Brookline caucus reshapes town boards in biggest vote ever
In Brookline, the Parents' Association was crushed in the School Board race winning only by a 2 to 1 margin. Daniel J. Daley defeated Rufus G. Candage for the Assessor post ending Candage's years on the board. The four Selectmen incumbents were renominated with John A. Curtin securing the fifth seat.
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Brookline
Parents’ Association
Rufus G. F. Candage
Daniel J. Daley
Lionel Norman
Selectman
Board of Selectmen
Messrs. Conant
Codman
James
Craig
John A. Curtin
Curtin
Frank B. Connor
Driscoll
Connor
Board of Assessors
The
Water Board
Candage
Thomas H. Talbot
Charles H. Stevens
Poison Mystery After Paris Green Found In Meat Pot
Miss Belle Young and her brother Joseph reported Paris green in meat boiled in a kitchen kettle. Lynn Board of Health confirmed the pigment. police have no lead, and the motive or source remains unknown as investigators question local suppliers and residents.
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Saugus
Belle Young
Joseph
Vine Street
Miss Young
Lynn Board of Health
Thompson
Youngs
Manchester Official Charged in Embezzlement Case
W Harold Pownall New Hampshire state agent for Columbian Life Insurance Company a Manchester society figure was arrested here on embezzlement charges alleging he misappropriated 1400 with police believing the shortage may be larger He reportedly fled Manchester to dodge arrest last Monday night and was caught before leaving the city.
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Columbian Life Insurance Company
W. Harold Pownall
New Hampshire
Manchester
N. H
Suspected Pownall Arrested After Hotel Lobby Sighting
Pownall, sought by Manchester police on a warrant, was tracked to a Boston hotel lobby. Inspectors McGorr and Waite found him living under his own name while mailing letters. He resisted capture on the street then asked to share a hotel room with an inspector instead of jail.
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Pownall
Watts
Manchester
Boston
McGorr
Waite
Brakeman Killed After Fall At India Point Yard
George A Worden age 26 of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad fell between two coal cars at India Point yard Providence and was killed instantly He leaves a widow and two children.
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Providence
R. I
George A. Worden
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
India Point
McCurdy Goes 10 France Exile From New Jersey
Rich ard A. McCurdy former Mutual Life president left Morristown with his wife and relatives and was escorted to the Amerika at Hoboken by night. The ship sailed today signaling his exile from a prominent public role.
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New York
Richard A. McCurdy
Louis A. Thebaud
Morristown
Hamburg-American Line
Amerika
Hoboken
Czar McCurdy
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Insurance King McCurdy Heads for France
Tie has gone to France to join an established circle of insurance men. He is guarded by servants and not allowed to be approached. At the dock the coachman was arrested over an alleged assault as McCurdy hurried to a grand suite prepared for a royal visit.
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Tie
France
Mr. McCurdy
McCurdy
Suits Filed Against Former Mutual Life Officers
Trustees of Mutual Life Insurance Company launched suits against former President Richard A. McCurdy former General Manager Robert H. McCurdy and Charles H. Raymond & Co to recover amounts paid to them. Joseph H. Choate advised the action after an investigation into grounds for legal action.
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New York
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Richard A. McCurdy
Robert H. McCurdy
Charles H. Raymond & Co
Mutual
Joseph H. Choate
Fish to Lead Policy Holders Movement at Mutual Life
Stuyvesant Fish, president of Illinois Central and former Mutual Life trustee, is likely to head a policy holders committee in the United States and Europe. The independent panel would push for a thorough Mutual Life investigation, operating apart from Governors and Lawson groups.
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New York
Stuyvesant Fish
Illinois Central Railroad
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Mutual
Fish
United States
Europe
Governors
Lawson
Huge East Boston Fire Destroys Curing District
Fire tore through the A Booth Company smoke houses at Jeffries Point and spread over several acres, destroying light structures and fish holdings. Chief Keyes sent a second alarm as flames reached George Parker and Fernald & Company plants, with damages estimated at 320,000 for buildings and likely 50,000 for contents.
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Jeffries Point
Boston
A. Booth Company
Keyes
Flying Brands
George Parker
Fernald & Company
Man Arrest in Lowell Over Bigamy Suspicions
Inspectors Patterson Norton and Smith of the Boston department arrested Daniel G. Harkins in Lowell yesterday. They claim he has entrapped men by posing as suitor and won many women’s affection, deserting them after marriage. Police believe he has at least seven wives.
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New England
Patterson, Norton and Smith
Boston
Daniel G. Harkins
Lowell
Fugit ive Harkins Captured After Eastern Mass Pursuit
Police say Harkins a former Jamaica Plain resident was captured after a chase through eastern Massachusetts. Warrant sworn by Sarah A. Gilden ties him to marriages in New London 1901 and Boston 1906, with aliases noted. He allegedly led the Rescue Mission and had prior Lowell and Haverhill sentences for burglary larceny and improper conduct.
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Massachusetts
Harkins
Jamaica Plain
Sarah A. Gilden
New London
Conn
Mary E. Eliott
Boston
John France
Alex DeAltz
Garter Delemere
L.L. D
Roscoe Vanzant
Burke Street
South End
Music Hall Avenue
Waltham
Lowell
Hart
Haverhill
Mass
Empress Tsi An Death Rumors Roil Forbidden City
Persistent reports from Pekin claim Empress Dowager Tsi An is dead after a palace riot. The aging Empress may have died while the young Emperor reportedly hides to avoid triggering uprisings. Riots and anti Christian violence are spreading in interior China with casualties.
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Shanghai
Pekin
Forbidden City
Tsi An
Kiukiang
Nanchang
Yangtse
Grounded Hanseat and Singleton Palmer Stranded in Delaware River
The Norwegian steamer Hanseat en route to Havana and the schooner Singleton Palmer bound for Boston remain stuck in the Delaware River mud after yesterday’s grounding. Tugs tried to refloat them at the high tide today but made no progress.
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Boston Schr
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Hanseat
Havana
Singleton Palmer
Boston
My Husband's Dreadful Cough Was Cured
An advertisement-like clipping touts Father John’s Medicine curing a dreadful cough. It references addresses and health claims with tone typical of early 20th century medical tonics and tonics marketed as remedies for asthma and lung issues.
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John
A. Crosby
Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn
Buxton Holds Town Aflutter Over Alleged Abuses
Buxton Maine March 1 anger sharpens as a warrant charges Mr and Mrs Hanscombe with aggravated assault on a ten year old girl. The Hanscomes are linked to the Holy Ghosters sect and the case has stirred lower corn and Bar Mills neighborhoods.
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Buxton
Bar Mills
Eugene Hanscome
Holy Ghosters
Ivory Lane
Hans
District Attorney Asa P. French Confined by Illness
United States district attorney Asa P. French is confined to his Randolph home with grippe. Advices from his home yesterday indicate he will not return for at least several days.
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Asa P. French
United States
Randolph
Grippe
Boston Area Weather Forecast Friday Through Saturday
Friday in Boston and vicinity fair and somewhat warmer with fresh west winds. Saturday turns generally cloudy with probable rain and warmer temperatures.
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Boston
Winter’s Discontent Fades As Frost Warns Of Snow
Poetic lines echo seasonal change with imagery of Jack Frost and a blizzard theme. The verse hints at winter’s grip loosening as cold weather continues to march, suggesting a shift toward relief from storms.
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Jack Frost
Seven Boston Aldermen Defy Grand Jury Probe
District Attorney Moran demands full details of an election trade from seven Aldermen Bangs Bell Baldwin Cauley Curley Draper and Hennessey who face possible grand jury summons next week if they do not testify today. Moran warned he will compel their appearance if they do not cooperate.
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John D. Rockefeller
Boston
Mation
Moran
Grand Jury
Lot
John B. Moran
Moran letter seeks aldermen talk on election of chair
Mr Moran states a personal letter was sent to Aldermen Baldwin Bangs Bell Cauley Curley Draper and Hennessey asking them to meet at his office at 11 tomorrow to discuss the Wednesday election. He warns of service of summons to bring them before the grand jury for March if unresponsive and vows pursuit of possible deals and compromises from the conference.
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Moran
Grand Jury
Bangs
Bell
Baldwin
Cauley
Curley
Draper
Hennessey
Mr. Moran
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Horace James ‘William Craig John A. Curtin
Eeree
Charles A. Bowditch
Charles H. Stearns
T. B. Fitzpatrick
Citizens
Edith C. Baker
Franklin W. Hobbs
Helen B. Flanders
Edward C. Mills
Thomas van Ness
the Selectmen’s
Paris Green
Miss. Belle Young
Bock Beer
Pfaff
Revere
Hanley Bra
Continental
Norfolk, Franklin, Casey
Massachusetts Breweries Company
Otis
New Haven
McUrdy
Tottering
M’curdys
Alla Feipe
Jovge
Tam
Erbout
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