Pirate Jackson associate Otto Steifel pleads guilty
Otto Steifel the self confessed mate of pirate Jackson was arraigned in Cranston on a charge of stealing the catboat Bessie from Edgewood Yacht Club. He pleaded guilty and received the maximum one year. He testified there were three men in the piracy plot with Jackson leading. Police withheld admissions given by Steifel while seeking Jackson and Riley.
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Providence
R. I
Otto Steifel
Jackson
Newport
Long Island Sound
Henry A. Palmer
Cranston
Bessie
Charles I. Burlingame
Edgewood Yacht Club
Palmer
Providence County
Steifel
Riley
Greenwich
W. C. Morrill
Mate Kennedy
Fall River
Priscilla
Taunton
Steffel
Narragansett Bay
Henry A. Jackson
Stefel
Jumps From Hotel Window In Rhode Island Tragedy
Hes William McCullough of Waltham Massachusetts, 38, a gardener, leaped from a third story window at the Hotel Updike in East Greenwich during a late night incident. He suffered a fracture of both bones in his left leg and was taken to Rhode Island Hospital. Police refuse to identify the other man involved, while hotel officials offer little comment as investigators pursue the mystery.
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Providence
R. I
Rhode Island Hospital
William McCullough
Waltham
Mass
Updike
East Greenwich
Taggart
McCullough
Rhode Island
Doctor Burns Finger to Cure Lockjaw in Springfield
Dr. M. C. Burton a prominent physician in Springfield Missouri believed burning a finger would prevent lockjaw from a chin wound. He placed his hand over a lamp flame and burned a finger to a crisp in a misguided attempt at cure.
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Springfield
M. C. Burton
No Pauper Grave for Lawrence Batchelder
Lawrence E Batchelder killed by a fall in a Compton street store was found to be a Civil War veteran. Orders for a pauper burial were recalled and the body was laid to rest at state expense in his family plot at Milford.
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Lawrence E. Batchelder
Compton Street
Milford
Nervura Nerve Remedy Ad by Dr. Greene
Fatigued overwork and nervous prostration are treated with Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy. A testimonial from Walter S. Phillips of Rouse's Point N Y notes weight gain after illness and recovery of health. Free consultation offered at Temple Place Boston Mass with claims of curing thousands of sufferers.
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Dr. Greene
Walter S. Phillips
Rouse’s Point
N. Y
Temple Place
Boston
Mass
Sketch of President J R Hegeman of Metropolitan Life
A New York description portrays President J R Hegeman as a vivid character, likening his stand appearance to a bogus border scout selling Kickapoo charms. The sketch notes his long hair and leather attire beneath a flaring lamp as he testified before the investigating committee.
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New York
Hegeman
John R. Hegeman
THE
Metropolitan Life
Oleo Firm Fined in Navy Yard Food Case
In Philadelphia on October 26 Judge McMichael fined Burt & Dennis, grocers, $250 and costs and sentenced them to 60 days in county prison after pleading guilty to supplying oleomargarine to the League Island navy yard as butter substitute. Frederick Hall's case, charged with furnishing sausage with injurious preservative, was continued.
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Philadelphia
Burt
Hall
Walter M. Brown Dropped From Somerville Fire Dept
Walter M. Brown a call member of the Somerville fire department was discharged last night for alleged neglect of duty. He has not been seen in Somerville for six weeks and his whereabouts are unknown. Brown married and lives with his wife and child at 401 Highland Avenue. He was attached to Chemical 6 on Clarendon Hill. Reports say trouble at home preceded his disappearance in September.
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Walter M. Brown
Somerville Fire Department
Somerville
Brown
Highland Avenue
Chemical 6
Clarendon Hill
Typhoid Fever Scare at Brown University
Typhoid fever hits Brown University with seven students ill and fears of further spread. Four were sent home by College Physician George Gardiner as symptoms emerged. At Rhode Island Hospital are Alfred W. Dickenson, W. E. Fenn, and H. B. Sterns in serious condition, with others ill.
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Providence
R. I
Brown University
George Gardiner
Franklin E. Edgecomb
Groton
W. E. Fenn
Vermont
H. B. Sterns
New Hampshire
Waltham Typhoid Tied to Milk by State Board
The State Board of Health reports the Waltham typhoid outbreak, with 80 cases in two months, is caused by milk. Water supply is deemed blameless. Dr. McGrath classifies it as a milk epidemic rooted in germs from the cow.
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Waltham
State Board of Health
Waltham City
McGrath
State Board
Brutal Murder of a Family Shocks Asbury Park
The bodies of Isabella Spivey a 34 year old colored woman and her three children Marie Louise 10 Gladys 7 and a 3 year old boy were found in the burned shanty ruins at Asbury Park on October 26. Authorities suspect the two girls were killed before the fire while Coroner Bennett ordered an investigation to determine if the blaze was arson to conceal murder and whether all four were victims. The fire’s origin remains unknown.
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Asbury “Park
Ni'j
Isabella Spivey
Marie Louise
Gladys
Bennett
Long Branch
Orphans of Fremont Hope for Aid After Father’s Death
Boston Post readers respond to the fate of six Hart children left destitute by Fred Hart’s death. George Bell of Malden offers adoption while an unknown donor provides 6 dollars and a Post editor forwards five dollars to Fremont’s postmaster for the children’s relief. The mangled body was found on October 23 near Worcester, Nashua and Portland tracks.
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Boston Post
Fred Hart
Fremont
N. H
Post
George Bell
Malden
Hart
Worcester
Nashua
Portland
Epping
Five to Face Court Martial at Somerville
Five members of Company M Wighth Regiment Somerville will stand trial by court martial this evening at the Armory on Highland avenue. Jeremiah Magno and Frank Cotillo face desertion from camp while Harry C Jackson John T O Gara and Walter Rolf are charged with assault on a sentry aboard the train returning from Westfield. Lieutenant Colonel Bailey presides and Judge Advocate Roland Sherman is expected to attend.
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Wighth Regiment
Somerville
Highland Avenue
Jeremiah Magno
Frank Cotillo
Harry C. Jackson
John T. O’gara
Walter Rolf
Westfield
Bailey
Roland Sherman
Somerville Body Debates Salvation Army Parade Request
William M. Armstrong of the Somerville Board of Aldermen called the Salvation Army a model for Somerville during a meeting last night. The license committee advised withdrawing the Army parade petition for a bass drum in Davis Square and the report was argued before the committee was recommitted.
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Salvation Army
White House
William M. Armstrong
Somerville Board of Aldermen
Committee On Licenses
Davis Square
Armstrong
Olga Maxwell Joins Theatrical Company In St Louis
Olga Maxwell reaches St Louis to join a theatrical company after leaving the Midshipman Jackson escapade. She vows to forget a foolish boy who caused embarrassment by his flightiness and by his actions.
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ST. Louis
Olga Maxwell
Jackson
Miss Maxwell
Robert
Broadway Garter Becomes Key Link In Hunter’s Letters
A narrator recalls a brief shore leave with a man linked to a hunt for letters from Mr Jackson. The couple met in New York and Philadelphia during an auto tour while police reportedly pursued them. Hull Massachusetts to Newport rumors tie a found sloop to the case.
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New York City
Broadway
Philadelphia
Northeast
Hull
Mass
Newport
Chinaman Finds Wife in Jail Will Ask Divorce
May Joy a wealthy Chinese restaurant keeper from New Bedford located his wife Mary Hodkins in the police station after days of searching in Newport. She pleaded to return but he remained firm. She had been sentenced to six months at the State workhouse. Joy returned to New Bedford to pursue a divorce suit.
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Newport
R. J
May Joy
Acushnet Avenue
New Bedford
Mary Hodkins
Joy
Lancers Annual Shoot and Banquet Reported
The National Lancers held their annual shoot at Walnut Hill range yesterday followed by a dinner at the armory. Captain Rice presided and urged continued enthusiasm among the corps. Prizes were awarded to shoot winners as the event concluded with widespread enthusiasm.
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National Lancers
Walnut Hill Range
Armory
Harriman special brings Miss Alice Roosevelt to New York
The Harriman special train with Miss Alice Roosevelt arrived in Jersey City at 7 45 p m from the Pacific coast. She will stay with her aunt Mrs Douglas Robinson at 109 East Thirty first Street and depart for Washington at 9 a m tomorrow if rested.
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New York
E. H. Harriman
Alice Roosevelt
Jersey City
Erie Railroad
Pacific Coast
Miss Roosevelt
Washington
Miss McMillan
Miss Boardman
Congressman Gillett
Massachusetts
San Francis
Harriman
Father and Son Charged With Assault in Stoneham
Charles P. Holland and his son Ernest were charged by William B. Poole of Boston with assault at the Holland residence on Green Street. Poole says he was there to remove a mortgage instrument. Holland refused and struck him with a stick, while the son flourished a revolver and threatened to shoot. Case set for the Woburn court next Wednesday.
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Stoneham
Charles P. Holland
Ernest
William B. Poole
Boston
Holland
Green Street
Poole
Woburn Court
Clergymen Skip Dinner After Meeting Overcrowded Hotel
North Berkshire Medical Association met at the Richmond Hotel but found Baptist convention delegates had filled the venue. They canceled the usual dinner and held the meeting without the planned feed due to lack of hotel arrangements.
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North Adams
North Berkshire Medical Association
Richmond Hotel
Brakeman Injured in Collision Near Worcester
A Providence bound train leaving Worcester at 8 10 p m struck the rear of a switching engine at South Worcester about ten minutes after departing the Union station. Edward Gee of Woonsocket R I a brakeman on the passenger train sustained a slight hip injury.
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Worcester
Providence
South Worcester
Union
Edward Gee
Woonsocket
R. I
William Stokes seeks dispensation to wed his aunt
Stamford, Conn. William Stokes 40 requests a dispensation from Rev. James C. O'Brien to marry his aunt Mrs. Margaret Malloy aged over 70. Malloy is mother of Stokes’ daughter-in-law and a former longtime Catholic benefactor of St. John's Church. Further details declined.
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Stamford
Conn
William Stokes
James C. O’brien
St. John’s Catholic Church
Margaret Malloy
Stokes
St. John’s Church
Forbid Blind Musician to Play Flute in Public
Springfield, Oct. 26. H. W. Russell, a blind musician long street playing the flute, has been refused a license to play on city streets this year. Marshal Stebbins said complaints were made and denied the flute. autoharp or accordion license may continue if he chooses.
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Springfield
H. W. Russell
Marshal Stebbins
Russell
Wise's pardon looked for in January next
James A. Watson says Edward Wise, the Boston pool player serving a life term at Sing Sing for a New York murder, is close to a pardon. Watson claims he met former District Attorney Asa Bird Gardiner and expects the papers to be issued in January.
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James A. Watson
Edward Wise
Boston
Sing Sing
New York
Asa Bird Gardiner
Mr. Watson
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