Millionaire Debtor Chooses Jail Home Over Bankruptcy
Thomas A. Scott, a wealthy debtor, spoke to a Post reporter from his Charles Street jail cell in Boston. He compares himself to Mr. Pickwick and jokes about gaining weight while awaiting bankruptcy, defending his refusal to pay note brokers and revealing his plans to stay in Boston and enter real estate once freed.
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Charléa Street
Pickwick Papers
Mr. Pickwick
Thomas A. Scott
The
Post
Scott
Dickens
Pickwick
Mr. Scott
Law
Maine
Cord Aoe Astarde
Charles Street
Cot
Rees
Boston
St. Louis
Kansas City
Lady Sybil's Betrothal Delayed by Illness
London reports fear that the marriage of Sybil, heiress to La Rose, and the Earl of Beau champ may be postponed as Sybil endures a malignant skin condition. No date for the wedding is set, and friends fear for her health as doctors examine her frail appearance.
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London
Sybil
la Rose
Earl of Beauchamp
Sybil Primrose
Earl of
Remarkable Offer From New Traveler Watch Co
The New Traveler Watch Co announces a limited time sale to boost optical and jewelry trade. Rimless eyeglasses with complete lens fitting priced at 49 cents with no examination fee, plus rimless gold framed glasses at a special all in price. Also offers watch repairs and a 49 cent Waltham main spring replacement.
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Traveler Watch Co
United States
PWHOL
American Waltham
Express Strike May Be Settled
Interest at the State Board of Arbitration centered on the expressmen's strike against New York & Boston Despatch and Earl & Prew's Express. Talks followed a conference as unions noted ongoing disruptions to merchandise flow at the 60 station and depots. Strikers remained at Machinists Hall while a settlement seemed possible within hours to avert ongoing disruption to wholesale and retail stores.
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New York & Boston
Earl & Prew
State Board of Arbitration
State Board
Machinists’ Hall
Washington Street
Potas
Handling Fresh Meat and Labor Meeting in East Boston
The Everton Longshoremen's Trades Council convenes a special meeting of Knights of Labor delegates to discuss fresh meat shipments to transatlantic vessels amid the Meat Handlers' Union strike. The session, led by Frank McCarty of the American Federation, will be held at Hibernian chartered hall on East Boston's ? street next evening at 7:90. The outcome will affect which workers are deemed unfair to organized labor as Knights of Labor pledge strong support for the strikers.
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Everton ‘Longshoremen’s Trades Council
Knights of Labor
Boston ‘Longshoremen’s Provident Unions
Hibernian Carte T
Eee Street
Boston
Frank McCarty
Borch
John O Connor Released From Ellis Island
John O Connor, born 1869 in Philadelphia, who fought in the South African Boer War and was captured then landed as a stowaway, was allowed to land today by immigration authorities at Ellis Island after a detention period. He previously wandered to England and returned via this port, facing stowaway and immigrant processing procedures.
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New York
John O'Connor
Exen
Ellis Island
Philaps
England
Daley and Lomberd Wed at Gate of Heaven Parish
John P. Daley married Miss Julia Lomberd at Gate of Heaven parish house. After the ceremony the couple planned a wedding tour to Pan-American Exposition. Thorwand Isles. Montreal and Quebec. They will reside on Monks Street in South Boston with many friends in attendance.
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John P. Daley
Julia Lomberd
Gate of Heaven
Monks Street
South
Boston
Bessie Sullivan
Ley
Katie Barry
Daniel Duggan
Frank Malley
Farewell to Dr Richardson at City Station
Dr A G Bibbetdeen bids farewell after four years as chief of an Ihobeee unit at a U S station. The notice notes service to the continent and city ties as he ends his association with the outlet.
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DR. Richardson
G. G. Bibbetdeen
Ihobeee Co
United States
Bie Loa Cregoes
Wany Wall
Change in diet helps 77 year old regain health and strength
An elderly man from Colfax California, aged 77, once told physicians he faced imminent death from old age. After starting Postum Food Coffee and Grape-Nuts as a daily breakfast, he gained 12 pounds and regained energy, able to undertake mountain trips again. The ad credits these products with improving health through selective nourishment.
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Warren Or Johnson
Colfax
Cal
Cass
Schley Court Of Inquiry Ends Session For Judge Wilson’s Funeral
The Schley court of inquiry met for about an hour and three quarters in Washington on September 26, adjourning at 12 45 to attend Judge Wilson’s funeral. Captain Wise testified on prior actions and communications with Schley. Lieutenant Wood described delivering despatches from Admiral Sampson to Schley and noted Schley’s nervousness over Sampson’s plans. The hearing adjourned for Judge Wilson’s funeral.
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Washington
Schley
Wilson
Admiral Schley
Wise
Admiral Cotton
Spencer
Wood
Dupont
Gray
Texas
Santiago
Cervera
Brigsbee
Admiral Sampson
Cienfuegos
Sampson
Yale
Key West
Merrimac
Hanna
Commission On Naval Affairs
Secretary of the Navy
Sigsbee
Jéwell
Santiago de Cuba
Captain Wise
Brooklyn
Kingston
Lemly
Admiral Cervera
Neer
Sam N
Keyett
5C “Y
Enfuegos
Iowa
Admir Sampson
Schrey
Spanish Squadron Was. I Told Him I Did Not Know; He Asked Me of Admiral Sampson
Yau
Conn
Keyest
Cape San Antonio
Whch
Prye
Regen Wood
Tieutenant Wood
Fragmentary Paris Pregnancy Customs Described in OCR
The unreadable text sketches rituals around a childbirth in Paris with mentions of a cradle, baby’s linen cap, robe, elderdown, silver See and salver. It references a heir to sins and a ceremony involving women, but the garbled lines obscure specifics and dates.
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Paris
Boston College Jesuit priest Fr. Charlier marks 60 years as priest
Rev. Alphonse Charlier S J celebrates the 60th anniversary of his ordination at the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Harrison Avenue. The Boston College professor emeritus has long served at Boston College and led numerous church and college activities with a jubilee program including a high mass, receptions, and a possible commemorative poem. Born in Charleroi Belgium in 1424 he joined the Jesuits in 184 and arrived in America in 1846 later serving at Georgetown Trinity Church Holy Cross Worcester and finally Boston College since 1867.
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Alphonse Charlier
S. J
Boston College
Father Charlier
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Harrison Avenue
Charlier
North End
Whiting
Boston
Galleze
Charleroi
Belgium
University of
Louvain
Jesuit Society
América
Georgetown University
Trinity Church
Washington, D. C
Holy Cross College
Worcester
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Daley—Lombard
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Holland
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Gold Dust
Conlin
Iron Workers’ Convention
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Waas
Paine Memorial Hall
Butler
AN. Argente
Bovton
Bape
Katharine
Frydburg
Eli Whitney
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