Fight for a kiss ends in dog attack and arrest
Newark, Feb 21 Frank Habig 22 of 289 South Sixth street was arrested for assaulting Mrs. Annie S. Kent with his bulldog at a South Tenth saloon. The dog bit Mrs. Kent as Habig demanded a kiss. Kent's wife suffered serious arm injuries. Habig fainted at arrest amid pursuit with a feather bed and neighbors call him cowardly.
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Newark
Frank Habig
South Sixth Street
Annie S. Kent
Robert Kent
South Tenth Street
Mrs. Kent
Habig
Mr. Kent
Kent
Lynching Fire: Ed Coy Burned Alive by Mob in Texarkana
A mob seized Ed Coy after militia protected him from lynching. They bound him to a tree, poured coal oil, and Mrs Jewell set him alight with a match. Coy perished after about twenty minutes as the crowd watched, including many women.
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Texarkana
Ark
Ed Coy
Coy
Boston Suburb Develops 200 Acre Wollaston Heights Plan
Boston real estate firm Wood Harmon & Co advances a 200 acre development near Wollaston and Wollaston Heights along the Old Colony road. A new $10,000 Romanesque station will serve the site, with 50,000 feet of land for construction. The project includes a planned boulevard, improved grounds, sea breezes, and affordable house lots, aiming to attract suburban buyers to Quincy and Wollaston Park.
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Boston
Chicago
New York
Great West
Medford
Arlington
Stoneham
Old Colony
Quincy
Wollaston Heights
Messrs
Old Colony Road
Atlantic
W. F. Goodwin
Messrs. Wood, Harmon & Co
Quincey
Hancock Street
Wollaston Park
Shipping arrivals and departures listed by ports
A list of ships arriving at Boston and New York on February 20 and 21 with origins including Antwerp Hull London Liverpool Matanzas and New York. Entries include Cremon Etruria Scandia Steinhoeft De Ruyter Werken dam and other vessels with routes from Ham Dover and Antwerp.
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Boston
Cremon
Antwerp
Buffalo
Hull
Stockholm City
Melbourne
London
Norseman
Liverpol
Muriel
Morgan City
Matanzas
New York
Etruria
Scandia
Hamar
Engagement of Boston Heiress to Episcopal Bishop
Miss Milton, a wealthy Boston philanthropist, becomes engaged to Rt. Rev. George Worthington, Episcopal bishop of Nevada. The wedding is planned for April at the Church of the Heavenly Rest on Fifth Avenue, New York.
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Milton
Boston
George Worthington
Nevada
Church of the Heavenly Rest
Fifth Avenue
New York
Treat Docs BAe Forge Regular Ra Day
A terse item notes a forge activity at a regular raid day involving Docs and BAe with a telephone reference. The fragmentary line suggests a routine or procedural notice, highlighting entities Docs BAe and a contact method.
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Wwe Oeima Forge
Jealous husband shoots wife and ends his life at Ellsworth Falls
In Ellsworth Falls Leverett Fernald aged 28 shot his wife this morning then killed himself by firing the revolver at his temple. Mrs Fernald is not believed to be fatally wounded. Coroner Hooper deemed an inquest unnecessary noting jealousy as the motive.
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Eclsworth
Ellsworth Falls
Leverett Fernald
Hungry boarders fed on hash by Nash poems
A limerick recalls an old woman Nash who fed her boarders hash. The verses critique clever tenants who use a want of few words to grow fat on cash, highlighting wit over sustenance in a playful moral.
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Nash
Lone Star Cotton Picker Go seeks investors in cotton harvesting machine
The Lone Star Cotton Picker Go offers stock, claiming its machine can pick a bale faster than 20 men and cut costs from twelve to under two dollars per bale. It projects $36 million annual income after expenses and plans a ten thousand machine plant by year end. Sightings and stock purchases offered at 31 Milk Street, with a market test Feb 22.
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South
Milk Street
Waco (Tex.) Board of Trade
Big Four Bosses Unite to Rule New York Politics
The World profiles Sheehan McLaughlin Murphy and Croker as a four man political powerhouse. It argues their unity could reshape redistricting, add Democratic Congressmen from New York and Brooklyn, and propel a successor to Senator Hiscock, though all four are praised for apparent religious honesty.
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New York
Sheehan
McLaughlin
Murphy
Croker
Lake Erie
Senate
Brooklyn
Kings County
Albany
Troy
Democratic State Committee
Tammany
New York City
Kings
Rensselaer
Erie
United States
Frank Hiscock
Holiday exercises at Charlestown State Prison
Inmates will attend a morning concert in the chapel by a company of well known Boston artists as part of the usual holiday program at Charlestown State Prison.
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Charlestown State Prison
Boston
Too Much of a Good Thing In His Store
A shopkeeper fills his store with a flood of applicants after placing a dime ad seeking a boy to open and shut the front door. The next day the man faces a choice among a hundred or more hopefuls.
Ten Dollar Reward for News Tips at The Post
The Post offers ten dollars for the best news tip or suggestion from readers before March 1. Public service related tips are especially valued. Address suggestions to The Editor at The Post.
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The
Post
Robber on Express Car Wages Wild Chase Across Counties
A daring train robbery ends with a gun battle as the robber, identified as William Cross possibly Oliver Curtis Perry, flees on a light engine toward Lyons after stopping an express car near Weedsport. Detectives pursue through Newark and Lyons, capturing Cross after a multi-county search. messenger Melnerney was wounded but survived.
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Jordan
Port Byron
McInerney
Lyons
Canal Bridge
Newark
Blue Cat
Rochester
Warren
la Pointe
Kavanaugh
Furtherer
Central Station
Hayden
Charlies Mackley
Collins
la Pointe and
Myself
Lockville
Melnerney
William Cross
New Mexico
Syracuse
Oliver Curtis Perry
Moore
Utica
Germany's New Representative Von Holleben Presented to Blaine
In Wasurincron Feb 21 Mr. von Holleben the new German minister visited Secretary Blaine at the State Department with Mr. von Mumm. An early formal presentation to the President was planned. His career spans Heidelberg Bonn law degrees Franco Prussian War service diplomat postings Pekin Tokyo Argentina Japan and a Japan treaty on European settlement terms.
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Wasurincron
von Holleben
State Department
von Mumm
Blaine
Heidelberg
Bonn
Department of Justice
Berlin
Pekin
Tokio
Japan
Pretty Toast Delights Boston Press Club Audience
A young actress with notable Boston success entertained journalists at a Press Club benefit not on the program. In a theater lunch room she proposed a champagne toast praising Miss Mary Hampton’s effect since Lost Paradise opened, drawing a small, select crowd and warm approval.
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Boston
Mary Hampton
Matthew Keany Shows Sharp Improvement After Illness
Matthew Keany’s condition improved notably late last night with no immediate danger of death anticipated. Doctors said his recovery appears steady, offering hope after the recent illness.
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Matthew Keany
Deacon's Trial Set in Cannes Shooting Case
Paris reports the judicial interrogation of Edward Parker Deacon for the shooting death of M. Abeille at Cannes will begin in Grasse tomorrow. Deacon plans to confront his wife on Tuesday as per French custom, Mrs Deacon leaving Cannes for Paris with a pledge to return. He may seek her arrest over statements she has given.
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Paris
Edward Parker Deacon
M. Abeille
Cannes
Grasse
Deacon
Birthday Exercises Honoring Washington at Boston Union
The Boston Young Men's Christian Union held special vesper services to honor George Washington's birthday on February 22, 1732. A quartet plus violinist performed, with solos by Parker and Babcock, as congregational singing and responsive service proceeded. Rev. Horton and Rev. Brooke delivered addresses praising Washington's deeds, integrity, and democracy, noting his reluctance to seize power and his impact on American nationhood.
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George Washington
Boston Young Men’s Christian Union
George J. Parker
G. M. Taylor
George Lawrence
D. M. Babbcock
Frank A. Kennedy
Parker
Babcock
Edward A. Horton
Stopford W. Brooke
Horton
Mint of History
Washington
Brooke
Long Service Medals to be Presented at South Armory
On Monday evening February 29 the South Armory hosts the long service medal presentation. Members from the Fifth and First Regiments of Infantry Cavalry Battalion and Naval Battalion, in full dress, assemble at 7 30 p m. The Governor will present medals to each commander in order of seniority, with a final march past and dismissal.
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South Armory
Board of Officers
Naval Battalion
Dartmouth Street
B. J. Peach, Jr
Typhus and the Grave Reported in New York
One death from typhus and one from smallpox recorded in New York on February 21. Two new typhus cases and two other possible cases were discovered. The typhus patient was a passenger aboard the Maasilia.
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New York
Grippe Remedy Advised For Early Symptoms
An old newspaper notice promotes Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as the effective early treatment for grippe. It warns that many misinterpret initial symptoms as a cold and urges prompt, vigorous use of the product, claiming physician endorsement and superior efficacy over other whiskeys.
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Ayer
Dutty
Duffy
Washington's Birthday Reception at State House
Governor Russell hosts a public reception in the executive chamber on Washington's Birthday inviting all to meet the chief executive. About two thousand guests are expected to pass through the building from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with aides and police guiding attendees through the West staircase to the Governor's room and surrounding chambers.
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State House
George Washington
Russell
Commonwealth
House
Senate
Adams
United States
Busy Boston Day Features Memorials and Civic Festivities
A full slate today includes memorial services at Old South House at 11 and inspections at Perkins Institution for the Blind. Melrose hosts a cross country run, while afternoon gatherings include Gettysburg Pilgrims at Thorndike, Nims Battery, Grand Army Club events, Warren Street Chapel at Music Hall, the city collector’s dinner, and rooksby Latin School games. Evening programs include Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company smoke talk at United States Hotel, Post 200 and Robert A. Bell Post parties, Jefferson Club dinner, and a Horticultural Hall fair by the Loyal Women of Liberty. Civic flags will rise on public buildings with bells at sunrise, noon and sunset.
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Old South House
Perkins Institution For the
Melrose
Gettysburg
Thorndike
Nims Battery Association
Grand Army Club
Warren Street
Music Hall
Roxbury Latin School
Newtonville
Newton
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
United States
Post 200
Robert A. Bell
Wicked deception leads to African voyage scam
About one hundred colored men and their families arrived in New York en route to Liberia after Paying pastor Rev Hill raised funds from selling homes. They faced hardship when a Washington circular promised free passage but proved false, leaving them destitute with no homes or farms.
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New York
Indian Territory
Liberia
Africa
George Washington
Red Land
Cherokee Nation
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Mr. Hill
Coppinger
Washington
American Colonization Society
Custom House
Gold value offer for whiskey case from Graves & Sons
A Boston ad offers a cash payment in gold for a case of twelve bottles of G. O. Taylor Reserve Whiskey. No better stimulant is claimed, with payment via postal note or money order and funds acceptable from New England States. Remit to 0 H Graves & Sons, Box 1639, Boston.
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G. O. Taylor
New England
Inneee
Boston
New
Sessa
H- Graves & Sons
Mass
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