Buster Brown Mule Deserter Bound for Fort Andrews
Buster Brown the mule who once tried to swim away at Commercial Wharf is again boarded on the tug Captain Riley bound for Fort Andrews. He is roped at the head and bound about the stomach as cheers erupt from the crowd and a photographer captures the farewell.
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Buster Brown
Fort Andrews
Commercial Wharf
Riley
Boston Harbor
Buster
Boston
Captain Riley
Cross Street Horse Hotel
Waggoner Smith
Sergeant Wright
Sfrort
Wright
Captain de Courcey
United States Service
Relatives Claim Insanity in Arrested Burglary Suspect
Allen Marshall was arrested for breaking and entering after a shore boulevard chase in Lynn. His family, led by his mother, insist he is mentally unbalanced, noting his reputation as proof. Marshall faces arraignment tomorrow after deputies cornered him in a cellar.
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Lynn
Allen Marshall
Shore
John Woodbury
Metropolitan Park Commission
Berry
Ocean Street
Mark Worthley
R.S. Bauer
Mystery in Death of Girl Miss Robash
Malden Nov 26 The death of Miss Mary F E Robash 28 domestic in the home of John E Hawkridge of Lawrence street occurred Feb 23 1905 after seven days illness of peritonitis An autopsy by Medical Examiner Durell found septic peritonitis The body was sent to Farmington Mo for the father Charles Robash The Saugus physician signed the death certificate Reports of a Boston business man and potential action by the father are unconfirmed.
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Malden
Mary FE. Robash
John E. Hawkridge
Lawrence Street
Miss Robash
Hawkridge
Durell
Charles Robash
Farmington
Boston
O'Meara confronts aldermen over badge display order
Police Commissioner O'Meara rebukes Boston aldermen who urged revoking his badge display rule for cab and carriage drivers. He asserts shared responsibility is needed before any surrender of his authority and defends enforcing the licensing display for all 1500 drivers.
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O'Meara
Boston
Curley
O’meara
Yale Professor’s Daughter Engaged to Boston Man Furlong
Edith Barton Verrill, eldest daughter of Professor Addison E. Verrill and Mrs. Verrill of Yale, becomes engaged to S Aulando Furlong of Boston. Furlong is brother of artist Atherton Furlong and uncle of Charles Wellington Furlong, former Cornell art instructor. Miss Verrill is Sid ney I. Smith’s niece. No wedding date set.
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New Haven, Conn
Addison E. Verrill
Yale University
Edith Barton
S. Aulando Furlong
Boston
Mr. Furlong
Atherton Furlong
Charles Wellington Furlong
Cornell University
Miss Verrill
Sidney I. Smith
Mt Pleasant Home for Aged elects new president
The sixth annual meeting at 50 Congress street elected Frederick L. Emery of Boston to succeed Albert Metcalf as president after five years in the role. An executive committee and visiting chairwoman were named, with Dorchester’s Fortnightly Club offering a room for sickness. The Dorchester home serves indigent aged men and women on Northern Avenue and appeals for local support.
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Mt. Pleasant
Congress Street
Albert Metcalf
Frederick L. Emery
Boston
Frederick Tu. Emery
Rufus B. Tobey
C. L. Page
Mary E. Alden
Ella C. R. Whiton
F. L. Emery
Clerk Trowbridge Undergoes Eye Operation
Clerk Trowbridge of the United States Circuit Court underwent an eye operation performed by Dr. Morgan. Friends among court officials and the bar are glad the procedure appears successful, including restoration of sight.
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Trowbridge
United States Circuit Court
Morgan
Style and Comfort with Emerson Quality Footwear
Emerson footwear promises style and comfort with durable construction. The ad lists store locations at Wash St near Water Court, Hanover Corner, 18 Summer Street, and Dewey Square for shoppers seeking better footwear.
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Emerson
Wash, St., Cor
Court St
Cor. Hanover
Summer St
Dewey Square
Mrs Naramore Granted Liberty From Insane Hospital
Elizabeth Ann Naramore, once confined for six years after a fatal act, stood at the door of the Lake Quinsigamond hospital in Worcester ready to begin a new life outside the institution.
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Worcester
Navy
Elizabeth Ann Naramore
Lake Quinsigamond
Mrs Elizabeth A Naramore Released from Worcester Insane Asylum
Mrs Elizabeth A Naramore is discharged from Worcester Insane Asylum as cured. She had been an inmate since March 1901 after she killed her six children.
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Worcester Insane Asylum
Missionaries in Danger in China Reported Riots
Canton China November 26 there is a renewed round of hostile demonstrations against missionaries in the Lianchow district rioting occurred about a year ago some church property has been pillaged and the American consul has appealed to the viceroy for protection of the missionaries and their property
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Canton
China
Lianchow District
Widow and two young children found dead in Providence home
Mrs Charles G Checkley and her two children were found dead in a bed room at 34 Battey street Providence. The 30 year old woman had been despondent since the birth of her youngest child and turned on gas after writing a note to her husband.
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Providence
R. I
Charles G. Checkley
Battey Street
Mrs. Checkley
Annie Shea
Save Rebecca Nourse house in Danvers from demolition
A plea urges preservation of the 1686 Townsend Bishop house known as the Rebecca Nourse home in Danvers Massachusetts. The owner refuses sale. a public fund seeks $7000 by December 1 to buy restore and preserve the landmark, with William C Endicott as treasurer.
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Essex County
Townsend Bishop
Rebecca Nourse
Danvers
Salem Village
Mass
John Shea
Charles W. Upham
William P. Upham
Wathaniel Putnam
William C. Endicott
Court Street
Boston
Sarah E, Hunt
Federal Street
Salem
Platt denies interview claiming he would not resign
United States Senator Thomas C. Platt refutes a published interview saying he would not resign. He states he did not meet a reporter, did not tell any newspaper he would stay in Washington, and calls the resignation claim untrue.
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New York
United States
Thomas C. Platt
Higgins
Washington
Osmo-Chemic Treatment Attracts Holiday Visitors
New England physicians and remote doctors toured the Osmo-Chemic institute in October. Over two hundred practitioners perceived its modern equipment and effective treatments for catarrh asthma bronchitis Brights disease rheumatism incipient consumption eczema gastritis cancers and nervous debility. Testimonials from KE. R. Forbush Lisbon NH and Wm. McConnell Boston praise the Leucadescent Rays and cure of rheumatism and catarrh.
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New England
Bright
Wm. McConnell
Summer St
Boston
Mass
One Month Free Osmo-Chemic Cure Offer
The Osmo-Chemic Physicians offer one month of free treatment including all medicines to any patient applying before December 1. The liberal offer aims to cure chronic diseases and is limited by time as November ends.
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Boylston Street
Voice of the People praises Osmo-Chemie light treatment
Prominent citizens and patients from Walpole and Boston attest to benefits of the Osmo-Chemic physicians. Mrs. Nelson Lowe reports relief from bladder and kidney disease enabling work for a large family and poultry care. Mrs. Elsie Tobey claims cure of blood poisoning.
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Nelson Lowe
Walpole
Mass
Elsie Tobey
Charles Sr
Boston
Louis Tobey
Trolley Car Kills Methuen Schoolgirl
Harriet Ham twelve year old daughter of George W Ham was instantly killed this afternoon when she ran from school directly in front of an electric car. The motorman could not stop in time.
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Methuen
Navy
Harriet Ham
George W. Ham
Chelsea School Girl Secretly Married Five Months
A Chelsea couple learned their 17 year old daughter Nettie M L Watts secretly wed 22 year old James W Perry last June in Maine. The couple married while she still finished school and have since begun housekeeping in Willard Maine.
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Horace H. Watts
Broadway
Chelsea
Nettie M. L. Watts
James W. Perry
Willard
Miss Watts
Perry
Maine
Nettie M. Ls. Watts
Large Nashua Barn Destroyed by Fire
A major fire in Nashua destroys one of the region’s largest barns on Trueman Polock’s farm near the Bridgewater line. Loss covers livestock and structure, estimated at 8000 dollars.
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Nashua
N. H
Trueman Polock
Bridgewater
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