Policeman Thrown in High Street Runaway Incident
Mounted Patrolman Thomas Connolly chased a runaway horse on High Street after its bridle slipped. He subdued the animal and handed it to the driver despite a sprained right ankle. Connolly rode his horse to Relief Hospital, then to Back Bay station and was relieved until healed. The runaway horse belonged to W. B. Hammond of 135 Endicott Street.
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High Street
Thomas Connolly
Connolly
Tom
Back Bay
W. B. Hammond
Endicott Street
Dr Hanley for Senator in 7th Suffolk District
Dr James F Hanley files for 7th Suffolk District Senate race as a candidate once more. He seeks the seat amid local political activity and endorsements from residents and groups in the district.
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James F. Hanley
Suffolk
Drexel Dinner Dance Draws Largest Crowd at Ritz Paris
Anthony J. Drexel hosted a dinner dance at the Hotel Ritz in Paris this week, the largest in his season long series. Surprisingly no Russian grand dukes attended.
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Paris
Anthony J. Drexel
Hotel Ritz
Dazzling Ball Feathers Parisian Fashion At Newport Soiree
Among dinner guests were Princess Cray Faucigny Lucinge Miss Natividad Terry daughter of Antonio Terry of New York and Havana. Other diners included Princess d Isenburg Birstein Baron and Baroness Maurice de Rothschild and Count de Castellane. The ball featured over a hundred dancers including Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Schwerin Prince Ferdinand of Spain and Duchess de Chaulnes Miss Theodora Shonts of New York. Filmy tulle skirts with charmeuse tunics drew attention as gowns displayed spider web textures and diaphanous outlines under a chandelier while men watched the dancers rather than stepping out for beverages.
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Cray Faucigny-Lucinge
Natividad Terry
Antonio Terry
New York
Havana
d’Isenburg - Birstein
Maurice de Rothschild
Count de Castellane
Grand Duchess of
Norwood Patrolman Guilty in Local Fire Larceny Case
Patrolman Cornelius C. Murphy of Norwood was found guilty in Dedham District Court on larceny of property connected to a Norwood fire. The Norwood Selectmen then removed him from the police force. He appealed the Selectmen's ruling and sought a district court trial.
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Norwood
Cornelius C. Murphy
Selectmen
Dedham
Grover
Norwood Selectmen
Mother Jailed by Her Son in Theft Case
Twelve year old William Holland testified against his mother Margaret Holland of 257 Shawmut Avenue in a police court case. She was found guilty of receiving stolen jewelry from the two boys who broke into a South End pawnshop and a jewelry store, then sentenced to six months at Deer Island House of Correction. The appeal left her held on $5600 bond for Superior Court next month.
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William Holland
Bennett
Margaret Holland
Shawmut Avenue
South End
Holland
Samuel Allian
Washington Street
Abe Sisser
Dover Street
Dorchester
Irwin
Trainor
East Dedham Street
Hundreds Sail From Boston With Two Liners
The Canopic of the White Star line sails from Commonwealth docks at 11 00 bound for Mediterranean ports with 335 cabin and 700 third class passengers. The Leyland liner Bohemian leaves East Boston dock at noon for Liverpool carrying no passengers.
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Boston
White Star Line
New Commonwealth Docks
Mediterranean
Liverpool
Death Probe Delayed In Balou Investigation
The inquiry into Waldo R. Balou's death in Stamford Conn. is postponed again, with coroner Phelan, State's Attorney Cummings and Chief Brennan deciding to continue until July. Dr Weaver's incomplete analysis of stains found in Helen M Angie's apartments prompted the delay. Mrs Angie, held without bail, is represented by Judge Downs who was not in town.
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Stamford
Conn
Waldo R. Ballou
Phelan
Cummings
Brennan
Weaver
Helen M. Angie
Ministers to Give Proof On Cambridge Hearing
Mayor Good of Cambridge announced a hearing with the committee of ministers on wide open Cambridge to be held in his office at 10 30 Monday morning. The committee will turn over the evidence to the mayor and invite all witnesses to attend the hearings with the witnesses notified to be present.
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Mayor Good
Cambridge
Committee of Ministers
Alege
Sid
Girl Sentenced in Drug Violations Case
Josephine Harris age 21 of 59 Harris Street South End found guilty by police court judge Julie Bennett of drug law violation. She received two months in Deer Island House of Correction, appealed and held for trial in Superior Court with $500 bail. Harris was arrested after allegedly attempting to pass morphine to prisoner James Campbell at Charles Street jail.
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Josephine Harris
Harrisstreet
South End
Julie Bennett
House of Correction
Deer Isla
Charles Street
James Campbell
Two Sisters Held for Killing Brother in Illinois Field Shooting
In Dixon Illinois on July 9 Emma Hutton and Lillie Byers were held to the grand jury without bail on a charge of shooting and killing their brother Emmanuel Byers. Witnesses say the sisters lured him to the roadside from his hay field and fired four times.
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Dixon
Ill
Emma Hutton
Lillie Byers
Emmanuel Byers
Byers
Hayfield
Goodyear Balloon Wins Top Starting Position
St Louis July 10 The Goodyear balloon captained by R A Preston of Akron Ohio secured the best starting place in the national elimination balloon race drawing held this afternoon for tomorrow's event.
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ST. Louis
Goodyear
R. A. Preston
Akron
Ohio
Crippled 82-Year-Old Shoots Self After Circus Parade
In Waterville Missouri July 10 Scott Chamberlain an 82 year old cripple who has been paralyzed on his right side for years killed himself after watching a circus parade. His home was in Plymouth.
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Waterville
Scott Chamberlain
Charles Street
Plymouth
Despondent husband Ivar Carlson dies amid TB struggle
Despondent over tuberculosis and unable to support his wife and three children, Ivar Carlson, 33, of Brockton ended his life. The tragedy occurred as he faced mounting hardship and illness without means to care for his family.
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Brockton
Ivar Carlson
Webster Square Fatal Self Inflicted Shot
Webster Square fired a revolver at his right temple in bed and died almost instantly in view of his wife who rushed toward him begging him to drop the weapon.
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Webster Square
Nobody charged in Burt automobile death after witness review
Coroner John J. Conway announced that Charles D. Burt of Fall River Mass was killed when his car was struck by a train on June 27 and that no one was criminally responsible after more than a dozen witnesses testified.
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