Woman shoots Lieutenant Kelley in self defense in Boston
Elizabeth Viola, 20, wife of Luke Viola, shot Lt. Joseph A. Kelley of Engine 3 at her Fay street home after Kelley forced entry and confronted Viola in bed with her infant. Kelley died at City Hospital. Viola is jailed at the House of Detention on murder charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Viola
Luke Viola
Washington Street
Joseph A. Kelley
Engine Company 3
Fay Street
South End
Kelley
Fost
Viola
John R. Bowie
Citizen’s Press
Ida Fisher
John Bowie
Fisher
Bowie
Dominico Baiona
Pietro Maggio
Baiona
Janke
Miller
Gunn
Acc
Stasion Benz
Joseph Dugan
Babe
Engine 3
Post
Luke
Father Johns Medicine And Lung Kuro Promotion
An advertisement highlights Father Johns Medicine as a remedy and promotes Lung Kuro for a hacking cough. The copy urges using both for relief and strength.
Illinois Mob Burns Out Negro Colony Thebes
An April 26 mob near Santa Fe Illinois lynched a 17 year old black man accused of assaulting a farmer’s 10 year old daughter. The mob then attacked a tent settlement of hundreds of black workers, burning tents and shooting many without whites harmed. Police struggled to disperse the crowd as guards patrolled Santa Fe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thebes
Santa Ie
Branson Davis
Pranson Davis
Santa L*e
Santa Fe
Mississippi
Illinois
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Runaway Carriage in Brookline Spurs Narrow Escapes
A Victoria driven by William McLaughlin in Brookline, Portland, escaped control after frightened horses toppled a carriage near Heath street and Woodland road. The driver and two Boston ladies were aboard. the driver and horses caused injuries and property damage but the passengers were unhurt. Later in Portland a major fire on Holyoke wharf damages multiple sheds. seven firefighters suffer burns as flames spread to Berlin Mills and Sturdivant wharves. Losses exceed $50,000 with insured amounts listed for Berlin Mills and Marrett lumber firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Brookline
Kenny & Clark
William McLaughlin
Victoria
Boston
Heath Street
Woodland Road
Hammond Street
McLaughlin
Portland
Holyoke Wharf
Berlin Mills Lumber Company
Sturdivant Wharf
William Schmette
Berlin Mills Company
Marrett Lumber Company
Sturdivant’s Wharf
Charles A. Gay
Clarence Johnson
Albert Fuller
Thomas W. Burnham
John Casey
Charles Whartshorn
Harry Er. Ringdahl
Gay
Thomas J. Haskell
A. H. Smith
Charles H. Furlong
Burnham
Johnson
Mary Weaver
New York
Holyoke
Sturdivant
Scovere
Marrett Company
Hydrophobia Treatment Cures Epilepsy Case Report
A Servian official bitten by a dog traveled to the Pasteur Institute in Budapest for hydrophobia treatment. The Pasteur method healed the wound and, unexpectedly, the official's epilepsy also disappeared, drawing medical interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Pasteur Institute
Budapest
Pasteur
Malden Man In Critical Condition After Runaway Crash
Robert H. Heyer, 50, of 217 Cross Street Malden, was thrown from a carriage on Lebanon Street Melrose when his horse bolted. He lies unconscious at City Hospital with a fractured skull dislocated shoulders and internal injuries. His prognosis is doubtful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
Robert H. Heyer
Cross Street
City Hospital
Heyer
Lebanon Street
Melrose
Berlin Gang Counterfeited Coins Seized at Po Sen
A seven member Berlin gang arrested at Po Sen produced counterfeit United States coins and government bond coupons. They also forged foreign coins and allegedly had American connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin’ Gang
United States
Berlin
Posen
Farm buildings burned in suspected arson at Lathe property
Grafton Vermont April 26. The Lathe farm buildings at Marlboro Massachusetts were burned last night. Tenant I. L. A. Colburn lost everything including livestock. The family was away when the fire started and authorities attribute the blaze to incendiarism. Losses not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
H. EK. Lathe
Marlboro
Mass
IL. A. Colburn
Bonfire tragedy claims three year old in Vermont
In Chittendon Vermont on April 26 Katie Durkee aged 3 died from fatal burns suffered while playing near a bonfire. The accident occurred as she wandered close to the flames, prompting a fatal injuries report from local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chittendon
Katie Durkee
Fire wipes out large part of Cuttingsville village
A large section of Cuttingsville near Rutland was burned last night. The Union Hotel and Stewart's store were swept away. Fire crews from Rutland saved several houses. Losses total about 20 000 dollars with partial insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Cuttingsville
Here
Union Hotel
Stewart's
Loubet Notified of Intended American Salute
Algeria April 26 President Loubet arrived to a telegram from Foreign Minister Delcasse in Tunis stating the American squadron will sail to Marseilles to greet him on his April 29 arrival and salute his return to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loubet
Bona
Algeria
Delcasse
Tunis
Marseilles
France
Paris
Edward
Russia
Bois de Boulogne
Bois
Champs -Elysses
Queen Victoria
King Edward
Elysee Palace
M. Loubet
Comedie Francaise
Vinecennes
Longchamps
Foreign Office
Cherbourg
Great Britain
Portugal
Italy
St. Petersburg
Archie Roosevelt Pony Rides in White House Elevator
Archie Roosevelt recovering from measles met his pony Algonquin as groom Charles secretly brought the horse into the White House. The pony rode in the elevator to Archie's room where both enjoyed the visit, a first for the executive mansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Roosevelt
White House
Washington
Archie
Charles
Forecast for Boston and Vicinity
Monday partly cloudy with light easterly winds followed by a Tuesday turn to fair skies and warmer temperatures Lung Kure is noted to relieve asthma symptoms quickly in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Vicinity
Winchester Slugger Arrest Ties Stearns to Assaults
French events overshadow local news as King Edward arrival in Paris blends with a Winchester arrest. William H. Stearns, 24, a Charlestown painter, is held on assault charges after Miss Annie Bolton and Miss Annie Burke identify him as their attacker amid a complex sequence of sightings and circumstantial evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William. H. Stearns
Charlestown
Winchester
Lis
William H. Stearns
Sik
Stearns
Common Council
Chief McIntosh
Station 15
High Street
Arthur Harrington
McIntosh
Ste
George Saltmarsh
Mt. Vernon Street
Saltmarsh
Saltmarsh House
Samuel B. White
Annie Bolton
Annie Burke
Arlington
Bolton
Green
Mt. Vernon ‘Street
Miss Bolton
Baptist
Church Street
Miss Burke
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Lieut
Whelley
Lieutenant Kelley
Savin Street
Engine 23
Northampton Street
Portland Street
Mr. Viola
Joseph
Photo
Fred Green Lievut
Joseph A. Kelly
Nelly
FOX
Piano Wateroorms
Walter J. Bates Company
Boylaten St
Cor
Boylston PI
Father John
Vermont
W. H. Stearns
Efe
Brown
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