Porto Rico Philippines Case Arguments Resumed at Supreme Court
Washington dec 18 arguments in the Porto Rico Philippines cases were heard in the supreme court with a large bar attendance and many lawmakers present. Attorney General Griggs led the government side arguing Congress may tax merchandize from cession territories and that acquired territories are not bound by the US constitution until extended by law. He contended the Dingley act applies in rem and that the treaty with Spain did not make inhabitants citizens.
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Washington
United States
United States Supreme Court
Congress
Edward C. Perkins
Porto Rico
Lawrence Harmon
Griggs
Union
Islands
Republic
Taxing Merchandise at the Custom House
A speaker argues that taxing imported goods is not confiscation but a legitimate right of the state. He compares such duties to England levying duties on colonial merchandise and notes the precedent from ante Revolutionary days, saying colonial complaints did not protest this practice.
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Custom House
England
United Kingdom
Charles Smith Arraigned in Murder Case in Jamaica Plain
Charles Smith pleaded not guilty in Jamaica Plain court to a warrant charging assault with intent to murder Eugene Smith and Carmine Todesco, also known as Thomas Ross, on December 16 in South Street Forest Hills. Judge Howard granted a continuance to December 28, with $8000 bonds. Grace Smith, his daughter, visited him at the hospital where Eugene and Todesco are hospitalized in guarded condition.
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Boston
Charles Smith
Jamaica Plain
Edward Brewer
Eugene Smith
Carmini Todesco
Thomas Ross
South Street
Forest Hills
Smith
Sergi.McCausland
Todesco
Howard
Grace Smith
Syracuse
N. Y
Grace
Lawson Yacht Redeigns Lines Herald Reports Radical Changes
Boston dispatch notes the Lawson cup defender shows a first class 90 foot racing yacht of Columbia calibre. Crowninshield redesigned for smoother, more radical form with no boxy sections. Herreshoff faces no form advantage. Nat Watson likely skipper with Hank Haff as second choice.
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Boston
The
Herald
Crowninshield
Lawson
Herreshoff
Mail Clerk Arrested For Taking Money From Letter
Boston December 18 Inspectors Swift and Towlson arrested Michael A Wheeler a Roxbury resident and Boston post office clerk of six years on a charge of secret ing a letter containing 8 dollars addressed to Miss Allie Snyder 146 West Fifth Street New York The letter was mailed as a test Wheeler pleaded not guilty before Commissioner Fiske and was held in 500 for further examination Thursday He claimed the inspectors may have wrong man.
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Boston
Michael A. Wheeler
Roxbury
Swift and
Towlson
Wheeler
Allie Snyder
West Fifth Street
New York
Fiske
New Battleships Bids Divert To Major Shipyards
Washington December 18 The board of naval construction has chosen yard allocations for new battleships and cruisers. Cramps receives one armored cruiser and one cruiser plus potentially a battleship. Newport News gets one cruiser and one battleship. Union Iron Works in San Francisco gains one cruiser and one battleship. Fore River Engine Works in Quincy Massachusetts takes one battleship. Remaining ships likely distributed as three cruisers and one battleship to each of Cramps Newport News Union Works and Bath Iron Works.
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Washington
Board of Naval Construction
Newport News
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Fore River
Quincy
Masa
Union Works
Bath Tron Works
Hearing Postponed On Pardon Petition In Augusta
The governor’s council postpones the pardon hearing for David L. Stain and Oliver Cromwell, inmates at Thomaston for life in the Dexter Savings Bank murder case. The session will start at 10 tomorrow morning after a delay caused by Gov Powell hosting a banquet tonight at the Augusta House.
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Augusta
David L. Stain
Oliver Cromwell
Thomaston
Barron
Dexter Savings Bank
Powell
Augusta House
TON BIG LOAN DEFeATED BY COMMON COUNCIL IN TROUBLE
Toston December 14 the five million five hundred sixty eight thousand nine hundred dollar municipal loan bill failed in the common council after passing the aldermen. The vote mirrored a prior tally with no discussion and the same unfavorable result. A stray aside mentions a gossip line about Miss Ortheide and Miss Manchester.
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Toston
Board of Aldermen
Common Council
Modern Doctor Recommends Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
Dr Jennison argues that most digestive troubles stem from poor digestion and prescribes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. The 50 cent lozenges contain disabase pepsin and vegetable essences, aid digestion after meals, and are sold widely in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain.
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Jennison
Stuart
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Cambridge Man Caught In Bicycle Theft Case
John Shea a clerk at Field's drug store on Mer rimack and Worthen streets reported his bicycle stolen last evening around 7. Owen O'Toole of North Billerica encountered a rider offering a wheel for cash and led him to Martin Conway chief of police. The suspect Joseph O Collins 26 Cambridge was arrested after the wheel matched the reported description and was taken to the city station.
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John Shea
Field
Merrimeck
Worthen
Ken
Owen O'Toole
North Billerica
Boston
O'Toole
Conway
Joseph O. Collins
Cambridge
Christmas Sale Run by King's Daughters at First Baptist
The King's Daughters of the First Baptist Church run a Christmas sale at Prescott and Central, opening with promise. They sold many wreaths yesterday and supplied greens to Lowell General Hospital, Lowell Corporation Hospital, St. John's, Day Nurseries, and Aver Home, with food service starting for the day.
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King’s Daughters
First Baptist Church
Prescott
Central Street
Ed. Morse
Lowell General Hospital
Lowell Corporation Hospital
Thomas H. Boyle
St. John’s
James Then
Surprise 50th Birthday Party for Mrs Coburn in Dracut
About 15 friends gathered at Mrs Geo D Coburns Dracut home to mark her 50th birthday. Hutchinson orchestra provided music as guests presented a rocking chair a martens collar and a salad dish. Mrs Coburn expressed thanks and guests heard remarks from ministers and a family member from Manchester. Refreshments of cake and coffee followed a late hour departure wishes for joy in years ahead.
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Geo. D. Coburn
Dracut
Hutchinson Orchestra
Coburn
Kelley
Dracut Centre
Richardson
Hillsite Church
A. K. Whitcomb
John Street
Coburn Ameen
Mery
Manchester
Criminal Lays Lecture At Mathew Institute
Assistant Suffolk County DA M J Sughrue lectured at the Mathews institute on Criminals and Criminal Investigation. He traced English trials from ordeals to modern humane American law, noting crime persistence and the role of charities in reform. A court-room anecdote closed with a dramatic seven‑shooter moment observed by the judge.
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M. J. Soghrue
Suffolk County
Mathews Institute
Sughrue
Institute
America
England
Samuel Romilly
Sir Samuel
London Bridge
Benson's Porous Plaster Promoted as Superior Remedy
Advertising copy touts Benson's Plaster for coughs colds chest diseases rheumatism grip neuralgia kidney trouble and back pain claiming faster relief and greater power than capsicum strengthening or belladonna plasters. It cites 5000 physicians and 55 awards and offers postage prepaid on orders of 25 cents per plaster from Seabury Johnson Mfg chemists New York.
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Benson's
United States
Seabury & Johnson, Mfg. Chemists
New York
Boston and Lowell Street Railroad to reach Billerica
The Boston and Lowell Street Railroad wins a location petition in Billerica to link with the Lowell and Suburban line. Surveys start from Burlington toward Billerica to connect at Andover and Main streets, creating a third electric Lowell to Boston line via Burlington, Woburn, and Winchester. Construction starts in spring with operation planned before next fall. About 1,500,000 people are employed in world coal mines.
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Boston & Lowell Street Railroad Company
Billerica
Lowell & Suburban
Burlington
Lowell
Andover
Main Streets
Boston
Woburn
Winchester
Lexington
Wakefield
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Edward W. Pease
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Lawa
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Martin Robbins
Prescott Street
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