Maynard News Hauls of Local Happenings in Town
Maynard monthly snippet reports William Reilley moving to Gleasondale William Jensen building on Concord Street and many residents noted for visits illness or travel James Maloney attended a Charlestown dance Miss Edith Brooks visited from Natick Grace Welch visited Chelsea Fred Newman left for England A town meeting scheduled in Cooperative hall.
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Edith Brooks of
Natick
Herbert E. Howard
M. EB
Ww. W. Campbell
Concord Junction
Francis Morin
Boylston
James Morin
Main St
California
North Grafton
Maynard overwhelms Cambridge. crowd of 400 watches shot struggle
Maynard traps Cambridge 61 to 18 in Music Hall as Kelley, Archer and Maley pace the scoring. Cambridge misfired on many attempts, while Maynard’s Lynch and team play shine despite a slow start. Referee James Mahoney. Attendance listed at 400.
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Maynard
Cambridge
Music Hall
Wich
King
Jimmie Healey
Chicopee
Natick
McGrail
Dartmouth College
Johnny Brett
East Bostons
Carey
Joe Lynch
St. John’s
Brett
Kelley
Archer
Maley
Murray
Cleary
Cubey
Lynch
Cambridge Maley
Healey Archer
Brett Cleary
G. Lynch
McGrail Murray
Carey Kelley
J. Lynch
Healey
James Mahoney
Daniel Colbert
Missing Ball children case continues in Brockton
Police and volunteers press on with the search for Mary and Thomas Ball, missing since December 2 with their mother who later returned in a demented state. A theory they may still be alive gains ground as woods and reservoir searches yield no foul play evidence and a sighting in Randolph of a woman with two children matching the Ball descriptions draws renewed attention.
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Brockton
Mass
John Ball
Randolph
Mary
Thomas Ball
Trolley Car and Train Collision Near Union Depot
A heavy trolley car and a passenger train collided at the grade crossing by the Union depot in Middletown. Several train passengers were seriously injured, the trolley car lost its front end and the rear coach was damaged, the trolley occupants escaped unharmed as the motorman rode out with the car. Air brake failure on the street car is blamed for the crash.
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Middletown
Conn
Union Depot
Fire burns York Building in Albany Street blaze
A four alarm fire in the York building on Albany Street last night drew all available fire apparatus. The blaze on the fifth floor caused losses exceeding $100,000 and terrified residents of nearby Syrian and Armenian tenements as sparks showered onto roof areas below.
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Boston
Albany Street
York
Governor Guild Probes Danvers Escape of John A. Steele
Boston December 11. Governor Guild held a conference before departing for Louisiana to discuss the release from Danvers insane asylum of John A. Steele who fired on two labor leaders at the state house. The state board of insanity is reviewing each recent discharge at the governor’s request.
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Boston
Louisiana
Guild
Danvers
Cigar Band Craze Spurs Collectible Sets
National fad sparks interest in cigar bands collected from the Tops All Cigars. Each of the 25 bands features a different portrait of a U S president. The boxes hold 25 cigars and make a sought after Christmas gift at De Lee's Pharmacy.
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United States
de Lee’s
Pneumonia Fatal Claims Life Of Mrs. Abraham Allen
Mrs. Abraham Allen of Maple ed died Sunday night at age seventy after a brief pneumonia illness. A Fitchburg native who lived here all her life she was respected for her quiet nature and strong character. She leaves a husband two sons and a daughter. Funeral was held Wednesday morning at St Bridges cemetery burial followed by services attended by relatives and friends.
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Abraham. Allen
Maple Ed
Allen
Fitchburg
St. Bridget’s Cemetery
Assabet Mills Adopt Shorter Five Day Week
The Assabet mills switch to a five day eight hour schedule starting 7:30 am to 4:30 pm, reducing weekly pay by two hours and promising no need for lighting. Last week wages totalled 8000 dollars as full time output ran down from about 35000 dollars. Other mills in the region trim hours or close temporarily while Moosup CT resumes full time operations.
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Assabet
Dover
Woolen Company
Beaver Brook
Lowell
Bay State
Moosup
Assabet Mills
Maynard
Basketball Notes Highlight Local Matches and Upcoming Attractions
Hudson defeats Melrose A. A. in Judson. Washington Guards beat Danvers 51 to 12 at Fitchburg. St Johnsbury defeats Fast Boston L A 13 to 12 in East Boston. Mention of Kel:ley's top form and Cubey Lynch's return after a campaign. Maynard hosts Everett as a strong attraction and East Boston teams rival Lowell for travel games this season.
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Hudson
Melrose A. A
Judson
Fitchburg
Washington Guards
Danvers
East Boston
St. Johnsburg
Fast Boston
Joe” Lynch
Joseph
Coady
New York
New England
St. Johnsbury
New Hampshire
Kelley
Kel
Boston
Lowell
East
Maynard
Honus Wagner
Pittsburg
Pat Vlaherty
Boston Nationals
Notice of Dissolving Bills by Husband Robert Yahn
Notice states Robert Yahn will pay no bills contracted by his wife. Dated December 11 in Maynard.
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Maynard
Robert Yahn
Washington Social in Cooperative Hall
The Washington social in Cooperative Hall Friday night, under the auspices of the class of 1908, Maynard high school, drew a large crowd who enjoyed a thoroughly good time. Music was by Harry Brigham's Marlboro orchestra. The matrons were Mrs. Daniel E. Goodenow, Mrs. William R. Hall and Mrs. James R. Bent. The committee included Misses Beatrice Sunderland Ina Bowker Inez Fiske Marion Townsend Margaret Pierce May Ledgard and Clarence Mackin Walter Comeau Vincent Sweeney and Howard Cheney. A chimney fire at the Minto House Sunday noon was quickly extinguished by the fire department with no loss.
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Washington
Cooperative Hall
Maynard High School
Harry Brigham
Orchestra
Marlboro
Daniel E. Goodenow
William R. Hall
James R. Bent
Beatrice Sunderland
Ina Bowker
Inez Fiske
Marion Townsend
Margaret Pierce
May Ledgard
Clarence Mackin
Walter Comeau
Vincent Sweeney
Howard Cheney
Cowardly and Brutal Charge After Ferryboat Collision
A collision between the Fall River line steamer Providence and a crowded East River ferryboat led to panic and reports that a man and a woman jumped overboard and drowned, though no deaths were confirmed. The ferryboat, stripped of life preservers, carried 75 women and children on arrival at a slip as fog slowed both vessels. The Providence escaped major damage and returned to its dock.
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New York
Fall River Line
Providence
Steamer Kroonland Towed Into Southampton After Shaft Break
The Kroonland, from Antwerp to New York, broke its shaft near the Scilly Islands in a gale last Sunday. It was towed into Southampton harbor by tugs last evening after passengers were jolted during the incident and the ship slowed down. Ship officers assuaged passenger fears as the vessel headed toward port.
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Southampton
Kroonland
Antwerp
New York
Scilly Islands
Death of Major General Alexander Hamilton Jr in Tarrytown
Major General Alexander Hamilton Jr died at his home in Tarrytown New York at age 87 after a bout with grippe since Thanksgiving. Born in 1815 in New York he organized the Fifth artillery at the Civil War onset and led troops in New York during the draft riots. He was also widely known as an author.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Alexander Hamilton
Treasury
George Washington
Hamilton
New York
Fifth Artillery
Supreme Court rules on Knights of Maccabees policy case
In Columbus the supreme court sustains a policy provision on suicide. William K Soedel died by his own act in 1904 after paying $3000 in premiums. His widow sought $8000 but were awarded $472, double the assessments paid, and the suit was denied.
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Columbus, O
Supreme Court
Supreme Tent
Knights of the Maccabees
Caroline M. Zedel
William K. Soedel
Nobel Prizes Awarded in Stockholm Ceremony
The Nobel prizes were awarded yesterday with all recipients present. Kipling won literature, Michelson the physics prize, Laveran the medicine prize, and Buchner the chemistry prize, with awards distributed apart from the peace prize.
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Stockholm
Rudyard Kipling
Michelson
University of Chcago
Laveran
Paris
Buchner
University of Berlin
Bridge Collapse Kills Seven at Mifflinville Work Site
High water toppled a bridge under construction over the West Branch of the Susquehanna at Mifflinville killing seven workers and injuring nearly twenty others. Forty men were on the traveler when it fell into the swollen river.
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Bloomburg
Susquehanna River
Mifflinville
Night-riders attack in Hopkinsville leaves two dead
In Mayfield Kentucky on December 11 two alleged night-riders Will Gray and Ed Cook died of wounds from the Hopkinsville assault tied to a 500-strong night-riders visit. Several others are believed wounded.
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Mayfield
Will Gray
Ed Cook
Hopkinsville
New England Rain Expected With Falling Temperatures
Almanac notes rain likely in New England as conditions shift. Temperature is expected to drop to about 20 degrees with tides and moon phases listed for the day.
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New England
Mine Disaster Rescue Efforts Continue as Death Toll Rises
In Monongah West Virginia the Fairmont Coal Company mine No 8 disaster results in 141 bodies brought to surface with many more located. Rescue teams note signs of agony on victims while reports say 13 unidentified are buried and relief funds near 40000 dollars. The Pittsburgh mayor also moves to tighten control over Allegheny and annexed areas.
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Menongah
W.va
America
Falyrecut Coal Company
Fairmont Coal Company
Monongah
Watson
Grand Lodge of Elks
Fairmont Territory
Bond status changes for California Safe Deposit chief
James D. Brown, former general manager of the suspended California Safe Deposit and Trust, could not secure a $75,000 bond and remains jailed in San Francisco. President Walker of the bank arrived in custody from Santa Barbara after a $75,000 bond had already been posted for him and he was released.
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San Francisco
James D. Brown
California Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Walker
Santa Barbara
Carnegie Institute Receives Expanded Endowment Trust
Andrew Carnegie increased the Carnegie Institute endowment by 2 million dollars alongside the existing 10 million. The board of trustees released a report noting significant scientific work over the past year and allocating 529,940 dollars for next year's research efforts. Troops Stay at Goldfield Nevada Amid Miner-Owner Tension Governor Sparks arrived and warned troops remain until calm returns as mine operations await developments.
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Washington
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Institute
Institute
Telegram From Emperor Averts Extreme Port Arthur Defense
General Stoessel reportedly holds a decisive telegram from the emperor urging not to push the defense to extremes to spare Russian soldiers once resistance was exhausted after Port Arthur's surrender.
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St. Petersburg
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Father John’s Medicine Aids Local Man In Refusing Health Decline
Bridgeport Connecticut reports a man taking Father John’s Medicine and regaining five pounds in a week. The remedy contains no injurious drugs. A J Humphrey of 26 Bevan Street Cohoes New York had been in poor health for nearly two years, weak and difficult to eat, but after starting the medicine he felt better overall, ate well, slept better, and grew stronger daily.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Fa John
A. J. Humphrey
Bevan Street
Cohoes
Father John
Maynard Boys Return Defeated by East Boston Quintet
Six hundred rooters witnessed East Boston defeat Maynard 21 to 8 at Lyceum in a game plagued by slippery floors. Maynard players struggled to hold their footing and were discouraged by a poor showing. A rematch is planned for Music Hall later this season with hopes for a different result.
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Maynards
East Bostons
Maynard
East Boston
Lyceum East Boston
Boston
Music Hall
Maynard Local Offers Modern Tenement on Parker Street
Tenement on Parker Street in Maynard offers up-to-date amenities with reasonable terms. Apply to B. Shattuck for details.
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Maynard
Parker St
B. Shattuck
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