Four Thieves Rob Dorchester Man After Assault on Upton Street
Mallory G. Littlefield, 38, of 121 Bowdoin Street Dorchester, was attacked by four men in arc light glare on Upton Street South End. They beat him unconscious with brass knuckles and sandbags, then robbed him of his watch and a small amount of money. Police believe the assailants are part of the South End gang known as the 40 Thieves.
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South End
Mallory G. Littlefield
Bowdoin Street
Dorchester
Upton Street
Beaten in the Street after Confrontation on Upton Street
Four men assaulted and robbed Littlefield on Upton Street striking him unconscious with revolvers drawn. They fled as bystanders offered aid and police pursued. He was taken to City Hospital with a gash on the forehead and multiple head and facial cuts.
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Littlefield
South End
Upton Street
Children Play With Matches Fire Damages Dorchester House
A three story wooden house at 12 Road Street Dorchester caught fire when Patrick Sharkey's three children played with matches on the second floor while his wife was away. Neighbors extinguished the blaze before the fire department arrived. Damage estimated at 25 dollars.
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Road Street
Dorchester
Patrick Sharkey
City departments urged no new hires in weights and measures
Ex Mayor Nathan Matthews, chair of the finance commission, asked Mayor Fitzgerald and the Board of Aldermen to withhold new deputy sealers of weights and measures until the commission decides their necessity. The Mayor at Old Orchard said he would seek a public hearing by the finance commission before withholding confirmations.
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Nathan Matthews
Finance Commission
Fitzgerald
Board of Aldermen
Old Orchard
IN PATH OF FIRE AND CITY ADMINISTRATION SHARED ACTION
The Finance Commission moved after a sub committee visited the weights and measures dept and eight deputy sealers were named at 1600 a year awaiting mayoral confirmation. Metcalf and Eddy were appointed to audit water and sewer records as Mayor Fitzgerald cautioned aldermen may delay, while vowing cooperation for city interests.
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Finance Commission
John A. Sullivan
John F. Moors
Department of Weights and Measures
Commission
John J. Hagans
Robert Ware
John Young
Thomas Farrell
James Rogan
Charles F. Rogan
Thomas F. Coveney
John J. Higgins
Metcalf & Eddy
Beacon Street
Fitzgerald
Old Orchard
Board of Aldermen
Matthews
Brookline Plans New Park in Front of Fire Station
Brookline boards plan a $60,000 firehouse to be built in Village square after Whytes block occupants vacate by Sept. 1. Fire station work includes tearing down old structures and arranging sleeping quarters for firemen during construction. the new plan includes a park in front of the firehouse.
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Brookline
Board of Selectmen of
Village Square
Freeman, Funk & Wilcox
Whyte
Telegraphers Strike Expands West Across Major Cities
Telegraph operators halt work across Western Union and Postal companies from Los Angeles to Chicago Helena Denver and New Orleans with about 2000 men out. Samuel J Small says strike spreading and Oakland may join while Western Union expects a quick settlement within days and Clowry will know facts within 24 hours.
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Chicago
Western Union
Postal
Los Angeles
Cal
Boston
Samuel J. Small
The
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Helena
Mont
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Salt Lake City
Kan-e City
Birmingham
Ala
New Or
Leans
Denver
Butte
Oakland
Clowry
Western Union Telegraph Company
Boston Telegraphers Won't Strike In Sympathy
Michael J. Reidy of Boston, a member of the Commercial Telegraphers Union general executive board, says Western Union Boston operatives will not strike in sympathy with Chicago workers. He has spent seven weeks in the West coordinating with the international leadership and reports on the situation.
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Boston
Western Union
Chicago
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of
Michael J. Reidy
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
West
International
Diplomacy Averts Militia Strike In Framingham Farewell Events
In South Framingham on August 9 diplomacy by Lieutenant McCarron stopped a potential strike over unpaid salaries as the chef and staff faced work stoppage. General Whitney heads the brigade into retirement with a farewell reception. Stiles' Band performed and officers bid farewell to Brigadier General Brigham. Company CC of Cambridge beat Company E 8 to 4 to win brigade baseball championship. Camp ends at noon tomorrow as troops prepare to depart.
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Landy
Jophanus Whitney
South
Framingham
McCarron
Jophanus H. Whitney
Stiles
William H. Brigham
Hugh Bancroft
Cambridge
Johnny
Henry Rogers' Trouble Ended by Jumping Overboard
Lonely ill wood chopper Henry Rogers, about 60, supposedly of Boston, ended his troubles by leaping from the steamer Chattahoochee near Martin's light in South Carolina last Monday night. The voyagemate steward heard Rogers speak of seeking a Boston doctor for swamp fever. A young man claiming to be Rogers' niece's husband later appeared but refused to name himself.
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Henry Rogers
Boston
Martin
South Carolina
Chattahoochee
John Diehl
Georgia
William J. Comer
Savannah
Warf
Rogers
Connecticut Trial Shows Elite Speed For Battleship
Admiral Evans reports the battleship Connecticut achieved a reliable sea speed of 18 knots with smooth engines and minimal vibration during a four hour trial. The ship reached 19.01 knots in a quarter hour and averaged 18.783 knots for the full four hours, praised as the most successful speed test yet.
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Newport
R. I
Admiral Evans
Connecticut
Fire Island
Girl accuses doctors before death in Quincy case
Ailena Vaisenau, 22, a Finland born bookkeeper, died at Quincy City Hospital after an illegal operation. She named her admirer Konsta Ranta and doctors in an ante mortem statement. Ranta fled as Boston police were alerted. doctors deny any patient by her name.
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Quincy
Ailena Vaisenau
Finland
Quincy City Hospital
Anderson
Sargent
Jones
Konsta Ranta
Inspector McKay
Quincy Police
Tulver Cooperative
Willard Street
Boston
Ailena
Konsta
Tremont Street
Norwood
Ailken Vaisenau
Doctor linked to Finnish case denied knowledge
A physician, whose office is rumored connected to the case, was seen at his Tremont street home last night. He denied any involvement and said he had never treated any Finnish patients.
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Til
Tremont Street
Fire destroys touring car owned by Gil bert V Pennock
A touring car owned by Gil bert V Pennock of 32 Frederick road South Braintree was destroyed when something exploded near the corner of Blue Hill avenue and Walk Hill street Dorchester late yesterday afternoon. A passerby notified fire alarm box 54 but the car was a total loss before firefighters arrived valued at 2500 dollars.
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Gilbert V. Pennock
Frederick Road
South Braintree
Blue Hill Avenue
Walk Hill Street
Dorchester
Corporations Face Fines Totaling 18 Million in NY Cases
Jamestown Va August 9 Convictions on all counts of indictments against Standard Oil Vacuum Oil New York Central and Pennsylvania railroads would make four corporations liable for fines aggregating 18 240 000 The grand jury named ten indictments two against each entity with one indictment listing 188 counts and the other 40 counts Judge Hazel received the report this afternoon
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Jamestown
New York
Hazel
Grand
Standard Oil Company
Vacuum Oil Company
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Empire City track races open with Empire City handicap
New York Aug 9 Everything is in readiness for the opening of the running races at the Empire City track near Yonkers tomorrow. The chief event will be the Empire City handicap with 2000 added money. Twenty three horses are carded to go and eight four horses arrived from the West.
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New York
Empire City Track
Yonkers
Guild Fixes Upon Whitney As His Opponent At The Polls
Governor Guild declares Henry M. Whitney as his opponent and vows to attack Whitney’s legislative record. Nantasket remarks show the governor predicting campaigns will center on past records as in earlier races. Bartlett supporters claim Whitney faces tough odds while Whitney supporters argue past tactics will shift this year. The lob by and dinners issue in Whitney-Draper fights is said to be worn thin.
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Guild
Whitney
Henry M. Whitney
Nantasket
General Bartlett
Stout de
Bartlett
Daniel T. O’connell
Draper
Whitney-Draper
Fire destroys laundry at Kirkbride's hospital
A fire at the Pennsylvania Hospital insane department in West Philadelphia destroyed the laundry and heating plant. Firefighters confined the flames to the laundry building as patients, mainly women, were moved to safer wings and some treatment patients helped form a fire brigade to assist.
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Philadelphia
Insane Department
Pennsylvania Hospital
Morse's Blue Serge Suit Sale Ad
Morse's offers Morse made blue serge suits at discounted prices from 25 down to 9.60. Selection includes 25, 20, 18, 15, and 12 dollar price points with markdowns noted as Morse-made apparel.
Robbed Boy on Street Leads Worcester Man to Court
Seven year old Willie Marsh testified in Municipal District Court that Frank Sullivan of Worcester, tall and heavy, stole two quarters from him on Castle street as he walked to buy tooth picks for a South End restaurant keeper. Sullivan was fined five dollars on each larceny and drunkenness count and sent to the House of Correction after failing to pay.
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Willie Marsh
Municipal District Court
Frank Sullivan
Worcester
Castle Street
South End
House of Correction
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Luicis
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