Youth Stole $3000 Roll, Jenness Claims Robbery
Samuel D. Jenness 39 Union Park South End says he was robbed on Harrison Avenue after meeting a Chinatown man who allegedly snatched his money roll. A watch was taken but later found. police recovered $198 in his pockets and suspect the rest was false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel D. Jenness
Union Park
South End
Harrison Avenue
Chinatown
Pine
William O’brien
Jenness
O’brien
Littlefield
Youth Rivalry Ends In Firearms At North End
Accorsio Indeligado, 20, and Giuseppe Menezia came under fire after a four handed clash with Miss Acursia Marchese’s relatives at 932 North Street. Acursia, 18, spurned Indeligado citing rival Antonio the fruit man as preferable. Both sides suffered bullet and knife wounds. arrests followed for Municipal Court review.
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Accorsio
Italy
Acursia
Fair One’s
Reccorsio
Boston Harbor
Little
North Street
Post
Acursia Marchese
Carlo Marchese
Accorsia
Antonio
Gospel Parade for Roxbury Led by Rev. A. C. Dixon
A Roxbury gospel parade is planned for tomorrow night led by Reverend A C Dixon of the Ruggles Street Baptist Church with a 20 piece Salvation Army Band. The march will pass the neighborhood around the Rugggies Street Church and may draw at least 100 participants. Dixon, originator of the revivals, hopes the event will benefit Roxbury and volunteers from saloons and other venues are invited to join if weather cooperates. Dixon conceived the idea during evangelistic work in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxbury
A. C. Dixon
Ruggles Street Baptist Church
Salvation Army
Ruggies Street Church
Dixon
Lancaster
Penn
Newsboys In Fire Panic at Indianapolis Event
Frantic crowd of several hundred newsboys stampeding in the Masonic Temple stairway during a false fire alarm for free show tickets led to at least four boys dying and many more injured. A witness says a boy shouted Fire to speed exits, triggering a fatal crush as police freed panicked children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Masonic Temple
Central Station
Brave Brookline Society Woman Recues Runaway Horse
Miss E. A. Crafts, a Back Bay society woman, stopped a mad runaway near Brookline village after Lawrence Haughton fell from his trap. She leaped from her ride, grabbed the check rein, calmed the horse, and guided it through a crowd without injury to anyone. Haughton was only slightly bruised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Crafts
Back Bay
Brookline
Post
Lawrence Haughton
Cottage Street
Country Club
Brookline Village
Young Ward 17 chieftain backs House bid
The Tammany setup in Ward 17 features a new young leader with Representative Jerry Good noting the youth has announced his candidacy for the House. The scene signals rising ambitions within local party ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tammany Organization
Ward 17
Jerry Good
Jerry
Danish ex-steward Jensen fatally shoots self to avoid court
In Chelsea, John Jensen, facing larceny charges for Soldiers Home goods worth 118 dollars, did not appear in Superior Court and shot himself in his home. Police had a capias for his arrest. his death ends the case with his widow and three children left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jensen
Cary Avenue
Chelsea
Jensen
Proctor
Peruna Promoted as Cold Preventive and Cure
An advertisement urges using Peruna to prevent and treat colds, especially in spring. It warns riders to wear wraps on streetcars and claims Peruna can halt a cold at first symptoms, with testimonials from George Livingston and B Schober praising its curative power and tonic effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Livingston
Los Angeles
Cal
Washington, D. C
Death Threats Reported at Trial in Dedham Case
In Dedham court, Marie Sabbatino testified that Luigi Fata threatened to kill her husband if she revealed what she knew about Alphonso Touri’s murder at Readville on March 4. Fata allegedly chased from the car where Touri’s body was found. Dominick Sabbatino corroborated the sighting. Hearing continued to May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Sabbatino
Luigi Fata
Alphonso Touri
Readville
Dedham Court
Sabbatino
Tour
Fata
Touri
Dedham
Body Found Floating in the Charles River Near Warren Avenue Bridge
The body of an unidentified man, about 50, 5 feet 10 inches, 175 pounds with dark hair and chin whiskers, was recovered afternoon near the Warren Avenue drawbridge in the Charles River. No foul play seen. medical examiner pending. Four Boston and Maine 25 ride tickets found on him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Avenue
Charles River
Augustus Turnbull
P. J. Coleman
Boston & Maine
Mt. Auburn
Boston
Secret Back Bay Wedding Revealed by Young Bride
Mildred Whitney Metcalf, age 20, recounts her secret Boston Providence marriage to Theodore Metcalf, 19, after planning to stay private until majority. They married April 8 with Rev M S McCord officiating, faced religious differences, and plan a second Catholic ceremony post family consultation.
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Ted
Mildred Whitney Metcalf
Providence
Theodore Metcalf
Julia Metcalf
Hotel
Kensington
Boston
Hunrtington Avenue
Metcalf
Mr. Metcalf
St. Botolph Street
George Quigley
Brookline
Mildred Metcalf
Whitney
Julian Metcalf
Babys Awful Eczema Heals Without a Mark
A baby suffered severe eczema that reddened the face like raw beef and raised fears of ear loss. Doctors treated the child with care and the skin healed completely without blemish, leaving parents relieved at the recovery.
Mother thanks Cuticura for daughter’s eczema cure
Mrs Rose Ether of Brooklyn reports severe eczema on her ten month old daughter. The right ear turned black and the face resembled raw meat, bleeding when washed. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the skin fully healed with no scar or blemish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Ether
Eckford St
Brooklyn, N.Y
Police officer stops runaway horses at Back Bay
Patrolman G. H. Boothby of the Back Bay station leaped at a madly running oil wagon team to halt them as they swerved toward buildings on Massachusetts avenue. Driver Daniel O Connell was thrown and suffered a severe scalp wound. A speeding car and a flying paper likely startled the horses near the storage warehouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Boothby
Back Bay
Daniel O'Connell
Massachussetts Avenue
Huntington
Dana's Vote Ties Up Referendum Postponement
President Dana of the Senate used a vote to tie motions and halt postponement on a bill allowing voters to weigh in on public questions. The measure had earlier been rejected, then reconsidered 15 to 11, advancing to a third reading amid parliamentary tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana
Senate
Woman's ordeal and Lydia Pinkham remedy praised
Thousands write to Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Mass seeking confidential advice on female illness. A Manning woman thanks Pinkham for saving her life after years of ineffective treatment and taking Vegetable Compound. The ad asserts Pinkham's remedy as unsurpassed for restoring women's health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Tedin E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Washington St
Cor. Beach
S. B. Hartman
Peru
Peruna
Alpha Shoes
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Willadsen G
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