Balloon trip marks New England longest flight to Pittston
William Van Sleet of North Adams Mass and Jay B Benton of Boston completed a historic balloon voyage from Pittsfield Mass to Pittston after eight hours aloft The Springfield rose at midnight and faced clouds and tides with ballast jettisoned The crew heard surf bells and railroad sounds before a coastal landing amid backward winds across the sea
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William van Sleet
North Adams
Mass
Jay B. Benton
Boston
Springfield
Pittsfield
Pittston
van Sleet
Benton
Massachusetts
Portland
Topsham
Dresden
Becker becomes Convict 62499 awaiting retrial
Charles Becker, convicted of first degree murder in the Rosenthal case, is moved to Sing Sing death house as he awaits a retrial appeal. He is designated No. 62499 and placed in cell 11 with one goal to prove his innocence while his wife plans daily visits and support.
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Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Sing Sing
Becker
Ossining
Beckers
Ossining Village
Tarrytown
Carroll
Harburger
Buck Maloney
Buck
John
Kennedy
M Rosenthal
Supreme Court
Soldier of Fortune Seeks Divorce in Boston Court
Frederick A. Chubb, a self described Indian fighter and world wanderer, fought to sue for divorce from his third wife in Suffolk Divorce Court. He claimed Boston as his residence despite years of living elsewhere. Judge Hardy allowed the action to proceed in Massachusetts. He currently lives in Athol after nine hours with his wife.
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Chubb
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Fire lights Tremont Street above Keith’s Theatre
A blaze on the top floor at 164A Tremont street near Keith’s Theatre lit the district around 10 30 last night. Firemen reached the roof 50 feet from the street while spectators gathered from nearby theatres. The fire started in J W Holloway Company studio on the fourth floor and spread to the glass clad cupola. no patrons were in Keith’s at the time. The theatre brigade assisted in extinguishing the flames.
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Tremont Street
Keith’s
J. W. Holloway Company
National Theatre Plans Midnight Vaudeville After Election
The National Theatre will extend shows to 2 am Wednesday to cover nationwide election returns. Two Tuesday programs run 7 15 to 10 30 and 10 50 to 2, with bulletins during both performances. For Boston this marks the first vaudeville after midnight.
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Boston
Socialist Rally Attacks Foss Walker and Luce at Faneuil Hall
At a Socialist rally in Faneuil Hall last night Lieutenant-Governor Robert Luce was taunted as thumbs down to Cy Phelps. Joseph Walker was called a decaying Republican while Governor Foss faced criticism over the Lawrence strike and railroad issues. Edmund Dana, Henry W. Longfellow’s grandson, condemned capitalist standards alongside Jessie Holliday.
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Robert Luce
Cy’ Phelps
Joseph Walker
Foss
Lawrence
Roland D. Sawyer
Sawyer
Edmund T. Dana
Henry W. Longfellow
Jessie Holliday
Chinaman Changes Mind About Dying in Boston Bay
A 38 year old man living at 10 Oxford Street leaped from the Boston and Maine tracks near the Fitchburg depot at 7 p m and cried for help as he hit the cold water. Waterworks workers at Warren Bridge rescued him with a lifeline rope. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital and then to Fenway Road Psychopathic Hospital for observation.
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Boston & Maine
Fitchburg
Lon
Warren Bridge
Massachusetts General Hospital
Psychopathic Hospital
Fenway Road
Pinex Sugar Syrup Cough Remedy Promises Quick Relief
A home recipe combines one pint sugar with warm water and a pint of Pinex to create a cough syrup claimed to stop deep seated coughs within 24 hours. It touts effectiveness for whooping cough bronchitis and throat troubles and offers a money back guarantee. The ad notes Pinex is a concentrated Norway pine extract rich in guaiacol and instructs readers to obtain Pinex via a druggist or direct from The Pinex Co.
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Norway
United States
Canada
Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
How to Conquer the Tobacco Habit Book Promises Cure
A testimonial collage from Robert J. Sharpe and others in Allegheny and New York professes a cure for smoking and chewing tobacco after reading a book by Edward Woods. The notices urge readers to obtain the free book by mail, claiming health, sleep, appetite, and vigor improvements and warning tobacco harms.
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Robert J. Sharpe
Allegheny County
Lee Babcock
Orange Co
New York
Edsward Woods
Sixth Ave
N. Y
Mr. Woods
Sought weight and health tips from DVICE column
Readers request cures for weight loss nerves rheumatism bronchial trouble and insomnia. The columnist prescribes various tonics and tablets with instruction to take after meals or at specific times, claiming cures and restoration of digestion and vitality.
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Carpenter
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