Horses Ready for $150000 Trotting Match in New York
Arrangements in New York this day target a three horse series among Boralma owned by Thomas W. Lawson The Abbot owned by Scannell and Lord Derby owned by Smathers with side bets from 8000 to 60000 and a potential record purse. Lawson challenges for the world’s best trotter race prompting eager negotiations among Brannell Spears and Lawson’s representative.
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New York
Thomas W. Lawson
Boralma
Scannell
Abbot
E. E. Smathers
Lord Derby
New York Journal
Lawson
the Abbot
America
Scanne
Smathers
Orge Spears
Borama
Branrell
Spears
Mr. Lawson
Scanmells
Crescens
Oralma
Kentucky
Chimes
Nettie King
C. J. Hamlin
Fre
Readville
Mr. Smathers
Madisonside Garden
Rd Derby
Hartford
Nick” Hlubinger
Tinkham Accuses City Hall of Carriage Hire Scandal
Alderman Tinkham charged the City Hall with a large scandal over carriage hire for last year’s board. He cited 1901 bills totaling about $11,731.65 and hinted at broader misuse by 12 Aldermen, while the city auditor offered no figures. The dispute arose as debate over secret sessions and the committee on public improvements intensified.
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Tinkham
Board of Aldermen
City Hall
Miller
Dorchester
Committee On Public Improvement
Star Chamber
Committee On Public Improvements
Alderman Miller
James Donovan
Dowd
Norris
Forty Years a Favorite Telephone
A concise notice recalling the long service of the Wain 3641 Branch Exchange, highlighting its role in local communication history and enduring presence in the community.
Subway breakdown blocks L road travel for hours
A southbound Elevated car axle failure near Boylston street halted the system for about four and a half hours. Passengers were trapped in dark cars, with overcrowded streetcars unable to move until emergency service began. Officials offered little information as crowds waited, then shifted riders to surface lines to reach Dudley street.
Poisoned Love Fervor Ends In Tragic Exit In Cambridgeport
A young woman delayed her wedding to jeweller Benjamin Minchello after quarrels with an aunt in Cambridgeport. She drank a poison solution in a teacup, saying to Mrs Cantwell this is the last of me, after purchasing rough on rats. She died after expressing pain and despair. The fiancé had planned a theatre outing before the tragedy.
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Mary Zargas
Ashland Street
Joseph Cantwell
Mauire
Joy Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Eral
Cambridgeport
Benjamin Minchello
Canal Street
Mrs. Cantwell
Train axle break causes temporary subway tie-up in Boston
L road officials report that at about 5:50 pm an axle on the forward car of a south bound train broke before reaching Boylston station. No injuries. Power cut briefly and emergency service created using north bound track to North station and Dudley street route via Atlantic avenue circuit. Extra surface cars and free transfers provided. gates opened for south bound passengers to use north bound circuit. track cleared and regular service resumed at 9:15 pm.
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Dudley Street
Boylston Street
Sullivan Square
Scollay Square
Park Street
Washington Street
Union Station
Atlantic Avenue
Pleasant Street
Elevated Lines
Charlestown
Dorchester
Medford
Clarendon Hill
Magoun Ware
North Station
Crosstown
Causeway Street
Roxbury
Loved Actress Theresa Vaughan Haunted Beaman Dies Alone
Miner Beaman a Boston printer and longtime South End lodging house figure, admired stage star Theresa Vaughan from the Rice’s era. Beaman died in his Washington Street lodging, body unclaimed at City Hospital morgue. Vaughan, now in a state asylum, was once a Rice’s star. Three pawn tickets were found on his person.
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Miner Beaman
Boston
Theresa Vaughan
Beaman
City Hospital
Washington Street
South End
J. P. Shannon
Harrison Avenue
Union Lodging House
Hawes
Neresa Vaughan
Rice
Death of Cambridge printer under suspicious circumstances
William Kilfoyle a 27 year old Cambridge printer lies in Cambridge Hospital morgue after being found unconscious with a bleeding head at 325 Franklin Street. He died at 11 30 last night. Timothy Murphy aged 22 is in custody on suspicion and is believed seen near the scene. An autopsy is planned and Kilfoyle had earlier accused Murphy of assault at a lunch cart. Both men are known in the port district.
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William Kilfoyle
Cambridge Hospital
Timothy Murphy
Rings Torn From Woman on West Newton Street
Miss Lena Russell reported a robbery by a highwayman on West Newton Street between Huntington and St Botolph streets at 12 40 AM Monday. He seized her by the throat, took $15 from her purse, and tore three rings from her fingers causing facial injuries.
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Lena Russell
Division 16
West Newton Street
Huntington Avenue
St. Botolph Street
Miss Russell
Falmouth Street
Weather Forecast For New England And Boston Area
Fair and gradually warm Tuesday into Wednesday for Boston and vicinity. Washington reports generally fair conditions across districts with no significant precipitation expected. Temperatures stay low Tuesday then rise Wednesday, with fresh westerly winds along the New England and middle Atlantic coasts. Steamers sailing Tuesday to Europe face fresh westerly winds and cold, fair weather to the Grand Banks.
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Boston
Washington
Atlantic States
New England
Middle Atlantic
European
Grand Banks
New York
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Vermont
Gray
Oxford
Vorenberg’s
Washington, Hanover
Elmets
Old Colony Trust Company
Ames Ride
Waitt & Bond’s
Blackstone Juniors
Waitt & Bond
Marrs
Blackstone Street, Bostro
Donovan
Conlin
George H. Tinkelam
Wartridge
George R. Miller
Table OF Carriage Hire
Massachusetts Breweries CO
Otis Street
George P. Staples and Co
Plimpton & Co
Washington ST
Cambridge
Kilfoyle
Franklin Street
Ness
Murphy
Conway
The
Port
Russell
W. Newton St
Pierce CO
John C. Haynes
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