Three Women Fallen in Cambridge Runaway Horse Incident
A runaway horse and delivery wagon struck three women at Cambridge and First streets in Cambridge. Mrs. Winifred Conley of 42 Park Street East Boston suffered a possible skull fracture and was listed on the dangerous list at Massachusetts General Hospital. Mrs. Bridget Clougerty of Weld Avenue Dorchester endured severe cuts and possible internal injuries. Mrs. Mary Gill of West Ninth Street South Boston sustained lesser injuries. Reverend Father Higgins administered last rites and aided the injured until doctors arrived.
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Winifred Conley
Parkstret
East Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Bridget Clougerty
Weld Avenue
Dorchester
Mary Gill
West Ninth Street
Boston
Father Higgins
Sacred Heart Church
Sister Found Frozen to Death in Christmas Tragedy
Mrs. Nora Nagle of Needham found her sister Mrs. Catherine Hayes an aged widow of Somerville dead at the Hayes home on 12 Palmer Avenue. Hayes had apparently been dead since Christmas Day and was found lying on the bed after 11 days without word.
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Nora Nagle
Needham
Catherine Hayes
Palmer Avenue
Somerville
What the Mayor Said About Elephants Home
Mayor Curley congratulates the Park Commission and architect for finishing the new elephant home donated by Boston Post readers Mollie Waddy and Tony. He praises the project and promises the elephants will receive the best care in their permanent residence.
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The
Post Elephant Fund
Mollie
Waddy
Tony
Boston Post
Park Commission
Curley
Elephants Mollie Waddy and Tony Move to New Franklin Park Home
Mollie Waddy and Tony moved into a new 25000 dollar elephant house at Franklin Park. More than 1000 children parents and Mayor Curley plus other dignitaries attended the opening on a cold day. Tony playfully tried to swallow an overcoat left by a worker as Mollie and Waddy explored the new quarters with trumpeting and trunks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie
Waddy
Tony
Franklin Park
Curley
Big Mollie
Remarkable House Warming With Democratic Elephants
The event featured Molly Waddy and Tony in a casual setting described as an informal house warming. The playful note suggests Tony's humorous attempt to swallow a workman's coat, highlighting lighthearted chaos over formality.
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Molly
Waddy
Tony
Ex Councilman Appointed Inspector of Fish and Provisions
Ex councilman William J Gleason of Ward 17 and James V Murphy of 149 Howard Avenue were appointed fish and provisions inspectors at a salary of 1000 by Mayor Curley. Gleason had served as provisional appointee prior to this formal appointment.
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William J. Gleason
Cottage Avenue
Curley
Gleason
James V. Murphy
Howard Avenue
Burdett Business College Admits Day and Evening Students
Burdett Business College invites new day and evening students every Monday at 18 Boylston Street corner Washington Street Boston. Advertisement.
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Burdett Business College
Boylston St
Cor, Wash
Boston
Ship Bill Up Before Chamber
Three forceful addresses outline three views on how the American merchant marine can come back, presenting different paths to revival and growth. Leaders argue for policy changes, funding, and regulatory adjustments to boost shipping, shipbuilding, and national seaborne trade.
Deacon Ed ward Kendall Dies in Holden Home
Deacon Edward Kendall a Cambridge born iron manufacturer and longtime Pilgrim Baptist Church member dies at his son’s Holden home. A former Cambridge Alder man and Massachusetts legislator, Kendall was a Prohibition party gubernatorial candidate and well known across Massachusetts.
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Worcester
Edward Kendall
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Holden
Kendall
Malden
Boston
West Boston
Pilgrim Baptist Church
Magazine Street
Antis to Campaign in Four States on Suffrage Vote
The National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage held a conference in New York on January 5 and announced active campaigns in Massachusetts Pennsylvania New Jersey and New York where constitutional amendments for woman suffrage may be proposed in 1916. Mrs Arthur M Dodge led the meeting with representatives from many state groups.
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New York
National Association
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Arthur M. Dodge
Miss Ryan Tells Of Broken Promises In Suit
Elizabeth M. Ryan of New Haven testified in Suffolk Superior Court that Henry K. Mansfield of the Ferncroft Inn Middleton Mass promised to marry her in July 1908 and on several occasions. The crowded courtroom drew many spectators including numerous women.
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Elizabeth M. Ryan
New Haven
Henry K. Mansfield
Ferncroft Inn
Middleton
Mass
Suffolk Superior Court
Fessenden
Mansfield
Actress in New York morality play testifies in Mansfield suit
The 29 year old plaintiff described her life from Meriden born February 7 1885 to studies in china painting and work as a cloak model in Hartford and New York. She testified about her meeting with Mansfield in Boston November 1907 and described travel after a Yale Harvard football game as the case continued.
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New York
Michael L. Sullivan
Salem
Mansfield
Equity
Sherman L. Whipple
Miss Ryan
Fessenden
Daniel H. Coakley
Meriden
Conn
St. Rose
New York City
Hartford
Boston
Harvard
Lenox
Ferncroft Inn
Castlesquare Hotel Specials Offerings and Dishes
The menu lists Half Shell and Whole Roast Guinn Chicken with Chestnut and Celery stuffed Partridge Sauce and Red Currant Jelly. Also featured are Sliced Hawaiian crab, Fresh Mackerel, Waldorf Salad, Baked potatoes, and Native Spring Chicken with French Fries and wine options.
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Castlesquare
Tremont
Chandler
Berkeley Streets
Ted Wee
Brookline Yeggs Fire Three Shots in Holdup Attempt
Three highwaymen armed with revolvers attempted a daytime hold up of Angelo Zinett driver for Mrs. B. F. Quimby in Brookline on Hampden street near Woodlawn Avenue. Shots fired as the carriage sped away. Zinett escaped into a Quimby driveway. Police found no trace of the attackers. Quimby, a contractor, has been targeted repeatedly and has armed herself to protect workers after three attacks in ten days.
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Angelo Zinett
B. F. Quimby
Brookline
Hammond Street
Woodland Avenue
Chestnut Hill
Zinett
Mrs. Quimby
Daniel Ahearn
City allocates 40000 for Cambridge Home rebuild
An order appropriating $40,000 for rebuilding the burned portion of the Cambridge City Home was approved by both branches of the city government last night. Five elderly residents perished in the fire that occurred a week ago Sunday night.
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Cambridge City
Turks Surrender to Czar's Troops
Russian forces crush Turkish resistance in the Caucasus ending a great battle. About 40,000 Turks surrender while thousands are killed or flee, and Austrian forces retreat toward Hungary pursued by advancing Russians.
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Czar
Caucasus
Hungary
Somerville Schoolboy Takes Own Life
Lewis W. Martin 15 son of Mr and Mrs George E Martin of 8 Thurston street Somerville a Somerville High School junior shot himself through the temple with a revolver on Monday and died last night authorities reported the death followed sudden derangement caused by worry over his studies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis W. Martin
George E. Martin
Thurston Street
Somerville
Somerville High School
Boy Drives to Work Leaves School Then Shoots Self
A high school student Lewis Martin aged 16 or 17 argued with his father over finishing school. He reportedly planned Harvard studies but after dinner he shot himself in the temple with a wooden-handled revolver and died after remaining unconscious through the night.
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Harvard
Martin
Abbott
Lewis
William Bell
Bow Street
Somerville
Former Turkish War Minister Izzet Pasha Captured
A dispatch from Tiflis reported by the Bourse Gazette says Russian forces have captured Izzet Pasha, former Turkish war minister, and taken him prisoner in Petrograd. The report is dated January 5 via London, January 6.
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Petrograd
London
Bourse Gazette
Tiflis
Izzet Pasha
Eat At Boutelle's 63 Cornhill Featured Dinners
The Cornhill venue lists daily specials from 4:40 to 7:30 with a 28 cent regular dinner. Thursday features rabbit pie and family style es ss. Friday offers roast turkey and fried smelts. Saturday serves old fashioned salt fish dinner.
French Claim Three Mile Gain On Belgian Front
French and Belgian forces push along the Belgian coast near St Georges while Belgian guns silence German artillery. French troops halt German trench construction from the Lys to the Oise using mortars and grenades. Creux D Argent in Alsace falls as French advance continues near the Bonhomme pass. Berlin reports a trench blow by Germans near Arras and captures prisoners. Vienna claims a Russian breakthrough attempt northwest of Gorlice repulsed with heavy losses.
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Caucasus
Sari Kamysh
Petrograd
St. Georges
Paris
Lys
Oise
Notre Dame de Lorette
Lens
Alsace
Col du Bonhomme
Creux D’argent
Ordey
Arras
Berlin
Gorlice
Galicia
Cracow
Vienna
Russians claim decisive Caucasus victory over Turkish corps
London dispatch reports a major war blow as two Turkish army corps near the Caucasus are said wiped out. one group surrendered and the other was annihilated, a development described as among the war’s most decisive.
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London
Caucasus
Moon Phases and Evening Sky Prompts for January
Sixth day of year and days in winter mark a brief celestial note. Full moon on January 30 follows last quarter January 8 and new moon January 15 with first quarter January 28. Evening stars Jupiter and Saturn chart the sky while Venus and Mars shine in the morning. Auto lamps at 4 57 and 5 27 tonight. Epiphany honors Joan of Arc 1402 and Charles Sumner 1811 with telegraph milestone 1838.
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Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
Mars
Joan of Arc
Maid of Orleans
Charles Sumner
the Statesman
Boston Area Forecast Warmer With Possible Thursday Rain
Fair and warmer conditions are expected in Boston and vicinity through Wednesday. A likely with unsettled weather Thursday is forecast along with moderate south winds. United States Weather Bureau reports a warm trend continuing for New England with potential precipitation later in the week.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Half Retail Prices at Harrison's Wholesale Stock
Harrison's offers men’s stock suits overcoats Balmacaans chinchillas and kerseys at 6.75 7.75 and 9.75 with all wool suits from 7.95 and blue serge also listed. Fur lined marmot overcoats priced at 18.50 with location 62a Washington St at Beach corner.
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O'Coats
Balmacaans
Chinchillas
Kerseys
Cheviots
Marmot O'Coats
Harrison's
Washington St
Cor. Beach
Adyt
England Refuses a Guarantee on Certified Cargoes
London rejects the idea that Treasury certified cargoes bound for European ports can be an absolute guarantee of their nature After departure from America England insists on the right of search to curb possible smuggling and cargo shifting at sea without Treasury officers aboard every vessel
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London
Foreign Office
Treasury Department
England
America
Treasury
British Officials Call Right to Search Ships Crucial
The piece argues waiving the right to search ships carrying contraband would invite smugglers, while retaining the right helps prevent dishonesty. It mirrors the foreign office stance on manifest certification for American cargoes. Britain notes talks with Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Holland as they adjust export lists to align with British controls. The American certification plan is viewed favorably as aiding a settlement over delays and seizures of cargoes.
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Foreign Office
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Holland
America
London
Ambassador Page
Gray Exton
Two Women Struck by Auto on Commonwealth Avenue
A speeding car swerved onto Commonwealth Avenue near Lawton Street at noon and struck two women. Mrs. Mattie B Harriman of 704 Commonwealth was shocked and abrasioned while Miss Rose Hartin, a stenographer, was near death and hospitalized. Peter C. Christofferson of Brighton Avenue was held on reckless driving charges.
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Commonw Avenue
Lawton Street
Mattie B Harriman
Commonwealth
Rose Hartin
Commonwealth Avenue
Beacon
Shirley Streets
Winethrop
Peter C. Christofferson
Brighton Avenue
Aliston
Station 16
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John H. Dillon
Thomas F. Galvin
G. Henri Desmond
First Streets
NEW American House
Pete
Benen
Venetian Room
Cosmopolitan Trust Co
Devonshire St
Deacon
Prohibition
Antis
Brattle Gt
Vermont
Turkey
Roth
Brookline Yeggs
John
Self
Boutelle’s
Steinbach
San
Portland
Gloucester
Newport
SUN
Thompson's Spa
Ewer Reese
Harrison's Wholesale Stock
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