Bodies of Blackstone Men May Be Exhumed
In Blackstone Massachusetts three alleged alcohol related deaths at the Keough Hotel prompt a police probe. Exhumation may follow if evidence supports suspicion. Details recount December through February deaths tied to alcohol and payments linked to Ellen Keough and others, with bank checks and signatures scrutinized amid mounting rumors.
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Blackstone
Daniel Shea
J. D. King
Shea
Johnson
Uxbridge
W C T U Women Endorse Whiskey Ads on Barns
A citizenship class speaker N C Fowler says 500 barns owned by W C T U women display whiskey advertisements. He urges public opinion to curb billboards and urges women to boycott billboard advertisers and their products to cut advertising space and influence.
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N. C. Fowler
Second Congregational Church
Bill Board
Vermont
London cabbies protest motor cabs plan unfold
Thousands of London cabmen gathered on the Thames embankment and marched to Hyde Park to oppose the home secretary’s approval of cheap motor cabs on Saturdays. Protests cited income loss and unemployment worries for drivers and families as street transport undergoes a major shift since the hansom era.
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London
Thames Embankment
Hyde Park
Home Secretary
Division 45 A O H to receive communion in a body
Division 45 A O H met and voted to attend a communal service on Sunday morning April 21 at St Marys Church North End. National President Cummings advocated open meetings for the order.
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Division 45
St. Mary’s Church
North End
Cummings
Order
W C T U Leader Denies Bar Ownership Claim
Mrs Catherine Lent Stevenson state president of the W C T U challenged Mr Fowler’s statistics on women owning barns comments say such signs do not exist in this state or elsewhere she notes husbands would own the barns if any signs existed and many years of unproven accusations against her group persist without proof.
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Catherine Lent Stevenson
National Organization
Tremont Street
M. E
Fowler
Foraker Holds Up the 251st Infantry Move
San Antonio March 24 Preparations to move the Twenty-fifth Infantry to the Philippines have been suspended. Chief Quartermaster Stevens ordered cancelation of all contracts for the movement. Senator Foraker influenced the delay arguing it would harm the service to deploy the regiment short of officers. Many officers remain to testify before the Senate committee and court-martial.
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San Antonio
Tex
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Philippines
Stevens
Foraker
Senate
Somerville's First Born Hale and Hearty at 65
Joseph J. Giles, Somerville's first child born after the town's separation from Charlestown, celebrated his 65th birthday. He visited Chief of Police Parkhurst, a Civil War comrade, and noted his health, while reflecting on changes in Somerville and his years in public service.
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Somerville
Hale and
Hearty
Joseph J. Giles
Charlestown
Parkhurst
Giles
Mr. Giles
Post
Six Year Old Hero Saves Mother From Cistern Well
Six year old Robert Whitaker is hailed as a hero after alerting and aiding his mother Annie Whitaker who fell into an old cistern well 35 feet deep in Pawtucket. He fetched Mr. George Steers to bring a ladder and his mother was rescued from mud and slime unharmed.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Robert Whitaker
Annie Whitaker
Robert
Earl
School Street
Post
Mamma
George Steers
Mr. Steers
Farmer Barnes Shot by Hired Man Near Petersham
Petersham March 24 Henry Barnes the farmer was shot and seriously wounded last night by his hired man Albert Leighton who later died by his own hand Leighton’s bullet entered Barnes neck near the spine Barnes who was conscious late today told Dr Bowker Athol the shooter’s anger stemmed from news he would lose his job after April 15 as the employer planned to let or sell the farm.
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Petersham
Henry Barnes
Albert Leighton
Leighton
Barnes
Bowker
Athol
Cat causes two deaths in Brooklyn gas tragedy
New York report states Mrs. Dora Greenberg aged 60 and her nephew Harry W. Greenberg aged 26 were found dead in their Brooklyn apartment from gas asphyxiation. A pet cat, found dead in the kitchen, had apparently unplugged a rubber tube supplying gas to the stove.
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New York
Dora Greenberg
Harry W. Greenberg
Brooklyn
Women to Race Tonight at Park Square Rink
At Park Square rink a three mile open ladies race features top skaters including Cora Harris of Haverhill Effie Libbey of Lynn Emma Herbert of Manchester New Hampshire Gladys Thomas of Waltham and Miss Maclean of Chelsea. The event draws a large crowd and promises fast competition as Harris tries to push to new speeds. A novel race follows Wednesday night with Hamilton and Merritt, six day race winners, behind bicycle pace.
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Park Square
Cora Harris
Haverhill
Effie Libbey
Lynn
New England
Emma Herbert
Manchester
N. H
Gladys Thomas
Waltham
Maclean
Chelsea
Fred White
Bad Weather Delays Fitchburg Division Cave-In Repairs
Inclement weather slows efforts to fill a cave-in on the Fitchburg division beyond West Cambridge station. The B and M officials warn trains on the Watertown division may not run yet, with several days likely before service resumes. A 250 man crew, increased by 50, works day and night to reopen the line.
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Fitchburg
West Cambridge
E. A. Smith
Watertown
Veteran dies after tainted hash at national home
Leavenworth Kansas March 24 One death occurred today among about 900 veterans at the National Soldiers Home from poisoning after eating tainted hash The deceased is William J Cook 64 a member of the Fourteenth Missouri Cavalry He leaves a widow in Mexico Missouri About 75 veterans remain seriously ill most have recovered and officials deny any case of riusing The government physician says only those already in weak condition were seriously affected
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Leavenworth
Kan
National Soldiers
William J. Cook
Fourteenth Missouri Cavalry
Mexico
Unidentified man in Adams Square in unconscious condition
A middle aged man about 60, believed to be David G. Pratt, was found unconscious in Adams square Friday evening after slipping while boarding a car. Doctors at Relief Station say injuries are not serious, but his long sleep worries them. Hospital authorities seek his friends.
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David G. Pratt
Adams Square
Pratt
Easter Suits At Shuman Corner In Full Display
Today at Shuman Corner A Shuman & Co offers ladies tailored Easter suits in $25 $35 and $45 lines. Styles include tight-fitting and Prince Chap in chiffon-panamas serges and checks. Also featured are Easter hats gloves neckwear hosiery and shoes drawing throngs of shoppers seeking variety and timely alterations.
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Shuman Corner
A. Shuman & Co
Shuman
Woman suffocated in Back Bay fire at 115 Gainsboro Street
A basement blaze at 115 Gainsboro Street Back Bay early yesterday morning caused by defective insulation left Laura Brackley a 31 year old colored domestic for Albert D Hayman dead. Dr Richard S True alerted the fire and the body was removed to City Hospital where she died. Fire damage estimated at about 1000 with occupants fleeing in night attire.
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Gainsboro Street
Back Bay
Laura Brackley
Albert D. Hayman
Richard 8S
Dr. True
Miss Brackley
Hayman
Mary King
Newcomb Street
South End
Labor Bills Favored by Boston Typographical Union
Boston union voting unanimously to push anti-injunction picketing and employers liability bills to a recess committee. Members urge Legislature this year to consider the measures, noting 1907 legislators are likelier to support organized labor and that passage is anticipated with allied endorsements from the State Branch A F of L.
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Boston Typographical Union
A. F. of L
Friends of the
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Home Furnishers Association of Massachusetts
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Tremont St
Ores
Boston
Hash
Shuman’s
Portland and Sudbury Sts
A. R. Grover Jewelry
Washington St
Adams Sq
A. D. Hayman
Washington Street
Valenciennes
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