Funeral cortege escapes Boston railroad collision at Watertown
Five people riding in a hack forming part of a funeral procession narrowly escaped death when a freight train on the Boston and Maine railroad struck the vehicle at the Spring street grade crossing in Watertown. Miss Rose M. Vahey sister of ex Senator James H. Vahey of Watertown suffered a broken right arm in three places along with severe bruises and cuts. She was taken to Walsh Memorial Hospital and is expected to recover.
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Watertown
Maurice J. Kiley
Rose M. Vahey
John J. Maguire
Boston & Maine Railroad
Spring Street
James H. Vahey
North
Beacon Street
Walsh Memorial Hospital
Tragic Train Sideswipe Delays Watertown Funeral
During a funeral procession the hack was struck by an eastbound train on the crossing. Gatetender George Hobbs flagged the train with a red flag but could not stop in time. Several mourners and the driver suffered injuries, with Miss Vahey needing hospital care. The Dunphy funeral proceeded to St Patrick's Church afterward.
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J. A. Boucher
M. J. Kelley
Woman struck by auto in Brighton injures after crosswalk incident
Christina N. Farrell of 208 Everett street was struck by an automobile driven by Hance B. Boylston of 122 Parson street Brighton while crossing Everett street. She sustained a cut over the left eye and bruises about the body.
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Everett Street
Brighton
Christina N. Farrell
Hance B. Boylston
Parson Street
Baby killed by auto in Gloucester
A car struck Rose Frelick and Adelaide Morris in Gloucester as Aubrey Lawler pulled Adelaide from under the vehicle. Adelaide died en route to Dr Choate's office. Rose suffered serious injuries. Morris was arrested for manslaughter and released on $2000 bail. Mrs Green braked the car. several bystanders were injured.
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Morris
Aubrey M. Lawler
Harmony Square
Adelaide
Lawler
A. J. Choate
Middle Street
J. H. Anero
Anero
Two Crashes in Newton Center Enduring Night of Collisions
Last evening Newton Centre saw two separate crashes within an hour. Edward A. Cutler of 84 Knowles Street collided at Institution and Braeland with George H. Bridgeman of 83 Beacon Street, injuring Mrs. Cutler and Mrs. Dennison. Mrs. Cutler hospitalized. Dennison sent home. A second crash at Hammond and Beacon involved Sallie H. Barber of 281 River Street Cambridge and William Wilson of Boylston Street Waltham with no injuries.
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Newton Centre
Institution Avenue
Braeland Avenue
Edward A. Cutler
Knowles Street
George H. Bridgeman
Beacon Street
Quick action saves three after street collision in Nahant area
Mrs Emma Green of Bennington Vermont likely saved three lives when an auto driven by Louis E Spencer and another man and woman rounded a corner near Chester avenue and Revere Beach boulevard. The victims were Belle Griffin 45 of Nahant Elizabeth Rossi 37 of Boston and Michael Cuzzo 40 of Boston who stepped into the path of the car.
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Emma Green
Bennington
Louis E. Spencer
Chester Avenue
Revere Beach Boulevard
Spencer
Belle Griffin
Nahant
Elizabeth Rossi
Hanover Street
Boston
Michael Cuzzo
Limousine With Nine Passengers Roars Toward Pole on Charles River Dam Road
A nine passenger limousine traveling from Cambridge toward Boston veered across the roadway on the Charles River Dam road and struck a trolley pole just before Metropolitan Park officer Alexander A. Drinkwater leaped into the vehicle and braked it. The car owner Thomas J. Orlansky of Brighton and seven other passengers escaped serious injury with only bruises and shock. The crash left the machine badly damaged and the officer with a bruised forehead.
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Charles River Dam
Alexander A. Drinkwater
Metropolitan Park
Lincoln Street
Brighton
Boston
Cambridge
Drinkwater
Orlansky
Auto and trolley collision near Columbia and Dudley
An automobile owned by Leon Haskins from Somerville collided with an Elevated car at the Columbia road Dudley street corner. Motorman Owen Murray and Conductor John O Leary led the trolley. Haskins and passenger Alexander McKinnon escaped injury though the car was badly damaged.
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Leon Haskins
Pennsylvania Avenue
Somerville
Columbia Road
Dudley Street
Owen Murray
John O'Leary
Haskins
Alexander McKinnon
Wilbur Street
Dinner Plate Ends Peace Maker's Fight at Innocence Home
Tony Souza of East Cambridge threw a dinner plate at Joseph Teves a border in the Innocence home yesterday injuring Teves who was taken to Cambridge Relief Hospital. Teves suffered multiple facial cuts including a severely gashed upper lip as he acted as peacemaker in a domestic dispute. Innocence was arrested on assault and battery charges.
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Tony Souza
Second Street Place
East Cambridge
Joseph Teves
Teves
Cambridge
Innocence
Miserly Creates Small Change After Save
A man who saved Miserly’s life was offered half a dollar. He accepted but returned 20 cents as change, revealing the miserly nature of the gesture and the sting of the offer. The exchange turns the act of救 into a comic lesson on generosity versus thrift.
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Miserly
Lfe
Christian Register
Suffrage Posters and Paper Tack Incident
A humorous cartoon line depicts a nurse informing a mother that her baby swallowed a paper of tacks. Mrs Suffrage reacts wryly, saying she must post suffrage posters with glue, highlighting early feminist rhetoric in a light daily strip.
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Puck
Richmond teacher seeks to settle matrimony relations
Miss Mae Lette of Richmond Virginia a young English teacher at Chowan College North Carolina has undertaken to settle the relations between men and women. Speaking from her Smith dormitory room at Radcliffe College she described her work and the deductions she has drawn after extensive travel.
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Mae Lette
Richmond
Chowan College
North Carolina
Smith
Radcliffe College
Miss Lette
Post
Miss Lette Explores Suffrage and Romance Across Regions
Miss Lette argues there are three male types Southern Western and New England and links romance to male control. She recounts a rejected contract in Oregon and says suffrage may erode romance in the South while praising equal standards. She notes women’s economic dependence limits marriage and shares her path from Columbia study to teaching and hotel work.
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Miss Lette
New England
Oregon
California
Pacific Coast
Virginia
South
Child Dies During Pleasure Trip At Nantasket Beach
A 10 year old, Luigi Tontini of 15 Burke Hill Avenue West Quincy, died while walking with his father near Furnace avenue after expressing excitement about an electric trip to Nantasket Beach. Medical Examiner George V Higgins ruled death from heart trouble, noting a lifelong weak heart.
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Nantasket Beach
Luigi Tontini
Burke Hill Avenue
Quincy
Furnace Avenue
George V. Higgins
Snub for Governor on Sunday Exposed in Campaign Clash
Governor McCall faces pressure as Billy Sunday supporters accuse liquor interests of pressuring him after he vetoed the Sunday tabernacle bill. The row centers on licensing board actions and a refused invitation list for tabernacle ceremonies in Boston. The governor defends his stance on building laws and urges adherence to established codes.
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Billy Sunday
Packard
McCall
Express
Boston
Billy Sunday Tabernacle Committee
O'Hearn
Fuller
Licensing Board
William E. Blodgett
Waltham
Sunday Tabernacle Committee
Tabernacle Ground
Blodgett
Curley
Vermont
New Hampshire
Sunday
Apportionment Board
For Valor and Bravery Beyond a Moment
A Kansas City Star report recalls an incident where Mr Meekton admits an angry rebuke to his wife. He asks if she resented it and she later forgave him. Henrietta, described as fair minded, shook hands and congratulated him on his bravery after reflection.
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Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
Kansas City Star
Do you know the nature of an oath
A brief. Our reader cites a joke about moving and laying carpets in a theatrical exchange. The Topeka Journal notes the humorous quip as a snippet of local wit. The line reflects domestic life and wordplay circulating in the publication.
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Topeka Journal
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Grenville Road
Patrick Sullivan
Waverley Avenue
John J. Kiley
Hack
Webster Street
Auburndale
George Hobbs
Church Street
Mt. Auburn Street
Missahey
Main Street
Frank Crossman
Gloucester
Mobile
Rose
Newton
Saazer Kreis
Bohemia
Northwest
America
THE
Fenway Breweries Co
Boston, Mass
Peacemaer
Gavaza
Aletae
Catel
Ogna Salutarisco
New York
Milan
Italy
Taylor
Winter ST
Columbia University
Keedem Film Cor
GAD
the Press Publishing Co
By Jack Callahan
Jeellipp
Jeelipp
Belgium
Wallace C. Sabine
Harvard University
Switzerland
J. S. Codman
Boylston St
Back Bay
Eury
Washington Strom Opuighe
Thayer McNeil
Thayer McNeil Company
Temple Place
West St
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