Daring Firemen Stop Dorchester Fire After Roof Breach
Fire at the DD Eddy & Sons plant on Gibson Street Dorchester caused near total loss of two storehouses and 6000 refrigerators. Chief Mullen and George Whalen entered the burning area to insert hoses, saving six other plant buildings and nearby homes. Loss estimated at 80000 dollars, insured. flames quelled within thirty minutes. Continued on Page 4-Fifth Column.
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DD. Eddy & Sons
Gibson Street
Dorchester
Mullen
George Whalen
Ladvers
D. Eddy & Sons
Whalen
Stoessel Seeks Death Penalty At Trial’s End
In St Petersburg on February 18 the Stoessel trial neared its close as the prosecution waived rebuttal. General Stoessel gave a final statement taking responsibility for Port Arthur’s surrender and asked for the death penalty if the court finds the act a crime. The court's decision was anticipated to come the next day.
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ST. Petersburg
Stoessel
Port. Arthur
Taft Keeps Busy in New Hampshire Visit
Secretary of War William H. Taft arrives in Concord New Hampshire and spends the day delivering two addresses in Concord and Manchester. He attends several receptions and a dinner in his honor, met by a Taft Club committee led by former Governor Frank W. Rollins and Winston Churchill.
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Concord
N. H
William H. Taft
New Hampshire
Manchester
Mr. Taft
Boston
Taft Club
Frank W. Rollins
Winston. Churchill
Longevity Man John Spencer Moved to Town Farm at 107
GOES 10 ALMS HOUSE AT 107 WARREN Feb. 18. Finely educated and in full possession of all his faculties, once a wealthy man, John Spencer, 107 years old, was today removed from his tenement home to the town poor farm. Born in Queens county Ireland June 22 1800 he came to New Orleans as a sailor in 1850 and later moved to Warren in 1865. He married a widow in 1867 and lived with her 15 years until her death. An inveterate smoker and moderate drinker, he believes he has many years left.
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Ireland
New Orleans
West Brookfield
Warren
Mr. Spencer
Thaw Break with Evelyn Thaw Confirmed in Allegheny
Reports of a breach between Harry Thaw and his wife Evelyn Thaw prompt a firm statement that the Thaw family is finished with the young woman. Annulment papers are ready for filing in Allegheny County courts, where the couple wed, under Pennsylvania law that an insane person cannot wed.
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Pittsburg
Harry Thaw
Evelyn Thaw
E. R. Thomas
Thaw
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania
Woman Maude Woodbury Found Dead in Hotel Mystery
Police detain husband Herbert Woodbury after the body of Maude Woodbury is found hanging by a cord from a door knob in an Exchange Hotel room. Coroner's jury to convene tomorrow to determine the cause of death.
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Foxcroft
Maude Woodbury
Exchange Hotel
Herbert Woodbury
Thaws Push Legal Separation Of Harry Thaw And Evelyn Nesbit
The Thaws claim insanity in 1906 for killing Stanford White and contend the same mental state applied to the 1905 marriage to Evelyn Nesbit. They seek a divorce while Mrs Nesbit Thaw allegedly faced vigilante pressure and detective scrutiny since the first trial. A financial agreement with Nesbit is said to secure her support.
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Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
William Thaw
Thaw
Evelyn
Body in Merrimac identified as William Cronin of Ballardvale
The man found in the Merrimac River on Sunday night was identified as William Cronin of Ballardvale Andover by Cronin’s brother who noted Cronin disappeared on November 19. An uncle is en route to help confirm the identification with clothing and items found.
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Newburyport
Merrimac
William Cronin
Ballardvale
Andover
Cronin
Ohio Democrats Endorse Bryan for President at State Committee
The Democratic State central committee in Columbus unanimously endorsed William J. Bryan for the presidential nomination. No VP mention. The body set May 5 and 6 as the state convention dates with Columbus as the host city.
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Columbus
Ohio
Democratic State Central Committee
William J. Bryan
Weather forecast for Boston and eastern New York
Forecast shows Wednesday with increasing cloudiness and possible snow or rain, then warmer Thursday with more snow or rain before clearing and cooler Thursday night. Winds shift from easterly to southerly and then westerly. Washington reports similar outlook for Wednesday and Thursday with snow in the north and rain or snow in the south, warmer Thursday and local snows, brisk to high southeast to southwest winds.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New York
Yesterdays Temperature Zame Backs Rheumatic Pains
An old advertisement promotes Minard's Liniment as a remedy for rheumatic pains with a claim tied to yesterday’s temperature readings. The brief item uses a promotional tone and references Zame Backs.
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Zame
Minard
Edo
Mysterious Hotel Death Leaves Widow’s Body Found
After Mrs Woodbury vanished and the hotel closed, her sister, father John Henderson, and local officials locate her frozen body in Room 15. The 86 year old widow had been living with her husband until her disappearance thirteen weeks earlier, a nonviolent hanging by cord tied to the doorknob. The husband and sister are under scrutiny as the investigation proceeds.
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Helen Woodbury
Dover
Romance of a teacher in New Haven marriage license
How ard C. Vibbert 59 and Frieda Reuther a professor of German at Wellesley College went to New York today and secured a license to be married. Vibbert is the son of the late Episcopal clergyman Rev. William Vibbert and resides at 702 Orange Street.
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New Haven
Conn
Howard C. Vibbert
Frieda Reuther
Wellesley College
New York
Surprise at Wellesley Bride Is Reported for German Instructor
At Wellesley College Frieda Reuther, a popular German instructor, reportedly married Howard Co. Wibbert of New Haven and quietly left for New York. She occupied a suite at Pomeroy Hall and had taught at the college for three years amid a midterm season.
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Wellesley
New York
Frieda Reuther
Wellesley College
Howard Co. Wibbert
New Haven
Pomeroy Hall
Miss Reuther
Fr John Promotes Medicine for Colds and Grips
A parish notice highlights Fr John endorsing a traditional remedy claimed to ease cold and grip symptoms for parishioners seeking fast relief and reassurance.
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FR. John
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M. Soc
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