Identity puzzle as man and double faces forgery case
Edwin Schrank of Everett stands trial for forging a check on United States Trust Company. The case centers on whether he is the real Schrank or his New York cousin double, with witnesses disputing identity through scars, handwriting, and alibis. The jury and judge weigh conflicting testimony as the trial resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Schrank
Everett
New York
Stevens
Superior Court
Schrank
United States Trust Company
A. Sandler
J. Brodski
Sing Sing
Boston
da Goldberg
Jackson
New York Schrank
Ordway
Alonde
Admiral Reis Assassination Reported in Lisbon
In Lisbon on October 17 reports say Admiral Reis the revolutionary chief was assassinated, reversing earlier notes of suicide after a failed signal for a general move. Five men were arrested on suspicion of involvement in his death alongside the burial of Reis and Professor Bombarda with full honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Admiral Reis
Reis
Bombarda
Daughter Sponsor For The Steamer Named For Father
Eleanor Hibbard daughter of the late ex mayor George A Hibbard acted as sponsor for the new city institutions steamer George A Hibbard launched from Lawleys shipyards yesterday morning. A feature of the launching was the presence of three generations of the Lawley family. The Hibbard will ply between the various city institutions. She is 78 feet over all and 78 feet on the water line with an 11 foot beam and 8 feet 6 inches depth. Built entirely of wood and equipped to fight fires.
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Eleanor Hibbard
George A. Hibbard
Lawley
Ing
Hibbard
Post
New City
Cuba
Malecon Sea
Malecon
Prado
Calzada de Galiano and
Animas
Morro Castle
Maine
Gomez
Begin Feast of Succoth marked by elaborate Succoth displays
Succoth, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles, began last night with services in structures beside synagogues. The largest display was at Ohel Jacob in East Boston and Baldwin Place in Boston, richly decorated with autumn fruits cereals and flowers to honor the harvest and wanderings of the Israelites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabernacles
Israel
Egypt
Ohel Jacob
Boston
Baldwin Place
Paris Railroad Strike Called Off Ends Walkout
Paris, Oct 17. The railroad strike was formally called off tonight by the strike committee of the National Railroaders' Union. Work will resume on all lines tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
National Railroaders’Union
Eckmans Alterative Promises Cures for Tuberculosis Readers
Advertisement promotes Eckmans Alterative as a nationwide cure for tuberculosis and related lung ailments. It urges consumptives to request a pamphlet with testimonials, including a Philadelphia case of M L Gerhardt who improved from 110 to 140 pounds after using the remedy. It lists Riker Jaynes Stores and Houghton & Dutton as sellers and invites readers to request the booklet and write to Vickman Laboratory in Philadelphia for more evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eckman
Riker-Jaynes
Houghton & Dutton
Vickman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Speaker Delights City Hall Guests Before Texas Trip
Tris Speaker, star Red Sox bat and field, visited City Hall yesterday morning and played catch with the Mayor. He plans to drive to Texas, starting from City Hall, and will present a ball tossed from the mayor’s window to his home city’s mayor with best wishes. The note continues with details of an upcoming six day bicycle race at the Boston Arena beginning Oct. 31, expected to be one of New England’s best, with 24 top riders signed and racing ten hours daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tris Speaker
Red Sox
Cityall
Speaker
Texas
City Hall
Huntington Avenue
Fitzgerald
Boston Arena
New England
Thousands Homeless by Cyclone Devastates Cuba
Havana dispatch reports thousands left homeless and many dead after a massive cyclone sweeping across Cuba from Thursday rains to torrential floods and hurricanes. Matanzas Pinar del Rio and Havana provinces bore the brunt as winds shifted from southeast to southwest, marking the island’s greatest material disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Matanzas
Pinar del Rio
Cuba face fears of renewed cyclone and massive flood damage
Ru real fears of another cyclone arise as a storm forming south of Jamaica prompts warnings. By nightfall rain ceased, wind ebbed and sea fell yet Cuba faces widespread devastation. In Havana losses exceed a million, homes and a vast waterlogged area including Vedado, Matanzas and surrounding provinces suffer. peasants lose crops and shelter, international aid looms as relief.
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Jamaica
Havana
Malecon Sea
Vedado
Chauffeur Held on Manslaughter Charge in Hollingshead Death
Salem reports Edward Dupre chauffeur for General Frederick R. Halsey of New York faced a manslaughter hearing for the death of Conductor Samuel H. Hollingshead in North Beverly on September 26. Hollingshead, while collecting fares on an electric car running board, was struck by a passing automobile and died. General Halsey attended the court proceeding and Dupre was held on four thousand dollars bond for the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Edward Dupre
Frederick R. Halsey
New York
Samuel H. Hollingshead
North Beverly
General Halsey
Hollingshead
R J Mckellegett Of Cambridge Is Dead
Richard J McKellegett a member of the firm R J and G F McKellegett of Cambridge died at his home 1525 Cambridge street after a two day illness death due to cerebral hemorrhage he was born April 10 1857 and a Harvard Law School graduate survived by his wife Emma J and brother George F funeral Thursday at 10 with Solemn high mass at St Marys Cambridge
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Richard J. McKellegett
R. J
G. F. McKellegett
Cambridge Street
Cambridge
Hness
MecKellegett
Emma J. McKellegett
George F
Mr. McKellegett
Gambridge
Harvard Law School
St. Mary's Church
Not Pros Indictment Against Mayor Howard
In Salem on October 17 the Salem Superior Criminal Court did not press the libel indictment against Mayor Arthur Howard of Salem and Herman S. Curtiss charging libel against Alderman Michael J. Doyle of Salem.
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Salem
Arthur Howard
Herman
Curtiss
Michael J. Doyle
Captain Oliver O. Jones Dies in Newburyport at 15
Captain Oliver O. Jones, once a Boston sea captain from 1849 to 1885 and later a Lewis Wharf stevedore, died at his Newburyport home aged 15 years leaving two daughters and a son.
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Newburyport
Oliver O. Jones
Boston
Boston Harbor
Lewis Wharf
Hunger in Worcester Sermons Critique Wealth Obscuring Learning
Rev Henry S Bradley of Worcester spoke before the Congregational Council alleging hunger dirt ignorance and disease in cities hinder sermons and tracts. He condemned an aristocracy of boodle and said money is valued over study and family comfort in modern society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry S. Bradley
Worcester
Congregational Council
Challenge of the Modern City Echoes in Census Findings
The speaker warned that urban and rural populations are growing unequally and wealth concentrates with factory bosses taking the lion's share. He condemned poverty among workers, crowded slums, and a lack of decency in tenements. He urged the church to aid cities, citing Home Missionary Society events and elections with Rev S H Woodrow elected president.
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Christian Church
Congregational Council
Home Missionary Society
Home Mission
W. W B. Lougee
S. H. Woodrow
D. D
First
Washington
H. M. Beardsley
Missouri
Albert W. Palmer
California
John H. Allen
New York
Musicians From Abroad Arrive At Charlestown After Delay
The Red Star liner Marquette reached Charlestown last night after Atlantic gales delayed the ship by about 24 hours. Passengers included foreign violinists and artists bound for recitals tours and possible opera work. Augustus Bott of New York, taught by Ysaye in Brussels, reunited with his brother William in a startled, jubilant embrace.
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Atlantic
Marquette
Charlestown
Augustus Bott
New York
Ysaye
Brussels
Bott
William
Bill
Augustus
Brother Bill
Vienna
Whistling Youth Injured Jumping Freight Train
Thomas McCabe eighteen of 46 Peabody Street was found in the street near Mill Street crossing by the Boston and Maine line. He suffered severe injuries trying to jump a freight car, lost both legs and internal injuries, and was not expected to survive at Salem Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Thomas McCabe
Peabody Street
Mill Street
Boston & Maine Railroad
Salem Hospital
Widow Dies of Broken Heart in Brookline Home
Mrs. Emily J. Cartwright aged 70 widow of Captain James W. Cartwright of 151 Davis Avenue Brookline was found dead in bed yesterday morning a few hours after her husband was buried neighbors believe her death resulted from a broken heart.
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Emily J. Cartwright
James W. Cartwright
Davis Avenue
Brookline
Daily Fire Record From 2 A M To 2 A M
Fire log notes multiple incidents between 5:25 p. m. and 1 a. m. at Baldwin Place Wolf Ginberg Michelin Tire Co and others. Minor losses listed around 10:37 p. m. at TZT Ohio Street and Blakemore Street Bridge near New York New Haven Hartford rail. Amounts show small damages and responses by Box units.
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Baldwin Place
Wolf Ginberg
Boylase Street
Michelin Tire Company
Ohio Street
Mary Hill
Blakemore Street
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Salem Street
M. Tenrick
End stomach misery with Pape's Diapepsin remedy
Readers with stomach trouble can find quick relief from indigestion gas and heartburn. Pape's Diapepsin digests heavy meals in minutes, relieves sour stomach and foul breath, and claims to cure indigestion and related symptoms with a 50 cent case. One case may aid a whole family and works day or night.
Demurrage protest by New England traders at ICC hearing
About 500 New England traders and business men gathered at the Boston Chamber of Commerce to protest new railroad demurrage rules cutting free time from 96 to 48 hours. Witnesses argued New England industries predated rail lines and face scarce depot facilities, car congestion, and poor service. A. M. MecCrillis urged that new rules raise railroad revenue at the expense of consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Charles A. Prouty
Lane
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern
Western
Zingland
A. M. MecCrillis
Providence
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Europe
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Vair
N.E. Lighting CO
Congress Street Cor
Franklin
Gur Jewelry Dept
Ethen
Howard
Hamlton
Waltham, Elgin
Illnois
Irchase
Peoples Credit CQ
Washingtonted
Bostly
Island Bar
Gloucester
Lizzie M. Stanley
George Nelson
Sable Island Bar
Rocky Bar
Canso
N. S
Nelson
Sable Island Reef
Nova Scotia
Nardly
Cherry St
Phila
Beckman
M. L. Gerhatdt
R. J. Mkellegett OF
Captain Jones
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Fitz
Comm. Headquarters
Near
Joe” Maynard
Siee Mind Crowley
Chairman Macleod
Macleod Yvore
Foss
Trick
Maynard
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