Many Cases Continued In The Police Court
In a dull session officers were away at the grand jury. Pearl Berard faced larceny charges for $5 and two rings belonging to Phoebe and Agatha Winney, held for 300 dollars. Albert Welch’s bail was set at 800 for his case. Ellen Gill’s suspension ended. she faced the superior court after retracting an appeal. Two men, Haley and Gannon, charged with larceny and intoxication, had cases continued to February 16. A roster of drunks included Mooney, Donohue, Delia Thompson, Linnehan, and Catherine Leduc with varying sentences.
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Cambridge
Frank Goodwin
Welch
Pearl H. Berard
Phoebe C
Agatha M. Winney
Middle Street
Bumps
Berard
Winneys
Phoebe C. Winney
Hurd Street
Ellen Gill
Sherborn
Slattery
Edward F. Haley
James E. Gannon
Thomas Dunn
Edward T. Mooney
Thomas Donohue
Delia Thompson
Thomas Linnehan
House of Correction
Catherine Leduc
Lowell School Board seeks debt limit loan for new houses
The Lowell Massachusetts school committee petitions the city council to obtain legislative permission to borrow beyond the debt limit for new school buildings. It cites past use for Bart Letts Carter Street Plain Street Pine Street and an annex to Lincoln and Varnum as successful and urges prompt action for Centralville Highland Grand Street and Butler districts to relieve crowding with eight room additions or new structures and land acquisition.
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Bartlett
Carter Street
Plain Street
Pine Street
New Moody Street
Lincoln
Varnum
Board of Aldermen
Centralville
Lakeview Avenue
Highland School
Grand Street
Lincoln Grammar School
Howard Street
Butler
Weed Street
A. K. Whitcomb
Magician L A Brignati Performs Tonight
Magician L A Brignati headlines at the Odd Fellows hall tonight offering a stage show with illusions and sleight of hand. Audience members are invited to attend this local entertainment event.
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L. A. Brignati
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Young Sick In Tombs Denies Murder Claim
New York February 11 William Hooper Young, condemned for the murder of Mrs. Pulitzer, lies ill in the Tombs with his nurse, denying insanity and asserting his innocence. He says he never killed the woman and promises future proof of his non guilt despite a nervous collapse.
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New York
Hooper Young
Pulitzer
Vandercarr
Young
Niagara Falls Power Co Buys Redwood for Tunnel
The Niagara Falls Power company bids for 3,000,000 feet of redwood timber to be delivered in Buffalo, New York next July. The deal is expected to close soon. Redwood will replace steel for a summer tunnel as it resists corrosion when water runs over it, unlike steel which suffers rapid abrasion from sand and matter carried by the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Niagara Falls Power Company
Buffalo
N. Y
Niagara River
Spinners and Carders meet on wage advance plan
Fall River Feb 11 union members of the Spinners and Carders will convene tonight to discuss securing a wage raise in yarn mills after last summer’s rejection. They may appoint committees to press mill managers and also seek a uniform pay system across the New England Cotton Yarn company mills in Southeastern counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
New England Cotton Yarn Company
Aceons
Comne
Curious Diamond In Meteorite At Museum Exhibit
New York, Feb 11. In the Kunz collection now on display at the Museum of Natural History is a forty-pound meteorite with a diamond embedded in its center. The diamond is purest carbon and extremely hard yet dark in color, accompanied by small particles of diamond dust in a jagged carbon area about the size of a marble, surrounded by four to five inches of solid meteorite iron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Frederick Kunz
Museum of Natural History
Compromise in Fair Case Opposed by Cras
Charles J. Smith half-brother of Mrs. Charles Fair says the compromise in the Fair estate dispute, arranged by Mrs. Nelson and sisters of Charles Fair, was signed under fraud. He claims Mrs. Nelson was ill and misled about Mrs. Fair dying with her husband and will apply for a new appraisal. He aims to contest Riverside New York property sale and vows affidavits from staff will reveal new details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
Col
Charles J. Smith
Charles Fair
Paris
Nelson
Herman Oelrichs
Vanderbilt
Fair
San Francisco
Affidavit in Fair Estate Contest Sparks NYC Battle
New York reports that Dr Perriquet filed an affidavit with the U S consul stating Charles Fair died before his wife, challenging the doctor’s earlier instant death claim. Eleven witnesses provide medical-backed testimony, with depositions to be sent to New York lawyers as contestants press their case for the Fair millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paris
Hannah Nelson
New. Jersey
Charles L. Fair
United States
Perriquet
Charles Fair
Woman Fends Off Intruder With Revolver Then Faints
In Lynn on February 11 Mrs Henry Rowe of 6 Bulfinch Street faced a door intruder who demanded money. She seated him, fetched her husband’s single cartridge revolver, and ordered him out after threatening him and remarking the kitchen scene. She collapsed from nervous exhaustion but recovered under a doctor’s care and is receiving congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Henry Rowe
Bulfinch Street
City Hall Notes on Park Commission and Board Politics
City notes describe the aldermen confirming park commission members signaling a new board in effect. The water board gains a salary linked to new candidates, drawing interest and political tension. Hidden stories in health and auditor departments surface as workload grows and staffing expands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Board
Herbert C. Taft
Health Department
Grace Church Burglary Loot Valued at Ten Thousand
In Newark New Jersey on February 11 burglars broke into Grace Episcopal church vestry and ransacked the building stealing vestments valued at ten thousand dollars. The incident underscores a bold theft at a local religious site with losses mounting in precious liturgical garments.
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Newark
N. J
Grace Episcopal Church
Talk This Over With Your Doctor About Ayer’s
Guidance urges discussing a persistent cough with a physician before using Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, noting that advice may approve the remedy if appropriate. The snippet ends mid sentence, implying a medical caution or endorsement dialogue.
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Ayer
Free Port Declared by Japan for Ves all Exports
St. Petersburg report from Vladivostock states the Japanese Emperor has designated Mororan on Ves sa Island as a free port. It permits unrestricted export of all Japanese goods and free import of sugar provisions railroad materials and machinery war hemp printing paper oils and braids.
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St. Petersburg
Vladivostock
Japan
Mororran
Vessa
All Three Powers Will Act Together In Venezuelan Talks
London reports Bowen's acceptance of the protocol is unlikely to hasten talks. Allies' ambassadors are told not to sign until all three powers agree, with signatures to be simultaneous at The Hague. Separately, Venezuelan consul Myerston demands seizure of the Restaurador and its return to Venezuela from Curacao, criticizing Germany's use of Curaçao.
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London
Bowen
Associated Press
Hague Court of Arbitration
Venezuela
Herald
Willemstad
Acao
Germany
Curacoa
Assay Commission Meets to Test Coins at Mint
The Roosevelt appointed assay commission in Philadelphia examined coin specimens as mint output remained light this year. Members include Burrows, Southard, Stratton, Williams, Morfit, Burchard, Meservey, Harden, Smith, Stotesbury, Hummiin, Griffiths, Richardson and others. ex-officio members include Judge McPherson, Ridgely, and Torrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
United States
J. C. Burrows
J. H. Southard
W. Stratton
University of Chicago
A. G. Webster
Clark University
S. M. Apperson
Little Rock
Ark
David Williams
Webster
S. D
Clarence Morfit
New York City
H. C. Burchard
Freeport
Illinois
T. Meservey
Fort Dodge
Iowa
E. W. Harden
Edgar F. Smith
University of Pennsylvania
Edward T. Stotesbury
Charles S.hmmiin
Boston
George W. Griffiths
Louisville
Clifford Richardson
New York
Judge McPherson
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Wm. B. Ridgely
H. G. Torrey
United States Assay Office
Whist Party for St John’s Hospital Held at White Home
A pleasant subscription whist party hosted by the Nurses table at the White sisters home on Willie street supported the Carnival of Nations for St John’s hospital. Winners were first prize Catherine McIntee, second Mrs Daniel O’Brien, consolation Annie Delay. Ping pong amused guests and a program followed by luncheon served by the hostesses and helpers.
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St. John's Hospital
Catherine A
Mary
Anna White
Willie Street
Catherine McIntee
Daniel O'Brien
Annie G. Delay
Margaret McCaffery
Mary Hopkins
Nellie Lynch
Frances Tighe
Anna O'Day
Alice
Grace Garvery
Ethel Sloak
Canadian Labor Appeals for Unity of Canadian Unions
The National Trades and Labor congress of Canada urges organized labor to unite for Canadian interests. Emerging from the Dominion Trades Congress, it argues international unions provoke strikes in the United States that hurt Canadian enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ont
National Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Congress
Dominion Trades Congress
International
Canada
United States
Murphy warns of civil war if labor capital clash grows
Gov Franklin Murphy, speaking at St Pauls Methodist church in Newark during the churchs semi centennial, warned that without quicker harmony between labor and capital the nation will face a civil war more disastrous than any before.
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New York
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Newark
N. J
Franklin Murphy
Buffey Petroleum Plans New England Canada HQ Plant
Beverly reports J. M. Buffey Petroleum of Pittsburg has bought waterfront land stretching a quarter mile. A $200,000 plant will be erected to serve as the distributing headquarters for New England and Canada, with construction starting once city permission is secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
J. M. Buffey Petroleum Company
Pittsburg
New England
Canada
Pension changes from the January 27 issue list names and increases
Washington February 11 pension changes follow from the January 27 issue including Edmund Teel Chartley $6 increase Andrew McNamara South Landisfield $10 Ira D McClary Leominster $12 Joseph F Foster Marblehead $8 widows Harriet A Sears Lynn $12 Mary A Waldron Brockton $12 Ann M Herit Georgetown $8
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Washington
Edmund Teel
Chartley
Andrew McNamara
South Landisfield
Ira D. McClary
Leominster
Joseph F. Foster
Marblehead
Harriet A. Sears
Lynn
Mary A. Waldron
Brockton
Ann M. Herit
Georgetown
Fortunate Coincidence in Salvador Claim Settlement
The Salvador Commercial company, backed by Oakland capitalists, seeks $600,000 from the Salvadoran government. Organized in 1896 with American control, stock later sold to Salvadoreans. After docks were built and business thrived, Americans were ousted and property confiscated. A Secretary of State Hay commission awarded $600,000 to the Americans.
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San Francisco
Cal
Salvador Commercial Company
Oakland
Salvador
Mrercy
Pacific Squadron
Admiral Glass
Central American Republic
Hay
Fire destroys Atlas block in Salt Lake City blaze
A massive fire in Salt Lake City levelled the Atlas block a five story brick structure early today. The adjacent Central block housing Salt Lake Hardware and other tenants sustained damage. Loss estimated at 250000 dollars. Banks including Bank of Commerce and Bank of F. McGuer in & Co occupied Atlas block along with about 100 tenants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Utah
Atlas
Salt Lake Hardware Company
Bank of Commerce
Bank of F. McGuerin & Co
Boston Storm Warning From Weather Bureau
The weather bureau issued at 11 am a southeast storm warning from New Haven to Cape Cod. A storm of moderate intensity in the Lake regions is moving eastward with east to south winds rising to brisk and high. Rain is expected tonight. Chas. R. Taggart, humorist, Odd Fel appears in the fragment.
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Boston
Weather Bureau
New Haven
Cape Cod
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Russell Sage
Redwood
Falls Power Co
Cras. J. Smith
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Park Commission
Common Council
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J.C. Ayer Co
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Assay Commission
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Chas. R. Taggart
D. & J. Anderson
Madras
Oxford
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One Clothing Fac. Company
Tris Specialty Co
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Frank Notini
Hotel Belvidere
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