Donkey Engine Blast Kills Six On Barge Paterson
New York August 2. Six men were instantly killed and another seriously injured when a boiler exploded aboard the barge Paterson, owned by the Erie Railroad. The blast occurred during a boiler test in a small hold room. Four machinists died, and Captain Martin N Hopkins of East Boston among the named dead. Mrs Hopkins survived with her 14 year old son severely bruised.
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New York
Paterson
Erie Railroad Company
Captain Hopkins Remembered in East Boston Tragedy
Captain Hopkins, a boiler explosion victim and longtime East Boston resident, was known for bringing his wife and 14 year old son on summer cruises. His wife and son survived aboard the Patterson. Hopkins had two brothers in East Boston, Frank H. and Charles H., while details about Engineer Gibbons and Deck hand Brightman remained unclear in Winthrop and Boston.
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Captain Hopkins
East Boston
Patterson
Frank H
White Street
Charles H
West Eagle Street
Engineer Gibbons
Brightman
Winthrop
Boston
Tiger Cat Tige Forces Rats Overboard On Ship Voyage
New York reporters recount a dramatic aboard the Atlas Line steamship Valdivia voyage. The crew killed 50 banana rats in 30 minutes and then flushed 500 more to the sea. Tige hunted the rat patriarch for six hours, both dying in a final leap into the sea.
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New York
Atlas Line
Valdivia
Kruger
Peter Rosencranz
John Hansen
Tige
Salem Boy Killed by Auto on Beverly Salem Bridge
Aug 23 Fred A Minnigan was struck and killed instantly while standing with other boys on the Beverly Salem drawbridge. The auto owned by B Parker Bradbridge was driven by Henry Currier. occupants gave statements and left addresses at the police station.
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Salem
Fred A. Minnigan
Beverly-Salem Drawbridge
B. Parker Bradbidge
Henry Currier
Noel Leads at Democratic Gubernatorial Primaries
Jackson Miss August 23 The result of yesterday's primary for the Democratic nomination is in doubt with complete unofficial returns from all but 10 counties showing Noel leading by about 1009 votes.
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Jackson
Miss
Noel
Last Game Today in Frederic P. O'Connell Cup
The season finale of the Frederic P. O Connell memorial cup features Dorchester Centrals versus Neponset Ramblers at the Dunbar Avenue playground at 3 30 p m. Paul Everett will pitch for Dorchester with Fitzgerald catching. O Neil pitches for Ramblers and Gove to bat.
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Frederic P. O'Connell
Lincoln Pitcher Cicotte Sold to Boston for 2500
Eddie Cicotte, star pitcher of the Lincoln baseball club in the Western League, has been sold to the Boston American League team for 2500 dollars. He will finish the Western League season with Lincoln and join Boston after mid September.
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Taylor
Lincoln
Neb
Eddie Cicotte
Lincoln Baseball Club
Boston
Cicotte
Postmaster Duped by Con, Thief Loots Springfield Safe
A bogus inspector distracted Postmaster Smith of Mitteneague West Springfield with a tale of a monument. While amused, the man robbed the office safe of about $500. The postmaster refuses any monument now.
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Springfield
Smith
Mitteneague
West Springfield
Collins Club Plans Canton Outing With Whitneys Leading
The Collins Club of South Boston finished arrangements for its annual outing at Canton tomorrow. A 20 member committee was appointed to oversee details. Henry M. Whitney and ex-Congressman McNary are expected to attend. Cars depart C Street at 9 o'clock.
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Collins Club
South Boston
Canton
Henry M. Whitney
McNary
C Street
Cat Tabby Audiences at Cornell as University Educated Pet
Professor Wilder profiles Tabby a ten year old cat with a university education said to descend from a mother and grandmother also educated at Cornell. The feline enjoys carnations avoids high notes and likes to hear Herbert Spencer read aloud. Correction comes by snapping ears or sprinkling with water.
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Herbert Spencer
Zoological Congress
B. G. Wilder
Cornell
Garden of Eden
Wilder
College Hall
Tabby
Wilder trains coati and dancing mice at congress
Professor Wilder demonstrates a captive coati reacting delightedly to touch. Dr Yerkes discusses the dancing mouse, describing education of mouse responses to light and a revocable electric setup. Prof Brooks questions heredity and variation, arguing natural selection adapts rather than fixes traits.
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Wilder
Francis of
W. Keith Brooks
Johns Hopkins University
Congress
Ten years for robbing a girl in New York
In New York on August 22 Harry Bradshaw described as a publisher received a sentence of ten years and six months in State prison for robbing Elizabeth Erlich an 18 year old from Berlin Minnesota who had come to seek a publisher for her mother's book. She confided her aspirations to him and he took $380 from her during the robbery.
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New York
Harry Bradshaw
Elizabeth Erlich
Berlin
Minn
Bradshaw
Injunction Stops Winslow Over Naumkeag Buffing Assets
The Circuit Court of the United States issued an injunction restraining Sidney W. Winslow as trustee from disposing of any property possessions or patents of the Naumkeag Buffing Machine Association until further orders from the court in the ongoing litigation with Globe Buffer Company Association led by Walter H. Barney.
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Naumkeag Buffing Machine Association
Sidney W. Winslow
Globe Buffer Company Association
Walter H. Barney
Circuit Court of the United States
Haywood Abandons East Visit Over Health
Milwaukee dispatch reports William D. Haywood secretary treasurer of the Western Federation of Miners, canceled his planned East visit due to ill health after his murder acquittal in the Steunenberg case.
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Milwaukee
Wis
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Steunenberg
Idaho
Lavash Sentenced to Reformatory for Assault
Judge Schofield in Superior Criminal Court yesterday sentenced 21 year old Charles J. Lavash to the Massachusetts reformatory after a verdict of guilty on assault. Police report the incident occurred on the Chelsea end of the East Boston bridge, with other charges of assault and robbery not pursued.
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Schofield
Superior Criminal Court
Charles J. LaVash
Kilmartin
Chelsea
East
Boston
Massachusetts Reformatory
Drowned Rocking Boat Tragedy in Chicago
Nels Rasmussen an insurance agent and property owner drowned yesterday in a Chicago river incident after a playful attempt to frighten a young girl by rocking a boat. The accident occurred as the boat capsized during the prank. Rasmussen was a known local figure and his death shocked the neighborhood.
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Chicago
Nels Rasmussen
Waterbury Canoeist Drowns. Partner Rescued
George F. Farnham of Waterbury drowned off Walnut Beach after his canoe overturned in rough water a half mile from shore. His companion Ralph Benedict, also of Waterbury, swam to a launch and clung to it until rescue this morning.
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Walnut Beach
Conn
George F. Farnham
Waterbury
Ralph Benedict
Faithful Dog Guards Cell Door At Newton Police Station
Timothy Cronin a West Newton man jailed for drunkenness is kept in a Newton cell while his St Bernard refuses to leave, lying at the cell door and whining as officers offer water. The dog followed Cronin from his Cherry street home to the station and stayed through the ordeal, showing apparent devotion.
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Newton
Timothy Cronin
Cherry Street
West Newton
Cronin
St. Bernard
Henry Bates
Niles Upset by Palmer in Newport Tennis Match
Harvard champion N. W. Niles falls to R. H. Palmer in four sets 5-7 8-6 8-6 4-6 6-2 at Newport. Remaining round matches feature Westfall of New York vs Larned, Hobart vs Johnson, Mollenhauer vs Huss, and Palmer against LeRoy.
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Newport
R. IL
N. W. Niles
Harvard
R. H. Palmer
H. L. Westfall
New York
W. A. Larned
Clarence Hobart
W. F. Johnson
Philadelphia
H. Mollenhauer
Semp. Huss
San Antonio
Englewood, N. J
Robert LeRoy
Honest Boston man returns found $100 bill at Saratoga
Diogenes would applaud Thomas K Hughes of 27 Bowdoin street for his honesty when he found a $100 bill at Saratoga and returned it. Godfrey S Mann of 6 Wall street, New York, praised Hughes confirming he owned the bill and gratitude for the act.
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Diogenes
Boston
Thomas K. Hughes
Bowdoin Street
Saratoga Race Track
Godfrey S. Mann
Philadelphia
Wall Street
New York
Hughes
Mann
Bostonian
Train-Strike Fatality Near Enfield Claims Lowell Man
J O Day of 431 Andover street Lowell was struck by a Maine Central train at Enfield this afternoon. He survived initial injuries but died shortly after. The accident occurred during daylight and authorities began a routine inquiry into the mishap.
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Bangor
J. O'Day
Andover Street
Lowell
Maine Central
Enfield
Worsteds and Cassim Suit Sale Prices Listed
Cut to $35 grade at $25, $22.50, $20, $18, and $16.50. Multiple suit grades from $15 to $8 with various price points and a line noting another month of wear before a near new suit next year. Light-weight blue serges 20 percent off remaining stock.
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Cassim
New England
W. L. Douglas
Washington St
Columbia Theatre
Cor. Castle
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C. A. Gibbons
Claude Neiff
Hoboken
Edward Hersey
Jersey City
N. J
Lawrence Fitzsimmons
John Dyer
Oliver Brightman
Salem Boy
Fred O’connell
Prof. Wilder
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BEITH
Brooks
Chickering
THE
Coati
Dancing Mice
Professor Brooks
Haywood
Lavash
MY Boyle Bros
Washington Street
Mate
Old South Clothing Co
Hanover Street
Sterling Ale
Rueter & Company
GojeliMlosel, Adams Square
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Lexington
Kentucky Racing Association
Big Bargain Clothing Co., Inc
Hanover St
American House
South End
Lamb’s Stone
Lamb
Veal
North ST
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Sudbury
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