Lost Charlestown child Maggie Ahearn found in Everett street home
Ten year old Maggie Ahearn, described as undeveloped in schooling and frightened of her stepmother, was located by a Post reporter living with Mrs. Charlie Crowley near Lawrence Avenue after years of shifting between families. Her father William Ahearn and Bridget his wife are cited in a long, troubled history of care and residence.
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Maggie Ahearn
Bow Street
Charlestown
Maggie
Charlie Crowley
Lawrence Avenue
Post
William Ahearn
Bridget Ahearn
Everett
Everett Street
Mrs. Crowley
House of Refuge
Journeymen Barbers Puzzled in Boston Court
In Municipal Court Judge Brown heard the Journeymen Barbers Union and Kenney of the Revere House contest allegations that Sunday barbers were plying trades in violation of the law. The judge found no evidence of Kenney’s violation and pondered whether President Morrow could be held liable for his servants’ actions.
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Boston
Brown
Jefferson Kenney
Revere House
Journeymen Barbers’ Union
Jacob Rheinstatter
Arthur Bean
Kenney
Fuller
Morrow
Revere House Corporation
New York Official Arrested for Grand Larceny
Theodore F. McDonald, clerk to the Court of Special Sessions, resigned a week ago and was arrested tonight on a charge of grand larceny in the second degree. He was committed to the Tombs after the board of justices accepted the resignation. McDonald was appointed on Chauncey M. Depew's recommendation with possible involvement by Governor Morton.
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New York
Theodore F. McDonald
Court of Special Sessions
Board of Justices
McDonald
Chauncey M. Depew
Morton
Galvin Brothers No Agents Employed for Funeral Designs
Messrs GALVIN BROTHERS Florists Tremont Street Boston notify their patrons no agents employed to solicit orders for funeral designs. The custom among some stores of employing agents is discouraged by them.
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Tremont St
Widow Had Married and Was Again Spoussiess
FALL RIVER January sessions hear equity case James H. Ogden versus Margaret McHugh. McHugh’s wife, married twenty eight years, testified, recounting an Enock Arden tale of doubt over her husband’s death and a prior marriage. The dispute centers on an alleged fraud in real estate conveyed after a false death certificate and ante nuptial agreement.
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Fall River
Superior Court
Richardson
James H. Ogden
Equity
Margaret McHugh
New York Sun
James McCue
New York
McHugh
Christopher Hughes
James McHugh
Ogden
Henry Ogden
Jennings
Mayor Quincy at Work Catalogs City Cabinet and Appointments
Mayor Quincy works in the executive chamber with Private Secretary Mullen and engages in major budget matters. The piece outlines planned department reorganizations, potential appointments, and the influence of the Atwood-Peabody trial on city offices, naming candidates and ongoing power shifts as Quincys seeks a stable administration.
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Quincy
Mullen
Atwood-Peabody
Turner
Dodge
Smith
McCarthy
Matthews
James R. Leeson
Boston Merchants’ Association
James P. Stearns
Shawmut National Bank
Cold snap boosts high prices for fish on the docks
Over the past week dock receipts at T wharf fell to about 100 000 pounds from a typical 1 000 000 weekly. Two Forty shore fish offered 8 80 per hundredweight with skipper refusing, later selling at 8 50. Steak cod reached 9 per hundredweight as dealers shunned higher bids.
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T Wharf
Little Shore
Town votes snow clearing on abuttors at meeting
Hudson residents recounts ruling to shift snow removal to abuttors. During the latest storm town plows operated but served only parts of the town, causing resentment. Fewer than half of households complied with the law, making high boots a premium.
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Hudson
Brakeman killed at Dorchester in railroad accident
Louis Fredette a brakeman on the New England railroad night freight was knocked from the top of his train by an overhead bridge on Harvard street Dorchester about 2 o clock yesterday morning and instantly killed. He was 30 years old, married, and lived at 38 Leverett street West End. He leaves a wife and three small children in meagre circumstances.
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Louis Fredette
New England Railroad
Harvard Street
Dorchester
Fredette
Leverett Street
West End
Jailed for Murder in Billerica Case
Patrick Sullivan Patrick Foley and Cornelius Nagle were sentenced to life in State prison for the Durcy S Foster murder near Billerica on Sept 11 184. The Middlesex Superior Criminal Court imposed the sentence after Supreme Court overruled exceptions. Family members cried and fainted as the prisoners were taken to Cambridge jail amid emotional scenes.
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Cambridge
Sherman
Patrick Sullivan
Patrick J. Foley
Cornelius Nagle
Durcy S. Foster
Billerica
State
Middlesex Superior Criminal Court
Supreme Court
Sullivan
Foley
Nagle
Court House
Fairbairn
Wardwell
City political reshuffle hints at firings and new candidacies
The article outlines expected dismissals in multiple city departments including street and public institutions. It names James H. Jenkins Herbert O. Pope and Mel Burlen as likely to lose positions while discussions about replacements and possible campaigns swirl, with McNary favored for eighth district and Galvin rumored for a congressional bid pending Atwood’s status.
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John T. Wheelwright
Herbert Carruth
Carruth
William
McNary
McEttrick
Congress
Galvin
Atwood
Will of Franklin Baldwin filed for probate in Worcester
The late Franklin Baldwin of North Grafton left his widow the use of the estate for life with specified legacies. Wellesley College $50000 for a mathematics chair in memory of his daughter Katie Emma Baldwin, Smith College $12000 for two scholarships, Home for Aged Men Worcester $10000, University of Vermont $10000 for scholarships, Dartmouth College $6090, First Universalist Church Worcester $6000 for a poor relief fund. Residue to Clark University Worcester, aside from a $1000 private legacy. Estimated value about $100000.
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Worcester
Franklin Baldwin
North Grafton
Wellesley College
Katie Emma Baldwin
Smith College
Northampton
Putney
U University of Vermont
Dartmouth College
First Universalist Church
Clark University
Embankment Crash Injures Eight In Cumberland
At 1 o clock this morning a van drawn by six horses overturned on snow south of the town farm in Cumberland. Eight men from Providence were injured, with Seymour Anderson in serious condition suffering a broken arm and internal injuries. The van contents and vehicle were damaged by about 2500 dollars.
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Rhode Island
Providence
R. I
Cumberland
Woonsocket
Sneech Brook
Seymour Anderson
George Libbs
John Scott
Charles Luther
Charles Cummings
James Freeman
Frank King
Advertising Pulls Boston into January Coat Sale
A Sunday newspaper ad announced Yankee would retail stock from failing clothing firms at half wholesale. Buyers flooded the sale, signaling an unprecedented January rush in Boston’s clothing trade. Wool suits at $2, overcoats at $2, coats and suits $8.25 drew dozens of shoppers, as brands like English Clay Diagonal and Brooks Patent Beavers were cited.
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Boston
Carr
Brooks Patent
Massachusetts janitors barred from boiler periods
Chief Wade issues rule forbidding janitors to leave schoolhouse boilers unattended for more than thirty minutes during school sessions. Violators risk revocation of boiler licenses. Applies to all cities and towns in Massachusetts.
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Wade
Massachusetts
Buffalo boy James Fox faces vagrancy charge in court
James Fox, a Buffalo youth, was arrested on vagrancy Thursday and appeared in Municipal Criminal Court before Judge Ely. The case was continued until January 17 to allow his parents to be heard.
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James Fox
Buffalo
Municipal Criminal Court
Ely
Steamer Maverick Ashore Near Point Judith
The Standard Oil tank steamer Maverick en route from Philadelphia to Boston with Barge No 68 in tow ran ashore about half past noon a half mile west of Point Judith. The barge was released.
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Providence
R. 1
Standard Oil Company
Maverick
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Point Judith
Changes in Trans on the Old Colony System N Y NH and HRR
Commencing Monday next January 18 changes will be made in Providence division train service. New Boston to Forest Hills trains depart 7 52 am and 2 22 pm with return from Forest Hills at 8 22 am and 5 52 pm. Boston to Dedham via West Roxbury branch trains depart 8 47 am and 6 02 pm with return to Boston 7 29 am and 4 44 pm. Additional changes affect Walpole Wrentham line and Stonington Worcester Northern divisions. passengers should consult timetable posters and local folders.
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Providence
Boston
Forest Hills and Way
Forest Hills
Boston and Way
Dedham
West Roxbury Branch
Walpole
Wrentham
Stonington, Worcester and Northern
Miowera Safe After Towage Try Off Cape Flattery
Victoria B C January 10 The Canadian Australian steamer Miowera which parted two lines off Cape Flattery while attempting to tow the disabled steamer Strathnevis is reported safe after grave apprehension for its safety.
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Victoria
B. C
Cape Flattery
Strathnevis Ty
Photograph Request by Mail or On Site At Post Building
Photographs may be obtained from the Art Department on the Second Floor Front of the Post Building or by mail upon receipt of the Sunday Post heading and a one cent stamp for postage.
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Art Department
Post
Sunday Post
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Charestown
Messrs
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Ioston
Colle
Suiper
Cape Coats
Overce
Sest
Summer ST
Flood
Water Commission
Jerry McCarthy
Ricker
Charles R. Cutter
Rice
John L. Kelly
Cutter
Burke
William F. McClellan
Kellough
Curtis
Wheeler
Continental
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Iowa
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Lee
Foster
National Democratic Committee
Wellesley
Maverikk
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Miswera
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Isabelle Irving
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