Policeman Falls Victim Of Egg Laden Walkway
Patrolman Chisholm of Roxbury Crossing slips on icy Washington Street while pursuing Joseph McCann, who collapses with a case of eggs. McCann is arrested for drunkenness after the chase ends at the lockup. eggs intended as coal alternative prompt investigation at Fleming's restaurant.
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Joseph McCann
Chisholm
Roxbury Crossing
McCann
Washington Street
Dudley Street
Fleming’s
Guild Row
Ensholm
Death of Henry S Merrill Former Revenue Cutter Assistant Chief
Henry S Merrill of Charlestown Massachusetts died in Washington today after a 20 year career as assistant chief of the United States revenue cutter service.
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Washington
Henry S. Merrill
Charlestown
Mass
United States Revenue Cutter Service
Red Cross Cough Drops Advertisement
A brief advertisement notes cough drops marketed as effective relief, using a catchy line about efficiency and ease of use, highlighting the product name Red Cross Cough Drops and promising practical benefits to readers.
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Red Cross
Jury Views Marsh Murder Spot Today
Salem reports opening of jury selection in the William A. Dorr trial for the Marsh murder near Lynn. The venire examined intensely as Dorr, stylish and composed, eyed jurors and exercised challenges before 12 jurors were seated. Jurors then toured the Lynn marsh crime scene with prosecutors and defense counsel.
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Marsh
Salem
William A. Dorr
George E. Marsh
Lynn
Essex County Court
Stockton
Cal
Joseph F. Quinn
Albert A. Tracy
Quinn
Fred F. Eaton
Harry C. Atwill
C. Neal Barney
Lynn Marsh
Patrick Cotter
Gardner
John Flynn
Motorman
Frederic N. Moore
Peabody
William A. Bradstreet
Danvers
Alfred W. Thurlow
Newburyport
Fred ¥. Eaton
Beverly
Edward Kimball
Methuen
George CC. Stockman
Edward E. Gould
Philip English
Haverhill
Frank M. Greenwood
North Andover
Iceman
Ernest E. Crosby
Rowley
Karcher
Harbor Collision Rescues Three From Power Boat
In a harbor collision last night the tug Zetes rammed a power boat in darkness, narrowly averting tragedy. The crew rescued FE. H. Croscup, his wife, and his brother Colin J. Croscup. the rescued men include Lynn harbor pilots.
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Zetes
FE. H. Croscup
Colin J. Croscup
Lynn Harbor
Accident off Long wharf involves tug and power boat
A tug struck a small power boat off Long wharf near 6:30 as the Zetes neared Congress street bridge. The crash sent the power boat into the water but it did not sink. three people aboard clung to icy waters until rescued. The Croscup brothers, veteran Lynn harbor pilots, were aboard and had been living in Boston recently.
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Long Wharf
Zetes
Congress Street Bridge
Long Wharf Basin
Lewis Wharf
Croscup Brothers
Boston
Lynn Harbor
Colin Croscup
Nahant
Lynn
Girl of Six Is Found After Missing Near Hyde Park
A six year old girl named Helen Summer, a Fairmount School pupil at Hyde Park, was found near the Blue Hills by cab driver Annie Hickey. She was taken to Readville police, then Hyde Park station, and later sent to the Chardon Street Home after searches failed to locate her parents.
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Helen Summer
Fairmount
Hyde Park
Chardon Street
Blue Hills
Annie Hickey
Readville
Sylvia Pankhurst Arrested Again in London Window Breaking
For the third time in February, Miss Sylvia Pankhurst was arrested by police while she and other suffragettes engaged in window breaking in the East End of London.
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London
Sylvia Pankhurst
East End
Tickets on sale via Chicago and North Western Ry adut
Tickets on sale daily from March 15 to April 15 1918 for one fast through train service. Reservations and full details available from J E Brittain General Agent 300 Washington St Boston Mass.
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Chicago and North Western Ry
J.E. Brittain
Washington, St
Boston
Mass
Council Threat on Bank Run Over City Assessment System
Councillor Smith warned at yesterday's City Council session that unless the council acts soon to investigate the city's assessment system he may disclose information that could trigger a run on some city savings banks.
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Smith
City council debates law firm option and street widening plan
Smith warned he might hire a gratis lawyer to challenge improper assessments, risking city revenue. A major Cambridge Street and Court Street widening proposal at 1.8 million dollars drew votes. The council funded travel for two high schoolers to South America and granted a $300 annuity to a fireman’s widow.
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Cambridge Street
Hancock
Bowdoin
Court ‘Street
Bowdoin Square
Howard Street
Boston
Chamber of Commerce
South America
Attridge
Pure News Urged By Bird In Ward 19 Speech
Charles Sumner Bird, a recent Progressive gubernatorial candidate, urged "pure news" regulation at a Ward 19 Progressive Club meeting in Roxbury. He argued for laws ensuring balanced coverage, equal space for parties, and truth in reporting, noting only 25 of 2000 papers aligned with Progressive principles.
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Ward 19
Progressive Club
Roxbury
Charles Sumner Bird
Dies for Love of Opera Star
Helen Newby a 19 year old daughter of iron magnate John Newby committed suicide in Philadelphia amid an all consuming passion for Mary Garden. She had haunted the Ritz Carlton and the Metropolitan Opera House seeking a glimpse of the soprano and believed herself Cleopatra's maid reincarnated and to serve as a fire woman in the opera star's service.
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Philadelphia
Helen Newby
John Newby
Nectar Mills
Here
Harrisburg
Mary Garden
Miss Newby
Ritz Carlton
Miss Garden
Metropolitan Opera House
Cleopatra
Demand Cash Are Arrested After Office Hold Up Attempt
Two men claiming discharge from State prison frightened workers at 28 School Street last night as they demanded money from tenants. They were arrested as they left the building with a large clock, after a call to police. Names given: David F. Murray and Thomas J. McGlinchy.
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School Street
City Hall Avenue
David F. Murray
Cowper Place
Providence
Thomas J. McGlinchy
Oak Place
South End
Harrington W. Rutland
Bay State Grocery Company
Murray
Rutland
McGlinchy
State
Primary Day in Cambridge
Cambridge voters head to the polls for municipal primaries with five mayoral candidates and eight seeking principal assessor. Forty-one vie for 10 aldermanic seats and many for 22 common council spots. Republicans abstain. two Young Men’s Progressive Municipal candidates support Mayor J Edward Barry against James A Montgomery. Polls open noon, close at 9 PM.
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Cambridge
Common Council
Young Men’s Progressive Municipal Party
Edward B. James
Arthur F. Blanchard
J. Edward Barry
James A. Montgomery
James T. Barrett
Michael M. O’connor
Charles H. Jaffney
James J. Casey
John J. Ahern
John T. Shea
Jeremiah Corkery
Hugh V. Conley
John Allen
James J. Kelleher
John I. O'Neil
Ice cake sweeps three boys in Dorchester Bay rescue
A large ice cake broke from an ice floe in Dorchester Bay yesterday afternoon and carried three South Boston boys out into the stream. They were saved by Lewis George, janitor of the Mosquito Fleet Yacht Club, preventing them from being carried toward the harbor and out to sea. The youths were Raymond J LeMay aged 8, Arthur LeMay aged 16, of 554 East Eighth street, and Ernest Foest aged 14, of 503 East Eighth street South Boston.
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Dorchester Bay
South Boston
Lewis George
Mosquito Fleet Yacht Club
Raymond J
Arthur LeMay
East Eighth Street
Ernest Foest
One killed and another injured by switcher in yard
One man is dead and another critically injured after being struck by a switching engine in the Exeter street railroad yard yesterday afternoon. The deceased is Dominick Saturas. Dominick Fanaroter, 25, is at City Hospital with a fractured left arm and internal injuries.
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Exeter Street
Dominick Saturas
Dominick Fanaroter
Tragic death of Ernest Sederquest in New Hampshire bridge accident
Albert and Mrs Sederquest of Greenwood Wakefield learn their 20 year old son Ernest Sederquest, a freight brakeman with Boston and Maine, was killed when struck by a bridge at Newton Junction New Hampshire.
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Greenwood
Wakefield
Albert Sederquest
Ernest Sederquest
Boston & Maine
Newton Junction
N. H
East Boston man dies from head wound after christening party incident
Giuseppe Umbriano, 23, of 237 Maverick Street East Boston, was to die from a bullet wound to the head sustained in an early morning altercation at a christening party at 70 Frankfort Street East Boston.
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Giuseppe Umbriano
Maverick Street
Boston
Frankfort Street
Unnamed Men Held After Christening Fracas In Fort Street
Police say two men remain unnamed in custody over a christening event at a Fort Street building. Amphriano and his group joined the celebration, quarreled with top-floor occupants near midnight, left briefly, then returned and an altercation resumed. A shot was fired, the bullet missing its mark.
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Amphriano
Frankfort Street
Ambrianos
Wounded man carried home after blunt strike incident
A striking blow to the head and chin left a wounded man, who was then carried to his home by companions. The report notes the forceful strike and subsequent movement of the assailant through the crowd.
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Ambriano
Inside Iron Workers Vote on City Strike Statewide Action
Several hundred members of the Iron Workers Union met last night and voted to hold a mass meeting Saturday afternoon to cast a ballot on whether a general strike of about 1000 members in the city will be declared.
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Inside Iron Workers
Inside Iron Workers’ Union
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