Mrs Eddy Transfers Entire Estate to Trustees
Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy moves to substitute trustees as plaintiffs in the ongoing action seeking an accounting. The deed transfers her estate to three trustees Henry Beker Archibald McLellan and Josiah E Fernald with a half million bond. Trustees promise to protect and manage all property interests and defend suits for the estate.
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2000 Women Would Wed Matrimonial Agency Case
Special to The Times from Philadelphia reports that James Marshall and Edith Ross ran a marriage bureau called Mrs Edith Ross Society. Evidence includes letters offering dowries from 40 000 to 60 000 and a fake marriage where Marshall acted as groom to Marjorie Friel. A ring of hopeful brides and varied motives is exposed with no clear profit.
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Boston Conservatory of Music
Pastor's Resignation Ties to Choir Member in Bridgeton
In Bridgeton New Jersey Rev Oscar W Fischer resigned as pastor of St John s German Lutheran Church amid gossip over his conduct with choir member Chrissie Scheyhing a 24 year old employee who left her West Commerce Street home and later boarded a train to Philadelphia.
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St. John’s German Lutheran Church
Chrissie Scheyhing
West Commerce Street
J. Fischer
Pennsylvania
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Fischer
Jews in Tangier Alarmed by Persecution Fears
A Tangier dispatch reports rising ill treatment of Jews on the street and several attempts to provoke clashes, sparking alarm among Jewish residents who fear a covert persecution party is forming. The report notes tensions amid French interests and local government.
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Daily Mail
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Morocco
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Lalande
M. Regnault
Marseilles
Busse Wins Chicago Mayoral Race and Traction Ordinances
Chicago's Postmaster Frederick A. Busse, a Republican, won the mayoralty with 164,889 votes to 151,718 for Edward F. Dunne. Prohibition 15,875 and Socialist 18,459. City Council will lean Republican 35 to 34 with one independent Democrat. Ordinances for twenty year street car franchises, transfers, five cent fare, and city profit share passed. Hearst papers backed Dunne. Busse credited with public support for municipal reform.
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French Commissioner named for Algerian Moroccan frontier settlement
A French official is appointed as Commissioner for the demarcation of the Algerian Moroccan frontier under the 1901 and 1902 accords and will reside at Oudja. A Moorish Commissioner nomination is expected shortly. Destailleur was born on April 2.
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Cleveland Referendum Adopts Traction Plan With One Dissent
Cleveland City Council, with one dissenting vote, adopted the Railway Committee report addressing the city’s traction problem. The plan recommends lower fares and related issues to be submitted to a popular vote.
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Roosevelt Pleased by Busse Victory as Chicago Mayor
President Roosevelt expressed pleasure at William Busse's win as Chicago mayor. He noted Busse's strong administrative abilities shown during Cortelyou's postmaster tenure and extended hearty congratulations. Cortelyou also sent a telegram of congratulations to Busse.
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Baltimore Mayoral Nomination Contests Decide Ballot
In Baltimore on April 2 both parties chose their mayoral nominees. Republican E Clay Timanus beat ex Congressman Wachter in 18 of 24 wards. Democrat J Barry Mahool won a three way race over George Stewart Brown and Linthicus with 9 316 to 7 318 for Brown and Linthicus. The municipal election is set for May 7.
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Baltimore
E.clay Timanus
Wachter
J. Barry Mahool
George Stewart Brown
Linthicus
Mahool Brown
Linteuin
Law and Order forces win key Kansas city elections
In TOP Kansas cities the Law and Order ticket secured a decisive victory in the first and second class elections. Topeka reports fifty women actively driving Law and Order voters to the polls, signaling strong organized support.
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Harvard Seal to Stay in Rhode Island Library
The Rhode Island House defeated a measure to replace Harvard University seal with Brown’s in the State Library by a 35 to 24 vote. Rep. Green led the move citing McKim Mead and White ties, while Speaker Burchard defended preserving the Harvard seal amid partisan debate.
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Rhode Island State House
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Brown University
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Committee On Education
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Robbers Arrested After Loot Worth $1000 Recovered
After a struggle and police pursuit through fire escapes and a dumb waiter, two men were captured at 8 West Twenty eighth Street. Jewelry valued at about $1000, plus coins and personal effects, were found on both suspects George Albertson and George Fuller.
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John Closen
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George Fuller
Twenty-eighth Street
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Auto Kills 81 Year Old On Kellogg Street
Alden Sampson senior faces manslaughter charges after a noon accident on Kellogg Street in Pittsfield. Felix Maxwell, 81, was struck while picking up coal near his home. the car dragged him several rods. Sampson fled but was soon arrested and Bail set at $8,000 furnished by Irving D. Ferry. He will be arraigned in District Court tomorrow.
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Alden Sampson
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Aero Club of America
James J Hill Quits as Great Northern Head
James J Hill resigns as president of the Great Northern Railway and becomes Chairman of the Board. His son Louis W Hill is elected president and Frank H McGuigan is named first vice president. The change is not a retirement from rail affairs, though it signals a possible shift toward eventual exit from active management.
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Minneapolis
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Unsafe Buildings To Be Torn Down In Asbury Park
City Council heard from Building Inspector Charles Croxom that several structures are unsafe and will be demolished this spring. The list includes a First Avenue Broadway shop, Lenox Hotel, two story houses on Ocean Avenue, hotels and barns, and Hall Building on Broadway among others. demolition will occur before warm weather.
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Charles Croxom
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Catherine Cook
Lenox
Ocean Avenue
Albert Stieglitz
New York
Jersey bill proposes taxes on facial hair
In Trenton on April 2 Assemblyman Cornish of Essex introduced a bill to tax wearing facial hair. Ordinary whiskers would cost five dollars, side whiskers eight, Van Dyke ten, mutton chops fifteen, billygoat fifty, with red whiskers taxed twenty percent extra. The bill moves to the Committee on Fish and Game.
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Trenton
N. J
Cornish
Essex
Elvins
Committee On Fish and Game
Woman Elected Justice in Evanston
In Evanston today Mrs Catherine Waugh McCulloch, a renowned Chicago resident, was elected justice becoming the first woman to hold a judicial office in Illinois. The victory marks a historic breakthrough for women in the state judiciary.
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Chicago
Evanston
Caterine Waugh McCulloch
Unclear travel ad fragment with pricing notes
The readable text shows a travel or hotel ad fragment mentioning rates around 12 to 14.50 and expenses to a hotel, with references to New York and a possible itinerary. No complete names or places are readable to form a solid news item.
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Ex-Gov Garvin Married in Lonsdale Ceremony
Ex-Gov Garvin of Cumberland wed Miss Sarah Erma Tomlinson in Lonsdale. The bride, a Perkins Institution for the Blind graduate and former protégé from childhood, is many years his junior.
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Cumberland
Sarah Erma Tomlinson
Lonsdale
Perkins Institution For the Blind
Boston
Collision Damages Italian Steamer Regina Margherita
The Regina Margherita, en route to Palermo with many American passengers, collided with the French steamer Senegal near Naples. No injuries reported. Regina Margherita was towed back to Naples for repairs.
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City power plant blaze leaves San Francisco in darkness
The electric power house at Second and Georges Streets is burning and several city sections are without power. Guards guard the temporary Hall of Justice as bail is denied to prisoners and police block entry to the building. The new business district has no lights.
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Buck bill seeks forty year penalty for kidnapping
Special to The New York Times Trenton April 2 Assemblyman Buck’s measure raises kidnapping penalty to forty years in State prison. Buck urged the bill citing Dr. Marvin’s grief over his loss to bolster strong offense deterrence with no recorded votes against it. The House also approved the Jess bill banning cigarette sales to minors under sixteen.
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Fatal Crossing Accident In Middletown NY
John Thomson was killed after being struck at the Erie Railroad crossing when his wagon was pushed onto the pilot by a fast freight train. The incident occurred as the lowered gate trapped his horse team, delaying his escape and leading to his death after fifty seven hours unconscious.
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McVey to Become Undertaker After Sinking Scandal
Hartford April 2 Capt McVey master of the steamer Larchmont which was sunk in Block Island Sound on Feb 12 plans to retire from steam boating and enter the undertaking business He is reported to choose New Haven as the base of operations The move draws criticism for its reminder of the disaster that claimed more than 150 lives
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Block Island Sound
New Haven
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Burglars in Greenwich Leave Wry Note
In Greenwich on April 2 burglars entering homes every other night amused a resident by replying Please go away after a daughter cried out Go away Please go away. They left marks on a window sill and a knife fragment. At W F H Lockwood they took a sealskin coat and a back coat and left no clue. They also tried Woolley and Holly homes.
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Greenwich
Conn
Adeline Rundle
A. A. Rundle
Mr. Lockwood
Cornell Woolley
New York
Edward Holly
Planet Neptune Survives Giant Wave Off Brazilian Coast
The Leyland liner Planet Neptune, en route from Montevideo, rode out a monstrous wave near Rio Grande do Sul on Feb 26. Chief Officer Brown was nearly swept overboard as the ship plunged into a deep hole, and Seaman Shalburg fractured a leg after being hurled against a stanchion. The vessel suffered minor structural damage but continued its voyage as seas churned white with spray.
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Secret letters out Harriman rebuts in injustice charge
Harriman replies to a claim of presidential injustice as senators and the Paris ambassadorship reputational fund figures into the political maneuvering. Depew is named in relation to the fund and its influence on public roles.
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Paris
Parker Asks an Inquiry Into Centralization Debate
Alton B. Parker, former Democratic presidential candidate, calls for investigation into a $200000 fund raised for the 1904 campaign. Harriman and Roosevelt clash over letters and alleged donations from J. P. Morgan, W. K. Vanderbilt Sr., and others to influence New York politics.
President gives the liee in Harriman letter clash
Washington April 2 The White House released prompt remarks after a letter from E H Harriman to Sidney Webster was shown to the President Harriman claimed Roosevelt in 1904 asked him to raise 200000 for the New York fund and promised to appoint Depew ambassador to France The President defended himself and noted recent attacks by Burton and Harriman amid a broader political clash last fall sparked by Harriman’s election to the Ananias Club
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