King Christian of Denmark Dead After 43-Year Reign
Copenhagen Denmark Jan 29 King Christian IX died suddenly at 3 30 pm after a morning at duties and several audiences He was 87 oldest monarch in Europe and known as Father of Europe Surrounded by Crown Prince Crown Princess the Dowager Empress of Russia his children include Queen Alexandra of England and George I of Greece The king born 1818 succeeded 1863 He leaves four sons and four daughters among them Prince Christian Frederick Crown Prince and Princesses Louise Ingeborg Thyra Dagmar and others with married heirs all part of European royal ties
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Christian
Europe
Christian IX
Prince Frederick
Queen Alexandra
England
Prince William
Greece
George I
Marie Dagmar
Russia
Czar
Thyra
Christian Frederick
Frederick Viiii
Edward
Charles XV
Sweden-Norway
Charles
Harald
Gustave
Louise
Ingeborg
Duchess of Cumberland
Dagmar
Czaritza
Mayor's orders passed on street department reorganization
The city council passed Mayor Fitzgerald's ordinance reorganizing the entire street department. It also approved the amended ordinance for a Boston consumptives' hospital costing 150000 dollars per the Boston Post plan. A ballot on the chairman was taken and failed. The solicitor was asked for an opinion on the West Roxbury cemetery for Italian Catholics.
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Fitzgerald
Boston Consumptives
Boston Post
West Roxbury
Only One Ballot Taken for Chairman Post in Aldermen Race
Baldwin led with five votes for chairman as Draper and Bromberg each had three and Whelton two. An adjournment motion swept the meeting, later challenged by Bell, producing a 7 to 6 roll call vote to adjourn while Bromberg and Draper kept three votes each.
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Board of Aldermen
John E. Baldwin
Draper and Bromberg
Whelton
Baldwin
Donovan
Bell
Battis
Cauley
Curley
Hennessey
Linehan
Bangs
Berwin
Bromberg
Draper
Kneeland
Alderman Draper
3Attis
Automobiles Break Two Miles At One Minute Forty Eight Seconds
Ormond Florida January 29 Victor Demageot of Paris drove a 200 horsepower gasoline car two miles in 5845 seconds over the Ormond Daytona stretch. The feat marks the arrival of the two mile a minute auto as the car skimmed the surface of land in spots.
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Ormond, Fla
Ormond
Daytona
Victor Demageot
Paris
Speedy cars stage record run at Newton race meet
I H Marriott of Newton Massachusetts and a French driver Demogeot set the first sub minute two mile records in a steam car and a Darracq 200 horsepower eight cylinder. Marriott led the second trial and clocked 58 4-5 seconds while Demogeot hit 58 4-5 seconds for two miles. Lancia drove Fiat to sweep multiple events including the 15 mile open and 10 mile championships with times around 10 minutes for 15 miles and 6 minutes 18 2-5 seconds in the handicap.
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I. H. Marriott
Newton
Mass
Marriott
Demogeot
Mary Simrall
Ormond
Lancia
Fiat
Napier
Hilliard
Boston
Marriott Steamer
Electric Power Proves Cost Effective Across Carpenter Shops
A Boston based Edison Electric Illuminating Company notice cites 20 random carpenter shops showing costs from about seven dollars to six hundred nine per horsepower per year for Electric Power. It invites inquiries to a contract agent at Oxford 1150.
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Oxford
Edison Electric Hluminating Company of
Boston
Head Place
Adrift Five Days in Frail Dory Rescued at Sea
Five days adrift in a frail oarless dory during a northeast blizzard ended when the schooner Flora S. Nickerson brought in two rescued men, Charles Matheson of 322 Hanover Street and Fred Hemmeon, 18, of Shelburne Nova Scotia, after they endured raw fish for survival.
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Charles Matheson
Hanover Street
Fred Hemmeon
Shelburne
N. S
Flora S. Nickerson
Rescue at Sea After Freezing Ordeal on Turbulent Voyage
Hemmeon and Matheson endured exposure and starvation on a drifting voyage. Hemmeon suffered severe frostbite above the knees while Matheson remained at his side, repeatedly diving to save him as Hemmeon attempted suicide. After days of torment, a lookout on the Flora S. Nickerson spotted them and brought them aboard for care.
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Chelsea Marine Hospital
Hemmeon
Matheson
13 Year Old Girl Ablaze in Back Yard Accident
Mary Lawrence aged 13 suffered severe burns when her dress ignited while she helped her grandfather burn brush in his back yard. The blaze spread swiftly aided by wind. she was carried indoors and rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital where doctors fear for her life.
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Winchester
Mary Lawrence
Spruce Street
John Callahan
Judge Overseen After Tucker Electric Chair Sentence
State police under Chief Shaw and Deputy Chief Neal guard Judge Edgar L. Sherman after he sentenced Charles Louis Tucker to the electric chair. Sherman, opposed to capital punishment, enforces the law while facing threats from several cranks who have written him menacing letters.
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Shaw
Neal
Edgar L. Sherman
Charles Louis Tucker
Sherman
Commonwealth
Girl Who Killed Emery Becomes Central Figure in New Sensation
Nina Danforth of Newton, known for a past homicide involving Andrew Emery, resurfaces in a new scandal. Mrs Adams Palmer accuses the girl of attempting to steal her husband’s affections, while Danforth and Palmer deny the claim. The prior case ended in Danforth’s brief imprisonment and a later pardon.
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Emery
New
Nina Danforth
Newton
Andrew Emery
Adams Palmer
Police Guard Judges After Threat Letters From Morton
State police tighten protection for Chief Shaw and Judge Sherman after unsigned threats. A letter signed J L Morton claims murder of Mabel Page and vows further killings if Charles Tucker is sentenced. Deputy Chief Neal warns criminals will face relentless pursuit. Neal himself has been targeted before and remains armed. Detectors shadow Sherman and his residence as investigators pursue clues.
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Shaw
Sherman
J. L. Morton
Neal
Rufus Wade
Mabel Page
Tucker
Charles Tucker
Going to Governor
James H. Vahey senior counsel and his associates plan to appeal Charles L. Tucker’s elec tric chair case to Governor Guild this week. The action is expected to be filed Thursday or Friday.
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Charles L. Tucker
James H. Vahey
Governor Guild
Appeals and bills loom over Tucker death sentence
Documents are being prepared for intervention by the chief executive while two life lines remain. If the state house decision is adverse, a US Supreme Court appeal may be filed over a home search that yielded a broken knife blade and other evidence. A bill opposing capital punishment stalls until June 10.
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State House
United States Supreme Court
Tucker
Thayer
Boston Weather Forecast Puts Fair Warmer Tuesday
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair, warmer conditions on Tuesday with partly cloudy skies on Wednesday. Winds shift to southwesterly and increase, shaping a mild early week outlook for the region.
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Boston
Vicinity
New England Weather Outlook With Warmer Tuesday
New England remains fair and warmer on Tuesday with a fresh rise in temperatures. Wednesday turns fair again with increasing brisk southwest winds by Tuesday afternoon.
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New England
Woman Accuses Mrs Palmer of Tryst with Her Husband
A West Newton incident on Washington Street centers on Mrs Adams Palmer accused by a married woman of trying to win the man's affections. Mrs Palmer and her husband offered tempered, silent replies while Miss Danforth, living at 22 Kempton Place, disputed the accusation. The scene included a street confrontation and a police inquiry that yielded little, with both women defending their innocence and the matter fading from public attention.
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West Newton
Adams Palmer
Watertown
Waltham Streets
Danforth
Kempton Place
Post
Palmer
Miss Danforth
Mrs. Palmer
Mr. Palmer
Salem Train Killings At Forest River Crossing
At 3 30 pm a Boston street pair of Hagertys were struck by a Marblehead branch Boston and Maine train as they entered a runabout. Mrs Dennis J Hagerty was instantly killed and Mrs Daniel T Hagerty was badly injured and expected to die.
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Salem
Forest River
Marblehead
Boston & Maine Road
Dennis J. Hagerty
Boston Street
Daniel T. Hagerty
Fatal Train Collision In Marblehead Drive
Mrs. Dennis Hagerty was killed when a runaway horse and runabout collided with a Marblehead to Salem train. Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Daniel Hagerty, suffered severe injuries including broken ribs and loss of fingers. Both women, about 40, were Marblehead residents. the horse and runabout were destroyed. The flagman, James H. Cameron, assisted and telephoned for an ambulance.
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Marblehead
Salem
Dennis Hagerty
Salem Hospital
Boston Street
Daniel Hagerty
James H. Cameron
Dennis J. Hagerty
Ruth Glass
Herbert Glass
Lynn
Stacy
McClellan to Lead Citys Democracy in Boston
East Boston political veteran William F. McClellan is to be president of Boston’s Democratic city committee. Rumor links James H. Doyle to a streets post. The Fitzgerald era may bring a salary for the president, with past totals around 3500 annually.
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William F. McClellan
East
Boston
Democratic City Committee of
James H. Doyle
Doyle
McClellan
Fitzgerald
W. T. A. Fitzgerald
Congress
Republican City Committee
Wesleyan Hall
Edward G. Graves
East Boston
Fred J&. Bolton
Vernon V. Skinner
Ward
Charles B. Woolley
Ward 18
Guy Murchie
Thomas M. Vinson
T. Henry Keenan
Democratic City Committee
Ashore on Lovell's Island Sailboat Run Aground
A schooner was driven onto the spit of Lovell's Island by the tide last evening at dusk and left fast as the tide receded. Distress signals using flare lights were shown and the Commercial Wharf Towboat Company was notified. A tug departed at 1 am to haul the craft off at high tide.
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Lovell’s Island
Commercial Wharf Towboat Company
Commercial Wharf
Sisters of Charity Endorse Father John's Medicine
The Sisters of Charity at St. John's Hospital in Lowell Massachusetts recommend Father John's Medicine for colds and bronchial troubles with a guarantee.
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Sisters OF Charity
St. John’s Hospital
Lowell
Mass
Father John
A Nightcap of Sanford’s Ginger Claims Soothing Qualities
A historic note praises Sanford’s Ginger as a nightcap that warms, aids digestion, relaxes muscles, and quiets nerves. The item promotes a tonic use before sleep, highlighting comfort and restorative effects.
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Sanford
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