Boston to go horseless fire department plans
Fire Commissioner Wells aims to replace horses with automobiles for Boston fire chiefs and engines. He already has motorized chiefs and two horseless engines on Mason and Congress streets. He seeks auto chemical engines and auto hose carts for faster response, with next year for an auto chemical engine and a new automobile wagon for the Protective Department.
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Boston
Wells
Mullen
McDonough
Tremont Street
Roxbury
West Roxbury
Mason Street
Congress Street
Cove
Protective Department
New Insurance Commissioner Announced by Governor
Frank H. Hardison was named insurance commissioner by Governor Guild succeeding F L Cutting who has returned to retirement after a prior stroke. Hardison, age 58, has served in the department since 1896 and was formerly a newspaper man.
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Frank H. Hardison
Insurance Commission Department
Guild
F. L. Cutting
Day’s Rail Yard Accident and Local Thefts Reported
In Boston and surrounding towns a train yard accident injures James W. Jansen of Everett when crushed between buffers. Frank Hackett of 66 Green Street is arrested for larceny of a gold watch and earrings from Elizabeth O'Brien. Alfred A. Walter and Charles E. Rockwell are held on larceny charges of two die stocks. Roy Winters alias John Duffy, 18, is held awaiting requisition on embezzlement charges in Newell West Virginia. Mrs. John A. McKenzie reports her husband missing since Oct 29. description provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany
James W. Jansen
Everett
Frank Hackett
Green Street
Elizabeth O'Brien
Charles Street
Alfred A. Walter
Everett Street
Brighton
Charles E. Rockwell
Washington Street
William B. Brown
Hawkins Street
Somerville
Newell
W. Va
Roy Winters
John Duffy
May Street
East Liverpool
Ohio
John A. McKenzie
Roxbury
Simple Pleasant Laxative Syrup of Figs and Senna
The General Demand for a known value laxative is met by Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna from the California Fig Syrup Co. It is praised for wholesome gentle action and physician approval. Buy the genuine product from leading druggists. price fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Boston Women Differ From Mrs Deland On Divorce
Boston club and home women react to Mrs Margaret Delands Chicago speech asserting free love as US fate if divorce continues. They largely deny rising divorce and defend it in cases of unhappiness deeming divorce sometimes necessary. others stress marriage as a sacred bond only when mutual love endures.
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Boston
Mrs. Deland
Margaret Deland
20Th Century Club
Chicago
United States
Louise Chandler Moulton
Lillian Whiting
Five Heirs Named in Scottish Fortune Case
In Winchendon on November 20 Mrs. Harry M. Nichols learned she is among five heirs to a $14,000,000 estate from Mrs. Duncan of Edinburgh. Her sister Mrs. Andrew C. Putnam of Salem conveyed the news. One relative will travel to Scotland immediately for the claim.
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Winchendon
Harry M. Nichols
Duncan
Edinburgh
Scotland
Nichols
Andrew C. Putnam
Salem
Woman rescues child at railroad crossing near Worcester
In Hudson Mrs. Thomas Kelly saved her S year old child from oncoming trains at the Church street crossing. The mother saw the child on the tracks and dashed onto the rails to snatch the youngster to safety just as the train thundered by, narrowly escaping harm.
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Stonington
Joseph Comoli
Worcester
Palmer Selectmen
Springfield & Eastern Street Railway Company
William O'Connell
Washington
Henrietta O'Connell
Milford
Milford Hospital
Tie
East Weymouth
Odd Fellows
Henry Loud
Hartford
Conn
Harry W. Godfrey
Twentieth Century Limited
New York Central
Fishkill Landing
Wrentham
Llewellyn Mahar
Taunton Street
Meriden
Providence
Phillipsdale
Bangor
Sterns’ Mills
National Grange
Nahum J. Bachellor
Concord
N. H
C. D. Richardson
North Brookfield
Mass
Hudson
Thomas Kelly
Church Street
Peri
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Edwin Markham
Madame Schumann-Heink
Eva Booth
Charles F. Aked
Great American Womanhood
America
New York City
Col. Muldowney
Edward Muldowney
British Naval and Military Veterans’ Association
Her Majesty's Royal Engineers
Great Britain
William McNamara
Muldowney
Elevated Railway
Military Academy
War Department
West Point Military Academy
Newport
BR. I
Clarence A. Hammett
Newport Hospital
NEW Insurance Commissioner
College
SIF
Washington and Essex Sts
Nation Dept
Nottingham
Brussels
Ivan Tapestry
Ienry Siegel Co
Mano Bianca
White Hand
Winona
Minn
Daniel Sinclair
Minnesota
William Windom
Calcutta
India
Philadelphia
Thomas W. Evans
Paris
New York
London
Ont
Bank of Montreal
Chicago Christian Endeavor Union
Francis K. Clark
Union Park Congregational Church
Third Presbyterian Church
New England
Data Ie
Dr. Greene
Colin R. Dunn
Minton St
Dorchester
Reeney
Drs.fas
J.a.greene
California
Glenbrook
Hanover
Nosisto
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