Edith Behr in New Jersey Jail Fight Over Cattle Dispute
Edith Behr a 19 year old girl in Elizabeth New Jersey was sentenced to three months in county jail after a clash with two farmers William and Henry Bloy over cattle that wandered onto Bloy grounds. Behr defended her father during the scuffle crying in her cell and seeking release through habeas corpus via lawyer Samuel Kalisch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
N. J
Edith Behr
Lyons Farms
William
Henry Bloy
Behr
Edith
Samuel Kalisch
Union County Court
Sigmund Patek
Patek’s Express
Patek
Miss Behr
Curry Mourned Then Found Alive After Wandering
Newark man Robert Curry vanished on August 3, leading his wife to mourn a buried stranger. An exhumed pauper inmate’s body was identified as Curry, and mourning continued until his return several days ago. He described aimless mountain wandering across Pennsylvania before rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Robert Curry
Morris Plains
Curry
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Three Wives and Children Tied to Somerville Man
George W. McArthur was sentenced to two years in the Middlesex House of Correction after detectives showed he maintained three relationships. The Somerville man, born in Nova Scotia and 21 at first union, fathered children with each partner, including Mother Beale. The trio of women and their four children are now in Newton according to Somerville authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. McArthur
House of Correction
Middlesex Criminal Court
McArthur
Somerville
Nova Scotia
Beale
Newton
Cook Abduction Case Aboard Le Touraine
Eugene Briand 36 head cook on Le Touraine and Peter Masso with Louise Dubois appeared in Jefferson Market Court charged with abduction and as accessories to the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eugene Briand
le Touraine
Peter Masso
Louise Dubois
Masso
Jefferson Market Court
Briand
Beverly Girl Annie Wilkins Missing in Beverly
Miss Annie Wilkins, a light complexioned, short and plump young woman with blue eyes and light hair, left Beverly last Wednesday with a young girl after bidding farewell at Bass River bridge where W S Flynn of Salem fatally shot himself. She was last seen leaving town in that company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Annie Wilkins
Poison sought by mill hand in Biddeford case
Louis Maurice a 25 year old mill hand is under arrest after Dr Frank Gratton says Maurice offered him 100 to procure poison to kill Mrs Maurice. The claim arose when Maurice repeated the proposal to officers as he appeared intoxicated and has hired counsel to defend himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Louis Maurice
Frank Gratton
Maurice
Man Kills Wife Then Ends Own Life in Lyman Letter
H R Ash killed his wife and then took his own life in Lyman New Hampshire. He left a letter to his brother asking that his property go to his daughter Norma and for the brother to take care of her. The motive is alleged to involve a young woman with whom Ash was intimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman, N. H
H. R. Ash
Norma
Ash
Beauty Murders Stir Atlanta Prison Break Case
Martha White a 20 year old beauty is under arrest in Atlanta charged with murder. Police say she planned the killing of Will Mason after a prior case and that Mason’s brother testified against her. She fled to Lavender Mountains but was captured after a bloodhound pursuit. Holdups in the city are linked to a suspected gang headquartered by her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Martha White
Will” Mason
Mason
Lavender Mountains
Pencil and trust wills of James G. Fair contested in San Francisco
In San Francisco on November 16 Judge Stark heard challenges to the late James G. Fair pencil and trust wills. Contestants, including beneficiaries, seek to prove or refute the handwriting cited deeds worth between 15 and 20 million dollars. Experts Daniel T. Ames and David N. Carvalho arrived from New York to testify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
James G. Fair
Stark
Hermann Oelrichs
New York
Virginia Fair
Nettie Craven
Fair
United States
Daniel T. Ames
David N. Carvalho
Mrs Alma Merritt Dies in London Overdose
Mrs Alma Merritt wife of George William Merritt of New York died at the Hotel Cecil in London on Saturday night. Initial belief pointed to suicide but a postmortem concluded laudanum caused death. She had neuralgia and used laudanum for relief, with accidental overdose suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Alma Merritt
George William Merritt
New York
Cecil
Beecham's Pills Marketed for Vital Health Claims
Advertisers claim Beecham's Pills improve digestion and liver function and restore complexion and appetite. The copy asserts widespread acceptance across social classes and that the pills have the largest patent medicine sale globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beecham
Without a Rival annual sales pass six million boxes
Advertisement announces annual sales of more than 6,000,000 boxes of a product at 5 cents, available at drug stores or via US agents. B F Allen Co located at 865 Canal Street New York offers postpaid delivery upon receipt of price. Bone free upon application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Allen CO
Canal 81
New York
Post
German Awards Watch to Captain for Rescue at Sea
The German government awarded a gold watch to Captain Orchard of the British steamer Tania for aiding the crew of the Athena after its distress on December 10. The Athena, formerly the Boston ship Thomas Dana, sailed for New York with a naphtha cargo and exploded, killing Captain Hook and thirteen sailors. five days later cứung crews were rescued. Also noted are port activities, ship repairs, and recent cargo and shipping movements along with local notices and a Masonic watch presentation to Simeon Atwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orchard
Tania
Athena
Boston
Thomas Dana
New York
London
Bangor
Serena
Kendall
Highland Light
Plymouth
Lewis Wharf
Plant Line
Halifax
Pye
Whch
Pavonia
Cunard Line
Liverpool
Queenstown
Cambroman
Kinsale
Inchdune
Java
St. Michaels
Delaware
Alleghany
Baltimore
Providence
Norfolk
Merchants’ and Miners’ Transportation Company
Lepanto
Hull
Carinthia
Boston Light
N. S
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Seabord
L Street
Lewiston
Bangor Line
Verbena
Lockwood
William M. Bird
Barrett
James Point
Chesapeake Bay
Curtis
Tillie E. Starbuck
Honolulu
Simeon Atwood
Federal Street
Oda
D. W. Hurd
Body Found Near Scott Avenue Station Rahway
A well dressed man about 40, 5 feet 8, with gray mustache and bald head, was found dead under trees near Scott avenue station Rahway. Marks of violence suggesting strangulation noted. In his pockets a gold watch No 19812 by E Howard & Co Boston, $12, and a silk handkerchief with an embroidered H.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rahway
N. J
Scott Avenue
E. Howard & Co
Boston
Enamine Line Factories Run Constantly To Meet Demand
Two ENAMELINE factories in Maine and New Jersey operate day and night to satisfy strong demand, but still cannot keep up with orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
New Jersey
Boston Zoo Opens to Public Amid Spectacle and Feasting Animals
The Rogues Comedy notes the opening of Boston's Zoo with carnivora in cages and a Nubian lion center stage. Millie Christine hosts a reception at the Masonic Temple, drawing guests who praise her memory for faces, names, and past time and places as physicians she met years ago recall her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
The
Zoo
Bates
Library Times
Millie Christine
Masonic Temple
Mueen
London Gaiety Girls Burlesque at the Trocadero Delights Crowd
Visitors to the Trocadero enjoyed a London Gaiety Girls burlesque and specialty company. The Century Club's Reception opened with medleys and bright numbers, followed by clever ventriloquism, sketch acts, a blackface turn, barefoot dancing, boxing on display, and singing and dancing by Baker and Randall. The finale, The Tramp Astronomers, featured the full company with Parisian dancers and Trilby number in lavish settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gaiety Girls
Century Club
Alexander W. Wilson
Alicoate
Wild
Lynch
Lovely
Chappelle Sisters
Ed B
Rollo White
Baker
Randall
Entertainment venue hosts life-size automatic figures in Eden Musee show
The Eden Musee Company presents an all day exhibition at 651-53 Hanover Street in the former Nickelodeon. Highlights include intricate life-size automata by European artists a chamber of horrors modeled after New York and wax reproductions of kings queens rulers celebrities and notable figures plus a physiological lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover Street
Nickelodeon
Eden Musee Company (Limited
London
Paris
New York
Eden Musee
Musee
Concert of unusual excellence delights audience
The Adamowski Quartet with soprano Miss Jenny Corea accompanist Miss Jessie M Downer and organist George H Ryder presented a short yet choice program. Selections from Dvorak Arditti Sarasate Grieg Rubenstein and Paderewski drew strong approval from a large audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adamowski
Jenny Corea
Jessie M. Downer
George H. Ryder
Dvorak
Arditti
Sarasate
Grieg
Rubenstein
Paderewski
Inez Sprague to Debut in Boston Concert at Music Hall
Madame Inez Sprague makes her Boston debut at Music Hall tonight with the Symphony Orchestra conducted by Emil Mollenhauer. An elaborate programme has been arranged featuring notable solo and ensemble pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Inez Sprague
Boston
Music Hall
Emil Mollehhauer
Four Sentenced in Assault Cases In Superior Court
Chief Justice Mason handed four year terms to Andrew Spencer and James E A Harris for assault with intent to rob Dora Elma on Oct. 21 along Porter street. They were saved from robbery by a police arrival. Grant Stewart received a three to six year term for assault with intent to murder Hattie White after shooting her on Church street. He had once worked at the State House as a messenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Criminal Court
Mason
Andrew Spencer
James E. A. Harris
House of Correction
Dora Elma
Porter Street
Grant Stewart
Hattie White
Stewart
Priest sues archbishop for 80000 contract suit heard in court
In the United States Circuit Court yesterday Judge Colt heard arguments on a motion to continue the new suit of contract for 80000 brought by Rev Father Fitzgerald against Archbishop Williams. The plaintiff, unrepresented, argued his own case and the judge set a new date for January 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court
Father Fitzgerald
Wiliams
Colt
Election fraud focus in Wilmington grand jury charge
Chief Justice Lore urged thorough grand jury inquiry into city election frauds in Wilmington. He emphasized the seriousness of the offense and directed close examination of cases to be presented. Fourteen election officers have already been arrested and held for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Accused Bank Directors to Face Supreme Court Probe
St John s Newfoundland Attorney General Whiteway informs bank directors counsel of plan to prosecute via information to the Supreme Court opening Friday. Indictments by grand jury are not needed, and it is expected the grand jury will reject them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. John's
N. F
Whiteway
Supreme Court
Edward Hayes Sons and Co Note Brokers Boston
Edward Hayes and Sons and Co note brokers operate from No 611 Exchange Building in Boston. The entry notes their business location and trade in negotiable instruments within the financial district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Hayes, Sons & CO
Exchange Building
Boston
Copper stocks drive market trends in a dull trading day
The market showed weakness with limited support and a pullback in prices though copper shares led activity. Calumet & Hecla rose while Boston & Montana and Butte & Boston fell. Tecumseh Mining and Osceola veins offered hopeful copper prospects alongside strong Atlantic and London copper futures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet & Hecla
Boston & Montana
Butte & Boston
Kearsarge
Old Dominion
Tamarack
Tamarack, Jr
Quincy
Tecumseh Mining Company
Calumet
Osceola
Atlantic
London
New York
Boston
Thomas Gouch
Bigelow Properties
Bay State Gas
Boylston Street Land Company
George F. Winch
Brookline
George B. James
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Morrison, Kekenich & Co
Corey, Milliken & Co
United States
Europe
Pinkham
Boston Stock Exchange Daily Prices Report
Official report from the Boston Stock Exchange lists the day’s high and low prices, and the closing bid and asking prices. The November 16 listing records market activity and final figures for traders and observers.
Shipping News Roundup Arrivals and Clearances at Ports
Shipping notices list numerous arriving steamers and schooners from various ports including Savannah Philadelphia New York and Norfolk along with barges towed and distressed vessels. The report also records outgoing vessels with destinations like Portland Gloucester and St John and notes sunrise and high water times for reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattahoochee
Smith
Savannah
Parthian
Snow
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Anderson
Portsmouth
Richardson
Centipede
Newburyport
H. M. Whitney
Hallett
New York
Alleghany
Nickerson
Norfolk
Santuit
Hawes
Perth Amboy
Wrestler
Kelley
Hammond
Kohinoor
Portland
Samson
Rood
Cto
St. Nicholas
Excelsior
Lynn
Winthrop
Cummings
Haverford
Dudley Pray
Mellin
Hyannis
George M. Winslow
Cates
Hackensack
Edgewater
Scranton
Rondout
Joel Cook
Ella M. Storer
Haskell
Satilla River
Waltham
Barter
Stella B. Kaplan
Potter
Newport News
William E. Downes
Marshall
Charleston
Daylight
Washington
D. C
W. E
W. L. Tuck
Taylor
Fortuna
Chase
Percy Birdsall
Holmes
Lizzie Babcock
Higbee
James D. Dowell
Chatfield
Edwin R. Hunt
Crowell
Washington, D. C
Alfred W. Fiske
Guttenburg
N. J
John Twohy
Thatcher
S. P. Blackburn
Ross
Baltimore
Manchester
Hudson
Cole
Nellie Grant
Dodge
Amboy
Sarah Eaton
Hopps
Staten Island
Harvest Home
Brown
South Amboy
Maggie Mulvey
Pembroke
Gloucester
Nantasket Roads
Serene S. Kendall
Wentworth
Kingston
N. Y
Bangor
Freeman
Colgate
Morrell
Westport
N. S
G. W. Raitt
Dover
N. H
Kansas
Murdoch
Liverpool
Glaucus
Coleman
Marjorie
Edwards
John M. Fiske
Nutt
Charles McDonald
R. Carson
Quaco
N. B
Cora B
St. John
Mary E. McDougall
West Bay
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Georgia
Mountain Beauty
Angelina le Saint
Havre
France
Masse
Dubois
le Saint
la Touraine
Massa
Mott
Commissioners of Immigration
G. W. McArthur
Cook
Pompadour
Callat
Alland Bros
Tremont Row
John H. Woodbury
Winter St
Woodbury
New Eden Musee
Justice Mason
Selaware
Dr. Ball
Pioneer
French Bay
Ing
West End
American Belleenee
Erie O
Ener
Dom Coal
GSO
Gen Blee
Sneer Eee
Ill Steel
Lamson S &S
Eee
Pullman Sae
Reece BH
Vie
Cewees Ee
Gil Bay State
Boston Stock Exchange
Eres
Atchison
Cires B&q
Til Steel Se
Gi &S KC
K C
Do Inc Scrip
LE & St L
Wee & LC Con
Rutland
Boston & Albany
Boston & Lowell
Boston & Maine
Boston & Hdd
NH & G
Union Pacific
Cal
Hec
Corey, Milliken & Coo
Exchange
Mass
Miscellaneous Stock Exchange
Wilson W. Fay & Co
State Street
Arnold Mining
Swift & Co
Brunswick
Massachusetts
Fort Wayne Electric
Cripple Creek
Colorado
Colorado Mining Stock Exchange
Denver
KE. C. Davis & Co
Washington St
Anaconda
Tpankers
Enews
Big Six
Garfield Grouse
Tau
Insley
Iron Clad
Isabella
Ete Ween
Jefferson
Lincoln Boy
Mollie Gibson
Mt. Rosa
New Zealand
Pharmacist
Feople
Puritan
Argentom
C. CS
Coon
Restesads
Portland Sea
Sacramento
Isieveies
NEW York Stock Sales
Missouri Pacific
New Jersey Central
Rock Island
Southern Pacific
St Paul
St Paul & Omaha
Tenn Coal & Iron
Texas
den & Gulf
Western Union
Shipping News
Warren Line
Sagaimo.e
Canada
Steamshipe A
Scotsman
Michigan
Appy
John Farley & Sons
State St
Fitchburg Docks
Charlestown
Warren & CO
Mile Street
American Line
Southampton
St. Louis
International Navigation CO
Bowtha Green
L. H. Palmer
State House
Vy State St
Alexande
Lartin
Red Star Line
Antwerp
Coen
Houghton General Ane
BE. A. Adams Rate Agts
Cor
Roeton
Peabody Medical Institute
Bulfinch Street
Revere House
Harvard Medical College
Woman’s Safequare
Wilcox Medicine Co
Fighth St
Philada
Rome
Remfy CO
Tremont St
J. E. Bishop
Tolman
Dr. Warren
Warren Remedies CO
Tremont S&t
Shipping
Merchants & Miners Transportation Co
Tenn, & Ga
Battery Wharf
Boston and Philadelphia Steamship Line
Phila
West Ly
F. P. Wing
B. B. Sampson
Fiske Building
Southern Pacific Company
Morgan Line
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Arizona
New and
Old Mexico
California
EB. E. Currier
Edwin Hawley
Broadway
New England & Savannah 8S. &. Co
Ocean Steamship Company
New Pier
North River
Richardson & Barnard
Atlantic Ave
Yarmouth Steamship Co
Yarmouth
J. F. Spinney
Washington Street
Chatham Street
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Suffolk
Samuel Paul
Martin S. Paul
Boston Post
John W. McKim
Esquire
Elijah George
Register
William E. Simpson
Albert P. Simpson
Admr
West
Canton Street
Anthony C. Esterlin
Calvin A. Watson
Oliver Street
Mortagee
William T. Healey
Suffolk County
Common Wealth
Suffolk County Registry of Deeds
Ofton
Dorchester
Doree
East Street
Charles Munroe
Highland Street
Roscoe W. Gage
Watertown Arsenal
Watertown
J. W. Reilly
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