Alleged New York Gang Members Face Court Action
Five men under 25 appeared in court on charges tied to picking pockets and shoplifting as part of an alleged city gang. Joe Simons Louis Schneider Sam Cohen Max Schiller and John Faust were remanded or jailed pending hearings after police reported stolen garters gloves and a pocket handkerchief in their possession. Aiding officers included Inspector Knox and Officer Robson. Two were arrested in a Washington Street store and police say the group may work in other cities including Boston.
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New York
Joe Simons
Louis Schneider
Sam Cohen
Max Schiller
John Faust
House of Correction
Schiller
Faust
Knox
Robson
Simons
Schneider
Cohen
Washington Street
Boston
Two Strangers Swindle Men at Cunard Wharf
Carl D. Polson of Manchester New Hampshire was fleeced of 90 dollars when two strangers at the Cunard wharf East Boston invited him to tour Boston and left him with a handkerchief containing only newspapers. Arthur George of Bristol England lost 60 dollars after trusting a stranger at the Cunard wharf East Boston to exchange American money for English coin. both men search for the thieves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl D. Polson
Spruce Street
Manchester
N. H
Cunard
Boston
Polson
North Market Street
Arthur George
Bristol
Eng
George
Hibbard Gives No Promise on Lodging House Commission
Mayor Hibbard listened to a South End lodging house keepers committee asking to abolish the Lodging House Commission but gave no promise. He said he would consider the matter, already opposed to abolition, while representatives including John Quinn Mrs E H Post Miss M E Lasselle John Cronin and Robert Tobin argued that the commission is misunderstood and hurting business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibbard
South End
Lodging House Association
John Quinn
HE. H. Post
Springfield Street
M. E. Lasselle
Rutland Square
John I. Cronin
Massachusetts Avenue
Robert Tobin
West Newton Street
Lodging House Commission
Mayor urges immediate action on veto of track franchise
Mayor Hibbard asks the Board of Aldermen to act at once on his veto of the Union Freight railway track franchise on the Northern avenue bridge. He suspects political delay until after the election and says he will not appoint deputy se iers weights and measures until satisfied with candidates. He has not chosen a successor to the late Gargan on the Poston Transit Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibbard
Board of Aldermen
Union Freight Railway
Northern Avenue
Weights and Measures
Thomas Gargan
Poston Transit Commission
Ethel Roosevelt Birthday Rumor Sparks Manchester Pageant Visit
Secretary Loeb hinted Miss Ethel Roosevelt’s birthday, but she said it is not today. She toured Ipswich with Miss Rice, watched her brother Teddy play tennis, joined Munns for dinner, and later attended a grand yacht club pageant with the Munns. Prizes at the pageant honored Trenton Boat Co and other floats.
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Manchester
Loeb
Oyster Bay
Ethel Roosevelt
Post
Smith's Point
Caroline Jwice
Ipswich
Briggs
Munns
Brother
Roosevelts
Gladys
Munn
Ethel
Manchester Yacht Club
Mephastopheles
Trenton Boat Company
Richard and Norton Wigglesworth
T. P. Stanley
Forster Tenney
Mephistopheles
William Craig
Donald H. Mitchell
Purity claim for refined coffee promises rich aroma
A Boston seller touts refined coffee as superior to substitutes with fuller flavor and aroma. An Ohio grocer reports a favorable test with two cans and requests twelve more, noting the price of 25 cents at grocer shelves.
Militia Drills Sharpen For Week at Draper Camp
Brigadier-General Pew directed the Fifth and hospital corps in strenuous drill at Draper where militiamen endured 1 hour 40 minutes of company drill in close and extended order followed by two hours of battalion field exercises including advance guard and outpost maneuvers.
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South Framingham
Pew
Fifth
Hospital Corps
Robert C. Davis
U.S. A
General Pew
Meredith
Davis
Seventeenth United States Infantry
O. J. Whitney
E. L. Curtis
Fred B. Doris
Draper
State House
Governor's Day Brings VIP Visit and Camp Drills
The period sees ambulance corps infantry drill and riding lessons as Captain Davis and General Pew lecture officers. Governor Draper and staff visit Tuesday with a luncheon and troop reviews, then a six to seven mile practice march tests the troops ahead of Wednesday's mock warfare drills.
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Boston & Worcester
Draper
Pew
Fighting Husband Dodges Murder Charge
Alexander Novak, arrested Sunday on assaulting his wife, is accused by her of being a fugitive from justice. Mrs Novak, small and battered, testified in Municipal Court that he beat her after work, stealing her earnings as she sought relief. Neighbors called police. Novak fled through a window but was caught in the street. She recalled a purse of nearly $25 and noted his prior eight month sentence at the House of Correction.
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Alexander Novak
Wiget Street
Scranton
Penn
Novak
House of Correction
Troops Plan Sham Battle Tour Near Wayland and Maynard
Militia units prepare a two day exercise around Wayland and Maynard with mock battles on Thursday and Friday. Lieutenant Storey and Major Meredith lead opposing forces in the convoy clash, while Majors Butler and Cutting command the bridge attack to close the exercise.
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Storey
Meredith
Maynard
Butler
Cutting
Edison hosts aviator Farman at Orange Laboratory
Thomas A. Edison invited Henry Farman to his Orange New Jersey lab to view Edison’s gyro scope inspired flying machine. Farman praised the concept as superior to the French machine he brought for exhibition. In Middleboro, Commander George B. Thomas of the G A R was mourned at a home funeral on Pierce Street.
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New York
Thomas A. Edison
Henry Farman
Orange
N. J
Edison
France
Middleboro
George B. Thomas
Pierce Street
Fined for Assault on Women at South Ferry Crossing
Judge Murray imposes a $25 penalty on James A. Shelburne for assaulting two women during rush hour at the South ferry. The court denounces the conduct and pledges to protect home-goers crossing the river. Officer Connelly arrested Shelburne after the incident and B. E. Van Vleet restrained him until police arrived.
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Murray
James A. Shelburne
Shelburne
Connelly
B. E. van Vleet
Norton denies he is at odds with Higgins
Former City Alderman Joseph J. Norton of Ward 14 rejected a Post notice claiming a feud with Representative William Higgins in the Ward 14 race. Norton said relations with Higgins are excellent, he supports Higgins in his Senate bid, and he has no intention to run.
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Norton
Higgins
Joseph J. Norton
Ward 14
William Higgins
Senate
Mr. Norton
German Museum Gift Backed by Busch at Harvard
Harvard University welcomes Adolphus Busch of St. Louis who offers 50 000 toward a German museum building in Cambridge. A building meeting the proposed needs is expected within a year. The 50 000 covers about one sixth of costs, with remaining 250 000 hoped soon.
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Harvard University
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
Cambridge
Busch
University
German Museum at Harvard Receives Historic Gifts
At the International Historical Congress in Berlin yesterday the American ambassador Dr. David Jayne Hill announced a munificent offer. The German Museum at Harvard, founded in 1902, grew from collections by the German department and the German Museum Association and gained its greatest impulse from gifts by Emperor William, the King of Saxony, and a Berlin committee of scholars and leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
David Jayne Hill
Harvard
German Department
German Museum Association
William of
Germany
Saxony
Dorchester Collapse Blame Shifts to Contractor Harris
Mayor Hibbard read a report by Building Commissioner Everett and blamed contractor Mark Harris for the faulty structure that collapsed and buried two workers. Inspector Rogers is not to be blamed, with only a stated extenuating factor of overseeing 200 buildings. Permanent underpinning in Harris projects to be removed along with temporary supports across five newly constructed buildings.
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Hibbard
Everett
Mark Harris
Dorchester House
Babson
Rogers
Harris
Prohibition Candidate Chafin Narrowly Escapes Drowning
Eugene W. Chafin, the Prohibition presidential candidate, nearly drowned Saturday night in an YMCA pool in Lincoln Nebraska. Three youths pulled him from the deep water and he recovered quickly, later delivering a Chautauqua address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
Eugene W. Chafin
Prohibition
Young Men's Christian Association
Judge admonishes King for restraint after racial taunt
In Cambridge Aug 10 Judge Kelley told Charles King a colored janitor that he should have pummeled a white passenger who insulted him with Jim Crow remarks. The court sought to identify the taunter while King paid a $6 fine for the oath. Other adjourned cases include March Nicholson fined $25 for striking a companion, James Murphy held on a $500 bond for pickpocketing, and William Ringrose, John B Cummings fined $10 each for gaming, Walter Mason fined $15 for disturbance.
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Hingham
Charles King
Cambridge
Kelley
King
March Nicholson
Quincy
Myles
Marion Lees Seen In Providence After Disappearance
Word from Providence reports Marion Lees, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Lees, was seen there after mysteriously vanishing from her North Rehoboth home last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attleboro
Providence
Marion Lees
Edwin Lees
North Rehoboth
Boxer Stranger Returns Home After Domestic Fracas
A local pugilist exits his home in a hurried fashion pursued by his angry wife wielding a flatiron. A boat patrolman acts as referee as the man quips about Holeproof Hosiery bought to replace a failed brand. Holeproof Hosiery for men and women costs $2 per box of six pairs with a six month guarantee. Boston agency is Talbot's, 395 Washington Street, selling Black Cat Guaranteed Stockings for boys at 25 cents per pair.
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Talbot's
Mike
Boston
Washington Street
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Charles Munn
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White House
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Miss Ethel
H. G. Wells
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Miss Rice
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Theodore
America
Auchincloss
Yale
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Witnesses Yacht Club Pageant
Ohio
Militia Boys
Edward J. Dunn
Wayland
South Framingham Camp
Mark Har
Ris
Chafin
Victor
Green River
Bond
Old Crow
Hermitage
Piel Bros
Man
Long Holland Wine Co
Boylston Street
Adans Square
Mass
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