Artist's model Miss Judith Rice shoots self at Parker House
Miss Judith Rice of New York, known as the woman of mystery, fatally wounds herself in a Boston Parker House room. Doctors at Grace Emergency Hospital work to save her as inquiries into her past and finances continue.
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Judith Rice
Self
Parker House
New York
Grace Emergency Hospital
Miss Rice
Alice E. Sayres
Ye Students’ Inn
West Fifty Eighth Street
Mrs. Sayres
Julia Remington
Veral
Ted
Frank Piper
Ty Hall Avenue
Moent
William Carey
T. S. Graham
Salt Lake City
Boston
West Fifty-eighth Street
Eighth Avenue
D. S. Spencer
Oregon Short Line
Bellevue Hospital
Poisoning Incident During Mass at Cathedral
Juanita Stanley, a 26 year old octoroon, swallowed poison during a Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. She was carried out by Police Captain John E. Driscoll and ushers and admitted to City Hospital, where she was said to be not in a serious condition. Officials note a history of hospital admissions and hysteria.
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Juanita Stanley
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
John E. Driscoll
Morse is promised long life across the Atlantic voyage
Florence Italy April 21 Charles W Morse the former promoter freed by President Taft on doctors certificates of grave illness is said to be in almost robust health aboard the steamship Denver en route to Galveston Texas. A dense fog caused a collision between the Denver and the El Sud early today off the coast. passengers on deck steadied themselves as the ships struck and then separated.
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Florence
Italy
Charles W. Morse
Taft
Denver
Galveston
Tex
Mallory Line
el Sud
Southern Pacific Steamship Company
Bolivar Light
Galveston Harbor
Galveston Bar
Charles P. Staples
E. G. Lamb
Morse on Death and Hope in Florence Interview
In Florence with his wife, Morse speaks of medical opinions abroad, plans to live, and his belief in self-reliance. He describes hotel life, travel detours, and a calm view of death, while expressing concern for men in Atlanta he hopes to aid and a desire to help the innocent.
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Mr. Morse
Florence
Mrs. Morse
Grand Hotel
Arno
Genoa
Naples
Port Said
Cairo
Rome
Atlanta
Boy's Fall May Prove Fatal in Roxbury
Joseph Finn, 13, of 22 Whitney Street Roxbury, fell when Parker Hill lost control of his bicycle on Dell Avenue Yesterday. He was found to have a fractured skull, broken right arm and leg, internal injuries and probably would die. He attended St Alphonsus school.
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Joseph Finn
Whitney Street
Roxbury
Dell Avenue
Parker Hill
Highland Congregational Church
Parker Street
Powers
St. Alphonsus School
Collision Near Galveston In Dense Fog Triggers Ship Squeeze
The Denver and the El Sud collided about 15 miles from Bolivar Light near Galveston Harbor in thick fog. The Denver carried about 1000 passengers and a 7 man crew. the El Sud had a 70 crew and max cargo. The El Sud returned to port under its own steam after the incident.
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Denver
Galveston
New York
Forbes
Turbulent Illinois Tornado Strikes Murphysboro Area
Newspaper reports 20 killed as tornado tears through Murphysboro and surrounding towns in Illinois. Destruction includes ten houses, rail station damage, demolished farms, toppled tower at Carbon Hill mine, and widespread injuries. Affected communities include Murphysboro Coal City Reddick Odell Aileen Dwight Cairo Marion and Duquoin with extensive telegraph and telephone outages.
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Murphysboro
Ill
George King
William Wilderback
Illinois Central
Finney
Nelson Hulse
Reddick
Lll
Hulse
Wauponsee
Coal City
Carbon Hill
Aileen
Wedding Trip for Theresa O'Rourke and Frank McKenna in White Mountains
The ceremony at Church of the Holy name was led by Rev. P. B. Murphy for Miss Theresa M. O'Rourke of South Boston and Frank J McKenna of the peninsula. A wedding trip includes a tramp through the White Mountains with bridesmaid Mary O'Rourke and best man Lawrence J. McKenna.
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Theresa M. O'Rourke
South
Boston
Frank J McKenna
Peninsula District
Church of the Holy of the
P. B. Murphy
White Mountains
Mary O'Rourke
Lawrence J. McKenna
Titanic levelled social barriers urge from Morrison Swift
Morrison I. Swift spoke at Sheafe's Hall for the Humanist Society noting the Titanic disaster would alter society. He argued the catastrophe showed class distinctions collapse under shared humanity and urged removing social walls to restore a normal humane state.
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Morrison I. Swift
Sheafe’s Hall
Humanist Society
Titanic disaster may force safer industry reforms
The author argues that rich directors bear responsibility for unsafe conditions in railroads and other industries. The Titanic tragedy should prompt reorganizations to protect life, with improvements adopted across sectors to prevent future losses and soften the calamity into a national blessing.
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Triangle
New York
Fifty Crapshooters Flee Malden Police Chase
Police pursued more than fifty craps players who fled into the woods behind Malden Hospital after a complaint about gambling. Officers Costello and Barrett chased them for over a mile before the group evaded capture.
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Malden Hospital
Costello
Barrett
Malden
Officers Disguised Nab Crap Shooters in Roslindale
Disguised as tramps, Lt Hazlett, Sgt Nixon and six officers from Station 18 arrested six men gambling on craps on Montclaire avenue Roslindale yesterday noon after church leaders complained about Sunday gambling.
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Hazlett
Nixon
Montclaire Avenue
Roslindale
They All Quit Drinking
In New York on April 21 a group of business men reported evidence from a home remedy that quenches liquor desire and helps users live anew. Some took it voluntarily, others without their knowledge, with gratuitous trial supplies distributed by Renova Distributing Company.
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New York
Renova Diistributing Company
Broadway
Branch 22
Sizzling Week in Politics in Massachusetts
Massachusetts leaders hurry from Washington to support the President as both camps marshal orators. Notable speakers include ex Senator Beveridge, Poindexter, Clapp, Borah, Governor Bass, and Fred Hale. The battle is fierce, extending to the New Hampshire primary with Taft and Roosevelt factions claiming influence.
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Massachusetts
Washington
Roosevelt
Bay State
Beveridge
Indiana
Poindexter
Clapp
Minnesota
Borah
Idaho
Bass
New Hampshire
Fred Hale
Maine
East
Taft
Hale Charges Taft Campaign Employs Weak Tactics
Roosevelt campaign manager Matthew Hale accuses the Republican machine of clinging to power and using the President to salvage a fading effort. He polishes the Taft League as a hotel parlor operation and ties current tactics to the Gardner Shaw congressional race, asserting the methods will fail.
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Matthew Hale
Roosevelt
Republican State
Taft League
Young's
Taft
Gardner-Shaw
Congress
Gardner explains attack on Roosevelt was due to new evidence
Congressman A P Gardner says his harsh attack on Colonel Roosevelt was sparked by a disclosure showing Roosevelt advised President-elect Taft to align with Uncle Joe Cannon. Gardner claims to have seen the original correspondence and notes Roosevelt favored Cannonism over other considerations.
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A. P. Gardner
Roosevelt
Taft
Joe Cannon
Old Guard
Congress
Washington
Massachusetts
Safe blown at bank on North End by professional thieves
A break in at 133 North Street corner of Ferry targeted D F Luciano bank offices in the early Sunday hours. A dynamite blast ripped open a strong box containing about 300 dollars in cash and 200 dollars in customer jewels. Entry used drilled door and no noise suppression. burglars fled via alley to North Street then possibly Ferry Street. Police link the robbery to a nearby fire at Blackstone site and Luciano collapsed after discovering the loss. Dr William Dunn treated him.
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Nort Street
Ferry
John Luciano
Therm
Luciano
Massiv
North Street
Bottlin
Ferry Street
Blackstone
William Dunn
Hanover Street
Major Rhibald Butt Remembered By Ty Cobb In Detroit
Detroit, Mich., April 21. Baseball star Ty Cobb hails Major Rhibald Butt as one of the finest men he ever met. Cobb recalls Butt as a friend and mentor who hosted him at his Washington home and in the South. He credits Butt with influence on his rise and honors, noting Butt’s knowledge and ability were valued and missed after his death.
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Detroit
Mich
Rhibald Butt
Tyrus R
Major Butt
Roosevelt Rests Between West Campaign Runs
Roosevelt trained from Arkansas to North Carolina spent a day of rest in St. Louis. He refused Sunday speeches but crowds greeted him at several stations in Illinois Indiana and Kentucky. He planned brief talks in Asheville Salisbury and Greensboro before continuing to New York.
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Louisville
Roosevelt
Arkansas
North Carolina
St. Louis
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Asheville
N. G
Salisbury
N. C
Greensboro
Normal College
New York
La Savoie Traverses Ice Fields To New York
The steamer La Savoie reached New York 24 hours late after slow progress through ice fields and past numerous icebergs. She carried 564 passengers as wireless alerts prompted a further southward course to avoid danger. Seventeen icebergs, from 20 to 100 feet high, were sighted along the voyage.
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New York
la Savoie
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R. H. Stearns & Company
E. I. Sud
Southern Pacific Company
Morse
America
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Chicago, Indiana and Southern Railway
Patchett
Odell
Marion
Duquoin
Titanic
Hale
Gardner
Roose
Velt
Uncle Joe
Blow Safe OF Bank
North End
TY Cobb
Vulcan Chain
Itverse
the Hardware Man Cor
Portland and
Sudbury
S. S. Titanic
Hustlers
Tichnor Bros., Inc
Pee Causeway
Bostass
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