Three Arrests in South Boston Strike Riots
Police from Station 6 arrest Joseph Batchelder Joseph Deering and James Milkern after a riot on A street in the South Boston strike district. Riots disrupt the area with strike breakers injured by missiles. Master teamsters mobilize crews amid threats regarding the steamer Zealandia.
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Joseph Batchelder
Joseph Deering
James Milkern
Boston
Zealandia
Bradley
Post
Riot-torn Boston strike ends in arrests and clashes
Riots erupt as teamsters and strike breakers clash at Richards corner and Summer Street. Police face mob attacks while injuries and hospital visits rise. three men arrested as 2000 protesters, including women, surge through South Boston streets.
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Teamsters
Richards
Ruddick
South Boston
Summer Street
Dorchester Avenue
Hughes
Powers
Eaton
Hazlett
Wolf
Norton
Patterson
Louis Flanders
Melcher Street
Wescott
Mt. Washington Avenue
Granite Street
Boy Hero Dives to Save Woman From Brookline Pond
Joseph Reardon a 16 year old Brookline schoolboy heroically dived into Leverett Pond Brookline Parkway and rescued Mrs. Mary Curran of 96 Pearl Street Brookline from drowning. He brought her to shore where Patrolman Holloran revived her after she was unconscious.
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Joseph Reardon
Brookline
Leverett Pond
Brookline Parkway
Mary Curran
Pearl Street
Young Reardon Saves Woman From Brookline Pond
On Brookline avenue playground, young Reardon heard a scream from the pond. He dived in to reach the struggling woman, grasped her, and brought her to shore where bystanders and Patrolman Holloran helped revive her after nearly an hour. Mrs Curran was taken to the police station and this marks a second rescue by Reardon. The hero’s friends seek a medal through the Massachusetts Humane Society.
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Young Reardon
Brookline Avenue
Holloran
Mrs. Currain
Hero
Massachusetts Humane Society
Poultry Trust in a Panic Sparks Price Offer
Independent dealers are invited to join the fight with the Poultry Trust offering limited stock at set prices this week. No waiting and ample salesmen are available to assist buyers.
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Poultry Trust
Panic Averted by Roosevelt at Jamestown
President Roosevelt addresses Jamestown emphasizing peace through preparedness while focusing on social and industrial duties. He warns against misuse of wealth by individuals and corporations and pledges to curb wrongdoing while protecting public interests and individual initiative.
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Roosevelt
Jamestown
Washington
Roosevelt defuses panic at Jamestown expo opening
In Norfolk on April 26 President Roosevelt calmed a surging crowd around the grandstand at the Jamestown ter-centennial exposition. He calmly took command of the situation and prevented injuries among thousands gathered for the opening events.
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Norfolk
Roosevelt
President Roosevelt Opens Jamestown Exposition with Ceremony
President Roosevelt led a large international gathering for the 300th anniversary events at Jamestown Exposition. The opening included a sunrise salute, a naval fleet review in Hampton Roads, and the President's address from a shaky table.
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Roosevelt
America
United States Army
International Fleet of
Hampton Roads
Sylph
Harry St. George Tucker
Jamestown Exposition Company
Virginia
United States
South
Exposition
Tucker
Pinkertons Scour Boston Bond Case After New York Confession
Pinkerton detectives pressed the Boston end of the great Trust Company of America bond robbery inquiry. Oliver Dennett and William Douglass, arrested in New York, allegedly confessed to District Attorney Jerome. Over 140000 dollars in cash is missing, with investigators expecting arrests in Boston and new developments soon.
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Oliver M. Dennett
Boston
William O. Douglass
New York
Trust Company of America
Pinkerton
Dennett
Douglass
Jerome
Planned European Flight Arranged to Escape Bonds
Dennett and another man told the district attorney they arranged a trip to Europe to evade bond obligations. Both provided statements detailing their roles and motives in the plan.
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Europe
Dennett
Bond Heist Suspects Detail Plan to Use Bonds
W O Douglass and O M Dennett, jailed in the Trust Company of America robbery case, gave district attorney statements. Boston lawyer Tudor advised Dennett to hire Josiah Quincy, who declined. The disclosures hint at a network planning city offices to approach loan clerks for temporary bond use in speculation.
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New York
W. O. Douglass
O. M. Dennett
Trust Company of America
Henry D. Tudor
Boston
Congress Street
Dennett
Josiah Quincy
Quincy
Tudor
Douglass
Double dealing at trust firm triggers bond loss probe
Douglas and Dennett allegedly plotted a large bond theft at a major trust company, aiming to form a brokers firm after a first haul. Bonds were later recovered as officials, including President Thorne, seek $140,000 believed hidden. A $77,000 payout and $93,000 advanced by another broker reflect ongoing concessions and legal risk.
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Douglas
Trust Company
Thorne
Douglass
Dennett
Douglass and Dennett
Railway magnate David Willcox dies at sea after crisis
New York April 26 News reports that David Willcox former president of the Delaware Hudson Railroad Company died by his own hand at sea. He was aboard the North German Lloyd steamer Barbarossa when the act occurred, according to Health Office Duty records filed by Captain Langrenter at midnight tonight.
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New York
David Willcox
Delaware Hudson Railroad Company
Langrenter
Midnigh
Death of Mr Willcox Possibly Self Inflicted On Barque Barbarossa
The Barbarossa arrived at quarantine from Genoa and Naples with Mr Willcox aboard. He died of heart failure but evidence later suggested he shot himself. Born December 12 1849 in Flatbush Long Island Yale graduate 1872 and lawyer 1874. He held multiple railway and transit posts and never married living at 3 East Sixtieth Street New York.
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Barbarossa
Genoa
Naples
Willcox
Mr. Willcox
Flatbush
T. I
Yale
Poughkeepsie
Delaware & Hudson
United Traction Company of
Albany
Southern Pacific Railway Company
Union Pacific Railway
Fair and cool weather forecast for Boston area
The forecast calls for fair and continued cool conditions Saturday and Sunday with light warmth. Easterly to southerly winds prevail, while New England and mid Atlantic coasts expect fresh north winds. Steamers bound for European ports will face fresh northerly winds and cloudy skies toward the Grand Banks.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Middle Atlantic
European
Grand Banks
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Maniac
New Bedford
Henry “Gonter
Bridgewater
Swift
Gomes
Jamestown Exposition
Nautical Garde Revere Beach
Poole’s Orchestra
Sunday Post
Nautical Garden
Revere Beach
NEW Poultry Store
No. Market St
Hollis Chambers
Picea
Tremont Street
Oxford
Pinkertons
Say Dennett
Stock Exchange
Colonial Trust Company
Mr. Quincy
Manhattan Club
Willcox of
Fr. John
Ursuline Sisters of
Waterville
Thompson's Spa
Wwington Street
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