Murder and self destruction on Sharon street in Springfield
Dominick Kratafoski, a 29 year old Austrian Pole, shot his step daughter on Sharon street early this morning after years of abuse complaints. He then shot himself twice, one bullet killing her and another only bruising him, and he lies wounded at Springfield Hospital with poor prospects.
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Springfield
Jan
Sharon Street
Dominick Kratafoski
Kratafoski
Chicopee
Vandalism Hits Cambridge Monuments Yard
The firm of Alexander McDonald and Son in Cambridge reports extensive damage to costly monuments in their yard opposite the cemetery gate. Stones were daubed or broken, defacing inscriptions and shapes, with police considering it a calculated act and others suspecting youthful vandalism.
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Alexander McDonald & Son
McDonald and
Mt. Auburn Streets
Cambridge
McDonald & Son
Celebration across California over defeat of Pacific railroads bill
Mass meetings were held in nearly all California cities yesterday to honor the defeat of the Pacific railroads funding bill in the House. Governor Budd had designated the day as a holiday, San Francisco lit bonfires and used fireworks, and Mayor Phelan presided at a mass meeting where resolutions thanked the House for throwing out the bill.
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San Francisco
California
Pacific Railroads
House of Representatives
Budd
Phelan
House
Moore Dead After Seeley Dinner Scandal In New York
William Moore theatrical agent died of pneumonia in New York at 52 after suffering a congestive chill. He had stirred controversy by testifying about the Seeley dinner at Sherry's and faced threats from dinner guests, while his family toured New Haven. Moore managed the Little Tycoon opera company and several theatres.
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New York
William
Moore
Captain Chapman
Sherry’s
Annabelle
New Haven
Little Tycoon
Opera Company
H. R. Jacobs
Harry Miner
Eighth Avenue Theatre
Imperial Opera Company
Grant
Girl Dies After Ice Pond Fire Accident
Bridget Glynn age seven died at Massachusetts General Hospital from burns after playing on a pond ice when a bonfire to dry her clothes ignited her dress. A seven year old boy allegedly pushed her into the blaze and no prosecution is expected. This follows two recent Glynn family deaths.
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Wakefield
Bridget Glynn
Hannah Glynn
Water Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Michael Cady
Little Eng
Tris
Glynn
Paris Green
Highwayman Robbery Attack in Andover Injures Local Man
D H Smith of Andover was held up by a highwayman while walking home. He resisted the robbery and received a deep knife wound to the side. The injury is not believed serious.
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Andover
D. H. Smith
Tojon
Dr John T Simpson Arrested in West End Case
Police report that Dr John T Simpson was arrested on a complaint from Dr Harvey. The incident relates to testifying under a wrong name in a west end case, with authorities pursuing alleged perjury and misidentification as part of the proceedings.
Cabinet prospects and key figures in McKinley administration
Canton Ohio January reports outline cabinet possibilities for President-elect McKinley with attention to a Secretary of the Treasury and posts for Governor Hastings, Judge McKenna, and Long. Quay's visit signals Pennsylvania patronage plans while Mark Hanna’s Senate fate remains unsettled and New York ties stir speculation.
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Sherman
Treasury
Charles Emory Smith
J. M. McCleary
Minnesota
Congress
McCleary
Pacific Slope
Judge McKenna
New York
Mark Hanna
Senate
Goff
Navy Department
Long
Department of Justice
Quay
Canton
Major McKinney
Pennsylvania
Hastings
Keystone State
Major McKinley
Wanamaker
Thomas Dolan
Philadelphia
Ohio
Foraker
Bushnell
Hanna
Whitelaw Reid
Bliss
Doctor John T. Simpson Arrested on Perjury Warrant
Inspectors Abbott and Bogan and Special Officer Gilmore arrested Dr. John T. Simpson of 21 Chambers Street West End on a warrant for perjury related to testimony in the Annie F. Callahan case against the West End railway. The case traces back to aliases Harrop used in selling a patent medicine and questions over his medical license and identity. Dr. Simpson, once president of the World Medical Congress and a professor at the Eclectic Medical College of Indianapolis, faces court today as his wife cites long-standing enmity and disputes over his name and past.
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Abbott and Bogan
Gilmore
John T. Simpson
Chambers Street
West End
Annie F. Callahan
Shields
Dr. Simpson
Abbott
Charles D. Harvey
Board of Registry In Medicine
Mt. Vernon Street
Simpson
West
J. T. Harrop
Boston
Callahan
Harvey
Harrop
Des Moines
Portland
Steamer Dartmoor Sinks Abana After Collision at Blankenese
Despatches state the steamers Dartmoor and Abana collided at Blankenese with Abana sinking. Dartmoor escaped damage. Bayonne towed Rotherfield to Las Palmas after Rotherfield’s steam pipe burst and propeller components were lost. Rotherfield was bound for Galveston from Cardiff.
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London
Lloyds
Hamburg
Dartmoor
Norfolk
Abana
Boston
Blankenese
Bayonne
Savona
Philadelphia
Las Palmas
Rotherfield
Cardiff
Galveston
St John Emerges as Prohibition Candidate for Senator
Topeka January 17 Ex congressman W A Harris leads for US Senate. A new candidate, ex Govern John P St John, announced last night. a Prohibitionist of national standing, aligned with Populists, could slip in as a compromise.
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Topeka
Kan
W. A. Harris
United States
John P. St. John
Sherman Denies Statements on Cuban Policy Hint
Senator Sherman denied any statements implying the incoming administration's policy on Cuba. He said no interview or remark should be read as signaling official stance on the Cuba question.
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McKinley
Washington
Sherman
Rate Cut Shocks Railroad Circles In New York Boston
The Minneapolis and St Paul Railroad Company announced Jan. 4 a freight rate between New York Boston and Atlantic seaboard points and St Paul Minneapolis based on 1.06 for first class a reduction of 30 cents a hundred. The move has stirred railroad circles in response to the price cut.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minneapolis & Sault Ste Marie Railroad Company
New York
Boston
Atlantic Seaboard
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Three Girls Dead from Gas Poisoning in Jamaica Plain Flat
In Jamaica Plain two Reynolds daughters aged four and seven and Annie Kenealy aged fourteen, a visiting relative, were found dead Sunday after a gas jet was two thirds on. The family and relatives trace the tragedy to a gas filled room as a father discovered the bodies. Annie Kenealy, born in Manchester, England, is a distant relative. her mother is a widow.
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Jamaica Plain
Annie Kenealy
Mr. Reynolds
Manchester
Eng
Leon Street
Ruggles Street
Annie
John v. Rheynolys
Margaret
Mary
Polish German Surgeon Summoned to Operate on Czar
A summons went to Berlin for Professor Bergmann to fly to St Petersburg and perform an operation on the Czar to prevent the spread of a bone growth near the skull. The condition follows a blow alleged to be from a Japanese assailant.
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ST. Petersburg
Berlin
Bergmann
Tragedy in Heath Street Home Ends In Loss for Reynolds Family
In a Norfolk incident a death, a gas leak, and a family tragedy unfold at the Reynolds home on Heath street. John BD Reynolds, a brewery employee, and his children Mary and Margaret Reynolds die, along with Annie Kenealy who was visiting. Annie had come to help care for the Reynolds children and lay in the parlor and bedroom scene as authorities investigate the gas source and death. The report notes the Reynolds family, including Christopher King and Thomas Morrison, lived on different floors of the same building, with the gas jet malfunctioning as the cause of death being explored.
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Mary
Margaret Reynolds
Annie Kenealy
John BD. Reynolds
Norfolk
Ireland
Heath Street
Bickford Avenue
Christopher King
Thomas Morrison
Open Fires as Economic Heating Remedy
Scientists compare stork and plumber bills as Nature shows costly water pipe freezes. Open fires on cold days reinforce furnaces, offering a cheap solution. An open fireplace costs about half of expected expense, boosting Mantel cabinet trade through practical heating advice.
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Nema
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Governor Long
Webb Hayes
ST. John
Kansas
Czarina
The
Sunday Times
DAVIS
Mfg
Optician
Park Square
Tremont
M & CO
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Portland St
Greenery Bros
Hanover St
Margaret and
Mary Reynolds
Benin
Reynolds
Bickford & Heath
John D.reynolds
Opth
Annie Kerealy
Smith
Colman’s Grammar School
Reynoldses
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Czarewitch
Japan
Otsu
Prince George
Greece
Paine Furniture CO
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