Father shoots son during gun safety lesson in Hartford
John Callahan of 74 Temple Street shot his eight year old son Joseph during a firearm demonstration at home. The bullet lodged in the boy’s lung and doctors fear no recovery. Callahan, after the incident, fled to police seeking confinement for himself but was dissuaded by his wife and later followed the boy to Wartford Hospital.
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Hartford
John Callahan
Temple Street
Callahan
Joseph Callahan
Wartford Hospital
Cauliahan
Joseph
Musterole Company
Cleveland
Ohio
J. Horlick
West Philadelphia
Penn
Anya. L
Musterole
Rich N Y Churches Will Consolidate
In New York on February 15 Calvary Baptist Church voted to consolidate with Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, a one year agreement with plans for a possible merger. Worship will be held jointly at Calvary Church on West Fifty seventh Street. Senior member John D Rockefeller Jr. is linked to Fifth Avenue Church.
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New York
Calvary Baptist Church
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Calvary Church
West Fifty-seventh Street
Countess De Bertier’s Gowns Charm Capital
Washington February 1 The Countess de Bertier wife of the French embassy’s new military attache has become a top dressed figure in diplomatic society wearing Parisian modiste creations. She is photographed in a gown from her extensive ward robe as the de Bertiers fill the social gap left by the departure of the Count and Countess de Chambrun.
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Washington
Countess de Bertier
de Bertiers
Countess de Chambrun
Dwh
Bertier
Harris & Ewing
Washington, D. C
Secretary Bryan to Demand Razetta Return for Abduction
Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan is expected to formally request Britain extradite Gaetano Razetta, charged with abducting Theresa Galiano of Boston. Razetta was taken to Gibraltar after a wireless pursuit. Theresa remains with the American consul there as her father pursues passage home.
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William Jennings Bryan
Boston
Gaetano Razetta
Theresa Galiano
149 M Street
South
Gibraltar
Razetta
Canopic
Atlantic
Theresa
Walsh
Washington
United States
Chicken Coop Raids Under Police Probe in Oriental Garb
Everett police investigate raids on chicken coops blamed on men in oriental garb. Owners report sighting people matching the garb leaving coops, with raids ongoing for three months.
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Everett
Seven New Factories Secured for Boston City Hall Meeting
The Boston meeting at City Hall today at 3 pm will discuss propaganda plans. Funds for the work have reached $50,000. The Mayor hesitates to state when he will resign as Congressman, stating he remains busy yet content to continue at least for now. His office faced a flood of mail last week, requiring hours of secretary help to respond.
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City Hall
Roxbury Ward 18 Club Seeks Improvements and City Boost
The Ward 18 Curley Club met at Kossuth Hall Roxbury with President Edward McGrath urging a new playground in Ward 18 and better car service to Roxbury Crossing. Speakers included Jack Batch Charles L Brett Francis L Connolly John Copp Joseph Quinn and George Wenny. A transportation committee will study elevated road issues with Roxbury Board of Trade urging local boosterism for Roxbury alongside Boston.
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Roxbury Crossing
Roxbury
Boston
Ward 18
Curley Club
Kossuth Hall
Edward McGrath
Jack Batch
Democratic City Committee
Charles L. Brett
Francis L. Connolly
John A. Copp
Joseph Quinn
Boston Central Labor Union
George Wenny
McGrath
Single Tax League urges permanent tax reform for Boston
The Massachusetts Single Tax League writes to Mayor Curley urging a permanent plan to exempt business and industries from taxation in Boston. The letter cites Houston Texas as a model, arguing tax on land to raise value and attract manufacturers, boosting population and assessed valuation while lowering the tax rate.
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Curley
Massachusetts
Single Tax League
James M. Curley
City Hall
Boston
Houston
Texas
Francis G. Goodale
Belmont Springs Country Club Toboggan Chute Open
Heavy snowfall and frost left the Belmont Springs Country Club toboggan chute in fine condition for the first time this winter. Yesterday many club members and friends skied and rode the new chute.
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Belmont Springs Country Club
Belmont Spring Country Club
Maine Tablet Dedication Honors Sailors of the Maine
A tablet commemorating sailors lost on the battleship Maine was dedicated in Columbus square Winthrop Centre after a parade led by the Coast Artillery Band. Survivors and veterans attended along with officials from Winthrop and Congress. Charles Bergman and Louis Moriniere, Maine explosion survivors, were presented to the crowd.
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Maine
Havana Harbor
Winthrop Spanish War Veterans’ Association
Columbus Square
Winthrop Centre
Coast Artillery Band
Fort Banks
U.S
North Carolina
Georgee H. Russell
War Veterans
Chatrmaz
Winthrop Magee
Empire Theatre
Ocean Spray
Ernest S. Roberts
Edward C. R. Bagley
John E. Beck
John McNaught
Charles Bergman
Louis Moriniere
Father John Griffin
Charles
Otto
Cambridge talk urges ban on cigarettes and warns of decline
Dr. D. H. W. Ikress of Chicago, originator of the silver nitrate cure for the cigarette habit, addressed Seventh Day Advent Church members in Cambridge last night. He warned the cigarette habit is a dangerous national evil and cited a Harvard professor’s grim forecast for 2020. He described his treatment as dietetic and said the cure relies on patient self-restraint.
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D. H W. Ikress
Chicago
Seventh Day Advent Church
Cambridge
United States
Harvard
Kress
Boston man survives self inflicted gunshot in Lowell
James Moran a Boston and Maine shop employee living at 50 Elm Street attempted suicide by firing a .82 caliber revolver over his heart. He dropped to the floor. friends found him and he was taken to St John’s Hospital where doctors said the bullet narrowly missed the heart. He remains in serious condition but is expected to recover.
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Lowell
James Moran
Boston & Maine
Elm Street
St. John’s Hospital
Belmon t Club Welcomes Winter Tobogganing Surge
Early morning arrivals, including prominent society members, filled the Belmont Club as 29 women joined the toboggan run. A 75 foot chute launches riders nearly three quarters of a mile over crusted golf course snow despite occasional spills.
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Belmont Club
Lexington
Branded as Blame on Hub Mine Owners for Fire Loss
Charles Fleischer in a Huntington Chambers Hall address denounces Boston copper mine owners as morally responsible for a Christmas Eve theatre fire that killed 0 children. The speech titled One of Us recalled Abraham Lincoln and urged the audience to maintain their connection to the martyred president.
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Boston
Calumet
Charles Fleischer
Huntington Chambers Hall
Abraham Lincoln
Senator Gore to Take Stand in Oklahoma City Trial
United States Senator T. P. Gore of Oklahoma will testify in his own defense in a $50,000 damage suit brought by Mrs. Minnie K. Bond. The suit alleges Gore attacked her in a Washington hotel on March 24 of last year. Seven witnesses are expected to be called as the trial advances.
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Oklahoma City
United States
T. P. Gore
Oklahoma
Minnie K. Bond
Washington Hotel
Gore
James R. Jacobs
Fr Brett Dies After Operation
A requiem low mass will be celebrated for the repose of Fr. Brett's soul by Rev. Charles W. Lyons at 10 a.m. Interment will be at Holy Cross Worcester. He was born in Boston November 26 1852 and educated locally before a long Jesuit career in multiple colleges including Woodstock Georgetown Loyola and Boston College. Cardinal O Connell may attend and pronounce absolution.
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Charles W. Lyons
Father Brett
Boston
Boston Latin School
Boston College
Jesuit Society
John A. Brett
Frederick
Woodstock College
Holy Cross College
Worcester
Holy Cross
Woodstock
Gregorian University
Rome
Innsbruck
Swiss
Tyrol
Lainz
Vienna
America
Georgetown University
St. Joseph's College
St. Joseph’s College
Loyola College
Loyola
Father Gasson
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Ritual murder echoes hit Kiev case as anti Semite groups stir
In Fastoff a boy’s murder sparks ritual murder accusations akin to the Beiliss affair. Black Hundred and Union of Russian People factions push anti Semite narratives while justice officials led by J G Chtchegiovitoff arrive to sift evidence. Pashkoff and Gonteharuk remain in custody as reporters converge.
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Kiev
Fastoff
Beiliss
Black Hundred
The
Union of Russian People
J. G. Chtchegiovitoff
Two- Headed Eagle Organization
Pashkoff
G. Zamislovsky
M. Zarudny
Gonteharuk
Harmony Fishing Schooner Reaches Halifax In Distress
The Gloucester fishing schooner Harmony arrived in Halifax in a disabled condition. Steering gear broken from fittings, deck strained, hatches damaged, and decks in disarray after a gale on Quero Bank. Captain Gibbs steered for Gloucester as waves and 90 mile per hour winds endangered the crew.
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Halifax
Gloucester
Harmony
Quero Bank
Gibbs
Revival claim for Fulton Renal Compound in Bright's disease
Advertisement cites a 1905 case of G W Kirkpatrick near death from Brights disease with convulsions and dropsy. It promotes Fulton s Renal Compound as reducing albumen, claims scientific proof, invites mail literature and formula, and lists Riker Jaynes Drug Store as local agent.
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G. W. Kirkpatrick
Globe Milling Company
Laguna St
San Francisco
Proctor
Fulton
Bright
John J. Fulton CO
Riker-Jaynes Drug Store
Washington St
Musterole Ad Warns About Coughs And Croup
An old Musterole advertisement urges parents to use Musterole when children cough to prevent croup symptoms. It claims prompt relief without blistering skin and extends the remedy to adults for sore throat bronchitis and tonsillitis.
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