Knives Drawn In Ayer Drunken Spree Endangers Trio
Six young men from Ayer visited Graniteville Westford where intoxication led to a fierce melee near an old brick tavern by Long-Sought-For pond. Three men were badly wounded with deep chest and jaw slashes, one near fatal, after a Swede allegedly provoked the attack. Three others sought medical aid and returned toward home.
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Ayer
Westford
Gran- Iteville
T Tavern
Graniteville
James Mellen
Joseph Cullian
West
Dwarf Nina Danforth Kills Fireman in Framingham
Miss Nina Danforth, 22, of West Newton, shot and killed Andrew J. Emery, a B. and A. fireman, on his doorstep in South Framingham. Three of four shots struck, Emery died within minutes. Danforth is in custody awaiting preliminary hearing. Witnesses note intimacy with the victim and possible motive tied to family discovery and a request for money.
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South Framingham
Nina Danforth
West Newton
Andrew J. Emery
Hartford Street
Danforth
Thomas Coyne
Police Place
Emery
New York
Andrey J. Emery
Boston and Albany
Boston
Receiver Appointed For Owaneco Silk Co Assets
Otto EB Wulf was named receiver for the New York city assets of the Owaneco Silk Co AB Connecticut corporation in a dissolution action brought by stockholder J Hunt Smith. Bond set at $50,000. company capital stock stated at $55,000.
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New York
Otto EB. Wulf
Owaneco Silk Co
AB Connecticut Corporation
Justice Bischoff
Supreme Court
J. Hunt Smith
Fearful tale from a steamer captain after a volcanic blast
The Norton line steamer Etona arrived in New York reporting a voyage from the River Plate via St Lucia. Captain Cantell recounted the Roddam’s eruption induced fire and a colossal tidal wave near Martinique, leaving many injured and dead aboard as rescuers fought flames and poisonous dust.
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New York
Norton Line
Etona
River Plate
St. Lucia
Capt. Cantell
Roddam
Martinique
St. Pierre
Roralma
Castries
Greene and Gaynor Spend Quiet Sunday in Montreal
Montreal May 18 Messrs Greene and Gaynor passed a tranquil Sunday at the Windsor hotel enjoying agreeable weather a drive under escort of their protectors. Judge Andrews ordered Chief Carpenter to explain why he refused the writ of habeas corpus on Tuesday morning next stirring curiosity about the chief’s possible course. He will not discuss the matter nor will his counsel. Prisoners cannot be produced as they are under custody of the extradition court awaiting its decision.
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Montreal
Greene and
Gaynor
Windsor Hotel
Andrews
Carpenter
Extradition Court
East Side Hebrews Form Anti-Beef Trust
Five hundred East Side Hebrew men and women formed the Ladies Anti-Beef Trust association in New York on May 18. A seven member committee will visit tenement houses to urge Hebrew women to avoid meat until prices drop to 10 to 12 cents per pound. If opposition arises they may purchase meat from objecting women and discard it publicly.
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New York
East Side
Ladies’ Anti-Beef Trust Association
Anarchist Plot Against King Alfonso Uncovered in Madrid
Madrid May 18 reports disclose an anarchist plot against King Alfonso with six arrests including Gabriel Lopez an insurance company doorkeeper who allegedly accepted dynamite cartridges to throw at the royal procession. Francisco Suarez linked to past attacks, nine cartridges seized, others detained. Royal procession details described with oaths and ceremony.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Gabriel Lopez
Lopez
Chamber of Deputies
Garrera San
Francisco Suarez
Suarez
Canovas del Castillo
Ruiz
Alfonso Reaches Majority as Spain's King in Fact
King Alfonso of Spain attains majority at sixteen, taking the oath at the Chamber of Deputies amid a ceremonial procession. Royal pageantry features 23 historical coaches, richly adorned, with front ranks of grooms, buglers, mace-bearers, and Louis XVI liveries, highlighting a display of medieval magnificence.
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Chamber of Deputies
Paris
Infantas
Isabella
Eulala
Princess of the Asturias
Charles of Bourbon
O'Donnell and Gilbride Co White Goods Sale Opens
The firm announces what it calls the largest and most comprehensive sale of white goods in Lowell. After months of planning they promise unmatched quality and vast quantity across every description.
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Lowell
Extraordinary Low Prices At Graduation Sale Frenzy
A sale claiming extraordinary low prices attracts shoppers amid graduation season. The piece notes widespread interest as families prepare for confirmations and summer gowns, highlighting the sale's appeal and perceived value.
Fine Wash Goods Sale Picks From 19c To $1 A Yard
What the sale comprises includes fine French organ dies Swiss Muslins Persian Lawns Victoria Lawns India Linen and Imported Air Line Lawns all priced from 10c to 69c per yard. The goods will be shown in the Wash Goods Department in the centre aisle on the first floor.
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Victoria
India
Senate set for Philippines bill as week unfolds
Washington May 18. The Senate plans to devote nearly all its time this week to the Philippines bill with a final vote expected after the debate ends. An adjournment next Saturday will allow the Rochambeau statue unveiling but push the final tally to Monday or Tuesday. Debates feature supporters Burrows Dolliver Spooner and opponents Hoar Bacon Patterson. The House will then tackle passports and claims, with a special order on immigration likely to spark a lively debate and possible currency discussion around the Hill bill on subsidiary coinage. The rules committee will also meet to decide time for the Pacific cable bill.
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Washington
Senate
Philippines
Rochambeau
Burrows
Dolliver
Spooner
Hoar, Bacon, Patterson
House
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Committee On Rules
Arthur Rhodes New Hair Store Ad in Lowell
Arthur Rhodes offers private room shampooing capillary treatments and electric procedures for hair and scalp as well as wart and blemish removal. Free examination promises health and beauty of hair with service spanning from Maine to California at 73 Merrimack Street Lowell Massachusetts telephone 912-13.
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California
Arthur Rhodes
Rhodes
NEW Hair
Merrimack St
Lowell
Mass
Alex, Speirs
Main St
Westbrook
Maine
Electric line plan to run from Lowell to Rhode Island
Maynard May 17 selectmen held a hearing on the petition of the Lowell Acton Maynard Street Railway company for a location for an electric line through town. No opposition was voiced and officials indicate approval. The project aims to extend a line from Lowell across Massachusetts into Rhode Island.
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Maynard
Selectmen
Lowell, Acton & Maynard Street Railway Company
Lowell
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Police report twenty arrests in Atlanta racial unrest
In Atlanta on May 18 police reported twenty arrests of negroes for various misdemeanors. Officers faced crowd trouble protecting prisoners and one black individual was severely injured. Perfect order was restored after midnight.
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Atlanta
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William F. Dunn
Miss Danforth
Beddam
East Side Hebrews
Spain
Infanta Maria Teresa
Royal Bodyguard
The
Asturias
Senor Vega Armijo
Senor
Senor Armijo
Alfonso OF Spain
O'Donnell & Gilbride Co
O’donnell & Gilbride CO
Merrimack, Palmer and
Middle Streets
the Butcher
New England
Detroit
Chicago
St. Louis
Pullman
J. D. McBeiath
N. BE. Pass
R. H. Pannill
N. E. Tourist
Washington St
H. B. McClellan
G. B
Broadway
Crane, G. P
T. A
Congress
Sapolio
Eskemo Chemical Co
Princess Powders Mfg. CO
Canal St
Parker
Drugviste
Lowell Steam
Weed Street
George H. Mailocks
Rowernc
Momanmon
Prescott Street
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