Robbers Burn Man to Death in Holt Arkansas
Osceola Ark Jan 8 W E Hansel owner of a chain of plantation stores bound to a post and burned to death by robbers who looted his Holt store last night.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1920
Page
8
Fire Kills Hansel in Sel’s Clothing Store Blaze
Gasoline saturated the Sel's Clothing store and a fire was set. A Negro man found Hansel tied to a post in the burning building with his clothes afire and his face seared. he died within minutes. Authorities have not identified the attackers. Holt, a farming settlement six miles south of the city, is largely African American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sel
Hansel
Holt
Candle Staris Church Blaze Damages Immaculate Conception
A two alarm fire at Immaculate Conception Church in Lawrence caused by an overturned candle in the Christmas crib. Loss estimated in the thousands. steel ceiling protected the upper structure. Firefighter Joseph Baggett sustained a deep cut on his right hand requiring four stitches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrenge
Immaculate Conception
Joseph Baggett
Independent candidate challenges Wilson to joint South Dakota debate
James D C Monroe of Chicago, an independent Democratic candidate for the presidential nomination, filed a formal petition with the South Dakota secretary of State requesting a joint debate with President Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
S. D
James DC. Monroe
Chicago
Wilson
South Dakota
Supreme Judicial Court Grants New Trial In Alienation Case
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules Dr. Almon Cooper must not pay the $15,000 verdict to Charles Cutter for alienation of affections. The full bench finds Judge Wait erred in denying interrogatories, noting discovery could aid Cooper’s defense and the wife’s true feelings toward her husband affect damages. A new trial may proceed unless dropped or settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almon Cooper
Brookline
Charles T. Cutter
Boston
Cutter
Cooper
Supreme Judicial Court
Wait
Dr. Cooper
Rugg
Eastman the Tech Mr Smith Revealed at MIT
George Eastman head of Eastman Kodak is identified as the mysterious Mr Smith at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. An authoritative informant said Eastman will be announced tomorrow as the benefactor behind the planned MIT development and new buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Eastman
The
Kodak
Eastman Kodak Company
Smith
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts
Scientific
Eastman
Mr. Smith
Mystery donor at MIT matches 3 million fund
The unidentified benefactor known as Mr Smith has not commented further though previous denials of being named. President Richard Maclaurin and MIT officials have kept Mr Smith's identity secret for years while anonymous contributions continue to flow. The latest pact matches a 3 million dollar fund to be raised by the Tech alumni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Smith
Richard Maclaurin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alice Freeman Palmer and the founding of Wellesley College
The article recalls Alice Freeman Palmer becoming Wellesley College president at 26, succeeding founder Henry F Durant’s early control. It highlights Durant’s sacrifice to fund a women’s college, Palmer’s rise from vice president to president, and her enduring influence shaping the institution, with a touching anecdote of a homesick student inspired by Palmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Freeman Palmer
Wellesley College
Wellesley
Henry F. Durant
Boston
Durant
Tioward
Alice Freeman
Palmer
George Herbert Palmer
Reward hero after 3 years Howard A Braya saves boy
Middlebury Vermont youth Howard A Braya 16 risked his life to free a six year old boy from a rail trestle as a speeding Green Mountain Flyer approached 259 yards away. He escaped the steam and saved the child just before the train. Braya received the Carnegie medal and $1000 for educational use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard A. Braya
Middlebury
Howard A. Brayn
Vermont
Young Braya
New Bedford Man Dies From Auto Injuries
Henry W. Ellison, retired partner in Ruggles & Ellison dry goods, died in New Bedford from injuries suffered Tuesday when struck by a car driven by Linton Hart of Brookline. Ellison was a noted yachtsman and long time commodore of the New Bedford Yacht Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Henry W. Ellison
Ruggles & Ellison
Linton Hart
Marshall Street
Brookline
Ellison
New Bedford Yacht Club
Heel Makers Reject Conference Offer in Haverhill
The Wood Heel Makers' Union refused a State Board of Arbitration invitation to a Boston conference over factory conditions. Strikes have shut down 10 plants, and workers at the National Wood Steel Company walked out today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
Wood Heel Makers’ Union
State Board of Arbitration
Boston
National Wood Steel Company
Boston Firm Buys Lewiston Mills
Lewiston mills in Missouri change hands as the Farwell company of Lisbon Village announces the acquisition. The deal transfers ownership of the Farwell mills in Lewiston, with details on the purchase price and future operations not disclosed in the brief notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Lewiston Mills
Lewiston, Mo
Farwell
Lisbon Village
Mills Sale Deeds Water Rights But Not Stock
William B. Skelton, attorney for the purchasers, announced a deed conveying all physical properties including water rights to the International Cotton Mills of Boston. The mills operate 383,000 spindles. Capital stock was not included in the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Cotton Mills of
Boston
William B. Skelton
St Jacobs Liniment Aimed at Rheumatism Pain
Advertisement promotes St Jacobs Liniment as a harmless topical remedy for rheumatic pain. It claims most rheumatism needs only rubbing to relieve pain, stiffness, and swelling in joints muscles and bones and promises rapid relief without skin burn. A trial bottle is urged.
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St. Jacobs
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