Victory for Libel Defence in Indianapolis
Delavan Smith and Charles R. Williams owners of the Indianapolis News faced Panama canal graft charges. They resisted removal to Washington and won a ruling that they were not responsible for the alleged libels, with a likelihood they may be dropped from the case alongside New York World proprietors.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Delavan Smith
Charles R. Williams
Indianapolis News
Panama Canal
Anderson
United States District Court
District of Columbia
New York World
Judge Rules Evidence Needed in Libel Case Hearing
Judge Anderson ruled against the government over evidence in a criminal libel proceeding. He emphasized express malice must be proven and explained owners are not automatically criminally liable for articles published by absent agents or editors.
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Stuart McNamara
C. W. Miller
Anderson
Harvard Students Ordered to Quit College After Cambridge Case
A Harvard couple of seniors faced $10 fines each for disturbing the peace after a Cambridge court appearance. Under President Lowell and Cambridge police cooperation, university boards ordered immediate resignation or face faculty action. dismissal requires a two thirds vote and rarely happens. Withdrawals with potential readmission follow a period of supposed punishment. President Lowell also warned that "Warward" will not be a common mention in Cambridge crime reports.
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Cambridge
Almy
Lowell
Warward
Cambridge Court
Harvard Rowdyism Sparks University Dispute
Rowdyism and misdemeanors rise as Harvard officials clash with police over campus discipline. Prominent athletic figures face court action or near misses, and a student death linked to a campus celebration heightens tension. An ex captain seeks removal of the Cambridge police head amid calls for stricter university action.
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Cambridge
Harvard
Miss Nickerson Weds Guy Bancroft in Winchester
Miss Charlotte Nickerson became Mrs. Guy Bancroft at the Unitarian Church in Winchester at 4 PM. The bride's family and General and Mrs. Bancroft of Cambridge attended. a reception followed at the Nickerson home on Beacon Street. The couple plan to reside in Winchester after their honeymoon.
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Winchester
Charlotte Nickerson
Guy Bancroft
Unitarian Church
Henry Nickerson
W. A. Bancroft
Cambridge
William S. Lawrence
Mary Nickerson
Hugh Bancroft
Margaret French
Mary Jenney
Brookline
Slior Sawyer
Montclair
N. J
Theodora Borden
Fall River
Mary
Barbara Bancroft
Kenneth Adams
Hartford
Albert Mason
New Bedford
Harold Hovey
Barrett Wendell, Jr
Donald Gregg
Thomas Beal, Jr
William E. Ladd
Richard Hale
Nickerson
Beacon Street
Mrs. Bancroft
Garment Workers Strike Non-Union Shops in Boston
One hundred ten members of the Ladies' Tailors and Dressmakers' Union struck 36 shops on Boylston street and nearby areas to protest shops choosing non-union labour.
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Ladies’ Tailors and Dressmakers' Union
Boylston Street
Boston Heiresses Inherit Beaverdell Mining Claims
Two Boston women, Miss Louise Curry and Miss Minnie Curry, are named heirs to the mining claims of Thomas Curry of Beaverdell British Columbia. The beneficiaries are nieces of Curry, who died after prospecting in BC for 40 years. Curry’s brother was the late Lieutenant James J. Curry of Charlestown police. The will was drafted by Marie FR McLeod in Greenwood BC and forwarded to the city.
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Boston
Thomas Curry
Beaverdell
B. C
Louise Curry
Cedar Street
James J. Curry
Charlestown
Police Department
Minnie Curry
Blue Hill Avenue
Dorchester
Hibbard Marie FR McLeod
Greenwood
Curry
British Columbia
Post
Brookline
Brothers tied by mining and a 1901 will
The text traces a prospector who reestablished contact with his brother Lieutenant Curry. In June 1901 Curry made a will leaving his estate to two nieces, Minnie Curry and another, daughters of the late Michael Curry the harness dealer who died in Revere in 1900. One brother Patrolman Frank Curry of the Brookline police survives.
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Lieutenant Curry
Curry
Minnie Curry
Michael Curry
Revere
Frank Curry
Brookline
Davis Memorial Silver Service Presented to Mississippi
Biloxi Mississippi June 1 crowds attended the presentation of a silver service to the battleship Mississippi. Governor Noel praised Jefferson Davis for his service and argued for federal recognition, while Lieutenant Commander McCormick accepted the tribute on behalf of the ship and affirmed honoring Davis. Applause followed the naval officer’s remarks.
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Bilont
Miss
Mississippi
Biloxi
Jefferson Davis
Noel
United States Army
Confederacy
South
McCormick
Davis
Noted Auto Driver Hears in Boston Visit by Edge of London
S. F. Edge of London, holder of the 24 hour record and winner of the 1902 Gordon Bennett cup, arrived in Boston after crossing on the Celtic. He planned a visit with Charles J. Glidden and considered building a Napier factory in the U S. He predicted racing would pause in Europe and would tour Toronto and Chicago before returning.
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S. F. Edge
London
England
Germany
Boston
Edge
New York
Charles J. Glidden
Mr. Edge
America
Europe
Toronto
Chicago
Forest Fires Rage Across Cape and New England
Two large fires swept New England causing timber losses and endangering property. Cape Cod towns faced scares as Hatchville near Cotuit and nearby villages battled flames. On Great Diamond Island in Portland Harbor woodlands fire threatened cottages until Fort McKinley soldiers aided control efforts.
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New England
Cape Cod
Hatchville
Cotuit
Great Diamond Island
Portland Harbor
Fort McKinley
Forest fires threaten Cape Cod pine woods. 35 acres burned
Forest fires rage along Cape Cod destroying thousands of dollars of timber and property. After assistance from Sagamore and Bourndale, a blaze over 35 acres, including 10 acres of pine woods on the Plymouth road from Sagamore, was finally brought under control late this afternoon.
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Sandwich
Cape Cod
Sagamore
Bourndale
Plymouth Road
Firemen Battle Twin Blazes Threatening Cape Campgrounds
A stubborn Sagamore Beach blaze driven by wind imperiled the Christian Endeavor colony as Sagamore Bourndale crews and locals fought back by backfires. A second fire north of Forestdale men from Hatchville and Waquoit battled to save homes along Monmouth Road and nearby properties, with about a square mile burned. Firefighters later reported the flames under control.
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Christian Endeavor
Sagamore Beach
Sagamore
Bourndale
Forestdale
Hatchville
Waquoit
Might End Main
Cape
Monmouth Road
Boston
Edward Fish
Eames named captain of Andover track team
Eames of Watertown has been elected captain of Phillips Andover Academy track team for next season. He won first in the low hurdles at the Andover- Exet er meet yesterday and is 11 years old preparing for Yale.
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Andover
S. W. R. Eames
Watertown
Phillips Andover Academy
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