Miss Baker of Neponset Dives In River to Save Drowning Boy
Miss Gertrude Baker of Neponset plunged into the Neponset River fully clothed to rescue William Newhall, 9, of Atlantic Squantum Street, after he tumbled from a bridge. The boy was unconscious. doctors treated him, and Miss Baker also suffered from exposure.
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Smith
Gertrude K. Baker
Adams Street
Neponset
Neponset River
William Newhall
Atlantic
Miss Baker of
Boy
Quincy
Squantum Street
Gertrude Baker
Willie Newhall
Miss Baker
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
New York Hotelman Samuel Collins Owed $5000 Says Wilson
Comedian Francis Wilson recalls loan of $5000 five years ago with two paintings as security. He says Collins promised repayment but memory failed, notes legal counsel now handling case. Paintings, believed genuine and located in New York, may be worth about $290000 if authentic.
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New York
Samuel Collins
Francis Wilson
Collins
Wilson
Severe storm disrupts telegraphic link in Santa Clara region
Tiavana reports a severe wind and rain storm sweeping Santa Clara province and areas to the east. Telegraph communication with Santa Clara was broken at an early afternoon hour.
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Tiavana
Santa Clara
Moody Named Justice of the United States Supreme Court
President announces Attorney General William Henry Moody of Massachusetts will join the Supreme Court to replace Justice Henry Billings Brown who retired. Moody has served as Attorney General since July 1 1904 after over two years as Secretary of the Navy and Congressional terms for Massachusetts. Also noted are pending Interior Department changes with Hitchcock leaving March 4 and James R. Garfield slated to become commissioner of corporations. Herbert Knox Smith expected to succeed Garfield as commissioner of corporations.
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Washington
William Henry Moody
Massachusetts
Supreme Court of the United States
Henry Billings Brown
Moody
Department of Justice
Interior
Hitchcock
Interior Department
James R. Garfield
Corporations
Richards
The
Land Office
Herbert Knox Smith
Connecticut
Garfield
Moody's Career and Public Service Milestones
William Henry Moody of Haverhill born Newbury Mass December 23 1858 rose from Phillips Academy to Harvard Law. He served as district attorney for eastern Massachusetts 1890 to 1895. He represented the sixth Massachusetts district in Congress and led the Navy Department from May 1902 to July 1904 before becoming United States Attorney General.
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William Henry Moody
Haverhill
Ottes
Newbury
Mass
Henry I
Melissa O. M. Moody
Phillips Academy
Harvard
National House of Representatives
Massachusetts
Navy Department
Navy
United States Attorney-General
Delegation Probes Hiring Newfoundland Labour Aboard Warship
Captains of American fishing vessels met the warship Brilliant in the Bay of Islands to test if they may hire Newfoundlanders beyond the three mile limit. The Brilliant’s captain said the modus vivendi protects such action from penalties. The captain plans to set herring fishery rules. the Colonial cabinet protests to the Imperial Government claiming illegality and undermining colonial authority.
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ST. John's
N. F
Brilliant
Bay of Islands
Colonial Cabinet
Imperial Government
Gray's Overcoat Sale in Washington and Hanover
Gray Co announces overcoat sale events in Washington and Hanover. Savings promoted on selected coats with limited stock and seasonal discounts.
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GRAY
Gray Co
Washington and Hanover
Gray’s
Washington
Wanover
Washington and
Hanover
F. Gray Co
Thranover
W. Gray Co
President Roosevelts Panama Canal inspection voyage planned
President Roosevelt will board the battleship Louisiana near Wolf Trap Light at Hampton Roads and sail for Panama to inspect canal work. He aims to see ground conditions and learn from workers and Chief Engineer Stevens, landing at Cristobal by lighter due to ship access limits.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Louisiana
Wolf Trap Light
Twampton Roads
Panama
Stevens
Roosevelt to travel with constant wireless contact and inspect isthmus
President Roosevelt will be nearly three weeks away on a trip aided by Lieutenant Frank Taylor Evans to keep wireless contact with Washington. The Washington and Tennessee will accompany the Louisiana armored cruiser, enabling rapid communication and observation of isthmian works including the Culebra Cut and possible lock sites.
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Atlantic Coast
Louisiana
President Roosevelt
Panama
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Frank Taylor Evans
Evans
Tennessee
Culebra
Palatial Presidential Quarters Onboard Louisiana
The article reports unprecedented warship accommodations as quarters of Admiral Dickins are merged into a single suite for the President and his wife aboard the Louisiana. It notes the President will land at Cristobal in the canal zone and remain under the American flag except for an official reception at President Amador's Panama palace, marking a first for a sitting U.S. president under another flag.
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United States
Louisiana
Cristobal
Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt
F. W. Dickins
Isthmus
Canal Zone
Colon
Autopsy Sought for Nurse Jane Toppan in Taunton
In Lowell a county decision allows an autopsy on Jane Toppan the nurse dying in Taunton Insane Asylum to aid science with a prominent physician present. Her attorney cites burial costs and requests a city hospital setting with a respected surgeon, as the patient wastes to around sixty five pounds amid alleged hallucinations.
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Lowell
Jane Toppan
Taunton
Jamess. Murphy
Post
Murphy
Cleveland star Harry Bay seeks knee treatment After injury
Groton defeats St. Mark's 17 to 6. Jockey nearly killed in an Aqueduct race. Harvard tests new plays in secret. Indians undergo strenuous football drills. Amherst declines to give Brown a diamond date. Williams also refused. Montreal athletes quit the Canadian union. Somerville and South Boston play to a 0 0 draw. Millionaire schoolboys form a Chicago football team.
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Cleveland
Groton
St. Mark’s
Aqueduct Track
Harvard
Amherst
Brown
Williams
Montreal
Somerville
South Boston
Chicago
Aged Bridge Tender Blamed for Big Wreck
Atlantic City NJ coroner's jury blames Daniel Stewart the aged bridge tender for the Thoroughfare wreck of Sunday October 28. Jury disagreed on several points and Stewart faces arrest on criminal negligence charges.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Daniel Stewart
Stewart
Pauline Morton Engaged to J Hopkins Smith Jr in New York
New York announces the engagement of Miss Pauline Morton daughter of former Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton to J Hopkins Smith Jr of this city. The announcement was made today.
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Pauline Morton
New York
Secretary of the Navy
Paul Morton
J. Hopkins Smith, Jr
Dangerous Two-Cent Economy Revs Ginners’ Woes
The piece argues the two-cent economy harms gins as Sanford’s costs rise little, triggering sudden industry instability and financial strain for ginneries reliant on slim margins.
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Sanford
Paris Divorce Trial Hearings Reveal Private Letters
In Paris, the Castellane divorce case drew a crowd as Maitre Cruppi produced letters where Count Boni sought to win back his wife. The countess replied with post cards calling him a libertine and offered to settle 30 000 yearly, while Boni demanded 50 000 and debts paid. Bonnet, Boni’s counsel, accused the case of malice and said witnesses were suborned, a matter the court may investigate.
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Paris
Castellane
Maitre Cruppi
Count Boni
Maitre Bonnet
Divorce Hearing Reveals Count Boni's Infidelity and Cruelty
In Paris at the Palace of Justice the Countess de Castellane resumes divorce proceedings against Count Boni. Counsel Cruppi details lavish spending, neglect, and a lengthy pattern of love letters, with the count claiming repentance while the countess rejects him as a libertine. The case notes custody and paternal rights, with children to remain in France under local oversight.
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Palace of Justice
Tribunal of First Instance of
Seine
Ditte
Countess de Castellane
Anna Gould
Count Boni
Maitre Cruppi
Count Bon
Libertine
Maitre Crupps
Mme. X
Forecast for Boston and New England Winds
Forecast for Boston and vicinity by part of the New England outlook. Thursday and Friday show fair to partly cloudy skies with fresh north winds. Tropical disturbance moves toward the Bahamas with no high winds reported yet except near Havana and Jupiter Florida.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Bahama Islands
Havana
Jupiter
Fla
European
Grand Banks
Average temperature report from Thompson's Spa
The yesterday average temperature at Thompson's Spa 219 Washington Street is 41 degrees with a 12 24 scale note. A year ago yesterday the average was 41 degrees with 22 24.
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Thompson’s Spa
Washington Street
Bae Toe
Wiehaven
Wickecce Slackinass
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