Too Fast Show of Temper Causes Goelet Trouble
Boston June 19 Robert Goelet heir to a New York family was arrested for racing an automobile down Commonwealth avenue at 15 to 20 mph. He was defaulted in municipal court and bond set at $50. He argued with police, then paid the fine and left. Police seek to curb Back Bay racing after a Wakefield tragedy.
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Boston
Robert Goelet
New York
Back Bay
Commonwealth Avenue
J. D. Hill
Goelet
Sergt. Nagle
Gloucester Street
New Yorker
Wakefield
Unusual Bill Dismissed Over Coal Ice Nuisance Claim
Boston June 19 The full bench of the Supreme Court dismissed J. D. Downing an ice dealer from Brighton's suit against William H. Elliott. The case sought an injunction to stop burning soft coal near a pond where the plaintiff cuts ice. The court ruled the defendant’s lawful business may operate unless it harms others or violates the law, and soft coal use, under these facts, did not show damages sufficient to warrant action.
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Boston
Supreme Court
J. D. Downing
Brighton
William H. Elliott
Trial of Jane Toppan Set for Barnstable Monday
The trial of Jane Toppan, the nurse accused in the murder of Mrs. Mary Gibbs of Cataumet, is scheduled to begin next Monday at Barnstable. Attorney General Parker and James Stewart Murphy outlined defence plans centering on insanity, with Judge F. M. Bixby assisting. About 12 to 15 witnesses are to be called, and the case is expected to conclude by Monday night or Tuesday morning.
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Parker
James Stewart Murphy
Jane Toppan
Mary D. Gibbs
Cataumet
Barnstable
Murphy
Miss ‘Oppan
F. M. Bixby
Brockton
Woman killed by electric car in Topsham incident
Brunswick Me June 19 Mrs Susan PR Stuart was killed at midnight at Topsham by an electric car operated by the Lewiston Brunswick Bath company.
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Brunswick, Me
Susan PR. Stuart
Topsham
Lewiston, Brunswick &Bath Company
Foster romance ends Louis Disbrow plans for divorce
Richmond Hills Long Island June 19 Louis A Disbrow planned to divorce his wife and marry Dimple Lawrence after a divorce with his wife but was swayed by Dimple to choose Clarence Foster instead. Walter Hutchins, a local broker, confirms the love triangle and that Disbrow intended to move west after a divorce. The shift reportedly caused tension and a tragedy linked to the beach incident, with Disbrow now at his father's home.
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Richmond Hills
L. I
Louis A. Disbrow
Dimple” Lawrence
Walter Hutchins
Disbrow
Hutchins
Richmond Hills Association
Golf Club
Long Island
Louis
Lawrence
Dimple
Young Disbrow
Foster
Manhattan
Jamaica
Maplewood
Disbrow House
Maple Grove
Louis Walk
Tiana Bay
Bradford Academy Commencement Public Address And Diplomas
Bradford academy held commencement exercises with 17 graduates. Rev. Dr. Reuben Thomas delivered a critical address on Paris literature. Diplomas went to Isabel Barkwell through Theresa Walther, with Frances Dalrymple winning the Mary C. Barrett prize and Ada Knipe the Improvement prize. Harvard professor Edmund von Mach to lecture on the History of Art.
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Haverhill
Bradford Academy
Hornaday
Reuben Thomas
Brookline
Paris
Isabel E. Barkwell
Cleveland
Betsey B. Barrows
Ella A. A. Benson
Chicago, Ill
Dorothy W. Branch
Manchester
N. H
Frances W. Dalrymple
Lowell
Gertrude L. Edmands
Newburyport
Bessie F. Hartshorne
Newton
Helen R. Hornaday
New York
Second Edition of Bolivar Steamer Cartagena Linked to Venezuelan Revolt
The Cartagena, now at Dominica, is reported by Venezuelan authorities to belong to General Matos, leader of Venezuela's revolution. Described as a "second edition" of the Bolivar warship Ban Righ, the Cartagena will coal at St. Lucia as it proceeds.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
Cartagena
Dominica
British West Indies
General Matos
Venezuela
Bolivar
St. Lucia
Hay responds to Congress with thanks for McKinley honors
Secretary Hay acknowledges Congress for the cordial thanks given for President McKinley. He expresses appreciation for the honor and encloses a copy of his address, which is neatly engrossed.
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Washington
Congress
Foraker
Grosvenor
McKinley
Hay
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