Police Aiding Search For Roxbury Girl
Roxbury family seeks help after 15 year old Nellie Irene Fiske vanished last Thursday. Father K G Fiske reports no clues and worries about kidnapping or foul play. Police contact New York authorities to check if she is there with her mother and note a letter received the day before disappearance.
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K. G. Fiske
Nellie Irene Fiske
Roxbury
Pierce
Miss Fiske
Mr. Fiske
New York
Roxbury Crossing
Ex Canadian official in New York Toms scandal ties officers
Captain Reginald Salmon former wreck commissioner of Canada and cousin of Vice Admiral Salmon is jailed in the Tombs amid a complex international scandal involving Canadian minister Raymond Prefontaine Canadian wreck commissioner Osprey G V Spain and his wife Mary Beatrice Spain. Mrs Spain living in poverty at 151 Second Avenue while denying charges. Captain Salmon and Dr Andrew Fulton await grand jury action amid denials and counter accusations of conspiracy in official circles of Canada.
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New York
Reginald Salmon
Dominion of Canada
Salmon
Arthur Denny
Bart
Raymond Prefontaine
Marine
Osprey G. V. Spain
Mary Beatrice Spain
Government House Society
Ottawa
Lord and
Lady Minto
Andrew Fulton
Fiftieth Street
Brooklyn
Spain
Fulton
Canada
Dorchester Tracks Extension Approved By Board
Dorchester aldermen vote 8 to 3 to permit laying extension tracks from Talbot avenue to Peabody square. The meeting also approves a $349,500 highway loan and moves to pressure park commissioners to reinstate 55 laid off workers, with a mayoral hearing set for today.
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Board of Aldermen
Frothingham
Committee On
Talbot Avenue
Peabody Square
Dorchester
Whelton
Park Commissioners
Collins
Park Department Labor Union
Car Strikes Carriage Injuring Two in Dorchester Crash
John Foley age 38 of 204 West Fourth Street South Boston and 10 year old William O Neil of 102 Silver Street were injured when their carriage was struck and demolished by an electric car near the Dorchester Avenue bridge. They were thrown to the pavement and taken for medical attention.
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John Foley
West Fourth Street
Boston
William O'Neil
Silver Street
Dorchester Avenue Bridge
Foley
O’neil
Freight Crash Kills Woman Injures Dozen in Baltimore
A trolley car collided with a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train near Highlandtown Baltimore killing a colored woman and seriously injuring Mrs Sarah Cromwell who later died. Over a dozen people were injured eleven reached City Hospital four remained unconscious. The freight backed suddenly as the gates were raised and the trolley had stopped. the rear car mounted the trolley and crushed it. Local responders freed trapped passengers using jacks.
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Baltimore
Sarah Cromwell
Highlandtown
Cromwell
Adrift at Sea 45 Hours Sees Two Fishermen Nearly Lost
Peter Anderson recounted to a Post reporter his 45 hour drift in an open dory with John Oleson from the Mattie D Brundage of Boston. The men began their perilous voyage last Sunday morning, surviving tides and fear. Anderson vowed to be better prepared in future emergencies.
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Peter Anderson
Post
John Oleson
Mattie D. Brundage
Boston
Oleson
Fishermen Rescued After Dory Snafu in Dense Fog
A Mary Brundage crew member and boat partner John Olesen spent four hours in an open dory amid dense fog before a passing schooner rescued them. The incident highlights peril at sea and successful maritime rescue.
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Mary Brundage
John Olesen
Sailors survive fog bound voyage to land
Two men adrift in a fog shrouded craft endured five hours of hunger after the Mary Hall pressed toward land. One man, Olesen, kept rowing through exhaustion, vowing to reach Jericho for water, until a sighting of land near Tuesday morning brought rescue.
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Olesen
Cape Cod
Oleson
Jericho
Elmore Likely Cambridge Nonpartisans Chair
Ex Councilman Samuel D. Elmore of Cambridge is expected to chair the city’s nonpartisan group for the fall campaign. H O. Houghton had been elected but could not serve. An executive meeting discussed campaign plans and a 11 member fund-raising committee was formed.
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Elmore
Cambridge Non-Partisans
Samuel D. Elmore
Cambridge
H. O. Houghton
Democratic City Committee of
Female trouble linked to catarrh in newspaper ad
An old advertisement argues female health issues stem from catarrh and promotes Peruna as a cure. Dr. Hartman offers free medical advice to readers, citing Mrs. M Brickner’s testimonial of headaches back pain and dizziness improving within two months.
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Eleventh Street
Milwaukee
Wis
M. Brickner
Peruna
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus, O
Remorse Leads to Death by Own Action in Connecticut
Stamford, June 26 Herbert Birdsall aged 18 accidentally shot and killed Edward Rush of Pelham Manor N Y this afternoon. In his flight Birdsall ran into the woods and was later found dead he had killed himself with the same weapon.
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Stamford,conn
Herbert Birdsall
Edward Rush
Pelham Manor
N. Y
Vincent Club Member Weds Vincent Club Member
The fifth Vincent Club marriage of the season took place yesterday at First Parish Church Brookline. Miss Ethel Winslow Williams wed Charles Clifford Payson Harvard 98 son of Gilbert Payson wool merchant Boston. Ceremony by Rev William H Lyon with bridesmaid Miss Hilda Williams and best man Eldredge C Morgan. A reception followed. couple will reside in Andover.
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Vincent Club
Brookline
Ethel Winslow Williams
Charles A. Williams
Walnut
Place
Charles Clifford Payson
Harvard
Gilbert Payson
William H. Lyon
Reginald H. Howe
Longwood
Boston
Brookline Society
Hilda W. Williams
Eldredge C. Morgan
Philadelphia
Draper and Rockwood Wed in Cambridge Home Ceremony
Miss Ella Frances Draper daughter of the late Daniel F. Draper wed Wendell David Rockwood at the bride’s sister’s home on Avon Street Cambridge. The Rev James Reed of the Swedenborgian Church Boston officiated the ceremony.
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Ella Frances Draper
Daniel F. Draper
Wendell David Rockwood
Avon Street
Cambridge
James Reed
Swedenborgian Church
Boston
Cure by Cuticura Soap and Ointment
A New York man reports two years of neck sores spreading to the hair and causing severe itching. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the symptoms subsided and hair regrew thick and healthy, with a recommendation from H J Spalding of New York.
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H. J. Spalding
W. South T
New York
Brookline Auto Hits Hydrant Near Warren and Clyde Streets
An automobile carrying William B. Stearns and Dwight P. Robinson of 31 Pleasant Street Brookline struck a hydrant while trying to avoid a collision near Warren and Clyde streets. Robinson was knocked unconscious then revived and taken home by a physician. injuries not serious.
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Country Club
Warren and
Clyde Streets
William’. B. Stearns
Dwight P. Robinson
Pleasant Street
Brookline
Robinson
O Hara's Staff Dinner Plans Parade Morning Debate
Edward G. O'Hara chief marshal of the 17th of June parade plans a Notting ham dinner for his staff to discuss a proposed morning parade. George A. Nelson urges morning events to ensure all day celebration and rivalrous spirit, aided by Charlestown business backing. Speakers include Hon. Joseph J. Corbett Alderman Edward L. Carley James D. Cody and Alderman James Carley.
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Edward G. O'Hara
Nottingham
George A. Nelson
Charlestown
Nelson
Edward L. Carley
James D. Cody
Charlestown Enterprise
James Carley
Death of Ex Captain Eugene Cummings Firefighter
In a West End hotel room ex-Captain Eugene Cummings of the Boston fire department was found dead in his bed. He had been ill for some time and a landlady alerted an officer when he did not appear. Cummings reportedly has a daughter in Back Bay.
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Sanford
Browntail Poison Warns of Airborne Irritant
The text urges readers to avoid browntail poison and treat itching and irritation with X-Zalia, an antiseptic liquid. It claims blood poison danger and promises a cure by saturating affected regions and reapplying after the toxin defeats the initial dose.
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Promoted in Health Ad Review
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and related products for stomach and liver ailments. It cites authority from the United States Dispensatory and King's American Dispensatory, claims tonic and blood-building effects, and notes alcohol-free composition. Testimonials from L Royalty of Lexington praise relief and improved health.
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Japan
United States
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
L. Royalty
Lexington
Hope Young Faces Murder Case in Nova Scotia
In Digby Nova Scotia authorities plan to hold Hope Young and Kingsley Melanson for the grand jury in the Minnie Ward case. Elmer E Young of Boston may be released on bond if he cooperates. his testimony could be pivotal though he is not expected to reveal details of the crime. Elmer claims no relation to Hope or Marie Ward, but investigations suggest links to the family and Elma the baby.
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Digby
N. S
Hope Young
Minnie Ward
Boston
Kingsley Melanson
Elmer E. Young
Young
Washington, Street
Boston Post
Nova Scotia
United States
Marie Ward
Elma
Elmer Young
Old Court House
Agnes L. Maxwell
Haverhill
Florence Erwin
West Cedar Street
Post
Miss Maxwell
Miss Mack
Agnes Mack
Doucetteville
N. 8
Maxwell
Agnes Maxwell
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Draper
Cuticura
Brookline Auto
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O’hara
Horner
Nature’s Garden
Minnie Young
Digby, N
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