Attempted assassination of President Diaz in Guanajuato
In Guanajuato on October 27 a man named Ellis Toscano fired five shots from a revolver at President Diaz while he rode in a street car with officials and guests. Toscano, with a criminal record, was seized by Pablo Esecandon and jailed as the incident was investigated. The president remained calm and was greeted by cheering crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guanajuato
Mexico
Diaz
Cantagor Garden
Ellis Toscano
Pablo Esecandon
Toscano
Greanditas
Drunken Hotel Owner Fires at Guests in Tucson
In Tucson on October 28 Alexander Casey, a wealthy mine owner and Willard Hotel proprietor, opened fire inside the Willard. Guests fled through windows as five police officers arrived. Constable Pacheco was seriously wounded and Casey was fatally wounded after a volley from police. Casey had been heavily drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Alexander Casey
Turquoise
Willard
Casey
Pacheco
Spanker Set Inventor Punished by His Own Device
Harvey Miller an Anoka Minnesota farmhand and inventor tested a home punishment machine named mother helper. The electric device used phonographs to threaten a child and a graded spanking paddle with ages two to sixteen and levels light to serious. Miller strapped himself in and was nearly unable to release himself before friends freed him and destroyed the machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Miller
J. E. Reynolds
Cedar Point
Anoka, Minn
Miller
Robert
Boston Journal
Reading the News to Grand Ma
A father reads headlines aloud to his deaf mother while she sews. They discuss a split in Bob White's marriage, a legislative scandal involving Brown, a man in Indiana who walks in circles and imagines being a poet, and Dr. Hendrix being called to Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father
Indiana
The Curate and Rector Quip Over Theft At Vestry
A witty exchange in Life humorously notes a thief over looking a vest in the vestry while stealing a stole and surplus surplice. The rector laments the theft, and the curate jokes that it is remarkable the thief left the nave.
Children of Mary Social Evening at Sacred Heart
The Children of Mary group of the Sacred Heart church held a monthly meeting then adjourned to the school hall on Andrew Street for an olio titled O Solomon Levi. Young women participated in skits and songs, with Misses Sullivan Griffin Doyle and others in performances, plus recitals, dancing, and refreshments. Aims to foster religious social ties among parish women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socality
Sacred Heart Church
Andrew Street
O Solomon Levi
Elizabeth Sullivan
Margaret Griffin
Nellie Devine
Margaret Cusack
Annie Martin
Mamie Roche
Ella Gookin
Mamie Doyle
Nellie Hickey
Katherine Duff
Lizzie
Grand Theatre Fire Destroys Philadelphia Venue
Fire in Philadelphia at the Girard Avenue theatre near Marshall street wiped out the venue early today. The historic theatre, long home to a stock company, was now used by road companies, with losses pegged at about 100000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Girard Avenue
Marshall Street
Girard
Elks Night At Casto Theatre Observed
Large attendance of Elks at the hall held a routine meeting with progress reports from the memorial services committee. Visitors J M Norcross, Frank Fogerty and Walter J Meakin attended while the Elks quartette and college songs drew encores. Casto theatre event slated for Friday night October 30.
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Elks Hall
Lodge
Order
Casto Theatre
J. M. Norcross
Frank Fogerty
Walter J. Meakin
Elks
Elks Night
Armory Notes Preview Dance and Winter Plans
Co. G has arranged a dance for Nov. 6 with a large expected attendance. Armory bowling alleys will be upgraded, a league started early in the season, and indoor baseball is planned as a winter feature at the armory.
Explosion kills man in Green Tree tunnel accident
Pittsburg report says William Lee was killed in a Wa bash railroad Green Tree tunnel explosion late last night. Harry Gordon was fatally hurt and Harry Payne badly cut but expected to recover. One stick of dynamite exploded. A missionary commented you ought not to kill neighbors while a cannibal king asked how else to assimilate them.
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Pittsburg
Green Tree
Wabash
Lee
Harry Gordon
Harry Payne
Chicago Evening Post
Liver Disorder Remedy Promises Quick Relief
An old remedy promotes Smith's Pineapple and Butternut Pills as a cure for liver complaints biliousness and jaundice. It claims to restore a torpid liver, regulate bowels and cleanse blood, with a week’s use boosting spirits and curing stomach and bowel troubles and headaches. Signed by W. F. Smith and priced at 25 cents.
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Smith
W. F. Smith
Bible School Conference Discusses Bible Teachers
The semi annual Andover conference at Chelmsford Centre Congregational Church opened after lunch with prayers by N. P. Frye. W. H. G. Wight was named statistical secretary and Wm. Shaw to arrange next meeting in Lawrence. Speakers urged better preparation for teachers, deeper Bible knowledge, parental involvement, and modern methods aligned with child development and the aim to foster intelligent Christian growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andover
Congregational Church
Chelmsford Centre
N. P. Frye
North Andover
W. H. G. Wight
Lowell
Wm. Shaw
E. Victor Bigelow
Lawrence Street Church
Lawrence
Jacob Emerson
Methuen
H. G. Mank
Sarah Dixom
Evangelical Church of
God
F. I. Kelly
Dracut Centre
George E. Johnson
Tewksbury
Jesus
Johnson
Bible School
Taxed by tariffs and trusts in 1902 election ad
A political advertisement argues tariffs and protected trusts shaft average families with high costs. It cites figures on steel and borax duties, quotes Ben Butterworth and Henry Havemeyer, and urges a vote for Col. W. A. Gaston for governor to remedy tariff abuses and trust influence.
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United States
Crane
Bates
Ben Butterworth
Republican Party
England
Europe
Charles M. Schwab
Steel Trust
Roosevelt
Wm. B. Rice
Rice & Hutchins
George F. Hoar
Jim
Sunny Jim
Henry O. Havemeyer
Sugar Trust
Wm. D. Kelley
Congress
Charles H. Jones
Borax Trust
Col
W. A. Gaston
The Preacher as Teacher by Rev H H French
Rev H H French of Malden spoke on The Preacher as Teacher, arguing the teaching ministry is eternal and the Word of the Infinite sustains it. He warned against sensationalism, urged pulpit teaching, and noted churches fail when teaching is devalued. A lay discussion followed, adjournment at 4.
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H. H. French
D. D
Malden
Christ
Bargain Flannelette Offer From Pollard & Co Basement
A. G. Pollard & Co offers 75 pieces of printed flannelette at four cents per yard. The fabric is 8c quality but finished with minor damage barely detectable. All pieces share one pattern and are marketed as a basement department bargain to attract customers.
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A. G. Pollard & CO
Woman seeks to adopt Lowell child in probate court
Lucie Dubuc of Lowell petitions the Middlesex Probate Court to adopt Marie Beaulieu born in St. Leonard New Brunswick on February 8 1892 and change her name to Marie Alice Dubuc. The petition notes the mother died June 21 1903 and the father deserted the child for over two years. Notice is ordered to Damase Beaulieu to appear November 17 1903 in Lowell.
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Middlesex
Lucie Dubuc
Lowell
John B. Dubuc
Marie Beaulieu
Damage Beaulieu
St. Basile
Madawaska
New Brunswick
Julie Beaulieu
St. Leonard
Marie Alice Dubuc
Damase Beaulieu
Lowell Daily Courier
Charles J. McIntire
Esquire
Ss. H. Folsom
Register
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President Diaz
Stern Inventor
Lowney
Gradma
Grandma
Scott
Bob White
Bob
Brown
George
Henry
Ors CY
Intervale Mills
Quinebaug
Chilren
Mary
Sacred Heart Parish
Grand Theatre
B. P. O. Elks
Armory Notes
Bible Study
The
Barnum
Eer Ree
Lowell - Opera - House
T Harry Macponova
LaLuiz Fister
Walttee Percival
Carro. McComas
James Grant
Adele Hinton
Klaw & Erlang
Erlanger
Dimesykes
Daly’s Theatre
York
L. B. Fouzy
Anna Belle Gori
Abram Friedland Newaigz Fettis
Hawry Ke Ty
Josi Intropodi
Joseph Murphy
Ludes
Joan P. Kennedy
Linuian Hupsey
Hans F. Rozert
Rut Parsons
Joan Steppling
Martua Ros
Angstaff
M. W. Taylor
Will C. Murphey
Her Lucie (X) Dubuc, Mark
J. S. Lapierre
Emilienne Dubuc
Joseph S. Lapierre
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Middlesex, Is
Probate Court
Ely
ASN
Rae
Rue
Crusarets
Ail
PLY Brothers
Warren Street
New York
People’s Club
Ren and Boys
Nesmith
John Street
Orca
Ween's
Swan Building
Central
W. H L. Hayes
Old Hundred Cigar
Academy of Music
Hal. Reid
Hallowe'en Festival
Jackson Hall
Ellingwood's
Huntington Hall
C. H Wilson
Josephine Ockington
CASTO
al, Haynes
Ferrar, Cole & Company
Sabrey Club
Eliot Church
Boston
Creature’s Band
U. 8
Kiltie
Lowall Mutual
Chas. A. Orvail
Jos. Peabody
Central &Strees
Telephone
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