Doctor Shot Brother Avenges Sister in Courtroom
In Dallas, Hugh Wheat Mary Wheat’s brother shot and mortally wounded Dr S M Jenkins in a crowded Dallas County courtroom when the trial for murder and malpractice was about to begin. John Halligan Jenkins brother-in-law fired at Wheat but missed. Wheat and Halligan were arrested with Halligan later released on bond.
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St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Dallas
Tex
S. M. Jenkins
Hugh Wheat
Mary Wheat
Dr. Jenkins
Wheat
John Halligan
Jenkins
Halligan
A New England Brick Trust Forms with Major Yard Holdings
The Union Brick company, chartered in New Jersey, plans a broad trust to regulate brick prices and standards across New England north of Connecticut and east of the Hudson. Directors include S. A. Carleton O. W. Norcross J. C. Parry and others. 69 brickyards are within its scope with a projected appraisal of 2,782,200 dollars and a financial plan featuring 7 percent preferred stock and mortgage bonds.
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Boston
Union’ Brick Company
New Jersey
Alexander S. Porer
R. W. Whitney
Combine
State’s expenditures proposed for coming year in Massachusetts
Boston reports additonal state department estimates for the next year. Olin requests 180,100 with various line items for salaries, paper, ballots, and printing. Other departments seek similar or adjusted amounts, including 216,600 for the Reformatory, 35,400 for the fire marshal, 468,577 for Endowment, and 95,000 for the Metropolitan Sewerage north system. Cattle, tax, insurance, treasurer, adjutant general, prison, attorney general, charity, farm, and almshouse budgets are listed with changes from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Olin
Massachusetts Reformatory
C. W. Whitcomb
State Board of End Action
Metropolitan Sewerage Commission
North Metropolitan
Charles River
Neponget Valley
W. D. T. Trefry
Cutting
Commonwealth
Massachusetts School Fund
Adjutant General
State Board of Charity
State Almshouse
State aid funds rise for veterans and soldiers
Commissioners of State aid seek 757,600 dollars, 36,600 more than last year. War-related aid costs for Spanish war veterans will drop in 1900, while civil war veteran assistance drives the main increase in expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ments
Anxiety Over Panama Transit for Embezzler Moore
Boston authorities await telegrams from Panama Railroad Company about the ship Chili heading to Valparaiso with Fred F Moore the embezzling acting teller of the Bank of Commerce. Inspectors Harris and Houghton are aboard with Moore and his deserted wife. Lawyer Allin travels with them to aid Moore. They plan San Francisco routing to avoid complications and may face delays 10 days to two weeks overdue.
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Boston
Watts
Panama Railroad Company of
New York
Valparaiso
Harris and
Houghton
Fred F. Moore
Bank of Commerce
Moore
Chili
Allin
San Francisco
Frisco
Ex-Mayor Albert Titcomb Buried in Newburyport
The funeral of ex Mayor Albert Titcomb was held at his High street home with a large turnout of professionals, business leaders, and city officials. Clergy from St Pauls Episcopal, Old South, and Baptist churches officiated, a quartet sang, pallbearers were named, and interment occurred in Oak Hill cemetery with committal read.
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Newburyport
Albert ©. Titcomb
High Street
Arthur H. Wright
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Dr. Hovey
Old South Church
Boston Recount Shows Hart Leads Mayor Vote
Boston recount of votes for mayor street commissioner and school committee began. By 11 pm in 15 of 25 wards Hart held a substantial plurality while Presho gained over Duane for street commissioner. Bulger still leads Ernst by over 300 for the school committee as aldermen support remains eight Democrats and five Republicans.
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Boston
Hart
Presho
Duane
Dr. Bulger
G. O. A. Ernst
SOLDIERS MAIL EXEMPT FROM DUTY RULE
Boston dispatch reports that mail matter sent by officers soldiers and sailors from Porto Rico Guan Philippine islands and Cuba may be delivered to addresses by postmasters without customs intervention. The Treasury Department issued the order in response to inquiries to determine if items qualify for exemption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
United States
Porto Rico
Guan
Philippine Islands
Cuba
Treasury Department
Lyman
Seery Case: Defence Questions Alibi as Trial Continues
At Dedham the Seery trial nears end of week seven with defenses insisting on missing facts and challenging the murder charge. Dr. Harris testified on autopsy tools while officers described a hat found near the Seery home. The defense plans to call about 75 witnesses and argues the case rests on circumstantial evidence.
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Peston
John W
Joseph E. Seery
Dedham
Francis A. Harris
Maurice Brown
Seery Yard
Seery
Michael Seery
Commonwealth
Atty. Harris
John W. Seery
Edwin C. Jenney
The
Ellen Seery
John Seery
Benjamin H. Greenwood
East Dedham
Colburn
Wragg
Henry
Atty
Harris
French and
Grover
Amherst College suspends four students over banquet melee
Four Amherst College students were suspended for an indefinite period as ring leaders in an attempt to disrupt the freshman class banquet in Springfield last Wednesday. A clash with police and hotel staff left patrolmen and several workers injured, with several students battered.
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Amherst
Pres. Harris
Amherst College Today
Springfield
Bourne mill financing plan fully subscribed
Fall River December 18 stockholders announce the new Bourne mill financing plan was successfully carried out. Debentures totaling 400000 dollars bearing 6 percent interest were fully subscribed and more promises were received. Construction of the new mammoth shed over Tiverton line will be expedited and machinery expected in operation within a few months.
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Fall River
Bourne Mill
Tiverton
Possble
Parker Wins Two Straight Falls Over Harris in Brockton
Harvey Parker of Philadelphia, middleweight wrestling champion, defeated Frank Harris of Providence in Brockton by two straight falls. Parker outweighed Harris by 39 pounds, with the first fall in nine minutes ten seconds and the second in four minutes. Both bouts featured breaks of difficult holds and ends with half nelson and arm hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Harvey Parker
Philadelphia
Frank Harris
Providence
Harris
Nelson
Young State Democrats Elect Cochran President
The annual meeting of the Young Men’s Democratic Club of Massachusetts held in Boston elected John Cochran of Clinton as president. The event occurred on December 18 with officers chosen for the coming year.
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John Cochran
The
Massachusetts Club
Boston
Young Men's Democraic Club of
Massachusetts
Clinton
Burglars Blow Open Pepperell Post Office Safe
In Pepperell on December 18 burglars dynamited the post office and blew off the safe door, escaping with about $10. The office was left badly shattered by the explosion.
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Pepperell
A Sure Cure for Croup by Chamberlains Cough Remedy
Twenty five years of constant use with no failure. Hoarseness signals a croup attack and early dosing with Chamberlains Cough Remedy prevents it. Widely used in thousands of homes and never disappoints anxious mothers. No other preparation shows such a record. For sale by all druggists.
An Old Theory Exploded Dyspepsia Cure Promises Relief
An 19th century discovery reveals the stomach does not digest food. The RT Booth company markets Hygomei a germicide for intestinal dyspepsia and offers a money back guarantee if no cure. Send symptoms for free treatment.
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Medic 1
RT. Booth
Hyomei Dyspepsia Cure Sold by Druggists
The R. T. Booth Co. of Ithaca New York advertises Hyomei Dyspepsia Cure sold by all druggists with an offer to send a free sample.
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THE
R. T. Booth CO
Ithaca, N. Y
OLD Dominion Steamship CO
Pier 26
N. BR
New York, N. Y
Boy Dies During Tooth Extraction Shock May Have Triggered Heart Failure
Waterbury Connecticut 18 year old Andrew Ferrall died in a dentist office yesterday after a tooth extraction without anesthetic. The shock of the pain apparently triggered heart failure according to physicians though death is officially attributed to heart disease. Ferrall was a son of George Ferran, a master mechanic at Sunerae works, and had seemed healthy prior to the incident.
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Waterbury
Conny Deg
Andrew Ferrall
George Ferran
Sune
Rae Aseml Pin Company
Virgil Munson
Molineux Case Details Sanity of Handwriting Expert
In New York on December 18 William J. Kinsley the handwriting expert faced continued cross examination from Barlow Weeks in Roland B. Molineuxs trial for the killing of Mrs Katharine J Adams. The testimony centered on minute features of handwriting such as size slant shape shade spacing speed and pen pressure. Molineuxs wife and mother attended the session and he greeted them with a kiss. After noon a crowd outside the courtroom overwhelmed the women prompting them not to return for the afternoon portion.
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New York
Wm. J. Kinsley
Barlow Ss. Weeks
Roland B. Molineux
Katherine J. Adams
Moelineux
Houghs Trial Confession Details in Chadwick Murder
Middletown, Conn Dec 18 In the Hough murder trial Alden Smith testifies a confession in which Hough says he choked Chadwick to death after Chadwick attacked him with a razor on the highway near Clark's creek. He claims to have disposed of the body in the river after removing it from the boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Conn
Joseph A. Hough
Harry Chadwick
Alden Smith
May Smith
Hough
Chadwick
Clark's Creek
McGovern Triumphs With Two Quick Knockouts in Cincinnati
Cincinnati Ohio December 18 Terry Mc Govern scored a double victory in a night at the People's A C arena. His first opponent Charlie Mason of Chicago fell in the second round after a knockdown and out. O'Brien of New Orleans met the same fate when Mc Govern connected a left hook to the jaw on a break.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Terry McGovern
People’s
A. C
Hisitask
Charlie Mason
Chicago
McGovern
O'Brien
New Orleans
O’brien
Sullivan Wins Knockout in Boston Ring Bout
Spike Sullivan of Boston knocked out Jim Popp of Toronto in the sixth round of a scheduled 25 round battle at the Hawthorne A. C. in Buffalo on December 18.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Spike” Sullivan
Boston
Jim Popp
Toronto
Hawthorne A. C
Strike Authorized by National Textile Union at Lonsdale Mill
National Federation of Textile Operatives sanctioned a strike by weavers at Lonsdale Mill No. 4 in the Blackstone Valley Pawtucket December 18. A committee will seek settlement with Lonsdale Company president Gammel over a 15 percent wage list cut for 10 to 12 Draper pattern looms while spinners at Manville may seek overtime amid arbritration. Secretary Clisse notified state officials to monitor outcomes.
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Pawtucket, R. I
National Federation of Textile Operatives of America
Blackstone Valley
Weavers’ Association
Lonsdale
Lonsdale Company
Gammel
Manville Company
Rhode Island
Clisse
Pressmen Strike Ends in Boston With Wage Victory
The junior press men, helpers and press feeders reach a settlement for a minimum scale of 12 dollars weekly, two dollars above prior rates. All firms except University Press of Cambridge granted the demand, which Cambridge had partially met with a 5 percent raise earlier. The strike closed with unusual harmony between workers and employers and a vote of thanks to Daniel J. McDonald for his mediation.
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Boston
Dee
University Press of
Cambridge
Franklin Association
Daniel J. McDonald
Boycott Debate Tangles Labor Rifts In Detroit
In Detroit on December 18, AFL bodies debated allowing Knights of Labor affiliate members while in executive session, amid a push from the National Union of Brewery Workmen for a ban on AFL trades union members joining the Knights. Separately in Pawtucket, strikers from No. 4 mill of the Lonsdale company heard a committee meeting set for Wednesday to discuss grievances and possible reopening with outside labor.
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Detroit
Mich
American Federation of Labor
Knights of Labor
Committee On Laws
Union of
Printers Strike Hits Clyde Works At River Point
River Point December 18 forty three Clyde print works employees walked out demanding higher wages. The request was refused and many finishing room workers received a 56 cent weekly raise. Officials fear the action could widen to other departments and become general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River Point
R. 1
Clyde Print Works
Norwood Feeder Strikers Granted Wage Increase
Norwood press officials informed twenty striking feeders this morning that their wage demands have been granted and the workers have returned to duty.
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Norwood
Dee
Norwood Press
A Serious Charge in Goffstown on Criminal Assault
George R Cayes was held for the grand jury on criminal assault charges in Goffstown New Hampshire after bail was secured on prior larceny charges involving Miss Sarah A Todd of New Boston. Authorities will proceed with prosecution on the more serious case.
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George R. Cayes
Goffstown
Manchester
N. H
Union
Cayes
Sarah A. Todd
New Boston
Train Schedules for Woburn and Surrounding Towns
Woburn station timetable lists numerous daily and Sunday departures to Amherst Wilton Greenfield Nashua Manchester Concord Franklin and Lebanon Wells River Montpelier Essex Junction St Albans Montreal Quebec and other points. Services include several daily runs with morning and afternoon slots and limited midweek or weekend services. references note express and via specific routes with notes on timing and divisions.
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Woburn
TOL
TAS
Ayer Junction
Amherst
Iford
Wilton
Greenfield Terboro
Bennington
Hillsboro
Keene
Nashua
Manchester
Concord
Franklin
Lebanon
White River Junction
Riggiss
Warner
Bradford
Sunapee
Newport
N. H
Claremont
Claremont Junction
St. Johnsbury
Wells River
Montpelier
Essex Junction
Sasaton
St. Albans
St. John
Montreal
Central Vermont
Quebec
Montreal and Gaston
Quebec Express
Plymouth
Sherbrooke
Express
iDaily
fVia
Bedford
wVia
aVia
Wince Junction
J. Wi Anders
H. Aes Taft
T Lowell
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Morse
A. C. Titcomb
DR. Pierces Golden
Eae
Sverre
Bourne
Parker
Providence, R. I
Young State Democrats
Kinsley
Sullivan
National Federation
Lonsdale Mill
Pawtucket
R. T
Co. Goddard
East River
Allaire
Bredgeport
Sonnson
Virginia
Old Point Comfort
Newport News
Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Richmond
Jefferson
Hamilton
Princess Anne
Jamestown
H. B. Wacker
Trafic
J. J. Brown
Gen’ Pasar
Lowell National Bank
Railroad National Bank
Lowell
Howard W, Pease
E Dato Jo
Prescott National Bank of Lowell
Prescott National Bank
Central Street
PF. Blanchard
Cashier
First National Bank of Lowell
Toxspay
Ay-Jo
Wammesit National Bank
Wamesit National Bank
Goulding, Cashier
John P. Quin
DixSt
R. R. Bridge
Gorh
W. T. Gripfin
Appleton Street
Meadowcroft Street
Rhodes
Arthur Rhodes
Merrimack Streicr
Gardner Bros
Pine Street
Westford Street
Highlarts
Railroads
Fitchburg Railroad
Moosac Tunnel
Restore
Albany
Niagara Falls
Lake Champlain
ESC
Tipiton
Burlington
Ottawa
Craine
Mgr
Co. M. Bart
Gen. Pass. Agt
Mass
Boston & Maine
R. R
ST. Paul
Minnepapolis
Pacific Coast
Flanders
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Middlesex Street
Taunton
New Bedford
Maribors
Poush Framingham
South Framingham
Poston
Albany R. R
Worcester
Concord Junction
Kitchburg & BR
Merrimack Street Depot
Middlesex Street Station
Beaton
A. m
P. Bu
Sunea Zee
Salem
Haverhill
Amesbury
Portsmouth
Exeter
Dover
Rochester
Alton Bay
Somersworth
Saco
Old Orchard
Portland
Augusta
Bathland
Waterville
Lewiston
Skowhegan
Reno
Castine
Isle
Sedgewick
Bar Harbor
Os Aan
Machre
Frank Jones
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