Towns end man shot in Shawmut Wheeler corner fracas
John Townsend an 8% year old colored man was shot in the abdomen at the Shawmut avenue and Wheeler street corner last night about 10 30 by an unknown colored man. Townsend is listed as dangerous at City Hospital. The assailant fled toward Tremont after the quarrel with Townsend over a woman named Edlie Smith. Police detained several others and sought the shooter as Inspector Kelly led the investigation.
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John Townsend
Shawmut Avenue
Wheeler Street
Townsend
City Hospital
Edlie Smith
Ohio Street
Corning Street
Tremont
Baker
Miss Jewett
North
South Carolina
Dr. Brown
Isaae B. Allen
Boston
Bold hold up on Newland and Rutland streets
Two men Nelson and Brown were robbed of about 100 in cash and jewelry after three young men attacked them on Newland near Rutland. They were beaten during the assault and the robbers fled with a wad of cash 40 from Nelson and 8 plus a gold watch from Brown. No clues to the attackers were found.
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Newland and
Rutland Streets
Eric Wesson
Bake Street
Hyde Park
Charlies H. Brown
Sherman Street
Nelson
Brown
Newland Street
Rutland Street
Weather forecast summary for New England and New York
Washington August 1 forecast for May and Wednesday calls for fair weather in New England and New York. Tuesday and Friday will be fair with continued moderate temperatures and fresh northerly winds.
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Washington
New England Stern
New York
Providence Meeting Honors Lillian Jewett and Lynch Control
Miss Lillian Clayton Jewett among Rhode Island leaders denounces lynching with speeches by Hon. I. B. Allen of Boston. Bakers from Lake City visit Boston via Providence. audience of 200 cheers as Jewett urges unity to stop mob violence and aid the Bakers.
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I. B. Allen
Boston
Mr. Farris
Mr. Kirke
Miss Jewett
Bakers
Providence
McKinley
Music Hall
Rhode Island
Liliian Clayton Jewett
Keston
D. C
New England
Baker
Lake City
Frazer Baker
Willie Baker
Committee of Providence Colored People
Jewett
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Mrs. Baker
Lincoln Douglass Baker
Rosa Baker
Sarah Baker
J. Allen-Kirke
Malden
Ruffin
Mke
John Brown
New York Inquiry Finds Boston Trade Boost Tied to Docks
The New York commission led by Andrew H. Green visits Boston to study why grain shipments rise here. They confirm free storage and insurance offered by railroads, praise Boston docks, and urge New York to modernize docks and cut charges to retain share of foreign trade. The panel will report to Governor Roosevelt by November 1.
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Andrew H. Green
Greater
New York
C. C. Shayne
A. R. Smith
Black
Boston
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Mayor William Whiting Dies During City Council Meeting
W Whiting mayor of Pittsfield died suddenly from apoplexy at a city council session. A prominent local paper dealer and longtime Democrat, he served as mayor for a second term and previously held roles as tax collector and selectman. He was born in Bath New York in 1847 and moved to Pittsfield in 18__.
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W. Whiting
Pittsfield
William
Wis
Highway Committee
Stevens
Board of
Whitig
Race of Mercy Hospital
Bath
Steuben County
Newak
Terrific Cyclone Threatens Jamaica From Dominica Track
Dominica in the Leeward Islands reports a terrific cyclone moving west-northwest this afternoon. The storm is headed toward Jamaica, and shipping in the threatened area received timely warnings from American weather bureau branches.
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Kingston
Jam
Dominica
Leeward Islands
Jamaica
American Weather Bureau
President and Hobart attend yacht races at Playburg
President and Vice President Hobart watched afternoon yacht races aboard Dr. Webb's Elfride with Mrs Hobart and party. They later drove together and held a long conference with Secretary of War Root. McKinley continues to improve as of today.
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Playburg
N. Y
Dr. Webb
Elfride
Toatees
Hobart
Mra
Gecreay
War Root
McKinley
S. Hillis
Seattle
Dreyfus Proclaims Innocence Amid Impassioned Courtroom Drama
Rennes August 7 Captain Dreyfus quivered with emotion as he repeated his innocence in a dramatic appearance before the court. His impassioned plea was seen as an appeal to the civilized world. Spectators gasped as officers in full dress and witnesses in gold lace created a pompous, ceremonial backdrop. The prisoner’s gray hair and shrinking frame contrasted with his firm bearing as he called upon heaven to attest his innocence. La Dame Blanche, a wealthy, unseen attendee, observed from behind the judges as the Dreyfus affair continues.
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Rennes
Guty
Myon
la Dame Blanche
Dreyfus
Esterhazy
Zola
Picquart
Court of Cassation
Dreyfusard
Boston's Noted Visitors Arrive Ahead of Saratoga Tammany
Senators Wolcott of Colorado and Gorman of Maryland and Congressman Boutelle of Maine spent the day in Boston. Wolcott arrived late and retired at the Brunswick after his journey. Gorman, recently at Magnolia, stayed at the Thorndike and left for New York to join the Saratoga Tammany conference. Boutelle stayed at the Touraine and departed for Maine in the evening.
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Boston
Wolcott
Colorado
Gorman
Maryland
Boutelle
Maine
Senator Wolcott
Brunswick
Senator Gorman
Magnolia
Thorndike
New York
Saratoga
Congressman Boutelle
Touraine
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Waitt & Bond
Mfrs
Blackstone St
Providence Meeting
Lillian Clayton Jewett
M’kinley
Georgia
St. Paul’s Church
People’s Temple
Rev
J. Allen Kirke
Jamestown
Isaac B. Allen
Allen
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Uth
Lara
Ewig
Woston
Whiting
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