Theft at Haller Residence Baffles Lexington Police
Lexington police remain puzzled by the Haller home robbery at 197 Westminster Avenue. Anna Latzes, the Baltic Russian domestic, told the Post the assailants bound her, gagged her, and fled after dark, while officers sought an interpreter to verify the language clues.
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Haller
Westminster Avenue
Lelington
Anna Latzel
Lexington
Anna lLatzes
A. J
Arlington
Anna Latzes
Post
Kurland
Russia
Etta Michelson
Lowell Street
Quincy
Revolution in M. E. Missions
New York reports a major church reorganization in the Methodist Episcopal church. The foreign mission and some departments split from the church to form an independent Home Missionary Society planned to raise 1 million dollars for home field work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Methodist Episcopal Church
Home Missionary Society
Cries of Lynch The Murderer After New Haven Shooting
In New Haven Conn on January 1 Samuel Knox a colored man was captured after allegedly shooting Frederick McGann nephew of State Senator James E McGann near Church and Crown streets. McGann died at New Haven Hospital. A crowd cried Lynch the murderer and police moved Knox to headquarters to prevent violence.
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New Haven
Conn
Lynch
Samuel Knox
Frederick McGann
James E. McGann
Church and
Crown Streets
McGann
New Haven Hospital
Harry Center’s Horse Shocked in Moore Square Incident
In Medford on January 1 a horse owned and driven by junk dealer Harry Center was shocked by electricity at an iron water trough near an electric light pole. The current is believed to have come from the nearby pole, throwing the horse and Center to the ground.
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Medford
Moore Square
Harry Center
Center
Midnight raid leads to seizure of valuable State Street goods
Police seized a large inventory from a room on State Street after a suspected larceny involving a lathe and dozens of jewellers and machinists tools. The suspect Wilson was arrested on sight and led officers to the items in a fifth floor maze of property. The haul included two brand new American flags, a bicycle, a grindstone, and numerous tools, described as the most valuable property in years.
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Teg
McCauley
Wilson
Washington Street
State
Harmon
Henover Street
Ccar
Court Square
State Street
Hanover Street
Tle
Hanscom
Schlehuber
Sweeney
State Street Room
Boston
Final Honors to Rev Fr Orr in Cambridge Mass
Archbishop Williams attends while Most Rev William H O Connell celebrates at St Pauls Church Cambridge for Rev Father William Orr P P beloved pastor who died Sunday Services begin at 6 am with multiple masses and a pontifical high mass of requiem at 10 o clock attended by leading Catholic clergy from across the state
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Orr
St. Paul’s Church
Cambridge
Williams
William H. O'Connell
Holyoke Street
John J. Farrell
St. Vincent de Paul Society
John M. Mulcahy
Arlington
Father Orr
John J. Ryan
James Phelan
St. Mary’s
Charlestown
Richard Splaine
Church of the Sacred Heart
Watertown
Mrs Duff Defends Irish History Claim in School Board Row
Mrs Julia E Duff issues a lengthy statement denying attacks by Mr Matthew Cummings over Irish history in Boston schools. She asserts three charges are true including no class studying Irish history 65 books for 20 000 pupils and that Boston Irish were hoodwinked by the School Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia E. Duff
Matthew Cummings
Suffolk County Board
A. O. Eiy
Boston
Cummings
Ellis
Bravery of Lad Saved Family in Beav er Hill Fire Escape
Milford reports a 10 year old Amos Bell Jr. acted quickly when coal gas fumes from a stove put his parents and siblings at risk. He opened windows, dressed, hitched his father’s team, and drove to Dr. J W Gallagher for help, saving the family from asphyxiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Amos Bell
Beaver Street
Bear Hill
J. W. Gallagher
Boy Hero Rescues Family From Gas Fumes
In a damp night scene, Amos Bell opened windows to save his parents and six siblings after coal gas fumes filled their home. The boy, praised by the doctor and busy at play, downplays his role while describing the quiet rescue and his father’s horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
Mr. Bell
Amos
the Post
DIES WHILE ON VISIT TO HOME WEST MEDFORD
Mrs Willis Conant of Scranton Penn daughter of Professor Lewis Hobb of this place died at her father s home in Medford after a short illness while visiting for the holidays She was well known in Scranton society and the death surprised Medford residents
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Medford
Willis Conant
Scranton
Penn
Lewis Hobb
Conant
Medford
Coal famine not imminent for New England
New England faces no immediate coal shortage says W. R. Bachelder secretary of the Retail Coal Dealers Association. Inland towns cut off from the New York New Haven and Hartford line report scarcity while coastal cities from Fall River to Portland are supplied by barge traffic. Relief promises come from F. E. Harriman of the New York Central system in a communication to Bachelder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
W. R. Bachelder
Retail Coal Dealers’ Association
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Fall River
Providence
Boston
Portsmouth
Portland
Bangor
Boston & Albany Railroad
F. E. Harriman
New York Central
Hudson River Railroad
Bachelder
Mayor’s bid to form finance probe commission faces council jostle
Republican and Democratic factions plan a clash over a proposed order to appoint a city finance commission. Mayor Fitzgerald expects enough Democrats to back it despite Republican opposition. A 6 pm meeting and 8 pm banquet at Quincy House frame a tense evening with a potential ruling on previous questions.
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Common Council
Fitzgerald
Quincy House
Board of Aldermen
Labor Notes Rise of Union Leaders Visit and Meetings
International president James M. Lynch arrives in Boston Friday with International Secretary J W Bramwood and International VP Hugo Miller to confer Monday in Brockton with American Newspaper Publishers Association on a new Brockton wage scale. Massachusetts Prison Commission to probe Deer Island granite work after union protest. possible job reassignment suggested. Electrical Workers' Union 104 elects officers including Ernest B Connors and Duncan McKenzie. union linemen to be employed by Independent Home Telephone Co. Boxmakers Union 201 hosts talks with George M Gunther and state officials. New England district Amalgamated Society of Engineers meets at Phenix Hall. Painters Union 11 installs officers. sick benefits total 2180 last year.
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James M. Lynch
Typographical Union
Boston
J. W. Bramwood
Hugo Miller
Brockton
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Massachusetts Prison Commission
National Granite Cutters’ Association
Ernest Outhet
Alexander Smith
Duncan McDonald
New England District Council
Independent
Home Telephone Company
Union 201
George M. Gunther
Cohen
Driscoll
A. F. of
New England District of Amalgamated Society of Engineers
Phenix Hall
Washington Street
Union 11
Will of Dr James Simmonds Ends Family Fight in Probate
The will of Dr James Simmonds, long resident of Dorchester, admitted to probate after disputes over alleged improper influence. He left most of his estate to a trust lasting 25 years to found the Simmonds Seminary for Orphan Females. His wife and relatives had contested the will before her death. the widow's will now faces the court on the 25th inst.
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James IL. Simmonds
Shawmut Avenue
Everett Street
Dorchester
Simmonds
Boston
New Colony Formed of Pilgrim Fathers
Grove Hall Colony of the Pilgrim Fathers formed last night at Odd Fellows Hall 208 Warren Street by Grand Governor E P Lincoln. Officers named include R S Wyner governor John D Marks lieutenant governor M Cohen secretary Dr Charles Rosenthal treasurer. The supreme colony degree staff performed the initiatory exercises. Wyner is a well known Suffolk bar member.
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Grove Hall
Pilgrim Fathers
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Warren Street
E. P. Lincoln
R. S. Wyner
John D. Marks
M. Cohen
Charles Rosenthal
Supreme Colony
Suffolk Bar
Public Pressure for Electric Rate Probe in Boston
In a January 1, 1907 letter to the Boston Post Joseph B. Eastman calls for an investigation by the Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners into Edison Electric Illuminating Company rates. He argues Edison’s monopoly, public dissatisfaction, and a need for open, thorough inquiry to prevent escalation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Franchise League
Board of Gas & Electric Light Commissioners
Edison Electric Illuminating Company
Edison Company
Boston
Massachusetts
Joseph B. Eastman
Winter Health Resort at Slips Springs Arkansas
The text describes a government owned spa at Slips Springs Arkansas offering curative waters and a fine winter climate. It touts a large health and pleasure resort with 200 hotels under a U.S. government bureau of information project for a book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springs
Arkansas
U.S
Bureau of Information
Eight-Hour Law Violations Charged Against Dredging Firm
United States District Attorney Asa P. French filed information in Boston's federal court accusing Morris and Cummings Dredging Company of permitting workers John Miller Martin Anderson and Fritz Almquist to work over eight hours on December 24 in the Boston harbor 35 foot channel. French pursues enforcement of the eight hour law against contractors on government work and has already filed actions against other firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris & Cumings Dredging Company
Boston
United States District Court
United States
Asa P. French
John Miller
Martin Anderson
Fritz Almquist
French
Arthur Mills Dies Suddenly In New York
Arthur Mills vice-president and general manager of the Merchants' Despatch Transportation Company collapsed and died of heart failure on Fifth Avenue near Forty-sixth Street. The 60-year-old Harvard graduate from Brookline Massachusetts was en route from the University Club after greeting a Harvard classmate for New Year. His wife is reportedly critically ill. His body will likely be transported to Boston for burial.
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New York
Arthur Mills
Merchants’ Despatch Transportation Company
Fifth Avenue
Forty-sixth Street
University Club
Harvard
Mills
Brookline
Mass
Harvard University
Country Club
Boston
Lynn Officials Yet to Act on Trolley Franchise
Lynn January 1 through an erroneous report it was stated that city members refused to grant a franchise to the Boston Eastern Electric railway for passage through this city. No action has yet been taken by city government on the proposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Boston & Eastern Electric Railway
Board of Trade
Massachusetts Pays $1,035,510 in Bond Interest
The Massachusetts State treasurer paid bondholders $1,035,510 in interest yesterday. The amount covers interest on the Commonwealth direct debt of $32,569,750 and the contingent debt of $68,968,412, totaling $101,588,162 in direct and contingent obligations.
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Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Offer Digestive Relief
Free trial package available for Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets advertised as restoring stomach function. Claims include digestion of 3000 grains per grain of active ingredient and benefits to stomach muscles and glands. Sample request via F A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan. drugsellers offer at 50 cents a box.
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Stuart
United States
Great Britain
F. A._ Stuart Co
Stuart Bidg
Marshall, Mich
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College of Physicians and Surgery
Chandler & Farquhar
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LABOR
Carters
Genvire
Jes
Will
Reuben
Wyner
Grove Hall Colony
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