Stomach Analysis Ordered in Harold Olsen Case
Taunton dispatch reports Medical Examiner Presbrey ordered the stomach of Harold Olsen of North Raynham sent to a chemist for further testing after the youth died suddenly. Olsen drank cider in Easton, then wandered home, collapsed in a carriage, and died before reaching home. Autopsy failed to determine the cause.
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Taunton
Presbrey
Harold Olsen
North Raynham
Olsen
Easton
Desolated Family Suffers While Missing Father Vanishes
The Wolfe Goldberg family endures years of hardship after the husband and father disappears. His wife and three children rely on friends and benevolent societies to cope as the search continues.
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Wolfe Goldberg
Poston
Aldermen Clash Over Subway Plans And Hearings
Boston Aldermen debated municipal subway ownership with rival plans for city and Boston Elevated control. A public hearing was set for February 28 at 2 PM, amid sharp exchanges as Tinkham, Norris, Gerry and others pressed for or against joint ownership and city finance. The council also moved to assign votes, discuss hearings, and consider related budget actions.
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Board of Aldermen
Gerry
Washington Street
Boston
Norris
Tinkham
Alderman Lomasney
Subway
Buncombe
Oratory
General Court
City and Railway Company
Boston Elevated
Copley Square
State House
Tremont Street
Stewart
Boston Elovated
Hart
Bowen
Doyle
Lomasney
Norton
Dvar
Jordan
Kelly
Miller
Alderman Norris
Boston Transit Commission
City of
O’brien
Dyar
Tinkham Yeas
Alderman Tinkham
iMayor Hart
Election Board
Death by own action of William W Buttrick
Concord reports ex postmaster William W Buttrick aged 66 died at Monument street home from a self inflicted gunshot wound. He had long suffered rheumatic pain and leaves a wife two sons Sted man B and William A and a daughter Mary married to the late Hon. Sherman Hoar.
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Concord
William W Buttrick
Monument Street
Buttrick
Mr. Buttrick
Stedman B
William A
Mary
Sherman Hoar
Colonization Talk To Merchants At Algonquin Club
The Merchants' Club hosts an members and guests meeting tonight at the Algonquin Club house. Commander Tucker and Lieutenant Colonel Brewer will discuss the practicability of land colonization as a remedy for city congestion and the associated poverty and vice.
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Merchants’ Club
Algonquin Club
Tucker
Brewer
City Band Costs Spark High School Drill Reform
High School battalions seek municipal or school funding to cover $500 yearly costs for five drills at Mechanics Hall. Mayor Hart will meet a delegation to discuss using the Municipal Band, relieving officers of liability for losses and shifting costs to the city or school committee.
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Mechanics’ Hall
Hart
Boston Latin
Post
Gallivan
Thomas J. Kenney
South Boston
Boston Police Board Faces Hearing Riot of Secrets
Lawyer William H. Baker presses the Police Board to attend a legislative hearing on alleged abuses. Ex inspector William H. Cogan hints at disclosures after years of silence. The committee plans to summon others and probe links to罪 dens and licenses.
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William H. Cogan
Boston Police
Police Board
Boston Police Board
Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Perry
Cegam
Police
Boston
Cogan
William H. Baker
Legislative Committee
Parry
Baker
McNary
Chickering
Inaugural Ball Preparations Reach New Heights
Washington reports reveal elaborate plans for the upcoming inaugural ball with $18,000 for decorations including twenty five side rooms turned into cozy lounges. The pension building will host a dining area in a frame structure with a retiring room for seating while a broader color scheme aims to suit dresses and uniforms.
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Washington
Pension Building
Cosey
Pension
Adeps
Committee On Public Comfort
M. I. Weller
Boston license probe hits Lenox Hotel and city joints
City officials are urged to investigate liquor licenses and alleged violations in Boston. Speaker Baker accuses solid ties between brewers and licensees, cites specific venues, criticizes police an spotter practices, and calls for summonses against hotel owners and operators tied to the screen law.
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Hart
Lenox
State Normal Art School
Newbury
Exeter
Baker
McNary
Roxbury
Charlestown
Essex
Lquor
Touraine
J Whipple
Boston
Brewers’ Trust
Contol
Arlington Bed Fire Sparks Arson Charge Against Housemaid
In Arlington at 45 Hibward Street a bed fire threatened six Rosen children. Eva Hedwich, a Rosen maid, is charged with arson and larceny after being found absent during the blaze and later tied to missing clothing. She faced Cambridge District Court with $500 bail.
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Arlington
Hales Rosen
Hibward Street
Eva Hedwich
Rosen
Cambridge
Miss Hedwich
Carnegie gift plans new Galesburg library building
Andrew Carnegie writes the Galesburg Public Library board announcing a $50,000 gift for a new library building in Galesburg Illinois, contingent on the city appropriating $8,500 annually to sustain it.
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Carnegie Library
Galesburg, Ill
Galesburg
Ill
Andrew Carnegie
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