Three Haverhill Aldermen Sentenced to Fifteen Months
Fred H. Cate William H. Ham and Charles A. Kimball received fifteen months hard labor in the House of Correction for criminal conspiracy in soliciting bribes for licenses in Haverhill. George C. Tilton and Fred M. Smith fled the state and face pursuit as the court opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Correction
Newburyport
Fred H. Cate
William H. Ham
Charles A. Kimball
George C. Tilton
Canada
Fred M. Smith
Europe
Haverhill
Cate
Ham
Kimball
Tilton
Smith
Boston
Fred Smith
George O. Tilton
William H. Moody
Gaskill
Hamard Kimball
Hood's Sarsaparilla Emphasized as the True Blood Purifier
An advertisement proclaims Hood's Sarsaparilla as the sole true blood purifier and urges readers to choose Hood's only, stating its prominence in public perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Doodle cases expose Haverhill liquor ring verdicts
The article recounts trials of Haverhill aldermen Kimball Smith Cate Tilton Ham and others for conspiring to corner the liquor business. District Attorney Moody led prosecutions aided by the Post and press exposure. verdicts upheld corruption charges and incarceration marked a major Massachusetts win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Haverhill
William H. Moody
Kimball, Smith
Tom’ McDonald
Salem
Essex County
Bolton
Lawrence
Moody
Fred E. Cate
George O. Tilton
W. M. Ham
H. Hoyt
Fred M. Smith
Fred M. Smith & Co
Boston
Charles A. Kimball
Hadley H. Hoyt
Massachusetts
Bribery Probe Ties Essex Aldermen to Indictments
District Attorney Moody discusses a long inquiry into bribery rumors in the Essex County Board of Aldermen and liquor dealers. He notes a thorough grand jury report and promises public disclosure if guilt is proven, while defenders seek justice and restraint from sensationalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Haver- 1
Moody
The
Post
Board of Aldermen
Essex County
Cornell oarsmen select Henley eight for England trip
Cornell announces the twelve man crew to sail May 29 for Henley Royal Regatta. The eight rowers include Matthews from Buffalo Spillman from Tonawanda Hager from Buffalo Freeborn from Ithaca Fennell from Elmira Hall from Washington Louis of Brooklyn Hamilton of Ithaca and others, with Courtney praising their endurance and skill. The team departs May 28 for New York and Henley races run July 9 to 11 before a large crowd and with a prize distribution by the Prince of Wales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell
Cayuga Lake
England
Charles Courtney
Courtney
J. M. Matthews
Buffalo
Law School
M. B. Spillman
Tonawanda
E. C. Hager
F. W. Freeborn
Thomas W. Fennell
Elmira
T. Hall
Washington
Ontario
Yale
Co. A. Louis
Brooklyn
R. B. Hamilton
New York
Henley
Hartmann Violin Recital At Hotel Huntington Tonight
Arthur M. Hartmann a 13 year old violin prodigy will perform at the Hotel Huntington this evening with assistance from Mrs. Helen Boice- Hunsicker. Born in Philadelphia on July 23 188, he studied with Professor Van Gelder and has caught the notice of Saint-Saens and the Philharmonic Orchestra in London for his interpretations of Beethoven and Bach. The boy's manager has not fulfilled a contract and he is now booking his own engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur M. Hartmann
Huntington
Helen Boice- Hunsicker
Philadelphia
Hungary
Arthur
Professor von Gelder
Paris
Alexander Guilmant
Saint- Saens
Little Hartmann
Saint-Saens
Hartmann
London
Arthur Hartmann
Philharmonic Orchestra
van Gelder
Bach
Senator Morrissey Murdered in His Sleep
State Senator Peter R. Morrissey was shot and killed in bed by Maud Lewis at 2619 Washington Street St. Louis this morning around 8 o'clock. The 22-year-old Democrat was single and prominent in Missouri politics. Lewis, restrained in a prison cell at the city hospital, was described as half crazed by the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Peter R. Morrissey
Maud Lewis
Washington Street
Morrissey
Maud. Lewis
City Hospital
Bucket Shops and Subway Debates Dominate Session
The House debated the anti bucket shop bill and passed it to be engrossed amid discussions of evening sessions. Talks on the Boston Lynn Beverly railway and Fort Point Channel gas bill followed with near-unanimous rejection of Boynton railway proposals and subway amendments planned for later sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boonton Bicycle Railway
Lynn
Beverly
Fort Point
House of Representatives
Prevaux
Amesbury
Irwin
Northampton
Democrats
Boston
Higgins
Cambridge
Lowell
Commonwealth
Moriarty
Worcester
Regular Stock Exchange
Wentworth
Weymouth
Boston, Lynn & Beverly Railway Company
Boynton Bicycle
Stanley
New Bedford
Roberts
Chelsea
Jones
Melrose
Hayes
Myers
Boynton
Long Island
Senate
House
Neill
Bristol
Brookline Gas Light Company
Fort Point Channel
Brookline Company
Fuller
Suffolk
Essrs
Reed
Middlesex
Salisbury
Messrs
Southard Bristol
Quinn
Bris
Influx of Immigrants Boosts Cunard Steerage Traffic
A Boston port report notes a surge in steerage immigrants arriving from Cunard liners Gallia Pavonia and Scythia with 960 and 1200 passengers respectively, many planning to move inland. General Manager T J Edwards says times are improving and steerage fares have dropped to 18 dollars, attracting more travelers to New England and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cunard
New England
Middle States
Gallia
Pavonia
Scythia
Boston
T. J. Edwards
Old Country
New York
America
Summer plans and bargain furniture from Paine Company
The article notes a drastic drop in furniture prices enabling full summer cottage outfits at low costs. It highlights Paine Furniture Company offers and claims record low figures, plus a brief notice about The American Wringer Co and repair services with mail orders and Tremont telephone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paine Furniture Company
American Wringer Co
Broadway Extension
Tremont
Senate approves Boston schoolhouse bill amendments
Last Thursday His Excellency said inquiries were finished and no reason to delay. postponement prevailed 16 to 13. The Senate concurred in House amendments giving the school committee full charge of constructing and equipping new schoolhouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Boston
Shipping and harbor notes from the port
Several ships chartered for coal and grain movements depart to Cork and Melbourne while others load at New York and Newport News. The fishing schooner Emma W. Dyer returns with missing fishermen to Gloucester, and vessels undergo repairs at Atlantic Works. Captain Hanson arrives to pilot Olivette, and the Gate City undergoes heavy overhauls. icebergs are sighted north of the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claverdon
Portland
Cork
United Kingdom
Continent
Sprott
Antwerp
Newport News
Hartfield
New York
Melbourne
Independence
Philadelphia
South America
Hemenway & Browne
Emma W. Dyer
Johnson
T Wharf
Georges
Gloucester
Joseph Simmons
Manuel Crowley
I. J. Merritt, Jr
Mary Fernald
Diggins
Sable Island
Edward A. Perkins
Calder
Emma Dyer
Boston
Wiley
St. John
N. B
Trinick
Greenbrier
London
Olivette
Hanlon
Plant
Port Tampa
Fla
Lockwood Manufacturing Company
Formosa
Mr. Lawrence
Ibis
Atlantic Works
Protector
Mattie Sargent
Marshall
Helen F. Whitten
Iceland
Brookline
Anderson
Jamaica
J. A. Robinson
E. Dreyfus
Maria Stuart
E. R. Atwood
Crosby
Storm King
Boylston
Guantanamo
Cuba
Hatteras
Gay Head
John Proctor
Chase
Norfolk
Old Man's Ledge
No Man's Land
Kate Jones
Tarpaulin Cove
Albrecht
English
Hotel Men Off To Gotham
Local hotel men travel to New York for the annual national hotelmen meeting opening tomorrow. The three day gathering is backed by a New York committee with a budget of 5000 dollars for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotham
New York
Great National Organization of Hotel Men
Bicycle sermon rides on wind at Tabernacle Baptist
In Holyoke and Willimansett crowds heard Rev. E.S. Ufford of Willimansett preach to Tabernacle Baptist Church on Clinton street Brooklyn last Sunday. He used a glittering safety bicycle on the pulpit platform to illustrate Job as a cyclist riding the wind and urged self mastery through bicycle symbolism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holyoke
Willimansett
E.S. Afford
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Clinton Street
Third Place
Brooklyn
Ufford
Erving Dennett
Job
Land of Oz
Adam
Contempt Proceedings Against Sheriff Over Tombs Incident
In New York May 13 District Attorney Fellows seeks contempt against Sheriff Tamsen and Deputy Illingsworth after failure to detain Inspector McLaughlin at the Tombs last Saturday. Justice Barrett to sign the order tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Tllingsworth
McLaughlin
Fellows
Justice Barrett
Tamsen
Deputy Illingsworth
Deaths from Cambridge Malden Winthrop and Dorchester
Obituaries list several local deaths with addresses and funeral details. Margaret M Galvin of Cambridge dies age 90 with services May 14 at St Peter's Concord Ave. Frances I Caswell of Malden dies age 65 7 months with funeral May 14 378 Ferry St. David Floyd of Winthrop dies age 88 4 months with service May 15 Locust St. Adelaide L Howard of Dorchester dies. Mary A Stearns of Concord Mass widow of Charles J Stearns funeral May 13 3 PM. Susan White of Chelsea widow of G Warren White funeral May 14 with service in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galvin
Cambridge
Margaret M. Galvin
Thomas W. Dee
Fresh Pond Lane
Brattle Street
St. Peter's Church
Concord Avenue
Caswell
Malden
Frances I. Caswell
Charlestown
Ferry Street
Floyd
Winthrop
David Floyd
Locust Street
Howard
Dorchester
Adelaide L
Nathaniel T. Howard
Stearns
Goncord
Mass
Mary A
Charles J. Stearns
Union Station
White
Chelsea
Susan
G. Warren White
Center Avenue
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Haverd
William W. Ham
Brickett
William S. Knox
Hartmann Violin
Tue
Braxpreta Co
Canat St
N.Y
LEA & Perrins
LEA & Perrins’ Sauce
Worcestershire
United States
John Duncan’s
Celestial City
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