed and died yesterday morning while kneeling before his stove cleaning ashes. Acute heart disease is listed as the cause.
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Marlboro
Frank P. Wetherell
Lawin Street
Moran Demands Draper Resign Over Banquet Liquor Sale
District Attorney Moran sent a letter to Lieutenant-Governor Draper urging resignation or disclosure of Exchange Club officials charged in a Dec 15 banquet liquor sale. Moran seeks names to summon witnesses before the grand jury as criminal proceedings loom. Draper has not yet replied and considers his response after review.
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Draper
Moran
Exchange Club
Lee
Clover Club
Mr. Draper
Letter Demands Witness Names in Liquor Case to Draper
District Attorney Moran demands that Lieutenant-Governor Eben Draper disclose all Exchange Club employees on duty when $600 worth of intoxicating liquor was sold on December 15, 1906. Moran warns of resignation if Draper refuses. Draper says he will respond after reviewing the full text.
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Eben S. Draper
Massachusetts
Exchange Club
Commonwealth
Lee
Boston Police Department
House Committee
John B. Moran
Draper
North Adams
Freed forger leaves for Germany with his wife
Gusts of forged checks landed August Reimtsen alias Joseph Litner alias John Berger in prison for five years. Upon release he married a young woman and planned to start anew in Germany. He had been arrested in Roslindale in 1902 for a forged check and his case was put on file on condition he depart the country at once.
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August Reimtsen
Allias Joseph Litner
John Berger
Germany
Rimtsen
Roslindale
Thaw Trial Opens After Magic Boots Verdict
New York court calendars cleared for Harry K Thaw trial as the Magic boots case verdict delayed Thaw hearing. Meantime David Hannigan was acquitted in the Mann murder, with Thaw’s team noting similarities in mental state between the two defendants and studying related testimony and literature.
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New York
Criminal Branch
New York State Supreme Court
Harry K. Thaw
Magic Boots
Matthew Hilgert
David Hannigan
Solomon Mann
Balzac
Victor Hugo
Hannigan
Forty-second Street
Fifth Avenue
Ingraham
Thaw
White
Mann
Clerks Win Higher Pay Under 1907 Wage Agreement
The Trans Atlantic Steamship Clerks' Assembly and steamship agents sign a wage and working agreement boosting pay by 25 cents. Day work runs 7 am to 6 pm and night work 7 pm to 5:30 am. Minimums rise to $2.50 for day, $2.75 for night, with Sunday and holiday rates at $2.75 and a half-hour lunch.
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Transatlantic Steamship Clerks’ Assembly
Washington
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