Boston Society Women Create Hats for Charity for Miss Roosevelt
Boston society women crafted hats for a Sharon Sanatorium bazaar at Horticultural Hall. Miss Alice Roosevelt bought three hats at high prices, touring the millinery booth and praising the benefaction. The milliners included Mrs Sears, Mrs Abbott, Mrs Richardson, Mrs Thorndike, Mrs Crowninshield, and Mrs Kenneth Horton who led the department.
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Boston Society
Miss Alice Roosevelt
Alice Roosevelt
Capital
Boston
Miss Roosevelt
Sharon
Horticultural Hall
Sears
Abbott
Richardson
Thorndike
Crowninshield
Kenneth Horton
Frank Crowninshield
Sharon Bazaar
Death of Eugene Gillis in lodging house fall
Eugene Gillis aged 27 was found dead in his Tyler Street lodging room after a fall down stairs last Friday night. Medical Examiner Draper ruled death from concussion of the brain. The landlady found the door slightly ajar and alerted a policeman before the undertaker removed the body.
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Eugene Gillis
Tyler Street
Jones
Gillis
Draper
Collins Won't Announce Plan For Mayoral Campaign
Boston politics focus on Mayor Collins possibly seeking another term with Ward 8 influence led by Martin Lomasney. Donovan's refusal to run is seen as clearing the field while Fitzgerald's candidacy stirs activity and potential GOP maneuvers shape a forthcoming mayoral race.
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Collins
Edward J. Donovan
Martin M. Lomasney
Ward 8
Donovan
Gave Her Purse of Gold at Roxbury Engagement Party
A party of about 50 friends and shopmates celebrated Miss Mary Conway at her Roxbury home 140 Ward street. They presented her fiancé John Farrell a purse of gold as she prepares to marry Wednesday at Mission Church. Attendees included John J Madden and several performers. toast by Rep. Joseph E. Mooney.
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Roxbury
Mary Conway
Philip Conway
Ward Street
John J. Madden
Margaret Finnegan
Mary E. Morrison
John Kenney
Annie Woods
Joseph E. Mooney
Thomas Donnelly
Michael O’day
William Wildes
Elizabeth Deveney
Mary Foy
Lizzie Rayn
Dedham Entertainment Nets St. Mary's $535
Dedham May 7. The second annual entertainment in aid of St. Mary's Catholic Church grossed 535 dollars, the best financial and overall success yet. The parish’s young ladies who presented the show earned high praise at all Masses today.
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Dedham
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
St. Mary’s
Father Takes Child Bride From Husband
Greenfield May 7 Charles Mowry twenty discovered yesterday that the course of true love is turbulent as the angry father of his sixteen year old bride Maurice Scott of Whately and for whom Mowry worked arrived here two hours after the youth ful couple and started back to the farm without Mowry Mamie was willing to become Mrs Mowry but Papa Scott a sturdy farmer put his foot down with an emphatic no The lovers eloped and were married in Vernon Vermont at eight Then Scott learned the tale and informed police Mamie and Mowry returned to the city where Chief Peabody welcomed them after a three hour honeymoon Papa Scott arrived and sent Mamie home with Mowry going elsewhere The couple may continue if love lasts two years when she turns eighteen or Vermont marriage could be annulled.
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Greenfield
Charles Mowry
Maurice Scott
Whately
Mowry
Mamie
Papa
Charles
State Line
Vernon
Justice of the Peace
A. A
Police
Peabody
Conway
Vermont
Cars Crash on New York L Trains
Six passengers were slightly hurt as two southbound Third Avenue Elevated trains collided near 133rd Street station. The lead train stopped for a drawbridge opening. the second train rammed into it as passengers stood in aisles. The motorman said brakes failed.
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New York
Pe Hundred and Thirty-third Street
Harlem River
New Laurence Ward Opens at Waltham Hospital
The new Laurence ward at Waltham Hospital opened Saturday afternoon costing 30 000 for contagious cases. The two story concrete building holds 30 patients with first floor diphtheria and second floor scarlet fever wards. A sterilizing passage with separate street exits serves all discharged patients. Named for Francis J and Martha B Laurence.
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Waltham
Laurence
Waltham Hospital
Ladies’ Hospital Aid Society
Francis J
Martha B. Laurence
Democrats Rally for Energetic Fall Campaign
Arthur Lyman, newly named chairman of the Democratic State committee, vows a vigorous campaign to challenge Republicans. He has not released specific plans but emphasizes hard work and readiness to act. The governor’s re election prospects are unclear, with Governor Douglas remaining silent on his intentions.
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Republican State Organization
Republican City Committee
Boston
Democratic
John F. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Collins
Arthur Lyman
Democratic State Committee
Lyman
Post
Drowned in Agawam Pool in Merrick Figure
Holyoke May 7 George Chandler 77 son of Albert Chandler of Porter avenue Merrick drowned when a bank gave way at the Agawam meadows pool ten feet deep He and two boy companions feared further collapse and did not attempt rescue the body was recovered.
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Holyoke
George Chandler
Albert Chandler
Porter Avenue
Merrick
Agawam Meadows
Six Seats for Smokers in Kansas Streetcars
Kansas City May 7 smoking in six rear seats is now allowed on streetcars. Three seats on each side designated for smokers, easing crowding in vestibules. An observer notes the annual scramble by women for smokers seats will begin while mentioning women riders often miss the front smoking sign.
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Kansas City
Malden Woman Found Dead in Bed
Mrs Emma Whitney 60 year old widow was found dead in bed this morning in Malden by her housemate Mrs Nellie Frey. Whitney retired in good health last night and was found at breakfast call. No cause given.
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Malden
Emma Whitney
Nellie F. Frey
Lewis and Clark Exposition Guide Published Free
A free Lewis and Clark Exposition guide is issued to help travelers plan visits. The note invites calls or letters for the guide and free planning services. The piece mentions W Twombley of Winchester attending the 1871-2 Legislature reunion with a reception at United States Hotel.
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Winchester
United States Hotel
W. L. Davis
Walker Street
Lowell
G. E. Davis
Lawrence
E. E. Thompson
Woburn
Carpenter
Seekonk
C.L. Allen
Amesbury
W. Twombley
Attleboro Girl’s Secret Austrian Marriage Revealed
In North Attleboro on May 7 a high school girl Bessie Stewart disclosed she wed Count Adler Ritter Raymond Theodore Von Palmenberg, an Austrian nobleman who had mingled in Vienna society and New York’s high circles. The ceremony occurred February 12 in Providence with the bride’s mother consenting. Mrs Martha Stewart and the new son-in-law were welcomed home as the couple planned the graduation and continued schooling for the bride.
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North Attleboro
Bessie Stewart
Count Adler Ritter Raymond Theodore von Palmenberg
Vienna Court
New York City
Miss Stewart
County
Palmenberg
Providence
Martha Stewart
Second Street
William P. Kelly
Attleboro
Von
Elopement Report Ties 14 Year Old to Boarder Lover
Millbury residents report 14 year old Lora Jacques left the United States Linen Company mill with Albert Bouchard aged 21, a Jacques family boarder. Parents Cyril and Mrs Jacques search for the couple, who were seen together since March after Bouchard’s return from Canada.
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Millbury
Lora Jacques
Cyril Jacques
Fort Laferty
Albert Bouchard
Jacques
United States Linen Company
Bouchard
Canada
Solons of 71 2 to Meet Again
Surviving members of the Massachusetts House in 1871 and 1872 plan a reunion, with former colleagues gathering to recall shared service and past legislative moments. The event signals a historic reunion of long-serving state representatives.
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Massachusetts House of Representatives
Death of Danvers Woman After Strange Staircase Incident
Danvers, May 7. Mrs. Patrick Sullivan died after an odd fall on stairs when she stepped on her cat. Doctors said blood formed on her brain, causing death. The incident is the town’s latest talking point.
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Danvers
Patrick Sullivan
Government Ownership of Railroads Advocated at Forum
Ralph Albertson of Cambridge spoke at the People's Forum replacing Professor Frank Parsons on the topic The Railroad Empire. He argued that government ownership is the only way to save the public from domination by large corporations.
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Ralph Albertson
Cambridge
People’s Forum
Frank Parsons
Melrose Knights of Pythias Attend Church
Fordell Lodge members marched from Castle Hall to Universalist Church in Essex Street escorted by two Companies of the Boys' Brigade. The Rev. Harold Marshall preached on the "Ideal Man."
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Alfred Baker
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West Cottage Street
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