Father's Lost Baby Found After Kidnap Plot Unfolds
Boston police recover ten month old Ralph Stephen Thomas after a complex tale of alleged abduction by unknown thieves. John Franklin Thomas, architect, and his wife recount weeks of clues involving neighbors, a bicycle woman, and a park sighting, leading to a dramatic reunion at Dell Avenue Roxbury with the infant unharmed.
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John Franklin Thomas
Boston
Brownville
Halifax
Bartlett Street
Karl Nestery
Dell Avenue
Roxbury
Ralph Stephen Thomas
Zunner Bros
Thomas's Strange Story in the Roxbury Park Chase
A man named Thomas is questioned by Captain Dugan and Inspector Cleary about a child he claims to have found or lost. He recites a long tale of pursuit from Roxbury Crossing to Franklin Park, with a mysterious carriage and a bicycle woman, while reporters watch. The story appears coached and inconsistent, and Thomas admits no clear truth as the investigation continues.
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John Franklin Thomas
Charles Thomas
Northboro
Boston
Mr. Nessery
West End
Tremont Street
Nessery le
Dugan
Iampeot
Cleary
Lotus
Captain Dugan
Post
Phan
Ralph
Dudley Street
Thomas
Coretesse
Meee Clark
Swell
Mah
Aes Dan
Aera
J. W. Bright
Roxbury
Mass
Philippines
San Francisco
Inspector Cleary
Roxbury Crossing
Charles
Parker Street
Tremont
Ney
Francia Street
Sagae
Hit
Forest Hills
Morten
Franklin Park
Anarchist Riot in Paris Ends with Church Desecration and Arrests
Turmoil erupted in Paris as anarchists led by Faure and d'Horr clashed with police from Place de la Republique to St. Ambroise and St. Joseph churches. Towers of violence saw fires, smashed religious art, and injuries. twenty-five arrests followed as officers regained control near Gare de l Est.
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la Petite Republique
Socialiste’ Polit
Anak Rye
Sebastian Faure
Faberot
Fingleader
Faure
Place de la Republique
Peure
Henri a’Horr
Place de Mn
M. Quiltez
Place de da
d’Horr
Joseph Ferrier
Jean Perrin
Chateau A' Haupatracks
Horr
Firearma
Church of St. Ambroise
Faubourg du Temple
Rue Darboy
Rue
St. Maur-Papincourt
St. Josep
St. ‘Joseph's
Abbe Lacour
Gare de l'Est
Saiveral
Boulevard de Magenta
Rue de Chabrol
Rue de Gyro
Guerrilles
Republican Guards
Teberet
Avenue de Taillebourg
Atoney
Journal du Peuple
Dreyfus
An- Gfehists
Bas Arumont
Dull Fight Between Italians Ends in Stabbings in Crescent Place
A savage late afternoon fight in a yard at 31-2 Crescent Place West End involved two Italian men in stilettos and a peacekeeping Italian. A knife injured both combatants, one man fled pursued by police, and a bystander named Mike was slashed as the melee spilled into a passageway. A voyeur Hebrew boy described the scene as unstable and heated.
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Crescent Place
West End
Horgan
Ting
Union Station
Quartale
Mike
Stoley
Tong
Ae Eaid
Senese
Iim
Baby Case Shocks Boston Hallway Entry
At 8 46 Thomas bursts in with a baby in his arms causing a startled scene in the hallway. An android and Mr Nestery witness the dramatic moment as a distraught woman wails My baby. My God. over the infant, while city police search frantically for the child.
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Mr. Nestery
Thomas
A ‘Police Department
Boston
Fragmentary clash as infant harmed in domestic scene
The readable portion shows a man named Thomas brushing past a woman and violently placing an infant on a sofa then throwing himself onto a bed. A distraught mother in white reacts with effort and fear as she guards the child amid the tense moment.
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Thomas
Trolley Collision Injures Thirty North of Philadelphia
A head on trolley crash occurred today near Norristown in Montgomery County. Thirty people were injured and some believed fatally hurt.
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Philadelphia
Norristown
Plymouth Township
FragmentaryCrime Item Near She Lael Station
A garbled report notes a death near Sharon and a rail line north of She Lael station around midday. Readable fragments mention a named street and location in Boston area, with unclear details and references to resistance indicators.
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Sharon
She Lael Station
MiTachington Street
Boston
Outing Club Presentation Notes Drafted
Outing Club records outline an upcoming event with members listed including Harry Hilton Bugent Memagen and several others. The fragmented text references a venue at Aspens Fi ce Haan and notes about attendees such as Henry en, John eoeiay, Daniel Yowsen, Kal, C M 4 ne i Wit, and Billings fe on Jo O Brien.
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Harry Hilton
Bugent Memagen
Eoeiay
Daniel Yowsen
John
el Saph
Lkor
Ren Billings Fe
Jo ‘O’brien
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Francis Street
Brookline
Brady
R. Thomas
Albe
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Blossom Street
Delle Avenue
Mrs. Thomas
Newspaper Row
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U. S. Engineering, Corps
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Mike Storey
Flilipe Quartale
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Pate
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