Yeggmen Hunt After Salisbury Policeman Heath
A mob of 100 armed men, aided by Amesbury and Newburyport police, guards roads and rails around Salisbury after Policeman Willie W Heath was shot during a post office guard. Vigilant searches for the elusive yeggs began at once with volunteers and state detectives leading the manhunt.
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Salisbury
Willie W. Heath
Amesbury
Newburyport
Haverhill
Company B
Massachusetts Militia
New Hampshire
Maine
Salisbury Plains
Goggs
Selectman
Robinson
Postoffice
Harry Robinson
Heath
Geggs
Colins
Coleath
Collins
Special police sworn in after town martial law conference
After a meeting between Selectman John Stevens and State Policemen Fred Flynn of Lawrence and Richard Griffin of Haverhill, 50 special police officers were sworn in to enforce order for the night.
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John Stevens
Fred Flynn
Lawrence
Richard Griffin
Haverhill
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises Dark Hair
An advert touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a ready to use tonic that darkens gray hair evenly. It claims to restore natural color and lustre, remove dandruff and itching, and require only light brushing to apply.
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Wyeth
Don’t Let a Cold Settle on Your Lungs
Persistent coughs or colds can lead to serious lung trouble. Eckman’s Alterative is advertised as beneficial for throat and lung affections, bronchitis, and asthma, with a testimonial from Geo M Bates in Pleasantville New Jersey. It claims to loosen mucus, aid coughing up, and restore health without narcotics or habit forming drugs.
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Eckman
Pleasantville
N. J
Geo. M. Bates
Eekman
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphe
Woman Carries Revolver in Pursuit of Robbers at Post Office
Hannah Coffin, near the post office, rushed out with a revolver as robbers fled carrying a dead husband’s body. The gang smashed a rear post office window, forced the snap lock, drilled holes in the door, and broke the safe's combination plate. Heath, a former Salisbury Beach police chief, aged 56, is survived by a widow and daughter.
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Hannah Coffin
Heath
Salisbury Beach
Salisbury
Clergy Asked to Wed Couple Missing Spelling Note
A Southern paper reports a clergyman received a note to perform a marriage for Miss Jemima Arabella Brearly and a man arriving Saturday afternoon. The writer said the cab is hired by the hour and asked promptness for the matrimony.
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Jemima Arabella Brearly
Farm Life the Remedy Says Hill at Chamber Luncheon
James J. Hill president of the Great Northern spoke at a Hotel Lenox luncheon hosted by the Chamber of Commerce on agriculture. He argued that national prosperity rests on agriculture and New England can regain its farming standing with strong truck and dairy farming, aided by transportation and marketing facilities.
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New England
Chamber of Commerce Committee On Agriculture
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Hotel Lenox
Mr. Hill
Hill
Rural occupancy urged to build strong farming communities
Mr Hill urges settling lands with people who will make a living from them to foster a thriving rural community. George H. Ellis, chair of Massachusetts railroads committee and large dairy farmer, presided as speakers included Dr George B. Vincent of Minnesota University and bankers leaders from Illinois and Minnesota.
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W. W
Mr. Hill
George H. Ellis
Massachusetts
George B. Vincent
University of Minnesota
B. F. Harris
Illinois Bankers’ Association
Joseph Chapman
Western National Bank of
Minneapolis
Bankers’ Association Committee On Agriculture
Fog Lingers Over Harbor as Ships Bide on Winds
No clear break in the dense harbor fog by late evening though Boston Light saw a brief clearing. Steamers Sachem Borderer and Vera left anchor for docks while Cunarder Laconia with 2200 passengers awaited quarantine. tugs and schooners stayed in place awaiting a northwest wind to clear conditions.
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Boston Light
Sachem
Liverpool
Borderer
Hamburg
Vera
Jamaican
Laconia
Queenstown
Cadet Officers Selected At Institute For Military Drill
Freshman technology cadets are recruited annually at the institute. Major Edwin T. Cole, retired U S A, selects officers who earned awards for last spring drill. Cadet lieutenant colonel is H Chatfield with regimental adjutant C R Gardner. First battalion officers include Major P Kellar and captains Brant Harvey Tobey Davis. Second battalion officers list Major H T Bent and captains Storke Althouse Borden Curtis.
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Edwin T. Cole
M. F. Brant
C. W. Harvey
J. A. Tobey
F. A. W. Davis
H. T. Bent
H. G. Storke
G. N. Althouse
H. G. Borden
R. E. Curtis
Judge Porter Sentences Notorious Drunkard to Long Jail Term
Judge Porter, a noted magistrate, sentences a notorious drunkard to the maximum jail period and declares he hopes whiskey is cursed. The inmate replies, I will, sir, and Porter, too.
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Porter
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Yeggs
Liess
Washington ST
Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge
Andrewas St. Lynn
W. Fim
J. Brockton
Medford
Tech Leicester
F. Hamilton
Regi
Hat Department
Boston
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Hart, Schaffner and Marx
Shoe Department
Boylston
Nettleton
Boys
Norfolk
D. B
Blue
Knickerbocker
Boylston St
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