Dreyfus Dies in Isolation on Devil's Island
Paris reports say Commander Dreyfus endures a bleak, confined life on Devil's Island as French authorities resist rehabilitation. Guarded relentlessly, he survives on scant rations while writing letters and attempting small diversions. Relatives push for release and to clear his name amidst mounting European attention.
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Paris
Dreyfus
Nice
Devil’s Island
New York World
Devil's Island
France
Esterhazy Letters Stir Paris Over Dreyfus Case
The Figaro published letters alleged to be from Comte Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy fueling claims he wrote the unsigned note condemning Dreyfus. Esterhazy denies authorship, calling the letters forged by Dreyfus supporters. General Pellieux probes authenticity as Colonel Picquart is questioned.
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Paris
the Figaro
Dreyfus
Comte Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
M. Scheurer-Kestner
Senate
Mte Esterhazy
Sayng
Comte Esterhazy
Count Isterhazy
Figaro
General Pellieux
Armenian Revolutionary Federation meets in Puritan Hall
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation held a meeting in Puritan Hall to commemorate nineteen Armenians killed last June in a clash between 300 Armenians and 4000 Kurds at Handsor Nirvan. A German traveler described the battle and praised the Armenian battle line. The Kurdish leader’s sword, once given by the Sultan, was captured and remains with the Armenians. Speakers included A Carigulan Armen Levonian Vivart Arax and Dikren Vah nen with about 600 presents distributed.
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Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Puritan Hall
Handsor
Nirvan
A. Carigulan
Armen Levonian
Vivart Arax
Dikren Vahnen
Body found in Charles River near Harvard Bridge
A man about 40, six feet seven, 14 pounds with gray and dark moustache was found floating near Harvard Bridge in the Charles River. No violence seen on the surface and suspected suicide or accidental death after falling from a bridge or wharf. A handkerchief marked with letter W was the only clue. the body was taken to City Hospital morgue.
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Charles River
Harvard Bridge
Pheva
City Hospital
Union Triumph Establishes Nine Hour Day In Salem
James F. Dean agreed to hire only union men in Salem and Boston projects, pay union wages, and implement a nine hour work day, marking a victory for the Sheet and Metal Workers Union.
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Sheet and Metal Workers’ Union
James F. Dean
Salem
Boston
St Joseph's T A Society Opens New Quarters in Bostons St Joseph Hall
Sunday dedication marked a bright start for St Joseph's T A Society which occupies its new home at No 1 Allen Street St Joseph's Hall The society now numbers 100 young men and featured portraits of Vicar General Byrne and Rev Father Scully presented to the group with warm congratulations from church and civic figures. A portrait of John Boyle O'Reilly also hangs in the meeting room.
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St. Joseph’s Co. T. A. Society
St. Joseph’s Hall
Allen Street
William Byrne
St. Joseph’s
Thomas Scully
Cambridge
St. Joseph’s Society
J. F. Coppinger
Edwin Mulready
Rockland
J. A. Sheehan
P. Lane
J. H. Conley
Charlestown
J. H. Toland
South Boston
William Hartwell
Edmund Phelan
William Hartnett
J. F. Walsh
J. F. Dooley
D. W. Sullivan
Medford
Byrne
Father Scully
Christopher J. Fay
The
Archdiocesan Union
P. F. McKenna
St. Joseph's
Edward Mulready
Joseph Sheehan
John Boyle O’reilly
Society
Dr Berry Delivers Sermon on Arbitration and Bible Risk
Dr Charles A Berry, president of the Congregational Union and Federation of Free Churches of England, spoke at Tremont Temple on arbitration, praising peaceful moves but noting Senate opposition. He argued the Bible's danger lies in neglect and superficial reading, not atheism, and urged personal study over external criticism.
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Tremont Temple
Charles A Berry
Congregational Union and Federation of Free Churches of England
England
Senate Nnd
Senate
Berry
America
Suspended Chaplain Montgomery Goodwin Faces Court Martial
Chaplain Montgomery M. Goodwin of the receiving ship Wabash at the Charles Town Navy Yard is under suspension on drunkenness and overstaying leave. Captain H. F. Picking filed the complaint in Washington. services were not held, pending naval department action. Goodwin acknowledged the situation, stating his response has been sent to Washington and expressing regret.
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Montgomery M. Goodwin
Charlestown Navy Yard
Washington
H. F. Picking
Wabash
Naval Department
Goodwin
Grant
Naval Service
Tribou
Jired Lovers Form a Club for Consolation
New York continues to unravel a tangle of marriage, divorce, and family ties. Christopher Purse, 22, and Mary C. Doyle, 17, wed in 1890 after pressure from her mother. Purse later pursued a divorce and financial separation, while reports of Oklahoma divorce and later remarriage collide with concerns over child support and legitimacy.
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New York
Christopher Purse
Bridgeport
Christopher
Church of the Sacred Heart
Doyle
Purse
George
John Hancock Life Insurance One
Cambridge
Mass
Defends Harvard in Religion Talk at Fifth Avenue Church
The Rev. W. H. P. Faunce preached on Religious Life at Harvard, contrasting it with Chicago University. He said Harvard emphasizes precedent and tradition, has a conservative and liberal divide, upholds religious support for students, and values simple economy and strong honor among its $700 budgeted student body.
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New York
W. H. P. Faunce
D. D
Harvard University
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
Harvard
Faunce
Chicago University
Conangeelin
Anto
America
Socialist Labor Party Meeting in Wells Memorial Hall
The Socialist Labor party held a public meeting in Wells Memorial Hall last evening with about 350 attendees. Mahlon Barnes of Philadelphia spoke on new trade unionism and a plan for all unions to join the Socialist movement. David Goldstein, Boston mayoral candidate for the Socialists, argued for his candidacy and party rule of the city. Several local speakers supported the movement and a collection was taken. Martha Moore Avery was expected but did not appear.
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Socialist Labor Party
Wells Memorial Hall
Mahlon Barnes
Philadelphia
Socialist Party
David Goldstein
Boston
Martha Moore Avery
True Men of the World Sermon at Brookline Vesper Service
Rev Edward D Towle of the Second Unitarian Church Brookline Mass spoke at the Young Men's Christian Union vesper service last evening on the subject true men of the world. Musical selections were performed by Josephine M Fiala mezzo soprano Helen Arenstrop soprano Gertrude Stockwell soprano and John H Pratt bass.
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Edward D., Towle
Second Unitarian Church
Brookline
Mass
Young Men'sristian Union
Josephine M. Fiala
Helen A. Arenstrop
Gertrude
Sermon on The Vice of Envy at Church of the Assumption
The Rev Father Barrett preached Sunday at the Church of the Assumption in East Boston on The Vice of Envy. He argued envy opposes charity and God’s command to love one’s neighbor and that envy leads to sin and weakens the intellect.
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Father Barrett
Church of the Assumption
Boston
Wedding at Union Park Hall Unites Matosevitz and Moskowitz
Last evening at Union Park Hall Miss Fanny Matosevitz and Mr William Moskowitz wed Rabbi Wolf Edelstein officiating. Best man was Mr Leo Fisher. Ushers included J Linsky Morris Sherman I M Kasanof and Harry Moskowitz. Bridesmaids were Ray Yadner Jennie Sax Fanny Freedman and Gussie Spensilman.
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Union Park Hall
Fanny Matosevitz
William Moskovitz
Wolf Edelstein
Leo Fisher
J. Linsky
Morris Sherman
I. M. Kasanof
Harry Moskovitz
Ray Yadner
Jennie Sax
Fanny Freedman
Gussie Spensilman
Tours to Washington 25 dollars depart Boston Dec 2
On Dec 2 the first of the present series of Pennsylvania railroad tours to Philadelphia and Washington will leave Boston. Tickets include a complete tour of the capital under personal escort. Optional add ons include Mt. Vernon and Arlington. Extra 7 5 cents for the additional items. Itinerary by D N Bell Tourist Agent 26 Washington Street.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Ashington
Boston
Washington
Mt. Vernon
Arlington
National Capital
Congress
Old Point Comfort
D. N. Bell
Washington Street
Dr Bull Cough Syrup Promises Immediate Cure
An advertisement claims Dr Bull's Cough Syrup will stop coughing and cure illness at once, urging readers to try the product for immediate relief.
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Dr. Bull
Miss Fanny Marcus Weds Isaac Levin at National Hall
Miss Fanny Marcus married Isaac Levin last evening at National Hall 188 Hanover Street by Rev. Jacob Boritoz. Bridesmaids were Ida Finn and Annie Finn with Miss Ida Marcus maid of honor and David Marcus as best man.
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Fanny Marcus
Isaac Levin
National Hall
Hanover Street
Jacob Boritoz
Ida
Annie Finn
David Marcus
Ida Marcus
Marriage in Knights of Honor Hall Unites Margolis and Yankelovitz
Miss Annie Margolis married Abraham Yankelovitz last night in Knights of Honor Hall. Rabbi Jacob Cohen officiated. Louis D. Margolis served as best man and Miss Ida Assenot as maid of honor. Bridesmaids included Mary Katz Rosa sna MERardoe Marwate Mores essrs. war golis r Hoffman Samuel Katz and Louis Label as ushers.
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Annie Margolis
Abraham Yankelovitz
Knights of Honor Hall
Jacob Cohen
Louis D. Margolis
Ida Assenot
Mary Katz
Rosa Sna Merardoe
Marwate
Jilted Lovers Club Plans New York Charter
Lawyer Lorrin Andrews to apply for a charter for the Jilted Lovers Club, a New York organization of young men who have suffered rejected love. Members must be turned down by their best girl. the group aims to meet regularly, seek camaraderie, and rehearse memories of lost romances.
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New York
Lorrin Andrews
Park Row
Jilted Lovers’ Club
Jilted Lovers
Andrews
Love on a Wheel Ends in Dispute on Boulevard
In New York on November 28 Maurice Dreshfield and May Terwilliger began a bicycle flirtation on a boulevard that turned troublesome for the pair with an unpleasant outcome for the participants.
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New York
Boulevard
Maurice Dreshfield
May Terwilliger
Wealthy Widow Hattie Collins Dies After Debated Illness
Mrs. Hattie A. T. Collins, near $1.5 million fortune holder and widow of Charles Edward Collins of Ansonia Providence and Philadelphia, dies at Hahnemann Hospital after Thanksgiving. Relatives allegedly sought to declare her insane to control her estate amid lawsuits with A. L. Taylor and F. M. Kitching. She aided Kitching in starting a brokerage and insured his life for the amount she feared losing.
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New York
Hattie A. T. Collins
Hahnemann Hospital
Philadelphia
Ansonia
F. M. Kitching
Brooklyn
Taylor
No. 6
Wall Street
Kitching
Rs. Collins
Collins
8. E. Bissell
Murphy Praised by Labor Leaders at Water Department Meeting
At a Boston ceremony in the Ells Memorial building yesterday the labor group unanimously adopted preamble and resolutions praising Water Commissioner John R. Murphy for fair treatment of workers and reform measures. President Thomas D. Sullivan presented the testimonial. Murphy responded recalling initial reluctance and outlining pay equalization, removal of winter layoff, and improvements under a permanent basis plan.
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Thomas D. Sullivan
Murphy
Sullivan
Water Department
Quincy
West End Company
Boston
Fire damages Apt Bros stores in Philadelphia district
Fire swept Apt Bros shops at 89 and 41 North Eighth Street causing 1000 in damage to merchandise and 10000 to the building. The blaze drew the entire department after two hours of effort. Fireman George Cost suffered facial burns and a ladderman Bethel Fsees was injured.
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Philadelphia
Apt Bros
North Eighth Street
George Cost
Bethel Fsees
Escape from Whitehall Jail Involves Murder Suspect
Frank Lajoy who killed deputy sheriff William Jackson near Paradox Lake on September 17 escaped from Elizabethtown jail with fellow inmate Harry Harris. Lajoy, one of three brothers with Jackson, had been indicted for first degree murder following the incident during an apparent attempt to arrest or enforce game laws.
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Whitehall
N. Y
Frank Lajoy
William Jackson
Paradox Lake
Elizabethtown
Harry Harris
Lajoy
Jackson
Mass Meeting Supports Hebrew Prayers and Kosher Meals for Prisoners
The Kerem Israel Association held a mass meeting at the Chevro Thilim Congregation on Hanover Street to back a campaign aiding Hebrew prisoners with Sabbath prayers and kosher meals. Isaac B. Reinhertz presided. Rabbis Shoher Shersefsky Frumson and Borofsky spoke. Borofsky pledged council support if elected.
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Kerem Israel Association
Chevro Thilim
Hanover Street
Isaac B. Reinhertz
S. H. Shoher
J. Shersefsky
H. Frumson
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