Quincy Man Killed by Fall Beneath Train Wheels
Roger H. Wilde 55, treasurer of Pettingill Andrews Co electrical contractors, died after being dragged under three train wheels while attempting to board at Atlantic station. He lived on Killings Street Atlantic and leaves a widow and daughter Mrs Edward A Burkhardt of Jamaica Plain.
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Quincy
Roger H. Wilde
Killings Streeet
Atlantic
Mr. Wilde
Sagamore Street
Atlantic Station
Massachusetts General Hospital
Wilde
Pettingill, Andrews Company
Edward A. Burkhardt
Jamaica Plain
Hisgen Reveals Oil Plot in Standard Oil Case
Thomas L. Hisgen of West Springfield Mass testifies in the federal suit to dissolve Standard Oil alleging secret agents spied on his Four Brothers Axle Grease firm since 1889. He says persecution forced him to abandon buildings on land leased from the Delaware and Hudson railroad. Ex-State Senator George Z. Deam of Cheshire Mass testifies alongside.
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Albany
N. Y
Standard Oil Company
United States
Thomas L. Hisgen
West Springfield
Mass
Hisgen
Four Brothers Axle Grease Company
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
George Z. Deam
Cheshire
Deam
Thieves Break In Brookline Home Steal Jewelry
Burglars entered Marshall street residence via a dining room window with a chisel then moved to Mrs. Lord's room and carried off jewelry valued around $2000. Police urged witnesses to contact officials.
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Marshall Street
Brookline
Hospital Installation Brings New Massachusetts Relief Corps Leader
National President Mrs. Kate Jones of the Woman's Relief Corps attended the Homeopathic Hospital yesterday to install Mrs. Lou Stuart Wadsworth as Massachusetts president. Despite illness, Wadsworth received floral ceremony and support from visiting comrades. Officers elected include Mrs. Elizabeth Sawyer, Mrs. Fanny M. Jones, Mrs. Sarah E. Fuller, Ellen M. Stearns, and F Haynes. A camp fire gathering followed with remarks by Mayor Hibbard, Speaker Cole, National Commander Burton, and Secretary William Olin.
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Kate Jones
Woman's Relief Corps
Homeopathic Hospital
Massachusetts
Lou Stuart Wadsworth
Wadsworth
Elizabeth Sawyer
New Bedford
Fanny M. Jones
Sarah E. Fuller
Ellen M. Stearns
Westboro
F. Haynes
Salem
Relief Corps
Hibbard
Cole
Burton
William Olin
Fires and Heroism Amid Street Turmoil on Norman Street
A dramatic blaze at No. 15 Norman Street sparks a chaotic rescue by Officer O'Neil and four youths. A vendor tosses a money-filled can from a second floor window while a bystander is held at gunpoint. multiple rescues follow as firemen battle flames in a five story brick row. A horse named Dick heroically endures injuries from a collision with a chemical wagon, with bystanders praising the loyal animal as the crowd aids the recovery.
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O'Neil
No. 15
Cunningham
Vicenzo Corso
Joy Street
Corso
New Haven
Conn
J. W. Stewart
Charlestown
Mary Dimodica
Camela
Jimmy
Terra Firma
Stewart
Annie Dibilisis
Koerber
Station 3
Sam Fox
L. H. Levenson
Chambers Street
Joseph Dimodica
Riminiscienza
O’neil
Green Street
Herbert 8S
Potter
Commerce Street
Boston
Square
Cambridge
Mortimer F. Wartney
Bigelow Street
Henry A. Greene
Knowles Street
Roslindale
Hartney
Chemical 1
Central Square
Massachusetts Avenue
Western Avenue
Cambridge Fire Horse Dick Returns To Lead Fire Run
A historic Cambridge fire horse named Dick bolted into action as Engine 4 approached Sudbury Street, reactivating memories of past service. The eager animal outran the team toward the blaze, his blanket streaming and mane flying as onlookers recalled his younger days.
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Old Dick
Portland Street
Sudbury Street
Sudbury
East Boston
Old Garden Court Street
Panic in North End as Fire Drives Families from Garden Court Street
A morning blaze at 9 Garden Court Street North End started in cellar wood and debris. Eight families escaped unharmed thanks to landlady Mrs Philomena Giglia who woke Frank Salvino, saving his life before firefighters arrived.
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Garden Court Street
North End
Philomena Giglia
Frank Slavino
Frank Salvino
Giglia
Women Saved in South End Fire at 152 Shawmut Avenue
Fire at 152 Shawmut avenue in a four story tenement sent smoke through the building. Firemen rescued three women and ten other occupants while Mrs Dunford and her daughter were aided to safety from the first floor. The damage was limited to the first and second floors, estimated at $600.
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John’ S
Sheffield
Shawmut Avenue
Mabel
Young fire bugs start $1000 blaze in Dorchester barn
A gang aged 18 to 23 started a fire in P. Finnegan’s rear Dorchester barn at 188 Adams Street. Two valuable racing horses and much antique furniture were saved by Patrolmen Bride Gibbs and O'Brien. Witnesses saw youths fleeing the yard as the blaze broke out before authorities caught them.
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P. Finnegan
Adams Street
Dorchester
Chronic Bright's Disease Cured by Warner's Safe Cure
A Boston era notice recounts how two physicians predicted death from Bright's disease in 1881. After using Warner's Safe Cure, the patient recovered after about 100 bottles over a year and a half. Residual bladder issues later improved with continued use and a belief in perseverance. A free trial offer and doctor advice accompany the testimonial.
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Hosmer
Boston
Bright
Kansas
Eee City
Commonwealth Hotel
The
Langham
South End
Warner
Kidnay
Anne Warner
Warner’s
SAF Care CO
Rochester
N. Y
Boston Post
Mike Ow
Firebug Start Fire At 20 Charter Street
An incendiary blaze started in the basement of a three story brick building at 20 Charter Street injuring residents and threatening lives. The fire spread to a shed with pine wood. District Chief Grady led the response and extinguished it, causing about 100 dollars in damage.
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Charter Street
Grady
Fire in Washington Street building injures and traps residents
Mr and Mrs William Tate rescued after an incendiary blaze on the second floor of a Washington Street building. Firemen led by Lieutenant Gorgan with Laddermen Gill and Laddy freed the couple as smoke filled both their fourth floor rooms. Damage estimated at 190 dollars.
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William Tate
Washington Street
Gorgan
Gill and
Laddy
Ladder
Novelty Leather Goods Company
Tates
Miss Ethelind Haven Receives Honor On Dorchester Concert
Miss Ethelind Haven, famed singer and reader, received a reception at Whiton Hall Dorchester after a grand concert. The Bea con Ladies' Quartet joined Walter Mills tenor and Walter Townsend bass, with Haven in excellent voice pleasing the audience.
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Ethelind Haven
Whiton Hall
Dorchester
Miss Haven
Beacon Ladies’ Quartet
Walter EK
Mills
Walter 8
Townsend
Mr. Mills
Taft Victory Seen After Ohio Primary Declared
Senator J B Foraker released a statement on Ohio primaries showing Taft forces won nearly all delegates to the Republican State convention. He notes the call for the elections kept his friends from participating and predicts Taft would carry the slate with no opposition.
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Washington
J. B. Foraker
Ohio
Taft
Foraker
Colorado Republicans Back Taft For Presidency
The Republican State central committee of Colorado unanimously adopted resolutions endorsing the national administration and supporting Secretary of War Taft for the presidency.
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Denver
Col
Taft
Republican State Central Committee of
Colorado
Missouri Delegates Back Taft in 11th District Convention
Joplin February 12 Republicans of the eleventh Missouri district chose delegates to the Chicago national convention and instructed them to vote for Secretary Taft for President. Attorney General Herbert A. Hadley was endorsed for Missouri governor.
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Joplin
Missouri
Chicago
Taft
Herbert A. Hadley
Scandinavian Music in Chickering Hall Features Finnish Works
Anna Miller Wood and Bessie Belle Collier, with Malcolm Lang at the piano, presented a program of Finnish and Scandinavian composers. The Sjogren violin sonata op. 24 and songs by Grieg Lie Sibelius Aulin Eylvind Alnaes were performed in English translations by Charles Manney. Several songs impressed, notably Lie’s In the Sunshine Sibelius Sunrise and Amnaes The Last Journey, though the Sjogren piece was judged overlong with uniform color.
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Ess
Anna Miller Wood
Bessie Belle Collier
Malcolm Lang
Chickering Hall
Emil Sjogren
Grieg
Sigurd Lie
Sidding
Tor Aulin
Sibelius
Eylvind Alnaes
Charles F. Manney
Sjogren
Miss Wood
Lie
Jan Sibelius
Amnaes
Mrs Beach Recital Delights Steined Halil Crowded Night
Mrs Beach’s piano recital drew Steinert Halil and crowd as Carl Faelten aided in two piano Saint-Saens variations. She excelled in Bach Well tempered Clavichord prelude and fugue and Grieg Ballade. Also showcased MacDowell sketches and Moret prelude plus her Suite Francaise in first public performance.
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Grieg
MacDowell
New England
Moret
Mayor to Get a Four Thousand Dollar Auto
Mayor Hibbard will have a four thousand dollar limousine. Mayor Fitzgerald's official car is for sale after an offer of five hundred dollars yesterday. Maintenance costs run about three hundred dollars a month.
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Hibbard
Fitzgerald
Fat All My Life and How I Got Rid of It
A health tale promotes a home fat loss remedy Marmola Cascara Tincture with syrup Simplex claiming weight loss up to a pound daily after meals and bedtime. Readers are urged to trust sealed Marmola packages and treat as a month long cure with improved health and complexion.
Grip epidemic hits Concord prison in two days
The State prison at Concord, New Hampshire reports 60 inmates, about one third of those confined, afflicted with grip in 48 hours. Lung Kuro touted as the best remedy, claimed to use pine tar from North Carolina to heal throat and lungs and be harmless and palatable.
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Concord
N. H
North Carolina
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