Italian shoemaker runs amuck in North End assaulting wife
Francesco Di Benedetto, 30, a tall Italian shoemaker, drank heavily and menaced neighbors in a North End house. He bashed his wife with a hatchet, fractured her skull and mangled a finger, forcing her to escape on a fire escape. He then tried to break doors as police arrived and leapt from a fourth story window. The wife and he survived severe injuries and were expected to recover. The incident sent residents onto roofs in panic.
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Francesco di Benedetto
Mlanover Street
North End
di Benedetto
Mary
Dedham
Madelena
Miners Mitchell and Baer to Meet and Confer Tuesday
New York April 1 coal strike involves 524881 miners with about 304000 on strike. Many remove tools from mines and expect return to work after Tuesday talks. President Mitchell and miners committee to meet operators in New York Tuesday amid ongoing clashes including a fatal incident at Charleroi.
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Mitchell
Baer
New York
John Mitchell
Miners’ Committee
Threat to Burn Big Hotel Sparks Police Alert
A woman named Mrs. Howard rushed to police saying a warning claimed Coleman Heights Hotel near Greenbush was to be burned last night. She would not reveal her source or assailants, but officers alerted Seituate authorities and planned protection for the property.
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Scituate
Posse Protects Coleman Heights House From Fire Threat
Scituate April 1 A Boston message prompted a local posse to rush to Greenbush to guard the Coleman Heights Hotel a 65 room wooden landmark about 25 years old amid threats of arson. Sheriff says a Boston attorney ordered halt to work and removal of paints last week while a guard remained tonight.
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Scituate
Boston
Coleman Heights
Tmer
Greenbush
Turner
Colman Teights
Incendiary Fire Damages Arlington Home on Thorndike Street
An incendiary brand set a two story unoccupied house on Thorndike street ablaze just before 10 o clock causing $1000 damage. Firemen found the entire lower apartment burning and fought the flames. The house is owned by Thomas Tolson.
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Arlington
Thorndike Street
Thomas Tolson
Athletes Ready for Olympian Games and BAA Bouts
Tenney's Nationals arrive in Charleston as Gibson joins Collins team in New Orleans and athletes head to Olympian games tomorrow. Distince runs are the lone events where they show weakness. Faton and Fowler remain hopeful while tainted amateurs are said to have fought in Saturday night's B A A bouts.
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Tenney
Charleston
Gibson
Collins
New Orleans
Faton
Fowler
Girl Rescued In Canoe Accident At Newton Lower Falls
In Newton Lower Falls this afternoon Harry Buntin of Roxbury rescued his sweetheart after their canoe capsized above the rapids. He swam with her to shore after she jumped up in panic, saving both when help was distant. The woman declined to reveal her name to the family.
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di Benedetto
Frank Toro
Mrs. di Benedetto
Toro
Tony Tobino
Newton Lower Falls
Harry Buntin
Roxbury
Buntin
Mr. Buntin
Brookline Robbery Fears Rise Over Local Slugger Return
A desperate highway robbery on Babcock Street Brookline endangers a visiting midlife woman who fought the attacker and drew neighbors after her screams. The thief escaped with no handbag loss though glasses were broken. Police withheld details amid fears of a revived Jack the Slugger pattern.
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Babcock Street
Brookline
Charles B. Kendall
Physicians Endorse Father John's Medicine as Prescription
Doctors and hospitals back Father John’s Medicine as a legitimate prescription product not a patent remedy. Medical groups emphasize proper use under physician guidance and endorse its medication status.
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John
Schooners collide off Cross Rip light ship near Vineyard Haven
In Nantucket Sound the schooners Priscilla and Powers collided amidships as Powers and Lawson sailed together. Priscilla, with bow damaged and steering compromised, was towed in by the fishing steamer Petrel, which will reach port tomorrow. Powers and Lawson appeared uninjured.
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Vineyard Haven
St. John
Priscilla
Petrel
Governor Powers
Cross Rip
Powers
Nantucket Sound
Thomas W. Lawson
Granville
Lawson
Nantucket
Swift's Life at Lowebb Under Grim Pneumonia Struggles
E C Swift the millionaire beef trust member lies gravely ill with pneumonia at the Quincy House. A brief telegram from his office boy and the employees offers a hopeful note, while doctors express little optimism. Swift’s daughter Mrs Clarence Moore of Washington remains at his bedside as his husband Mr Moore is summoned. Chicago is notified and swift business associates may arrive soon.
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Beef Trust
E. C. Swift
Quincy House
Packer
Johnson
Chicago
Swift
Figures of coal strike on today and past losses
The document catalogs hard and soft coal strike figures, wages, and production losses. It notes distribution across multiple states, a $6,000,000 union strike fund, and eight million dependents on miners' wages. It also recalls the 1902 anthracite strike losses among miners, operators, and railroads.
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Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Iowa
Indiana
Kansas
Missouri
West Virginia
Willing to Give Increase Strike Prospect Soft Coal District
Dispatches from Pennsylvania coal fields indicate operators in western Pennsylvanian soft coal districts near Pittsburg are nearly ready to announce wage increases. The report suggests the strike threat has not caused widespread alarm among workers or communities.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Western Penn
April Fools Wind Disrupts Sabbath Services
A poem laments a strong spring wind spoiling Sunday worship as the speaker notes April fools and asks why the wicked wind chose the Sabbath to blow, a playful take on weather disrupting church.
Temperature Report From Thompson's Spa
The thermometer at Thompson's Spa on 219 Washington Street shows yesterday’s readings with an average around 44 degrees. Variations include 35 degrees at 14-2 and other legible figures, while a year ago the record noted 16 degrees.
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Thompson's Spa
Washington Street
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Toee
Amuck
George F. Baer
THE
Coal Operators’ Committee
I P
John Mitchelm
UULT
Shamokin
Charleroi
MR. F.N. Bemis
Caledes
St Mason Street
Hoylston Street
HOTEL
Sweetheart
Metropolitan Police
Longwood
Jack the Slugger
Big One
Tack
Lowebb
Vicinity
Washington Forecast
New England
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