Fire destroys lime shed and stock in Dorchester
A two story supply shed behind 192 Freeport street Dorchester housed about 5000 barrels of lime plus hair brick and cement stock. The blaze caused a second alarm from Box 921 and destroyed the shed 150 by TM feet and its contents, with partial insurance coverage. Miss Helen I Reily alerted a patrolman as smoke and fire spread from melting snow igniting lime slack.
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John P. O'Connell Company
Freeport Street
Dorchester
Curtis & Pope Lumber Company
Standard of Company
Helen I. Reily
Army Indian Fighter Dies
Major Henry Hill Benham U S A retired died of heart failure at his New York home on Ninety seventh street. Born February 22 1858 in New Bedford Massachusetts he was the son of General Henry Washington Benham and Elizabeth MacNeil. He served with Indian scouts and sharpshooters at Fort Couer De Arena.
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New York
Henry Hill Benham
West Ninety-seventh Street
New Bedford
Mass
Henry Washington Benham
Elizabeth MacNeil
Fort Couer DeArena
Jimmy Gardner Stops O'Keefe in Denver
Jimmy Gardner of Lowell Mass defeated Johnny O'Keefe of Denver in a 10 round bout. The referee stopped the fight in the sixth after O'Keefe was knocked down twice.
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Denver
Col
Jimmy Gardner
Lowell
Mass
Johnny O'Keefe
O'Keefe
New England Dealers Open Convention with Commerce Advance Theme
The opening exercises of the New England hardware dealers convention in Mechanics building centered on advancing commercial interests across the New England states. Speakers emphasized regional economic growth and unity among New England businesses.
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New England
Mechanics
New England Hardware Convention Highlights Exhibit and Minstrel Night
Thousands visit an Essex hardware convention featuring 100 firms and novel tools while a three day event showcases a women’s auxiliary program. A minstrel show by associate members fills Paul Revere Hall as lectures, addresses, and tours extend across the day.
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Underhill
George S. Butters
Frothingham
John F. Fitzgerald
New England
D. F. Barber
Association
George S. Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Barber
George B. Gallup
Pilgrim Publicity Association
Louis K. Liggett
Paul Revere Hall
Bob Hoefer
Will T. Hedges
George C. Winter
Henrie C. Fay
H. W. Sibley
James R
Nielsen 10 Bid Farewell to Boston Opera
American soprano Alice Nielsen announces farewell performances at the Boston Opera House as she prepares for European engagements in Berlin and Vienna and foreign concert tours. She reflects on two happy Boston seasons and vows to return as a guest during the 18 week grand opera run.
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Alice Nielsen
Boston
Berlin
Vienna
Miss Nielsen
Boston Opera Organization
Boston Grand Opera
Boston Opera House
Boston Opera Company
Old Texas Sunk by Shell Fire
The Old Texas was hit by shells that passed through and wrecked her fighting masts. The deck lay strewn with debris as she succumbed under fire.
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Old Texas
Mor
Marksmanship Test Firing on San Marcos Impresses Navy
The test near the battleship San Marcos, observed by few officials, showed New Hampshire and Missouri delivering broadsides from six to seven and a half miles. Secretary Meyer watched from nearby as shells splashed and the ship zigzagged, with initial range trials followed by a full firing display.
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San Marcos
Texas
Meyer
Dolphin
New Hampshire
Missouri
Coffin Pronounced Dead After Apparent Revival
Autopsy confirms Coffin's death despite earlier signs of life. Richard C. Kirby, East Boston undertaker, prepared remains after Coffin awoke and resisted burial, then overdose worsened. Doctors Coady Bragden Magra all concurred as relatives remained incredulous.
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Richard C. Kirby
East Boston
Coffin
Coady
Bragden
Magra
Boston Economic Club Discusses Railroad Efficiency
The Economic Club of Boston reviewed railroad efficiency before about 600 listeners at the American House last night, revisiting topics from interstate commerce hearings held a few months earlier.
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Economic Club
Economic Club of
Boston
Emerson and Cunningham Debate Scientific Management in Railroads
Harrington Emerson and Harvard Professor Cunningham discuss efficiency in railroads with Brandeis referenced. Cunningham argues waste exists, progress shows, but practical remedies lag. Gilbreth refutes that scientific management diminishes workers, noting only positive results.
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Harrington Emerson
New York
William J. Cunningham
Harvard
Frank B. Gilbreth
Cunningham
Brandeis
John Golden
Fall River
Louis D. Brandeis
Washington
Hebrew publicist due in Boston today
Reuben Breimin, a renowned Hebrew publicist and journalist, arrives in Boston today for a brief visit. He will be met and entertained by a committee of prominent Hebrews, including Jacob De Haas, Joseph Levenson, Leo J. Lyons, Isaac Heller, Nathan Pinansky, Albert Hurwitz, R. Finkelstein, M. I. Cohen and M. Tumaroff.
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Henry M. Sanders
D. F. Barber
F. Alexander Chandler
Charles Ll. Underhill
Henry L. Russell
W. H. Sawyer
A. G. Bowman
W. T. Hedges
J. B. Hunter
L. §. Starrett
Athol
Hotel Lenox
Boston Art Museum
Paul Revere Hall
Reuben Breimin
Boston
Mr. Breiin
Jacob de Haas
Joseph Levenson
Leo J. Lyons
Isaac Heller
Nathan Pinansky
Albert Hurwitz
R. Finkelstein
M. I. Cohen
M. Tumaroff
Dr Mary Walker Declares Candidacy For United States Senate
Dr Mary Walker told the Assembly judiciary committee during debate on her woman rights bill that she seeks the United States Senate seat. She asserted eligibility, saying she has studied the Constitution and urged being made a U.S. Senator.
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Mary Walker
Albany
Assembly Judiciary Committee
United States
Leet Is Placed on Probation in Long Marital Dispute
Judge Dana ruled after five years of marital tension involving Eugene F. Leet his wife Stella and Caroline Furbush. Both women faced legal action with Stella and Caroline receiving probation as Leet, a Civil War veteran of about 65, testified and attended the hearings in Melrose and East Cambridge.
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Mrs. Leet
Caroline Furbush
Leet
Melrose
Cedar Park
Stella Leet
East Cambridge
Lawton
Chicago
Hardy
Supreme Court
Company E
Second Regiment
New Hampshire
Rosenthal Convicted on Two Counts in White Slavery Case
Morris Rosenthal of Malden, formerly in Boston real estate, was found guilty by a jury in the East Cambridge Superior Criminal Court on two counts of a statutory offense in the white slavery case. He was found not guilty on the charge of abducting Esther E Anderson of Providence and Clementine Charland of Roxbury from Boston to a Malden house.
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Morris Rosenthal
Malden
Boston
Superior Criminal Court
East Cambridge
Dana
Esther E. Anderson
Providence
Clementine Charland
Roxbury
Short Street
Rosenthal
Rose Rosenthal
Middlesex County
Elisha Greenhood
Higgins
Greenhood
Court Street
France and United States discuss peace pact arbitration idea
Paris reports informal talks between President Taft and Ambassador Jusserand on a possible U S France arbitration treaty shaping international peace terms. France already has eleven arbitration pacts including one with the United States defining non vital, non third party matters for submission.
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Paris
Taft
H. Jusserand
Washington
United States
France
Great Britain
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An old advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin as a cure for indigestion and all stomach discomfort. It claims a single dose digests all meal content, prevents fermentation, gas, belching, and related symptoms, with relief in about five minutes. It urges readers to buy a large 50-seat case and start using it to enjoy a "healthy Stomach."
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Pape
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