Foxboro Hospital Pump Torture Allegations Rise
Attorney Henry C. Long accuses a Foxboro State Hospital guard of manslaughter through the pump system a method where two attendants compress the abdomen and cut off breathing till unconsciousness. At Walpole hearing Judge Doe sent four men for grand jury on assault and battery charges linked to the alleged tortures.
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State Hospital
Foxboro
Henry C. Long
Mr. Long
Walpole
R. M. Hicks
Attorney Long
Orestes T. Doe
Franklin
Benjamin F. White
John Doyle
Horace White
Leslie Grant
Hicks
President appoints two men to federal posts in Commerce and Naturalization
Secretary Loeb announced the president named Charles Earle as solicitor for the Department of Commerce and Labor, replacing Edwin Sims who becomes U S district attorney in Chicago. Richard K Campbell was named chief of the new Bureau of Naturalization, with prior service as solicitor for the Bureau of Immigration.
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Bureau of Naturalization
Campbell
Bureau of Immigration
Secretaries and Packers Meet at Chicago Stock Yards
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson met with leaders from Armour & Co Libby McNeill Libby Swift Morris in a Chicago stock yards room to discuss the new law and inform the public of results, but no details were released. Wilson said he would listen and not conduct a full inspection during the visit.
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Chicago
Wilson
Stock Yards
Halsted
West Forty
T. J. Connor
Armour & Co
Edward Tilden
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Louis F. Swift
G. F B. Swift
Swift & Co
Ira Morris
Morris & Co
Packers
Wilon
Washington
Blaze in Coal Pocket Barely Checked in Time
An incipient fire broke out in the coal pockets of the Boston Coal Co at 316 Albany Street last night. It is believed to have started from overheating of a coal mound and was discovered by an employee. Firefighters quickly contained it with slight damage reported.
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Boston Coal Comny
Albany Street
Stock Market Slows Amid Cautious Trading Tone
Stock market activity softened as traders showed cautious sentiment and demand dried up. Prices moved irregularly with notable declines in Amalgamated and Reading while several issues edged lower and call money held at modest rates.
Market Bond and Stock Figures Show Trading Activity
The July 9 Boston Market report details ex-dividend and ex-rights statuses, with total sales across listed stock and unlisted stock. It records 25,001 shares of listed stock and 9,900 shares of unlisted stock, with bonds totaling $51,500 and $4,500 in additional bonds from unlisted stock trades.
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Boston
Anaconda Mining Co
Atchison Ove
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio Ocene
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Canadian Pacific
Central Leather
Central of New Jersey
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago Great Western
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago, Mil & St Paul
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Colorado & Southern
Consolidated Gas Ee
Delaware & Hudson
Denver & Rio Grande
Distillers Securities
Erie
Great Northern
Illinois Centra Cere
Iowa Central
Kansas City Southern
Louisville & Nashville
Minneapolis & St Louis
St Paul
SSM
Missouri Pacific
Missouri
New York Central
New York, Ont & West
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Rock Island Co
Sloss Sheffield
St Louis Southwest
Agen Pacific
Southern Railway
Tennessee Coal & Iron
Virginia
Shaacks
Wabash . Ee Ee
Western Union
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Wisconsin Central
Exceptions Filed in Lufkin Case in Dedham
Oliver H. Lufkin of Roslindale sues Dr. Elihu L Sawyer and Dr. Henry R. Hitchcock of Hyde Park along with nurse Lillian Milligan for conspiracy to declare him insane. He seeks $60,000 damages. judge Sherman awarded $1 on the fifth count after a trial in Dedham last October. The exceptions will be heard in November, filed by attorney Henry T. Richardson of Boston.
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Supreme Court
Dedham
Oliver H. Lufkin
Roslindale
Elihu L. Sawyer
Henry R. Hitchcock
Hyde Park
Lufkin
Lillian Milligan
Sherman
Henry T. Richardson
Boston
Roosevelt versus Bryan in 1908 third term outlook
Colonel Henry Watterson reiterated his belief that if Theodore Roosevelt sought a third term in 1908 he would lose Massachusetts. He warned that prolonged tenure by any leader risks dangers to the country and party, and noted the issue could affect 1912 and beyond.
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New York
Roosevelt
Bryan
Henry Watterson
Massachusetts
Watterson
United States
Arizona curb market closes mixed on Raven Shawmut trades
Raven, Arizona Commercial and Shawmut Consolidated led the curb market activity. Raven opened at 1.00, dipped to 0.90, then closed at 0.93, down 0.07. Arizona Commercial hovered near 0.88 while Shawmut remained steady around 11 8.
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Raven
Arizona Commercial
Shawmut Consolidated
Shawmut
Governor Guild Backed by Temperance Lawyer Praise
Attorney Melvin M. Johnson of the Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society commends Governor Guild for supporting liquor bills and resisting a strict midnight law outside Boston. He also attacks Prohibition candidate John B. Moran as the former liquor-law counsel, while calling Guild a true friend of temperance and saver of existing laws.
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Melvin M. Johnson
Waltham
Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society
John D. Long
Governor Guild
John B. Moran
Guild
Boston
Boston Knights of Columbus to Host Special Night
Boston Council of the Knights of Columbus will host a special night featuring the official visit of State Deputy Daniel J. Buckley the first since his election. Grand Knight J. J. Slattery will lead the second degree work with Elm Hill Council. the event occurs at St. Rose Hall Worcester street.
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Boston
Boat capsizes drown Rhodes off Castle Island pier
James W. Rhodes Jr., 47, an engineer for the New York New Haven Hartford railroad, drowned when his boat capsized near Castle Island pier yesterday about 10 am.
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James W. Rhodes, Jr
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Castle Island Pier
Tragic Capsize Claims Rhodes on South Boston Stream
A boat trip to Governor's Island ended in tragedy when passenger Rhodes sank after being knocked overboard by Jeremiah Slatery of 386 Athens Street South Boston. Rhodes and friends swam to Castle Island pier for rescue but Rhodes drowned despite efforts. He lived at 269 Silver Street South Boston and leaves a widow.
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Rhodes
Governor’s Island
Jeremiah Slattery
Athens Street
South Boston
Castle Island Pier
Silver Street
Moth Fighter Howard Starts for the Hub
Dr. L. O. Howard chief of the Bureau of Entomology will go to Boston to lead the extermination of gypsy and brown tailed moths. He appoints Dexter M. Rogers as a special agent to work with Massachusetts Rhode Island New Hampshire and Connecticut authorities to wipe out the pests. Large shipments of Egyptian parasites arrive in Boston.
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Washington, D. C
L. O. Howard
Bureau of Entomology
Boston
Connecticut
Labor union notes on parades and meetings in Boston area
Labor notes report Local 17 sheet metal workers voting to parade on Labor Day in Appleton Hall with a parade committee listed. Various unions announce meetings, elections, strikes, and relief efforts, including patternmakers insurance payouts, and Firemen's Union planning a Labor Day parade with 250 expected participants.
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Appleton Hall
Edward McCarthy
Matthew Walsh
B. Leavitt
Joseph Nelson
J. J. Hynes
J. F. Kennedy
P. J. Downey
Albany
N. Y
Central Labor Union of
Chelsea
Cigarmakers’ Union 97
Marble Cutters’ and Letters
New Christian Science Church
Suffolk Bank
Barnet Sheretta
Hebrew Carpenters’ Union 954
James Wilson
New York
Patternmakers’ Association
Boston Union
Washington Street
California
League of Patternmakers
San Francisco
League
Boston Association
N. A
S. E
James O'Hare
W. M. Beck
G. E. Blair
H. W. Munroe
A. S. Smith
W. Sennett
Wat ‘T
Newburyport
Lumber Teamsters’ Union 112
Teamsters
J. F. Barry
East Boston
William Foley
Boston Plate Printers’ Union
Washington, D. C
United States
Canada
Firemen’s Union
Schidlofski to be buried very quietly
After a morning execution the body was moved to Cobb & Co. for a private burial in Charlestown with minimal publicity. State officers sought to avoid public attention as in Tucker’s funeral. The body will be shipped to Concord for burial in a state designated lot.
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Schidlofski
Cobb & Co
Charlestown
Cobb
Bridges
Tucker
Cobb Rooms
Dr. Ady
Concord
Cyclists Clash After Revere Race With Upset Finish
James Moran the Chelsea milkman won the 25 mile Revere race by three miles over rival Hugh MacLean amid a string of mishaps and accidents. Turville and Saunders clashed over a restart dispute, and MacLean suffered a loose saddle and a puncture while Moran led throughout.
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James Moran
Chelsea
Revere
Hugh MacLean
MacLean
Moran
Elmer Collins
J. B. Coffey
Menus Bedell
Dennis Connolly
Pat Logan
Logan
Connolly
Stage Hands in Convention Begin 14th Annual Meeting
The Theatrical Stage Employees union opened its 14th annual convention in Berkeley Hall with a warm welcome from Mayor John F. Fitzgerald. Delegates hailed him and a souvenir badge was awarded in thanks. After committee appointments, the gathering adjourned for a harbor trip aboard the tugs John Howard and Juno.
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United States
Canada
Berkeley Hall
John F. Fitzgerald
Kelley
New York
Boston
Fitzgerald
John Suasey
St. Louis
John Howard
Juno
Reforming Massachusetts Insurance Laws Aimed By Board
The American Association of Public Accountants relays Massachusetts Governor Guild commission views on codifying insurance statutes. It criticizes New York methods especially state internal audits, and urges a state board of accountancy. It also pushes for uniform accounting by insurers and audits by state-certified public accountants.
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New York
American Association of Public Accountants
State Board of Accountancy
Governor Presents Pen For Child Labor Bill Signing
Governor Guild yesterday gave Dennis D. Driscoll secretary treasurer of the State AFL a pen used to sign the child labor bill. The act blocks minors from night work in factories and reflects the governor’s stated aims in his inaugural.
Prominent Hub Woman Dies in Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor Maine July 9 A prominent Hub woman died of old age here yesterday. Martin Brimmer of 47 Beacon Street Boston belonged to an old respected Hub family. Brimmer School on Brimmer Street was named for her husband who died ten years ago.
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Bar Harbor
Martin Brimmer
Beacon Street
Wooston
Brimmer
Brimmer Street
Probe Three Thefts Reported In City Homes
Silver tableware valued at 50 dollars vanished from W. L. Bragg’s home at 129 Marlboro street. A servant suspected of involvement was said to have been at the house. Additionally, two other break ins were reported at W. E. Gould’s room 411 Pelham building, and J. W. Kelley’s 189 West Springfield street. A Pathfinder was taken from Gould’s and a russet leather bag with several bank books worth hundreds of dollars was taken from Kelley’s.
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W. L. Bragg
Marlboro Street
W. E. Gould
Pelham Building
J. W. Kelley
West Springfield Street
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Kidder, Peabody & Co
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Oyster Bay Public Library
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Ennis & Stoppani
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Steel
New York Stock Exchange
Greene Consolidated
Allouez
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Arizona
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Charles F. Purinton & Co
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Edgar van Etten
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New York Herald
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Germany
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Amalgamated Company
Benjamin B. Thayer
Rogers
Isle Royale
Davis-Daly
J. A. Coram
S. Rosenstamm
Utah
C. H. Palmer
Blodgett
William A. Read & Co
Benjamin D. Woodward
Paris
Houghton
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Greene Consolidated Company
William E. Soule
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Roosevelt VS. Bryan
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Majestic
N. E. Gold & Silver
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King’s Financial Bulletin
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