Prisoner Dies in City Prison Cell
James A. Barrett a 43 year old resident of Parsons street Brighton died in his jail cell at the City Prison after falling ill late yesterday. Police surgeon Dr Dunn was summoned. Barrett was arrested Saturday night at Hanover street station for drunkenness and had been given a 10 day sentence at the House of Correction before being sent to await transport to Deer Island.
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James A. Barrett
Parsons Street
Brighton
City
Dunn
Barrett
Hanover Street
House of Correction
Deer Island
Young Actor Contemplates Audience Change Across Eras
A young actor asks if modern audiences differ from the old style. An elder replies that contemporary crowds aim to be better, implying higher expectations and sharper engagement.
Witness Identifies Claimant by Gait Voice and Looks
Miss Addie Coombs testified she knew Daniel Blake Russell from childhood and identified the claimant as the real heir by gait tone of voice and facial resemblance. She recalled his mannerisms, such as bending forward and stepping sideways on stairs, and noted similarities in his memory of Jennie Conant and his eyebrow expressions.
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Addie Coombs
Russell
Dakota Dan
Daniel Blake Russell
Lexington
Nason
Edward Frentz
Daniel Russell
Melrose
Addie
Mr. McNally
Jennie Conant
Witnesses test claim of Daniel Blake Russell heirship
The 44th court day featured Miss Addie Coombs and two others testifying they believe the claimant is Daniel Blake Russell. Cross-examination failed to shake their certainty despite questions about birth dates names and family ties.
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Russell
Daniel Blake Russell
Nason
Master Pevcy
Addie Coombs
George H. Waitt
Middlesex & Boston Street Railway Company
Hattie
Keith
Pinex Cough Syrup Recipe Promised To Soothe Colds
A homemade cough syrup mix combines granulated sugar and warm water with Pinex to yield a pint of relief. The ad asserts rapid results for coughs and throat troubles, claiming safety, keeps well, and offers a money back guarantee with purchase through The Pinex Co. in Fort Wayne Indiana.
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United States
Canada
Pinex Co
Ft.Wayne
Ind
Cure for baby's eczema with Cuticura products
Mrs. Geo. W. Emery reports her four month old cleared of eczema on neck face and chest after using Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap twice daily for about two months. The ad promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment for pimples and blackheads with specific application steps and offers free samples from Cuticura, Dept. T, Boston.
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Cumberland Center
Geo. W. Emery
Cuticura
Dept. T
Boston
Overtime Planned for Boston Longshoremen This Season
Boston dock workers may work overtime in the coming weeks to earn extra money for Thanksgiving. Four liners arrived yesterday with cargoes valued over 4 million dollars, and 11 more steamers are due next week, signaling busy times at the terminals. The extra pay would aid workers with large families during the holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Navy Steward Weds Miss Herlin in Quick Newport Ceremony
In Newport Rhode Island on November 11 hospital steward Allen Francis Bigelow married Miss Lillian Theresa Herlin of this city. With Miss Herlin ill but past the crisis and Bigelow ordered to join his ship at once they held an immediate ceremony after a family conference.
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Newport
R. I
Allen Francis Bigelow
Navy
Lillian Theresa Herlin
Herlin
Three Men Rob Brookline Drug Store Safe
Three men entered Gammon's drug store in Coolidge Corner Brookline yesterday afternoon while patrons and clerks were present and stole a box containing 5. They fled but the thieves left behind another box containing hundreds of dollars.
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Gammon’'s
Coolidge Corner
Brookline
Lively Town Meeting in Watertown Adopts Tenement Resolution
A lively town meeting in Watertown's town hall drew about 700 residents. A fire safe tenement construction resolution was adopted allowing three story buildings with fire-proof material. Other measures affecting the fire and election departments were approved.
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Watertown
Widow of Naval Pay Inspector Dies at Jamaica Plain
Mrs. Nellie M. Guild aged 67 widow of Pay Inspector Charles F. Guild U S N died last night at her home 2 St John street Jamaica Plain after a shock three days earlier.
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Nellie M. Guild
Charles
F. Guild
St. John Street
Jamaica Plain
Foss Notes Mayor Fitzgerald Rebuffed by Legislature
Governor Foss argues the Republican majority's election is a direct rebuke to Mayor Fitzgerald's U S Senate bid. He frames the result as political leverage against the mayor and his campaign.
Governor Foss Replies Sharply to Mayor on Guild for Senate
The governor rebuts Mayor Fitzgerald over his attack for supporting William B. Plunkett as liberal Republican for U S Senator. He notes a direct primary produced a Republican legislature and cites Gardner backed plans for a direct party vote. Ambassadors Guild is urged as a unifying liberal candidate while other leaders push caucuses. Independent papers applaud Gardner's stance for a progressive Senate victory.
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Fitzgerald
William B. Plunkett
Adams
United States
Foss
A. P. Gardner
Charles S. Baxter
Republican Party
Gardner
Curtis Guild
Weeks
Draper
McCall
Ambassador Guild
Guild
Congressman Gardner
United States Senate
Last of Plunkett: Mayor challenges Foss on direct vote stance
Mayor Fitzgerald condemned Governor Foss over a direct voting election claim. He noted 180,000 Democratic votes elected 13 Democratic Senators against 183,000 Republican votes electing 27 Republican Senators. He warned Foss to face Democratic legislators without an army if pressing for a direct vote on the United States Senate.
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Fitzgerald
Foss
Plunkett
United States
Fine Big Catalog Free On Request
Catalog lists 550 products from foods to household supplies made in direct factories. It promises double retail value per dollar and savings by buying direct from manufacturers. Readers are invited to request the catalog showing hundreds of household goods and premium merchandise options.
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Fine Big Catalog
Larkin
Boston
AFL Leaders Cheer at Rochester Convention Opening
The 32nd annual American Federation of Labor convention opened in Rochester New York with officers reporting union labor making giant strides toward its ideals and bright future predictions. A partial credentials committee report and convention committee appointments filled the day’s sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
American Federation of Labor
Fights On as Sultan Seeks Peace Amid Balkan Tensions
Reports from Paris say Austria will join in transmitting Turkey’s mediation request to the allies. Austria and Serbia’s clash threatens peace, while winter warfare looms. Germany may push postponement to allow a European conference. Pa chic consults with King Peter. Roumania eyes military readiness. No late updates from Adrianople or Scutari.
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Ment
Paris
Turkey
Austria
Servia
Balkan
Vienna
Germany
Budapest
Dr. Daneff
Chamber of Deputies
M. Pachitch
Belgrade
Uskup
Peter
Roumania
Adrianople
Scutari
Gompers Rules At Meeting As 256 Delegates Attend
Delegates numbering 256 welcomed President Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison and John Mitchell amid hearty applause. Gompers urged improvements for iron workers, defended union principles, and opposed compulsory arbitration with recalls of judges. Credentials mixture postponed a full decision, prompting protests from steamfitters. Major committee chairmanships were allocated by Gompers.
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Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
John Mitchell
Gompers
McNamara
Los Angeles
States
Lst
Steamfitters’ Association
T. A. Rickert
Laws
John B. Lennon
James M. Lynch
H. B. Perham
D. A. Hayes
Boston Aquarium Opens to Public on Thanksgiving Day
The city will unveil its new aquarium on Thanksgiving Day after the Mayor and City Council toured the facility yesterday. They inspected the building from top to bottom to ensure readiness for the public opening.
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Boston
Carpenters Debate Building a Boston Labor Headquarters
The 82 Boston area carpenters unions will form a general committee to study the feasibility of constructing a Boston labor headquarters. Boston Carpenters Union 33 urged the Greater Boston Carpenters District Council to appoint two representatives from each local to investigate and report with definite recommendations soon.
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Carpenters’ Unions
Boston
Boston Carpenters’ Union 33
Greater Boston Carpenters’ District Council
Blaze at 18 Charles Street Causes $300 Loss
Firemen battled a basement fire in the West End address of 18 Charles Street for over an hour before bringing the flames under control. The blaze spread through partitions and caused an estimated $300 in damage.
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Charles Street
West End
Betrothal Announced at Holyoke Luncheon
Mr and Mrs B F Arthur announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Bell Zayde Arthur to W Dean Preston son of Mr and Mrs W D Preston of Brush Hill Road Milton The announcement was made at a luncheon and whist given in Miss Pearl Rand s home Holyoke
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B. F. Arthur
Bell Zayde Arthur
W. Dean Preston
W. D. Preston
Brush Hill Road
Milton
Miss Arthur
Miss Pearl Rand
Holyoke
Armistice Talks Fray as Bulgarians Press Tchatalja Lines
Fighting along the Tchatalja line intensifies with Bulgarian attacks on Turkish positions. The Porte seeks progress on armistice terms from the powers while cholera spreads among Bulgarian troops and refugees. Hospitals expand as wounded flood Constantinople and ships resume quarantine measures.
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Constantinople
Tchatalja
Porte
Balkan
Bussa
Asia Minor
Kadikelli
Italy
Wendell Phillips Association Elects Officers
The Wendell Phillips Association met at City Hall and elected Frank B. Sanborn president. New officers include Edwin D. Mead Michael J. Jordan FE Morris as vice presidents Mrs A N Abbott as treasurer William D Brigham as secretary and directors Albert KK Pillsbury Moorfield Storey A Shuman Earnest E. Smith William M. Trotter John EF Savage and Miss Alice Stone Blackwell. The group also set plans to celebrate the emancipation proclamation anniversary on Jan 1 and hold its annual banquet on Nov 29.
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Wendell Phillips Association
City Hall
Frank B. Sanborn
Edwin D. Mead
Michael J. Jordan
FE. T. Morris
A. N. Abbott
M.D
William D. Brigham
Albert KK. Pillsbury
Moorfield Storey
A. Shuman
Earnest E. Smith
William M. Trotter
John EF. Savage
Alice Stone Blackwell
Head Hits Curbing Fractures Skull in Charlestown
Henry Lang eleven from 74 Chapman Street Charlestown is in Relief Hospital with a fractured skull after a street collision with John S Manigan. Police say Manigan was jailed on a drunkenness charge after the boy, carrying a 12 foot timber, was bumped into the street by Flanigan who objected to the timber on the sidewalk.
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Henry Lang
Chapman Street
Charlestown
Relief Hospital
John S. Manigan
Flanigan
Rescuer with Rheumatism Saves Two Small Children
Antonio Sarco, crippled by rheumatism and out of work four months, rushed from 156 Prince Street North End when a fire broke out to save his two children, 4-year-old Albert and 18-month-old Lillian, bringing them to safety in the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonio Sarco
Prince Street
North End
Sinal
Albert
Lillian
Wakefield Police Chief Receives Salary Increase
At a town meeting in Wakefield Toyon Hall citizens voted to raise Police Chief James J. Pollard’s salary by 200 dollars to 1200 dollars in appreciation of the office’s increased duties and Pollard’s efficient services.
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Wakefield
Wakefield Toyon Hall
James J. Pollard
Cardinal O Connell to Address Catholic League
Cardinal O Connell will address the League of Catholic Women this afternoon at 4 o clock in the upper church of St. Cecilia Back Bay. Mrs James Dwight is president of the league and benediction of the blessed sacrament will follow the cardinal s address.
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Cardinal O’connell
League of Catholic Women
St. Cecilia
Back Bay
League
James Dwight
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