Enormous Icebergs Sighted Near Cambrian’s Arctic Passage
The Leyland line steamer Cambrian, after 13 1 2 days from London, reached Hoosac docks Charlestown with 200 tons of cargo and five cattlemen. Captain Hiscoe reported multiple icebergs off the Banks, one nearly half a mile long and 100 feet high at 43.48 N 42.24 W, with more bergs later at 43.48 N 50.18 W. Temperature was freezing as the crew watched the ice.
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Leyland Line
Cambrian
Hoosac Docks
Charlestown
London
Hiscoe
Indictments Filed Against Betts and Fisher at Federal Building
Surprise erupted at the Federal building as seven indictments against Frederick E. Betts and John M. Fisher of John M. Fisher & Co. investment brokers were placed on file by former U S Attorney Melvin O. Adams on January 16, shortly before his resignation in favor of Asa P. French.
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Federal
Frederick E. Betts
John M. Fisher
John M. Fisher & Co
United States
Melvin O. Adams
Asa P. French
Indictments Filed Silent at Adams Request
Clerk Benjamin Bradley of the Circuit Court said he kept news from reporters at Mr. Adams’ request when indictments were filed. The motion notes witnesses missing and argues to place the indictments on file and discharge bail. Betts and Fisher faced a mail fraud scheme. Betts was found guilty and sentenced to seven years, with appeals pending.
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Benjamin Bradley
Circuit Court
Post
Adams
Fisher
Lowell
Betts
Post Office
Snow
Frank E. McMillan
Court martial ordered for Rhode Island ship captain
A general court martial has been ordered for Captain Perry Garst commander of the battleship Rhode Island for grounding that ship May 6 on York Spit. The court will meet aboard the Rhode Island in Hampton Roads May 28.
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Washington
Perry Garst
Rhode Island
York Spit
Hampton Roads
Police raid at Beverly Farms yields alcohol seizure
Beverly Farms officers raided the House this morning and seized 69 bottles of beer 15 bottles of ale and two bottles of whiskey in the operation.
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Beverly Farms
Barnett Seeks June Continuance in Appleton Divorce
C W Barnett representing Nathan Appleton asked Judge Bond for a continuance in the divorce case against Jeannette Appleton. The request was granted and the matter will proceed at the June term.
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C. W. Barnett
Nathan Appleton
Jeannette
Bond
Two verdicts of 3560 awarded in Conroy case
In a Superior Court session yesterday Michael J. Conroy received two verdicts totaling 7120 after being severely injured by a falling iron beam during construction of monster coal pockets at the State House. He sued Merrill & Whiton Construction Company and the G. W. & F. Smith Iron Company, his former employers.
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Superior Court
Michael J. Conroy
State House
Merrill & Whiton Construction Company
G. W. & F. Smith Iron Company
Wife sues husband over alleged abuse in New York marriage
Carmela Del Abadia accuses Carmine Del Abadia of gross ill treatment in their home, including hair pulling and beating after she refused to surrender earnings from her tailor shop. She notes she supported herself and their two children. Case unfinished at session end.
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Carmela del Abadia
Carmine
New York
Creed Facing Peril at Unitarian Convention
At Tremont Temple the American Unitarian Association held its annual session. Speakers urged liberal religious reform, urged New England theology, and warned against materialism. Officers elected included Samuel A. Eliot as president and a slate of vice presidents and secretaries from across the country.
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J. Edward Wright
D. D
California
The
American Unitarian Association
Tremont Temple
Joseph P. MacCarthy
Kalamazoo
Mich
Mr. MacCarthy
Montana
Michigan
Northwest
New England
France
England
Ireland
Louis G. Wilson
Virginia
Texas
Samuel A. Eliot
Cambridge
Horace Davis
San Francisco
Cal
Frederic A. Delano
Chicago
Bernard R. Green
Washington, D. C
Rockwood Hoar
Worcester
John Harsen Rhoades
New York
Franklin A. Wilson
Bangor
Charles E. St. John
Brookline
George W. Fox
Boston
Francis H. Lincoln
Hingham
Clarence FE. Carr
Andover
N. H
George Hutchinson
West Newton
Robert Winsor
Weston
Montpelier
Middle
George O. Morgan
Shields
Penn
Western States
Pacific Coast
Wiliam H. Carruth
Lawrence
Kan
Charles W. Ames
St. Paul
Minn
Colonial Reproduction Furniture Pottery Sale Notes
Colonial designs in stock include mahogany sofa with curved ends and hair upholstery. Reproduced pieces feature a Colonial Rocker with high spindle back and solid wood seat, a Mahogany Lowboy with glass knobs, and a reclining chair set described as very comfortable.
Decree nisi granted in suit for separation record
Shirley A. Martin, a Brighton car conductor, obtained a decree nisi against his wife Leonia M. Martin. He stated they wed August 6, 1898, and within a year she left him and told a witness she would not live with him again.
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Shirley A. Martin
Leonia M
Brighton
BICKFORD CASE CONCLUDED IN DIVORCE COURT
The Bickford versus Bickford cross libels case concluded yesterday afternoon with Judge Bond taking the matter under advisement after several days of court attention.
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Bickford
Attorney Upholds the Shoe Machine Bill in Open Letter
Haverhill shoe machinery maker backs Bill 1622 known as the anti shoe machinery trust bill. Attorney T Hart Anderson cites a two year decline from about 200 to under 20 workers due to lease forfeiture demands.
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T. Hart Anderson
Haverhill
Shoe Machinery Trust
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C. Allen
Chippewa Street
Buffalo
N. Y
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Appleton
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Unitarian
Eliot
Edward Everett Hale
Colonial Bureau
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Martin
Rochester
Paine Furniture Co
Canal St
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Mission Bureau
Csik
P. I. Collier & Son
Collier's
Charles Dana Gibson
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