Assault at Somerville store leaves druggist in critical care
Charles E. Bushee a 65 year old druggist of 9 Somerville avenue Somerville is hospitalized in Somerville Hospital after a mysterious assault at his store around 9 PM last night. He says a man asked for paregoric then two more men joined and beat him unconscious. Police found blood a small bottle a 5 cent piece behind the counter and $2 in change on the floor.
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Charles E. Bushee
Somerville Avenue
Somerville
Somerville Hospital
Bushee
Battleships Enter Rio Harbor in Welcoming U S Fleet
Fighting Bob Evans leads 16 U S battleships into Rio de Janeiro drawing massive crowds. About 100000 residents fill waterfront areas as the American fleet anchors, with flags flying and cheers erupting from Brazilians and sailors alike.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Bob Evans
Rio
United States Navy
Spectacle as American Fleet Reaches Rio Harbor
Crowds gather in Rio de Janeiro before dawn as the American ships of war enter the harbor. Spectators take vantage points on public buildings and quays to witness the grand arrival framed by the mountains and tropical sun. Continued on Page 4-First Column
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Rio de Janeiro
Thaw Trial Moves Toward Insanity Plea Testimony
James Clinch Smith, brother in law of Stanford White, may testify as the Thaw case opens its next phase in New York. Prosecutor Garvan outlines the state case calling the Madison Square roof garden killing a cool planned murder while Littleton prepares Thaws defense to argue insanity at the time of the act.
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New York
James Clinch Smith
Stanford White
Harry K. Thaw
Smith
Thaw
White
Madison Square Roof Garden
Harry Thaw
Francis P. Garvan
Garvin
Martin W. Littleton
Mr. Littleton
Probers at Odds Over State Money Waste Probe
A statehouse inquiry is promised by party leaders to expose alleged waste and misappropriation of state funds. A prominent legislator says the investigation will reveal startling conditions, backed by the Eastern Audit Company hired by the recess committee on ways and means.
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State House
Eastern Audit Company
Eastern Audit Company Committee
Stevens
Somerville
Dean
Malden
Shaw
Manchester
Keith
Brockton
Clarke
Boston
Walker
Brookline
Wright
South Hadley
Mayhew
Tisbury
Cushing
Taunton
Garcelon
Newton
Kemp
Springfield
Giles
Cambridge
Toland
Conway
McEttrick
State finances under scrutiny amid audit findings and bipartisan push
A broad audit committee views mismanagement risk from weak information systems and calls for a deep probe into state finances. The report cites a rise in contingent and direct debt in 1907 and a doubling of state debt over 17 years, spurring demand for accountability and reform. Ex Senator Daniel V. McIsaac of South Boston backs the push, noting finances worse than Boston’s city finances.
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Turner
Charles River
Ania
Boston
Finance Commission
Daniel V. McIsaac
South Boston
Senate
Cambridge Café Clash Spurs Student Ire
Three hundred Harvard students and unemployed men and women stormed Ramsden's Café on Holyoke Street Cambridge. Police stopped a potential outbreak after a misread ad for a dish washer led to a chaotic scene with disruptions and crowd surges.
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Harvard
Ramsden
Holyoke Street
Cambridge
James
Post
Mr. James
Boston
Riot in Berlin as Socialists Demand Universal Suffrage
A large Socialist demonstration in Berlin with about 40 000 party members and 50 000 sympathizers erupted today over direct universal suffrage and Chancellor von Buelow’s refusal. Police mobilized massive forces, blocked streets and protected the Landtag and imperial palaces to prevent violence. no fatalities were reported.
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Berlin
von Buelow
Landtag
Wilhelmstrasse
Imperial Palace
Snow Forecast for Boston and New England
Forecast for New England calls for snow and colder weather Monday with clearing Tuesday. In eastern New York colder conditions start Monday with rain changing to snow, high northwest winds and cooler conditions Tuesday.
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Boston
Washington
New England
New York
Mayor Hibbard Reflects on First Week at City Hall
The mayor describes his initial days as agreeable and pleasant though exacting. He expresses contentment with his first week as chief executive of the city.
Two Boston and Worcester street cars derail near Lake Cochituate
Two cars of the Boston and Worcester street railway left tracks yesterday morning. Motorman Daniel MacDonald restrained a plunge on a Natick Framingham line ledge. Three passengers were injured, one severely with a fractured knee.
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Boston & Worcester Street Railway
South Framingham
Natick
Lake Cochituate
Daniel MacDonald
H. Goodwin
Coolidge Street
Framingham
Wellesley College
Bravest Motorman Stops Car Before Lake Cochituate Plunge
Motorman Daniel MacDonald saved passengers on a South Framingham to Natick car when the forward tracks teetered over Lake Cochituate. Three injured include H. Goodwin with serious neck and knee injuries. Mrs. C A Stevens and H R Lental shaken and treated. No fatalities.
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Natick
Daniel MacDonald
Lake Cochituate
MacDonald
H. Goodwin
Coolidge Street
Framingham
C. A. Stevens
H. R. Lental
Roxbury
South Framingham
McLaughlin
Deaths by own action mark dark day across Bay State
A wave of self inflicted deaths occurred across Massachusetts with cases in Westboro Athol Fall River Holyoke Lynn Whitman Fitchburg and more. Despondent spouses and personal crises followed canceled marriages, strained relationships, and mental distress. The Post notes a day of tragic personal crises and one janitor's suicide witnessed by his wife.
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Anna Parker
Westboro
George Dempsey
Athol
Richard F. Lewis
Fall River
Joseph H. Cruikshanks
Holyoke
Charles E. Payson
Lynn
Old Bay State
Post
Young Widow Emma Parker Ends Life in Jealous Tragedy
Emma B Parker a Westboro widow shot herself after a troubled romance with Frank Ford a factory worker. Her body with three bullet wounds was found in a East Main street vacant lot just minutes after death. Thanksgiving wedding to Ford had been postponed amid her fears of loss of favor.
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Westboro
Emma B. Parker
East Main Street
Frank Ford
Grip-Father John's Medicine Heals Throat and Lungs
An advertisement touts Grip-Father John's Medicine as best for throat and lung relief. It claims strong healing effects and positions the product as top choice for respiratory comfort.
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Father John
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