New Rule for Murder Case Preparation Sparks City Debate
Chief Watts explains the proposed system where headquarters prep the case and a single inspector maintains the record. He emphasizes Warren remains credited for his work while Dugan handles presentation. District Attorney Stevens supports the plan, arguing only seasoned personnel should prepare juried cases.
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Alice Brown
Captain Warren
Post
Watts
Dugan
Warren
Peterkin
Board of Police
Police Board
Boston
Stevens
Mrs Lincoln forgives son-in-law amid family strain
In Chicago a report details Mrs. Robert T. Lincoln and her daughter traveling toward Mt. Pleasant Iowa where Mrs. Lincoln plans to reside with her son-in-law Warren Beckwith and daughter. The piece notes Christian Science beliefs, financial entanglements, and a frustratingly unstable engagement scene surrounding Beckwith and Miss Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren W. Beckwith
Chicago
Robert T. Lincoln
Beets Sugar Duty Set On Danish Refined Product
The Treasury announced in response to a New York inquiry that refined beet sugar produced entirely in Denmark will incur an additional duty of at least 0.135 of 1 percent per pound.
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Washington
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Denmark
Esperia Arrives at Queenstown After Voyage from Philadelphia
The Italian bark Esperia reports passing thousands of petroleum casks cabin doors and ship beams during its voyage from Philadelphia on Oct 9 to Cork. Some casks bore the mark Lisbon.
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Queenstown
Esperia
Philadelphia
Cork
Lisbon
Mabel Wallace Claims Widow of Clubman in Estate Fight
Chicago reports Mrs. Mabel Estell Wallace asserting she wed John B. Ketcham in Milwaukee on Sept. 24 and seeks his $500000 estate. Wallace, formerly Mrs. James R. Walkup once mayor of Emporia Kansas, allegedly hid a dramatic past and was linked with Ketcham amid his divorce scandal.
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Chicago
Mabel Estell Wallace
Indiana Avenue
John B. Ketcham
Ketcham
Milwaukee
James R. Walkup
Emporia
Kan
Wallace
Europe
Toledo, O
Will of Lakewood man favors second wife over son sparks contest
A Huntington Probate Court hearing challenges the honeymoon will of Samuel Buckingham who left his Lakewood, New Jersey son Dr Frederik Buckingham and a small sum to his firstborn. Buckingham’s second wife and two nephews inherit the estate amid claims of undue influence during the couples honeymoon trip. Dr Buckingham, a Lakewood physician, had been a lawyer in New York prior to practice.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Samuel Buckingham
Lakewood
N. J
Huntington
Buckingham
Frederik Buckingham
New York City
Austin Abbott
University Law School
Woman from Syracuse Takes Her Life in New York
Mrs. Katherine Steadman, who killed herself yesterday at Mrs. Best’s home on East Thirty-fourth Street, came from Syracuse where her husband works as an express driver. Her father Peter Kelson also lives there. She left Syracuse five years ago with a wealthier man, lived imprudently in New York, and a month ago repented and asked her husband to take her back, but he refused. On learning of her death he said he was the happiest man in the world and would get drunk tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robert T. Lincoln
Warren W. Beckwith
Mt. Pleasant
Aurora
Beckwith
Boxer
Mrs. Lincoln
Harvard
Harlan
Harlans
Ence
Mr. Lincoln
Lincoln
Gas Trust
New York
Katherine Steadman
Debutante Mildred Stokes Opens Society Season
New York gossip centers on Mildred Stokes, heiress with a 1.5 million fortune, who stands six feet tall and mirrors her brother J G Phelps Stokes as a society giant. She will debut at the Madison Avenue home of her parents, Mr and Mrs Anson Phelps Stokes, on Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mildred Stokes
J. G. Phelps Stokes
Madison Avenue
Anson Phelps Stokes
Vassar Graduate Arrested in Shoplifting Case
New York reporters identify Annie Niedlinger a Vassar graduate from a wealthy family as the shoplifter arrested Saturday in front of Wanamaker's. Bail posted by Mrs. Sarah N Boyle who defends the girl as an engaged in literary pursuit with a troubled mind. The girl is arraigned at Jefferson Market Court and ties to Adam Niedlinger loom as a possible relative.
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New York
Annie Niedlinger
Vassar
Boyle
Miss Niedlinger
Adam Niedlinger
Wanamaker
Sarah N. Boyle
No. 67
West Ninty-fifth Street
Jefferson Market Court
NAVIN BROS. Offers One Week Credit On Goods
Advertisement notes cut prices and trade allowances on men and boys wear including U coats suits and hats. It promotes one week credit at Navin Bros located at 15 Temple Eitagu's with prices starting around seven dollars and up for suits and related items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navin Bros
Temple Eitagu
Uandage
Young Democratic Mayor Candidate Garners Cross Party Support
Lawrence voters hear solid party backing for James H. Donoghue, Lawrence Star editor and Democratic nominee for mayor. He faces James H. Eaton, with Republicans split. Donoghue's allies predict a sweeping victory and vow reform after last year’s defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Donoghue
Lawrence
James HE. Donoghue
Jerry O’sullivan
James H. Eaton
Eaton
Mr. Donoghue
New York City
Bailey
Dreyfus Case Provokes Fresh Protests in Paris
Paris November 15. M Scheurer Kestner vice president of the Senate says he sent to General Bil lot documents proving Dreyfus innocence on Oct 30. He claims Bil lot promised inquiry and to report within a fortnight but has not. He asserts the evidence points to another culpable than Dreyfus. The letter stirs deputies lanes and a cabinet pronouncement is expected tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Scheurer-Kestner
Senate
Alfred Dreyfus
General Billot
Dreyfuss
M. Kestner
Chamber of Deputies
Wreck Averted as Dimock Nears Schooner Wreck
Chief Officer Baker reports the steamer H F Dimock narrowly avoided the wreck of the schooner E M Mc Laughlin four miles south of Point Judith on Nov 3. Fifteen feet of the topmast remained visible as Dimock passed. The electric bell buoy off Nix's Mate has drifted into the channel near Deer Island Light, risking collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
H. F. Dimock
New York
E. M. McLaughlin
Point Judith
Dimock
Nix
Castle Island
Deer Island
State Ledge
Four New Vessels for Boston Fruit Company
A Boston Fruit Company plan calls for four new steel steamships built by the Cramps, each about 2700 tons with 290 feet length and 36 feet beam. Syndicated bankers will own and lease them, enabling mail subsidy routes to Jamaica. Vessels seat 100 passengers, run at 15 knots, and include electric lights and modern steamship features. They would replace some of the sixteen foreign ships serving New York Philadelphia Baltimore and the port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Fruit Company
St. Paul
St. Louis
Jamaica
the Fruit Company
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York
Bates Escapes From Wareham Jail After Court Hearing
Henry W. Bates, 19, held on a midnight burglary charge in Wareham, escaped from the jail this forenoon using an improvised hammer to break a padlock. He was last seen toward Agawam after a Friday morning break‑in at Ira Stuart's home with an accomplice who also fled.
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Wareham
Henry W. Bates
Agawam
Bates
Weymouth
Arthur H. Hammond
Ira Stuart
$65,000 Verdict Over Alienation of Affections
Brooklyn sheriff's jury awards Mrs. Florence van Schaack $65,000 against her father-in-law Peter van Schaack head of Peter van Schaack & Co. drugs in Chicago. Plaintiff born Bath Beach, married John van Schaack in 1888, separated in 1897, alleges alienation of her husband's affections.
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New York
Brooklyn
Florence van Schaack
Peter van Schaack
Pension changes listed for Massachusetts recipients
Washington announces pension changes for Massachusetts including original recipients Samuel E Hanson South Natick George W Henderson Westminster John F Thompson Medford William Watts Taunton Wallace D Maynard Shrewsbury Samuel Upton Lawrence William N Leavens Worcester Edward D Welch Holyoke with an increase for Theodore B Martin Stockbridge and a reissue for Josiah Pickett Worcester.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Samuel E. Hanson
South Natick
George W. Henderson
Westminster
John F. Thompson
Medford
Willam Watts
Taunton
Wallace D. Maynard
Shrewsbury
Samuel Upton
Lawrence
William N. Leavens
Worcester
Edward D. Welch
Holyoke
Increase
Theodore
Martin
Stockbridge
Josiah Pickett
Quarantine Raised in Savannah as Officials Act
Savannah reports the yellow fever quarantine lifted and a key officer ordered to oversee relaxations. Rails and schedules are adjusted as the city lifts restrictions and returns toward normal operations.
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Savannah
Back Bay Burglary Ring Targeted Silverware and Jewels
Chief Watts reveals a Back Bay burglary wave with professional thieves stealing silverware jewelry and valuables. A police list of July to October heists includes names and items from Commonwealth Avenue Newbury Street Beacon Street and Dudley Street homes.
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Back Bay
New York
Eben Kimball
Commonwealth Avenue
John W. Chatman
Newbury Street
F. M. Lowe
H. Keyes
Carrie E. Parker
Dudley Street
Mildreth Aldrich
Huntington Avenue
Aldrich
L. A. Baker
Winthrop L. Marvin
Winthrop
Ww. I. M
EB. C. L
Arthur
Austin
Beacon Street
A. N. Cook
H. E. Ely
Hotel Royal
George W. Wakefield
C. C. Thomas
Exeter Street
Thomas
Edwin F. Haserick
M. R. Wa
M. R
Robert B. Greene
M. P. B. Briggs
Greene
Briggs
K. L. Greene
Katie Landell Greene
Kate
Nellie
Fannie B. Greene
Ajax
W. M. Chadbourne
Proctor
Watts
Croker Arrives in New York Health Improves
Richard Croker and his party reached New York from the South reporting greatly improved health. He declined to discuss politics and remained silent on current issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard Croker
Cambridge woman Mary Murrey arrested for shoplifting
Cambridge resident Mary Murrey was arrested yesterday afternoon by Inspector Knox for shoplifting in the stores of Houghton and Dutton and Larrabee and Co. The incident occurred during a routine patrol in the city.
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Mary Murrey
Cambridge
Knox
Houghton & Dutton
Larrabee & Co
Medford Republicans Nominate Delegates in Ward Caucuses
Medford Republicans held ward caucuses. Parker led in Ward 5 with 228 votes to Ford’s 38, while Ward 6 backed Mary I. Wood over rival Mrs. Wyatt. Ward results list common councilmen and municipal convention delegates for Wards 1 through 6 along with school committee selections.
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Medford
F. H. Parker
L. W. Ford
Parker
Ford
M. L. Wyatt
Mary I. Wood
Amanda H. Plummer
Caleb K. Sullivan
John H. Turner
Charles H. Brewer
William H. Warren
A. Byrond
Edward F. Smith
Walter F. Cushing
Harry J. Newhall
William I. Parker
Harry B. Leavitt
Nathaniel Atwood
Morris W. Child
George
T. Fuller
Myron G. Curtis
George B. Perkins
J. S. G. Sweatt
John S. Maxwell
Charles H. Benner
Alfred P. Sinclair
William H. Hodgeman
Thomas D. Collins
James Morrison
John C. Barrett
J. M. Carroll
Charless. Baxter
Daniel W. Johnson
Elisha G. Pierce
Everard I. Langell
William BH. Ober
Charles C. Batchelder
Albert W. Welch
Barker B. Howard
J. Wesley Savage
Samuel S. Holton
Nason B. Cunningham
William H. Belcher
Strike Threat Tangles New York Electric Trades
The Electrical Contractors' Association and the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in New York face a wage dispute with a proposed jump from daily rates to 4 dollars. Negotiations stall as the union excludes new workers, creating a claimed labor monopoly. The association issued an address to the Brotherhood with word that the action takes effect at noon today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Electrical Contractors’ Association
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Liberal Gains In Deptford By Election
London November 15 Arthur H A Morton Conservative and Liberal Unionist won the Deptford by election to fill the Darling seat. Morton 6317 J Williams Penn 4993 Liberal and Radical gain by 324 votes in a contest noted as a Liberal and Radical victory.
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London
Deptford
Charles John Darling
Q. C
Queen’s Bench
High Court of Justice
Richard Henn Collins
Court of Appeals
Nathaniel Lindley
Lord Esher
Arthur H. A. Morton
J. Williams Penn
Conservaiive
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Brattle
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Dence
Mrs. Ketcham
Kansas
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The
New York Herald
New York Tribune
Scientific American
Hydrostatic
Turkey
Morocco
Pioneer Clothing Company
RH. White Co
Mandelbium
Wallace of
Vassar Graduate
Paul Hannagan
Donoghue
Dreyfus
Billot
Bates Escapes
Gilsey House
John Meigs
Pottsville
Penn
Electrical Brotherhood
Martin Thorn
Foundation
Ir Island
Adelphia Institution
Ally
B. F. Larrabee
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