Mrs Gardner Sole Owner Of Venetian Palace Museum
The Boston era reveals Mrs. Jack Gardner owns the Venetian Palace outright. The Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum appears as a corporation in 1900 but records show the palace and much of its art are her personal property taxed as real estate and personal estate. Customs officials may probe duties on imported artworks amid questions about corporate status and duty free treatment.
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Jack Gardner
Isabella Stuart Gardner
Fenway
Massachusetts
Gardner
Jack
Lyman
Fiske
The
Museum Corporation
Quigg Replies to Lessler in Naval Affairs Probe
The House committee on naval affairs opened its inquiry into bribery allegations by Representative Lessler of New York regarding votes on submarine torpedo boat construction. Lemuel E. Quigg of New York was named, and Quigg denied the charges.
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Washington
House Committee On Naval Affairs
House
Representative Lessler
New York
Lemuel E. Quigg
Quigg
Lessler
Chinese New Year Preparations Blood Red Amid Street Festivities
Chinatown gears up for the Chinese New Year despite raids and coal prices. Next Wednesday marks the feast when debts are forgiven, and gifts and formal calls abound. Roasts, incense, and red decor transform cafes and homes as Pi Ku remains a festive color.
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Allen
Chinatown
Man Who Saved Police Inspector Dies at Home
Charles Faulkner of 22 Maple Street Somerville died yesterday. He had saved Police Inspector McCausland during a North End disturbance by leaping into the melee and driving off rioters who struck the inspector with a hatchet.
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Charles Faulkner
Maple Street
Somerville
Faulkner
McCausland
Station 1
North End
Miss Cheney Defends Miss Richardson Hearings in Littleton
In Littleton New Hampshire on January 23 the court began the guardianship hearing for Katherine V Richardson. The case centers on her alleged need to appear before the Suffolk county Massachusetts grand jury regarding an attempted murder charge against her mother in Revere.
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Littleton
N. H
Katherine V. Richardson
Suffolk County
Massachusetts
Harley Richardson
Revere
Mass
Tyler Westgate
Batchellor & Mitchell
J. R. Bartlett
Boston
Richardson
Bartlett
Harry N. Morse
George I. Higgins
West Concord
WiIiam
A. Richardson
Florence Cheney
Miss Richardson
Mr. Batchellor
Touraine
Katherine
Charles Musrall
D. C. Remich
Littleton Park
Burns in Speech Song and Dance at Scots Club Anniversary
The Boston Caledonian Club marked Burns anniversary in Mechanics Building with 5000 attendees in kilts, a program of Burns songs by Dwyer Hussey and Maclachlan, a piano recital by Buchanan, and an oration by Curtis Guild Jr who unveiled a Burns bust presented by Hugh Cairns. Guests included Duncan Russell, Thomas Stokes, and Scottish clan leaders. dancing followed a grand march led by Chief Walter Lamb and Mrs. Lamb.
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Boston Caledonian Club
Mechanics
Robert Burns
Scotland
Duke of Roxburgh
Black Mount Forest
Martin, Purdy, McQuarrie and Nicoll
Walter Lamb
Gurtis Guild
Guild
Burns
Bruce and
Wallace
England
Hallowe'en
Butler
Swift
Europe
Duncan D. Russell
Scottish Charitable Society
Thomas T. Stokes
British Charitable Society
Courtney
Major Smith
Bruce of
Lawrence
J. Murray Kay
J. Pickering
Solomon P. Stratton
Peter Kerr
Order of Scottish Clans
Peter Lawson
Hugh Cairns
George W. MacDonald
Christopher Grant
William Simpson
William A. Riggs
Douglas Neilson
Ihn D. Carmichael
Charles L.C. Rust
Petty Officers Organize New Association
At a meeting held at the East Armory last night the petty officers of the Massachusetts Naval Brigade formed an association and elected officers. E. L. Jones was named president, C. W. Pitcher vice-president, C. P. McGregor as writer, F. G. Robertson paymaster, and W. A. Ratigan and E. K. Peale masters-at-arms.
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East Armory
Massachusetts Naval Brigade
E. L. Jones
C. W. Pitcher
C. P.mcgregor
F. G. Robertson
W A. Ratigan
E. K. Peale
Move to Save Clark Move to Save Clark
A petition circulated by bankers and business leaders urges retaining Police Commissioner Clark, with Curtis seen as taking blame to help Clark. The plan allegedly aims to influence Governor Bates's council with Republican signatures and could prompt a general order tonight naming retirements and transfers for dozens of patrolmen.
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Clark
State Street
Bates
Curtis
Johnson
Boston Cold Wave Shocks City With 28 Degree Drop
A 28 degree plunge from 3 PM to midnight chilled Boston as mild noon gave way to bitter cold. A biting wind made the night disagreeable and police sought shelter in doorways. By midnight the thermometer read 10 degrees.
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Boston
Henry Sharp Assault on Policeman Bolen
Henry Sharp was arrested by Patrolman Michael Bolen after an attempted head strike with a heavy stove. The fight occurred in Sharp’s home on Hanover street, ending with Bolen forcing control and taking Sharp to the station where Dr Dunn treated both men for scalp injuries.
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Henry Sharp
Bolen
Michael Bolen
Division 1
Sharp
Lathrop Place
Hanover Street
Jeffries
Jack Munroe
Dunn
Parkways Desired in Winthrop and Revere Senate Bill
In Senate yesterday Senator Bagley of Suffolk introduced a bill to authorize the Metropolitan Park Commission to construct a parkway in Winthrop and Revere. The measure lingers from last year due to park finances as a key issue. A House debate over railroad delays follows with Skerrett proposing to study Boston Worcester Springfield trains and Hayes resisting.
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Bagley
Suffolk
Metropolitan Park Commission
Winthrop and
Revere
Skerrett
Worcester
Railroad Commission
Boston
Springfield
Hayes
Lowell
Messrs. Bennett
Holyoke
Parker
Dean
Wakefield
Boston & Albany
Escape of Thirty at a Lynn Fire
A fire in a Lynn bath room melted a lead pipe causing a flood at Barrows and Sanborn on Union street. Thirty people slept in the house nearby and it is regarded as miraculous that a disastrous fatal blaze did not result.
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Lynn
Barrows & Sanborn
Union
Canal Treaty Sent to Senate
Washington, Jan 2 The United States and Colombia signed treaty referred to the Senate by the foreign relations committee. US pays $10,000,000 in gold plus $250,000 yearly after nine years. A 100 year lease for a six mile wide canal strip grants US police and sanitary jurisdiction but not sovereignty. committee to meet tomorrow.
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Washington
United States
Colombia
Hay
Herran
Senate
Committee On Foreign Relations
Woman Is Convicted of Branding Adopted Child in Needham
Ellen Chamberlain of Charles River Village, Needham, found guilty of assaulting her nine year old adopted daughter Florence Spellman with a red hot poker on the Fourth of July. Judge Grover sentences Chamberlain to six months in the House of Correction after six witnesses testified.
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Dedham
Ellen Chamberlain
Charles River Village
Needham
Grover
Florence M. Spellman
House of Correction
Chamberlain
Benjamin J. Loring
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Chamberlain House
Norman M. McKenzie
Florence Spellman
Mrs. Chamberlain
Boston
Florence
Wallace Williams
Assault on officer charged after injury fast clash
Sharp suffered a nose wound and cuts to the head while a long cut and additional minor injuries were noted. He will be arraigned in court today on a charge of assault on an officer.
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Sharp
Indictments Against City Gambling House Figures
New York January 23 District Attorney Jerome said the grand jury returned indictments against several alleged keepers or managers of gambling houses in the city. Names were not released. The report unsettled the sporting world and several tied proprietors reportedly left the city amid developments.
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New York
Jerome
Travis Sets Longest Golf Drive Record at 382 Yards
Walter J. Travis, noted American golfer and 1900 1901 champion, achieved a 382 yard drive at Garden City with Bruce Price and Arden M Robbins aiding. The wind favored him and this surpasses prior accepted marks though a 387 yard claim at St Andrews by Edward Black remains unverified. Previously record stood at a driven ball by Fred Trait on St Andrews.
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New York
Walter J. Travis
United States
Garden City
Bruce Price
Arden M. Robbins
Edward Black
St. Andrew's Links
Mr. Travis
Fred Trait
St. An
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