Killing of insane man long a secret at Westboro asylum
Westboro Massachusetts February 5. Robert S D Marlow 20 a Syrian formerly from South Framingham killed Charles A Marsh 62 a fellow inmate at Westboro Insane Asylum on January 17. The killing was not made public for weeks and was disclosed in District Court. Attendants say the act followed a guard's absence in Ward 4 and Marlow's perception of Marsh as responsible for a leg injury.
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Westboro
Robert S. D. Marlow
South Framingham
Charles A. Marsh
Westboro Insane Asylum
George F. Adams
Charles Knight
Board of Trustees
State Board of Insanity
Taft
Worcester County
Adams
The
Post
Scott
Marsh
Marlow
Stanley
Fowler
Knight
Typo union reports small gains as strikes continue
Three more firms have acceded to the eight hour rule, many strikers have found jobs, and the Typo thete have difficulty supplying help, according to Boston Typographical Union President Coughlan. About 70 weavers at Kent Manufacturing struck for higher wages at noon. the strikers are not organized.
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Coughlan
Boston Typographical Union
Kent Manufacturing Company
Weavers at Centreville Strike in Rhode Island
Centreville workers walk out over wage demands as reports say their request for increases was refused. The stoppage began with several loom operatives leaving their posts at local mills causing disruption to production and surrounding business activity.
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Centreville
R. I
Lenten Diet Shows Gains With Grape-Nuts
A devout Washington woman, seeking Lent discipline without weakness, tried Grape-Nuts in place of meat. She reports three weeks of weight gain, improved vigor, appetite, digestion, and mental steadiness, culminating in a ten pound gain and clearer well being. The advertisement notes Postum Co. and promotes The Road to Wellville.
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Washington
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Milliken Brothers iron workers strike in Portsmouth
Forty five iron workers at Milliken Brothers walked out today under national officials orders. The action supports the American Bridge Company in its dispute with union employees, with Milliken Brothers aligned in the labor conflict.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Milliken Brothers
American Bridge Company
Labor notes on unions push wage rise and mergers
Labor notes report union meetings across Boston with actions including a push for a 3.50 day minimum wage, doubled initiation fees, raised dues, and new officers. The text notes endorsements of pension bills, factory inspections, and consolidation efforts among metal trades.
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Sheet Metal Workers’ Union
Henry Abrahams
Boston Cigarmakers’ Union
Fitzgerald
Merchants’ Association
Sewer Workers’ Assembly
Peter Walsh
James McNabb
Michael J. Kenney
Boston
Boston Lodge
Electrical Workers’ Union 103
Employers’ Committee
John B. Potts
Carpenters’ Union 83
John Tanlon
Roxbury
State House
Malden
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers’ Union 7
Custom Tailors’ Union 223
District Lodge of Machinists
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Hartford
Union 280
Jacob Goldstein
Boston Hebrew Bakers’ Union Polishers
Buffers and Platers
Union 95
People’s Legal Security Company
Union 70
Eliot Street
Union 1410
Aldermen Deadlock Over Chairmanship and Contracts Policy
The Boston Aldermen failed to elect a chairman with a 10 to 3 vote against a four member committee to name committees. They passed orders for monthly contract reports over $300 by city and county officers, and approved a sewer loan of 600000 and a Congress bill enabling telegraph service by the Post Office. Lawson's private car visit raises alarm of possible new actions tied to insurance scandals and a forming Chicago protection group.
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Bell
Bangs
Battis
Whelton
Hennessey
Kneeland
Curley
Linehan
Donovan
Berwin
Board of Aldermen
Carley
Baldwin
Tee
Alderman Bell
Alderman Bangs
Draper
Bromberg
Cauley
Dorchester Street
Boston
St. Augustine Avenue
Alderman Berwin
Lineshan
Congress
Post Office Department
Lincoln
Lawson
Mr. Lawson
Chicago
Lawson Dodges Questions In Chicago Visit
Thomas W. Lawson of Boston spends 24 hours in Chicago on a highly important mission. He dodges reporters while moving between hotels and conferences with men he meets, refusing to confirm the purpose of his talks amid the auto show crowds.
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Chicago
Til
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Doroth Quincy Weds Frederick Nourse in Boston Church
A Boston society wedding of Dorothy Quincy, daughter of the Adams and Quincy families, to Frederick Russell Nourse at Emmanuel Church follows the Stockton-Head nuptials. The bride, a debutant with European ties, will wed Harvard graduate Nourse in a ceremony led by Bishop Lawrence and Elwood Worcester, with a grand Beacon Street reception and a starry guest list from New York to Philadelphia. The couple plan a discreet bridal trip, while a large port of gifts and a distinguished bridal party heighten the event’s prominence.
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Miss Head
Trinity Church
Emmanuel Church
Dorothy Quincy
Frederick Russell Nourse
Boston
Quincy
Mr. Nourse
Harvard
Harvard Club
New York
Robert Wainwright
Concord
Mr. Ball
Mr. Wainwright
Miss Quincy
the Somerset
Elinor Quincy
Abigail Adams
Alice West
Chestnut Hill
Mary Bigelow
Joseph S. Bigelow
Commonwealth Avenue
Cohasset
Atterbury
Beacon Street
Lawrence
Elwood Worcester
Emmanuel
Quincys
Dedham
Maine
Dark Harbor
America
Charles Dana Gibson
John Atterbury
Misses Atterbury
Misses Street
Alexander Biddle
Quincy House
Dorothy Q A Family Portrait in a Century Old Tale
The poem sketches a grandmother's memory of Dorothy Q as a girl of thirteen summers with a girlish bust and poised air. A canvas reveals a young girl with upwarded hair and a parrot green ring on her hand, lit through by dust and history, hinting at a lineage recounted by Dorothy's daughter's daughter.
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Dorothy
Lloyds Kryptok Invisible Bifocal Lenses Offer
The Kryptok Invisible Bifocal combines Far and Near glasses in one pair with a delicately concealed lower lens so the wearer sees without visible lines. It claims ease of wear and a handsome appearance and offers a descriptive pamphlet on request.
Maiden Seeks Balm for Heart In Suit Against Whitcomb
Miss Ber tha I Turner sues Fred S Whitcomb heir to a wealthy Acton family alleging he wooed and won her and promised marriage then broke the pledge. She seeks 5000 dollars in the appeal to the courts claiming distress of mind and notes she is a musician of exceptional talent.
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Reading
Bertha I. Turner
Fred S. Whitcomb
Miss Turner
Acton Whitcomb Held After Broken Engagement Claim
Miss Turner recounts a long engagement with Whitcomb ending last year with alleged interference by his family. She recalls plans for marriage in October 1904 and losing her organist post, claiming a wedding ring and letters prove the engagement was real.
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Miss Turner
James L. Power
Court Street
Boston
Acton
Whitcomb
Football needs no reform says Bartlett at Wesleyan Club banquet
General Charles W. Bartlett declares dirty football should be banished from the game at a Wesleyan Club banquet in Boston. He criticizes dirty play while President H. L. Davis introduces speakers including Rev. George C. Butters, Prof. Elmer T. Merrill, E. C. Snyder, and Prof. Gardner.
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Charles W. Bartlett
Wesleyan Club
Copley Square Hotel
H. L. Davis
George C. Butters
Newton
Elmer T. Merrill
Trinity
E. C. Snyder
Seattle
Gardner
Boston University
Delano Sues Young Over Absence From Graft Probe
At Chelsea City Hall Alderman Delano accused Alderman Young of ducking the graft investigation. Young replied his physician prevented him from leaving home and vowed to stay with the inquiry. Mayor Willard appointed Dennis Tyrrell to the Board of Health and confirmed several other city posts including John Crandon water commissioner and Dr Charles Leeds library trustee.
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Chelsea City Hall
Delano
Alderman Young
Young
Willard
Dennis H. Tyrrell
Democratic City Committee
Board of Health
Seth J. Littlefield
Alfred JL. Maggi
Amos N. Kincaid
Harry H. Clifford
Holy Name Defeats Boston College 24 to 14 in South Boston
The Holy Name basketball team defeated Boston College by a score of 24 to 14 at South Boston last night, delivering a decisive win with strong defense and efficient scoring.
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Holy Name
B. C
Boston College
South Boston
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