Second Ted Robbed After Fiasco Duel in Cellar
William T Scofield of Calais described as a witness was assaulted in a Shawmut avenue cellar where two attackers pulled a staged duel, robbed him of $17, and stripped him to his underclothes before fleeing. Police arrested William Shea and Stephen McDonough after a roof chase and a skylight jump, with Scofield identifying his assailants.
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William T. Scofield
Calais
Huntington Avenue
Station 5
William Shea
Tansley
Tie
Scofield
Boston Man Claims Pirates Gold Cave Found by Father
John F Young of Boston Massachusetts recounts his father Richard Young’s tale of finding a pirates gold cave on a Gulf island owned by Peru. He says a map and wealth including virgin gold and jewelry were left behind and that Richard Keating first located the treasure after a ship from Lima Peru related to 1830s revolution.
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John F. Young
Bennington Street
Boston
Sadie J. Mason
Truro
N. 8
State Street
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Young
Richard Young
Kehoe Atlantic Works
Richard Keating
John Young
Keating
St. John
N. B
Thompson
Mary Dwyer
Lima
Peru
Miss Mason
Angus Bowk
Bonk
London Street
Halifax
N. S
Treasure Island
Cocos Island
Brookline School Committee Endorsements Spur Debate
William T. Sedgwick writes from March 7 urging re election of Mrs Baker, Mr Fitzpatrick, and Mr Hobbs to Brookline school committee. He praises their intelligence and dedication and argues that changing the board risks inefficiency and trouble.
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Brookline
Baker
Fitzpatrick
Hobbs
William T. Sedgwick
Veteran’s tobacco tale stirs debate on habit and health
In a letter to the editor a veteran rebuts a wartime veteran’s claim that tobacco secures health. He asserts he never used tobacco or fell sick, contrasts addiction with freedom, and argues against viewing tobacco as a slave to habit.
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Post
Pa the Post
Labor Notes Denial From Employers Association Boston
George B. Hugo denies being the agents of closed shop employers in a Boston Labor Notes statement. He says the Employers Association of Boston works to assist members in maintaining open shop and to defeat illegal labor union actions. The wagon makers struck have appealed for aid, and the association secretary with the grievance committee is pursuing that effort.
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Sir
Labor Notes
George RB Yo
Employers’ Association
SS Broadstreet
Employers’ Association of Boston
Our
George B. Hugo
Hamlet Skull Hire Inquiry Sought in Manchester
BB Ro of Manchester New Hampshire asks the editor where skulls can be hired or purchased for a Hamlet production. The letter dated March 6 requests guidance on sourcing props for theatrical use.
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Manchester
N. H
Cure For Drunkenness Marys Miracle
A speaker recalls a miraculous cure for drunkenness in a vivid narrative of personal salvation. The narrator describes a life of hopeless drinking, a near loss of hope, and a subsequent transformation attributed to a miracle. The tone is earnest and testimonial, reflecting a dramatic personal conversion story.
Draper Pushes District Plan for Boston Aldermen
Chairman Draper urges district system for Boston Aldermen. He backs Representative Moore's bill before cities committee. Senator Taylor supports 12 district Aldermen plus one at large as chairman. Alderman Bell backs Bill 1841 and laments ex-Alderman Clark's defeat. Berwin also backs Taylor's bill.
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Draper
Board of Aldermen
Boston
Moore
Committee On Cities
Senator Taylor
Alderman Bell
Clark
Clark, From the Same District, Was Defeated. He Declared Mr. Clark
Alderman Berwin
Taylor
LIQUOR BILLS PROBABLE PASS IN SENATE
A leading Republican senator predicted bright prospects for liquor laws in the Senate. He expected the 12 o'clock hotel law to pass and anticipated sensible amendments to the screen law. He said temperance senators favor changes to aid Boston economically.
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Senate
Boston
Fuller & Co. Closed Up After Bankruptcy Assignment
W X Fuller and Co, bankers and brokers with offices at 60 Devonshire street, assigned yesterday for creditors to George Clarendon Hodges and William B Mattocks. Estimated assets about 50000 with liabilities around 125000, caused by a series of weak business periods and a market break. Creditors to be notified. meetings planned.
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W. XX. Fuller & Co
Devonshire Street
George. Clarendon Hodges
William B. Mattocks
Boston Stock Exchange
Worcester
Hartford
Conn
Mattocks
Boston
Cassius W. Pierce Dies in Melrose Bright's Disease
Cassius W. Pierce New England manager for American Express Company dies at his Melrose home after a two week illness. Born in New Hampshire in 1849 he joined American Express 30 years ago and worked in Concord Lowell and Boston.
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Melrose
Cassius W. Pierce
New England
American Express Company
Bright
New Hampshire
American Fixpress Company
Concord
N. H
Lowell
Mass
Boston
Diver Reaches Sunken Tug Body in Gloucester Mission
Diver Wallace who earlier recovered Susan Geary’s head in Boston Harbor retrieved the body of the tug Williard’s steward from the galley. Two more bodies remain to be found as rescue efforts continue near Thatcher's Light.
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Gloucester
Wallace
Susan Geary
Boston
Williard
Thatcher
Woman Suing Over Child Size Socks in Cambridge Court
Miss Sarah Hughes, acting as her own counsel, seeks 17.60 from Mrs. Mary Ann Canavan after receiving a box of stockings that proved to be child sized. Judge Hardy presides in Middlesex Superior Court East Cambridge as closing arguments proceed.
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Sarah Hughes
Cambridge High School
Boston University Law School
Oakdale Cemetery Debt Cancelled by Women
Oakdale March 7 Ruth Rand Mullen five year old daughter of Mrs Mlle P Mullen May street will burn notes that wipe out debt on the Oakdale Cemetery at the association banquet April 19 at the Methodist Church Local women accomplished the work.
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Oakdale
Ruth Rand Mullen
Millie P. Mullen
May Street
Association
Edward Navin Elected Business Agent and Union Actions
Edward Navin was elected business agent of The Sayers' Union 22. Several bosses signed an increased wage agreement effective May 1. Prentiss T. Ripley, Robert Finley and Lawrence Carver were chosen to form a committee to confer with a bricklayers' union group on trade and jurisdiction. The Newspaper Wagon Drivers' Union honored retiring leaders with emblematic charms. Over 150 Boston Plasterers' Union members are at work in New York City earning $6 for an eight hour day. The union's March meeting saw many members away from the city.
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Edward Navin
Sayers’ Union
Prentiss T. Ripley
Robert Finley
Lawrence Carver
Bricklayers’ Union
William Boyle
Edward S. Levine
Samuel Levine
Hyman Winer
Carriage and Wagon Workers’ Union 9
Boston Plasterers’ Union
New York City
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Ilaines
J. W. Vaines
Cincinnati
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Boston Sunday Post
P. F. Collier & Son
Charles Dana Gibson
Collier’s Weekly
WieTrEr
Oston Sunday Post A. Co
Saturday Evening Post
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Conan Doyie
Anthony Hope
Buster Brown
Polly Sleepyhead
Peter Newell
Raffles
Willie Westinghouse
Pretending Percy
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