Prominent Colorado Man Faces Two Breach of Promise Suits
Sam Strong of Colorado Springs is charged in Cripple Creek district court with breach of promise by Luella Vance of Goldfield seeking 250 000 and Nellie Lewis of Reading seeking 200 000. Strong defends he earned riches mining Cripple Creek and denies any rightful claim by the women despite their detailed travels and engagements.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Sam’ Strong
Cripple Creek
Luella Vance
Goldfield
Strong
Altman
Vence
Japan
Siberia
India
New York
West Forty-second Street
Nellie Lewis
Regina Neville
Sam” Strong
Sam’’ Strong
Colorado
Venice
Cesar
Cyrus
Hannibal
Baker's Wife Fasts to Drop Weight in Nyack
Mrs H Kolb wife of a local baker in Nyack New York began a voluntary fast February 22 to shed weight from 288 pounds. After six days she has lost about 4 pounds and three quarters despite lingering hunger. She drinks plenty of spring water and plans to continue until under 200 pounds. She works in her husband's bake shop surrounded by tempting foods.
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Nyack
N. Y
H. Kolb
Rathbun
Prominent man’s alleged promises cited by witnesses
Miss Vance recalls Stroney’s world tour promises while noting his 42 year old status. His first wife’s two children attend Indiana schools as the case unfolds and questions about his commitments are raised.
Eighteen Years Separated Woman Steps On Stage
Katharine McHale, separated from her parents since infancy, is invited on stage at the Victoria theater after entering with Miss Bailey. Alfred E. Aarons greets the pair at the door as Weber & Fields’s company resumes performances.
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Katie McHale
Miss Bailey
Bogus Deed Accusation Against George A Lyons
George A Lyons aged % living at 74 Huntington Avenue was arrested by Inspector Cleary and Officer Lynch for allegedly obtaining $1200 from Mary Cronan of 45 White Street Brookline with a forged deed. He sold land on Ashley Street Jamaica Plain for $4500, with Cronan paying $12 on account. Title checks showed Dominicus and Therese Bopp owned the property. they say Lyons had no authority.
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George A. Lyons
Huntington Avenue
Cleary
Tficer Lynch
Mary Croman
White Street
Brookline
Jaons
Mary
Ashley Street
Jamaica Plain
Filipinos Ambush Ten Cavalrymen Near San Fernando
A Manila despatch reports Filipinos ambushed ten men of the Third Cavalry escorting a provision train seven miles from San Fernando de la Union. One American died, four horses and provisions were seized, and insurgents entrenched nearby with an estimated eight hundred rebels. The Third Cavalry plans to drive them out.
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Washington
Manila
Third Cavalry
San Fernando de la Union
Alava
Ragay
Gulf of Liberate
Otis
War Department
Philippines
Tayabas
Judge approves 40 cent on dollar settlement plan
Judge Lowell grants a petition by Receiver Wing of Globe Bank to accept a compromise of 40 cents on the dollar for accounts due. The bank’s assets include five drafts drawn on Sprague Bros by P. Squire & Co totaling 185 7 00 dollars, accepted by Sprague Bros which are insolvent. The Comptroller of the Currency and Clearing House Association consent to the proposal and hold the collateral.
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Lowell
United States District Court
Globe Bank
Sprague A
E Bank
P. Squire & Co
Sprague Bros
Comptroller of
Clearing House Association
William Young Dies in South Boston Home
William Young a respected South Boston resident died yesterday at his home on 546 East Third Street. He was the brother-in-law of Alderman M. W. Norris and had lived in South Boston for 38 years. Formerly in California lumber business, he retired about ten years ago. Funeral is Saturday morning at Gate of Heaven Church.
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William Young
South Boston
East Third Street
Young
M. W. Norris
California
Gate of Heaven Church
Theologians at Dinner at Westminster Quarters
Professor H. G. Mitchell, noted for the Boston University School of Theology controversy, spoke at the Westminster dinner for the graduating class. He answered the toast The Old and the New and said he had prepared not to address the disputed doctrines.
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H. G. Mitchell
Boston University School of Theology
the Westminster
Dolls on View for Charity at Hotel Vendome Fair
A charitable doll fair at the Hotel Vendome raised funds for the Industrial School for Crippled and Deformed Children. Visitors browsed a world spanning 619 dolls, with prizes awarded for a decorated cake a mano cover and an automatic railway train. Remaining items move to 479 Commonwealth Avenue for viewing next Wednesday.
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Hotel Vendome
Massachusetts and
Huntington Avenues
E. R. Horton
D. Jordan
Stephen H. Bennett
South Pole
Bay Window
Boston
William Appleton
Bessie Rogers
H. B. King
School Board Expels Student Over Morality Concerns in Wilmington
In Wilmington on March 1 the school board's report warns of a lax moral climate affecting students. Arthur G Kidder, 17, was expelled after a note deemed improper. the case spurs a pending election and broader debate on parental vigilance and moral guidance. The board urges parents to monitor children's social contacts and conversations, stressing personal purity and discretion in evening activities.
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Wilmington
Arthur T. Bond
Arthur G. Kidde
Selectmen
Kidder
Board of Selectmen
James E. Kelley
The
Kidder Boy
the Post
Frank Kidder
Harland
Arthur O. Buck
Post
Bond
Huston Council Approves 12 Dollar Tax Limit
The city council passed a resolution favoring a twelve dollar limit on taxes. Legislative committees will review the measure today to determine implementation details and potential impacts on residents and departments.
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Council
Boston to join general tax law and street paving debate
Boston City Council unanimously endorsed joining Massachusetts general tax law setting city tax limit at $12 per $1000 and urged immediate action as hearing looms. The session also rejected a plan to form a joint committee to push an aldermanic order abolishing unpaid boards and debated asphalting Back Bay streets and funding.
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Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Committee On Taxation
Boston
Massachusetts
Kiley
Committee On Legislative Affairs and Taxation
O’brien
Board of Aldermen
Rainsford Island
Hart
H. H. Hunnewell
Back Bay
Arlington
Dartmouth
Marlboro Street
Charles River
Committee On Finance
Strikers Hold Ground as New England Granite Strike Near End
The New England granite cutters strike, begun yesterday under the national union, shows limited disruption. Barre Vermont workers accepted an eight hour day and 35 cents per hour, while Quincy firms held out for 338 cents per hour or an average like Barre, with a decision pending by the Granite Manufacturers Association. If Quincy stays idle, 6000 to 7000 journeymen may be affected, but early resumption seems likely across the region.
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New England
National Union
Barre
Boston
Quincy
New England Granite Manufacturers’ Association
Snowstorm Paralyzes New York Region With Record Depths
New York faces a major blizzard described as the heaviest in years, with Syracuse hit by 30 inches and Wayne county snowbound. Buffalo logs 18 inches, Rome Auburn and Malone report heavy totals, while trains run hours late and western/eastern mails are disrupted.
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New York
Syracuse
New York Central
Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg
Wayne County
Buffalo
Albany
Rome
Auburn
Malone
Rochester
Vessel Sighting Sparks Coast Wreck Alert near Seal Island
Reports from three ships near Seal Island, N. 8, indicate a coaster may have foundered in a gale or after a collision with a steamer. Wreckage sighted by unnamed crews suggests a serious maritime incident off Gloucester.
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Gloucester
Mass
Seal Island
Iron Workers Strike Over Wages In City
Iron workers totaling about eighty quit work yesterday as contractors in the city refused their demand for higher wages. The stoppage involves workers employed by leading contractors in the area.
Wreck on New Haven Line near East Longmeadow
Heavy rain caused washouts shutting three suburban streetcar lines and flooded the Longmeadow line with sand. A New York and New England passenger train derailed near East Longmeadow as Engineer Patrick J. Curley failed to see a washed culvert. He was injured. fireman Clark scratched. no passengers hurt.
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Springfield
Mass
Street Railway Company
Longmeadow
East Longmeadow
New York
Curley
Mremnan Clark
Mackey Sentenced After Ward 7 Campaign Circulars
Thomas Mackey, a former Ward 7 Aldermanic candidate, received a one month imprisonment from Judge Forsaith in the Municipal Criminal Court. He appealed and was held on $300 bail for the March term of the Superior Court. The case stemmed from a protracted political circular dispute involving anonymous leaflets about John Quinn.
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Thomas Mackey
Ferris Acquitted in Cambridge Stolen Property Case
In the Midnessex Superior Criminal Court at East Cambridge Judge Aiken ordered a not guilty verdict for Edward J. Ferris of Cambridge who faced a charge of receiving stolen property. Ferris was previously acquitted in a lower court. police then presented the matter to the grand jury.
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Midnessex
East Cambridge
Aiken
Edward J. Ferris
Cambridge
Ferris
Deep Snow Delays Vermont Trains and Freights
A March 1 report from Newport Vermont describes three feet of snow on a level. Passenger trains from north and south are hours late while all freight services are cancelled until the blockade is cleared.
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Newport
Wreck in washout delays Fitchburg freight
A west bound fast freight No 265 hit a washout near Shirley one mile east of town around 10 30 PM injuring Engineer E L Titus Conductor Charles Kultz and a brakeman named Willman Titus and Willman suffered minor injuries Kultz had knee injuries The wreck blocked both tracks and a wreck train began clearing the line after midnight with traffic halted until repairs are complete
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Fitchburg
Shirley
E. L. Titus
Charles Kultz
Willman
Kultz
Titus
Electric delivery wagons delivered to New England firm
The Columbia and Electric Vehicle Company of Hartford has delivered fifteen electric delivery wagons to the New England Electric Vehicle Transportation Company for Houghton & Dutton. The wagons, lighter yet sturdier than prior models, resemble horse-drawn ones and run about 2 1/2 miles per charge. Battery under the floor frees space, with a dustproof motor mounted on springs near the rear axle.
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Columbia and Electric Vehicle Company
Hartford
Reverend Brent Called to Springfield Pastorate
The Rev. Charles H. Brent, curate of St. Stephen's Church on Florence street, has received a call to a pastorate in Springfield, Ohio.
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Charles H. Brent
St. Stephen’s Church
Florence Street
Springfield
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