Desperate Veggmen Escape After Vault Raid in Cambridge
Three men—two whites and a Negro—tried to tunnel into a vault at Horace Osborne’s 17 Lee street Cambridge home about 2 PM. Police nearly captured them but they fled, firing ineffectively. Suspected of a July 31 safe theft at Julius Snyder’s store in South Boston, they’re thought to hide on the Charles River marshes as armed locals hunt them.
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Horace Osborne
Lee Street
Cambridge
Julius Snyder
East Ninth Street
Boston
Osborne House
Charles River
Cana Hill
Panic at Port Arthur Reported Amid Surrender Talks
London Aug 9 report from Shanghai via Morning Post correspondent says Lieutenant General Stoessel has died by his own hand and panic grips Port Arthur. 19,000 sick and wounded remain, Russians seek to move the hospital ship Mongolia. Marquis Oyama moves north toward Liaoyang with an expected Aug. 20 assault.
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London
Morning Post
Shanghai
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Mongolia
Marquis Oyama
Manchuria
Rockland Schooner Ella Frances Sunk Off Cape Cod
The Ella Frances of Rockland was sunk Saturday off Cape Cod after a collision with the Nantucket bound from Boston to Norfolk. Captain Cyrus Thorndike and three crewmen drown, one survivor landed at Norfolk. The coal laden schooner carried 400 tons and was en route from New York to Rockland.
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Rockland
Norfolk
Ella Frances
Cape Cod
Nantucket
Thorndike
Edward Wentworth, Jr
Rockport
Herbert L. Gray
Harry McMally
Northport
M. A. Seaton
New York
Farrand & Spear
Eight Saved From Yacht at Revere Beach Rescue
A yachting party of eight four men and four women overturned off Revere Beach. Life guard Flaherty with Sergeant Hawkins and Electrician Barry and Edward Myers rescued the group, which included J. O. Wetherbee of Lynn and three other men and four women. A crowd cheered as rescuers returned to shore after locating the wrecked boat and bringing survivors to safety.
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Revere Beach
Flaherty
Sergeant Hawkins
Barry
State Bathhouse
Edward
Edward Myers
Park
Spencer Trawkins
Young Myers
J. O. Wetherbee
Lynn
Elm Street
Charles A. Porter
Friend Street
John Ahearn
Commercial Street
Stafford King
Franklin Street
Carrie Swanton
South Common Street
Ethel Anthony
Robinson Street
Eleanor Merchantson
Cedar Street
Mary Meagher
Boston Street
30 More Missing and Believed Dead in Pueblo Wreck
Pueblo Aug 8 A list shows about 30 more missing believed dead after the Denver and Rio Grande flyer wreck near Eden seven miles north of Pueblo. Two crowded passenger cars and a baggage car plunged into Steele's Hollow while a trestle failed. Fireman Hayfield and engineer Hindman were among the crew aboard the monster train as the bridge failed. Bedraggled bodies later recovered along Fountain River, many identified by articles found on them. Continued on Page 2 Second Column.
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Pueblo
Col
Denver & Rio Grande
Eden
Steele’s Hollow
Dry Creek
Bodica
Fountain River
First Street
Charles Hindman
Frank Hayfield
Engneer Hindman
Strike Ordered by Amalgamated Meat Cutters in New York
The advisory board of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers Workers' Union of North America ordered a strike in New York and vicinity. Between 3000 and 4000 workers will be called out, with slaughtering halted at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning and 24 hours set for cleanup to leave abattoirs in good condition.
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New York
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers Workers’ Union of North America
Four Coast Guards Collide in Dense Vineyard Fog
Off Vineyard Sound lightship two collisions between coastal vessels occurred in heavy fog. At least three of the four schooners sustained no serious damage while the fourth vessel had not yet reported. Three schooners were bound north with coal seeking the Sound entrance.
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Vineyard Haven
Vineyard Sound
Boston Post invites G A R and WRC to use Want Ad columns
The Boston Post extends a cordial invitation to all members of the G A R and the Women’s Relief Corps to freely use the Want Ad columns during Encampment Week. Notify comrades, announce meetings and camp fires, arrange posts, and secure accommodations.
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Boston Post
Women's Relief Corps
Eleven Businessmen Escape Sinking Yacht Edith Lisle
In Narragansett Bay off Pawtucket Rhode Island on Saturday night eleven noted business men escaped drowning when the 38 foot catboat Edith Lisle sank near Montcalm Rock. They reached Prudence Island and landed, then were brought to Portsmouth and home after spending the night ashore.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Narragansett Bay
Edith Lisle
Rocky Point
Montcalm Rock
Prudence Island
Portsmouth
Strike on the Open Shop Tactics Rock Boston Makers
Fifty members of the Boston Cloth Hat and Cap Makers Union struck three Boston shops yesterday to protest open shop demands by employers. D Grossman at 35 Kingston Street had 20 strikers, I H Denner at 48 Summer Street had 16, and A Busch at 39 Kingston Street had 10. More shops expected to strike today.
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Boston Cloth Hat and Cap Makers’ Union
Boston
D. Grossman
Kingston Street
I. H. Denner
Summer Street
A. Busch
President Eliot speaks to Porto Rican teachers in Cambridge
Harvard President Eliot addressed about 1000 listeners in Sanders Theatre Cambridge including 500 Porto Rican teachers. He spoke on Educational Bilis ciencies, outlining aims and challenges in schooling for Porto Rico and broader educational reforms.
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Eliot
Harvard
Sanders Theatre
Cambridge
To Improve Your Appetite Take Sanford's Ginger
An early 20th century health claim promotes Sanford's Ginger as a remedy to improve appetite and general well being, urging readers to use the product for healthful daily benefits.
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Sanford
Mayor vetoes four dance hall licenses in 1904 Boston
Mayor Collins vetoed four amusements licenses for dance halls, naming Thomas R. O Connor Colonial Hall Israel Colberg Concord Hall M Snenkel Grand Central Hall and Bertha Sampson Dover Hall for noisy operations and alleged immorality. The vetoes were sent to the committee on public improvements for study.
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Collins
Board of Aldermen
Thomas R. O'Connor
Colonial Hall
Washington Street
Israel Colberg
Concord Hall
West Concord Street
M. Snenkel
Grand Central Hall
Stillman Street
Bertha Sampson
Dover Hall
Dover Street
Committee On Public Improvements
Temperature Yesterday Breaks Colds In a Night
A curious health note claims a drink named Sanford's Ginger swiftly relieved cold symptoms after one night of use. The brief blocks more details and cautions from readers about personal results and safety.
Fair forecast for Boston and vicinity
Weather notice notes fair conditions for Boston and nearby areas with clear Tuesday and Wednesday. Recommends taking M Horsford's Acid Phosphate, claimed to excel in treating debility and loss of appetite and to supply a strengthening tonic.
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M Horsford
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