Six Hurt as Pittsfield Streetcar Crashes into Telegraph Pole
An extra double truck car of Pittsfield Street Railway split a switch on Wahconah street and smashed into a telegraph pole. Six passengers including Flora Thebodo 14 and Stella Mountain suffered injuries. 28 riders aboard were attended by Drs Mercer and Kelly.
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Pittsfield
George Thebodo
Flora
Sophia Saltaire
Peck’s Road
William P. Kelly
Garrity
Church theft buster jailed for three years
Romero Gardo, 25, known for stealing from poor boxes at St. Stephen's and St. Philip's churches using whalebone and adhesive, was yesterday sentenced to the House of Correction for three years.
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Romero Gardo
St. Stephen’s
St. Philip’s
House of Correction
Marriage Chests Arrive From Syria for Boston Exhibition
Four early eighteenth century Syrian marriage chests acquired by George Dexter and shipped via Egypt and Liverpool arrive at the Museum of Fine Arts. The items feature mother of pearl inlay on ironwood with Byzantine designs, and narrate four marriage ventures on one chest. They travel 140 miles inland to locate the chests before export to Boston.
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Syrian Mountains
Museum of Fine Arts
George Dexter
Syria
Dexter
Proved Worthless Prehistoric Tooth Tale From Boston
Alli Hassa a Lascar sailor on the Fangturm arrived in Boston from the far east to sell a supposed prehistoric tooth to a museum. The object turned out to be a buried cow horn, ending his fortune hunt and leaving him to pursue life as an ordinary sailor.
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Alli Hassa
Boston
Far East
Hassa
Afghanistan
Australia
Calcutta
Balfour Talks Imperial Parliament Unity for Empire
Arthur J. Balfour at the Victoria League meeting in London argued a scheme for an imperial parliament would soon be matured to unite Great Britain with self governing colonies. He said events push toward closer imperial unity and promoted a broad patriotism.
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London
Arthur J. Balfour
Victoria League of the Empire
Great Britain
Burglary Suspect Shot After Sensational Holmes Road Chase
Judge Burke reports inquest evidence on the death of James King alias James Allen who was shot by John Parker on Holmes road after a Sunday morning chase. The Superior Court reviews the evidence and reaches a conclusion.
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Pittsfield
Charles E. Burke
Superior Court
James King
James Allen
John Parker
Holmes Road
Parker Commended for Courage in Public Duty Killings
A civil opinion lauds John Parker for killing James King alias James Allen as excusable and celebrates Parker’s courage in fulfilling a public duty. The piece insists public safety was increased by his plucky, persistent actions despite the loss of life.
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James King
James Allen
John Parker
Mr. Parker
Parker
Noted Priest's Anniversary Celebrated in Boston Diocese
Plans are perfected for the 40th anniversary of Rt. Rev. Monsignor Jeremiah E. Millerick's ordination. The celebration begins Sunday with a solemn high mass at 11 o'clock at St. Joseph's Church West End. Continuing events include a Sunday sermon by Fr. Moan and a Monday school reception at St. Joseph's Hall.
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Jeremiah E. Millerick
St. Joseph’s Church
West End
Monsignor
Millerick
Archdiocese of Boston
St. Stephen's Church
North End
Wakefield
James H. Courtney
Peter J. McCormick
Joseph J. Smith
Moan
C. M
St. Joseph's Hall
Charles Street
Man Drowns in Gas Tank at East Boston Plant
Thomas Ford, 48, watchman at the East Boston Gas Company plant in Chelsea, fell into the 20 foot deep water tank around the gasometer yesterday morning. Two workers pulled him out, but he died before a physician arrived. He lived at 21 Berkley Street in Somerville.
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East Boston Gas Company
Chelsea
Thomas Ford
Ford
Berkley Street
Somerville
Conductor of Wreck Becomes Maniac in State Hospital
Rochester May 20 report says James Hillock, the conductor on the train of the Manchester wreck last August that killed 30, has become a maniac and was moved from his Manchester home to a state hospital yesterday.
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Rochester
N. Y
Manchester
James Hillock
Pot of gold found on old Bailey farm near Makanda
High way workers digging through Captain L. T. Bailey’s farm uncovered a pot of gold coins believed to be a cache linked to the long-ago Indian healer E. E. Hill. Captain Bailey recalls the treasure almost filling a workman’s hat and notes the tale of Hill’s famed cures.
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Murphysboro
Ill
Highway Commissioners
Captain L. T. Bailey
Makanda
Jackson County
Captain Bailey
E. E. Hill
Maltese Cat Prather Returns After 100 Mile Trip
Prather the Maltese cat is back at the Boatman residence in Hackett street Porterville after being taken in a sack to the Boatman cow camp on the upper Kings River. The cat endured a 100 mile journey without ever leaving the sack.
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Porterville
Ore
Prather
M. C. Boatman
Hackett Street
Boatman
Kings River
Hogs Freed, Roaming Wild in Troy Hills End Feuds
In Troy Kansas a herd of about twenty wild hogs roaming hills was identified as ownerless. Farmers had clashed over damage caused by loose hogs, but discovery of the wild herd ends multi-year disputes as local men plan to exterminate the others.
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Troy
Kan
Daughters Mobilize Rewards to Tame Dandelions
Sedalia Missouri May 20 Osage Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution declares war on dandelions offering cash prizes to those who bring in the greatest pounds within a week.
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Sedalia
Osage Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Hungry Horse Dines in Restaurant
In Portland Indiana on May 20 a hungry horse belonging to Edward M. Haynes wandered from its barn into a restaurant dining room and began eating the placed noon meal, surprising over fifty guests and leaving the owner irritated by the absence of the animal’s feeder.
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Portland
Ind
Edward M. Haynes
Roll of money makes shoe pinch
Carl Blakely found $120 in bills after a borrowed shoe pinched his toe. He and a young woman were thrown from a car when the steering gear failed, landing in water but were not seriously hurt. They received dry clothing and the shoe at Oro Odle’s home nearby.
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Muncie
Ind
Carl Blakely
Blakely
Here
Oro Odle
Woman Fights Extradition in Vermont Bigamy Case
Mrs Grace E Cross of Chelsea Vermont resists extradition to Vermont authorities through a bill in equity in the Superior Court. She argues for time to file habeas corpus in the Supreme Judicial Court and contests the Boston Municipal Court records. Arrested May 15 in Boston on bigamy charges at Vermont request. Judge Hardy refused jurisdiction for an order of notice. A habeas corpus petition likely to be filed in the Supreme Judicial Court.
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Grace E. Cross
Chelsea
B. H. Adams
Orange County
Superior Court
Arthur E. Keating
District Police
Cross
Boston
Vermont
Hardy
Supreme Judicial Court
Lamb Exhibits Tail Hoof in Mesa County Exhibit
H B Woods of Mesa County displays a lamb with a perfectly formed hoof at the end of its tail. The ewe bore twins yesterday, both healthy aside from the unusual extra tail hoof on one lamb and the tail’s stiff inflexibility.
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Grand Junction
Col
H. B. Woods
Mesa County
Rescue Report Confusion Over Baltic Vessel Survivors
Cherbourg May 20. A maritime exchange report retracted claiming that the Kronprinzessin Cecilie picked up survivors, saying the message was confused with the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria rescue last week. The Kaiserin found a fishing bark with excursionists from Hamburg May 12, drifting four days in the North Sea and landed them at Southampton May 16.
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Cherbourg
France
Kronz Prinzess
Cecilie
Maritime Exchange
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Kaiserin
Hamburg
New York
North Sea
Southampton
Storm wrecked Laura M. Lunt beached after gale
The three masted schooner Laura M. Lunt capt Johnson, returning from Chester Pa with manganese valued at 16000 for Sydney C B iron mines, reached Southeast Harbor Mo in a leaking condition and was beached for examination after a southeast gale. The vessel was 50 miles west of Cape Sable when storm damage caused a leak and the crew worked to keep her afloat.
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Southeast Harbor
Laura M. Lunt
Johnson
Chester
Sydney
C. B
Cape Sable
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Blood Medicine
Mrs. Lillian Dixson of Pike Ohio touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a superior blood medicine for her family of five and claims it cured her husband of boils after twelve years of spring use. The ad notes liquid and chocolated tablet forms sold as Sarsatabe.
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Hood
Lillian Dixson
Pike
Ohio
Representative Rein Seeks Review of Wilson Son Controversy
Representative Rein of New York introduced a resolution asking Secretary Wilson to explain how his son Jasper Wiser was appointed at an apparent 10 000 salary by a Colorado irrigation firm and to name the U S official sent to run agriculture in the Philippines including salary and possible ties to the irrigation job. The measure was referred to the Agriculture Committee.
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Washington
Rein
New York
Wilson
Jasper Wiser
Colorado
Philippines
United States
Jasper Wilson
Committee On Agriculture
Poslam Claims Overnight Skin Healing Powers
Poslam is advertised as clearing pimples blotches and redness overnight with a healing effect on eczema acne barbers itch and salt rheum. The message notes large sales and offers free samples from Emergency Laboratories New York and lists Poslam products priced 50 cents and 25 cents for soap.
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West 25Th Street
New York City
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