Store Collapse in Albany Kills Dozens at Myers Building
A section of the John G. Myers Company store on North Pearl Street collapsed, trapping over 100 workers and causing at least 30 deaths. Rescue efforts saved 50 people, with many injured as crews dug through brick, plaster, and beams into the night. losses are estimated at 200000 to 300000 dollars.
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Albany
N. Y
John G. Myers Company
Pearl Street
Crockery, Glass and Drug Department
New York Central
Delaware & Trudson
Two Women Murdered in Vermont Similar Cases
Two women were killed yesterday afternoon in Lowell Vermont and Grafton Vermont. In both incidents the male suspects briefly attempted suicide after shooting the victims. The victims were identified as Mrs Spaulding and Mrs Rankin.
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Lowell
Grafton
Man Killed in Station Row as Morris Is Arrested
Mrs. Jennie Spaulding of North Chelmsford was shot and killed at Middlesex street station. George F. Morris of Laconia NH is under arrest, accused of the murder after a dispute stemming from visits by Morris to Spaulding’s home recently. The couple had planned to go to Taunton tonight before entering a saloon near the station.
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Lowell
Jennie Spaulding
North Chelmsford
Middlesex Street
Boston & Maine Railroad
George F. Morris
Laconia
N. H
Morris
Morrin
Den Motor Boat Turrets in Speed Trial Accident
At Bridgeport Connecticut on August 8 the motor boat Den owned by Charles E F Herreshoff turned turtle after a rudder chain failure during a speed trial. Frederick Bates, a non swimmer machinist, nearly drowned before rescue by the launch Alice. Herreshoff was saved and the craft was towed ashore with minor damage.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Den
Charles EF. Herreshoff
Herreshoff
Frederick Bates
Bates
Alice
Young Herreshoff
Lad Crushed By Tunnel Car In East Boston Tragedy
Eleven year old Harry Freedman of 187 Paris Street East Boston was crushed when he slipped from the rear step of a tunnel car bound for Chelsea. His left arm was severed and he was taken from beneath the car near 58 Meridian Street, last evening.
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Harry Freedman
Paris Street
Meridian Street
Boston
Chelsea
Envoys Talk Peace Today as Negotiations Open
Reporting from Washington the first meetings between M. Witte and Baron Komura are to be held with Barons De Rosen and Takahira present. They will sign minutes, set formalities for future talks, and outline the division of labor among delegates. Japan will present its program as bases, modified diplomatically, while Russia resists a war indemnity.
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M. Witte
Baron Komura
Baron de Rosen
Takahira
Navy General Store
Peirce
Washington
Japan
Police Seek Missing Tax Collector Daniel McCarthy
Hudson August 8 police traced missing Daniel McCarthy once tax collector in 1903 and 1904 to Providence where he attended races. He has been gone ten days with fears his accounts are involved. His predecessor Milla died in prison last spring after a $9000 defalcation. McCarthy rented a room in the Underwood block and sought a liquor license. he is about 37 with a wife and two children.
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Hudson
Daniel McCarthy
Providence
Milla
McCarthy
Underwood
Man Found On Lawn Dies In Hospital
Harry Eldridge of Skehan Street Somerville was found on the lawn of the Newtowne Club Cambridge Monday night suffering from apoplexy and died at Cambridge Hospital last night.
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Harry Eldridge
Skehan Street
Somerville
Newtowne Club
Cambridge
Monday
Cambridge Hospital
Local Boston Weather Outlook
The forecast for Boston and nearby areas calls for partly cloudy skies on Wednesday with unsettled conditions expected on Thursday. Temperatures are anticipated to stay mild with scattered showers possible later in the week.
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Boston and Vicinity
Lawson's 2 Million Saved State Street in Copper Range Drama
The Boston stock market faced a potential shock as a 70,000 share Copper Range block tied to Lawson and Burrage met transfer resistance. The securities committee ruled the pooled stock could deliver, preventing a crisis. Lawson aims to unwind the Copper Range mystery as disputes over a three year escrow and Trimountain debt resolution continue.
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Boston
Securities Committee of the Stock Exchange
Thomas W. Lawson
Copper Range Mining Company
State Street
Trimountain Copper Company
Messrs. Lawson and
Burrage
American Loan & Trust Company
Copper Range Company
Gay & Sturgis
Paine, Webber & Co
Pettigrew, Bright & Co
Wrenn Bros
Stock Exchange Committee
A. C. Burrage
Copper Range Management
Lynn Council Opens Probe Into Walden Pond Dam Graft Claims
The Lynn city council unanimously approved a resolution asking the Water Board to investigate the Walden Pond dam construction amid graft allegations. President W B Littlefield, head of the dam commission, is accused of colluding with J Lovetz & Son to overprice and install a worn engine. Councilman Beard introduced the measure. Hooper challenged the graft claim and refused to retract.
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Lynn
Water Board
Walden Pond
W. B. Littlefield
Dam Commission
J. Lovetz & Son
Littlefield
Beard
Hooper
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Revere House Grotto
Revere House
Paul Revere
New England
W. E. Loyer
Philadelphia
Penn
Boston Banking Company
Capital
Worcester
Front St
Rhode Island Bank
Portsmouth
Narragansett Race Track
Lawson
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