Two Women Seek Lost Husbands in Boston Search
Mrs Elizabeth Burke of Providence and Mrs John Hanson of Byfield search Boston for their missing husbands Joseph Burke and Mr Hanson. Burke last seen seven years ago. Hanson left home Wednesday for Lynn and Revere Beach with $250 and did not return. Police have no trace and foul play is suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Burke
Providence, R. I
John H. Hanson
Byfield, Mass
Boston
Joseph Burke
Providence
Rhode Island
Mr. Hanson
Byfield
Lynn
Revere Beach
Auto Trip of 1500 Miles Finished by Melrose Woman
Mrs. A. Shepherd and her husband completed a 1500 mile auto tour in ten days. They traveled through Worcester, Springfield, New York City, Jersey City, Newark, Hackettstown, the Delaware Water Gap, Scranton, the Susquehanna River corridor, Lehigh Valley, Harrisburg, Reading, Staten Island, back to New York and Boston. The seven horsepower light car performed without breaks or tire punctures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Springfield
New York City
Jersey City
Newark
Hackettstown
Delaware Water Gap
Scranton
Susquehanna River
Lehigh Valley
Harrisburg
Reading
Staten Island
New York
Boston
Riley Strawfoot Embraces Rest Amid Landscape Gibe
A playful exchange about Riley Strawfoot enjoying a quiet moment while admiring the scenery, with one character urging him to move or react. The tone is light and introspective, capturing a whimsical slice of daily life.
Heroic rescue by patrolman saves two park actors
Riverside August 20 Patrolman Doyle of the Norumbega Park police saved actors James Sherman and Frank Dunstan from the Charles River after their canoe capsized. Dunstan, unable to swim, sank but Doyle, still in uniform, swam and rescued him, bringing both to shore and the park station before they left for Auburndale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park
Weston Bridge
Auburndale
Boy Killed by Fire Escape in Graves Block
James Freeman 12, son of Eugene C Freeman, was killed when a fire escape rope loosened and a heavy mass fell on him as he played with friends on Main Street after Sunday school. His skull was cleft and death was immediate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfifild
James Wm. Freeman
Eugene C. Freeman
Graves
Main Street
Freeman
Mark Twain Recovering from Severe Gout in Norfolk Cottage
Samuel L. Clemens known as Mark Twain is recovering from a gout attack at Edgewood cottage in Norfolk rented by his daughter Miss Clara Clemens. He was stricken a week ago and remains very ill as of August 20 in Winsted Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winsted, Conn
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Edgewood
Norfolk
Clara Clemens
Meritorious Sketch Drawings by Young Readers
A Boston Daily Post youth sketch contest features numerous entries with humorous and imaginative titles such as Birds of a Feather Flock Together and The Scarecrow's Trouble. Editors critique each piece, noting originality, humor, and naming, and promise a further list of 100 young artists in Tuesday's Post.
Children Sketch Contest Letters From Readers Publish Requests
A collection of brief reader letters to the Boston Post editor describes young artists sending in drawings and hoping for publication. Names and addresses from Allston to Charlestown appear along with titles like A Country Home and Wel comed at the Farm as children seek acknowledgment for their artwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Sarah L. Legge
Riverdale Street
Allston
P. S
Boston Post
Eugene Murphy
South Framingham
Co. L. Hurlburt
Vane Street
Mary A. Murphy
Essex Street
Salem
Two Comic Sketches From Boston and Arlington Suburbs
The notes praise two drawing subjects by Jacob Poslonsky of Boston and Walter L Morse of Arlington Mass. Poslonsky’s piece titled The Captain's Busy Day is described as comical with a very good subject and name. Morse's Marketing is noted as a clever and comical subject with a good name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Nelson
Kent Street
Haverhill
Mass
Mildred B. Parker
Kilton Street
Dorchester
Jacob Poslonsky
Wall Street
Boston
Walter L. Morse
Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington
Tax Dodgers of New York
Millions of dollars in personal assessments have been sworn off by New York City residents claiming legal residence elsewhere. The city tax commission has pursued them to the countryside and ordered rural assessors to tax the New Yorkers. Notable names include Henry W. DeForest, Sadie Crane White, William Jay, Paul Dana Adams, Josephine H. Canfield, Florida H. Clark, Paul Tuckerman, William F. Dunning, Laura A. Palmer, Arthur Iselin, and Levi P. Morton with assessed amounts ranging from $100,000 to $1,075,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Josephine H. Canfield
Florida
H. Clark
Paul Tuckerman
William F. Dunning
Laura A. Palmer
Arthur Iselin
Levi P. Morton
Boycott Pressure Eases as Conger Mission Deemed Superfluous
In Shanghai on August 20, reports say the campaign against American goods is weakening and the planned mission by former Minister Conger is viewed as unnecessary, reducing tensions between nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Conger
Moros Unite to Honor Taft in Zamboanga Pageantry
Advices from Zamboanga report three Moro demonstrations honoring Secretary of War Taft. Tribes in Moro provinces and leading Dattos took part in a procession drill by Moros, a parade and native dances. Night events included a dance at the Army and Navy Club and a Mindanao Club reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Zamboanga
Taft
Motos
Army and Navy Club
Mindanao Club
Is Maine's Liquor Law 10 Be Modified
Augusta Maine August 20 report on a reception for Vice President Fairbanks and wife includes a talk with Governor Cobb and Senator Hale. Maine congressmen worry about effects of stricter prohibitory regulations amid current politics and lobbying from influential figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Augusta
Ellsworth
Hale
Fairbanks
Cobb
Engagement Rumors Gate Manchester Society Circles
Society notes report Miss Margaret Head engaged to Philip Stockton of Beacon Street with reactions from Boston and coastal hosts. Stockton Harvard graduate, siblings listed, couple at Sedar Point Wareham. Also noted are Miss Kate Storrow in Lucerne, Miss Marion Fenno at Newport, and Dover growth as a fashionable retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Head
Beacon Street
Charles Head
Philip Stockton
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Miss Head
Manchester
Mary Head
William A. Rose Sell
Stockton
Harvard
Tloward Stockton, Jr
Lawrence M. Stockton
Marion Fenno
Newport
Louise Baldwin
Miss Fenno
Edward Nicoll Fenno
Fennos
Cape Cod
Makatkwik
Falmouth
Walter Hunnewell
Commonwealth Avenue
Wellesley
Dover
Robert
Minot
Mannings
Richard Walden Hale
Arthur Edward Davis
Boston
Coolidge’s Point
Francis L., Higginson, Jr
Port
Higginson
Legion
Lucius M. Sargent
T. Jefferson Coolidge
Thomas Newbold
H. Coryell Chester
Richfield Springs
Chester
Lake Canadaraga
Plan to raise U S Army to 250000 men
Washington officials plan to put the available army on a war footing of 250000 men. A plan to submit to Congress calls for a National Reserve of 100000 with filing addresses and $8 annual pay. The National Guard would bring total fighting strength up to 250000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
United States
Congress
National Guard
Boscombe Valley Murder Case Moves to Assizes
Holmes and Watson travel to Boscombe Valley after the death of Mr McCarthy in a suspected willful murder. The victim, his son James, and lodge-keeper reports set the scene for a tense inquiry with a quarrel and bloodstains near Boscombe Pool. The case hinges on circumstantial evidence and the murdered man's blunt weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson
Holmes
London
Boscombe Valley
Ross
Herefordshire
John Turner
Australia
McCarthys
William Crowder
Boscombe Pool
Patience Moran
McCarthy
Mr. McCarthy
Uncle Billy Kissed by a Lovely Maiden at Coney Island
New York. Uncle Billy Fordham of Port Jefferson L I, 82, found a pocketbook with eleven dollars at Coney Island. A fashionable maiden rushed to kiss him after declaring her name was Delia from Brooklyn before vanishing amid the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Billy Fordham
Port Jefferson
L. I
Coney Island
Uncle Billy
Delia
Brooklyn
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Allston Street
West End
Hanson
Melrose
Riley Strawfoot
G’wan
Stormer Barnes
Riverside
Ellsworth M. Salis
Clifton Street
Portland
Nellie Majore
Water Street
Everett
Big Bear
Pauline
Berwick
Fern Avenue
Amesbury
H. E. Brown
Park Street
Charles Chauncey
High Neck
Mary Cox
Dudley Street
Roxbury
Mary J. Dowcette
North Wilmington
Ella Fish
Kimball Street
Concord
N. H
Miss Mabel
Leary
Mountain Avenue
George Morris
Pleasant Street
Lawrence
Clover
Marion Mason
Walpole
Thomas F. Rattiga
Cedar Street
Charlestown
Elizabeth Rosenthal
Stevenson Avenue
Charlestown Square
May Stroth
Galeria Street
Emilie Steenson
Savin Hill Avenue
Albert Semmes
Arsenal Street
Watertown
Jessie Stager
Saugus
Stella BF
Taber
William Avenue
Billy Venner
N. B
Marguerite Coughlin
Easton Avenue
Hyde Park
Florence Bigelow
Oakdale Avenue
East
Dedham
Sir
Thomas F. Rattigan
Cedar Street, Charlestown
Judson Webster
Hampton Beach
Frank Bettie
Acton Street
Lawrence, Mass
TAX Dodgers OF
MOROS
L. Cc
U. S
Sherlock
Zzepost? Publise
ING Compa
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Harper Bros
Sherlock Holmes
Anstruther
Afghanistan
Paddington Station
Hatherley
Charles McCarthy
Turner
Ney
Hatherley Farm-house
James McCarthy
Billy
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