Seek Woman Sneak Thief Strikes Shoppers in District
Police hunt a well dressed middle aged woman active in the shopping district. She befriended Mrs C C Dwelley on Temple Place and while fixing her skirt stole $9 from the elderly woman. Earlier heists on West Street and Washington Street cost victims $30. Suspect described as medium height and fair complexion.
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C. C. Dwelley
Shafter Street
Temple Place
West Street
Washington Street
General Drain Homeward Bound From Argentina
General James A. Drain president of the National Rifle Association sailed for the United States via England. He traveled with the American rifle team after their strong showing in the Pan American rifle tournament. An appendectomy in Buenos Aires on June 22 delayed his return until August 2.
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J. A. Drain
Buenos Ayres
James A. Drain
National Rifle Association of America
United States
England
Drain
Buenos Aires
Woman's death laid to Carman in Berkshire
In Great Barrington on August second William G. Wolcott motorman for Berkshire Street Railway Co faces manslaughter charges for the death of Mrs. Thomas W. Rogan of Red Bank New Jersey. Conductor George H. O'Neil is held as a witness. The couple were touring the Berkshires when a trolley car struck a curve and threw Mrs Rogan from her seat killing her instantly.
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Great Barrington
Thomas W. Rogan
Red Bank
N. J
William G. Wolcott
Berkshire Street Railway Company
George H. O'Neil
Wolcott
Berkshires
Mrs. Rogan
New Haven Man Set for Minneapolis Railroad Post
That Cc S Lake who yesterday resigned as superintendent of the western division of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad will come to Minneapolis next week to become general superintendent of the Minneapolis and St Louis railroad, per vice president W G Byrd. Since Cutter's resignation two years ago the vice president's office has handled the duties of general manager and general superintendent.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Cc. S. Lake
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Minneapolis
Minneapolis & St. Louis
W G. Byrd
M. B. Cutter
Big Bill Kelcher Owes Bates $150000, Court Orders Payment
An execution issued yesterday to John I. Bates as receiver of the National City Bank of Cambridge by Justice Loring of the Supreme Judicial Court. It seeks $150,000 from Kelcher, tied to funds taken from George W. Coleman during a Cambridge bank looting. Coleman allegedly took $208,000, with $150,000 traceable to Kelcher.
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Kelcher
John I. Bates
National City Bank of
Cambridge
Justice Loring
Supreme Judicial Court
Keliher
George W. Coleman
Coleman
Gunboat Tacoma Sent to Nicaragua
Washington reports orders for the gun boat Tacoma at Guantanamo to sail to Bluefields Nicaragua to contact Managua and relay updates to the State Department. Navy officials cite alarming Managua reports and dispatch Annapolis as backup.
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Tacoma
Nicaragua
Washington
Guantanamo
Cuba
Bluefields
Caribbean
Managua
Weitzel
State Department
Annapolis
Knights of Pythias Delegates Leave for Denver Convention
Delegates from the Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias and Supreme Temple Pythian Sisters depart South station at 2 pm in two Pullmans tied to the Wolverine limited en route to Denver Colorado for the August 6 to 15 gathering. Prominent local Knights board including W C Eddy George C Howe George H Stetson and George Wragg. The party will stop in Chicago and Omaha before arriving in Denver for sessions in the Colorado House of Representatives with welcomes from Colorado officials and a reply from Judge George M Hanson Maine.
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Supreme Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Supreme Temple
Pythian Sisters
Denver
Colorado
South Station
Wolverine Limited
W. C. Eddy
G. C
Massachusetts
George C. Howe
George H. Stetson
Judiciary Committee
George IX. Wragg
Insurance Department
New England
Chicago
Omaha
Neb
Colorado House of Representatives
George M. Hanson
Maine
Gloucester Youth Run Over by Auto Accident
Gloucester Aug 2 Chester Pinkham the 11 year old son of Mr and Mrs Solon Pinkham of Mansfield street was run over by an automobile this morning He was hanging on behind a team stealing a ride and darted from behind the team into the path of the fast approaching car The boy was taken in a passing physician s auto to his home for examination doctors report no broken bones but serious internal injuries may result
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Gloucester
Auto Gloucester
Chester Pinkham
Solon Pinkham
Mansfield Street
Pinkham
Park Closure Ends Melrose Spooner Gatherings
Pine Banks Park in Melrose and Melrose Malden shut after 8 30 p m by park commissioners. Signs posted at entrances. Police reports of misdeeds and a Bay State Street Railway car being stoned cited in the decision.
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Pine Banks Park
Melrose
Park Commissioners
Malden
Bay State Street Railway Company
Tech Summer Camp to Open at Gardner Lake
MIT plans a summer surveying camp at Gardner Lake East Machias Me to ease winter congestion by offering a consecutive civil engineering study period. The camp is required for students in certain courses and replaces scattered trips to distant suburbs with focused field work at the lake.
Packard Shoe Ad Promotes Bargain Sale
Genuine Packard Shoes for men touted as best in the United States will be sold at 2.95. 2000 pairs offered in trades at 5 and 6 dollars.1 The advertiser is 8 H Harrison Co located at 666 to 672 Washington Street.
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Packard
United States
Washington Street
Trail of the Three Trunks Postage Heist Tale
Postmaster-General Frank H Hitchcock sends to Congress a detective story about Edgar Allen Jr postmaster of Richmond Va and the 17788 dollar loss of two cent stamps from March 1910. Detectives disguised as baggage smashers pursue the trunk trail across several states leading to arrest and partial restitution.
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Washington
Frank H. Hitchcock
Congress
Edgar Allen, Jr
Richmond
Edward Fay
Richard Harris
Red Tag clearance signals bargain season at Wolf's Clothier
The Red Tags herald a twice yearly clearance at My Clothier on the Hanover and Portland streets corner. Wolf's declares this sale unmatched by any other store and marks a peak bargain period for customers.
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Hanover
Portland Streets
Wolf's
My Clothier
Portland
Woman Expert Road Builder in Gloucester
Miss Eva Cressy, daughter of local contractor Walter Cressy, is noted as the Commonwealths only woman road builder and possibly New England s only one. She completed a major roadway from Essex avenue along Western avenue to Blynman Bridge, supervising about 35 men in all kinds of weather while her father worked in New Hampshire. She now leads a wall project on Trask street.
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Gloucester
Commonwealth
New England
Eva Cressy
Walter Cressy
Cressy
Essex Avenue
Western Avenue
Blynman Bride
Miss Cressy
New Hampshire
Miss Iva
Trask Street
Billion Dollar Lawn Party By Frick
Henry C. Frick will host a billion dollar lawn party at his Prides Crossing estate on August 16. A contract for a perfect dancing floor has been let. it will be laid between 7 and 9 PM and removed by daylight the next morning.
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Henry C. Frick
Prides Crossing
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Wolf’s
Carman
New Haven
M. O’keeffe
Xee ‘Istor
Western
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Richmond Brand
Importers Bazaar
Ine
Iran
Iranch
IL. Over
Knights
Knights OF Pythias and
ORDER
Big Bill
Bates
A. B. Quioh
Poet Et Ar Atora
Spooners
Hitchcock
Frick
Harro
S. H. Harrison Company
Washington ST
Cor. Beach
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