Man Awarded 249 Dollars in Brookline Assault Case
In Superior Court yesterday Gilbert J. Healy won 249 dollars from Thomas Aspinwall of Brookline. Healy initiated a civil suit after Aspinwall had him arrested for assault and battery following an altercation at the Park Street station of the L. Healy was the plaintiff in the civil action seeking damages.
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Gilbert J. Healy
Thomas Aspinwall
Brookline
Aspinwall
Healy
Park Street
L. Healy
World record price paid for single ear of corn
In Chicago on October 17 a single ear of corn sold for 250 dollars setting a new world record price. The sale drew attention to corn prices and agricultural markets in the city.
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Chicago
Ill
Steelworker Falls 50 Feet at Carnegie Plant
Singleton Walton fell fifty feet from the cupola while working at the Carnegie steel plant in Columbus Ohio. He landed on his feet with such force that his neck broke and his eyes were driven from their sockets.
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Columbus, CO
Singleton Walton
Carnegie Steel
Scaffold Collapse Kills Woman in Paterson Street
Mrs. W. H. Floyed, returning from a matinee with her sister Miss Nellie Anderson, was killed when part of a scaffold fell on Main Street. The accident occurred yesterday afternoon and the victim died almost instantly.
From pulpit to jail condemned for book larceny
Rev Frederick L Bullard 38 a Brandon Vermont Congregational minister was arrested in Boston yesterday for stealing books from three stores. He refused bail crying like a child and was held in Worcester jail as detectives described him as a Jekyll and Hyde figure.
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Frederick L. Bullard
Brandon
Bullard
Charles EH. Goodspeed
Park Street
Boston
Sheehan
Pelton
Jekyll and Hyde
Holmes Street
Worcester
Goodspeed Concern
Cc. E. Lauriat
Washington Street
Congregational Church
Knott Sentenced to 12 Years for Rivalry Killing
In Suffolk Virginia Bertha Knott was sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for the murder of Elizabeth Powell, her rival in love.
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Suffolk
Bertha Knott
Elizabeth Powell
Finance Commission Expenditures As of Latest Report
Up to date the Finance Commission shows expenses totaling 8678.94 dollars, leaving a remaining balance of 41322.06 dollars from a 50000 dollar appropriation. The expenditures statement covers all bills to date with a few small invoices not yet received.
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Finance Commission
City Hearings Over Finance and Paving Contracts
The commission discussed expenses for stenographers from the coal graft public hearings and approved current bills. Executive sessions covered road and paving contracts with James Doyle, James Sullivan, and City Hall messenger James Roster testifying on bid openings and payment systems for city salaries and teachers.
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James H. Doyle
James H. Sullivan
Street Department
James Roster
Fitzgerald
City Hall
Two New London Boys Nearly Die From Whiskey
New London Connecticut report states Michael Sullivan age 11 and Eddie Sullivan age 9 nearly died yesterday after drinking whiskey. Authorities say the incident prompted medical care and a warning about liquor access to minors.
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New London, Conn
Michael
Eddie Sullivan
Girl Bride Learns Husband Is Thief After $5000 Loot Seized
Police recover about 5000 in valuables from a lodging house room after detective stakeout foils Francis Joyce as he escapes in partial dress. Joyce, married to Bernice Maddox four weeks earlier, is linked to multiple burglaries. his wife asserts innocence and aids investigators.
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Walter Joyce
Appleton Street
Joyce
Bernice Maddox
Francis Guarino
Columbus Avenue
Roxbury Court
Bickerstaff Street
Lydia Nurnburger
Guarino
James Dumaine
Isabella Street
Waltham Watch
Rosen Put On Probation For Unlicensed Practice
Maurice KE. Rosen of this city pleaded guilty in Superior Criminal Court to practicing law without admission to the bar and was placed on probation by Judge Brown. Witnesses for the government pooled their fees yesterday, bought an umbrella and cigars for Officers McCaffrey and Cronin, but the gifts were refused.
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Maurice KE. Rosen
Superior Criminal Court
Brown
McCaffrey and
Cronin
Carnegie Blamed for Spoiling Book Sales in New York
Jerome K. Jerome blamed Carnegie libraries for forcing writers toward playwriting as he arrived in New York aboard the Wilhelm der Grosse to oversee rehearsals for his new play Sylvia of the Wetters with Grace George set to star.
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New York
Carnegie Libraries
Jerome Kk
Stolen Auto Breaks Down In Cambridge Barn Theft
John Warren stored his car in Michael Murphy's barn in Hubbard park Cambridge. The thieves broke into the barn Wednesday night and stole the machine. On reaching the parkway part of the auto failed, preventing its complete theft. Warren notes it is better to have part of an auto than none.
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John Warren
Michael Murphy
Hubbard Park
Cambridge
Murphy
Parkway
Pawned Her Baby to Avert Starvation in Brooklyn Court
Magistrate O'Reilly heard the tale of Mrs. Margaret Byrnes who claimed she pawned her 19 month old child to secure a $25 loan to stave off starvation. She testified against Mrs. James Bimson, her creditor, in Manhattan Avenue Court, Brooklyn.
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New York
Magistrate O'Reilly
Manhattan Avenue Court
Brooklyn
Margaret Byrnes
James Bimson
Janitor Fined for Taking Electricity at Batavia Court
In municipal court Max Walsz janitor of Batavia Court 44 Batavia Street was fined 25 dollars for tapping Edison Light Company service. He appealed. The building had power cut off and a four foot wire allegedly connected the service without a meter.
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Max Walsz
Batavia Court
Batavia Street
Edison Light Company
Boston & Albany Sets Notable Speed Record
The Boston & Albany railroad ran a Newton circuit train from Riverside to Newton station and into Boston in 50 minutes last night, surpassing all prior times. Passengers allegedly vented frustration at delays and new management during the unusually slow run.
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Boston & Albany Road
Newton
Riverside
Newton Station
Boston
Man Believes He Is An Airship And Jumps From Window
Joseph Gales 52 of 41 North Anderson Street leapt from a first story window shouting he was an airship. He fell 15 feet, suffered head contusions and a sprained ankle, and was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital for treatment.
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Joseph Gales
Anderson Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Bolton Considers Closing Poorhouse Farm After Seven Months Without Aid
Bolton officials report no aid applications for seven months. The superintendent of the poorhouse asks the Selectmen whether to shut the institution or repurpose the town farm.
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Bolton
Young Men Inspect Morse Made Suits
It is a source of genuine pleasure for us to have young men the keenest of all clothing critics come in and look at Morse made suits.
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Accuser
Washington ST
America
Member of Home Furnishers’ Association of Massachusetts
Kashmir
I’. Gray Co
Gray’s
T. Gray Co
Wash
Hanover
Paine
Canal St
North Station
Haymarket Square
Agpananan
FEF
M. W
M.T. L
South End
Rosen
Carnegie
F. Gray Co
In. Gray Co., Wash. and
Ilanover
Adv
Hawmut Furniture CO
Fremont St
Hollis St
Shawmut
Gray’s Overcoat Sale Ll’. Gray Co
Washington and Hanover
Adams
Shes
Ade
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