Getchell Sentenced to Two Years in Dedham Prison
Dedham Mass December 20 Daniel W Getchell engineer of the second engine was found guilty of man slaughter in the Sharon railroad accident that killed four and injured many. Judge Sherman sentenced him to two years hard labor in the Dedham house of correction remarking on railroad duty and emphasizing safety and deterrence to other engineers.
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Dedham
Mass
Franklin W. Waters
Sharon
Daniel W. Getchell
Sherman
Superior Court
Mansfield
Bostom
Cook
Getchell
House of Correction
Cigarette Craze Triggers Man Goes Insane in Clinton
Clarence E. Burbank, 24, lifelong cigarette smoker, suddenly devolved into insanity in Clinton on December 20. He seized an ax at home and threatened to kill his wife as police intervened. Authorities note broad concern over tobacco’s effects and warn stores not to sell to minors.
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Clinton
William Kemp
Clarence E. Burbank
C. E. Burback
Burbank
Confederate Dead Letter Sparks G A R Debate
Major A A Terry of Willard C. Kinsley Post 139 writes to condemn part of President McKinley s Atlanta address proposing government help for Confederate cemeteries. He says unity is good but questions national duty to honor Confederate graves and urges no policy reversing the past.
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Somerville
A. A. Terry
Willard C. Kinsley
McKinley
Atlanta
South
Oine
Spain
Distinguishing Saviors from Destroyers in 19th Century Union
Quote reflects a fear that the late 1800s United States grew blind to true guardianship, equating future generations with the notion that many in the post era shared Major Perry's view. The remark underscores suspicion toward powerful figures and the peril of misjudging saviors versus threats.
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Great American Republic
Major Perry
Storm Opens Channel Through Scituate Nantucket Coast
Boston reports on the November storm revealing a new 250 foot wide channel at the mouth of North River between Scituate and Marshfield. The ambitious pre storm plan by engineers failed under prior efforts, but the tempest achieved in hours what long sought to accomplish. John Quincy Adams era efforts are noted as a historical precursor to this sudden natural breakthrough.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Scituate
North River
Marshfield
John Quincy Adams
Cambridge Tutor Declared Insane and Committed
George Edward Smith a Harvard graduate and tutor was found wandering in Cambridge and taken to police station 1. After medical exam he was declared insane and committed to Worcester Insane asylum. Relatives live in Providence. he is 27 years old.
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Cambridge
George Edward Smith
Harvard
Worchester
Smith
Providence
Anti-Imperialist League lauds AFL and Hearst petitions
Boston reports a meeting where Samuel Gompers was sent greetings from the anti-imperialist league applauding the AFL for its pledge to defeat legislation pushing annexation and imperialism. Senators Hearst reportedly holds petitions with 5090 names and growing daily from all states, with Cornell University joining the list.
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Boston
Anti-Imperialist League
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Hearnes
Cornell University
North Adams Mayor Re-elected Amid Plurality Win
North Adams Massachusetts voters re-elected Mayor H T Cady by a 387 plurality over labor candidate Dobson while Goodrich a Democrat trailed. License measure won with reduced majority. Also New Bedford Weavers Union voted to send 25 to Marlboro strikers.
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North Adams
Mass
H. T. Cady
Dobson
Goodrich
Dem
New Bedford
The
Weavers’ Union
Terre Haute Fire Causes Heavy Property Losses
The Terre Haute blaze caused extensive damage with totals from Havens & Geddes at 150000 for building and 350000 in stock, Breinig & Miller goods at 25000 building 15000 stock, Pixley & Co. clothing 49000 stock 25000 building, Albrecht & Co. dry goods 60000 stock 35000 building, Thurman & Schloss clothing 240000 stock 20000 building, Ford & Overstreet 25000 stock 15000 building, United States Baking Miller Bros 19000. Santa Claus actor Claude Herbert is missing and believed dead. Kate Maloney and Lulu Ferguson were injured. three firemen seriously injured after falling into a cellar. Kramer badly burned. Bumon and Weinbreicht burned. Insurance covers about 80 percent.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Havens & Geddes
Stock
Breinig & Miller
Pixley & Co
Albrecht & Co
Thurman & Schloss
Ford & Overstreet
United States Baking Company
Miller Bros
Claude Herbert
Santa Claus
Kate Maloney
Lulu Ferguson
Boy Farm a Failure in Princeton School
The Boys' Farm school once funded by ex President Cleveland is described as a failure. Students left over time and the enterprise ended with Mt. Ross farm returning to its original owner. The Cleveland family will receive butter and eggs from the property.
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Princeton
N. J
Cleveland
Mt. Ross
Vroom
Nashua Man Sues Fireman for $10000 Damages
H E Farnum of Nashua sues A L Worthen of Tilton for 10000 claiming sulphuric acid sprayed from an extinguisher on December 17 near Lord Bros store injured witnesses and blinded Farnum. Attachments placed on Worthen's property in Tilton.
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Nashua
N. H
H. E. Farnum
A. L. Worthen
Tilton
Worthen
Lord Bros
Farnum
Deacon Wood Testifies In His Own Behalf In Providence
In Providence Rhode Island on December 20 Deacon Wood of Barrington the respondent in a widely followed divorce case testified in his defense. He said his wife displayed temper and aggression and that he restrained her by force on occasions. He claimed she caused bruises and left him out of the house, while disputing accusations of abuse and infidelity as he recounted their 1895 marriage and subsequent life in Barrington and St Paul.
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Providence
R. I
Deacon Wood
Barrington
of the Woods
Emily Z. Arnold
Senator Smith
Plass
Williams
St. Paul
Paris
Mrs. Wood
Four Bodies Recovered From Fort Adams Stable Fire
Newport Rhode Island December 20 four bodies recovered from ruins of Fort Adams light battery stables. Identified dead include Priv W F Butler and Priv Frederick K W Kull both of seventh artillery with Priv Henry I Harris of seventh artillery. Injured soldiers reported improving. Fire causes under investigation and furloughed men may hinder identifications until they return.
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Newport
R. I
Fort Adams
W. F. Butler
Tth
Frederick K. W. Kull
7Th Artillery
Henry I. Harris
Butler
Kull
Priv
Boston
Harris
Chicago
Hull
Louisville
Crellin Bound Over In Saco Murder Case
In Saco Maine George Robert Crellin was bound over by Judge Burback to the January grand jury after the Boothby murder hearing. Deputy John F. Goldwaite testified about pointed shoe tracks and a neighbor named Tasker matching marks found at the scene.
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Saco
Boothby
George Robert Crellin
Burbank
John F. Goldwaite
Tasker
Court Links Shoe Evidence to Crellin Murder Case
Investigators measured shoe prints and compared them with Tasker's shoe, finding near exact matches. Crellin could not wear Tasker's shoe, supporting Meserve's testimony about a conversation after the murder. The court found probable cause tying the accused to the Saco area and the deed.
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Tasker
Crellin
John Meserve
Saco
Eserve
Hawkins Stops Partland In Third Round At Lenox Club
New Yorker Cal Hawkins from the Pacific slope knocked out Kid McPartland of New York in the third round at the Lenox Athletic Club. Hawkins delivered a left hook on the jaw to seal the victory tonight.
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New York
Cal Hawkins
Pacific Slope
Kid McPartland
Lenox Athletic Club
Civil War General Set to Be Ordained Priest
Laporte Indiana December 20 Gen W A Olmstead of New York City a Catholic convert will be ordained to the priesthood at Notre Dame this week and celebrate his first mass Christmas morning He was a conspicuous officer in the Civil War commanding the first brigade in Hancock division at Gettysburg battle
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Laporte
Ind
W. A. Olmstead
New York City
Notre Dame
Gen. Olmstead
Hancock
A London View of Our Tariff Prospects
A London view argues the open door policy in the Philippines could reshape U S tariff stance. It notes constitutional debates, governance forms, and the need for a universal tariff for foreign markets. It predicts protection may fade as foreign markets require broader access and cites Hanna and Dingley as feelers of public sentiment. Also reports a Statist note on drummers driving around $3,000,000 daily in American commerce.
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Peace Commissioners
Paris
Philippines
Hay
United States
Seniator
Hanna
Dingley
Statist
Tar Syrup Refund Promise Ad from Multiple Firms
A dated notice states refunds for Greene's Syrup of Tar 50c and 25c bottles if not curing colds or coughs. Signatories include Geo. C. Osgood M D G C Brock Co Ellingwood Co Central and Middlesey Fr H Butler Co 391 Middlesex and C F Blanchard. Tel advertisers you saw the Courier ad.
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Greene’s
Geo. C. Osgood
M. D
G. C. Brock & Co
Ellingwood & Co
Central and
Middlesey
Fr. H. Butler & Co
Middlesex
C. F. Blanchard
Currency Debate at Board of Trade Aims at Greenback Reform
Boston banker Charles C. Jackson spoke on the currency question before business leaders. He urged redeeming greenbacks at banks, not the U.S. Treasury, to curb gold outflows and force interest and prices to adjust. The meeting endorsed requesting Congress to convene an extra session March fourth to address financial reform and bank-backed legal tender guarantees.
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Board of Trade
Charles C. Jackson
Boston
Jackson
Indianapolis
United States Treasury
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
Knox
Lewiston Man Proposes State Fair Wild Animal Pens
A Lewiston resident outlines a novel idea for Maine’s next state fair. He envisions pens housing the state’s wild animals with prizes for the best looking foxes woodchucks skunks and other species. He imagines including bears moose deer raccoons hedgehogs wolves rabbits and caribou.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Lee
Maine
Mainz
No Faith Care They Cure Stomach Troubles and Indigestion
An ad extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as able to aid digestion regardless of belief, claiming they provide stomach digestion, strengthen nerves and heart, and improve blood quality through proper digestion. Sold by druggists for 50 cents or by mail from F A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan.
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Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Marshall, Mich
The Reviewers Look at Dahlgren and Van Dyke Volumes
The Woodley Lane Ghost and Other Stories by Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren with Drexel Biddle in Philadelphia showcases a versatile 24 story collection by the Admiral Dahlgren widow. Henry Van Dyke’s The Lost Word a Christmas Legend of Long Ago from Scribner’s is praised for rich illustrations and a Bethlehem era tale of memory and forgiveness. The Glenn Echo Mystery wins a $1000 prize in Black Cat and other stories listed include Bumblepuppy on the Range The Man From Alaska Two Christmas Eves and The Transformation of Mrs Dwight's Son-in-Law with authors Edward Boltwood Louis Weslyn Jones Wilson S Henry and Louise S Todd.
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Woodley Lane
Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren
Drexel Biddle
Philadelphia
Admiral Dahlgren
Cardinal Gibbons
South
Henry van Dyke
Charles Scribner’s Sons
New York
Hermas
Christ
Antioch
God
Hamilton W. Mabie
Edward Boltwood
Alaska
Louis Weslyn Jones
Dean's Ointment Promised Cure for Itching Piles
A vintage ad touts Dean's Ointment as a reliable remedy after doctors fail, claiming no failure and a 50 cent price at any drug store.
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Dean
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Mt. Rose
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Honduras
Hawkins
McPartland
London
Travellers’ Protective Association
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Boston Banker
Leeds
Gotan Messrs. Steiner, Davidson & Co
N. Y
Hamburg
Lowell
Ae Neikeene
BON Tiarche Dry Goods Company
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