Gilbert of Savoy Opera Fame Dies After Lake Tragedy
London May 29 Sir William S Gilbert noted dramatist and librettist behind Gilbert and Sullivan died after a drowning accident at his Harrow home lake. Born 1836 he served in the Aberdeenshire Highlanders and later wrote many operas with Sullivan.
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London
W.S. Gilbert
Arthur Sullivan
Patience
Edward
Harrow
Sir William
William Schwenck Gilbert
Royal Artillery
University of London
Inner Temple
Royal Aberdeenshire Highlanders
Gilbert
Edward German
Savoy Theatre
Robbed After Lured Away From North End to Cambridge
Frenelli Ferdinando of 10 Charter Street was lured to Cambridge by three men from a Boston hotel. They robbed him of $50 and beat him, leaving him unconscious on Aberdeen Avenue and in serious condition at Cambridge Hospital. Police found him after the assault.
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Ferdinando
Charter Street
North End
Cambridge
Cambridge Hospital
Aberdeen Avenue
Boston
Kelley
Resigns After 56 Years in Quincy Grammar Schools
Miss Julia Underwood ends a 56 year teaching career in Quincy grammar schools after submitting her resignation last evening.
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Quincy Grammar
Julia Underwood
Mayor's harsh rebuke unites council in city row
Mayor Fitzgerald criticized council members for failing to attend a luncheon, warning that pending orders will be vetoed if council delays action. He urged action on an $80,900 North End branch library and other projects including a South Boston municipal building and playgrounds in Wards 5 and 20. Only five councillors attended yesterday's session.
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South
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Tridge
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Curley
Buckley
Boy Struck by Auto in Brookline Parkway
Six year old John Langdon was knocked down by a car while playing near his home at 165 Pond Avenue Brookline. The car occupants refused to identify themselves. The boy suffered a fractured collarbone scalp concussions and leg abrasions. He was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital for treatment.
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Ralph Langdon
Pond Avenue
Brookline
Women's Free Hospital
Harvard
Glee Club
Strube
Soldiers Field
Fletcher
Tweedy
Densmore
Rachmaninoff
Roepper
John Marshall
Australia
Grant
Susie
Lords Advance The Veto Bill
London May 2 The veto bill passed its second reading in the Lords without division. The measure is shelved until after the coronation and will be amended in committee thereafter.
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London
House of Lords
Lords
Foolish Things Women Do
A health warning about hair care warns against using ammonia and alcohol based products. It promotes Birt's Head Wash as a safe alternative with neutral soap glycerin cocoanut oil white of eggs and salicylic acid, available in hygienic tubes at 25 cents and sold by Omega Chemical Co.
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Omega Chemical Co
New York
Dean of Masters Resigns from Somerville Latin School
George L. Baxter, head master since 1867, tendered his resignation at a school board meeting to take effect at year end. The board will appoint a committee to confer with him, as colleagues praised his long service. Other resignations from several local schools were accepted.
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George L. Baxter
Somerville Latin School
Clark
Baxter
Folsom
Messrs. Fiske
Sanborn
Whittaker
Spectacular Ringling Brothers Circus Opens in Boston
Thousands filled the Boston show as Ringling Brothers delivered a polished performance. The program featured elephants, trained horses, daring aerial acts, and a grand pageant with an ancient Egyptian theme. The Zillis horses and multiple acrobatic troupes drew crowds, and a slack wire act by J Mijares impressed patrons. The review praises humor, stunts, and overall spectacle concluding it’s a bully good show.
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Ringling Brothers’ Circus
Boston
Ringling Brothers
Zillis
Legion
J. Mijares
Daisy
Death by lightning near St John Nova Scotia 19 year old man
A lightning strike near St John New Brunswick killed 19 year old Falen McLaughjin as he walked along the road last night. The report states the fatal incident occurred in a rural area and the victim is identified with age.
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Falen McLaughjin
Mud pills branded cures challenged by Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court ruled that patent medicines described as cures may be sold under the national pure food and drugs act. The decision concerns Dr O A Johnson of Kansas City MO and states that medicines made of colored mud or sweetened water can be labeled cures with impunity.
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United States Supreme Court
O. A. Johnson
Kansas City
Truth on Label and Misbranding Under Pure Food Law
The Supreme Court majority led by Justice Holmes held that misbranding targets statements determining identity and quality, not every false claim. A label claiming water for a medicine would be misbranding if false, but false praise about unknown contents may fall outside the act. Justice Hughes dissented, joined by Harlan and Day.
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Holmes
Justice Hughes
Harlan and
Day
Train Collision Kills Nine in Nebraska Today
Nine people die and a score are injured in a head on collision near M’Cook Nebraska on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line while trains ran at speed. None of the injured is reported seriously hurt.
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Neb
Folie
Chiciso
Birlington and
Quincey
Herd
Franconia Sets Sail From Cunard Terminal Today
The liner Franconia departs Boston at 11 today for Queenstown and Liverpool carrying 750 passengers in cabins with only four in second class, a record. Notables aboard include Sir John Murray and Lady Murray with Miss Rhoda Murray, Mr and Mrs James Morgan, Rev J Walsh, Major Sanborn Palmer and many Boston saloonists.
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Boston
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Lady Murray
Rhoda Murray
James Morgan
Watertown
J.& Walsh
Society of Propagation i the Faith
Rome
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