Britannica Injunction Halts Werner Reprint Circulation
Circuit Court grants restraining order against Werner Company and American Newspaper Association, stopping circulation of the Werner Reprint of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Cases cite copying of Edinburgh edition and biographies of Garrison Lincoln Longfellow among others. Similar NY decision previously upheld, with New Jersey decree also ordering destruction of infringing sheets and $2000 payment. International copyright implications noted.
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Trenton
N. J
Circuit Court of the
United States
Encyclopedia Britannica Company
Werner Company
American Newspaper Association
Werner
Encyclopedia Britannica
Edinburgh
Messrs. A. and
C. Black
Scotland
Britannica
Akron
Ohio
Lacombe
Circuit Court
Southern District of
New York
New York Tribune
Garrison
Lincoln
Longfellow
Massachusetts
Maine
Gillmore
United States Army
Joseph Medill
The
Chicago Tribune
Nicolay
Justin Winsor
Harvard University
Circuit Court of
New Jersey
D. Appleton & Company
Saalfield Publishing Company
Appleton & Company
Appleton
Johnson
Cycloped
Woman Dies in Bath Tub at Pinckney Street
Clara B Lobdell, 57, of 41 Pinckney Street was found dead in the bath tub. Police deem death accidental, probable shock from immersion in shallow water, with the cause still undetermined.
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Clara B. Lobdell
Pinckney Street
Hether
Death of Deacon Crombie of Maiden Malden
Deacon A. D. Crombie aged 74, longtime school committee member and active in the First Congregational Church in Maplewood since its founding, died at his home in Maiden Malden last night.
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Malden
A. D.crombie
First Congregational Church
Maplewood
Notable Appointments and Personal News From 19th Century Press
Judge J C Jenkins has begun his Interior Court post in the Philippines with his family. Mrs Charles Stuwart Pnbell reveals bankruptcy and destitution in London, connected to her brother Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood. Archibald Delaney resigns after nearly 20 years as Brown University steward. Be A Burlingame to succeed. Augustus Saint Gaudens accepts designing a statue for Senator Hanna in Cleveland. Dr Derrick N Lehmer receives Carnegie funding to complete a table of smallest divisors. Prof W L Kellogg to spend next year in Germany Italy and England.
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J. C. Jenkins
Interior Court
Philippines
Charles Stewart P Nbell
London Bankruptcy Court
Sir Evelyn Wood
Parnell
Archibald Delaney
Steward
Brown University
Delaney
Brown
BE. A. Burlingame
Providence
Augustus
Gaudens
Hanna
Cleveland
Derrick N. Lehmer
University of California
Carnegie Institute
W. L. Kellogg
Department of
Stanford University
Germany
Italy
England
Professor W F King Plans Alaskan Boundary Resurvey
Professor W F King the chief astronomer for the Canadian government is preparing to undertake the resurvey of the Alaskan boundary following the recent award by the Alaskan Commission. He will oversee the geodetic work and coordinate teams in mapping and verification along the disputed frontier.
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W. F. King
Alaskan Commission
Prisoners Scared in Police Station Fire Rescue
A basement fire at Somerville police station was discovered by Captain Perry. Janitor Frank Miller collapsed from smoke and was revived by a fireman. Four prisoners in cells were freed as the blaze grew, with damage estimated under $300.
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Somerville
Perry
Frank Miller
Miller
P. W. Skinner
Cambridge burglaries in daytime hit Harvard housing
Cambridge police report thousands of dollars in property stolen from houses over the past month. Chief Inspector Hurley and detectives have made several arrests and recovered items, but many cases remain unsolved. Students cited for leaving doors and windows open, with the fashionable district and dormitories heavily affected. Most thefts occurred during the day when residents were away.
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Cambridge
Hurley
Harvard
Brookline swimmers begin 4000 mile catboat trek to St Louis
Lionel B McKenzie and Fred Rechtler, Brookline Swimming Club leaders, launched yesterday from this city in a %-foot catboat. They plan a 4000 mile voyage via St Lawrence River Great Lakes Chicago River and Mississippi to reach St Louis by September. McKenzie is American champion diver and club president. Rechtler is captain and a strong middle distance swimmer.
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Joshua Slocum
Lionel B. McKenzie
Fred Rechtler
Brookline Swimming Club
St. Louis
St. Lawrence
Great Lakes
Chicago
Mississippi
McKenzie
Rechtler
Brewer plots to poison Baxter’s dog in a petty feud
In Blakeville a quarrel over Baxter’s barking hounds escalates when Jacob Brewer plans to poison the dog with strychnine. The plan backfires as the dog rejects the bait and his angora cat eats it, prompting Brewer to destroy the Bible and break a window in a rash bid for revenge.
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Brewer
Jacob
Jacob Brewer
Baxter
Xter
Arkansas
Scott
Blakeville
Angora
Dina
Early Marriages and the Working Class Dilemma
A reader argues that wages and living costs drive early marriages, citing Connecticut factories and Boston labor offices. The letter suggests supporting daytime shopping and voluntary store hours before 6 pm to help working people, urging public consideration and co operation.
Taxpayer Opposes Enlarging Suffolk County Courthouse
A Boston taxpayer urges the editor to oppose using public funds to enlarge the Suffolk courthouse. He argues the current space suffices and that only lawyers want expansion to boost business from outside counties.
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Suffolk County
Post
Boston
Suffolk
Movement for early Saturday store closing praised by Boston Post
The Boston Post praises the Church Alliance campaign for early closing of large stores on Saturdays. It calls the effort commendable and urges working people to aid the movement.
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Post
People’s Paper
The
Boston Post
Church Alliance
Ward 1 Councilman Objects to Street Loan
Peter F. M'Sorlopy of 122 Charles Street writes to deny reports that Ward 1 councilmen would back a street loan. He states he opposed the loan from its inception and clarifies his position to readers.
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M’sorley
Peter
Sorlopy
Charles Street
Girl killed on railroad tracks identified as Gretchen Fleig
Dorchester tragedy identified Gretchen Fleig of 70 Roseclair street by her mother after her body was found on the New Haven railroad near Crescent avenue. The case, detailed by Mrs Fleig, notes prior mental illness and repeated escapes from a Catholic Home in Roxbury, with police investigation ongoing.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford
Crescent Avenue
Dorchester
Gretchen Fileig
Roseclair Street
Post
Margaret Flieig
Roxbury
Gretchen
Cobb, Bates & Yerxa’s
Summer Street
Austin Farm
Boston Street
Schooner Charles A Hunt Sinks Off Halibut Point
In a June 2 gale at Halibut Point three miles off Rockport Maine the stone laden schooner Charles A Hunt of Stonington sank. Crew members swam for a lifeboat after the high wind and heavy sea drove the vessel to the bottom.
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Maine
Halibut Point
Rockport
Charles A. Hunt
Stonington
Cremation of Four Found in Kentucky Mountain Home
Report from Mayking Kentucky notes the cremation of a family of four after a house fire on Cumberland Mountain. Investigator Hiram Raleigh found Luther home ashes and the charred remains of the four occupants after visiting yesterday.
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Mayking
Cumberland Mountain
Hiram Raleigh
Luther
Metropolitan Store Chat Urges Customers to Inspect Goods and Compare
The article argues that many stores exaggerate claims and urges shoppers to extramine the goods. It notes Germany restricts business announcements to facts and questions how Boston could enforce similar honesty rules. It claims the Metropolitan Store’s value comes from real quality and consistent growth through customer scrutiny.
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Germany
Boston
Mad at Pastor A R Hilliard May Be Against Bell
New Britain Connecticut June 2 W C Hilliard commander of the defeat of Connecticut G A R today challenged the Rev Dr Bell pastor of the Methodist Church to prove a statement said to have been made in his pulpit on Sunday evening to Stanley Post 11 G A R calling veterans of the war the scum of the earth Hilliard says the charge is groundless as to New Britain and Torrington where Bell has recently preached
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Conn
C. Hilliard
Defoat
Connecticut
Bell
Methodist Church
Stanley Post
Hilliard
Torrington
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