Fire fighters rescue maniac on hospital ledge in New York
Captain Clark and two firemen battled a dangerous patient atop an 80 foot ledge at the Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital after he seized a pitcher and threatened nurses. Police aided as Hindman, admitted for ear operation, was dragged through a window and placed in a strait jacket for Bellevue Hospital care.
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New York
Clark
New York Fire Department
Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital
Robert Hindman
Hindman
Captain Clark
Jeremiah Scanlon
Henry W. Kimley
Bellevue Hospital
Sunken Dredger General P. M. Poe Raised in Boston Harbor
After four months the sunken dredger General P. M. Poe was raised near Deer Island in Boston Harbor. The body of Thomas Jones of Waterbury was found in the forge room near his post as a crew member. Jones had been missing since the disaster on December 2. The wreck lies about 500 feet off Deer Island with decks above water at low tide and pumps keeping it buoyant.
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Boston Harbor
P. M. Poe
Thomas Jones
Watervliet
Dee
Deer Island
Nix
Minot J. Wilcox
William Rollins
George W. Coombs
Jones
William O'Neill
Coombs
O'Neil
North Grove Street
Poe
Capsized Yacht Hunt for Brown Deserter and Frauds
A Boston man Bertram R Brown disappears on the eve of his wedding to Miss Minnie Morrill. He is alleged to have duped Bigelow Kennard & Co. of jewelry valued about 800 dollars while a messenger held the pieces. Police search the city for Brown and the jewelry box as Miss Morrill mourns the looming betrayal.
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Minnie Morrill
Broadway
Bertram R. Brown
Bigelow
Kennard & Co
Mr. Brown
Miss Morrill
Brown
Europe
America
Morgan Memorial Church
Shawmut Avenue
Bigelow, Kennard & Co
Washington and
West Streets
Bigelow, Kennard & Co.'s
Bertram PY ‘Brown
Bigelow & Kennard
Commodore Murphy and Friends Wrecked by Squall Off Point of Pines
Commodore Murphy and a crew aboard several vessels encountered a sudden squall off Point of Pines causing the loss of their craft. Local coast guard units reported debris and rescued two sailors while others remain unaccounted for after the gale.
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Commodore Murphy
Point of Pines
One Man Unconscious and Others Rescue at Sea
Commodore Thomas Murphy of the Bay State Yacht Club of Revere and four friends drifted for about 25 minutes clinging to an upturned small yacht. They faced icy water and fading strength until Captain Gordon Foster and a rescuing team arrived after cries of Hold on and Hurry. Murphy Walter Stackhouse Edward Stackhouse Bertram Smalley were pulled to safety and taken toward shore.
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Thomas Murphy
Bay State Yacht Club
Revere
Gordon Foster
Hugh McKay
William Kelly
John Black
Commodore Murphy
Walter
Edward Stackhouse
Bertram A. Smalley
Police Raid Fake Spiritualists Seance Unmasked
A Dutchman Billfiedler attended a dark seance at 16 Union Park Street where two women, May Strench and Neva Marivale, staged a recurring fake spiritualist show. Police raided after undercover officers joined as regulars. both women confessed to running the scam three to four times weekly.
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Billfiedler
Gretel
Union Park Street
May Strench
Neva Marivale
Judge Emmons Makes Midnight Rounds in South End Hotels
Judge Emmons appeared in the South End last evening visiting multiple hotels including the Plaza. He inspected kitchens bars and rooms and lingered near an elevator for about 15 minutes before walking Northampton Street to Washington. Rain is forecast for Boston with showers Tuesday and a warming trend.
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Judge Emmons
South End
the Plaza
Northampton Street
Washington
22 Chinamen Caught in Raids at Harrison Avenue
At midnight police executed a warrant at 5 Harrison avenue arresting 22 Chinamen. Officers found cards dominoes and 280 counters as evidence amid the scramble and alarm.
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Harrison Avenue
Lagrange Street
Chinatown Fire Alarm Amid Panic and Riots
A Chinatown blaze at 16 to 20 Beach Street last night drew two alarms and a 15-officer La Grange Street detail. Mob panic and smoke impeded firefighters while clashes led to at least one arrest among bystanders amid efforts to keep crowds from the fire lines.
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Beach Street
Box 54
Lagrange Street
Chinatown
Auto speeding crackdown in Back Bay districts
Superintendent Pierce ordered a stop to unlawful speeding on Back Bay avenues and parkways. Officers were told to arrest any drivers exceeding eight miles per hour. Police Station 16 used a department car to warn about 15 speeding autos, but no arrests occurred due to lack of exact speed evidence.
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Back Bay
Pierce
Missing Miss Stewart Found in Providence
Providence April 24 The 14 year old Lillian Stewart daughter of Mrs Alice M Stewart of 326 Tremont Boston was found by Captain Lawrence of the central police station She had left home to escape an arranged marriage and to pursue the stage She had been in Providence and moved about freely in disguise avoiding discovery
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Providence
R. IL
Lillian Stewart
Alice M. Stewart
Tremont Street
Boston
Lawrence
Central Police Station
Boston mystery ends as Knight kills himself in Hartford
Hartford, Conn. April 24 Hubert A Knight a Boston book agent tied to the Magazine of Mysteries of New York shot and killed himself in Rocky Hill. His body was found at noon. He faced a prior trial in Boston for attempting to extort money from Mrs Fischer and left sealed letters. police linked the death to alleged injustices and lingering rumors about his involvement with Boston figures.
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Hartford
Conn
Hubert A. Knight
Magazine of Mysteries of
New York
Rocky Hill
Boston
Knight
Allyn
Cassia Lodge of Masons of
Brooklyn
Mecca Temple
Charles Stevens
Davis Avenue
Brookline
Mass
Continental Storage Company
George Curtis
Stewart Howe Company
Mercer Street
Charles Noyes
Judge Noyes
Mr. Knight
William J. Thompson
Magazine of Mysteries
Stevens
Henry Fischer
Springfield Street
Reagan
South End
Fischer
Nationals Arrested In Sunday Baseball Protest
In New York on April 24 police arrested three Nationals players during a Philadelphia versus Brooklyn game at Washington Park Brooklyn. Pitcher Poole catcher Jacklitsch and Frank Roth were charged under Penal Code Section 265 banning Sunday public sports. The case will be tested in court to decide legality of Sunday baseball in Greater New York.
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New York
Nationals
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Washington Park
Poole
Jacklitsch
Frank Roth
Philadelphia Nine
Hanlon
Thatcher
Ritter
Greater New York
McAdoo
Noted Kemp Sturgeon Dead in Roxbury at 74
Kemp Sturgeon a longtime Boston figure, noted as an orator and politician, died yesterday at 4 Alexander Street Roxbury aged 74. He was a familiar street presence, active in politics and frequent visitor to newspaper offices to share views. Sneezing Indicates a Cold Lung Euro is touted to cure, while Father John's Medicine claims to restore flesh and strength.
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Kemp Sturgeon
Boston
Alexander Street
Roxbury
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Curran
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Emmons
Boston Sunday Post
Boston Sunday Herald
Boston Sunday Globe
Boston Sunday American
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the Sunday Post
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Suicide Knight
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