Falling asleep on window sill nearly kills two men
Augustus Oberg and his landlord William H. Feeley, both of 53 Thomas Park, South Boston, were endangered when Oberg slept on a window sill and fell forty feet. Oberg remains unconscious at City Hospital with a broken right hip and two sprained ribs. Feeley sustained bruises and was treated at home.
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Augustus Oberg
William H. Feeley
Thomas Park
Boston
Oberg
City
Feeley
Mr. Feeley
Hindoo Woman Madara Retda Wistaria Act Delights Busy Mall Crowd
An eyewitness account from Jordan and Marsh's describes Madam Retda the wistaria woman performing marvels on the fourth floor elevator stage. The petite Hindoo entertainer astonishes onlookers by producing candy and flowers from nothing as crowds watch and await her 2:15 PM act.
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Jordan & Marsh’s
Madara Retda
Madam Retda
Wistaria
Clever Second Story Burglary at Warren Home Dedham
In Dedham on Dexter street jewels valued near 2000 were stolen from Mrs. Warren at her home of Charles Warren, chairman of the Massachusetts Civil Service Commission. Police doubt marks or ladders, suspect professional second-story thieves who entered while the family dined.
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Dedham
Charles Warren
Massachusetts Civil Service Commission
Dexter Street
Mr. Warren
Fire Engulfs Hankow Steamer Killing Hundreds in Hong Kong
The Hankow burned at a Hong Kong dock early today, trapping about 2000 Chinese aboard and seven Europeans. Firefighters recovered dozens of bodies as crews fled the inferno, with many passengers feared drowned after leaping into the bay. Cargo including raw silk and matting was destroyed. The cause is under investigation with theories ranging from incendiary arson tied to anti-British sentiments to accidental ignition.
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Hongkong
Canton
Branch
Haakow
Three Die As Steam Pipe Explodes On Bourne Yacht Colonia
A steam pipe burst on the Colonia, the Bourne family yacht, in Oyster Bay Cove Nassau Hospital Mineola L I reported three sailors killed and two injured five aboard the vessel were scalded severely as engineers attempted to raise steam The Colonia was the New York Yacht Club flagship last season and was preparing to lay up for winter Commodore Frederick G Bourne and guests were ashore when the accident occurred.
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New York
Colonia
Frederick G. Bourne
New York Yacht Club
Oyster Bay Cove
Nassau Hospital
Mineola
L. I
Albert E. Hip
Edward McGenty
John Southard
John Leonard
James O'Mara
Bourne
Leonard
Newport
Center Island
Seawanhaka Yacht Club
Commodore Bourne
Ninth Regiment Banquet Ends Visit in New York
In New York tonight the Ninth Regiment M V M ended its visit with a monster banquet at the Hotel Astor hosted by the Sixty ninth Regiment N Y National Guard. Mayors Fitzgerald Casey Duggan and others joined in tributes as Colonel Donovan of the Ninth spoke of Civil War ties and a silver loving cup was exchanged. The regiment toured St Patrick's Cathedral and took an afternoon motor tour before a reception at the armory and an 11:30 pm departure for Boston tomorrow morning.
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New York
Hotel Astor
Fitzgerald
Daniel A. Whelton
Boston
Casey
Lowell
Chadwick
U.S. N
Duggan
Worcester
Edward Duffy
Sixty-ninth
Donovan
Ninth
Kane
Lawrence
John W. Elmes
McGowan
Jean Brugere
Army of France
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Lee
Clinton Company
Thomas L. Walsh
John J. Mulroy
Rescuer and helper recount in Cambridge harbor incident
George Anderson of Pearl Street Cambridge moored his launch to Driscoll's float when his engineer Henry Locke fell overboard. A young negro aided pulling them ashore, helped change clothes, and later kept Anderson's dry coat with a $5 money sleeve. He had been well tipped.
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George. Anderson
Pearl Street
Cambridge
Driscoll
State Street
Henry Locke
Mr. Anderson
Locke
Anderson
Hold up on Sudbury Street
While walking on Sudbury street last night about 11, Hyman Shirer of 65 Prince street was set upon by two men, knocked down, and robbed of a gold filled watch and $1.80 in change. He was taken to the Relief Hospital for treatment as bystanders chased the attackers but failed to capture them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury Street
Hyman Shirer
Prince Street
Shirer
Woman Scouts the Efficacy of Prayer at Huntington
Dr Julia Seaton Sears argues in a School of Mental Psychology talk that prayer has no real effect on life and that man is bound by God, claiming prayer cannot free him from his fixed position. Her address on Why We Pray was delivered yesterday.
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Julia Seaton Sears
M. D
School of Mental Psychology
Huntington Chambers
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for Kidney Troubles
The ad extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for women's kidney troubles noting its unique formulation. It shares testimonials from Mrs Samuel Frake and Mrs J W Lang praising relief from backache bearing down and other kidney related symptoms. It invites women to seek free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Samuel Frake
Prospect Plains
N. J
Pinkham
Lydia
E. Pinkham
J. W. Lang
Third Avenue
New York
Mrs. Pinkham
Nervous Debility and Cure Claim by Pink Pills
A historical advertisement describes neurasthenia or nervous debility with mood and energy loss. It cites Mrs. Jane J. Davies of Scranton praising Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, claiming pain relief, better sleep, and restored strength. The pills are sold by druggists or mailed from Schenectady New York.
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Williams
Dr. Williams
Special K of P Train Wrecked Near Nashville
A Knights of Pythias special train en route to New Orleans collided head on with a freight train at White's Bluff Tennessee. One trainman was killed and another badly scalded while passengers suffered heavy shaking.
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Nashville
Tenn
Knights of Pythias
New Orleans
White's Bluff
Here
Nashville, Chattanooga
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Harvard
First Unitarian Society of
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Court St
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David J. Ingraham
Winter St
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Boulder
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