Man seriously wounded in home shooting near Westfield
Ed ward Fitz, 20, shot Hiram Burlingame, 96, at Burlingame’s Hampton place home to obtain a pistol. Burlingame’s fate uncertain as Fitz is arrested and to face court on assault with intent to kill or murder if Burlingame dies.
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Westfield
Hiram C. Burlingame
Hampton Place
Westfield Centre
Edward Fitz
Mullen
Fitz
Ebenezer Hastings
Middle Farms
Burlingame
Miners Marshal for Big Meeting at Turtle Creek
Pittsburg dispatch reports thousands of miners converging on Camp Determination for a major gathering at McCrea's schoolhouse in Turtle Creek. Organizers expect up to 8000 attendees. local Burgess Teats declines to disband amid a peaceful mood as divisions from Wheeling shift to join the statewide event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Penn
Turtle Creek
McCrea’s
Burgess Teats
Wheeling
Baltimore & Ohio
DeArmitt
Finleyville
Gastonville
Snowden
Whitehall
Banksville
New York and
Cleveland
Puritan Damaged in Steam Steering Accident
The double turreted monitor Puritan sustained damage when the shafting for the rudder wrecked during a steam steering gear test on Saturday. Quartermaster Hawkes descended to detach the gear, released a crank pin and steam flooded the chamber, injuring no one beyond minor bruises. New rudder castings are on order from Philadelphia, with a month before readiness for sea service. the ship will be towed to Brooklyn navy yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Journal and Advertiser
Puritan
Hawkes
Philadelphia
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Walker targets Lodge in Massachusetts party power play
The article details Worcester Congressman Walker pressing for state party control against Senator Lodge, with plans to ally with Melrose figures and sideline Lodge. It notes Walker’s clashes with Bates, opposition strategy for 1898, and possible reprisals by Speaker Reed through committee assignments as part of the fight shaping the next congressional elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Lodge
Reed
Walker
Barrett
Melrose
Worcester
William Everett
Congress
Theodore C. Bates
North Brookfield
Bates
State Committee
Lodge
Allen-Russell
Patriotic Orders
Hoar
Greenhalge
Wolcott
Senate Ward
Secretary Long
Governor Long
Massachusetts
Hingham
McKinley
Committee On Banks and Banking
Lyman
Hassler Coast Survey Steamer Up For Auction
The United States coast survey steamer Hassler lying at Puget Sound naval station Bremertown will be sold to the highest bidder. Bids are to be received by the commanding officer up to noon on August 16.
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Washington
United States Coast Survey
Hassler
Puget Sound Naval Station
Bremertown
Treasury Department
Crescent Beach bath house opens as crowds swarm for 25 cent baths
Boston officials unveil the Crescent Beach public bath house over a $100000 cost. Thousands rush in as 25 cent baths attract men women and children. Officials and guards enforce rules though crowds push through opening day crowds exceed 3000 by midday with the Pose of a band at Point of Pines and a busy subway.
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Bath House
Crescent Beach
Boston
Commission
Quinn
Roberts
Gilman
Revere Beach Reservation
Peter
Point of Pines
Heartfelt Appeal From Annie T To Help Poor Babies
A 10 year old girl writes to Mr Post, explaining she raised 1.08 by selling paper dolls for sick babies. She asks the money be given to a needy infant and asks if anyone knows Annie. The note closes with Annie T's sorrow over selling her dolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Post
Annie
Annie T
Post sick baby fund enters third week with growing need
The Post's sick baby fund reaches week three as 163 babies remain on the list. Nurses and doctors have made over six hundred visits with no refusals, bringing relief and sunshine to crowded tenement districts and earning thanks from grateful families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
the Post
Boston
Cambridge
Selfdenial
Sick Baby Fund
Vesuvius Docking At Charlestown Navy Yard Tomorrow
The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius arrived in Charlestown harbor after a six month Florida coast tour to curb filibusters. It will be dry docked at high tide for a month of repairs and undersea scraping, with a new deckhouse planned forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesuvius
Charlestown Navy Yard
Florida
Navy Yard
Long
Charlestown Yard
Jacksonville
John
Quimby
Navy
Post
Dauntless
Hold-up tied to Barker robbery plan and Kin g saloon
A detailed account describes a staged hold-up of Barker by two men familiar with his routine. Barker and partner Toomey delivered daily takings to Barker’s uncle Mr King at his Federal Square saloon. Barker, battered and bruised, alleges the assailants forced him to yield the money and fled as neighbors arrived. Names like Pat Regan Jim Kane and Jamesie Lawson appear as possible suspects.
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Barker
Thomas King & Co
King
Federal Square
Patrick Toomey
Boston & Maine
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn
Gaffney
Mr. King
Ender
Pear Tree
Pat Regan
Jim Kane
Jamesie Lawson
Barker Highwaymen Evade Capture After Robbery Attempt
Neighbors flocked to Barker's house as details of a likely robbery near Barker emerged. Two men wearing coats and masks fled toward Boston via Saugus and Malden after the shooting, eluding police patrols and witnesses. Inspector Wells suspects the men aimed to seize the bag of money.
American Wringer Company Ad At 8 Arch Street
Local printer display lists Colby wringers with prices from 3 to 3.50 dollars and assorted ball bearing and combination roll wringers from 1.3 to 7 dollars. Bissell carpet sweepers range from 1.5 dollars to higher. Located at 8 Arch Street between Franklin and Summer streets offering repairs as a specialty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colby Wringers
Bissell
American Wringer Company
Arch Street
Franklin
Summer Streets
Men seen jumping fence after night shooting
Witness Smith reports two men in dark clothes leaping a fence near Prospect Street after three shots late Saturday night. Another resident, John Hoar, recalls a hurried man leaving Dowling terrace at 11:56 PM and identifying him later. Authorities note the men appeared to head toward Barker's garden as they fled.
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Revere
Revere Street
Beverly Farms
Murphy
Saugus
Barker
Boston
Malden
Prospect Street
John J. Hoar
Smith
Mr. Hoar
Shepherd Street
Dowling Terrace
Hoar
Mr. Smith
Fan or Fan, The Night of the Robbery
Mrs Barker recalls her husband’s killing with tears, noting a loyal St Bernard named Fan who stayed indoors overnight for the first time. She says a freight train whistle six times the night of the shooting and questions why the good man was shot.
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Young
Edward Fitz of
Herman Decost
Gorham Hill
Decest
Decost
George Staples
Staples
Lancaster
Ethel Varney
Maude Tibbetts
Emma Knights
Bad Man
Berlin
Manchester
N. H
Anghy
Providenze
R. I
Muddy Cove
Warwick Road
Safest Cathartic
Prep & Co
Hood
L. H
Baths
Bath
Alescent
Bea
Josiah Quincy
Jesus
Micasset
Anon E
Charleston
John H. Sullivan
P. J. Kennedy
William F. McClellan
P. J. Grady
George H. McDevitt
Dennis J. Hern
Richard Carter
Lawrence
Baward J.leary
John F. “Fitegerald
Joseph Corbett
Ss. P
James E. Hayes
Thomas Arthur
Thomasd. Healy
Thomas J. Lane
Napoleon
John le Roche
Tewksbury
H. W
Thomas F. Mallen
Dorothy Franck
Mansfield Friend
Little Mildred
D. K
M. A. O'Neille
Leo Mellene
S. M. Merrill
Somerville
Jamps Berwin
New Hampshire
Vincenzo Borgagni
Charlestown Dry Dock
Thomas Smith
Inspector Wells
Toomey
Mr. Parker
Sanford
Porter Drue & Crem. Corp
Sole Props
Cc. H. Whittemore
Mgr
Hub
Temple Place
Eve Wyndham
India
New York Weekly
Whee R & CO
Ances St
American House
Estelle
Wilson Bros
Emont
Mary Ghibery
Michael
M. eStonder
Mackintosh
Peabody
Harriet
Charles G. Mackintosh
Richard B
Yn Oe
A. Mackintosh
West Roxbury
Dedhaw
Chestnut Street
Forest Hills Cemetery
J. Newman & Sons
S. Tremont
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