Cummings Plans to Dump Snow Into Boston Sewers
Boston street cleaner Matthew Cummings announces a bold plan after a Philadelphia visit. He will open manholes in downtown to dump storm snow into sewers, using 1500 workers from multiple neighborhoods to clear key districts before night.
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Philadelphia
Matthew Cummings
Mr. Cummings
Boston
Cummings
East Boston
Roxbury
Dorchester
Charlestown
Street Department
Dewey Square
South Terminal Station
Summer Street
Essex
Washington Streets
Park Square
Columbus Avenue
North Station
Market District
Morrison Jury Fails to Agree in Escape Case
After about 14 hours of deliberation the jury failed to reach a verdict in the trial of John F. Morrison a former county jail guard charged with permitting the escape of John H. Glover on January 9 The jury reported to Judge Stevens that they could not agree Morrison expressed disappointment and a new trial was ordered though no date was set.
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John F. Morrison
John H. Glover
Stevens
Superior Court
Morrison
Healthful diet boosts strength with Grape-Nuts
A Maidstone woman recounts months of chest and arm pains, fatigue, and poor appetite. After doctors offered little relief, a friend recommended Grape-Nuts. Weeks of use restored energy, appetite, and flesh, with the family enjoying it with milk and apricot jam. Postum Co. from Battle Creek, Michigan is cited.
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Maidstone
England
Postum Co
Battle ‘Creek
Mich
Merger Case Before Court
Judge Rugg heard a case in the Supreme Court about dissolving the Worcester & Webster and Webster & Dudley street railway firms to block a foreign merger. The Attorney General argues lessees and mortgagees need not be joined. the companies contend otherwise.
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Worcester & Webster and
Webster & Dudley Street Railway
Rugg
Supreme Court
Malone
Worcester & Webster Company
Webster & Dudley
Consolidated Company
Consolidated
Court Convicts Mrs Calnan In Pocketbook Theft
Mrs Virginia Calnan was found guilty in the Superior Criminal Court of snatching Mrs Catherine Killions pocketbook on November 16. Bail set at 1000 dollars. Sentencing to follow. Detective Byrnes testified about tracking her from store to store before the theft. Inspector Joe Knox praised for longstanding knowledge and prior arrests of Calnan.
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Virginia Calnan
Superior Criminal Court
Catherine Killion
Calnan
Jury Deliberates in Morley versus Morse School Case
In the three day Superior Court action Henry P. Morley sued Principal Morse of Hugh O'Brien School. Judge Bishop instructed the jury that teachers may discipline with reasonable force but must avoid cruel or excessive punishment. discretion rests on all circumstances. The jury was excused until Monday due to weekend recess.
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Henry P. Morley
Morse
Hugh O’brien
Bishop
Williams is Sentenced for Forged $200 Check
J Frank Williams a former civil engineer for Boston city and Charlestown clubman was sentenced to the house of correction for 18 months for forging a thirty year old order on the Old Colony Trust Company for 200. Several politicians and city employees testified to his good character and diminished mental faculties.
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J. Frank Williams
Boston
Charlestown
House of Correction
Williams
Old Colony Trust Company
Jerry Watson Drafted Into Jury Duty
James A. Watson former mayoral candidate who aided Moran in the gubernatorial campaign was drafted to serve on a jury in Superior Criminal Court yesterday. He sat through a manslaughter trial and, as 11 jurors were found, was ordered by Court Crier Paine to take a seat in the jury box.
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James A. Watson
Moran
Superior Criminal Court
Watson
Paine
Cold cure pill advertisement from old patent medicine
An old style ad promises to cure a cold in one day with laxative bromide quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. Signature of KE Grove appears on each box, priced at 25 cents.
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KE. W. Grove
Miss Bailey's Estate To Public Institutions
The will of Miss Lucinda Bailey of Bath Missouri directs the entire estate, about 50000 dollars, to be distributed to charitable and public bodies. Bequests include 10000 to the Home for Aged Couples and Old Ladies' Home, 10000 to the city poor, 3000 to the New Church and Grace Episcopal Church, 2000 to the Free Library, and 3000 to establish an industrial school named Bailey School of Industries.
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Bath
Lucinda’ Bailey
Bailey
Bernard Bailey
Old Ladies
New Church
Grace Episcopal Church
Bailey School of Industries
Onondaga Floated Again as Tugs Work to Free Steamer
Four tugs hauled the stranded Clyde line steamer Onondaga at high tide to swing her bow about 40 feet from the original position. Tonight two tugs hold her in place to prevent return. More cargo was removed today and another pull is planned for tomorrow's high tide.
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Chatham
Onondaga
Perkins Acquitted in Manslaughter Case at Superior Court
Freeman Perkins was acquitted of manslaughter in the Zeigler death at South Boston after a trial in Superior Court. Zeigler’s widow announced a $5000 civil suit against the contractor, claiming the pile driver’s faulty machinery caused her husband’s death. She left for Philadelphia after the verdict.
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Perkins
Zeigler
Freeman Perkins
Superior Criminal Court
Charles Zeigler
Boston
Philadelphia
Handsome Clerk Gets Two Years for Diamond Larceny
Arthur W. Buck, a hotel clerk, was sentenced to two years and a half in state prison for stealing about 500 dollars from Joan A. Abel of New York. Abel had given Buck jewelry totaling nearly 4 000 to cover travel expenses and later pawned pieces to repay debts. Buck admitted wrongdoing and claimed restitution while his attorney argued prison would ruin him.
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Arthur WW. Buck
Joan A. Abel
New York City
Abel
Buck
Boston
Stevens
Superior Criminal Court
Piles Cure Promise with Pazo Ointment Claim
An advertisement proclaims Pazo Ointment cures all piles itching bleeding or protruding in 6 to 14 days with a money back guarantee. The ad notes a 50 cent price and promises relief or refund.
Horse Escapes Through Defective Man Hole Corner Tremont Shawmut
A horse owned by furniture mover J L Donas nearly suffocated after escaping through a faulty man hole cover near Tremont Street and Shawmut Avenue where a gas main had been repaired recently. The horse swayed and collapsed as drivers noticed abnormal behavior before the near tragedy.
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Tremont Street
Shawmut Avenue
Three Boys Improve After Cuticura Treatment for Eczema
Mrs. Kate Keim reports her three sons suffered eczema on the head for five months with itching and sores. Misdiagnosed as ringworm at a dispensary, they improved after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She credits the remedies with clearing the sores and asks others to know of their efficacy.
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Kate Keim
West 29Th St
New York
N.Y
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