$100000 To Lady In Black
Pittsburg reports T. F. Lovejoy once partner of Andrew Carnegie was duped by Mary Cochranes claims of high finance. He signed a mortgage on his Braddock home for thirty five thousand dollars after the woman offered to secure one hundred thousand for him. The mortgage is five years at six percent on Lovejoys Folly worth about seven hundred fifty thousand dollars.
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Pittsburg
Penn
T. F._ Lovejoy
Andrew Carnegie
Mary B. Cochrane
Cassie L. Chadwick
Lovejoy'’é
Thomas Car Again Leads Utica Rally Through Snow
February report shows the Thomas car leading the New York to Paris rally after drifting snow near Utica. The crew crawled past Albany into first, while De Dion crews battled deep drifts, aiming for Alaska as rest.
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Utica
Siberia
New York
Paris
Thomas
Zust
Albany
Fonda
de Dion
Alaska
Installation of Ladies' Auxiliary 39 A O H officers
The officers of Ladies' Auxiliary 39 Ancient Order of Hibernians were publicly installed last evening in Dahlgren Lower Hall by Suffolk county president Mrs. Murphy and county staff. Officers named include Catherine Collins as president Nellie Hearn as vice president Mary A Landers as treasurer Hattie Mellody as financial secretary Ellen M Murphy as recording secretary.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
Order of Hibernians
Dahlgren Lower Hall
Suffolk County
Murphy
Catherine Collins
Nellie Hearn
Mary A. Landers
Hattie Mellody
Ellen M. Murphy
Pigeon Trapped By Note Causes Dorchester Delay
A carrier pigeon from Boston halted on an electric wire at Greenwich and Duncan streets in Dorchester. String tangled in the line kept the bird prisoner until John Finnegan and Peter Rogers freed it. The note fell. after reattaching it, the pigeon flew toward Quincy.
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Boston
Greenwich
Duncan
Dorchester
John Finnegan
Peter Rogers
Rogers
Finnegan
Quincy
Valentine party hosted by Mrs. Frank Lincoln Howes in Brookline
Mrs. Frank Lincoln Howes gave a Valentine party Thursday evening at 26 Still Street Brookline in honor of her nieces Miss Zeiss Miss Howes and Miss Helen Howes. Guests included Mrs. Underhill Mrs. Caleb Underhill and Miss Isabel Underhill of New York and many neighbors and relatives.
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Frank Lincoln Howes
Still Street
Brookline
Zeiss
Miss Howes
Helen Howes
Underhill
Caleb Underhill
Isabel Underhill
New York
M. B. Howes
E. G. Howes
Cobb
Carey
Pickles
Blair Cobb
Lee Cobb
Rose Carey
Donald Hobart
Ruth Damon
Charlie Carey
Berry Southwick
Whitney Rhodes
Stanley Allen
Ruth Arend
Blanchard Shirmer
Adrian Sawyer
Missouri W. C. T. U. Leader Clara Hoffman Dies at 55
Mrs Clara C Hoffman president of the Missouri W C T U has died after a long illness at age 55. She was a nationally known temperance worker and leader.
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Kansas. City
Clara C. Hoffman
Missouri W. C. T. U
Yale Ice Team Hopes to Win in Intercollegiate Final
Yale faces Harvard in the intercollegiate hockey final tomorrow night in New Haven. Manager Dines says Yale has the best chance in years, though Harvard is favored 5 to 4. Captain Harold Stanley announces Yale lineup with Driscoll, H. Stanley, Fels, Herron, Williams, Thayer, Howe. Herron back from hospital.
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Yale
Harvard
Thse
Dines
Yale Association
Harold Stanley
Driscoll
H. Stanley
Fels
Herron
Williams
Thayer
Howe
L. Stanley
Bizlow
Bakewell
Kruger Dies Leading New York Fire Fight
Deputy Chief Charles W. Kruger 67, longtime fireman known as the grand old man of the department, died on Canal Street after entering a smoke filled cellar and falling through a trap door into a water filled sub basement. He had served 36 years and had recently acted as chief during Chief Croker’s suspension.
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New York
Charles W. Kruger
Fire Department
Canal Street
Kruger
Croker
Grocer’s Clerk Shoots Wife Then Kills Self
Toronto resident James Feehley, a grocer’s clerk, shot his wife today and then killed himself. The wife is expected to recover.
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Toronto
Woman seeks oil license to run kerosene and gasoline business
Mrs. Anna Marie McGrath of Somerville with Thomas D. Connolly Michael J. Connolly and Robert W. Cheeseboro petitioned the Somerville Board of Aldermen for a license to store and sell kerosene and gasoline in two underground tanks on land leased from the Boston & Maine railroad. Hearing drew 800 attendees as she vowed to run the business legally and judged a fair chance for a woman in enterprise.
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Anna Marie McGrath
Highland Avenue
Somerville
Thomas D. Connolly
Beverly Farms
Michael J. Connolly
Waltham
Robert W. Cheeseboro
Bay State Oil Company
Somerville Board of Aldermen
Roland Street
Boston & Maine Railroad
Penn and Harvard Compete for Intercollegiate Meet
Philadelphia reports both Penn and Harvard aim to host the Intercollegiate meet. Pennsylvanian officials favor Franklin Field as venue, while Harvard’s Guy Emerson says Harvard will seek the meet and will use Soldiers Field and the Stadium if possible for dates May 30 and 31.
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Philadelphia
Howard K. Hill
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsy
Cochrane
Intercollegiate Association
New York
Franklin Field
Pennsylvania
Harvard
Cambridge
Guy Emerson
Crimson
Emerson
Harvard Athletic Committee
Soldiers Field
Five Aspirants for Senate Presidency
James F. Shaw of Manchester Thorndike Spalding of Cambridge Elmer A. Grevehs of Somerville Charles F. Jenney of Hyde Park Alfred F. Hall of Revere speculation swirls as Chapple may retire and names surface as possible successors in the upper Legislature.
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James F. Shaw
Manchester
Thorndike Spalding
Cambridge
Elmer A. Grevehs
Somerville
Charles F. Jenney
Hyde Park
Alfred F. Hall
Revere
Chapple
Senate
Shaw
Elmer Stevens
Jenney
Alfred Hall of
Anti race bill killed by committee on landlord contract limits
The anti race death by own action bill was blocked by the committee on legal affairs. It targeted a landlord who discriminates against families with children and would have allowed fines if passed, though it could be deemed unconstitutional for restricting contract rights.
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Committee On Legal Affairs
Firemen’s Relief Ball Marred by False Alarm in Somerville
A false alarm from Box 232 disrupted the Somerville Firemen’s Relief Association ball. About 1000 attendees fled in dress suits as Union Hall hosted the event. Mayor Grimmons, Chief Hopkins, and board leaders attended. the march was led by Hopkins and Mrs. Louis Seymour.
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Somerville Firemen’s Relief Association
Union Hall
Grimmons
Hopkins
Leonard W. Cole
Board of Aldermen
Burns
Haley
Hayden
Louis Seymour
Sewall M. Rich
Joseph F. Greene
John B. Rufer
Attempt to wreck car on street railway found
A second suspected railway wrecking attempt in six months occurred near Saugus as two logs were placed on the Boston and Northern street railway tracks. Motorman Mathew Isaacs spotted the obstruction just in time to stop a loaded car from hitting the logs and derailing. The incident happened shortly after 10 pm Thursday night.
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Saugus
Boston & Northern Street Railway
Mathew Isaacs
Beach Recital at Steinert Hall Showcases John Beach
John Beach with Bertha Cushing-Child and Earl Cartwright presented a program of his compositions at Steinert Hall. The recital featured monologues, Intermezzi, rhapsody, and Browning verses set to music, with piano as illuminating but subordinate to the vocal lines.
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John Beach
Bertha Cushing-Child
Earl Cartwright
Steinert Hall
Browning
Henley
Rossetti
Beach
From Farm to Fountain Milk and Cream Offers
Direct from Jaynes Farm Lincoln and Dreamwold Thom W Lawson Farm Egypt Mass arrives daily. Richest best obtainable dairy product advertised for readers seeking fresh milk cream direct from sources.
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Jaynes
Lincoln
Dreamwold
Thomas W. Lawson
Egypt
Mass
Coffin Bill Sparks Debate On Hotels Selling Liquor In No License Towns
The petition of Representative Samuel F. Coffin of West Newbury to allow hotels in no license towns to sell liquor stirred the liquor law committee. Supporters from the Massachusetts Brewers Association cite summer guests and past trials in New Hampshire, while Anti-saloon League and temperance group counsels warn the bill would create Raines law hotels in Massachusetts. Licenses would require approval from a police, municipal or district judge.
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Samuel F. Coffin
West Newbury
Lquor Law Committee
Huse
Massachusetts Brewers’ Association
New Hampshire
Davis
Anti-saloon League
Johnson
Temperance Societies
Massachusetts
District attorney Moran Criticized Over Delinquent Youth Prosecutions
The committee on judiciary faced sharp criticism of District Attorney Moran for alleged favoring of non prosecution in youth crime cases. James H Stark claimed 870 cases were not prosecuted from 1903 to 1905 and 906 from 1905 to 1907. He urged a bill limiting delinquent child laws to those under 16.
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Moran
Committee On Judiciary
James H. Stark
Stark
New probation bill seeks expanded judicial panel and commission
Prison Commissioner Pettigrove presented a probation bill to the judiciary committee. It authorizes the chief justice of the Superior Court to appoint five associate justices and creates a probation commission with power to name a deputy. The deputy may convene conferences of police, municipal, and superior court justices on probation matters.
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Pettigrove
Committee On Judiciary
Superior Court
Heiress Katherine Ryan Still Missing in Cork Estate Case
Police search the state for Katherine Ryan heiress to a Cork manufacturer’s estate valued at $100,000. She is the principal heir of her uncle James Ryan who died leaving the fortune and prompting the ongoing investigation.
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Katherine Ryan
Cork
Ireland
Miss Ryan
James Ryan
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