Johnston fined 20 days pay in loitering case
Mayor Whandler of Somerville informed the Board of Aldermen that Patrolman C. S. Johnston would be fined 20 days pay for loitering. Patrolmen Blair Peters and Crossman were found guilty of the same offense and were to be fined 10 days pay each. The decision surprised many, given prior dismissal recommendations for Johnston. All three admitted loitering with Johnston and had testified in the case.
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Whandler
Somerville
Board of Aldermen
C. S. Johnston
Johnston
Blair Peters
Crossman
Blair
Peters
Brigham Story Heard in Charlestown Court
Dr. George W. Galvin, long accusing prison officials of cruelty, has his case heard in Municipal Court at Charlestown. Levi H. Brigham’s attorney David Hershfield charges Alexander Fraser, keeper at the State prison, with assault and battery dated around March 23, 1900. Judge Preble set an order for full hearing this morning.
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George W. Galvin
David Hershfield
Levi H. Brigham
Bridgewater
Charlestown
Preble
Alexander Fraser
Fraser
Brigham
Forest Fires Threaten St John’s Asylum Outskirts
Fires rage along St John’s outskirts endangering the asylum for the insane housing 200 patients. Police and naval crews from British cruiser Charybdis and French warship Troude assist in protecting the scene as the blaze halts railroad service into the forest.
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ST. John's
WN. F
St. John’s
Asylum For
Charybdis
Troude
Margaret Magoun Estate Inventory Valued at $142,662
The estate of Margaret Magoun, adopted daughter of Thacher Magoun of Medford, is inventoried at $142,662. Personal property totals $113,012.41 with real estate at $29,650. Stocks and bonds amount to $75,962.50, jewelry to $2,692.50, and cash around $23,000.
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Margaret Magoun
Thatcher Magoun
Medford
Hogan Is Given Purse of Gold at Boston Banquet
James F. Hogan was honored at Brigham's Hotel by the Carriage Drivers of Boston with a purse of gold presented by John J. Donovan. Hogan, longtime inspector of car riages, is due to depart for the West after the banquet.
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James F. Hogan
Brigham's Hotel
Boston
Mr. Hogan
John J. Donovan
Hogan
West
Get wise on Cigar Value The Cuba Big Brother Cigarros
Havana tobacco fills the Cuba Big Brother Cigarros with a taste and aroma found only in high priced cigars. A box of five costs ten cents. They will please you and save you money. Starrook and Eaton selling agents.
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Cuba
Havana
Await Verdict on Delaney Court Martial
No decision was announced as the court martial of Lieutenant Delaney of Company I Ninth Regiment M V M met. the absent without leave charge loomed largest and it is believed the officer will be found not guilty. The court spent most of the evening weighing evidence and will likely report Monday next.
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Delaney
Ninth Regiment
Father Kidnaps Son After Couching Plea in Cambridge
William D Hadley of Newport New Hampshire abducted his 18 month old son Julius from his mother at the home of her mother on 303 Pearl Street Cambridge. The mother fled to Boston then Concord seeking custody and guardianship. Hadley had been abusive after drink worsened tensions and the wife had left with the child. He located her at the mother in law's house and seized the baby when she turned her back.
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William D. Hadley
Newport
N. H
Julius
Pearl Street
Cambridge
Hadley
Boston
Concord
Vermont
William Dana Hadley
Consolidated Home Company
Sunapee
Lucy Morrill
New York Man Negotiates With Russian Admiralty
Lewis Nixon of New York, in St Petersburg, is negotiating with the Russian admiralty. Details unclear whether for ships or machinery. Nixon plans to go to Sebastopol Friday to confer with the Black Sea fleet commander.
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ST. Petersburg
Lewis Nixon
New York
Admiralty
War Veteran's Story Promotes Father John's Medicine
Lowell Massachusetts resident James P Boyle recalls a severe cold from the front developing into chronic bronchial trouble. After thirty years using Father John's Medicine he reports relief for himself and his children and grandchildren. The remedy is praised as a body builder that purifies blood and feeds tissues with no narcotics.
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James P. Boyle
Lowell
Mass
Boyle
Father John
Mr. Boyle
Dragnet Begins As Grand Army Week Tightens Security
City police mount a sweeping crackdown with detectives patrolling streets and terminals. Twenty suspects arrested yesterday, all linked to criminal activity, while twenty five more officers are deployed citywide under Chief Watts to enforce the crackdown.
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Grand Army
Watts
Despondent janitor shoots self over school vandalism
Despondent Peleg Borden, 17 year janitor at B M C Durfee High School in Fall River, shot himself after students daubed the building with green paint. The landmark school, presented to the city in 1887 by Mrs Mary Young, had been under Borden's care.
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Fall River
Peleg Borden
B. M. C. Durfee High School
Borden
Mary Young
Temperature Yesterday at Thompson's Spa
The report lists yesterday's average temperature at Thompson's Spa 219 Washington Street as 72 degrees. It compares to the average yesterday for this date last year at 68 degrees.
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Thompson’s Spa
Washington Street
Dv.s Ciee
Morse bargains for suits and trousers in Morse-made line
The ad touts Morse marked down Blue Serge suits from $10 to $7.50 with pure wool and fast color guarantees. It promotes fancy worsted ceviot options and extra trousers at deep cuts, listing prices from $7.00 to $2.50, highlighting substantial money savings.
Britain presses Russia to amend contraband list
London reports Britain remains dissatisfied with Russia over contraband rules as the two nations discuss changes after a meeting between Foreign Secretary Lord Lansdowne and Russian ambassador Count Beckendorff. They debate phrasing like etcera and the impact on neutral shipping amid wartime tensions.
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London
Associated Press
Great Britain
Russia
Count Beckendorff
Great Britaan
Foreign Office
Lord Lansdowne
Japs Capture Russian Destroyer at Chefoo Harbor
Aug 12 report states the Russian torpedo boat destroyer Ryeshitomi, arriving from Port Arthur, was captured by Japanese forces at Chefoo. After engine trouble, dismantling was underway. a boarding party seized the ship, a Russian wounded, and the Ryeshitomi was later towed out as two Japanese destroyers lay nearby under dark conditions.
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Chefoo
Ryeshitomi
Port Arthur
Associated Press
Baltic Fleet Officers Told to Be Ready to Sail Sunday
Cronstadt Aug 11 Admiral Biri loff ordered Vice Admiral Rojestvensky and his staff to move aboard the battleship Souvarom and be ready to sail for the Far East on Aug 14. The Baltic fleet will include the fleet’s command staff on this prelude to operations in the Far East.
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Baltic Fleet
Cronstadt
Biriloff
Rojestvensky
Baltic
Souvarom
Far East
Japs Reported 14 Miles West of Liaoyang
An Associated Press correspondent, after returning from Anping, reports Japanese forces occupying Houtsiatze about 14 miles west of Liaoyang. They are not advancing but reconnoitering within a mile of Anping as two strong columns push toward Mukden and toward the Yantai coal mines amid muddy roads and heavy rains.
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Liaoyang
Associated Press
Anping
Houtsiatze
Mukden
Yantai
Turning Movement on Mukden Reported in August Dispatch
Aug 11 LIAOYANG Heavy Japanese northward movement described as a turning maneuver toward Yantai or Mukden. Chinese bandits bold near Yantai mines attack Russian scouts from a joss house. 100 assault a military telegraph station but are repelled. Viceroy Yuan Shi Kai rumored to move north with his army, yet no hostile action reported.
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Liaoyang
Yantai
Mukden
Joss
Yuan Shi Kai
Russiaunlikely to modify contraband list says foreign office
St Petersburg August 11. At the foreign office the question of revising the contraband list is not under consideration and little likelihood of changes in Russian declarations at present. Novosti urges acceptance of American and British views to prevent discontent among neutrals.
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ST. Petersburg
Foreign Office
Novosti
Alleged New York Crook Captured Here
John Moore alias John Maginnis, a notorious New York pickpocket, was taken into custody in Castle Square by Inspectors Wise and Kelley of Chief Watts staff. He reportedly served a Sing Sing term and was paroled recently. He is held for New York authorities for parole violation.
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John Moore
John Maginnis
New York
Castle Square
Wise
Kelley
Watts
Sing Sing
Japanese Crossing River North of Liaoyang Near Benitzu
Belated dispatches from Anshanshan report Japanese forces opposite General Mistchenko withdrew eastward and, as the despatch was fired, moved up toward the Taitse River on the other side of the mountain range. Two divisions were reported advancing toward Benitzu, bridging the river 28 miles northeast of Liaoyang.
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ST. Petersburg
Anshanshan
Mistchenko
Taitse
Benitzu
Liaoyang
Fresh Air Mission Outing For 100 Children
The Clara Frances Towne Fresh Air Mission took 100 poor children from all directions on an outing to City Point yesterday afternoon. President Bancroft of the Boston Elevated Railway Company provided free transportation. Luncheon and games followed. Mrs. E S Towne, president, plans to take 100 Post newsboys to Revere on August 24 or 25.
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Clara Frances Towne
City Point
Bancroft
Boston Elevated Railway Company
E. S. Towne
Post
Revere
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