Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange envoy sails to influence rail reach
Henry C. Long special representative of the Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange departs for London to press Grand Trunk Railway directors to extend their system to Boston. He carries a letter urging opposition to any compromise with the existing transportation monopoly in New England.
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Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange
Henry C. Long
London
Grand Trunk Railway
Boston
New England
Great West
Northwest
Hays
West
Pess
Boston Real Estate Exchange presses for Grand Trunk entry
The Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange led by John J. Martin urges the Grand Trunk Railway to serve Boston, arguing for independent competitive lines to boost import and export traffic. Henry C. Long will inspect docks in London, Manchester, and Liverpool to compare with Boston facilities and propose improvements.
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England
Long
London
Manchester
Liverpool
Boston
Grand Trunk Railway System
Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange
New England
Poston
Henry C. Long
Exchange
Grand Trunk Railway
Nort
Grand Trunk
John J. Martin
Manchester Post Office official Hawley dies at 71
Frederick A. Hawley aged 71 of 145 Pearl Street died this morning after a 22 year tenure as superintendent of the registry division at the Manchester Post Office.
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Manchester
Frederick A. Hawley
Pearl Street
Four Gypsy Women Arrested in Gloucester Larceny Case
Four Roumanian gypsies were arrested by City Marshal Charles F. Marchant in Gloucester on larceny charges. Dr. Charles H. Morrill reports a $16 loss during a brief conference and Elias Sperry says he was swindled out of $40 by two of the four women.
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Gloucester
Charles F. Marchant
Charles H. Morrill
Elias Sperry
Gypsies collect scams in town. several trapped by victims
A six person gypsy party came from Essex and worked fortune telling on locals. Elias Sperry, Dr. Charles Morrill, and Gilbert McDonald report losses from a penny game trick, with Sperry noting a $140 roll reduced by $100. Officers hold Marie Joe and four others on bonds while two others are released.
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Essex
Elias Sperry
Charles H. Morrill
Gilbert McDonald
Mary Joe
Anna Joe
Amelia Joe
Lena Joe
Marie Joe
Luba Joe
Rural leaders hold fourth annual conference at MA College
Amherst Aug 1 The fourth annual conference of rural community leaders closed with Hon A F Lever of South Carolina delivering The next steps in our agricultural progress The gathering drew 275 registrants up about 30 from last year including teachers superintendents clergymen village improvement officers grange librarians and town officers from across New England and beyond A bic social service exhibit showcased by twenty organizations was featured in the college drill hall.
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Amherst
A. F. Lever
South Carolina
Massachusetts Agricultural College
New England
Bic
College Drill Hall
Alfonso and Queen Victoria Arrive in Paris
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria arrive in Paris this evening traveling from London on their way back to Spain.
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Alfonso
Paris
Queen Victoria
London
Spain
Coroners Jury Finds Cahill Murdered by Unknown Person
The coroner's jury ruled Brooklyn policeman John E. Cahill was murdered by unknown assailants. Cahill's body was found July 21 outside St Matthews church with bullet and knife wounds, countering police theories he died by his own actions to fake a burglary.
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New York
John E. Cahill
Brooklyn
Cahill
St. Matthews’ Church
Unknown schooner sinks in storm off Duck Island Light
A two masted schooner bound east sank during a storm off Duck Island Light near Grove Beach Connecticut. Three crewmen were rescued by lighthouse keeper Captain Joe Smith and are on the island. Heavy seas prevented further details and the vessel is presumed a total loss.
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Grove Beach
Conn
Duck Island
Joe’’ Smith
Lexington Boy Exhibits Largest Egg Yet
Olaf Peterson, 13, of East Lexington, using Rhode Island Reds, presented what is believed to be the state’s largest egg. The seven ounce egg measures nine and a half inches around and about two inches thick, with a perfect shape.
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Olaf Peterson
East Lexington
Rhode Island
Rugby Park Guests Appeal $5 Fines
John Kelley and Thomas O'Brien of Charlestown faced Judge Merritt in Dorchester District Court for playing football on Roger Scannell's Rugby Park estate last Sunday. They were found guilty and fined $5 each, appealed the verdict, and were held in $100 bail for the August term.
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John Kelley
Thomas O'Brien
Charlestown
Merritt
Dorchester
Roger Scannell
Rugby Park
Blue Army Flank Misstep Shapes Boston Situation
A misdirected Blue army right flank and a bold Red cavalry push shift momentum tonight, threatening Boston. Colonel Frank A. Graves of the Eighth Regiment was sent to shore up Sweetser’s Blue line at West Middleboro, but advancing guards lost their way, widening a gap between the right flank and the main Blue force.
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Red Cavalry
Sweetser
Boston
Frank A. Graves
West Middleboro
West Barnstable
Sandwich
Mattapoisett
Fairhaven
South Middleboro
Priest
Myricks
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Lakeville
Corporal Wallace
Connecticut Cavalry
Middleboro-Taunton
Red Army
Blue Army
Clear Pond
Ice Shortage Across Regions Stirs Price Debate
Attorney General James M Swift reports ice supply down 27 percent this year versus last, yet prices rise not solely from scarcity. He cites dealer practices and cost factors while investigations probe possible price fixing and market combinations. Estimated available supply this season is 1,376,377 tons against 1,580,734 tons a year ago.
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James M. Swift
Boston Catholic union to attend national convention in Philadelphia
A Boston delegation led by William H. Cuddy and including William F. Barry and John A. Gargan prepares to travel to Philadelphia for the American C T A U convention starting next Tuesday. The Jesuits mark their 379th birthday on Aug 15.
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Philadelphia
C. T. A. U. of America
William H. Cuddy
The
Boston Union
William F. Barry
John A. Gargan
Joseph A. Sullivan
Dennis F. Callahan
William H. Sullivan
Joseph H. Sheerin
Society of Jesus
Ignatius Loyola
Montmartre
Paris
Great Order of Jesuits
Confesses to Murder of Playmate by Six Year Old
Genaro Raffaello, a six year old boy, confessed to police that he killed his five year old playmate James Paulillo. He re enacted the shooting at Maxwell Street police station with the shotgun used in the crime.
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Chicago
Genaro Raffaello
James Paulillo
James
Maxwell Street
Boy Recalls Rock Attack Threat in Yard
A young speaker describes being struck with a rock last week, stating the assailant’s actions left him very angry as he spotted the person in the yard. Details are limited to the fragmentary quote and context.
Child Confesses Killing. Officer Returns Boy to Mother
The narrative describes a boy admitting to shooting after crawling under a bed for a gun. Captain James Donnell Storen lifts the boy, questions him, and decides there is nothing to prosecute, sending him home with his mother. The child cites self-defense as a rock bruise proves his claim.
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James Donnell Storen
Storen
Dreadnought Rivadavia Leaves Fore River Yard
The Argentine super-dreadnought Rivadavia finishing at Quincy will depart Fore River shipyard tomorrow night for New York. Police warn Quincy and Weymouth residents to avoid the bridge during passage under the draw.
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Rivadavia
Quincy
Fore River
New York
Weymouth
Beant is Sentenced Again for Non Support in West Roxbury
Frank H Beant of 1522 Washington Street was sentenced to a year in the House of Correction by the West Roxbury Court yesterday for failing to support his wife and three children. He previously received three months in November on the same charge.
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Frank H. Beant
Washington Street
House of Correction
West Roxbury
Lynn Post Office Restored to Former Status
Washington August 1 Lynn postoffice once consolidated with Boston will be restored to its former class and status as an important postoffice. Postmaster General Burleson George E Downey comptroller of treasury advised the Postmaster General that he was authorized under the law to take this action amid protests and an investigation showing little was achieved by the consolidation.
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Washington
Lynn
Boston
Hitchcock
Burleson
George E. Downey
Treasury
Hamlin Takes Oath as Assistant Secretary of Treasury
Charles S. Hamlin of Boston took the oath as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in charge of the customs service in Washington. He succeeds James F. Curtis, who resigned.
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Washington
Charles S. Hamlin
Boston
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