Boston Advertiser Reporter Leaps To His Death
Jacob Harris of 70 Pearl Street Charlestown killed himself by jumping from the seventh floor of the Winthrop building on Water Street after leaving a farewell letter and last pennies. Despondency from ill health and business reverses cited as cause. he died en route to Massachusetts General Hospital. Harris, a Hebrew who married a Christian, was an advertising agent for The Maine Central.
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Jacob Harris
Pearl Street
Charlestown
Winthrop Building
Water Street
Harris
Boston
Maine Central
Portland
Whitehead-Hoag Company
Massachusetts General Hospital
Advertising man Harris ends life after years of losses
A once successful Providence boot and shoe dealer, famed advertising man Harris killed himself after years of financial decline. He had lived with his wife Mrs Harris and two children at 70 Pearl Street Charlestown with a lodging house keeper, Mrs Orne, for several years. He visited the Parker House and a broker before going to the Whitehead Hoag office where he wrote a final note for his wife. His wifeows hysteria and sister reportedly reside in an apartment hotel in Westland avenue.
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Pearl Street
Charlestown
Orne
Providence
Harris
Parker House
Whitehead-Hoag Company
Winthrop Building
Westland Avenue
Shoe dealer arrested after alleged assault at Leverett Street shop
Miss Margaret Coffin of 14 Minot Street identified Nathan Bloomberg a shoe dealer at 49 Leverett Street as the man who assaulted her after entering the store to price shoes. Bloomberg was held on $2500 bail and appeared in court yesterday with the case continued to August 9.
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Margaret Coffin
Minot Street
Nathan Bloomberg
Leverett Street
Miss Coffin
Bloomberg
Henry Janpol
Allen Street
Municipal Criminal Court
Dewey
Chelsea Watchman Henry M. Kirk Defends Appointment
Henry M. Kirk, current Chelsea lockup watchman and patrol wagon driver, recently named by Mayor Gould, told the Post he did not obtain the position through political influence or favors. He appeared to counter statements attributed to him.
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Chelsea
Henry M. Kirk
Gould
Natural death ruled in Brighton woman’s case
Marguerite McEachren was found dead by her husband at 673 Washington Street Brighton early this morning. Police said death was from natural causes and that the case has been referred to Dr Draper for confirmation.
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Marguerite McEachren
George
Washington Street
Brighton
Yestern
New Draper
Police Leniency Granted to Hebrew Stores for Sunday Opening
Police commissioners extend temporary leniency to Hebrew storekeepers allowing Sunday opening until January 1901 if peaceful behavior and no display. A Hebrew storekeepers league forms for mutual protection and a meeting at Baldwin Place Hall will elect officers and organize.
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League of the Hebrew
Baldwin Place Hall
Park Apportionment by Valuation In Met District
The Massachusetts Supreme Court appointed commission met to apportion park costs among cities and towns in the metropolitan district. Lawyers clashed over procedure as briefs were refused. The dispute centered on whether to base apportionment on population or real valuation with valuation favored as fairer. Hearing resumed at 9 o clock today.
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Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Metropolitan Park Commission
Lynn
Hingham
Hull
Robbery Suspect Nelson Godsode Apprehended After Assault
An elderly veteran William Lenning was robbed and assaulted Saturday night at the Washington and Harvard streets corner. Reserve Policeman Jeremiah J. Riordan of Station 4 arrested the suspect, Nelson G. Godsode, 28, who has a criminal record. His photo was added to the rogues gallery at police headquarters.
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William Lenning
Washington
Harvard
Jeremiah J. Riordan
Station 4
Nelson G. Godsode
Rogues’ Gallery
Alderman Bribery Case Heard By Suffolk Grand Jury
The Suffolk grand jury met yesterday for the August term of Superior Criminal Court and heard evidence on an alleged attempt to bribe Alderman Doyle for his vote in confirming Williampton. Jurors Adams, Bowen, Doyle, O'Brien, Day, Jordan and Hubert H. Curley were summoned. The grand jury will report next Saturday.
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Suffolk
Superior Criminal Court
Alderman Doyle
Doyle
Williampton
Dermen Adams
Bowen
Philip O’brien
Day
Jordan
Hubert H. Curley
Pocketbook Lost by Factory Girl Leads to Education Wish
In St Louis a Dozier bakery worker Miss Gertie Bockwinkel lost a purse containing $10.20 and papers. Two months later Miss Alberta Curry of Key West Florida recovered it by mail and revealed a plan to fund Miss Bockwinkel’s college education. The exchange of letters and photos followed as they learned each other’s life stations.
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St. Louis
Key West
Gertie Bockwinkel
Sullivan Avenue
Dozier Bakery
Sixteenth
Morgan Streets
Alberta Curry
Miss Bockwinkel
Miss Curry
Florida
Chinese Picnic in Concord Deplores Anti Christian Move
About 900 attended the Chinese Christian Endeavor picnic at Lake Walden Concord. Speakers Yong Kay James H. Earle and Rev W C Wood urged Christian work to counter anti Christian sentiment condemning the uprising in northern China. Crews collided in boat races and a bicycle race was won by W M Poy. Tai Hang showed hope for China through Christianity.
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China
T. Wee
Chin Sing
Goon Hee
Charlie Yen
Chin Goon
W. M. Poy
Tahk
Grove
James H. Earle
Iniia
Yong Kay
New England
United States
Dorchester Girl Victim Identifies Suspect In Assault Case
Eight year old Lizzie Sullivan of 817 West Seldon Street Dorchester rests at home after a brutal Sunday assault. Suspect Hugh Maguire slept at Station 31 and faces a charge of assault with intent to kill. Lizzie identified him at her home with Captain Hunt and Sergeant Egan present. Maguire denied involvement. Her mother is prostrate with grief. father expects she will recover with time.
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Lizzie Sullivan
West Seldon Street
Dorchester
Post
Hugh Maguire
Dorchester Court
Captain Hunt
Egan
Watts
Lizzie
Dewey
Maguire
Inspector Watts
City Hospital Debuts First Electric Ambulance In America
The Emergency Hospital owns a unique electrically-propelled ambulance, first of its kind in the U.S. It arrived from Philadelphia, weighs 3300 pounds, and cost $2000. It uses storage batteries for forty five mile range and includes portable medical cases, oxygen, stretchers, splints, and a portable second deck to serve four patients if needed.
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America
Philadelphia
Roxbury Youths Fined for Sunday Gaming
T Kelly 19 of Eston Street and Thomas A Dennison 17 of Parchak Street were arraigned before Judge Bolster in Roxbury District Court yesterday and fined for gaming on the Lord's Day. Their parents paid.
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Ames. T.kelly
Eston Street
Thmas A. Dennison
Oparchak Street
Geo Bolster
Roxbur
Temperance Meeting in St Pauls Baptist Church
Wednesday evening the Sons of Temperance will hold a public meeting in St Pauls Baptist Church at the corner of Tremont and Camden streets. The Rev Benin Farris pastor of the church W H Williams of Lynn Charles J Dennett of Malden and Lawrence B Roward will be among the speakers.
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Sons of Temrance
St. Aul's Baptist Church
Tremont and
Camden Streets
Ben In Farris
W. H.* Williams
Lynn
Charles J. Dennett
Malden and
Wrence
Roward
How Mrs Tascoe Fell In Bleachers Panic Correction
The managers of Combination Park insist the fatal accident involving Mrs Dorothy Tascoe occurred when she was pushed off the bleachers not the grand stand. A high fence runs along the grand stand sides making a push-off unlikely even in a panic.
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Combination Park
Dorothy Tascoe
Fusiliers at Squantum Outing Plans for Maine Trip
About fifty members of the Fusilier Western Association under Major Hatch left by special car for a day trip to Squantum Inn arriving by steamer. Dinner at noon followed a harbor sail. They discuss veterans outing plans and a Maine trip to Calais and other East points with leaders Major Hatch Captain Bates Major Chapin and Dr. Cutler.
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Fusilier Wettern Association
Hatch
Squantum
City Point
Squantum Inn
Gillespie
Maine
Calais
Major Hatch
Bates
Chapin
Cutler
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Consol
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Yusea
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Our Lady
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Lippers
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Mmoree
Teee
Winthrop
H. M. Kirk
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Adams, Taylor & Co
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Quartermaster’s
Quartermaster’s Department
Army Bureau
Yde
Samuel Shuman
John Hopewell
E. P. Wilber
Ephraim Stearns
Carter
Boston Merchants’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
John C. Coombs
W. H. Leonard
John P. Squire Company
Christian Science Burial
Forest Its Cemetery
Robert Taylor Vandevert
Pasadena
Cal
Wendell Adams
Bella Whiteney White
Margaret M’kay
Margaret McKay
South End
City Hospital
Inez Bailey
Inez
Beachmont
Louise Remington
Special Commission
Purse
Bernard M. Wolf
Hanover and
Portland Streets
Bos
Lake Walden
W. C. Wood
Europe
Pacific
Yester
Roxbury Youths
Temperance
ST. Paul’s
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