Forbid Gifts to Captain Lux
Paris, Jan 2 General Messimy forbids Captain Lux, recent escapee from Grastz fortress in Prussia where he served six years for spying on German secrets, from accepting a newspaper subscription gift from France. The war minister seeks to keep the episode quiet to avoid inflaming German opinion. Local officers aided Lux with Life of Napoleon volumes that hid steel files enabling his escape.
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Paris
General Messimy
Captain Lux
Grastz
Prussia
France
Napoleon
Seventeen-year-old Bennett Waller Ends Life at Home
New York January reports Bennett Waller a City College sophomore crawled from a sick bed to his father’s safe and used a pistol to shoot himself. Officials suspect fear of diphtheria recovery as motive.
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New York
Bennett Waller
City College
Seavey Death Shifts Suffolk County Sheriff Race
Sheriff Seavey dies after a prolonged illness prompting a race to succeed him in the county's sheriff office. Names discussed include James A. Gallivan and Acting Sheriff Kelly as potential successors.
Peruna Praised by Quebec City Hospitals and Sisters
Canadian hospitals and religious orders in Quebec report strong satisfaction with Peruna. Notes from Hospital St John in St Johns and Sister communities in Montreal say the remedy relieves catarrh coughs and fatigue, with several patients improving after two to three months of use. An accompanying letter endorses Peruna as an effective tonic and cold remedy.
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Quebec City
Peruna
Sr. Ste. Marie
Superior
Ment of
St. Laurent
Montreal
Sisters of the Holy Cross
Sisters of Holy Cross
AVING
Sisters of the Good Shepherd
Hospital
St. John
Renouf Dupuis
Hospital St. John
St. Johns
Province of
Quebec
Embroidery Made Easy Tray Cloth Design Highlight
The Sunday Post features a new embroidery pattern in the grapes and leaves motif for a tray cloth. The article promises a simple stitch guide and describes the decorative details to help crafters reproduce the design at home.
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Sunday Post
New Evidence in Phelps Case Hopes for Rehearing
Silas N. Phelps, awaiting death by electric chair this week, seeks to reopen his case on newly discovered evidence. Attorney W A Davenport pursues this strategy while Governor Foss pushes for a commutation and a writ of error has been filed with the U S Supreme Court. The state prison is ready for execution, the chair tested and the condemned man could be led to it at a moment's notice.
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North Adams
Haskins
Bishop
William Penniman
Penniman
Foss
Silas N. Phelps
United States Supreme Court
Bridges
Hope
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Washington
Open Gas Jet Kills East Cambridge Man
Robert Melvin, 77, was found dead in bed from accidental gas poisoning at 82 Berkshire Street East Cambridge. The Cabanna family smelled gas about 8 am and forced the door to Melvin's room. A small gas stove with an open jet was in use. a physician declared death.
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Robert Melvin
Robert Cabanna
Berkshire Street
East
Cambridge
Cabanna
Melvin
Passenger train wreck near Portsmouth damage to cars and locomotive
The Manchester and Portsmouth passenger train on the Boston and Maine line collided with a misaligned switch in the yard this afternoon. It wrecked a hand car and the end of a coal car on the siding and demolished the front of the locomotive.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Jane
Manchester
Boston & Maine
New Year Color Comic Section Preview
The Post teases the upcoming Sunday color comics headed by Hank the Hermit Kap tain Kiddo Percy Sambo Willie Westinghouse Hair breadth Harry Mrs. Rummage and the Zoo. The page promises more amusement than ever and invites readers to start the year in a happy frame of mind.
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Hank the Hermit
Kaptain Kiddo
Commercial Avenue Bridge Opens After Long Delay
Mayor J Edward Barry of Cambridge opened the Commercial Avenue bridge by flipping the electrical motor switch yesterday morning clearing traffic from Charles Town to the South End of Boston. The bridge, completed September 1 1908, had never before opened with a cost of 52000. The first vehicle was J J Quinlan’s automobile carrying the mayor and city officials.
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Commercial Avenue
J. Edward Barry
Cambridge
Charlestown
Boston
J. J. Quinlan
Suspension of Hugo & Co Liquor License For Six Weeks
The Licensing Board suspended the liquor license of George B. Hugo & Co. for six weeks amid alleged violations of liquor laws. The action, among the longest on record, becomes effective January 6 at 6 a.m. and runs through February 19. Charges, filed by Captain Driscoll of East Dedham Street Station, include selling intoxicating liquor to a minor and related counts.
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George B. Hugo & Co
Driscoll
East Dedham Street
Pape's Diapepsin Claims Quick Digestive Relief
In a bold health claim, Pope's Diapepsin is advertised as instantly relieving stomach distress. The ad states most users experience five minute relief from indigestion, gas, heartburn and related symptoms after taking a 50 cent dose.
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United States
England
Canada
Peruna Trusted for Coughs and Chronic Catarrh
Peruna relieves coughs and colds in early stages and treats chronic catarrhal diseases efficiently. It is reasonable to expect less medicine for slight attacks than chronic cases. Catarrh of the respiratory organs is common in Canada and Peruna emerged as a popular remedy discovered by Canadians.
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Canada
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