Wabbly Wagon Wheel Betrayed Burglars
A North Andover pair Jerome and Malinda King are sentenced for breaking and entering after a spree across farms within miles of town. Constable William Toohey traced wheel tracks to the Kings which led to raids, with King receiving 20 to 30 years and Malinda five to seven years. The loot included hens, hogs, clothing, tools, watches, and other goods valued at five to six thousand dollars.
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North Andover
Jerome King
Alinda King
House of Correction
Superior Criminal Court
Salem
Malinda King
King
New England
Post
Bill’ Toohey
Bill” Toohey
Andover
William J. Toohey
Massachusetts
Toohey
Casey
Mr. Toohey
Kings
Brain Food and Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Offer Digestive Health
An editorial extols balanced eating with meat limited and grains vegetables and dairy favored for most people. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe daily aid improving digestion by supporting stomach function without harming organs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Procession and viewing mark funeral for Father McGlew
The body of Father James McGlew lay in state at St Rose Church Chelsea for nine hours drawing about 8000 mourners. Parish sodalities formed a parade from the school to the church and the rite concluded with a solemn high mass tomorrow led by Bishop Brady and other clergy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father James McGlew
St. Rose Catholic
Chelsea
McGlew
Perms
Grady
Quinlan
Walsh
Fagin
Brady
F. J. Teeling
FP. R
Lynn
Clark
East
Boston
Father Fagin
Lewis Walsh
Archbishop Williams
Father McGlew
D. J. O'Farrell
St. Stephen’s Church
North End
Sisters of Mercy of
Dubuane
Entertaining Prince Henry in American Cities
A compiled itinerary lists how cities will honor Prince Henry with balls, dinners, parades, drills, and visits. Highlights include Chicago ball for 700 guests, Annapolis drills, Philadelphia relics tour, New York program with dinners and a gala opera, and a six day route aboard the Pennsylvania Railroad special train averaging 153 hours.
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Chicago
Lincoln
Annapolis
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Cramps
Union League
Albany
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Fair Grounds
Washington
Niagara Falls
Louisville
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
New York
Shooter's Island
Press of America
Metropolitan Opera House
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Prince guarded from anarchists sighted near Fire Island
A report states the vessel will be sighted off Fire Island between 4 and 5 AM Saturday morning February 7 and reach the Sandy Hook lightship by 7:45 AM Docking expected around 10 AM if these times hold.
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Fire Island
Sandy Hook
Banner Trust of the Year in Pierre South Dakota
The North Western Industrial Company is formed with a claimed 900 million capitalization to build abattoirs and process meat products, aiming to threaten Armour Swift Hammond and Cudahy. Directors include Dr Samuel A Kimball of Newton and George H Thayer of Boston, offices listed at 28 Broadway New York, while Kimball doubts the cited amount.
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Pierre
South Dakota
Armour,wift
Hammond
Cudahy
North Western Industrial Company
Samuel A. Kimball
Newton
George H. Thayer
Boston
Massachusetts
New York
Broadway
Kimball
Post
Mr. Thayer
Gloucester Street
Miss Alice Roosevelt Versed in Kaiser's Yacht Humor
A Berlin translated verse in the Kladderadatsch imagines Miss Alice Roosevelt christening the Kaiser's yacht with Cliquot. The speaker boasts of beauty and allure, claiming lips eyes and golden hair would plunge a man into despair and jokingly offers clergymen for such a baptism.
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Berlin
Alice Roosevelt
Smallpox Vaccine Rush Hits Weymouth Churches
Weymouth February 16 vaccination day eases fear as no services were held at Sacred Heart and St Francis Xavier due to smallpox scare. Parishioners crowded physician offices and a free vaccination station opened. Father Murphy improves slightly and Father Roche takes over duties. Health board to meet tonight to plan further containment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weymouth
Church of the Sacred Heart
St. Francis Xavier
Mather Murphy
Ambrose F. Roche
West Quincy
Father Murphy
Board of Health
PEST HOUSE MYSTERY SPURS HEALTH CASE IN NEW BEDFORD
In New Bedford on February 16, a pest house incident draws scrutiny of the Book of Health. Michael Coyne, awaiting discharge, reports being beaten by four men while nurses were away. another account says he fell and cut himself. Two Maple Street domestics were sent to Clark's Point Hospital with mild smallpox.
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New Bedford
Book of Health
Michael Coyne
Maple Street
Clark's Point
Ambassador Meyer Setting the Pace for Society in Rome
The Hon. George von L. Meyer sets a social pace in Rome living at Palazzo Brancaccio with views of the Colosseum and Baths of Titus. He rides with nobility in attendance and is famed as a daring automobilist. Accompanied by Mrs Meyer, he begins daily rides at sunrise, while lavish entertainments strain his ambassadorial salary.
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George von L. Meyer
Rome
Millonaire
Boston
Uncle Sam
Palazzo
Brancaccio
Colosseum
Titus
Haa
Newport
Meyer
Meyers
Men Offer to Hire Mrs Soffel as Leading Woman
Pittsburg February reports Mrs. Soffel, recovering from injuries, receiving theater offers. Wheel ing Intelligencer quotes a manager offering to bail her for a leading role in a new company, but her attorney Richard B. Sandrett says the offer is refused. He notes she won’t perform on stage if convicted, will bear sentence with patience. Charles J Amman and wife visit, express continued support and hospitality.
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Pittsburg
Somerville Social Set in Street Brawl Near City Hall
Three prominent Somerville men Captain Henry W. Pitman Lawrence J. Pitman and William Charles Drouet were involved in a midnight street fight after a City Hall meeting. Drouet reportedly struck Pitman with a hard right, sending him to the pavement while the Pitmans fled shouting for police as bystanders watched.
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Somerville
Highland Avenue
City Hall
Board of Aldermen
Sterling Worth
Beau Brummel
James E. Kelley
Robert R. Perry
Perry
Henry W. Pitman
Lawrence J. Pitman
William Charles Drouet
Pitman
Middlesex County
Somerville Light Infantry
Highth Infantry
Drouet
Central Club
Corps of Cadets
William P. Jones
Walnut Street
Parkhurst
Lawrence
Jones
Pitmans
Third Victim at Brookfield
Miss Margaret Leahy, a domestic for T. Ernest Gould, died at St. Vincent's Hospital Worcester after an acetylene gas explosion at Gould's home. T. Elmer Gould remains seriously injured but slowly improving at Springfield Hospital. The medical examiner reports the blast was caused by acetylene gas. no inquest is needed. Mrs. Ganny Gould and Mrs. Tomolen were killed in the explosion.
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West Brookfield
Margaret Leahy
T. Ernest Gould
Ganny Gould
Tomolen
Wright reaches Cavite after sinking off uncharted rock
The United States transport Wright, sunk on November 28 after striking an uncharted rock, has arrived at Cavite and will be dry-docked immediately.
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Cavite
Manila
United States
Wright
Mrs Virginia Suret Burned to Death in Kitchen Fire
New York report says Virginia Suret, 50, died when her apron caught fire at a kitchen stove. Her husband, injured, may also die as fire crews investigate the blaze.
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New York
Virginia Suret
Hindoo twin Cordica dies after separation operation
Cordica, the Hindoo twin sister of Radica, died suddenly this morning in convulsions tied to advanced tuberculosis. The twins had shown improvement last week and spent time at play with toys. Cordica’s death was kept from Radica, who is making good progress.
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Paris
Cordica
Radica
Cordicaas
Death notices from South Boston and surrounding areas
Obituaries list several deaths with dates in mid February, including Mrs Mary Scully at 549 Eighth Street South Boston. LuTher Rice Brazer of Roxbury aged 69 years 11 months, services at 25 Dorr Street. Walter Dannahy of Dorchester aged 11 years 10 months, funeral from 45 Harvard Street. William S Dineen aged 20 years 11 months 20 days, funeral from 3 Scotia Street Roxbury. Emma C Helmsdorff 32 years 5 months 3 days Roxbury, services at 4 Dimock Street. Mrs Hattie May Williams 24 years 8 months 20 days Salem, funeral February 19 at 2 PM from 10 Buffum Street.
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Scully
South Boston
Mary Sculy
John J. Toland
Eighth Street
Gate of Heaven Church
Brayzer
Roxbury
Luther Rice Brazer
Dorr Street
Dannahy
Dorchester
Walter
David J
Julia F. Danbahy
Harvard Street
St. Peter’s Church
Meeting House Hill
Dineen
William
Dimock Street
Williams
Salem
Hattie May
Frank H. Williams, Jr
Benjamin F
Inez F. Weaver
Buffum Street
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Lowell
OLD Buckskin
Lebanon
Holy Land
Demetrius
Diana
Canada
Tremont St
Tom
Tliot
R. H. White Co
U. S
Oxford
Moore
Woman's Christian
A. M. Townsen
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Jaynes & Co
Prince Henry
Countess Quadt
Prince
Cambridge
Somerget
Kronprinz
MI88
Roosevelt
Chickering
George von Ll. Meyer
Italy
Tolstoi
ST. Petersburg
Beecham’s
For All
Bilious
Thomas Beecham
St. Helens
Eng
Canal St
Mrs. Soffel
Coffee of
Chase & Sanborn
Pistig Fragad
Brookfield
Dordica
J.s.waterman & Sons
Washington St
Dudley Street
Tel. Roxbury
A. W. Dows & CO
Mass
A. Sawyer
Boylston St
A. W. Wheeler & CO
Hanover St
American House
Globe Bet Weenicke Co
Federal ST
Bost
Clobe-Wernicke
Blom
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