Secret Revealed by Death Widows Heir Confrontation
In HOUWVOKNM on March 13 a man claiming to be son of Benjamin Harobine seeks probate appointment as administrator of the estate. Harobine’s widow also seeks the role. both claim legal heirs and the need to prove marriages in Providence and Chicopee. Mrs Harobine recalls no prior hint of any second marriage.
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Houwvoknm
Benjamin Harobine
Harobine
Providence
Mr. Harobine
Chicopee
John
Death by self destruction shocks Lawrence residents
March 13 reports confirm Adolphe Ratelle, a 60 to 70 year old machinist and occasional conductor, died by self inflicted gunshot in a Franklin street shoe repair shop shortly after 1 PM. He mailed money to a friend that morning and had recent ties to insurance work.
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Lawrence
George Wadleigh
Adolphe Ratelle
Franklin Street
Ratelle
Fines Stir Union Row Over Shoe Factory Appeals
In Brockton on March 13 a labor official commented on the shoe makers appeal to the general executive board of the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union. He said the constitution does not provide for such appeal and questioned the manufacturers’ right to be heard. One factory reportedly fined workers over 1400 dollars, with two thirds of collections going to the union’s general office.
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Brockton
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Maud M. Story Rebuilds Voyage After Onboard Trouble
Gloucester March 13. Schooner Maud M. Story under Captain Andrew Govereau, after Halifax friction and a scuffle with a large steading crewman, sailed with six men and a boy and secured a 20 000 pound cod and 2000 pound halibut catch, then returned home. The crew’s perseverance was praised.
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Gloucester
Maud M. Story
Andrew Govereau
Georges
Halifax
N. S
Govereau
Iceland halibut fishery revival at Iceland grounds
Gloucester dispatch notes the Iceland fletched halibut trade will resume this year with two vessels sailing from the port. The Schooner Senator Gardner under Captain Joseph Bonia and the Schooner Tacoma commanded by Captain John Marshall will head to Iceland grounds to fish fletches.
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Gloucester
Iceland
John Mar
Shall
Bonia
Frceland
Fletches
Marshall
Waltham Man Alex Reed Found Dead in Charles River
The body of 45 year old Alex Reed of South Street was found in the Charles River this morning. Medical Examiner Mead reports death by own action as the cause after a self inflicted gunshot wound to the right ear before drowning.
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Waltham
Alex Reed
South Street
Charles River
Reed
Mead
Millionaire Arioch Wentworth Dies at 83 in Boston
Arioch Wentworth a leading Boston real estate owner and taxpayer died at his Beacon Street residence at 83. He built a fortune of 3.5 million through frugal prudent investments in real estate, leaving extensive holdings including Wentworth Building and properties on Atlantic Avenue Washington Street Haymarket Square and Fulton Street. He founded apprenticeships in his granite works and supported Wentworth Home for the Aged and Children’s Home. He travelled widely and left a daughter Mrs Willoughby Stuart and two grandchildren. His offices were at 113 Devonshire Street and his Swampscott summer home noted.
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Arioch Wentworth
Beacon Street
Mr. Wentworth
Boston
Rollinsford
N. H
Wentworth
Atlantic Avenue
Summer Street
Washington Street
Hayward Place
Haymarket
Haymarket Square
Fulton Street
Commercial Street
Pearl Street
Federal Street
J. Montgomery Sears
New Hampshire
Dover
N. F
A. Wentworth & Co
Lider William Wentworth
Franklin Academy
Globe
Egypt
China
Japan
India
Europe
Willoughby Stuart
Deacon O. M
Rich Woman Forgetts Name In Fall River
A mystery woman, about 35, wearing silks and carrying hundreds of dollars, lies at Union Hospital in Fall River awaiting identification. Deemed de mented by Dr. Merritt, she has not spoken since last evening, and police note hints she may be from a New York family, possibly affluent, who escaped friends to drift into the city. She is described as refined in looks and handwriting, with brown eyes and hair, mid height, and about 130 pounds.
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Fall River
Union Hospital
Merritt
New York
Hagaman Body Disinterred for Estate Proceedings
The body of Theodore Hagaman, who died in 1901 in New York, was exhumed at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery by order of the Supreme Court. Isaac Hagaman of New Haven, brother of the deceased, identified the body and probate actions to reopen the estate proceed. Autopsy to follow by Dr. Schultz and Professor Witthaus with district attorney representatives present.
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Poughkeeppsie
N. Y
Theodore Hagaman
New York
Poughkeepsie
Dr. Schultz
Witthaus
Macullar Parker Company Explains Labor Dispute
The Macullar Parker Company issued a statement denying discrimination against union members. It says 40 discharged workers were not rehired for valid reasons and that the strike occurred afterward. The firm notes no complaint had ever been made by its employees.
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Macullar Parker Company
Garment Workers’ Union
Woman Injured by Burst Pulley at Kerr Thread Mills
Rose McCarthy, 22, suffered severe injuries when pieces of a bursting pulley struck her on the top floor of Kerr Thread mills No 1. Taken to Union Hospital with a broken thigh, leg and arm. The cast iron pulley, 60 inches in diameter and 16 inch face, rotated at 450 rpm. She was seated on a box eating breakfast when the accident occurred.
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Fall River
Richardsons Plan Return to Old Home in New Hampshire
Mrs Harley Richardson recovering in Morrisville Vermont after illness in Revere Massachusetts. Her daughter was arraigned for attempted poisoning but discharged. Mrs Richardson will join her sister Mrs Gleed and Frederick Fleetwood secretary of state of Vermont, in Littleton New Hampshire later this summer.
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Morrisville
Harley Richardson
Revere
Mass
Gleed
Frederick Fleetwood
Vermont
Price of Friars Land Is Raised
Manila March 13 There is a possibility negotiations for the purchase of the friars lands by the government may fail because of the excessive prices asked by the religious orders and commercial corporations. Some estimates show values double the prices offered for private sale last year. The government wants to buy but will not pay the high amounts.
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Manila
Taft
Guidi
Change in Cough Remedies Helps Family in Charlestown
A Charlestown mother with four children shares how Stuart's Catarrh Tablets helped her family avoid frequent colds and throat troubles. She praises safe, pleasant tablets that cured her chronic catarrh and eased anxious nights, noting doctors and druggists endorse the remedy priced at 50 cents.
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Charlestown
Mass
Stuart
Sargent Art Sparks Religious Backlash In Public Library
Critics attack Sargent for new Public Library decorations. An observer calling himself One of Many objects to the depiction of the Deity as three distinct figures wearing shoes, arguing it shocks theological sensibilities and upends centuries of religious art. He notes previous symbols relied on light or gesture rather than literal human form.
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Sargent
Abbey
God
Moses
Jesus the Christ
Michael Angelo
Dead Stranger Found Aboard Pi Grim At New York
A well dressed man about 60 is found dead in the toilet room of the fall River steamer Pi Grim in New York. An open paris green package lies nearby and no identity papers are found. Whiskey bottles and a Colonial Theatre coupon are found on his person as the body is sent to the morgue.
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Fall River
Pigrim
New York
Boston
Colonial Theatre
Reform in Mail System Under Review in Boston
Chief Postoffice Inspector George 8. Evans plans a reform of mail transfer from trains to the post office after thefts by wagon drivers were found. The current system leaves mail beyond government control once loaded on wagons until arrival at the post office. Whether a new method will be adopted is not yet known.
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Postoffice
George 8. Evans
Boston
Hiawatha Indians Visit Longfellow Daughters Cambridge
Eight principals in the Indian musical play Hiawatha visited Miss Alice Longfellow at the Longfellow house in Cambridge yesterday afternoon. They arrived around 2 30 dressed in robes and feathers and toured the rooms, dancing and singing for onlookers including children. Visitors named include Thomas Obitasanay Albert Wabaunosa Alexander Wabaunosa Margaret Wabaunosa and Mrs. Clark. They thanked Miss Longfellow for the memorial window she gifted to the Indian church at Desbarats Canada.
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Alice Longfellow
Longfellow House
Cambridge
Longfellow
Charles
Thomas Obitasanay
Albert Wabaunosa
Alexander Wabaunosa
Margaret Wabaunosa
Clark
Little Indian
Desbarats
Canada
Paul Revere of Colorado Paralyzed After Heroic Storm Warning
New York report says Leo Loeb known as the Paul Revere of Colorado arrived for medical consults on partial paralysis. After a cloudburst near Manitou he rode a pony to warn residents, the mount and rider plunged down an incline, the horse was killed, but 7000 fled in time. Four days later Loeb suffered a stroke.
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New York
Leo Loeb
Paul Revere
Colorado
Manitou
Colo
Loeb
Kentucky Whiskey for King Edward
A barrel of 45 gallons of real Kentucky bourbon arrived in transit in Baltimore from Cincinnati addressed to King Edward of England. It will be shipped on the next steamer to London, continuing the royal supply since his accession.
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Baltimore
Cincinnati
King Edward of England
London
Greatly Reduced Rail Rates From Boston to West Coast
The West Daily offers greatly reduced fares to California Oregon Washington and British Columbia through April 30. The Chicago and North Western Railway sells New England to far western destinations at over 17.00 less than regular second class rates. Tickets and information available from J. E. Brittain agent at 268 Washington Street Boston.
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Chicago & Northwestern Railway
New England
California
Oregon
Washington
British Columbia
J. E. Brittain
Washington Street
Boston
Beware ofingested tidney cures and unsafe cures
Warners Safe Pills are promoted as a gentle laxative that aids a speedy cure while warning against sediment filled and odorous remedies claimed to cure ailments. The note stresses safety and effectiveness of Warners Safe Pills.
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Warner
Free Lunches Under Pressure From Liquor Dealers
Free lunches in saloons are criticized as unprofitable and slated for abolition or strict standardization. Dealers claim lunch costs cut profits, with some cutting back to cheese crackers or minimal fare. A West End saloon owner warns that cutting lunch hurts steady patronage. Police Board Chairman Clark welcomes the cutback.
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West End
Post
Clark
Police Board
Richard Harding Davis Presents Free Play in Marion
Marion will host a free matinee of Henry Miller and company in The Taming of Helen on March 23. No tickets required, all residents invited. the entire troupe will travel by special train from Boston, dine at the Davis cottage, perform at Town Hall, then return for an evening show in Boston.
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Richard Harding Davis
Marion
Henry Miller
Mr. Davis
Helen
Boston
Davis Cottage
Town Hall
Professor Clark Recovers Health Amid Assonet Poison Case
Taunton March 13 Philip Clark once accused of poisoning the Assonet well has fully recovered from his indisposition and waits for the June New Bedford term when his fate will be decided. He remains a quiet prisoner at the jail and anticipates his court outcome as frail nerves ease. An odd ad at the end promotes Dr Agnew’s Catarrhal Powder endorsed by Hon David Mills.
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Taunton
Philip Clark
Assonet
New Bedford
Clark
Agnew
David Mills
Dominion of Canada
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Hayward
Norfolk
Mada Nictiures Canary
Abekaaur
Metropolitan Clothing Co
PJ Sn
Macullar Parker CO
Richardsons
Kentucky
King Edward
Warner’s
John McKeown
Philadelphia
House of Representatives
Harrisburg
Broad Street
Passyunk Avenue
McKean Street
Bright
SS Se Warner's Safe Care Co
Rochester
Sriery
Professor Clark
Cutaw
Praeget
Cluett Brand Qoe
Arrow
Gluett’s' Peabody & Co
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