Treasurer Moore Kills Himself in Amherst New Hampshire
Walter T. Moore, manager of the Lowell Coal Company of Lowell Massachusetts, died by self inflicted gunshot at his summer home four miles outside Amherst after arriving from Lowell. He had faced severe financial worries and told Alonzo Staples he was in a bad way before the fatal act.
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Amherst
N. H
Walter T. Moore
Lowell Coal Company
Lowell
Mass
Moore
Milford
Alonzo Staples
Lawson declares readiness to battle suits over Standard Oil disclosures
Thomas W. Lawson warns that suits against him will be met with forceful resistance. He calls for bringing the suits along and vows to be prepared to fight to a finish with no mercy. The full statement appears on page 8.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Standard Oil
Zied Finance
Lawson
Patterson murder trial features from yesterday
Skeleton and finger skin fragments were offered as evidence against Cesar Young. Cadman testifies Young ordered rapid drive to the pier as he and Nan Patterson rode in the cab on June 4. A youth who directed the cabbie to the hospital recalls hearing a shot and seeing Young with his head in Patterson's lap. Prosecution surgeons explain the bullet wound that killed Young. Nan Patterson remained wan and nervous throughout the day.
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Cesar Young
Cadman
Young
Nan Patterson
Tab
John Millin
Gas fight opens at State House hearing on recapitalization
The Gas and Electric Light Commission held a hearing at the State House on recapitalization as part of a broader push for cheaper gas. Prominent attendees included Thomas W. Lawson and Walter Addicks among gas magnates and business leaders. Experts J. Murray Howe and C. J. R. Humphreys were questioned on property appraisals of six consolidated companies.
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State House
Gas and Electric Light Commission
Collins
The
Post
Thomas W. Lawson
Walter Addicks
Delaware
J. Murray Howe
C. J. R. Humphreys
Babson
Motive Alleged in Lowell Official’s Suicide and Business Woes
Lowell Nov 22 Walter T Moore treasurer and manager of the Lowell Coal Company ended his life amid business troubles and a love affair. Moore 47 lived with his wife on Belmont avenue. Once senior partner of Moore & Bennett Coal, he helped form a coal dealers’ combination and the Lowell Coal Co with 125000 capital. A Boston creditor filed attachment for 35000, and at 4 pm creditors and directors met as Moore died. Liabilities about 120000, assets said to exceed that amount.
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Lowell
Walter T. Moore
Lowell Coal Company
Moore
Bélmont Avenue
Moore & Bennett Coal Company
M. L. Cobb
Boston
Lowell Woman Affected by News of Walter Moore Death
News of Walter T. Moore's death by self-inflicted means circulated in Lowell on November 22. Villagers discussed a prominent Highland district woman linked to the case as the reporter found her briefly asleep, then brought to the door.
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Lowell
Walter T. Moore
Highland District
Arrests Mount Over Cincinnati Union Moulders Strike
In Cincinnati Covington and Newport six men are under arrest on murder and arson charges linked to the moulders strike. Warrants issued for Union leader Joseph F. Valentine, now in Cleveland, and dynamiting attempts threaten foundries in three cities as police and guards bolster protection amid rising tension.
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Cincinnati
Covington
Newport
William Patton
Friend
Eugene Trainer
Thomas Bracken
Fred Rauhauser, Jr
Fred Rauhauser
John Hook
Joseph F. Valentine
Iron Moulders’ Union of North America
Valentine
Cleveland
Edward Bergen
Union Moulders
Auto Burns In Street Near Centre Weld Streets
A touring car owned by Herbert N. Snow was destroyed by fire in the street near Centre and Weld streets about 10 30 last night. The blaze started in the gasoline tank before firemen arrived from Box 587.
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Herbert N. Snow
Centre
Weld Streets
Wakefield Fears Daughter Henkel May Have Ended Life At Sea
Frank J. Henkel of Wakefield learned his daughter Bessie disappeared while traveling by Dominion Line steamer Princess Anne from New York to Norfolk. A note left behind says goodbye and asks to notify her father. authorities suspect a self inflicted death though no direct proof exists. Bessie, a Wakefield High School graduate of 1899, had recently lived with her mother in Bridgeport and was on an unannounced Southern trip.
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Wakefield
Frank J. Henkel
Crescent Street
Bessie
New York
Norfolk
Henkel
Wakefield High School
Bridgeport
Conn
York
F. J. Henkel
Mass
Boston Area Forecast Says Cloudy Wednesday
The forecast for Boston and nearby areas calls for generally cloudy skies on Wednesday with a likelihood of showers later. Cooler temperatures expected with light to moderate winds as the day progresses.
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Boston and Vicinity
Waltham Woman in Big Suit for Bradley Estate
Mrs. Rosina Bradley Willis of Waltham Mass seeks a share of the Bradley estate, asserting she is the lawfully adopted daughter of William T. Bradley who died in Hendersonville NC in 1902. Defendants are Bishop Horner of Asheville and Hendersonville Episcopal church trustees who bought the property from the State of North Carolina.
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Asheville
N. C
William T. Bradley
Hendersonville
Rosina Bradley Willis
Waltham
Mass
United States Circuit
Bradley
Bishop Horner
Episcopal Church
North Carolina
Public School Association debate on Boyden remarks
Mrs. Sarah J. Boyden drew strong comments at Tremont Street M E Church meeting where the Public School Association was urged to issue an official reply. Henry B. Blackwell and Rev Dr Warren spoke on the organization as part of early talk on forming this year’s school committee ticket.
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Sarah J. Boyden
Public School Association
Henry B. Blackwell
Warren
Tremont Street
M. E
Boyden
Grant May Live in Boston As New War Department Chief
Portland dispatch reports Major-General Frederick D. Grant to command a newly created department with headquarters in Boston, while Major-General Wade leads the Department of the East from New York, extending south to Florida. The East is to be divided with Grant in charge of the new territory.
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Portland
Frederick D. Grant
Department of the East
Wade
New York
Florida
General Grant
Gates in Auto Wreck Injures Driver on Broadway
New York financier John W. Gates and his driver were in a car collision on West Broadway. Gates escaped injury while the driver suffered serious injuries.
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J. W. Gates IN
New York
West Broadway
John W. Gates
Gates
Exhibits Move Nan Patterson Trial to Tears
In New York on November 22 the Nan Patterson murder trial heard exhibits that moved the defendant to near collapse. A skeleton and skin fragments from Cesar Young were shown to trace the bullet path and rebut self defense claims. Witnesses including Sergeant Norris and Captain Sweeney described the revolver and Patterson’s statements.
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New York
Nan Patterson
Gas rate hearing crowds notable figures in Boston clash
The crowded commissioners room included Thomas W. Lawson Walter Addicks and J L Richards among others as the hearing opened on the capitalization level for the Boston Consolidated Gas Company. Brookline officials urged keeping the consolidation cost low while real estate expert J Murray Howe testified on market value of gas company properties.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Walter Addicks
J. Edward Addicks
Mr. Lawson
J. L. Richards
George W.W. Anderson
Wood
Morton Prince
Edward R. Warren
New York
Clarence J. Shearn
John A. Coulthurst
Homer Albers
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Forrest Barker
Samuel We
George
Morris Schaff
Boston Consolidated Gas Company
Corporation
Thomas M. Babson
Collins
Atetorney
Frederic E. Snow
Henry H. Rogers
Boston
Snow
Barker
J. Murray Howe
J. C. R. Humphreys
Commission
Brookline
Asthma Relief Promoted by Fr Johns Medicine
An advertisement proclaims immediate asthma relief by a Fr John’s Medicine, touting pure nourishment that strengthens the body and boosts health. It emphasizes rapid effects and overall well being with phrases like instant relief and total nourishment.
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Fr. John
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Samuel Weakley
Frank Brown
Weakley
Rauhauser
Eureka
Fanning
Bessie Henkel
Waltham Woman
Grant May
Walter Norris
Leonard Street
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