Two Elderly Women Die in Lodging House Fire
Misses Rosanna and Elvira Hanscom sisters aged 60 and 55 from Waterville Missouri died in a lodging house fire at 25 Union Park street Boston. They were asleep by an open fireplace when dress ignited. Thomas Taylor overheard their cries and Chief Grady forced the door to find both women ablaze. Elvira died and Rosanna died before flames were put out. The women had lived in the city 28 years with landlady Mrs. H. B. Clarke who says they were wealthy. They arrived in Boston last Tuesday.
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Rosanna
Elvira Hanscom
Union Park Street
Waterville
Thomas Taylor
Grady
Elvira
H. B. Clarke
Boston
Fire Disaster Ends Overnight Furnishings Set Ablaze
A professor and a companion rested by a coal fire yesterday and fell asleep. Their light clothing ignited as the dress of one person caught fire, burning the room quickly. Both bodies were taken to City Hospital morgue in a shockingly burned state. House damage under $50. centerpiece chairs destroyed.
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City Hospital
Woman leaps before Boston Elevated train at Dover Street station
Mrs Edith Johnson Temple, 10 years married to Pullman conductor Mr Temple, committed suicide by jumping in front of a southbound Elevated train at Dover Street station. She had been a patient at Austin Farm after mental distress linked to a late child’s death. Train wheels did not pass over her body. fracture and fatal injuries reported.
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Harry C. Temelle
Austin Farm
Dover Street
Boston
Mrs. Temple
Mrs. Robbs
Washington Street
James Dennessey
Station 5
Dennessey
Temple
Guy Hospital
Holt
Edith Johnson
Hanover
N. H
Mr. Temple
Pullman
Chicago
Seaver Street
Henry M. Temple
Temple House
Washington and
Dover Streets
Hanscom Sisters Longtime Waterville Notables
The Hanscom sisters, a prominent Waterville family with an 1798 College Avenue house, are well known for their wealth and frequent summers in Waterville and winters in Boston.
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Waterville
Hanscom
College Avenue
Boston
Gov Douglas Proposes Arbitration Council for Strike
The Fall River strikers agreed at union meetings to submit the dispute over the strike to arbitration, seeking a formal settlement process. The move comes as Gov. Douglas plans a council of employers and employees to oversee the matter.
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Gov. Douglas Plans
Council of Employers and Employees
Fall River
Possible Terms of Compromise for Fall River Strike
A temporary return to work on pre strike conditions. Governor Douglas will appoint a Fall River panel to act as arbitrators with a designated chairman. A wage readjustment may follow based on new market conditions.
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Fall River
Douglas
Cotton strikes and profits in Fall River industry
Gov. Douglas' agent reports eight pounds of cotton produce 45 yards of cloth and a profit rise from 55 cents to 73 cents per unit since last June. Cotton prices fell from 11 to 6 cents. 25,000 workers went on strike, 12,000 returned, 5,000 left town, 8,000 remain out. total strike cost estimated at about $3,000,000.
Governor Douglas Happy At Fall River Peace
Governor Douglas, leaving the executive chamber to catch a train home to Brockton, expressed happiness over achieving peace in Fall River. He told reporters he would do his best and felt things looked bright for Fall River.
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Douglas Happy
Fall River
Douglas
Executive Chamber
Brockton
Post
College student jumps from fourth story window in Boston
Roy C. Hoxie a College of Physicians and Surgeons student leaped from a fourth floor window at 602 Massachusetts Avenue to the sidewalk. He suffered multiple fractures and serious injuries and may not survive. Housekeeper Lydia Ray described the struggle and pursuit by Dr George Steely and Edward Moree before the fall.
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Roy C. Hoxie
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Massachusetts Avenue
City
Lydia Ray
Hoxie
George Steely
Edward Moree
Knife Edges and Blood Attest to Tucker Murder Case
Professor Edward Wood testified that blood stains on Charles L. Tucker's overcoat and trousers, and on a broken knife found at his home, match human blood and could have caused Mabel Page's wounds. Jurors examined six coat stains and a trouser spot while suitcases and wardrobe items were brought to the stand.
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Charles L. Tucker
Edward S. Wood
Massachusetts
Tucker
Professor Wood
Mabel Page
Wood
Berry Wail
Relief for Asthmatics Promises Cure in Weeks
The ad proclaims a new asthma remedy Permaneo that allegedly relieves distress and cures asthma within a month or six weeks. Paris Drug Co. offers Permaneo free to anyone who writes to them at 416 Vanderbilt Building, New York.
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Paris Drug Co
Vanderbilt Building
New York
Permaneo
Melrose Braces for Measles Outbreak
Measles cases surge in Melrose with over 100 reports since Jan 1 and many more unrecorded. In the Fells district Brazil street is fully placarded with measles cards as the Board of Health predicts more cases and possible school closures if the epidemic grows.
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Melrose
Board of Health
Fells
Brazil Street
Worden
Boston Area Weather Outlook
Generally cloudy conditions persist in Boston and vicinity with a colder Saturday and brisk northwest winds. Sunday looks fair but remains cold across the region.
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Boston
Vicinity
Ladderman Giggey Dies From Chelsea Fire Injuries
Ladder man Harry C. Giggey, injured in the Chelsea Academy of Music blaze on Thursday morning, dies at Frost Hospital after 6 pm. He lived at 4 Spencer Avenue Chelsea leaving a widow and two daughters aged 7 and 5.
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Giggey
Chelsea
Chelsea Academy of Music
Harry C. Giggey
Frost Hospital
Spencer Avenue
Temperature Yesterday Report
Yesterday averaged 26 degrees with a notable contrast to last year when the prior yesterday reached 84 degrees. Data comparison notes provide a snapshot of daily temperature changes and year over year variation.
Boston man touts Father John's Medicine for colds
By a Boston traveling man B. F. Perry of 20 Dwight street says Father John's Medicine is unrivaled for colds and throat troubles.
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B. F. Perry
Dwight Street
Father John
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J Tucker
Woods
Bancroft
Gen Whitney
Prof. Wood
Shermans
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