English high Admiral here at Boston for Nelson Trafalgar tribute
Sir Edward Hobart Seymour, veteran admiral and British envoy, arrived in Boston aboard the Ivernia to represent England at the Nelson death anniversary and Trafalgar battle commemoration. He spoke of Anglo American friendship, peace, and England’s goodwill toward the United States. He noted France would object only as the defeated nation, yet no current hostility exists between the two nations.
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England
Boston
Lord Nelson
Trafalgar
Sir Edward Hobart Seymour
Cunard
Ivernia
France
Thames
Trafalgar Square
Nelson
Carnegie hero fund weighs sincerity over bravado
Pittsburg dispatch notes the Carnegie hero fund commission screened 5690 cases and only 19 granted rewards. The agent traveled 12000 miles across months of work. many stories were deemed exaggerations or without real risk. No acts before April 1, 1904 qualify for consideration.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Hero Fund Commission
Bonaparte Unable To Attend Massachusetts Republican Banquet
The death of a member of the Bonaparte family will keep Hon. Charles J. Bonaparte in Washington and prevent his attendance at the Massachusetts Republican Club banquet at Symphony Hall this evening. Senator Lodge prepared a major speech, with Lt Governor Guild also slated to speak.
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Charles J. Bonaparte
Bonaparte
Washington
Republican Club of
Massachusetts
Symphony Hall
Senator Lodge
Guild
Club
Milk Street
President Roosevelt Overrules Immigration Bureau in Chinaman Case
President Roosevelt again overruled the bureau of immigration in a dispute over admitting a Chinese national. The man, converted in Indiana, had returned from China and was detained near Portal North Dakota for a month despite holding a passport. An Indiana pastor appealed to the President, who ordered the Chinaman to proceed to Richmond.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Bureau of Immigration
Richmond
Ind
China
Pacific Coast
Portal
N. D
Canada
Indiana
The Vest Pocket Doctor Promises Cascarets Relief
An ad touts a small vest pocket box of Cascarets by Sterling Remedy Company. It claims the tablets act like exercise for the Bowels and Liver without purging or stomach upset, reducing future need for stronger laxatives. It warns against treating symptoms without addressing underlying causes and promotes the 10 cent “Vest Pocket” box and free booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Remedy Company
Sterling Remedy Rewmedy
Chicago
New York
Water Main Burst Threatens Charlestown Homes
Early yesterday a ruptured 20 inch water main on Chelsea street caused widespread flooding in Chelsea Vine and Decatur streets Charlestown. Water ran down streets cellar basements and undermined foundations while three mains required eight shutoff gates delaying relief officials and leaving stores ruined and streets muddy.
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Chelsea
Vine
Decatur Streets
Charlestown
Chelsea Street
Vine Street
Boston & Northern Railroad
Everett
Water Department
Decatur
Patrick Kelley
Sullivan
Boston & Northern
Isabelle Driscoll
Vine Streets
Division 15
Charcoal Lozenges Promoted as Health Boosting Remedy
A Buffalo physician touts Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges as safe for daily use to absorb stomach and bowel gases, improve breath and complexion, and purify mouth and throat. The lozenges cost twenty five cents a box and are described as a superior willow charcoal based remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Suit Over Wooden Leg Ends With Defendant Cleared
Victoria Narotovich sued Kasimir Kalewski a city cabinet maker in Municipal Court for 30 dollars paid in advance for a wooden leg. The leg proved unsatisfactory due to a double action spring. Kalewski testified he was a cabinet maker not a leg manufacturer and the material was to be supplied by Narotovich. Judge Adams ruled for the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kasimir Kalewski
Victoria Narotovich
Adams
Jane Bishop’s Sentence Delayed for Further Police Inquiry
The case of Annie Brown alias Mrs Jane Bishop who pleaded guilty as an accessory before the fact in the death of Elsie E Allen of Revere was continued until Friday to allow police to follow up disclosures said to have been made by the prisoner.
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Annie Brown
Jane Bishop
Elsie E. Allen
Revere
Men Fined For Delaying Electric Car on Washington Street
Philip Hyams and Dominick Latunda were fined in Superior Criminal Court for delaying a trolley by obstructing the track on Washington Street. Hyams fined $150 and Latunda $50, or $30 per minute for the five minute delay, with penalties due yesterday.
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Washington Street
Philip Hyams
Dominick Latunda
Hyams
Latunda
Superior Criminal Court
Roxbury Copper Shop Burglary Sentences Handed Down
James Barry and John L. McDonald pleaded guilty to breaking into a Roxbury copper shop stealing copper tanks and kettles valued at nearly 200 dollars. They converted the loot to cash and spent it for drink. McDonald received two years in the House of Correction and Barry was sent to the reformatory.
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James Barry
John L. McDonald
Roxbury
McDonald
House of Correction
Barry
Reformatory
Danvers man fined for tree felling and loses job
Walter French chopped an old nut tree to obtain a 40 pound honeycomb on Miss Southe of Danvers Centre property near the Danvers Asylum. The court ordered a $25 fine to Miss Southe and he lost his job at the asylum.
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Danvers
Walter French
Miss Southe
Danvers Centre
Danvers Asylum
Charlestown suspect Thomas Carroll arrested after weekend incident
Thomas F. Carroll, a principal figure in Charlestown trouble Saturday night, arrested yesterday afternoon on three charges including attempting to rescue a prisoner, assault on Sergeant Webster, and assault on Patrolman Everett Gould. Gould remains unable to work and badly injured.
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Thomas F. Carroll
Charlestown
Webster
Everett Gould
Gould
Funeral today for golf victim Charlies Mann in Roxbury
The funeral for Charlies Mann of Roxbury, killed while playing golf at Brae Burn, will be held at his home 2 Crawford Street at 2 30 PM. Rev J Cann and Rev Edward C Applegraith will officiate. Walter S Wait Sr., who struck the fatal blow, is in collapse and cannot attend. Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery is private.
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Charlies .Mann
Roxbury
Newton
Crawford Street
Ss. J. Cann
Him Hill Baptist Church
Mann
Cann
Edward C. Applegraith
Walters. Wait, Sr
Wait
Commercial Wharf Tow Boat Company
Forest Hills Cemetery
Myra James Wins Desertion Divorce After 1899 Marriage
In Lebanon New Hampshire a divorce decree nisi is granted to Myra James for desertion from Ralph H James. She married the Dartmouth student in 1899 at age 16 and later lived in Dorchester. Ralph packed a dress case in 1902 and left, promising not to return, and has not contacted her since.
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Myra James
Dartmouth College
Lebanon
N. H
Ralph H. James
Dorchester
Ralph
Divorce Filing Details Husband Long Spree Absences
Mary E Amesbury of South Boston testified in divorce court that her husband Henry has habit of protracted sprees lasting six months to two years. She said she had him sent away in May and produced a South Boston court record showing he is now incarcerated at Deer Island.
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Mary E. Amesbury
South Boston
Henry
Deer Island
Kelley Sent to Jail by Judge Grant in Probate Court
Thomas D. Kelley, son of a city contractor, was sent to Charles Street jail by Judge Grant after he failed to comply with a May order. The wife testified he would go to jail before paying her any money.
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Thomas D. Kelley
Charles Street
Grant
Judge Orders 20 Dollar Spousal Payment and 14 Day Jail
The judge ordered the husband to pay his wife twenty dollars or face fourteen days in jail. The sentence lasts until the full amount is paid.
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Grant
Decrees nisi granted by Judge Gaskill in divorce session
Judge Gaskill in the Superior Court divorce session granted decrees nisi for multiple couples including Frank EB. Sherry and Ellen D. Emanuel Dandridge and Jennie Katherine L. Daney and Isaac William Brown and Sadie E. Scotland Grice and Jane Annie Pave and Daniel D. Marion P. French and Arthur A. Henry M. Murrow and Alice J. Mary McQuaid and Michael Rebecca Glover and Andrew Bertha Stern and Aaron Carrie B. Evans and Charles C. James Vernon and Effie B. Daisy E. S. Ray and Edward I. Edna M. Lamb and Giles E. Jessie I. George and Alphonse W. Alice HE. Archambeau and George Elizabeth F. O'Hara and John F. Angelo Vaccaro and Gaetana Alice M. Fields and Elmer E. Margaret L. Amesbury and Henry M. Myra B. James and Ralph H. Elisa Van Burg and Ghislain.
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Gaskill
Superior Court
Frank EB. Sherry
Ellen D
Emanuel Dandridge
Jennie
Katherine L. Daney
Isaac
William Brown
Sadie E
Scotland
Grice
Jane
Annie Pave
Daniel D
Marion P. French
Arthur A
Henry M. Murrow
Alice J
Mary McQuaid
Michael
Rebecca Glover
Andrew
Bertha Stern
Aaron
Carrie B. Evans
Charles C
James Vernon
Effie B
Daisy E. S. Ray
Edward I
Edna M. Lamb
Giles E
Jessie I. George
Alphonse W
Alice HE. Archambeau
George
Elizabeth F. O’hara
John F
Angelo Vaccaro
Gaetana
Alice M. Fields
Elmer E
Margaret L. Amesbury
Henry M
Myra B. James
Ralph H
Elisa van Burg
Ghislain
Bates Ordered to Pay Weekly Support in Probate Court
In probate court yesterday Judge Grant ordered Edward J L Bates a piano salesman to pay weekly support for his wife after two weeks living apart for ten years. The wife alleges another woman is involved while Bates claims unemployment. The court allowed the order to stand over for two weeks.
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Edward JL. Bates
Grant
Miller ordered to pay support for wife and two children
Judge Grant in the Probate Court ordered John M. Miller to pay four dollars weekly for the support of his wife and two children residing in Highlandville. The wife testified that he had often struck her.
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John M. Miller
Grant
Highlandville
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Rad Bae
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Edward Leclair
Iss Angélina Caron
Nazaire Caron
Stuart Street
Church of the Holy Rosary
Joseph M. Bissonette
Sadie Fournier
Mamie Gau
The
Society of the Blessed Virginary
FURS
Avon Stre
Benguer
N. K. Fairbank Company
Carroll
Dartmouth
Kelley
Rumford
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