Body of Essie S. Gordon Found in Merrimac River
Three boys discovered the corpse of Essie S. Gordon in the Merrimac near Thorndyke Me after he disappeared from a Boston & Maine train January 13 en route from Boston to Maine. The find included Gordon's watch with 18 05 time, business cards, a ticket showing travel to Thorndyke, and a deep head wound. His brother arrived from Clinton Me to conduct a fuller inquiry into the death.
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Newburyport
Merrimac River
Essie S. Gordon
Thorndyke
Gordon
Clinton
Boston
Boston & Maine
Portland
Randolph C. Hurd
Mel Winney
Mysterious Disappearance Linked to Bridge Gash
Gordon a Maine farmer vanished after a trip to Boston on January 13 with a carload of potatoes. He and Frank Fogg spent the day in the city and took a train from Boston to Newburyport stopping in Salem and Portland. A ragged gash on Gordon’s head is thought to have occurred when his head struck telephone wires near the Newburyport bridge. Wires along the trunk line between Newburyport and Portsmouth were reported out of commission, with linemen locating the break on the south side of the drawbridge and finding a cloth cap on the pier.
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Newburyport
Gordon
Maine
Boston
Fie
Frank Fogg
Thorndyke
Bostorn
Salem
Fogg
Portland
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Portsmouth
Woman denies romance letters in $50,000 suit
Helen Woodruff Smith Cummings testified she never wrote about Russell Griswold of Stamford as Ruzzie Lamb or Lil Ruzzie, prompting the judge to cancel her examination before trial in Griswold's breach of promise case. Griswold contends about 200 letters exist. Cummings is wealthy, former Stamford mayor Homer Cummings’s ex-wife.
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New York
Helen Woodruff Smith Cummings
Blanchard
Supreme Court Today
Russell Griswold
Stamford
Conn
Homer Cummings
James D. Smith
Griswold
Folies Bergere Opens in New York with Lavish Gala
The Folies Bergere in West Forty sixth street staged an opulent premiere with extravagant revels on Broadway. The night reportedly saw over $30,000 in exchanges, including $14,200 spent for admission and privileges.
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New York
West Forty-sixth Street
Broadway
Opening of Moorish theatre ends in sudden flood of water
The new theatre, famed for its lavish dining at tables within the orchestra and balconies, hosted vaudeville burlesques and a cabaret. A burst standpipe flooded the lobby and foyers during the opening, causing thousands in damage while proprietors Harris and Laskey reassured patrons there was no danger. The Moorish styled venue impressed with beauty, unique design, and strong performances.
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New York
Henry B. Harris
Jesse L. Laskey
Mr. Harris
Rebels Capture City of San Blas in Sinaloa
Rebels seize San Blas, an important railroad city in the Southern Pacifico-Mexico line of Sinaloa, with reports stating Fuerte had fallen as the insurrection overruns the region.
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San Blas
Nogales
Mexico
Pacifico-Mexico
Sinaloa
Fuerte
Fighting resumes near Hermosillo in Sonora clash
In Tucson April 28 rebels and federals fought near Hermosillo Sonora. Mail advices report 40 killed or wounded in a Horicasilas battle on April 25.
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Tucson
Ariz
Hermosillo
Sonora
Horicasilas
El Paso Chosen For Peace Conference Commissioner Named
El Paso was selected as the site for the formal peace conference and Judge Francisco Carbajal of the Mexican Supreme Court was named federal commissioner. Carbajal is known to Madero by reputation only, but the insurgent leader considers the appointment satisfactory.
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EL Paso
Tex
Francisco Carbajal
Mexican Supreme Court
Carbajal
Madero
Peace talks fringe Mexico as Reyes returns to the country
Madero reacts with unease to General Bernardo Reyes's return. A government commissioner departed Mexico City last night en route likely to the U S border. Judge Carbajal leads the peace commission with independent reform credentials while Dr Vasquez Gomez is expected to join Madero's delegation.
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Bernardo Reyes
Mexico
Madero
City of
Eagle Pass
Laredo
Navarro
Mexico City
Carbajal
Vasquez Gomez
Boston Symphony closes season with Fiedler Pathetique performance
The final public rehearsal in Symphony Hall featured Mr. Fiedler conducting Tschaikowsky Pathetique with memorable impact. Beetho ven Coriolanus overture and Wagner excerpts complemented the program, while the audience applauded the maestro and orchestra, bidding farewell until October.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Hall
Fiedler
Tschaikowsky
Beethoven
Wilhelm Gericke
Nikisch
Paul
Symphonie Pathetique
de Quincy
Fieigier
Pencil stripe suits offer value in latest style
The piece urges economy minded buyers to act quickly as demand for pencil stripe suits rises. It touts brown and blue shades in soft and hard worsteds and cassimantes, tailored in the latest cut, and claims eighteen dollar value compared to other stores.
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Boston
Motorcyclist Hailed Against Pole In Fatal Crash
Brockton April 28 Robert A Donovan 18 son of Alfred A Donovan shoe manufacturer was thrown against a telegraph pole when his motorcycle hit a stone in the road suffering a probable skull fracture and possible death.
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Brockton
Robert A. Donovan
Alfred A. Donovan
Deaths and Funeral Notices From Chelsea to Roxbury 1911
Multiple death notices list names such as Emma Chase Harry Cassidy Patrick Dolley Sarah Donovan Louisa Fein Arthur Felix Charles Flagg and others with ages birthplaces and funeral details. Many entries specify residence addresses dates and times for services at churches such as Cary Avenue Methodist Gate of Heaven St Paul’s and St. Gregory with relatives invited and interment notes.
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Chase
Chelsea
Emma Chase
Cary Avenue Methodist
Cassidy
South
Boston
Harry B
Susie
John T. Cassidy
Broadway
Gate of Heaven
Fein
Roxbury
Louisa
Valentine Fein
Juniper Street
Holy Trinity Church
Shawmut Avenue
Old Dorchester
Pelix
Dorchester
Arthur M
Marie Felix
Brookline
Charles Partridge Flagg
Gibby
Sarah A
Francis W. Gibby
Crawford Street
Gileman
Brighton
Hazel May Gillman
Beacon Street
Kennedy
Bessie E. Kennedy
Orient Heights
T. J. Lane
Bowdoin
Hamilton Streets
Kimball
Arlington Heights
Ida May
Charles Fr. Kimball
Methodist Episcopal Church
Leconin
N. H
Manchester
Putnam
New Calvary
O’brien
South Boston
James F
Mary A. O’brien
East Seventh Street
Percival
Cambridge
Harry Warren Pevival
Magazine Street
Augusta
Posener
Sybil M
Herbert B. Posener
Marion Street
Mattapan
Powers
Mattapan Hospital
James K. Powers
Washington Street
Crosby
Warren Street
Rouke
West Roxbury
Alphonsus L. Rouke
Perham Street
St. Theresa’s Church
Holyhood
Ryan
Johanna
Tponee Ryan
James Ryan
Boston Fire Department
Adams Street
St. Peter's Church
Meeting House Hill
J. Sheehan
Margaret Sheehan
Ruggles Street
Mission Church Tremont Street
Mt. Calgary
Silvetello
Luigi
Celesta Silvetello
Jageland
Prince Street
Sacred Heart Church
Swipt
Humphrey Hathaway Swift
C. B. Gulick
Fayrerweather Street
M. Vidlep
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Reyes
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Ciencaaaean
Hart Scuatner & Mar
Guyer
Stetson
Risers
Washington St
Iston
Jen
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Willian
John. A
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Agnes J. .Watesfall
Coxbury
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