Brockton Woman Attempts Suicide at Show
In Brockton a woman, Mrs. Arvita Frances, drank aconite at a theatre as hundreds watched. She told a staff member she did not want to live. Theater employee William Child alerted medical aid. doctors treated her, and she was hospitalized in dangerous but hopeful condition. She is believed to be Wallace Frances’s wife, estranged a week ago, staying at the West Elm Hotel.
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Brockton
Arvita Frances
William Child
Child
Brockton Hospital
Wallace Frances
Frances
West Elm Hotel
Senator Chamberlain Promises Justice to Colombia at luncheon
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon created a sensation at a Washington luncheon honoring John Barrett when he declared he would vote for justice to Colombia from the United States if given a chance to cast a deciding vote in the Panama separation dispute. The Latin-American diplomats, including Ambassador da Gama of Brazil, observed the scene as the party broke up in silence.
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Washington
Chamberlain
Oregon
Colombia
United States
Panama
Ambassador da Gama
Brazil
John Barrett
Pan-American Union
Solicitor Volk
State Department
Boaz Ww
Long
Would-Be Suicide Trial At Quincy Adams Station
Lydia Sabilla 21 attracted a crowd at Quincy Adams station yesterday morning when she threw herself before a fast train. She survived with minor injuries after being taken to the State hospital at Westboro and placed in observation.
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Lydia Sabilla
Quincy Adams
State Hospital
Westboro
Lydia
Gas poisoning at Lynn private hospital injures two women
Two women at 62 Johnson Street Lynn were overcome by gas in a private hospital. Mrs Elizabeth Browne proprietor and nurse and Mrs Evaline Knowles who had rooms there were treated after Knowles found Browne unconscious. Both were hospitalized as investigators review the incident.
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Lynn
Johnson Street
Elizabeth V. Browne
Evaline K. Knowles
Ocean Street
Benjamin Sprague
Browne
Arbitration adjourned to December 11 in Elevated case
The argument of counsel in the Elevated arbitration will be held on Thursday December 11 after a postponement from December 4. A notification to this effect was received yesterday at the Boston Street Carmen's Union headquarters.
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Boston Street
Carmen's Union
Mother who left daughter held for sanity exam
Mrs Michael Brady is detained by police in Brockton after taking five year old Annie for a Thanksgiving walk, leaving her alone in the streets and spending the night in the woods. Authorities plan a sanity examination.
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Brockton, Noy
Michael Brady
Annie
Curley Refuses to Quit for Mayor
Congressman Curley resists withdrawal from the mayoralty race despite pressure from a Democratic city committee. Maynard and allies push recall-style arguments while Curley asserts he will campaign through the press and remains a candidate through January 1914.
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Curley
Maynard
Democratic City Committee
Congressman Curley
City Hall
Curles
Democratic City’ Committee
James M. Curley
John R. McVey
Harvard
Edmund JL. Dolan
Kellogg's Tasteless Castor Oil Offers Pain Free Relief
For 3000 years the finest laxative castor oil had a strong taste that limited use. Kellogg's Tasteless Castor Oil from Spencer Kellogg & Sons of Buffalo refines the oil to remove flavor, making it easier for children and adults. Sold in drug stores for 25¢ and 50¢ with a green castor leaf Kellogg label.
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Kellogg's
Spencer Kellogg & Sons of
Buffalo
Kelloggs
Kellogg
Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc
Buffalo, N. Y
Day Robbery in Brookline
Burglars entered the apartments of Henry H. Vance treasurer of the American Rubber Company at 194 St. Paul Street Brookline between 1 and 4 yesterday afternoon and stole miscellaneous jewelry valued over 200 dollars. They missed a secret vault where Mrs Nance keeps diamonds valued about 1590 dollars.
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Henry H. Vance
American Rubber Company
St. Paul Street
Brookline
Robbery at Rear Apartment Stuns Local Neighborhood
Nobody was at home when a thief struck an apartment rear exit. Nurse and young Robert Nance returned at 4 o clock to find the door ajar. The scene showed utter disorder with drawers, sideboard, and chiffoniers ransacked. Police found no clues. it was the third robbery in the area in four weeks.
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Robert Nance
Fisherman Held in Harbor Manslaughter Case
Manuel Charves a 40 year old Spain native and crewman on the fishing schooner Venessa is held by Gloucester police on a manslaughter charge in connection with the death of William Foley whose body was found floating in the harbor yesterday morning.
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Gloucester
Manuel Charves
Spain
Venessa
William Foley
Sickness Defeats Top New England Chess Master
Peter C. Hill, once among New England's best players, lost to five of six opponents in a six game simultaneous tourney at the Boston Chess Club last evening. Hill, recently recovering from a long illness, faced the field in weak condition.
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P. C. Hill
New England
Peter C. Hill
Boston Chess Club
Hill
Boston Jewelers Campaign Against Fake Auctions
Boston jewellers organized at a mass meeting at the Crawford House to oust alleged fake jewelry auctioneers who sell fake pieces to Christmas shoppers. A committee will press for stricter auctioneer license laws and regulate jewelry auction rooms, with possible action before the January legislative session.
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Boston
Crawford House
Jewellers seek drastic license and bond hike in auctioneering
City leaders including Mayor Fitzgerald push sweeping reforms to curb fake auction rooms. Legislation would raise auctioneer license fees from $2 to $200 and require a $3000 bond, bar jewelers from operating after sundown in restricted districts, mandate refunds for misrepresented goods, and ban replenishing stock after sellout. They also seek stricter fraud advertising rules with support from the Boston Chamber of Commerce and Pilgrim Publicity Club.
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Fitzgerald
Jewellers
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Pilgrim Publicity Club
Brazil Sells Dreadnought to Italy, Telegraph Reports
The Daily Telegraph reports Italy purchased the Brazilian dreadnought Rio Janeiro. In recent months Britain Russia Greece and Turkey were also said to be considering buying the battleship amid global naval talks.
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Brazil
Italy
London
The
Daily Telegraph
Rio Janeiro
Russia
Greece
Turkey
Ammunition Seized From Steamer Seminole at New York
Customs inspectors seized ten thousand rounds of rifle and revolver ammunition aboard the steamer Seminole at her New York pier. The ship, which was to sail tomorrow for Hayti and San Domingo, had the ammo hidden in multiple places. Seminole officers claimed they were unaware of its presence.
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New York
Hayti
San Domingo
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Joseph A. Maynard
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J. P. Clancy
Tammany Clhb
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Roxbury
John F. Fitzgerald
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Great Harbor
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Pleasant
Avery Streets
James P. Sanders
Christopher P. McCaffrey
Campaign Through
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America
Sterling
Rueter and Company Ale and Porter Brewers
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Neal Institute
Newbury ST
Back Bay
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Portland
Kersey and Melton
Adams Square
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