Coronation Durbar Begins With Viceroy Entry Parade
Delhi, Dec 29. Lord Curzon led a magnificent state entry inaugurating the Durbar to mark King Edward’s accession as Emperor of India. The procession featured 70 ruling chiefs on elephants, a Grand Tusker ridden by Lord and Lady Curzon, gold harness, and a huge crowd along routes to the Jumma Masjid.
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Delhi
India
Lord Curzon
Kedleston
Mogale
Edward
Curzon
Duke of Connaught
Duchess of Connaught
Hyderabad
Travancore
Lahore Gate
Jumma Musjig
Imperial Cadet Corps
Pertab Singh
Asia
Jumma Masjid
Lord Kitchener
Moree
Lady Curzon
Fire in tenement near Bleachery in Wheelock block
Alarm from box 15 at 10.45 forenoon reported a fire in a closet on an upper floor of a tenement block near the Bleachery. The block, formerly corporation property but recently bought by A C Wheelock, houses Mr Scovil on the ground floor. Mrs Scovil was ill in bed. some clothing burned, smoke and wall damage ensued, but residents did not evacuate.
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Corporation
A. C. Wheelock
Spiritualist tale links Hague conference to Czar
A London correspondent reports that a St. Petersburg source claims a spiritualist seance influenced Emperor Nicholas I to pursue world peace, leading to The Hague conference. The story describes the Czar receiving a call during a séance to work for peace.
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New York
St. Petersburg
the Tribune
London
Hague
Nicholas
Balloon maker in New York unveils electric aerial torpedo
Professor Carl Myers of Frankfort has built an electric aerial torpedo to be shown at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The Utica dispatch to the Herald notes the unique device and its planned exhibition.
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New York
Carl Myers
Frankfort
Utica
N. Y
Herald
Petit Bleu story implicates Crown Princess Saxony paternity
Brussels dispatch notes M Giron’s confession about his relations with the Crown Princess of Saxony and the paternity of her sixth child. Classified ads include wanted help for hustlers, room and board, housekeeping, theatre ticket sales, hat business, and real estate offerings in the city, with notices of lost bag and property for sale.
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Brussels
The
Petit Bleu
M. Giron
Saxony
Humbert family arrives quietly at Paris station
Paris woke to a quiet arrival as the Humbert family, linked to a major safe frauds case in Madrid, reached the Orleans station at 7.40 am. Police fenced the area with a strong guard while the prisoners were moved swiftly to the Conciergerie, amid subdued public interest and no demonstrations.
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Paris
Humbert
Madrid
Orleans
Conciergerie
France
Avenue de la Grande Armee
Humberts
Mile
Eva
Madame Humbert
Marie
Fabric
Father John’s Medicine Cures Croup and Cough Quickly
A historical notice touts Father John’s Medicine as a remedy for croup and whooping cough. It claims to strengthen the body without poison to nerves or system, presenting a safer alternative.
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Father John
Train Schedules Curtailed by Fuel Shortage in New England
Railroads face coal scarcity in New England with curtailment of schedules likely. New Haven and Hartford line struggles to secure fuel, borrowing and seizing coal as factories assess impact. Several roads had already considered schedule cuts, affecting regional industry and transport.
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New York
New England
New Haven
Hartford
Praise for Buck Reverberates in Japanese Press
Victoria British Columbia December 29 reports that Japanese papers on the steamer Tartar praised the late American minister Colonel Buck. The Tokyo Japan Times in English called him one of the best friends Japan ever had and a picturesque figure in American diplomacy.
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Victoria
B. C
Japan
Buck
Japan Times
Tokio
Gov Durbin voids Dudley status after lynching incident
Sullivan Indiana December 29 Gov Durbin informs Sheriff John S Dudley he is no longer to regard himself as a public officer for allowing a prisoner to be taken and lynched. Dudley says he will challenge the statute’s constitutionality.
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Sullivan
Ind
Durbin
John 8S. Dudley
Dudley
Mr McCarthy's Story Strikes For Father John's Medicine
John McCarthy of 54 Hudson Street Boston says Father John's Medicine helped him when others failed. The ad promises refunds for cough cold throat or lung troubles it cannot cure and notes it is not a patent medicine and free from poisoning drugs.
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John McCarthy
Hudson Street
Boston
Father John
Tarbox Transfer Hearing Turbulence At City Hall
Newton December hearing on Chief Tarbox continued with Patrolman Condrin testifying. Condrin described Tarbox leaving Wrights drug store by the back door and suggested the chief could have seen Bretton’s intoxication at roll call. He also cited threats about benefits from joining a police benefit group and noted Tarbox used profanity on several occasions.
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Newton
City Hall
Tarbox
Condrin
Wright
Wright's Drug Store By the Back Door, He Thought He Had Seen Mr. Tarbox
Civil Service
Bretton
Boston
Kite
Police Benefit Association
Organizatio
City Candidates Tangle With Park Commission Elections
City voters consider how the new park and commons commission will name the superintendent. Officials note the commission begins May first, with four months of critical budgeting and possible holdovers. Several candidates are listed for city roles including Hogan for city solicitor and Baker for parks and commons. Truant inquiries and evening school exemptions also noted as exams test reading and writing.
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Friends of the
New Park Commission
Park Gardens
Commons
William A. Hogan
George C. Evans
Leonard A. Lance
Walter A. Smith
Edward A. Simpson
John J. Roark
James Riley
City Messenger
Herbert R. Baker
Parks and Commons
Several Assaults in John Street Courtroom Disturbance
Benjamin Butterfly Austin Kelleher and Thomas W Kelleher faced a police court plea of not guilty after a drunken quarrel on John Street near French, with the Kellehers and Butterfly fined 5 dollars each. Gale denied knife assault on Mullen, claiming he protected a woman from vile remarks, both held after a brief examination. Marin found guilty of larceny and jailed four months, plus a month for drunkenness. other defendants faced short-term detentions or were released.
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Benjamin Butterfly
Austin Kelleher
Thomas W. Kelleher
John Street
W. A. Hogan
Oficers Killey
Wm. McCloughrey
John and
French Streets
Rock Street
Thomas Kelleher
Merrimack Street
Mr. Kelleher
Butterfly
Kelleher
Young Butterfly
William Gale
Fank Mullen
Emma Denault
Middlesex Street
Mullen
Denault
Gale
Railroad Bank
Ken
Sergt. Crowley
Welch
Gardner W. Pearson
Wilfred Marin
Alphonse Hubert
Marin
Hubert
Lizzie Riley
Arthur Gagne
Robert Lafleur
Timothy Donovan
Jas
John McQuarry
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Rie
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Romaine Aurignac
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M. d'Aurignac
O'Sullivan Bros. CO
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