Fourth of July burns claim third victim Annie Weisslinger
Four year old Annie Weisslinger of 238 D Street South Boston died after severe burns from igniting snap matches during the Fourth of July celebration. She endured agony while holding her father’s hand and died at City Hospital. Her mother is ill at home. Funeral services will be held at her parents home and then at German Church Shawmut Avenue.
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Annie Weisslinger
D Street
Boston
City Hospital
Angels
Christ
Holy Trinity Church
Shawmut Avenue
Weisslinger
Three Church Fires in Cambridge Likely Incendiary
Three fires at Broadway Baptist Church Cambridge were reported as likely incendiary acts. Inspectors say one blaze started in a first floor toilet by careless matches while Chief Bunker notes two further deliberate attempts. Fires occurred at 11 59 pm on the Fourth and 1 15 am and 2 15 am the following morning. Cyrus Darling the janitor aided in alerting authorities. State and Cambridge police sent investigators who found the second and third fires linked to the initial blaze.
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Broadway Baptist Church
Cambridge
Bunker
Cambridge Fire Department
Cyrus Darling
Darling
Cambridge Police
State Police
Man seeks injunction to stop window cleaning business
An order of notice returnable July 9 has been issued in Superior Court on a bill in equity. Max Feldman seeks to restrain Bernard Aronson from continuing in window and office cleaning, alleging violation of a covenant from the sale of the business goodwill on September 28, 1906.
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Max Feldman
Bernard Aronson
McNary Declines Whitney Campaign Chair Job
Conservative Democrats backing Henry Whitney push to unite Whitney camps. McNary refuses the state chair post, fearing a Whitney victory would keep him as chairman. Feeney to pick a new leader while Quincy leads Whitney's campaign amid lingering tensions.
Sisters View Body of Yeggman Mann in South Boston
Two Roxbury sisters identified the dead burglar as James P. Mann alias Jordan from a store they ran. Inspector Morrissey recognized him by back and face at the morgue after the post photo and Bertillon failed. Mann, 30, had a police record. Watchman Kamala killed him after a shooting in South Boston. $60,000 reportedly in safe.
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Jim
Kamala
Boston
James P. Mann
Jordan
Roxbury
Mary Mann
Roxbury Crossing
Margaret
Columbus Avenue
Mike’ Morrissey
Mann
Rogues
Gegg
Post
Philip Broomfield
Vincent Karnala
Patrick J. Mann
Say Mann Rifled Safe in Cambridge
Hoseman O'Brien of the Cambridge fire department identified the body of the yeggman with the gold tooth yesterday as one of two men who rifled the safe of Stephen Moran of Cambridge on Tuesday of last week. Two men entered the office and a young woman showed one man carriages while the other seized a pocketbook from the safe and he returned it. The second man was captured by Hosemen Skold and O'Brien as he jumped from a window. firemen were not involved due to orders from their chief to stay out of police business.
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Louis Pasco
City Hospital
South
Boston
Louis
Hoseman O'Brien
Cambridge Fire Department
Yeggman
Stephen Moran
Cambridge
Skold
O'Brien
Puck Goat Dispute Spurs Court Fight Over Ownership
Skellig Mohr the Puck goat and its custody battle pits Colonel Roger Scannell and the Knights of St. Brendan against Papa Leary of Roxbury. The animal was moved to Cambridge after the Fourth of July, with both sides claiming ownership and vowing to seek Equity Court rulings.
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Roger
Lexington
Knights of St. Brendan
Denny McGillicuddy
Denny
Mike Shea
Kilgoran
Mallow
Roger Scannell
Equity Court
Skellig Mohr
Woman Betrays Runyan Runyan Arrested in New York
Chester B. Run yan, former Windsor Trust teller who vanished with 54510 in bank funds, was seized in New York. He stayed at Mrs Laura M Carter’s flat at 619 West 144th Street after returning money and gifts including a gold bracelet and diamond ring valued at 1000. Carter denies aiding him and says he gave her 15000.
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New York
Chester B. Runyan
Windsor Trust Company
Runyan
Laura M. Carter
West One Hundred and Forty-fourth Street
Little Woman Aroused Hague
A Boston woman, Anna Eckstein, pushes for world arbitration with a petition signed by millions. She financed the effort, traveled, and gathered names after being rejected for representation at The Hague conference.
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Hague
Wrangle Over Officers at National Amateur Press Assn
The National Amateur Press Association closed its session at the United States Hotel after a tense morning of parliamentary wrangling over officers. Half the new board was chosen, with Charles W. Heins as president and Louis H. Kerber as first vice president among others. Pauline Foley stood out as the notable entrant among the women voters. Laureate awards were announced for stories, poetry, sketches, and essays with Edith Minster, Richard Braunstein, Litta L. Voelchert, and William R. Murphy among the recipients.
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National Amateur Press Association
United States
Charles W. Heins
New York
Louis H. Kerber
Chicago
Herbert P. McGinnis
Donahue
W. Va
Arthur J. Ebert
Milwaukee
Laura A. Sawyer
Pauline Foley
East Brookline Street
Owen Wister
Edith Minster
Boston
Harrison Smith Morris
Richard Braunstein
Cairo
N. Y
Litta L. Voelchert
Manitowoc
Wis
Hamilton Wright Mabie
Samuel S. Stinson
William R. Murphy
Philadelphia
Telegraphers' Troubles May End Peacefully
In Chicago on July 5 the telegraphers union eyed a peaceful settlement as its executive council arrived for talks with Western Union officials and U S Labor Commissioner Neill. The dispute centers on operator William Main whom company officials accuse of wire misuse. If Neill substantiates the charges the union may drop the case. A meeting of the executive committee was expected to be held the following day.
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Chicago
United States
Neill
Western Union
William Main
Main
Union
Telegraphers
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