Mystery surrounds death of Miss Mabel Nish in Lynn
Miss Mabel Nish aged 21 of 821 Summer street died at Union Hospital after a 24 hour convulsive illness. Death was caused by a drug leading to blood poisoning. Her parents were unaware of any illness requiring such treatment. Dr. J W Grant treated her at home and hospital officials are keeping details quiet. Police deny investigation and Medical Examiner Pinkham says he knew nothing until today.
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Lynn
Mabel Nish
John C. Nish
Summer Street
Union Hospital
J. W. Grant
South Common Street
Pinkham
Milford boy fatally shoots chum by accidental discharge
Albert Boone 14 died in Bear Hill woods Milford as a public safety item discharged while in the hands of his 14 year old friend Fred Evers. The weapon fired from behind Boone as they crossed a wall. Dr. W A Clark ruled the death instantaneous and accidental and no inquest or arrest will occur.
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Milford
Albert Boone
Fred Evers
Bear Hill Woods
Evers
Boone
Spofford Boone
Philomena Cendella
Cendella
W. A. Clark
Clark
Malden flimflammer targets locals in cash change scam
A 24 year old man working the Malden business district used a banco style change game to steal extra money from several victims. Charles W. Gingrass recovered $5 after a $10 bill trick on Ferry street while Cr. W. Bayley and others lost money. The suspect admitted the ruse and apologized. police were notified.
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Malden
Banco
Charles W. Gingrass
Ferry Street
Gingrass
Salem Street
Cr. W. Bayley
Goodwin Wins Indorsements in City Committee Vote
At a lively meeting the Republican city committee endorsed Frank A. Goodwin Thomas J. Kenny and Walter Ballantyne for the City Council and George F E Brock Joseph Lee for the school board. The Municipal League state was broken with Goodwin chosen over Coulthurst. Votes against winners were few, not exceeding five.
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Republican City Committee
Frank A. Goodwin
Thomas J. Kenny
Walter Ballantyne
George FE. Brock
Joseph Lee
Municipal League
Goodwin
John A. Coulthurst
City school board indorsement fight ends with split outcomes
The Coulthurst designation falters as Mrs. Susan FitzGerald loses support amid a disagreement over votes. The committee endorses Kenny and Lee while Goodwin support wanes, and Ward 23 chair Bever refuses to commit. Hyde Park joins for first time, 21 of 25 wards represented.
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Goodwin
Brock and
Lee
FitzGerald
Hyde Park
W. E. Norwood
Messrs
Kenny and
Ear trumpet discarded after Osmo-Chemic cure
Mrs Elizabeth Ellis of Peabody Massachusetts, deaf for two decades, credits Osmo-Chemic Physicians with restoring her hearing after ten years using an ear trumpet. She recounts hearing a car horn for the first time and her niece's child saying mamma, praising the treatment and urging others to consult the physicians.
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Elizabeth Ellis
Main St
Peabody
Mass
Lopez St
Cambridge
Deaf Five Years Hear Again Says Mrs Lois A Wyman
Mrs Lois A Wyman of 174 Essex St Lynn reports five years of deafness and two more years of head noises. After unsuccessful treatments she credits Osmo-Chemie Physicians with removing the noises and restoring hearing, saying she is now joyful and able to hear a clock tick.
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Lois A. Wyman
Essex St
FE. Lynn
P. Stacey
Palfray Street
Watertown
Osmo-Chemic Medical System Ad Opens Free Book
Dr M D Plunkett chief consulting physician lists specialties Eye Ear Throat Chest and Chronic Diseases. Free book offered. Permanent offices Suite 8 9 10 entrance 18 Boylston St Boston Hours 10 am to 12 pm 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm Sundays closed.
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UL. Plunkett
Boylston St
Boston
Curley Tries to Get His Goat in 17th Ward
Senator-elect Thomas M. Joyce says Congressman Curley and his Tam many braves try to drive his mascot the fine husky billygoat from Ward 17. The goat, once Joyce’s mascot, has faced complaints from the Board of Health amid Joyce supporters claiming Curleyites are behind the move.
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Curley
Thomas M. Joyce
Tammany Braves
Joyce
Roxbury
Timothy Callahan
Bat’ Connolly
West Cottage Street
Board of Health
Curleyites
Taft Sends Sleuth Gifi Gift To Murphy For Christmas
President Taft sent a gold scarf pin with pearl to Joseph A. Murphy chief of the secret service in New England as a Christmas gesture. Murphy accompanied Taft on a Pacific coast trip and Panama assignment and wore the pin with a broad smile, receiving many congratulations.
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Taft
White House
Joseph A. Murphy
Secret Service Bureau
Appointment of Charles K. Darling as Clerk of the New Court
General Charles K. Darling will be clerk of the new United States District Court when it forms January 1 by merging the circuit and district courts. Frank H. Mason will become first deputy clerk, replacing as clerk of the district court. Mason will resign December 31, and Darling will assume duties January 1, 1912.
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Charles K. Darling
United States District Court
United States Circuit and District
Darling
Circuit Court
Frank H. Mason
District Court
Act of Congress
Mason
General Darling
Mr. Mason
Alberta Bride and Brockton Groom Spark Long Distance Romance
Maxwell M. Freeman of Alberta Canada wed Frances Maude Myles of North End Brockton in a North Baptist Church ceremony officiated by Rev. A. T. Ringold. The couple met in Milton Nova Scotia two years earlier and Freeman traveled 2000 miles to claim his bride. They plan to settle in Alberta after a wedding tour.
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Brockton
Maxwell M. Freeman
Alberta
Canada
Frances Maude Myles
North End
Nova Scotia
Freeman
Miles
North Baptist Church
A. T. Ringold
Milton
N. S
Uncle Sam
Roosevelt Not Asked to Back Governor Candidate
Theodore Roosevelt said he would take no part in New York state politics and had not been asked by anyone to support any candidate for the Republican nomination for governor next year. He noted an earlier hourlong discussion with Darwin P. James Jr. of the Young Republican Club of Brooklyn but declined to discuss it further.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
New York State
Roosevelt
Darwin P. James, Jr
Young Republican Club of
Brooklyn
Arthur G. Jarvis
James
Mr. James
Giblin’s Protest Recalled In City Election Paper Filing
A heated scene at the election office ended with ex Alderman Thomas J. Giblin filing objections to the Goodwin papers just as the deadline neared. Democratic Chairman Joseph A. Maynard wrestled with Giblin in a good natured clash before the papers were finally submitted with seconds to spare, aided by W. J. Sullivan.
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Maynard
Gibling
Giblin
Election Board
Minton
City Hall
Summer Street
Joseph A. Maynard
Democratic City Committee
Thomas J. Giblin
Goodwin
W. J. Sullivan
Saratoga Street
Bakery Theft Probe Ties to Counterfeit Case in Salem
Edward Millett was arrested for passing a counterfeit half dollar to buy cigars at Stoddard's bakery in Salem. He implicated W Herbert Brown, whose lodgings yielded stolen bakery goods later linked to Goddard's bakery theft. Brown faced robbery charges as authorities compared the coin to recent counterfeit rings in Fitchburg.
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Stoddard
Salem
Edward Millett
Ida Derene
Millett
United States
Charles Bancroft
Cronin
W. Herbert Brown
Brown
Goddard
Lawrence
Fitchburg
United States Navy
Malden’s Oldest Native Born Resident Celebrates 91st Birthday
Charles C. Cox of Prescott Street marked his 91st birthday at home with a large gathering of friends and relatives presenting flowers and remembrances. Cox is recognized as Malden’s oldest native born resident.
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Charles C. Cox
Prescott Street
Malden
Mr. Cox
Hearings on B and M rates open in Concord
Public Service Commission special investigation into Boston and Maine railroad rates in New Hampshire starts in Concord with Governor Bass attending the opening. Legal contest could be one of the state’s greatest, with opening arguments anticipated Wednesday through Friday.
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Concord
N. H
Public Service Commission
Boston & Maine
New Hampshire
Bass
Dedham Line Fares Cut For January Shutdown
Dedham and Franklin Street Railway directors announce suspension of Dedham to Medfield service after Jan 1 due to a Supreme Court ruling requiring five cent fares. The line has operated 12 years with hourly cars, affecting Westwood students and riders who transfer to Boston trains. The company has lost about 4500 in seven months under the lower fare order.
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Dedham
Supreme Court
Westwood
Medfield
Boston
Dedham High School
Auto kills man in Philadelphia crash
Edward Kelly died from a fractured skull after being hurled from a wagon he drove when hit by an automobile owned by J. Fred Zimmerman. Chauffeur Joseph L. White was held to await coroner action.
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Philadelphia
J. Fred Zimmerman
Edward Kelly
Joseph L. White
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Flimflammer
Coulthurst
G. O. P. City Meeting
Walter B. Fletcher
Ballantyne
Kenny
Frederick G. Bever
Howard N. Legate
Myrick
Legate
Selina Belliveau
Pearl Terrace
Somerville
Minnie Dewar
Isabella
Isabella St
W. C. Wright
Gethsemane Commandery
Knights of Malta
Everett
Edwin St
Dorchester
Boylston Street
Sleuth
Gifi
Secret Service
Sullivan
Public School Association
Susan FitzGerald
Omie
Guinine
Protess
Evekone
Maoor
Hewson
Washington ST
Dedham & Franklin Co
Henry Siegel CO
Coats
Minsty
North Sta, S
New England
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