Missing Whitman Girl Seeks Traces After Escape
Mary A. Taylor a 46 year old maid in Perry avenue leaped from a window after a rebuke for staying out late. She sought refuge with her fiancé Percy Griswold and left at dawn, leaving family and fiancé uncertain of her whereabouts.
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Whitman
Mary A. Taylor
Miss Taylor
Isaac Barnes
Perry Avenue
Percy, Griswold
Barnes
Mr. Barnes
James Griswold
Percy Griswold
Newburyport Plans Expo to Boost New England Goods
The Newburyport Business Men's Association announces a four day expo at Newburyport City Hall starting April 18 to showcase local manufactured products and boost New England industries.
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New England
Newburyport
Three Carnegie Trust Officers Face Bankruptcy Petitions
In New York on April 12 three voluntary bankruptcy petitions totaling 13.5 million dollars were filed against Carnegie Trust Company officers William J. Cummins Charles Arthur Moore Jr and Martin J Condon now under state supervision. Cummins shows 5 million liabilities and 400000 assets Moore 2 million liabilities and 100000 assets Condon 6500000 liabilities and 500000 assets. Pay son Merrill named receiver for all three.
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New York
Carnegie Trust Company
State Superintendent of Banks
William J. Cummins
Trust Company
Charles Arthur Moore, Jr
Martin J. Condon
Cummins
Moore
Condon
Payson Merrill
Three Petitioning Creditors File Against Cummins
Three creditors Herman C. Brewster Herbert Hatfield and James S. Watson sue Cummins alleging preferential payments concealment and transfer of property since insolvency. Receiver Merrill declines comment while Cummins calls the move friendly litigation aiming to block petty bankruptcy lawyers and cites Carnegie Trust Company closure as trigger.
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Herman C. Brewster
Herbert Hatfield
James S. Watson
Cummins
Merrill
Condon
Moore
Rome
Italy
Carnegie Trust Company
Nashville
Tenn
William J. Cummins
Tompkins Mellvaine
Mr. Condon
Protest Against Bill Allowing Calf Carcasses in Market
Francis H. Rowley of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals writes to the editor protesting House Bill 401. He argues the bill would permit the sale of calf carcasses weighing 36 pounds after dressing, enabling mass processing of immature calves. He urges Massachusetts residents to contact their representatives to oppose the measure.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Massachusetts
Francis H. Rowley
Milk Street
Boston
Definition of the melting pot idiom queried
A letter asks for a clear definition of the phrase The Melting Pot used to describe Chicago and mentions a classical rabbi and Mayor Fitzgerald. The writer seeks elucidation of the idiom and its meaning in cultural blending.
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Fitzgerald
Chicago
J. B. Cody
Cambridge
TIZ Smaller Feet Cure Claim
Sore feet aches and swollen feet are eased by TIZ a remedy claimed to draw out exudations and cleanse pores producing immediate relief and lasting improvement. It promises shoe size reduction and comfort with frequent use.
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Walter
Famous Poes Near to Death in Indianapolis
James Whitcomb Riley, the famed Hoosier poet, has lost use of his hands and is weakened by a lingering illness. Family and close friends fear death within weeks as he remains largely confined to bed. Despite paralysis he works on a final edition of new poems to be published this spring.
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Indianapolis
Ind
James Whitcomb Riley
Mr. Riley
Lockeby Street
Chicago
Lear
Boston
Schenectady Mayor Shoots Self Amid Estate Dispute
Jacob W. Clute three times Mayor of Schenectady killed himself in his bathroom as sheriff and under sheriff waited at the door with a body execution related to alleged irregularities in estate handling.
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Schnectady
N. Y
Jacob W. Clute
Schenectady
F L Clements Dies Suddenly At Roxbury Home
Frederick L. Clements longtime fish trade figure died suddenly at age 60 at his Roxbury home 97 Magnolia street. Officials say cerebral hemorrhage caused his death. Survived by wife and daughter Mrs Edward Griffin of Canton. Flags at T wharf and Atlantic avenue stores half masted in respect.
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Frederick L. Clements
Magnolia Street
Roxbury
Clements
Edward Griffin
Canton
T Wharf
Atlantic Avenue
Stoneham Fire Chief George E. Sturtevant Dies
George E. Sturtevant, 64, longtime Stoneham fire chief for 19 years and veteran of 48 years with the department, died today. He leaves a widow and two children. His passing also marks a loss for the New England era of veteran fire service.
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Stoneham
Veteran Fire Association of New England
George E. Sturtevant
Father Doonan, Noted Jesuit Priest, Dies at Georgetown
Father A. Doonan longtime Georgetown University president and prominent Jesuit priest died at the university in Washington. He was 69 years old.
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Father Doonan
Washington
Father A. Doonan
Georgetown University
Death of Rock Island Arsenal Commandant Hobbs
News reports the sudden death of Lieutenant Colonel F. B. Hobbs commandant of Rock Island arsenal at Hot Springs Arkansas. He was 56 years old.
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Rock Island, M1
Rock Island Arsenal
Hot Springs
Ark
Hobbs Wee
Aun
Claim Taft as cousin by two young sisters in New York
Two sisters in New York say they can prove they are President Taft's third cousins and operate a hand laundry at 610 Park Avenue with Miss Taft as proprietor. Ethel Taft and her sister Marguerite display family records claiming a White House link and list their father as Taft's second cousin.
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New York
Taft
Park Avenue
Ethel
Ethel Taft
White House
Marguerite
Stoneham Police Get Pay Increase For Chiefs And Patrolmen
The Stoneham police department receives higher pay after selectmen vote. The chief will earn 18.50 dollars per week and patrolmen 17.50, up from 18 dollars previously.
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Stoneham
Mann Accused of Flirting With Tourists at White House
Washington April 12 Representative James R Mann of Illinois, leader of the Republican minority, drew attention as tourists teased him about flirting. He smiled faintly and said nothing when asked what was new, then gestures sparked chatter among the visitors about his supposed flirtation.
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Washington
James R. Mann
Illinois
House
White House
Mann
Heirs Claim $2 Million Estate in Hoboken Lot Turned Valuable
Two Bostonians join numerous heirs seeking a stake in the estate of the late Louis Demire. The land, once a cheap lot, has become a valuable Hoboken parcel with an estimated value of $2,000,000 for the heirs.
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Louis Demire
Hoboken, N. J
Heirs of Demire dispute Hoboken estate claims
Mrs. Robert J. Adams of Roxbury and eight siblings insist they own a Hoboken real estate grant once tied to Louis Demire. Demire, a German shoemaker, amassed property before the Civil War and died in Redwood City, California. His relatives in Halifax and elsewhere back a push to take possession.
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Robert J. Adams
Washington Street
Roxbury
Adams
New York
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Louis Demire
Germany
Hoboken
Barnesteena Puttner
Charles Puttner
South Carolina
Puttner
Nova Scotia
Theresa Crest
Redwood City
Demire
Halifax
Charles C. Puttner
Victoria Hospital
N. S
Julius Puttner
Mexico
Cal
Agnes McKay
Rober Adams
Augusta Puttner
Augusta
Herman Puttner
Truro
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Carnegie Trust
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Hobbs
Washington St
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