Cruel murder shocks Rochester jeweler in his store
Bela F. Brown a 65 year old Rochester jeweler and diamond dealer was found murdered in State street store at 8 15 pm. He lay bound with a red scarf his head battered by a hammer. Police found no clear suspect though a diamond stud worn by the victim may be missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Bela FE. Brown
State Street
Wight
John Raquet
Brown
Mr. Brown
Fort Louis De Mobile 200th Anniversary Observed
Mobile Alabama January 19 The two hundredth anniversary of Fort Louis De La Mobile founded in 1702 will be observed in the city Wednesday and Thursday. A civic and military parade precedes a tablet unveiling at the courthouse bearing 1702 1902 and the names D Iberville and De Beinville. Only remnants of the fort remain, an old wall and a fragment of the powder magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Fort Louis de la Mobile
Louisiana
Court House
D'Iberville
de Beinville
Head on collision near Parkersburg kills crew
Two B and O freight trains collided head on six miles north of Parkersburg W V today killing engineer William Sorrell of Parkersburg and fireman Oscar Shank of Vinton Ohio while injuring the brakeman from both trains Ten cars were piled up and engines demolished The engineer had orders to pass at Vienna siding but was relieving his fireman who was exhausted and passed the siding unknowingly
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
B. and O
Here
William Sorrell
Parkerspurg
Oscar Shank
Vinton
Ohio
Sorrell
Vienna
Scottish Rite Masons mark 50th jubilee with grand rites
Cincinnati Ohio January 19 The Scottish Rite Masons plan elaborate events February 18 to 21 to celebrate the golden jubilee of the Order The Ohio consistory lists 2800 members and over 200 candidates for the degree at the cathedral next month Henry M Palmer and James D Richardson both 33d degree grand masters of northern and southern jurisdictions are expected to attend along with deputies from states and supreme councils Canada and Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Henry M. Palmer
James D. Richardson
Supreme Councils
Canada
Mexico
Fire in Broadway building injures workers and damages stock
Fire in the basement of a Broadway building housing Blumenthal and Stiner neckwear Roche Croll and Folkoff cloaks and suits broke out this evening. Fifteen Folkoff employees on the fifth floor were rescued with difficulty while several firemen were overcome. Loss estimated at $75,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Blumenthal & Stiner
Roche, Croll & Co
Samuel Folkoff
Folkoff
Scheepers Sentenced to Death by Lord Kitchener
Graaf Reinet Cape Colony January 19 Lord Kitchener confirms the death sentence on Boer Commandant Scheepers captured last October. He will be shot next Saturday.
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Graaf Reinet
Cape Colony
Lord Kitchener
Scheepers
Infanta Maria Cristina of Spain dies widow of Don Sebastian
The widow of Don Sebastian, Infanta Maria Cristina, dies in Madrid at age 86. Born in 1833, she passed away on January 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Infanta Maria “Cristina
Don Sebastian
Fire destroys Globe Yarn Mill in Fall River
A blaze at 8 45 am in the Globe Yarn mills of the New England Cotton Yarn Co caused about 200 000 in damage. Originating in a belt box in the basement of No 1 mill, the fire raged until 2 30 pm with automatic sprinklers and a steam pump aiding efforts. Most losses are from machinery and wet finished goods, including Sea Island Egyptian and Peeler cottons, with raw stock also ruined. All losses are insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Globe Yarn Mills
New England Cotton Yarn Company
James Ryan
Sea Island
Worthington
Panic at Lynn Theater Over Fire Panic in Uncle Tom's Cabin
Two thousand people panic in the Lynn theater during the third act of Uncle Tom's Cabin when lights go out and a boy shouts fight misinterpreted as fire. Officers quell the disturbance as women faint and children are separated, but no serious injuries occur. Stage hands and theater staff quickly restore order and Eva's death scene proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Lynn Theatre
Eva
Staple
Little Eva
Threatened death by own action by mercury poisoning
Mrs. Millan of 7 Amory street was taken to St Johns hospital early yesterday morning believed to have attempted suicide by poisoning at her home Saturday evening. She vomited violently on discovery and was treated with a stomach pump, but no poison was found, and she returned home by noon.
Tragic Mine Factory Disaster Kills Many in Puente De Vilumara
A boiler explosion at a spinning mill near Manresa Devastates Puente De Vilamara killing sixteen workers including the mill manager and two sisters and injuring about thirty others. The village lies desolated as rescue crews recover bodies and the dead are laid to rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
Manresa
Puente de Vilamara
Injy
Manresa Hospital
Snday
Red Cross Society
Puente de Vilumara
Rutland Farmer Murdered in Bed in Worcester
Worcester January 19 Samsom Seaverns eighty three living on the Rutland to Princeton road was slain at his home at nine o'clock by Lem Hapgood who worked for him. Hapgood used an axe and revolver then fled toward Worcester after confessing to a daughter of the victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Samsom_ Seaverns
Rutland
Princeton
Lem Hapgood
Hapgood
Seaverns
Mortgagee Challenge St Anne’s Church Over Attachment
North Brookfield January 19 A notice posted by the Canadian Religious association trustees called a meeting for Saturday to act on a demand by ten mortgagees each holding 1000 dollars of the mortgage. They seek to bid the church in at sale to obtain sheriff’s deed and dissolve a ten thousand dollar attachment placed by Father Jean Berger. Counsel Henry C. E. B. Cottle of Brookfield says an injunction will stop the sale. Father Berger and supporters plan to attend the meeting. the affair has stirred public interest after a year of quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Brookfield
St. Anne’s Church
The
Canadian Religious Association
Jean Berger
Father Berger
Henry C. EB. Cottle
Brookfield
Detroit Wholesale Block Collapses Ruin Stocks at $202000
A four-building collapse in Detroit's wholesale district on a Sunday night leaves a heap of ruins. Four stories high, the block bounded by Jefferson avenue Shelby and Griswold streets housed Maddocks Glove and Imperial Cap on the corner, Crusoe Bros wholesale grocers in the other two, with total stock losses around $202000 and building damage $50000. An explosion is suspected though no blast sound was heard. About 200 workers would have been in danger if the collapse occurred during business hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Jefferson Avenue
Shelby and Griswold Streets
Shelby Street
Maddocks Glove Company
Imperial Cap Company
Glove Company
Cap Company
Crusoe Bros
Limited
Man Charged With Manslaughter In Death Of Son
Concord Jan 18 a warrant was issued for John Arnold of Hudson on manslaughter charges for the death of his son George W W Arnold in the woods near Maynard Hudson. The arrest followed an inquest and evidence suggesting a quarrel rather than an accident. The boy, nearly 18, weighed 150 pounds and stood 5 feet 8 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Sam King
Maynard
John Arnold
Hudson
George W. W. Arnold
Arnold
Maynard and
George Arnold
John W. Arnold
Geo. W. W. Arnold
Samuel E. King
Patrick Scully
Bohol Insurgents and Philippine Skirmishes Reported
Manila receives word of a missing canoe carrying eleven of Company I, Second Infantry, with believed loss or capture. Gen. Wade notes 365 insurgents surrendered on Bohol, a claim deemed astonishing. In Laguna a woman insurgent Aguada Kahabagan, once commanding 800 men, is captured. Gen. Bell active in Batangas where a recent engagement wounded one American officer and killed a private. Col. Wint reports numerous small engagements.
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Manila
Wade
Cebu
Bohol
Laguna
Luzon
Eighth Infantry
Aguada Kahabagan
J. Franklin Bell
Batangas
Theodore J. Wint
Sixth Cavalry
Double Tragedy in Cincinnati Ends in Loss
While Mr and Mrs W H Whittaker were away their infant was left with Annie Laggie. The nurse turned on gas and died from inhalation. The baby was later found hanging from a gas pipe in the cellar. The nurse cannot live. Mr Whittaker is a prominent Cincinnati lawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati, Jan. O
W. H. Whittaker
Annie Laggie
Agrarian Rioters Shot by Gendarmes in Transylvania
Budapest reports a violent agrarian riot in Alsoidecs village Maros Torda Transylvania. Gendarmes fired on the mob after officials were attacked, killing ten and leaving thirteen severely wounded. One more death followed and four are not expected to survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Alsoidecs
Maros Torda
Transylvania
Y M A A Team Romps Over West Chelmsford in Chelmsford
In Chelmsford a basketball game ended with the Y M A A team defeating West Chelmsford 50 to 7. Mitchell, House and Dolan starred for Chelmsford. McGlinchy, Reed and Dion for West Chelmsford. Referee was William Marley of Lowell. attendance about 150. The YMCA A plays G N T A in Urban Hall on January 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chelmsford
Y. M. A. A. Rooters
Mitchell
House
Dolan
McGlinchy
Reed
Dion
West Village
MM. A. A. W. Chelms
L Trull Coleb
Keiley Dolan
McGlinchy Adams
Reed House
Adams
Trull
Foulston Mitchell
McGlinchey
Wm. Marley
Lowell
Urban Hall
King Edward Wears Velvet Cuff Frock Over Coat
London observers reported King Edward appeared in a frock over coat with velvet cuffs provoking swift orders from fashionables to replicate the look. Subsequent clarification said the garment was a frock over coat, velvet cuffs commonly seen on such jackets, causing consternation among the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward
Venezuelan insurgents widen Paraguana operation campaign
From Willemstad via Haytien cable, reports say insurgents concentrated on the Paraguana peninsula launched a movement against President Castro. Fighting near Uchire and Barquisimeto area of Lara, with insurgents reportedly victorious in a clash near Barquisimote, and battles in Maracaibo streets continuing against government troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willemstad
Curacoa
Paraguana
Gulf of Maracaibo
Uchire
Castro
Barquismote
Lara
Maracaibo
Agreement on Pan American arbitration may be revived
Mexico City reports that despite a supposed settlement of the arbitration issue at the Pan American conference, conservatives may push to reopen it. A committee item drawing interest is Gen. Rafael Reis of Colombia on South American river routes. He argues that a few miles of canal could link the Amazon and Platte river systems, unlocking a vast new region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Rafael Reis
Colombia
South America
Gen. Reis
Amazon
Platte
A Spendthrift Prince In Korea Debt Case
Washington report says Prince Buinwa, second son of the Korean king, faces a $30,000 suit by Wolf Bros. and Co. over a promissory note. Through an interpreter he offers no defense, admitting the money was borrowed and spent. the King is said to be informed and may supply the funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Princce Buiwha
Korea
Wolf Bros. and Co
New York
Philadelphia
Extra Choice Farm Near Lowell Line for Small Fruits
Extra choice farm seven acres at the Lowell line three minutes from electrics offers the best land for small fruits or a small market garden. Features an old fashioned house, good barn and hen house. Price $2500. Also two-story two tenement house five rooms plus bath each, separate front and back, on a large pleasant lot on electrics line, $2100 with flexible terms. Apply T. H. Elliott, 64 Central Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
T. H. Elliott
Central Street
Robbers Steal Diamonds From Northern Pacific Trunks
A St Paul dispatch reports diamonds valued at twenty thousand dollars were stolen from two trunks in the Northern Pacific station baggage room. Unset stones and rings were taken while a tray of twenty four set diamonds was left. The trunks belonged to C B Clausen of S S Clausen and Co. One suspect has been arrested.
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St. Paul
Minn
Glendive
Mont
Northern Pacific
C. B. Clausen
S. S. Clausen and Company
Minneapolis
Mr. Clausen
Florida Tours to Jacksonville by Pennsylvania Railroad
Under the Personally-Conducted Tourist System tours to Jacksonville depart New York by a specified Pullman train on Feb 4 and 18 and March 4. Tickets allow two weeks in the Land of Flowers with Pullman and meals both ways, not hotel stays. March 4 tours return by May 4 with Pullman and meals only on the going trip. Rate from New York is $50. Itinerary of D N Bell, Tourist Agent, 205 Washington Street, Boston.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Jacksonville
New York
Land of Flowers
Florida
D. N
Bell
Washington Street
Boston
Dinner jackets echo Kimono style in Mrs Roosevelt idea
The dinner jackets shown by fashion designers under Mrs. Roosevelt's concept are criticized for resembling the kimono too closely. The designs, while aligned with the first lady's vision, fail to win broad approval beyond wearers' private spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Roosevelt
Zine and Grinding Boost Devoe Lead Paint Longevity
Zine and grinding improve Devoe lead paint durability, while zinc oxide mix with oil remains a traditional hand blended option. The comparison suggests the new process yields longer lasting protection, potentially influencing painter choices in industrial coating usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devoe
Local man Arnold linked to bloody axe incident
A 50 year old junk dealer with one arm and a hook in place is described as quick tempered and a heavy drinker. He has lived on Gospel hill two miles from Hudson Centre for 15 years. The inquest noted his shock at detention and his account of the bloody axe handle arising from a cut face after being thrown in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gospel Hill
Hudson Centre
Arnold
Anti-foreigner leader Tung Fuh Siang executed in Kan Su
From Pekin reports via the Shanghai correspondent of the Standard Gen Tung Fuh Siang the noted anti foreigner was executed January 15 at the yamen of the Governor in Shenshin Kan Su province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Shanghai
The
Standard
Pekin
Tung Fuh Siang
Yamen
Shenshin
Kan Su Provence
Benson's Plaster Ad Promises Quick Pain Relief
An old time ad touts Benson's Porous Plaster as the cure for coughs colds pains and aches including rheumatic discomfort and kidney or liver issues. It claims rapid relief and warns to avoid substitutes with prepaid mail order from Seabury Johnson Mfg. Chemists New York for 25 cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson
United States
Seabury & Johnson
Mfg
N.Y
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Fort Louis DE Mobile
Order
Globe Yarn Mill
PANIC
Dea Hair Store
Merrimack St
Fr. Berger
Troit Collapse
Arnolds
Walter A. White
John J. Shaugnessy
Will
White
Hoitt
King
Donovan
W. H. Proctor
Mr. White
BIG Timber Land Sale
Titusville
Kellettsville
T. D. Collins
G. E. Watson
Golinza
Buzzard & Son
Brockwayville
Gen. Wade
Chelmsford
Harry
Richardson
Merrimack
Signatere
Eplis
Hays Beata
Sapolio
Parker
Balsari
John Wallace
M. D
Washington St
Mass
Lowell Ofce
Mouss
Lowell Steam
Weed Street
George H. Maddocks
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