Reading Carriage Crash Blame Placed on Dr Gray
Associates Justice Maguire finds Dr Charles N Gray of Cambridge proximate cause of the Reading railroad crossing accident that killed Edward F Brooks and C L Haag and C R Haag on June 7. The railroad is cleared. Gray disputes the finding and cites a train whistle and vehicle condition.
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Woburn, Aug
John G. Maguire
Woburn District Court
E. F. Brooks
C. L. Haag
C. R. Haag
Reading
Justice Maguire
C. N. Gray
Harvard Street
Cambridge
Gray
Charles N. Gray
Dainty Hat Millinery Fire Sparks Panic in Roxbury
A lighted match dropped by a careless employee started a blaze at Lina Gebhard’s millinery store on Warren Street Roxbury. The fire caused about 4000 in property loss and sent about 100 people fleeing. Firefighters confined the flames to the first floor of the eight story building owned by Lena Lamb of Cambridge.
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Lina Gebhard
Warren Street
Roxbury
Lena Lamb
Cambridge
Sullivan Seeks Re election in Charlestown District
Senator C S Sullivan states he will run for a second term in the Charlestown district and faults factional elements for opposing his renomination. He recounts proposing McCarthy as a unifying candidate and says harmony critics seek discord and will not be satisfied regardless of renomination.
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C. S. Sullivan
Charlestown
McCarthy
Democratic Party
Fitzgerald Replies To Mansfield In Senate Nomination Fight
Senator William T A Fitzgerald declares he will contest Mansfield for the district Senate seat covering Wards 7 and 17. He rebukes Mansfield for personal attacks and outlines five points defending his claim including ward rights, term length, party work, subway vote, and ambition to serve a third term.
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Willam T. A. Fitzgerald
John J. Mansfield
Senate
Mansfield
Fitzgerald
Ward
Ward 17
James Donovan
John Quinn, Jr
Suffolk
Charles I. Quirk
Governor’s Council
John A. Kelcher
Democratic City Committee
Democratic
Baskerville Hall Mystery Opens With Hound Legend
Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead after a moonlit walk near Baskerville Hall on a desolate moor. Dr Mortimer seeks Holmes's help as the family heir Henry Baskerville is slated to arrive from Waterloo Station with the Baskerville wealth at stake.
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A. Conan Doyle
Sir Charles Baskerville
Rich
Baskerville Hall
London
Sir Charles
Henry Baskerville
Dr. Mortimer
Sherlock Holmes
Sea
Baskervilles
Hugo Baskerville
Sir Hugo
Hugo
Mortimer
Rodger Baskerville
Henry
Rodger
England
Central America
Waterloo Station
Southampton
Mr. Holmes
Holmes
Dartmoor
The Baskerville Mystery Moves to Action
Holmes advises Dr. Mortimer to travel to Waterloo with Sir Henry Baskerville and delays judgment for 24 hours. Watson notes Holmes’s solitary, intense study as he weighs evidence amid a smoke filled room while drafting plans for the case.
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Waterloo
Henry Baskerville
Sir Henry Baskerville
Mr. Holmes
Holmes
Dr. Mortimer
Sir Charles Baskerville
Watson
Bradley
Baker Street
Roxbury Men End Harrowing Harbor Outing
Edward Duff of Roxbury and his companions John Jones and Joseph Driscoll set out from Savin Hill for a harbor excursion. After losing all oars and drifting, Duff swam for land in fog while Driscoll and Jones were rescued by a tugboat. Duff reached shore hours later.
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Edward Duff
Brook Avenue
Roxbury
John Jones
Joseph Driscoll
Savin Hill Beach
Castle Island
Jones
Driscoll
Duff
Peice
Kaiser Sails for Sweden Reval With Imperial Pair Aboard
The German imperial yacht Hohenzollern with Emperor William aboard left Reval for Visby Sweden. The Czar and Emperor remained together during their stay and conducted cordial interactions throughout their time in the city.
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Reval
Russia
Hohenzollern
Emperor William
Visby
Sweden
Pugilist Joe Lannan Rescues Drowning Man at Nantasket
In Nantasket on August 8 Joe Lannan of the Eagle Hotel saved South Boston clam digger Patrick Clancey from drowning after a squall drove him overboard. Clancey struggled as rubber boots pulled him under. Lannan delivered a knockout blow to free him and both men were later revived by Dr. Curtis.
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Nantasket
Joe” Lannan
Patrick Clancey
South Boston
Clancey
Joe
Lannan
Eagle
Dr. Curtis
Industrial School Opens Soon on Ruggles Street
The House of the Angel Guardian prepares an informal opening for its new industrial school on Ruggles street. The facility improves manual training, trades education, and includes a modern printing plant with 20 presses.
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House of the Angel Guardian
Ruggles Street
Malden Mystery Over Missing Candy Kitchen Owner
Malden on August 8 reports John Somers opened a candy kitchen in the Mahoney Block two weeks earlier. He vanished last week, the store was locked, police found nothing wrong, and it turns out he left a girl in charge who herself went on vacation without notifying him.
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Malden
John Somers
Mahoney Block
Somers
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Tremont Street
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