Doctor Brouillet in Divorce Trial Denies Hatchet Attack
Testimony in the Brouillet divorce case describes alleged abuse of wife Mrs. Brouillet. Beatrice Mosher testified she overheard Brouillet say you do black cat I wish you would die. Relatives spoke of incidents including a hatchet attack on a brother, while Brouillet claimed the act was involuntary and the door injury accidental.
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George A. Brouillet
Shrigley
Beatrice Mosher
Brouillet
Spencer
Whitmore Jury Deliberates Into Night in Harrison Case
The jury in Theodore S Whitmore's trial for the alleged murder of his wife, whose body was found in Lampblack swamp, Harrison, N J, was locked up just before midnight after nearly nine hours of deliberation in Jersey City. Boston marks its annual school militia dress parade with over 2500 cadets and a large crowd.
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New York
Theodore S. Whitmore
Lampblack
Harrison
N. J
Jersey City
Whitmore
Boston
Clarendon Street
Park Square
Emile G. de Coen
Dorchester High School
John F. Crowley
Brighton High School
Winthrop Square
Emmett Pishon
State House
J. P. Kennedy
Draper
James T. Magenis
Dr. Harrington
Magenis
Harrington
Tufts Seniors Win Big Class Track Meet
Medford May 29 The Tufts College outdoor interclass track meet concluded with the seniors scoring 16 points to win. Juniors 14, sophomores and freshmen 9 each. No records were broken.
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Medford
Tufts College
Whitmore Faces Uncertain Fate in Murder Trial
Whitmore began the day hopeful as prosecutor and counsel argued. The jury delayed verdict after 3 pm, asking about lesser charges. Judge Swayze stayed at the courthouse until midnight awaiting a verdict and warned of a night lockup if needed.
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Whitmore
Former Hub Barber Insane After Hotel Closure
New York May 29. John Schreiber a 74 year old barber who ran his shop in the Fifth Avenue Hotel building for half a century has broken down mentally and physically after the hotel’s closing. Relatives plan to send him to a sanitarium. He arrived in New York from Boston in 1859 and opened his shop with the hotel. The Brunswick building shop followed after the hotel doors closed. His small barbers’ group has dispersed to nearby shops.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
John Schreiber
Schreiber
Boston
Brunswick
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Saxonia Arrives Day Late in Boston With 904 Passengers
The Cunard liner Saxonia docked four hours after schedule at East Boston terminal. On board 904 passengers including Ezra Johnson Davee and wife from Smyrna, Major G F Gratwicke and Mrs Gratwicke, Professor Charles F Bradley, Miss Delia Dana, and Captain Frederick H Murrell among notable saloon travelers.
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Liverpool
Cunard Line
Saxonia
A. H. Pentecost
Boston
Ezra Johnson Davee
Mr. Davee
Plymouth
Mass
Smyrna
Turkey
Davee
G. F. Gratwicke
British Volunteers
Elizabeth Cabot James dies. sister of Senator Lodge
Mrs Elizabeth Cabot James wife of George Abbot James and sister of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge died yesterday at her home 52 Beacon Street Boston. Native of Boston she married in 1864 and lived in Boston in winter and Nahant in summer. Survived by husband and son Ellerton James of Milton.
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Elizabeth Cabot James
George Abbot James
Henry Cabot Lodge
Beacon Street
James
Boston
Nahant
Ellerton’ James
Milton
Wright brothers aeroplane studied by U.S. leaders
Washington May 29 General Allen and Major Russell of the signal corps have studied the Wright brothers aeroplane. They examined experiments, reviewed the secret plans in detail, and discussed possible improvements with the inventors.
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Washington
Wright Brothers
General Allen
Major Russell
Signal Corps
General Allen notes Wright brothers contract and aeroplane patents
General Allen discusses a government contract with the Wright brothers for an airplane and their patent strategy. He describes examining the machine, revising a speed measurement clause, and noting experiments at Fort Meyer. Major Edgar Russell also comments on balance and equilibrium in the Wright design.
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Wright Brothers
Allen
United States
Fort Meyer
Edgar Russell
Cleveland Family Heads to New Hampshire Resort
Mrs. Grover Cleveland, her children and her mother Mrs. Perrine left Princeton New Jersey for West Ossipee New Hampshire to stay until September. Mr. Cleveland is expected to join them soon. Lakewood reports on his health are encouraging and Mrs. Cleveland will likely travel back to Lakewood with him to the New Hampshire resort.
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Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Perrine
West Ossipee
N. H
Cleveland
Lakewood
Parker to Write Democratic Platform
Former Judge Alton B. Parker, 1904 Democratic presidential candidate, will chair the resolutions committee at the Democratic national convention and has been asked to draft the platform. William J. Bryan reportedly consented to Parker chairing the committee.
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New York
Alton B. Parker
Tammany Hall
Parker
William J. Bryan
Senate blocks railroad juggle bill amid merger fight
The Senate blocked the railroad juggle bill aimed at the Boston and Maine and New Haven merger. Senator Linehan sought more time while Wheatley pushed for postponement to Monday. Norman White’s amendment would ban the merger without Legislature approval, setting a clash with the White measure and House actions ongoing in Brookline and New Haven circles.
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Boston & Maine
New Haven
Senate
Frank J. Linehan
Spalding
Mahoney
Railroad Committee
Wheatley
House
Norman White
Representative Luce Fails To Reconsider Anti-Watering Bill
Somerville representative Luce pressed to reinstate a proposal to allow stock issue by railroads and street railways with par value fixed by stockholders. The House narrowly rejected the measure by 72 to 74.
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Luce
Somerville
House
GEMS OF MRS. LAWSON FOUND
New York May 29 Mrs Arnold Lawson daughter in law of Thomas W Lawson of Boston is believed to recover jewels left her by her mother The stepfather Thomas A McIntyre the indicted broker was trustee The receivers of T A McIntyre Co found a box with jewelry valued about 30000 in the Night and Day bank safe deposit vault aiding the belief of recovery
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New York
Arnold Lawson
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Thomas A. McIntyre
T. A. McIntyre & Co
California Supreme Court Upholds Bertha Colbeer Will
The California Supreme Court sustained the will of Bertha Colbeer who, with a $2,000,000 estate, killed herself by jumping from a Waldorf Astoria window in New York on July 9, 1904. The will largely leaves the estate to nurse and companion Miss Etta Warren.
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San Francisco
Bertha Colbeer
Waldorf-Astoria
New York City
Supreme Court of California
Etta Warren
F P Virgin Found Dead at Parker House
F P Virgin president of the Boston Wholesale Grocers Association and director of Faneuil Hall Bank was found dead in his bed at the Parker House. Heart disease was the cause. He was 55 and had been in poor health but at work recently. His widow, son, and daughter live in Concord.
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P. Virgin
Boston Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Faneuil Hall Bank
Martin L. Hall & Co
Parker House
Virgin
Concord
Senate Rejects House Milk Standard Bill
The Senate refused to accept the House standard for milk composition. The House set 12 percent solids and 3.25 percent fats. A conference committee to reconcile the two sides will be appointed.
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Senate
House
East Boston Front Water Rail Line Investigation Planned
The Railroad and Marine and Land commissions will study the need for a marginal railroad along East Boston's waterfront and its development. A House resolve directs investigation after a petition by John W Beals and others for East Boston Railroad Company incorporation. The joint board will report findings, plans, and recommendations to the next legislature.
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East Boston
Railroad and Marbor and
Land Commissions
Legislative Committee On Railroads
John W. Beals
East Boston Railroad Company
12 Ride Bill Advances In House Amid Fare Equity Debate
The 12 ride or weekly ticket bill for patrons within 15 miles of Boston moved to a third reading after Representative Ferber of Boston pressed an amendment. He argued the South to Back Bay fare was inequitable and that passengers boarding at Back Bay should not pay the same rate as those boarding at the terminal.
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Boston
Ferber
South Station
Back Bay
WANTS FEWER BATH TRUSTEES
Mayor Hibbard seeks an ordinance amendment to cut the Bath Trustees from seven to three. If passed, at least three current trustees likely will resign. The commission includes Mrs. Logan James Porter John O Hare Thomas Arthur and Dr. Ehrlich. Ehrlich is the sole member Hibbard favors retaining. The amended ordinance heads to the Board of Aldermen at the next meeting.
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Hibbard
Lawrence Logan
South Boston
James M. Porter
John J. O'Hare
Charlestown
Thomas Arthur
East Boston
Henry Ehrlich
Back Bay
Ehrlich
Board of Alderemen
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