Two yeggmen rob Somerville express driver at gunpoint
At 9 o'clock on Boston avenue two men in darkness robbed Joseph Champeaux, driver for Gilman Express, of 17 dollars after beating him and damaging the wagon. They forced him across Willow bridge toward Medford, then jumped a fence along the Boston & Maine tracks and escaped. Champeaux can identify one assailant. police issued a broad alarm but the robbers had a head start.
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Somerville
Joseph Champeaux
Gilman Express Company
Boston & Maine Railroad
Champeaux
Boston Avenue
Willow Bridge
Broadway
West Somerville
Medford
Divorce Shadow Forces Tragedy In Hopkinton
Hopkinton January 27 Mrs George N Swallow wife of Boston mayoral candidate dies by her own hand at her parents home陪 amid reports that fear of divorce prompted the act. Swallow reconciles at the scene despite earlier public strife including his mayoral defeat. The tragedy follows months of separation and social gossip.
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Hopkinton
George N. Swallow
Boston
Mr. Swallow
American Girl Killed in Cannes Auto Crash
Miss Radthorn aged 35, an American staying in Cannes, was killed in an automobile accident this afternoon. Four others were injured, including Mr Mellor and Mr Allen, both Americans, and Ms Ethallaz. The high speed collision threw occupants from the car. Ethallaz suffered a back injury and was taken in critical condition to the English Hospital at Cannes. Mellor and Allen had minor cuts and bruises.
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Nice
Mr. Mellor
Mr. Allen
Ms. Ethallaz
Miss Radthorn
Wade
Ken
Engineer Thompson Dies Suddenly at Union Wharf
Elisha L. Thompson age 62 and second engineer of the lighthouse tender Myrtle died suddenly at Union wharf after returning from supper. He lived at 33 Morning street Portland Mo and leaves nephew Henry C. Herman janitor Y M C A Boylston street.
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Elisha L. Thompson
Myrtle
Union Wharf
Mr. Thompson
Morning Street
Portland
Henry C. Herman
Boylston Street
Father John's Medicine Cures Consumption Not Patent Drug
A brief notice proclaims Father John's Medicine as a cure for consumption and clarifies it as not a patent medicine. It emphasizes its efficacy claims and positions the product as a trusted health remedy.
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Father John
Conductor Stops Highway Robbery On Washington Street
Forest Hills Elevated conductor George Fleming reports stopping a highway robbery on Washington Street near Thorndike after 10:30 p.m. Two men knocked down a third to steal his valuables until Fleming used his switch stick to deter them, and the robbers fled down Newcomb Street. He helped the injured man and notified a policeman.
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George Fleming
Forest Hills
Elevated
Washington Street
Thorndike
Fleming
Newcomb Street
Barges Grounded and Sinking in Ind River Ice
Jeffersonville Ind Jan 27 three miles of coal barges 57 in number owned by Monongahela River Consolidated Coal Company grounded and drifting two pieces six miles from here another is sinking at Hoffman Landing two hundred men working to save them losses estimated around six hundred thousand dollars ice on the river caused the damage
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Monongahela River
Hoffman Landing
Czar's Men in Peace Talks Amid Russian Japanese Notes
In St Petersburg and Louisville incidents unfold. Russian foreign office says no change in negotiations with Japan amid reports of a hastened reply. A prominent admiral says peaceable terms guide the talks, with some ships in reserve as precaution. In Bedford, Ind., Harry Behr of Memphis is jailed for murder of Miss Sarah Schaefer, bloodied and scratched, after failing to explain his whereabouts. He shared odd stories and read murder reports to Lizzie White, having smoked opium.
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ST. Petersburg
Foreign Office
Legation
Tokio
Japan
Russia
Admiralty
Far East
Louisville
Harry Behr
Memphis
Sarah Schaefer
Bedford
Ind
Behr
Schaefer
Lizzie White
Locking Out Union Seamen In Boston Harbor
Union seamen faced wage cuts as Boston employers sought reductions from 25 to 30 dollars a month for smaller vessels and 3 dollars for the largest ships. Crews on several vessels were laid up, a conference produced no result, and tensions rose as union crews manned ships like the Thomas W. Lawson under contract. The unions demand continuation of the existing two year wage scale amid broader rate declines.
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Boston
M. D. Cressy
F. C. Henry
Thomas W. Lawson
Mid-Year Gun Night At Harvard Amid Exams
The Cambridge campus braced for mid-year exams as gun night marked the start of two hours of disrupted study. Harvard students faced intense supervision by Cambridge police after fuses and pranks aimed to interrupt the tests drew the watchful attention of Yard Watchman Dan and a special police detail.
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Harvard
College Yard
Dan
Cambridge Police
Cambridge
Take Sides on Suffrage Question 1000
A compact reader piece collects quotations on women's suffrage. It contrasts views from Julia Ward Howe Mrs A Watson Lister Lucia Ames Mead and John D Long about citizenship morality municipal governance and respect in voting.
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Australia
A. Watson Lister
Women Rally At State House Over Municipal Suffrage
An army of about 1000 women gathered at the State House to press for municipal suffrage, filling the largest room as advocates and opponents argued before the election laws committee led by Senator James H. McKinley. Amy F Acton opened for suffragists with letters from Hoar Boutwell and McCall, then Julia Ward Howe urged guardianship of the future and the politics of motherhood in a stirring address.
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Houbh
Julia Ward Howe
Marr
State House
Bates
James H. McKinley
Lowell
Amy F. Acton
Hoar
Boutwell
S. W. McCall
Victims Identifying the Lynn Yeggmen
In Lynn on January 27 ex Alderman Martin Lomasney’s name surfaces as a bondsman for Dart while four of eight suspects remain jailed. Hayden Dart McDermott and Murrey held. Nestor Carver Wiggins released for lack of evidence, Dart claims powerful friends. Dart’s life noted as marriage prospect with a police officer’s daughter. Dart’s brother in Cambridge and mother in Boston. Authorities seek Western identification of Hayden. Dart identified by Chief Nixon of Merrimac and others. McDermott identified by Whitman. Dart’s chisel matches marks at several crime scenes including the popcorn company and Moore Cloth Back Leather works.
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Lynn
Martin M. Lomasney
Boston
George Anthony Dart
Frank Hayden
Station House
Hayden
Dart
McDermott
Murrey
Nestor
Carver
Wiggins
Berry
Harry Gate
Martin Lomasney
Cambridge
George Deming
Metropolitan Coal Company
John Donovan
Chief Nixon
Merrimac
Ronaldo Whitman
Danversport
Haverhill
Miss Latra
A. Towne
Rhoades Block
Mr. Whitman
Popcorn Company
Moore Cloth Back Leather Company
Frank McHugh
Monument Works
A. S. Doughty’s
A. C. Brown Hay and Grain
Indianola Postmaster Change Sparksracial clash
Washington reports the President appointed W B Martin to replace Minnie Cox as postmaster at Indianola Mississippi. The white residents had refused mail delivery to Cox, a Black woman, and the post office had been closed. Martin, Cox's bondsman, is white. The President stood firm, but the community resisted and won.
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Washington
W. B. Martin
Minnie Cox
Indianola
Miss
Cox
Martin
Boy dies from burns after clothing fire accident
Lewis Miller aged 3 died in City Hospital from burns after his clothes caught fire on Tuesday. Authorities report the incident as an accidental fire involving a young child.
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Lewis Miller
Lomasney Says No Help for Dart's Aid
Ex Alderman Martin Lomasney denied any intent to assist Dart. He recalled posting a $500 bond for a relative’s sake last May, after being asked by relatives he knew. He questioned the seriousness of the charge, suggesting the offense could not have been serious.
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Martin Lomasney
Dart
The
Eighth
Pardon Sought for Banker Charles H Cole
A pardon petition for banker Charles H Cole has been sent to President Roosevelt. Cole, former president of Globe National Bank, is serving seven years for embezzling $900000 in 1898 and has spent four years in Greenfield jail. The paper reportedly lists many instrumental in his prosecution.
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Charles H. Cole
Roosevelt
Cole
Globe National Bank
Greenfield
Mrs Eleanor A Blaisdel Celebrates 91st Birthday
Melrose observes the 91st birthday of Mrs Eleanor A Blaisdel the oldest member of the Methodist Church and longtime resident. She marked the occasion at the home of her grandchildren Alice G Leavitt and Helen M Leavitt at 57 Wyoming Avenue.
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Melrose
Eleanor A. Blaisdel
The
Methodist Church
Alice G
Helen M. Leavitt
Wyoming Avenue
Jail Escape From Saco Prison Break Ends in Pursuit
Saco Me Jan 28 Joseph Bradley and John Nagle two burglars sentenced to one year each overpowered guard Frank Murphy at the city jail at midnight, struck him into unconsciousness, and escaped with Charles Chasse. Murphy’s condition is serious. Fugitives seen near Kennebunk as officers pursue.
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Saco, Me
Joseph Bradley
John Nagle
Charles Chasse
Bradley
Nagle
Thomaston
Frank Murphy
Chasse
Murphy
Kennebunk
Three escaping prisoners caught in Kennebunk Maine
Kennebunk Maine January 28 The three inmates who escaped Saco city jail were captured in Kennebunk at 1 30 this morning. Local officers had word they were heading this way and Constable Hubbard waited at the railroad station as they followed the tracks. The trio, cold and exhausted, offered little resistance.
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Kennebunk
Saco
Hubbard
Boston Area Weather Forecast Update
Forecast for Boston and vicinity shows Thursday fair with light westerly winds. Friday expected to be cloudy with probable snowfall and a potential impact on travel.
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Boston
Weather Forecast by Charles E. Lessor
Forecast for Thursday calls for fair weather and rising temperatures on Friday. Increasing cloudiness expected later with rain or snow in the evening. Charles E. Lessor.
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Charles E. Lessor
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Edward Potitedit
Te Ton
Blackwell
J Julia Ward
Howe
Thompson
Norfolk
Maui
Czar’s
Miss Schaefer
Lucia Ames Mead
John D. Long
Charles E. Guild
W. T. Sedgwick
Charles
R. Saunders
Frank Fox
Lynn Yeggmen
Lomasney
Pardon
H. Cole
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