Buster the Life Saver Terrier Delights Jamaica Plain Scene
Buster a five year old bull terrier owned by George Sharples of Glenvale Terrace Jamaica Plain is famed in West Roxbury for tricks and safety acts. The dog saved seven year old Helen Sharples from a deadly fire at a summer home near Narragansett Pier, earning praise and a silver collar. He entertains neighborhood children with stunts and guards against tramps and stray cats, often accompanying Helen to Bowditch Grammar School and sometimes joined by Duke Paul.
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Buster
George Sharples
Glenvale Terrace
Jamaica Plain
West Roxbury
Narragansett Pier
Helen
Sharples
Ganine
Helen Sharples
Bowditch Grammar School
Duke
Paul
Sharples House
Pittsfield Fire Hits Wright Block Injuring Chief and Firemen
A Wright block fire in Pittsfield caused about 50000 in damages with Chief William Shepard injured by a shattered window and firefighters Stebbins and Messer overcome by smoke. The blaze began in Berkshire Furniture storehouse and spread to the Caxton printing shop and adjacent shops. Over ten thousand dollars of damage was to the ground floor stores including Meyers variety Bicks lunch Engstroms Imperial dry goods Michelmans Doran Haumeller and others.
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William
Burns
Academy of Music
Shepard
Stebbins
Messer
Berkshire Furniture Company
Caxton
Hares
Soorites
Otto
Meyers’ Variety Store
Bicks
Engstrom's
Imperial Dry Goods
Michelman’s Clothing
Doran & Haumeller Saloon
Stranded Actress Rides Train to Stockton in Cold
Jeannette Burns, a 11 year old actress, rode the Lehigh Valley engine tender from Mount Carmel to Stockton after the Shamokin company became stranded. The 56 mile trip ended when she could not endure the freezing conditions and exited at Stockton. She was later sent back toward Shenandoah by another train after being fed and sheltered by Stockton residents.
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Hazleton
Lehigh Valley
Mount Carmel
Jeannette Burns
Shamokin
Stockton
Shenandoah
Arrested Man Walking Junk Shop
Ernest McEachern a lodger at 9 Meander Street South End was arrested Wednesday charged with larceny of 267 pounds of lead pipe boots shoes rags bottles and brass. Police say he was a walking junk store when caught. Judge Bennett ordered nine months at the House of Correction on Deer Island.
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Ernest McEachern
Meander Street
South End
Bennett
McEachern
House of Correction
Deer’ Island
Miss Elizabeth Finney Buried in Brookline Home
Miss Elizabeth Cutter Finney daughter of the late William H. Finney was buried from 2% Kent square Brookline yesterday afternoon. Interment was at Newton cemetery. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Daniel D. Addison rector of All Saints Church Brookline. She had long served with the Massachusetts State Board of Charity.
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Elizabeth Cutter Finney
William H. Finney
Kent Square
Brookline
Newton Cemetery
Daniel D. Addison
All Saints Church
Massachusetts State Board of Charity
No Trains Through Hoosac Tunnel After Fire Damage
North Adams Feb 23 Hoosac tunnel remains blocked after a rear end collision between a freight and a passenger train Tuesday. Railroad men say the tunnel four and a half miles long cannot be cleared for passage before next Tuesday.
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North Adams
Hoosac
Wreckage Clearing Continues After Tunnel Collision
A 200 worker team cleared debris from a tunnel after a freight train wreck. Much rock and burned wreckage littered the tunnel as heat caused roof and wall instability. One engine, three bodies recovered, one found yesterday. Investigations by Boston and Maine officials and federal investigators begin.
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Burnjie
Boston & Maine Railroad
More pledges for opera fund rise across Boston donors
Enthusiasm for a $150,000 opera guarantee fund in Boston grows beyond the wealthy. Directors report mixed pledges from large gifts to small sums and include a letter from a donor representing the modest supporters. Subscriptions listed include many names and amounts, as Hayden, Stone & Co compiles the newest donors.
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Boston
Russell
T. Rane
Hayden, Stone & Co, Charles
Rg. A. Anonymous
H. T. Parker
W. PR. B. Weeks
Icsc
Cece
Moses
Williams, Jr
OBE
OSB
Reed Anthony
John A. Kemp
Prisco Held in Shooting Case
Luigi Prisco age 2 of High Street Dedham was arraigned in Police Court on murder in the first degree. He pleaded not guilty and his case was continued to February 29 for a hearing. He was committed to Charles Street jail without bail after a mob chase followed the shooting of George Andres an employee of the Nickelodeon gallery on Hanover Street. Andres died at Relief Hospital. Prisco says he did not shoot Andres and that a revolver found on him was placed there by a companion who he says is the shooter.
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Luigi Prisco
High Street
Dedham
Havesa
Charles Street
Prisco
George Andres
Nickelodeon
Hanover Street
Andres
Relief Hospital
Names of Dead Men Used in Election Case Testimony
John F McMackin testified in the Seaver Sheehan trial that he showed Seaver names of dead men and similar handwriting and Seaver said they were all right. Handwriting expert Hingston described comparing signatures Rheehan and Shea on papers and at the stand. About 20 more witnesses were ready, but 120 witnesses would testify they did not sign the papers, so they were not sworn.
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Board of Election Commissioners
Augustus Seaver
Patrick F. Sheehan
Seaver
William E. Hingston
John F. McDonald
Democratic State Committee
Patrick F. Rheehan
Patrick Shea
Hingston
Belmonts Use Pasteur Treatment Before South Carolina Trip
August Belmont Jr his wife and three children underwent Pasteur treatment after a terrier in Babylon New York showed odd behavior raising rabies fears They had planned to depart January 2 but postponed until the treatment could be given They left February 12 to take precautions against possible infection from scratches on the children’s hands or arms not known to have bitten anyone.
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Babylon
N.Y
August Belmont, Jr
South Carolina
Nad
Belmont
Woman Found Dead in Roxbury Home
Mrs Elizabeth Hayes aged 48 was found dead in her bed Tuesday night with gas escaping from an open cock at 2767 Washington Street Roxbury. Dr Wardwell and Medical Examiner Leary were involved. The body was buried Thursday at Scituate. She is survived by a husband two sons and a daughter.
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Elizabeth Hayes
Washington Street
Roxbry
Wardwell
Leary
Scituate
Man Struck by Car Injures Dorchester Man and Kills Dog
William Spotwood Jr of 1294 Blue Hill Avenue Dorchester was bruised when an automobile owned by Cornelius Minkle struck him on Blue Hill Avenue. Spotwood was running for a car and his dog Cutie was killed instantly. the driver attempted to stop but could not.
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William Spotwood, Jr
Blue Hill Avenue
Dorchester
Cutie
Cornelius Minkle
Crane Struck by Auto Dies In Bed In South End
John Crane aged 40 died several hours after a street accident on Tremont near Church. He was found by his wife in bed at 42 Fayette Street South End. The autopsy suggests he stepped from behind a car in front of an auto owned by Ralph Pierce of 362 Massachusetts Avenue.
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Tremont Street
Church Street
John Crane
Fayette Street
South End
Crane
Ralph 8S
Pierce
Massachusetts Avenue
Judge Rules Son Owes Father 220 in Civil Case
Abington February 23 Judge Pratt of Hingham finds Levi O Corliss of Rockland owes his father Rev Herbert G Corliss of Northfield Vermont 220. The elder sought 200 due on notes used for stock and farming costs. The suits offset but notes must be paid.
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Abington
Pratt
Hingham
Abington District Court
Levi’ O” Corliss
Rockland
Herbert G. Corliss
Northfield
Corliss
Levi
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