Bishop Bowman Dies At 97 In Orange New York
Bishop Thomas Bowman former president of De Pauw University died at his daughter's home in Orange New York aged 97. He was described as the patriarch of American Methodism and the grand old man of the church with 61 years in active service and 24 years as bishop. He also served as Senate chaplain for one year and knew Abraham Lincoln.
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Thomas Bowman
de Pauw University
Bowman
America
Bishop Bowman Led Century of Methodist Service
Sixty one years of Dr Bowman life were spent in active church work making him the longest serving continuous church worker He never took a vacation Thirty seven years were spent in preaching and teaching and 24 as a bishop His ministry began in 1839 In 1848 he founded and became president of Dickinson Seminary Williamsport Penn Later he led De Pauw University He served as U S Senate chaplain 1864 65 and met Abraham Lincoln Bowman traveled over 10000 miles visiting Methodist churches in Mexico India China and Japan He dedicated more than 1100 churches and attended every conference in his active years His later years were spent near his daughter Mrs Caldwell wife of the Wells Fargo Express Company Besides Mrs Caldwell the bishop is survived by several children including Mrs George P Smith Theodore G Bowman Charles Thomas Bowman F B Bowman and Co B Bowman Three days before Lincoln was assassinated Bowman warned Lincoln of the threat against him Lincoln dismissed it as unlikely.
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United States Senate
Lincoln
Booth
Bowman
Dickinson Seminary
Williamsport
Penn
de Pauw University
Abraham Lin
Mexico
India
China
Japan
B. Caldwell
Wells Fargo Express Company
Besdes
Caldwell
George P. Smith
Baltimore
Teodore G. Bowman
Los Angeles
Harles
Thomas Bowman
St. Louis
F. B. Bowman
Denver
Co. B. Bowman
Tennessee
Actor James K Hackett Set To Inherit Large Estate
New York March 3 Mrs Minnie Hackett Trowbridge dies at 72 Park Avenue after a stroke. By law Hackett, as her uncle and nearest kin, stands to receive the bulk of an estate valued near 2.5 million dollars though the will was not altered and others may gain a share under the residuary provision.
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New York
Minnie Hackett Trowbridge
Park Avenue
James K. Hackett
Hackett
A. Oakie Hall
George Peabody Wetmore
United States
Rhode Island
Alice Ketéltas
James. Clancy
16-Year-Old Girl Shot In Front Of Home In North Adams
Grace Reagan aged 16 was shot at her East Main street home in North Adams. A corset steel deflected the bullet and saved her life. James Deery aged 19 is under arrest charged with the shooting.
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North Adams
Grace Reagan
East Main Street
James Deery
Eight-Year-Old Boy Drowned in Southbridge Canal
Theodore Duquette, 8, son of Mr and Mrs George Duquette, drowned this afternoon in the local canal while playing on the ice with companions in Southbridge.
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Southbridge Southbridge
Theodore Duquette
George Duquette
Wager Suit Tests Historic Triple Recovery Law
Edward A Brady vs William H McInerney filed yesterday in Superior Court challenges an archaic rule allowing any party to sue for triple the bet when a win is declared. The case calls Chapter 99 Section 1 of the statute books into question as it goes to trial.
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Edward A. Brady
William H. McInerney
Superior Court
Wagers tied to World Series spark suit in Boston
Brady son of Edward Brady of Melrose sues McInerney liquor dealer at 159 Summer Street for 9000 alleging bets on World Series games October 7 9 and 10 with Philadelphia the winner. Suit relies on old statute threefold damages. law dates to 1736. Carver Wardner Cavanaugh Walker represent Brady and Robert Homans for McInerney.
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Edward Brady
Melrose
Devonshire Street
McInerney
159
Summer Street
New York Giants
Philadelphia Athletics
McInereny
Philadelphia
Boston
Carver, Wardner, Cavanaugh & Walker
Robert Homans
Dramatic Massachusetts Divorce Case Stuns East Cambridge Court
The Rantoul divorce hearing ends a dramatic day as Chester Chapin Rumrill admits a close relationship with libellant Lois Burnett Rantoul and kisses were exchanged. The defense rests after a tense afternoon session and Lois Burnett Rantoul testifies in rebuttal. Lawyers call it a historic moment in Massachusetts divorce history.
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Rantoul
Lois Burnett Rantoul
Chester Chapin Rumrill
Massachusetts
East Cambridge
Court hears climactic testimony in Burrill case
After eight days of hearings with scores of witnesses the trial nears its climax as Mrs Rantoul admits loving Chester Chapin Burrill during her marriage. The courtroom fills beyond capacity as Burrill testifies amid intense public interest and legal maneuvering.
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Sons and Daughters
Rantoul
Chester Chapin Burrill
Rurrill
Threats by suffragists pit party in suffrage push
Washington lawmakers heard all sides of the woman suffrage question as Mrs Crystal Eastman Benedict and Mrs Mary Beard challenged the Democratic party warning that 4,000,000 women in suffrage states would punish the party if the constitutional amendment failed.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Crystal Eastman Benedict
Mary Beard
New York
Democratic Party
Women Vote Constitutional Right Claim Stirs Hearings
Anti suffragists warn of harm to women and nation as hearings close Dr Mary Walker argues women already possess voting rights under the Constitution. Senate debate on the amendment continues with suffragists divided.
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Mary Walker
Senate
Home Rule To Be Debated In House Of Commons Monday
Premier Asquith announced that the second reading of the home rule for Ireland bill will be debated next Monday in the House of Commons. He said he would also make his promised statement on concessions to Ulster and noted arrangements guarantee completion of financial business by March 1.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
Ulster
Car Cuts Leg Off Woman of 60 Years
Miss Alice A. Smith, 60, companion to Mrs. George French of 40 Strathmore road Brookline, was run down by an electric car at Beacon Sumet and Strathmore road last evening. She alighted from one car and while crossing the tracks was struck by another, likely causing the loss of a leg.
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Alice A. Smith
George French
Strathmore Road
Brookline
Beacon Sumet
Miss Smith
Carranza pressured as British policies discuss Benton incident
British Minister Sir Lionel Carden meets President as Sir Edward Grey outlines policy in Benton case. Carranza blocks the Benton investigating board by order while Huerta demands 5000 refugees be released and threatens habeas corpus action. A new note to Carranza from Washington concerns a Spanish subject.
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Lionel Carden
Mexico
Edward Grey
Benton
House of Commons
Carranza
Huerta
Carranza Orders Benton Inquiry in Mexico
A commission to investigate the Benton case was appointed by General Carranza after a cabinet session in Nogales Sonora. The Benton death in Juarez drew heavy attention from Carranza and advisers as U S policy signals increased pressure to enforce Monroe Doctrine principles toward both federals and constitutionalists. President Wilson during talks with Sir Lionel Carden warned Carranza that U S supervision over Mexican affairs will continue and patience with delays will end.
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Sonora
Benton
Carranza
Juarez
William S. Benton
Washington
United States
Mexico
Wilson
Lionel Carden
Moon Phases and Historic Anniversaries Noted
The notice lists calendar items including moon phase details, times for Portland and Gloucester events, and Easter timing. It marks anniversaries such as William Penn's grant in 1681 and Dorchester Heights possession in 1776, plus Vermont's 1761 admission and poet Guy Wetmore Carryl's birth in 1873.
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William Penn
Pennsylvania
Dorchester Heights
Vermont
Guy Wetmore Carry
President Wilson
Weather outlook for New England with fair skies
Washington forecast notes fair weather for northern New England on Wednesday with possible rain or snow in Maine and fair conditions Thursday. Southern New England remains fair Wednesday and Thursday with moderate northwest winds.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Maine
Eat at Boutelle's 63 Cornhill Menu Ad
Local dining page advertises daily specials at Boutelle's 63 Cornhill. Highlights include boiled chicken halibut or baked country sausage with banana fritters and a roast native chicken dinner every night.
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Boutelle
Cornhill
President to urge toll repeal at joint session
President Wilson will address Congress to seek repeal of the Panama Canal act toll exemption for coastwise shipping. He argues Congress should restore Hay-Paunceforte treaty obligations, contending they were violated by the act.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
White House
President presses repeal of tolls exemption on Panama canal
The President argues the United States must honor the Hay Pauncefote treaty and reject the exemption on tolls. He warns European nations see the U S as breaking treaties and plans a Congress message to push repeal. Senate canal committee split with O Gorman opposing but White House expects bicameral repeal with Republican and Democratic support.
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Wilson
House
Congress
Panama
O’gorman
Interoceanic Canals Committee
White House
Two Women Hurt as Light Pole Falls on Brookline Street
Miss Mary Conway of Roxbury received a glancing back blow from a broken electric light pole and Miss Catherine Tobin of Roxbury suffered cuts to face and hands when the pole near Chase Express Company on Washington Street Brookline Village broke after a collision between an auto truck and an automobile last night around 8 30.
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Mary Conway
Sachem Street
Roxbury
Catherine Tobin
Calumet Street
Chase Express Company
Washington Street
Brookline Village
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