Fire woman's life Hoodoo fire ends at Kingston burial
Kingston reports the burial of Mrs. Dollie Bryant Bates Hyde, famed for surviving numerous shipboard and land fires across decades. Born July 27, 1850, she endured coal ship fires near Falkland Islands, mutinies, fires on the Fanchon and Republic, and a Baltimore burglary blaze before settling in Kingston for twenty years.
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Kingston
Dollie (Bryant) Bates Hyde
Baltimore
Nonantum
San Francisco
Bates
Port Stanley
Falkland Islands
How Can I Live On $3 Weekly
Widow Mrs. Robert Hoffman of East Boston seeks ideas to support her mother and six children on a $3 weekly income. Her teen daughter Mary, 14, works to help the family after remittances stopped four weeks ago when Mr. Hoffman left Orange Texas.
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Robert Hoffman
Condor
East
Boston
Mary Hoffman
Texas
Hoffman
Orange
New England Dry Dock Company
Firemen rescue baby in pain at Minot Street
District Chief Fox led firefighters to 29 Minot Street after a passerby mistook a baby in pain signal for a fire. Responders arrived within minutes to aid the distressed infant and reassure the worried mother.
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Fox
Bulfinch Street
Minot Street
Thieves Loot Salem Depot Ticket Office
Burglars entered the Boston and Maine ticket office at Castle Hill and removed all un stamped tickets and mileage books from the ticket rack last night.
Court approves Somerville couple agreement in probate court
Judge Lawton of the Probate Court in Hast Cambridge approves an agreement between Mamie E. Tuck and Walter J. Tuck of Somerville. Walter will pay 150 dollars to his wife plus 42.50 on March 34 and 42.50 on the third of each month until wages total 25 dollars weekly, then 20 dollars monthly for six months. It is found that Mrs. Tuck’s claim of Whitman Savings Bank property in Florence A. Brown’s name is unfounded.
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Lawton
Hast
Cambridge
Mamie FE
Tuck
Somerville
Walter J. Tuck
Girl Hero Fends Off Two Youthful Robbers
Olga Higgins twelve-year-old of 65 Williams avenue chased two young holdup men after they grabbed her pocketbook on Fairmount avenue. She recovered the purse with the help of passersby and returned home to tell her tale as Hyde Park police seek the pair.
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Hype Park
Olga Higgins
Olga
Cornelius J. Higgins
Williams Avenue
Post
Fairmount Avenue
Hyde Park
Prominent Medford Citizen D. A. Gleason Dies at 72
Daniel A. Gleason, longtime Medford resident and former state treasurer, dies at 12:30 p.m. at 375 High Street after illness since Christmas. Born 1836 in Worcester, Harvard graduate, he helped found Medford Savings Bank and served on the Water Board. He leaves a wife and four children. funeral Wednesday afternoon at his home. burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Medford
Daniel A. Gleason
High Street
Gleason
Worcester
Harvard College
Law School
Boston
Fitchburg
Boston & Maine Railroad
Oak Grove Cemetery
Charles River Rises Flooding Newton and Watertown Areas
In Newton on February 16 the Charles River rose over two feet from earlier in the season. Experts warn that the water may climb further, though current flooding remains limited to low ground with no expected major damage to Newton or Watertown.
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Newton
Charles River
The
Charles
Newtons
Watertown
Infant Dies Suddenly at Home on Oswego Street
A 3 month old infant named Joseph Gen died suddenly at the parents home on Oswego street while the mother was singing a lullaby. The father alerted East Dedham street station, and Lieutenant Clarke reported no signs of impending death. Medical Examiner MacDonald will perform an autopsy tomorrow morning.
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Joseph Genson
Oswego Street
Am Street
Lieutenant Clarke
MacDonald
Cured Cold Claims and Refund Request Mentioned
Fragmentary ad text notes a one day cold cure claim and a refund request. Mentions a product with Rove’s signature on each box and a claimed 26 cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rove
Nations need more spirit says Katherine Tingley
Mrs. Katherine Tingley told Theosophists at Universal Brotherhood Hall that Americans must learn to love and suffer for one another and to understand their divinity and responsibility. The lecture was read by Mrs. Alice Benedict as her first address since returning from Europe.
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Universal Brotherhood Hall
Katherine Tingley
Europe
Alice Benedict
Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Association Whist Social Planned
The Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Association Branch 1019 prepares a whist and social next Thursday in Intercolonial Hall Dudley. A musical and literary program is offered with potted plants and ferns, national colors on stage, and young ladies in white. Miss Mary E O Neil leads with Miss Beatrice Scanlon and others assisting.
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Ladies’ Catholic Benevolent Association
Branch 1019
Dudley Street
Mary E. O'Neil
Mable B. Stevens
Brooklyn
N. Y
Kings County
O’ Neil
Beatrice Scanlon
Mary Phelan
Mary Luddy
Alice Otis
Julia Trainor
Celia Fontaine
Brookline Associates Set For First Grand Ball Tonight
Unusual preparations are underway for the Brookline Associates first grand ball to be held at Town Hall in Brookline this evening. The event promises formal attire and community networking in a season kickoff.
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Brookline Associates
Town Hall
Brookline
Home Rule Not Far Off Says Redmond in Interview
John Redmond predicts Ireland will win home rule, expects Liberal victory to push reforms, and favors a limited Lords veto. He argues an Irish Parliament could be established in a year and emphasizes unity with labor and Irish Seá against British political divisions.
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Redmond
London
John B. Redmond
Ireland
Mr. Redmond
House of Lords
Commons
Labor Party
Irelan
Irish Clubs prepare for first ball and entertainments
Leitrim Club plans its debut ball next Wednesday at Paine Memorial Hall with new Irish music and dance features. Roscommon Club reports progress for its February 26 Intercolonial Hall event led by P. J. Flannagan and speakers P. J. O Grady P. J. Crotty and M. J. O'Brien.
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County
P. J. O'Grady
Roscommon Club
P. J. Crotty
Waterford
M. J. O’brien
Galway
Central Council of Irish Clubs
Phila Celtic Society
Whitmore Street
New Synagogue Dedicatory Exercises in Chelsea
The dedicatory ceremonies for Congregation Chabet Sholom in Chelsea drew about 2000 attendees. David A. Laurie presided with Caspar Grosberg opening, Cantor Zemachson leading prayers, and Abraham Wolper accepting the building key from Joseph Klein as Z Szathmary opened the ark and Charles Garb lit the auditorium.
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Chabet Sholom
Chelsea
David A. Laurie
Caspar Grosberg
Zemachson
Wolf Margolis
Nair Tomid
Louis Shapiro
Ari
Joseph Klein
Abraham Wolper
Z. Szathmary
Charles Garb
How Pinky’s Life Was Saved
Mrs. Patrick Campbell cabled London and Cologne for medicines for her griffon dog Pinky Panky Poo who has accompanied her on visits to the United States for 18 years. The medicines arrived Saturday and saved the pet’s life, she said today.
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New York
Pinky Panky Poo
Patrick Campbell
London
Cologne
Unions as World Power Says Thompson at Paine Hall
James P. Thompson of Chicago told Paine Memorial Hall yesterday that workers must unite to rule the world if unions band together on popular causes. He argued capitalists will learn this soon and that recent industrial panics and unemployment marches aid the working class. He compared workers unfavorably to horses, noting horses receive daily rations regardless of labor while workers go hungry when jobless.
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James P. Thompson
Chicago
Paine Memorial Hall
Andover Man Hangs Himself
The body of William H. Barton, 54, was found hanging from a tree in the orchard of J. E. Hutchinson on Summer Street. He likely took his life yesterday before heavy rain, due to despondency from unemployment and illness. He leaves a widow.
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Andover
William H. Barton
J. E. Hutchinson
Summer Street
Barton
Tallman Out With Broken Ankle At Castle Square
Accidental slip on an icy pavement incapacitates George Tallman popular Castle Square tenor from Boston Theatre stock company engagement in The Boys of Company B this week. Robert Hall steps in for Tallman and will perform tonight.
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George Tallman
Castle Square Opera Company
Boston Theatre Stock Company
Tallman
Robert Hall
Mr. Tallman
Brace Up Dont Be Cloomy Health tonic advert
An 1900s ad promotes Rief's Concentrated Coffee Tablet as a safe stimulating health booster. It claims quick relief from a cold grip and blues, improved digestion and circulation, and general vigor. Sold in Boston area by multiple pharmacies including Jaynes, Lewis & Co, and Knight's Pharmacy at 97 Court St.
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Rief
Boston
Jaynes
Lewis & Co
Houghton & Dutton Co
Knight’s Pharmacy
Court St
Thomas Hollis
W. B. Hunt Co
Cambridge
Malden
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France
D. A. Gleason
Tingley
Brookline Ball
Chilren
William C. Grecor
Winter St. Tel
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TEC
James
NEW Synagogue
Pinky
Chase & Sanborn’s
Seal Brand Coffee
David J. Ingraham
David
Ingraham Shed
Carters
Littie Rae
Cartersittle
J. S. Waterman & Sons Incorporated
Washington Street
Dudley Street Terminal
George H. Waterman
Frank 8. Waterman
Roxbury
Marconi Or Cable
Traymore
Atlantic City
C. Marquette
D. 8
White, Marvager
Sara Kemp
Maccarthy
Mary
Jeremiah MeQar
Wood Street
Joseph's Church
Union Square
Murphy
Jeremiah
Mary M
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Cathedral Court i
William Burke
Watts Street
Sea
St. Rose Church
Ork
Shplley
George Sickey
Shelley
Tweaday
Ees
Ascension
Tives
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