Death on Ferry Slip as Electric Car Kills Horner
A Winthrop Junction trolley car operated by Motorman J F Spears fatally struck John Horner aged 60 at the Winthrop Junction ferry slip in East Boston. Horner, once head baker at Young's Hotel, was crushed against a post after the car jumped the rails. Four others were injured and the motorman shaken. the conductor was not held responsible. Horner leaves a widow and five children including Louise, a noted vocalist. Funeral set for Thursday with G A R post services.
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Ferry Street
Boston
Winthrop Junction
J. F. Spears
John Horner
Saratoga Street
Young’s Hotel
Horner
East Boston
Young’s
John Hawes Post
Sumner Street
North Grove Street
Undertaker Lane
Daniel Maytrum
Tuckerman Street
Hayball
Farrington Street
Orient Heights
Vina Salary
Bremen Street
William Brennan
South Boston
Maytrum
James Cooper
Green
John R. Howes Post
Dorchester Water Floods Homes Prompt Delay in Hearing
Dorchester residents led by Alpheus Sanford and Colonel Thomas F. Doherty visited the street commissioners to complain of Bernard street flooding. Only George H. Innis attended the hearing. quorum missing, so the session adjourned for a week. Doherty urged timely testimony as days slipped by.
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Dorchester
Alpheus Sanford
Thomas F. Doherty
Thomas C. Batchelder
Ward 20
Devlin
Bernard Street
George H. Innis
Dore
Duane
Doherty
Silver Army
Prison Break Ends in Fatal Shootout at Charlestown
Everett Willis visited his brother Herbert at the Charlestown State Prison. In a staged moment of access the two men opened fire, fatally wounding Herbert Willis and injuring Turnkey Darling, while guards quarreled over how to intervene in the chaotic rotunda scene.
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Her
Strange
Taunton
Charlestown
Herbert Willis
Turnkey Darling
Three Shots Rang Out Near Prison Front
A confrontation near a west prison table escalates as Witham fires at Willis and Darling assailants. Everett fights off officers while Officer Abbott shoots Herbert Willis in the head area. Warden Bridges arrives as reinforcements rush in to control the scene.
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Witham
Willis
Darling
Everett
Abbott
Herbert Willis
Mr. Darling
Herbert
Warden Bridges
Prison riot ends in multiple shootings at Charlestown facility
A mass escape attempt at a Charlestown prison ends with Officers Darling and several inmates wounded. Everett and Herbert Willis, brothers, clashed with guards after gaining entry, with revolvers fired and prisoners subdued. Dr. Aldrich treated the injured as authorities praised the officers’ brave, prudent actions.
Cured of Gatarrh by Dr. Wilson in Malden
Mr. B C Reed of 12 Hazlewood Street Malden Mass suffered eight months of chronic gatarrh with no relief from a noted Washington Street physician. He was cured in a few weeks by Dr. Wilson at 18 Boylston Street with hours listed. References abound at the office. The institution claims vast reach and nationwide association.
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B.C. Reed
Hazlewood St
Malden
Mass
Washington St
Wilson
Boylston St
National Association and Surgeons
Daring Escape Attempt Linked to Willis Brothers at Charlestown
Taunton report says Herbert Willis attempted to kill guards during a Charlestown prison breakout with help from his brother Everett. Everett, described as a fine athlete, has been sullen since Herbert's conviction and may have sparked the plan. He sold the family fish shop and bought two revolvers before traveling to Boston, with his mother noting his nervousness.
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Everett Willis
Moody
Taunton
Herbert Willis
Everett
Charlestown
Herbert
Boston
Willis
Rich man learns poverty by living it with Morgan guest
Walter A Wyckoff, a Princeton fellow and passenger at J Pierpont Morgan’s Connecticut home, spent two years living as a laborer to prove to Morgan that wealth can fail to protect against hardship. He endured hunger, manual work from railroads to mining camps, and later wrote his Scribner’s Magazine series detailing the experience. Wyckoff, 30, remains modest and continues sociological study at Princeton.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
Morgan
Walter A Wyckoff
Mr. Wyckoff
Pierpont Morgan
Connecticut
Princeton
Mr. Morgan
Chicago
Colorado
Plains
California
Princeton Club of
West Sixteenth Street
Woman in Morning Tragedy at Boston Home
Mrs Willis denies any prior suspicion of danger and did not know the man carried revolvers. The incident leaves the Willis family hysterical and prostrated after a rash act in Boston morning.
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Boston
Herbert Willis’s Crime in Taunton
The June 22 daylight robbery and murder at White's corner Taunton left Frederic N. Strange dead after a highwayman fired on him and Irven Lincoln, then seized Lincoln's wheel. The same assailant had targeted local cyclists in recent days, including Charles Strange and Frank Bosworth, pointing to a string of attacks by a single unknown robber.
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Willis
Frederic N. Strange
Lincoln
White's Corner
Taunton
Young Strange
Charles Strange
Frank Bosworth
Walker Street
No More Coal in Middlesex County Job Listing
Advert reads agents wanted immediately in central area for Hallece and He Heaters on Ith cw coal. Signature: N & Barker, 650 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge.
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Middlesex County
Lmedietely
Centrace
Hallece
Cw Coal
N & Barker
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambri
Murder of Young Strange Shocks Local community
Residents recall Willis’s daring escape from Dawson’s bicycle shop, the capture, discovery of stolen goods, and his confession to the murder, all still fresh in memory.
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Young Strange
Willis
Dawson’s
Salem Willows Clue Ties Grace Stevenson Case to Tina McGuire
A Salem Willows lodging house owner identifies a woman calling herself Tina McGuire as Grace Stevenson of Boston. The lodger stayed seven weeks after arrival in July and vanished the day after being accused, with no further trace found.
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Salem
Grace Stevenson
Boston
Salem Willows
Tina McGuire
C. H. Beach
Mr. Beach
Beach
Juniper Point
the Willows
McGuire
Miss Stevenson
Shortage in Fitchburg railroad accounts linked to former auditor
Experts conclude about $15,000 is missing from the Fitchburg railroad ledgers of late chief auditor C. S. Anthony. Officials doubt foul play, suggesting Anthony might have cleared up questions if alive, while noting no freight department trouble and phrases about potential recovery if he lived.
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Fitchburg
C. S. Anthony
Anthony
Marcy
General Freight Department
British Troops Prepare for East Embarkation to Egypt
A large contingent of British troops is ordered to mobilize for a possible deployment to Egypt, with the War Office declining to confirm details.
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London
East
Egypt
War Office
Excursion Steamer Plymouth Proves Popular
The Plym outh steamer tests its capacity on warm days with a three hour sail from Winthrop wharf at 10 a m to historic Plymouth. Passengers enjoy Jordan's National Band concert plus on board lunch or dinner and ample time to visit local points of interest.
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Plymouth
Boston
Jordan
National Band
Winthrop Wharf
Newport Exposition Excursion by New Haven Line
The oldest watering place in Newport is praised as a premier shore locality. An excursion by the New York New Haven Hartford railroad is offered on Thursday August 12 with round trip tickets at $1. A special Boston through train will run without stops. Tickets are limited.
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Utah
Discovery
Philadelphia
Boston
Bean & Herris
Connolly & Davis
A. H. Copley
Choate Drug & Chemical Co
A. J
G. E. Coleman
Linus D. Drury
Fred C. Greene
Wm. B. Hunt & Co
A. De.Mowry
Newport
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Advertisement for Wringer Prices and Repair
Colby wringers priced at 3 and 3 50 with a percent sign. Ball hearing wringer 4 4 50 37 and 8. Combination roll wringers 1 to 2 50. Bissell carpet sweepers 1 2 to percent. American Wringer Company 8 Arch Street between Franklin and Summer streets. Repairing a specialty.
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Colby
Bissell
American Wringer Company
Arch Street
Franklin
Summer Streets
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Winthrop
Ginger
Dave Axe
Sanford
J. H. Johnson
F E. H. Witham
Pillsbury
Lon Abbott
Rotunda
Goodwin
William
Liberty
American. Dental Co
New England
Tremont St
Boston Museum
Officer Benjamin
Aldrich
Massachusetts General Hospital
Conete
Chapman
Wilks
Bridges
State House
J. Warren Bailey
Bailey
John Booth
Booth
Leavy
No. 5
Cordis Street
Newton Cottage Hospital
Hood
Walter A. Wyckoff
Guest
William Beale
Wiliam Beale
Dedham Street
Fernald
City Hospital
R. I
Portsmouth
N. H
Portland
Bar Harbor
Admiral Sicard
Hampton Roads
Salem Willows Claims
Aiss
Stevenson
Tina M’guire
House of Mr. G
H. Beach
British
A. W. Wheeler & CO
Hanover
American House
Rena
Wilson Bros8
Tremont Row
Aly
Rox
William P
Michael
Catherine Daly
Ruggles Street
St. Francis de
Vernon Street
Tives
Calornia
J. Newman & Sons, S. Tremont &T
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