Seclusion Ordered for Scollans Jury in Famous Fraud Trial
The jury chosen to try Thomas J. Scollans for alleged late 90s teaming frauds and juror bribery began duties, kept under sheriff guard with reports of the trial censored. Witness testimony described payments and meetings involving Milliken, Sullivan, Foye, and Downing as investigators noted.
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Thomas J. Scollans
Milliken
John P. Manning
Superior Criminal Court
Scollans-Mulrey
Alger
Station 1
Chelsea
David C. Sullivan
Boston
Scollans
Kilby Street
Timothy Galvin
Sullivan
Foye
James McDevitt
Gasper P. Shannon
Caise
T. J. Scollans
Superior Court
Harlier
Massachusetts Spanish War Pay Claim Heads to Settlement
Governor Douglas heard another back pay claim for Spanish war volunteers after talks between the adjutant general and the attorney general. Kentucky already collected similar funds for its national guard. Massachusetts faces an $80 000 to $100 000 total due for six regiments and the naval brigade, with one party offering to handle collection for a percentage. A plan to secure full due is expected in days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
War Department
Kentucky
National Guard
Massachusetts
Gilchrist Benefit Association Outing Planned for July 22
Gilchrist Company employees, invited by the Gilchrist Benefit Association, will enjoy their annual outing at the Point of Pines on Saturday July 22 with a 1 15 pm store departure and 1 45 pm train connect. The afternoon features a Gilchrist versus Filene baseball game followed by a banquet and dance with fireworks in the evening. The event highlights the association’s large membership and strong finances as a key company social effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilchrist Company
Gilchrist Benefit Association
Point of Pines
Boston Letter Carriers
Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad
Gilchrist
Filene
Benefit Association
Baby Unharmed After Car Spill In Stoughton
In Stoughton last evening Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hannigan of Brockton and their three children were thrown from an automobile. Mrs. Hannigan was seriously injured but the baby she carried remained unscathed. The couple’s son had a lip cut while the father and daughter escaped injury.
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Stoughton
Frank Hannigan
Brockton
Brainard Will Settled After Probate Court Hearing
Norfolk Probate Court approves Amos H. Brainard will with no contest. Lucy T. Brainard receives 150000 bond and cash or securities. Amos D. Brainard and daughters Genevieve Marian each get 10000. married daughters 5000 each. grandchildren various smaller sums. rest to wife and surviving children. The will is allowed as written after a private compromise.
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Dedham
Norfolk
James H. Flint
Amos H. Brainard
Hyde Park
Lucy T. Brainard
Redfield H. Allen
Austin B. H. Chapin
Everett L. Marchant
Charles F. Jenney
Raymond T. Parke
Henry H. Kimball
Boston
Henry B. Thayer
Randolph P. Moseley
Johnl. Barry, Jr
Orsenus
Stillman B. Hyde
Harry B. Thayer
Testator
Want Sakhalin Exiles Freed
Boston revolutionists circulate a petition to the Japanese minister Takehira urging intervention for Russian political exiles on Sakhalin. They plan to present Sergius Witte with the conditions in Russia and seek his opinion on the Hebrew situation. An open letter will call Americans to condemn Russian outrages and support those seeking mercy for Hebrew victims.
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Boston
Takehira
Sakhalin
Sergius Witte
Russia
Boston Hebrews
B. Login
Zionist-Socialists
the Post
Depew Plans New York Passage After Aix trip
Senator Chauncey M. Depew has returned from Aix les Bains to Paris and will sail for New York next Saturday. He said he would not cut his vacation despite the Equitable Society matters.
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Depew
New York
Chauncey M. Depew
Aix-les- Bains
Paris
America
Equitable Society
Fodder bill dispute blocks Boston dredging talks
Contractor Simon J. Donovan refused to discuss paying fodder bills for Back Bay Fens work. He praised the Post for continuing coverage. Donovan is John A. Sullivan’s father in law. The Good Government Association offered no official comment as its leaders were away.
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Simon J. Donovan
Back Bay
Boston
Donovan
John A. Sullivan
Good Government Association
Laurence Minot
Edmund Billings
Relief from Headache With Harmless Gentle Remedy
If you could end a periodic or chronic headache in minutes with a remedy that is harmless and affects only the pain relief, would you still suffer? The option promises relief without other effects.
Dr Miles Anti-Pain Pills Endorsed By Lima Merchant
Gen A Jacobs of Lima Ohio recommends Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills for rapid relief of headaches neuralgia backache rheumatism and menstrual and stomach pains. The item notes a guarantee first package will benefit or money back and that 25 doses cost 25 cents with no bulk sales.
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Gen
A. Jacobs
Lima
Ohio
Miles
Bath Trustees Targeted By City Council
Ward 3 Chelsea bridge bath house could reopen today as councilman from Ward 8 proposes abolishing the present bath trustees and establishing a single paid commission. Chairman Thomas J. Lane resists protests while Cabot Street bath house awaits opening. Damages of 65000 recently awarded may fund bath needs.
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Bath
Bath House
Chelsea Bridge
John J. Conway
Ward 8
Common Council
Thomas J. Lane
East Boston
Ward 3
Lane
Bath Commission
Cabot Street
Bath Department
Wives Have Right to Search Husbands Pockets
A Kansas City divorce case highlights a judge noting that a wife may legally frisk her husband’s pockets. The husband sought divorce over the habit, but the judge said the decision rested on other reasons, not the pocket search itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Kansas City
Slover
This Lover Drank the Contents of an Ink Bottle
In St Louis on July 19 Al Jieroff loved Jessie Barnes. After a failed romance he feigned suicide with carbolic acid. He was hospitalised for poisoning but recovered after doctors used a stomach pump. He then drank ink to ensure continued treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Jieroff
Linehan Challenges Burroughs to Prosecute
Alderman Frank J. Linehan defies charges and taunts Burroughs to prosecute him over accusations of bribery tied to the East Boston track bill. The dispute involves Mayor Collins’s potential stance, Nolan’s support, and possible investigations into the National Dock Trust Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linehan
Burroughs
Debbois
East Boston
Frank J. Linehan
Post
George Burroughs
National Dock Trust Company
Alderman Linehan
Collins
Board of Aldermen
Nolan
Curley
Mr. Burroughs
Bathing in the Lawn: Suburb Women Buy Home Baths
In Boston suburbs heat drives women to improvise with home baths. The article notes many residents purchasing bath equipment to cool off outdoors, turning yards into improvised bathing spaces amid the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Man Climbs White House Fence Seeks Roosevelt
John Co. Eckleston, 38, of Philadelphia, was arrested after climbing over the White House fence in Washington on July 19. He carried letters offering government suggestions and a senator's letter recommending a Rosario consulship, and he fainted from heat last Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
John Co. Eckleston
Philadelphia
White House
United States
Rosario
Eckleston
McDermott Found Guilty of Neglect of Duty
Patrolman William J. McDermott of Station 11 was found guilty of neglect of duty in a Monday hearing before the Police Board and fined three days pay for failing to pull duty calls on July 12 and not reporting on July 13. Patrolman John H. Ferguson of Station 11 had his case dismissed by the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Police
William J. McDermott
Station 11
McDermott
John H. Ferguson
Police Board
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William T. Eaton
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Dorchester
Michael A. Shea
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Cvil
Nightingale Street
John H. Child
Hazlewood Street
Peter Downey
C Street
South Boston
William E. Malone
Hermon Street
Charles J. Busher
Eugene Tyrrell
Dyer
Sixth Street
David Rogers
Oak Grove Terrace
Edgar L. Bogg
Lawrence Street
David D. Flaherty
Shelby Street
Timothy J. Brennan
Hampden Street
Chase
Benjamin B. Dewing
W. H. Baker
Michael E. Kelley
John BH. Foye
Oliver Dewing
Equitable
Downing
Democratic City Committee
Charles H. Milliken
Haymarket Square
Faye
Palmer Dundas
Brooklyn
N. Y
Scollans-Mulvey
Oliver Downing
Mr. Downing
Mr. Scollans
Mr. Foye
Mrs. Scollans
Cluett, Peabody & CO
Arrow Collars
Brainard
Amos D
Genevieve
Marian
Takahira
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