Survivors Testify On Triangle Waist Fire at Trial
Testimony in New York recalls the Asch building blaze at the Triangle Waist Company trial. Firemen describe finding numerous bodies away from exits and evidence of a blocked or closed door, while noting rag and waste clutter in the cutting room.
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New York
Asch
Isaac Harris
Max Blanck
Triangle Waist Company
Rinehart
Washington Place
Jacob Well,Jr
Millionaires Sinker Feast At Bar Harbor Church
At Bar Harbor on December 6, vestrymen of St. Savior's Church dined on doughnuts and coffee with New York millionaires led by a Morgan son-in-law. They heard a plea to raise funds to refill coffers after $600 in repairs. David B. Ogden was elected senior warden with officers and vestrymen named.
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Bar Harbor
St. Savior’s
New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
David B. Ogden
W. J. Evans
A. J. Grant
F. E. Sherman
John C. Livingston
MacLaurin at Longyear Residence Brookline Reception
Mr and Mrs J M Longyear host a large reception at their Brookline home Saturday evening in honor of Dr and Mrs Richard Cockburn MacLaurin Invitations were extended to Technology professors and their wives and to corporation members Supper is served at 7 pm with music at 9 pm.
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J. M. Longyear
Brookline
Richard Cockburn MacLaurin
Technology
Corporation
Sage Tea Darkens Hair and Restores Color
Calling on Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a modern take on the old sage tea method. The product, backed by a money back guarantee, promises darker hair in days and is sold by druggists for fifty cents a bottle.
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Wyeth
Baby Show At Morgan Memorial Promotes Teeth And Hair
The Morgan Memorial baby show on Shawmut avenue part of a two day festival by the Woman's Organization of the church. Babies six months to one year compete for cash prizes for most hair most teeth and best walker with gifts for all entrants. Judges Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Van Ness and Mrs. Dillon Bronson face a difficult task.
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Morgan Memorial
Shawmut Avenue
Woman's Organization of the
Church
Thomas van Ness
Dillon Bronson
Judge Upholds Daly Censure of Fireman
Judge Bragg of Charlestown Court yesterday upheld the punishment on Francis H. Murphy hoseman in the East Boston engine company. Murphy had 15 days pay deducted and lost three days off for conduct injurious to the service. He entertained his sister in law in the fire house and used the captain's room on a day off, provoking a confrontation with the lieutenant who refused him permission. After charges were filed and a hearing held, Fire Commissioner Daly confirmed the discipline.
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Daly
Bragg
Charlestown
Francis H. Murphy
East Boston
Charles D. Daly
Murphy
Death of Sir George Lewis Senior Solicitor in London
London December 7 Sir George Henry Lewis a senior partner of Lewis and Lewis solicitors died today in London He was born in 1833 and had a long career with the firm and in the legal community.
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London
George Henry Lewis
Lewis & Lewis, Solicitors
Opposition to Freight on Boston Elevated Narrowed by Vote
The United Improvement Association at its Boston City Club meeting opposed giving the Elevated Railway freight rights on city streets. An amendment declaring opposition to freight until passenger transport is satisfactorily addressed passed 18 to 9, with both sides presenting views from Attorneys Brush and Morris.
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The
United Improvement Association
City Club
Boston
Brush
Elevated
Morris
Expressmen’s League
Expressmen
Joseph R. Yendley
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Wellesley Honors Freshmen Scholars List Named
Wellesley College announces the freshmen designated as honor scholars for the year. The list includes Ruth S. Adams, Lucy L. Addams, Florence E. Ayer, Edith A. Ayres, Lillian E. Baker, Mary F. Ballantine, Mary A. Bean, Esther Berlowitz, and many others.
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Wellesley
Ruth S. Adams
Lucy L. Addams
Florence E. Ayer
Edith A. Ayres
Lillian E. Baker
Mary F. Ballantine
Mary A. Bean
Esther Berlowitz
Muriel W. Brown
Jessie M. Chedel
Gertrude B. Clemence
Margaret B. Comegys
Ruth Congdon
Charlotte M. Conover
Emma
Boston Fire Department Captains to Take Civil Service Exam
Fire Commissioner Daly orders an examination for captains seeking promotion to district chief. The test will be at the State House on December 21 and 22. Eligible are captains who have held their rank a year. no current vacancies exist, the exam aims to place the department under civil service rules.
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Daly
Boston Fire Department
State House
No contest against Cavalieri divorce filed in New York
Robert T. Chanler, former Dutchess County sheriff and Lina Cavalieri's husband, arrived from Paris with lawyer Sidney Harris to attend Cavalieri's divorce suit. He said he would offer no defense and that a judge will decide in several weeks. a financial settlement has been reached.
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New York
Robert T. Chanler
Dutchess County
Lina Cavalieri
Paris
Sidney Harris
Cavalieri
Boston Board seeks cause of infant deaths in feeding groups
The Boston Board of Health has mailed 5000 circulars to parents to study infant mortality under one year by feeding method. Dr Frederick P Davis leads the survey with help from local physicians. the circular asks if the child was breast or bottle fed, feeding duration, and foods used, aiming to compare mortality in congested versus better districts.
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Boston Board of Health
Frederick P. Davis
Boston
Francis H. Slack
Framingham youth seeks $10000 whipping damages
Henry Gobel a Framingham minor through his father sues Wellington Pratt for $10000 claiming Aug 11 1911 he was whipped on the arms and shoulders with a whip while playing off Mellen street causing severe injuries and a nervous condition.
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Henry Gobel
Framingham
Adam Charles Gobel
Wellington H. Pratt
Mellen Street
Framingham Pratt
Suffragettes Rally on Wall Street under Police Guard
In New York today the suffragettes held a public protest on Wall Street led by Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch with a strong police guard. A large cheering crowd filled the street while no disturbances occurred, contrasting with last week’s clashes with messenger boys and bank clerks.
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New York
Wall Street
Pankhurst
Financial
Harriet Stanton Blatch
Women’s Political Union
Marble Worker in Machias Takes Own Life
A. G. Davis, 68, a marble worker in Machias Maine, shot himself today amid health troubles. He leaves a widow and one daughter.
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Machias
A. G. Davis
Hyde Gains Trial Point In Swope Murder Case
Kansas City reports that Dr. B Clarke Hyde’s murder trial saw major cross examination of nurse Elizabeth Gordon. The witness cast doubt on the hypodermic injection claim by Hyde and on the odor evidence from the injection site.
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Kansas City
Elizabeth Gordon
B. Clarke Hyde
Thomas H. Swope
Walsh
Miss Gordon
Margaret Swope
Hyde
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