Dover Man Guilty of First Degree Murder Trial
Henry Lambert a French Canadian guide was found guilty of murder in the first degree for a May triple killing of J Wesley Allan his wife Mary S and daughter Carrie L at Shirley Maine. The jury deliberated under two hours and Lambert shown no emotion as he was taken to his cell awaiting sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
Henry Lambert
Lambert
Maine
J. Wesley Allan
Shirley
Mary S
Carrie L
Unhappy Queen Reconciliation Reported In London
London December 5 The matrimonial quarrel between Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry draws great interest. Reports from continental papers accuse Henry of misconduct and debt, note his dislike of Holland and love of hunting, and mention duels. Queen Mother reportedly pressed him to change, with gradual reconciliation emerging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wilhelmina
Prince Henry
Holland
Germany
Hetloo
Major van Tets
Fire destroys Leominster horn goods factory
In Leominster on December 4 the Tenny and Porter factory, makers of celluloid and horn goods, burned with an estimated loss of 20000 dollars. Discovered near the boiler room about ten o clock, the blaze rapidly consumed the wood two and a half story building, leaving the firm, which employed fifty workers, with stock and holiday goods destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leominster
Tenny and Porter
Alleged larceny arrest in Boston baker named Maxine Rannis
On a warrants from Boston police Inspectors Bumps and Walsh arrested 48 year old baker Maxine Rannis of 579 Middlesex Street on larceny charges for clothing valued at 20 dollars from John M Beau champ of 43 Leverett Street Boston dated October 2. She was taken to Lowell by a Boston inspector after arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Bumps and
Walsh
Maxine Rannis
Middlesex Street
John M. Beauchamp
Leverett Street
Lowell
Rannis
Campaign Expenses Report for 1901 Campaign
Boston on December 4 details a Republican State committee filing showing total expenditures of 5973 dollars 24 cents for the 1901 campaign. Contributions amounted to 9008 dollars 55 cents, leaving a year end balance of 71 dollars 21 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Republican State Committee
Chinese Exclusion Bill Backed by Multiple Senators
Washington December 4 Senator Lodge introduces a bill for continued Chinese exclusion. Senators Mitchell Fairbanks Stewart Quay and Penrose also present similar measures. Mitchell proposes extending exclusion to Japanese and Filipinos and their descendants as well as those of Chinese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lodge
Mitchell
Fairbanks
Stewart
Quay
Penrose
Committees Form to Call National Irish Convention in U S
About 150 delegates from across the United States met at the Hoffman house to form an auxiliary branch of the Irish League. Branch leagues will extend nationwide. Officers and an executive committee were elected to prepare a national convention once enough branches exist. Patrick McHugh and John Redmond spoke on self government for Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Hoffman House
Irish League
Old Land League
Parnell
John Redmond
M. P
Thomas O'Donnell
Patrick McHugh
Michael Redding
Redmond
America
McHugh
O'Donnell
John Finnerty
Chicago
Michael J. Redding
Baltimore
James R. O’beirne
New York City
John O’callaghan
Boston
J. J. Joyce
Patrick F. Martin
L. B. Fitzpatrick
Robert O’flaherty
Patrick Ford
John P. Morris
Mgr
Dennis O’callaghan
John J. Healey
New
Ireland
Irish League of Ireland
Boston youth dies by gas poisoning before Harvard law study
J Winsurnl L McPhail of Whycocomagh C B died after being found unconscious from gas poisoning last Sunday. The 18 year old had planned to enter Harvard Law School, had just returned from New Hampshire where he earned funds for his expenses, and was a son of James McPhail. He was brother to Mrs. B B Crowninshield, wife of the yacht designer, with many Massachusetts friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Harvard Law School
J. Winsurnll. McPhail
Whycocomagh
C. B
New Hampshire
Harvard
James McPhail
Massachusetts
B. B. Crowninshield
Tribune Returns With News On Bocas Del Toro
Gen Diaz yields as the Tribune reports Bocas Del Toro in government hands with residents celebrating the recapture of the port. Capt Galloway and British consul Hudson plan to petition Panama over alleged mistreatment of the Tribune's boatswain by Colombian soldiers, with no punishments cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon
Colombia
Tribune
Bocas del Toro
Galloway
The
Hudson
Panama
Armed men ready to land amid Panama crisis amid cruiser return
The Tribune notes a boat-load of armed men ready to land if needed as the cruiser is due back to Bocas Del Toro, a banana town where American and British interests dominate. The Austrian-Hungarian cruiser Shigetvar arrived today. The peace commission met Diaz and he agrees to lay down arms under prior surrender conditions at Colon. Senor Del Rio, Pacific Mail agent in Panama, faced trial or exile after months in custody, choosing exile with a $1000 payment and release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Bocas del Toro
Shigetvar
Diaz
Luge
Panama
Colon
Senor del Rio
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Crooked Caucus in Boston Ward 21 Trial
In Boston on December 4, the Ward 21 Republican caucus trial continued before Judge Stevens. George W. Hart and Fred A. Collins described earning a dollar per marked ballot moved from Ruggles Street to the caucus, and Collins claimed extra pay after voting three times on a name and erasing and recounting ballots in an alley. Police Lt. Libby testified Warden Lord asked him to remove rails before the ballot box and allowed challenged voters to vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Stevens
Superior Court
George W. Hart
Fred A. Collins
Ruggles Street
Libby
Warden Lord
Lord
Veterans for Mayor Dimon Endorsement by Lowell veterans
A group of Grand Army of the Republic members and ex soldiers testifies to their confidence in Mayor C A R Dimon. They praise his kindness, charity, and long service to soldiers widows and children, endorsing him for city leadership with many names listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dimon
C. A. R. Dimon
B. Kitchener
James McDermott
D. V. Bowers
Andrew Fallon
George Blood
L. A. French
M. E. Blood
Wm. Corcoran
B. F. Crosby
IL. Johnson
Peter Donohue
J. W. Carter
Wm. H. Clark
H. A. Lamountain
B. McCabe
Timothy O'Sullivan
Charles
John Powell
Frank Carey
John F. Fagan
Joseph L. Jones
Thomas Perry
John D. Pedrick
William Roberts
Joseph Welch
James Duffy
Maurice Powers
J. C. Conway
John Richards
Daniel D. Driscoll
Daniel Fogerty
Michael McCarty
John L. Bolger
James Cox
Arthur McQuaid
John Mangan
George T. McKenna
Matthew Trimble
Michael Smith
Daniel Murphy
Patrick Crowley
Thomas J. O'Donnell
John Garvey
A. R. Proper
M. A. McCue
Adv
New Sleeping Car Service to Chicago From Boston
Announcement of a direct sleeping car service from South Station Boston at 6 p m to Buffalo Detroit and Chicago via Boston Albany New York Central and Michigan Central railroads. Described as the best quickest safest and only direct double track service from New England to these points. Send for West Bound. A S Hanson General Passenger Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Station
Boston
Buffalo
Detroit
Chicago
Albany
New York Central
Michigan Central
New England
A. S. Hanson
Middlesex County Fair Brings Snowbound Plans to Halted Festivities
The Central Congregational church Ladies Benevolent Society fair opened in the vestry at 4 PM as snow disrupted travel with three cars stalled on the electric road and Lowell residents blocked from attending. Despite decorations in nile green and white, music and readings failed to appear, but a vast supper and varied tables drew local visitors. Harry Parkhurst returned from a Maine hunting trip with a deer's head, and another family member also suffered a hunting mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Benevolent Society
Central Congregational Church
Lowell
E. C. Bartlett
J. A. Bartlett
Paul Dutton
Margaret Ashworth
Christina Ashworth
Mesdames Samuel Hagerman
A. J. Howe
Géo. H
Bertha Bartlett
Eva Perham
Ethel Hagerman
Lillian Kilbourne
F.L. Kerdall
F. H. Levigne
Grace Chapin
Alexina Bremner
Olive Eaton
Anna Bliss
Flower
Edward Fleming
Edith Bliss
Susie Blanchard
Grace Atwood
Elizabeth Ashworth
Katie Dupee
William Mitchell
Clara Howe
Sarah Blanchard
Albion Knittredge
W. H. Hills
Henry R. Hodson
Wm. R. Fowle
Emma Melvin
E. E. Staples
A. W. Sweet
J. C. Osterhout
Lois
Lillian Santamour
W. W. Kilbourne
J. S. Stearns
North Chelmsford
Maud Dixon
All Saints’ Church
Unitarian Church
South Framingham Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Abner Fales celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in South Framingham with a large gathering of relatives and townspeople. They were married in Foxboro with William Penn Shepard and Linus Emmons Carpenter as groomsmen and their wives as bridesmaids. Born in 1827, Mr Fales and wife have two children, Frank Hudson Fales and Harry Torrey Fales, both figures in local service and lumber. The senior Fales was a building contractor in Foxboro before moving to South Framingham in 1870.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ape
Abner Fales
Foxboro
William Penn Shepard
Linus Emmons Carpenter
Mr. Fales
Frank Hudson Fales
South Framingham
Harry Torrey Fales
Fales
Miss Ella Cropsey Found After Disappearance
New York December 4 Judge Andrew G Cropsey learned his niece Ella Cropsey was found in Wilson North Carolina she had vanished from Elizabeth City on November 20 amid fears of abduction. Interred at Central Cemetery in the Cropsey family plot the obituary notes the depth of local ties and generations of service including state senator Oliver Cummings and Revolutionary era forebears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Andrew G. Cropsey
Ella Cropsey
Wilson, N.C
Beech Street Couple Receive Framingham Guests in Quiet Gathering
The 06 year couple hosted a Framingham gathering with many attendees from the town. The bride, once a Foxboro school teacher, is the daughter of prominent Foxboro figure Martin Torrey. Abner Fales’s father served as a non commissioned officer in the War of 1812, and his grandfather fought in the American Revolution. Gifts accompanied well wishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foxboro
Martin Torrey
Abner Fales
Beech Street
Littleton Sanderson Golden Wedding Guests and Gifts
In Littleton the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Sanderson drew many out of town guests including Levi Wallace, Frank Patch, W. H. Atwood, L. H. Hartwell, and J. M. Curley among others. Messages came from prominent figures while a display of cut glass and silver honored the couple and a poem by Mrs. C. A. Hosmer reflected on fifty years of marriage and the Thanksgiving day joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanderson
Levi Wallace
W. H. Atwood
L. H. Hartwell
Ayer
Herbert Chapin
Somerville Court
Frank Hager
Ironwood
Michigan
John F. Sanderson
Manchester
N. H
George A. Kimball
Somerville
Frank A. Patch
Patch
Boxboro
John Vose
West Acton
Luke Blanchard
Annie Blanchard
Webster Robbins
Acton
Robbins
Stillman Flags
Clara Hapgood Nash
Geo. Warren
Alonzo Kimball
Medford
D. Chester Parsons
Shirley
J. E. L. Hazen
J. E. Tuttle
Fitchburg
W. N. Cowles
Oliver K. Pierce
Edward Lawton
L. F. Bulkeley
Sarah C. Tuttle
E. P
Chelsea Court
Frank Howard
Clinton Court
W. H. Hayes
Fitchburg Court
D. Churchill
Quincy Court
Navy
John D. Long
J. Q. A. Brackett
A. E. Pillsbury
Clement Houghton
Boston
John §. Keyes
Richard Barrett
Concord
H. Sanderson
New York City
Estelle Hatch Merrill
Cambridge
J. G. van Slyke
Kingston
N. Y
Association of Clerks of Courts
Littleton
Funeral services for Mr Ever Ett M Gummings
Funeral services were held at his home Friday morning the 22nd at 10 o'clock a.m. Rev Hartwell officiated. Mr Jonas Hendall was conductor. Andrew J Butterfield David L Darling Wedgwood Moody and Charles Dickinson were bearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett M. Gummings
Hartwell
Jonas Hendall
Andrew J. Butterfield
David L. Darling
Wedgwood Moody
Charles Dickinson
The Right Use of Ability Debt Strikes Church Funds in Bedford
The Congregational church faces a 2300 debt with gifts pledged to raise it in four years. Contributions include 500 from a friend, doubled by E G Loomis, plus 25 from United Workers, Sunday school, and the U P S C E. Others pledged smaller amounts. 500 remains. A fire incident at Dr Wood's office occurred but controlled. Smallpox vaccination proceeds and a Thanksgiving visit by Miss Carrie P Webber are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Webber
Congregational Church
E. G. Loomis
United Workers
U. P
Dr. Wood
Maynor W. Lane
Bedford
Woburn
McAllister
Alex, Simpson
Woonsocket
R. I
Kerwin
Christmas Fair at Baptist Church in Billerica
On Tuesday December 12 the chapel hosts a fair by the Laves Benevolent Society with fancy and useful articles and candy for sale. Entertainment is planned in the evening with free admission. Rev Nathan Bailey of Methuen Baptist church will preach at the Baptist church next Sunday morning in exchange with the pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Church
Laves’ Benevolent Society
Nathan Bailey
Methuen Baptist Church
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Omaha
Pyramid Drug Co
Marshall, Ich
Crooked
Veterans For Mayor
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Swift
S&s Pichs
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Chahals
Ralston
Central Street
Boston and Maine
Middlesex County
Chelmsford
Mr. Cummings
John Cummings
Dunstable
Oliver Cummings
James Cummings
Josiah
Oliver
Capt
Nathaniel Cummings, Jr
Nathaniel Cummings
Brattle Farm
Thomas Brattle
Imogene
del Goodrow
Cummings
South America
Mocha
Java
Royal Reserve
New Orleans
California
Billerica
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