J Hackett Goes to Prison for Fraud in New York and Boston
Orlando J. Hackett, tied to the Parliament of Man and related ventures, was sentenced to six years with hard labor after investigations showed he swindled New York and Boston investors out of about $100,000. He used schemes involving the Parliament of Man, the J. Hackett Publishing Company, and the Boston Novelty Company to recruit wealthy investors and then redirected funds to personal schemes.
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Orlando J. Hackett
Train
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Hackett
Parliament of Man
J. Hackett Publishing Company
Boston Novelty Company
Butler
Atlantic Highlands
Eal
Police Chiefs Debate Dietsch on Police Protection Money
A. H. Leslie presided at the second session of the Association of Police Chiefs in New York. Dietsch urged harsher penalties for police corruption, while several chiefs argued for discussion only, and Devery’s speech was interrupted by a Confederate bill gag. The convention adjourned to Friday.
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A. H. Leslie
Pittsburg
Association of Police
Jess
Dietsch
Jansen
Milwaukee
Kiely
St. Louis
Dietsch Hhase
Quirk
Philadelphia
Elmira
Hill
Chattanooga
Leslie
Devery
Ore Williams
Columbus
Devers
Catholic Vote Rally at St Austine’s Promises Choir and Concert
Vague notes describe a Catholic vote event at St Austine’s with Rev John J. Lee and President William Ford leading a committee. A boys choir of about seventy will perform, under conductor Pyth Nolan, with concert numbers planned by Laaieet Guorel and others.
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Ton Robel
Harry Mulla
Stolen March of Bootblack Thomas as Flatiron Building Rises
F Thomas a Boston bootblack operator at 7 Postoffice Square loses his three cornered shop when six workmen raze the flatiron building on Bath Street to clear way for an eleven story skyscraper. Town rumor says Thomas rejected a street level entrance and arbitration plan, leaving him to contend with relocation costs and damages. He runs a second shop at Boylston and Massachusetts Ave and holds a lease through Jan 1, 1902. Thomas, a Virginia native, prominent colored Catholic, and member of Company S of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, stands to lose a livelihood built over a decade unless compensation or courts decide damages.
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Board of Arbitration
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Omas
Virginia
Phillips Street
West End
Ag Cnty
Company Sixt Regiment
Boston Flower Art by Chet Doogue A Fascinating Display
Boston prepares a lavish floral feast curated by Chet Doogue for Memorial Day events and festival preparations. Crocuses hyacinths and tulips bloom while tulip bulbs are removed for new plantings in Public Garden and Copley Square. Doogue showcases roses gillyflowers palms Pandanus Veitchi and Cycas revoluta with rare seedling hibiscuses coleus and pink blooms.
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Shington
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Doogue
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John Boyle
Chile
Wedded in German Style at Turn Hall Boston
Carl A Kalienberg and Miss Anna Lamken wed at Boston Turn Hall in a German ceremony attended by the Tag Verein circle. The hall featured national colors, Fatherland touches, and a formal procession, with speeches, a long banquet, toasts, and a German dance to conclude the evening.
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Paul Hoffmann
Ernst Heers
George Bossart
Kallenberg
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Paul Becker
Frieda Becker
Louise Kranz
John Miller
Henry Steeger
Charles Schiller
G. Sterr and
Gon
Fred Leibiein
Ernst Donath
G. Fuller
Joe Miller
R. Raabe
Adolph Schubert
Socity
Boston Turn Hall
Fiske Plans Miranda of the Balcony at Manhattan Theatre
Mrs Fiske will stage Miranda of the Balcony a historical costume play next season at the Manhattan Theatre New York based on A E W Mason novel and will tour only in spring aiming for at least two productions yearly. The Tremont Theatre hosts a testimonial for treasurer M Bheehan with The Wooing of Priscilla set for next Monday. Clydech letters ongoing London revisions for Gantam Jinks of the Horse Marines. A pageant at Chelsea Academy features Hood with cast including Kearney SevEra Pauline Saxon and others. William Gopedaiah to play John MRidd in Lorna Doone.
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Noton
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Fred W. Bailey
Fr .Monroe
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the Yeoman
Lorna Doone
Decoration Day matinee at Tremont features Wooing of Priscilla
A Tremont matinee today presents the special Decoration Day program with The Wooing of Priscilla in performance. The tour of Nat C. Goodwin and Maxine Elliott’s star cast continues with The Merchant of Venice, and Boston audiences will welcome noted actors including Aubrey Boucicault, Maclyn Arbuckle, and J. E. Dodson in various shows.
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Cascarets Candy Cathartic Sets Popularity Record
In 1895 none and by 1900 six million boxes of Cascarets Candy Cathartic were sold, marking a rapid rise in popularity. The public verdict crowned it the best medicine for the bowels, widely available at druggists.
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