Women in Court Cause of Death and Larceny Case
The police court heard cases on Mary McDermott's death with Kate Reed and Mary Flynn facing manslaughter charges and set for Dec 17 an inquest. Clarence Beville was tried for larceny amid testimony about missing diamonds and money from Aaron Somerville. Beville claimed the money and purchases were legitimate. witnesses described Beville's spending and connections to the Merrimack house and Talbot Clothing store. The proceedings continued with Beville remanded and the inquest date pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenland
Hadley
Ulster
Kate M. Reed
Mary Flynn
Mary McDermott
D. J. Donahue
McDermott
J. J. Pickman
Clarence B. Beville
Kuceny
Aaron G. Somerville
Lowell Inn
Beville
Somerville
Inspector Goodwin
Inspector Walsh
Aaron
Kew
Merrimack House
Edward Tryon
Talbot Clothing Company
Tryon
Frank Shaw
Defendant
Reville
Shaw
Disagreement Reported in Boston and Northern Street Rail Way Case
At the Superior Civil Court a disagreement halted the verdict in Buckland and Barrett v Boston and Northern Street Railway. The jury in Daniels v Tewksbury opened for damages, with six witnesses sworn, as land and wall damage from Andover street widening enter the record. The case proceeds after a view of the premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior
Buckland and Barrett
Boston and Northern Street Rail Way Company
Dillingham
Malden
Geo. R. Bent
Sudbury
Joshua Daniels
Tewksbury
Mayberry
Boston
Daniels
John J. Hogan
Andover Street
Middlesex
Cooney
Supreme Court
Aiken
John J
William A. Hogan
N. D. Pratt
Queer Will Filed for Late Charley Hill Estate
Mrs Gertrude Driggs formerly of Dayton Ohio files in Los Angeles Superior Court an alleged will of Chas Hill alias Salem Charley who left 142000 in cash. Dated January 14 1888 the will leaves all real property money and personal effects to 15 year old actress Gertrude Driggs. The pencil document bears the signatures of a dead counterfeiter George Manning and N Driggs former husband. The Times notes Hill Driggs and another man were gang counterfeiters with Hill allegedly crafting the will as he left with the gang. Photos of Gertrude and a 10000 due bill in Hill s favor were filed with the will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Gertrude Driggs
Dayton
Ohio
Superior
Chas, Hill
Salem Charley
Hill
Jack Dynon
Trains Crash Across Regions Killing Several
In Youngstown Ohio a head on collision between a passenger train and local freight killed two engineers and four crew, injuring two others. In Tennessee five Italian laborers died and eleven were hurt in a Baker's Hill tunnel blast. In Missouri a Santa Fe California Limited wreck near Rothville claimed two engineer deaths and injured one passenger. derailment on an open switch caused the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Pennsylvania Railroad
John Pilner
Frank Smith
Ashtabula
Nashville
Tenn
Louisville & Nashville
Baker's Hill
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Rothville
Samuel Wise
Alexander Hawkland
John McKean
New York
Taxes In Maine Trust and Banking Firms Taxed
The board of state assessors committed the semi annual taxes on Maine trust and banking institutions totaling 11768.38 dollars, up from 10895.46 in June. Augusta Trust Company pays 4210.78 dollars, Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company the least at 7.65. Westbrook and Auburn Trusts discontinued business during the past six months. The levy is one half of one percent on deposits, excluding government bonds and tax free corporate shares and real estate owned by the companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Board of State
Otis G. Hayford
Canton
George Pottle
Lewiston
F. Marion Simpson
Bangor
Augusta Trust Company
Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company
Westbrook
Auburn Trust
Gas Mine Blast Kills 17 in Wilkesbarre Coal Mine
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania a gas explosion at the South Wilkesbarre mine of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company killed 17 men and injured eight. Rescuers struggle through afterdamp as relatives gather. The mine, known for its gaseous conditions, suffered the blast blamed on a miner dropping dynamite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
South
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company
South Wilkesbarre
Fire wrecks central Atlanta blocks in fierce blaze
A wind fueled a major fire in downtown Atlanta causing about 500000 dollars in damage. The blaze started in the Snook & Austin furniture store on Whitehall street and spread to the Norcross building at Marietta and Peachtree, the Jacobs drug house, P M Rose liquor store, and the Williams hotel. No deaths reported. The Peters building, new less than six months, also suffered damage. The Norcross building housed professional offices and a sixth floor restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta, Ga
Snook & Austin Company
Whitehall Street
Norcross
Marietta and
Peachtree Streets
Jacobs Company
Marietta Street
P. M. Rose & Co
Williams
Peters
Brakeman Killed in Dedham Yard Collision
Thomas F. Cannon a 28 year old brakeman for the New York New Haven Hartford line was killed in Dedham yard when a car being sent back struck the caboose of a construction train. Conductor W B Smith in the caboose suffered head bruises a cut hand and thigh injuries. flying glass injured. Local ad note follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedham
Thomas F. Cannon
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
East Dedham
W. B. Smith
Caboose
Owens Acts in Blondin Murder Case
James F. Owens of Lowell, appointed associate counsel for the defence, first conducts case work as court returns. With Morrison absent until 10:30, Owens continues cross examination of Pearlstein, who testified when the session adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
James F. Owens
Lowell
J. Wilfrid Blondin
Morrison
Owenes
Pearlstein
Quiet in Lynn Amid Cold Polls and Slim Vote
Lynn voters faced a 10 below zero morning as only about 500 of over 13 000 registered cast ballots by 10 o clock. The sole mayoral contest pitting H W Eastham against W P Connery drew little public interest with indications pointing to a yes vote on license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Dec
H. W. Eastham
W. P. Connery
Question of Duty Delays Pacific Cable Plans
San Francisco December 9 reports a dispute over duties on the shore end of the new Pacific cable. Richard V. Dey says an appeal to the secretary of the treasury has been made after a customs ruling. The Commercial Cable company faces a 40 percent ad valorem duty on 12 miles of cable, while cable officials argue no duty is due or, if any, only on three miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pacific
Richard V. Dey
Secretary of the Treasury
Collector of Customs
Commercial Cable Company
Bitter cold records at Ballston as temp drops
Ballston New York reports a 6 am temperature of 22 degrees below zero, the coldest since February 26 1861 when it plunged to 41 below. Weather observers note the rare extreme for the region as residents bundle up and seek shelter from the chill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballston
N. Y
Foot and Mouth Disease Quarantine Removed Near Converse
Portland Maine reports the suspected foot and mouth disease case at Converse near the New Hampshire line did not develop. Dr. H. Bailey for the cattle commissioners has lifted the quarantine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Converse
New Hampshire Line
H. Bailey
Ayers Hair Vigor Advertisement Doubled Down
An advertisement promotes Ayers Hair Vigor claiming it restores color to gray hair and reverses signs of aging with a sales tone urging readers not to grow old quickly.
East Boston Man Killed In Ferry Harbor Fall
John Fife of East Boston died after a slight fall on a Boston harbor ferry. While near a radiator he toppled and fell, breaking his neck and nose. He was 65, married, and the incident occurred as the vessel carried passengers across the harbor. Fellow travelers recovered him, but he died at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John Fife
East Boston
Boston Harbor
Fife
Mle
Leland Stanford Plans Magnificent New Library
San Francisco December 9 Mrs Jane Lathrop Stanford has decided to erect a magnificent new library building at the Leland Stanford Jr university It will be the handsomest and most costly structure of its kind in this continent
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Jane Lathrop Stanford
Leland Stanford, Jr. University
Arrest at Lyon Street polling place charges voter fraud
Louis Earle, 27, was arrested about 7:30 this morning in the Lyon Street school basement voting room ward 4 after presenting as Louis Mills from 85 Prospect Street and receiving a ballot. He clashed with officers as they questioned him, and another man calling himself Patrick McMahon obtained a ballot but escaped into the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis FE. Earle
Lyon Street School
Louis F. Mills
Prospect Street
Martin Hyde
Mr. Mills
Howard
Earle
Patrick McMahon
Cold election day in Fall River with zero temperature
Fall River voters faced the coldest election day in a decade as polls opened at 8 o'clock with the thermometer at zero. Early voting was light but mill workers' shift changes after 1 o'clock heightened activity. The mayoral race pitted Republican Gime against Democrat Sweney, aldermen at large drew interest under the new charter, and the license issue was expected to pass by about two to one. Three Republican school board candidates were anticipated to win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Gime
Sweney
Record Cold Grips Woods Hole and Maine Cities
Dense fog and record cold across the coast bring near zero temperatures. At Woods Hole the thermometer fell to 10 below, with northwesterly gales and telegraph wires snapping as vessels stayed moored. Portland reports 15 below, cities near five below at midnight, and a 40 degree drop in 12 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woods Hole
Vineyard Sound
Buzzards Bay
Nantucket
Martha's Vineyard
Edgartown
Cottage City
Portland
Cold wave hits Lewiston and Albany regions in December
Lewiston Maine reports an average of 20 below with schools closed for heat loss and widespread water pipe damage from a freezing night. Coal supplies dip while mills stay stocked. Albany New York endures the coldest so far with 10 degrees below zero and a northwest wind, hampering trains as residents seek warmth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Auburn
Temperature Swings Cold Across Region
North Adams reported a morning low between 12 and 20 below zero. Nearby Zylonite, a village a short distance away, registered 23 below. The frigid conditions reflect a harsh cold spell affecting nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
Zylonite
Severe Cold Grips New Haven and New England
New Haven records 35 below zero at 8 this morning the coldest since February 11, 1899, with Torrington and nearby areas dipping to 14 below. Bangor Maine reports 20 below at 2 this morning while Manchester New Hampshire shows 18 below at 20 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Torrington
Bangor
Manchester
N. H
Vanderbilt's Condition Reported Practically Unchanged
New York reports Cornelius Van derbilt's health condition remained practically unchanged today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dec
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Father John’s Medicine Promises Cold Cure and Refunds
Advertises Father John’s Medicine as a remedy for colds and pneumonia, claiming it strengthens the body to fight disease. States money-back guarantee if it cannot cure a cough or cold, and emphasizes it is not a patent medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father John
Voting Light As Cold Weather Suppresses Early Turnout
A cold zero degree morning and biting wind kept many voters indoors across districts. Precincts report a clear drop from the state election turnout, with several booths registering far fewer votes by 10 o clock and expectations of a larger later surge. A man named Pearson in Fayette street precinct reported a vote cast under his name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Six
Chapel Hill
Hosford Square
Ino
Belvidere Heights
Pearson
Fayette Street
Ward 5
Germany Demands Prompt Venezuela Reply In Crisis
Berlin reports the time limit for Venezuela’s reply to the Germany Great Britain ultimatum is very brief. The German foreign office hopes President Castro will act swiftly. Telegraphic links with La Guaira are slow and today’s events may not be ciphered until tomorrow.
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Berlin
Venezuela
Germany
Great Britain
Associated Press
Castro
la Guaira
To Let Desk Room With Telephone and Conveniences
Classified item listing offering a desk room with telephone use at Guaden building. Also sale of miscellaneous items including two new single runner pungs a dump cart an old cart wagon phaeton pieRy and car line equipment in thorough repair at Andover Street dee, J L ming.
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Apply Ag Guaden
Por
Phaeton pieRy » Secon
J. L. Ming
Andover Street
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Dermott
Buckland and Bar
Rett
Superior Civil Court
QUEER
Salem
Maine
Atlanta
Georgia
H. Bailey & Co
Merrimack Street
MR. Owens
Blondin
Mr. Morrison
Ayers
Leland Stanford
Louis E. Earle
Lyon Street
Albany
N.Y
Connecticut
Vanderbilt
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