Bacon Convicted of First Degree Manslaughter in New Hampshire
Plum mer Bacon was found guilty of manslaughter in the first degree for the death of John Sawyer or Young and received a prison sentence of 15 to 20 years. The trial, held in Colebrook, lasted three days and concerned an April 24 shooting in Whitefield, marking a notably short murder trial in the state.
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Colebrook
N. H
Plummer Bacon
John
Sawyer
Young
Concord
Bacon
Whitefield
Woman finds relief with Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
A Mississippi teacher Mrs B B Ford says Dr Williams Pink Pills cured her two year struggle with uterine disturbance and related symptoms. She claims rapid improvement within weeks and urges women to request the free booklet Plain Talks to Women from the Dr Williams Medicine Company in Schenectady New York. The pills are sold by all druggists.
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B. B. Ford
Pushmataha
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N.Y
Lovelorn Lover Kills Himself at Charlestown Boarding House
Robert Smith 20 known as Richard Jones killed himself with a bullet at his Charlestown boarding house 18 Union Street yesterday afternoon. Employed at Derby Desk Factory Somerville. He had no close relatives in the U S his mother in England his father in Canada. A love letter from England and a torn photo are noted in his room and a letter to his mother and sister suggested self destruction. Union men pledged to see his body properly buried.
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Robert Smith
Union Street
Charlestown
Smith
Richard Jones
Derby Desk
Somerville
England
Canada
Miss Alice Roosevelt Rumored Ill in Farmington
Hartford reports say Miss Alice Roosevelt has been ill and in bed for four days since arriving in Farmington, while the Cowles household and staff deny the illness. The discrepancy prompts a cautious note as she is not expected to attend the Yale Harvard game in Boston and may travel to Washington soon.
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Hartford
Conn
Alice Roosevelt
Farmington
Captain Cowles
Alice
St Joseph's Young Parishioners Banquet Marks 10th Anniversary
In North Russell street hall last night St Joseph's West End youth societies held a banquet to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Knights and Young Ladies of the Sacred Heart. Attendees included Acting Mayor Whelton, Rev Millerick, Rev Walsh, Miss Mary J McGorty, and Mr Jeremiah Burke with James Hallahan as toastmaster.
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North Russell Street
St. Joseph’s Parish
West End
Knights and Young Ladies of the Sacred Heart
James 8
Hallahan
St. Joseph's Athletic Association
Whelton
J. F E. Millerick
St. Joseph's Church
Peter J. Walsh
Young People's Societies
Mary J. McGorty
Alpha Theta Club
Jeremiah E. Burke
Mrs Barnes Freed on Bail in Maine Murder Case
Mrs Myra Barnes, held for trial at the April term of the Supreme Court on a murder charge, was released on bail of 10000 dollars posted by ten bondsmen in Fort Fairfield Maine.
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Fort Fairfield
Myra Barnes
Supreme Court
Nellie McCoy Diagnosed After Unrequited Love Claim
Philadelphia a Sanatorium case unfolds with reports that actress Nellie McCoy’s mental illness stems from unrequited love. Friends describe a mysterious “Millionaire” suitor who lavishly courted her before ceasing visits, followed by her pale decline and family decision to remove her to a New York asylum for treatment.
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Philadelphia
Nellie McCoy
New York
Nellie
Miss McCoy
Nellie M'Coy
Earl and Girl’ Company
Meeting of Irish groups plans Hyde lecture visit
Representatives of Clan na Gael United Irish League Aoh and Gaelic Schools meet at United States Hotel to arrange Dr Douglas Hyde visit on Sunday afternoon Dec 3. Hyde will lecture on the ancient Irish language with Gaelic songs and popular music before. A large audience is expected as all Irish societies unite and ticket demand grows.
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Clan-na-Gael
United Irish League
United States Hotel
Douglas Hyde
Stole Kisses From The Mail
Clarence F. Dougherty of Raymilton, assistant postmaster, opened a letter to Miss Pearl Bean to satisfy curiosity of local youths. He confessed after postal authorities intervened and was ordered to appear before the United States Circuit Court in Pittsburgh.
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Miss Bean
Town
Post Newsboys Revisit Pie Alley by Kimball Brothers
Julius and Herman Kimball, once celebrated Pie Alley newsboys, return after eight years to their old stomping ground. They toured major U S cities as advisers to Baller Quinn and charmed the alley’s gang with song and dance then and now.
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Post
United States
Kimball Brothers
Julius
Herman
Kimballs
Pie Alley
Herman Kimball
President Fish Addresses Boston on Telephone History
President Fish of the American Telephone Company spoke to the Commercial Club of Boston at the Algonquin clubhouse. He delivered an elaborate account of the telephone and its role in modern life with General William A. Bancroft presiding.
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President Fish
The
American Telephone Company
Commercial Club
Boston
New
Algonquin
Fish
William A. Bancroft
Funeral of Mrs Mary Dwyer Doherty Held in Dorchester
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Dwyer Doherty wife of Cornelius G Doherty of Glenway Street Dorchester was held yesterday from St Leo’s Church. Two small children survive the young mother.
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Mary Dwyer Doherty
Cornelius G. Doherty
Glenway Street
Dorchester
St. Leo’s Church
Divorce Seeker Couples Apply For Licenses In Providence
In Providence Rhode Island on November 28 two divorcees and a Boston area couple sought marriage licenses. John Calvin Gordon 27 of West Somerville was to wed for the first time. His bride identified as Mrs Lou May Wells 25 of West Medford and formerly Caswell with father Horace Caswell a salesman. Indicated also were BrocktonMass resident Elsie May Rumery 40 maiden Whittier and her companion Leon B Page 47 a Manchester New Hampshire shoemaker who had been divorced.
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Providence
R. I
Boston
John Calvin Gordon
West Somerville
John W. Gordon
Lou May Wells
West Medford
Police stop two fleeing thieves on Lincoln Street chase ends with arrests
Patrolmen Murphy and Finnerty chased two suspects on Lincoln Street dropping bags with tools belonging to Western Union. The taller thief, later named George Murphy, 27, of New York, was captured after Finnerty fired four times. The shorter suspect, Lawrence McCann, 23, of 38 Bolton Street, was seized on Hast Street. A second thief, Philip Jaques, 28, of 4 Briggs Place, was nabbed after a separate pursuit on Blackstone Street following a watch theft from Oscar Peterson.
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Murphy
Finnerty
Lagrange Street
Lincoln Street
Beach
South Station
McCarthy
Hast Street
Lawrence McCann
Bolton Street
George Murphy
New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
Blackstone Street
Oscar Peterson
Peterson
Hanover and
Blackstone Streets
Cameron
Hanover Street
Philip Jaques
Briggs Place
Violinist Jan Kubelik Insured for 160000 in Accident Policy
New York reports violinist Jan Kubelik carries accident insurance totaling 160000. If a finger splinter ends public engagements he would receive 71.50 daily. Loss of a finger pays 50000. total loss of life pays 160000 to the widow.
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New York
Jan Kubelik
Kubelik
Reade Wins renomination in Woburn caucus
In a Woburn Democratic caucus Mayor Lawrence Reade won renomination by over 200 votes over Joseph Aylward. James Kelly was renominated for the Board of Public Works with a margin over Morris Carroll.
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Woburn
Lawrence Reade
Joseph Aylward
James Kelly
Board of Public Works
Morris Carroll
Damages Awarded in Collar Bone Injury Case
The Elevated railway was ordered to pay $4825 in damages to Mary S. Millmore for injuries from an accident on July 18, 1903, when she was a passenger and was thrown to the ground on alighting, breaking her collar bone.
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Mary S. Millmore
Catarrlets Promote Relief From Nasal Catarrh
Catarrlets nasal relief quickly calms inflammation soothes the mucous membrane and freshens breath. Used with Hood's Sarsaparilla the preparation purifies blood addressing root causes for lasting cures. Catarrlets mailed postpaid for 50 cents by Hood Co. Lowell Mass.
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Hood
Cts. Co
I. Hood Co
Lowell
Mass
Shrewd Plea For Burton In Rialto Case
In St. Louis to court in the Burton trial Attorney Lehman for the defense argued the senator was on an Illinois railway train when he proposed to represent the Rialto company for 500 dollars a month while the agreement was accepted in St. Louis Jurisdiction was emphasized.
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ST. Louis
United States
Burton Today
Lehman
Illinois
Rialto Company
Mr. Lehman
Somerville Households Demand Cider Despite Police Note
Somerville housewives not lacking cider for mince meat while grocers sell freely despite Chief Parkhurst warning cider is intoxicating. Citizens ask how the move will affect the citys position on licensing as temperance supporters protest loudly.
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Somerville
Parkhurst
Wardrooms Engaged as Fitzgerald Faces Campaign Rally Choice
Acting Mayor Whelton must pick between John F. Fitzgerald Democratic mayoral nominee and Louis A. Frothingham Republican nominee. The issue is control of wardroom access for rallies the final three nights of the campaign, currently all reserved for Fitzgerald amid Frothingham objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whelton
John F. Fitzgerald
Louis A. Frothingham
Livermore
Frothingham Campaign Committee
Two Men Sentenced for Illegal Voting in New York
In New York on November 23 the Supreme Court handed indeterminate sentences of not less than one year ten months to Thomas Halle and Thomas D. Brennan for illegal voting. Halle admitted voting as Thomas Hall. Brennan pleaded guilty to voting under another name.
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New York
Supreme Court
Thomas Halle
Thomas Hall
Thomas D. Brennan
W. R. Hearst
McClellan
Mr. Hearst
Annuity Granted Widow of Fireman Wall
At the recent Common Council meeting an annuity not to exceed 300 dollars was granted to Mrs. J. G. Wall widow of Captain Wall of the fire department who died in the line of duty. An order to permanent the sewer division of the street department was approved without comment. A Bromberg resolution asking US President to aid oppressed Jews in Russia was adopted. An order allocating seven hundred fifty seven thousand dollars to satisfy Old Colony railway judgment was approved. Next council session is December 7.
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Common Council
J. G. Wall
Wall
Fire Department
Bowen
Bromberg
United States
Russia
Old Colony
Od Council
Margaret Robertson sues Elevated Railway for damages
In Superior Court on October 11 1902 Margaret E Robertson filed suit against the Elevated railway seeking 10000 dollars for injuries from a sudden car start on Washington street she was thrown against the controller and severely hurt on the platform.
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Margaret E. Robertson
Elevated
Washington Street
Merriweather trial day two reports blood vessel compression
Annapolis Md November 23 The second day of Midshipman Minor Merriweather Jrs manslaughter court martial over Midshipman James R Branchs death after a light gloves fight yielded Surgeon F E Stone as key witness. He testified death resulted from obliteration of vital centres due to brain blood vessel compression, while opposing evidence argued alternative causes.
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Annapolis
Minor Merriwether Jr
James R. Branch
FE. P. Stone
Naval Academy
Merriwether
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Kneeland
Mrs. Ford
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the Post
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C. G. Doherty
North End
Elm Street
Charles
Gilliard’s
Waten
Edward
State Street
Reade
Catarrlets
Burton
Fitz
New England
Eee
WM. C. Grecor
Bromfield ST
James M. Solomon
Beacons St
White Dental Parlors
Opp
RH. White
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Chelsea
Patrick
Ellen Donovan
Division Street
St. Rose Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
J. Newman & Sons
Tremont St
REX Rheumatic Cure Co
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