Ferry tragedy as engineer dies after fall on Re Vere
The ferryboat Re vere on the Chelsea line carried passengers unaware that its engines ran without a pilot. Engineer Thomas Cragin, 65, of East Boston, fell, struck his head, and died at Relief Hospital after being found unconscious in the engine room. The vessel steered to its Boston berth with the assist of the assistant engineer.
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Revere
Chelsea
Thomas Cragin
Gladstone Street
East
Boston
Relief Hospital
Cragin
Portrait of Roosevelt Sparks Flag Protest at Party HQ
Grand Army officials condemn a large photograph of Colonel Roosevelt and a bandanna handkerchief nailed to the American flag at Progressive party headquarters. The admirer placed them believing no disrespect was intended, and removal was expected today. Edward O. Skelton voices that the flag deserves higher honor than political display.
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Grand Army
Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Edward O. Skelton
Dorchester
Murchie Pays His Bailiffs
United States Marshal Major Guy Murchie drew from his private bank account to fund federal court bailiffs whose salaries were blocked by Taft’s veto of the appropriation. He has advanced $925 to his office attaches, enabling deputy marshals to take vacations while awaiting his own salary.
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United States
Major Guy Murchie
Taft
Major Murchie
Uncle Sam
Policeman Delivers 4 Year Old From Fire at Suffolk Street
Lynn August 16 Patrolman Andrew Sherry risked smoke and flames to rescue 4 year old Thomas Ryan from a burning home at 31 Suffolk Street. He forced entry through two doors and retrieved the unconscious child before firefighters arrived. The fire caused $100 in damage.
Warrant Issued for Miss Trevor in Nickerson Office Shooting
City Marshal John J. Mack directs action based on testimony from carpenter Howard W. Little who witnessed the woman. The deputy marshal swore out the complaints on evidence and confirms the woman’s identity as Miss Trevor.
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Howard W. Little
John J. Mack
Miss Trevor
Nickerson
Departure of Haverhill gas chief amid Trevor threat
Thomas Nickerson will quit Haverhill next Wednesday amid fear Miss Margaret Trevor may return. Frank M. Roberts of Fall River to succeed him, while police pursue Trevor on a concealed weapons charge. Nickerson’s departure and Trevor’s looming visit prompt grand jury consideration and possible Jane Doe proceedings in September.
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Thomas Nickerson
Haverhill
Haverhill Gas Company
Margaret Trevor
Frank M. Roberts
Fall River
Nickerson
Stone & Webster
Miss Trevor
Horace M. Sargent
Hiram W. Pearson
Peggy Love
Miss Love
T. Nickers
York Beach
Miss Trever
Mack
Havana
Grand Jury
Jane Doe
Horsford's Acid Phosphate Ad But Indigestion Relief
An old advertisement promises relief from indigestion nausea insomnia headache and acid stomach after meals by taking Horsford's Acid Phosphate. The copy emphasizes quick soothing effects and general stomach distress remedies.
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Horsford
Plan to Keep Ulster Apart
The Opposition leader in the House of Commons A Bonar Law has not publicly replied to Churchill s accusation of Conservative incitement in Ulster revolt Plans claim Ulster provisional government taxation diversion from Dublin and militia raising will be revealed on Ulster Day September 28 with religious services and covenants to resist home rule and back a provisional government
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London
House of Commons
A. Bonar Law
Winston Spencer Churchill
Admiralty
Dublin
Ulster
Becket Inquest Set After Apparent Drowning Death
Painter Charles Becker will be the principal witness at the district court inquest into his presumed death by drowning on July 25. His body was found in Lyman's pond and identified by his wife, but Becker appeared alive last Saturday claiming he was working in Newton. A dispute arose between Waltham cemetery commissioners and the poor department over payment for Becker's grave.
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Waltham
Charles Becker
Becker
George L. West
Lyman
Mt. Feake
Newton
Waltham Cemetery
Poor Department
12 000 Miles for Funeral
Washington Aug 16 The Secretary of State Philander C Knox special ambassador of President Taft to Emperor Yoshihito left Washington with Mrs Knox and Ransford S Miller to attend the funeral ceremonies of the Japanese Emperor Matsuhito in Tokyo on September 15 or 16. It is expected the party will return to Washington in early October.
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Washington
Philander C. Knox
Taft
Yoshihito
Japan
Fire destroys Wood Island Park bathhouse at Wood Island
A morning blaze at Wood Island Park East Boston destroyed the main bathhouse. Authorities say incendiary origin caused about 9500 in losses. Distance from stations and hose lines hampered firefighters, allowing flames to spread rapidly.
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Wood Island Park
Boston
East Boston
Piston Rod Forces Train Halt Near South Boston
The piston rod on the locomotive of the South Braintree local broke near the South station yesterday at 1 41 PM. The train stopped at the exact spot in South Boston where a Cohasset wreck occurred. The broken rod dragged along sleepers for a stretch before a second engine arrived after a 20 minute delay and temporary repairs allowed the journey to continue.
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South Braintree
South Station
South Boston
Cohasset
Child's Leg Broken by Heavy Ice Wagon
An 18 month old boy Harry Grosack son of Harry Grosack of 49 Lyme street Malden was playing in Suffolk square Malden yesterday afternoon when a heavy ice wagon ran over him breaking his right leg in two places He was treated by Dr H B Hoberman at Malden Hospital and is expected to recover
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Harry Grosack
Lyme Street
Malden
Suffolk Square
H. B. Hoberman
Malden Hospital
Dover Street Elevated Service Diversion Begins Saturday
Beginning Saturday night August 17 at about 8, weather permitting, elevated train service at Dover Street will run on the south bound track in both directions to accommodate changes at the station. The diversion continues until work is finished probably by Monday.
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Dover Street
Manning Jr. admitted to bar after Harvard Law School
John P. Manning Jr. has been admitted to the bar. He is the son of John P. Manning, clerk of the Superior Criminal Court, and recently graduated from Boston College and Harvard Law School. He has joined the law office of Michael J. Sughrue.
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John P. Manning, JR
John P. Manning
Superior Criminal Court
Boston College
Harvard Law School
Michael J. Sughrue
Shoe Spy Sues for Five Thousand Dollars
Frank Morrison of 5 Asylum street sues United Shoe Machinery Company in Suffolk Superior Court for 5000 dollars. He alleges the company used stolen factory secrets from the Thomas G Plant shoe works in Jamaica Plain, after spending over half the amount to obtain them.
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Frank Morrison
Asylum Street
Superior Court
Suffolk County
United Shoe Machinery Company
Morrison
Thomas G. Plant
Jamaica Plain
Spy case shadows Morrison as factory probe unfolds
Morrison, an Armenian ex-employee, claims 12 years at Plant factory and work as a spy for United Shoe Machinery Company. He says suspicions, lost pay, and legal danger drove him toward ruin, debt, sickness, and threatened suicide, while denial and legal action cloud the matter. Frick hosts a broad lawn fete clashing with elite social circles.
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United Shoe Machinery Company
Morrison
Shoe Machinery Company
Husband Held for Murder in Charlestown Knife Slaying
John W. Wallace of 10 Mansfield Place Charlestown was charged yesterday with murder after his wife died of a knife wound. He is held without bail for the grand jury. Mrs. Mary Foley of Henley Street Charlestown was held in $300 as a witness, and the five Wallace children were sent to the Home for Destitute Catholic Children on Harrison Avenue.
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John W. Wallace
Mansfield Place
Charlestown
Relief Hospital
Mary Foley
Henley Street
Wallace
Harrison Avenue
Packard Shoe Sale For Men at Bargain Prices
Genuine Packard Oxford shoes offered by S. H. Harrison Company at 666 to 672 Washington Street corner Beach. Shoes priced at $2.95 during the stock clearance.
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Packard
United States
Packard Oxford
S. H. Harrison Company
Washington Street
Corner Beach
Millionaire Frick’s fete ends with exclusive summer party
At Pride’s Crossing, the Frick estate hosted a mixed day and evening event. About 500 attended the afternoon, with 750 invited for a lawn dance but the plan shifted due to late confirmations. Sousa’s band performed after 7 as security tightened for evening guests.
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Frick Estate
Mr. Frick
Frick
John Philip Sousa
Pride's Crossing
Pride’s Crossing
Beverly Farms
Beverly
Fairyland North Shore Dance Draws 500 Guests
Uninvited guests anchored offshore while an orchestra played at the stand once used by Sousa. The event moved indoors before 9 pm and featured 500 guests dining on the veranda as Frick motor boats lit the water. The dance, the biggest of the year, wrapped up by Saturday dawn.
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Frick
Sousa
Bride and Groom Weigh In at Brooklyn Matrimonial Bureau
In New York on August 16 Miss Alpine Blitch 630 pounds and Louis Henry Aiken 1385 pounds obtained a license to wed. An alderman tied the knot half an hour later. When asked for her occupation the bride answered Demonstrator of avoirdupois.
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New York
Brooklyn
Alpine Blitch
Louis Henry Aiken
Boston Bores Artist Pennell
Artist Joseph Pennell denied calling Boston unpaintable but admitted that Boston bored him in a Philadelphia letter. He said he found Boston neither interesting nor capable of big or dignified subjects to draw.
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Joseph Pennell
Boston
Philadelphia
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