Fish Out Man With Boathook Near Brewster
William Simpson of Lynn, 34, slipped at Long Wharf while trying to board the Brewster, bumped with spikes and hull, fell into the water, was fished out by H. W. Nicholson with a boathook aided by patrolmen Duffin and Codner, and treated at Relief Hospital for water in the body and wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Simpson
Lynn
Brewster
Long Wharf
H. W., Nicholson
Simpson
Duffin
Codner
Three Tries at Suicide by Jenni Blake in One Day
Mrs Jen nie H Blake of 1761 Washington St South Ind attempted suicide three times claiming pursuit by women. She was stopped from leaping from a fifth floor window by her mother and later injured by muriatic acid and a fall onto a skylight on the roof. Doctors expect recovery at City Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie H. Blake
Washington Street
South
Ind
City Hospital
Probe Deaths In Warren Fire
A private hearing led by District Attorney George S Taft examined the deaths of Mrs Lyman R Hawkes and her guest Miss Anna Skipper 17 in a Warren fire Aug 4. Lyman Hawkes husband of the deceased was questioned about the fire circumstances. no arrests were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Brookfield
George
Taft
Lyman R. Hawkes
Anna Skipper
Hawkes
Warren
Lyman Hawkes
Harris clears Mallioux case. inquest date await judge
Medical Examiner Harris finished his investigation and sent the report to Judge Albert D. Bosson of the Chelsea Court. Bosson will set a date for an inquest into the Mallioux case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Mallioux
Albert D. Bosson
Chelsea Court
Youth rider struck and killed by express train
Roy H. Peters 17 of Drayton avenue Dorchester died after being struck by an inbound express train at Pird street station last evening. He was thrown across the platform into a field about 60 feet away and died at City Hospital shortly after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy H. Peters
Drayton Avenue
Dorchester
Pird Street
City Hospital
Newsboys Fund Reaches 1250 Total Subscriptions
The Boston Newsboys Protective Union reported at its meeting that the Harvard scholarship fund now totals 1250 with new subscribers Traveler 100, John B. Moran 100, and J. T. Auerbach 56.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Newsboys’ Protective Union
Harvard
Traveler
John B. Moran
J. T. Auerbach
Russians Hopeful for Peace Talks at Portsmouth
Boris SouvRie of the Russian delegation says the envoys are ready to adopt suggestions toward peace. He thanks the American people for their hospitality and hopes the Treaty of Portsmouth becomes a reality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boris Souvrie
Portsmouth
ENVOYS TALK PEACE AT WASHINGTON CONFERENCE
The Russians say they seek a peaceful settlement and could accept Japan’s terms if reasonable. A Russian emissary notes Russia could prolong the war indefinitely but favors a negotiated peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Girls Serenade Japanese Envoys in New Castle Welcome
In New Castle New Hampshire on an August afternoon a group of girls serenaded the Japanese envoys Komura and Takahira who arrived from Portsmouth. The women sang and chanted shrill college yells with their names, drawing smiles from the visitors and reception officials. The scene framed as a friendly welcome with the governors’ friends noted by the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Komura
Takahira
Hoora
M. Witte
Baron Rosen
Strike at South Boston Brewery Over Union Member Reinstatement
Two engineers from Boston Stationary Engineers' Union 16 began a strike at a South Boston brewery after the firm refused to reinstate a discharged union member. The brewery had an arbitration contract with trades employees, and management asked unions to enforce contract terms. Firemen and other brewery workers continued to work. The Central Labor Union executive committee will discuss the issue tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Stationary Engineers’ Union 16
South Boston
Central Labor Union
Lawson May Bury His Old Partner Woodbridge
In Cohasset authorities seek permission to bury Professor A A Woodbridge whose body washed ashore at Black Rock. The deceased, once a Lawson partner, lies in a metal casket at Warren F Snow’s funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawson
Woodbridge
Worker Hurt After Fall From Vessel At East Boston Docks
At East Boston docks John Donovan 48 of 39 Decatur Street fell into a ship hold aboard the Eleanor F. Bertram yesterday afternoon sustaining severe injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor F. Bertram
East Boston
John Donovan
Decatur Street
Osmo-Chemic Doctors Offer Free Month Treatment
Osmo Chemic physicians announce a limited time offer of one month of medicine and one month of treatment free for chronic patients. The program ends August 15 at 8 PM with many offices crowded and patients traveling from distant districts.
Eyesight Restored by Osmo-Chemic Treatment
Mrs A Colclough of 75 Roy Street Swampscott Massachusetts reports severe eye pain burning and smarting. An eye specialist said blindness was likely but Osmo-Chemic physicians treated her achieving pain relief and normal vision without glasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Colclough
Roy St
Swampscott
Mass
Mra. A. Colclough
Woman's Troubles Cured by Osmo-Chemic Doctors
Mrs Nelson Bourassa of Medway Massachusetts says she suffered fifteen years with female troubles before consulting Osmo-Chemic doctors. She recommends them to others and claims they cure without disagreeable appliances or exposure. Signed Mrs Nellie Bourassa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Bourassa
Med
Way, Mass
Nellie Bourassa
Battleship Squadron Arrives Then Heads to New England
Four battleships Alabama Illinois Iowa and Massachusetts will sail Thursday for Boston followed by Missouri Kearsarge and Kentucky heading Friday for Portland. The seven ships have formed a formidable squadron in Bar Harbor harbor for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar Harbor
Alabama
Illinois
Iowa
Massachusetts
Boston
Missouri
Kearsarge
Kentucky
Portland
Lobbyist George W. Young Defaulted on Perjury Charge
George W. Young a 79 year old Lowell lobbyist and charter supporter for Bell Telephone was defaulted in Municipal Court after an arrest on perjury charges His son testified his father has been ill and the shock of arrest has affected his heart The court held the default stands and the son must ensure the elder's appearance when able.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Young
Lowell
Young
Bell Telephone Company
Bowdoin wrestler gravely injured after fall
Tony Inezzett a performing wrestler at a Bowdoin square amusement house was fatally injured last night when thrown by his opponent and suffered a fracture of the spine at the base of the neck. Doctors at Relief Hospital keep him alive. police have not taken action and will not arrest unless death results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Inezzett
Bowdoin Square
Relief Hospital
West End
Boy Run Over in Roxbury Accident Kills Play Time
A 9 year old boy, Thomas T. Gordon of 1392 Columbus Avenue Roxbury, was struck by an automobile driven by Jesse Marston while playing in front of his home yesterday. The collision left him injured with details of his condition not stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas T. Gordon
Columbus Avenue
Roxbury
Jesse Marston
Osmo-Chemic Doctors Offer Free X Ray Examination
Mrs A J Pettis of North Street Medfield Mass reports severe nerve disease and seeks treatment. The Osmo-Chemic physicians promise a careful examination with X Ray and other instruments to determine the cause at no cost, free before Aug 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Pettis
North Street
Medfield
Mass
Perent
Osmo Chemic Treatment Praised by Amelia J Pettis
Amelia J Pettis writes she investigated cures herself and found the Osmo-Chemic treatment highly effective. She says the result was so satisfactory she trusted her case to the scientists and credits improved health to the treatment.
Ministers Endorse Osmo-Chemic Cure Across States
The Rev William Morse M D of Durham New Hampshire and several ministers endorse the Osmo-Chemic system of medicine saying it restored health or cured others. Endorsers include Rev T G Lyons Lowell Rev Charles J Lawton Flushing Rev L A Church Solvay Rev L W Holmes Westport Rev John Philip Quinn New York and Wm M Neale Charlestown Massachusetts deacon of the First Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Morse
M. D
Durham
N. H
T. G. Lyons
Shaw Ave
Lowell
Mass
Charles J. Lawton
Lincoln St
Flushing
Robert S. Fareira
Roslyn
L. I
L. A
Lionel Ave
Solvay
Osmo-Chemic Cure Praised by Mrs Elizabeth Chandler
A Atlantic Mass woman Mrs Elizabeth OC Chandler reports dramatic relief from nervous dyspepsia after Osmo-Chemic treatment. She claims prior remedies and doctors failed but the Osmo-Chemic doctors cured her and thousands of others and she blesses their work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Co. Chandler
Clarke St
Atlantic
Mass
Elizabeth OC
Chandler
The Osmo-Chemic System of Medicine
The Osmo-Chemic System of Medicine Incorporated advertises permanent offices at 18 Boylston Street Boston Massachusetts with suites 8 9 10 and offers a book on chronic disease by return two cent stamp. Office hours are 9 to 12 M 2 to 6 P M daily except Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boylston St
Boston
Mass
James M. Solomon
Beacon Street
Steamship Kershaw Fire Alarm Sparks Midnight Escape
The Merchants and Miners' steamship Kershaw from Baltimore and Norfolk caught fire early Monday out of sight of land. Passengers, many in night attire, were ordered to deck with calm efficiency as five water hoses battled the blaze. Cargo damage was heavy while the steamer suffered mainly deck and carpet damage. Notable passengers included C. S. Hoskins and Key Compton, with five naval deserters in the second cabin sent to Charlestown prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battery Wharf
Merchants and Miners’ Transportation Company
Kershaw
Baltimore
Norfolk
Cr. L. Knapp
Atlanta
W. H. Fitzgerald
Richmond
C. R. Capps
Portsmouth
Key Compton
Dr. Skinner
C. S. Hoskins
Baltimore Steam Packet Company
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Messrs. M. R. Hudgins
G. S. Derry
E. E. Hunter
J. A. Ryan
W. F. Alexander
Associated Railways of
Virginia
The
Carolinas
George R. Browder
Southern Railway
Misses Lillian and
Lucy Browder
Seaboard Air Line
Ernst Williams
A. C. & W. C. Railroad Company
Norfolk Navy Yard
T. R. Lehman
Charlestown Navy Yard
Murderous confrontation ends with Morrin disarmed
Morrin attempted to shoot himself after killing two women but found only four cartridges. Boston lawyer Frank C. Wright and Lt. Webster restrained him. Morrin, 42, claimed liquor impaired his responsibility. Mrs. Spaulding, about 35, is said to be divorced. Morrin has traveled through New England as an agent and may have a wife in Laconia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrin
Frank C. Wright
Boston
Webster
Shot and killed Grafton VT woman Minnie Rankin
Minnie Rankin a 25 year old Waterbury Conn waitress was shot and killed by James Mitchell a 27 year old Bristol Conn toolmaker after an argument at the John Rice home in Grafton Vermont He then shot himself and was seriously wounded both were taken to the police station for treatment Rankin’s husband George Rankin remains in Waterbury Conn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Minnie B. Rankin
Waterbury
Conn
James Mitchell
Bristol
John Rice
Dana Murdatory
Rankin
George Rankin
Pine Street
Mitchell
Woman Sues Bank Over Forged Orders For $775
Margaret Kelley filed suit against East Cambridge Five Cents Savings Bank alleging bank officials paid a person on orders bearing her forged signature. Mary Burke of Roxbury is held for the grand jury on a 20 count larceny charge for drawing $775 on forged orders from Kelley’s deposit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Kelley
East Cambridge Five Cents Savings Bank
Mary Burke
Roxbury
Grand Jury
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W. I. Lakin
Robertson St
Quincy
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Newsboys
Remington
Remington Typewriter Co
Franklin Street
Chicago
Omaha
St. Louis
Kansas City
Union Pacific
Lewis and Clark Exposition
Portland, Oregon
Willard Massey
Asg
Washington St
Boston, Mass
POST
Kaju Nokaruma
Wentworth
Newcastle
South Boston Brewery
Waltham, Mass
Prince ‘Street
N. J
Flowers Fresh i and
Ferenas T
Artisti
J. Newman’ & Sons Corp
Tremont St
Amelia J. Pettis
Ministers of the Gospel Recommend
Grafton, VT
Dr. Solomon
Blake Dental
Court St
Sudbury St
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