Fireman Bransfield Shot Defending Friend in Brighton
Edward Bransfield aged 48 a fireman at the Boston and Albany car shops living at 160 North Beacon street Brighton was shot in the abdomen while defending a sick friend from annoyance yesterday afternoon He lies on the dangerous list at City Hospital John Managan age 24 a car cleaner for the Boston Elevated is held at Brighton police charged with assault with intent to kill If Bransfield dies the charge will be elevated to murder
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Bransfield
Boston & Albany Railroad
North
Beacon Street
Brighton
John Managan
Boston
Bransfield
Mystery Shooting Baffles Police At Beacon Street Lodging
Police report unclear sequence of events at 160 North Beacon Street where Bransfield Managan and Kelleher resided. A .38 revolver with three shots was found in Managan s room as Bransfield was taken to hospital after a morning dispute escalated into gunfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Iwkelleher
North Beacon Street
Catherine Brown
Bransfield
Managan
Kelleher
John Dolan
John McCarthy
Dolan
Taft Sends Birthday Greeting to Emperor William
President Taft cables birthday wishes to Emperor William of Germany. He offers cordial congratulations and goodwill from the American government and people and wishes for continued prosperity of Germany.
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Washington
Taft
William of
Germany
Acid Dyspepsia and Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Ad
An article promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for hyperchlorhydria and acid dyspepsia. It claims the tablets provide pepsin and neutralize excess acid, advising one or two tabs after meals and at night. Also offers a free sample from F A Stuart Company, Marshall Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
F. A. Stuart Company
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Milk price pledge linked to proposed Massachusetts bill
Representative Charles M. Gardner of Westfield vows to double milk costs to 15 cents a quart if the milk inspection bill passes the public health committee. The measure, backed by the Women's League and supported at hearings by Dr. Sheobald Smith, aims to regulate dairy inspection.
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Charles M. Gardner
Westfield
Massachusetts
Grangs
Committee On Public Health
Women’s League
Sheobald Smith
Beulah Beardsley Alleges Cruel Treatment by Dentist Husband
Mrs. Beulah M. Beardsley now of Lewiston Maine but formerly of Roxbury testified yesterday before Judge King that her husband Addison P. Beardsley a dentist treated her cruelly forcing her to leave last fall He allegedly starved her and knocked her senseless on the kitchen floor in front of guests A street incident in August 1907 near Malden after she refused to pay a car fare is also noted Beardsley denied striking his wife and the case resumes this morning.
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Beulah M. Beardsley
Lewiston
Roxbury
Addison P. Beardsley
Malden
Beardsley
Sothern and Marlowe Star in The Merchant of Venice at Shubert
E H Sothern as Shylock and Julia Marlowe as Portia receive praise for a wide interpretive range. Critics note Sothern’s scholarly Shylock and Marlowe’s charming Portia with clear enunciation. The cast is praised as well trained. The run continues with tonight and tomorrow matinee performances, ending the first week with Romeo and Juliet.
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New Shubert Theatre
E. H. Sothern
Julia Marlowe
Shylock
Portia
Signor Novelli
Henry Irving
Nat Goodwin
Mr. Sothern
Antonio
Boston
Miss Marlowe
Town Treasurers Warrant Follows Missing Funds Probe
The town treasurer Hall is under scrutiny as a warrant for his arrest is issued. A box found at the Hall home contained mortgage papers bonds insurance and cash in Mrs Hall s name valued at 75 000. Hall s brother in law moved the box to lawyer Choate in Boston. Trustees declare the bank treasurership vacant and a committee searches for Hall s replacement. Selectmen report missing notes totaling about 21 000 for tax assets and Mill Street bridge work and say vouchers cannot be found. Public disclosure was avoided to prevent a bank run.
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Hall
A. H. Wheeler
Selectmen
Mill Street
Wheeler
Calvin D. Pafre
Southbridge Savings Bank
Hall Surrenders in Worcester Bond Set for May Court
Hall, in New York since last Thursday, wired a brother‑in‑law to meet him and surrendered at Worcester jail with Judge Henry Clarke setting a 50000 dollar bond for the May Superior Court sitting. Bonfismen listed: A W Martin and Stuart Martin of Boston lL E Bradley A B Wells and EF F Darkin of Southbridge.
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Hall
New York
Worcester
Henry Clarke
Webster
Superior Court
A. W. Martin
Stuart Martin
Boston
Ll. E. Bradley
A. B. Wells
EF. F. Darkin
Southbridge
Planning for Children's Day at Franklin Park
Rev Father John J Cronin of St Leo's Dorchester leads a celebration expected to draw 75 000 children and adults to Franklin Park in Boston on Wednesday August 10 The event coincides with the Catholic Total Abstinence Union convention and follows last year's monster picnic that drew over 40 000 with wide attention including Australia and New England children traveling to attend.
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John J. Cronin
St. J Leo’s
Dorchester
Franklin Park
Catholic Total Abstinence Union
Boston
Father Cronin
Australia
New England
Factory Fan Accident Claims Dorcester Girl
Miss Winifred Reynolds aged 17 while on shift at the Bemis Underwear Company on Tokio Street Dorchester yesterday afternoon lost her left hand at the wrist when it was caught in a motor fan.
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Winifred Reynolds
Bemis Underwear Company
Tokio Street
Dorcester
Phillips Brooks Statue Sparks Reader Debate in Post
Letters from Boston readers criticize the Phillips Brooks statue for including a Christ figure behind the bishop and question its tone and proportion. Contributors urge a plain representation of Brooks with church background, urging the statue to avoid devotional imagery and maintain historical likeness.
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Brooks
Bishop Brooks
Jesus
New York
John A. Lorenz
Boston
The
Post
Max Newman
Christ
Phillips Brooks
G Ac
Stomach Centre of Human Life Promotes Cooper Medicine
The Cooper Medicine Co of Dayton Ohio markets a new digestive tonic claimed to regulate the stomach and cure most illnesses linked to stomachic dysfunction. Advocate A C Brock of Boston reports dramatic relief from chronic indigestion and rapid weight gain after using the remedy. The ad urges readers to send for the latest discovery and warns against substitutions.
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L. I. Cooper
Cooper
A. C. Brock
Brock Restaurant
Market District
Boston
Mass
Mr. Cooper
Cooper Medicine
Cooper Medicine Co
Dayton
Ohio
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