No pity for girl who murdered her brother in Oregon case
Esther Mitchell, 18, faced universal condemnation after killing her brother following the death of Joshua Creffield, the Holy Roller leader she believed divine. The tragedy centered on zealot belief and family rifts, leaving Mitchell without friends or legal help in Washington and Oregon.
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Seattle
Wash
Esther Mitchell
Washington
Oregon
Joshua” Creffield
Holy Rollers
Creffield
Christ
Earth
Homeless youth attempts fatal stabbing in New York
John Carle, a malnourished homeless youth, stabbed traveling salesman William C. Pearson on West Twenty third Street. After the attack Carle tried to rob Pearson, was captured by a passerby crowd and jailed for mental examination at Bellevue Hospital.
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New York
John Carle
William C. Pearson
West Twenty-third Street
Pearson
Carle
Park Row
Carle wAas
Bellevue Hospital
Pay Honors to Dead Admiral in Yokohama Funeral
Officers from American and Chinese fleets gathered in Chefoo on Aug 6 to pay respects to Rear Admiral Train commander in chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet. The funeral procession moved to the battleship Ohio which then sailed for Yokohama.
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Charles J
United Here
Krench Chefoo
Mer
Admir Train
States Asiatic Fleet
Dieterday
Americ
Ohio
Yokohama
Iron Rich Diet Promises Fresh Energy and Vitality
A health advert urges readers to boost iron intake to fuel blood cells and improve strength, energy, and life interest. It emphasizes dietary iron as a key to renewed vigor and performance.
Apitezo Promises Daily Glow and Morning Clarity
The ad claims Apitezo brings a steady day by day glow of health and helps you avoid spending mornings trying to gather your wits. It presents a concise health benefit focused on energy and morning clarity.
Water Wagon Latest in Fancy Drinks
The piece promotes drinking water and plenty of it as a cleanse for impurities. It advises fresh buttermilk or sweet milk, cool rather than iced drinks, and avoiding fancy fountain beverages. It cautions against iced tea coffee and alcoholic mixes in heat, and suggests diluting liquor with water if needed.
Water wagon joins hot weather drink lineup
The article describes the water wagon as a cooling cocktail with ice lime juice brandy port and seltzer. It notes the gin rickey and highball remain popular and suggests the water wagon could gain fame next summer but may not overtake the others due to its labor intensity.
Artists Plan to Oust Anthony Comstock from Vice Society
New York August 5 The Art Students League plans a fight against Anthony Comstock after his raid on the League headquarters. Arthur N Fuller and attorney E G Crowley reviewed telegrams from artists offering support and funds to remove Comstock. They aim to discipline him and press directors to clip or drop him.
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New York
Art Students’ League
Anthony Comstock
Society For the Suppression of Vice
League
Arthur N. Fuller
E. G C. Crowley
Wall Street
Comstock
Fuller
Vice Society
Actress Sues for $100000 in Promissory Breach Case
New York actress Miss Alfie Jones seeks $100000 damages from Robert Tait, heir to Bronxville wealth, alleging breach of promise after repeated theater visits and a marriage pact. She claims he stole her solitaire diamond ring and sent letters via the stage door attendant.
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New York
Alfie Jones
Robert Tait
Bronxville
Tait
Miss Jones
Ex Mayor of Lawrence Dies at 82 in Maine
A. L. Grant of Lawrence Mass. and partner in Cahn & Grant fell ill with Brights disease and died at his Bay Avenue summer home in Old Orchard Maine. He previously served as Lawrence mayor. His wife and two children survive.
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Old Orchard
A. L. Grant
Lawrence
Mass
Cahn & Grant
Bay Avenue
Bright
Grant
Warrants for Squatter Gang in Roxbury Incident
Sergeant Byrnes and Patrolmen Hooper and Mc Carthy seek warrants before Judge Bolster for the arrest of nearly a dozen young men on assault and battery charges against police during a duty arrest near Ward Street Roxbury. Police identify those involved after Saturday evening clash with the squatter gang.
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Roxbury Court
Byrnes
Hooper and
McCarthy
Bolster
Ward Street
Roxbury
More Recruits for Gaelic Language Study rally
The Gaelic school session yesterday afternoon focused on addresses and Irish language exercises. About 20 names were added to the Irish speaking roll from Boston Cambridge Malden and Worcester. A public meeting followed with Boston school representatives urging Ireland language reforms and a Gaelic revival.
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J. O. P. Daly
Boston
Cambridge
Malden
Worcester
P. J. Conlan
Ireland
Board of Education
Gaelic League
Knife Attack Between Father and Son-in-Law Leaves Two Wounded
Vincenzo Albanise and his father-in-law Vincenzo Louri fought with knives over alleged ill treatment of Albanise’s wife at 49 Hanover street. Albanise suffered seven wounds including a four inch forehead cut and ear slash. Louri had three wounds. Both were arrested on assault with intent to kill and treated at stations.
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Vincenzo Albanise
Vincenzo Louri
Hanover Street
Anton Louri
Albanise
Louis
Lauis
Burnett
Dunn
Hebrew Independent Club Elects Julius Yaffe President
A large turnout at Association Hall marked the first public installation of Hebrew Independent Club officers in Ward 9. Julius Yaffe was elected president amid congratulations. Alderman William Berwin installed the officers assisted by Julius Meyers and W Isador. The non partisan club, founded by Morris Cohen in 1905, reports a 500 member strength and runs a literacy school in its 365 Harrison Avenue building.
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Hebrew Independent Club
Ward 9
Association Hall
Julius Yaffe
Morris Cohen
Boston
William Berwin
Julius Meyers
Meyers
W. Isador
Alderman Berwin
A. F. Hurvitz
Model
J. Rosenberg
S. Cohen
J. M. Seigel
Sacks
M. Cohen
Phillip
Unions Move to Seek White House Talk on Trolley Strike
New Bedford labor leaders plan to appoint a committee to confer with trolley company president Henry H Crapp to persuade him to alter his stance. The committee includes Samuel Ross William Hall and J F Monaghan. Union locals pressed municipal control of street railways while non union cars operated on schedule and patronage rose. two strikers returned to work. Gompers is expected to visit this week. $700 in benefits arrived recently and $5 weekly strike aid will be distributed Tuesday.
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New Bedford
Henry H. Crapp
Trolley
Samuel Ross
Spinners’ Union
William Hall
J. F. Monaghan
Potter
Trolley Company
D. 8. Fitzgerald
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Carmen
National Association of Carmen
Leominster Woman Reaches Her 100th Birthday
In Leominster Massachusetts Miss Mary Ann Lincoln has celebrated her 100th birthday. She has lived in the same Union Street house since birth, now in good health after a long life. She recalls family heirlooms, including a grandfather clock and braided mats from fifty years ago, with dishes over a century old in daily use.
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Leominster
Mary Ann Lincoln
Massachusetts
Lincoln
Union Street
Miss Lincoln
E. G. Davis
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