Father Charged in Infant's Death After Chair Incident
Fitchburg report says Edward Laurent 8 months died after his father Tuffle Laurent 41 allegedly struck head with a chair. Police rearrested Laurent after he sought an undertaker. manslaughter charge likely as bail was refused and the case moves to court Monday.
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Fitchburg
Edward
Tuffle Laurent
Laurent
Peter F. Murphy
Herbert A. Flint
John R. Smith
Water Street
Wylan G. Hayes
TIGHTS ARE GOOD ENOUGH
A chorus of chorus girls warn against costume reform for stage shows. Marie Cahill and Daniel V Arthur voice concern as dancers critique proposed long gowns and bloomers replacing tights. Fifty dancers respond, only one favors longer skirts.
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Marie Cahill
Stagedom
Daniel V. Arthur
Senator John McCarthy Buried Amid Family Secrets in Pittsfield
Pittsfield on October 22 marks the funeral of Senator John McCarthy of Goshen New York once a Brooklyn alderman and racehorse breeder. At his bier two women appear his lawful wife and her niece who claimed him as husband and father of three sons aged 19 15 and 11. The tale spans a romance elopement theft burglaries and years in Goshen and Albany with notable horses including Joe Patchen in his string.
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Pittsfield
John McCarthy
Goshen
N. Y
New York City
Eloise Lynch
McCarthy
New York
Pittsfield House
Brooklyn
Senator McCarthy
Board of Health
Joe Patchen
Dan Patch
Green Goods Scheme Arrest in North End Hotel
A glib young Pole and a well dressed woman were arrested in a North End hotel on a suspected green goods counterfeiting scheme. They claimed Hartford, Connecticut origins and faced internal police inquiry as federal agents joined the investigation. The man identified himself as Antonio Lawrence and the woman as Monegia Coziatis.
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North End
McDevitt
Richardson
Hanover Street
Hartford
Trenton
Antonio Lawrence
Monegia Coziatis
Memorial Exercises Honor Sir Henry Irving at Church Event
Actors filled the auditorium of St Stephen's Church in Boston for memorial exercises by the Boston Chapter of Actors' Church Alliance honoring Sir Henry Irving. Frank Gillmore spoke of the actor's rise from social pariah to knight with public tributes from Booth and universities.
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St. Stephen’s Church
Florence Street
Boston
Actors’ Church Alliance
Sir Henry Irving
Frank Gillmore
F. W. Fitz
St. Stephen’s
T. R. Kimball
Mr. Gillmore
England
Booth
Irving
Roosevelt Begins Alabama Tour From St Augustine
President Roosevelt started tonight for his Alabama tour after a quiet day in St Augustine. He left at 9 o clock and will reach Mobile tomorrow afternoon. In St Augustine he attended Presbyterian Memorial Church services and later bathed on Anastasia Island. The visit drew many strangers to the town.
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ST. Augustine
Fla
Roosevelt
Alabama
Mobile
Presbyterian Memorial Church
James Coffin Stout
Port Marion
Anastasia Island
Pistol Battle on Car on New York Streetcar
Three men fought with pistols on an Eighth Avenue streetcar, injuring all involved. Thomas O'Brien fired at the conductor, joined by Henry Prang and Thomas Sullivan, as the car sped from Thirty-first to Twenty-sixth Street before police halted the fight. All were hospitalized. investigators suspect a West Side gang feud.
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New York
Eighth Avenue
Thomas O'Brien
Thirty-first Street
Twenty-sixth Street
O’brien
Henry Prang
Thomas Sullivan
O'Brien
West Side
Met acquires Crevelli St George and St Jerome panels
The Metropolitan Museum of Art adds two Crevelli panel pictures from a St George and the Dragon triptych, costing 10000 dollars. St George wears decorative armor, and St Jerome appears in a decorative treatment. Also acquired is Giordano’s Fa Presto, from a Madrid Royal Palace four-set, depicting the Assumption.
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New York
Crevelli
Metropolitan Museum of Art
St. George
St. Jerome
Metropolitan Museum
Giordano
Royal Palace of
Madrid
Poisoning of Malden Angora Cats Shocks Town
Miss Ina Colby of 306 Ferry Street loses 29 Angora cats to arsenic and strychnia poisoning in a rear yard run in Malden. Veterinarian Dr. Simpson confirms poison cause. two cats survive though weak. Colby valued the troupe pets at about $3000 and plans burial of all cats in a common plot.
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Malden
Ina Colby
Ferry Street
Halifax
Clara Colby
Calts
Claire Colby
Ina
Colbys
New York
Alice
Bonnie Prince
Victor
MISS INA _ COLBY
Silk flag rug gifts from Armenian orphans
A large silk rug hung in the State Department ante-room replicates the U S flag. Measuring 7 feet 8 inches by 4 feet and 1 inch thick, it comes from Harpoot Turkey. The rug was produced by orphans in an American-supported industrial establishment and donated to the U S government in gratitude for aid.
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Washington
United States
Diplomatic Room
State Department
Harpoot
Turkey
Runaway Horse Halted by Police on State Street
A runaway horse tore down State street yesterday after the driver was thrown onto a shaft. Two policemen near Congress street chased and grabbed the bridle as the driver regained control. A crowd of about 200 cheered the officers for stopping the animal.
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State Street
Congress Street
Fire alarm whistle runs wild in Southbridge again
Southbridge residents endured a second rampage of the steam fire whistle in two weeks as it blew for about thirty minutes yesterday. The shrill sound caused consternation among the timid and fright among the aged.
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Southbridge
Federal anti moth war urged by New England officials
Providence Rhode Island Oct. 22 A national movement against gypsy and brown tail moths has begun. Professor H J Wheeler director of the Rhode Island experiment station organized a Providence conference with state and city officials to push congressional action next winter. He reports strong support from New England agriculturists for government cooperation.
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Providence
R. I
H. J. Wheeler
Rhode Island
Vermont
Wheeler
United
New England
More Arrests In Illegal Liquor Sales Crackdown
Police from Stations 1 and 3 arrested Mary O Leary of 177 Cambridge Street for liquor sales without a license and raided Bridget F Mooney at 38 Nashua Street seizing 1144 gallons of whiskey and 12 1 2 gallons of ale. Division 1 recovered a large quantity at Pelligrino Piscano 182 Salem Street.
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Mary O’leary
Cambridge Street
Division 3
Bridget F. Mooney
Nashua Street
Division 1
Pelligrino Piscano
Salem Street
Cheer in the Tombs as Two Jail Inmates Share Fortunes
In New York on October 22 sisters in misfortune exchange comfort in the Tombs. Mary E. Golding the cashier who robbed Larkin Company to fund Alexander G. Simmons receives support from Bertha Calaiche the French girl accused of homicide. Matron Mrs. O'Brien aids their cordial exchange as both inmates seek solace amid their cases. Simmons has not visited Golding. only a cousin has appeared.
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New York
Mary E. Golding
Larkin Company
Alexander G. Simmons
Bertha Calaiche
Havng
Emil Guerden
Simmons
Miss Golding
Bertha
Waterspouts Menace Lake Erie Passage Near Ashtabula
Three massive waterspouts rolled along Lake Erie about five miles from Ashtabula early this morning. The seething water at their bases was visible from shore and a large steamer appeared to be in their path but passed by unharmed.
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Erie
Ashtabula
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