Train Kills Everett Man Conductor Barrett at Crossing
George W. Barrett, a 42 year old Boston & Northern conductor, was killed when an inward bound Portland express struck him at the Everett avenue crossing in Chelsea. He had stepped onto the other track after leaving his car at Everett square and was hurled 60 feet against a post, suffering a crushed forehead and skull. Barrett lived at 3 Baker road, Everett with his wife and two children and had four and a half years with the company.
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George W. Barrett
Boston & Northern Street Railway
Everett Avenue
Chelsea
Portland Express
Barrett
Everett Square
Baker Road
Everett
Boston & Northern Road
James J. Carney
Nan Patterson in cell amid Christmas gloom
Nan Patterson remains in the Tombs jail on Christmas Day as tearful scenes follow a mysterious letter delivery. A stranger delivered a letter from a mystery woman and left. Patterson awaits bail while strangers send gifts and flowers, though flowers are confiscated.
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Nan Patterson
Waltham Mail Clerk Killed in Train Accident
Weyland H. Austin of Waltham, a railway mail clerk, died instantly when his head struck an iron bridge while inspecting steam pipes from an open mail car door on Boston and Maine train No. 9 near Fitchburg. He was 45, survived by a widow and son.
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Fitchburg
Austin
Waltham
Powder explosion wrecks Waverly plant near Halifax
An explosion at Acadia Powder Company in Waverly caused extensive damage and shattered windows across Halifax and surrounding towns. No deaths were reported though several workers were knocked down. approximately 25,000 dollars in losses were cited.
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Halifax
N. S
Acadia Powder Company
Waverly
Acadia Works
Margaret Layton
Snug Harbor Chapel Burned in Staten Island Fire
The Sailor's Snug Harbor chapel at New Brighton burned early today. The replica of St. Paul’s London and its rare organ were destroyed. The fire drew 800 sailors to fight it as the towered dome burned. the building with 1500 seating capacity is a total loss.
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New York
Sailor’s Snug Harbor
New Brighton
Staten Island
St. Paul's
London
United States
Aged Maine man drops dead in Lewiston Canton Point report
A Canton Point dispatch says Albion B. Bradbury of Albion, aged 8, an elderly resident, dropped dead this forenoon in Lewiston Maine.
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Maine
Lewiston, Mo
Canton Point
Albion B. Bradbury
Tucker Sees His Mother in Cambridge Jail on Christmas
Charles Tucker, jailed in Cambridge on murder charges in Weston, spent Christmas like other inmates. He shared a roast pork dinner and a vaudeville show, received a yard walk, and talked with his mother and lawyer James H. Vahey for over an hour while remaining cheerful and healthy.
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Charles Tucker
Cambridge
Mabel Page
Weston
James H. Vahey
Mrs Sarah White Injured By Poison Mistake In Chelsea
Mrs Sarah A White of 8 Spencer Avenue Chelsea drank a corrosive substance by error while under a doctor's care. She mistook the bottle for medicine and is now dangerously ill at Frost Hospital with small chance of recovery.
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Sarah A. White
Maurice White
Spencer Avenue
Chelsea
Frost Hospital
White
Governor's train wreck near Smiths Crossing
Boston and Albany passenger train bound east at 9 10 a m wrecked after colliding with a hog train stopped for repairs. Engineer Merritt severely injured, Fireman Wheeler lightly hurt, both removed to Mercy Hospital. Caboose and hog train cars demolished, hogs killed, many animals roam into woods, passengers uninjured.
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Springfield
Boston
Mercy Hospital
Wheeler
Death Duel Attended by Large Bronx Crowd
In West Farms square Bronx two Italians fought a fatal duel after a trolley car quarrel. About 200 spectators watched as both drew revolvers and fired. One man died from a gunshot to the head. The other was chased and captured after shots. Cause of the fight was not learned.
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New York
West Farms_ square
Bronx
Gold Brick O'Brien Dead in Cayenne Penitentiary
New York reports Thomas O'Brien the famed confidence man and inventor of the gold brick swindle is dead in the French penal settlement at Cayenne where he served a life term for the 1895 murder of his partner Kid Waddell in Paris. Born in Chicago 58 years ago he built a bold career of swindles and lavish living before escaping to Europe and later facing murder charges.
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New York
Thomas O’brien
Cayenne
Kid Waddell
Paris
O'Brien
O’brien
Chicago
Europe
Utica
Waddell
New York May Reject Dr Chadwick Extradition Paper
Sheriff Barry of Cuyahoga County plans to move Dr Leroy Chadwick to Ohio for forgery trial but faces a defect in Ohio requisition papers. Governor Odell’s pardon clerk says the papers fail to prove Chadwick was in Ohio on March 5, 1903. Corrections may be sent to New York to authorize extradition, with a potential Wednesday or Thursday completion.
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Albany
N. Y
Barry
Cuyahoga County
Leroy
Chadwick
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Odell
Ohio
Capitol
John T. Joyce
Dr. Chadwick
Cleveland
Executive Department
Newburgh
Joyce
Executive Chamber
Herrick
New York State
New York City
Keeler Sends Affidavit On Chadwick Case
Prosecutor Keeler prepared an affidavit for Sheriff Barry detailing grand jury testimony that Leroy Chadwick was in the country on March 5, 1908 the date of the alleged crime. He swore the affidavit before a notary, sent to New York, and said it duplicates the indictment’s statements. The document aims to reach the New York executive by Wednesday morning.
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Cleveland, O
Barry
Albany
Keeler
Leroy Chadwick
Hoffman House
New York
Grand Jury
One Farm Hand Shot by Fellow Worker in Vermont
In St. Johnsbury Vermont Charles Shaw is hospitalized with shotgun wounds to the leg and lower back. George Daniels has been arrested on shooting charges after a dispute at a West Danville farm where both men worked. Daniels says Shaw advanced with an iron bar. Shaw reportedly drank and was asked to leave. Shaw's injuries are non life threatening.
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ST. Johnsbury
Charles Shaw
George Daniels
Shaw
Harvey Badger
Daniels
West Danville
Man Shoots Himself as Wife Waits in Bloomfield
New York dispatch reports George S. Evans a broker and promoter, secretary of the American Fuel Corporation, shot himself in a Jersey City hotel after the company’s failure. His wife, in Bloomfield, N J, awaiting his return, fainted upon hearing the news. Evans left a note for the hotel proprietor asking to inform H L Andem of Bloomfield. A Christmas gift receipt was found on him.
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New York
American Fuel Corporation
George S. Evans
Jersey City
Bloomfield
N. J
Fire in Dorchester Workshop Causes $50 Damage
A gasoline stove exploded in Finley Shaw's workshop at 4 Pine Street Dorchester yesterday noon. The incident caused an alarm from Box 933 and damaged the shop to the value of $50.
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Finley Shaw
Pine Street
Dorchester
Has Tarbox Changed Mind in Newton Police Case
Rumor circulates that Chief F A Tarbox plans to resign tomorrow rather than face a court investigation linked to charges Mayor Weed may press. Tarbox declines to discuss the matter, and Mayor Weed remains silent. Reportedly he may resign on the advice of personal friends.
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Newton
F. A. Tarbox
Weed
Garden City
Tarbox
Think Boys Robbed Everett Store
In Everett on December 26 a rear window of Stevens and Godfrey at 286 Broadway was pried open and a small amount of cigars cigarettes tobacco and a small change taken. Police suspect youths as the culprits.
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Everett
Stevens & Godfrey
Broadway
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