Mrs Steele Escapes in Boston After Portland Stay
Mrs Jessamy Harte Steele daughter of Bret Harte wandered Boston streets last night hungry cold penniless while police and Leander Richardson sought her. She escaped companions on the Portland train arriving at 10 15 and vanished in the city. Authorities had been told from Portsmouth she needed care and was being annoyed on the train.
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Jessamy Harte Steele
Bret Harte
Boston
Leander Richardson
Portland
Portsmouth
New York
Boston Merchants Demand Central President Visit
Boston merchants urge New York Central President William Vanderbilt Newman to visit Boston to discuss the grain embargo and its effect on cargo, threatening to cut Leyland line service if not resolved. The mayor backs a face‑to‑face meeting and calls for Boston representation on railroad directories amid terminal congestion.
Boston Merchants Press Urgent Invite On Railroad Talks
Mayor Fitzgerald convened with the Boston Merchants Association at Youngs Hotel to urge New York Central leadership to meet in Boston. A letter to President Newman invites Van Etten and a merchant delegation to discuss freight and passenger facilities for the Boston and Albany line.
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Boston Merchants’ Association
Young's Hotel
Newman
van Etten
New York
Boston & Albany
Boston
Boston & Albany Railroad
John F. Fitzgerald
Merchants’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
The
Fruit and Produce Exchange
Associated Board of Trade
Young’s Hotel
Jerome Jones
Merchants
Why Colds Lead to Pneumonia and Father John’s Medicine
An ad argues neglecting a cold causes pneumonia and claims Father John’s Medicine cures colds and prevents pneumonia by nourishing the system and removing waste. It presents the product as a food medicine and body builder rather than a cough syrup or balsam.
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Father John
Japanese War Inevitable Says U S Officials
Washington on January 31 reports that leading administration members foresee war with Japan as inevitable. The policy is to shape actions now to meet the crisis when it arrives, though an actual conflict is not expected today or tomorrow.
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Washington
Japan
Tomorow
Pacific
Trial Ends Evelyn Thaw’s Alliance With the Family
In New York on January 31 Evelyn Nesbit Thaw faces a final cooling of ties with the Thaw family as her husband Harry Thaw’s trial looms. May McKenzie guides Mrs Thaw through turmoil while Thaw kin deny frictions. Jurors are repeatedly released amid courtroom tensions and witness conflicts.
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Evelyn Thaw
New York
Harry Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Thaw
May McKenzie
Miss McKenzie
Mrs. Thaw
Presidents talks on Japanese question and Pearl Harbor fortifications
The White House hosted a frank discussion with the President Secretary Root and California delegates on Japan matters and a pledge of silence was taken. Meanwhile Secretary Taft pressed the Senate military committee for a rapid fortification boost at Pearl Harbor from 100 000 to 850 000 and the commission agreed to provide the funds.
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Brooklyn Eagle
White House
Root
Metcalf
California
Congress
McLachlan
Japan
Washington
Taft
Capitol
Senate Military Committee
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Raid West End Houses
Police raided the Bulfinch street West End premises at 1 o clock this morning sending 18 officers in including Sergeants Taylor Goodard and Lieutenant Hall. No arrests were made and no incriminating material was found after the unannounced visit.
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Bulfinch Street
West End
Taylor
Hall
Lung Kuro Promises to End Consumptive Tendencies
A new claim touts Lung Kuro as a remedy to consumptive tendencies, suggesting notable health benefits. Readers are advised to verify with medical professionals before use and consider potential risks.
Jurors Walker and Haas Excused From Service
The morning session opened late after a judge led a conference of attorneys. District Attorney Jerome announced that jurors David S. Walker and Louis Haas were unanimously relieved from further service.
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Jerome
David S. Walker
Louis Haas
Police Transfers Shake Boston Department In Major Shakeup
A sweeping order by Commissioner O Moy ar transfers four lieutenants including Daniel A Ritter to command Dedham Street station and relieves George Garland from that post. James P Canney Charles H Denton and Millard M Fronock move between divisions with other sergeant reassignments hinting at future downsizing of the in town sergeant corps.
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Daniel A. Ritter
Lagrange Street
Dedham Street
George Garland
O'Meara
Ritter
James P. Canney
Charles H. Denton
Millard M. Fronock
Garland
Henry Fetridge
Court Square
South
Boston
Schlehuber
Hanover Street
Dudley Street
Cold Weather Prompts Trolley Service Remains Frequent
Despite cold weather the Boston and Worcester trolley airline keeps regular service. Cars depart Park Square every 15 minutes with low fares. Try it.
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Boston & Worcester Trolley
Park Square
Russell Bros Cause Riot at Brooklyn Theatre
Twenty two arrests were made at the Orpheum Theatre in Brooklyn after a riot during the Russell brothers performance of The Trish Servant Girl. Irish attendees objected to the play's tone and pelted the cast with eggs before police escorted them out. no serious injuries reported.
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New York
Orpheum Theatre
Brooklyn
Benefactor Scene Sparks Trainmen Disturbance
Eleanor Robson, star of Salomy Jane, plotted to take Bret Harte’s daughter from Portland almshouse to New York for medical care. Leander Richardson, dramatic editor, testified she asked him to fetch Mrs Jessamy Harte Steele and arrange health checks, then return her to New York.
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Leander Richardson
New York
Richardson
Eleanor Robson
Salomy Jane
Bret Harte
Portland
Portland Almshouse
Jessamy Harte Steele
Miss Robson
Metropolis
Harte
No Change of Cars From Boston to St Louis via New York Central
Railroad notice states no change of cars on the Boston to St Louis route via New York Central Lines. Trains depart South Station at 10 45 a m and reach St Louis by 5 p m next day. Dining cars provide all meals.
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Boston
St. Louis
New York Central
South Station
Leprosy Suspected After Boston Patient Diagnosed
Dr John L Coffin of 220 Marlboro Street oversees a patient with a peculiar skin disease. The diagnosis raises concern that the man may be suffering from leprosy and draws interest from Boston’s medical community.
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John L. Coffin
Marlboro Street
Medical
Boston
Isolated patient Hie studied by Boston doctors
The man, now isolated and under physician care, attracted attention after appearing at a hospital weeks ago. Dr. Coffin has led the case since the start and will report to Boston University Medical School Monday. He had wandered the streets daily, eating at restaurants and lodging in various city locations.
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Hie
Coffin
Boston University Medical School
Cloudy and Warmer Forecast for Boston Area
Weather forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for generally cloudy skies and warmer temperatures with possible light snow or rain on Friday and Saturday. New England forecast: snow and warmer conditions Friday and Saturday with snow in the north and rain or snow in the southern portion.
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Boston
Washington
New Eugland
Royal Arms Scotch Whiskey Ad Echoes Old Time Tone
A fragment mentions Royal Arms Scotch Whiskey as “the purest and best stimulant known” alongside garbled OCR lines from a 1906 1907 era page. Readable items include temperature notes and stray prices, hinting at a miscellany page with ads and data.
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Royal Arms Scotch
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New York Central Railroad
Leyland Steamship Line
Boston Merchants
Central
Tuttle
Central Directory
Ocean Terminals
Cou
Eva Williams
Ial
John McVeigh
Nellie Daly
Melville Ellis
Secret OF May
M’kenzie
Imade
New York City
Justice Fitzgerald
Lieut. Ritter
Police
O’lalor
U.S. A
Joseph Monosovitz
Chelsea
Gaillac
Chelsea Court
Russell Bros
Annoyer
OCR
Alek
Fatewek
CPS
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