Davis arrested after Boston counterfeiting probe
William Davis alias L W Davis, linked to a Winthrop counterfeiting case, was arrested in Guthrie Oklahoma by Secret Service Agent William H Forsyth. The capture followed Boston detectives led by Inspector Owen and Pinkerton men tracing a Halifax Nova Scotia confession implicating a Boston area manufacturer. Davis and his wife faced flight across multiple cities before arrest.
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William Davis
L. W. Davis
Winthrop
Post
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Secret Service
William H. Forsyth
Boston
New England
Owen Owen
D. C. Thornhill
Pinkerton Agency
Watts
Davis
Halifax
N. S
George Chisholm
Secret Service Department of
Beasti Road
Ocean Spray
Owen
Winthrop Beach
Cottage Hill
Aiacak
Orn
Sumpesntensan
Thornhill
South Terminal
Worcester
Acby
Chicago
Southwest
Washington
Overland Express
Southwestern
Vis
William H. Wilams
Funston Denies Manila Charges In San Francisco Dispatch
General Funston publicly denies recent accusations against Col. Metcalf Majors Bishop and Lt Calahan. He asserts no lies were told at Guiguinto and recounts crossing rivers with troops to seize trenches at Bagbag and Rio Grande incidents.
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Kansas City
San Francisco
Manila
Funston
Wilder
S. Metcalf
Bishop
Calahan
Twentieth Kansas
Metcalf
Guiguinto
Hardy
Drysdale
Willey
Marilao
Nominations Filed for City Election. Several Independents Enter
Regular party nominations are filed with election commissioners. Withdrawals include Frederic F. Gleeson in Ward 4. Jeremiah J. McCarthy of Ward 4 may run. deadline to withdraw is the 28th. Independent slates include Ernest Mendel for Alderman Ward 4 and Wards 7 9 13, John Gillespie as Independent Republican for Council, William J. OBrien Independent Citizen, William Peel Democratic Labor for Ward 7, and Daniel Carroll Democratic Independent for Council Ward 13.
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Frederic F. Gleeson
Jeremiah J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Ernest (. Mendel
John J. Gillespie
Common Council
William J. O’brien
William Peel
Daniel Carroll
Cape Dutch Joining Boers and Belmont Battle Report
Despatches from General Forestier-Walker detail Boer activity in Broken Nail and Natal. British gains at Belmont are described with heavy fighting, casualties, and questions about relief columns. Mafeking and Kimberley remain quiet as Natal operations threaten Pietermaat.
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London
War Office
Forestier-Walker
Cape Town
Gatacre
Putter’s Kraa
Broken Nail
Molters
Cradok
Cape Colony
Belmont
Blandslaagte
Methuen
Mafeking
Baden- Powell
Kimberley
Arundel
Naauw Poort
Natal
Estcourt
Ladysmith
Willow Grange
Hildyard
Moor River Station
Pieterma
Joubert
Pietermaritzburg
Aldershot
Africa
Hart's Campaign Adds Notables to Strategy Board
Two Hart campaign managers are named Hon. Jesse Gove of East Boston and Hon. George N. Swallow, with likely additions including J. J. McCarthy, ex-Senator Isaac P. Hutchinson, and George A. Hibbard. The group aims to form a real board of strategy amid ward battles and party alignment concerns.
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Hart
Jesse Gove
East Boston
George N. Swallow
Republican City Committee
City Hall
Charlestown
J. J. McCarthy
Common Council
Custom House
Board of Management
Isaac P. Hutchinson
Republican State Committee
Ward 10 Statesman
Bates-Guild
Bates
Hutchinson
Rye Beach
Ward 10
George A. Hibbard
Hibbard
Reefers and Footballs Promote Boys Wear at Beach Street
A local retailer advertises boys Reefer coats from 2.50 to 8.00 with a popular 5.00 Irish frieze model. Coats are designed for free movement and warmth. A bonus football arrives free with purchases of 4.00 or more in the boys department, while supplies last. Beach Street display windows invite customers to view the new goods.
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Beach St
French Countess Lived Quietly in Worcester Home
In Worcester at 23 Maple Street a woman, Mme la Comtesse Angele de Genebrouse Potte r, reputedly daughter of the Marquis de Genebrouse Castel, resided with her Boston husband Harry A. Potter. The couple met in Paris salons and at a French castle, with marriage described as a Love match. she may seek Paris court action to transfer titles to her husband upon returning to France.
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Worcester
Maple Street
New England
France
Madame la Comtesse Angele de Genebrouse-Potter
Marquis de Genebrouse Castelers
Spain
Arry A. Potter
Madame la Comtesse
Clinton High School
Madame Ja .Comtesse
Paris
Aguinaldo Proposes Peace Terms and Twenty Million Payment
A Hong Kong communication reports Emilio Aguinaldo seeking peace with the United States and offering to pay the 20 million dollars the U S paid Spain. He outlines a Philippine government, local elections, a withdrawal of American troops with exceptions, and a five year repayment plan funded by taxes. He argues Americans misunderstood liberty and predicts future leaders will rise if war continues.
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New York
Hong Kong
Aguinaldo
United States
Spain
Manila
Congress
Philippine Islands
Senate
Washington
McKinley
George Washington
Health Ad Promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters
An advertisement extols Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a cure for weak kidneys and stomach ailments. It claims stronger digestion prevents kidney poisons and notes the product also treats constipation indigestion dyspepsia biliousness nervousness and canan debility. A private revenue stamp is shown on the neck of the bottle.
Tobacco Strippers Form First U S Union in City
Fully 600 tobacco strippers gathered at Library Hall 987 Washington Street last night to form the Tobacco Strippers Union. It is described as the first such union organized in the country.
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Library Hall
Washington Street
Tobacco Strippers’ Union
Park Theatre
Ruth Copley
Boston
Peggy
Frank Monroe
C. Dibden Pitt
Sydney Booth
H.h.aay
Alice Cushing Dunham
Katherine Searle
Elizabeth Nagel
Aimee Goulston
Stage Topics Full of Boston Theatre Buzz
In Boston a wave of vaudeville and opera news unfolds with Kirke La Shelle and Julian Edwards assembling stars for Princess Chic while Louise Hepner Will Mandeville Anna Held Ezra Kendall head tours. Ellen Terry Henry Irving Grace critics at the Hollis Bowdoin Square Park Theatre and Grand Opera House showcase a din of engagements and debuts.
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Kirke la Shelle
Julian Edwards
Princess Chic
Joseph Miron
Louise Hepner
Museum
Will Mandeville
Anna Held
Papa
Manhattan Theatre
New York
Boston
Ezra Kendall
Mendum Street
Roslindale
Evelyn Kendall
Bauer
Dietze
Merrill
Mildred Holland
Anna
Henry Irving
Hollis
Ellen Terry
Nance Oldfield
Ells
Waterloo
Poe
Terry
Kentuck
Bowdoin Square
Sage Harbor
Park Theatre
Tremont
Shriners
Old Homestead
John Craig
Claude Melnotte
Castle Square
Grand Dime Theatre
Kentucky
O’brien
Havel
Howard
Mr. O'Brien
Miss Havel
Tom
Hattie Nawn
Keith
Mr. Nawn
Clayton
Austin & Stone
Nickelodeon
Washington Tours Announced From Boston
Preliminary notices detail a series of tours to Washington leaving Boston on February 2 March 2 16 30 April 13 27 and May 11 under the Pennsylvania Railroad ally conducted tourist system. Obtainable from D N Bell tourist agent 20 Washington street Boston.
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Washington
Boston
Pennsylvania Railroad
D. N. Bell
Washington Street
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Guthrie, OK
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Tompkins
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RCO
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Fairyland
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Comedy 4
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Farrell and
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Faustin & Stones
Theatre Romenade de Luxe
George W. Lederer
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Amber Arid and Original Company
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Denman Thompson
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Weber
George W. Magee
Lessee and Vanager
Rose Coghlan
White Heather
William Gillette
Castle Theatre
Tremont St
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Maryland
Heart OF
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Dolly Nobles
Mouliere
Bedini
Arthur
Claude Thardo
Tom and
Miss Lund
Bruet Et Reviere
Stanley and
Wilson
the Craigs
Adelaide Herrmann
Japan
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Adele Ritchie
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Marie Cahill
Clara Palmer
Barnet
Ames
William B. Philp
Raymond Hitchcock
Ww. T. Carleton Edmund Lawrence
Re S
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Ine
Vladimir DE Pachmann
Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Franz Kneisel
Schuwbert
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Gillette
J. E. Dodson
Isaac B. Rich
Henry Irvig
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