Slippery rails blamed for Portsmouth tram collision
A rear end crash on the Portsmouth electric railway injures four, with Mrs. T. H. Berry and Miss Kate Keenan among the wounded. Motorman Ericson suffers internal and leg injuries as the two loop cars collided after car No. 23 paused at Columbia. Doctors Berry and Eastman treat the injured.
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T. H. Berry
Kate Keenan
M. M. Dukeshire
Ericson
Portsmouth
N. H
Lynn
Oxford
Market Square
Knowles
Plains
Christian Shore
Columbia
Woodbury Avenue
Dearborn Street
Salisbury
Wakefield Firemen Discharged in Major Scandal
In Wakefield on August 28 Chief W E Cade dismissed William Atherton and James Leat from the local fire department for conduct unbecoming firemen. Investigators cited delayed response to a blaze at Leonard Coulter’s residence on Grafton court and observed two young women leaving the Greenwood hose house after the first alarm.
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Wakefield
William Atherton
James Leat
W. E. Cade
Leat
Atherton
Leonard E. Coulter
Grafton Court
Greenwood
Greenwood Hose Company
Greenwood Hose
Trustees Act On Robinson Resignation At Museum
The trustees of the Museum of Fine Arts will meet this afternoon to act on the resignation of Edward Robinson, director and curator of classical antiquities at the museum.
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Robinson
The
Museum of Fine Arts
Edward Robinson
Museum
Faces Identified by 61 Witzhoff Victims in Robbery Case
Eleven of the 61 probable victims of Dr. George A. Witzhoff have identified his photograph. The case involves robbery, including money and jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Witzhoff
7 Wives in 7 Days Record Claimed for Dentist
Dr George A Witzhoff a Swiss dentist is alleged to have married and robbed at least 61 women across the United States. It is claimed he conducted seven wedding ceremonies in seven days establishing a sensational record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Witzhoff
United States
Multimarried Dr. Witzhoff Sought in Bigamy Case
Miss Etta Randall of Cambridge says she wed Dr. Edmund Reiter Muller two years ago and he also married Anna Otto Parkhill under that name and Dora Dorf as Weston. A June 9 1904 New York indictment for bigamy exists. dozens of wives report being deceived by the man whose affable exterior hid crimes.
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Witzhoff
Anna Otto Parkhill
Sayville
L. I
Dorn Dorf
New York
Weston
Etta Randall
Boston
Muller
Widow
Newark
Sophie Youcker
cceesCesCe
Annie Davis
Miss Chapman
Chicago
Marie Obermeyer
Milwaukee
H. Weston
Johanna Piser
Duluth
Mary Thorpe
Brooklyn
L.w.de Laurence
Dora Goldbaum
Dr. Witzhoff
River Street
Cambridge
Edmund Reiter Muller
Miss Randall
Dora Dorf
East One Hundred and Twenty-third Street
Woman accuses off duty officer of assault in Fleet Street
Flora Katzev of 83 Webster Street East Boston says an intoxicated officer assaulted her in Fleet Street late Saturday night while she and her husband Ed Katzev were shopping. She described being pulled into the road and labeled a common woman as a crowd looked on. Police Station 1 pledged full assistance. officials doubt any on duty officer was involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Katzer
Post
Hampden Outing Club Reunion Moves to Sunday
The Hampden Outing Club of Ward 17 holds its third annual reunion at Hock's Grove Needham after postponement to avoid clashing with the St. Patrick's branch Foresters of America Roxbury outing. Alder man Frank J. Linehan Hon John F Fitzgerald and John B Moran among expected attendees. Four special cars will carry participants from Hampden and Chadwick streets at 10 a.m. Sunday.
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Hampden Outing Club
Ward 17
Hock’s Grove
Needham
St. Patrick’s
Irish National Order
Foresters of America
Roxbury
Frank J. Linehan
John F. Fitzgerald
John B. Moran
Hampden and
Chadwick Streets
Man's spine fractured after stair fall at Compton Street
Daniel A. May, 26 Compton Street, fell down stairs Saturday night and fractured his spine. He was found paralyzed below the waist and taken to City Hospital where doctors fear death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel A. May
Compton Street
City Hospital
Fools Do Not Sin Sermon Sparks Debate
Reverend J. Frank Knotts of the First M E Church preached on Sin Its Results and Remedy asserting fools and imbeciles do not sin because they lack reason while those with brains and deceitful hearts commit sin. The provocative sermon drew attention for its strong phrasing and moral framing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Knotts
M. E
Dr James M Solomon Absorption Method Claims Cure for Cancers
Doctor James M Solomon advertises an absorption treatment claiming cures for cancers tumors and chronic blood diseases over 25 years. He states patients pay only if cured and offers free consultations with medicines supplied to those eligible. He invites visits to 2A Beacon Street with office hours listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Solomon
Beacon Street
Agreed On The Slayer Near Readfield Me
Deputy Sheriff Fred W Brown says the killer of Mattie Hackett is identified and an arrest will come when the time is right Authorities believe a solid case is forming but a week more of freedom may be allowed Mrs Raymond linked to the crime remains calmly confident and declares innocence as officers observe her under scrutiny. Carroll Hopkins notes Bert Raymonds odd behavior the night of the murder Major Hartnett and Deputy Brown survey Kent s Hill area to pin down the time of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readfield
Mattie Hackett
Fred W. Brown
Mrs. Raymond
Raymond
Carroll Hopkins
Elmwood
Post
Bert Raymond
van Camp
van Camp Packing Company
Indianapolis
Ind
Rev J P Bixby denounces graft in Revere licenses
The Rev J P Bixby from the Associate Congregational Church in Revere accuses local officials of graft, charging illegal Sunday licenses for bar rooms and easy money flowing to selectmen. He urges law and decency on Revere beach and Nanasket.
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Board of Selectmen
J. P Bixby
Associate Congregational Church
Revere
Bixby
Nantasket
Revere Beach
Franklin Park
Missing Sailor Believed Lost From Regina Off Nahant
Michael Curtin of East Boston, a crew member of the fishing schooner Regina under Captain Jeremiah Shea, disappeared after a trip to Lynn. Observers believe he may have fallen overboard while hoisting a dory for a second trip, as the dories remained secured on deck and the Mary A. Whalen nearby did not assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Curtin
East Boston
Regina
Jeremiah Shea
Nahant
South Channel
Lynn
James Carney
Curtin
Brookline Rebels Against Classical Music in Band Show
A Brookline revolt over classical pieces erupts at a Saturday night band concert by the Boston Band under A S Wonson. Fans cheer ragtime and popular tunes while critics and the Brookline Educational Society defend more serious works. The conductor notes suburban audiences prefer light fare and ragtime, predicting a revised program next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookline
Bedelia
Richard Wagner
Brookline Educational Society
Boston
A. S. Wonson
EB. N. L’africaine
Boston Municipal Band
Boston Common
Typothete Strike Expands Across Chicago Printers
Chicago unions plan a citywide strike of 37 Typothete shops by midweek and may extend within a week to 12 major Midwest cities. Local 10 seeks eight hour shifts and closed shops. Strike funds rising. 900 workers out with a $1,000,000 reserve, $8,000 weekly added to the defense fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Archbishop Williams to Officiate Brighton Retreat Opening
Archbishop Williams expected to officiate at the opening of the two weeks retreat at St John’s Diocesan Seminary Brighton this evening. He will be assisted by auxiliary Bishop John J Brady and Mgr William Byrne with over 100 priests attending. Jesuit William O Brien Pardow will deliver the sermons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archbishop Williams
St. John’s Diocesan Seminary
Brighton
John J. Brady
Boston
Mgr
William Byrne
William O’brien Pardow
S. J
New Yorks
Maryland
Jesuits
F. B. Conlin
Williams
St. John’s Seminary
Street chase ends in raid in East Cambridge
A man claiming to be Michael Lynch led officers to 143 Gore Street in East Cambridge where Lynch was captured and a liquor raid occurred. Lynch, charged with larceny, was arrested while the raid netted beer. the case goes before Judge Almy in the Third District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Cambridge
Michael Lynch
Everett
Scully
Shannon
Gore Street
Nora Lord
Lynch
McBride
McKeown
Jaynch
Almy
Third District
One Teacher to Every 71 Pupils in Country
Census bulletin from Washington reports an average of one teacher for every 71 pupils nationwide, or 140 teachers per 10 000 pupils. The study notes teachers outnumber clergy lawyers and physicians combined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
Walter F. Willcox
Cornell University
Rescued Crew From Waterlogged Norwegian Bark Sieben
The Maryland reports rescuing the crew of the Norwegian bark F. C. Sieben, aground 600 miles west of Lizard Head, after fire set aboard the waterlogged hull. The Sieben’s captain Knudson, sailing from Conway to Tangier to load lumber, recovered the crew on August 24.
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London
Lizard Head
Baltimore
Maryland
F. C. Sieben
Sieben
Knudson
Conway
Wales
Tangier
United Kingdom
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