Maynard Not a Drop Could Either Raiding Party Find Saturday Night
Chief of Police Maynard and Farmer Levi R. Cheney joined in two failed raids Saturday night at Henry Hodges dry goods store Parker Street and Hector Roberts Summer Street. No liquor was secured. Special Officer Sylvester Sullivan accompanied Cheney. Authorities visited both establishments and found them dry.
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Lucius H. Maynard
Levi R. Cheney
Mr. Maynard
Mr. Cheney
Sylvester Sullivan
Henry Hodges
Parker St
King and Connors
Hector Roberts
Summer St
Adorable Infant’s Test Of Patience Ends In Restful Pun
An infant named Allessandro f provokes his mother by crying for two hours after being deprived of fruit at dinner. He answers that he is not finished crying but merely resting, in a humorous exchange quoted from Il Motto per Ridere.
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Allessandro
Quote exchange on modern life and recurring new love
Fragment from Life magazine features a dialogue where a speaker laments modern life with heartburns and disappointments, while the listener notes that a new girl arrives just as the malaise peaks. The exchange hints at cyclic romantic distraction amid urban modernity.
The Captain's Praise of an Unmarried Belle
A London Mail snippet notes the captain admires a handsome woman and teases she has remained unmarried, while the Belle confirms several prior maintains of singleness.
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London Mail
Honduran Troops Defeated Near Nicaraguan Frontier
At Managua on February 20 General Bomilla’s troops attacked General Zelaya’s forces guarding the Nicaraguan frontier. After hours of fighting the Honduran army was defeated.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Bomnilla
Honduras
Zelaya
Milford Tragedy Kills Man in Backyard Tree Cutting
Charles Lynch aged 45 was instantly killed in Milford Massachusetts when a tree in his backyard fell and pinned him, neck broken. Washington reports say Fort Brown witnesses told senate military affairs committee they saw flashes and heard bullets but were not allowed to volunteer extra facts. London notes naval plans not disclosed in public but Admiral Beresford channel fleet limits set at 14 battleships four armored cruisers and three unarmored cruisers as of January.
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Milford
Mass
Charles Lynch
Washington
Fort Brown
Tex
Brownsville
Senate Committees On
London
Public Service
Robertson
Admiralty
House of Commons
Beresford
Thaw Case Cross-Examination Opens On Mrs. Thaw Credibility
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw begins cross-examination as District Attorney Jerome seeks to admit evidence challenging Mrs Thaw's story. The court rules allow questioning on the truth of her statements and her credibility while Delmas objects to probing the young wife. Proceedings touch on the 1904 Europe return, Hotel Cumberland incident, and plans to bring in letters and signatures.
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New York
Evelyn N. Thaw
Jerome
Harry K
Delmas
Thaw
Stanford White
Phaw
Anthony Comstock
West Twenty-Fourth Street
Woman Denies Hastening Mother's Death in New York
Mrs hottie Wajlau now in the Tomb faces charges over the death of her mother, widow Ida Binge. She states she did not hasten the oath of her mother and vows to use the fortune if poisoning is found.
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New York
Hottie Wajlau
Ida Binge
Great Northern Railway Indicted Over Sugar Rebates
A federal grand jury charged the Great Northern Railway with paying 10000 in rebates on sugar shipments to Lowell M. Palmer traffic agent of American Sugar Refining. A second count claims 4554 additional rebates were paid to Palmer by several railroads with the Great Northern.
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New York
Great Northern Rtailway Company
Lowell M. Palmer
American Sugar Refining Company
Palmer
Great Northern
California and Illinois Move to Crack Down on Betting
In Sacramento on February 20 the California lower house passed a bill prohibiting betting at race tracks. In Springfield on February 20 Illinois lawmakers introduced a bill with heavy penalties for running poolrooms bookmaking or any betting on trials of speed or skill of man or beast.
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Sacramento
Cal
California
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Japanese training squadron arrives in Honolulu harbor
The Japanese training squadron of three cruisers arrived in Honolulu yesterday. The harbor is decorated with American and Japanese flags and about five thousand Japanese in holiday attire line the waterfront awaiting the ships.
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Honolulu
Pepperman resigns as Washington chief Isthmian canal board
W L Pepperman resigns to join TP Shonts in New York Inter-borough Metropolitan Company. Jack Johnson defeats Peter Felix in Sydney in two minutes. Lottie Camp, 25, dies in Bramford Maine from accidental carbonic acid poisoning. Mississippi railroad commission orders 2 cent passenger fare based on mileage. Alpena Portland Cement plant in Michigan nearly wiped out by fire causing about 400000 dollars loss. Origin of the fire unknown.
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W. L. Pepperman
Washington
Isthmian Canal Commission
TP. Shonts
New York
City
Jack” Johnson
Peter Felix
Australia
Sydney
N. S
Lottie Camp
Bramford Malls
Mississippi Railroad Commission
Alpena
Portland Cement Company
Marlboro News Briefs and Local Notices
Marlboro residents face illness and recovery as W. J. Angell and W. H. Fay are reported sick. The Marlboro Stock Company to present Held by the Enemy on Friday April 19 at Marlboro theatre. Union Congregational church parsonage holds a marriage between Roy Hapgood and Bessie Crowell. Marlboro lodge K of P. conducts esquire degree proceedings with several candidates. C H Parsons to sing in The Children’s Crusade with St. Cecilia Society Boston. Universalist parish seeks pastor with Rev C W Shopey and Rev W F Dusseault as leading candidates.
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William Harris
Wheeler Express Co
J. W. Keane
W. H. Fay
Fairmount St
Willams & Ryan
W. M. Williams
Charles Monahan
Mount Pleasant Street
John Boggs
Frye
Marlboro Stock Company
Marlboro Theatre
Union Congregational Church
A. H. Wheelock
Roy Hapgood
Bessie Crowell
Marlboro
J. J. Hart
Marlboro Lodge
K. of P
Esquire
C. H. Parsons
Children’s Crusade
Symphony Hall
St. Cecilia Society
Boston
Mr. Parsons
Universalist
C. W. Shopey
Webster
W. F. Dusseault
Hyde Park
Death of Pierre Dufault After Short Illness on Lincoln Street
Pierre Dufault died at home on Lincoln street after a two day illness. He was 57, born in St. Anne Quebec and had lived in Woonsocket and later the local area. He leaves a wife two daughters Mrs Simeon Valliere and Amanda and three sons Olive Alfred Edward along with siblings in St Ours P Q. Funeral was at St. Mary's church on Wednesday morning.
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Pierre Dufault
Lincoln Street
Dufault
Woonsocket
R. I
Simeon Valliere
Amanda
Olive
Alfred
Edward
John B
Charles
St. Ours
P. Q
Treffle Potvin
Oliver Laventure
Oliver Fredette
French Mutual Aid Society
St. Mary's Church
Building Railways Has Several Lines Under Construction
Joseph Lyons visited his father Dennis Lyons in Belmont street. He is constructing a street railway from Adams to Bennington Vermont about ten miles, building a 22 mile high tension line in Pittsfield, and plans a Troy New York to Bennington line and another Adams to Greylock summit line.
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Joseph Lyons
Dennis Lyons
Belmont St
Lyons
Presen
Adams
Bennington
Pittsfield
Troy
N. Y
Greylock Mountain
Time change on Boston and Maine rail line minor on branches
This week the Boston and Maine time adjustment affects only one branch service. The Marlboro bound train from Boston now arrives five minutes later than the previous 7:95 schedule.
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Boston& Maine Railroad
Marlboro
Boston
Death of Vincent Whalen in Massachusetts
Vincent Whalen died at his mother's home Saturday night after a pulmonary illness. A registered pharmacist, he worked in Fitchburg Boston and Marlboro. He was a young man of exemplary habits beloved by all who knew him. He leaves a mother and three brothers Jerome of Brockton Augustus the shoe dealer and Albert.
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Vincent Whalen
Timothy Whalen
Fitchburg
Boston
Marlboro
Jerome
Brockton
Augustus
Albert
Amusing Unconscious Humor in Speech and Art Through History
A column surveys unintentional humor in writing painting and public speaking from various eras. It cites examples from religious art misrenders coffee and cats to heroic misprints, captions and captions in papers, and carelessly worded notices.
Marlboro to Welcome Gen Miles at G A R Camp Fire
Marlboro citizens expect a rousing reception for General Nelson A Miles at the G A R camp fire in G A R hall on Friday evening March 1. Miles, a Massachusetts native and Civil War veteran, rose to commander in chief without West Point training and is highly respected by soldiers and local residents.
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Miles
West Point
Marlboro
Westminster
Gen
Poetry’s Value in New York Prices by Shipments
An editor replies to a reader about poetry in New York noting no set price yet estimating value by weight if shipped in crates or carloads. The reply cites a hypothetical 14 percent per pound for Att.
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New York
Emerson Quote: True Greatness From Nature, Never Reminding
A concise aphorism attributed to Emerson asserts that greatness resides in being true to oneself and nature, avoiding comparison or appeal to others. The line emphasizes authenticity over social validation.
Colonial Club Reports Lecture By Marion Brazier In March 4 Meeting
The Colonial club met Monday at Mrs. C. B. Thomson's West Main street home with Miss Alice Brigham and Mrs. C. Howard Brigham providing music. Mrs. George R. Hall opened the session and introduced Marion Howard Brazier of Boston whose lecture on Uncle Sam and His Post Office covered origins to today. The program included a piano solo by Miss Brigham, then business and a social hour with a collation. The next meeting is set for March 4 in G A R hall with Mrs. Caroline B. Lawrence presenting Japan via stereopticon views.
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Colonial Club
T. J. Sanford
W. H. Hill
G.A.R. Hall
Caroline B. Lawrence
Japan
Tuesday Club hears Janet Hill on Ethics of Eating
The Home Department of the Tuesday club met with Mrs. F L Claflin as Janet McKenzie Hill, editor of the Boston Cooking School Magazine, spoke on the Ethics of Eating. She tied nourishment to health and youth, offered food preparation guidance, and answered questions before a tea social. Next meeting features a musicale with Mrs. Aldoes on February 26.
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F. L. Claflin
Janet McKenzie Hill
Boston Cooking School
Pioneer Whist Club Surprises Mrs. Houde at West Main
Mrs. Joseph H. Horde hosts a Pioneer Whist Club visit on West Main Street. Members presented gifts including a punch bowl and silver ladle to Mrs. Houde, who expressed thanks. The evening featured games of whist and refreshments for a sociable, late hour gathering.
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Joseph H. Horde
Pioneer Whist
West Main Street
Willig Collette
Houde
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