Postmaster General Dismisses Miller Over Mail Fraud Bribe
Washington May 25 Postmaster General Payne dismissed Daniel V Miller assistant attorney in the Post Office Department for accepting a bribe in the John J Ryan Co case charged with fraudulent use of the mails A warrant was issued for Miller and another for his alleged partner The bribe reportedly totaled several thousand dollars and the action follows three months of investigation with inspectors in Cincinnati and St Louis handling arrests and papers The case links to prior Arnold company matters and involves the Ryan decision by George A C Christiancy with Miller likely to post bail for an October court term
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Washington
Payne
Daniel V. Miller
Post Office Department
John J. Ryan & Co
Miller
Terre Haute
Ind
James H. Tyner
Ryan Company
St. Louis
Covington
Arnold Company
Post Office
Postoffice
W. F. Vickery
Cincinnati
R. M. Fulton
Fulton
United States
Fitton Joday
Beach
Robb
Postoffice Department
Arnold
Mellody Fades in 13th Round to Stone at Physical Culture Club
Billy Mellody of Charlestown led Jim Stone of Charlestown for most of the contest but grew careless late and lost in the 13th round as an adviser threw in the sponge.
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Jim Stone
Charlestown
Physical Culture Club
Billy Mellody
Tornado kills 21 in Adams County Nebraska
A pair of tornadoes near Norman and Pauline Nebraska caused heavy damage and likely 21 deaths with 12 injured. Nine fatalities and many missing were reported, as homes farms and two schoolhouses were destroyed. The storm path affected Norman Pauline and surrounding farms with extensive property loss.
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Lincoln
Neb
Norman
Pauline
Minden
Burlington
Prosser
Missouri Pacific Railway
Fairfield
Adams County
Newman
Peter Hockinson
Hockinson
Charles Taylor
Berry Hobbs Marriage Sealed In Allston Secrecy
Frederic Berry and Inez Hobbs, married June 25 1902 by Rev Charles A Crane, kept their union hidden for months. The couple, living in Allston with Inez's sister on Cambridge Street, say the secrecy was no one else’s business and are now openly living as husband and wife.
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Berry-Hobbs
Charles A. Crane
Frederic Berry
Inez Hobbs
Allston
Fred Berry
Mr. Berry
Charlestown
Berry
Hobbs
Alliston
All Allston
Cambridge Street
Congregationalists Mark Golden Jubilee at Tremont Temple
The American Congregational Association closed its fifty year celebration last evening at Tremont Temple with ceremonies marking a half century of work. Key leaders addressed the gathered members and underscored the association’s goals and progress.
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Association
Tremont Temple
Purdy
THE
Congregational Association
American Congregational Association
Shawmut Church
Eliot Church Choirs
Boston
H. M. Dunham
S. B. Capen
American Board
C. H. Beale
Congregational Club
W. O. Blaney
David Cross
Manchester
N. H
Allan E. Cross
Old South Church
Reven Thomas
Brookline
A. E. Dunning
Congregationalist
Alvah Hovey
Newton
N. E. Wood
Newton Theological Seminary
George A. Gordon
Congregational Church
William O. Blaney
B. Capen
LL. D
E. W. Blatchford
Chicago, Il
Joshua Coit
Winchester
Augustus 8. Lovett
William H. Cobb
D. D
Newton Centre
Alonzo C. Tenney
Chelsea
Jones Estate Will Valued At Least 60 Million In Pittsburgh
The will of Benjamin F. Jones, noted steel manufacturer, was filed for probate in Pittsburgh. Officials say the estate is not less than 60 million dollars, with the widow receiving the income from most of the estate and the remainder passing to the four children.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Benjamin F. Jones
Lewis the Harvard hero a modest chap
The Harvard sophomore known as a calm and capable helper at the grand stand fire is described as a modest chap who saved a drowning girl years earlier in Hoosick Falls New York. Friends recount the steamboat rescue that showcased his courage and quick thinking.
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Lewis
Harvard Fire
Harvard
Fatal Newton accident ends builder William Henderson
Newton May 2. William J. Henderson a veteran Newton builder fell from a house staging on Washington Street about 30 feet. His neck was broken and he died instantly from a fractured skull. Born in Pictou Nova Scotia 61 years ago he came to Newton in 1873. He leaves a widow three sons and two daughters. The accident was caused by a plank slipping from the staging.
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Newton
William J. Henderson
P. A. Murray
Washington Street
Mr. Henderson
Pictou
N. S
Charley the Milkmen's Dog Passes On After 15 Years
In Rochdale on May 2 Charley a big black dog owned by James A Cooper a milkman died after years of guiding his master on the milk route The veteran hound aged 15 had helped his master for 13 years and even knew the route when a new peddler took over the dog led him to houses to leave milk and was cherished by all who knew him.
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Rochdale
Charley
James A. Cooper
Mr. Cooper
Iron-Ox Tablets Promised To Build Up System
Advertised tonic laxative claims promise natural, permanent digestion and nerve support without violent purgatives. Iron-Ox Tablets are marketed as a safe, non habit forming aid for appetite loss, fatigue, headaches, and overall vitality with a Detroit company behind them and demonstrations cited in Tremont Temple attended by church leaders and public figures.
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Iron-Ox By Co
Detroit
Mich
Smith & Wesson factory closes over union move
Smith & Wesson in Springfield halts production for reorganization after workers move to unionize. A notice states wages paid at the office and reopening upon sufficient labor, with 11 employees discharged after questioning. Central Labor Union supports the move.
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Springfield
Smith & Wesson
Joseph H. Wesson
Central Labor Union of
Ward Divorce Granted in Interlocutory Action in New York
Edith Newcomb Ward wins an interlocutory absolute divorce from Reginald Henshaw Ward after a report by Referee Edward Whittaker. Ward, once a Boston broker's clerk turned London copper magnate and nobleman, had a dramatic rise from ironing boards to wealth and high society.
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New York
Edward Whittaker
Supreme Court
Fitzgerald
Edith Newcomb Ward
Reginald Henshaw Ward
Boston
London
New York Stock Exchange
Fifth Avenue
Czar Considers Daughter as Heir to Russian Throne
The Czar plans a succession change to allow his eldest daughter to ascend if no son is born. He has ordered educators to devise a program to prepare her for rulership, facing likely opposition from disinherited grand dukes. The report appeared in the Taglische Rundschau from Berlin dated May 25.
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Berlin
Taglische Rundschau
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