Postponements Mark Noted Case In Police Court
In a celebrated case, Scully-Grogan-Kelly faced ninth postponement due to ton ilitis. If Scully’s tonsils heal, trial set for Saturday December 19. Kelley attended court with bandaged leg. Green and Mead faced drunkenness charges with fines of two and six dollars. Burns, larceny case, continued to one month. Kosmas also continued for restitution. A stubborn child on probation, and a Polish case trial with interpreter difficulties concluded with not guilty verdict and discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Scully
Scully-Grogan- Kelley
Scully
Kelley
Frank D. Green
Bigelow
Green
John E. Burns
Hans C. Dege
Merrimack
Michael Kosmas
Panageotas Angeloopoulos
Rosanna Boulanger
Capias
Hadley
John Struzik
Frank Kobylnicki
D. J. Donahue
D. J. Murphy
Lowell
Moody Street Ledge Work Continues Amid Mild Winter
The Moody street ledge blasting and rock crushing proceeds under Charles Morse with a 42 man crew on the Textile school side. Unusually mild December weather allows ongoing work though winter drilling is limited to six or seven caps per blast due to freezing. Space cleared will become Textile school campus and ball grounds, a premier site in the state.
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Moody Street
Charles Morse
Mr. Morse
Morse
View From Moody Street Foresees New Campus Site
Planning for a future campus on the cleared ledge opposite the school proceeds with rock removal by Morse’s men. A substantial cleared area across the river from the present buildings suggests a possible park, while stone excavated from the site is reused to macadamize Varnum avenue and Thorndike street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrimack
West Centralville
Moody Street
Courier-Citizen
Restoration efforts at St John Lateran Basilica
In Rome on December 12 the Pope praised Cardinal Sattolli for ongoing restoration of the Basilica of St John Lateran. Funding from Pope Leo XIII prompted Franciscans to seek global donations, inspired by Giotto’s legend of St Francis seeing the Lateran walls collapse and rushing to strengthen them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Cardinal Satolli
St. John Lateran
Leo XIII
Leo
Giotto
Francis of
Lateran Church
Concert Programme for Tomorrow Afternoon
The roster lists Raff Orchestra performing Lenore and Faust fantasies with soloists Miss Gertrude Miller and Mr F William Krafft. Vocal interludes include There’s a Tand of Roses and Come to Me Dear Heart. Also featured are violin solos by Svendsen and Sarasate including a Romanias, Serenade, and Spanish Dances, plus an overture The Magic Flute by Mozart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasate
William Krafft
Mozart Orchestra
Cabinet member sought for proposed Department of Mines
The American Mining Congress executive committee announced plans for the Portland convention on August 22 1904. They agreed to seek a bill in Congress to establish a department of mines and mining with the head to be a member of the President’s cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
American Mining Congress
Federal Congress
Department of Mines and Mining
President names first U.S. minister to Panama
Washington reports President selects W. I. Buchanan of New York as the first United States minister to Panama, announced on December 12. Buchanan hailed from New York and will head diplomatic relations with the Panama region as the new post is established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. I. Buchanan
New York
United States
Panama
Final day looms as bicycle race reaches last sprint
Ten teams remain at Madison Square Garden in a six day race. Leander Butler and Walthour Munroe share favor for first, with Bedell brothers Bowler and Fisher and Newkirk Jacobson among hopefuls. Foreign entries trail, Moran Keegan match pace, and Dave Hedsneth withdraws. ten o clock scores show tight mile totals and a single lap separates leaders.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Leander
Nat Butler
Bobby Walthour
Munroe
Bedell Brothers
Bowler
Fisher
Newkirk
Jacobson
Keegan
Moran
Gongoltz
Franz Krebs
Contenet
Breton
Samson
Vanderstuyft
Gougoltz
Frank Krebs
Dave
Hedsneth
Contenet-Breton
Leander-Butler
Floyd Krebs-Peterson
Newkirk-Jacobson
Bowler-Fisher
Walthour-Munroe
Moran-Keegan
Samson-Vanderstuyft
Lampblack Factory Shut Down After Court Ruling
In Frankfort Kentucky on December 12 the court of appeals reversed and affirmed key rulings in Meade county. The Louisville Gas company faced off against the Kentucky Heating company over alleged gas waste. The lampblack factory built by Calor Oil and Gas company consumed 90 million feet of gas and produced 300 pounds of lampblack in five months. The chancellor had barred operations for wasting natural gas, and the ruling ends the factory’s activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calor Oil and Gas Company
A. Hite Barrett
Rudolph Speed
J. W. Speed
Kentucky Heating Company
Lampblack
Louisville
Brookville fires wipe out six stores and post office
In Brookville near Dayton, six stores including the post office were burned last night. The blaze caused about 25000 dollars in losses. The post office mail was saved, though.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
Brookville
Boston Grocers Listed on Middlesex and Related Streets
A fragmented OCR list names several Boston grocers and addresses including Cospurn & Co on Middlesex Street, G Coburn Mammoth Road, J H W Look on Bridge Street, Rawlett Grocery Co on Dutton Street and Broadway, and others such as W. J. Hardy & Co and F D Munn. The entry appears to catalog local grocery firms with street locations in a dense, comma separated format.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Middlesex
Cc. G. Coburn
Mammoth Road
W. J. Hardy & Co
E. Merr
K &J. H. W. Look
F. D. Munn
Rawlett Grocery Co
Dutton Street
Broadway
Church
J. B. Richardson & Sona
Liberty So. Russel
Ynton
American-born activist backs Panamanian secession fund
Tracy Robinson, born American and now Panamanian citizen, is one of six men who gathered a large revolutionary fund in the United States. He says the mission was hard and success came only through tireless effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Tracy Robinson
United States
Open Shop Stand Boldly At Builders Banquet
At a Chicago banquet, William D. O'Brien refused to toast the American flag, calling it a farce amid labor strife. He urged strong national open shop unity, criticizing labor leaders and defending broad rights beyond union membership. Contractor William Grace echoed anti‑labor restraint, citing mail car strikes as proof of universal citizen rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William D. O'Brien
Auditorium Hotel
William Grace
Gompers
Mitchell
Grace
United States
Santa Claus Arrives With Band at Merrimack Square
Dickey Griffith's National band accompanied Santa Claus in a morning procession through Merrimack square. Crowds gathered around his carriage at the Bon Marche building as he waved to youngsters. On returning to HQ, Santa found a vast, thrilled crowd awaiting his appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrimack Square
Dickey Griffith
Santa Claus
Bon Marche
Santa
Beside Mother's Bier in Bowling Green Marriage
Miss Hattie Giles of Rockford Illinois wed Mr A C Norris beside the bier of her mother in Bowling Green Ohio. Rev Frank Essert conducted the ceremony just before and then officiated at the mother's funeral following a blast accident the previous Monday that killed her. Norris wished the nuptials to occur before burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Hattie Giles
A. C. Norris
Rockford
Ill
Bowling Green
Frank Essert
Steamers Arrived from Copenhagen
Steamers arrived in New York from Copenhagen as of December 12. The arrival confirms steady maritime movement and adds to the season’s rapid transit of goods and people between Europe and the United States.
New York Swindler Exploits Lawyers With False Divorce Claims
A man calling himself Gottman entices New York East Side lawyers with a false tale of domestic woes and presents a $1000 check as retainer for a divorce case. The checks are cashed and later canceled as worthless. Gottman has eluded capture, and prosecutors fear he obtained a substantial sum before the scam was exposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gottman
East Side
East Broadway
Abbe Loigny’s Last Book May Face Condemnation
Rome reports a proposal to place the Abbe Loigny’s final work on the Index and seek its condemnation by the Holy Office. Archbishop Migrot of Albi backs Loigny as a major French Catholic thinker and urges hearing before any ruling. The Pope praised the Life of Christ and said he keeps it by his bed for nightly reading assisting his French.
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Rome
Abbe Loigny
Holy Office
E. J. E. Migrot
Albi
France
Mer
Locamus
la Rochelle
Christ
Ex Mayor Quincys Mother Dies in Boston
Mrs Helen Hunt ington Quincy wife of Josiah Phillips Quincy and mother of Former Mayor Josiah Quincy died at 82 Charles street Boston after a short pneumonia illness. She left two other children Mrs M A De Wolfe Howe of Boston and Mrs Muirhead of London.
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Boston
Helen Huntington Quincy
Josiah Phillips Quincy
Josiah Quincy
Charles Street
Quincy
Huntington
Milton
Northampton
England
Girl in trousers in old Virginia arrest and release
The Richmond despatch reports a Lowell girl aged about 15 who wore male clothes and used the name Harry N. Jones while traveling in Virginia. She forged checks, mingled with Y M C A crowds, and was arrested in Staunton for a hotel bill. Lowell police deny knowledge of the girl and call the tale a fake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Richmond
Lowell
Harry N. Jones
Virginia
Mass
Lexington
Staunton
Palmer House
Missing Virginia girl suspected in local case
Deputy Welch notes a single possible match for the reported missing girl from Virginia. Margaret Housler, 19, vanished from Jewett Street on November 7. A Courier-Citizen visit to her former home revealed she lived with an aunt, Mrs. Donovan, then moved to Boston to live with a married sister, and she offered no destination details before disappearing. Locals doubt she is the despatch’s girl, as she last contacted Boston recently seeking clothes left behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
Virginia
Margaret Housler
Jewett Street
Courier-Citizen
Miss Housier
Donovan
Boston
Miss Housler
Crusade Against Straw Bondsmen Aims at City Stations
New York authorities launch a crackdown on straw bondsmen at city station houses. The assistant district attorney leads the probe, noting bondsmen formed an organization to boost profits. One arrest shows a bondsman bonded 174 people at a single station in nine months, with property tied to an unfamiliar woman, and he faces perjury charges.
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New York
First Aid Training Planned for Trainmen
Chicago officials of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois road announce a program to teach trainmen first aid for railway wrecks. The plan includes division headquarters schools, mandatory lectures, periodic exams, and emergency kits in one car per Eastern Illinois train.
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Chicago
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Road
Great Northern
Illinois
Jerome's Failure
New York reports that due to insufficient evidence the district attorney frees 12 bondsmen from liability in cases against men indicted for maintaining gambling houses and pool rooms. Many other similar cases may fail. most freed suspects were arrested during last winter's sensational county detective raids.
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New York
Lord Abinger Dies After Restaurant Stair Fall
Paris reports the death of Lord Abinger in a hospital after injuries from a restaurant stair fall. Born in 1871, he was the son of a daughter of the late Commodore Magruder, U S N. The notice notes a book stock in Lawler's store in the city.
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Paris
Lord Abinger
Commodore Magruder
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James Mead
City Hall
Hugh Maguire
Mead
O’sullivan
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Pope
Symphony
Lenore
LT Seas Raff
Clough-Leighton
Gertrude Miller
Faust
Mr. F. William Krafft
Goldmark
Lucia di Lammermoor
Kale Ee Donizetti
Kentucky
Ei-Azhar
Cc. B. Cospurn & Co
Tracy Lobingorn
Organized Labor
Nor Ge
Copenhagen
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Ayer
Dr. Ayer
J.C. Ayer CO
Old Virginia
Moffatt
Howe
St. Charles
Ing
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Jerome
St Stoc
Lawler’a
Yerxa’s
Imperial
Central St
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