Trial begins in murder case of Lolaida Bonine in DC
Tomorrow at 10 oclock Judge Thomas M Anderson will preside over the murder trial of Lolaida Bonine in Criminal Court No 1 Washington The trial stems from the Kenmore Hotel killing of James Seymour Ayres Jr with Bonine claiming she was alone with him during a struggle over a revolver Seventy three government witnesses have been summoned and tickets are required for admission
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Washington
Thomas M. Anderson
District of Columbia
Lolaida Wemiy Konine
James Seymour Ayres, Jr
Kenmore
Marshal Palmer
Boniie
Meecham
Missoouri
Prof Gorham Advances Bioluminescent Light From Bacteria
Providence November 18 Professor Gorham of Brown University describes progress on extracting light from decayed meat. He cultured bacteria to identify which organisms emit glow only on nitrogen rich foods, reducing candidates to three. He aims to replace living organisms with chemicals to produce light in the lab. He distinguishes his light from X rays, noting the latter are penetrating and hazardous.
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Frovidence
R. I
Gorham
Brown University
Germany
Sherman's Drunk Definition Clarified by Judge Sherman
Sherman notes a corrected definition of drunkenness for jurors in Taunton on November 18. He explains it is a question of fact whether intoxicants caused loss of substantial mental or physical control. A defendant can be found drunk even without being wholly helpless, if common sense supports loss of control.
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Taunton
Sherman
Boston Papers
The Organization purifies Boston voting lists
The Organization formed by Jesse M. Gove and Election Commissioners Saunders and Hogan and City Collector Courteney Guild aims to cleanse the voter rolls. They claim to aid Mayor Hart’s re election while keeping members anonymous and planning hearings on 150 suspected illegal registrations.
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Jesse M. Gove
Saunders and
Hogan
Courteney Guild
Hart
Boston
Election Commission
Election Board
Police Department
Citizens
Health Board Urges Vaccination Against Smallpox
Boston faces a smallpox surge with daily new cases and 59 patients in hospital. Dr Durgin and officials urge universal vaccination, noting 12 of 15 deaths since July involved unvaccinated individuals, and highlight citywide public vaccination efforts and corporate campaigns.
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Boston
Durgin
Board of Health
Roxbury
Smallpox Hospital
Boston Man in Trouble in Fall River Larceny Case
John O'Brien of Boston was arrested after a police chase in Fall River on larceny charges. He allegedly snatched $12 from contractor Robert Nicholson in an East Side saloon. the money was recovered. O'Brien to be arraigned in District Court tomorrow.
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Fall River
John O’brien
Boston
Robert Nicholson
East Side
O’brien
Mrs Sprague to Build Brookline Mansion in Marble Form
Mrs Sprague plans a new Brookline residence designed by Little and Brown. The original wooden house will be clad in brick and Italian marble. The estate includes a two story ballroom, with furnishings sourced from a Venetian palace, and a servants’ annex relocated from Italy.
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Lars
Brookline
Italy
Sprague Palace to Rise with Grand Ball Room Annex
Congressman Sprague remains an inmate at McLean Asylum in Waverley with slim hopes of recovery. Boston society’s grande dame Mrs Gardner is central to preparations for transforming Sprague Sprague’s mansion into a rival palace. Architects Little and Brown receive carte blanche for a vast addition including a right end wing with ball room, a roof garden, rare flowers, a conservatory, and a marble staircase. The main building will gain a new upper story and a redesigned ground floor with rebuilt interiors and regraded grounds. Completion is months away while work continues at a rapid yet careful pace for next season’s gayeties.
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Congressman Sprague
McLean Asylum
Waverley
Sprague Palace
City Hospital and Major Medical Centers Mentioned
The City Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Tufts College dispensary on Huntington Avenue, and the Everett Schoolhouse on Northampton Street are cited as local institutions. The list emphasizes prominent medical and educational facilities in the area.
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City Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Tufts College
Huntington Avenue
Everett
Northampton Street
Four water works workers injured in dynamite blast in Fall River
Late this afternoon four men employed by Fall River water works were seriously hurt by a premature dynamite explosion while relaying pipes on Peckham street. Foreman Eugene Levigne, 30, lost a foot and is near death at City Hospital. Other injured include John Shea, 60, who may lose an eye. A rock fragment blasted 500 feet, hitting John Durand’s roof, causing city-wide panic as police kept crowds back.
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Fall River
Water Works Department
Eugene Levigne
Peckham Street
Water Department
Levigne
Hves
Welcome Street
John Shea
John Durand
Fireproof Dormitories and Yale Hutchinson Fire Loss
The Hutchinson Dormitory fire at Yale highlights the lack of truly fireproof dormitories nationwide. Only The Dunster in Cambridge is cited as fireproof and self contained, with each suite a separate apartment. The piece suggests insurers may press for reforms.
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New York
Yale
Dunster
Cambridge
Mass
Hetty Green Faces Court Over Estate Losses
Hetty Green, famed as the world richest woman, is in New Bedford where the Supreme Court is considering Hetty Green vs. W. W. Crapo executor of Edward Mott Robinson's will. Green's counsel accuses Mandell of negligent estate administration causing losses of 10060, seeking recoupment. Briefs filed. decision reserved.
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New Bedford
Hetty Green
Supreme Court
W. W. Crapo
Edward Mott Robinson
Messrs. Knowlton
Prescott
Crapo
Whipple
Indians on the Warpath in Marinette County Wisconsin
Superintendent John Burke reports heightened Indian unrest at the Eagle River headwaters after a tribe member's disappearance. Charles Keshena says his people fear a white hunter killed his brother, prompting a search and warning of possible white hunter retaliation and a mass exodus. The Menominee settlement lies near the Eagle River deer hunting district.
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Marinette, Wis
John Burke
Peshtigo Lumber Company
Eagle River
Marinette County
Charles Keshena
Peshtigo Company
Keshena
Merinette County
Wisconsin
Winsloe Denies Guilty Plea In Caucus Conspiracy
Friends of Temple A Winsloe denounce a circulated report claiming he pleaded guilty to conspiring to induce illegal voting at Ward 21 Republican caucus. Winsloe and associates Rogers Lord and Newmarch pleaded not guilty and were bailed. A court report incorrectly omitted the word not, changing the record.
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Temple A. Winsloe
Winsloe
Rogers
Lord
Newmarch
Philippine republic public buildings planned in Manila
A Hong Kong architecture firm plans the public buildings for the Philippine republic to be erected in Manila. Aguinaldo is to have a fine residence and each general staff member will receive a private dwelling from the same project.
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Philippine Junta
Hong Kong
Philippine Republic
Manila
Aguinaldo
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City Hall Avenue
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