Lynn Woman Fatally Injured In Runaway Horse Accident
Miss Louise B. Folson, 50, a prominent Lynn businesswoman, was fatally injured when a runaway horse spooked her carriage near First street. Her sister Miss Nettie Folsom, and Mrs. T O Norton and her son, Charles Norton, were thrown clear with minor injuries. Folsom suffered a concussion. Folson dies soon after at Lynn Hospital.
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Marplewuead
Louise B. Folsom
Lynn
Lynn Hospital
Nettie Folsom
T. O. Norton
Charles Norton
Thomaston
Miss Folson
First Street
Miss Folsom
Baby Lions Stolen From Paragon Park Exhibit
Two infant lions born en route to Paragon Park were taken from the Bostock animal arena between 12 and 2 pm yesterday. The whelps valued at 1000 dollars, with detectives and a 1000 dollar reward for information. Park attendance reached over 60 000 yesterday.
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Paragon Park
Bostock Animal Arena
White's Wife Seen As Innocent Of White’s Life
New York July 1 The death of Stanford White draws sympathy for his wife Bessie Smith White who observers say remained calm amid revelations of her husband's affairs. Neighbors recall her kindness and steady charity including aiding a burned child and hospital commutes.
Magee Still the Leader in Stove Performance
Advertisement extols Magee ranges and heaters as durable reliable products with a century of stove making behind them. It praises interchangeable parts simple construction and proven efficiency noting a Magee appliance eases domestic labor and coal use while symbolizing simplicity and economy.
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Casey
Canoe Accident Drowns 17 Year Old on Flax Pond
July 1 report from Flax Pond states How ard Pinkham 17 son of John Pinkham drowned when a canoe carrying him and Wilbur Perkins capsized. Perkins, unable to swim, clung to the canoe bottom and was rescued. Both youths were residents of the area.
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Lynn
Howard Pinkham
Wilbur Perkins
Pinkham
Perkins
John Pinkham
Apitezo Biscuit and Grains Marketed for Brain Health
An old advertisement touts Apitezo products as easy to digest nutrition that supports brain function. It claims Apitezo Biscuits cost 15 cents and Apitezo Grains 10 cents per package, available from grocers nationwide.
Recalled Famous Answer of Sickles in Thaw Case
The Thaw case recalls the Washington tragedy when General Daniel E. Sickles shot Francis Barton Key. Sickles defended by E M Staunton was acquitted. He later forgave his wife and defended domestic reconciliation as a personal conscience matter.
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Washington
Daniel E. Sickles
Francis Barton Key
Sickles
Demand White's Peculiar Ring Sparks Legal Interest
New York July 1. Garvan assistant district attorney has requested the ring worn by Mr. White at his death. The ring, described as indecent, was removed from the coroner's office with White's effects. Garvan has not yet contacted any White family members. Truxton Beale, at Cafe Martin Monday, is on a shooting trip in Maine and will return early next week.
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New York
Garvan
Mr. Garvan
Truxton Beale
Cafe Martin
Maine
Speedy Merger Action on New Haven Lines
Railroad commissioners will put facts about New York New Haven Hartford ownership in subsidiary stock into AG hands per Governor Guild. The governor aims to take the case to the Supreme Court promptly. Anti merger supporters doubt trolley kidnappings will recur as President Mellen says his interests will not expand in the state. The case centers on whether the law banning railroad trolley operation applies to NYNH Hartford holdings through Connecticut Consolidated Street Railway and related associations.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Road
Guild
Supreme Court
Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Massachusetts
Connecticut Consolidated Street Railway Company
Connecticut Company
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Governor Guild
New Haven Railroad
Mellen and the merger stance on interurban railroads
John H. Bickford of Boston argues against the New Haven merger to block interurban electric railroads. He cites President Mellen’s electrification vision and contends steam railroads seek to absorb street railways to delay or derail high speed interurban lines, urging the public interest be protected against such consolidation.
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Boston
Mellen
Massachusetts
Master Mechanics’ Association
John H. Bickford
How Prominent Bay State Women Spend Vacation Days
Mrs. Guy Norman, a Boston Washington society figure, summers at Beverly Farms with frequent trips to exclusive functions. She is noted as the beauty of the Palfrey family and is popular in Newport among leading society circles. Her daughter Miss Hope Norman shows promise as a future belle.
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Stanford White
Mrs. White
Stanford
Bay State
Guy Norman
Boston
Washington
Beverly Farms
Sands Minot
Newport
William Watts Shermans
Mrs. Norman
Norman
Palfrey
E. Preble Motley
Beacon Street
Bryce J. Allan
Hope Norman
Trolley Rides to Blue Hill Region
The Blue Hill street railway offers scenic trips from Mattapan square to the Great Blue Hill area. Cars run frequently with options to Houghton's Pond Ponkapoag Lake or the meteorological observatory viewpoint.
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Blue Hill Region
Boston
Blue Hill Street Railway
Great Blue Hill
Mattapan Square
Houghton’s Pond
Ponkapoag Lake
Meteorological Observatory
Building Laborers Union Elects Jeremiah Wrenn President
Building Laborers Union 15 elected Jeremiah Wrenn as president yesterday. Other officers named include Vice-president Daniel Libby recording secretary J E Campbell financial secretary John McCormack assistant financial secretary James McKenna and treasurer Timothy Hart.
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Building Laborers’ Union
Jeremiah Wrenn
Daniel Libby
J. E. Campbell
John McCormack
James McKenna
Timothy Hart
Pastor Krom Weds Amid Security Amid Honeymoon Fear
A Rhode Island pastor Rev Asbury E Krom married debutante Margaret Place under plainclothes police vigilance amid rumors of threats to his life. A bridal carriage stood by outside the church while friends debated possible danger and a socialist fear of violence.
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Mr. Krom
Lfe
Margaret Place
Asbury E. Krom
Harvard
Krom
The
Flower of Rhode Island Society
Louise Mason
Clifford Street
Two Men Said Killed at Foxboro State Hospital
Boston attorney Henry C. Long claims two inmates died from harsh treatment at Foxboro State Hospital. Superintendent Dr. Charles E. Woodbury denies the accusation as Hicks, a former patient, and attendants face a Walpole Court hearing with others summoned.
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Foxboro
Foxboro State Hospital
Henry C. Long
Boston
Post
Charles E. Woodbury
Long
Joseph A. Hicks
Charlemont
Hicks
Benjamin White
Harry White
John Doyle
Mr. Long
Woodbury
Attorney Long
Walpole
Hanged and burned after confession in Chickasaw
A mob of about 400 men captured a black man near Bradley after he attacked Ira Robertson's 16 year old daughter near Womack. He confessed before hanging and was then strangled and burned while his body was consumed by flames at Walnut Creek.
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Chickasaw, I. T
Ira Robertson
Womack
Bradley
Walnut Creek
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Louise Folsom
St. James
L. J
Bessie Smith
Prescott Hall Butler
Misseqwoogue
St. James Harbor
Wilmot M. Smith
Smithtown
Wilmot Smith
White
St. James District
Kate Wetherill
Devereux Emmet
James Clinch Smith
Smith
Smithtown Branch
Magee
Lincoln
R. J
Frank Waldron
Central Falls
Scott’s Pond
Carters
Malone
New Haven Road
New England Gas and Cooke Co
Columbus Ave
Old South Building
Mass
Oxford
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