Wakefield man shoots through town killing three
Leslie Badger aged 17 kills two children and wounds a clerk during a rampage in Wakefield. He fires at bystanders as he roams Eaton Place and Main Street before being captured by police and hospitalized. The incident ends after Badger seeks to shoot more before being restrained.
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Wakefield
Leslie Badger
Badger
Eaton Place
L. K. Phinney
Tadget
George Taton
Fred Wheeler
Wheeler
Herbert T. Mitchell
George Jncas
Lucas
Guy McCullum
Boston & Northern
Poland
Ryder
Charles A. Kent
Achorn
Margaret Gaffey
Miss Gaffey
Frank Hackett
Mitchell
Brockbank
Wakefield Reed Chair Company
Main Street
Hiram L. Badger
Ballantyne Rally Predicts Largest Aldermanic Vote for Ballantyne
Alexander MecGreggor of Houghton & Dutton spoke at a Pilgrim Hall rally urging support for Alderman Ballantyne in next Tuesday's city election. McGregor called Ballantyne a future Boston mayor and praised his record. The event also featured remarks by Alexander Munro and others, with calls to back Paige for street commissioner and to vote party above all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander MecGreggor
Houghton & Dutton Company
Pilgrim Hall
Washington Street
Walter Ballantyne
Ballantyne
Boston
McGregor
Alexander M. Munro
Fitzgerald
Milton C. Paige
William L. Newton
Cotton
Brand
Anderson
Brand and Anderson
John McGaw
Alexander
Hugh Cairns
Candidates Carr
Matthew Hale
Board of Aldermen
John Martin
Alexander Dickson
John F. Grant
James L. Wiliamson
William Riggs
Dineen Leads After 22 Hours in Go-You-Please Race
Detroit report lists 12 runners still in the international 72-hour go-as-you-please event at Light Guard Armory. Dineen leads with 126 miles and 15 laps, followed by Prouty at 121 miles 12 laps and Klubertanz at 115 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Light Guard Armory
Dineen
Prouty
Klubertanz
Davis
Feeney
Shelton
Day
Loeslein
Teagle
Palmist arraigned after alleged assault on client in Boston
William Smith a psychical palmist on Tremont street faced court yesterday charged with assaulting Frances Ruthers of Meridan street East Boston. Ruthers testified she paid 50 cents for a fortune reading and that Smith struck her after she complained his answers were incomplete. The court found Smith not guilty and discharged him.
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William Smith
Tremont Street
Frances Ruthers
Meridan Street
Boston
Smith
Medford Boy Killed By Car Near Tufts Square
John P. Smardon a nine year old Medford resident was struck by a Medford Sullivan streetcar near Tufts square and died instantly. He was returning from a fair with his Sunday school teacher Miss Mattie Adams when he darted to stop the inbound car and fell under its wheels. He was a first year pupil at Franklin School and his father George Smardon is known in Medford and Boston.
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John P. Smardon
George Smardon
Spring Street
Medford
Medford-Sullivan Square
Tufts Square
Mattie Adams
Main Street
Miss Adams
Smardon
Franklin School
Boston
Wagner Clothing Company
Dartmouth Needs The College Faces Funding Gaps
President William J. Tucker told the Dartmouth Alumni Association at the Hotel Manhattan that Dartmouth must expand instruction and facilities. He warned that hiring instructors costs more than building and urged funds for a new library and its equipment, plus an improved gymnasium, as part of the planned program.
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New York
William J. Tucker
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth Alumni Association
Hotel Manhattan
Dartmouth
Osmo-Chemic Physicians Offer Free One Month Treatment
A historic offer from the Osmo-Chemic Physicians at Boylston Street announces one month of treatment and all medicines free for new or renewing patients who start on or before December 19. Examinations with X rays are at no charge, and the campaign stresses cures of chronic diseases through their new discovery. Local testimonials from patients across Massachusetts and nearby states praise relief from catarrh, stomach and bowel trouble, rheumatism, asthma, bronchitis, and even cancer of the face, with several noting prior doctors’ lack of help.
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Osmeo-Chemic Physicians
Boylston Street
A. P. Wright
Neeliam Heights
Mass
Osmo-Chemie
E. T. Rittall
Winthrop St
Roxbury
A. J. Brown
Franklin St
South Framingham
Elin Hart
Holliston
Wass
Hattie J. Dodge
Cross &J
Charlestown
E. D. Waterman
Stoughton
Bidwell
Woodlawn &St
Jamaica Plain
Edward C. Crosbr
Mountain Ave
Revere
C. W. Hoisington
Walkhill St
Mattapan
Jacob Doer
Woodlawn St
Lawrence
Jennie B. Twombly
Freasantville
Judson Hunt
Wakefield
Melville A. Stone
Reading
Frank Pickel
Winnepurkit Ave
Lynn
Local Cure Claims Highlight Massachusetts Patients
Mrs Nelson Bourass of Medway and nine others across Massachusetts report cures in a listing of patients treated for stomach catarrh bladder trouble appendicitis deafness and a tumor. Names include Mrs Chas Keeger Jamaica Plain Mr Daniel Rushforth Winchester Mrs Ll Metcalf Salem and others.
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Nelson Bourass
Medway
Mass
Chas. T. Keeger
Chestnut Ave
Jamaica Plain
Daniel Rushforth
Glenwood Ave
Winchester
Ll. M. Metcalf
West Ave
Salem
D. A. Rawson
Westboro
Frank G. Williams
E. Foster
Melrose
E. H. Perkins
Windsor St
Cambridge
Nelson Lowe
Walpele
O. E. Hill
Hermon St
Winthrop
A. Sturtevant
Trenton St
Boston
Harvard Man Rides the Mule at Blake’s Circus
Louis Sears a Harvard student entertained an Orpheum Theatre crowd by attempting to ride the bucking mule Maud in Blake's circus. He held on for a full minute amid cheers after two prior riders failed, drawing loud comments from the box party and onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Sears
Harvard
Orpheum Theatre
Blake
Sears
Maud
Roxbury Reports Another Break In Break-In Crime Spree
Mrs Catherine Frost reports burglars entered her Roxbury home at 21 Robin Hood Street between 5 and 8 PM Monday. Silverware money and fur valued over 100 dollars stolen. Intruders forced a rear window and cut front room telephone wires before fleeing unseen. Police have struggled to catch suspects amid a two week burglary wave.
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Roxbury
Catherine Frost
Robin Hood Street
Osmo-Chemic System of Medicine Advertises Offices
J. Kl Plankett and M. Du, chief consulting physicians, announce permanent offices at Suite 9 10 entrance 18 Boylston Street Boston Mass. Office hours are 9 to 12, 2 to 4, and 6 to 8 daily, closed Sundays and holidays.
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Michael Teehan
Bridget Killeen
Sheehan
Martin J. Killeen
Washington Street
Forest Hills
Lady of Lourdes
Maloney
Thomas J
Margaret Maloney
East Dedham Street
Calvary
Phelps
Brookline
New Ola South Church
Boylston
Dartmouth Streets
Quigley
Boston
Winifred
John Quigley
Liverpool Street
Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
Oeloek
Woman Fights Hatchet Thief During Jewelry Store Robbery
In Cleveland on December 8, 19 year old Josephine Case suffered five deep scalp wounds while fending off a diamond thief armed with a hatchet at Rowland Russell's jewelry store. She managed to raise the alarm and halt the looting before collapsing at home from shock, with recovery expected.
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Cleveland
Josephine Case
Rowland Russell
Miss Case
Rexall Orderlies Promise Cure for Constipation
An advertisement from Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores touts Rexall Orderlies as a safe effective laxative for constipation. It claims guaranteed results with regular use, offers a money back refund, notes they are tasteless odorless and gentle, suitable for children and the elderly, and sold in 36 tab at 25c or 12 tab at 10c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall Orderlies
Rexall
Riker- Jaynes Drug Stores
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George H. Taylor
Frank Wright
Doris Edgar
Mainstreet
Florence and
Catherine
Lincoln School
Charles M. Bruce
Malden District Court
Mrs. Badger
J. W. Nickerson
MR Phinney
Hat, P Criss
Herizo
Badcep
Frank Sr
Florence
Palmist
East Boston
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Kellocs Focs
Battle Creek, Mich
Tucker
Atlantic
Pacific
Riker-Jaynes
Houghton & Dutton Coa
Hall & Lyon Co
Providence
Pawtucket
Woonsocket
Newport
Waltham
Worcester
Ropes Drug Co
Beverly
Goldthwaite'’s
Brockton
Taunton
The
Emerson Home CO
Roxbury Sta
Orpheum
Williams
Williams Optical & Medical Co., Inc
Tremont St
Joseph Grady
Rupert Wells
Badol Bidg
Lou's
Girl
Newman
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