Woman of Woods Routs Chelsea Man
Fred Davis of Chelsea recounts a hunter's encounter in the woods near the Westboro insane asylum. A large woman rushed him claiming to free herself from a deadly enemy, pursuing him to prevent capture with his gun. He fled toward Westboro while rumors of a missing nurse and a private patient fueled speculation.
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Woman OF Woods
Chelsea
Fred Davis
Westboro
Grafton
West Toro Insane Asylum
Little Chauncy Pond
May Umlah
Chelsea Hunter
My Little Trip of 14 000 Miles Told by Carl Marshall
Carl Marshall a 16 year old Webster resident recounts a 14000 mile journey to visit his mother in Russia. He travelled alone for weeks, crossing oceans and continents from Webster July 4 to Warsaw and back, meeting relatives and collecting stories and goods. He notes safety concerns in big cities, passport style details, gained weight, and plans to return to school after rest.
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Carl Marshall
Webster
Russia
United States
Father
New York
Patricia
Buffalo
Cherbourg
Paris
London
Hamburg
Berlin
Posen
Germany
St. Petersburg
Warsaw
Celebrated Diamond Wedding of Frederick and wife Gerber
Mr and Mrs Frederick Gerber marked sixty years of marriage with a reception at No 5 Cedar Street hosted by their children and friends. He is 82 and she 79, residents for 67 years since emigrating from Berne Switzerland in 1833.
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Frederick Gerber
Gerber
I. R. Johnson
Cedar Street
Post
Mr. Gerber
Gerbers
Berne
Switzerland
Prang
Taken by Allies Revolt in Lienchau and Pao Ting Fu
Despatch from General Gaselee reports allied troops occupying Pao Ting Fu with guards at gates. British, German, French, and Italian forces post quartering. most British kept in camp pending Walders ee orders. some civilians among evacuees. proffers of rewards for foreigners aiding rebels noted in Shetom district. famine and robberies reported in Kwang Si.
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London
Gaselee
Pao Ting Fu
India
Lord George Hamilton
Waldersee
Miss Green
Mao Chiao
Li Hung Chang
Canton
Shetom
Kwang Si
Law on Umbrellas Part of Atmosphere
A brief note explores a stranger’s counsel to a young man who lost his umbrella, intertwining law, mood, and the setting of an office. The exchange hints at responsibility, perception, and the subtle rules guiding everyday objects within a metropolitan world.
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Lord Colerige
Lord Coleridge
Sampson
Utica Observer
Boxers threaten American mission in China turmoil
News from Lien Chau on North River reports Boxers threaten destruction of American mission property as rebellion spreads in Kwang Si. A Canton official stance appears lax, while a Cantonese umbrella law anecdote from the Utica Observer caps the tale with a legal quip.
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Hong Kong
Lien Chau
North River
China
East River
Kwang Si
Canton
British Terms Reported In Britan Germany China Pact
The State Department received notice from Britain of terms of arrangement with Germany on China. The terms mirror those provided by Germany via Count De Quadt. Washington will prepare an answer focusing on acceptable points, with a Chinese minister in Pekin handling negotiations instead of commissions from each country.
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Washington
State Department
Great Britain
Germany
China
Count de Quadt
Pekin
Villagers in Peng kok attacked by rebels in district
Hong Kong reports 4000 villagers in Samtochuok Kwaishin attacked by rebels at Peng kok. No villagers defected. 200 killed. Rebels lost 400. Two villages with 3000 houses burned. A 2000-strong force aided villagers and clashed with rebels on Oct 22. outcome details pending. General Ho returned to Hong Kong with 2000 troops after burning Shanchautin and Malantau.
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Hong Kong
Samtochuok-Kwaishin
Pengkok
Shanchautin
Malantau
Reagan Gets Five to Eight Years for Break-In
Cornelius Reagan, an ex convict, was sentenced to five to eight years in the House of Correction by Judge Sherman yesterday in the East Cambridge Court for breaking and entering two Somerville houses. Clergymen and victims testified on his behalf, but the judge said he could not be trusted due to repeated offenses.
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Cornelius Reagan
Somerville
House of Correction
Sherman
East Cambridge
Reagan
Ayer's Pills Promoted For Headache Relief
An advertisement urges readers to seek liver causes for headaches and take one Ayer's Pill nightly for several nights. It lists J. C. Ayer Company as practical chemists in Lowell Massachusetts and promotes Ayer's Sarsaparilla and related products.
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Ayer
Governor Voorhees Denies Requisition in Bigamy Case
Elizabeth, N J Oct 25 Governor Voorhees refused Walter Winston's request for requisition papers for his former wife held in New Haven Conn on a bigamy indictment. Mrs Winston had secured a divorce from Winston in Oklahoma in 1895 and remarried.
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Elizabith
N. J
Voorhees
Walter Winston
New Haven
Conn
Hudson County Grand Jury
Winston
Oklahoma
Ried
James M. Ludden
New York City
New York
Theatre Notes on Olga Nethersole and Boston Arts Cast
Olga Nethersole arrives from Europe to open in Sapho at Wallack's Theatre New York November 12 under Louis Nethersole management. Etta Gilroy's death leaves a vacancy. Mark Twain and Sydney Rosenfeld rumored to work with Daniel Frohman. Boston previews include Wadsworth Harris in Quo Vadis, Handel and Haydn Society rehearsals for The Messiah, and Madge Lessing and Maud Hollins leading the Becket Becke Sharp cast.
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Olga Nethersole
Europe
Wallack’s
New York
Daniel Frohman
Eben Plympton
Viola Allen
Charles K<ent
Blanche Walsh
Broadway Theatre
William Humphreys
Castle Square Theatre Stock Company
Napoleon
Wadsworth Harris
Boston
Worcester
Mr. Tucker
People’s Temple
Quips and Court Tales From Old Newspapers
A collage of spoken lines, legal notes, and social jests from era papers. It includes remarks about racing yachts, a science discussion on a six year old, witty exchanges about fashionable women, and a legal history of Mrs Ludden’s custody amid multiple marriages.
Fire set in Russell House hotel in Lexington
Fire started in an occupied third floor room of the Russell House at Woburn street and Massachusetts avenue. A hole was cut in the wall and a gas jet lit into it. Discovered in time, the damage was under 100 dollars. The hotel houses 20 to 25 boarders.
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Lexington
Russell
Woburn Street
Massachusetts Avenue
James F. Russell
Manners of Jane at Hollis Street Theatre
Last evening Daniel Frohman’s company staged The Manners of Jane a Henry Arthur Jones comedy at Hollis Street Theatre. Cast changes improve the production with James Lee Finney as Lord Bapchild delivering restrained clever humor and Elizabeth Tyree and Blanche Kelleher delivering engaging scenes with Jane and Pamela Beechiner. The ensemble supplies strong comic effect and Mrs Walcot remains excellent as Pamela’s mother. Three more performances remain before Francis Wilson stars in The Monks of Malabar next week.
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Bostonians
Boston Theatre
Theodora
Francis Wilson
Hollis
Madge Lessing
Maud Hollins
Lost River
The
Park
Andrew Mack
Columbia
Grand Theatre
Sir Hassan Ben Ali
Keith's
James J. Corbett
Dan Juan
Howard’s
Scheda
Music Hall
Hassan Ali
Austin & Stone’s
America
Gertrude May Stein
Mr. Tucker
People’s Temple
Worcester
Hollis Street
Daniel Frohman
Henry Arthur Jones
Jane
James Lee Finney
Lord Bapchild
Hilda Spong
Constantia
Elizabeth Tyree
George
William Courtenay
Blanche Kelleher
Pamela Beechiner
Mrs. Walcot
Malabar
Do you use a pony at college
An undergraduate responds that students now use horseless aids exclusively, replacing ponies in college life. The quip contrasts old practice with modern slang about transportation.
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