Jury Chooses Forbes Case Jury Handles Difficult Deliberations
The trial of Charles F. Forbes of Revere opened in Superior Criminal Court before Judge Schofield charged with assault with a revolver and robbery at the Boston Ice Company office in Revere. After a lengthy jury selection, evidence focused on Albert Ives identifying Forbes and the weapon draw, with cross examination revealing details of the confrontation and a letter Forbes sent to his mother.
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Charles F. Forbes
Revere
Superior Criminal Court
Schofield
Forbes
Albert BE Ives
Boston Ice Company
Joseph A. Dennison
Mr. Ives
Ives
Sughrue
Mr. Sughrue
Great Sky-Scraping Block Potential On Temple Corner
The Boston site at the corner of Washington Street and Temple Place, assessed at 1,085,000 with 8,650 feet of land, draws real estate buzz over a skyscraping block. Owner William O. Blake resists a single firm lease and favors a modern building with multiple small stores to boost returns amid rising downtown values.
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Temple Place
Washington Street
Boston
New York
William O. Blake
Blake
Elections in Company A Elects Two Lieutenants
Second Lieutenant Edward L. Logan of Company A Ninth Regiment M V M was elected first lieutenant by unanimous vote. First Sergeant Frederick C. Frost was chosen second lieutenant. Logan, son of Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence J. Logian, has militia service dating back years and served as regimental sergeant-major during the Spanish American War. He is a lawyer and Frost is a highly regarded NCO and expert rifleman who helped the company to victory on several occasions.
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Edward Ll. Logan
Ninth Regiment
Frederick C. Frost
Logan
Lawrence J. Logian
Frost
NO CHANGE IN TUG STRIKE AT BOSTON HARBOR
No apparent change in the 14 striking engineers at Boston Towboat Company while other area tugs handled harbor work. Suffolk tugs docked three ocean liners, including the Devonian and Michigan, with various crews assisting. Weather hinders coal and lumber schooners from the south and west, and coal receipts may fall as tugs from Bee Line and CNJ plans leave port, risking wider tie-ups of coal barges and more towboats.
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Boston Towboat Company
Commercial
Suffolk, Ross and Lewis
Suffolk
Dolphin
William H. Giallison
William E. Cleary
Leyland
Devonian
McConkey
Liverpool
New York
Lehigh Valley Railroad System
Bee Line
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
New England
Perth Amboy
Port Johnson
Delaware, Lackawannas& Hudson
Striking Montreal longshoremen reject settlement offers
At a Bonsecour market meeting the longshoremen refuse the shippers' terms lacking full union recognition and want the on duty wharf workers discharged. Five hundred heavy and five hundred small teamsters strike in sympathy, threatening cartage paralysis. Electrical workers pledge to strike if wharves get power. Militia may be deployed from nearby depots if no settlement soon.
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Montreal
Bonsecour
Toronto
Ont
Quebec City
St. John’s
Que
Emperor reviews Bersaglieri at Centocelle in rain
In Rome on May 4 due to heavy rains the military review for Emperor William was moved from the parade ground to Centocelle. The Emperor expressed keen interest in troop bearing and praised the Bersaglieri regiments for their performance.
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Rome
William
Centocelle
Campagna Romana
Bersaglieri
Greatest Flood Impacts Klondike Region and Bonza Creek
The Klondike region endures the most destructive flood in its history as Bonza Creek overruns cuts, sluices, and homes. Eldorado gusher melt swells the stream. Grand Forks main street floods. Dump piles worth millions in gold are undermined. locals evacuate to higher ground. recovery appears impractical.
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Tacoma
Wash
Klondike
Bonza Creek
Eldorado
Grand Fords
Iron Ox Tablets touted as liver tonic and gentle laxative
A long promotional passage extols Iron-Ox Tablets for biliousness, liver regulation, digestion aid, and natural, non habit forming toning. It cautions against purgatives and liquor-based tonics, notes price and availability, and names The Iron-Ox Remedy Co. Detroit. It is followed by a court report about Mary, a habitual offender, and Winifred La Course facing punishment for immoral conduct and related charges in Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron-Ox Remedy Co
Detroit
Mich
Two Divorce Courts Begin Wife of Re v Levi B Blackford Gets Decree
The divorce court opened in two sessions with Judges Fessenden and Holmes. Eliza B. Blackford sought dissolution, citing her husband Levi B. Blackford’s past conduct in the Universalist Church noted in Waltham and elsewhere. Decree nisi granted. other cases include Annie J L Kelley, Thomas, and multiple separations for cruelty and infidelity.
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Levi B. Blackford
Fessenden
Holmes
Universalist
Waltham
Eliza B. Blackford
Dayton
Albany
Boston
Blackford
Annie JL. Kelley
Thomas
Metropolitan Construction Company
Calvary
Libellant
Ada Russell
Lynn Shoe Troubles in the Equity Session
The Superior Court heard contempt proceedings arising from an injunction Harney Bros filed against I Boynton Armstrong and Cutters Union members. Ernest Dow and Matthew Haggarty are accused of participating in an assault on Harney workers. Dow attended the hearing. adjourned to Wednesday.
Gardner Greene Hammond's Will Probate Granted in Beacon Court
Judge McKim ruled Gardner Greene Hammond formerly of Beacon Street resided here, not Connecticut, so his will should be probated in this court. The will was admitted.
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McKim
Gardner Greene Hammon
Beacon Street
Connecticut
Estate Details From 1890 Will Include Grandson Bequest
The 1890 will, dated June 6, notes the testator remarried in 1891 and leaves $1000 to grandson William Appleton. The remainder goes to sons Gardner G. Hammond Jr., Edward C., Charles M., and daughters Susan H. Edwards and Mary C. Brooks. Estate valued at $300,000.
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William Appleton
Gardner G. Hammond, Jr
Edward C
Charles M
Susan H. Edwards
Mary C. Brooks
Edward leaves Paris for Cherbourg amid 100 guns
King Edward departed from the Invalides station before noon amid booming salutes and an immense crowd. The departure ceremonies matched the grandeur of his arrival, with elaborate displays and enthusiastic public acclaim marking the scene in Paris on May 4.
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Paris
Edward
the Invalides
Cherbourg
Triscuit Promoted As Healthful and Delicious Biscuit
Hear grocers advertise Triscuit as a healthful outdoorsy snack that pleases the palate and nourishes the system. The claim likens it to a tasty treat while promoting wholesome qualities.
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Pettijohns
Acyn
Kaiser
Vorenbergs Zug Store
AL Setioten Tawra
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Elm Sts
Bryany
Dawson
Louse Town
Baker
Cambridge Street
Mary
Winifred la Course
Gloucester
Battery Street
la Course
House of Correction
Charles E. Hires
Malvern Pa
Nettie Willis
W. D. Willis
Russell
Miss Russell
Willis
Ellen McGrath
James
Oswego
N. Y
South Hanson
Payvis Dunpay
Frank
San Francisco
United States Army
Mabelle L. Coon
Floyd C
Gertrude B. Stevens
Howard E
Lucy J. McCombie
William P
Annie M. Schmidt
Joseph
Schneider
Gardner Greene Hammond
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