Salem man wins top prize at Chicago Art Institute show
Frank W. Ben of Salem Mass wins the chief prize at the 35th annual American exhibition of painting and sculpture at the Chicago Art Institute. He receives the Logan gold medal and 1500 dollars for a still life. Boston's John Singer Sargent earns the Potter Palmer gold medal and 1000 dollars for a portrait of Mrs Swinton. William Wendt of Laguna Beach wins the Spaulding prize of 1000 dollars for a landscape titled I lifted mine eyes unto the hills.
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Cago
Frank W. Benof
Salem
Mass
Chicago Art Institute
N. G. Logan
Chelsea man dies from fall on steamship hold
Edward Ropensky aged 60 of Chelsea died at Relief Hospital from injuries after falling from the deck into the hold of the steamship Alm, which was anchored in the upper harbor. An Arabian camel can carry about 400 pounds.
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Edward Ropensky
Chelsea
Relief Hospital
Alm
Plains
Burlington banker refuses payment in million-dollar suit
Mrs Catherine Pratt testified in Chittenden County court that Lorenzo E Woodhouse refused a bill of 57 75 for his daughter in law clothes. The testimony comes on the second day of the trial of Mrs Dorrit Van Deusen Stevens Woodhouse suing her parents in law for 1 000 000. The Woodhouses are named as Burlington New York Cape Cod Long Island and Florida residents.
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Dorrit van Deusen Stevens Woodhouse
Burlington
Lorenzo E. Woodhouse
Chittenden County
Catherine Pratt
Dorrit VanDeusen Stevens Woodhouse
New York
Cape Cod
Long Island
Florida
Wealth and Social Rank Target in Burlington Divorce Case
Mrs. Woodhouse Jr sues alleging malice by wealthy rivals who allegedly alienated her husband Charles Douglas Woodhouse. Testimony shows bank president Lorenzo E. Woodhouse offered to write to his son and disinherit him over a marital scandal. Dressmaker Mrs. Pratt testified about unpaid bills and family pressure as the case unfolds in Burlington.
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Woodhouse, Jr
Burlington
Charles Douglas Woodhouse
Reno
Nevada
Pratt
Dorrit Woodhouse
Lorenzo E. Woodhouse
Burlington Merchants Bank
Scapade
Douglas Woodhouse
Frs
Tanlac Endorsed by Ministers in Rev Bridges Case
Rev B M Bridges reports Tanlac improved appetite, energy, and nerve health after long indestion problems and poor sleep. Baptist preacher Rev Stridges of Maypresboro NC adds his praise, noting better sleep, meals enjoyed, and weight gain from the tonic.
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B. M. Stridges
Maypresboro
N. C
Tanlac
Woodhouse Trial Yields Deposition Admissibility Questions
Court debated admitting a bulky Woodhouse deposition read to the jury while the case resumes. Lorenzo Woodhouse testified about his son's fortune, a seaside boat, and a disputed engagement with Mrs. Lillian McClellan as crowds watched Dorrit VanDeusen Stevens Woodhouse in court attire.
No Helmsman on Steamship Munargo First for U S
Captain Andrew Asburn reports the Munargo sailed without a helmsman on its recent trip from eastern Cuban points to New York using a gyroscope based steering device by Elmer A Speery. The system maintained a precise course and warned of deviations, though Cuban pilots feared the wheelless ship.
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New York
Munson
Munargo
Andrew Asburn
Asburn
Elmer A. Speery
Cuba
Jury Duty Surprise as Four Boston Residents Serve
Deputy marshals rounded up jurors at the Federal Building yesterday afternoon leading four Greater Boston residents to be seated on a District Court jury. The unexpected civic act left them surprised as they returned to their daily routines. The case involves a $5000 damage suit filed by Mrs. Anna Bedrosian of Lawrence against the C. T. Sherer Company.
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United States
Federal Building
Greater
Boston
District Court
Anna Bedrosian
Lawrence
C. T. Sherer Company
Jury Drawn In Worcester Trial For Imprisonment Assault
In Worcester the trial before Judge Morton faced juror shortages as the pool proved insufficient. Officials gathered the first men in the corridors, naming William J. O'Brien Dorchester Daniel H Shugrue Roxbury Winthrop E Pratt Reading and Charles P Craigie Bay State Road to complete the panel. A separate note mentions a standing premium from the Horticultural Society of Paris for the first genuine blue rose.
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Worcester
Morton
William J. O'Brien
Harvard Street
Dorchester
Daniel H. Shugrue
Hartford Street
Roxbury
Winthrop E. Pratt
Reading
Charles P. Craigie
Bay State Road
The
Horticultural Society of Paris
Kellogg's Bran Promises Constipation Relief and Health
An advertisement extols Kellogg's Bran as a mechanical laxative to fight constipation and related illnesses. It claims 90 percent of sickness links to constipation and asserts regular bran intake improves health, growth, and energy with versatile baking uses.
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Bright
Kellogg’s
Kellogg's
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Salem Man
F. W. Benson
Chicago
Sargent
Children’s Dept
Tremont St
Opp. Park St. Church
Coats, Po
Laire
In Black
Bargain Basement
Coats
Sport
Burson Stockings
Bursow
Bargain
Elder Woodhouse
Frederic P. Perkins
B. M. Bridges
Woodhouse
Lillian Hendrick McClellan
Washington
Federal
Bing
Wilson Bros
Big Jewelry
Tremont Row
Sagittarius
Aquarius
Reece
Their. Coe
Webebar
Forest Mills
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