Train Crash Injures Two at Cornish Station
A Maine Central Mountain division passenger train collided with freight cars at Cornish station. Fireman Earl Whitcher of Portland was seriously injured and possibly fatally harmed. Mr. Sargent of Kezar Falls sustained a slight injury. John Sargent suffered severe shock. none of the passengers were hurt.
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Cornish
Portland
Mountain Division
Maine Central Railroad
Cornish Station
Earl Whitcher
Mr. Sargent
Kezar Falls
John Sargent
Brookline Crowned World’s Richest Town by Assessors
Brookline is valued at $112,270,000 total real and personal property. Real estate tops $69,745,800 and personal property $42,524,800, marking a $3,636,000 gain for 1911. The tax rate stands at $12.20 with receipts of $1,385,389.86.
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Brookline
Tunnel Bargain Basement Celebrates Third Birthday
At 4 o clock Monday the Tunnel Bargain Basement marked its third anniversary with record crowds and sales. The event drew thousands as merchandise worth 85,600.00 was offered at 45,300.00, signaling continued attractions with new lots added after yesterday’s big day.
Two Fires Endanger Women and Children in Revere
Late yesterday two fires in Revere put women and five children at risk. A marsh house near Oak Island burned, causing $1500 in losses and delaying Lynn to Boston train service as hoses crossed tracks. A second blaze at 624 Broadway started from a Christmas tree, trapping a mother and five kids. O W Di Bona rescued a child from the burning home of Fred Mazzaro. The Arcadia street fire forced a family to flee after a cellar explosion, with losses around $1500 insured.
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Revere
Oak Island
Lynn
Boston
Broadway
O. W. di Bona
Fred "Mazzaro
Fred
Anthony di Stagsio
di Bona
Edna
Arthur Brown
Arcadia Street
Brown
Eleanor
Lillian
Atlantic House
Revere Street
John Sweeney
Ganz Recital at Steinert Hall Showcases Precise Craft
Rudolph Ganz offered a typical Steinert Hall recital featuring a Beethoven sonata a Chopin fantasie two Liszt pieces and his own Marche Fantastique Melodie in G and an etude. His playing was clear steel like and technically exact with emotional moments in Chopin and Mendelssohn. His own works show same finish and design and end with a decisive snapper feeling.
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Rudolph Ganz
Steinert Hall
Ganz
Mr. de Pacham
Mr. Ganz
Pilgrim Publicity Association Discusses Advertising
The Pilgrim Publicity Association held a luncheon at the Ellis clubhouse where Chairman J. J. Morgan A. W. Ellis and President H. B. Humphrey spoke. Humphrey announced a $10,000 annual budget to promote New England interests via advertising and speakers prepared for civic groups across New England.
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Pilgrim Publicity Association
Ellis
J. J. Morgan
Educational Committee
A. W. Ellis
H. B. Humphrey
Humphrey
New England
Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Promises Relief
Advertisement states Larative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day. Druggists refund money if it fails. Includes HE. W. Grove's signature on each box and a 25 cent price.
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HE. W. Grove
Bachelor Governor R P Bass Engaged to Miss Edith Bird
Telegrams from across the country congratulated Governor Robert P. Bass of New Hampshire on his engagement to Edith Bird of East Walpole. The announcement came with New Year bells and surprised close friends. Bird is a Norfolk Hunt Club rider and granddaughter of the late Francis W. Bird.
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Robert P. Bass
New Hampshire
Edith Bird
East Walpole
Bass
Harvard
Harvard Law School
Miss Bird
Norfolk Hunt Club
Francis W. Bird
Walpole
Henry Havelock Pierce
Roxbury Church Burned in West Roxbury Fire
The West Roxbury Methodist Episcopal Church at March Avenue and Park Street was nearly destroyed by a spectacular fire after 12 o'clock this morning caused by an overheated basement furnace. Loss estimated at $20,000. First alarm at 12 30 after a call from Mrs. Peletiah who spotted flames. Fire spread to the second floor before responders could approach due to gas fumes from a ruptured meter.
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West Roxbury Methodist
Peletiah
Roxbury
Hyde Park
Boston
Toy Theatre hosts first night crowd for two plays
A 130 strong audience at the Toy Theatre 16 Lime Street enjoyed Oliver Hereford's Two Out of Time and George Bernard Shaw's Press Cuttings. The cast including Eugenia Frothingham and Miss Georgie Lee drew hearty applause, with directors A C Alley and Livingston Platt praised for staging the evening's moral yet modern fare.
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Toy Theatre
Lime Street
Oliver Hereford
George Bernard Shaw
Eugenia
Frothingham
Voingy
Henry Goodrich
Helen McKay
Judith
Eugenia Frothingham
Mitchener
Samuel Eliot, Jr
Waldo Glidden Balsquith
William O. Safford
Farrell
Jane Gale
Banger
Georgie Lee
Corydon
George Middleton Tragedy In His House Unfinished Tale
George Middleton crafts In His House a stark portrayal of private collapse. The piece explores a solitary life marked by regret and fragile memory, using tight scenes to underline a quiet, haunting downfall.
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George Middleton
Police Relief Club Holds Annual Meeting in Boston
The Boston Police Relief Association held its annual meeting at the Franklin School House on Washington Street in the South End. Patrolman Michael F. Hunt was elected president, Patrolman Michael J. Kelley vice president, Patrolman Edward F. Dever clerk, and Captain Thomas Ryan treasurer. the group voted to hold the police ball on January 18.
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Boston Police Relief. Association
Old Franklin School House
Washington Street
South End
Michael F. Hunt
Dudley Street
Michael J. Kelley
Roxbury Crossing
Edward F. Dever
Thomas Ryan
Deaf Woman Healed After Osmo-Chemic Treatment
Miss Minnie Dewar of 34 Isabella Street Boston says after thirty years of deafness and head noises she was cured by Osmo-Chemic Physicians. She praises the treatment and urges others who are deaf to seek them promptly.
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P. Stacey
Palfray Street
Watertown
Minnie Dewar
Isabella
Isabella St
Boston
Trio Rob Store In Daytime At F E Norris Drug Store
Three men robbed the private office safe of F. E. Norris at the Adams House drug store on Washington street. They escaped with about 180 dollars after entering around 5 pm. Police description circulated. no arrests by early morning.
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F. E. Norris
Adams House
Washington Street
Lagrange Street
Bowley
Columbus Club General Meeting in Tivoli Hotel Hall
The Columbus Club of the Italian Americans in the South End holds a general meeting on Monday evening January 8 at 8 o clock in the Tivoli Hotel hall. Speakers include Quinto Cagna Joseph Farandi August Seaver Leone Mucci and club president Anthony Laureana. The club remains independent of city political parties.
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Columbus Club
South End
Tivoli Hotel
Washington Street
Quinto Cagna
Joseph Farandi
August Seaver
Leone Mucci
Anthony Laureana
Dudley Street Police Shakeup Causes Major Shift in City Beat
A large reorganization at roll call shuffled 90 patrol routes on Dudley Street and moved one officer from night to day duty. Patrolman Michael Fitzgerald, the Mayor’s brother, was reassigned from Cherry Valley to the Franklin Park area near Division 13. Captain Herbert A. Goodwin called the changes for the good of the service. Captain Thomas F. Evans had planned similar moves before transferring to City Point.
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Dudley Street
Herbert A. Goodwin
Michael Fitzgerald
Cherry Valley
Franklin Park
South Boston
Wescott
City Point
Thomas F. Evans
Mrs Storrow Starts Girls Dance Class in Lancaster
Mrs James J Storrow will start a class in Mrs Nathaniel Thayers gymnasium Lancaster to teach European dances to newsboys and shopgirls with help from young society women The opening demonstration will feature assistants Miss Mabel Schellenger Miss Esther Conant and Mrs Follen Cabot The program aims at promoting health and may include boys in the future
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James J. Storrow
Nathaniel Thayer
Lancaster
Resinol Ointment Promoted as Skin Remedy For All
An advertisement touts Resinol Ointment as a universal skin remedy for cuts burns boils and contagious skin ailments. It claims physician endorsement low risk formula in opal screw top containers priced fifty cents to one dollar and notes sample offers via Department No 51 from Resinol Chemical Co Baltimore Maryl.
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Department No
Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore
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Snow
North Market Street
Boston Post
Maserly
R. P. Bass
Methodist Episcopal
TOY Playhouse
Dutton CO
Police Relief Club
Hope For the Deaf
Ira Burnham
Dover Street
West
Somerville
Mass
Burnham
Merville
Elizabeth Ellis
Main St
Peabody
Lopez St
Cambridge
Mins Selina Belliveau
Pearl Terrace
J. L. Plunkett
Boylston St
Mrs. Storrow
Washington
Chicago
Union Pacific and
North Western Line
Seattle
Tacoma
Pacific Northwest
North Western Ry
Illinois
Iowa
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Wyoming
Idaho
Oregon
Puget Sound
Missouri River
Cangon
Wollaten Limited
Cheyenne
Granger
Portland and
Sun
Pullman
Oregon-Washington Limited
Union Pacific
Chicago and
North Western
J. E. Brittain
Washington St
Boston, Mass
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