Snow Robbery On Brookline Street Leaves Police Clueless
Boston civil engineer F. A. Snow was held up at gunpoint on a well lit Brookline residential street and robbed of 40 dollars. Two thieves fled. no clues were found. Snow is brother to Brookline High School teacher William L. Snow. Police say the crime appears planned and local, with no proven link to a separate assault nearby.
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Brookline
F. A. Snow
Boston
Mr. Snow
William Ll. Snow
Brookline High School
Jeanette Marshall
Jack the Slugger
Corey
Brookline Police
United After 48 Years Wakefield Family Reunion Planned
Charles A. Hilton of Wakefield has found his sister Irene C. Rumrill of Randolph Vermont after 48 years apart. They split in Epping New Hampshire when their father Horace Hilton died in 184? The siblings had two sisters, Susan White of Lynn and Sarah Johnson of Strafford New Hampshire, and all four plan a reunion next month.
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Susan White
Lynn
Sarah Johnson
Strafford
N. H
Dennison Enters Ninth District Race Against Conry Kellher
Charlestown leader Joseph A. Dennison, Harvard educated 34, declares candidacy for the Democratic nomination in Boston’s Ninth District. Ward chairmen weigh Conry Kellher and Dennison with local loyalties and pledges shaping early support and opposition dynamics.
Mary Daniels Attacks Waiter With Potato Masher
Mary Daniels, described as colored, attacked a waiter with a potato masher after being asked to pay for a heavy meal. She struck the man in the head and then struck at the cashier’s stomach, later rapping the heads of passersby before two patrolmen seized her and took her to the station.
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Mary Daniels
Carrie Nation
Chambers Street
Mary
McGovern KO’s Reed in sixth round bout
New Britain highlights Hughey Mc Govern stopping Willie Reed of Brooklyn in the sixth round of a 20 round National A C bout. McGovern controlled the action throughout the match.
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New Britain
Conn
Hughey McGovern
Willie Reed
Brooklyn
National A. C
McGovern
Outing and Blue Serge Suits on Sale
A local store advertises Outing Suits at five dollars and Blue Serge Suits at seven fifty, marked down from eight and nineteen dollars respectively.
Gardner Knocks Out Jack Root in Seventeenth Round
George Gardner of Lowell Massachusetts stops Jack Root in the seventeenth round at Salt Lake City after a hard edged bout. Referee Harry Hynds presided as both fighters delivered livering body blows and exchanges, Root fading after the fifteenth round and the bout ending when Root could not continue.
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Salt Lake City
George Gardner
Lowell
Mass
Jack Root
Gardner
Root
Jack Donnelly
Thomas Murtaugh
Aleck Greggains
Dave Barry
Harry Hynds
Cheyenne
Mystery in Dana’s Arrest Sparks City Police Probe
An elderly man in stylish dress was taken to police headquarters by Inspectors Cleary and Chapman after four hours of questioning. The man, held on suspicion, was later moved to the city prison for the night amid a web of hotel stops and a claimed Masonic lodge dinner scheme. The woman and child arrived at the hotel to see the prisoner, and the couple used the name Mr and Mrs H Dana of Boston. The Berkeley Hotel arrest followed hotel inquiries about a dinner scheme and potential money collection. Police withheld the man’s name, noting he is a well known social and political figure in New York.
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Philip O'Brien
Keliher
Conry
Ward 4
East Boston
Lane
The
Bath Commission
Conry. I Suppose It Is Not Fair To Charge Mr. Lane
Arthur W. Harrington
Henrys. Fitzgerald
Martin M. Lomasney
Daniel J. Driscoll
Kelcher
Cleary
Chapman
Thorndike
H. Dana
Boston
Berkeley
Boylston Street
Post
New York
marriage of Miss Cullen to Mr Curtiss Jones in Boston
An August wedding at noon unites Miss Marion Gertrude Cullen of Dorchester and Mr Percival Curtiss Jones of Toledo. Both families are notable, Miss Cullen being the late Thomas Cullen’s daughter, a prominent Boston broker.
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Marion Gertrude Cullen
Dorchester
Percival Curtiss Jones
Toledo
Miss Cullen
Thomas Cullen
Boston
Toledo Mayor’s Son to Wed Shore Acres Actress in Private Rite
The oldest son of Mayor Jones of Toledo and a Shore Acres leading lady will marry in St. Peter's Church Meeting House Hill with only immediate families present. Miss Sadie Cullen will be maid of honor and Mr George Holbrook of Toledo will be best man. The couple plans a Canada honeymoon then residence in Toledo in a house given by the mayor.
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Mayor Jones
Jones
Sadie Cullen
George Holbrook
Toledo
Canada
Montreal
Great Lakes
Miss Adams Case On Vitriol Charge Set For Today
The Dorchester woman Mabel Adams faces a vitriol throwing charge against Benjamin F. Leach of Jamaica Plain from July 31. Leach counters with an assault claim, to be heard at the West Roxbury Police Court before Judge Howard this morning.
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Miss Adams
Mabel Adams
Dorchester
Benjamin F. Leach
Jamaica Plain
Howard
West Roxbury
Leach
Pants Makers Union Seeks Six Month Wage Agreement
The Pants Makers Union 173 asks contractors to sign a six month scale. Five firms including Renlichter Fin kelstein Goldstein Leveritz Albert and Folk sign, employing 25 percent of Boston’s trade workers, prompting expectations that remaining employers will join.
Louisville man shoots self at Hotel Cecil
Dennis Shannahan, a Louisville commercial man, shot himself in the chest at the Hotel Cecil yesterday. He spent a comfortable night at the Relief Station in Haymarket square and, though in critical condition, physicians say there is no immediate danger of death.
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Dennis Shannahan
Louisville
Cecil
Haymarket Square
Joe Nelson Sets World Record Over 20 Miles in Pittsburg
Joe Nelson tonight broke the world record for 26 miles with a 27:18 time for 20 miles, defeating Freeman and McFarland. The performance surpassed the previous 27:34 2-5 mark, marking a major endurance milestone in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Joe Nelson
Freeman
McFarland
Nelson
Cushing Press Offers Free Witch Hazel With Purchases
The Cushing Medical Supply Co announces rising sales of its pure liquors and invites customers to buy Holland whiskey California wine and Witch Hazel with a free pint on a $2 cash purchase. Located at 580 Washington St Boston Massachusetts.
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Cushing Medical, Supply Co
Washington St
Boston, Mass
May Van Alen Suitor Death Follows Firearm Suicide
The suitor of May Van Alen killed himself with a large 38 calibre bulldog revolver after a disputed engagement. The body was sent to New York for burial. Miss Van Alen, Mr. Van Alen, and family were shocked by the tragedy.
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Ocal
Remington
New York
Remington Bros
City
Newport
Miss van Alen
Sarah
Robert J. Collier
Mr. Remington
Miss May van Alen
van Alen
Pittsburg
Duke OF Roxburghe
May van Alen
Duke OF Manchester
Miss Zimmerman
Cincinnati
May Van Alen’s engagement to Remington shocks New York society
Miss May Van Alen, Astor family heir with a $6,000,000 fortune, became linked to Robert Reading Remington, a middle‑aged advertising man, after breaking from strict upbringing. The pair’s courtship followed shared tastes and opera interests as they balanced society scrutiny and personal independence.
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Mrs. Astor
May van Alen
Robert R. Remington
Miss van Alen
Mr. Remington
Harry Lehr
Duke of Manchester
Duke of
Astor Family
James J. van Alen
Henry Astor
Miss May van Alen
Europe
England
Sloan Wins Belfast Bye-Election Over Dunbar Buller
London reports Thamas Sloan, backed by the Protestant Association, wins the Belfast South bye-election by 826 votes over Unionist Charles W. Dunbar Buller. The result signals a split in the Orange ranks and discontent with government Irish land policy, seen as a setback for Prime Minister Balfour.
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London
William Johnston
Belfast
Thamas Sloan
Protestant Association
Charles W. Dunbar Buller
Orange
Sloan
Balfour
Powers to Expose Backers in Montreal Testimony
Peter Power, a mysterious plaintiff against the railroad trust, says he will testify in New York tonight. He plans to reveal how he was induced to pose as plaintiff to shield stock market conspirators and contradict testimony from top railway men.
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Montreal
Que
New York
Peter Power
Great Railroad Trust
George Alfred Lamb
F. S. MacLennan
Mr. Lamb
Power
Lamb
Aerial Stunts At Combination Park Delight Medford Crowd
A large crowd gathered at Combination Park in Medford yesterday as the ape aeronaut and parachute jumper completed two successful ascensions. Raymon Moore performed well with Sweet Maggie May and others like Trixeda, Lelan the Hoity-Toity girls, and Ed Marvelle the acrobatic tramp also drew strong scores.
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Combination Park
Medford
Raymon Moore
Maggie May
Trixeda
Lelan
Ed Marvelle
Adams for Congress in Eleventh District
Colonel Melvin O. Adams of Ward il announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination in Illinois eleventh district. He vows to lead the party in the first battle on a new congressional battlefield, saying the district's business and citizenship merit honorable representation. He notes strong party support from friends and a large element of the district desires his candidacy.
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Melvin O. Adams
Ward Il
Congress
Eleventh
Longshoremen Union Officers Elected at Regular Meeting
At International Hall on Commercial Street the Longshoremen Union held its monthly meeting and elected officers for the coming year. New officers include Martin S. McCormick as president Terrance H. McIntire as vice president Arben S. Craney as financial secretary John Napier as treasurer Matthew J. McLaughlin as recording secretary Michael Cadire as marshal Morris O Dwyer as sergeant at arms John Briody Roderick R Campbell Patrick Butter Thomas O Gilligan and Michael Cadire as trustees.
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International ‘Longshoremen’s Union
International Hall
Commercial Street
Martin S. McCormick
Terrance H. McIntire
Arben S. Craney
John Napier
Matthew J. McLaughlin
Michael Cadire
Morris 0. Dwyer
John Briody
Roderick R. Campbell
Patrick Butter
Thomas O’gilligan
Hart Decisions Stift After Six Rounds In Chicago Bout
Marvin Hart of Louisville earned the decision over Billy Stift of Chicago after six rounds of awkward fighting in Chicago tonight.
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Chicago
Marvin Hart
Louisville
Billy Stift
Sanford's Ginger: a trusted remedy for hot weather ailments
This ad touts Sanford's Ginger as a valuable stomach and nerve aid during heat, claiming it improves appetite indigestion bowel troubles weakness and sleeplessness. It notes ingredients French Brandy imported Ginger and aromatics and warns to insist on the trademark wrapper.
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Sanford
Dorchester Man Injured After Fall From Car
Charles McQuade aged 50 of 120 Selden Street Dorchester was found in a vacant Dorchester lot near Capen and Norfolk at about 7 45 pm with a skull fracture. He said he fell from a car and walked a long distance before collapsing in a field. He was taken to City Hospital for treatment.
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Capen
Norfolk Streets
Dorchester
Charles McQuade
Selden Street
Phillips
City Hospital
McQuade
Boutwell Sought For Congress In Fourth District
A movement supported by prominent Democrats in Massachusetts fourth district aims to nominate Ex-Governor George S. Boutwell for Congress. The district, then represented by Republican Charles Q. Tirrell of Natick, last elected a Democratic Congressman in 1890.
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George S. Boutwell
Congress
Charles Q. Tirrell
Natick
Alderman O Leary proposes forced marriage for city officials
Holyoke alderman and father of 11 vows to introduce an ordinance requiring all high earning city officials to marry or face dismissal. He cites his own happiness since marriage and plans to apply the rule to those making over 700 dollars yearly, drawing on remarks from city engineer James L. Tighe about married colleagues.
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O’leary
Holyoke
O'Leary
James L. Tighe
Tighe
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