May end Mattie Hackett murder mystery
Lincoln Maine Aug 7 Wallace Dolly woodsman claims Willis Hurd confessed to strangling 18 year old Mattie Hackett near Readfield last summer. Dolly says Hurd showed motive and implicated George Reed, with Dolly alleging a deadly warning kept him silent. Investigators previously pursued Mrs Elsie Hobbs Raymond with no bill from the grand jury.
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Lincoln, Me
Wallace Dolly
Mattie Hackett
Readfield
Willis Hurd
Maine
Dolly
Hurd
Elsie Hobbs Raymond
Three Empty L Trains Collide in Boston Subway
A rear end collision near Haymarket station at 6 40 this morning involved three empty trains. Passengers were evacuated with no serious injuries and about 860 people on the trailing train were saved from panic as officials moved to prevent danger.
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Haymarket Square
Park Street
Sullivan Square
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Haymarket
Crisis at Long Island alms house over English removal
With one day left before a possible resignation, Mayor Fitzgerald confronts a clash with trustees over Superintendent English at the Long Island alms house. Trustees refuse a hearing and deny a conference, risking open warfare unless diplomacy succeeds.
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English
Long Island
Trio in daylight robbery amid lynch mob chase
Three young men allegedly held up and beat victim Thomas Foley 35 of East Boston, stole $48 on Hanover Street near Cross Street, then fled pursued by a crowd. Police halted the chase at a North Street barroom and detained William Patrick 36 East Boston, Frank Ober 22, and John Griffin 19. The money was not recovered.
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North End
Thomas Foley
Iverett Street
Boston
Foley
Hanover Street
Cross Street
Aleges
North Street
Flanagan
Phelan
William Patrick
Upton Street
Frank Ober
St. James Hotel
John Griffin
Saratoga Street
Myrtle Heald
West End
Riggsville
City Hospital
Joy Street
William H. Bailey
Bowdoin Street
Miss Heald
Prior
H. V. Andrews
Hancock Street
Carr
Harry Byrnes
A. C. Wilmar
Revere Street
More Money For Teachers
Kindergarten work pays better than school teaching and places teachers with the moneyed class. Our simplified Kindergarten course and perfected materials allow school teachers to shift from their former work with ease.
Cure Constipation Without Drugs
An advertisement promises a drug free cure for constipation using a home method. It touts testimonials from prominent business men and a free book explaining why drugs harm and how the method works, urging readers to mail in a coupon for the plan.
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Midgley
T. H. Midgley
Kalamazoo
Mich
Mrs Mary OBrien of Charlestown Dies at Home
Mrs Mary OBrien longtime Charlestown resident died yesterday at 6 Edgeworth Street Charlestown. She leaves five children Mrs CA Sullivan of Brockton Mrs Annie Doyle of Charlestown Dennis E OBrien a Boston post office employee and James J OBrien a health department inspector.
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Mary O’brien
Charlestown
Edgeworth Street
C. A. Sullivan
Brockton
Annie Doyle
Dennis E. O’brien
Boston
James J. O'Brien
Health Department
Brookline Athletes Save Two From Drowning in New Hampshire Lake
Leslie G. Rich and Richard O'Neil of the Brookline Swimming Club rescued John Wiley, a Nashua mill superintendent, and his nephew Arthur Kennedy from the deep waters of Fine Island Park. Wiley and the boy fell from a small boat 250 feet from shore after the craft overturned. Rich reached Wiley’s body first while O'Neil assisted, and after a tense struggle Wiley was revived about an hour later with help from Daniel O'Neil and B. McKenzie assisting. Both swimmers had been giving exhibitions at White Mountain resort earlier.
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Manchester
N. H
John Wiley
Nashua
Arthur Kennedy
Leslie G. Rich
Richard O'Neil
Brookline Swimming Club
Fine Island Park
Wiley
Rich
O’neil
O'Neil
Daniel O'Neil
B. McKenzie
Brookline
White Mountain
Court Sustains Demurrer in Cambridge Church Accounting
In Suffolk Equity Court the demurrer of Rev. J Henry Duckrey, defendant, was sustained in a suit brought by Deacon Richard D White formerly of Mt Olive Baptist Church Cambridge. White seeks an accounting of funds claimed to pay the church debt and seeks reconveyance of property mortgaged by the church to Duckrey.
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Court In Equity
Suffolk County
J. Henry Duckrey
Richard D. White
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Cambridge
Mt. Olive Church
Dockrey
Iowa in the Bryan Column Nominates State Ticket
In Waterloo Iowa Democrats nominate Claude R Porter for Governor with a tariff for revenue only platform. They back direct election of U S Senators, anti trust legislation, labor rights, and pledge support for William Jennings Bryan in 1908. Other nominees include John D Dennison Jr J S McLuen C E Munroe L F Danforth and Fred A Townsend.
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Waterloo
Claude R. Porter
United States
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
William Jennings Bryan
Iowa
John D. Dennison, Jr
J. S. McLuen
C. E. Munroe
L. F. Danforth
Fred A. Townsend
Broker Mildram Ends Life Amid Personal Crisis at Sea
In Yarmouth Nova Scotia on August 7 broker Lewis A. Mildram aged 60, a six year Boston curb stock veteran, leaped from the Prince George as the vessel neared harbor. He had suffered ill health since January and planned a province outing with nurse Kenneth MacKillop of Cambridge. No insanity signs were noted, and motives remain unclear.
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Yarmouth
N. S
Boston Curb Stock Exchange
Lewis A. Mildram
Roslin Street
Dorchester
Prince George
Dominion Line
Mildram
Kenneth MacKillop
Prospect Street
Cambridge
MacKillop
Moran to Reply on School Foundation Contract
District Attorney John B. Moran is preparing a reply to the school commissioners over non compliance with the foundations contract for the new Normal School on Huntington Avenue. The reply will not be ready for publication until this evening.
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John B. Moran
New Normal School
Huntington Avenue
Democratic State Committee Sets Oct. 6 Convention
The Democratic State committee met at the Revere House on Aug 17 to fix the state convention date for Oct 6 at Tremont Temple. The meeting raised whether business can be finished by 5 pm and noted filing deadlines. The Moran versus anti Moran contest must be resolved the same day if the Oct 6 date stands.
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Democratic State Committee
Revere House
Quincy
Tremont Temple
Secretary of State
O Meara Promotes Nine Reserve Officers to Patrolman
Police Commissioner O Meara issued a general order at police headquarters promoting nine reserve officers to patrolman ranks. The promotions, largely for meritorious conduct, include Thomas J. Crehan Station 1 Joseph V Daly Station 2 Thomas F Healy Station 2 Seymour C Butler Station 4 John C Williams Station 9 Thomas F Lyons Station 10 Edmund R Inglis Station 18 Angus V McEachern Station 16 and Edward C Blake Station 16.
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O'Meara
Thomas J. Crehan
Joseph V. Daly
Thomas F. Healy
Seymour C. Butler
John C. Williams
Thomas F. Lyons
Edmund R. Inglis
Angus V. McEachern
Edward C. Blake
Food for Brain Workers and Healthy Bodies
The piece argues that half slate coal increases furnace work and reduces heat, half waste food burdens the stomach and drains energy, and the best food for brain workers enriches the blood while drawing it from the brain during digestion. It urges choosing foods that keep the body healthy and the mind clear.
Apitezo cereal claims balanced nutrition and ease of digestion
An advertisement extols Apitezo as a complete nutrition source easier to digest than beef or eggs. It claims vegetable iron boosts red blood cell production and promises fewer tonics after a month. Apitezo with cream is presented as a tasty option with two product sizes priced 15 cents and 10 cents.
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van Camp
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Menasha
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Warner
E. Wheeler
Bright
Warner's
Warner's Safe Cure CO
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Moran
Piso Co
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Chanel Chabei Shalom
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Fitzgerald
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Mary Ftzgerald
Star of the Sea
Lynch
Nancy Lynch
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Sonnerbrodyt
Ian Milton
Erdmann Sonnerbrodt
Brush Hill Road
New York
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Nicholas Samsel
First German Baptist Church
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