Obstinate mascot Skellig Led Parade Through Boston
A South Boston St Patrick’s Day parade featured Skellig the Great the stubborn mascot goat who refused to advance despite band music and carrots. He was towed away for safety as thousands watched alongside Governor Draper and Brigadier General Davis while James O’Connor was injured in a fall. The event drew 3000 participants including the Washington Post veterans and the Coast Artillery Band with Garryowen and Taft references in the crowd.
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Skellig
Dorchester Avenue
The
Vermont
Draper
Davis
Hibbard
Pardner
Jackie
U. S. S. Vermont
Skellig the Great
Hiram
Navy Yard
Jackies
Skelly
James O'Connor
E Street
Carney Hospital
Washington Post
G. A. R. Veterans
J. Whitehouse
O'Connell
Coast Artillery Band
Roosevelt
Garry Owen
Proof That Charcoal Lozenges Absorb Odors and Impurities
The F A Stuart Co presents a simple test showing charcoal lozenges absorb odors. Pulverized lozenges envelop odor sources in a box, eliminating scent and implying improved digestion and breath. Sold 25 cents a box with a free sample upon request from Marshall Michigan.
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F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Colonial Remedy Promises Cure for Drunkenness
Dr Brown offers a secretive Colonial Remedy for drunkenness claiming no case is hopeless. Sold in drug stores and by mail for $1.00 with a free trial package and free advice. contact 180 Tremonts Boston near Boylston Street.
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DR. Brown
Tremonts
Boylston St
Boston
Express Train Kills Lynn Boy In Crossing Tragedy
Lynn, March 17. George Taylor six year old son of Mr and Mrs Simon Taylor of 108 Alley street was killed at the Church street crossing when he and two companions attempted to cross after gates went down. The train hurled him 20 feet and he died at the scene.
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Lynn
George Taylor
Simon Taylor
Alley Street
Church Street
Taylor
Woman Bitten by Cat Seeks Help After Mouse Trap Incident
Mrs. Sarah Donnelly of 26 River Street Cambridge attempted to free her cat from a mouse trap last night. She was badly bitten and clawed and experts fear blood poisoning.
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Sarah Donnelly
River Street
Cambridge
Fitzgerald Delivers Oration at St Patrick's Celebration
New Haven March 17 John F Fitzgerald ex Mayor of Boston spoke at the Friendly Sons of St Patrick celebration. He praised Ireland's future progress and the settlement of the land question and lauded the United States for blending diverse elements over the past 25 years.
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New Haven
Conn
John F. Fitzgerald
Boston
St. Patrick's
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
Ireland
Erin
Eliot
United States
Cummings Addresses Boston Native on St Patrick’s Day
Matthew Cummings of Boston national president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians spoke in Montreal on St Patrick’s Day. He praised Irish history and lamented British oppression, urging the 30,000,000-strong scattered Irish to unite for independence and promise continued effort until freedom is won.
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Montreal
Matthew Cummings
Boston
Cummings
Erin
St Patrick’s Parade Draws Massive NYC Observance
March 17 in New York honored St Patrick’s memory with a parade over six miles long. More than 40,000 people and about 200 organizations joined the line, while Archbishop Farley and city officials reviewed the procession. Brooklyn staged a parallel celebration with about 30,000 participants in 20 divisions reviewed at Borough Hall.
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New York
St. Patrick's
New York City
Archbishop Farley
Upper Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Borough Hall
Guests Praise Parade In South Boston Celebration
George B. Davis, Joseph F. OConnell, and Mayor Hibbard laud the parade. Davis hails uniformity and compares it to Massachusetts troops at Taft’s inauguration. OConnell calls it the finest ever in South Boston and lauds citizen conduct. Hibbard credits the South Boston Citizens' Association for a smooth, successful program.
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Ered
Boston
George B. Davis
Massachusetts
Taft
Joseph FF
O'Connell
South Boston
Hibbard
Davis
Fine Display at Shepard's Winter Street Showroom
The Shepard Norwell Company presents a spring line of papers and fabrics for interiors with French wicker, mahogany furniture, and expert designers offering free home plans and water color renderings. The display highlights cretonnes, Holland prints, mulberry toned linens, gray and steel schemes, English tapestry effects, wall papers coordinating with fabrics, and bungalow friendly heavy net accents.
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Shepard, Norwell Company
New England
Fuller Palmer Repaired After Collision at Sea
The five masted schooner Fuller Palmer under Captain O N Clark was damaged in a collision with the Italian steamer Cermina last Sunday off Five Fathom Bank Lightship. Towed by tug Edna Vv Crew to Newport News Tuesday night, bow and jibboom damaged, minor injuries reported. Repairs planned at Newport News.
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Fuller Palmer
O. N. Clark
Five Fathom Bank
Cermina
Virginia Capes
Edna Vv
Newport News
Mrs Silsby Tries Manslaughter Charge For Boston Slaying
Mrs Rose A Silsby of Waltham faced a manslaughter trial in East Cambridge Superior Court for shooting Clinton E Childs of Boston in September. Testimony showed Silsby admitted firing at Childs after earlier saying she fired at a burglar.
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Rose A. Silsby
Waltham
Superior Criminal Court
East Cambridge
Edgar R. Sherman
Clinton FE. Childs
Boston
John IL. Ambrose
Clayton H. Taft
Walthem
Silsby
Clematis Brook
Death of Wealthy Watertown Resident Noyes
Charles H. Noyes, 52, a former fortune holder and notable Watertown resident, died at home on Marshall Street from an overdose of an unknown sleeping drug. Once wealthy, his finances declined after bad stock investments. his home recently sold at public auction. He belonged to Pequosette lodge of Masons.
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Watertown
Charles H. Noyes
Marshall Street
Noyes
Pequosette Lodge of Masons
Digesters Aren’t Cure, Dyspeptics Warn Against Mi-o-na Claim
The piece argues against using digesters to treat indigestion, saying they weaken the stomach. It endorses Mi-o-na from Riker-Jaynes Drug Co in Boston as a cure, priced 50 cents a box, claiming rapid relief and restored appetite. Druggists nationwide carry Mio na. Booth's Pills are also advertised for constipation and lazy liver at 25 cents a box.
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Riker-Jaynes Drug Co
Boston
America
Mio Na
Booth
Dying Girl Seeks Long-Lost Father in New Hampshire
A Derry woman prompts the Post to help locate her father Fred O Thompson who disappeared years ago. Miss Bessie Thompson and her sister Gladys Collins fear for their dying relative and request any information on his whereabouts from Weymouth, Lynn, or a shoe factory contact. The family can be reached at 52 West Broadway, Derry, New Hampshire.
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Derry
N. H
Bessie Thompson
Weymouth
Louise Welling
Lynn
Fred O. Thompson
Gladys Collins
West Broadway
Will of J Nelson Trask leaves body to Harvard and fortune to society
The Orange County resident who died last week wills his body to the Harvard Medical Society. His estate is left to the Society for the Protection of Dumb Animals, with George T Angell as president.
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Greenfield
J. Nelson Trask
Harvard Medical Society
Trask
Harvard
Society For the Protection of
George T. Angell
Cuban Revolt in Santa Clara Reported Near End
Havana reports indicate the government is close to crushing the Santa Clara insurgency that began Monday night. Palace officials say the rebels have begged clemency and wish to surrender.
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Havana
Santa Clara
Sailor on Illinois Weds in Watertown
Austin Grogan Jr a 20 year old fireman aboard the U S S Illinois married 19 year old Annie Farraher of Watertown at 7 PM in the home of Rev Ambrose F Roche pastor of St Patrick s Church The couple met at a Watertown dance before the fleet s world cruise and kept in touch while he was in San Francisco to propose by letter.
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Watertown
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