Startling deaths as tramps drink poison in Attleboro
In Attleboro a group of eight tramps bought a bottle of alcohol and aconite. Two unknown men died after drinking, while Creese Jones of Pittsburg and John Mc Lane of New York became seriously ill. Jones and McLane survived after Medical Examiner Holden intervened. four others fled and later appeared well at North Attleboro.
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Attleboro
Creese Jones
Pittsburg
Penn
John McLane
New York
Jones
Dunham Street
Holden
McLane
North Attleboro
Fire damages Hill Langtry building top floor shop
Early morning blaze at the Hill & Langtry building corner Federal and Channing streets damaged James A. Hearn & Co. book binding rooms on the top floor. A second alarm brought full apparatus as stock of paper goods burned and water damaged lower floors. Ground floor housed Hill Langtry harness and Batchelder Lincoln boots and shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Hearn & Co
Hill & Langtry
Federal
Channing
Peter Douglas
Rand- Avery Supply Company
Hill & Langtry, Harness
Batchelder & Lincoln
Boots and Shoes
Hearn & Co
Denial on Lynn Move by General Electric Official
General Manager Kruezi of General Electric in Schenectady says the reported plan to move operations from Lynn cannot be completed by January 1 and he has no definite knowledge of such a decision.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Kruezi
General Electric
Lynn
Salem City Meeting Pays Respects to Incoming Officials
Salem December meeting adjourns with resolutions of respect for Mayor Rantoul who leaves office Monday and for President Clifford Brigham. Councilman Hathaway objects to the motion and is rebuked by Brigham who cites Hathaway’s prior year actions as disqualifying for committee service. The resolution is adopted.
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Salem
Rantoul
Clifford Brigham
Hathaway
Brigham
Death of Harvey Davenport Ruled Natural Causes
William H. Davenport of Dedham visited his brother Harvey Davenport in a Washington street tenement and found him dead by his bed. Medical Examiner Hodgdon ruled the death caused by natural causes likely due to old age and exposure. Harvey Davenport, a widower with five married children, was a carpenter by trade, born in Hanover, New Hampshire, aged approximately years.
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Dedham
William H. Davenport
High Street
Washington Street
Harvey Davenport
Hodgdon
Davenport
Hanover
N. H
Weir fishermen haul traps as season ends at Provincetown
Provincetown reports the weir fleet winding down with three boats still in fishing order to lift traps early next week. The season averaged its yield with late herring schools producing some solid catches. Vessels arriving and sailing include tug Peter B. Brad ley bound for the Jason wreck, schooner Henry G. Milliken to a southern coal port, and the three masted John Strope at harbor northbound amid rain and southwest wind.
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Provincetown
Peter B. Bradley
Jason
Henry
John Strope
Death of John Counihan at Cambridge home
John Counihan died yesterday morning at his home 241 Charles Street East Cambridge aged 63. He was father to Patrolman 1D. F. Counihan and ex Councilman Edward A. Counihan now executive clerk at Cambridge City Hall. The funeral will be Sunday at 2 30 PM.
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John Counihan
Charles Street
East
Cambridge
F. Counihan
Edward A. Counihan
Cambridge Cit
Sober Intruders and Sunshine Cake in Domestic Echoes
A fragmented New York Weekly excerpt presents a tremulous domestic scene about burglars and a playful mishearing of a cake name. The dialog suggests a house alarmed by intruders contrasted with a cheerful kitchen exchange about a sunshine cake.
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Bur
Parkhurst’s Surprise and Police Corruption Inquiries
New York December 29. Rev Dr Parkhurst reveals willingness to meet Police Commissioner Sheehan and hints at public disclosures on police irregularities and alleged crookedness. Lt Parkhurst says he will not testify before the grand jury again as new evidence accumulates. An affidavit claims money paid by a dis orderly house owner to a police official. The extraordinary grand jury seeks instructions on indicting high police officials and may call a police official for interrogation.
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New
York
Parkhurst
John C. Sheehan
Sheehan
Dr. Parkhurst
New York
Barrett
Naked victim robbed by quartet in Harrison avenue lodging house
James Stevens, found naked and freezing, reported a brutal early morning robbery by four men at 227 Harrison avenue. Police captured Patrick McDermott, Michael Walsh, Stephen Daily, and John Shea, who were tied to the assault and theft of Stevens’s clothes and money.
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Adams
Harrison Avenue
Division 4
Albany Street
James Stevens
South End
Indiana Place
Patrick McDermott
McDermott
Stevens
Jim
Abram Adams
Henrus Memetus
Mr. McDonald
McDonald
Hall
Sullivan
Neil
Gallagher
Morpheus
George’ Street
Michael Walsh
West Fourth Street
South Boston
Stephen Daily
John Shea
Quincy
Old “Bridge
Harrigan Avenue
Broadway
Lberty
House of Correction
Peninsular District
Shea
Miss Spectacles Teaches With World's Fair Portfolios
A schoolteacher known as Miss Spectacles uses portfolios from the World's Fair to spark her class. She gathers curious pupils, promising regular World’s Fair lessons, mixing history geography arithmetic and romance into one engaging lesson.
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the Post
Miss Spectacles
Knights of Labor Leader Ill in Hazleton Sends Bond Fight Appeal
General Master Workman Sovereign, ill on route from Hazleton to Des Moines, urges members to oppose Secretary Carlisle's plan to issue 200 million dollars in interest bearing bonds. He favors legal tender non interest bearing money and calls for nationwide petition to Congress. He warns farmers and cotton regions that bond issuance could trigger armed conflict.
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Philadelphia
The
Knights of Labor
Sovereign
Hazleton
Penn
Des Moines
Workman
Secretary of the Treasury
Carlisle
Congress
Hood's Sarsaparilla Calendar Showcases Artwork
The calendar released by Hood's Sarsaparilla proprietors this year is a blend of art and utility. It features a portrait of a sixteen year old girl in delicate colors, with a plainly printed calendar pad in harmonious hues.
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Hood's Sarsaparilia
Post Fund Seeks Small Gifts From Generous Donors
A Spanish sailor contributes to the Post Fund as citizens are urged to give what they can. Seven more families were helped yesterday by reporters visiting and gathering small donations. The Post praises those who deny themselves to save others from cold.
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Post
Subscriptions and Relief Fund Donations Highlighted
The Boston Post reports on subscriptions from individuals and businesses including John R. Alley & Sons and Colonel Albert A. Pope funding relief efforts. It details charitable donations to the Post Relief Fund aiding families on Silver Street and nearby areas facing hunger, illness, and unemployment with grocery and coal orders.
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Boston Post
John R. Alley & Sons
Albert A. Pope
John F.,low
Friend of the Cause
New Invoices and Portfolios Await Office Ready
Numbers 2 and 3 are ready at the office of the Post today. A new in voice of Number 1 will be ready in a few days. It is better to apply in person for these portfolios. All orders by mail are forwarded by the Post to publishers in Chicago.
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FOST
Boston
Mass
Office of the Post
The
Post
Chicago
Garroting suspect linked to 227 Harrison cases
Police pursue Walsh and two others tied to recent garroting in the South End. All three men, previously jailed on drunkenness and disorderly charges, were sentenced to a year in court but appealed. Captain Gaskin says they may be principals in the crimes and seeks more evidence.
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Walsh
Boston & Albany
Harrison Avenue
Gaskin
South End
Ames On Tariff Analysis Mixed With Shifts in Policy
The piece discusses tariff reforms and doubts about the Wilson bill while praising McKinley era measures. It notes the Atchison and Rock Island rail lines, shifts in duties on pig iron and finished steel, and calls for reciprocal trade ideas akin to the McKinley era. Governor McGonigle pushes against free coal and iron ore.
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Atchison
Rock Island
Germany
Cuba
Senate
McGonigle
West Virginia
Ways and Means Committee
New England
Artemus Ward
Brazil Warships Venture Toward Fernando de Noronha Island
An open Portuguese dispatch reports the dynamite cruiser Nictheroy left Pernambuco for Fernando de Noronha to meet European torpedo boats. Admiral de Mello may be aboard Aquidaban, but likely remains south of Rio. insurgents struggle for Rio Grande do Sul support as Bage defences receive praise. The Ilaoco was burned and supply lines eroded. Insurgent forts are short handed. The Nictheroy gun tests failed and air pipes leak. ParaHyba orders altered with Peixoto directing return to port.
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Rio Janeiro
Nictheroy
Pernambuco
Fernando de Noronha
Brazil
Europe
Admiral de Mello
Aquidaban
Desterro
Santa Catharina
Rio Grande Do Sul
Bage
Ilaoco
Mocangue Island
New York
Ministry of Marine
Parahyba
Peixoto
Registration Push Nears Deadline in Providence
Tomorrow is the final day for voters to register in Providence. Up to date 16 545 have registered with 871 on the day, 4 400 more than last year.
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Providence
Teller Absconds From Globe National Bank
Providence dispatch reports William Austin Bennett, teller at the Globe National Bank, absconded. An early audit shows a shortage of about 10,000 dollars, with a possibility the sum may reach twenty thousand. The bank is protected by sureties North American of Montreal and American Surety of New York.
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Providence
William Austin Bennett
Globe National Bank
North American
Montreal
American Surety
New York
Free Medical Services Offer From Dr Demane
An advertisement promises free medical services for all diseases until cured by Dr Demane of Bos ade ae Mians and specialists. The text appears garbled with unclear location and details, mentioning a 8 Hotel in relation to the offer.
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Demane
Bosade
Aioe
Einsiacae
Pawnbroker's Report Incomplete Says Deputy Superintendent
Deputy Superintendent Burrill criticizes Pawnbroker Stone for not fully describing stolen spoons in his report. He notes the items were marked Hotel Brunswick and emphasizes legal requirements for a complete description of pawed articles.
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Burrill
Stone
Hotel Brunswick
Banquet and Sword Prepared for Champlin Honor
Edgar R. Champlin of Cambridge to be honored as judge advocate general on the staff of Governor-elect Greenhalge. Citizens plan a Boston hotel banquet next Wednesday with a sword presentation as a featured moment.
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Edgar R. Champlin
Enq
Cambridge
Greenhalge
Boston
Chamulin
Harvard Librarian Dead At Cambridge Home
George A. Arnold assistant librarian at Harvard law library died yesterday afternoon at his home 168 Cambridge Street Cambridge. He was about 40 years old and married. He was a brother of John H. Arnold librarian of the law library and had been connected with the library since a young man.
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George A. Arnold
Harvard Law Library
Cambridge Street
Cambridge
Arnold
John H. Arnold
Law Library
Cambridge Citizens Form Relief Plan for Unemployed
A Cambridge meeting at City Hall led by Mayor Bancroft discussed relief steps for 700 unemployed residents. A ten citizen committee will be appointed to organize city works, with potential squads of about 200 workers and possible sale of land left for charity to fund relief.
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Cambridge
City Hall
Bancroft
C. E. Vaughan
Hall
Frank A. Allen
H. O. Houghton
George H. Saunders
Fairbairn
Cheney
James and
Ponce
J. Henry Russell
Russell Bradford
J. J. Myers
John E. Parry
J. W
Jabez Fox
Iron and Steel Works Resume Jobs in Etna Area
In Martin's Ferry Ohio on December 29 the Etna Standard and Laughlin iron and steel works and Spence & Sons foundry have resumed operations, employing a total of about 1500 men. Prospects for a long and steady run are considered good.
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Martin's Ferry, CO
Etna, Standard and Laughlin Iron and Steel Ls
Spence & Sons’ Foundry
City boards back gravel bank work for unemployed
Woburn officials in a year end session urged employing out of work residents to dig gravel behind Weymouth School and fill the new Central square lot. An order to borrow 30 000 dollars in anticipation of taxes was adopted.
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Woburn
Board of Aldermen
Common Council
Weymouth
Central Square
Richardson
Watertown Firms Join Charities Drive To Aid Poor
Watertown traders Otis Bros. offer goods at cost to those recommended by the Watertown Associated Charities. Briggs E. Potter provides carriages and horses for charity work. Other dealers are expected to join in aiding the worthy poor.
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Watertown
Watertown Associated Charities
Otis Bros
Briggs E. Potter
Roxbury Carpet Company Opens With Fifty Workers
The Roxbury Carpet Company started up yesterday with about fifty hands to prepare for Monday when about 400 workers will be engaged. The firm has several large orders to fill.
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Roxbury
Mills to Run Two-Thirds Time at Manchester Mills
Manchester New Hampshire December 29 A scarcity of orders forces the worsted department to operate at two thirds time starting next Monday reducing hours at the mills in Manchester.
Death of George W Cheney Hartford Silk Family Leader
George Wells Cheney of the Cheney silk family died in Hartford at 70 from catarrhal pneumonia contracted after attending his son G Herbert Cheney's wedding in Brooklyn. He was son of Wells Cheney, one of the original Cheney brothers.
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George W. Cheney
Hartford
George Wells Cheney
Cheneys
Manchester
G. Herbert Cheney
Brooklyn
N. Y
Cheney
Wells Cheney
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W. R. McKey & Co
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Fred R. Berry
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Post Relief
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Harvard
J. F.C. Hyde & Son
the Neewtons
Milk Street
Blue Hill Terrace Co
Blue Hill Terrace
National Medical Association
Medical Review
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M. D
Camover
U. 8 Army
Wm. H. Parker
Peabody Medical Institute
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