Garter Note Clue Triggers Bank Probe in Chicago
Chicago September 20. Herman E Haas, accused of a $150000 shortage at Corn National Bank, was linked to the case by an actress garter sequence. At the South Side Theatre Mile de Leon tossed her garter. Haas wrapped a $500 note around it and returned it. A bank detective witnessed the act, alerted the bank, and an investigation began. A second bank is reported to have been affected by the same clerk, with a major sensational outcome expected.
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Chicago
Herman E. Haas
Corn National Bank
South Side
Mile. de Leon
Cuba Big Brother Cigarros Sold by MSTABROOK & EATON
A dated advertising snippet promotes Cuba Big Brother Cigarros filled with Havana tobacco offering a rich taste and aroma. Boxes of five sell for ten cents, with MSTABROOK and EATON listed as selling agents.
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Cuba
Havana
Governor Ames Towed 650 Miles After Hurricane Crash
Bangor Maine September report. The five masted Governor Ames, from Newport News, arrived after riding a 100 mph hurricane between Block Island and Montauk. It towed the crippled three master Jonathan Sawyer, leaking with boats carried away, 650 miles to Rockland.
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Bangor
Governor Ames
King
Newport News
Block Island
Montauk
Monhegan
Jonathan Sawyer
Stonington
New York
Convicted of Stealing Sherman Williams Paint
Alphonso Cherry and John Clark were found guilty of larceny tied to Sherman Williams paint shipments. Cherry’s bail rose from 600 to 1500 dollars. They were associated with Ernest Wiettrich, a company shipper, who had delivered paint to Cherry’s Portland street business and his Revere house. Sentencing awaits later.
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Sherman-Williams
Alphonso Cherry
John Clark
Cherry
Ernest Wiettrich
Sherman-Williams Company
Portland Street
Revere
Broadway extension bridge to South Boston opens today
At 7 this morning the new Broadway extension bridge will be formally opened to public travel. Donovan of Streets will be on hand to formally receive the custody of the bridge from the city engineer. The structure was closed to travel on Sept. 3, 1901.
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Boston
Broadway Extension
Eee
Donovan
Pugilist Camp Romance Ends in Millionaire Widowhood
Estelle Earle, friend of Kid McCoy's wife, marries Edward C. Ellis, heir to a 5 million fortune from the Ellis Locomotive Works. The wedding followed a brief courtship at McCoy's camp, his life changed, and he died three days after illness from pneumonia at the Hotel Belleclaire. Ellis leaves a 5 million estate to his wife, with no children.
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Estelle Earle
Kid McCoy
Edward C. Ellis
McCoy Camp
New York
Hotel Belleclaire
Seventy-seventh Street
Broadway
Miss Earle
Young Ellis
Ellis Locomotive Works
Schenectady
Ellis
Earle
Dinner in honor of Archbishop of Canterbury at Bar Harbor
His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury will depart Thursday for Washington D C after a statement by Bishop William Lawrence of Massachusetts. He plans several sermons during the trip and John Co Livingston of New York will host a dinner tonight in his honor.
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OF Canterbury
Bar Harbor
Archbishop of Canterbury
Washington, D. C
William Lawrence
Massachusetts
John Co. Livingston
New York
Woman and man fined for disturbing the peace in Hartford
In Hartford a woman and a man were found guilty of disturbing the peace after a judge sparred over the meaning of whistles and a "walking devil." Judgment was suspended. In Winchester a missing dog case ends with the terrier guarded by police and held at headquarters with bones, as officers plan to starve the animal to force a homeward search.
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Hartford, Conn
Mary McCullough
Hurlburt Gorman
Winchester
Fells
Newton Roads
Dotter
Kelly
Body in Walker Pond Identified as Waltham Man
Watertown reports a body recovered from Walker's Pond is identified by description as Joseph Chandt of 9 Elm Street, Waltham, missing since June 18. The identification was made by his wife today.
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Walker Pond
Waltham
Watertown
Walker’s Pond
Joseph Chandt
Elm Street
Sneak Thief Steals $500 in Cambridge Jewelry Heist
Mrs. Burke of 62 Ninth Street Cambridge reported a near total loss after a thief entered her yard while she hung clothes yesterday and stole jewelry valued at over 500 dollars from the home.
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Cambridge
Old Hen Finds $2000 Diamond in North Carolina
In Asheville on September 20 a hen unearthed Mrs. William Marion Smathers' $2000 diamond after it had lay buried for ten years. The stone had been lost while she visited relatives in Great Barrington. Mrs. Smathers, then Miss Rebecca Loring Renouff, was hosted by her aunt Mrs. Wright Crippen. A months long search followed.
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Asheville
N. C
William Marion Smathers
Smathers
Great Barrington
Frank Kelly’s sentence cut to fourteen years
Frank Kelly, previously sentenced to 15 years for assaulting Mrs. Julia Haverson in Dorchester, had his sentence reduced to 14 years by Judge Holmes in Superior Criminal Court. He had spent nearly a year in jail awaiting the decision, and the court shortened the term by one year after reconsideration.
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Frank Kelly
Julia Haverson
Dorchester
Holmes
Superior Criminal Court
Wall Bench
Crank Nabbed While Traveling to See the President
Oyster Bay on September 20. A man identifying as J. E. Newes, viewed as a dangerous crank by Secret Service, was arrested shortly before noon while en route to see the President on what he claimed was urgent business.
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Oyster Bay, L. I
J. E. Newes
Secret Service
Oyster Bay
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