DOBGE REPORT TO MAYOR OVER GAS BILL DISPUTE
Mayor Casey and Chief Hosmer discussed Lowell Gas Light Companys 299.25 bill for street lighting changes at city hall. Casey opposed the charge, citing contract irregularities and possible city post removal if the company insists on connecting their own posts. Hosmer did not yet decide, bill continued on page eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey
Hosmer
Lowell Gas Light Company
Courier-Citizen
Welsbach Company
Insurance Probe Witness Details Secrecy Over Vouchers
John C. McCall testified from New York about Andrew Hamilton's illness in France and his refusal to produce check books. Hamilton explained his role for New York Life and argued vouchers and accounts were unnecessary under a confidential service designed to shield the companies from political pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John C. McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
Europe
Andrew Hamilton
McCall
Hamilton
France
New York Life
Ment
United States
Bureau of Taxation
Mr. Hamilton
Blaze Hits Boston Penny Savings Bank
Boston fire crews battled a one hour blaze at the Boston Penny Savings Bank on Washington Street and Union Park in the South End. The basement was burned and flooded while the first floor banking rooms were soaked. windows broken and floors burned but vaults remained intact. Loss estimated at 10000 dollars.
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Boston
Boston Penny Savings Bank
Washington Street
Union Park
Local residents suffer minor kitchen knife injuries this morning
Alvin E. Sykes, 26, of 74 London Street, sliced his left index finger with an axe and required six stitches at Emergency Hospital. Ella Cox, 14, of 31 Perrine Street, incurred a second finger laceration on her right hand. Daniel Conden, 22, of 194 Perry Street, sustained a left hand wound after a knife slipped. all were treated at the Emergency Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin E. Sykes
London Street
Ella Cox
Perrine Street
Daniel Conden
Perry Street
Wan
Loubet Awards Grand Cross to Russian Ambassador
Paris on December 26 reports President Loubet conferred the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor on Russian Ambassador M. Nelidoff marking the fiftieth anniversary of his diplomatic service.
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Paris
Loubet
M. Nelidofif
Liver and Kidneys Great Alterative and Tonic
A brief ad describing the liver and kidneys as vital organs whose proper function prevents symptoms like poor circulation, skin pallor, digestive issues, headaches, pimples, and loss of vigor. It promotes a great alterative and tonic as a remedy.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Gives Organs Vicor and Tone
An OCR fragment notes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a tonic claimed to aid organs and Gates in performing proper function and easing ordinary ailments. The text is incomplete but suggests a medicinal advertising line describing health benefits and general vitality.
Confederate veteran James C. Lacoste dies in Birmingham
Major James C. Lacoste, a Confederate veteran who fired the first guns at Fort Sumter, died in Birmingham today at age 68. He came from Charleston, South Carolina, and was well known across Alabama.
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Birmingham
Ala
James C. Lacoste
Fort Sumter
Charleston
S. C
Alabama
Poisoning at Mexican banquet kills nine in Torreon
In Torreon, Mexico, nine people attending a Saturday banquet in El Paso reported poisoning and died. Strychnine-laced punch affected party members of one political faction while opponents remained unharmed. Authorities suspect a political plot behind the deaths.
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el Paso
Tex
Torreon
Mex
McClellan Sworn In as Mayor of Greater New York
New York December 27 Mayor George B McClellan was sworn in for a four year term as head of Greater New York. He takes office after the recent municipal reshaping and vows to lead the city with his planned agenda and policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George B. McClellan
Greater New York
Wrecked on Desert Island Near Pearse Island
S A Lundberg, a Norwegian mariner, was cast away from a sloop en route from Portland canal to Kitamat. After three weeks on Pearse Island he signaled for help, built a raft, and reached Port Wilson before being rescued by the steamer Tees and taken to Hartley Bay. The Tees also reported a landslide at Surf Inlet causing large waves and possible volcanic activity near Mount Pen at Grabble Island.
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Victoria
B. C
Tees
British Columbia
S. A. Lundberg
Portland Canal
Kitamat
Pearse Island
Port Simpson
Port Wilson
Hartley Bay
Mount Pen
Grabble Island
Surf Inlet
Brooklyn Horses Die From Meningitis Outbreak
In New York on December 26, more than twenty horses in Brooklyn collapsed from acturia or spinal meningitis. Veterinarians were summoned to treat 18 cases by 6 pm, nine fatally, as stalls crowded with horses offered only slim recovery chances.
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New York
Brooklyn
Seventeenyearold girl dies after Paris green poisoning
Providence R I December 26 Mary Veanard, seventeen, died at a hospital from swallowing Paris green in a personal crisis of despondency. An orphan living with an uncle, she had seemed to be recovering before rapidly worsening during the night.
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Providence
R. L
Mary Veanard
Paris Green
Local Athletes Declared Professional by Regional AAU Panel
Washington December 27 The registration committee of the South Atlantic Association of the Amateur Athletic Union last night declared EB B Robey William Handibee and B C Newman three prominent athletes of this city professionals.
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Washington
South Atlantic Association
The
Amateur Athletic Union
EB. B. Robey
Wm. Handibee
B. C. Newman
New Hampshire Masons Open Semiannual Session in Manchester
The New Hampshire grand lodge of Masons began its semiannual meeting at Masonic hall Manchester with a large gathering. Grand Master A. Chase of Bristol presided as the session aims to exemplify merit work. John’s Lodge of Portsmouth and Biasing Star Lodge of Concord performed the degree, with Lafayette Lodge of Manchester to complete tonight. A banquet is planned for the evening.
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Manchester
N. MH
New Hampshire
Grand Lodge of Masons
Masonic Hall
Tra A. Chase
Bristol
Mr. John's Lodge
Portsmouth
Star Lodge
Concord
Lafayette Lodge
Deaths and campus event in Canton notice
Recent deaths list David Ham Mines ties Dee ear i Canton Bridge Company 2 day aged 75 Alumni Prom at High School tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Dee
David Hammines
Canton Bridge Company
Coat Thieves in Court Plea Not Guilty in Salem Case
James Skinner and Frank Hayward appeared before Judge Hadley in police court facing larceny charges for fur coats stolen from A. G. Pollard & Co and Bon Marche. Skinner admitted involvement and was held on additional charges. both men pleaded not guilty and were continued on bail. The proceedings also covered other thefts, including sausages from Lowell Packing, with multiple defendants receiving fines, probation, or jail terms. Inspectors connected suspects to a broader gang and pursued links to other Salem arrests.
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James Skinner
Frank Hayward
Hadley
A. G. Pollard & Co
Skinner
Bon Marche
Sheehan
Lawrence
Robertson & Sutherland
Moore
Salem
Walsh
Ben
Hayward
Samuel Moore
Lowell Packing and Provision Company
James J. Kennedy
J. Fred Walsh
Samuel
Authority to Issue Bonds Asked by Rail Company
Reston December 27 The Lowell and Fitchburg Street Railway Company petitioned the railroad commissioners for authority to issue bonds for the same amount of stock as previously requested.
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Reston
Lowell and Fitchbure Street Railway Company
Sioners
Sar Cout
Vent Venta
Ue Company
Per Qigeien
Teane
More spinners strike at Merrimack plant
Fifty more workers and fifteen expected to join the Merrimack plant today as spinners walk out. The strike expands amid labor tensions, with management awaiting details on demands and potential negotiations.
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Afteen Epect Room
Merrimack
Revolt at Moscow Seen Crushed Within Days
St Petersburg reports government expects Moscow revolt to be crushed in four days. Troop reinforcements arrive as fighting widens. Casualties feared up to 15000 as insurgents rely on German and Belgian arms. Kharkoff uprising suppressed. leaders captured. In St. Petersburg minor clashes with 50000 strikers continue. fatalities at Narva gate and Moika canal. In Washington, Shaw travels to Chicago on private business.
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St. Petersburg
Slavo
Moscow
Slovo
Germany
Belgium
Molva
Russ
Kharkoff
Helfrich
Ren
Mistchenko
Manchuria
St. Andrew's
Narva
Moika Canal
Fontanka Canal
Tey
Nevsky
Adelbert Ames Heads Treasurer's Report at Middlesex Co
The Middlesex Company of Boston, woolen goods makers, reported a net loss of about $40,000 for the year. A new board, led by Adelbert Ames and including Paul Butler and Spencer Borden Jr., took control, replacing the old directors. O. H. Perry was re elected treasurer as stockholders expect renewed prosperity under the Butler family.
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Middlesex Company
Butler
American Woolen Company
Summer Street
Boston
EF. P. Curtis
A. T. Ly
Man
Robert H. Gardner
Jacob Rogers
Paul Butler
Augustus Lowell
Adelbert Ames
Brooks Stevens
Spencer Borden, Jr
Walter McDaniels
O. H. Perry
Yerkes Near Death in Waldorf Astoria Room
Charles T. Yerkes, famed street railway financier, hovered between life and death at the Waldorf Astoria New York as physicians and his family crowded his bedside. After weeks of illness, a heart attack worsened and he briefly rallied near midnight before likely succumbing within a day or two. his son from Chicago and daughter from Philadelphia were by his side.
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New York
Charles T. Yerkes
London Underground
Waldorf Astoria
Toes Herald
Yerkes
H. P. Loomien
Yertes Not Dying as Reported at Waldorf Astoria
New York December 27 at the Waldorf Astoria hotel it was stated that Charles T. Yertes the street railway financier is somewhat better than he has been and it was denied that he is in dying condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Charles T. Yertes
Two Western Pacific Islands for Sale in South Pacific
Fragmentary OCR describes two Western Pacific islands offered for sale under a local court order. The document mentions planning and weighing concerns and references a high commissioner’s court in the Western region, with unclear details about the sale process.
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Western Pacific Islands
Ceantel Sesen
Weehington
Tver Seized by Revolutionists Amid Revolt Rumors
Paris dispatches report Tver, a key railway station between Moscow and Petersburg, has fallen to revolutionaries. A Matin correspondent notes a French engineer arriving from Baku says widespread revolt grips central and southern Russia with starving peasants seizing flour trains.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
Petit Parisian
Tver
Moscow
Petersburg
Matin
Baku
Russia
Fire at New Haven Clock Co Damages West Side Plant
A double alarm was sent for a blaze threatening the motive department of the New Haven Clock Company on Hamilton street. A previous Friday fire in the finishing department caused $30,000 in damage. today the loss is estimated at $30,000. The fire appears under control.
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New Haven
Conn
New Haven Clock Company
Hamilton Street
Head-On Collision South Royalton Vermont
A head-on collision on the Central Vermont line near White River bridge injured several people and wrecked freight cars loaded with coal. The Montreal express from Boston and a southbound freight collided after the express misread a siding, causing cars to derail while engineers and crew escaped injury by jumping clear.
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South Royalton
Central Vermont
Montreal
Boston
John Graham
St. Albans
Vi. Express
A. B. Woodry
Bomerville
Mass
White River
Everst
Army and Navy Friction Pat APa Soe
Army and Navy friction complicates joint operations as negotiators seek deconfliction terms. Officials report ongoing talks amid logistics hurdles and strategic disagreements affecting schedule and readiness.
Mixed Court Sits In Shanghai With Police Present
Shanghai December 27 British Assessor Twyman resumed the mixed court sitting with police in attendance and no additional guard. The authorities reported normal conditions in the city as proceedings continued.
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Shanghai
Twyman
Sav age and Katherine Ogden wed in Massachusetts ceremony
Francis M. Sav age of Joliet Illinois and Miss Katherine Ogden daughter of Alfred Ogden of Brooklyn were married today at the country place of David Gregg Jr near Great Barrington Massachusetts. The ceremony was conducted by Rev James Fro man.
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New York
Francis M. Savage
Joliet
Katherine Ogden
Alfred Ogden
Brooklyn
David Gregg, Jr
Great Barrington
Mass
Gregg
James Froman
President Roosevelt Heads to Pine Knob for Holiday Outing
President Roosevelt will spend five days at Pine Knob Virginia with Mrs. Roosevelt and their children Miss Ethel, Kermit and Archie. He travels from Washington at 11:80 A.M. and plans no hunting, staying until Sunday afternoon before returning. Col. L B Brown of the Southern Railway assists with travel arrangements.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pine Knob
Virginia
Col. L. 8. Brown
Southern Railway
Local sailor found drowned near training ship Constellation
Newport reports Beaman Patrick O'Brien of the gunboat Hist was found drowned on the shore at the training station near Constellation. He was last seen in good health, enlisted in New York two years ago, and disappeared after a recent routine.
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Newport
R. L
Beaman
Patrick O'Brien
Hist
Constellation
O'Brien
New York
Next Week to Quarter Week at the Five Cent Savings Rank
A brief item notes events scheduled for the coming week at the Five Cent Savings Rank, signaling a community checkpoint labeled Quarter Week and highlighting planned activities or notices for local readers.
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Dobge
Supt. Moffatt
BLAZE
Penny Savings Bank
Hood
Desert Island
John J. Malone
Michael Leary
Malone
John H. Lynch
Lynch
Alice Murtagh
Thomas Lindsay
John Bailey
Henry Caldwell
Wm. Flemin Vailer W. Lavelle
Frank L. Hyde
Philip Nevins
Lawrence A. Murray
Neliie
Azkar
Shaw
Chicago
Vermont
Lowell
Alonzo G. Walsh
NEW Haven Clock CO
Montreal Express
South Royalton, Vt
Werth
Ptaty
Pat Apa
Savage
Ogden
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