Tragic Decline Of James Franklin Ends In Prison
James Franklin, once heir to a wealthy Indianapolis family and engaged to a society belle, slips from privilege to despair. After career setbacks, his engagement broken, and finances vanished, he travels east, works briefly in New York subway digging, then returns to Boston where he attempts to kill himself with a revolver after buying cartridges and sheltering in a jewelry store. He is arrested for attempted assault with a loaded weapon.
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Indianapolis
James Franklin
Franklin
Schonfeld
319
Hanover Street
East
Ann Arbor
Tobacco Trust
New York
Beautiful Shrines Added at St Peter's Church Dorchester
The Dorchester sanctuary at St Peter's Church recently renovated its basement with two new shrines modeled after the Della Robbia workshop. The faience figures were crafted by South Houston company master Gruby and reflect early Renaissance Italian altar work.
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St. Peter’s Church
Dorchester
St. Peter's Church
Meeting House
Hill
Della Robia
Italy
New York Swindler Kellogg Runs Multistate Fraud Ring
A report details how James B. Kellogg heads a broad network of bogus promoters and swindlers based in New York. The scheme targets credulous investors with promised monthly returns of one percent, fake director lists, buyback pledges, and a phony collection agency. Several victims across Providence, Worcester, Boston, Melrose and beyond lost amounts ranging from 200 to 600 dollars. Kellogg faces a seven year penal servitude appeal as authorities outline branches including the Knickerbocker Loan and Security Company and the American Penny Express.
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New York
James B. Kellogg
Kellogg
James Alexander Ford
Knleckerbocker Loan and Security Company
American Penny Express
Knickerbocker Loan and Security Company
International Wheel Tire and Rubber Manufacturing Company
Consolidated Oil Companies of California
H., N. Flelad & Co
Mazanita Gold Mining Company
Funeral today for John Allan Grant Post Chapel man 41
J A Grant, longtime Post composing room employee, died last Friday at age 41. Funeral from his 355 Massachusetts avenue home at 2 30 p m. The Post Chapel adopted resolutions praising his kindness, faithfulness, and courtesy and ordered the chapel banner draped for 30 days. A copy of the resolutions was sent to his loved one. Committee: John J M Sweeney, Albert A Benney, Edgar Yates.
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Post Chapel, Typographical Union
John Allan Grant
Post
John J. M Sweeney
Albert A. Benney
Edgar Yates
Boston Music Department Announces Two City Concerts
The Boston music department schedules a concert in Faneuil Hall for Tuesday evening and a second program in Curtis Hall on Wednesday evening, inviting the public to attend both performances.
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Music Department
City of
Boston
Faneuil Hall
Curtis Hall
English coachman-artist in Gotham jail for threatening heiress wife
In New York at Raymond Street Jail a fair haired English born man using the name Professor Paul Rilea, claiming Trinity College ties and a European painter's career, is jailed after a planned elopement with heiress Miss Helen Rossiter Cornwall. He faces charges of threatening to kill and faces bail. His wife, Nellie Cornwall Heckman, seeks annulment and denounces the union as a false arrest and alienation of affections.
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New York
Raymond Street
Paul Rilea
Trinity College
Dublin
Europe
Rilea
Helen Rossiter Cornwell
Wellesley
East Ninety-sixth Street
Brooklyn Borough Hall
Stewart
Dooley
Staffordshire
England
British Empire
Heckmans
Enamelling Shrines Completed At Dorchester Church
After three months of work the new shrines and statues in blue and gold with angels heads architraves were installed beside the main altar in the Dorchester church. Rev Father Ronan spent $10,000 to create a premier worship space awaiting blessing by a Franciscan father. Architect was Mr McGinty of Dorchester. one shrine was donated by Mrs Edward J Rogers and the other by the League of the Sacred Heart.
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Anthony
Father Ronan
Ronan
McGinty
Dorchester
Edward J. Rogers
Irish Beauties To Grace The Vice Regal Court
Dublin January reports Lord Dudley, lord lieutenant, plans his first levee February 3 with a week of dinners and a second levee and drawing room later. Etiquette shifts include no kissing debutantes and no courtesy to Lady Dudley. Notable attendees include Lady Evelyn Ward, Lady Mabel Creighton, Lady Annesley, Lady Limerick, Lady Milbanke, Lady Wicklow, and Miss Sanderson.
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Dublin
Lord Dudley
Lord Leutenant
Leutenant
Dudley
Evelyn Ward
Mabel Creighton
Annesley
Limerick
Milbanke
Wicklow
Miss Sanderson
The Jewel of Asia Opens Tonight at Park Theatre
The Park Theatre presents The Jewel of Asia tonight with James T. Powers in the lead and a strong supporting cast. Also debuting at the Grand Opera House is Little Joe Santley in Ag Boy of the Streets with a full star turn. Hearts of Oak returns to Music Hall with James Horne in the leading role. The Dangers of Paris opens at Bowdoin Square Theatre next week, followed by final Boston performances of In Old Kentucky at Boston Theatre. Julius Caesar closes at Colonial next Saturday, and Sleeping Beauty and the Beast begins a long run on Feb 2. A Country Girl likely runs through next Saturday at Museum, while Stuart Robson revives A Comedy of Errors. A Modern Magdalen stars W J Ferguson at Grand Opera House next week. Nebraka Bill and Leaping Fawn headline a Keith Biograph slate, and the Howard's bill promises top offerings including Night in Chinatown. Bicycle races launch at Austin & Stone’s for the 2th anniversary, and a Nebraska Bill and Leaping Fawn Wild West show features at the Nickelodeon.
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Park Theatre
Jewel of Asia
James T. Powers
Little Joe Santley
Grand Opera House
Ag Boy
Foundling Asylum
Hearts of Oak
Music Hall
James Horne
Paris
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Boston
Old Kentucky
Henrietta Crosman
Tremont
Baron Humbug
Bank Officers’ Association
Dodo
du Barry
Hollis
Mary iI Mannering
Geraldine
Julius Cesar
Richard Mansfield
Colonial
Museum
Stuart Robson
W. J. Ferguson
Magdalen
Keith
Boston Harbor
Bowery
New York
Howard
Press Eldridge
James Richmond Glenroy
Genaro and Bailey
J. Bernard Dyllyn
Mildred Howard de Grey
Panther
Cherry and Bates
Baker and Lynn
Tally Ho
Charlie Mackie
Chinatown
Austin & Stone
Wheeling
The Price of Kisses in Oberlin Debacle
Oberlin students and Boston college girls debate kiss price after a coed refused a goodbye kiss and a dean disqualified a scholarship. Wellesley and Radcliffe women back consent and punishment norms, with views on responsibility, gentility, and the dangers of kissing without permission.
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Boston
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Wellesley
Post
John Locke
Locke
Radcliffe
Earthquake Shocks Guayaquil This Morning
A slight quake was felt in Guayaquil Ecuador this morning. No damage reported and authorities said the tremor was minor with no injuries noted. Local residents reported momentary shaking and a brief sense of unease as windows rattled and doors trembled.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
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Prop
C. H. Smith
James A. Herne
New England
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J. A. Grant
Post Chapel
Army OF Fun
Ldridc
Mildred Howard de Gray
Bernard Dyllin
Pantzer
Cherry and
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Lynn
Burlesse Company
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Hinkey Deelsms
Joe Fields
Mark Wolley
Billy Hart
Will Johnson
Harry la Marr
Dot Davenport
Clara Adams
Rose Jeanette
Kitty Bingham
Gladys Fisher
Boston Theatre
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Lessee
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Allastra
Tugher
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Klaw & Erlancer
Drury Lane
Henrietta
Roland MacDonald
Castle Inextre
Tremont St
Music Hall Pt
Oxford
Castle Sq. Theatre Dramatic Stock Co
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Square Theatre
Bowdoin
Stremont Row
Nat Butler
Wiil Stinson
Hugh McLean
Patsey Keegan
Jimmy Moran
Alex McLean
the Holbrooks
Andriana
Rescue League
Park ST. Vestry
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Alice N. Lincoln
Francis H. Rowley
D. D
J. L. Withrow
E. H. Clement
Hollisstheatre
Isaac B. Rich
David Belasco Presents
Mrs
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Opera House
Dover St
L”’ Station
Jimmie
N. Y
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Sullivan
George W. Magee Lessee
Jimmile
Amelia Bingham
Dugan
Mark Murphy
Boston Museum
Augustin Daly Musical CO
Ween
Cinter
Nebraska Bill and
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Savage
Nickelodeon
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