Man Survives 4500 Volt Electric Shock at River Works
James McLeod, 28, of 870 Western Avenue, survived a near fatal contact with a 4500 volt arc at General Electric river works. He credits rubber boots and emergency care by Dr. George H. Kirkpatrick for his recovery after the shocking incident and remains at home with only a minor forehead burn.
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Lynn
Charlestown
James McLeod
Western Avenue
McLeod
General Electric Company
River Works
George H. Kirkpatrick
Commonwealth Found Responsible for Volund Sinking
Judge Adams of the Admiralty branch held the Metropolitan line steamer Commonwealth liable for the collision that sank the Norwegian vessel Volund last summer in fog near the eastern entrance of Long Island Sound.
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New York
Adams
Admiralty
United States Circuit Court
Metropolitan Line
Commonwealth
Voland
Long Island Sound
Federation seeks expedited Gompers case at Supreme Court
The American Federation of Labor and Bucks Stove and Range Company ask the Supreme Court to advance the hearing of their dispute and the contempt case against President Gompers Vice President Mitchell and Secretary Morrison. The court took the request under advisement.
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Washington
Bucks Stove and Range Company
American Federation of Labor
Supreme Court of the United States
Gempers
John Mitchell
Morrison
Governor Hughes Declines Re election bid
The New York Tribune reports Governor Hughes will not seek re election under any circumstances. The Tribune claims to announce this decision with certainty.
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Hughes
Tribune
Slips to Death They Tried to Stop Flying Fire Horses
Daniel Whalen a Boston Elevated motorman was trampled to death in Charlestown as he attempted to intercept a runaway five horse team from Engine 32. The accident occurred on Main Street near Bunker Hill as the engine rushed to a Somerville fire. Whalen, 23, born in Ireland, lived with his family in Charlestown and worked previously for the Metropolitan Park Commission. The fire engine continued to a barn fire in Somerville destroying a barn and hay valued around 1000 dollars.
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Daniel Whalen
Boston
Main Street
Charlestown
Whalen
Somerville
Peter J. McDonald
William F. Thompson
Thompson
Bunker Hill Street
Waterford
Ireland
Metropolitan Park Commission
Jeremiah J. Whalen
Derby Street
Catherine
Hartford
Conn
Barney Price
Mystic Avenue
Daniel Whelan
Boston Newsboys Club Opens in Tremont Street House
The Boston Newsboys Club opens at 277 Tremont Street in the former Children's Mission building. Dr. Charles W. Eliot lauds service to mankind while leaders like Joseph Lee and James J. Storrow praise the project. Founders Storrow and Amster each contributed $5000 to start the club.
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Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Boston Newsboys’ Club
Joseph Lee
James J. Storrow
Jamaica Plain
Fenway
Eliot School
Free
Newsboys
Boston
Dennis McCarthy
Isadore Flink
Thomas Mulkern
Newsboys’ Union
Thomas Teehan
Tremont Street
Children’s Mission
Nathan L. Amster
Credit at Half Price Clothing Store
The ad touts buying clothes on credit at the same price as cash stores. It claims you can get clothing at half the original price with no money down and pay a little each week, urging readers to open an account and implying long term financial benefit.
Wolf's My Clothier Corner Han Over And Portland Streets
Wolf's My Clothier sits at the corner of Hanover and Portland streets, most easily reached from Haymarket Square Adams Square Scollay Square and Friend-Union Street stations of the subway.
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Wolf's
My Clothier
Hanover
Portland Streets
Haymarket Square
Adams Square
Scollay Square
Friend-Union Street
Subway
O Neil Installed as Grand Knight of East Boston Council
P. H. O Neil addressed Fitton Council 84 East Boston at its installation for the coming year in the Knights of Columbus Hall. The event drew many Knights from across the state and featured speeches by prominent members, highlighted by Peter H. O Neil the youngest grand knight ever chosen.
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P. H. O’neil
Knights OF Columbus Fitton Council
East
Boston
Knights of Columbus
Peter H. O'Neil
Order
President nominates new postmasters in several states
Washington lists nominations for postmaster appointments including William H. Marigold in Bridgeport Connecticut Peter P. Smith in Adams Massachusetts William A. Murphy in Amesbury Massachusetts George F. Bourne in Lenox Massachusetts Harold A. Foster in North Brookfield Massachusetts Edgar J. Whelpley in Salem Massachusetts Carleton E. Sparhawk in Walpole New Hampshire and John A. Sheldon in Rutland Vermont.
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Washington
William H. Marigold
Bridgeport
Conn
Peter P. Smith
Adams
Mass
William A. Murphy
Amesbury
George F. Bourne
Lenox
Harold A. Foster
North Brookfield
Edgar J. Whelpley
Salem
Carleton E. Sparhawk
Walpole
N. H
John A. Sheldon
Rutland
Law panel backs Boldenweck theft reimbursement bill
The House committee on claims favorably reports a bill to reimburse William Boldenweck, assistant U S Treasurer in Chicago, for 173000 dollars stolen from the Chicago subtreasury in February 197.
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Washington
House Committee On Claims Today
William Boldenweck
United States
Chicago
Ten Arrested in Sedition Case in Calcutta
Calcutta January 17. A great sensation followed the arrest of ten men from the Tenth Jats Regiment on sedition charges.
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Calcutta
General Draper Dying in Washington Home
General William Franklin Draper of Hopedale former Massachusetts congressman and ambassador to Italy lies dangerously ill in Washington with little hope of recovery. Earlier death was momentarily expected but he rallied briefly. doctors report his liver condition as the cause and he realizes the illness is mortal.
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Washington
William Franklin Draper
Hopedale
Congress
Massachusetts
Italy
Draper
Sachem Reaches Liverpool After Coastline Ordeal
The Warren line steamship Sachem under Captain Alexander W. Murdock arrived safely in Liverpool after a severe mid Atlantic emergency. The vessel sailed January 4 from port with general cargo and 408 cattle. many cattle are believed lost during steering gear failure. The Marquette reported the distress and offered tow, which was declined.
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Warren Line
Sachem
Alexander W. Murdock
Liverpool
Red Star
Marquette
Antwerp
Tribe’s
Murdock
Sadie Innes Said To Lure Husband In Beverly Divorce
Nellie A. Friend testified in divorce court that Joseph R. Friend of Beverly became infatuated with Sadie Innes. She claimed he spent time at Miss Innes home, diverted funds from family support, and sold his successful box factory to move with his wife and three children to Ashburnham while Miss Innes moved to Fitchburg.
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Joseph R. Friend
Beverly
Sadie Innes
Nellie A. Friend
Former Queen of the Navy Burned at Point of Pines
The old sloop Enterprise, training ship of the Massachusetts Nautical Training School since 1892, burned yesterday at Point of Pines. Built in 1873 at Kittery, she was the fourth vessel named Enterprise and once the fastest in the North Atlantic squadron. She served at Annapolis in 1891 before joining the training school.
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Point of Pines
Enterprise
Massachusetts Nautical Training School
United States Navy
Kittery
North Atlantic
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
United States
Ranger
Cement dam completed on Soshone River above Cody
The final cement bucket sealed the high government dam eight miles above Cody Wyoming. The structure rises 328 feet, 85 feet base width and 200 feet top width, forming a 10 mile square artificial lake to flood water. It aims to irrigate 159000 acres of land.
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Cody
Wyo
Soshone
Widow of General Sigel Dies of Stroke in New York
Mrs. Elsie Sigel widow of Civil War general Franz Sigel and grandmother of Elsie Sigel who was murdered last August by a Chinese man died tonight from apoplexy. Due to her illness she never learned of her granddaughter's death.
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New York
Man Sustains Fractured Rib After Rear-End Crash
In a rear end collision on Massachusetts avenue near Boylston street yesterday, William J. Cumings of 10241-2 Tremont street Roxbury was hurled to the floor and suffered a fractured rib and a severe facial gash.
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Massachusetts Avenue
Boylston Street
William J. Cumings
Tremont Street
Roxbury
Nemesis for Auto Thieves
Mrs. Katherine Atkins, prominent Boston socialite, testified against Edward and Laura Chamberlain in Municipal Criminal Court. The couple were found guilty of larceny for stealing three fur lined coats from unattended cars. Judge Parmenter sentenced the woman to one year and the husband to three years.
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Katherine Atkins
The
Sugar Trust
Boston
Municipal Criminal Court
Edward
Laura Chamberlain
Parmenter
Chamberlains
Rumor of Wreck Circulates Nantucket
Bananas seen floating in Nantucket waters sparked a rumor that a fruit steamer had wrecked during last Saturday’s storm. It was later clarified that the Esparta bound for Boston dumped the fruit overboard.
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Nantucket
Esparta
Boston
New Comet Spotted By Africa Astronomer
A South Africa astronomer reports a newly discovered comet that is bright and easily visible to the naked eye. The Kiel observatory cablegram to Harvard College Observatory confirms the sighting and describes the object as conspicuously bright in the sky.
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South Africa
Harvard College Observatory
Kiel
Germany
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Nemesis
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