Maine farmer found guilty in Davis murder case
South Paris farmer Prescott Pratt was found guilty of murdering George W. Davis of Portland. Davis vanished after being seen with Pratt in September, and his body was found beneath Pratt’s barn four months later. The jury returned the verdict after a three day trial, in about forty minutes.
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South Paris
Prescott Pratt
George W. Davis
Portland
Davis
Pratt
Pratt Barn
Plan for Boston and Maine Reorganization Moves Forward
Massachusetts plans to reorganize the Boston and Maine system by either the existing company or a new entity. The bill credits the trustees with negotiating deals, sets a July 1 deadline with possible one year extension, and requires Public Service Commission approval for major moves. Hampden Railroad consolidation faces split views. Eastman opposes tying it to the plan.
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Public Service Commission
Boston & Maine
Commission
Massachusetts Commission
Hampden Road
Macleod
Messrs
Stone
Meaney
Eastman
Boston & Maine and
Hampden Railroad
Clinton White
Legislative Railroad Committee
Commonwealth
Boston & Maine Trustees
Public Service Commissions
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts Savings Banks
Railroad Committee
New Haven
Boston & Maine Road
Legislative Committee On Railroads
Boston & Maine Railroad
Exchange of Stock
Hampden Railroad Corporation
Boston & Maine Railroad System
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Pimples Cure
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle liver and bowel cleanser. It claims improvement in skin, breath, and energy by taking one or two tablets nightly for a week, pricing 10c and 25c per box with selling points of being a vegetable mixture and olive oil base.
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Dr. Edwards
Carrranza Forces Routed Near Piedras Negras
Washington March 19 reports say the Carranza troops under General Monclovio Herrera were defeated and routed by General Rosalio Hernandez's convention forces at Crecana southwest of Piedras Negras. The news comes from the Villista Agency via Piedras Negras military commander.
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Washington
Carranza
Monclovio Herrera
Rosalio Hernandez
Cregano
Piedras Negras
Villista Agency
Carranza retreat reported as Villa pursues near Camargo
Reports say Carranza forces scattered and routed by General Villa near Ramones and Aldamas while retreating toward the border as Villa troops close in. In Coleman Pass government officials visit Hotel de Jobless and praise the workers and self management amid criticism.
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Herrera
Burro
Chihuahua
Coahuila
Carranza
Villa
Ramones
Monterey
Camargo
Aldamas
Concert in Aid of Jews at Cort Theatre
A Sunday evening concert at the Cort Theatre benefits Jewish war sufferers in the war zone and Palestine. The Boston Newsboys Protective Union sponsors the event with Governor Walsh Mayor Curley and leading officials attending. Numerous theatrical stars promised to aid and an elaborate musical program is planned.
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Cort Theatre
Boston Newsboys Protective Union
Palestine
Poland
Walsh
Curley
Boston
Mayor defers to police over Hotel de Jobless conduct
Mayor Curley blames police for regulating guest behavior at the Hotel de Jobless on Essex Street. He says hobos posing as guests should be nabbed by police for harassing pedestrians. He also says the Board of Health will enforce sanitation laws strictly at the property.
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George W. Coleman
Leo Lippa
Mr. Coleman
Hotel de Jobless
Ford Hall
Curley
Essex Street
Board of Health
Triangular Debate At Three Colleges Tonight
Telles ley Mount Hope and Vassar Colleges will hold a joint debate tonight on whether Commission Government per the Des Moines plan should be adopted by the average American city. The event will discuss the plan’s applicability and potential impact on municipal administration.
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Butler
Department No. Two
Department No
Milan
Faille
Butler Corner
Tremont Street
Sloans Liniment
Sciatica
Chas. H. Wentworth
Stanislaus
Cal
Sloan
Farl
Sloan, Inc. Phila
St.Louis
Kale
Cerithia
O ‘ Magnran Erveden
Chalar
Degelmand Hilid Bahr
Namazig
Yalova
Boghal
Medsidje
Ochanak
Kale Sultanie
Fihamiove
Ouephez Burnu
Bouvet
Irresistible
Ocean
Gen.Herrera
Coleman
Charlotte Smith
The
Homestead Association
Lyman Winsor Gale
Toy Theatre
Gertrude Kingston
Adolph Leve
Pfaff’s
Main
Massachusetts Breweries Coo
Hawley St
National Biscuit Company
G. C. Blakessur
Green River
Dewar’s
Jameson’s
Washington St
Bromfield St
Eim & Union
Canal St
SS the Ginter Co
Specialty Shop, Inc
Tremont St
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