Canada Arrives After Turbulent North Atlantic Passage
The Dominion line steamer Canada, Captain Enoch Maddox, docked at Charlestown after a nearly two week voyage from Liverpool begun Jan 6. Sequences of fierce gales and hail storms slowed the ship for six hours on Jan 10, with more heavy seas and brisk winds through Jan 14. Sixty three passengers disembarked with immigration and customs officers inspecting luggage as two steerage passengers were detained awaiting relatives.
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Europe
Dominion Line
Canada
Enoch Maddox
Hoosac Tunnel
Charlestown
Liverpool
Queenstown
Maddox
Phenicia
Hamburg
New York
Halifax
M. S
London
Elder-Dempster
Melrose
Avonmouth, Inc
Fenton
Warren Line
Sagamore
Hoosac Docks
Liverpool Dee
Cape Sable
Toozes
Furness Line
Anglian
London Dee
British Steamship Hestia
Glasgow
Baltimore
Cure a Cold with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
A vintage drug advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets for cold relief. It guarantees a refund if the medicine fails to cure and highlights the L. B. Q. branding on each tablet.
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He Genuine
Stat han admits jealousy before attempted wife killing
Wakefield Jan 15 Edgar Stat han of Wakefield attempted to kill his wife Grace with an $82 revolver then tried to kill himself and her grandfather John Adams. He shows no remorse, cites jealousy, and will be arraigned in eastern Middlesex court tomorrow. He is under close watch in his cell.
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Wakefield
Edgar S. Stathan
Grace
John Adams
Stathan
First District
Middlesex
Bruce Banquet Sparks Labor Objection Over Non-Union Hotel
Democratic senators and representatives are invited to a Bruce banquet seen as a step toward his U S Senate nomination. Labor groups protest the venue as non union and urged attendees to boycott if the event remains at the hotel. The clash could shift the date ahead of Tuesday morning caucus.
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Bruce
Senate
House
State Committee
United States
Boston
P. A. Collings
Waiters’ Alliance
Central Labor Union
Organized Labor
Bruceman
Caught in the Act Burglary Nets Two Local Teens
Michael Riley age 18 of 49 Charter street and Joseph R McManus age 19 of 17 Margaret street were arrested by Station 1 officers after breaking and entering Salvatora Gallo grocery at 11 Foster street. They entered through the cellar, were found with eighty cigars worth 2.50 and spare change, and surrendered when a revolver was shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Riley
Charter Street
Joseph R. McManus
Margaret Street
Salvatora Gallo
Foster Street
Station 1
Brave Patrolman Stands Ground With Wild Four-Horse Wagon
Patrolman John Quinn halted a runaway four-horse dray on Atlantic Avenue near Oliver Street on a Saturday evening. After leaping atop the wagon and regaining the reins from the street, he directed the team to a stop, earning praise from bystanders for a bold rescue during a chaotic scene.
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John Quinn
Atlantic Avenue
Oliver Street
Peters & Anderson
Quinn
Barnard Praises Formula B For Cold Prevention
Benjamin F. Barnard of Wakefield Massachusetts states the Warren Medicine Co product Formula B kept him free from severe colds all winter and he recommends it. He believes following directions will break up a cold in nine cases out of ten.
Mrs Lawson Carnation Declared World’s Finest Flower Won’t Leave Boston
The Mrs Lawson carnation, bred by Peter Fisher of Ellis, is described as the world’s finest pink with blossoms 4 1 2 to 5 inches wide, long strong stems and up to fifteen days of display. Despite offers led by H N Higginbotham of Chicago, including a 6000 dollar bid, the plant remains under Boston control through florist Thomas Galvin, who explains the flower was named for Mrs Thomas W Lawson of Boston.
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Higginbotham
Boston
Mrs. Lawson
Peter Fisher
Ellis
Thomas W. Lawson
Chicago
Lawson
Thomas Galvin
Galvin
the Victoria
Tremont Street
Union
Mr. Wisher
New York
Gas Turns On Fatality at 59 Allen Street
Bessie London, 18, domestic worker for Annie Finglestein of 59 Allen Street, was found unconscious in her room yesterday as gas was turned on full. The incident, likely an accidental relighting after being off, led to her death at Massachusetts General Hospital. Her father lives at 14 Margaret Street and she recently worked at Clarkson Street.
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Bessie London
Annie Finglestein
Allen Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Clarkson Street
Margaret Street
Miles Eagan Case Resignation Mailed to War Secretary
William A. DeCaundry chief clerk at the commissary-general's office admits sending his resignation to the Secretary of War via General Eagan the morning after Eagan presented his paper to the war investigation commission.
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Washington
William A. DeCaundry
Commissary-General’s Office
Secretary of War
Eagan
War Investigation Commission
Boston Blend Coffee Ad Promises Distinct Flavor Quality
An advertisement touts Boston Blend as a superior coffee from Central and South America, blended to a unique proportion. It disclaims Mocha and Java pricing at 25 cents per pound and highlights aroma delicate flavor strength thorough cleaning and uniform granulation with a signature strip on each can.
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Central
South America
Boston
Schobels Wound Found In Elevator Well Mystery Deepens
Jacob Schobel a 35 year old header for Standard Grocery Company at 80 Fulton Street was found unconscious in the basement elevator well at 3 P M. He suffered a compound skull fracture and likely death. Company claims elevator could not have caused the accident and notes recent consolidation of several firms in the six story building at Richmond and Fulton streets.
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Jacob Schobel
Standard Grocery Company
Fulton Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Schobel
Kuposkey & Weisman
Jones Bros
J. Thurman
Rabinovitz Bros
S. Solomon & Sons
Richmond and
Fulton Streets
Weismen
Jones
Mr. Jones
Post
Trersa
Schobe
Weil
Mr. Schobel
Boston Florist Guards Pink Carnation’s National Fame
Mr Fisher introduces the Mrs Lawson carnation winning praise across Chicago and Boston markets. Dealers bid thousands to name the flower after Mrs Higginbotham, while Boston keeps the plant from leaving. the bloom lasts two weeks and inspires orders from Europe. In a separate report, Mr Schobel lies injured as investigators doubt elevator accident details, with colleagues unsure how the fall occurred.
Boy Hurt by Derrick Crank in South Boston
Thomas Conroy aged 14 of 38 Boston Street South Boston was struck in the face by a derrick crank in a vacant lot at B and Cypress Streets when the brake released. He suffered knocked out teeth and other injuries and was taken to City Hospital.
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Thomas Conroy
Boston Street
Boston
B and
Cypress Streets
City Hospital
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Melton
S. Vorenberg & Co
Washington and Hanover Sts
Waitt & Bond
Malden
Church Street
Big Town
Hin
Friends of
Central Labor Union Acts
Benjamin F. Barnard
Ancient and Honorables
Dr. Warren
Riginbotham
H. N. Higginbotham
Thomas W. Lawson Pink
Wakefield, Mass
Mr. Barnard
Grand Army
Massachusetts
Bull Run
Roanoke Island
Fifth Massachusetts Infantry
Twenty-third Massachusetts Infantry
Fifty-ninth
Loyal Legion
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Cobb, Bates & Verza Co
New England
Fulton
Derrick
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