Assault Trial Details in Police Court Record
The police court heard the case of Sergt John O Laing charged with assaulting Capt A D Mitten of Company M after a dispute over a rifle room key at the armory. Mitten testified Laing threw a door knob, injuring his hand, while Laing claimed self defense and described a struggle over access to the room. The trial adjourned with further testimony expected and drunkenness fines noted for other defendants.
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John O. Laing
A. D. Mitten
Company M
Laing
Stow
Capt. Mitten
Santiago
Sergt. Crowell
Snow
Mitten
Sergt. Bert Chandler
Sixth Regiment
Mr. Carr
Adjutant General
Capt. Kittredge
Bent
Capt
Sergt. Laing
Hadley
W. A. Hogan
John McEloy
Michael Scollard
State Farm
Hustler Goodyear Welted Shoes Advertise Value
A Hustler shoe ad promotes solid goodyear welted leather men's footwear priced at 3.50. It touts straight calfskin, double soles, square shanks, heavy bottoms and prime uppers built for hard wear with sizes 7 to 11 and widths 5, 7 and 8.
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Congress
Bitter Medical and Dental Feud Explodes in Omaha College
About 560 students at the Omaha Medical and Dental college clashed in a three hour battle that spread through the building. Freshmen taunting escalated to blows as students from other classes joined, desks and furniture turned into weapons, and several heads were injured with Frank Miller requiring stitches. Faculty failed to stop the fray.
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Omaha
Omaha, Neb
Omaha Medical and Dental College
Frank Miller
Lord Hope Granted Divorce in High Court
London March 21 Lord Francis Hope was granted a divorce this morning on grounds of the misconduct of his wife May Yohe with Putnam Bradley Strong of New York. Counsel outlined the couple’s marriage in 1900 and the later intimacy leading to their Japan trip under assumed names. Lord Hope, who has a amputated leg, testified he had no suspicion until late 1900 and a separation followed in 1901. Affidavits supported misconduct and the decree with costs was pronounced.
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London
Lord Francis Hope
May Yohe
Putnam Bradley Strong
New York
Lord Hope
United States
Strong
Japan
J. F. Smith
Lady Hope
Bangor faces rising Penobscot as ice jam threat grows
The Penobscot River continues to rise in Bangor causing rapid downtown flooding. An ice jam above the pumping station dam remains solid but could break at any moment under high water pressure. City officials consider dynamite to break the jam after reviews by the aldermen and Diver Thes Allen, with limited crossing and rail disruptions noted between Brewer and Bangor.
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Bangor
Penobscot
Board of Aldermen
Thes. Allen
Brewer Toll Bridge
Maine Central
Brewer
Bar Harbor
Bucksport
Tobacco War Divides British Tobacconists Over Prices
At Edinburgh a resolution declined to sign Imperial Tobacco agreement but offered to support British goods if minimum prices ensure fair dealer profits. Belfast dealers meanwhile accepted the American proposition, signaling a sharper split in the trade.
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Edinburgh
Belfast
London
Edinburgh Association of Retail Tobacconists
Imperial Tobacco Company
Snowbound Blizzard Halts Train for 150 Hours Near North Dakota
Three hundred Great Northern passengers from points west of the eastern Montana line, plus 20 tons of mail and carload baggage, were snowbound in North Dakota since last Friday. The first eastbound section finally arrived in St. Paul last night, breaking a 150 hour blockade. Passengers recounted frontier privations as doors remained shut and food ran low aboard the dining car. Frostbitten brakemen ferried fuel from the engine, and tracks were cleared only after rotary plows carved tunnels through 35 foot drifts.
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St. Paul
Minn
Great Northern
Montana
North Dakota
Stanley
N. C
Williston
Lowell polo goaltender faces eye removal for life threat
Joseph Fox of Lowell polo team and Dr. Return J. Meigs rushed to Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary after a Worcester game injury. a gouge from a stick led to blood poisoning. doctors warn removal of one eye is the only chance to save life, ending Foxs polo career. Fox, popular in Lowell and polo circles, showed grit despite multiple injuries this season.
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Joseph Fox
Lowell
Return J. Meigs
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Worcester
Daly
Fox
Meigs
New England
Much English Money in California Rancho Transfer
Ventura Cal March 21 The rancho Santa Clara Del Norte owned by Leopoldo Schiappa Pietra has been transferred to the California Farm and Fruit company Limited of Manchester Eng The consideration is 1113850 The rancho includes seven thousand acres of land suited to fruit lima beans sugar beets and grain Over 50000 will be paid out immediately for an irrigation system.
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Ventura
Cal
Santa Clara del Norte
Leopoldo Schiappa Pietra
California Farm and Fruit Company (Limited
Manchester
Eny
Record Stamp Sale Sets Chicago Post Office History
Chicago March 21 record breaking stamp sale reported by the city post office. A single buyer purchased 1,006,000 stamps for 25,009 dollars, with 500 percent stamps in one package and the rest in one-cent stamps. It is the largest individual stamp purchase ever recorded by the Chicago post office.
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Chicago
Chicago Post Office
Death in Melrose from smallpox ends brief outbreak
George M Carpenter of Orris street died last night after several days with smallpox. A 45 year old traveling salesman, he leaves a wife and three sons. Melrose records this as the only smallpox case in several years.
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Melrose
George M. Carpenter
Orris Street
Inquest Opened Into Infant Death In Harwich
Judge Hopkins of the district court opened an inquest into the death of the infant child of Abbie Rogers a single woman about 35. The child died about ten days ago apparently from suffocation in Harwich on March 21.
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Harwich
Hopkins
District Court
Abbie Rogers
Paroled Convict Suspected in Chicago Post Office Robbery
Chicago dispatch links Palos Park resident Joseph Hopkins to the October post office heist. Police search his Palos Park home for evidence of dynamite and tools possibly used to open safes. Hopkins, a suspected bank robber with New York arrests and a five year term, had lived quietly before the alleged involvement surfaced. Col James Stewart notes no surprise at the accusation.
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Chicago
Joseph Hopkins
Dan Ripley
the Tribune
Hopkins
Palos Park
Col
James Stewart
New York
Wreckage and Lifeboat Logs Mark Monomoy Disaster
From Monomoy, the life saving crew searched all night for bodies of 12 men lost in Monday’s storm. Wagons carrying the crew’s personal effects moved the families to Harwich as Nantucket finds wreckage including sails and the log book near Great Point prompting a final watch for remains.
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Chatham
Harwich
Nantucket
Monomoy
Great Point
Wadena
Public transit firms order 285 new streetcars
Boston and Northern and Old Colony Street Railway companies plan to add largely to their rolling stock. They have contracts for 100 eight-wheel open cars and 100 eight-wheel closed cars with varied bench and length specifications. They have received 35 new cars and will add 50 more from their shops, totaling 285 new cars valued at about 1.35 million dollars.
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Boston and Northern and
Old Colony Street Railway
House approves bond limit removal for Iowa railroads
Des Moines March 21 The House has passed a bill removing the limit of bonded indebtedness which Iowa railroad companies may incur. The measure has cleared the Senate and awaits the Governor’s signature. It is reported to aid the merger.
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Des Moines
House
Iowa
Senate
National Retail Hardware Association Adopts Mutual Insurance
The National Retail Hardware Association meeting in Chicago adjourned after two days. A recommendation was made to introduce a mutual insurance feature for the group. H. G. Cormick was elected president.
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Chicago
National Retail Hardware Association
H. G. Cormick
Ayer’s Hair Vigor Promises Dark Rich Hair
An advertisement touts Ayer’s Hair Vigor as a remedy to gray hair claiming visible darkening within a month. It lists a one dollar price and availability at all druggists with J C Ayer Co. of Lowell Mass as the maker.
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Ayer
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell, Mass
Rich Heiress A Romantic Story Of Railway Orphan Found
New York reports Frank Conger of Brooklyn left 6 million dollars to his adopted daughter Oressa Stewart Conger, 14, whom he saved from a Hamburg New York wreck twelve years ago. The child was later deemed his and Mrs Conger’s daughter. The estate includes a life interest to the widow and a 5500 dollar yearly allowance to a friend's widow. The Hamburg wreck killed ten and injured many as a snowbound train split on the Lake Shore line.
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New York
Frank Conger
Brooklyn
Detroit
Oressa Stewart Conger
Hamburg
N. Y
Conger
E. Stewart
Rochester
Lake Shore Road
George E. Allen
Buffalo
Oressa
Notorious postal robber Anderson jailed in Pittsburgh
Harry J. Anderson described as one of the United States most desperate post office robbers was moved to Allegheny county jail from Johnstown after last night arrest. He is wanted in Ohio for robberies and will be taken to Columbus for trial.
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Pittsburg
Harry J. Anderson
United States
Allegheny County
Johnstown
Anderson
Ohio
Columbus
Texas grain dealer sells oats to New York firm for Germany
Sherman Texas March 21 W P Harrison president of the Texas Grain Dealers association sold 2503 bushels of Texas red rust proof seed oats to a New York firm for export to Germany. He notes this is his first consignment sale to Europe for seed purposes.
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Sherman
Texas
W. P. Harrison
Texas Grain Dealers’ Association
New York
Germany
Harrison
Europe
Peace or War at Mine Workers Convention
Shamokin, Pa March 21 The United Mine Workers convention of districts 1 7 and 9 prepares to vote on peace or war as the scale committee report is submitted for final action. Delegates weigh concessions beyond operator notices while President Mitchell denies any imminent decision. The session opens after 9 with resolutions from yesterday under review.
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Shamokin
United Mine Workers of America
Mitchell
Associated Press
Citrus shipments fall behind and crop outlook dim
Los Angeles reports citrus shipments from southern California lag 1505 cars behind last year at this time, with the new crop likely to be short as totals reach 9200 cars. M Marks Co offers spring suits to order at 20 dollars, 42 Central Street. A fire alarm from box 83 at 4 05 Thursday cited a small blaze in an upper tenement at 131 Powell Street caused by children playing with matches.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
M. Marks Co
Central Street
Powell Street
Overcoats Tailoring Cuts Tailor Trips
The hand tailoring of these fine overcoats keeps many men from visiting a tailor. Prices are reasonable ranging from ten to twenty three dollars, making ready to wear look affordable for customers seeking quality.
Accident at Kitson Machine Shop Amputates Fingers
John St Peters, a Kitson Machine shop worker, had his left hand caught in a buzz saw Thursday afternoon. Surgeons amputated the two middle fingers at the first joint, while the index and little fingers were saved, and he was taken to the emergency hospital for treatment.
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John St. Peters
Kitson Machine Shop
Cape Town Update on Cell Rhodes Condition
Cape Town report shows a slight improvement in the condition of Cell Rhodes, continuing today with the same medical team monitoring his status. No further details were provided about the patient or treatment.
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Cape Town
Rhodes
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Dutton Street
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Ashort
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Flannigan
Welch
Lanvier
Adams Street
Hustler
Q'Sallirs A Bros. Co
City Hall
Penobscot River
Swan Building
Central St
H. F. Otash CO
Snowbound
Rancho
Palos Park, IN
Boston & Northern
Favor Insurance
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Lowell Polo
Tate
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