Women Fight Fire to Save Homes in West Roxbury Blaze
A large fire at West Roxbury destroyed Highland Co operative ice houses and the Hennessy urn, with 3000 tons of ice lost and insured for 10000. Women residents helped extinguish brand fires as flames spread toward the Parental School and nearby buildings. losses estimated around 42000 with Hennessy totaling about 2000.
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West Roxbury
Highland Co-operative Company
W. J. Hennessy
Flying Brands
Omnes
Gardner Street
Chief Childs
Jamaica Plain
Childs
Hennessy
Baker Street
Mary Rogers Breaks Down Before Execution Watch
In Windsor Vermont Mrs. Mary M. Rogers nears her scheduled execution as US courts delay for stay. She suffers a mental and physical breakdown, rests poorly, and screams in sleep about nightmares and torture. The death watch reports no newspaper witnesses will be allowed.
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Windsor
United States
Vermont
Mary M. Rogers
Death Watch
Sheriff Peck
Federation 10 Adjourn Today
The A F of L convention in Pittsburg held a five hour session with speeches by Frank K Foster on child labor study committees and immigration policies. John Golden thanked the federation for support in the Fall River strike while St Ward withdrew from a future fraternal delegate race. The socialist debate ended when a point of order barred political discussion. Election of officers is set for 10 a m tomorrow with the New England delegation departing at 10 p m.
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Pittsburg
Penn
A. F. of L
Frank K. Foster
Boston
Indianapolis
Chicago
New York
Convention
John Golden
Fall River
American Federation of Labor
Con Fr. Shea
German Trades Union Congress
St. Ward
Great Britain
Mr. Foster
Goldstein
Billy Mahon
Street Railway Men's Union
Gompers
New England
Rescues From Stranded Steamer Argo Amid Blizzard
Four women and 87 men were saved from the grounded steamer Argo off Holland Michigan by breeches buoy after life boats failed in a gale. The captain stayed aboard as crews fought heavy surf to bring passengers ashore one by one.
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Holland, Mich
Argo
Graham & Morton
Question Jap Wedding Rite Sparks Abandonment Case
New York November 24 An odd point in marriage law arises in a wife abandonment case. Jennie Sassa accuses Japanese husband John H. Sassa of abandonment, while he contends they were not legally married. She says a Japanese ceremony included tea and a ring and she has believed herself his wife.
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New York
John H. Sassa
Jennie Sassa
Release for $20 in Elevate railroad injury case
Gertrude McLaughlin sues Ele vated railroad for 15000 claiming injuries from sparks on Aug 13 1902. Her father Patrick McLaughlin also sues for loss of services. The company denies liability and says a $20 release was given by the father for himself and the child.
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Gertrude McLaughlin
Patrick McLaughlin
Daugher
Three Boys Drown When Ice Breaks on Barre Pond
In Barre Vermont three boys John and Francis Bianchi Arthur Brod erick and James Cruikshank drowned after the ice gave way on a mill pond at North Barre during a skating outing. Their fathers attempted rescues as John Grumbold a stone cutter saved James Cruikshank.
Hospital Attendant Held for Manslaughter in Vermont
Waterbury Vermont November 24 P D Coon a former attendant at the State Hospital for the Insane was arrested on a charge of manslaughter in connection with the death of Peter Durant an elderly inmate of the asylum he was held in 1800 bail for the grand jury F J Dennis also faces the same charge
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Waterbury, Vt
P. D. Coon
State Hospital For the Insane
Peter Durant
F. J. Dennis
Public hearing on pure rum standards at Young's Hotel
United States Commission on Pure Food Standards held its last public session yesterday morning at Young's Hotel. The focus was spirituous liquors with Dr. H E Sawyer arguing rum must retain soluble matter from fermentation of sugar cane. George C Dempsey noted rum and gin are the locally produced spirits in New England.
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United States Commission On Pure Food Standards
Young’s Hotel
H. E. Sawyer
Felton & Co
George C. Dempsey
Dempsey & Co
Sawyer
New England
W. H. Huff
St. Louis
Swift & Co
Miss Alla Phelps Proves Business Skill in Court
Witnesses testified in the Supreme Court about Miss Alla Phelps business ability as she appeals Probate Judge Grant’s removal of her from the trusteeship of her father’s estate. Real estate men who knew her testified she inherited the late Dr. Phelps’s determined manner.
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Supreme Court
Alla Phelps
Grant
Miss Phelps
Nathan Prince Ryder
Dr. Phelps
Armours Ship 100000 Turkeys to Cincinnati Market
Armours have cornered the Kentucky turkey market and shipped 100000 birds to their Boston offices due to Rhode Island shortage. The move targets the Rhode Island trade, with Cincinnati as a key distribution point. The report filed from Cincinnati notes the large shipment as the year’s notable turkey maneuver.
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Cincinnati
Armours
Kentucky
Boston
Rhode Island
Revere Merry-Go-Round Case in Court
John J. Murphy, owner of a Revere merry go round, was ordered to modify his building to avoid boulevard overlap. Allegedly he did not comply, and Judge Fes senden heard Commonwealth objections yesterday and reserved his decision.
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John J. Murphy
Revere
Fessenden
The
Commonwealth
Etna Indemnity Loses Bond Suit Against City
The Etna Indemnity Company lost its appeal in the United States Court of Appeals against the city of Haverhill over bonds of former City Treasurer John A. Glines. The lower court decision was sustained. Etna had gone on Glines' $40,000 bond for defalcations totaling $35,077.99, and the company had refused to pay, claiming no liability.
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Etna Indemnity Company
United States Court of Appeals
Haverhill
John A. Glines
Glines
Court Gives Him Chance to Restore Stolen Goods
Joseph H. Lane charged with larceny of 728 dollars worth of millinery goods from his employer appeared before Judge Stevens and was given a sentence continuation until Monday to make restitution.
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Joseph H. Lane
Stevens
Equity Court Orders Stoneventz to Pay Weekly Support
In Equity Court yesterday John C. Stoneventz, whose wife has filed for divorce, was ordered to pay $6 weekly until the case reaches trial.
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John C. Stoneventz
Readville Car Shops Employees Labor Hall Meet
Readville car shops workers meet at Labor Hall located at 45 Eliot Street to discuss wages and working conditions. The gathering appears informal with active participation from shop staff and union representatives.
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Readville
Ae Payee Male Talk and Entertainment Labor Hall
Eliot Stre Ane O T Street
LAXATIVE CURE CLAIM FOR COLD ONE DAY OFFER
Ad promotes Bromoe Quinine tablets to cure a cold in one day with a money-back guarantee. Each box bears E W Groves signature and costs 265c. Druggists promise refunds if the cure fails.
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E. W. Grove
Heart Trouble Warning Prompts Immediate Action
The notice lists symptoms such as fainting spells shortness of breath irregular heart action and chest pains and warns that heart trouble can be fatal at any minute urging immediate action to commence treatment or remedy.
Dr Miles Heart Cure Promises Quick Relief
An endorsement for Dr Miles Heart Cure describes its use for shortness of breath palpitations and chest pain. A testimonial claims relief after six bottles with no symptoms in two years. The ad asserts the first bottle will help and offers a money back guarantee if not.
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Dr. Miles
John K. Todd
P. M
Uniopolis
Ohio
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