Georgia's Chum Pus On Stand In Sampson Murder Trial
Mildred Service, 14, a close friend of Georgia Allyn Sampson, testified for the prosecution in Lyons New York with the trial over the murder of Sampson's husband Harry. The prosecution planned to rest tomorrow morning as Robert Hamilton, a gun expert, completes his testimony and the defense's case to follow.
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Allyn Sampson
Harry tTpson
Robert Hamilton
Mildred Service Testifies About Georgia and Robert Manson
Miss Mildred Service described her acquaintance with Georgia and Robert Manson. She stated she would be 15 on April 25 and that they spent time driving together last summer with Georgia owning a horse and top buggy.
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Mildred Service
Robert Manson
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Mildred
Shipping Hard Hit by Wind in Greater Boston
A powerful northwest breeze swept Boston area causing widespread damage to buildings streets and harbour. Blue Hill observatory logged 92 miles per hour marking an extreme wind event, turning the normally calm harbor into a turbulent maelstrom with roaring waves and unsettled conditions.
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Boston
Blue Hill Observatory
Massachusetts Bay Endures Great Blow in Brief Bleak Season
A fragment reports Massachusetts Bay endured a severe impact with the narrative continuing on page six in the third column. Details remain unread in this clipping but imply a major event affecting the area.
Boston and New England Weather Forecast Update
Fair conditions prevail in Boston and vicinity with Friday and Saturday marked by fair skies. Fresh westerly winds diminish through the period while cooler air settles in the south portion. Moderate west winds accompany fair weather for European-bound steamers toward the Grand Banks.
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Washington
New England
Grand Banks
Fires Across New England Hit Manchester and Surrounding Towns
Yesterday fires in New England destroyed fifty tenements in Manchester New Hampshire leaving six hundred homeless with losses near one hundred fifty thousand dollars. Other towns reported multiple buildings lost including Cliftondale Cambridge Dorchester Palmer Clinton Buxton Beverly Harwich Orleans South Yarmouth West Bridgewater Norwood Malden Newport Kingston and forest and bog fires causing additional damage and area-wide losses.
Massive New Hampshire Fires Level Dozens of Buildings
A string of fires across Manchester and several other towns destroyed about 70 buildings with losses exceeding a quarter of a million dollars. Manchester saw 50 tenements burn leaving 600 homeless, with a $150,000 price tag. authorities faced high winds and firebrands. The militia aided police while nearby Cliftondale suffered 10 homes and outbuildings losses totaling $40,000.
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Manchester
N. H
Concord
Nashua
Rochester
Dover
Portsmouth
Lowell
Cliftondale
Saugus
Fires Hit Cape Cod Area and Boston Factory Losses
A series of fires causes extensive damage across multiple locations. Palmer faced a late blaze threat while a stable behind the Converse House burned and several buildings were damaged. Cape Cod reported cottages burned near Harwich and South Yarmouth as forest fires caused about 8000 dollars in losses. Chelsea saw an early day blaze during the gale at the Boston Whiting Company factory with damages around 10000 dollars. North Cambridge witnessed Humphrey Sullivan's slaughter house destroyed with ten other buildings ignited but saved. Minor fires flared in Dorchester Newton Malden and other spots.
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Boston Whiting Company
North Cambridge
Humphrey Sullivan
Dorchester
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Malden
Fire Devastates Tenement District in Manchester
A large blaze in Manchester New Hampshire destroyed much of the South End tenement area causing about 150000 dollars in damage. Roughly 600 residents most of them Greek were left homeless as the fire raged before aid from neighboring cities helped subdue it.
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Nashua
Portsmouth
Dover
Lowell
Fifty Armed Men Seek Fugitive in Petersham Case
Fifty armed men hunt for Daniel Ferguson in the Massachusetts woods after his escape from arrest on a charged assault. Meanwhile his 15 year old daughter Anna lies dying in Massachusetts General Hospital from injuries linked to the case.
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Athol
Daniel Ferguson
Petersham
Massachusetts General Hospital
Ferguson
Anna
Ferguson flees as posse hunts father amid Jefferson allegations
A Petersham High School student Anna fell ill and her doctor ordered hospital care at Massachusetts General. Her hospital confession allegedly implicates her father Ferguson in a local crime, triggering a wide manhunt by Athol deputies and Petersham neighbors as they cordon woods and hunt the fugitive father of six.
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Taft Learns Washington Team Joined American League
President Taft admits he did not know Washington was in the American League until receiving a team pass from Thomas Noyes, president of the Washington club. Noyes jokes about tail-enders as Taft extends cautious optimism for the team under his presidency.
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April
Taft
Thomas ©. Noyes
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Mr. Taft
Mr. Noyes
Arrival of Twins Triggers Two Deaths in Pittsburg
In Boquet, Pennsylvania, the birth of twins at William Hodlinger's farm set off tragedy. Mrs Martha Smith, Hodlinger's mother, died of heart disease upon learning a son and daughter had arrived. Hodlinger then shot himself in his barn, overwhelmed by the news.
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Boquet
Martha Smith
Hodlinger
Father John's Medicine Pushes Strength for Children
An old advertisement claims Father John's Medicine makes weak little boys and girls strong. It emphasizes building them up and uses promotional language typical of period tonic ads.
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Father John
Standard Oil reports 24 percent annual profit in court filing
In St Louis on April 8 Standard Oil admitted a 24 percent annual profit in a government ouster case. Attorney Milburn disclosed a $22,000,000 "Trainer loan" exists but refused to account for it until the case concludes, startling officials and observers.
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ST. Louis
Standard Oil
Milburn
Standard
Milburn Completes Opening Argument In Pipeline Case
John G. Milburn of New York finishes the Standard’s opening in a pipeline dispute, noting indepen dent operators have not testified and defending a claimed 24 percent annual profit while criticizing complaints as not voiced by grievances.
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Standard
Moritz Rosenthal
John G. Milburn
New York
John J. Johnson
Philadelphia
David T. Watson
Pittsburg
Ky. Taylor Whiskey Ad Promises Purity and Aroma
Ad copy touts absolute purity and exquisite aroma for Ky. Taylor Whiskey offering a full quart at $1. The brief note highlights a rare flavor and direct pricing for readers.
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Taylor
New York Americans Face Smallpox Threat Before Season Opener
The New York American League team in Lynchburg, bound for Richmond, confronts possible entry bans due to exposure to varioloid, a smallpox like disease. Star first baseman Jal Chase is hospitalized in Augusta, and vaccination hurdles loom, delaying travel and jeopardizing their pennant hopes.
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New York Highlanders
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Lynchburg
New York
Richmond
Washington
Capitol City
Jal Chase
Stallings
Team quarantined fight as Elberfeld dodges Lynchburg stop
Hal Chase confinement and a looming quarantine followed the group north from Augusta. Elberfeld learned by telegram that the team would pause in Lynchburg, sparking a heated on train dispute and mass departure of players and staff.
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Hal Chase
Augusta
Elberfeld
Lynchburg
Richmond
New York
Stallings
Trolley Line Schedule Aids Boston Travel
Warm weather boosts ridership on the Boston and Worcester Trolley Air Line with cars departing Park Square every fifteen minutes. Subway connections are enhanced by extra cars at Chestnut Hill.
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Boston & Worcester Trolley Air Line
Park Square
Chestnut Hill
Ada
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