Coal prize giveaway through Boston areas prompts hype
Ten orders for a ton of Pennsylvania anthracite coal sparked a citywide prize game by the Sunday Post. Reporters distributed at ten sites from Harvard square to Boston Common, with prizes won by locals including a 16 year old girl Miss Vera Traynor and eight year old Leo Rowell.
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Boston
Post
Sunday Post
Coal Relief Fund
The
Broadway
Blackstone Square
South End
Harvard Square
Cambridge
Union Square
Somerville
Maverick Square
East Boston
Sullivan Square
Charlestown
Dudley Street
Scollay Square
Bowdoin Square
Boston Common
Vera Traynor
Leo Rowell
Elmore Street
Roxbury
Huston Woman Takes Her Own Life in Dorchester
Despondent over ill health Emma M. Jacobs age 54 of 27 Wales Street Dorchester Boston ended her life by cutting her throat at her sister-in-law Mrs. Charles Stewart’s home where she had been visiting. She severed her jugular vein and died a few minutes after being found in the bathroom. She leaves a husband Charles L. Jacobs.
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Concord
Emma Ll. Jacobs
Wales Street
Dorchester
Boston
Charles Stewart
Slugger Suspect in Cambridge Police Hands Controversy
A Cambridge police officer is questioned after a man on a Boston Elevated Railway car near Harvard Square reportedly claimed to head to Adams Square and seemed agitated. The conductor detained him briefly but released him, amid ongoing police inquiry into the Slugger attack. Miss McPhee remains in a semi conscious hospital state.
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Cambridge
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Massachusetts Avenue
Adams Square
Boston
Waterhouse Street
Harvard Square
Marguerite Cigars Standard of Gentlemen’s Use
Estabrook Eaton markets Marguerite Cigars as the standard high grade for gentlemen at hotels clubs and homes. Purchasers expect superb flavor and consistency from a domestic cigar kept by manufacturers with careful quality. Sold by first class dealers nationwide.
Riot on River street in Haverhill sparks mass fight
In Haverhill on River street a race riot drew about 500 people into a half hour clash between Polish and Hebrew residents. Sticks bricks and other missiles damaged property and gave many injuries. Seven arrests were made with warrants issued for more. Police conducted a district-wide roundup as cases head to the Central District Court of northern Essex.
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Haverhill
River Street
Charles Rosengard
Rosengard
Meyer Feinberg
Nathan Fine
Feinberg
George Newberg
Morris Newman
Hussey
Glogofsky
McLaughlin
Worcester
Donahue
Shannon
Central District Court of
Northern
Essex
Steamer Dorchester Ashore in Chesapeake Bay
The Merchants and Miners steamer Dorchester, Captain Foster, from Providence to Baltimore, went ashore near Poplar Island at 3 30 this morning amid heavy weather. Tugs and lighters arrived to assist. The vessel remained hard aground late tonight, cargo being removed as floating efforts continued. The outlook was to float at the next tide. Weather was thick and rainy with a rough sea.
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Baltimore
Merchants & Miners
Dorchester
Foster
Providence
Poplar Island
Chesapeake Bay
Merchants
Desperate Fight in a Stable Ends in Injuries and Promised Warrant
In Greenwood Bros. stable at 6 Brimmer Street, John H. Gallagher and John J. O Leary clashed over tobacco ownership. Gallagher suffered severe injuries including a broken nose fractured jaw and loss of teeth. he was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital and is expected to recover. O Leary claims self defence after Gallagher threatened him with a knife. police expect a warrant to be issued today. The injured man, 50, resides with his wife at 12 Fruit Street.
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John H. Gallagher
John J. O'Leary
Greenwood Bros
Brimmer Street
Gallagher
Massachusetts General Hospital
O'Leary
Fruit Street
Beating of Cambridge Officer McCarty After Street Ambush
Cambridge police officer Jeremiah McCarty was assaulted on Rice Street by three men as he approached. He struck Michael Scanlon and severely, with Frank Kelliher, before subduing them. McCarty had a black eye and injuries. Kelliher required 15 stitches. Kelliher faces arraignment in the Third District Court.
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Jeremiah McCarty
Cambridge Police
Rice Street
Cambridge
McCarty
Michael Scanlon
Frank Kelliher
Kelliher
Third District Court
New Consumption Cure Proves Curable in Vienna
Fred Hammann, a hasty consumption patient selected by the New York Journal, went to Professor Hoff in Vienna and returns cured. The Journal Research Society distributes Dr. Moff's prescription, a medicine bottle, and a 24 page handbook free to consumptives, bronchitis, asthma, and catarrh sufferers.
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New York
Fred Hammann
New York Journal
Vanderbilt Clinic
Hoff
Vienna
Moff
Journal Research Society
American Tract Building
New York City
Cuba Big Brother Cigarro offers size and quality for smokers
A description praises the Cuba Big Brother Cigarro as a well made cigar for gentlemen who value both size and flavor. It highlights Vuelta Abajo tobacco for rich taste and aroma, presenting the cigar as a premium choice for those who prioritize quality alongside substantial dimensions.
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Cuba
Two Burned in Naptha Blaze at Warren Street
A Roxbury flat on the top floor of 3212 Warren Street suffered a naptha fire when Mr. C. H. Hoyt and Mrs. J. McNabb, visiting the lace cleaning, ignited fumes over a hot stove. Both were severely burned on face and hands and admitted to City Hospital. condition reported as resting comfortably with no serious injuries.
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Roxbury
City Hospital
Warren Street
Stephen Jennings
C. H. Hoyt
Hoyt
J. McNabb
Mr. Hoyt
No successor chosen for St Mary’s Cambridge parish
The month’s mind mass for the repose of the late Rev Father Scully will be held next Saturday at 9 am at St Mary’s Church Cambridge. No decision has been made on a successor for St Mary’s parish. the selection reportedly will be by concursus among archdiocese priests ordained over ten years. Plans for partition of the parish are said to be unfounded.
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Father Scully
St. Mary's Church
Cambridge
St. Mary’s Parish
Archdiocese of Boston
St. Mary's Parish
Old Man Killed by Train at Swampscott Station
Oct. 3 report from Lynn says W. D. Nichols of Salem, 73, was struck and killed by a train at Swampscott station while walking on the track. The deaf man died instantly and his body was brought to Lynn.
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Lynn
W. D. Nichols
Salem
Swampscott
Nichols
Boston Area Weather Outlook Turns Wet This Monday
Local forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for rain and fresh east winds on Monday, with a likely clearing Tuesday under brisk westerly winds and cooler temperatures. Washington forecast adds New England rain Monday and Tuesday, with rain in eastern Maine and east winds Monday, brisk along the southeast coast.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Maine
Temperature Yesterday at Thompson's Spa
The thermometer at Thompson's Spa on Washington Street recorded yesterday's temperature.
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Thompson's Spa
Washington Street
Roosevelt Seeks Congress Action On Coal Strike
President Roosevelt plans to appeal to Congress for action on the coal strike and asks Pennsylvania to probe the coal fields while urging miners to return to work. A White House conference of top officials considered measures, with secrecy observed as details were prepared for possible extra sessions.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Pennsylvania
Wright
Legislative Branch
Stone
Church and Nugety Split Over Meridan Hall Services
The Maverick Congregational Church of East Boston held morning and evening services at Meridian Hall as a split with the Maverick Congregational Society deepened. Deacons said meetings would not revert until an agreement is reached while finances and governance spark unease among members. The church closed for now with Fisher’s resignation in effect, and parishioners discuss future steps amid proxy-controlled votes and unresolved property questions.
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Maverick Congregational Church of
East Boston
Meridian Hall
Maverick Congregational Society
Dewing
Joseph Dawson
Gloucester
Elmer H. Allen
Post
George Parker
James A. Cochrane
C. D. Fisher
Elmer E. Allen
Fisher
Allen
James R. Cochrane
California
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Richard P. Collins
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Miss Matilda Charroux
Appleton Street
Thomas Butler
Havre Street
Edward Thomas Norton
Dean Street
Ivera Traynor
Ringgold Street
Margaret Dillon
Adrian Street
A. M. Brann
Shawmut Avenue
South Boston
Huston
Mrs. Jacobs of
Estabrook & Eaton’s
Marguerite
Central Oil & Gas Stove CO
Washington St
Haymarket Sq
Breck’s
North Market St
Scully
Roosevelt
Root
Navy
Moody
Knox
Payne
Carroll D. Wright
United States
Asue
Rixey
Lung
Cortelyou
Secretary OF the Navy
Church and
Nugety
Maverick Congregationalists
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