Savage barricade ends with arrest after infant held present
Mary Logue and Mary Carter, both of 33 Wapping Street Charlestown, fought police after officers battered a door to their home. Carter was struck on the head with a lamp and required five stitches. Both women were jailed on drunkenness charges. The 14 month old infant was rescued and cared for by relatives.
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Mary Logue
Wapping Street
Charlestown
Mary Carter
Sergeant Killam
Man Killed by Saw After Glove Caught in Carrier
Charles A. Daniels died in Salisbury New Hampshire after his right arm was severed and his right leg nearly cut off by a buzz saw. The accident occurred when his glove caught in a log carrier and the machine dragged him toward the whirling teeth. He lingered in agony after being rushed to a doctor’s office, leaving a widow and one child.
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Salisbury
N. H
Charles A. Daniels
Daniels
Seavey Visits The Finance Commission in Probe
The Finance Commission shifted focus from City Hall and began an inquiry into county offices. Sheriff Fred A. Seavey was summoned and queued in the chairman's office before a reception. Fire Commissioner Samuel D. Parker is slated to testify today.
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Finance Commission
Fred A. Seavey
Seavey
Sullivan
Samuel D. Parker
Balloon sails over the Alps near Chamonix
The airship Sirius, piloted by M. Spelterine with three passengers, crossed the Alps from Chamonix on Sunday. Fears for the voyagers’ safety were dispelled by news they landed safely after the long flight.
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Chamonix
France
Sirius
Alps
M. Spelterine
Ice Cream Factory Proprieter Charges Policeman Assault
Abraham Miller, proprietor of a 609 Commercial Street ice cream factory, accuses Patrolman John R. Fitzgerald of attacking him after midnight, grabbing by the throat and striking him, during an incident when four people were found in the factory including two dancing girls. Fitzgerald, a 16 month veteran, says Miller shoved him, and that he pushed Miller, who fell on an ice covered floor.
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Abraham Miller
Commercial Street
John R. Fitzgerald
Miller
Fitzgerald
Pitzgerald
Thaw asserts sanity after lengthy Matteawan hearing
Harry K. Thaw, in a statement from White Plains, argues the alienists and Jerome proved him sane forty five times during a 15 hour cross examination. He faults Jerome's witnesses and doctors, claiming 20 minutes would reveal insanity, and accuses them of bias and unreliability.
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White Plains
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Thaw
Jerome
Baker
Pilgrim
Hirsch
MacDonald
Flint
Juror Shoots Proved Enemy Then Kills Self
Middletown N Y August 10 former Coney Island hotel keeper James McSorley released last week hunted down Daniel E Fenton proprietor of Hotel Elberton on West Main Street after a long-ago jury conviction He shot Fenton three times then killed himself in the barroom as bystanders watched McSorley had served a long prison term for the conviction and believed Fenton caused it Fenton died hours later after saying I was on the jury that sent him to prison several years ago Horlicks Malted Milk advertised on page.
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Middletown
N. Y
James McSorley
Coney Island
Daniel E. Fenton
Elberton
Fenton
McSorley
West Main Street
Phoenixville
Hotal
Main Street
Fire Eats Up Great Factories Lynn
Fire at the A. B. Hoffman Company in West Lynn destroyed two large three story factories at 500 Boston Street and caused major damage to nearby houses. Loss estimated between 150000 and 175000 dollars as embers blew toward Market Square and firemen sustained minor injuries during equipment mishaps.
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Lynn
A. B. Hoffman Company
Hoffman
Boston Street
West Lynn
Waterhill Street
Market Square
Federal Street
Rescue at York Beach Saves Tufts Students in Open Boat
At York Beach New Hampshire two Tufts College students Earl Wallace and H C Chase were rescued from an open boat by life saving crew members Captain George Hill and Howard Wentworth. The guests on the hotel beach watched the dramatic dawn effort as the group returned safely to shore after a late night voyage along the coast.
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York Beach
N. H
George Hill
Howard Wentworth
Earl Wallace
H. C. Chase
Tufts
Boston
Lifesavers Race To Rescue Stranded Youths In Stormy Nocturne
A strong northeasterly blow drives a transfer from a yawl to a motor boat with difficulty. Wallace and Chase, ashore, are later to sleep in their yawl while the tender loosens in heavy wind. Distress cries bring the chief of police and hotel guests calling lifesavers from bed to assist. Hill and Wentworth launch a motor boat to reach the youths.
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Wallace
Chase
Firemen Seek Missing Man
The Taunton fire department searched for aged harnessmaker Augustus Hollander after he disappeared Saturday. A 40‑foot ladder and a four‑man team reached the fourth floor of his Friend street shop, but Hollander was found later to have collapsed in Charlestown and been sent to Taunton Insane Asylum.
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Augustus Hollander
Friend Street
Taunton Insane Asylum
Foley
Hanover Street
Hollander
Silva
Charlestown
Taunton
Burglar Found Under Bed in Somerville Home
Mrs Walter E Stewart at 22 Pearson Avenue Somerville Highlands spotted a man's legs under her bed last night. She called her husband and they summoned Patrolman Graves. The burglar fled before police arrived, leaving no loot.
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Walter E. Stewart
Pearson Avenue
Somerville Highlands
Graves
German youth arrested for threatening letters to Shubert
David Berg, a young German, was arrested in New York on August 10 for sending threatening letters to theater impresario J. J. Shubert. Berg claimed Shubert and others conspired to ruin his acting career and threatened Shubert with death in the messages.
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New York
David Berg
J. J. Shubert
Mr. Shubert
Red Sox sweep Chicago to extend fourth straight win
Red Sox defeat Chicago 3 to 2 as they win a fourth in a row. Athletics top Tigers 3 to 1 to close gap in pennant race. Other results: Cleveland beats New York, Washington, and St. Louis tie in 12 innings. Pittsburg tops Boston 2 to 1 in 12 innings. New York down St. Louis, Philadelphia blanks Cincinnati, Chicago beats Brooklyn. Brockton edges Haverhill 8 to 4 in 17 innings.
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Red Sox
Chicago
Athletics
Tigers
Cleveland
New York
Washington
St. Louis
Boston Doves
Pittsberg
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Chicaszo
Brooklyn
Reulbach
Brockton
Haverhill
Father John's Medicine Builds Up Flesh and Strength
Father John's Medicine advertised as a tonic that makes flesh and strength, claiming to build up the body and improve vitality for daily health and vigor. May mention family use and household remedy status in period ad tone.
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Father John
Colonel Albert Pope Life Story In A Nutshell
Born in Boston May 20 1843 he worked on a farm and in a shoe finding shop before serving as second lieutenant in the 35th Massachusetts Regiment during the Civil War. He was breveted lieutenant colonel for gallant conduct at Fredericksburg Knoxville and Petersburg. A pioneer bicycle maker in 1876 and an advocate of good roads he later founded Pope Memorial Church Cohasset. He died at 66 at his summer home after a lengthy illness with his family by his side.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Fredericksburg
Knoxville
Petersburg
United States
Pope Memorial Church
Cohasset
Charles Linder Pope
Abbie D. Linder
Newton
Albert L
Ralph L
Howe
Teacher Must Cut Out Love In Flat Rock Case
Detroit, Aug. 10. Judge Donovan granted an injunction preventing Lillie Burden, a Flat Rock school teacher, from calling on or engaging with Ernest D. Shore's son Browntown, due to alleged persistent advances and influence that could drive him to insanity.
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Detroit
Mich
Lillie Burden
Flat Rock
Ernest D. Shore
Donovan
New England Forecast Warns Fair Weather Ahead
Forecast for New England calls for fair weather and moderate temperatures on Wednesday and Thursday with moderate north winds shaping the conditions. The report notes stable conditions across the region with no major weather events expected in the near term.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Voice of shooter at Sutton killing to testify in polis inquiry
Sergeant Archie Todd traveled to Anna polis to testify before the inquiry panel. He asserts he can recognize the voice of the man who shot Lieutenant Sutton. Todd was on guard the night Sutton died and previously gave a longer account to the Post.
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Archie Todd
Annapolis
Sutton
Charlestown
Todd
Post
Sutton Shot While Running From Halt Command By Officer
Todd testified at trial that Sutton was shot while fleeing a halt command from an officer. Evidence showed the bullet entered the top of Sutton’s head and traveled downward. Todd will be questioned about identifying two officers he claimed to see within 75 feet and whether he can identify the voice of the commanding officer.
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Todd
Sutton
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