Blunder leads to mistaken police shootout at railroad tower
In a staged vigil at a signal tower near Beach street, officers and Italian residents misidentified patrolmen as Black Hand targets. A shotgun volley mortally wounds two officers. three suspects are captured after a closet raid as others flee. The incident follows a threatening letter to Mrs. Lepore demanding 2000 dollars.
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Hall
Clark and
Cooper
di Angelo
Beach Street
Angelo Amerano
Amerano
Angelo
Clarke
Prendergast
Collins and
Gale
Clark and Cooper
Collings
Dickens Street
Park Street
Nelson Barn
Collins
Nelson
Nelson House
Bernard Doherty
Nelson Yard
McGuinness
O’brien
Nicholas Pettiti
Monaghan Destroyer Damaged Crashes At Wharf
The torpedo boat destroyer Monaghan suffered two large holes in its port bow and frame damage after crashing into the torpedo station wharf at Newport Rhode Island. The ship was towed to New York for repairs after the reversing gear failed and the vessel plowed through 29 feet of resistance and 15 feet of shore. An official inquiry will be held early this week.
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Wewport
R. I
Monaghan
New York Navy Yard
Taft to Take Rest in Beverly Before Western Trip
President Taft begins two weeks of rest in Beverly starting tomorrow to be refreshed for his September 16 departure on a western trip. No callers at Paramatta during this period. only essential public business will be conducted. Today he and Mrs. Taft visited Old South Church where Rev. A. Grant preached.
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Beverly
Taft
Paramatta
Old South Church
Taft Heads to Paramatta and Ipswich for Speech Prep
After church President Taft and Mrs Taft lunched at Paramatta then toured in a motor to Ipswich. Charley Taft joined the President in Boston to meet Horace Taft, his professor at Watertown Conn. Horace Taft will stay a week with the President. The President plans extensive drafting for 200 speeches on tariff currency conservation peace and reciprocity during his western trip.
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Paramatta
Taft
Ipswich
Charley Taft
Boston
Horace D. Taft
Watertown
Conn
Horace Taft
Jamaica Plain Man Dead in Maine Home
Freeport Maine Aug 27 William H Campbell of Jamaica Plain Mass died at his summer home Bustins Island aged 25. He was the son of Mr and Mrs William A Campbell of Jamaica Plain. Burial will be at Boston Monday.
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Freeport
William H. Campbell
Jamaica Plain
Mass
Bustins Island
William A. Campbell
Boston
Giblin Defines Position as to Election Board
Thomas J. Giblin of East Boston states under the direct primary law the Election Commission handles only certification. His papers are certified, with a Tuesday deadline to file at the State House. he plans to file Monday and asks friends to reject rumors and support him in the primaries.
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Sir
Election Commission
State House
East Boston
Thomas J. Giblin
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