Shocking Death of Motorman Peter McIsaac on Boston Elevated
Peter McIsaac a motorman on the Boston Elevated railway died after being struck by an outward bound Lenox street car near Curtis street Somerville. He had just finished work and was returning home when he jumped from a inbound car and stepped in front of the other, fracturing his skull and left leg. He died en route to a doctor. He is survived by a widow and one child and lived at 17 Ware street.
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Peter McIisaac
Boston
Broadway
Curtis Street
Somerville
McIsaac
Lenox
Clarendon Hills
MccIsaac
Lenox Street
Clarendon Hill
North Square
Paul Revere
Old Square
Rough Riders
Post
Mike’ Polo
Suncourt
Revere
Michaelo Nazzaro
Paul
Mike
Polo
Sunny Italy
Tom” Lugi
P. Nazzaro
Jakey” Kopelsky
Sammy Rubnowitch
Jakey
Sammy
Dewey
Tom Moore
Lexington
Roosevelt
San Julian Hill
Buffalo Bill
Spring Lane
Bostons
Thompson's Spa
Kittie
Kittie-ee
Mister Revere
Snapper Garrison
Ted Sloane
Benefit for a Soldier Patrick E Quill
Friends of Patrick E Quill bugler of the Ninth Regiment held a reception and testimonial at Partridge Hall attended by many. Colonel M V Maloney gave a patriotic address praising Rough Riders, volunteers and regulars. Quill, sick with malaria since Santiago, thanked the crowd.
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Patrick E. Quill
Partridge Hall
M. Walker
John Gorman
James O’brien
M. V. Maloney
Rough Riders
Quill
Santiago
Bradleys Take the Cake at Prize Dance and Cake Walk
Odd Fellows' Hall hosted a prize dance and cake walk directed by Marshall Thompson of the Robert G. Shaw Club. Prize went to Mr. Bradley and wife. a collation followed. Patriots' Day events and second anniversary of the Peabody Literary Association featured musical numbers, essays, and a debate on strikes.
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Odd Fellows’ Hall
Marshall Thompson
Robert G. Shaw Club
Boston
Fall River
Providence
New England
Messrs. Hayes
Emming
Tracey
Murphy
Kiley
Peabody Literary Association
Peabody House
S. Gordon
A. Isenberg
H. Slobotkin
R. Silverman
M. Cline
L. A. Herman
Cuba
A. Curie
A. Goldstein
H. Diamond
Roberts Silverman
A. Hubbard
L. Wordsworth
Emily Dewey
Caroline Dresser
Martin Leftowith
Hannah Carpenter
New Haven Mayor Race: Driscoll Leads Farnsworth by 2000
At the April 18 city election in New Haven Cornelius T. Driscoll the Democratic mayoral candidate defeated incumbent Frederick B. Farnsworth the Republican by over 2000 votes. The Democratic ticket appears to have swept the slate.
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New Haven
Conn
Cornelius T. Driscoll
Frederick B. Farnsworth
Blair Camera Co to Move from Boston to Rochester
Blair Camera Company of Boston plans to relocate its officers and factory to Rochester New York. The Hawkeye camera maker announced the move from its current Boston base.
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Blair Camera CO
Boston
Rochester
N. Y
Blair Camera Company
Mass
Shamrock demolition to start for Lipton’s America's Cup challenger
The Daily Mail reports the removal of the Shamrock began yesterday on barges with secrecy. Parts will be sent to Millwall docks for assembly and launch, with a July sail expected for Sir Thomas Lipton’s challenger.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Thomas Lipton
Millwall Docks
Isle of Dogs
West India Docks
Erne to Fight McFadden in 25-Round Bantam Bout
Frank Erne and George McFadden signed for a 25 round bout at Lenox Athletic Club on May 9 with a 135 pound weight limit and Erne set to receive 56 percent of gross receipts. The Olympic Club of Buffalo proposed a separate bout with Erne versus Spike Sullivan, but Sullivan did not accept. Erne has not fought since knocking out Cal Hawkins in San Francisco.
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IW York
Frank Erne
George McFadden
Lenox Athletic Club
Olympic Club of Buffalo
Erne
Sullivan
Cal Hawkins
San Francisco
Bryan at Atlantic City Visit for Democratic Chair
William J. Bryan arrived in Atlantic City to visit Chairman Jones of the national Democratic committee who is recovering his health. Bryan attended a public reception at the Seaside hotel this evening and planned to return to New York tomorrow.
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Bryan
Atlantic City
N. J
William J. Bryan
Jones
National Democratic Committee
New York
British views on Paul Revere ride stir memories of 1775
In Boston readers confront how Britons recall Paul Revere and his midnight ride. British officials and Scots and Englishmen voiced mixed memory, with Stuart admitting memory gaps while others praised Revere as a pivotal figure warning Patriots and shaping early American victory.
Boston youths misidentify Paul Revere home site in North Square
A Post reporter surveys Boston youth and shopkeepers near the Paul Revere house in North Square amid modernization. Children misidentify the patriot and his ride, while locals like P. Nazzaro and Antonia Diconza offer mixed knowledge about the historical figure and the house.
Local Man Recovers From Hemorrhages After Patent Remedy
Cornelius McCawley of Leechburg Armstrong County recovered from 81 hemorrhages and massive blood loss that baffled doctors. He credits Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery after reading a testimonial from C H Harris who was cured similarly. His physician urged against the remedy but McCawley persisted and regained health.
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Cornelius McCawiey
Leechburg, Armstrong Co
Peng
McCawley
C. H. Harris
Dr. Pierce
Mr. Harris
Yorktown mission rescue turns to capture amid mercy effort
Washington April 18 The capture of Lieutenant Gilmore and Yorktown crew during a relief mission to the Spanish garrison at Baler alarms naval circles. Officials seek swift exchange while insurgents resist Spanish prisoner swaps. fate of captured Americans remains uncertain amid cipher delays.
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Washington
Yorktown
Baler
Spain
Gilmore
Geneva Otis
Navy Enlistments Show California and Northeast Ties
The record lists sailors with birthplaces in San Francisco Oakland and Lynn and Mare Island training. It notes next of kin in various cities including San Francisco Oakland Lynn Sellwood Ore Buffalo Brooklyn and Warsaw with relatives such as a mother wife or father identified.
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J. C. Morrissey
Lincoln
Ora B. McDonald
Mare Island
Carmel Valley
Cal
Monterey
William H. Rynders
Amsterdam
Holland
San Francisco
Silvio Brizolez
Albert Peterson
Oakland
Louis Peterson
Orrison Welch Woodbury
Seaman
Gloucester
Mass
Lynn
John C. Woodbury
Maple Street
Denzell George Arthur Venville
Durley
Eng
J. March
Sellwood
Ore
Fred Anderson
Landsman
New York
Buffalo
Edward J. Nygard
Warsaw
Russia
Brooklyn
N. Y
Orisson W. Woodbury
Philippines
Massachusetts
Enterprise
Spain
Mare Island Navy Yard
Yorktown
Manila
Volunteers Petition for Discharge and Pay in Manila
More than 400 volunteers handed a petition to American authorities in Manila asking discharge on the island as well as travel pay equal to return to the States. They offer to form a national guard in exchange for the concession.
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Manila
Washington
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