Workman Falls From Elevated L and Is Killed in Jamaica Plain
John Dugan a 43 year old South Boston man working on the Forest Hills elevated extension fell from about 100 feet above Green street in front of a moving Washington street car. Motorman Irving Thornton acted quickly and was later cleared. Dugan died at City Hospital morgue and was taken to C Spencer’s undertaking rooms. The case is to be heard today.
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Washington Street
Jamaica Plain
John Dugan
Broadway
Boston
Dugan
Forest Hills
Green Street
Irving F. Thornton
Dana Street
Roxbury
O'Keefe
Glen Road
City Hospital
C. Spencer
South Boston
Thurston
Autoisis Make Merry at Ferncroft Inn
Boston Automobile Dealers Association enjoyed a May Day outing at Ferncroft Inn with 50 members and guests driving from the Public Library at 2 pm. Notables included J H MacAlman and Harry K Mansfield. The event featured a chicken dinner after outdoor recreation and travel details in the road trip segment.
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Boston Automobile Dealers’ Association
Ferncroft Inn
Harry K. Mansfield
J. H. MacAlman
The
Association
Columbia
Arthur Hinchcliffe
Winton
A. E. Morrison
Stearns
Frank J. Tyler
Maxwell
William Gray
Premier
A. J. Coburn
Cameron
George H. Lowe
American Mors
Clarence Gilmore
Rambler
Chester I. Campbell
Lambert Hollander
Ford
S. K. Dingle
Orient
Harry Fosdick
Thomas
Frank Wing
Marmon
H. K. Mansfield
Pope- Toledo
Governor Hughes Declares War Over Apportionment Act
Governor Hughes sent a message to the Senate and Assembly urging a new apportionment act this session. The move is described as a declaration of war and drew intense excitement in Albany.
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Albany
N. Y
Hughes
Senate and
Assembly
Cold and Grip Remedy Ad Promotes Bromo Quinine
Laxative Bromo Quinine, a world wide cold and grip remedy, claims to remove the cause. Call for full name and look for signature EB. W. Grove. Price 25c.
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W. Grove
Veiled Woman Threatens Fairfield in High Society News
In Washington a famed society figure Mrs Walter B Fairfield endures threats from a veiled woman believed to be a millionaire or Latin American delegate secretary. Police struggle to identify the attacker while society watches the espionage tale unfold. In Brooklyn a Mrs Charles Stahl leads neighbors with rifle and broom to halt Edison Electric’s street wiring on a private road, prompting police and counsel intervention.
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Washington
Walter B. Fairfield
Howard J. Dwyer
New York
Charles Stahl
East Thirteenth Street
Brooklyn
Edison Electric Illuminating Company
Avenue F
King's Highway
Corporation Counsel
Highway Commission
Wealthy Joplin widower seeks wife in Indianapolis
Colonel John H. Worth a 60 year old millionaire from Joplin arrives in Indianapolis claiming honesty in promising not to horsewhip his future wife. He seeks a sweet woman to marry quickly and has already been courted by many contenders, with a choice expected by week’s end.
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Indianapolis
John H. Worth
Worth
Cape Town advocate weds after 10,000 mile voyage
Morris Alexander arrived on the Celtic in New York after a 10,000 mile journey to wed Rose Schechter whom he had not seen in six years. They met in England before sailing and plan a June 9 wedding that will be a major event in Jewish circles. Solomon Schechter, Rose’s father, presided over the Jewish Theological Seminary.
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New York
Morris Alexander
Cape Town
South Africa
Fasr
Rose Schechter
Solomon Schecter
Jewish Theological Seminary
England
America
Dream Warned Family Before House Collapse
Mrs James Martin of 226 South Third street dreamed the house would collapse two days before a disaster. She evacuated with her tenants who followed, and the building later fell. Workmen on adjacent lots escaped injury, and the families plan to raise a purse for her as thanks.
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New York
James Martin
South Third Street
Not on your life Arkus flees church wedding
In Scranton on May 1 Frank Arkus refused marriage to Uarenuki Lubiskiti at the Lutheran Church. He bolted for the door but was chased by the bride’s friends. A policeman arrived and Arkus was captured after a sprint, with no explanation given for his balking.
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Scranton
Penn
Frank Arkus
Uarenuki Lubiskiti
Arkus
Puritan Telephone Wins Suit Against National Conduit
In the Superior Court first session yesterday Puritan Telephone Company recovered a verdict against National Conduit and Cable Company for 1368 dollars.
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Puritan Telephone Company
National Conduit and Cable Company
Resignation Rumor At Grace Church Sparks Change
In Worcester on May 1 rumors say Rev. Dr. Edmund B. Patterson will resign from Grace Church. Rev. Dr. Gould of Jamestown N Y is expected to be installed. he has a wife and daughter. The debate centers on church leadership and upkeep amid talk of rats in the carpet and poor singing.
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Worcester
Edmund B. Patterson
Grace Church
Patterson
Gould
Jamestown
N. Y
Des Moines Case Grants Woman Restraining Order
James Payton faces an injunction after Katherine Homan won a court order restraining him from making love to her. Judge Howe also warned Payton not to speak to her in public. The couple had been engaged for years before she ended the relationship and sought legal protection.
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Des Moines
James Payton
Katerine Homan
Payton
Howe
Miss Homan
Massive May Day Parade in Brooklyn Supports Indicted Labor Leaders
More than 6000 socialists and labor unionists paraded through Brownsville and East New York to back Moyer Haywood and Pettibone, indicted for Governor Steunenberg murder. Red flags and the Marseillaise marked the marchers who spoke at Union Square in Manhattan as bands played. About 3000 heard the speeches attacking the administration and urging sympathy for the defendants.
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New York
Brownsville
Brooklyn
Moyer
Haywood and Pettibone
Steunenberg
Idaho
Manhattan
Union Square
Haywood
Pettibone
Sutton Dominates Open Women Tennis Round in New York
Seven women experts opened singles play at St Nicholas rink in New York as Miss May G Sutton surged ahead with a 6 0 6 2 victory over Margaret Behr. Juliet Adee upset Nora Iselin 7 5 3 6 6 2 while Elizabeth Moore defaulted to Mrs Barger Wallach.
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New York
St. Nicholas
May G. Sutton
California
Margaret Behr
Karl H. Behr
Love
Barger-Wallach
Elizabeth H. Moore
Brooklyn
Juliet Adee
Country Club
Westchester
Nora Iselin
Adee
Professors Jencks Inspect Immigration Bureau on Long Wharf
Professor A L Jencks of Cornell University, a member of the congressional immigration committee, inspected the immigration bureau on Long Wharf yesterday. Congressman Bennett is expected to visit today. The full nine member committee plans to go abroad soon to study the immigration question.
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A. L. Jencks
Cornell University
Congressional Committee On Immigration
Long Wharf
Bennett
Rich Man Weds Stenographer In Torrington Marriage
In Torrington Connecticut yesterday T W Bryant a manufacturer wed Miss Marie Heeghkirk a stenographer of noted beauty and dramatic talent The couple had a romantic meeting at a Litchfield summer resort last summer in New Haven May 1 1920 report states
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New Haven
Conn
Litchfield
Marie Heeghkirk
T. W. Bryant
Torrington
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Maslin
Prince
Briday
Eton
Hamburg
Bamburg
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Butler’s
Workman
Post
Meerschaum Company of America
Meerschaum Company
New Mexico
Women Beat Corporation
Millionaire
Swain
Cluett
TR Bowow
Alctec Illuminating CO
Generd, Cito
Bogieton Sievert
Beton
San
Bdibom Electric Illuminating CO OF
Edison Company
Greater
Boston Edison Company
Anon
United States
Bdston Company
Tts
Electric Supply Corporation
Greater Boston
Seaboard
Edison Electric Illuminating CO. OF
Pelle Nae
Worsteds
Sheviots & Tweeds
Miss Sutton
Sutton
Emily Scott
Prof
Jencks
Immigration Bureau
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