Mrs White Figures in Habeas Case Now Faces New Suit
In Municipal Civil Court Judge Bly heard William J. Judge v Mrs Etta A White tied to prior habeas corpus proceedings. White, once linked to an insane hospital release, signed an agreement for $234 for board and millinery, a judgment later vacated. The Circuit Court will hear the defense alleging she does not owe the amount.
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Municipal
Bly
William J. Judge
Etta A. White
Westboro
Arrest Surrender in Rutland Stock Conspiracy Case
A. L. Meyer promoter of Hackensack Meadows Company and others face an arrest in a Rutland railroad stock scheme. Meyer surrendered in New York with bail set at 1000. The action stems from a suit by David Rosenberg claiming $9200 damages from a conspiracy to unload Rutland stock at inflated prices. An affidavit from Bernard Uhren details margin purchases and matched orders coordinated by Offenbach Moore Elwell and others. Arthur N. Meyer remains on the arrest order.
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New York
A. Ll. Meyer
Hackensack Meadows Company
Seward Webb
David Rosenberg
A. L. Meyer
Robert Offenbach
Benjamin P. Moore
John D. Elwell
Rosenberg
Rutland
Justice Giegerich
Arthur N. Meyer
Bernard Uhren
Offenbach and Moore
Rutland Railroad
Webb and Meyer
Meyer
Uhren
Offenbach & Moore
Boston
Ww. Waldo Merrill & Co
F. H. Prince & Co
Bowker, Langley & Co
Hayden, Stone & Co
M D Giroux To Be Sentenced In Letters Case
M D Giroux of North Adams will be brought to Boston for sentence in the United States Court. He opened his wife’s letters after she forbade him to do so, violating postal regulations. The couple separated, but he continued to read and seize mail, leading to his arrest and detention.
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M. D. Giroux
North Adams
Boston
Giroux
Post Office
Mrs P B Billings Chases Thief Returns Loot
Mrs P B Billings of 17 Perry Street Cambridge pursued a thief who stole a coat and umbrella from her hall. She followed to Brookline transfer station and confronted him, recovered the items, and the thief surrendered them. She declined to comment to reporters about the incident.
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Perry Street
John D. Billings
Pope Recovers Fast After Fall From Saddle Horse
Col A A Pope is rapidly recovering from a fall last Saturday in Cohasset that fractured his left arm just above the elbow. The fracture is clean and the bone is knitting quickly. He is expected to be fully well in a week or two.
NO RISE IN COAL HERE IN BOSTON DELAYED STRIKE IMPACT
Boston coal dealers say they will not raise prices amid the New York strike. Metropolitan Coal Company notes no advance yet as they remain well supplied and stocked. They warn only a possible change in three weeks if the strike persists.
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Boston
New York
Metropolitan Coal Company
Metropolitan Company
Funeral of Alexander D. Cairns at Townsend Street
The funeral for Alexander D. Cairns was held yesterday at his home 172 Townsend street. Rev J J Dunlop of Roxbury Presbyterian Church officiated with remarks on his charitable life. The Albion quartet sang. Pallbearers included Eugene Lynch Charles Butcher F B Butler P F Osgood Edward Wilcox John Hamilton and John McGaw. Representatives from the British Charitable Society Scotch Charitable Society Zetland Lodge of Masons Victorian Club the Jewelers Association and others attended. Floral tributes were sent by these groups and many friends. Interment followed at Forest Hills Cemetery.
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Alexander D. Cairns
Townsend Street
J. J. Dunlop
Roxbury Presbyterian Church
Albion Quartet
Eugene Lynch
Charles Butcher
Butler
P. F. Osgood
Edward Wilcox
John,Hamilton
John McGaw
British Charitable Society
Scotch Charitable Society
Zetland Lodge of Masons
Victorian Club
the Jewelers’ Association
Forest Hills Cemetery
Wild idea floated on Andover and Chicago seminary merger
A Chicago despatch yesterday called a possible consolidation of Andover Theological Seminary with Chicago Theological Seminary a wild idea. Those in the know expect an early meeting after May 1 in Old South Chapel to oppose moving the seminary from historic Andover. Trustees and alumni, many Yale influenced, resist a Cambridge relocation plan.
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Chicago
Andover Theological Seminary
Chicago Theological Seminary
Old South Chapel
Andover
Cambridge
Yale College
Honor for Capt Sorensen Receives Gold Bar Award
Captain Alfred Sorensen, famed wreck master and submarine diver, is awarded a gold bar, the government’s second, for saving Daniel J. Lawlor during a July 29, 1900 outing on the tug Elsie. Boston Chamber of Commerce member aided by Congressman McCall and Joseph J. Giles in securing recognition.
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Alfred Sorensen
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Daniel J. Lawlor
Elsie
Hay
Congressman McCall
Joseph J. Giles
New England Home for Little Wanderers Holds 8th Annual Meeting
The New England Home for Little Wanderers completed its eighth annual meeting at 20 West Newton Street. Officers elected: President The Hon. B. M. MicPherson, Vice-President John Carr, Secretary Arthur Johnson, Treasurer William G. Brooks, Superintendent Rev. V. A. Cooper D D. Assistant Superintendent Israel A. Herrick, Boston Agent Clifford W. Reed, missionary agents Rev. William E. Noyes and E. C. Winslow, and Reading Industrial Department Superintendent Rev. R. W. Haskins. Cooper reported 1010 wards, 98 in home, 335 received, 174 placed permanently, 131 returned to families. Children were received from New England states, Cuba, and various U S states. Receipts totaled $18,107.82 from agents, $16,068.24 from invested funds, expenses $31,421.90.
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New England
Little Wanderers
West Newton Street
B. M. MicPherson
John Carr
Arthur Johnson
William G. Brooks
V. A. Cooper
D. D
Israel A. Herrick
Clifford W. Reed
Boston
William E. Noyes
E. C. Winslow
R. W. Haskins
Reading
Cooper
New York
California
Indiana
Wyoming
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Cuba
GE District Office Engineers Dine at Young’s Hotel
General Electric district office engineers dined together at Young's Hotel with as guests of honor Professor Elihu Thomson son of Lynn and E W Rice Jr chief engineer of the company The gathering was a social occasion to allow the chief engineer to meet staff members in a casual setting according to Engineer Fish.
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General Electric Company
Young’s Hotel
Elihu Thomson
Lynn
E. W. Rice, Jr
Fish
Governor Crane Nominates Health and Education Officials
At yesterday's executive council meeting Governor Crane sent nominations for the State Board of Health selecting Hiram F. Mills of Lowell and the State Board of Education naming Alice Freeman Palmer of Cambridge. Lewis M. Palmer of South Framingham is named medical examiner for the eighth Middlesex district to replace the late Z B Adams.
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Executive Council
Crane
Hiram F. Mills
Lowell
State Board of Health
Alice Freeman Palmer
Cambridge
State Board of Education
Lewis M. Palmer
South Framingham
Eighth Middlesex
Z. B. Adams
No Politics Says Quincy’s Chief
Quincy May 14 Michael Barry longtime superintendent of the Quincy fire alarm service has been summarily removed by Chief Engineer Williams. The dismissal ends a political clash with independent mayoral candidate Charles P Bryant who won last fall. Williams cites incompetence and political factors while Bryant defends the action as a department matter.
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Quincy
Michael Barry
Williams
Barry
Charles P. Bryant
Bryant
Foster
Boston Merchants Endorse 25 Year Subways Lease
The May meeting of the Boston Merchants Association endorsed Mayor Collins 25 years lease at 4 12 per cent for the Washington street subway. The board backed Washington harbor improvements and urged opposition to admitting Oklahoma New Mexico and Arizona to statehood now. Subscriptions were authorized to aid West Indies volcano disaster survivors.
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Boston Merchants’ Association
Young’s
Washington Street
Collins
J. R. Carter
Harbor Improvement Committee
Washington
Boston Harbor
Burton
Lawrence
War Department
State Harbor and Land Commissioners
Dominion Line
Charlestown
Fiske’s Wharf
West Indies
Lee, Higginson & Co
Senate
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Honors for De Ternay
Plans for a May visit by a French delegation to Newport to decorate Admiral De Ternay’s grave are set. The party arrives at 9 o clock and is greeted by Governor Kimball Mayor Boyle and General Asa B Gardner with state city and national society representatives. A Newport artillery escort from Fort Adams will accompany to Trinity Churchyard where General Bruyere will lay a wreath for President Loubet. Brief church exercises follow.
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Newport
R. I
de Ternay
Kimball
Boyle
Asa B. Gardner
New York
Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati
Catholic Cemetery Association Holds Quiet Boston Meeting
A subdued gathering at Dudley Hall heard Boston Catholic Cemetery Association members discuss finances as thriving. About 50 attended led by President Andrew McDermott with William H. Lynch as secretary and Hubert H. Griman as treasurer. Total burials reach 114,762 across Mt Calvary Mt Benedict New Calvary and Dorchester cemeteries. Directors elected unanimously were Bernard Fay Thomas Sweeney James A Gately Thomas Mc Laughlin John Curry and Thaddeus F Mulvy.
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Catholic Cemetery Association
Boston Catholic Cemetery Association
Dudley Hall
Andrew McDermott
William H. Lynch
Hubert H. Griman
Mt. Calvary
New Calvary
Mt. Benedict
Dorchester
Bernard Fay
Thomas Sweeney
James A. Gately
Thomas McLaughlin
John Curry
Thaddeus F. Mulvy
Painter and second man killed by falls in city incidents
Sawyer a 55 year old painter living near Shawmut Avenue and Castle Street was killed by a fall from a staging at 31 Holborn Street. J J Johnson of 6 Bulfinch Street died after a 60 foot fall from the New England Structural Company building on Sargent's Wharf Commercial Street. He died at Haymarket Relief Station.
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W. IL. Sawyer
Shawmut Avenue
Castle Street
Holborn Street
J. J. Johnson
Bulfinch Street
New England Structural Company
Sargent’s Wharf
Commercial Street
Haymarket
Brimmer School Association to Stage Musicale at Steinert Hall
Brimmer School Association board decided to provide a musicale for members and their ladies at Steinert Hall 162 Boylston street on Tuesday June 3 at 8 oclock. Committee promises first class talent and high merit, with a reception half an hour before and after to renew old acquaintances.
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Board of Government
Brimmer School Association
Steinert Hall
Boylston Street
Newton Girls Club pushes Washington Street subway plan
The Newton Girls' Social Club forwards a resolution to the metropolitan committee urging prompt action on building the Washington street subway. It cites the present crowded street cars and notes the condition is especially burdensome to working women.
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Newton Girls’ Social Club
Metropolitan Committee
Washington Street
Davy Jones Joins Chicago National League Team
Chicago date May 14 Davy Jones right fielder of the St. Louis American Club today joined the Chicago National League team.
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Chicago
Davy Jones
St. Louis
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