Bigelow Case Again Delayed Trial in Middlesex Court
Miss Mary E Bartlett seeks 175000 from the estate of Dr Henry J Bigelow for alleged breach of contract after claims of promised codicil support. Executors include Dr William S Bigelow and Edward W Hooper. Harvard University ties noted. Bigelow credited with anesthesia discovery and ether anesthesia pioneering.
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Mary E. Bartlett
Henry J. Bigelow
Middlesex County Superior
East Cambridge
Saint
Miss Bard
Haverhill
Dr. Bow
Miss Bartlett
Dr. Bigelow
Harvard
Massachusetts
Japan demands larger indemnity over Manchuria coastline
Japan replies to protests by Russia France and Germany over Leao Tong peninsula by promising to renounce most of Manchuria after China ratifies the Shimonoseki peace treaty while retaining Port Arthur to Talien. In exchange Japan seeks a much larger indemnity, and reports of any contrary stance are denied.
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Rio
Japan
Russia
France
Germany
China
Leaotong Peninsula
Shimonoseki
Manchuria
Port Arthur
Talien
Fleet Left Under Sealed Orders at Yokohama
Russian warships at treaty ports have sailed with sealed orders. It is not expected the peace treaty will be ratified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Japan
Chinese Japanese plenipotentiaries to exchange ratifications
The Chinese and Japanese plenipotentiaries are expected in CHEFOO next Wednesday to exchange ratifications of the treaty. John W. Koster, the American adviser to the Chinese commissioners, will accompany them.
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Chefoo
China
John W. Koster
English Leaders Seek Peace Over Japan Russia Crisis
In London on May 5 leaders from both parties privately doubt England would join Japan in any war against Russia. The foreign office focuses on peace talks to resolve disputed points as Russian press threats loom, echoing Sir Charles Dilke on strained relations without actual war.
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London
England
Japan
Russia
Charles Dilke
Norway to buy torpedoes to defend Oslo harbor
Reports from Christiania say the defense committee ordered torpedoes from Germany to protect Oslo harbor if Sweden's fleet attacks. The funding comes from money subscribed by Norwegian women for national defense.
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Berlin
Christiania
Stockholm
Norway
Sweden
Christiania Defence Committee
Germany
Death of Lord Selborne at Blackmoor Petersfield
Lord Selborne Roundel Palmer died yesterday at his country seat Blackmoor Petersfield after a long illness. Born November 27, 1812, he entered Parliament in 1852 and held offices including solicitor general attorney general and lord chancellor. He advised Britain at Geneva arbitration in 1871 and left the Liberal party over Home Rule in 1886 joining Liberal-Unionists.
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London
Lord Selborne
Blackmoor
Petersfield
Roundel Palmer
Earl of Selborne
Great Britain
Geneva
Gladstone
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Blood Purifier
An advertisement urges readers to cleanse and purify their blood for health in summer. It claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cleanses fatigue, improves appetite, and restores restful sleep by purifying the blood.
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Hood
Walcott Hotel Bar Raided Seizing 75 Gallons Alcohol
Captain Brown and his squad raided Walcott's Hotel at City Point after repeated warnings. About seventy five gallons of liquor and bar paraphernalia were seized. proprietors Sutliff & Co. face license loss. Two men, Garey and Guinn, were arrested and jailed at Station 12.
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Brown
Hquor
Walcott's
City Point
East Sixth Street
James B. Sutliff
Walcott’s
Captain Brown
Lee
Moore
Green
Searles
Saxton
Greeley
Augusta
Andrew J. Garey
Compton Street
Arthur Quinn
Stamford Street
Garey and
Guinn
Sutliffe & Co
Gresham Improves After Pleural Treatment
Washington May 5 Secretary Gresham rests easier tonight with reduced pain after doctors switched treatment from gall stones to pleurisy. Yet he remains very ill with deep weakness from the disease. When able to travel he will be taken to French Lick Springs Indiana for further care.
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Washington
Gresham
French Lick Springs
Indiana
Protecting Foreigners in Far East Tensions Escalate
Despatches from Hong Kong report a serious situation in Formosa with British and German marines landed at Anping to safeguard foreigners. British sailors patrol Taku Harbor as black flags heighten anxiety while fears rise over Russia Japan tensions affecting Hong Kong.
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London
Hong Kong
Formosa
Anping
Taku Harbor
Russia
Japan
Insurgents Surrender Near Madrid Amid Pressed For Provisions
Despatches from Havana report insurgents under pressure in Cuba. They describe leaders Aramburo and Vega surrendering to Spanish authorities as supplies run low and morale falters.
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Madrid
Havana
Aramburo
Vega
Tragic Murder of Amy Thill Ties In With Gibson Book
New York May 5 Charles Dana Gibson used photographs of murdered model Amy Thill for Hobart Chatfield-Taylor's book. Thill, about twenty, lived quietly at 15 West Twenty fourth Street with a troubled suitor Jack Bigelow who killed her and then shot himself. Bigelow, from a respectable family, suffered chronic mental illness tied to earlier hospitalizations and a severe childhood illness.
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New York
Charles Dana Gibson
Hobart Chatfield- Taylor
Amy Thill
Alice
Marie
Gibson
Sidney Drew
Amy
Jack Bigelow
Minneapolis
Bigelow
Sidney R. Drew
Bloomingdale
Middletown
Hartford
Fort Hamilton
Albert M. Bigelow
Morristown
N. J
Miss Thill
Rose Dalrymple
Sunday Post proves a brisk seller across Boston area
News dealers report strong demand for the 3-cent Sunday Post with many selling out by noon. A. H. Gordon and Bendahan Bros. rushed orders, while others like Bolan Bros. and B. J. Carr moved large quantities. Power Bros. touts a big uptick in sales since the paper’s debut.
South Boston Posts Show Surge After New 3 Cent Price
In South Boston district agencies report sharp rises in Sunday Post sales after the 3 cent price launch. John McLoud on Emerson street sold heavily as did Dwyer’s on D street and A S Pike at Broadway and Dorchester, with many counters emptied and some dealers unable to fill demand.
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Boston
Sunday Post
John McLoud
Emerson Street
Dwyer
News
D Street
Presbyterians face Briggs case as 107th assembly opens
The 107th general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States meets May 16 at Third Presbyterian Pittsburg to mark the 25th anniversary of the churches' reunion. Conservatives and liberals clash over moderator candidates Dr Beecher or Dr Alexander for liberals and Dr Robert Russell Booth for conservatives, with Briggs's deposition and clerical affiliations a major undercurrent.
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Pittsburg
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church In
United States of America
Third Presbyterian Church
Briggs
Presbyterian Church
Union Theological Seminary
Beecher
Auburn
N. Y
George Alexander
New York City
Alexander
Briggs Party
New York
Robert Russell Booth
Booth
Episcopal Church
Income Tax Rehearing Timeline In Federal Court
Chief Justice Fuller and others plan a reargument on the income tax, addressing rents, state and municipal bonds and other disputed points. Justice Jackson will join after argument, with likely completion by midweek. Guthrie, Choate, Olney, and Whitney expected to appear for the opponents and government respectively.
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Washington
Fuller
Justice Jackson
Nashville
W. D. Guthrie
Joseph H. Choate
Olney
Whitney
Reception for Mrs Annie Jenness Miller at Parker House
About fifty ladies attended a Pharmacy Fair management reception honoring Mrs Annie Jenness Miller at the Parker House Saturday from 5 to 7. Guests included Mrs Marion A. McBride and Miss Laura Giddings with a display of attire by Miller and others. the American Wringer Co. advertised wringers and repair services at 18 Broadway Extension.
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Pharmacy Fair Management
Annie Jenness Miller
Parker House
Marion A. McBride
Grace Marguerite Hurd
Ivah Dunklee
Hal Foster Harrington
McBride
Miller
Laura Giddings
Helen M. Winslow
Grace LeBaron Upham
Mrs. Miller
Miss Giddings
Somerville
James W. Cartwright
Mary L. Swallow
Miss Peck
Wiles
Royal Whiton
May Alden Ward
Miss
American Wringer Co
Broadway
Kearsarge Naval Veterans to Hear Genesee Stories
At the Kearsarge Association of Naval Veterans meeting Armorer Mark Hayes and ex Sailmaker William Nolan will recount experiences on the Genesee tied to the gunboat Kineo during Forts St Philip and Jackson passage. The Navy Yard commandant refused extra Marine escort duty on Memorial Day yet every volunteer offered.
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Kearsarge Association of Naval Veterans
Mark Hayes
William Nolan
Genesee
Kineo
St. Philip
Jackson
Mississippi
Navy Yard
Marine Corps
New Division of Ancient Order of Hibernians Formed
County President W. J. Cronin organized a new Division 30 of the A. O. H. in Roxbury at Goldsmith Hall. James R. Curry, vice president of Division 16, Roxbury, is founder. Patrick O. O Mahony named president of a promising directory. plan to locate in the South End with a committee to secure quarters.
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Ancient
Order of Hibernians
W. J. Cronin
East Boston
Goldsmith Hall
Tremont
Parker Streets
Roxbury
James R. Curry
Patrick O. O'Mahony
Suffolk County
South End
East Boston S Sunday Post sales set records
The East Boston market saw the Sunday Post outsell all rivals with early closures at ferries. Traders E M Trask D J Murphy and A T Colpitt report strong repeat demand after price cut to 3 cents, with orders rising and selling out quickly.
Sunday Post Supply Traced To Increased Extras
The Old Colony newsman reported no trouble selling double the usual Sunday Posts, with extras ordered and full supply on the first and second Sundays, no repeat of earlier failure to meet demand.
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Old Colony
Doubling Up at the Albany News Stand
At Albany station on the first Sunday the news stand ran out of Sunday Posts early. The newsman, prepared by extras, sold double the number figures than in past Sundays.
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Albany
Cambridge Stra ws Sunday Post Sales Rise
Cambridge street dealers report strong Sunday Post demand. D B Shaugnessy sold out by noon after doubling sales from two weeks prior. J F Baker also sold out at 12 o clock and plans to increase next Sunday. Kennedy Bros Harvard Square raised orders from 170 to 200 copies, all sold by noon. S A Prince at 574 Massachusetts Avenue moved 50 Posts last Sunday.
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D. B. Shaugnessy
Cambridge Street
J. F. Baker
Kennedy Bros
Harvard Square
S. A. Prince
Massachusetts Avenue
Coal From the Lungs and a Whiskey Cure
A medical note links lung carbon output to oxygen intake and weather changes. It cites eight ounces of carbon daily per person, projects lifetime total, and suggests Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a stimulant and tonic to strengthen lungs and combat colds, pneumonia, and bronchitis.
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Duffy
Erie Telegraph and Telephone DIVIDEND No 46 Declared
The Erie Telegraph and Telephone Company declares a quarterly dividend of one percent to stockholders of record at noon Saturday May Lith. Dividend and annual meeting cause stock books to close at noon May Arth and reopen Wednesday June 13 1695. Secretary and Treasurer CHAS J GLIDDEN. Yesterday he sold 7 percent copies before 11 oclock. The new cell paper may reach the 10 mark.
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Chas
J. Glidden
Everett dealer sells all 150 Sunday Posts
J. H. Leavitt of Everett square closed his shop after selling 150 Sunday Posts yesterday, completing a full day’s stock.
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J. H. Leavitt
Everett Square
University of Pennsylvania Crew May Disband
Philadelphia May 5 The University of Pennsylvania Athletic Association faces a severe deficit and must raise 1500 from students to avoid disbanding the crew. The Franklin Field projects and baseball and track expenses drained funds, though wealthy supporters may help avert collapse.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Athletic Association
Franklin Field
Horwitz
Pennsylvania
Columbia
Cornell
Quakers
Too Many Good Ones at Ithaca Henley Crew Trials
At Ithaca New York on May 5 Coach Courtney contemplates crew selections as heavy oarsmen waver with lighter crews tending to win in short rows. Eighteen varsity candidates at training table. Captain Shope rests. freshmen crews train daily. The track meet disappointed all and Pennsylvania looms strong for next Saturday. Wyckoff shines in football practice and may move to shortstop as Harmon replaces Diehl at second.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Henley
Courtney
Shope
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Wyckoff
Harmon
Diehl
Harvard Crew Delayed by Illness Among Class Of 1937
Harvard rowing was halted on Saturday as R. H. Stevenson No. 4, class of 1937, missed the event due to tonsillitis. An epidemic of sore throats has affected several class crews, disrupting their schedule and progress.
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Harvard
R. H. Stevenson
Stevenson
Philo Celtic Society Advances Irish Manuscripts and Inscriptions
A large Philo-Celtic meeting at the Irish school rooms on 694 Washington Street heard President Sullivan. Mrs Terry of Somerville donated rare old Irish MSS and requested the Gaelic epitaph for her late husband be inscribed on his monument with a committee of O'Shea and Irwin to oversee. M Co O'Shea presented on the Antiquity of the Irish Alphabet, with thanks.
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Philo-Celtic Society
Washington Street
Sullivan
Terry
Somerville
O’shea
Irwin
M. Co. O'Shea
Mulroy
M. Dinneen
Ireland
M. J. Jordan
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