Fire Spirit Harasses Mrs Davis in Northampton Flat
Mary Davis of 363 Northampton Street endures a mysterious arson-spirit that has set fires in two locked closets and caused windows to shatter. Aboard by a recent spree, the activity forced her to flee with her daughter, while a boarder confirms movable furniture and a hat with a missing rim. The family plans another move and keeps future residence secret.
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Mary Davis
Northampton Street
Davis
Claremont Street
Senator James B. Mullen Dies in Maine Legislature
Senator James B. Mullen of Bangor dies at 9 p.m. after a heart attack on the first day of the Maine Legislature session. The Democratic member, age 60, was known for building pulp and paper mills in the Penobscot valley including the Millinocket mill. His wife and two brothers were at his bedside.
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Augusta
James B. Mullen
Bangor
Penobscot Valley
Millinocket
Mullen
Boston Drunks and Representation Debate by Mayor
Mayor John F. Fitzgerald told the Webcowitz Club that 80 percent of legislative committee members influencing Boston come from out of town and argued for broader City Council representation. He estimated 45,000 residents west and south of Roxbury Crossing lack representation and blamed election apathy on this. He also claimed 45 percent ofdrunken arrests in Boston involve out of towners and suggested costs for a large police force could be halved if they stayed home.
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Boston
John F. Fitzgerald
Webcowitz Club
Mt. Vernon Street
East Somerville
Legislfiture
Roxbury Crossing
Deer Island
Watertown Boy of Four Fond of Reading Poems
Paul Wogan age four of 36 Marshall Street Watertown is featured in the Post pretty baby gallery. He is the son of Mr and Mrs James Wogan and is described as bright dignified with light hair and big blue eyes fond of reading simple poems.
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Watertown
Paul Wogan
Marshall Street
The
Post
Pretty Baby
Paul
James Wogan
Paul A. Wogan
Curious marriage rite in Seattle mock ceremony ends legal
In Seattle on New Year's, Charles Edward Beeks of Vancouver and Jeanne P. Hartman staged a mock marriage at a friend's home. The officiant had just been named justice of the peace, and the district attorney ruled the ceremony legally binding. The couple chose to let the union stand.
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Seattle
Wash
Charles Edward Beeks
Vancouver
B. C
Jeanne P. Hartman
Malone Brothers Lead Big Elks Initiation in Holyoke
The Malone family of Westfield had five brothers initiated at Holyoke lodge in a single ceremony. Nine candidates total were initiated, with the Rockrimmon party bringing the Westfield delegation. A banquet followed at Maple Street Elks Home.
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Holyoke
Malone
Westfield
Order of Elks
Holyoke Lodge
Lodge of Elks
The
Elks
Rockrimmon
Maple Street
Fire Chief Cracks Two Ribs Sneezing
Los Angeles reports Battalion Chief John Todd collapsed with a severe cold and cracked two ribs after a final violent sneeze. He is noted for his renowned sneezing fits within the department.
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Los Angeles
John Todd
Todd
Storm Snow and Wind Check In at City Hotels
Wind and snow arrive as guests in Chicago hotels with guests listed in the books. John Wind of Buffalo checks into the Stratford, W. E. Snow of Rockford at the Wellington, W. H. Storm of Indianapolis at the Wellington, and Mrs. Harry A. Perfect of Fort Wayne at the Congress Hotel.
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Chicago
Bachelors Club Formed In Carlyle South Dakota
In Carlyle South Dakota 50 men from varied occupations form The Bachelors Club to curb single blessedness. They created member catalogues and a reference index to manage responses.
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Carlyle
S. D
Woman Attends Ball Dressed as Cowboy Arrested in Tulsa
Mrs Jessie Denman a young woman claiming to be the wife of a Montana oil man was arrested at a West Tulsa ball for masquerading as a man. She wore a men's suit red flannel shirt and a cowboy hat and was held pending inquiry.
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Tulsa
Okla
Jessie Denman
Montana
Denman
Worcester Boy Saved by Human Chain on Icy Pond
Joseph LaPlante aged 14 from Leicester was rescued from Smith Pond after breaking through thin ice. His classmates Joseph Perry and George Duprey formed a human chain to reach him and pulled him to safety as he shouted for help before dawn on the way to school.
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Worcester
Joseph LaPlante
Leicester
Smith Pond
LaPlante
Joseph Perry
George Duprey
Perry
Duprey
FLOTSAM TELLS OF DISASTER NEAR BOSTON
The Inverie reports a vessel wreck in Atlantic waters near Boston. Debris includes a dismantled deckhouse with stained glass windows, white paint, and spars afloat. The find, located at 41.42 N 66.16 W, suggests a large sailing craft.
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Inverie
Calcutta
Boston
Sailor’s Chest Sighted Near Submerged Inveric Wreck
A sailor’s chest floated nearby as a slanting spar marked the likely wreck site. The Inveric endured a brutal Atlantic crossing from Gibraltar with northwesterly gales, flooded hatches, stove fore ports, and frozen decks. Steam pipes burst and repairs awaited port arrival.
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Inveric
Gibraltar
Atlantic
Sailors Arrested After Assault on Officer Near Bowdoin Square
Three sailors and a companion Arthur Bacon were taken into custody after an incident on Court Street. Patrolman William S. McDonald tried to escort Bacon to the station house when Bacon’s friends pressed him and the group. Additional officers from Joy Street and Station 2 dispersed the crowd and detained the four sailors on assault charges.
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William S. McDonald
Arthur J. Bacon
Court Street
McDonald
Joy Street
Bacon
White Light
Bowdoin Square
Hanover
C. T. Crocker Dies at 78 in Fitchburg
Charles T. Crocker, a wealthy Fitchburg figure in manufacturing, building and banking, died at his home aged 78 after a long heart disease battle. Born March 2, 1833, he led Crocker & Burbank paper makers, served as trustee of Crocker Institution for Savings and Crocker National Bank of Turners Falls, and was twice married to Helen Tufts and Frelen Bartow.
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Fitchburg
Charles T. Crocker
Mr. Crocker
Alvah T
Abigail (Fox) Crocker
Helen K. Tufts
Frelen T. Bartow
Crocker & Burbank
Crocker Institution
Ssavings
Crocker National Bank
Turner’s Falls
Man Slips on Ice Kills Baby in Altoona
In Altoona Pennsylvania on January 5 Johnson Thurston slipped on an icy sidewalk and fell onto a perambulator carrying eight month old infant of Joseph Swanston, crushing the child to death. Thurston weighs 250 pounds.
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Altoona
Penn
Johnson Thurston
Joseph Swanston
Thurston
Boston Hubs For Boy Scouts Organization
New England and Greater Boston headquarters opened at Room 627 Old South building for The Boy Scouts of America movement. Honorary president Wyatt and vice president Roosevelt lead a push with Seton Riis Beard and other notable supporters. Initial funding goal is 5000 dollars with Eliot National Bank acting as treasurer for subscriptions.
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Boy Scouts of America
New England
Greater Boston
Old South Building
Wyatt
Roosevelt
Ernest Thompson Seton
Jacob Riis
Dan Beard
Eliot National Bank of Boston
Newton High School Alumni Dance Tonight in Bray Hall
In pursuance of renewing friendships formed at school the Newton High School Commercial Alumni Association hosts its first dancing party this evening in Bray Hall at Newton Centre.
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Newton High School Commercial Alumni Association
Bray Hall
Newton Centre
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Edward B. Whitney
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