Clever work of Burgess Collins and Hooley lead to capture in Arlington
Police credit Arlington Patrolman Hooley and Motorman Collins with arresting highwaymen Peter Rosa and Carl Norvis after they were identified in Woburn. The men were brought to Arlington police station at gunpoint, and witnesses from Woburn were to identify them at East Cambridge jail.
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Burgess
Collins
Hooley
Arlington
Littl Sherwood van Tassell
Sturgis Street
Edward Holland
Massachusetts General Hospital
Peter Rosa
Carl Norvis
James F. Collins
Arthur Burgess
Woburn
Adams Square
Grovestret
Post
Pasengers
Norvis
Rosa
JW. Foley
East Cambridge
Bristow Karneiosy
New England
Yeggman
Burlington
Chief McDermott
Daniel H. Hooley
Urquhart
Moore Street
Cambridge
Williams Street
Chelsea
Desperate Yeggs Nabbed In Boston Area Holdups
Norvis and Rosa, known Woburn and Burlington yeggs, were captured after a chase from Arlington to Grove street station. Police credited Officer Hooley and railroad workers Burgess and Collins with the arrest, while Holland and Welsh lay dying and other victims recover in Massachusetts General Hospital.
Desperate yegg duo captured after raid at East Cambridge
A crowd of nearly 1000 watched Rosa and Norvil escorted to East Cambridge jail after a bold attempted robbery. Officers McKenna Tarr and Coady guarded the handcuffed duo as the two men were weighed and identified at Bertillon tests. Fred Bowers later identified them on a Boston Northern line car, linking the crime to Pinehurst Park operations.
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Woburn
Rosa
Norvil
East Cambridge
McKenna
Tarr
Yoggs
Winchester
Charles W. Dailey
Cambridge
William Fallon
Thomas Coady
Cambridge Police
McKenna and
Peter Rosa
Carl Norvil
Norvis
Fred Bowers
Boston & Northern Road
Bowers
Medford
Bedford Road
Burlington- Billerica
Pinehurst Park
Post Descriptions Spark Arlington Bandit Capture
Motorman James Collins and Conductor Burgess credit the Post for identifying two bandits on their car bound for Arlington police, aiding Arlington officer Hooley. Collins recalls spotting the suspects from the Post description and coordinating the stop and arrest at Arlington station. Bronchitis note ends crassly with an advert for Brown's Bronchial Troches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgess
Arthur
Arlington
Hooley
Edwards Victim of Murderer in New Haven Case
New Haven Conn Feb 7 A long investigation concludes Charles A Edwards of New York was murdered not suicide. Edwards body with a bullet hole was found at the Hiller homestead 117 College Street Jan 3 1906. Coroner Mix had ruled death by own action. The inquiry led by nephew Attorney W H L Edwards with Dr Arthur J Wolff assisting.
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New Haven
Conn
New York
Arthur J. Wolff
Coroner’s finding on Edwards death shocks city
Coroner Mix concluded Charles A Edwards shot himself with a 22 revolver then died in his bed. Dr Wolff disputed suicide claiming Edwards was murdered, faint movement after head wound, blood in house not from Edwards, and a killer lay in wait. Insurance payout prompts release of the contested case details.
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Mix
Edwards
Hiller Homestead
Wolff
Charles A. Edwards
Dr. Wolff
Young Woman Hangs Herself in Harlem Boarding House
A 25 year old Canadian woman who had recently traveled from Montreal hanged herself in a Harlem boarding house room. She left no clue to her identity or motive. A pocketbook contained a dated promissory note to Miss Hebert and a Montreal street railway transfer. The body was found with a clothes line around the neck.
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New York
Montreal
Harlem
Yailway
Jealous Husband Accused by Eureka Merchant in Divorce
Myra Darden of Eureka accuses Levi T. Darden of jealousy in a San Francisco divorce filing. She says he pulled her from church to avoid looking at the preacher, staged a scene at a summer resort over assisting an elderly paralytic, and claimed she flirted with the surgeon during an appendicitis operation.
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San Francisco
Levi T. Darden
Eureka
Myra
John Atkins Ends Career With Cunard Steamer Service
John Atkins, a Cunard Steamship Company captain for 25 years, died at his Liverpool home aged 65. He rose from junior officer in 1873 to captain of the Almira, Catalonia, Pavonia, and Sylvania, including command of the Catalonia during the Boer War. The Pavonia was later found crippled after a three week disappearance before reaching the Azores. He retired five years ago.
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John Atkins
Cunard Steamship Company
Liverpool
Cunard Company
Almira
Catalonia
Pavonia
Sylvania
Azores
Frohman engages Irish players for New York Irish plays
Charles Frohman has engaged a company of Irish players formerly with the National Theatre Society of Dublin to produce Irish plays in New York. In Winthrop, the high school basketball game ended 29 to 8 as Winthrop defeated Lowell with a series of brilliant plays.
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Frohman
London
Charles Frohman
National Theatre Society of Dublin
New York
Winthrop
Winthrop High School
Lowell
Submarines Return to Port After Open Sea Attempt
Submarines Cuttlefish Taran tula and Viper with gunboat Hist returned to the navy yard after an ineffectual effort to reach the open sea. Lt Charles B Courtney said damage to the Cuttlefish propeller caused the retreat rather than rough seas. Dry dock tomorrow will reveal the blade injury. repairs are expected to be straightforward.
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New York
Navy Yard
Charles B. Courtney
Sandy Hook
Marquart
Simple home remedy for rheumatism and kidney trouble
A New York health publication promotes a home mixture using Fluid Extract Cassation, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. Adults take a teaspoonful after meals and before bed with two glasses of water, claimed to cleanse kidneys and ease rheumatic pain, with a local pharmacist supporting its eliminative action.
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New York
Iull
Virgin Oil of Pine Promises Quick Relief for Coughs
A medicinal advertisement touts Virgin Oil of Pine as a purifier and healer for coughs colds hoarseness and bronchial irritation. It claims kidney benefits and rapid lame back relief, urging purchase of a genuine pure compound from Leach Chemicals Co Cincinnati, dispensed in 1 2 oz vials with sealing wooden cases and directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leach Chemicals Co
Cincinnati
Woman badly burned in house fire at Charlestown address
Mrs. Susan Lehman, 46, of 4 Adams street Charlestown, severely burned when a wrapper caught fire in her sitting room. Neighbors and Dr. Edward Plummer aided, but she remained on the dangerous list at Relief Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Lehman
Adams Street
Charlestown
Relief Hospital
T. E. Mulcahy
Lehman
Rich spoiled children blamed for lack of home discipline
East Orange N J February 7 School Superintendent Vernon L Davey voiced a sharp critique of wealthy families. He said the well to do community overindulges its children and home discipline often fails to train them to instant cheerful obedience at school.
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East Orange
N. J
Vernon L. Davey
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Tom Curley
Ward 17
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