Suffrage for Negro at Middlesex Club Dinner
Boston crowd fills Youngs hotel for a congressional dinner honoring Moody Knox and Powers. Moody argues for enforcing federal suffrage provisions in all 45 states and Massachusetts, while Knox comments on Philippine rulings and Powers outlines tariff votes. Attendees include Brackett, Lyman, Gill, Pinkerton, Glines, and other state and federal officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
William H. Moody
Haverhill
William S. Knox
Lawrence
Samuel L. Powers
Newton
Middlesex Club
Young’s Hotel
J. Q. A. Brackett
Edgar R. Champlin
Club
Cuba
Moody
Powers and Knox
George H. Lyman
James D. Gill
Internal Revenue
Alfred S. Pinkerton
Senate
Edward Glines
Somerville
Albert Clarke
Home Market Club
John Bordman
Rufus A. Soule
James J. Myers
House
W. W. Blackmar
Edmund Anthony
New Bedford
Brackett
Congress
Massachusetts
South
Congressman Moody
Four Die in Malta Illinois Railroad Collision
Four killed and eighteen injured in a Malta Illinois collision between the Omaha Flyer and a freight train on the Chicago and Northwest railroad. Fire destroyed two passenger coaches a sleeping car and eight freight cars. Officials blame a siding switch error and estimate property loss at about 30000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago and Northwest
Malta
Ills
Omaha Flyer
George W. Rudio
Western
Kirk Soap Company
Omaha
D. O. Nichols
Council Bluffs
E. B. Duncan
Sleeping Car Porter
Bert Carr
Willett
N. Y
Fred Dunham
George W. Fox
Boulder
Cole
H. D. Gray
Evanston
Edward Hinckley
Surprise
J. L. Kail
Clarence Lausterous
W. A. Sweene
Latchford
Marion Wilkes
Fremont
Eva Hall
Lincoln Taft
Veronica Rohrmoser
Millard
F. Larrabee
F. P. Curran
W. Aiken
P. D. O'Neil
Northwestern Railroad
John W. Wilson
W. R. Dawes
Pullman
Rochelle
DeKalls
St. Luke's Hospital
For Forced Sale Cottage House Hits Market in Good Neighborhood
An almost new seven room cottage with bath, hot and cold water in fine repair in a good neighborhood is for sale at any reasonable offer. Prospective buyers are urged to call telephone 909-4 for particulars, noting the owner has no control over the sale.
Robbery at Thebaud Home Triggers Theft Probe in New York
Jewelry valued at about 50000 dollars stolen from Mr and Mrs Paul G Thebaud of Madison avenue. A newly hired valet Edward Kern is suspected. he vanished after driving a Willets rig toward White Plains station. Police Darren and Kelley investigate at the Madison avenue residence as public tension rises and the jail guards are sent home.
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New York
Paul G. Thebaud
Madison Avenue
Thebeaud
White Plains
Howard Willetts
Edward Kern
Kern
Gundrid
Durand
Madison Avenue House
St. John’s
Willetts
Mrs. Carey
Kelley
Mr. Thebeaud
Howard Willett
Robbery target Misses Battle in Georgia home
In Washington County two elderly sisters, the Misses Battle, living at Barnett Junction on the Washington branch of the Georgia railroad, were robbed at dawn of six thousand dollars in gold. The robbers overawed the occupants by dousing a lamp holder with water. several prior attempts had been reported in recent months. The sisters, living alone, believe the assailants were white men, one identifiable to them.
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Augusta
Chronicle
Washington
Barnett Junction
Georgia
Nellie Cropsey Burial Attracts Crowds In Elizabeth City
Funeral services for Nellie Cropsey were held in Elizabeth City at a crowded Methodist church after authorities confirmed the body found in the Pasquotank River. The hearse procession drew onlookers as the ceremony concluded, with burial planned in Brooklyn by uncle Andrew G. Cropsey. Citizens’ committee served as pallbearers while a local jail held Wilcox, linked to the death investigation.
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Elizabeth City
N. C
Nellie Cropsey
Pasquotank River
Andrew G. Cropsey
Brooklyn
Citizens’ Committee
Young Wilcox
Watchman Murdered at Jackson Street Wharf
Philadelphia report states George A. Bruce, watchman at a tool house of railroad contractors on Jackson street wharf, was killed last night. His skull was split and throat cut with an axe. Harry Johnson, another contractor watchman, reported the murder and is in custody. Police suspect robbery as the motive. David Henry, an associate nearby, was arrested in connection with the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
George A. Bruce
Jackson Street
Delaware River
Harry Johnson
David Henry
Poisonous embalming fluid spills on candy causes deaths
In Altoona Pennsylvania on Christmas Eve a bottle of embalming fluid was spilled on candy by mistake. Rosa Ickes Viola Ickes and Mrs. George Hoffeker fell gravely ill. they burned tongues and mouths from the poison. The victims lie at the point of death as the investigation proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Rosa
Viola Ickes
George IF. Hoffeker
Piue Knob
Twinsiof
John Allison
Poisoned Jelly Sends Family to Hospital
Fall River report states Mrs John Kelly and four children were seriously poisoned after eating jelly kept in a pail. Mr Kelly avoided the jelly and summoned police. hospital treatment likely saved their lives though doctors call the poison auto infection and face difficulty in reversing effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
John Kelly
Assault on man after saloon altercation in Fall River
James Dewsant, 30, was struck on the head with a stone while returning from a saloon on the south side and left unconscious. He reached a police station and alleged trouble with Portuguese. Angelo Osnato, 28, was arrested for the assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
James Dewsant
Dewsant
Angelo Osnato
Drunken Fury Ends in Family Tragedy at Irvine Depot
William Boles Jr of Irvine Depot Kentucky killed his father after a reprimand and shot his mother, dying in the act of alleged disobedience. He was arrested and the jail is heavily guarded to prevent a lynching. The slaying occurred in Paducah reported December 29.
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Paducah
William Boles, Jr
Irvine Depot
Brockton Shoe Shipments Reach Record Year
Brockton reports 1901 shoe shipments totaling 629,509 cases, up 103,355 from 1900, with an estimated value of 39,659,067 dollars. The results surpass all previous records for the city.
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Brockton
Prisoners Liberated From Boer Camp Rush
London dispatch reports Lord Kitchener says British prisoners captured when Boer forces rushed Col. Firmang camp at Zeefontein on December 24 have been liberated and returned to Bethlehem.
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London
War Office
Lord Kitchener
Seven Negroes Drown Crossing Mississippi River
A strong gale capsized their boat between Hermitage plantation and Riverside two miles below Donaldsonville, drowning seven African American men yesterday. The incident occurred as they attempted to cross the river in rough water. A Paris physician claims cancer germ reproduction, dismissed as an old tale from kitchen garden days.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
Hermitage Plantation
Riverside
Donaldsonville
Paris
Gardner
Fatal assault rocks Charlemont. Warner badly injured
In Charlemont on December 29 Henry M Warner a 61 year old former deputy sheriff was attacked by Edward Smith a longtime Warner employee. Warner suffered a fractured skull and jaw with brain exposure while Mrs Warner was knocked down. Smith was jailed to await trial. Both accounts differ with Mrs Warner claiming Smith struck first. Smith claimed Warner attacked him first. Smith showed signs of mental derangement.
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Smith
Warner
Greenfield
Sagne
Waterspout Floods Saffee Morocco Drowns Hundreds
A waterspout struck the fortified Moroccan seaport of Saffee on December 29, flooding the lower town for twelve hours and sweeping many into the sea. Reported deaths reach around two hundred with no European victims. The city, population about 12,000 including 3,000 Jews, is enclosed by walls with a ramparts fort.
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Tangier
Saffee
Morocco
New trolley line to Boston delayed by approval hold
The opening of the Boston route stalls as railroad commissioners delay approval. Prof Hodges, sent by Boston and Northern, inspected the line after Prof Swayne fell ill. An amended statute requires certification of construction laws and safe operation before public use. Some critics call the Wamesit trestle the spindle shank bridge. New Year’s Day will see openings for both this route and South Lowell with changes in service patterns and car routing.
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Boston
Swayne
Boston and Northern
Hodges
Tewksbury
Maine
South Lowell
New
Boston Road
Nesmith and
Rogers Streets
Wigginville
Wamesit
GEO W SIDDONS BURIED IN PROVIDENCE THEATRE CIRCLE
The funeral of George W. Siddons a former theatrical manager and performer who for four years served as stage doorkeeper at a Providence theatre was held today. Floral remembrances came from theatrical people nationwide. Siddons died suddenly last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
George W. Siddons
Siddons
Doan's Kidney Pills Advertised by Mrs Burke
An old newspaper ad extols Doan's Kidney Pills for healthy kidney function. It features Mrs. Burke of 14 Seventh Street praising the product after her husband’s long illness and hospital treatment, claiming the pills offered relief when others failed. Sold for 50 cents per box by all dealers. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo, sole U.S. agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Thomas JF. Burke
14 Seventh Street
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Dean’s
Last Y M C A Communion Service of 1901 Report
Yesterday morning the last quarterly communion of 1901 for the Y M C I gathered about 200 members. Low mass was celebrated at 8 o'clock in Immaculate Conception Church by Fr Eugene Dorgan. The musical service featured institute members with James Gookin at the organ and a new choral society performing several selections. John Dalton sang solos, followed by a breakfast in Stackpole Street hosted by the institute's entertainment committee. Arthur Perrault, Walter Foy, David Barry, A Cooney, John H Carroll, Hugh Farley, Frank Cassidy, Peter Haley and John Dalton contributed singing. Frs Dorgan and Lawrence spoke, with reports from the ball committee and choral society officers read later.
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Immaculate Conception
Eugene Dorgan
Institute
James Gookin
Choral Society
John Dalton
Stackpole Street
Arthur Perrault
Walter Foy
David Barry
A Cooney
John H. Carroll
Hugh Farley
Frank Cassidy
Peter Haley
Frs. Dorgan
Lawrence
Ball
Chimes of Normandy Choir Forms Promising Voices
The Y M C A choral society held a large meeting at Stackpole street institute with sixty members present. Music instructor P Waldron Edmunds led voice trials, presiding John J Sullivan. Rehearsals begin next Sunday as the group prepares the Chimes of Normandy opera.
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Y. M. C. I. Choral Society
Institute
Stackpole Street
P. Waldron Sdmunds
John J. Sullivan
Beaulieu backed by French voters for streets chief
In St Josephs hall yesterday a large Franco American Citizens club meeting urged J H Beaulieu for superintendent of streets. Leon Marcotte presided, with speeches by Alfred Leblanc L P Turcotte August Jean J W Paradis and others. Belanger served as secretary as supporters said Beaulieu is the man Brady should replace.
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St. Joseph’s Hall
Marcotte
Clovis Belanger
L’etoile
Beaulieu
Hhe
Brady
Mrs Cameron Injured In Fall At Home On Mam moth Road
Mrs Cameron, resident of Mam moth road, fell down stairs at her home Saturday afternoon and broke her leg.
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Cameron
Mammoth Road
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Philippine
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Col
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Middlesex Street
WM. S. Knox
Saml. L. Powers
WM. H. Moody
New Yorker
Mr Thebaud
Wilcox
Barnet Junction, Ga
Nelly Cropsey
Girl
Wm. Boles, Jr
Inun
Geo. W. Siddons
Lowell
Chimes
Normandy
Franco-American Citizens’ Club
Carter & Sherburne
Wu Ting Fang
Benson
Seabury & Johnson, Mfg. Chemists
N.J
the Butcher
Sapolioee
Parker
Ely
G. H. Chadwick & CO
F. L. Maddocks
John Wallace
M. D
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Merrimack House
Snyder Bros
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