Fire destroys Berlin Opera House and blocks in New Hampshire
Fire roars through the Clement Opera House block and adjacent properties in Berlin N H causing about 200000 dollars in losses. Tenants report injuries as lodgers jump from upper floors amid collapsing flames with one woman dying. Insurance for the block and contents totals about 50000. Continued on page 10.
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Berlin
N. H
Clement Opera House
Gagnon
Thorndike
Brooks’ Drug
Clement
Legislature Refuses Curley Seat Amid Jail Sentence
The Massachusetts House voted 174 to 48 to declare Thomas F. Curley’s seat vacant while he serves a civil service impersonation sentence. Democrats backed expulsion. Republicans largely opposed. A special election to fill the vacancy was discussed, with implications for district voters and party control.
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Massachusetts House of Representatives
Thomas F. Curley
Ward 17
S Street
Curley
Ton
Suffolk
Resolve Declares Curley Seat Vacant After 1903 Conviction
A 1904 resolution states Thomas F. Curley’s Suffolk district seat is vacant after he was found guilty of conspiracy by the U S District Court. The document cites a September 1903 conviction and notes he was imprisoned at the time of the General Court election.
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Thomas F. Curley
Suffolk
Frank .H. Mason
General Court
House
Commonwealth
House of Representatives
United States
James J. Hughes
Taking of Evidence for Government Will Occupy Court
Court action continues as the government prepares to present evidence in the Tucker trial with proceedings today and additional coverage continued on page five.
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Tucker
Mabel Page
Weston
Edward Page
Candidate Walter P. Scott Dies in Police Station Cell
Walter P. Scott of 12 Linwood Place Somerville a Ward 1 Aldermanic candidate and prominent figure died of heart failure after five hours in a North End Police Station cell. He had been arrested for drunkenness and booked as Charles Higgins. a campaign circular with his picture was found on him.
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North End
Walter P. Scott
Linwood Place
Somerville
Mr. Scott
Charles Higgins
Briggs
Dunn
Sweeney
Fair Local Forecast for Boston and Vicinity
Local forecast for Boston and nearby areas predicts Thursday fall with below zero wind and chilly conditions. Ancestral weather notes show yesterday's average temps near 11 to 24 and last year similar readings. A vintage ad promotes Cutiura Soap and Sanford's Ginger as enduring staples, with Piso's Cure advertised for breathing relief.
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Boston
Wife Charged in Arsenic Murder of Wheatfield Husbands
Carrie Joslyn, widow of William Joslyn of Wheatfield township, is jailed in Mason for murdering her husband. She allegedly confessed to arsenic poisoning with motive tied to affair with hired man Isaac Swan who allegedly supplied the poison. first dose was placed in coffee.
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Mason, Mich
Carrie Joslyn
William Joslyn
Wheatfield Township
Girl Held Up in South End Robbery Report
Mary A. Baker of 36 School Street Brookline was knocked down and robbed by a man who jumped from a doorway near Washington and Binney streets in the South End at 3 this morning. Officer Trainor gave chase. the suspect claimed to be Philip Burns, 48, with no known residence.
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Mary A. Baker
School Street
Brookline
Washington and Binney Streets
South End
Trainor
Philip Burns
Boston Lawyer Counters Despair Jumps From Ferry
Percy G. Parsons a Boston lawyer leaped into the Hudson River from a New York ferry after kissing his mother goodbye. A passing tug rescued him and he was taken to a hospital likely to recover. Parsons was visiting with his wealthy mother Mrs Mary E Parsons. their home is in Boston.
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New York
Percy G. Parsons
Boston
Hudson River
Parsons
Mary E. Parsons
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Chickering
Berlin Dry Goods Company
E. A. Burbank & Co
G. H. Gordon
E. S. Jewell
Taller
Burbank
Atty. Gen Parker
Tuckers
Curley Baker
New Bedford
Bodurtha
Agawam
Cadogon
Adams
Conway
Ward 23
Davis
Plymouth
Deitrick
Cambridge
Hancock
Brockton
O’connell
Fitchburg
Potter
Spencer
Sherburne
West Springfield
Mitchell
Marlboro
Mr. Page
Vahey
Mr. Jamesset
H. Vahey
Couns
Kendall
Mabel Pages
Ance
Sanford’s
Chelsea
Beverly Pythian
N. Y. Ferry
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