Inferno Sweeps Plymouth County Timber and Cranberry Bogs
Fires roared through Carver and neighboring towns for 36 hours, destroying homes and timber. Fire Warden Herbert Morrissey and volunteers battled blazes in cranberry bogs, timberlands, and near Long Island and Half Way Pond, with several properties saved and others lost.
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Middleboro
Plymouth County
Carver
Long Island
Half Way Pond
Herbert Morrisey
Boot Pond
Manomet
Long Pond Road
George Holmes
College Pond
East Head
Ts Eee
Wankinquoah
Turner Place
Bennett Estate
Henry Bint
Fickett
Grover Bennett
Edgar Sturtevant
Fred Arcutt
Nellie Sturtevant
Cilley Inheritance Dispute Ties to Franks Mental State
Edgar Cilley and wife press a will challenge against Frank Cilley of MIT claiming he was legally unsound when the will left his estate to MIT and cut Edgar out. Mrs Cilley testified Frank accused Edgar of dishonesty and threatened exposure of family history after attempting to obtain a signed release. she recalled a revolver was drawn. Evidence continues later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Cilley
Frank Cilley
Edgar
Hon
Mule Club Party Tonight in Paine Memorial Hall
An entertainment event by Aeries No. 1 of the Mule Club of Boston featuring dancing and vaudeville for West End leaders. President Edward Smith and members anticipate a grand success tonight at Paine Memorial Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aeries No. 1
Mule Club of
Boston
West End
Paine Memorial Hall
Edward Smith
Alphonse Morelle Threatened Suicide With Paris Green
Worcester April 23. Alphonse Morelle 47 of 11 Meade Street locked in a bathroom with Paris green planning to end his life. His two children alerted police who halted the act and had him placed under arrest after he had threatened self harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Alphonse Morelle
Meade Street
English actor George Barron beaten and robbed in Boston
George Barron of the Ellen Terry company was beaten at Hollis and Tremont streets after a Park Theatre visit. He lost sight in one eye, $18, his job for weeks, and was left ill in a strange city before a landlady found him at 11 o clock the next morning. The 40 year old, 300 pound actor wore a pin valued at $200 which wasn’t stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Barron
Ellen Terry
Boston
Park Theatre
Barron
Hollis
Tremont
Captain Straw of Fire Department Retired
Captain Charles A. Straw of the Boston Fire Department retired after 32 years of service. He had been detailed to the repair shop for several years and received a fireman pension of 600 dollars a year from Fire Commissioner Wells. His retirement was noted with regret by his colleagues.
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Straw
Fire Department
Boston Fire Department
Charles A. Straw
Wells
Roesches Bankruptcy Filed by Boston Promoter
James F. Roesché, a Boston telegraph operator promoter and hotel manager, filed a voluntary bankruptcy with liabilities over 86000 and assets 225. The principal debt is 85000 to Alexander M. Ferris of Newton, with David S. Murray as sole secured creditor holding 500 and a diamond ring and watch as collateral. Roesché said the case stems from a 1901 personal deal to beat the stock market and offered little further comment.
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James F. Roesche
Boston
Roesche
Alexander M. Ferris
Newton
Davids. Murray
Women’s Alliance closes season with fine program
The Women’s Alliance of the Church of the Disciples held its last meeting in the church parlors with Mrs. Charles Gordon Ames presiding. Committee reports were followed by an entertainment program of merit including Miss Clara Bell’s aria from Jeanne d’Arc and a reading of the play Jeanne d’Arc by Mrs. Bertha Papazian to an audience of several hundred ladies.
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Women’s Alliance
Women’s Alliance of the
Church of the Disciples
Charles Gordon Ames
Clara Bell
Jeanne d’Arc
Bertha Papazian
Gargan Praises Boston Subways Over Europe
Transit Commissioner Thomas J. Gargan returning from a nine months tour of Europe with Mrs. Gargan says Boston subways surpass European systems in car quality and overall facilities. He notes emphasis on platform space and lighting abroad, but criticizes dirty cars and inferior service overseas.
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Gargan
Europe
Thomas J. Gargan
Boston
Rhode Island Senate Fails to Elect U S Senator
After 81 ballots and months of balloting the Rhode Island Legislature adjourned without selecting a United States Senator for the term starting March 4. The state will be represented by one senator, Nelson W. Aldrich, until the next Legislature convenes. Final tally: Goddard 40, Colt 39, Wetmore 30.
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Rhode Island
United States
Nelson W. Aldrich
Higgins
Joint Assembly
State House
Wetmore
Rhode Island Ends Long Senate Deadlock After 81 Ballots
Rhode Island will have a single U S Senator until January as the Legislature adjourned sine die after 81 ballots failed to produce a winner. The bitter contest mirrored the 1875 Burnside fight and drew crowds as Wetmore supporters wavered between Colt and Lewis Arnold with shifts by Charlestown’s Hoxie and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican State Committee
Wetmore
Colonel Colt
Hoxie
Charlestown
Colt
Wilcox
Lewis W. Arnold
Westerly
Brayton
State House
Naphtha Tank Blast Sparks Fire Alarm in South Boston
An explosion of a naphtha tank behind a six story factory at A and Congress streets in South Boston sent a crowd of workers fleeing toward Congress Street. Vincent Rodsitl of Hanover Street, a Columbia Counter Company employee near the tank, suffered severe burns. Fire risk was high due to many pipes distributing the flammable liquid through the building. Damage estimated at about $1000.
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Congress Streets
Boston
Vincent Rodsitl
Hanover Street
Columbia Counter Company
Congress Street
Anniversary and Class Day at Boston Latin School
The 2724 anniversary of the Boston Latin School was observed by the retiring class of 1907 in the school hall. Highlights included the glee club, class song by Norton Baldwin and John W. Churchward, class poem by Francis Wyner, the Song of the Old Bell, class oration by Herman Nelke, intermission music, class prophecy by Gaynor OGorman, Mando lin Club numbers, a Santayana address, an orchestra finale, a military drill, and an evening parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Latin School
Boston Latin School Glee Club
Norton Baldwin
John W. Churchward
Francis
Wyner
Glee Club
Herman
Nelke
Gaynor O’gorman
Mandolin Club
George Santayana
Osmo-Chemic Physicians Offer Free One Month Treatment
The Osmo-Chemic Physicians announce a limited time offer of one month’s treatment at no charge for all patients who apply by April 30. They claim strong cures for chronic diseases and note out of town patients are coming by train seeking treatment. The program emphasizes certified physicians, state board endorsement, and affordable care without high medical fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boylston Street
Osmo- Chemic Co
Medical Trust
Prominent Citizens laud Osmo-Chemic light treatment
Testimonies from D. C. Bixby Melville A. Stone Wm McConnell and others praise the Osmo-Chemic system for cures ranging from tongue cancer to rheumatism skin cancer and neuritis. Advertised claims include a book on chronic disease and daily office hours with contact details ending with a request for a stamp.
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D. C. Bixby
Haverhill
Mass
Melville A. Stone
Reading
Wm. McConnell
Summer St
Boston
Deacon D. B. King
Chandler St
Worcester
Chastehouse
Farmington
N. H
Jeasie Heaton
Pond St
Natick
Washington St
Sell
L. S. Bidwell
Woodlawn St
Jamaica Plain
William A. McCoy
Bartlett Terrace
Roxbury
Webster St
Somerville
D. Chet
Phyatfan
Perman
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George H. Pierce
Morrisey
Fife
Sturtevant Farm
Mpdlebord
Assert Cilley
Mule Club
Dr. King
King Dental
Htve Chien
Washington Street Cor
Tots
JAS. F. Roesche
Ingraham Sciensta, Abn
David J. Ingraham
Winter Street
Oren Srainey
Rhody
Joyfus
R. J
R. H. S. Goddard
Providence
Samuel Pomeroy Colt
Bristol
George Peabody Wetmore
Newport
R. IL
Ambrose E. Burnside
Burnside
Latin School
William C. Grecor
Ti Sociece
Fienp St
Ray
Hesith
Grace Eichman
Grace Eichmann
Crosse
Wis
Philo-Hay Spec. Co
Newark
Griffith
Rotall
Third Ave
Tith St
New York
N. E
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White Dental
R. H. White
Ailver
Joseph Grady
Tremont St
Boston Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic
Diamonds
Aia
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Slade
Charles Berry
A.R. Post
Newton Black
G. A. R. Post
Highlandville
Owi
Alice Winegar
Walter Barnes Howe
Merwin Bates
Walter Barnes
Alice Winegar Howe
West One Hundred
Louise
William C. Platz
Ata F
Charles Art
Smith Street
Californie
Ceredy
Van
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