Mystery in Edwards murder inquest follows urged stay
In New Haven January 8 a coroner's inquest into Charles A. Edwards's killing at the Hiller homestead yields no new decisive evidence. It is believed the murder was committed by an unknown person or persons. The inquest and state attorney Williams may yet resume proceedings as investigators scrutinize the Harris family accounts and urging Edwards to stay at the Harris or Dwight homes the night of the killing.
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Eli Mix
Charles A. Edwards
Hiller Homestead
Williams
A. Maxcy Hiller
Edwards
A Williams
Connecticut
Pond
Bartlett
Charles Hiller
Hiller
Judge Hiller
Ward
Dr. Pertlett
Mix
Harris House
Timothy Dwight
Hiller House
Harris
America
Isthmian Commission
Panama
Kent
King Edward Returns to London After Absence
King Edward returns to London after a period abroad and attends a privy council meeting where the proclamation dissolving parliament is signed. Provisions are sent to returning officers for elections of the new parliament, which must assemble within 36 days by law.
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London
Edward
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Privy Council
Fire at Morrison cafe causes heavy damage in Des Moines
Early today a kitchen blaze at the Morrison cafe in the lit building caused about 106000 dollars damage to the cafe and its contents. The fire is reported to have incendiary origin and the blaze broke out in the kitchen area.
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Des Moines le
Morrison Cafe
Will Be Hanged Tonight In Martford Conn
Raw OCR notes report a planned execution for a brutal murder case in Martford Connecticut. It mentions Frank Shert e and Mrs Stephen Kulee ih Gemerville, with a death penalty granted by a cor with unspecified date. The fragment references state head of Westfield Geen and a midnight hanging after a court decision.
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Martford
Conn
Frank Sherte
Mre
Stephen Kulee
Gemerville
Gan Juan’s Mayor Sets Course for Washington Visit
Gan Juan’s mayor plans a trip to Washington to pursue policy talks and strengthen ties with national officials. The excursion follows local discussions on development and governance.
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Gan Juan
Washingto
Panama Canal Reports Transmitted to Congress
President Roosevelt sends to Congress the annual reports of the Isthmian Canal Commission and the Panama Railroad Company with Secretary Taft’s letter. He praises progress, sanitation work, and efficiency, notes possible delays, rebuts corruption claims, and urges high pay to attract capable workers for the canal project.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama Railroad Company
Taft
Senate
House of Representatives
Secretary of War
Board of Consulting Engineers
Panama Canal
Adams House Bar Opened
Admitting a violation of licensing rules, Adams House bar had its 604 licence temporarily suspended by the board of police. The action followed a report of beer service at the hotel and associated premises without proper notice, with Moran cited for breach of the prohibition.
Move in Chase case exhumed pets as new lead in inquiry
Lynn reports police exhumed the late Mrs Jennie P Chase s pets at the Swampscott home in a fresh step in the death probe. Harvard professor Whitney will examine the remains while handwriting experts study Mrs Chase and Dr Chase letters tied to a 1900 hospital departure and will bolster the inquiry into the death.
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Mrs. Chase
Peters
Dr. Chase
Leonard H. Phillips
Tech Professors to Testify in Hill Case
In Philadelphia during the second week of John W. Hill’s forgery trial defense witnesses will include eminent engineers. MIT professors who toured the Torresdale conduit will testify on its condition. Subpoenas were issued for Hale and other figures, with hopeful appearances by figures such as Jo(e) Harmon and Secretary Taft.
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Philadelphia
John W. Hill
John Hague
Wm. Barclay Parsons
John D. MacLennan
Torresdale
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston
Hille
U. S
Jojeon Harmon
Cincinnati
Taftie
Hil
Lawrence Man Held On Manslaughter Charge
Lawrence man Jon Lawrence Kasano vitch with Antonio Delenkanos alleged to have struck with a chair, fracturing skull and causing death. He was arraigned in police court on a manslaughter charge and pleaded not guilty. Grand jury bond set at $5006.
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Lawrence, Jon
Antonio Kasanovitch
Strick Antonio Delenkanos
Unclear Local Text From Lewiston Looms in Jan
Fragmentary notes from Lewiston and Auburn refer to a factory and labor actions in January, mentioning cuts and price disputes. The garbled text lacks coherent events, dates, or named entities beyond Lewiston and Auburn.
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Lewiston
Wellere
Auburn
Qoi
Eteent & Price Ao
Falbloe
Board of Charities Chosen by the Mayor
The mayor announces five appointments to the new board of charities. Lawrence Cummings chairs five year term, Amasa Pratt four years, Elzear H. Choquette three years, James E. Gorman two years, Charles C. Dursthoff one year. Pratt and Dursthoff Republicans. others Democrats. Choquette also to election of superintendent of the department. Choquette, Lowell One Price proprietor born in 1862 in Quebec, active in French groups and St Jean Baptiste affairs.
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Casey
Lawrence Cummings
Amasa Pratt
Elzear H. Choquette
James E. Gorman
Charles C. Dursthoff
Cummings
Mr. Pratt
Pratt
Lowell
Choquette
Merrimack Street
Merman
Gorham Street
Dursthoff
United States Bunting Company
Messrs
Lowell One Price Company
Mr. Choquette
St. Vientin
Quebec
Lowell One Price
Lawrence Cummings Named Chairman of New Charities Board
Lawrence Cummings, longtime Boston Globe correspondent and Lowell stalwart, elected chairman of the new board of charities for a five year term. A Lowell resident since 1880, he has 33 years in newspaper work in this city and holds prior offices in the Democratic party. He served on the common council, school committee, and public library trustees, helped establish a free library, and helped organize the Lowell Matthew Temperance Institute. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus and Court Middlesex, Foresters.
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New Board of Charities
Boston Globe
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Com
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Citi
Central Street
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Democratic Party
Common Council
Rct
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Lowell Mathew Temperance Institute
Knights of Columbus
Court Middlesex, Foresters
Amaca Pratt Nominated for Four-Year Charity Board Term
Amaca Pratt of Lowell, born WaterVille Me sixty two years ago, seeks a four year term on the board of charities. He started in the lumber business with his brother until 1882, then led Amos Pratt & Company and later Pratt Geom Company while remaining active in Lowell civic affairs and the committee circuit.
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Amaca Pratt
Board of Charities
Lowells
Water Ville
Pratt
Lowell
Waterville
Haneed
Antees Pratt & Company
Oman
Pratt Geompany
He @ ake & fellewine intereete
Selfmade Gorman joins board of charities amid humble rise
James E. Gorman, appointed for two years on the board of charities, rose from a ten year old to a shoe business owner on Gorham street. After sixteen years in the trade he attained independent means through honesty and labor. He served on the board of overseers in 1898 and 1999 with a creditable record.
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James E. Gorman
Board of Charities
Gorman
Gorham Street
Dursthoff Named To Charities Board For One Year
Charles C. Dursthoff, born 1866 in Mi J Mass, rises from plain beginnings to oversee the finishing department at United States Buntings. He moved from Mi J Mass to Lawrence, then to Lowell, where he started as an ordinary hand in the bunting mill in 1881. Through diligence he advanced, becoming overseer of finishing in 1892.
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Charles C. Dursthoff
Board of Charities
United States
Torpedo Boats Collide Near Pine Beach and Norfolk
A telegram from the navy department reports a collision between torpedo boats Lawrence and Worden yesterday between Pine Beach and Norfolk. Both ships sustained damage with one listing toward Norfolk Navy Yard. One boat appeared to be severely damaged while the other returned to port for inspection and repairs.
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Weehington
Jan
Navy Department
Ee Pede Beet Deetropers
Lawrence
Worden Cere
Colielon
Pine Beach
Norfolk
Nevfelk Ve
Doerma
Hampton Frende
Gerning
Tuyere Werden
Portrait of Lowell's First City Clerk Presented to City
Lowell receives a portrait of Samuel Adams Coburn, Lowell's first city clerk, donated by his daughter Rebecca Bradley Mitchell. The 1849 Chester Harding painting will be displayed at city hall, with inscription details and a future council vote of thanks. A letter from Mrs Mitchell accompanies the gift, noting Coburn's service and lineage.
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Lowell
Samuel Adams Coburn
City Hall
Rebecca Bradley Mitchell
Chester Harding
Casey
Mitchell
Princeton
N. J
James B. Casey
Dracut
Mass
Portsmouth
N. H
Fatally Wounded by Husband in Domestic Tragedy
Mrs. Elizabeth Leonard, a bride two weeks, lies at St Vincent's Hospital with a bullet through the heart. Her husband claims accidental discharge while cleaning a revolver. he is under arrest. Investigators report the couple quarrelled over work and finances prior to the fatal shot.
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Hrndeepert
Jan
Stephen Leonard
Vincent's Hospital
Tonder
Leonard
Brenet
Ethan
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