Raid Robs Old Soldiers in Chelsea Home of Chance to Get a Drink
Gustave Fahmeister aged 68 of 35 Warren Avenue Chelsea was arrested after police recovered several liquor bottles on him. Veterans at Powder Horn Hill home had used his house as a liquor source, signaling by waving a handkerchief. A raid following the arrest found a large quantity of liquor at his residence.
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Raid
Chelsea
Chance
Gustave Fahmeister
Warren Avenue
Powder Horn Hill
Fahmeister
Brennan
Chelsea Force
New Fireman Assigned to Engine Company 34
Fire Commissioner Wells yesterday appointed Thomas A. O Connell to the permanent force and assigned him to Engine Company 34. The new appointee has just completed a six months probation. Stephen A Moran of Engine Company 30 and D A O Leary of Ladder Company 16 will exchange places.
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Wells
Thomas A. O’connell
Stephen A. Moran
Engine Company
D. A. O’leary
Sanderson and King Confirmed as Justices
George A. Sanderson of Ayer and Henry A. King of Springfield were confirmed as justices of the Superior Court yesterday by the Governor's council. General Hugh Bancroft was nominated by the Governor to be district attorney of Middlesex in place of Judge Sanderson.
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George A. Sanderson
Ayer
Henry A. King
Springfield
Hugh Bancroft
Middlesex
Judge Sanderson
Waltham Girl Rescues Baby On Rail as Train Nears
In Waltham on April 24 a three year old girl sat on a railroad crossing at Beaver Brook as a Boston bound express neared. Twelve year old Mabel Corley of 146 Willow Street pulled the child to safety just before the train passed. The engineer stopped and praised Mabel as a heroine. The mother offered payment which Mabel declined.
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Corley
Post
Mabel
Harvard Lampoon Ridicules Woodruff and Brown of Harvard
The Harvard Lampoon mocks Henry Woodruff and Aida Young in its lemon number lampooning Brown of Harvard. It parodies actors and the author and taunts Harvard class presidents over a Majestic Theatre apology, calling for a sharp distance from the play and its sensational reception.
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Aida Young
Majestic Theatre
Henry Woodruff
Henry Dandruffian
Woodruff
the Lampoon
Aida Johnson Young
Radcliffe
Rida
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Henry Dandruff
Boston
Dandruff
Aida
New Haven
Harvard University
Cesar
Architects Entertained by Ancient Greek Play
About 200 members and guests of the Boston Architectural Club attended a program at 2 Ashburton Place featuring an ancient Greek play The Second Judgment of Paris recent tablets found at Athos Greece. The presentation highlighted strong acting and careful costuming by the performers.
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The
Boston Architectural Club
Ashburton Place
Paris
Athos
Greece
Union Elocution Class Show At Union Hal
The annual entertainment by the Union Elocution Class directed by Professor Charles Bickford featured Mr Charles W Turner and Miss Mary D Chandler. The program included The Violin Maker readings songs piano solos and the farce My Turn Next. The hall was filled with members who praised the class effort.
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Union Elocution
Charles Bickford
Charles W. Turner
Mary D. Chandler
Union
Jerome K. Jerome
Household Surgeon Heals Ailments With Healing Oil
Druggists offer refunds if DR POREE PIK heals fail in Sa Healing Oil listed. Cuts scrapes and bruises treated by the household surgeon.
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Por- Ee Pik
Dartmouth President Tucker Shows Improvement
Hanover April 24 The condition of Dartmouth College President William J. Tucker who has been seriously ill for weeks is reported to have improved though unlikely to resume duties before fall. Acting president John K. Lord handles executive work at the college.
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Hanover
N. H
William J. Tucker
Dartmouth College
Tucker
John K. Lord
ONeils Widow Wins 4000 Verdict Against Steamship Co
Mary O Neil widow of Thomas O Neil formerly engaged at the Canada Atlantic Plant Wharf obtained a 4000 verdict against Canada Atlantic Plant Steamship Company in the Superior Court. He died after a bag of wool fell on him during loading of a vessel on January 14 1903.
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Mary O'Neil
Thomas O'Neil
Canada, Atlantic & Plant Steamship Company
O'Neil
Snakes and Elephants Disturb Two Towns in One Day
In Binghamton New York a large black snake tried to swallow a trout. the farmer Thomas Van Trump killed the snake and the trout later was fed back. In Peru Indiana circus workers faced Betsy the elephant who charged a fence and chased them along a river before they fled.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Thomas van Trump
Katterville
Mr. Trump
Trump
Peru
Ind
Apel
Fred Wagner
Jerry Magavin
Wallace-Hagenbach Circus
Betsy
Brooklyn youth fined for shooting sparrows
In Brooklyn Justice Keady fined 17 year old Edward Varnett ten dollars after he admitted shooting sparrows. The court weighed evidence to decide if the birds were native American sparrows or English sparrows, ruling the birds were American and imposing the fine.
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New York
Keady
Brooklyn Police Court
Edward Varnett
Smallest cow in world owned by Atlanta man
J. H. Overby of Atlanta claims ownership of the smallest cow in the world. The two year old animal stands 27 inches tall and weighs 75 pounds. He bought it for 1 dollar six months ago and has refused a 500 dollar offer for a half interest, saying the animal is worth much more and he needs it all.
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Atlanta
J. H. Overby
Wanderin trick bear devours in New Jersey
An escaped bear fed on six dozen eggs from eleven bee hives and the lunches of twenty four school children before wandering the New Jersey countryside. About one hundred angry farmers hunted him with shotguns but failed to stop the bear. He had escaped from itinerant Italians who had been displaying him and spent the day eating a varied menu.
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New York
New Jersey
Man Sentences for Killing Sheep Dogs in Barbourville
Walter Jackson faced court after two of his dogs were found guilty of killing sheep. The court sentenced the animals to be shot. Jackson’s lawyer made a strong plea but failed. Jackson appeals to a higher court seeking relief from the ruling.
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Barbourville, Ken
Walter Jackson
Jackson
Cannon Denounces False Illinois Delegation Prize
Speaker Cannon arrived from the West and rejected reports that he agreed to deliver Illinois’ delegation to Vice President Fairbanks at the next Republican convention. He called the notion foolish and said no attention is being paid to the matter this season.
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R. T. Polk
Massachusetts Federation of Churches
Thomas Law
English Council of Free Churches
Crawford House
England
United Kingdom
London
Vaughn
Reuven Thomas
Federation
John Galbraith
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Frank Gaylord Cook
Washington
Cannon
West
Illinois
Fairbanks
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