Maiden killed crossing railroad tracks in West Roxbury
Miss Daisy Langlois a 21 year old Plymouth telephone girl visiting friends was instantly killed last evening when struck by an express train at the Baker street bridge in West Roxbury as it curved around a track. Her vacation mood and happiness ended in an instant.
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Daisy Langlois
Plymouth Telephone Exchange
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Baker Street Bridge
West Roxbury
Miss Langlois
Police Spotters Used by Boston & Northern Railroad
Police chiefs from Brockton and Lowell testified at the Lynn court that officers were detailed to spy on conductor Murray for the Boston & Northern Street Railway to catch fare evaders. Brockton patrolmen Long and Spear and Lowell reserve officer Moore identified Murray as failing to ring fares on a Boston to West Lynn trip. The Brockton marshal confirmed spotter duties and said they worked nights with expenses only. Murray denies the charge and the case was continued until Saturday.
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Brockton and Lowell
Boston & Northern Street Railway Company
Boston & Northern
Frank L. Murray
Lynn
Murray
Charles A. Long
W. A. Spear
Brockton
Boston
West Lynn
Lowell
Moore
H. A. Reynolds
Spear
Long
Reynolds
C. A. Fisher
Starter
Henry Gatlery
B. B. Foss
Be Sure to Get What You Ask For from Cascarets
An early 20th century ad extols Cascarets as trusted by millions with high volume sales and endorsements. It warns against imitators and counterfeiters, urging buyers to insist on genuine Cascarets produced by the Sterling Rhody Company, metal box and CCC mark.
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America
Sterling Rhody Company
Eggman Bent Held on Mail Fraud Scheme
John H. Bent, a Quincy egg dealer in high grade breeding eggs, was arrested for using the mails in a defraud scheme. He posted egg samples to New England poultrymen and refused payment claiming inferiority. Bail set at 2000 with a hearing August 24 before U S Commissioner Bradlee. Witnesses W. E. Mark of West Woodstock Vermont and F L Shapleigh of Rochester New Hampshire will be summoned.
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John H. Bent
Quincy
United States
Bradlee
Post Office
Charles E. Jennings
Bent
New England
W. E. Mark
West Woodstock
F. L. Shapleigh
Rochester, N. H
Moran's Home for Women Exposed as Private Prison
District Attorney John B Moran reports that a private home used to hold women prisoners operates as an unauthorized prison. Inmates are confined for labor with no compensation, kept beyond lawful authority, and profits go to the corporation. He calls for immediate liberty and promises investigation of other similar homes.
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House of Correction
Ends of Justice
John B. Moran
Denial of Charges by Massachusetts Home Supervisors
The Massachusetts Home for Intemperate Women officials rejected District Attorney Moran’s accusations as false asserting the home aids sick and needs not only able bodied residents. They explained inmates receive care, earnings support, and voluntary stay with freedom to leave after probation, while detailing finances and governance.
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Massachusets
Moran
Toto
Reverend James Reed Denies Moran on Able-Bodied Admission Policy
The Massachusetts Home for Intemperate Women led by Rev. James Reed denies District Attorney Moran’s charges that only able-bodied women are admitted. Reed calls the home a charitable reform institution funding itself through private subscriptions and industry work while running a persistent deficit.
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James Reed
Massachusetts Home For
Post
Moran
Always a Deficit Disputed by Home Treasurer
Mrs. W. W. Potter of Brookline denies district attorney charges against the Women’s Home management. She says the institution is not profitable or self supporting, never runs a yearly deficit under $1000, and relies on private subscriptions to cover costs for about 70 inmates.
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New Hampshire
Narragansett Pier
W. W. Potter
the Home
Massachusetts
Post
Kent Street
Brookline
Home for Intemperate Women Officers and Board
The officers committees and board of managers of the Home for Intemperate Women are listed. The organization is described as led by a set of officers and committees guiding the refuge for women struggling with intemperance.
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the Home For Intemperate Women
Water Cure Claims Relief From Wide Range Of Ailments
A claim asserts that water taken now will soon cure cramps spasms sour stomach nausea vomiting heartburn nervousness sleeplessness sick headache flatulency and all other internal pains. The statement presents water as a universal remedy with rapid effects.
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Radway
Druggists, & CO
Elm St
Mutiny on Navy Yard Lancaster Leaves Marines Injured
Five Marines stranded on the Lancaster receiving ship at League Island are in double trows with three sailors under arrest after a mutiny Monday night. Privates Burnett Kenzy Haggerty Alderson Erbe Nowland allegedly bought beer with stolen uniforms, returning drunk and attacking a corporal. Shots fired. Burnett throat cut. Kenny injured. mutineers overpowered.
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Miller
The
Lancaster
Burnett
Kenzy
Chelsea
Mass
Haggerty
Erbe
Alderson
Nowland
Philadelphia
League Island Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Gloucester
Kenny
Garrett
Hess
Cure for rupture praised by many in Electrus ads
A dated advertisement touts the Electrus as a permanent cure for ruptures. It quotes testimonials from men with long rupture histories and urges readers to request a free trial by mailing name and address to the Electrus Co. in Syracuse New York.
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Geo. A. Peabody
Haverhill
Mass
W. W. Butterfield
Turner St
Auburn
Chas. M. Robbins
Hancock
Wm. PP. Dodge
Chester
Electrus Co
Wood Bldg
Syracuse
N. Y
Electrus
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Izke
Fair
Cascarets
Cascaret
Tors
Eggman
Mary R. Charplet
Deer Island
E. C. Johnson
Louisburg Squareg
Julia Ward Howe
Park Street
W. W. Boyden
Rockland Avenue
Roxbury
Isabella A. Potter
W. F. Temple
Howard
E. M. Lancaster
Martha A. Brackett
Micah Dyer
Carleton Hunneman
Exchange Building
Brighton
Dillon Bronson
James Burgess
Mary R. Charpiot
Peabody Street
Edward H. Clement
Transcript
Marshall M. Cutter
South Framingham
Dorchester
Rufus A. Flanders
Auburn Street
E. A. Horton
Unitarian Association
Beacon Street
Exchange
Edward D. Johnson
Marlboro Street
Shawmut Avenue
Augustus S. Lovett
Kilby Street
Edward D. Mallory
Crawford Street
B. F. Redfern
Washington Street
Joseph F. Tuttle
Boyden
Potter
Flanders
Dyer
Brackett
Intemperate Women’s Home
India
China
Dresden
St. Denis
Hamburg
Washington, Cor. Ruggles
Sean
Shinola CO
Rochester
Jackies
Judge Black
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