Whitcomb hosts dinner party and local notes
Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Whitcomb entertained a circle of friends at a dinner party last week Thursday. Giles Barker bought Mrs. Helen Brenan a 25 acre wood lot near the sand track on Taylor street. Miss Jessie Smith visits her aunts in Winthrop. Ninety four of the 170 grade pupils became depositors in the new school savings bank. Principal H. B. Cowell of Cushing Academy will address the Lyceum next Tuesday evening on The Mission of Wit and Wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. H. Whitcomb
Giles Barker
Helen Brenan
Taylor St
Jessie Smith
Winthrop
H. 8. Cowell
Cushing Academy
Lyceum
Mission of Wit and Wisdom
Eagle Capture Near Taylors Pit Attracts Curiosity
An American eagle seven feet across wingspan was caught by Dominic Napoletano near the Taylors sand pit after being shot. The injured bird drew visitors to Louis de Silvio's barn where it is on display as a curiosity.
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Dominic Napoletano
Taylors
Louis de Silvio
Hair’s Breadth and Micrometer Caliber Note
The passage discusses measuring a hair’s breadth as 17 to 10 000 of an inch using a micrometer caliper. It notes applications in precise fabrication, including bank vault door tolerances. It also cites quotes on words as value and references a centuries old German specimen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Weekly
Campaign for Kindness to Animals Heads Massachusetts Tour
The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals dispatches HH Packard a traveling lecturer to visit cities towns fairs slaughterhouses stables and camps to spread humane ideals. The society issues Our Dumb Animals and The Horse's Prayer to boost awareness while seeking a million dollars for an animal hospital and a statewide outreach program with free educational copies mailed to supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HH. Packard
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Senator West
Milk Street
Boston
Francis H. Rowley
Bands of Mercy
George Thorndike Angell
Francis H.ley
Mr. Angell
Mos. P. CC. A
Massachusetts
S. PG A
Humane Work Urges Public Support for Animals
The Massachusetts society leaders including Governor Foss and ex governors push humane efforts to reduce animal cruelty and raise funds for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The piece notes 100 million animals slaughtered yearly and cites the organization’s history, scope, and need for renewed funding and patrols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foss
Draper
Amassador Guild
O'Connell
Massachusetts
Society Extends Campaign to Cambridge and Beyond
The organization will expand its humane effort to Cambridge next year and to other cities as funds allow. Membership costs one dollar annually and includes a year’s copy of Our Dumb Animals and access to humane literature to support the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
CHOPS Be as Good as Mary Was Mr Packard
The text references CHOPS and Mr Packard urging participation to gain honorary interest in the Society. It notes the Society’s offices at 45 Milk Street, Boston, and mentions an appeal to members who can contribute 80 to 1 cent per dollar.
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Mr. Packard
Milk Street
Boston
Wilson Quits Fake Masonry Schemes In Federal Case
Dr Darius Wilson of Foxboro, long a foe of Masonry, failed to appear in U S district court due to illness. His attorney entered a plea of not guilty and a deal to cease bogus propaganda was signed. Wilson admitted expulsion from Yonnddle Lodge and offered to stop further initiation schemes after forming a fake Sovereign Sanctuary of Masonry. Initiation fees ranged from five to twenty dollars with claimed 75 to 100 dollar degrees. The case was placed on file given the doctor’s poor health.
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Hoston
Darius Wilson
Foxboro
Wan Oo
United States District Court
Robert Gallagher
Wilson
Whison
Gallagher
Clarahan
Yonnondle Lodge
Grand Lodge of New York
Sullivan
Dodge
Deeee
New York Lodge
Masonry
Der
East Foxboro
Brockton
Mrs OShaughnessy Found Not Guilty by Insanity Verdict
New York jury found Frances O'Shaughnessy insane at the time of her husband’s murder and acquitted her by verdict. She confessed she killed him to save his soul and was remanded to the Tombs for further examination before possible discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frances O'Shaughnessy
Foster
Two Men Die in Mysterious Shooting at Mrs Taylor Stable
In Watertown New York two men, John Linehan the coachman and Allen Haas a stableman, died from wounds after a shooting in the stables of Emma Flower Taylor. Both men accused the other before dying, with a single revolver found near Haas. Motive remains unclear. Separately in Boston the governor signed pardons for Nassimino Repucci and Willis Y Kimball.
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Watertown
N. Y
Emma Flower Taylor
Governor Flower
John Linehan
Allen Haas
Haas
Boston
Overnor’s
Foss
Nassimino Repucci
Luigi del’ Orfano
Willis Y. Kimball
Americom Woolen Company
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Jos. Crocker
Hudson and Marlboro
John Weaving
Maynard and
Acton
John Peterson Sudbury
Sey Fiord
Farvey Seat
Gucord
Murrman
Clinton and Lancaster
H. S. Cousins
River View Laundry Commonwealth Ave
Concord Jct
Main St
G. Kent
Concord, Mass
Malagas
Californias
Roquefort
Young America
Camembert
Edame
Royal In Jars
Punento
Best Factory
Malaga
John Connors
Commonwealth Ave
Concord Jét
Mass
EAGLE
Thomas Hobbes
Menderorie
Melly
Germany
Agent Packard
ESSA
Packard
Packerd
Frink
Frank
Moston
Ula
Mrs. O'Shaughnessy Free
Coachman
Stableman
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