Wizard of Stage Raps the Mayor Over Fire at Theatre
At 9:15 p m David Belasco sat in his Touraine suite and denounced Boston officials for blocking his play Marie Odile with Frances Starr. A spectacular fire spread from the theatre to part of the hotel, threatening the entire district and destroying Henry Miller Company scenery and costumes.
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Curley
Touraine
David Belasco
Marie-Odile
Frances Starr
Avery
Henry Miller Company
Tremont Theatre Fire Ruins Boston Playhouse
The Tremont Theatre in Boston burned yesterday afternoon leaving stage and much of the auditorium ruined. Damage estimates range from 75 000 to 125 000 with losses to Klaw and Erlanger production Daddy Long Legs and costumes and scenery destroyed. Firebrands saved adjacent blocks and the Hotel Avery after four alarms.
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Tremont Theatre
Boston
Avery
Klaw and Erlanger
Ice rescues two men saving skater from lake
Carl P. Lothrop and Chester Connell of South Braintree saved J. Marcus Levancie after he fell into a 20 foot water hole at Sunset Lake. Levancie lives at 1021 Washington Street, Braintree. Lothrop and Connell braved crumbling ice to reach him.
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Carl P. Lothrop
Chester Connell
South Braintree
Sunset Lake
J. Marcus Levancie
Levancie
Washington Street
Braintree
Lothrop
Connell
Motive defense urged in Dr Mohr murder case
Providence January 23 The defense for Mrs Elizabeth Tiffany Mohr and the negro hostlers contends that people other than the wife and staff had motives to kill Dr C Franklin Mohr. Attorneys for Victor Brown and Henry Spellman argue his practice among women bred enemies and rob bery as a motive. the doctor carried large sums of money and pocket roll of 100 dollars is only part of his usual funds.
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Providence
C. Franklin Mohr
Elizabeth Tiffany Mohr
Rice
Victor Brown
Henry Spellman
Indictments Over Mohr Murder Case With Multiple Charges
The report notes a week of no deposit before Dr Mohr's death and possible unaccounted funds. Lawyers seek production of account books. Spellman faces murder and assault indictments with two separate charges. Victor Brown and Henry Spellman are charged in the murder of Dr Mohr with Mrs Mohr named as an accessory. Miss Emily G Burger is listed as the assault victim with intent to kill.
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Henry Spellman
Victor Brown
Dr. Mohr
Mohr
Emily G. Burger
Miss Burger
Roosevelt to depart for West Indies with Mrs Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt will leave February 10 or 12 for several weeks in the Leeward and Windward Islands. The couple will visit Guadaloupe, St. Croix and St. Kitts and perhaps other islands.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Leeward
Windward Islands
West Indies
Tariff Commission Plan Voiced by Wilson Administration
Washington January 23 officials said the Wilson administration plans a Tariff Commission. A bill establishing the body will be introduced in Congress soon and President Wilson may address the topic in a message to Congress.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Commission to study tariff data urged by administration
The plan envisions a commission or board to collect tariff information and coordinate powers believed now held by existing bodies. President Wilson favors a scientific approach to tariffs and has been urged to prepare for postwar needs as European conflict continues. In his last message he noted that many conditions we have legislated about are being altered.
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Wilson
America
Congress
Pollentia Rescued After Distress at Sea
The British freight steamer Pollentia, reported in distress 700 miles off Cape Race, was found tonight with all aboard saved. Italian steamer Giuseppe Verdi and two others stood by to assist once seas moderated. Pollentia had been in British Admiralty service. Giuseppe Verdi departed New York January 13 for Genoa.
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Halifax
N. S
Pollentia
Cape Race
Giuseppe Verdi
New York
Genoa
Bandit Brothers Die With Curses
Two Mexican brothers Bernardo and Federico Duran were executed by a Carranza firing squad at Juarez Cemetery at 6 07 am for the murder of American rancher Bert L Akers of Ysleta Texas. They faced the wall unblindfolded and fell together on the first volley before 50 American witnesses including two women.
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EL Paso
Tex
Carranza
Juarez
Bert L. Akers
Ysleta
Texas
Bernardo
Federico Duran
Last Words of Akers Murder Case Echoed at Cemetery Gate
The scene outside the cemetery featured Mexican and American tensions as Bernardo Duran pleaded for world attention after defending his home against an attempted entry. He claimed self defense and said he shot the American to protect his rights.
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Akers
Bernardo Duran
Fighting the Grip: Colds and Serious Illness Ad
An advertisement warns that neglected colds can lead to serious illness and urges readers to take Father John's Medicine today. It promotes a patent medicine as a remedy and uses urgent language typical of old classifieds.
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Father John
Brutal assault targets elderly Pembroke couple
State police investigate a murderous early morning attack on Mr. Henry Hatter 87 and his wife 88 in Pembroke. Mrs Hatter crawled to a neighbor for help after the 1 am attack, suffering facial injuries while her husband bears deep head and neck wounds and is described as in dangerous condition by responders.
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Pembroke
Henry Hatter
New Appeal for Belgium Funds Sought by NY Relief Leader
Samuel W. Fairchild, chairman of the Greater New York committee of the Commission for Relief in Belgium, issued a new appeal for funds. He warned that January and February will be the toughest period yet and that more money is needed to buy clothing and shoes for 3,000,000 destitute people in Belgium and northern France.
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New York
Belgium
France
Samuel W. Fairchild
Greater New York
Commission For Relief
Sermon Urges Wives Let Husbands Have Last Word
In a Clarendon Street Baptist Church sermon on The Making and Mar ing of the Home Rev Dr Madison C Peters warned couples not to both be angry at once. He called the final word the most dangerous infernal machine in the home and urged women to yield the last word to husbands to avoid strife.
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Clarendon Street Baptist Church
Madison C. Peters
Advice on married life and compromise from a religious leader
A preacher urged married couples to keep domestic troubles private and pursue harmony through prayer and daily concessions. He advised kneeling together to consecrate the marriage, stressing love purified by religion, constant compromises, and avoiding the last word to prevent conflict.
Horlicks Malted Milk Advised For Sore Throat Relief
A health note urges nourishing diet during grippe or sore throat and recommends Horlicks Malted Milk as a soothing aid.
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Horlick
Spectacular fire in Boston theatre shocks 30,000 crowd
Fire engulfed a theatre near Tremont Street sending crowds fleeing as roof collapsed at the blaze’s height. Firemen faced danger while the incident drew widespread attention amid reports of buried workers. Moon phases and city light times noted in the same edition.
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Bo&Ston
Tremont Street
Saturn
Jupiter
Venus
Mars
Joseph H Choate and historic dates rising in note form
Joseph H Choate, born 1832, a lawyer and former minister to England, is noted among today’s anniversaries. The entry records Canada’s 1848 gold discovery and recalls a naval engagement off Holland where an English squadron defeated a German squadron and sank the Bleacher a year ago.
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Joseph H. Choate
England
Canada
Holland
Fair Forecast for Boston Area and New England
Weather forecast shows fair skies for southern New England including Boston on Monday and Tuesday with warmer conditions. Moderate variable winds accompany the fair conditions across the region with interior areas warming through Tuesday.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
English Coast Raid Wounds Six on Kentish Shore
Two German air raids hit the eastern Kentish coast within 50 miles of London. One man was killed and six others wounded, including a woman and three children, as Fokker aircraft terrorized the area.
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London
Kentish
France
Flanders
Night raid on Kent coast reports casualities and damages
The War Office states a hostile aeroplane attacked east Kent at 1 am under bright moonlight. Nine bombs caused private property fires with two deaths and four injuries. A second attack by two aircraft occurred this afternoon with no casualties. attackers escaped to the channel. Kent lies southeast of England near London.
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War Office
Kent
Channel
England
Thames
London
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