Newfoundland Fisherman Held on Suspicion in Arlington Murder
Benedict Shanahan a Newfoundland fisherman was detained at Arlington police station as a suspicious person. Inspector Hooley led the detention which stems from Shanahan’s refusal to talk, though he proclaims innocence and his lawyer says he is not now in a position to speak.
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Annie Mullins
Benedict Shanahan
Arlington
Inspector Hooley
Shanahan
Sylvester M. Whalen, Jr
Catharine and Ellen Owner Denounces Shanahan
Captain Sylvester Whalen, father of attorney Whalen and a top fishing schooner owner on the waterfront, said yesterday he never believed Shanahan capable of such a cowardly deed.
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Whalen
Sylvester Whalen
Catharine and
Ellen
Shanahan
War clouds loom as fleets gather and nations press rivals
Two hemispheric tensions emerge as Japan dispatches a formidable fleet toward a Chinese port amid anti-Japanese boycotts while the United States eyes forcing President Castro of Venezuela toward reason. Italy pressures Turkey with naval demonstrations to gain privileges, signaling broader regional brinkmanship.
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Japan
United States
Castro
Venezuela
Italy
Turkey
Post
Johnson Fight In Ward 16 Creates Citywide Tension
In Boston Ward 16 caucuses the Johnsonpledged ticket faces an unpledged Bryanfavorable delegation. Representative William H. O'Brien heads the Johnson faction and has been active in Johnsons campaign across Ward 16 and the State House during the legislative session.
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Ward 16
Boston
Johnson
Bryan
William H. O’brien
State House
Delegates Face May Democratic Convention Spin and Factional Battles
The O'Brien delegation victory could ratify a Minnesota man and shake the May 7 convention slate led by Moran Williams Coughlin and Doherty. Ward 16 and Ward 3 fights flare as Me len faces new rival Henry Disken. Two Bryan delegations in Ward 13 cloud Boston’s split lines with Lomasney Fitzgerald versus Kennedy Donovan. A State committee meeting and Gaston’s national committee seat threaten to shape Massachusetts influence.
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O’brien
Minnesota
George Fred Williams
Daniel J. Kiley
Ward 8
Moran
Williams
Westfield
John W. Coughlin
Fall River
Charlestown
Henry Disken
James J. Melen
Mellen
City Hall
Logan
Bryan
Ward
Boston
Kennedy-Donovan
Democratic State Committee
Democratic National Committee
William A. Gaston
Gaston
National Committee
Massachusetts
George Fred Willliams
Williams Attacks Cannon Over House Adjournment
In Washington on April 20 John Sharp Williams Democratic leader condemned Speaker Cannon's prerogative calling the Saturday adjournment unconstitutional and a breach of personal friendship between him and the Speaker.
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Washington, D. C
Speaker
John Sharp Williams
Cannon
Williams Attack on Speaker Cannon Over Adjourning House
In a heated debate Mr Williams accuses Speaker Cannon of despotism by adjourning the House on April 18 1908. He introduces a resolution declaring the action a breach of House privilege and seeks to table it as party lines hold. The vote to table passes 146 to 119 with Cooper and Nelson siding with Democrats.
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Willams
Speaker
Williams
Payne
House of Representatives
Cannon
Messrs. Cooper and
Nelson
Wisconsin
Public notice from Holland Wine Co at 47 Boyleton St
A concise public notice urges readers to check the last page advertisement and mentions Holland Wine Co located at 47 Boyleton Street or Adams Square.
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Holland Wine Co
Boyleton St
Adams Sq
Winner Morrissey Triumphs in Mara Marathon Race
Thomas P. Morrissey of Ashland, bearing the Mercury Athletic Club badge of New York, finished the Mara Marathon yesterday afternoon. He appeared tired but satisfied as he received congratulations from George V. Brown at the finish.
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Ashland
Thomas P. Morrissey
Mercury Athletic Club of
New York
George V. Brown
Hannaford Sets 100 Mile World Record Run
A. F. Hannaford of Boston completed a 100 mile walk from midnight Sunday to 10 40 last night in record time. He surpasses the Wes ton brothers 96 mile world mark set 44 years earlier and establishes a new 100 mile world record. Hannaford finished in good condition.
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A. F. Hannaford
Boston
Edward Payson Weston
Philadelphia
New York
Hannaford
Boston to Winthrop Walk Sets 100 Mile Milestone
Hannaford completed a 100 mile journey from Boston to Winthrop on foot in 22 hours 40 minutes with an accompanying car and observers asserting the time. The walk established a shorter time than Weston’s 96 mile record, aided by a 47 mile lead by Mr. Silverman to Milford. The course started at Mason and Tremont streets at midnight and included a detailed arrival sequence at multiple points.
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Boston
Winthrop
Charles
Mystic Rivers
Winthrop Library
Hannaford
Weston
Henry A. Bragg
Alfred R. Seward
Silverman
Milford
Mason and Tremont Streets
Bodies Found as Relief Efforts Expand After Chelsea Fire
A burned dwelling at 114 Central Avenue yielded charred human remains as crowds tour the ruined area. Relief funds near 250000, with 100000 visitors and a mass search by the army, while inquest and school reopenings unfold.
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Central Avenue
Cambridge church loses its silver communion service
The Second Baptist Church of East Cambridge reports the loss of a silver communion service and a clock that were stored in a closet in 1906 after the society disbanded. The service included two silver plates six goblets and two ladles. Cauley Bros. of Boston later turned the building into a scenic theatre but no clues exist to locate the missing items.
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Second Baptist Church
East Cambridge
Cauley Bros. of
Boston
Wardwell
Weather Outlook for Boston and Vicinity
Forecast calls for Tuesday fair skies in Boston and surrounding areas. Wednesday remains fair and warmer with a likelihood of showers by Wednesday night. Winds vary throughout the period with no major storm systems expected.
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Boston
Boynton Arrested In Hotel Debt Case In New York
George Melville Boynton of Boston, once a promoter of a Darkest South America expedition, was arrested on a hotel law charge for unpaid eight days of board and lodging at the Hotel Hermitage. The arrest followed two colored men appealing to Magistrate Cornell, saying the hotel held their trunks as security for Boynton's debts, though they claim he had no interest in them.
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New York
George Melville Boynton
Boston
South America
Hermitage
Boynton
Cornell
Boston Explorer Plans Five Year Darkest South America Expedition
George Melville Boynton, Boston social figure and organizer of an ambitious western Brazil expedition, recruits about 30 wealthy students to share a $200,000 five year venture. He claims past expeditions in South America and a role observing Spanish forts during the Spanish American War. Franklin A. Snow heads a new geographical society backing the scheme.
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Boston
George Melville Boynton
Edward P. Boynton
Boston Yacht Club
Royal Geographical Society of Great Britain
Explorers’ Club of New York
Lieutenant Peary
Laconia
N. H
Brazil
South America
Hotel Bellevue
Boynton
Spain
Hollis Burgess
Geographical Society
Morrissey Wins Marathon Attack on English Challenger
New Yorker Morrissey, after a grueling 25 mile course, maintained a fierce pace to the finish, finishing ahead of rivals despite intense crowd noise. He overtook leaders at Wellesley Hills and on Commonwealth avenue, rejecting assistance and aiming for a record pace. Sullivan of the Amateur Athletic Union observed the victory.
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Morrissey
B. A
Commonwealth Avenue
Roy Welton
Wellesley Hills
Welton
Fishermen Rescued After Hatteras Storm Search
Beaufort North Carolina report says the Orient fishing smack returned to Cape Lookout Cove after a daylong search for 15 fishermen blown to sea in small boats off Cape Hatteras.
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Beaufort, N. C
Cape Hatteras
Orient
Cape Lookout Cove
Boston Americans sweep holiday twin bill at home
Boston Americans win both holiday games against the Athletics here while Deves fall to the Quakers in Philadelphia four to three in ten innings. Thomas P Morrissey wins the BA A Marathon in 2 hours 25 minutes 43158 seconds, near Longboat's mark. Dorchester High opens the school league season by beating English High two to one as Honey Mellody is stopped in four rounds by Harry Lewis.
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Boston
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Forestills
Wellesley
Dedham Waltham
Norwood Ee
United States Army
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Draper
Cambridge Church
England
James E. Sullivan
Amateur Athletic Union
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