Mad Elephant Mandarin Saves Two Men at Garden
At Madison Square Garden Mandarin the Barnum & Bailey elephant ran amuck after a show injuring two men. Keeper John Higgins was knocked senseless, while William Wirner sustained internal injuries and a broken arm. George Conklin intervened and induced the beast to halt, sparing further tragedy. Higgins returned to work.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
William Wirner
East Twenty Fifth Street
John Higgins
Mandarin
Winner
Twenty-seventh Street
Higgins
George Conklin
Conklin
Cap
Heiress Sues English Peer in Notable Prosecution
London April 26. Hon. Mrs Leilah Yarde-Buller sues a rich married English politician of title for sums alleged to have been promised years ago before his current title. A private compromise may avert court action. Her husband Hon Walter Yarde-Buller’s divorce suit looms with potential sensational developments.
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London
Leilah Yarde-Buller
California
Walter Yarde-Buller
Newly Organized First Free Church of Boston Formed
At a Sunday meeting of the Ethical Union Mr T W Curtis spoke on its relation to Christianity and the reform spirit. He urged clear thinking and sincerity in religion. The discussion framed Boston as needing a liberal nucleus, and the union was named the First Free Church of Boston.
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The
Ethical Union
T. W. Curtis
Boston
First Free Church of Boston
Duchess Consuelo Vanderbilt’s electric blue Worth dress
Paris reports Consuelo Vanderbilt Marlborough, formerly Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt, will wear an elaborate Worth costume to a London drawing room. The electric blue gown features a corsage draped at the side, diamond accents, two pique white ostrich feather holders on each shoulder, Mechlin lace veil, lace sleeves with blue satin bars, and a ten metre long single piece train.
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Paris
Duchess of Marlborough
Consuelo Vanderbilt
New York
Worth
London
Sailors Upset Off Grover's Cliff
A small sail boat with two youths capsized in a squall off Grover's Cliff near Winthrop. A nearby vessel assisted, the lads righted the boat and reached Crescent Beach, suffering only a wetting and loss of some articles.
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Winthrop
Grover's Cliff
Crescent Beach
Real estate swindle suspect Langley arrested in Boston
William N. Langley, 43, of Exeter New Hampshire, was arrested by Inspector McCausland on a warrant issued last July for obtaining money under false pretences from Ellis G. Saunders of Brighton. Langley posed as a real estate dealer and dance broker, luring Saunders with a false prosperous business claim and $40 payment.
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William N. Langley
Exeter
N. H
McCausland
Ellis G. Saunders
Washington Street
Brighton
Langley
Eliot Street
Northrup
Strickland
House of Correction
Boston
Saunders
Quincy
Washington and Tremont Streets
Funeral of James E. Alden in Melrose
The funeral for James E. Alden a prominent Melrose resident was held at the Universalist Church this afternoon Reverend Julian S Cutler led the service Franklin Lodge of Boston and Melrose Lodge I O F assisted delegations from A O U W and Pilgrim Fathers attended Burial took place at Mt Hope Cemetery
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Melrose
James E. Alden
Universalist Church
Julian S. Cutler
Franklin Lodge
Boston
Melrose Lodge
Pilgrim Fathers
Mt. Hope Cemetery
A Spring Vacation on Royal Blue Tour
A short spring vacation offer from Boston to Washington during Congress in session and the approaching national election. The personally conducted Royal Blue line tour departs Wednesday May 6 with all expenses included for 23 dollars. Stopovers arranged, illustrated itinerary available from A J Simmons N E A 211 Washington street Boston.
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Washington
Congress
Royal Blue Line
Boston
A. J. Simmons
Washington Street
American Wringer Company Ad in Boston
The American Wringer Company advertises wringers and Bissell carpet sweepers with repair service delivered free of charge. In Boston, contact Tremont 7¢4 by writing or telephoning for orders.
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American Wringer Company
Broadway
Cornhill
Boston
Will Faure Resign Rumors Sweep Paris Cabinet Talks
Paris April 26 M Sarrien after meeting with Goblet Gerville Dujardin Henri Ricard Brisson asked Faure to defer reply until 5 pm He said he could not form a conciliation cabinet Faure urged negotiations Sarrien believed he could not succeed A radical cabinet with Goblet may be named or Constans or Dupuy to form a ministry and chambers dissolved Resignation rumors persist
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Paris
M. Sarrien
Faure
MM. Goblet
Gerville
Dujardin
Henri
Ricard
Br’sson
M. Faure
M. Goblet
M. Constans
M. Dupuy
Burglars Enter Malden Homes in Evening Thefts
Burglars forced a parlor window at 28 Clifton Street, Alexander Grant’s residence, leaving two gold watches a silver watch and opera glasses missing along with other items. Police suspect the same gang active in the area last month. Burglars also forced a Bell Rock station office window and took minor personal items after failing to open the locked agent’s safe.
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Malden
Alexander Grant
Clifton Street
Jimmy
Bell Rock
Henry Burgoyne
Red Mills rubber factory property sold for $393
The Red Mills property in Melrose, once used as a rubber factory and later taken by metropolitan park commissioners, sold at auction for $393. It includes brick buildings and sheds that cost $190,000 to erect, purchased by Frank Chandler and others with plans to tear down and remove the structures immediately.
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Melrose
Red Mills
Metropolitan Park Commissioners
Frank Chandler
Malden to Build New Sacred Heart Church
The Rev. Father T. H. Shahan announced that Donahue Bros. of Medford won the contract to complete the East Side Sacred Heart Church. Work starts at once after three years of basement services, with an expected one year to finish the upper church. The cost is $137,000.
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Malden
T. H. Shahan
East Side
Sacred Heart Church
Donahue Bros
Medford
Social Hysterics and the St Vitus Dance About Election Time
Herbert N Casson lectured at Lynn Walter Church on social hysterics likening a nation to a sick individual. He argued America suffers nervous fever around elections, mocks religious sects, and calls for public ownership of the keys to curb excess while warning of rapid life, moral hysteria, and vast social ills.
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Herbert N, Casson
Scotland
England
Salvation Army
Europe
China
Japan
America
St. Vitus
Lynn
Boston
Paderewski
Methodist Church
Finney
Moody
Tom Reed
Confucius Socrates Jesus Vesper Service in Boston Union
A vesper service at the Boston Young Men's Christian Union on 48 Boylston Street featured music by the Staples church choir with Anna Breed Miss Batch elder J Warren Turner John Ballard and H G Leake Accompanist. An address by Rev Carlton Staples compared Confucius Socrates and Jesus outlining lives teachings and influences across ages.
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Boston Young Men’s Christian Union
Boylston Street
Mr. Staples
Lexington
Mass
Anna Clifford Breed
Alice Batchelder
J. Warren Turner
John Ballard
H. G. Leake
Carlton A. Staples
Confucius
Socrates
Jesus
Man Overcomes Indigestion After Puritana Cure
C B Downs of the Boston and Maine Railroad freight department in Portsmouth recalls years of severe indigestion starting at age 14. After trying many remedies, Puritana relieved his pain and healed his condition, allowing him to digest foods like sausages again.
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C. B. Downs
Boston & Maine Railroad
Portsmouth
Daniel Street
Puritana
Portsmouth Puritana Pioneer and Concord Runner Quote
A Portsmouth reader recalls being among the first to use Puritana and notes widespread adoption with strong results. The passage mentions James H. Crowley of Concord, a top New Hampshire amateur runner, and hints at his belief that proper stomach health sustains strength. The speaker describes long-standing dyspepsia and severe effects on appetite and stamina.
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Portsmouth
James H. Crowley
Concord
N.H
Two masked robbers shoot two at Ridgewood depot
Station Agent Frank Bechtloff and Express Driver Peter Cisco were shot by masked robbers during an Erie rail road depot robbery attempt in Ridgewood New Jersey. Cisco was wounded in the back and Bechtloff in the shoulder as the bandits fled. A posse pursued but found no trace.
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New York
Frank Bechtloff
Express
Peter Cisco
Erie
Ridgewood
N. J
Bechtloff
Cisco
Ramapo
Denmore
Amusing incident during Massachusetts trial trip and harbor visit
During the Massachusetts trial voyage officials rode the Verbena to the city while Edwin G. Cramp waited for the towboat Kate Jones. A broom was hoisted on the tug’s mast as a joke, and the Verbena crew reached Lewis wharf ahead of schedule. The Massachusetts then steamed to Philadelphia, with Fern leaving for New York, as the Sigurd and Scotsman drew flocks of observers and a stowaway boy was allowed to depart.
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Lighthouse Channel
Wolcott
Dalton
Edwin G. Cramp
Kate Jones
Evans
Boston
Jones
O Hne
Lewis Wharf
Charlestown Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Fern
New York
Williams
Johnston
British Crown
London
Alonzo Fleury
Long Wharf
Sigurd
Scotsman
West Indies
Progreso
Mex
Rome Bans Parades Despite May Day Events
Rome reports the Republican party plans a May 1 fete for Labor Day while Socialists call a conference the same day, but the government forbids any meetings or parades.
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Rome
Republican Party
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