Mackirdy House to Aid Impoverished Women in London
London reports a new hotel project for girls and women facing poverty. Mrs Archibald Mackirdy known as Olive Christian Malvery announces Mackirdy House will open with the Duchess of Albany to provide shelter for up to fifty guests plus a cottage. The shelter will be run by Mrs Bramwell Booth and welcomes women of all conditions, especially those striving to earn a livelihood.
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London
Archibald Mackirdy
Olive Christian Malvery
Lilia
Stowaway Found Under Boilers Aboard Cambrian
James Hunter a young Englishman hid under the Leyland liner Cambrian’s boilers to avoid immigration inspectors. Found asleep and in poor condition he was captured after a long search and turned over to authorities for deportation.
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James Hunter
Cambrian
London
Hunter
Lundberg
Kilner
East Boston
Dress and suffrage clash sparks in public critique
Ida Husted Harper argues Boston women’s dress harms the suffrage cause. She cites hats, low necklines, and exposed figures as fueling contempt and ridicule, saying fashion choices shape voters’ views and harm the push for woman’s vote. She links glamorous society styles to crime and public indecency in eateries.
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Ida Husted Harper
Boston
Scottish Societies Plan Three Day Tremont Temple Fair
The United Scottish Societies of Greater Boston schedule a three day fair at Tremont Temple Thursday to Saturday to replenish the Burns Memorial Association treasury. Leaders Alexander McGregor Walter Ballantyne Pottinger James Sinclair and MacKenzie among others will participate in afternoon and evening events.
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Tremont Temple
United Scottish Societies of
Greater Boston
Burns Memorial Association
Alexander McGregor
Walter Ballantyne
Pottinger
The
Scottish Charitable Society
James Sinclair
Boston Caledonian Club
MacKenzie
Man Chokes to Death on Meat in Restaurant
George Wilson aged 50 of 216 Harrison avenue died after a piece of meat lodged in his throat during Sunday dinner at a Harrison avenue restaurant yesterday noon. Two workers helped him outside thinking an asthma attack, and he died unattended in a doorway. His wife at 246 North Main street Pawtucket RI and Mrs Shiles of 19 Readville place Hyde Park were notified.
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George Wilson
Harrison Avenue
Wilson
North Main Street
Pawtucket
R. I
Shiles
Readville Place
Hyde Park
Fire Bug Alarm Recalled in North End Tenement
A basement fire at 9 Tileston Street in a crowded North End tenement district sparked fear of a resurgent firebug who terrorized the area last summer. Investigators note the blaze appeared incendiary in origin and early yesterday morning.
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Tileston Street
Fire Starts in Basement Waste Pile in Four-Story Brick
A morning fire in a North End neighborhood originates in a rubbish pile in the basement of a four story brick dwelling occupied by S Orandella and nearby families. Neighbors shout warnings as smoke pours from basement windows. Police and firemen act quickly, and damage is described as small.
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North End
S. Orandella
Orandella
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