Lawson Reveals Copper Range Mystery Tangle
Thomas W. Lawson explains the Copper Range dispute triggered by Albert C. Burrage selling 70 000 Copper Range shares and William A Paine of Paine Webber contesting transfers. He recounts the buildup to consolidation and Paine blocking moves to seize equity amid looming litigation.
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Burrage
Paine
State Street
Thomas W. Lawson
William A. Paine
Paine, Webber & Co
Albert C. Burrage
Lawson
Mr. Lawson
Copper Range-Trimountain
Mr. Paine
Mr. Burrage
Mir. Paine
Roosevelt Arbitration Proposal Sparks International Debate
Reports from Portsmouth detail President Roosevelt's arbitration proposal relayed by Baron Rosen to M Witte and Emperor Nicholas. It may cover indemnity and Sakhalin cession, with unclear reference to Japan. Both Takahira and Witte previously rejected arbitration, though Witte softened last week. Further confirmation expected.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Roosevelt
Baron Rosen
M. Witte
Nicholas
Sakhalin
Japan
Takahira
South Cove Gang Roundup Targets Notorious Robbers
Police from Station 4 began rounding up the South Cove gang after a series of robberies and hold-ups around South station and Kneeland Albany and Beach streets. The gang terrorized the area for years and committed hundreds of bold crimes in the rookeries that stood on the current South station site.
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South Station
Kneeland
Albany
Beach Streets
Station 4
Old South Cove
Behan Victim Of Old South Cove Gang Assault
Dennis Behan of Quincy was assaulted and robbed about midnight Saturday, beaten into insensibility and left on the sidewalk. Two youths found him and took him to Emergency Hospital. His nose was smashed and lip cut. $6 stolen. Police rounded up suspects including Danny Coffey James McCarthy Dan Clouherty and Jack Crohan.
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Dennis Behan
Quincy
Finnerty
Old South Cove
Danny Coffey
Jocko Kelley
Charlestown
James J. McCarthy
Dan Clouherty
Jack Crohan
Deputy Hanscom Ill in Portland During Vacation
Deputy Superintendent of Police Orrin ton M. Hanscom is seriously ill at the Hotel Lafayette in Portland Maine. A despatch summoned his wife to visit him and she departed on the 9 45 train. Physicians report stomach trouble as the cause. Hanscom began vacation on Thursday and fell ill Saturday after traveling by train.
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Orrinton M. Hanscom
Lafayette
Portland
Hanscom
Firebug Devastates Medford Church and Blocks
Aug 20 Medford reports a large fire ruin of a church, warehouses, a fire engine structure, and homes. Officials pursue the mysterious arsonist or arsonists as the city mourns the loss and begins legal action.
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Medford
Fires devastate city as investigators chase elusive arsonists
Chief Bacon Captain Ordway Acting Chief Jewell and State Officers Smith and Rice lead a large force sweeping every district for arsonists after last night and morning fires. Rumors fade with no solid clues as investigators, fire inspectors, and detectives press on amid a terror reign with no arrests or motive found.
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C. E. Bacon
Fire Department
Ordway
Jewell
Smith and Rice
Nellie Sturdevant
Medford
Winthrop Street
Bacon
Post
Firebug Thwarted as Oil Waste Found at Dorchester Entry
Sergeant Maynes of Division 11 reports the timely discovery of 10 pounds of oil soaked waste in the rear entryway of 1264 Dorchester avenue yesterday noon. Police believe this thwarted another attempt to fire the long three story wooden block.
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Dorchester Avenue
Maynes
Division 11
Fire and Stampede After Zionist Platform Collapse
A blaze and stairway collapse at a building owned by the White estate cause police to hunt a firebug. Injuries mount as 500 people are crushed during a rabbi led ceremony with 800 Zionists and hundreds more in the crowd. Five hundred injured, several listed as seriously hurt. Authorities expect an arrest today as investigations continue.
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A. G. Ashinsky
S. Graffman
A. Bloom
Nathan Nathanson
Adam Lesteweski
Bribe Probe Opened Into East Boston Dock Tracks
A grand jury in Suffolk County will hear the East Boston dock track case tied to the National Dock Trust. The July 17 aldermen order, vetoed July 27, and later overridden amid claims of illegality trigger a broad probe. About 40 witnesses, including aldermen and dock trust officers, are to testify. A $50 check from Burroughs & De Blois to Political Publishing Co. surfaced, cashed by John Keenan, with Edward Keevin involved. Continued on Page 6-Fifth Column.
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Grand Jury
Suffolk County
National Dock Trust Company
Boston
Sughrue
Dugan
Dock Trust
Platform Collapse At Synagogue Corner Stone Ceremony
More than 500 people were plunged 15 feet into a cellar when a platform collapsed during the Beth David Russian Hebrew Orthodox Synagogue cornerstone ceremony on Miller street in Pittsburg. Many were cut and bruised but no fatalities are reported.
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Pittsburg
Beth David
Miller Street
Boston Area Fair Weather Ahead Monday and Tuesday
The forecast calls for fair skies and warmer temperatures for Boston and nearby areas on Monday and Tuesday with southeasterly winds.
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Boston
Vicinity
Temperature yesterday at Thompson Spa
The thermometer at Thompson Spa on Washington Street recorded yesterday's temperatures with readings around the mid to upper sixties and a high near 74 degrees. Readings show fluctuations through the day from about 63 to 74 degrees with several values in the mid sixties.
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Thompson Spa
Washington Street
Father John's Medicine Promises Pure Nourishment
An advertisement declares Father John's Medicine as pure nourishment for thin and run down people, claiming it builds them up and improves health.
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John
Sheriff closes on Kent's Hill murder suspect
CLOSING ON READFIELD Maine Aug 20 Sheriff Frank H Ham tightens the hunt for the woman he accuses of strangling Mattie Hackett near her home at Kent's Hill Friday night Police report a tangible clue as investigators press the case Jealousy is cited as the motive An inquest is set for Tuesday afternoon possibly delayed
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Readfield
Frank H. Ham
Mattie Hackett
Kent’s Hill
Kennebec County
Ham
Boston Post
Murdered girl laid to rest as suspect watched at funeral
A sobbing crowd attended the funeral for Mattie Hackett in Union Chapel as investigators from Lewiston Waterville and Bangor kept close watch on a woman linked to the strangling. Officers shadowed the house and inmates since Saturday, ready to arrest if she left the village. Continued on Page 4-First Column.
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Mattie Hackett
Union Chapel
Lewiston
Waterville
Bangor
Brown
Ham
Boston Central Labor Union Delegates Power to Prosecute
The Boston Central Labor Union authorized President Peter W. Collins and colleagues Frank K. Foster Fred Kneeland and Henry Abrahams to prosecute for criminal libel against Martin H. Ryan. Collins also reported bribery charges and described Alderman Curley’s unfriendly attitude toward the labor delegation.
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Boston Central Labor Union
Peter W. Collins
Frank K. Foster
Fred Kneeland
Henry Abrahams
Martin H. Ryan
Collins
Board of Aldermen
Curley
Butte Train Wreck Kills Twenty at Depot
Great Northern fright train struck a crowd at the Butte Anaconda Pacific station. Twenty persons killed and many injured.
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Butte
Mont
Great Northern
Columbia
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific
Castro Orders Big Venezuelan War Material Purchase
A Venezuelan official in Europe has placed orders for torpedo boats guns and ammunition totaling about 2 5 million dollars the largest war material purchase by Venezuela. An American source says President Castro vowed to fight the Yankees and complained about President Roosevelt appointing Judge William J Calhoun as special commissioner to Caracas. He stated no Roosevelt emissary would be allowed to land in Venezuela.
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New York
Venezuela
Europe
Castro
Yankees
Roosevelt
William J. Calhoun
Caracas
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Russia
Tokio
M. Sato
Hanscom III
Seek Medford Hrebug Gang
Baptists
Aid Methodists
White Estate
Jacob Isaacson
Isaacson
Linehan
C. L. U.S Threat
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