Italian man found guilty in district court for receiving stolen poultry
In District Court yesterday Joseph Ferrera, an Italian of Richmond street, was found guilty of receiving stolen poultry and sentenced to three months in jail plus a $20 fine. The charge involved six pullets stolen from Winthrop Thurston on Feb 5 1907. Ferrera admitted buying fowls from the boys but said he did not know they were stolen. The case spurred further hearings and related continuances in the court list, with bail set at $300 for Ferrera and other matters adjourned or settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Ferrera
Richmond Street
Ferrera
Winthrop G.uhaurston
Joseph
John Hassett
John Ennis
Ricardo
Winthrop G.thurston
Plymouth Rock
John H. Morrissey
Ferrers
Domenick Polumbo
Fee
Hartié K. Baker
William I. Baker
Svas
Manuel Bram
John Rapozo
John Vera
Rapozo
Antone Soloman
Sosworth
W. Fred Williams
A. M. Merriman
E. O. Nichols
John W. Eddy
Coors
George Johnson & Son
Oscar M. Crandall
Charles L. Hammill
Israel Dabe
Nisi
Max Makowsky
Frank Badencourt
Trip to Japan Repeated at State Street church vestry
Friday evening the Trip to Japan entertainment was repeated in the vestry of the State Street M. E. church under the Junior Epworth League with Miss Lillian G Lather as president. Attendance was good and the program featured George Fish as captain, Lion McCaw as mate, Repnie Sawyer as watch, plus graphophone selections, readings by Marion Coggeshall, several vocal numbers by Miss Sadie Paull and Miss Catherine Paull, and piano duets by Miss Mildred Gorham and Miss Sadie Paull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
State Street
M. E
Epworth League
Lillian G. Lather
George Fish
Lion McCaw
Repnie Sawyer
A. Carey
Marion Coggeshall
When Doctors Disagree in Phoenix Citizens Debate Disease
A letter to the editor argues about scarlet fever versus German measles in Phoenix. The writer cautions against quarantine hysteria and urges outside expert review for reported cases to settle town fears and avoid unfair accusations amid doctor disputes.
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Wasre
The
Phoenix
Bowling Tournament Ends With Team No 1 Winning
The YMCA bowling tourney finished last night as team No 1 led by Capt. O W Cromer swept team No 9. Elisha Hibbert topped averages at 91 13 24 while Gorham claimed best single string at 111 and Hibbert the top three string score of 295. Team No 8 and team No 10 tracked closely for second and third places. A banquet at Hotel Belvedere Feb 19 will award prizes and celebrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elisha Hibbert
L. F. Gorham
O. W. Cromer
R. B. Murray
Capt. Cromer
Cromer
J. B. Newman
Joseph Sallaint
BR. W. Nelson
John W. Best
Asa W. Hathaway
Hotel Belvedere
R. KE. Murray
E. Hibbert
J. Laliavit
QO. LeClair
W. Cromer
N. B. Sheldon
R. E. Murray
A. Davidson
EH. OK. Card
James Davidson
W. Munro
L. F.gorham
Rimini sights echo Caesar Saint Anthony and lovers
A Travel Magazine sketch speaks of Rimini as a city echoed by ancient figures. It recalls Caesar crossing the Rubicon and St. Anthony preaching to fishes, with a chapel marking his waterside stand and the tale of Paolo and Francesca as a famed romance.
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Rimini
Caesar
Rubicon
St. Anthony
Paolo
Francesca
The Grand Canyon as a Submerged Continent Vision
E. W. G. Wesson describes the Grand Canyon as vast and luminous like a submerged continent. He evokes a gulf deeper than 6,000 feet, a chasm so immense that Niagara would be unseen and cities could be tossed like pebbles, in The Wide World Magazine.
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Grand Canyon
Mount Washington
Niaga
Dragonlike reptile, parachute frog, flying lemur in archipelago
In the Malay archipelago a reptile resembles a dragon, with winglike skin formed by extended ribs. A frog with wide spreading feet acts as a parachute to move between trees, and a flying lemur spreads its body like an umbrella to leap and glide up to a hundred feet between trees.
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Malay Archipelago
Gold and Silver Gospels in Upsala Library History
The Gold and Silver Gospela is a peculiar violet vellum volume once preserved in Upsala library. Metal type, silver lettering, and gold initials mark its print, raising questions about its printer and methods that remain unanswered.
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Upsala
A Choice of Evils in a Humorous Exchange
A landlady asks if she should send her daughter to cooking or music school. The boarder reflects that cooking might be more fatal in its results but is quieter, implying cooking school as the safer choice for peace and propriety.
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Boarder
Fashionable restaurants drop writing orders in favor of French menus
An old bachelor recalls how writing orders distinguished fashionable restaurants in youth. He notes modern venues no longer require written orders and instead emphasize French menu names like ris de veau vol au vent and gigot, reflecting a shift in dining etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Bulletin
The Newborn and the Dead Lavater on Infant Profiles
The excerpt cites Lavater's Physiognomy noting infants born with profiles resembling their fathers, then changing with air, food, and posture. He recalls two infants who died within years, dying twelve hours after death to retter the profile once seen at birth, now more marked on the dead.
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Lavater
Schild Sas
Hving
Spider Chases Explorer in South American Grasslands
A London Standard tale recalls a large fierce South American spider that pursues humans who near its lurking places. While riding, an explorer describes being chased as the spider leaped along, nearly reaching his hand before he flung away the whip.
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London Standard
Arranging Chrysanthemums in Japanese Floral Art
The text outlines guiding rules for chrysanthemum arrangement. It specifies stems of varying lengths, each flower not facing away or toward the viewer, leaves not obscuring blooms, and when arranged in steps a brown bloom must not be at the base. It also bans a lone odd bloom between two identical colored flowers and prohibits three blooms forming a triangle.
Excitable Woman Scolds Husband Over Yawn
A lively quarrel unfolds as a woman complains her husband is a brute. She claims she scolded him and he replied with harsh language, then reveals the worst act of all: he yawned.
Letter on paint prices and adulteration by Devoe Co
The letter argues that average paint adulteration runs about one third and consumers pay about 2.62 per gallon while thinking they buy pure paint. It explains that Devoe paints cheaper than perceived and accuses adulterators of deception, signed by Devoe & Co with a note that Jas. A. Miller & Son sell their paint.
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Devoe
BR. W. Devoe & CO
Jas. A. Miller & Son
Robert Emmets Ball at Grand Army Hall a Successful Event
The Robert Emmet Literary association held its annual ball at Grand Army Hall on Friday night. About 100 couples attended, with a grand march led by Miss Catherine Farley and Edward A. Morrissey. A concert by Doly Christie’s Union Orchestra preceded the dance, which featured 26 numbers and an extensive supper, ending around 2 AM. Edward A. Morrissey served as general floor manager, aided by Peter J. Colton, with committees named for aids, refreshments, reception, and arrangements.
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Robert Emmet Literary Association
Grand Army Hall
Catherine Farley
Edward AO. Morrissey
Doly Christie
Union Orchestra
O’ Keefe
Jars. Rooney
Remick
J. Bodewalt Lampe
Peter J. Colton
Aida
John J. Brynes
Thomas J. Brides
D. J. McCcarty
James J. Walsh
Ist
Neil B. Sharkey
J. J. Nixon
J. J. Gearin
Patrick Keegan
M. J. Doyle
W. M. Nerone
P. H. Morris
W. M. Connery
B. D. Hart
James Tobin
M. J. Tobin
E. D. Morrissay
P J. Colton
P. P. Walsh
James W. Goff
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District Court
Bosworth
Oliver G. M.gann
Hope Street
G. A. Ry Building
New York
H. V. Cady
C. W. Sparks
Pgs Hibbert
Sergs
J. B. Newmas
Sallaint
H. Higgins
D. DeWolf
Sanford
EF Hodgdon
Kenney
O. Dimond
Gorham
Munro
H. Manchester
J. Kinderle
W. A. Snow
A. KR Newman
G. Marshall
F. Slade
E. F. Brackett
G. Clark
W. Paine
Q. McDonald
M. Caboon
H. E. Strong
Seth Paull. Jr
J. Davidson
J. Edmonds
In. B. Sheldon
L. Manchester
QO. W. Younge
H. F. Cardi
Hope Drug CO
Rex
King
Rexall
King of
All
United Drug Company
Morris Bros
Robert Emmets’ Ball
Hollis
Ter
Rocky Mountain
W. H. Buffington
Bradford ST. Market
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
E.L. Watson & CO
Industrial ‘Trust Co
Providence
Williams
Tax Church St. House
Buxomto
Pawtucket Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Main Street
Pawtucket
R. I
Philo E. Thayer
J. Milton Payne
Fapense O. Gasmane
JAMES _L. JENKS
Edwin A. Perrin
Frederick W. Easton
George W. Newell
AORGE
E-Thoartor
Benjamin F. Smith
William P. Denpsbey
Sna- Mann
Prast
Yecen
P. Wotes
H. A. Fletcher
P. Skinner, Jr
G M. Wilbur
M. GO. A
Kristol
Bristol
Charles A. Glancy
Rhiode Island Hospital
Wood Street
Cor. Congregational St
Barton and Buffinton
Carteda
Waldron-Brownell CO
Bradford St
Phgnix
Herman Thiele
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