Missing Lynn woman found buried under false name
The body of Annie V. Sheridan, missing from Lynn since October 4, was found at Mt Hope Cemetery lying under the name Nora Whitney. Police say death resulted from a criminal operation after autopsy by Medical Examiner Draper. Investigation points to a private hospital near Tremont Street and a woman connected to the case as a person of interest.
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Annie V. Sheridan
Lynn
Mt. Hope Cemetery
F. E. Crane
Nora Whitney
Dugan
Armstrong
Boston
Fitzgerald
Draper
Tremont Street
Sheridan
Ocean Terrace
Shepherd
Inspector Fitzgerald
Norah. Whitney
Miss Sheridan
Hyde Park Disturbed by Stores Open on Wednesday
In Hyde Park on January 8 three retail stores stayed open past the 6 15 pm closing time set by a retail clerks union pact. Indignation rose among clerks and five local labor unions who build support for the closed day agreement.
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Hyde Park
Clerks
Vanderbilts Face Subpoena In Canfield Gambling Inquiry
New York Jan 8 Reginald Vanderbilt was due from Newport to accept service of a subpena and testify about Richard A Canfield's gambling house. At New York's 125th Street station Maher and others hunted with duplicate subpenas while Alfred Vanderbilt denied being Reginald and teased the detectives as Maher left disappointed aboard the Plymouth.
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New York
Reginald Vanderbilt
Newport
Subpena
Richard A. Canfield
Jerome
Maher
Fall River Pier
Rand Central
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
Mottaven
Plymouth
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Alfred Vanderbilt
District Attorney's Office
Alfred
Shoes Sold Soaring At W L Douglas Factory
The W L Douglas Shoe Company reports near year end sales reaching 2,009,736 pairs for the year 1902, nearly double the 1899 figure of 1,209,281 pairs. Output value climbs to 5,024,340 dollars versus 2,203,883.21 dollars in 1899, Brockton Mass Times notes.
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W. L. Douglas Shoe Company
Brockton
Mass
Times
Fire Underwriters Mark 20th Anniversary Banquet
The New England Fire Insurance Exchange celebrated its 20th anniversary with a banquet at the Somerset attended by over 100 members. President George A. Furness welcomed guests, and Henry B. Turner and General Robert B. Beath spoke on the association's progress. Toaster remarks covered topics from Water Cure to Pythias and classification.
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The
New England Fire Insurance Exchange
Somerset
George A. Furness
Henry B. Turner
Association
Robert B. Beath
New England
Uberto C. Crosby
George P. Field
Alexander H. Wray
Henry KE . Hess
Alexander C. Adams
Colds Cured Overnight by Orangeiie Powders in Water
A note claims that colds vanish overnight when using Orangeiie powders dissolved in hot water. The claim appears on every package.
Bates Inaugurated Governor of Massachusetts at Mass. Capitol
John Lewis Bates of Boston becomes Massachusetts Governor, ending Crane's term at 12:30 pm. The ceremony drew a large crowd, with Bates’s inaugural address emphasizing economy, reform of the fee system, state contracting, and stricter supervision of insurers. Notable attendees included Bates family, Gov. Guild and ex-governors Boutwell and Brackett. The new administration pledges reforms to probate divorce authority, municipal accounting uniformity, and other fiscal measures.
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Winthrop Murray ‘Crane
Dalton
Massachusetts
John Lewis Bates
Boston
House of Representatives
Bates
Olin
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Crane
Executive Chamber
Greenhalge
Wolcott
New Harvard Hall Finished At Harvard Campus
A lecture hall costing $19,000 has been completed at Harvard. It faces Kirkland Street at Oxford Street corner and is modeled after Symphony Hall in Boston. The building includes one large lecture room and six smaller recitation rooms with excellent acoustics.
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Harvard
Kirkland Street
Oxford
Symphony Hall
Boston
Food for a Year Ration and Scott’s Emulsion Ad
A vintage advertisement lists a fair yearly meat and dairy ration and notes some people grow thinner due to defective digestion. It promotes Scott's Emulsion as tissue building and offers a sample via Scott & Bowne of New York.
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Scott & Bowne
Pearlstreet
New York
Bride of a Few Hours Will Have a Share in a 20 Million Estate
MilwaukeeWis Jan 8 Sitting in a chair during his last illness W H Bradley aged 66 the wealthiest man in Wisconsin was married to his secretary Miss Mary Hannemeyer He died a few hours later The former Mrs Bradley died on Nov 13 last Mr Bradley is said to be worth 20 000 000
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Milwaukee
Wis
W. H. Bradley
Wisconsin
Mary Hannemeyer
Bradley
Captain Tew Owes His Life to His Wife in Paris
Captain Cyril B. Tew and his wife, formerly Miss Alice Ward of Boston, were saved from gas poisoning after a stove defect filled their Paris room with fumes. Mrs. Tew awakened, opened windows, and called physicians as she aided her husband. Her quick actions likely saved both lives. her brother Reginald Ward expected this evening.
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Captain Tew
Miss Ward
Boston
Paris
Cyril B. Tew
Alice Ward
Turnstile fight pushed to railroad commissioners
Attorney P. H. Kelley who leads the anti turnstile campaign appeared before the railroad commissioners and argued that subway and elevated lines are public ways and turnstiles impede travel. He said the L lacks right to install turnstiles without commission consent and asked for a written petition before action.
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P. H. Kelley
Kelley
"Trixie" Coleson In Pauper's Grave
Nettie Coleson known as Trixie was found dead in a hotel room on Hanover Street Sunday afternoon and buried yesterday in a pauper's grave at St Hope Cemetery. She had led a brief fast life at the North and South ends with many friends she spent money on.
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Nettie Coleson
Trixie
Ludwig
Hanover Street
Sit. Hope
Calendar Exhibit At Boston YMCA This Week
A large calendar exhibit is hosted this week in the Boston Young Men's Christian Association building. Several hundred commercial calendars are on display along with a camera collection and original designs.
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Boston Young Men's Christian Association
Senate Talks On Free Coal In West Resolution
Washington Jan 8 The Senate again debated the West resolution seeking removal of the duty on anthracite coal. Aldrich argued the measure would fail to achieve its aim and would infringe House revenue powers while West claimed the 40 cent duty was a Democratic hold up. Hale lauded Dingley’s tariff and Tillman quipped about Christmas drunks as the debate slipped to the next legislative day.
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Washington
Senate
West
Finance Committee
Aldrich
House
Dingley
Philadelphia Bulletin
Hale
Mr. Dingey
Tillman
Congress
SANG SONGS OF SWEDEN CONCERT AT ST ANSGARINS ROXBURY
United Swedish singing clubs performed at St Ansgarin's Church Roxbury last night drawing church members and city music lovers. The program featured soprano Maria Sundborg tenor James F Wood contralto Christine Galbraith and baritone W B Brooks. Rev Sandelof plans to use concert proceeds to fund a church singing class of about 46 men and aims to organize summer concerts with Swedish clubs nationwide.
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St. Ansgarin’s
Roxbury
Maria Sundborg
James F. Wood
Christine Galbraith
W. B. Brooks
Sandelof
Post Office Boy Recalls Aged Man Rescue
A 70 year old man, J. F. Exon of 176 Ward Street, was found unconscious in the snow near his home. A subway rider and two local girls alerted help, and bystanders and Mr Mack of Oregon Street Roxbury helped him home as he lay unresponsive with a bleeding mouth. George Murray attests the event.
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J. F. Exon
Ward Street
Martin Grammar School
Longwood
Huntington Avenue
Mr. Mack
Oregon Street Roxbury
George Murray
Calve Chooses Occultist as Fiance in Paris
Paris reports Mme Calve will marry M Jules Bois a noted occultism expert. Bois is known for mental mysticism conferences at the Bodiniere drawing large audiences, with Parisiennes among the listeners as announced January 8.
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Mme. Calve
Paris
M. Jule. Bois
M. Bois
Bodiniere
Unitarian Club Arlington hears Bartlett on nature in art
Arlington January 8 The Unitarian Club welcomed Professor Bartlett principal of the Massachusetts State Normal Art School who spoke on lessons from nature and their use in art. He illustrated how the ordinary observer can learn from nature and how artists study the natural world.
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Arlington
Unitarian Club of
Bartlett
Massachusetts State Normal Art School
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Pittsburg
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Willard Howland
Charles E. Mann
Malden
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Francis Hurtubis, Jr
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Lancaster
John Brooks
Cambridge
F. W. Robinson
Eliza Emerson
George H. Bates
Della Bates
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Church of England
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