Canadian Lynx Shot by Woman at Sawyer Mountain
Fairlee Vermont January 27 Mrs Cora C Bancroft wife of Deputy Sheriff A P Bancroft shot a Canadian lynx on the south side of Sawyer Mountain about one mile from their home on the extreme northwest corner of their farm The animal measured 3 feet 2 inches from tip to tip and weighed 30 pounds It is the only lynx known to have been killed in this part of the state.
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Fairlee
Cora C. Bancroft
A. P. Bancroft
Sawyer Mountain
Woman hunts lynx in mountain trap incident
Mrs Bancroft, during a severe illness period, tracked a missing fox trap 300 yards through brush to a den in the ledges. After efforts with a .38 revolver and hooked wire she shot a lynx brought from the den, while her husband met her returning with the trophy.
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Mr. Bancroft
Boston Beneficiary Will Divides Wadleigh Estate
Horace W. Wadleigh's will leaves 100000 to public and charitable Boston institutions, 50000 to five children of a deceased brother-in-law, 42200 to 103 former employees and friends, plus 15 other gifts. Residue divided equally between the Museum of Fine Arts and MIT.
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Horace W. Wadleigh
Commonwealth Avenue
Cohasset
James H. Flint
Norfolk
Boston
Hanford L. Chapman
Dundee Street
Roxbury
Museum of Fine Arts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Making Ocean Travel Safer
New York January 28 Ocean travel will be safer once International Conference for the Safety of Lives at Sea recommendations are carried out Joshua W Alexander chairman of the American delegation said upon arrival aboard the Olympic The London meeting closed January 20 with nearly 100 delegates from 17 governments The general standard of safety equipment and ship construction will rise beyond the best current vessels.
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New York
International Conference For the
Joshua W. Alexander
London
Mr. Alexander
Motorman No 1’s Quaint Philosophy Returns
The Sunday post continues its lighthearted column featuring Motorman No 1 sharing humorous reflections. Readers are invited to enjoy the quirky musings and gentle wisdom he offers from the streetcar era.
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Motorman No. 1
Emulsion Claimed To Aid Against Consumption In Indoor Workers
An article urges daily use of Scott’s Emulsion after meals to bolster body resistance and combat tuberculosis among urban indoor workers. It argues that confined workers in cities face higher germ exposure and outlines Emulsion as a strengthening, non alcoholic remedy available from Scott & Bowne.
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United States
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Broomfield NW
Former Harvard man attacked at Chicago Latin School
A former Harvard man and current teacher at the Chicago Latin School was assaulted with a razor inside the school office. He remains in critical condition at a Chicago hospital as authorities investigate the incident. The photo credit goes to Notman.
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Harvard
Chicago
Boston teacher recounts brutal burglary at Chicago Latin School
Thomas J. Bosworth of Salem Mass a teacher at Chicago Latin School described a knife attacked struggle in the principal's room last night at the North Side school Two burglars stabbed him inflicted several wounds and bruised his face as he fought to escape with injuries and blood loss.
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Chicago
Thomas J. Bosworth
Salem
Mass
Chicago Latin School
East Division Street
North Side
Bosworth Attacked in School Office by Two Assailants
Bosworth describes a night assault at a school office on North State Street. He says a small Black man and a strong White man fought him, moments before two fled after slitting his throat and dropping an alarm clock into the gutter. He was taken to Polyclinic Hospital for treatment.
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Bosworth
Liberty
North State Street
A. W. Sharpe
Hudson Avenue
Polyclinic Hospital
University
Harvard
Mabel Vickery
Philosopher Woods Of Webster Dies At 74
Mark M. Woods, known as the Four Cents a Day Man, Webster’s famed philosopher, dies at 74 after a two week illness. He lived 22 years on four cents daily, a feat noted amid rising living costs.
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Webster
Mark M. Woods
Woods
New England
Earthquake Shocks Mendoza Province in Argentina
Buenos Aires report describes afternoon tremors swaying Mendoza, preceded by subterranean rumblings. The panic affected the capital of Mendoza Province, a 30 000 population entry port between Buenos Ayres and Chile. Mendoza was shaken by a historic quake in 1861.
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Buenos Ayres
Argentina
Mendoza
Aconcagua
Chile
Noted Town Farmer Lived On Four Cent Day Menu
A longtime farmer and prominent town resident lived frugally, claiming to sustain himself on a four cent daily budget. His strict diet included fried Indian meal pudding, tomato soup, buckwheat cakes, and other simple foods, which he followed for over two decades while performing farm work until two weeks ago.
Miss Proctor Weds Herbert A Hechinger
Miss Matilda Josephine Proctor daughter of Mr and Mrs George Albert Proctor of Roxbury and Herbert A Hechinger son of Mrs A Hechinger of Roxbury were married in St Josephs Church Roxbury. The bride was attended by Mary J Sheehan and the groom by his brother Lloyd. A reception followed at the bride’s home. After a wedding trip through New York and Washington they will reside in Brookline.
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Matilda Josephine Proctor
George Albert Proctor
Millmont Street
Roxbury
Herbert A. Hechinger
A. Hechinger
Lambert Street
St. Joseph’s Church
Father Sullivan
Mary. J. Sheehan
Brookline
Lloyd
New York
Washington
June Like Weather Draws Golfers to Wollaston Club Montclair
June like conditions drew golfers to Wollaston Golf Club in Montclair. The course was in fine shape as 2 percent of players showed up. notable attendees included President C. M. Hart R. R. Freeman Harry Ll. Doten Walter L. Doten J. J. Gallagher Co J. Murphy E O Crane and H B Driver.
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Wollaston Golf Club
Montclair
Mercury
C. M. Hart
R. R. Freeman
Harry Ll. Doten
Walter L. Doten
J. J. Gallagher
J. Murphy
E 0. Crane
H. B. Driver
Miss Dunton Weds J Edison Smith
Miss Bessie C Dunton a well known music teacher of Dorchester and J Edison Smith florist at the Academy of the Assumption Wellesley were married last night at the bride s home 15 Whitby terrace Dorchester The ceremony was performed by Rev Charles Wellman of the Channing Unitarian Church Dorchester
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Dorchester
J. Edison Smith
Academy of the Assumption
Wellesley
Whitby Terrace
Charles Wellman
Channing Unitarian Church
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