Suffolk Grand Jury Indicts Multiple Offenders
Boston February grand jury report lists Michael Kilroy for murder of Bridget Kilroy and Albert Jennings for forgery and larceny from the Wellesley treas ury. Stephen Hennessy indicted for manslaughter of his wife. John F Biggins charged with polygamy. Walter E Horne indicted for threatening to extort money from St Peters Church. The panel includes 35 true bills and ten no bills.
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Boston
Suffolk Grand Jury
Michael Kilroy
Bridget
Kilroy
Allbert Jennings
Wellesley
Jennings
Stephen Hennessy
Constantine
Walter E. Horne
Jamaica Plain
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Soffel Improves After Escape Battle Injuries
Mrs. Soffel, injured during the recapture of the Biddles, shows improvement though mentally distressed. She may stay another week at Butler hospital before potential transfer to Pittsburg jail. Ex-Warden Soffel refuses future contact. she receives many letters from across the country including religious tracts and free defense offers from attorneys.
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Pittsburg
Soffel
Butler Hospital
Practical Trust In Pittsburg Plate Glass Meet
In Pittsburg, representatives of the Pittsburg Plate Glass company and major independent manufacturers agreed on a summer shutdown and price maintenance. The pact mirrors last summer's terms, with expectations of opposition from new independent plants, yet assurances indicate the compact will be observed once those plants enter the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
VASSAR FIRE DESTROYS LAUNDRY AT COLLEGE
A fire at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie New York destroyed the two story brick laundry behind the main building. Fourteen sleeping maids on the second floor escaped. one climbed to the roof and was helped down by a college employee. Loss to students was small as most garments were not stored there.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Vassar College
Schley Arrives in Washington After Western and Southern Trip
Rear Admiral and Mrs Schley arrived in Washington this morning reporting improvement from a severe cold that had afflicted the admiral. They went at once to their apartments in the Richmond.
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Washington
Mrshley
Richmond
Free illustrated lecture on Tour of Ireland by Reverend Bartlett
Rev E C Bartlett of Chelmsford will give a free illustrated lecture before the Eliot Men’s League next Tuesday evening. His subject will be a Tour of Ireland.
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E. C. Bartlett
Chelmsford
Eliot Men's League
Ireland
Mother Roosevelt Arrives at Groton to Visit Ill Son
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt wife of the President reached Groton by train and headed to Groton school where Theodore Roosevelt Jr is ill with pneumonia. The visit followed early morning arrivals at Ayer and a carriage ride to the school amid a restrained crowd and suspended classes due to illness.
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Boston
Theodore Roosevelt
Groton
Theodore, Jr
North Union Station
Ayer
Groton School
Roosevelt
Peabody
Mrs. Roosevelt
Sherrard Billings
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral Ad Promises Cough Cure
An old advertisement asserts Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral cures coughs and colds of all kinds but admits it will not cure rheumatism or dyspepsia. The copy touts pricing at 25 cents, 50 cents, and one dollar, with Lowell Massachusetts as the source.
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Ayer
C. Ayer CD
Lowell, Mas
President Roosevelt Told Theodore Jr. Condition Unchanged
Washington Feb 8 President Roosevelt received a telegram from Groton School physician reporting Theodore Jr condition unchanged since last night and the White House gave no new details on his health and status.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Groton School
Theodore, Jr
Lowell Runaway Boys Found in Boston
Joseph Fielding and William Roper fathers of the Lowell runaways visited City Hall avenue police station to reclaim the boys. The youths, visibly upset, pledged they will not run away again as the fathers praised the care given by Lieut. Frodock and prepared to return them home.
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Joseph Fielding
William Roper
Lowell
Boston
City Hall Avenue
Mr. Fielding
Benjamin
Lieut. Frodock
Gifts Given At Passaconaway Trading Post
List of recipients who received gifts at the Passaconaway tribe trading post includes shirts, patterns, candy boxes, hand-painted pictures, collars, embroidered items, beaded pocketbooks, rugs, cushions, rugs, sofa pillows, flour, cake, fancy tables, silks, dishware, doilies, quilts, and various trinkets linked to individuals such as Bessie Yaney, D H Wilson, Mabel Phelan, Nellie Havens, Miss Annie Woodbine, Mrs. Towle, and Agnes Watson among others.
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Passaconaway
Bessie Yaney
Page
D. H. Wilson
KE. W. Badmington
Mabel Phelan
Mr. Catherwood
Waldo Sargent
J. A. Bailey
Thos. Collins
Bella Brimigeon
Addie Z
Overlook
Fred Fay
Olive Carll
Eliza Simpson
M. C. Cowen
Addie Nelson
Nellie Havens
John Smith
Sadie Kent
McElroy
John Clark
Margaret Wade
Ware
Annie Woodbine
A. S. Locke
N. F. Towle
George Swett
Florence Prescott
H. F. Towle
Agnes Watson
Ice Harvest Underway as Cold Weather Bids Time
Ice cutting began at noon and will continue until the entire crop is secured if the cold holds. Ice measures eight to ten inches thick with variation by location. Completion is estimated at about ten days, weather permitting. Work proceeds tonight and Sunday.
Vast Electric Road Consolidation Aims to Unite Cities
Chicago reports indicate a major traction merger plan linking Chicago elevated lines with others in New York and nationwide. The Inter Ocean notes Whitney Elkins Widener Ryan syndicate and J Pierpont Morgan backing, with EF H Gary and Chicago leaders discussing local coal, stock swaps between New York and Chicago financiers, and talks of acquiring Cleveland Everett Moore lines and Detroit street railways.
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Chicago
New York
Inter-Ocean
Whitney- Elkins-Widener-Ryan
Philadelphia
J. Pierpont Morgan
EF. H. Gary
John M. Roach
Chicago Union Traction Company
W. W. Gourley
James H. Bekels
Whitney-Widener-Elkins
Morgan
Inter Ocean
Widener-isikins
Cleveland
Consolidated
Everett-Moore
Detroit Street Railways
Girl Undergoes Tracheotomy After Toy Balloon Obstruction
Jennie Ellis, 14, swallowed a toy balloon with a wooden mouthpiece while skating at Tapley school in Springfield. Four physicians at Springfield Hospital performed two incisions to remove the object, saving the child from suffocation and reporting improving condition pending possible pneumonia risk.
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Springfield
Tapley
Jennie Ellis
Springfield Hospital
Laundry Causes Row At University Of The South
In Nashville on February 8, 600 students and faculty of the University of the South faced threats from mountaineers over a new university laundry. Vice Chancellor D L Wiggin and Stewart R Colmore fled after receiving warnings. The dispute stems from the loss of washing work for students, previously the mountaineers main support. the first laundry was burned, and a rebuilt facility prompted more threats.
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Nashville, Tenn
University of the South
D. L. Wiggins
Stewart R. Colmore
Salem man touts new gold extraction method
Salem, Feb 8. Wm L Long, after six weeks in town, claims a new ore processing method yields three times as much gold as a smelter. Similar to late Prof Winn who died in Denver. Long tested ore from various regions including Ashland tailings, claiming 45 cents from ten pounds, about $90 per ton, versus $40 per ton for the smelter.
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Salem
Ore
Wm. L. Long
Winn
Denver
Long
Ashland
Wagon Hit by Shifting Engine At Merrimack Crossing
A light delivery wagon owned by Alexander Cruikshank was struck by a moving engine near Huntington hall at a little after 7 PM Friday. The horse, tied near the tracks, spooked and pulled the wagon onto the rails as the shafts broke off near the axle. the horse was uninjured.
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Alexander Cruikshank
Merrimack Street
Huntington Hall
Postponed hearing as Supreme Court petition for writ of prohibition pending
In police court Fay vs Hunt was postponed awaiting Supreme Court action on Hunt's writ of prohibition petition. Hearing set for Feb 15, contingent on the court's decision. If denied, trial proceeds next day with Hunt to show cause why funds to Harriet Hall should not be paid.
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Fay Vs. Hunt
Hadley
Supreme Court
Hunt
Mr. Hunt
Harriet Hall
Fay
Mr. Fay
Bold Highwayman Robs Dry Goods Team Near Leominster
Leominster police were alerted after a masked highwayman stopped Isaac Jacob and Joseph Kaline on the Gardner to Leominster road. He held them at gunpoint, drove off with their wagon, and fled with a $400 stock of goods. The wagon was found later, but the loot and culprit remained unknown at dawn.
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Leominster
Isaac Jacob
Joseph Kaline
Gardner
No decision on conference to admit colored clubs
New York February eighth reports no decision yet from a conference of Northern and Southern delegates seeking a compromise on admitting colored clubs to the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs. May Alden Ward, president of the Massachusetts federation, says the meeting has improved understanding and a compromise is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
May Alden Ward
Massachusetts Federation
Picture agent Henry Gurney found dead in Newburyport room
Henry Gurney a well known picture agent who canvassed Lowell for years was found dead in his room in Newburyport Wednesday morning. No clear ownership of the body, a bank book from Old Colony Trust showing all deposits withdrawn, age about 60, a possible son in a college but no definite details. Marshal Latimer of Newburyport seeks his relatives.
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Henry Gurney
Lowell
Newburyport
Old Colony Trust Company
Sory College
Marshal Lattime
Police Court Delivers Probation For Shorty Devine
In a police court session Judge Hadley placed John J. Devine known as Shorty on probation with a state farm sentence looming if he drinks again. The day’s hearings also covered John Martin accused of drunkenness and assault on Officer Sullivan, with three months jail for assault and drunkenness, plus Patrick Moriarty stealing meat and John F. Thompson’s case continued.
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John Martin
Sullivan
Martin
Atkinson
Hadley
Slattery
Hiis
Patrick Moriarty
Matthew Johnson
John J. Devine
Shorty” Devine
State Farm
John F. Thompson
Governor Orman Responds to Grand Mesa Incident Inquiry
Denver report states Secretary of State Hay demanded an investigation into last summer's mob destruction of William Radcliffe's Grand Mesa Lakes buildings in Colorado. Radcliffe seeks 55000 in damages with tensions arising from ranchers and fishing rights after Womack was killed by Radcliffe's guard. Fire destroyed the lakeside structures in alleged revenge. The matter was sent to Gov. Orman in January.
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Denver
Col
Gov
Orman
Hay
Washington
William Radcliffe
Grand Mesa Lakes
Radcliffe
Colorado
Womack
Radecliffe
Gov. Orman
Tablet Commemorates Executed Figures In St Peters Vault
New York reports a ceremony in London at St Peter's vault marking a tablet for chests containing remains of notable figures executed at Tower Hill. Among those moved from church floors about forty years ago were Lady Jane Grey, her husband Lord Guilford Dudley, the Duke of Northumberland, and the Duke of Suffolk.
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New York
St. Peter’s Church
Tower of London
Cables
London
the Tribune
peyrSons
Tower Hill
Jane Grey
Guilford Dudley
Duke of Northumberland
Duke of Suffolk
Mary
English Scandal Threatens War Office Over Meat Contracts
London leaders claim incompetence and possible dishonesty in British army purchasing. Meantime volunteers revolt against Brodrick’s new regulations, with regiments threatening to break up rather than submit. Noble officers push disbanding as pressure rises against conscription.
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London
War Office
South Africa
House of Commons
Associated Press
Cecil Rhodes
de Beers
Brodrick
Lord Lansdowne
Accidents Report In Lowell Millsand Streets
William Burt of 912 Suffolk street working at Tremont and Suffolk mills suffered a sprain when a bale of cotton fell on his right leg this morning. He was taken by ambulance to Lowell hospital. John Walsh of East Pine street fell in his store at 338 Middlesex street about 10 this morning and received a scalp wound. Officer Cawley arranged transport to St Johns hospital.
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William Burt
Suffolk Street
Tremont & Suffolk Mills
Lowell Hospital
John Walsh
East Pine Street
Middlesex Street
Cawley
St. John's Hospital
Machinists Lodge Defends Decorations at Social
Lowell lodge officers of the International Association of Machinists announce that decorations for the third grand social and dance in Associate hall Thursday night were paid by the machinists organization, not given to them.
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International Association of Machinists
Lowell Lodge
Machinists’ Organization
Mme Gregoire to Open New York Hat Establishment
Mme P L Gregoire, Boston hat maker with Lowell and Nashua shops, plans a New York opening at 686 Broadway on Feb 17. The firm will operate with the Boston house, employ an entirely new overseas design and trimming staff, and draw on top New York talent.
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Boston
Lowell
Lawrence
Nashua
Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle
Paris
Broadway
New York
Mme. P. L. Gregoire
Trade Review
Dr W M Jones Horse Crash on Princeton Street
A horse belonging to Dr W M Jones shied and overturned on Princeton Street Friday. The driver sustained a broken leg and severe head cuts. Dr J A Gage is attending him.
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W. M. Jones
Princeton Street
Tor
J. A. Gage
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Grand Jury
Suffolk County
Mrs. Soffel
Vassar
Schley
Mother Roosevelt
Theodore
Vast Electric Road Combine In
Prospect
Mountaineers of
Tennessee
Southern College
Man
Jernegan
Theodore Roosevelt, JR
Dick Turpin
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Shorty
Devine
State Department
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