Man Overboard On Ferry Brewster Near Boston Slip
A man named William Smith aged 48 from New York leapt from the ferry Brewster just after leaving the Boston slip. Deck hand Frederick Taberling raised the alarm and helped launch a boat, Smith was rescued and brought to the Boston station. He will be examined for sanity by Dr Jelly after being turned over to Patrolman Fisher. Fisher identified Smith as the same man who attempted suicide on the same boat two months earlier.
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Brewster
Boston
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad
Frederick Taberling
William Smith
New York City
Fisher
City
Jelly
Smith
British Navy to Install Air Cooling on Ships
London July 31 The British admiralty will fit refrigerating machinery to magazine compartments on all Royal Navy ships after explosions on warships of several nations were linked to overheating in magazines.
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London
British Admiralty
Fairbanks Praises Boston and Its Mayor
Vice-President Fairbanks lauded Boston and Mayor Fitzgerald after a three day visit. He credited the hospitality and thanked the citizens and committee, inviting the mayor and Mrs. Fitzgerald to Washington next winter to continue the gesture.
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Fairbanks
Boston
Fitzgerald
Engine Boiler Burst Kills Four on Illinois Central Fruit Train
Four people die and ten are seriously hurt after a boiler explosion aboard a fast Illinois Central fruit train near Milan Tennessee. The blast wrecked the engine and a freight train on an adjacent siding, with both trains destroyed and a fire ensuing. Engineer Maloney and fireman Henderson perished, along with two tramps, while A B Lynch of Jackson was fatally injured.
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Milan
Tenn
Illinois Central
Maloney
Chicago
Robert Henderson
Jackson
A. B. Lynch
Jackson, Tenn
Morgans Firm Denies Conspiracy In Toledo Belt Line Sale
In Cleveland on July 31 United States Judge Robert W. Taylor heard the petition to set aside the Toledo Belt Line sale to J Pierpont Morgan on charges of conspiracy. Morgan and his counsel argued the sale was honorable and defends against creditor fraud claims as the judge considers the case.
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Cleveland
Toledo Belt Line
J. P. Morgan
United States
Robert W. Taylor
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Taylor
Robbery interrupts South Boston wedding
Fred Chanwell of Chelmsford was held for the grand jury in $500 bond on charges of stealing money and a wedding trousseau from Miss Elizabeth Conroy at 25 Gold Street while she was ill in hospital. Police say the burglary occurred July 15, delaying the wedding. Chanwell was arrested after the loss was reported.
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Boston
Fred Chanwell
Chelmsford
Grand Jury
Trousseau
Elizabeth Conway
Gold Street
Miss Conray
Miss Conroy
Chanvell
Eddy Beveridge wedding set for August seventh in Berlin
July 31 report notes Miss Katherine Eddy of Chicago sister to Spencer F. Eddy and Senator Beveridge will wed August 7 at the Tower residency. The piece hints Morse's location as the venue and mentions Old Home Week in Boston with a rundown on store price cuts across departments for men and boys.
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Berlin
Katherine Eddy
Chicago
Spencer F. Eddy
Beveridge
Tower
Boston
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