Fire destroys Canton leather plant. 25 feared dead in section
Canton Junction reports a blaze at C. P. Rathburn leather plant causing two wooden buildings to burn to the ground. About 25 workers fled the flames with close calls as gasoline and naphtha fueled explosions. Losses: building 715,000 and stock around 10,000. Foreman Lawrence Machette escaped by leaping through flames aided by coworkers. Local fire brigade and Blue Hill Street Railway Company units contained spread to adjacent properties. No cause yet found, engine room suspected.
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Canton
C. P. Rathburn
Canton Junction
Lawrence Machette
Taunton
Blue Hill Street Railway Company
George Capen
Rathburn
Candidates Evolve Queer Platforms Live Issue in Fight for Coroner
Pittsburg January 13 A J Stiph a coroner candidate announces a live issues campaign motto live and let live He pledges unusual features in office ensuring no dissatisfying patrons receive a cold reception He aims to aid blast victims and the poor promising prompt service and equal treatment for rich and poor a orderly turn for clients.
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FIGHT
FOR
Pittsburg
A. J. Stiph
Blind Deaf Mute Seeks Tax Assessor Post in Scranton
Wilhelm Gleason, a blind deaf mute candidate in Scranton, declares he is the right man for tax assessor despite infirmities. He plans to rely on personal judgment rather than appeals and notes his opponent reportedly has no legs, implying limited support.
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Scranton
Penn
Wilhelm Gleason
Mr. Gleason
Barr for Sheriff Proposes Self Supporting Jail
Jan K. Jobson Barr announces candidacy for sheriff. His platform urges no tax funded jail and making inmates pay weekly board to be self supporting. He would eject delinquents and paper jail cells with pink curtains. He opposes sheriff sales and would repay judgments. He favors humane treatment for murderers with the best food books and comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cellarsville
Jan. K. Jobson
Barr
Kind Teacher Bans Vacations For Schoolers In New Policy
Superintendent W E Floggem of Falls New York orders year round schooling after witnessing children with no place to go on holidays. He cites cold Saturdays and hot summers as reasons to keep schools open daily and provides a warm study room as a remedy.
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Schoolers Falls
N. Y
W. E. Floggem
Professor Floggem
Paupers Thrive on Diet of Hay Propaganda
In Hollow Vermont January 13 director of the Poor C D Swopes proposes saving costs by feeding almshouse inmates hay processed into tablets. He notes cattle thrive on hay and tests the idea on inmates, reporting favorable reactions and plans to further extract maple sugar and tomato ketchup from waste to feed the charges.
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Stiph
Hollow
C. D
Swope
Unhappy Couples Seek Separation in Court Actions
Three divorce pleas unfold with testimonies about drunkenness assaults and marital strife. Blanche Greene seeks to sever bonds citing a long history of alcohol trouble and repeated reconciliations while Marilyn Marie and Hannah Lions cases feature allegations of cruelty and public altercations.
Recluse Sarah Loader Found Dead in Worcester Cottage
Worcester report says Sarah Loader, aged recluse of 1 Curtis Street, was found dead by neighbor Joseph Betts at noon. Medical Examiner Frea H. Baker records death from heart failure, with the body seated at the dining table in preparation for a meal.
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Worcester
Sarah Loader
Curtis Street
Joseph Betts
Frea H. Baker
Babe Drowns in Bath Tub in Plymouth
An 11 month old baby of Mr and Mrs William S Sears drowned in a bath tub in Plymouth after sliding into the water while a family member briefly left the room. The parents discovered the infant's body floating in the tub.
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Plymouth
William S. Sears
Dangerous derrick accident on new Northern avenue bridge
A derrick leg slipped on the Boston end of the under construction bridge to South Boston, dropping the walkway but injuring no workers. It is the first accident in the project. Repairs will restore progress. the bridge aims to span Fort Point Channel from Oliver street to South Boston and open on Independence Day if City Engineer William Jackson’s plan succeeds.
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Northern Avenue
Fort Point Channel
Oliver Street
Boston
Wiliam Jackson
Police wrong says Flashman on forged check case
Lewis R. Daniels, a 28 year old tailor from Columbus avenue, was arrested on forgery and uttering a check after a $300 check allegedly altered to $23,300. Witness Samuel Flashman says the check was raised from $3 to $23, and many checks have passed through Daniels’ hands.
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Lewis R. Daniels
Columbus Avenue
Washington Street
Samuel Flashman
Greenstreet
Daniels
Falmouth National Bank
Jake Papioch
Flashman
Green Street
International Trust Company
Papioch
Falmouth Bank
Counterfeit Present at Polish Wedding Arrests
In Lynn on January 13 Peter Wokansky and Michael Smith were arraigned on charges of attempting to pass a counterfeit $100 bill as a wedding gift and breaking china plates at a Polish wedding. The couple, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Kaumanski, wed last Sunday. The bridegroom tested the bill at a store. the bill carried a string with $90 change. After plates were smashed to deplete dollars, a disturbance occurred and the pair were hospitalized before arrest. Also, Pope names Cardinal Francesco Segna as prefect of the index.
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Lynn
Peter Wokansky
Michael Smith
Matthew Kaumanski
Wokansky
Smith
Farman’s Feat With Airship Unparalleled
Paris January 13 Henry Farman won the Deutsche Archdeacon prize of 10000 for circling a kilometre with a heavier than air airship. The flight lasted 1 minute 26 seconds over Issy field near Paris in front of Archdeacon Santos-Dumont and 500 spectators.
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Paris
Henry Farman
The
Aero Club
Farman
Issy
M. Archdeacon
M. Santos-Dumont
Eiffel Tower
Varman
Defence rests in Mahan case
In Bennington Vermont on January 13 the defence rested its case in the trial of Alfred Mahan for the alleged murder of his 4 year old niece. State witnesses in rebuttal offered evidence tending to dispute the defence claim that the respondent is insane.
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Bennington
Alfred Mahan
Boston Firm's Assignees Blocked by Creditor
Mary C Farrell of Boston, a creditor of Hawley Folsom and Rommus, filed with U S District Court for an injunction against the assignees Harry W Cumner Edmund Wright and Henry S Grow od to stop selling or transferring estate. She seeks to block a proposed settlement of 60 cents on the dollar on her $5000 claim.
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Hawley, Folsom & Rommus Company
Essex Street
Mary C. Farrell
Boston
United States District Court
Harry W. Cumner
Edmund Wright
Henrys. Grewod
Honorary Appointment for Mrs Cleveland in New Jersey
Mrs Grover Cleveland was named by Governor Stokey to the board of managers of the State Village of Epileptics at Skillman. The village near the Cleveland home at Princeton marks her second female appointee on the board, with members serving without pay. In Paterson an Erie Railroad locomotive exploded, killing fireman C Wagner and seriously injuring three other crew members.
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New York
South Station
Trenton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Stokey
Skillman
Cleveland
Princeton
Paterson
W. J
Erie Railroad
C. Wagner
Max Baum
Meagher New Court Officer Named in Supreme Court
Sheriff Seavey appointed Michael F. Meagher a court officer in the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy from Christie A. Scheele suspension. The Democrat resides in Ward 7. Patrick J. Donnelly of Ward 15 succeeds Meagher in the criminal session of the Superior Court.
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Sheriff Seavey
Michael F. Meagher
Supreme Court
Christie A. Scheele
Patrick J. Donnelly
Meagher
Superior Court
Cambridge Crackdown Ends Funeral Hack Seat Trade
Mayor Wardwell ordered strict enforcement of the hack drivers ban at Cambridge funerals. Chief Pullen reported the ordinance curbed solicitations to within ten feet of a vehicle and halted bargain seat trading during a large funeral with guards Sargeants Murray and McElroy overseeing compliance.
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Cambridge
Wardwell
Pullen
Sargeants
Murray and
McElroy
Veterans clash with Mayor over wage cut orders
Mayor Hibbard faces hearings from 26 bridge department veterans after an order nullifying wage increases since October 1. Fire department linemen, currently paid less than the union rate, may seek hearings as the Mayor reviews department lists to avoid unfair layoffs.
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Hibbard
Fitzgerald
Wells
Diary Basis of $50 000 Suit
A shorthand diary by Mrs. Kathryne Meredith alleged to list 22 misdeeds will be used in her husband Daniel W. Meredith’s Philadelphia suit seeking $50000 for alienation of affections by Harry Morley. The diary, in Mrs Meredith’s handwriting, is in her husband’s counsel James W. Osborne’s possession, with a noted entry about a December 3, 1903 evening at the Continental Hotel.
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New York
Kathryne Meredith
Daniel W. Meredith
Stuyvesant Grain Company
Phiadelphia
Harry Morley
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Herman Levy Co
Temple Place
Elly
Green River
Bond
Old Crow
Hermitage
Piel Bros
Holland Wine Co
Boylston Street
Adams Square
New Northern Ave
Malcolm Greene
Blanche B. Greene
Fessenden
Greene
Sarah Burnell
Marie
Fred P. Smith
Jeanette Haley
Newton
Mrs
Marie*b Smith
Babe
Rome
Francesco Segna
Boston Firm
Mrs. Cleveland
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