Woburn Woman Kills Child Then Herself in Tragic Morning
In Woburn on September 11 John J Thornton a Fox tannery courier returned from lunch to find his wife Eliza McLaughlin Thornton and their five year old Marian fatally slain by throat cuts. The mother left a note and died by self-inflicted wounds after placing Marian on the couch. Neighbors report prior erratic behavior and harsh punishments for minor faults.
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Woburn
John J. Thornton
Fox Tannery
Thornton
Mt. Pleasant Street
Marian
Mrs. Thornton
Stephen Flynn
M. M. Stevens
Edward O'Neil
Blake
Bargain Hats and Shoes Offered at Low Prices
In our shoe and hat departments trained experts ensure efficiency and selection. We offer soft and stiff hats from 2 to 6 dollars with a shape for every man, boys hats 1 to 2 dollars, and shoes 3 to 5 dollars with various cuts and leathers. We stock All America and Educator Shoes in boys’ sizes 1.50 to 3 dollars.
Weather aided German boats in Kiel sender class races
J. Lewis Stackpole sailed the Spokane I in Kiel sender class races and arrived in Boston on the Kron Prinzessess Celia. He says American boats were fairly beaten and unsuited to the weather. Spokane I had a fighting chance, and a Sally type vessel might have fared better.
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J. Lewis Stackpole
Kiel
Boston
Kron Prinzessen Cecelia
New York
Stackpole
Ward 7 Republicans Meet Tonight
Republican candidates for district attorney attend the Ward 7 Republican Club opening to present reasons for election. Invitations go to Walter Webster Clarence Rowley Jesse Gove John K Berry John Richardson and George Holden Tinkham with Charles Bates presiding and word John B Moran may drop in late.
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Ward 7
Republican Club
Walter Webster
Clarence Rowley
Jesse Gove
John K. Berry
John Richardson
George Holden Tinkham
Charles Bates
John B. Moran
Campaign Rally Opens Democratic Ward 16 Race
W H O'Brien, labor candidate for the House from Ward 16, will open his campaign at a rally in the municipal building Uphams Corner. Robert Tobin will preside and the striking telegraphers union will attend in a body.
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Ward 16
Upham’s Corner
W. H. O'Brien
House of Representatives
Robert Tobin
Mr. O’brien
Pierce right to appeal in Waters-Pierce ouster suit
Sept 11 in Galveston. Texas counsel will challenge Henry Clay Pierce in court to force his appearance as a witness in the ouster proceedings against Waters-Pierce Oil Company. The state seeks to compel Pierce to testify as part of the case.
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Galveston
State of Texas
Henry Clay Pierce
Texas
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Fairbanks Meets Tillman at Pueblo Address
Vice-President Fairbanks arrived in Pueblo on September 11 and spoke at Mineral Palace Park. He then attended a banquet in his honor after the address with Senator Tillman present.
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Pueblo
Col
Fairbanks
Mineral Palace Park
Tillman
Howard Name Succeeds Ayer on State Insanity Board
Governor Guild sent the executive council the nomination of Herbert B. Howard M D of Boston to fill the State Board of Insanity seat left by James B. Ayer who declined reappointment.
Orchestras for One Night Stands Revealed
Actors and managers face trials on tour as the article in Post Magazine profiles the life of traveling musicians. It explores clashes, burnout, and creative tensions that surface during itinerant performances.
New Car Fender Tests Under Boston Elevated Railway
A new style of fender and guard for Boston Elevated Railway cars is on trial for five to six months. Tests run on the Bay View South Boston line to assess performance in snow and ice and across seasons.
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Boston Elevated Railway Company
Bay View
South Boston
Railroad Commission
Bay View Adopts Experimental Car Fender System
Bay View lines test a new fender design with rounded front, rope netting to catch passengers, and springs on the dashboard to cushion impacts. Officials compare it to Boston Elevated styles and note trials include a Liver pool lifeguard frame to deflect or push aside pedestrians.
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Bay View
Boston Elevated
Boston
Liverpool
Man and Wife Hurt in Crash at Rail Tracks
Lancaster New Hampshire September 11 Mr and Mrs Charles F Stevens Maidstone residents escaped death after their buggy was struck by a 3 40 south bound passenger train. The wagon overturned. the couple were thrown from the wagon and found unconscious but revived in Lancaster 13 miles away. They were not badly injured and expected to recover.
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Lancaster
N. H
Charles F. Stevens
Maidstone
Maine Central
$100,000 Shortage Found in State Tax Office
In New Orleans on September 11 a $100,000 shortage was found in the accounts of the State tax commissioner. Police seek Charles FE Letten, a clerk in the office, who is charged with the defalcation.
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New Orleans
Charles FE. Letten
Pushed Houses Into the Sea in North Scituate
Rubber merchant Wendell F. Brown claimed title to land between Musquashcut Pond and the sea and pushed four summer houses off his shore. J Ainslee and Richard Talbot of Scituate argued in equity court that Brown had no right to the land, with the court reserving decision after examining Brown’s deeds from 1639.
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Wendell F. Brown
Musquashcut Pond
North Scituate
J. Ainslee
Richard Talbot
Scituate
River Gets Chance to Rise
Waltham reports that the Boston Manufacturing Company could not draw off river inches, pleasing canoeists, local youths, and residents near the dam who had endured a foul smell from river waste the Metropolitan park commissioners had not removed despite public urging.
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Waltham
Boston Manufacturing Company
Metropolitan Park Commissioners
Passenger Attempts Suicide Aboard Cymric At Charlestown
A steerage passenger Edward Solomon jumped from the Cymric toward the water as the ship prepared to sail for Liverpool. Boatswain Robert G. Jones and steerage passenger William Kay dived in to rescue. Solomon fought to drown Jones, who subdued him and brought him back aboard. The incident caused great excitement among travelers.
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Cymric
Charlestown
Robert G. Jones
William Kay
Holyoke
Liverpool
Edward Solomon
Jones
Solomon
Kay
Spool of Spoons Lands North Attleboro Man in Court
Walter E. Pierce twenty of North Attleboro is charged with larceny after being found in Providence with a bundle of 33 spoons from the F S Gilbert Company Attleboro. He faces trial Saturday for goods valued at 100 dollars.
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Attleboro
Walter E. Pierce
North Attleboro
Providence
F.S. Gilbert Company
Weather outlook brings clearing morning and cooler night
The weather man forecasts the end of the rain spell with a clear morning and cooler evening and night across the region. He lists varied temperatures from 90 in Jacksonville to 46 in Parry Sound, and barometer readings reaching 29.68 at Alpena with widespread rain and thunderstorms from Lake Michigan to the Atlantic coast.
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Jacksonville
Parry Sound
Sydney
Cape Breton
Alpena
Mich
Lake Michigan
Atlantic Coast
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Nemesis in Russian Plot Claims Jailers Target Borodulin
St Petersburg report notes the assassination of M Borodulin superintendent of the Akatui political prison by an unknown assailant on leave in Pakoff. The event follows the fate of Mlle Spiridonova who killed Tamboy chief Luzhenoffsky and suffered abuse. Three other officers linked to the abuse have also been killed.
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ST. Petersburg
M. Borodulin
Akatui
Pakoff
Mlle
Spiridonovo
M. Luzhenoffsky
Tamboy
Borodulin
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William McLaughlin
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WARD
O'Brien
Will
Pierce
Howard Succeds
Ayer
Zine
Bay View Line
Plimpton-Hervey CO
Washington St
Wc. Both
Chicago
Boys’ Store OF
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Serges
Washington and
Boylston Streets
Boatswain Jones
Sterling Ale
Rueter
Nemesis
TY Boyle Bros
Washington Street
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