Woman shooter in Chicago office ambush shoots deputy
Deputy Sheriff Otto Gnewich was seriously injured when Anna Pearson fired twice at Charles W. Smith in the Board of Assessors building. Pearson fled to an adjoining office, threatened bystanders, and was arrested after Gnewich and another deputy subdued her. a bullet fractured his finger and struck his head. Pearson said she acted after learning of Smith’s marriage.
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Chicago
Otto Gnewich
Anna Pearson
Board of Assessors
Charles W. Smith
Smith
Gnewich
Pearson
Will of Monsignor Griffin Admitted to Probate in Worcester
The will of The Very Rev. Monsignor Thomas Griffin of Worcester was admitted to probate by Judge William T. Forbes amid contest by relatives. The estate is about $43,000 and benefits the Roman Catholic Church and local educational institutions. contestants expect an appeal to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
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Worcester
Thomas Griffin
William T. Forbes
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Torchlight Parade For Women Vote Planned In City
A torch light parade for women suffrage is set for Thursday night with 3000 anticipated marchers led by Sylvia Pankhurst from Park Square to the State House. A diverse rally lineup includes Socialists, Labor, and anti suffrage voices with several speakers and a new class for suffrage oratory practicing in weekly sessions.
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Sylvia Pankhurst
Park Square
Socialists and Labor Party
Men's League For Equal Suffrage
Agnes Ryan
Stahley McCormick
Maude Wood Park
Theresa G. Crawley
Edwin D. Mead
Men's League
Sue
Ainslee Clark
Hiram K. Moderwell
Harvard
Charles R. Saunders
Miss Crawley
State House
Ford Hall
Boston Socialist Women Live
Morrill
Harvard Socialist Club
Sylvia Pank
Mary NQ
Miss Pankhurst
Keir Hardie
Auffrago A Tion
England
Sue Ainslee Clark
Women's Trade Union League
Ivan Kelly Moderwell
Slater Mills Securities Sale Granted by Massachusetts Court
Worcester Feb 21 Supreme Court Justice A F P Rugg issues final decree confirming a Jan memorandum recommending sale of Slater mills securities at Webster and Grafton valued about 5250000. Trustees Amos Bartlett Charles Washburn Frank B. Smith to negotiate sale prudent price. Mrs Mabel Hunt Slater opposes. Case to be appealed to full Massachusetts Supreme Court. A separate suit seeks removal of trustees before Judge Hammond.
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Worcester
Supreme Court
A. F P. Rugg
Slater Mills
Webster and
Grafton
Horatio N. Slater
Amos Bartlett
Webster
Charles G. Washburn
Frank B. Smith
Mabel Hunt Slater
Brookline
Rugg
Slater
Hammond
Three Charged With Selling Bad Eggs In Quincy
A new egg peddler marketed rotten eggs to Quincy housekeepers who paid about 20 dollars for supposedly fresh eggs. The three men charged are William H. Mead of South Boston, Charles F. Bent of Dorchester, and William W. Wells of Dorchester. All are charged with peddling without a license or obtaining money under false pretences.
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Quincy
William H. Mead
Tudor Street
South
Boston
Charles F. Bent
Buttonwood Street
Dorchester
William W. Wells
Hill Street
Washington Never Cut Down Cherry Tree Tale Reexamined
A 1911 article traces the cherry tree legend to Parson Mason Weems who repurposed an incident from his own family. It notes the tale’s moralizing aim, Beattie seed anecdote influences, and Lincoln's lifelong fascination with Weems' portrayal of Washington as a virtuous model.
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Washington
George Washington
George
Parson Mason Weems
Mason Locke Weems
Augusta
Weems
Mount Vernon
Marshall
America
Dumfries
Potomac
Jesse
Belle Air
China
Texas
Parson Weems
Augustine Washington
James Hay Beattie
James Beattie
Beattie
Weems Elyly
Ball
Virginia
Lincoln
Grant
Probing Elevated System as Boston Business Leaders Seek Transit Aid
Business leaders at Young's Hotel urged a legislative inquiry into the Boston Elevated system and pressed for Chamber of Commerce cooperation to restore adequate streetcar service in the North End West End and East Boston. They called for restoring surface lines cut by the Tube and planned further action at a City Club meeting.
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Boston
Chamber of Commerce
North End
West End
Young's Hotel
Farneil Hall
Simon Vorenberg
Ferdinand Strauss
William K. Porter
City Club
Max Mitchell
Mitchell
Yale Law School Puts Up The Bars
New Haven, Feb 21 It is announced that Yale Law School tightens admission to graduates of approved arts science or philosophy degrees, Yale seniors in credited courses, and top students with A or B grades who progress to regular year two. Old rule allows two years college study for special students.
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New Haven
Yale Law School
Yale College
Revise Drawback Rule in Customs
Washington February 21 The 80s called drawback regulations of the customs service are to be revised. Assistant Secretary Curtis appointed a committee of customs officials to craft the revisions. The goal is to give importers the full intent of the law while protecting the government against fraud.
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Washington
Customs Service
Treasury
Curtis
How Boston Will Observe Birthday of Washington
Boston plans a full day program with many events across locations. Highlights include ceremonies at the State House and Hotel Essex, a Memorial Mass for Cambridge lodges, parades from Faneuil Hall and post office, and a range of clubs, dances, concerts, and reunions throughout the city.
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Boston
Washington
Barnard
Mechanics
Sons of American Revolution
Essex
State House
Old South
Old South Church
M. J. Dwyer
People’s Temple
Cambridge Lodges
K. of C
Faneuil Hall
Post Office
Mercantile Library Association
Tremont Street
John Paul Jones
Hotel Lenox
Old 11Th Regiment
Boylston Place
Hillside Universalist Church
Medford
Hillside
Holy Name Society of Sacred Heart
School Hall
East
Bicknell Family
American House
Society of Colonial Wars
Brunswick
Massachusetts
Single Tax League
Tremont Temple
St. Mark’s Church
Melville Avenue
Colonial Club
Dorchester
Deacon Building
Ulstermen’s Association
Towti Hall
South Boston
Commonwealth Lodge
K. of P
Symphony Hall
St. Peter’s Parish
St. Peter’s Hall
Cambridge
St. Stephen’s
Bishop Forest of Texas Near Death in San Antonio
Bishop J A Forest head of the San Antonio Catholic Diocese is near death due to kidney trouble in San Antonio Texas. Reported Feb 21 19xx. The note adds a local transportation instruction about reaching Wolf's My Clothier corner Hanover Portland streets and tunnel exits for south and northbound travelers.
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Wolf's
My Clothier
Hanover
Portland Streets
San Antonio, Tex
J. A. Forest
San Antonio Roman Catholic Church
Wolf’s
Hanover and
Washington Street
Friend St
Union St
Senators hiss in Senate after Lorimer remark
A hiss rang through the U S Senate as Senator Bailey of Texas condemned the gallery remarks during discussion of the Lorimer case. Senator Crawford of South Dakota had made a statement that drew approval from opponents of Senator Lorimer.
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Washington
United States Senate
Bailey
Texas
Crawford
South Dakota
Illinois
Beveridge-Lorimer Funds Source Probed by Gallinger
The debate centers on the money used in Lorimer's election. Beveridge cannot name the funder, saying it came from Brown Broderick and Wilson. Gallinger pressed for the origin, Crawford called for accountability, and the session adjourned after discussing the deposit slip and a noted forgery claim.
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Beveridge
Gallinger
Mr. Beveridge
Lorimer
Brown
Broderick
Wilson
Mr. Gallinger
New Hampshire
Crawford
Chicago State Bank
Bailey
Congressional Record
Cummins
Senate
Man Who Saw Washington Faces Long After His Death
Washington, Feb 21 Tomorrow a lone man recalls the first President as John Lane, 86, who witnessed Congress officials open Washington's leaden coffin at Mt Vernon in 1837. Lane describes the strong features and calm brow of the historic figure seen through the preserved remains.
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Washington
George Washington
John Lane
Washingston
Congress
Mt. Vernon
Hidden marriage secret revealed in Bristol
Mrs Albert Burkett redid a living room carpet and uncovered her daughter Anna’s marriage license. Anna married Fred H Morgan in December 1909 at the Thirteenth Street Methodist Episcopal Church parsonage in Philadelphia. Morgan moved there for work while Anna fell ill with typhoid fever. The couple kept the union secret for 14 months after the ceremony.
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Bristol
Penn
Albert Burkett
Anna
Fred H. Morgan
Philadelphia
Thirteenth Street Methodist Episcopal Church
William Chalfont
Morgan
Paper glider for boys and girls decorates next Sundays Post
A design labeled paper glider appears on the boys and girls page of next Sunday's Post. It promises a long flight and serves as an amusing toy for children in New England.
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New England
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