National United Brewery Workmen Convention Opens In Kossuth Hall
The tenth annual convention meets on day three with Aug Preisterbach and William McMorrow elected as chairmen. Reports show strong condition in leading cities and New York delegates note Rochester wages lower than elsewhere. Aims include better organization of New York state breweries and shorter hours to address unemployment. A harbor trip follows at 10 30 this morning from Fleet street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National United Brewery Workmen
Kossuth Hall
Preisterbach
St. Louis
William McMorrow
Providence
New York
Rochester
New York State
Thomas I. Kidd
Amalgamated Furniture Workers
Fleet Street
Revolver Fire Kills Visitor at Lookout House Near Eliot Bridge
Mrs. Georgia Eldridge, about 30, is wounded in the head by a revolver fired by Michael Stanton of Somersworth at the Lookout House near the Eliot bridge. Eldridge says Stanton, while joking with a revolver, ordered “Hands up” and fired. Stanton arrested. hearing set for tomorrow. The report also covers tariff debate on Clause 22 and transcontinental rail competition, noting Attorney General McKenna’s ruling on Canadian port imports and 10 percent duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton
Mike
William K. Crossmar
Winthrop Avenue
Beachmont
Mass
Missing Boston Clerk Litchfield Linked to Embezzlement
Henry A. Litchfield clerk and accountant for Boston Auction Company is missing with about $700 in receipts from Charlestown office. A police warrant for embezzlement has been issued. Litchfield, 23 to 26, 5 ft 9 in, 160 pounds, light hair, lived at Bulfinch Street and then Hotel Rexford, with a woman claiming to be wife. last seen after afternoon sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Litchfield
Boston Auction Company
Litchfield
Charlestown
Tryder
New York
Boston
Bulfinch Street
Rexford
Denouncing Lynchings at Baptist Convention Final Session
At the American National Baptist Association closing day Rev J L Dart of Charleston DC urged eradicating lynching and crime among Negroes while promoting law, order and peaceful race relations across the South and nation. The resolution passed without debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American National Baptist Association
J. L. Dart
Charleston
D. C
South
Praise for the Kaiser at Budapest banquet
At a state banquet in Budapest on September 21 Emperor Francis Joseph proposed the health of Emperor William of Germany calling him a faithful friend ally and unwearied fellow laborer in the great work of peace and devotion of best powers to it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapesth
William
Germany
Francis Joseph
Dolly Adams and Freddie Hillmeyer Wedding Runaway
Dolly Adams vaudeville actress and Henry Hillmeyer’s son Freddie ran away to Albany on their wedding day. Freddie was jailed for grand larceny and released on bail after Dolly escorted him to jail. A prison wedding was staged with a local minister and a borrowed wedding ring before the pair returned to Dolly’s Park Avenue flat to celebrate with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dolly Adams
Henry Hillmeyer
Killmeyer
Freddie
Dolly
No. Lozé Park Avenue
Albany
Jolly
Harlem
I’. Wegener
German Baptist Church
Highteenth Street
Second Avenue
Amaerman Wund
Kreddie
Lark Avenue
Boo Hunt
Far Rockaway
Hotel Trust
West End
Dimling’s
Hillmeyer
Freudie
Park Avenue
Still Missing Miss Helen Grant and Miss Annie Weldon
Since the tenth of this month Miss Helen May Grant of East Boston and Miss Annie Weldon of Brockton have been missing from their homes. Guardians report anxiety as details emerge of their plan to visit Boston on a lark and a linked disappearance of Charlies McLean, a Boston man connected to Grant. A reporter learned Mrs Busell and Miss Grant’s movements, with Grant reportedly seen in Boston last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen May Grant
East Boston
Annie Weldon
Brockton
Miss Grant
J. H. Busell
Lexington Street
Miss Weldon
Boston
Charlies McLean
Paris Street
Mulloy
Fire Commissioner Denies Spotter System Criticism
Fire Commissioner Henry S. Russell declares in a letter to Chief L. P. Webber that outsiders have not watched department members for evidence. He notes only three investigations arose from complaints about bar rooms and firemen breaking rules, dated Sept. 21, 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
L. P. Webber
Henry S. Russell
Law Strengthens Section 22 on Discriminating Duty Debate
The amendment strengthens the law by closing evasion routes via Canada and Mexico and by repealing exemptions from the 10 percent duty. It notes Section 22 omits the phrase by any act of Congress and discusses how Section 4228 relates to the suspension act. Senator Elkins and Western rail interests express discouragement as the interpretation issue lingers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Mexico
San Francisco
Vancouver
Congress
Senator Elkins
Five styles of men's suits at low price today
The Manufacturers' Outlet Company at 91 Summer Street offers five styles of men's suits for 4.75, fall overcoats at 4. First hats in all styles at 99 cents for today only. Boys and children's school suits 1.45 and 2.45, regular values 3 and 4. Act quickly as stock must be sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manufacturers’ Outlet Company
Summer Street
the Great Clothiers
Boyle Bros
Goode
Wife Leaves Boston Laborer After Forged Bank Withdrawals
Patrick Wren of 153 West Second Street South Boston laments his wife’s disappearance with their six year marriage ending after she deserted him with forged bank orders. He says nearly $560 vanished from Provident Institution for Savings and South Boston Savings Bank. Police, led by Patrolman Thomas Keane, seek forged orders to arrest the fugitive wife, about 30, tall and slender, last seen with friends in the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Wren
West Second Street
Boston
Mr. Wren
Thomas Keane
Provident Institution
South Boston Savings Bank
Station 6
Banker’s Son Missing in Chicago Mystery
Chicago police, guided by New York authorities, seek Clarence Russell Chetwynd son of a London banker who vanished after receiving 2600 from his father by cable. He left New York for Chicago after hiring a chorus girl, with address given as the Auditorium annex. Despite mail and cables to Chicago, his whereabouts remain unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Police Department of
New York
Clarence Russell Chetwynd
London
Eng
Chetwynd
Court sentences in postwar Massachusetts case roundup
In Dorchester and Boston sessions, multiple defendants faced penalties for crimes from embezzlement to assault. J A B Lee paid a 30 dollar fine for embezzling 300 dollars. Caparolli, Devons, Reilly, Caldwell, Chachini, Foss, Fichosky, and Miller received fines or jail terms ranging from months to years. Nagle was held on unrelated revolver charges after incidents on Chardon street and Haymarket square, with Burns wounded by a shot during the pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. B. Lee
Dorchester
Superior Criminal Court
Dewey
John Caparolli
John Devons
Delia Flaherty
House of Correction
Margaret Reilly
James C. Caldwell
Inocenza Chachini
Peter A. Foss
Joseph Fichosky
William A. Miller
Burke
Municipal Criminal Court
James Conners
Patrick J. Nagle
Jeremiah Burns
Chardon Street
Patrick
Mr. Burns
Nagle
Hampton House
Haymarket Square
Barry
Chelsea
Boston
Milk sterilization urged for health. Jersey Lightning cremated
A physician urges milk must be sterilized for health and the Cushing Process Co recommends cremating Jersey Lightning. The public is urged to approve sterilized scientific liquors for use in sickness or health. A mail order catalogue with prices is offered free to nearby places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Cushing Process CO
Trial for Manslaughter In Superior Court
In an afternoon session Judge Dewey resumed the manslaughter case of Crenzo Faragamo. A quarrel over a card game with Diffilipo Greca on August 15 led to blows. Faragamo stabbedGreca after a second attack, sending him to Maspeepusatte General Hospital where he died. The case, involving a year long feud and a debt, resumes next morning with jury instructions.
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Superior Criminal Court
Dewey
Crenzo Faragamo
Diffilipo Greca
Greca
Faragamo
Maspee
Emperors React To Bosnian Troops On Arrival
Budapest September 21. Amid Emperor William of Germany’s arrival, Emperor Francis Joseph sharply condemned Bosnian troops. He shouted at a general for their drill and called the soldiers a disgrace, then admonished a Bosnian colonel to teach his men drill before marching out.
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Budapesth
William
Germany
Francis Joseph
Georgia Train Wreck Kills Two, Injures Conductor
A head end collision near Helena on the Georgia and Alabama railroad today killed engineer J D Young and his fireman. Conductor G R Boyd was badly hurt in the wreck reported from McRae Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
McRae
Helena
Georgia & Alabama
J. D. Young
G. R. Boyd
Sleep Talk Sparks Divorce Suit in Trenton Case
Charles R. Stewart’s sleep talking allegedly exposed infidelity leading to a divorce ruling in favor of Thomas P. Watson against Charlotte M. Watson. The case details include a 1882 marriage, Watson’s blindness, a separation, and connections with Stewart and Charlotte Watson in Wallington Brooklyn and East Orange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles R. Stewart
Thomas P. Watson
East Orange
Charlotte M. Watson
Chancery Court
Trenton
Watsons
Watson
Mrs. Stewart
She jilting the Chinaman in New York
Chu Moy, a Chinaman, laments being jilted by his fair skinned, blue eyed “best girl.” He says Katie McCormack duped him, promising marriage then fleeing to Hartford with jewels, silks, and money he lavished on her. The report notes his wealth and generosity and hints at further consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chu Moy
Katie McCormack
Hartford
Chinese suitor vows legal action to wed Katie
Chu, a suitor who met Katie McCormack in 1992 in New York's Chinatown, declares intent to force marriage or return gifts. He describes wooing in an affidavit, receiving a diamond ring, jewels, apparel, and $500 for her trousseau before she left Hartford with a man claiming kin to Chuck Connors and promising a stage role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Chu
Katie
Miss McCormack
Chinatown
Hartford
Pell Street
Newcastle
Trousseau
Chuck Connors
Mr. Connors
Mrs Ross Held In Contempt In Rhode Island Case
Newport Sept. 21 Mrs EB Webster Ross has been found in contempt of the Rhode Island Supreme Court in the William H King estate fight. A July 26 order required her to appear for evidence but she did not. The Kings’ lawyers sought judgment upholding administrators George Gordon King and Sarah Brickhead. The court barred further action by Ross until she purges contempt. Judge Wilson noted possible appeal to the U S Supreme Court over constitutional rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
EB. Webster Ross
Supreme Court
William H. King
Ross
New York
Chinaman and White Bride at City Hall Entrance
In Providence on Sept 21 a young Chinaman named Charles Young 25 an interpreter from Boston and a young woman May Louise Smith 21 of New Haven appeared at City Hall during a heavy rain. They sought the city registrar office and drew stares as they spoke briefly in the hall
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Providence
R. L
City Hal
Charles Young
Boston
May Louise Smith
New Haven
Jilted Maiden's Revenge in Police Court Drama
Charles Seballo appeared in a Police Court with a shredded white silk dress claiming it was from his former fiancée Mary Cogna. He said her father demanded $100 to proceed with the marriage and that he later fled with the watch, receiving only the wrecked dress in return, seeking action against Cogna's father Cognato. Clerk England dismissed the case, suggesting he buy a new dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles Seballo
Mary Cognato
Hester Street
Joseph
Mary
Seballo
Cognato
Clerk England
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Metropolitan Clothing Co
Mrs. Eldridge
Dec
McKenna
Tarif
Washington
House
Clerk Litchfield
Colored Baptist Association
Pray, Sons & CO
Brussels
Doty Adams
Stewart
Priges
John H. Pray
Washington Street
Neale
ONT
Clarence R. Chetwynd
Cushing Process Coo
Washington St
Fulton St
Faragato
Greco
Georgia
Douglas
Summer St
Mrs. Ross
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