Rush of seekers of gold at Walker Lake opening
Thorne Nev October 29 dynamite blast opened the Walker Lake Indian reservation at noon. A rush of seekers flooded the area with launches cars and horses causing damage and injuries as early entrants claimed rich claims near Rich Dutchman Cottonwood and other streams. Special Land Agent Parks warned the opening could be declared invalid and a new one called.
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Thorne
Nev
Grant Peak
Walker Lake Indian Reservation
Hawthorne
Rich, Dutchmans
Cottonwood
Walter Lake
Special Land
Parks
Dog Runs Amuck Bites Three Boys in Providence
A stray dog broke from a kennel on Andem Street in Olneyville and bit three boys before a patrolman shot it. The dog’s head was sent to the city bacteriologist and the injured boys were prepared for Pasteur Institute treatment.
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Providence
R. I
Andem Street
Olneyville
Pasteur Institute
Talked Loving in Divorce Case Trial
In Divorce Court Frederick W. Peabody sues Anna May Peabody, a Radcliffe graduate, for divorce citing too much woman suffrage and prohibition as fault. He spoke lovingly of her during trial and offered to take her back. she refused, citing ongoing debt and incompatibility. Evidence included debt to her father’s estate and letters showing mixed affection and anger.
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Frederick W. Peabody
Anna May Peabody
Radcliffe
Storey
White
Desertion Trial Reveals Marital Strife and Finances
The Peabody divorce case continues as Mr. Peabody testifies he gave more to the family than his means allowed. His wife preferred separate living and rejected a shared household, with details of loans from his father-in-law and intervention by Dr. Jelly. The trial resumes today.
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Savin Hill
Jelly
Peabody
McMasters
Butterin
Guild
Massachusetts
Coakley
Young’s
John B. Moran
Treasure ship Arabistan reaches Boston with gold cargo
Report from Havana confirms the Arabistan’s voyage from Buenos Ayres with millions in gold, guarded by two watchmen. The ship faced headwinds and a severe southern storm, but remains seaworthy and docks at East Boston’s National dock for cargo transfer. Miss Maga tan, a passenger, travels to Columbus, Ohio.
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Buenos Ayres
Havana
Cuba
United States
National Dock
East
Boston
Court Disallows Quick Made Will In Roxbury Estate Dispute
Probate Judge disallowed the late Mrs. Margaret McNulty’s will after questions over a hastily prepared document. Mary E. Hill and Josephine McNulty, sisters and legatees, contested the division of about $10,000 with land in Arlington and a sealskin sack left to Mary. Josephine testified of family tensions and timing around the operation and will preparation.
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Morley Street
Roxbury
Justice of the Peace
Selaer Hill
Hill
Josephine
Langham
Josephine McNulty
Bed of Jewels Vanish Quickly in Boston Area Mystery
Oct 29. Diamonds and jewelry worth 2000 disappear from Mrs. Jesse Cudworth’s home. The bag hung by a chair near an open window on the second floor. Mrs. Breed suspects theft after wind theory fails. a $500 diamond ring and other pieces are missing.
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Jesse Cudworth
I. J. Breed
Boston
Masters Delivers Roaring Satirical Tane at Faneuil Hall
Big crowd packs Faneuil Hall as Editor William H. McMasters skewers Tim Coakley John B. Moran and allies. He mocks Moran platform and Coakley law revenue while answering Moran questions with sharp wit. Audience roars. all seats filled. hundreds stand in back.
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Masters
Faneuil Hall
William H. McMasters
the Commonwealth
Tim Coakley
John B. Moran
McMasters
Coakley
Moran
Jerry Watson
Guild
Coakley Law
Mr. McMasters
Tim
Wardwell Announces Run for Cambridge Mayor
Walter C. Wardwell, of Cambridge, will stand as a Non Partisan Municipal party candidate for mayor. He previously ran against Mayor John H. H. McNamee in 1902 and was narrowly defeated. Wardwell is viewed as the strongest candidate the party can offer this year.
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Cambridge
Walter C. Wardwell
John H. H. McNamee
Carruth Highlights Wyckliffe Role at Harvard Catholic Club
Historian Herbert Carruth spoke on Europe on the Eve of the Protestant Revolution before the Harvard Catholic Club. He credited John Wyckliffe with much of the Catholic church’s growth, framing the era as pivotal to religious history.
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Harvard Catholic Club
Herbert
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F. W. May
Dorchester
Dover
PAT Reg
U.S
A-Lac
Éé6
Kerseys
Oxford Vicunas
MY Clothier
Hanover
Portland
John F. Fitzgerald
Cluett, Peabody
Wardwell
Carruth
John Wyckliffe
City of
Park Square
James E. Whitney
John H. Sturgis
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