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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1903

Page

10

Newport Man Dies After Bar Fight

John H. Sullivan 38, a Newport blacksmith, died from injuries after a bar room altercation. Dennis J. Dooley, who admitted striking him in what he says was self defense, was arraigned for manslaughter with bail set at 109000. Police noted odd clothing arrangement and questioned whether Sullivan died in the saloon or alley.

Newport R. I John H. Sullivan West Broadway Dennis J. Dooley Sullivan Dooley

People's Choral Union Presents Sixth Annual Concert

The People's Choral Union under Samuel W. Cole gave its sixth annual concert at Symphony Hall with the Boston Festival Orchestra. Soloists included Mrs Kileski Bradbury Alice Stanaway Clarence Shirley and Leverett Merrill. The program featured Paine's cantata The Nativity and Kelley Whitman death poem setting. Audience praise followed an effectively conducted performance by Cole.

The People’s Choral Union Symphony Hall Samuel W. Cole J. K. Paine Mozart Captain Edgar Stillman Kelley Lord Weber Mrs. Kileski Bradbury Alice Mabel Stanaway Clarence B. Shirley Leverett B. Merrill Jennie Weller Edith H. Snow Boston Festival Orchestra John W. Crowley Professor Paine Whitman Abraham Lincoln Cole Choral Union

Duchess of Marlborough Recovers From Illness

Court society reports the Duchess of Marlborough has fully recovered from a head and throat catarrh after another Vienna medical visit. She is expected to appear prominently in the spring season's social gayeties.

London Court Society Duchess of Marlborough Vienna

Rescued From Gas Leak At Nar Ragansett Electric Building

Providence report details Joseph Anderson 24 and Hmil Johnson 2 rescued from asphyxiation on Manchester street. They said gas was off when they retired but their room gas cock was found nearly half open.

Providence Joseph Anderson Hmil Johnson Boston Narragansett Electric Lighting Company Manchester Street Elm Street

Adams Defends Cattle With Shotgun Remark

South Lincoln March 22. Charles Francis Adams defends cattle saying a shotgun may be used if necessary to protect livestock. He criticizes Secretary Wilson's remarks on illegal killings by the bureau of animal industry during epizootic concerns. Townspeople support his bold stand amid local uproar.

South Lincoln Charles Francis Adams Post Wilson Twentieth Century Club Boston Bureau of Animal Industry

Adams Herd Stand Against Slaughter in Foot and Mouth Case

Mr Adams resists authorities order to slaughter his cattle over foot and mouth disease. Secretary Wilson plans to review the matter while Dr Peters considers action. Rumors claim Adams has letters from veterinarians and supporters threaten a meeting to condemn Wilson. A South Lincoln confrontation is implied if outsiders attempt herd destruction.

Adams Wilson Dr. Peters

Charlestown Woman Mary Dobbyn Honored for Bravery

Mrs. Mary E. Dobbyn wife of Police Sergeant Dobbyn received a silver medal from the Massachusetts Humane Society for saving Miss Catherine A. Mahoney of Cambridge from drowning at Milton New Hampshire on August 27. Dobbyn as a youth rescued a companion from a fire in Rutherford Avenue Charlestown showing coolness and rapid action.

The Massachusetts Humane Society Mary E. Dobbyn Dobbyn Catherine A. Mahoney Cambridge Milton N. H

Who Is the Woman in Fall River Riddle Case

A unknown young woman, 35, 5 feet 3 inches, entered Union Hospital 16 days ago and cannot identify herself. She calls herself Lilian Angel but that is not her name. Monogram at on clothing and silver items. Police describe refinement and wealth, wearing a black skirt blue satin jacket white silk waist with pearl buttons and a velvet hat trimmed with beaver fur.

Fall River Union Hospital Lillian Angel

Woman Burns Die After Oil Ignites Fire

Mrs Kazimer Wyworski attempted to pour oil on a coal fire and the ensuing explosion set her clothing ablaze. She suffered fatal burns, and her husband, trying to extinguish the flames, was severely burned.

Chicopee Kazimer Wyworski

Miss Rose Carroll Dies From Fire Burns In Accident

North Attleboro reports Miss Rose Carroll died from burns received when a kerosene lamp fell onto a stove igniting oil and flames that spread to her clothing while she cooked.

North Attleboro Rose Carroll

Rich Oil Strike Reported in Dublin Ireland

Dublin March 22 There is excitement over experts testifying to the value of an oil strike near Mountjoy square. It is claimed Standard Oil of Rockefeller offers for the deposit. Dr Beverton Redwood says the flow is a fine nearly white paraffinic liquid not crude oil. It was found in the basement of 100 Summerhill on sloping ground above surrounding level.

Dublin Mountjoy Square Rockefeller Standard Oil Company Beverton Redwood Summerhill

Peace Signed In Uruguay Ends Short Revolt

Montevideo reports peace signed today between the Uruguayan government and rebels after a week long uprising that began March 16 in Rivera Flores and Maldonado. Government protests Brazilian incursions into Rito Grande province and four delegates were sent to negotiate a settlement. Rebels numbered about eight thousand were from the white party opposed to Ordonez and Cuestas era appointments.

Montevideo Brazil Rito Grande Rivera Flores Maldonado Ordonez Cuestas Uruguay

Head Sets Tone in American Girls Says Paris Observer

Paris dispatch quotes Pierre de Coulvain on American women saying the head rules over the heart in the Anglo Saxon type while the Latin heart dominates. He notes American girls blend grace beauty and intelligence and reach full development by listening to the heart and performing loving duties.

Paris Pierre de Coulvain Jaove

Masked robbers gun down passenger during LA rail hold up

Three masked men halted a car on the Los Angeles Pacific line near Sawtelle last night. A pistol duel with passenger C W Henderson preceded a volley that killed H A Griswold and wounded three others, as robbers fled after wasting ammunition and a $100 reward was offered for each suspect.

Los Angeles Cal Santa Monica C. W. Henderson H. A. Griswold Manson Sawtelle Griswold

Schwab to Visit Pittsburg Amid Jones & Laughlin Talks

The Gazette reports that Charles M. Schwab, president of United States Steel, will visit Pittsburg to advance negotiations for acquiring Jones & Laughlin Steel Company mills furnaces and coal and ore lands. A plan for cash heavy payment is cited with a possible price around 60 million dollars. Schwab is expected to inspect Jones & Laughlin plants and stay through Tuesday.

Pittsburg Penn Charles M. Schwab United States Steel Corporation Jones & Laughlin Steel Company Jones & Laughlin Company Schwab

Guests of Mrs Gardner from The Hague at the Vendome

Mrs H Sues-Artz and Mrs Charles P Gruppe from The Hague Holland are at the Vendome. They were received Sunday with General Benjamin J Viljoen late of the South African burgher forces at Mrs Jack Gardner's palace where they admired the art treasures.

H. Sues-Artz Charles P. Gruppe Hague Holland Vendome Benjamin J. Viljoen Jack Gardner

Virginia Pair Signs Curious Marriage Contract

An unusual marriage in Woodstock Virginia linked a Calvary man Lemuel Borden and Amanda Caroline Deer of Montezuma Indiana. They married after a correspondence begun by a matrimonial paper and signed a contract limiting fire in the home and requiring prudent care when either is absent.

Woodstock Lemuel Borden Calvary Shenandoah County Amanda Caroline Deer Montezuma Park County Ind Borden Deer

Back Bay Thieves Take Jewelry In Friday Burglary

William Brennan of 20 Scotia street reported his apartments entered Friday night and a lady's gold watch and a gold ring with diamond setting were stolen by a man who called to hire a room. Miss May Achorn of 48 Turner street says burglars ransacked her apartments and took a gold watch a gold neck chain and a gold ring. The entrance to the first floor suite was gained by forcing the kitchen window between 8 30 p m and 10 p m Friday.

William Brennan Scotia Street May Achorn Turner Street

Boston Heiress Weds Whiskey Exec Against Parents’ Objection

Miss Edna Double daughter of Boston cotton goods magnate George T. Double marries Adolf Lee Wirth director of the whiskey trust and vice president of Consumers' Yeast Company after elopement in New York. The bride's mother alleges hypnotic influence. couple defend their two year romance as love. They eloped at the Little Church Around the Corner. scene in Waldorf lobby followed.

New York Munich Bavaria Edna Double George T. Double Boston Adolf Lee Wirth Whiskey Trust Consumers’ Yeast Company Northwest Wirth Houghton Waldorf-Astoria Mr. Wirth Mr. Double West Seventy-first Street Double

Fishermen Missing After Fog Strands Crew at Sea

In dense fog four crewmen are missing from the Provincetown schooner as it returns to T wharf with its ensign at half mast. Skipper Tony Silva searched the area but could not locate the men who hauled trawks when they drifted off course. The sea was calm and the missing crew may have rowed ashore or been picked up by another fisherman.

Provincetown Joseph P. Johnson T Wharf Tony Silva

Discarded Krag Rifles Headed to Massachusetts Militia

Adjutant-General Dalton notes a War Department telegram saying Krag-Jorgensen magazine rifles will be ready for issue to the Massachusetts militia after the current weapons are inspected by army officers. The process will delay distribution to late in the year, as officers assess quantities needed for the upcoming issue. Some states oppose the move, arguing the Krag rifles are now obsolete.

Dalton War Department Massachusetts Militia Army

Harvard Yale 18th Annual Debate Tonight at Sanders Theatre

The 18th annual Harvard Yale debate is scheduled for tonight in Sanders Theatre Cambridge. Harvard team includes debaters F. B. Wagner I. J. Grossman and R. L. V. Lyman 08 while Yale presents R. W. Ewell 08 Alan Fox and C. D. Lockwood 3L.

Harvard Yale Sanders Theatre Cambridge Crimson F. B. Wagner J. Grossman R. L. V. Lyman R. W. Ewell Alan Fox C. D. Lockwood

Doctors Save Man at Relief Station After Breakfast Choke

John Murphy a 35 year old Snow's Stable employee on Travers street nearly choked to death Sunday morning. Drs Staples and Daly of the Relief station responded with the ambulance and saved him before carrying him to the hospital where his recovery is expected.

Drs. Staples Daly John Murphy Murphy Snow Travers Street

Compromise of 250000 Reported in Fair Case

San Francisco reports persistent rumors of a settlement in the Fair estate case with heirs of James G. Fair offering 250000 to the heirs of Mrs. Charles L. Fair and acceptance indicated. Newmarket New Jersey sightings note Abe Nelson and William Smith denying discussion, while a family friend questions the accord and mentions ongoing negotiations.

San Francisco James G. Fair Charles L. Fair New York Newmarket N. J Abe Nelson William Smith Charles Fair

Free Offer on Refrigerators to Attract Buyers

The ad asserts good refrigerators are the best and offers a liberal deal to induce purchases. It emphasizes not using extravagant claims but better inducements than competitors to attract customers.

Robbers of Bank Caught at Granville Ferry

Halifax Nova Scotia report says a Bridgetown led posse captured two robbers who blew open the Union Bank of Halifax agency at Granville Ferry and recovered 3100. The six armed men surrounded a barn where the suspects surrendered and were found with revolvers dynamite caps knives and drills. only 5 in cash remained.

Halifax Anderson Bridgetown Union Bank of Granville Ferry

Memorial services for Arioch Wentworth held in Dover

Memorial services in honor of Arioch Wentworth of Boston were held at the Wentworth Home for Aged People in Dover March 22. Colonel Daniel Hall presided and introduced speakers including Dr. E. A. Hoyt and several area pastors from Portsmouth, First Parish, Washington Street, St. Johns M E, Central Avenue Baptist, and Congregational Somersworth.

E. S. Tasker St. John’s M. E E. P. Churchill Central Avenue Baptist Church Dr. Hyde Congregational Church Somersworth

Rigo and Princess Set to Sail for South America

Paris reports Rigo and Princess Chimay Clara Ward plan a migration to Latin America to earn a living. With money short, Rigo will play his violin while the couple seeks new reception away from North America after poor receptions in Paris and Madeira. They envy the fame of Giron and the Princess of Saxony.

Paris Rigo Chimay Clara Ward South America North America Madeira Canary Duces Latin America Giron Saxony

Prince Chimay Stars in Aristocrats Circus Benefit

Prince Chimay and other nobles performed at a charity event in Brussels described as the "circus of aristocrats." The prince showcased dog training while fellow nobles aided acts with horses goats cats and donkeys. Count aoultremont, senior marshal to the King, received praise for his role.

Brussels Clara Ward Prince Chimay Tage Count Aoultremont Advan

Hawthorne Granddaughter to Wed Dr William Deming in New York

Miss Imogen Hawthorne, daughter of Mr and Mrs Julian Hawthorne and granddaughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne, will wed Dr William Champion Deming of West Chester New York on April 15 at the Swedenborgian Church of the New Jerusalem East Thirty fifth Street. Hildegarde Hawthorne will be maid of honor and sisters Gwendolen and Beatrix Hawthorne are bridesmaids. Deming's best man is cousin Alfred Demont Schermerhorn with ushers J F B Hawthorne Henry A Hawthorne and Frederick L Hawthorne.

New York Imogen Hawthorne Julian Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne William Champion Deming West Chester N. Y Dr. Deming Alfred Dgmont Schermerhorn Messrs J. F. B. Hawthorne Henry A. Hawthorne Frederick L. Hawthorne

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Gale & Kent Court Street Lincoln Mr. Adams Mr. Wilson South Charlestown Rutherford Avenue Liamh Boston Mass Head Jones & Laughlin Sues-Artz Gruppe General Viljoen Virginia Rubber Sree Tai Mai Sant Back Bay Miss Double Adolph Lee Wirth Tremont Street Wentworth Services Dover, N. H Princess Hawthorne the Plimpton- Hervey CO Reliable House Furnish Union St Faneuil Hall
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