Three Trainmen Dead After Nashua Collision Near Hudson Centre
MISSED ORDERS 3 DEAD NASHUA N H March 17. It is alleged failure to deliver or execute orders caused a head on crash on the Rochester branch of the Boston and Maine line. Three train men died and another injured as twelve cars derailed and engines telescoped near Hudson Centre.
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Nashua
N. H
Hudson Centre
Rochester
Worcester, Nashua & Portland
Boston & Maine Railroad
Miss Darby Escape Known By Taunton Inmate
Providence March 17 Charles Escott 52 who escaped Taunton insane asylum last Thursday week was found by police today. He told a postman of brutality at Taunton and of Grace Darby's escape using a soap impression to copy a keyhole. Escott said he was committed from Fall River for being a high jumper.
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Providence
R. I
Charles Escott
Taunton
Grace Darby
Escott
Fall River
Lecture on Irish Music and Poetry Gala at Roxbury Club
The St. Alphonsus Association at the Mission Church of Roxbury hosts a St Patrick night lecture and concert. Rev John J McCoy of Worcester will speak on Some Schools and Scholars of Ancient Ireland, with the association glee club performing Irish poetry and music across 12 numbers led by Hubert T Smith Miss Sadie A Daly Marie A Walter and William A Murray.
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Roxbury
St. Patrick
John J. McCoy
Worcester
New England
Ireland
Glee Club
Hubert T. Smith
Sadie A. Daly
Marie A. Walter
William A. Murray
Old-Time Minstrelsy to Be Given by Lodge
Genuine old-time minstrelsy is to be the keynote of the entertainment Wednesday night at Bloomfield Hall Field's Corner Dorchester under Geneva Lodge New England Order of Protection. Joseph McCarthy directs with Warren Lazzaro managing the stage and Miss Helen Parker as accompanist. A circle of 49 choristers joined by Harold Wilde O'Neil Bryan H Jollimore and others will perform tambos bones and more, followed by a high-class olio by Boston amateurs concluding the lodge event.
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Bloomfield Hall
Field’s Corner
Dorchester
Geneva Lodge
New England Order of Protection
Joseph McCarthy
Warren Lazzaro
Helen Parker
Dorchester District
Harold Wilde
O’neil Bryan
H. Jollimore
Jerry Brown
Ag Tambos
Dave McPhail
Phil Loring
Boston
Italian Actor Maiori to Perform at Hub Theatre
Italian tragedian Signor Antonio Maiori and his company open two performances at the Hub Theatre this week with plans to tour more venues and present Shakespeare in Italian. Quinona is marketed as a tonic for general vitality.
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Antonio Maiori
Signor Maiori
Olympian Steamer Run Ashore Near Possession Bay
The Olympian steamer from Portland to Boston ran aground at Possession Bay on March 13 and is embedded three feet in gravel. A 1083-ton sidewheel ship, she passed here March 10 in tow of Zealander for New York coasting trade. Captain Weise commands the Olympian, destined for Boston.
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Straits of Magellan
Chill
Olympian
Weise
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Boston
Mass
Possession Bay
Zealandia
Roberts
New York
Man jailed for assault after brutal in-home attack
In Leominster, Thomas Cahill was held for 90 days in the house of correction for simple assault on his wife Mrs. Cahill. She suffered three broken ribs from the attack as she attempted to escape, tripping over a mat during the struggle.
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Leominster
Thomas Cahill
Harry C. Bascom
House of Correction
Cahill
Browning Is Not Guilty In Charlestown Case
Robert C. Browning was found not guilty of murderous assault on his wife Catharine Browning in Charlestown Court. He also denied assault and battery charges from December 26. On an old non support complaint he was held on $200 bond to June 16 and ordered to pay $5 weekly. Browning had an alibi placing him in Wolfboro, N H, since last October. testimony showed his brother helped with meals.
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Robert C. Browning
Catherine C. Browning
Charlestown
Browning
Essex Street
Wolfboro
N. H
Astor to wed Mrs Shaw in April in London
The Mirror reports Waldorf Astor will marry Mrs Nannie Shaw in early April in London. An unrelated ad promotes Quinona tonic for sleepless nights with a large bottle priced at $1.
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Astor
Mrs. Shaw
London
the Mirror
Waldorf Astor
Nannie Shaw
Grim Joke Turns to Truthful Prophecy in Minneapolis
Stan ley Wollman of New York joked about summoning an undertaker at 3 AM. By 5 AM he had died from heart trouble after a 10 day illness at the West Hotel in Minneapolis. He left a wife and three children in New York.
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Sr. Paul, Minn
Stanley Wollman
New York
West Hotel
Minneapolis
Fred Suss
Suss
Wollman
New York City
Quinona Tonic Promises Relief From Stomach Pain
Ad claims present Quinona as a remedy for stomach discomfort and general well being. The advertisement urges readers to try the tonic for relief and a feeling of improved health.
Audubon Society to Target Aigrettes and Bird Trade
The Audubon Society plans action against duck shooters and game sellers led by William Dutcher, with a broader campaign against fashionable women who wear aigrettes in hats. It will oppose the game sellers bill legalizing six varieties of foreign birds year round.
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New York
The
Audubon Society
William Dutcher
Law Committee
Poodle Stops Train on Connecticut Trestle
A small black and white poodle halted a train on the half mile trestle between Shelton and Derby for about an hour. The engineer spotted the dog on the track, blew the whistle, and the dog barked at the approaching engine before retreating.
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Derby
Conn
Shelton
Lynn Boy Reunited As Uncle Takes Boy To Amherst
Ernest Savory, a Lynn youth who was abducted by his uncle A. H. Savory, arrived in Halifax with his uncle and prepared to proceed to Amherst, Nova Scotia, after a few days of worry for his family.
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Halifax
N. S
Ernest Savory
Lynn
Amherst
Quinona Tonic Promises Quick Appetite Boost
An advertisement promotes Quinona as a tonic to improve appetite and wellbeing. It touts that taking the remedy helps you feel better and stimulates appetite. The copy emphasizes quick improvement and general health benefits.
Pur suing her recreant husband from his home in Russia
In Providence on March 17 Mrs. Louis Pressman and her seven year old son located her husband in this city with aid from the Society for Neglected Women of New York. Pressman pleaded guilty to a statutory offence and agreed to return to his wife. The couple left together with their child as Mrs. Pressman 2 seeks an annulment.
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Providence
R. I
Russia
Louis Pressman
Pressman
Society For Neglected Women” of
New York
Quinona Tonic Promises All Over Wellness
Purveyor touts Quinona as a pure blood remedy claiming general wellbeing and renewed vigor. The tonic is marketed as a nationwide health enhancer.
Two Tots Cross Ocean Alone Arrive in Charlestown
Margaret and Emily Eggerton aged 11 and 4, nieces of Mrs. W. H. Hitchcock, arrived with the White Star Cymric in Charlestown after a perilous Atlantic crossing from Manchester Ling. Orphans guided by resolve, they endured winter storms and seasickness to reach their home in this city.
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Atlantic
Wart Cure Case Shocks Brooklyn Court
Miss Anita Henry 19 displays in Supreme Court Brooklyn showing damaged hand from Wartcure used at 17. She bought Wartcure from Olin F Bancroft at 1060 Fulton Street, followed instructions, then flesh was eaten to the bone forcing long home confinement and loss of hand use.
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New York
Anita Henry
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Miss Henry
Olin F. Bancroft
Fulton Street
Labor Shortage Spurs West Demand in Chicago
Chicago reports a labor famine as appeals pour in from the West for workers across all trades. Officials fear July wheat harvests may suffer without sufficient men to work the midwestern fields.
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Chicago
West
Middle West
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