Craze Ends in Marseilles Family Massacre and Suicide
In Marseilles a merchant named M. Bouvier killed five family members during a dispute over five centimes, wounded two employees, then killed himself. He shot his wife and mother, slaughtered his two sons and daughter, and fatally wounded a clerk and a girl before turning the revolver on himself. The incident occurred in his store and nearby rooms as onlookers watched.
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Marseilles
France
M. Bouvier
Bouvier
Stock Market Gains After Western Pacific Opening
New York stock action shows a late strength as Western Pacific opening to freight traffic is cited. Traders link the move to Moore interests acquiring Denver & Rio Grande and potential transfer of Pacific coast business to the Gould system. Western Pacific runs Salt Lake City to San Francisco, 923 miles, cost about 41 per mile.
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New York
Western Pacific
Gould Securities
Rock Island
Moore
Denver & Rio Grande
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Gould
Harriman Lines
Preacher Supports Legality of Mrs Brokaw Marriage
New York December 18 A Syracuse minister Rev George B Spalding testified the marriage of Mrs Mary Blair Brokaw and W Gould Brokaw was legal in every detail On the Mineola witness stand Mrs Brokaw faced questions over possible annulment and sought not only separation but sixty thousand dollars yearly She said difficulties finding a pastor arose because her husband was a divorced man
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New York
Mary Blair Brokaw
W. Gould Brokaw
George B. Spalding
Syracuse
Minster
Witnes
Mineola
S. 1
Woman Encapes Gell and Will Get New Trial
New York December 13. The indictment charging subornation of perjury against Mrs. Ben Teal wife of the theatrical manager who was convicted in the Frank Gould divorce case was quashed by Judge Foster in the court of general sessions. Mrs Teal had already served part of her time when granted a new trial.
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New York
Ben Teal
Frank Gould
Foster
Court of General Sessions
Teal
American Telephone and Telegraph barred from Michigan operation
Michigan Supreme Court rules AT&T cannot do business in the state under its current form after Secretary of State Martindale refused a certificate. The decision stems from a mandate action by AT&T. In other news, Morris Bachyman, 43, president of Sharon Steel Hoop, dies after 16 weeks of illness in Sharon Pennsylvania.
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Lansing, Mich
American Telephone and Telegraph Company of
New York
Supreme Court
Martindale
Michigan
Bachman
Sharon
Morris Bachyoun
Sharon Steel Hoop Company
GIFTS of Sense and Sentiment for Christmas
Choose a Victor or a Victrola with prices from 10 to 100 dollars. Also available Edison Phonograph with Amberol four minute records and a range of Edison records from 12.50 to 125 dollars.
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Edison Phonograph
Edison Standard Records
Edison Amberol
Grand Opera Amberol
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Adck Island
Gell
Apollo
Vole
Stewart, Stodart
Behning
Wulschner-Stewart
Chickering
Vose
Gabler
Jewett
Fischer
Shoninger
Stewart
Kroeger
Wulschner
Stodart
Paderewski
Leschetitzky
Pugno
Shevinne
Bloomfield-Zeisler
Samaroff
Richardson
Braumuller
Haynes
Chickering & Sons
Regal
University, Waverley
Middle West
Wulschner Stewart
le Maire
York
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