Gas killed Roxbury man as fumes sweep Mission Hill
Red Roller a 45 year old Roxbury resident died from asphyxiation in the cellar of 11 St Alphonsus street while tending a furnace. His fox terrier Teddy also perished. Around 20 nearby residents were overcome and treated by Roxbury doctors as gas crews search for leaks near Mulroy house. Autopsy planned. police suspect accidental death.
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Red Roller
Roxbury
St. Alphonsus Street
Charles, Williams, Kelly
Mission Hill
Phillips Street
Roller
Martin Mulray
City Hospital
McDonald
Mulray
St. Alphonsus
Phillips
Teddy
Mulroy
Moran Fight With Police Board Over Window Letters Sparks Crises
District Attorney John B. Moran disclaims responsibility for the Police Board action enforcing the screen law against druggists and for orders to remove window lettering from saloons. Friends say the board aims to ruin Moran by framing his regime, as liquor license holders are urged to clear their windows. The clash signals a heated crusade with possible sensational results.
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Police Board
Moran
John B. Moran
Post
Friends of
Friends of the District Attorney
Chicken Sullivan Captured After 21 Month Flight
Entrapped after a 21 month flight along the Atlantic coast Henry Sullivan known as Chicken Sullivan eluded officers in Eastern cities before being arrested in Battonton Georgia. He was wanted on a war rant for the murder of John L Tucker in Lynn on March 23 1904.
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Atlantic Coast
Henry
Chicken) Sullivan
John L. Tucker
Lynn
Battonton
Sullivan Wanted for Lynn Murder Under Arrest in Georgia
State police and Battonton police report Henry Sullivan alias Chicken Sullivan captured after a chase from Lynn Massachusetts murder suspect. Detective Harry Proctor pursued Sullivan through northern Georgia before Battonton officers intercepted. reward offered for Tucker murder case remains $200 for the killer. Tucker was shot on Railroad avenue near Central square after a disturbance in a restaurant.
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Shaw
State Police
Battonton
Henry Sullivan
Chicken Sullivan
Lynn
Mass
Chick Sullivan
Georgia
Wildernesses
Harry Proctor
Sullivan
Loyan
Tucker
Railroad Avenue
Wshington Street
Central Square
John Tucker
Thim
Fair Forecast for Boston Area
The forecast calls for Monday fair and warmer with light westerly winds. Tuesday turns partly cloudy with no significant changes in conditions.
Weather forecast and patent medicine claim blend
A brief forecast notes New England fair Monday with warmer west, Tuesday brings rain or snow and a colder west, with northeast to southeast winds turning west and brisk. The ad asserts Sore Throat Father Johns Medicine cures throat and lungs with guaranteed results.
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New England
John
Hope To Save Tucker From Death Chair
A Portland woman claims a Canadian pin linked to the Charles T. Tucker trial may be hers. Grace Osborn Tucker, Tucker’s wife, is deceased, and the case centers on a pin involved in the proceedings.
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Tucker
Charles T. Tucker
Partridge
Grace Osborn Tucker
Webster
Portland
Startling Revelations Said to Be in Prospect
James H. Vahey senior counsel for Tucker says Tate developments have changed the Tucker cases and unearthed evidence. He expects the court to be told of key points and predicts Charles Ty. Tucker will receive a new trial.
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Tate
Tucker
Charles Ty. Tucker
James H. Vahey
Vahey & Innes Rep Visits Mrs Smith in Tucker Case
A Vahey & Innes representative visits Portland to pursue the missing Canadian pin linked to the Mabel Page murder. Tucker’s defense to file affidavits and seek a new trial while a rehearing motion is prepared, with the defendant’s family hopeful for exoneration.
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Vahey & Innes
Portland
W. D. Smith
Burton Smith
Tucker
Mabel Page
Supreme Court
YEGES RAID ON SUFFIELD BANK NETS $50,000 IN BONDS
Six masked yeggmen bound and gagged William Jones, the Suffield railroad station night watchman, and his son. While two guards watched, three others blasted the Suffield Savings Bank safe with nitro glycerine and escaped with more than $50,000 in registered bonds and stocks. The gang's descriptions match a group active in eastern Massachusetts.
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Suffield, Conn
William Jones
Massachusetts
Suffield Savings Bank
Italian cabinet resigns after Spain commercial pact defeat
Rome reports Prime Minister Fortis and his entire cabinet resign after the Chamber of Deputies rejects the commercial modus vivendi with Spain. The decisive session drew about 450 deputies as Salvini remained barred from the gallery. Fortis defended the pact as protecting Italian interests.
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Rome
Fortis
Chamber of Deputies
Success
Tragic Train Collision Kills Lashaway Family in Weston
Mrs. John Lashaway, 70, her daughter-in-law Mrs. Tr. Wt. Lashaway, and the latter's 2-year-old child died when a carriage carrying them was struck by a Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton train at a Weston crossing in Toledo.
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Toledo
John Lashaway
Wt. Lashaway
Weston
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Bank Burglars Blow Safe In Hartford
A gang blew open a savings bank vault in Hartford using nitro glycerine. Watchman Jones and his son were tied and bound. five robbers fled toward Hartford and Springfield after forcing entry through rear windows. Police in both cities were notified but could not locate the suspects.
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Jones
John
Loomis
Sophia Bissell
Watson W. Pease
Oxerass Ae Street
Boston Mayor-elect Fitzgerald Dines with Acting Mayor Whelton
In New York City both leaders were seen dining together at the Hotel Manhattan along with Boston and New York figures. The gathering sparked speculation about peace overtures from Martin Lomasney’s faction if Whelton was sent to smooth tensions after Fitzgerald’s election. The Post found the meeting was viewed as accidental by Fitzgerald associates.
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New York
John F. Fitzgerald
Boston
Daniel A. Whelton
Boston Peple
N Manhattan
Joseph A. Wennison
P. F. O'Keefe
Douglas
Fitzgerald
Martin Lomasney
Whelton
Cynosure
Post
Mystery Woman Found Lifeless From Gas In Providence
A refined young woman identified only by the name Elsie Lorie is found near death from illuminating gas at 496 Westminster street Providence. She left behind handwritten lines indicating education and culture, with a remark about awakening to life that deepens the mystery.
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Providence
R. I
Elsie Lorie
Boston
Westminster Street
Stranger woman found in lodging house with self harm notes
Police recover a notebook with penciled quotes about hunger and cheerfulness. A bottle of laudanum and wine were found, gas on. the woman, who refused to reveal her name, finally says "Elsie Lorie" but offers little more. She has only a dollar and is expected to recover.
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Rhode Island
Elsie Lorie
To Cure Hacking Cough With Standard Remedy
A brief note suggests trying a standard remedy for a hacking cough using a mix labeled Lung Kuro Ss and heeter ranges, with unclear references to Albe. The fragmentary text offers no clear medical instruction or endorsements.
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Lawson
Chick
Haverhill
Salem
Tonn
Essex County
Tewksbury
Sunday Post
Great Western
America
Clark’s
Palm Cafe Orchestra
Causeway St
North Station
Boston and Vicinity
Washington Forecast
Boylston Street
Chs L.tucher
Osgorn
Charles L. Wacker
East Cambridge
Yeges
Whelson and
Fitz
Lomasney
Elsi
Lorie
Heeter Ranges
Albe
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