Firebug Nearly Destroys Store in Fairhaven Fire
Fairhaven reports a near arson incident as E T Keith a railroad conductor saved the grocer A J Rec cords at the corner of Walnut and Washington streets from a firebug aiming to burn the store dwelling and barn. Neighbors helped extinguish the blaze with water and minimal damage occurred.
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Fairhaven
E. T. Keith
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
A. J. Reccords
Walnut
Washington Streets
Keith
Mr. Reccords
Cape Cod Cranberry Crop May Be Failure
Cape Cod cranberry growers report a disastrous crop year due to worms and pests. Breuth and fire worms damaged berries to sizes like birdshot, threatening the Cape’s cranberry industry and local livelihoods.
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Cape Cod
Buzzard’s Bay
Cape
Bandits in Forest Hills Cemetery Shootout Endures Night Patrols
Police and two squads scoured Forest Hills Cemetery after bandits fired on officers and watchman Herbert Knox in Canterbury Street. Patrolmen McMahon and McCarthy were wounded, a dawn assault plan awaited daylight as Chief Watts and Superintendent Pierce led the manhunt.
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Forest Hills Cemetery
Watts
Wescott
Pierce
Thompson
Parkway
Morton Street
Canterbury Street
Herbert Knox
Search for Jamaica Plain bandits continues after saloon shooting
A Jamaica Plain saloon shooting leaves one dead and two wounded as a citywide posse, police and volunteers scour Franklin Park Forest Hills and surrounding districts. Giuseppe di Vico, 21, of Somerville, is held after being identified by witnesses as a gang member. Additional suspects are detained, with officers chasing leads from Calvary and Mt Hope cemeteries to South Station.
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Knox
Jamaica Plain
Giuseppe di Vico
Linden Street
Somerville
South Station
New York
Franklin Park
Forest Hills
Morrissey
Wolf
Sheehan
Wescott
Edward Powers
Harvard Street
Wallace
Division 13
Thomas Fagan
Central Avenue
Waterbury
Conn
William Goggins
West Clay Avenue
Sergeant Goode
Bell
Officer Walsh
Division 4
Watts
Butler
Station 13
Ned Patch
John Carty
McManus
William Pettie
Albert F. King
Grand View Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
Division 15
Portland
di Viclo
Milk
Washington Streets
Manning and
Buchanan
Foley
Beech Street
Dorchester
Boston
Station 2
Marmola Tablets Promise Easy Weight Loss For Women
Feminine fashion rhetoric promotes slimness as power and reports Marmola Prescription Tablets as a safe, affordable solution. A dosage after meals and at night allegedly reduces about a pound daily without side effects, using a standard Marmola formula from Detroit, Mich., advertised by first class druggists.
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Unite States
Marmola Co
Detroit
Mich
Landladys Rally Against Lodging House Inspectors
Boston landladies protest proposed lodging house restrictions. Mrs Genefer C. McMahan argues against public parlors and recalls owners may entertain friends in their own rooms. Mrs Frank Barry defends privacy and warns for principle if inspectors gain access.
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Genefer C. McMahan
Milford Street
Boston
Frank Barry
Shawmut Avenue
Murine Eye Remedy Promises Comfort for Tired Eyes
An advertisement promotes Murine eye drops claiming relief for red, weak and watery eyes. It notes soothing properties and suggests use for eye discomfort and irritation. Additional lines emphasize fast action and wide availability.
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Murine
Intermediates Championship Race on Charles River Tonight
Fans expect a close four oar race at 6 o clock for the St Joseph Association of the West End intermediates title. Two crews spar for victory with confident captains and rival crews led by A Elsden L Cusick and J O'Donnell versus W J Sweeney M J Catolani J J Dolan.
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Charles River
St. Joseph Association
West End
A. Elsden
L. Cusick
R. McGrath
J. O'Donnell
W. J. Sweeney
M. J. Catolani
J. E. McGuire
J. J. Dolan
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Butler’s
eMay
Pegane
Vality
ST. Thomas’ Church
Michael Fallon
Tremont Row
Bazaar
Stor
Cotraim
Cornhill
Lewis’ Drug Store
Cambridge St
Tremont St
Rox
Washington St
Rowbury
Dudley St
Roxbury
Dorchester Ave
Cambridge &St
Cambridge
Mass. Ave
Cambridgeport
Izaar Stores
E. Cambridge
Centre St
Essex St
Salem
Gorham St
Lowell
Main St
Gloucester
Ian
Albion St
Wakefield
Hancock St
Quincy
Broadway
Chelsea
Medford St
Harvard St
Brookline
Chief Watts
Ceme
Tery
Woodlawn
Tower and Weld Hill
McCarthy
Back Bay
McMahon
Woodlawn Street
Emerson Hospital
Walk Hill Street
Edmund R. Inglis
Burns Street
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Morton
Henry Dyker
James Morris
Morton Yard
New Calvary Cemetery
Wellington Woods
Young Powers
Angell
Arnold
Calvary Cemetery
Slim Woman
Lodging House
Lodging House Commission
Jason S. Bailey
W. L. Douglas
Red Star
Russia
Gibson
Moise
Hunyadi
Janos
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