Four Safeblowers Break From Ohio Jail on Christmas
In Toledo six men assaulted three deputy sheriffs, freeing four inmates known to police as safeblowers and burglars. The escape left Deputy Leo Nooran wounded in the shoulder as the attackers fled with Edward Meehan, Albert Loach, Leo Mitchell, and Frank Howard among the fugitives.
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Toledo
Edward Meehan
D. E. West
Albert Loach
Leo Mitchell
Frank Howard
Albert Johnson
Whitey
Meehan
Fort Leavenworth
Paulding
Taft
James Manion
Ladd
Mitchell
Howard
Chicago
Sing Sing
New York
Leo Nooran
Joyous Holiday at Llewsac Lodge in Bedford
Llewsac Lodge the country rest home of the Frances E. Willard Settlement of Boston hosted a joyous holiday with several extra guests visiting for the occasion.
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Bedford
Llewsac Lodge
Frances E. Willard
Boston
Cambridge Watchman Shot by Burglars
Whitlock, a 52 year old Cambridge watchman, was wounded during a burglary attempt at the factory office. He crawled to a phone, police found tools outside, and detectives believe professional burglars operated from an automobile nearby. He remained unconscious but expected to recover at Cambridge Relief Hospital.
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Whitlock
Central Square Station
Wyman
Am Automobile
Cambridge Relief Hospital
Green Street
Cambridge
Five Die From Liquor In Hartford Saloon Incident
In Hartford Connecticut five men are dead and three are dying from liquor believed bought last night and today in a saloon owned by Frank Those. Police say three earlier deaths in hospitals prompted the investigation.
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Hartford
Conn
Frank
Murder Mystery Unsolved In Clemens Stabbing
Authorities report no advances in solving the Wednesday murder of J. Stanley Brown. His body with four bullet holes was found in his car near Clemens Michigan.
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Myt
Clemens
Mich
J. Stanley Brown
Here
Fear Girl Vanishes in Canal Search
Miss Alice Laurite, 26, of 66 High Street, left home about 2:30 am in a nightgown and stockings and has not been seen since. Police scoured the area all day with no results. The family fears she may have fallen into the first level canal, though they hope someone found her and sheltered her.
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Holyore
Alice Laurite
High Street
Missing Girl Vanishes in Snow After Overnight Watch
After a decade of poor health, Miss Laurette left her home during a night of snow and zero temperatures. Her father slept outside her door to guard her, but she slipped away unseen. Police and relatives searched cellars and riverbanks for miles, but no clues were found.
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Laurette
Probate Will to be Probated for Mrs Knight's Estate
The will of Mrs Mary C Knight is to be probated today. Agnes McNevin maid receives 250000 from an estate totaling 800000. Bequests of 1000 to 10000 go to churches and charities including Roxbury Boys Club. Executors Miss Jesse W Neil and Miss Mary Fallon each get 5000. A third cousin in Swampscott gets 4000. Clarence W Starratt of Roxbury also receives 5000. Mrs Knight died Oct 28 aged 71. Fortune built by her father a Boston grocer.
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Mary C. Knight
Agnes McNevin
Miss McNevin
Roxbury
Quaker Missionary Near-Death Escape in Ottoman Syria
Daniel Oliver a Quaker missionary of the English Friends Society survived a January 1917 arrest in Beirut on spy charges. Dimar Pasha intervened to quash the case after Oliver was betrayed by a Syrian Christian and a government official. Oliver and his wife, after arriving in Boston aboard the Canopic, plan to return to Syria and spend time in Philadelphia as two sons study here.
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Beirut
Daniel Oliver
English Friends Society
Boston
White Star Line
Canopic
Mediterranean
Oliver
Dimar Pasha
Amy
Mr. Oliver
Syria
Mrs. Oliver
Caithness
Scotland
Philadelphia
Annual Oil Bath For Franklin Park Elephants
The zoo elephants Molly Waddy and Toney at Franklin Park receive an annual oil bath to protect their hides for the cold climate. Keeper John Fletcher aids as valet while the animals resist the scrubbing, finally coating each inch with five gallons of neatsfoot oil.
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Franklin Park
Elephant House
Molly
Waddy
Toney
John Fletcher
Mob Threatens Patria Pier as 1800 Italians Arrive
Police reserves were called when a crowd of foreigners attempted to storm the Fabre Line pier in Brooklyn to reach the Patria. The guard was overpowered but halted the mob before the vessel was reached. Immigrants faced rapid entry checks aboard the liner due to Ellis Island crowding with many rejected for lack of funds.
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New York
Fabre Line
Brooklyn
Patria
Ellis Island
P Ér
Run Down by Taxi Claims Roxbury Man at Cheney Square
Michael Griffin aged 35 of 68 Lawn Street Roxbury was struck by a taxicab while crossing Cheney Square and died en route to Relief Hospital. The taxi was owned by William J. Cummings and driven by Daniel J. Cleary of 455 Quincy Street Dorchester.
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Michael Griffin
Lawn Street
Roxbury
Cheney Square
Relief Hospital
William J. Cummings
Daniel J. Cleary
Quincy Street
Dorchester
Boston Sees Few Drunkenness Arrests on Christmas
Boston reported the smallest drunkenness arrest total in years with 86 bookings at downtown stations by midnight. Police said arrests under prohibition dropped about 75 percent. Stations listed include Hanover Street 87 City Hall Avenue 4 Joy Street 34 La Grange Street 4 East Dedham Street 7 Back Bay with an unclear entry for one station.
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Boston
Hanover Street
City Hall Avenue
Joy Street
la Grange Street
East Dedham Street
Back Bay
Nene
Essex Captain Dolan Dies at 75 in Hotel Home
Captain Thomas Dolan longtime steam boat veteran aged 75 died suddenly of heart disease today in a local hotel where he resided after retiring fifteen years ago in Essex Connecticut Funeral plans were not announced but his death closes a chapter in regional maritime history.
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Essex, Conn
Thomas Dolan
Ten Thousand A Year Easy Says Eigham
London December 25 Most healthy men and women are potential earners of fifty thousand dollars a year according to C F Eigham who told members of the Efficiency Club how to attain large incomes He said ten thousand a year men never seek positions and success comes from decisive leadership and influencing others with conviction
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London
C. F
Eigham
Efficiency Club
Be careful of your appearance and chase big prizes
A speaker urges self discipline and ambition to earn substantial sums. He warns that even high earners feel discontent, stresses the need to imitate reliable behavior, promise, and optimism, and urges taking risks, fostering organization, and rewarding public servants. He notes Lloyd George’s cabinet salaries and critiques corporate director pay.
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British Empire
David Lloyd George
J. H. Thomas
National Union of Railway Men
Former Slave Bill Yopp Plays Santa in Georgia
Atlanta and the Soldiers Home honored Bill Yopp a former slave who has given gifts to Confederate veterans for years. Known as 10-Cent Bill he funded the effort with his own money and dimes from Macon. Governor Dorsey and state officials attended the Christmas reunion.
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Atlanta
Bill Yopp
Bill
Macon
Georgia
Darkey
Dorsey
Thomas M. Yopp
Ole Morster
Yopp
Baby left at bishop's door shocks Christmas city
In Trenton New Jersey on Christmas Day a newborn was found abandoned on the steps of the Bishop Thomas J Walsh episcopal residence. Mrs Bridget Burns the housekeeper summoned by a doorbell discovered the infant who was taken to St James' Day Nursery.
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Trenton
N. J
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Thomas J. Walsh
Bridget Burns
St. James’ Day Nursery
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