Doused Suren's Lights Doused at Needham
Needham Aug 9 A dispute between Edison Electric Illuminating Co and N H Suren over extending lighting to Suren’s new residence sparked gossip. A city official indicated the town would replace five poles and install new ones to allow service, likely at an upcoming selectmen meeting.
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Needham
Edison Electric Iluminating Company
Soren
Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Company
Nehoiden Street
Edison Company
Edgar A. Bowers
Selectmen
Autos Cause Many Suits in Middlesex Court
Six civil actions totaling 45000 dollars were filed in Cambridge against automobile operators or owners. Notable cases include Alvah H. Warren sued for 5000 by Lewis Bump after a June 14 1907 collision on the Revere Beach Parkway injuring a horse and carriage. Catherine Halpin seeks 15000 for injuries from a Malden auto owned by Minot Kendall, while James Halpin sues for 5000 for loss of his wife’s services.
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Middlesex County Court
Cambridge
Alvah H. Warren
Everett
Lewis Bump
Revere Beach Parkway
Catherine Halpin
Malden
Minot K. Kendall
Melrose
James Halpin
Lewis A. Dow
John Dragan
Joseph F. Cobb
John Mullen
Stoneham
James L. Wilmot
Norman Johnson
Herman S. Johnson
Eastern Avenue
Crew mutiny after death by own action on ship
George J H Muller a New York tax office surveyor and Cooper Union civil engineer died by suicide aboard the three masted schooner J H Lamprey. Crew Portuguese sailors refused to sail further until the body was removed, captain headed for Bridgeport where Muller’s body was taken to the morgue. He had suffered nervous prostration weeks earlier and traveled for his health.
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New York
George J. H. Muller
J. H. Muller
Pacific Street
Brooklyn
J. H. Lamprey
Thomas
Bridgeport
Muller
Cooper Union
Portland
NOYES CANDIDATE FOR BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Councilman James B. Noyes of Ward 11 declares he will seek the Republican nomination for the Board of Aldermen this fall. He says Alderman Bangs will not run again, a statement he claims to have been assured by Bangs.
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James B. Noyes
Board of Aldermen
Alderman Bangs
Mir. Noyes
Bangs
Governor Guild Leads Massachusetts Warship Mission to Jamestown Exposition
Governor Curtis Guild Jr plans to command the gunboat Newport and the cruiser Keagle Prairie as Massachusetts delegates depart Boston for the Jamestown Exposition. The trip includes visits to Washington and Gettysburg with a full official roster and scheduled ceremonies marking Massachusetts Day at Old Point Comfort and Discovery Landing.
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Governor Guild
Massachusetts
Boston
Board of Managers
Old Bay State
Washington
Gettysburg
James P. Parker
Edward Glines
Newport
United States
Lynn
Massachusetts Naval Militia
Prairie
Naval Militia
Block Island
Exposition Grounds
Exposition Company
Point Comfort
Old Point Comfort
Discovery Landing
Virginia State Building
Guild
Swanson
Curtis Guild, Jr
People propose many names for new Charles River bridge
A flood of letters from Boston and Cambridge residents urges naming the bridge. Longfellow is suggested by many, with other ideas including Charles River Bridge, Union Bridge, Lowell Bridge, Kirkland Bridge, Erinbridge, and a child’s Bridge of Many Colors.
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New Bridge
Charles River
Cambridge
Boston
Longfellow
Warren
Elmnbridge
Elmbridge
Cambridge Bridge
Sir
Post
the Charles
America
Co. P. Hurley
South
Washington
Bright River
Charles River Bridge
Two Deaths in the South End Reported
Wilhemina Mering aged 30 of 73 Village Street South End was found dead in bed yesterday morning with a gas jet on. Dr Poor of Dover Street pronounced death within an hour. John F Downey aged 55 of 19 West Dedham Street South End was found in his bathroom and Dr Carter ruled natural causes.
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Wilhemina Mering
Village Street
South End
Poor
Dover Street
John F. Downey
West Dedham Street
Carter
Parks for Slum School Pupils Plan Edges Parks
President Charles W. Hot of Harvard urges public schools for slum children on park edges with free city transport and supervised play and study. He writes the plan in a signed Outlook article to be printed tomorrow.
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Eliot
New York
Charles W. Hot
Harvard University
Lyman Abbott
New Wireless Aims to Save Sailors at Sea
Wrecks at sea would vanish and thousands of lives be saved says 69 year old W H Ladd of Dorchester who believes his wireless telegraphy invention, installed in coastal lighthouses, will avert disasters.
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W. H. Ladd
St. Margaret Street
Dorchester
Mr Ladd’s Yard Communicates With Cape Cod Marconi
Mr Ladd has set up the apparatus in his yard and has already been able to communicate with Cape Cod and the Marconi station. During the past few weeks many scientists have visited Mr Ladd and have expressed themselves greatly astonished and pleased at the results he has attained.
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Mr. Ladd
Cape Cod
Marconi Station
Public Cuspidors Taunted as Unhealthy in Post Offices
Major Haverstick, U S inspector of public buildings, deems public cuspidors unsightly and unhealthy and has begun cleaning the Philadelphia Post Office corridors. Postmaster Hibbard has not received formal communication, so Boston Post Office public use cuspidors remain. Hibbard opposes cuspidors in his office but supports their presence in corridors to aid floor cleanliness.
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Major Haverstick
United States
Philadelphia
Readers Propose Ways to Cut Boston Debt
Letters to the Boston Post reveal strong public interest in trimming the citys debt. Suggestions include payroll cuts, replacing city governance with a Metropolitan Commission, appointing a comptroller of accounts, and removing officials, with residents calling for action despite political tensions.
Bullets flew over Lynn man in late night shooting
Aug 9. Samuel Mitchell, a colored man, allegedly attacked William Richardson in Richardson's Ezra street home over a 75 cent debt. Poor aim caused bullets to crash through a bedroom window, not the body. Mitchell was bound over to the grand jury with $800 bond.
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Lynn
Wiliam Richardson
Samuel Mitchell
Richardson
Ezra Street
Mitchell
Grand
Vanderbilt in Auto Trap in Newport Court
Five prominent Newport residents faced court for speeding in Middletown. Reginald Vanderbilt and Louis D. Dinguere pleaded not guilty and posted bail for a later hearing. Mrs D F Clyde Paul Rainey and Dr Christian Holmes pleaded guilty and were fined twenty dollars each.
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Newport
R. I
Middletown
Reginald Vanderbilt
Louis D. Dienguiere
D. F. Clyde
Paul Rainey
New York
Christian Holmes
Salem
Annabel Lee in a Kingdom by the Sea
A poem recounts a tale of a maiden named Annabel Lee who loves the narrator in a sea kingdom. Their bond provokes jealous angels and a wind that steals her to a tomb by the sea. The speaker endures dreams and laments by her resting place.
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Annabel Lee
Heaven
Lawyer’s Big Fee in Hale Estate Suit Reduced Report
Alfred S. Hayes Boston lawyer sought 240000 for services in Ezekiel Hale estate. Master P H Cooney finds possible recovery only 2000, with 1000 provisional, or none, if court adopts report. Estate shares to J Frank Walter Scott Hale rise 585000 each. incumbrances noted. If allowed, Hayes’ precontract and postcontract services complicate entitlement. both sides file exceptions.
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Alfred S. Hayes
Boston
Ezekiel J. M. Hale
Haverhill
P. H. Cooney
Mr. Hayes
Mr. Cooney
J. Frank
Walter Scott
Walter Scott Hale
Hayes
Widow Would Not Marry Him At Clinton Court Case
Samuel Barcombe 72 Green Street sues Mrs. Rose Childs 200 Cambridge Street Worcester for breach of promise after she allegedly promised marriage. Barcombe, a Lancaster Mills weaver 31, seeks at least $250 and will file papers with attorney John F. Jandron. Childs denies the promise and says she will seek police protection.
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Clinton
Samuel Barcombe
Green Street
Rose Childs
Cambridge Street
Worcester
Barcombe
John F. Jandron
Lancaster Mills
Rosalie Childs
Sam Barcombe
Engagement mixup ends in two Coffin names
A typographical error confused Miss Mary D Coffin of Maine now Boston with Miss Mary Coffin of Brookline, misnaming Edward Brush of New York. The real fiancé is Edward Brush from an old Southern family, a mining businessman, causing annoyance to both families due to the name similarity.
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Cambridge
Kirkland
Flarvard
Thornton Kirkland
Frank Bean
Maple Street
Malden
Mary D. Coffin
Edward Brush
New York
Miss Coffin
Mary Coffin
Charles P. Coffin
Brookline
Maine
Boston
Mr. Brush
Sinn Fein Meeting Called for Next Wednesday Night
The Central Sinn Fein Club of Massachusetts will convene at Wells Memorial building next Wednesday evening to discuss Ireland and Sinn Fein policy including the current revival, industrial and political matters. The resignation of major parliamentary party members, including Sir Thomas G Esmonde and Hon Howard Blake, is cited as proof Home Rule by parliamentary agitation failing. Organizing committees will be formed to spread Sinn Fein doctrine in Massachusetts.
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Ireland
Sinn Fein
Central
Sinn Fein Club
Massachusetts
Wells Memorial Building
Thomas G. Esmonde
Howard Blake
Trish
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