No Arrests Yet in Fermoyle Case
No arrests have been made in James H. Fermoyle’s murder. Cambridge police pursue a man who posed as the deceased’s cousin after an incident on Green street. Clarkson, at the Green street barroom, was questioned about the so called cousin Collins, who turned out not to be related. The force believes a motive and a West End clue will emerge.
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James H. Fermoyle
Batchelder
Cambridge Police
Post
Clarkson
Green Street
Fermoyle
Bowdoin Square
Collins
Mr. Collins
Cambridge
West End
Mrs Norman Selby Heads to Japan with Ralph Thompson
Mrs Norman Selby wife of the pugilist Kid McCoy travels from San Francisco on the Coptic to Yokohama with Ralph Thompson of Schenectady. She left McCoy after a third marriage due to abuse and sails for the Orient to enjoy the climate and the Strong-Yoke plan. Thompson travels with her, as she says he needs someone to look after him.
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San Francisco
Norman Selby
Kid” McCoy
Ralph Thompson
Schenectady
Orient
Yokohama
McCoy
Thompson
McCoy Refuses Details On Mrs Selby Flight To Japan
Saratoga Aug 11 Ralph Thompson of Schenectady said to have eloped with Mrs Julia Woodruff Selby wife of Kid McCoy appears in the story. McCoy says he knows nothing beyond neighbors chatter and has not sought Thompson. He and Mrs Selby have been divorced twice and wed again on April 10 last.
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Saratoga
Ralph Thompson
Schenectady
Japan
Julia Woodruff Selby
Road House
Fish skinners seek conference on strike progress
Gloucester Aug 11. The committee appointed by the fish skinners announced a plan to meet with the Packers and Curers' Association. A large enthusiastic strike meeting was held at City Hall this morning to discuss the dispute and potential actions.
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Gloucester
Fish Skinners
Packers and Curers’ Association
City Hall
Newton Child Killed by Electric Car
Two year old William Gilmore, son of John Gilmore of 4 Watertown Street Newtonville, was run over and killed this morning by an electric car of the Newton and Boston street railway near his home.
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Newton, Aug. U
William Gilmore
John Gilmorers
Watertown Street
Newtonville
Newton
Boston Street Railway
Roosevelt Visit Alert Sets 15 Minute Lowell Stop
President Roosevelt will arrive in Lowell on August 26 and be greeted by a detail from local militia on the South Common. His train will stay about 15 minutes and he is to speak from a platform on Thorndike Street facing the South Common.
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Lowell
Roosevelt
South Common
Thorndike Street
Kenney Chosen Chief Marshal for Labor Day Parade
John A. Kenney selected as marshal of the Building Trades section during the Labor Day parade. He leads a procession featuring notable labor groups and a slate of contractors and union members.
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Knights of Labor
John A. Kenney
John Canning
The
Frank H. M’carthy
President Crozier
Central Labor Union
Annie M'Loud Held on Larceny Warrants in Court
Annie Gilbert alias Annie McLoud appeared in Municipal Court on two larceny warrants for property valued at 87 dollars from Jane Robinson and Frank Robinson and Elizabeth Robinson. She was held for trial. A further charge for stealing a thimble and skirt valued at 14 dollars from Caroline Westcott was added with bond set at 500 dollars.
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Annie Gilbert
Annie McLoud
Jane KE. Robinson
Frank ID. Robinson
Elizabeth D. Robingson
Burr
McLoud
Miss Bessie R Brown Named Young Postmistress in Hamilton
Hamilton voters note Miss Bessie R Brown 20 years old has just been appointed postmistress at Hamilton the youngest in the town's history. The post has been held by Miss Woodbury for seven years and the appointment is popular with residents.
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Bessie R. Brown
Hamilton
Woodbury
Boys Play With Gasoline Sparks Fatal Fire
In Portsmouth New Hampshire on August 11 five or six boys played near an unfinished Pleasant Street house. A boy lit a match to a five gallon gasoline can causing a violent explosion. All but one escaped serious injury as neighbors fought the flames. Frederick Pioles, 12, suffered severe burns and was taken to Cottage Hospital where his prognosis was poor.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Pleasant Street
Frederick Pioles
Cottage Hospital
Karl and Baxter Held on Suspicion in Worcester
William Karl and Jed W. Baxter were bound over to the Superior Court in 1000 each after being identified as members of a gang operating on trains along the Boston and Albany railroad. Judge Fallon of Boston and the Rev Albert Johnson of Boston testified against them amid July Holy Cross events.
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Worcester
William Karl
Jed W. Baxter
Superior Court
Boston & Albany
Fallon
Boston
Holy Cross
Albert ©. Johnson
Springfield
Flower Day Draws Massive Crowds at Houghton & Duttons
Boston shoppers flocked to Houghton & Duttons for Flower Day with 100000 blossoms given away. The store resembled a conservatory with roses, pinks, asters, gladiolas, and sweets, drawing women and children all day and leaving no flowers by closing.
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Houghton & Dutton’s
Boston
Paris
Houghton & Dutton
Messrs. Houghton & Dutton
Case Against Mrs. Hanscom Continued by Judge Perkins
Mrs. Clara Hanscom's case was continued for two weeks by Judge Perkins of Brookline. The charge alleges obtaining goods from merchants under false representations.
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Clara Hanscom
M Donald Sent to Plymouth Jail in Assault Case
Aug 11 Wareham report James McDonald charged with assault on Charles H Potter after allegedly interfering in a quarrel with Potter's wife. He pleaded guilty to liquor possession with intent to sell and was fined $75. A second assault charge led to a $20 fine or jail in Plymouth if unpaid.
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Wareham
James McDonald
Marion
Washburn
Middleboro
Charles H. Potter
Potter
Mack
McDonald
Plymouth
District Attorney Probes Marion Tarring Case
District Attorney French orders a Marion investigation into the tarring and feathering of James McDonald last Wednesday. Deputy Sheriff Hurley and aides search Marion for Whiteeps evidence while new details reveal masked assailants targeted Mrs. Potter, stripping her and threatening tar and feathers to force her stance on McDonald.
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New Bedford
Mass
French
James McDonald
Marion
Hurley
Whiteeps
McDonald
Potterhouse
Destruction of St Pierre Firework Spectacle at Charles River Park
Pain presents a new St Pierre spectacle at Charles River Park beginning at 8 pm. The event features high wire acts by Jean and Marie Weitzman, Russian gymnasts the Lahoofs, M Arnold on the bounding wire, 125 native Martinique performers, a 28 dancer Danse de la Sol ballet, and a Me and Pete clown act accompanied by Manhattan Beach fireworks after the Mont Pelee disaster tribute.
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St. Pierre
Martinique
Charles River Park
Pain
Jean and
Marie Weitzman
Lahoofs
M. Arnold
Pete
Mont Pelee
Manhattan Beach
Shipping News Mini Almanac August 12 High Tides and Arrivals
The column lists sun and moon data for August 12 and reports arrivals of multiple steamers including Abbazia Vidossich and Egda with cargoes to and from Venice Trieste Palermo and Halifax. Cleared ships include Egda and Luther T Garretson while sailing toward Singapore Portland and Boston with associated tugs and barges.
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Shipping News
Abbazia
Vidossich
Venice
Trieste
Girgenti
Palermo
Brimstone
Dewey
Israel
Port Antonio
Jam
Halifax
Pye
Charlottetown
P. EB
Hawkesbury
C. B
Egda
Olsen
Louisburg
Carib
Ingram
Jacksonville
Charleston
Kennebec
Ware
Bath
Dingley
Dennison
Portland
Cape Ann
Godfrey
Gloucester
John B. Carrington
Virginia
James
Ella
Geyer
Rockport
A. H. Whitmore
Stonington
Edgar F. Luckenbach
Keene
Providence
Hokendauqua
New York
Buffalo
Adria
Singapore
St. Croix
St. John
N. B
State of Maine
Eastport
Boston
Yarmouth
Whitney
Siggen
Sydney
Emily
Lynn
R. R. Thomas
Power Case Aims to Block Northern Pacific Stock Move
At a Montreal hearing Peter Power seeks to stop directors from turning over Northern Pacific stock to Northern Securities Company. George A. Latimb, Power’s counsel, said Power resides at the Queen's Hotel Montreal under the alias P. Blake.
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Peter Power
Montreal
New York
Northern Pacific Railroad
Northern Securities Company
George A. Latinb
Power
Queen's Hotel
P. Blake
Runaway Boys Arrested in Newton Police Request
In Rangor Missouri on August 11 Thomas Mannelly of Watertown Massachusetts and George Griffin of Newton Massachusetts about 14 years old were arrested today at Newton police request. The youths are described as runaways.
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Rangor
Thomas Mannelly
Watertown
Mass
George Griffin
Newton
Peruna Featured by Saleswoman Nellie Curtain in St Paul
A St Paul department store saleswoman testifies Peruna eases daily mucus loss and fatigue from female catarrhal conditions. She praises Peruna as the best medicine for diseases peculiar to women, alongside a supporting note from Congressman Mark H Dunnell. Readers are invited to write Dr Hartman for free advice.
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Nellie Curtain
Pearl Street
St. Paul, Minn
Mark H. Dunnell
National Hotel
Washington, D. C
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus, O
Water Front Notes On Fishing Fleet And Shipping Changes
Arrivals at the fish pier include schooners Natalie B Nickerson Edna Wallace Hopper Gertrude Arthur Binney and others with 6000 9000 and 1500 mackerel plus 25 barrels salt. Haddock cod hake pollock and prices rise. Ocean Steamship Co changes loom as City of Macon sold to Merchants and Miners Prov Providence Baltimore route. Chattahoochee stays New York. Port trade, imports and exports up and down with Halifax Plant liner and Abbazia arrivals. Coal shipper tensions prompt new loaded term clause plans.
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Natalie B. Nickerson
Boston Bay
Edna Wallace Hopper
Georges
Gertrude
Bay
Arthur Binney
Mertie
Delmar
Massasoit
Robert and
Carr
Lear C
Maurice Powers
Jennie
Agnes
Winifred
Rose Standish
James R. Clark
Mary A. Magnolia
Carrie F. Roberts
E. C. Hussey
Thalia
Haddock
Ocean Steamship Company
New York
Chattahoochee
Lewis Wharf
Metropolis
Lewis
City of Macon
Johnson
Savage
City of Memphis
Chester
Penn
Merchants and Miners’ Transportation Company
Providence
R. I
Baltimore
City of
Macon
Boston
Tallahassee
Quintard
Tenth Street
Savannah
Here
Europe
Liverpool
Columbian
London
Glasgow
Halifax
N. S
William E. Yates
State Street
Mediterranean Sea
Grand Junction
Captain Evans
William Sprague
Charles Dolan
Zetes
Searson
Drone
General Ayres
United States Government
Quartermaster Department
Sprague
Atlantic Carriers’ Association
Fire at Syro Maronite Church Causes $500 Damage
An alarm from Box 57 reported a fire at the Syro Maronite Catholic Church on Tyler street. The blaze started on the altar and burned beneath the floor, with damage estimated at 500 dollars.
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Tyler Street
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Gray
Annie M’loud
Gasolene
Karl and
Baxter
Judge Fallon
Rev
A. C. Johnson
M Donald
Whitecaps
ST. Pierre’s Doom
Bay State
Maine
Miss Curtain
St. Paul
Miss Nellie Curtain
Townsend Miller
Duffy
Duffy's
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
Jamaica
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