Jockey Attacked by Horse at Worthing Plate Race
In Brighton on August 9 Marigold IV ridden by Brady reared and knocked Madden from Centre. The horse grabbed Madden by the throat and shook him before Brady beat the animal. Madden suffered a badly lacerated throat and bleeding. Danny Maher, injured Aug. 7, sails for Deauville August 11 hoping to ride soon.
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Brighton
Eng
Marigold IV
Brady
Madden
Danny” Maher
Deauville
France
Pirates Revolver Harbor Theft Attempt Aboard Lucy
Early yesterday morning pirates armed with heavy revolvers attempted to steal the sloop Lucy belonging to George Wardsop and Frankells of the East Boston Yacht Club. Janitor Henry B. Lawson reported men aboard the vessel and a boat stolen from Joseph McPhee’s yards later found near Bay View station. Police boosted harbor patrols as investigators seek suspects in this season’s first Boston harbor theft.
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Henry B. Lawson
Jeffries Yacht Club
Lucy
George Wardsop
Frankells
East Boston Club
Lawson
Charley
Winthrop
Joseph McPhee
Simpson's Dry Docks
Bay View
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn
Boston
Yacht capsizes near Dorchester Clubhouse. four rescued
A yacht capsized in the Neponset River near Squantum late yesterday after a sudden wind puff. William Brown and brothers John and James Cannon of Ashmont along with John McCarthy of Field's Corner fell into the water but were saved by McCarthy who swam ashore and brought a rowboat. They reached the breakwater near the Dorchester Clubhouse, recovered the craft, and continued toward Nantasket.
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Neponset
Squantum
William Brown
John
James Cannon
Ashmont
John McCarthy
Field's Corner
McCarthy
Dorchester
Nantasket
Hering Arrested in Chicago Over Milwaukee Avenue Bank Collapse
Henry W. Hering cashier of the Milwaukee Avenue State Bank was arrested in Chicago amid the bank’s collapse and alleged missing near one million dollars. President Paul O. Stensland remains a fugitive as detectives search for him. Bail denied pending further investigation. Receivers announce possible 25 percent dividend to depositors within two weeks and directors form a committee to recover funds and locate Stensland.
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Chicago
Henry W. Hering
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Paul O. Stensland
Hering
Collins
Stansland
Stensland
Illinois
Jones
Olson
Fetzer
Stensland Sightings Stir Madison Rumor Mill
Reports say Paul O. Stensland president of Milwaukee Avenue State Bank of Chicago visited Madison last Sunday. He allegedly hired a carriage met a woman near his stepdaughter Inga Sandberg’s apartments and left her at the same spot. Sandberg denies seeing him for a week amid rumors of a possible India trip.
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Madison
Wis
Paul O. Stensland
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank of
Chicago
Inga Sandberg
Stensland
India
Two Killed as Auto Plunges Into Farm Wagon in Queens
A racing car sped at least 50 mph on Thompson avenue near the Winfield crossing in Queensborough crashed into a loaded farm wagon. Two drivers, William Waller and Harry Woodcock of New York, were killed. Two others, Frederick Wressenburg and William Brown of Manhattan, were injured and taken to St. John's Hospital with back contusion, spine sprain, facial lacerations, abrasions, and a sprained left wrist. Two more occupants fled and were not identified.
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New York
Thompson Avenue
Winfield
Long Island
Queensborough
William Waller
Harry Woodcock
St. John's Hospital
Long Island City
Frederick Wressenburg
William Brown
Manhattan
Wressenburg
Brown
Trustees Removed In Interim Board Shakeup
The removal list includes W Prentiss Parker as chairman Walter Hunnewell as secretary Frances R Morse Maud M Rockwell Bernard J Rothwell Dr David J Scannell and William J Sullivan who resigned during the changeover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Prentiss Parker
Walter Hunnewell
Frances R. Morse
David J. Scannell
William J. Sullivan
Long Island clash ends with trustees ousted
The sequence records tense actions in Long Island as trustees face resignation orders, refuse to sign, and are removed by the Mayor who places Penal Commissioner Martin in charge. Martin to investigate conditions at the institution as ousted leaders reveal their stance on Superintendent English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Board of Trustees
Martin
Penal Commissioner Probes Charges in English Case
Mayor Fitzgerald announces Penal Commissioner John B. Martin will investigate charges against Superintendent English at the Long Island Almshouse. The Board of Pauper Institutions Trustees has been removed, with English to remain only temporarily, as Martin reports on alleged inefficiency deception and early-year expense comparisons.
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Martin
John B. Martin
English
Long Island Almshouse
Board of Trustees
Almshouse
Fitzgerald
Board of Pauper Institutions
Showers Forecast for Boston and New England
Forecast for Friday and Saturday calls for showers in the western portion with fresh easterly winds along with overall showers in Boston and nearby areas. Steamers sailing Friday to European ports can expect easterly winds and partly cloudy conditions toward the Grand Banks.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Fuai
Grand Banks
Temperature readings from Thompson's Spa yesterday
The Thompson's Spa thermometer at 219 Washington Street logged temperatures all day ending with an average of 71 degrees. Data show fluctuating levels from morning to evening with a final reported average of 71 and a note comparing yesterday to last year on the same date.
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Thompson's Spa
Washington Street
Wirccoseces
Giaisasatel Harkens
Pista
Asteus Et al
Rinitinia Waite Alelata
Ata
P. Mweeserevess
Davedte
Aten Aiehata
Asele
Aleves
Ayaa Nneta la Aare Matec
Alee
Lynn Pitcher Lynn Fatally Struck by Ball in NE League Game
Aug 9 Lynn left fielder Thomas F Burke was seriously injured and possibly fatally struck by a pitched ball during a New England league game against Fall River.
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Lynn
Thomas F. Burke
Fall River
Burke Hit by Pitch in Sixth. Serious injury at Lynn
Burke, 26, from East Boston, was struck in the temple by a pitch thrown by Yeager of Fall River in the sixth inning. He collapsed and was removed unconscious to Lynn Hospital, where physicians say his condition is very serious and skull fracture is suspected but not confirmed.
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Burke
Yeager
Fall River
Lynn Hospital
Boston
Paul Morton Exonerated by Interstate Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission released a statement saying there was no criminal intent by Paul Morton former Secretary of the Navy and former head of the Santa Fe traffic department and other railroad officials in the rebated practices cited against the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company
Paul Morton
Secretary of the Navy
The
Santa Fe
May Call Quit City Workers Over Alleged Discrimination
Boston Lodge of Machinists considers a strike of union machinists at calf pasture sewer plant and other city departments citing discrimination against union workers and withheld vacations this year. A committee met Superintendent Leahy and Mayor Fitzgerald seeking a reply, but no decision was announced. The union warns it will treat the city as a private firm if grievances remain unresolved and will meet Leahy today for an answer.
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City Hall
Boston Lodge of Machinists
City
Leahy
Sewer Department
Fitzgerald
Threats of death loom over Folk case in Missouri
Springfield Aug 9 Assistant Attorney General Kennish left for Jefferson City after a city officer reported threats against the grand jury that indicted Hill Gooch and Doss Galbraith for the April 14 lynching of three negroes. A juror rope threat tied to the light tower and Governor Folk was described. Jury selection will begin Saturday.
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Springfield
Hill, Gooch
Doss Galbraith
Kennish
Jefferson City
Folk
Lipton Cup Held Up by Appraisers and Race Incidents
Lipton 1000 yachting cup delayed as appraisers review. A horse attacked a jockey during a race and aimed to kill him. Billy Hamilton quits the diamond. Sir Lynnewood equalled the seven furlongs world record at Saratoga in 1:24 4-5. Geers won three races at Buffalo. East Gloucester Yacht Club races end in a fluke. National regatta starts today on Lake Quinsigamond. Veteran London oarsmen praise Harvard crew. St Louis beat Boston Nationals 2 to 1 in a 10 inning game.
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Lipton
Billy” Hamilton
Diamond
Sir Lynnewood
Saratoga
Geers
Buffalo
East Gloucester
Ice Dealers Short Weight In Boston Take Note
Post reporters found ice sellers in Boston using short weights. Across 13 companies in North and West Ends, 50-pound pieces often weighed far less, with many carts lacking scales and relying on eye judgment. Weighs ranged from 12 pounds under to 47 pounds 12 ounces for a claimed 50 pounds.
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The
Post
Boston
Icemen
Ice weighing dispute over dealer practices described
The article details varying ice weights offered and paid by five dealers including Callahan and Independent Ice with discrepancies from 12 ounces to 47 pounds. Reporters weigh with new Chattillon scales approved by a municipal official to ensure accuracy in the weighing process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Team No. 3
Callahan Ice Company
Team No. 2
Independent Ice Company
Post
Municipal Sealer of Weights and Measures Office
Ice men weigh 10 cent pieces at city streets
Reporters test the weight of ice sold by 10 cent pieces from Independent Ice Company and Callahan Ice Company across Bulfinch and surrounding streets. Measurements range from 18 to 32 pounds per 10 cents, with price quotes of 35 cents per hundredweight and playful yet sharp remarks from drivers.
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Independent Ice Company
Bulfinch Street
Bootblack
Callahan Ice Company
Howard Street
Millie Rosenthal
Rexford
Alliston Street
Team "14
Independent
Ice Company
Cambridge Street
North Russell
Shea Wins Reelection as Teamsters President in Chicago
Cornelius P. Shea of Boston was reelected president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters with 158 votes to 15 for John White of New York. The full Shea slate won unopposed, though a rival secession movement persists with disqualified delegates from New York, San Francisco, and St. Louis seeking to form a separate leadership.
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Chicago
Cornelius P. Shea
Boston
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Shea
John White
New York
Co. F. O'Connell
Buffalo
J. Geary
St. Paul
James Welch
New Orleans
John Longstreet
Cincinnati
San Francisco
St. Louis
Seymour Eaton Resigns From Policyholders Committee
Seymour Eaton, secretary of the international policy holders committee, sent a resignation telegram to Richard Olney on Aug 9 1906. He cites righteous public-spirited motives and his frank convictions, effective immediately, with finances to be transferred to a successor. Edwin Leibfreed, treasurer, also resigned to allow finance transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Seymour Eaton
International Policyholders’ Committee
Richard Olney
Boston
Mass
International Policyholders Committee
Edwin Leibfreed
Fall River Clergyman backs Father John's Medicine for hay fever
The Rev J H Acornley D D of Fall River endorses Father John’s Medicine as a remedy for hay fever noting it builds strength and vitality for sufferers.
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J. H. Acornley
D. D
Fall River
Father John
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Marigold
Kill Rider
Pirates
Wildey Savings Bank
Boylston Street
Massachusetts
BJ Rothwell
Notman
Wintiss Warres Photo
David P. Scannell
Maud M. Rockwell
Bernard J. Rothwell
Lynn Fielder
East Boston
GOV. Folk
Olney
Eaton
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