Night Watchman Thomas Davis Celebrates 70th Birthday
Thomas Davis, longtime Revere House night watchman, marked his 70th birthday with a banquet for friends and hotel workers in Boston. He recalled driving stages since 1860, serving 28 years before the West End company buyout, and remembered old Charlestown landmarks, wartime departures, and a life of hard work and sobriety.
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Thomas Davis
Revere House
Mr. Davis
Boston
Old Citizens
Charlestown Neck
Northampton Street
Davis
Post
Thompson Square
Charlestown
West End
State House
City Hall
Derrik Strikes Down Peter Hanson at City Intersection
Peter Hanson aged 40 of 39 Tyler Street died after a swinging derrick struck him at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Southampton Street. His skull was fractured and he did not survive en route to City Hospital.
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Peter Hanson
Tyler Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Southampton Street
City Hospital
Luciano Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder in Pittsfield
Andrea Luciano was convicted of murder in the second degree for stabbing his friend Vincentio Filligo to death in Pittsfield on October 3. Sentence to be set later. The two men had been friends until a quarrel. Luciano approached Filligo from behind and stabbed him twice in the back. Filligo died shortly after.
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Pittsfield
Andrea’ Luciano
Vincentio Filligo
Luciano
Filligo
Millionaire Deputy Chief of New York Police
Rhinelander Waldo was named first deputy police commissioner under General Theodore A. Bingham in New York. A former Thirteenth Infantry officer who resigned as lieutenant after serving in the Philippines he acted as captain of scouts. He is noted as a millionaire.
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New York
Rhinelander Waldo
Theodore A. Bingham
Thirteenth Infantry
United States Army
Philippines
Bequests Total Over 20000 From Mrs Hall in Unitarian Will
The will of Mrs Mary R Hall widow of William C Hall lists public bequests exceeding 20000 to religious Unitarian bodies. The estate valued around 50000 designates residuary legatees as the American Unitarian Association Young Men's Christian Union of Boston and the Children's Mission of Boston. Specific gifts include Ashby Public Library and First Parish, Ashby. Unitarian Churches in Keene and Ayer. Keene Y M C A and poor of Keene. Westminster Vermont Sunday school. Boston Unitarian organizations. and the Society for the Relief of Unitarian Ministers.
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Boston
The
Children’s Mission
First
Ashby
Mass
Unitarian
Keene
Elliot
Invalids
Unitarian Church
Ayer
Westminster
Unitarian Sunday School Society
Society For the Relief of Unitarian Ministers
Predicted Death of Mayor Collins Provokes Outburst
Rupert D. Griffith, an evangelist arrested for trespass while preaching on the courthouse steps, declares he prophesied Mayor Collins would die in office for denying him a permit to preach on Boston Common. He recounts repeated arrests and claims free speech rights are being suppressed by Boston officials.
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Collins
Boston Common
Rupert D. Griffith
Courthouse Square
Henry W. Longfellow
Brookline
Griffith
Boston
Shawmut Avenue
Post
Chi
Jesus Christ
Salvation Army
Mayor Collins
Wreck In New Hampshire After Mountain Slide
A January landslide in Hilliard Cut near Colebrook, New Hampshire wrecked a Maine Central passenger train from Beecher Falls. No deaths occurred though passengers and crew were shaken. engine and baggage car derailed while other cars stayed on tracks. A wrecking crew cleared the mess from three miles above Colebrook Village and passengers rode special trains. Conductor Richards reported the accident.
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Colebrook
N. H
Hilliard Cut
Maine Central
Colebrook Village
Beecher Falls
Lancaster
Richards
Girard Falls Into Harbor At South End Bank
Fred Girard, 88, slipped from a harbor staging at the South End bank yesterday afternoon and fell into the water. He struck floating timber, fractured a collar bone and broke two ribs. He was pulled ashore by rope and taken to Relief Hospital for treatment.
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Fred Girard
South End Bank
American Board Launches Missionary Campaign in 50 Cities
Burlington Vermont January 23. The American Board of Foreign Missions begins a campaign to reach business leaders in 50 top cities to highlight the scope of the modern missionary movement. Next stop is St Johnsbury followed by visits to Massachusetts.
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Burlington
American Board of Foreign Missions
St. Johnsbury
Massachusetts
Carnegie's Money Funded Labor MPs Campaign
London January 23 The Labor candidates elected to Parliament largely could not afford campaign costs. Reports say Andrew Carnegie provided a substantial fund to assist, a sum not disclosed but large enough to alter the House of Commons' political balance.
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London
Andrew Carnegie
House of Commons
Missing daughter linked to Philadelphia artist model
Mrs. W. A. Bald of 2121 Berks street pleads for help in locating her daughter Harriet who vanished last March after posing as an artist model in Philadelphia. A magazine illustration sparked hope when a likeness appeared, but no word has come for over ten months despite her letters to eastern city mayors and ongoing family hardship.
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Philadelphia
W. A. Bald
Berks Street
United States
Harriet
Cupid and Bullet Enter Youths Life in Despair
Walter Martin 21 of Winthrop Beach tried to end his life after a rejected romance with Helen A. Stover. He was discharged from his job at Faneuil Hall market amid his despondency. During a struggle over a revolver with his brother in law James McCloskey the weapon discharged, wounding McCloskey in the thigh. Martin then left for the West to start anew.
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Walter Martin
Winthrop Beach
Faneuil Hall Market
West
Martin
James McCloskey
Park Avenue
Canada
McCloskey
Faneuil Hall
Cupid
Helen A. Stover
Shirley
Winthrop
Ten Thousand Dollar Cut From Drug Trust Award
Philadelphia Jan 23 Judge Holland in the U S Circuit Court cut nearly ten thousand dollars from the 20758 verdict awarded to C G R Loder against three associations forming the drug trust. If Loder consents to the reduction the court will order the clerk to multiply the reduced amount by three under the Sherman act bringing damages to 82641 56.
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Philadelphia
Penn
C. G. R. Loder
Holland
United States Circuit Court
Loder
Atlantic City Hat Pin Attack Sparks Arrests
Miss Elizabeth Skirschman 20 years old stabbed Daniel Williams a Black man with a hat pin after he choked her on South Maryland avenue in the exclusive cottage district last night. A crowd threatened lynching and followed the captors to the police station. Skirschman is prostrated from fright.
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Atlantic
Ned
Alan
Elizabeth Skirschman
Daniel Williams
Williams
Maryland Avenue
Iwirschman
Osmo-Chemic cures boast by two Massachusetts cases
Mr A C Shumway of Medfield and Mrs Anna Olson of Woburn credit Osmo-Chemic treatment for relief from articular rheumatism and stomach trouble, with Olson claiming renewed health and a “new woman” after a course.
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A. C. Shumway
Medfield
Mass
JY O
Albert C. Shumway
Anna Olson
Hillside St
Woburn
Furnishings of the Scythian Insurance Trial
In New York on January 23 Mrs. Charles T. Parker testifies in a suit by Liverpool London and Globe Insurance to recover $7000 paid on the Scythian yacht fire. The captain testified he burned the yacht by orders and that valuables were removed. Parker says there was no general removal order, only routine rug cleaning and silverware sent to a safety vault.
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New York
Charles T. Parker
Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company
Scythian
Japs Cut School Book Prices 800 Percent
San Francisco January 23. Customs Collector Stratton holds up a consignment of American school textbooks printed in Japan pending investigation. The readers are first through fourth level and are believed to violate U.S. school reading copyright. The publishers’ wholesale price is 57 cents per copy, 600 percent higher.
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San Francisco
Cal
Stratton
Japan
United States
Anemia Cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills For Pale People
Mrs Thos J McGann of 17 Lincoln Place Plainfield N J describes dramatic recovery from years of headaches irregular heartbeats swelling and weakness after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She credits the pills with restoring pink cheeks lifting energy and revitalizing health and recommends them to others seeking cure for bloodlessness.
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Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady, N
Osma-Chemiec doctors claim kidney trouble cure
A testimonial from J E Cleveland of 121 East Ash St Waltham Mass recounts severe knee synovitis pain resisted by hospital treatments and weights. After two months with Osama-Chemiec physicians he reports being free from pain and grateful for the relief.
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J. E. Cleavland
East Ash St
Waltham
Mass
Osama-Chemiec
Book on Chronic Disease Offer From Boston Office
Permanent offices invite readers at Suites 8 9 10 entrance 18S Boylston St Boston Mass Send a two cent stamp for the book on chronic disease Open daily hours 8 A M to 12 M 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 30 P M office closed Sunday
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Boylston St
Boston
Mass
Women Accused by a Pastor in Disorderly House Trial
In Superior Criminal Court yesterday afternoon Monica Barry and Mary Martin faced charges of keeping a disorderly house near Morgan Memorial Church on Shawmut Avenue. Rev. Edgar J. Helms, pastor, testified that a girl invited him into the house as he passed by. The case concluded before adjournment and was sent to the jury for deliberation today.
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Monica Barry
Mary Martin
Holmes
Superior Criminal Court
The
Commonwealth
Edgar J. Helms
Morgan Memorial Church
Shawmut Avenue
Helms
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