Day of Tragedy in Dorchester
One man killed himself after a personal safety incident. A second man died from gas asphyxiation in his home. A woman was injured when hit by a runaway team near Victoria street and Dorchester avenue. A third man, Bart Fapiano, died from a self-inflicted gunshot. Daniel Groecer was found dead from a leaky gas jet at 12 Holiday street.
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Dorchester
Victoria Street
Dorchester Avenue
Sarah L. Murphy
Romsey Street
Bart Fapiano
Mechanics Place
North End
City Hospital
Cochmen Street
Haskins
Fapiano
Daniel Groecer
Holiday Street
Elizabeth
Record High April Heat Shatters Local History in Woburn
Woburn reported a new early April high with unofficial records showing an 8 degree reading. A mid afternoon wind rose to a stiff breeze, wrapping streets in a thick dust cloud and increasing discomfort for passersby.
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Woburn
Driver Sacrifices Himself Saving Child in Road Rampage
William D. Schumann of the Winthrop fire department was severely injured while saving Senator James H. Doyle’s young daughter. While guiding nervous horses, the whiffletree struck the animals and sent them galloping toward Mary Doyle on the road. Schumann pulled the team away, but the offal wagon nearby couldn’t avoid the collision, pinning him under the wreckage.
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William D. Schumann
Winthrop Fire Department
James H. Doyle
Schumann
Mary Doyle
Schumman
Schuman
Steam Wrecks Crane's Home in Dalton
Pittsfield April 7 George Baker caretaker at the Crane home steed in Dalton found a steam pipe had burst causing damage over 16000 dollars. Oil paintings and furniture ruined and the villa must be repainted and repaved. Much ruined furniture stored in the Dalton block.
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Pittsfield
George Baker
Crane
Dalton
Herbert S. Johnson
Boston
Dalton Block
Man of the Hour Edmund Billings Honored in Boston
Former Governor Curtis Guild Jr. praised Edmund Billings at a Boston City Club dinner honoring his relief work for Sicily earthquake victims. The event acknowledged Billings and associate Philip Carboni for distributing a $100,000 Massachusetts relief fund, with remarks from Governor Draper, Mayor Hibbard, and business leaders. Billings spoke of the aid effort and the devastation in Messina.
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Edmund Billings
Curtis Guild, Jr
Billings
Boston City Club
Massachusetts
Sicily
Mr. Billings
Philip Carboni
Draper
Hibbard
James
Billings and Carboni honored for Italy relief effort
About 300 attendees at a Boston dinner heard Governor Draper and Mayor Hibbard praise Mr. Billings and Mr. Carboni for distributing Massachusetts relief funds to Italy. Speakers cited Chelsea fire and San Francisco disasters as context, and stressed prompt, unbureaucratic aid.
Matthews Declares Boston Is Corrupt
In a forceful speech Mr. Matthews criticizes Boston politics calling the city deeply corrupt over decades. He cites millions wasted under the guise of legitimate expenses for political ends and urges immediate remedy.
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Matthews
Boston
Revoked Will for Daughter Settled by Probate Court
The lost will of Carl Henry Doering of 552 Parker Street Roxbury was settled by Judge Grant. The duplicate will is admitted but he accused Doering's daughter Wilhelmina of causing the original to disappear. The case centers on a $15,000 estate with specific bequests and deductions, and could go to the Supreme Court. A fund raising event features Nathan Miller, a promising baritone, with the Yiddish play The Widow and Mme Marie Sablonowsky performing solos.
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Carl Henry Doering
Parker Street
Roxbury
Norman T. Sheehan
Doering
Sheehan
Wilhelmina
Henry F. Doering
New York
Miss Doering
Supreme Court
Nathan Miller
Miller
New England Conservatory of Music
Mme, Marie Sablonowsky
Boston Hebrews Prepare for Yiddish Play Night
The Boston Hebrews are expected to turn out in large numbers tonight for the performance at the Globe Theatre. The event aims to aid a young singer through a community showing in the city venue.
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Boston
Globe Theatre
Boys Take First Dip Of Year In Gloucester Harbor
In Gloucester on April 7 the harbor water was initially 48 degrees at 8 am and climbed to 67 by 12:30 pm. About a dozen youngsters waded in for the season’s first swim but soon exited as the water proved icy.
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Gloucester
Home Beauty Mixture For Skin Care Recipe
A lengthy home remedy describes mixing glycerine rosewater tincture cadomene and borax to create a skin tone routine. It advises combining glycerine with tincture cadomene letting stand two hours then adding rosewater and borax and applying morning and night before washing with hot water and soap.
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