Wandering Wayward Child In South Boston Seeks Parents
Mamie Watson a seven year old girl wandered the streets of South Toston last night after failing to locate her new home. She wore a rain soaked dress and asked to find her mother and father. She gave her name and said she attended the sisters school on Harvard street. Her father was said to work in the Public Garden. Detectives traced a Malachi Watson to the garden but he is not currently employed there. As night closed in, no parents were found and arrangements were made to place the child in the Chardon Street Home.
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Mamie Watson
South Toston
Mamma
Papa
Sisters’ School
Harvard Street
Doogue
Malachi Watson
Chardon Street
Stew Poisoning Strikes Benedict Family in Lynn
Henry I Benedict of 17 Crosby Street and his wife and two daughters were poisoned after eating beef stew. Mrs Benedict is seriously ill but stable, while Mr Benedict and the two children Ollie aged 9 and a 4 year old also suffered cramps. A meat sample was sent for analysis.
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Lynn
Henry I. Benedict
Crosby Street
Little Ollie
Mr. Benedict
Charlestown Cork Men Forming Mackey Club
Charlestown residents claiming County Cork roots form the Captain Mackey Club for social betterment. Alderman Kneeland is involved in the project. About 1009 members are enrolled as rooms are being prepared.
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Charlestown
County Cork
Ireland
Alderman Kneeland
Captain Mackey
Charcoal Health and Beauty Benefits Promoted in Ad
A Buffalo physician endorses Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges as a safe remedy to absorb stomach gases, purify breath and complexion, whiten teeth, and aid digestion. The advertisement claims improved health and liver benefits with daily use at twenty five cents a box.
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Stuart
Buffalo
Suffering on derelict schooner rescue near Cape Hatteras
A cyclone on February 27 battered several ships. The schooner H H Kitchener saved the crew of Lizzie Chadwick near Cape Hatteras after five days adrift. Captain Thomas F Hart and nine others endured extreme cold and starvation before rescue. Cast includes Tennant's Harbor, Maine and New York crews.
Gloucester Crew Rescued From Hurricane at Sea
Captain Thomas F. Hart and seven men of the schooner Lizzie Chadwick clung to the cabin roof for five days with only macaroni and water. They were rescued by the British schooner H. H. Kitchener off Cape Hatteras as the Mary Manning wrecked. They were landed in Gloucester still weak and hungry with frozen limbs.
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Fannie
Gallop’s Island
Singleton Palmer
Boston
Delaware River
Jesse W. Starr
Millfle
Machias Bay
Navahoe
Clyde Line
Cape Fear
John S. Deering
New York
Alice B. Crosby
Mary Manning
Nantucket Light
Casilda
City of Gloucester
Gerd
Abbie
Eva Hooper
Southwest Harbor
Lizzie Chadwick
Thomaston
Cape Hatteras
H. H. Kitchener
Gloucester
Thomas F. Hart
Derelict Schooner From May Port Drifts After Feb 22 Rescue
A lumber laden schooner outbound from May port Florida bound for New York on February 22 was found derelict with decks awash deckload gone masts chopped away and no rigging remaining.
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Mayport
Fla
New York
Fritz Steinbach Seen as Likeliest Successor to Gericke
Among German conductors, Fritz Steinbach of Cologne is regarded as the strongest potential successor to Mr. Gericke in the Boston Symphony Orchestra context.
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Germany
Mr. Gericke
Fritz Steinbach
Cologne
Steinbach Sails From Liverpool to Boston for Engagement
Fritz Steinbach departs Liverpool today aboard the Cymric bound directly for Boston. He is expected to arrive around March 17 or 18 and will stay several days in Boston before his engagement in New York. Steinbach, leader of the Cologne orchestra, had planned a New York first then Boston visit but altered plans now to perform here.
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Steinbach
Liverpool
Cymric
Boston
New York
Philharmonic Society
Philharmonic
Gericke
America
Herr Steinbach
Cologne
Traveling Man Asks Divorce In Burlington Case
John Black son of a city official is named in a divorce petition filed by Henry L. Wetherby against Hattie E. Wetherby. Wetherby the traveling man, says his wife attended social gatherings and has no prior scandal. The case will likely be heard at the current County Court term as Mrs. Wetherby is out of town.
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Burlington, Vt
John Black
Henry L. Wetherby
Hattie E. Wetherby
Blake’s Death in Poison Case Confirmed by Autopsy
Hyde Park report states John H. Blake died of arsenical poisoning. Autopsy by Dr. Sturtevant confirms medical examiner findings and an inquest is expected after filing. Chiefs But ters and the attending clergyman dispute self harm theory.
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Hyde Park
Sturtevant
John H. Blake
Butters
Sleep Destroyer and Postum Cure
A young woman recounts severe nervousness and insomnia caused by excessive coffee intake. After stopping coffee and using Postum Food Coffee, she reports rapid improvement, relief from headaches, and restored sleep within a week, crediting Postum and the accompanying promotional booklet.
Dory Farewell Ends In Cloud Of Uncertainty
Timothy J. Connelly and James Lukeman left from the Carrie F. Roberts off the Middle Banks in a dory last Thursday bidding farewell to a father and son. The boat has not returned and authorities fear it may have been lost at sea.
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Timothy J. Connelly
Paris Street
Boston
James Lukeman
Canso
N. C
Carrie F. Roberts
Middle Banks
Timmy Connelly Missing After Schooner Carrie F. Roberts Loss
Timothy Connelly of East Boston is missing after the schooner Carrie F. Roberts arrived with two crew members reported missing. His wife Mary McKenna and family in Prince Edward Island and his father Bartholomew Connelly mourn his presumed loss as the vessel sails with its flag at half mast.
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Prince Edward Island
Timothy Connelly
East Boston
Bartholomew Connelly
Carrie F. Roberts
Kehoe
North End
Elliott School
Paris Street
Boston
Connelly
Ladderman Moran
Young Connelly
Mary McKenna
Post
Timothy
Bartholomew
Bequest From Leander M. Haskins Shifts Park Plan
At a town meeting in Rockport on March 7 residents voted to accept a bequest from Leander M. Haskins who died about a year ago. The will leaves about 70 acres to the town for park and hospital purposes valued at roughly $30,000.
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Rockport
Leander M. Haskins
Fraternal Helpers Elect Officers at Annual Meeting
The American Order of Fraternal Helpers held its annual meeting at the American House. Officers elected include Past supreme president A Merriam of Chelsea and supreme president W A Blossom, with representatives from Worcester Chelsea Melrose Keene Springfield Niantic Conn Lowell Gardner Gardner as part of the leadership slate.
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American Order of Fraternal Helpers
American House
A. Merriam
Chelsea
W. A. Blossom
F. E. Winslow
P. W. Curry
Melrose
S. W. Herthel
G. KK. Howe
Worcester
J. T. Ingalls
Supreme Guardian
J. B. Roberts
Springfield
Supreme Sentinel
F. H. Fay
Keene, N. H
Supreme Trustee
L. T. Converse
J. R. White
Niantic
Conn
W. S. Farmer
Lowell
F. H. Davis
A. H. Clark
G. W. Harrington
Laws
J. J. McCarthy
J. A. Bailey
R. M. Fowler
Gardner
J. J. Mc Carthy
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Chil
Cork
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Mandolin
Musical Centre
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Edison
Columbia
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Thee
Winchell’ Company
Chadwick
Hart
O. E. Murphy
George Campbell
Benjamin Dent
Anderson Franklin
Thomas Harper
A. F. Butler
Alexander Audain
Tennant’s Harbor
Will Steinbach
Burlington
Wetherby
Blake
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Dory
Timmy
Mrs. Connelly
Lukeman
Henry Siegel CO
Washington and Essex Sts
Oxford
Essex Street
Kuppenheimer & Co
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Prunes
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