A Brave Old Woman Supports Herself Sewing at 70
Mary Dow, 70, living in Boston, supports herself by sewing after a life of hardship. Her husband, once a contractor in Chelsea, now lives in Australia with another family. Warren Allds, an attorney, works pro bono to pursue legal support, but funds are needed for court costs.
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Mary Dow
Asylum Street
Australia
Warren Allds
Mrs. Dow
Boston
Theodore Parker
George Washington Dow
Mr. Dow
Chelsea
California
Melbourne
George W. Dow
Ballarat
Maine
Dark Boston fire inquiry organized by special commission
A new investigation into Boston fires was begun with a special commission appointed by Mayor Matthews. John Shepard chairs the panel, meeting in Room 508 Sears building behind locked doors with strict secrecy. Fire commissioners Fitch Murphy and Innis attend but testify only as invited, as witnesses are examined privately.
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Boston
John Shepard
Herbert
Carruth
J. M. Meredith
Matthews
Sears
R. E. Townsend
Fitch
Murphy
Innis
Post Exclusive Day By Day Recaps Inauguration Sightings
The Post leads with exclusive coverage of Cleveland's inaugural address views by prominent Republicans like ex-Governor Ames and Postmaster Hart. It features the first lady’s inauguration ball fashion, New York papers on Governor Russell, a prison escape diagram, a Back Bay robbery series, Tusider’s market insights, and daily current news across all regular sections.
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Boston
Cleveland
Ames
Hart
Post
Back Bay
Fatal Accident At Boston Building Site
Walter Patch of Gainsborough Vermont, a 36 year old stone mason, was work in a trench on Causeway street when a derrick rope broke and heavy granite struck his head. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in an unconscious condition. Fellow workers suspect the rope was rotten. Patch is married with two children.
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Walter Patch
Gainsboro
Boston & Maine
Causeway Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Patch
Vermont
Berkeley Hotel Stay Not Transferred Says Managers
Rumor of a sale to a syndicate and remodelment for Co EF Hovey & Co. of Stammer street is denied. Hotel Berkeley officials and Hovey's staff state no transfer occurred and the current management will continue for years.
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Hotel
Berkeley
Boylston and
Berkeley Streets
Co. EF. Hovey & Co
Stammer Street
Hovey’s
The
Engineers May Strike Over 15 Percent Wage Demand
Toledo chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers seeks to mediate a dispute with the Ann Arbor railway over a 15 percent wage increase for engineers and firemen. General Manager Ashley refuses concessions. If negotiations fail, a strike may be ordered and brotherhood members on connected lines could refuse Ann Arbor traffic.
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ToLeDo
Arthur
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern Michigan Railway
Ashley
J. M. Ashley
Ann Arbor
A queer accident on the Philadelphia and New England line
Hartworp March 6 A passenger engine on the Philadelphia Reading and New England road suffered two wheel fractures in one train as it stopped at Bloomfield. The left rear wheel lay along the track while the right forward wheel showed an old fracture. The engine was to Hartford and the train arrived two hours late.
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Hartworp
Philadelphia
Reading
New England
Winsted
Bloomfield
Hartford
Hugh Irwin Despondent Farmer Ends Life at Home
WayLand report states Hugh Irwin an about eighty year old unmarried farmer shot himself with a shotgun yesterday afternoon at his residence. He had pneumonia and when his mother briefly left the room he went to the closet, placed the muzzle under his chin and pulled the trigger. Death was instantaneous. authorities say illness may have unsettled his mind.
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WayLand
Hugh Irwin
Irwin
Inquest Verdict Blames Railroad for Draper Death
Coroner Brennan rules Sarah Ann Draper's death at Lonsdale grade crossing due to gross carelessness by the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad in not adequately protecting the crossing. The verdict applies to all victims. March 6 Providence.
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Providence
Brennan
Sarah Ann Draper
Lonsdale
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
City Hall Costs Roil Brockton Debate On School Site
March 5 Brockton special report details shock over city hall costs 275000 dollars and a controversial school street site vote. The piece traces plans founded, contracts issued piece by piece, alleged contractor favors, and rising totals from 180000 to 200000 expected, with 155807 dollars spent and 11960296 more needed.
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Brockton
the Post
Weil
City Hall talks and a bold medical remedy headline
The piece notes city finances strained by planned loans and tax fears amid Republican control and a possible citizens movement. It then promotes Dr. Greene's Nervura remedy as a universal cure announced after a Tremont Temple lecture with vivid stereopticon demonstrations.
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Columbus
Dr. Greene
Greene
Tremont Temple
Hayes Enters Seventh District Congress Race Candidate
Mayor Elihu B Hayes of Lynn announces his Republican bid for Congress in the seventh district. The move surprises Speaker Barrett and stirs talk of Lodge influence as Wellman and Champlin are also mentioned as possible contenders. Hayes backs a nonpersonal campaign and seeks delegates’ nomination, while editorial notes on Nervura ads run alongside the political update.
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Elihu B. Hayes
Lynn
Congress
Barrett
Lodge
Post
Hayes
Representative Wellman
Malden
Washington
Wellman
Champlin
Mr. Lodge
Mr. Barrett
State House
Mr. Blaine
Mr. Hayes
Hawaiian annexation debate colors Honolulu politics
The Witzman arrives with Feb. 13 news from Honolulu showing mixed views on Hawaii’s future. Pro annexation pressures from American and German interests clash with native loyalties to royalty and republican hopes. Britain’s protest is weak, while President Dole says Washington will consider all interests as a decision nears.
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San Francisco
Witzman
Honolulu
United States
Hawaii
Washington
Kaiulani
Great Britain
Schoonereft
Advisory Council
Dole
Vermont Town Elections Face High Stakes in Road Officer Race
Waite River Junction Vermont March 6 Unusual interest centers on tomorrows town officer elections under Act 56 creating road commissioner posts The law signals a major highway reform plus a statewide shift to the town system of schools Rutland prepares to vote on a full city government under its new charter with John A Mead facing John W Stearns for mayor The Citizens caucus backed Dr Mead as the sole ticket nominee
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Waite River Junction
General Assembly
Rutland
John A. Mead
John W. Stearns
Dr. Mead
Citizens’ Caucus
The Greek a Fast Guy at Yale and New York Theft
I C Douglass, a young Greek, was arrested in New York for stealing valuable books from the Astor Library. He left Yale during Christmas vacation 1890 after poor marks and disruptive conduct, later said to be studying at Harvard. He claimed his parents were Spanish diplomats.
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New Haven
Conn
I. C Douglass
New York
Astor Library
Yale
Douglass
Harvard
Spain
Vanderbilts to Take Control of New York & Northern Railway
In New York on March 6 J Pierpont Morgan has sold control of the New York & Northern to the Vanderbilts. Cornelius Vanderbilt Chauncey Depew and J Pierpont Morgan discussed terms at Grand Central. Depew says the Northern will be used with the Hudson division for heavy local traffic and the transfer may occur in a few days.
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New York
Vanderbilts
New York & Northern Railway
J. Pierpont Morgan
William C. Whitney
Oliver H. Payne
Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Chauncey M. Depew
Grand Central Station
Mr. Depew
New York & Northern
New York & New England
Northern
Boston
New England
Hudson River
Rail workers seek 5 cent wage hike in CuHicaco
Representatives of all railroads serving CuHicaco met with Switchmen's Aid Association grievance committees at noon to discuss a proposed 5 cent hourly wage increase for all switchmen, union and non union alike. The request also seeks a full day off for any crew called to yard service, day or night, with no strike expected at this stage.
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CuHicaco
Switchmen’s Aid Association
Railroad foreman Franks Baker killed near East Stamford
Frank Baker aged 85 a section foreman on the Consolidated railroad was struck by an express train at East Stamford this morning and killed instantly.
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Stavrorp
Conn
Frank Baker
Consolidated Railroad
East Stamford
A Dogaboy's Mistake Verdict in Adams House suit
A Boston Superior Court jury awarded Edith Stinson and Annie Dennett $500 each against Adams House proprietor George G Hall after testimony that a door boy called them street walkers at the hotel. Hall apologized, saying he authorized no such language and that a misunderstanding occurred.
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Superior Court
Edith Stinson
Annie Dennett
George G. Hall
Adams House
Stinson
Frank L. Stinson
Carriage Builders’ Association of
Amesbury
Dennett
George Dennett
Dennett & Clark
B. ©. Moulton
W.S
E. J. Loring
Samuel W. Creech
The Dream That Disrupted Bloomer at the Astor House
A businessman recounts a dream in which St Pauls clock shows ten forty while his own watch runs an hour fast. He misses an important 1 pm meeting with a major advertiser, loses a thousand dollars in potential orders, and finds himself late after waking to a chilly note from the client. The tale prompts discussion on dreams and perception among his companions.
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Bloomer
New York Times
Manhattan Island
Whittier
Bryant
Astor House
Barclay Street
Vesey Street
St. Paul’s
St. Paul's
Whele
Bell Boy
Satan
Tmy
Expressman Takes His Own Life in Despondent Crisis
Roehsester New Hampshire March 6 John F Brock formerly a messenger to Boston and for ten years a driver for the American Express Company died by suicide tonight shooting through the right ear Despondency over financial difficulties cited as cause He belonged to the local Mayflower Lodge and Chapter and leaves a family
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Roehgester
N. H
John F. Brock
Boston
American Express Company
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Nature
Nervara
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Mass
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Fuller
George A. Pettibone
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RTH
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L. J. Martel
Shore Line
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