Lone Robber With Gun Holds Up Ticket Office in Hub
A tall armed bandit stormed the Boston & Albany ticket office on Washington Street forcing clerks to surrender cash. The desperado fled toward Summer Street but was chased by officers and a large crowd, finally surrendering in Joseph Albanian's barber shop with Officer Jacobus. He later confessed to similar holdups in several cities and identified as William J. Monogue, a former Coast Artillery corporal.
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Heart of Hub
Fitzgerald
George A. Hacker
Hacker
C. E. Colony
Frances Perley
James P. Glynn
Clayton
George Titcomb
Titcomb
City
Agent Colony
Mr. Colony
Fincker
Washington Street
Washington and
Franklin Streets
Hawley Street
Desperado
Summer Street
Joseph Albanian
Jacobus
Station 2
Boston & Albany Railroad
Miss Perley
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Mr. Titcomb
Pittsfield
Franklin and
Hawley _ streets
Minner
Patton
Clerk&s
William Grover
J. P. Glynn
Frank D. Nuttell
W. T. Agnew
Joseph Fitzgerald
George Hacker
Buffalo
New York
United States Army
Fort Andrews
Boston Harbor
C. O. Pascault
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railroad
Brant
Erie
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Boston
Rand
E. A. Fellweikler
Wells Fargo
Grand Trunk
Erie Railroad
Boston & Albany
Station House
W. H. Allen
Lieutenant Allen
Allen
Monogue
William J. Monogue
124Th Company
Coast Artillery
Yuma
Arizona
Thorne
Nevada
Thorndike
Cascarets Best for the Bowels and Clean Inside
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle nightly cleanse for the stomach liver and bowels promising relief by morning. It urges regular use for adults and children and notes a 10 cent box keeps the head clear and stomach sweet for months.
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsements From Boston Reader
Confirmed reader testimonial from George A. Scott of 34 Falcon St Boston praises Doan's Kidney Pills for permanent relief from back ache and kidney distress. Advertisement notes availability at dealers, price 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole US agents with reminder to remember the name Doan's.
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Dean
Boston
Doan
George A. Scott
Falcon St
Mass
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Orrine Drink Habit Treatment Ad
An advertisement promotes ORRINE as a reliable curefor drink habit promising to destroy all desire for whiskey beer and other stimulants. It claims thousands cured and offers a money back guarantee if results are not achieved plus a free booklet. Sold by Riker Jaynes Drug Stores in Washington DC.
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Orrine
Orrine Company
Washington, D. C
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Eimer Amend’s New York Remedy Promises Rheumatism Relief
Advertisement states Eimer & Amend's N. Y. 2851 will relieve rheumatism. Promoted as a reliable druggist product, the notice urges readers to obtain the remedy locally.
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Eimer & Amend’s
N. Y
Eédot
Firemen Vote To Strike After Mediation Fails
New York January 15 Mediation talks between the Eastern railroads and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen over wage and working condition demands failed and a strike ballot was ordered. Mediation ended as prospects for settlement appeared unlikely.
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New York
Eastern Railroads
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Rail strike affects thousands as engineers and firemen dispute arbitration
About 35,000 men are affected, including 25,000 locomotive firemen and 10,000 engineers recently promoted from firemen yet remaining in the firemen’s union. Fifty four railroads, east of Chicago and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers, are involved. Both sides express willingness to arbitrate but disagree on the arbitration method.
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Chicago
Ohio and Potomac Rivers
Walker leaves the Republican Party for Progressive move
Massachusetts figure Joseph Walker renounces the Republican party citing dominance by private interests. He backs a direct democracy approach via initiative and referendum and joins the Progressive party to build a liberal alternative prioritizing independence from special interests.
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Republican Party
United States
Senate
Massachusetts
Progressive Party
Liberal Party
Progressive
Joseph Walker
Brookline High Track Team Declares Eight Runners Ineligible
Brookline High School announced eight track squad members were declared ineligible by the faculty. The loss includes promising runners such as Johnson Dow OConnor Smith Thode Twiss Phillips and Bemis.
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Brookline High School
Johnson
Dow
O'Connor
Smith
Thode
Twiss
Phillips
Bemis
Conspiracy Charged in Pew Bank Tangle
Five directors of the Pew Bank face conspiracy charges over a 42000 note tied to late bank president General William A. Pew. County Treasurer Robinson and others are named in claims of undisclosed loans and misrepresented collateral amid liquidation, with court action anticipated.
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United States Treasury
Washington
William A. Pew
David I. Robinson
Mr. Pew
William G. Brown
Pew
Co. B. ‘Pew
General Pew
C. Foster Collins
Elder Pew
Gloucester
C. H. Russell
L. S. Seymour
F. H. Tarr
Robinson
To Restore Lustre to Dull Hair With Simple Shampoos
Mrs. Mae Martyn of Spokane Tribune advises gentle cleansing for glossy hair. A harmless mixture and canthrax shampoo, dissolved in hot water, create a rich lather to cleanse the scalp and leave hair fluffy and thick. Regular use yields long, bright hair with quiet drying.
Last Fight on Home Rule Debated in Commons
Premier Asquith defended the bill against opposition in the Commons. He urged the House to satisfy Irish demands with safeguards for minorities while Ulster fears were aired. Balfour warned the plan could disintegrate the United Kingdom and urged Ulster's separate interests be respected.
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Asquith
Ireland
Balfour
South Africa
T. P. O’connor
Thomas C. R. Agar Robartes
William O’brien
John E. Redmond
Sir Edward Carson
Laborites
James Parker
Halifax
Herbert Louis Samuel
James Henry Campbell
Edward Carson
Ulster
United Kingdom
Mr. Balfour
Earl of Ashburnham Dies in France
Paris, Jan 15. The Earl of Ashburnham, owner of vast English estates, died today in France. Born in 1840, he served as chairman of the British Home Rule Association in 1886.
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Earl OF Ashburnham
France
Paris
England
British Home Rule Association
Mrs Jennie Benway Burns in Fire Starting Stove
Mrs Jennie Benway age 36 wife of Frank Benway of 62 Church Street Lynn was badly burned yesterday while trying to start a fire in the stove with kerosene oil. She is expected to recover.
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Jennie Benway
Frank Benway
Church Street
Lynn
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast safe remedy for indigestion gas and sour stomach. It claims rapid relief from dyspepsia gastritis and related upset with a handy fifty cent bottle available at drug stores.
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Pape
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Providence
R. I
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Bright
Warner’s
Warner
Emma Arnold
Kersey
Col
Bby Lumber Ee Ene
Ee Warner's
Safe Remedies Co
Hbochester
Walker
Republican
Brookline
Pew Bank
C. Shephard
James Bradley
William F. Moore
Henry Siegel CO
Singer
Wheeler & Wilson
White
Davis Rotary
Oakwood
Aviator
Monarch
America
Henry Siegel
Washington and Essex Sts
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