Motion Filed to Move $30,000 Suit to Federal Court
T G Plant former head of Thomas G Plant & Co seeks to remove a $30,000 suit filed by William J McGaffee to the United States District Court for Massachusetts alleging lack of state court jurisdiction. McGaffee says he stayed on with United Shoe Machinery per Plant’s promise of $20,000, but Plant allegedly failed to pay. McGaffee is currently traveling in the South.
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Thomas G. Plant
Thomas G. Plant & c
Suffolk
William J. McGaffee
Jamaica Plain
United States Court For
District of Massachusetts
McGaffee
Mr. Plant
Two Year Old Dies From Burns in Fire Incident
Rosamond Tinto, age two, lived at 115 Salem Street and died at Relief Hospitals after her clothing was set alight while her mother was briefly out of the room. The tragic accident prompted inquiries into the household fire safety and supervision.
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Rosamond Tinto
Salem Street
Sargol Flesh Builder Ad Claim Increases Weight Fast
An advertisement promotes Sargol as a safe inexpensive science based fattening aid. It claims the digestive tract absorbs nutrients to convert food into fat rich blood, promising 10 to 20 pounds of solid flesh and urging refunds if unsatisfied.
Charlestown Fireman Patrick Hurley Dies by Suicide at Sullivan Square
Patrick Hurley 29 of 29 Lawrence Street Charlestown employed as a fireman at the Boston Elevated power station Sullivan Square died yesterday afternoon by self inflicted action. Witnesses say he stood near the Medford Somerville side waiting room and leapt in front of a seven car train as it entered the station.
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Patrick Hurley
Lawrence Street
Charlestown
Boston
Sullivan Square
Hurley
Medford-Somerville
Train incident sparks inquiry into Hurley act
Motorman James A. Fall of Roxbury reports the train was half a car length from Hurley when he jumped. Hurley, who lived with his sister in Charlestown, left home yesterday after noon and seemed well. He worked last night at the power station 11 PM to 7 AM. coworkers say he did not seem demented. He belonged to the Knights of St. Finbar of Charlestown.
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James A
Elmore Street
Roxbury
Hurley
James Murphy
Lawrence Street
Charlestown
The
Knights of St. Finbar of
Colonel to Get Gun With Which He Was Shot
Milwaukee March 23 The revolver used by John Schrank to shoot Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 will be given to Roosevelt along with five cartridges left in the weapon. E A Minter who wrested the gun from Schrank sought possession and the Municipal Court judge granted it.
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Milwaukee
Wis
John Schrank
Theodore Roose
Roosevelt
E. E. Minter
Schrank
A. C. Backus
Unemployed Delegation Seeks Aid at State House
Morrison I. Swift led about 100 unemployed marchers to the State House to petition Governor Walsh for relief. The governor listened an hour, promised care for the worthy unemployed, and invited Swift and 10 others inside while ordering the rest to wait outside.
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State House
Neal
Pedrick
Swift
Mass of Requiem for Officer John M. Devine
Captain Crowley and Adams Street Station officers attend the funeral of John M. Devine. High mass at St Peter's Church offered by Rev M J Dannaby with two assistants. Floral tributes came from police and fire departments and Dorchester district court officials. Burial at New Cavalry cemetery. Six police bearers carried the casket.
Orin F Brooks Dies at 80 in Brockton
Orin F Brooks aged 79 five days after his birthday died in Brockton on March 23. A Dartmouth College 1853 graduate he taught in Brockton during the Civil War era and later at Hyannis. He was born in Hanover New Hampshire and his widow survives.
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Brockton
Orin F. Brooks
Dartmouth College
Hyannis
John Simpkins
New York
Hanover
N. H
Woman Leaves Six Week Old Baby Girl On Doorstep
Police search for a well dressed woman about 25 who left a blue eyed baby girl on the steps of 14 Allen Street yesterday afternoon. The child is at the Chardon Street Home while authorities read names on a box of baby clothes for the mother’s identity. Names read as Mrs. Phil Krovwible or Konyble and an erased address note F Buck.
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Allen Street
Chardon Street
Phil Krovwible
Konyble
F, Buck
Woman Floors Two Court Officers in Police Court
Mrs Annie Sullivan of Tremont Street South End weighing 200 pounds floored two court officers in police court before Judge Parmenter. She had violated parole from the women's prison State Officer Briggs served papers. Judge Parmenter granted permission and she balked.
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Annie Sullivan
Tremont Street
South End
Judge Parmenter
State Farm
Sherborn
Hollis Attacks Harvard Purity and Leadership at Union Hall
United States Senator Henry Hollis of New Hampshire levelled a stinging critique of Harvard and American colleges, calling them conservative, wealth-influenced, and a dead weight on the people. He urged reforms including tuition hikes, simpler dorms, democratic governance, military drill, and teaching social justice to spur reform and curb snobbery.
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Harvard University
Henry French Hollis
New Hampshire
Harvard
Harvard Union
Atlantic
United States
New England
Times
Hollis
Senator Hollis
Harvard Law School
Congress
United States Senate
Washington
The
Eastern College
Stover
Yale
Owen Johnson
Blade
Professor Peck Dies by His Own Hand in Stamford
Stamford reporter notes that Marry Thurston Peck formerly at Columbia and a noted writer ended his life today in a cheap lodging house by shooting himself in the head. The landlady found him in bed and sought to rouse him for a telephone call from his secretary Miss Margaret McDougall.
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Stamford, Conn
Thurston Peck
Columbia University
Gottloib Menz
Margaret McDougall
Illness and Troubled Life of Dr. Peck in Ithaca
Dr. Peck, once near death from a mental breakdown, recovered with his first wife Cornelia at his side. With mounting financial strain he moved to a Bell Street lodging house and halted work on an encyclopedia project. A revolver found by his secretary and discarded cartridges preceded his death or crisis, his second wife unreachable.
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Dr. Peck
Ithaca
N. Y
Cornelia D. Peck
Riverside
Here
Bell Street
New York
Miss MacDougall
Constance Peck
Hamilton Institute For Girls
Staten Island
Siegel Books Seized In Boston Business Case
The books used in connection with the Henry Siegel Company in Boston were seized yesterday by District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier.
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Henry Siegel Company
Boston
Joseph C. Pelletier
District Attorney to present case to April grand jury
The District Attorney will personally present the case to the April grand jury. He is working with District Attorney Whitman of New York and has seized and examined company books to determine possible criminal law infringements. Abraham Webber, his assistant, helped review the documents.
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Whitman
New York
Abraham Webber
Vogel Delayed in Bankruptcy Hearing in New York
Frank Vogel, partner with Henry Siegel in Henry Siegel & Co., failed to appear at a bankruptcy examination. An affidavit said he is ill in Chicago. No definite date set, but hearing hoped within 10 days if he recovers. Siegel and Vogel are indicted over their store operations including a private bank in one location.
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England
New York
Frank Vogel
Henry Siegel
Henry Siegel & Co
Federal Commission
Vogel
Chicago
Siegel
Walter Baker Company Distributes 35000 for Profit Sharing
For the tenth year in a row the 800 workers at Walter Baker Company Limited in Milton Lower Mills and Dorchester receive profit sharing checks. Each check varied by days employed and roughly 10 percent of yearly wages, totaling over 35000 distributed in envelopes with the regular pay.
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Walter Baker Company, Ltd
Milton Lower Mills
Dorchester
Players Equal Suffrage League invites dancers at Hotel Georgian
The Players Equal Suffrage League will host a dansante and tea for actors filling city engagements next Thursday from 3 to 6 at the Hotel Georgian. The program features Miss Vera Bray Miss Belle J Keeler and Grace Von Brooklin with Mrs Marion Booth Kelley speaking. Over 300 invitations issued. The league resolved to march in the May 2 suffrage parade.
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Players
Equal Suffrage League
Venezuela Signs Five Year Arbitration Treaty
Caracas March 23 A five year arbitration treaty was signed between Venezuela and the United States. The signing was performed by a Venezuelan government representative and Preston McGoodwin United States minister to Venezuela.
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Caracas
Venezuela
United States
Preston McGoodwin
Oklahoma
White Beats Azevedo in 10 Round Boxing Bout
Chicago lightweight Charlie White defeated Joe Azevedo of Sacramento on points in a ten round boxing match in Racine Wisconsin. White controlled the bout with his jab and movement to take the decision.
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Racine, Wis
Charlie White
Chicago
Joe Azevedo
Sacramento
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Bromine Quinine Tablets
Ad claims promise a one day cure for colds with LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. Boxs bear E. W. Grove signature. Contains unsafe health claim typical of early 20th century ads.
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E. W. Grove
Aemdi
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Dartmouth
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Grover Cleveland
William Jennings Bryan
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Harvard College
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Siegel Books
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