Attempted Assassination of President Fallieres on Bastille Day
Paris reports an assassination attempt on President Fallieres during Bastille Day parades. Leon Maille, a Havre naval reservist, fired two shots at the head of the republic from the crowd on the Champs Elysees as Fallieres rode in an open barouche. Both shots missed and Maille was swiftly arrested.
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Paris
President Fallieres
Leon Maille
Havre
Boulevarde Champs Elysees
Fallieres
Maille
Women of Organized Labor Hold Simultaneous Conventions
For the first time in the country women in organized labor convened three large meetings in New York Chicago and Boston. The National Woman’s Trade Union League organized them following a vote at the last national convention to explore why women lacked male strength in labor. Boston hosted delegates from New England at Catholic Union Hall.
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Organized Labor
New York
Chicago
Boston
National Woman’s Trade Union League
Catholic Union Hall
Washington Street
Worcester Square
New England
Women Union League opens convention in Massachusetts
Mrs Mary Morton Kehew presides over the Massachusetts branch of the National Woman's Trade Union League meeting. Mrs M K O Sullivan, league vice president, urges laboring women to organize, faulting men for not teaching and supporting workers in building union routines.
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Mary Morton Kehew
Massachusetts
National Woman's Trade Union League
M. K. O'Sullivan
League
Fire rips through cotton cargo on Persian steamship
A blaze in a cargo of cotton and oils aboard the steamer Persian forced 25 firemen to work in relays as dense smoke hampered efforts. Tons of water were pumped into the hold before the flames were subdued after the ship docked yesterday in port on its Philadelphia run.
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Merchants and Miners’ Transportation Company
Philadelphia
Ship fire prompts extra alarm and heavy salvage effort
Captain Smith organized the crew to battle a fire aboard the Persian. Fire boats and a tug with powerful pumps spent hours flooding the hold to keep the ship from sinking. Damage to cargo runs about 20000 dollars. The ship, formerly the Tallahassee, has a history of mishaps since joining Merchants & Miners.
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Smith
Grady
Boston Towboat Company
William Sprague
Charles Dolan
Merchants & Miners’ Transportation Company
Savannah
Tallahassee
Vineyard Sound
Hesperides
Houston Line
Philadelphia
Boxers to clash in Colma this September
Fans expect a Joe Thomas bout at Colma in September. William E. Rhodes sets a new New York to Boston cycling record amid Chelsea events. Worcester police seize a honey mellom ointment during a liquor raid.
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Joe Thomas
Colma
Chelsea
William E. Rhodes
New York
Boston
Worcester
Honey Mellow
Wollaston
Revere
Readville
Farmington Tragedy: Jealous Husband Kills Wife and Brother
Jesse Searles a 25 year old guide and farmer shot and killed his wife and wounded his brother Edward as they walked near North Chesterville. After returning home he shot himself, likely fatally. Jealousy is cited as the motive.
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Farmington
Jesse Searles
Edward Searles
North Chesterville
Searles
French President Fined? Assailant Fire Targeted Fete
A fragmented caption reports an attack during a national fete on a French president. The assailant fired at the leader twice, with unclear follow up on outcomes or charges.
Naval Reservist Fires At President During National Fete
Paris July 14 Two shots were fired at President Fallieres by Leon Maille a naval reservist from Havre suffering mania from the delusion that he is persecuted. Neither shot hit the President. Maille was immediately arrested.
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Paris
President Fallieres
Leon Maille
Havre
Presi
Attempted assassination on the Champs Elysees targetting President Fallieres
The attack at the Champs Elysees as President Fallieres returned from Longchamps left no injuries. Maille fired two shots at close range but the President and entourage remained unharmed. Maille was detained by police amid crowd unrest and refused to explain, promising to reveal matters to a magistrate.
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Avenue Des Champs Elysee
Longchamps
Paris
Clemenceau
M. Lanes
Landau
Ccuirassiers
Bois de Boulogne
M. Fallieres
Maille
Couple Separated After Winter Dispute In Village
For six months Jesse Searles and his wife lived apart though both stayed in the village. Searles managed a farm with occasional help from his brother. Neighbors say a quarrel last winter led her to refuse cohabitation and leave for friends’ home. The family moved to North Chesterville two years ago from Rangeley.
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Jesse Searles
Searles
House of Friends
North Chesterville
Rangeley
Human Brick Missing in Pittsburgh After Boston Death
Friends of Herman Unger, who died in Boston, report the brick containing his ashes has gone astray. Unger, once a Pittsburg resident and friend of Victor Herbert, left a Stradivarius and an Amati violin and a will directing cremation and turning the ashes into a brick for Morris Nossokoff. Unity Lodge of Odd Fellows in Boston was asked to carry out the provisions.
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Pittsburg
Herman Unger
Boston
Unger
Victor Herbert
Morris Nossokoff
Unity Lodge of Odd Fellows of
Flies Reveal Cambridge Woman's Death at No 6 Hancock Place
Neighbors alerted police after window flies drew attention to the third floor apartment at No 6 Hancock Place Cambridge. Officers forced entry and found Mrs Mary Crowley 50 dead on a sofa in a thin nightdress, declared natural causes by a medical referee. No one had seen her since Tuesday evening.
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Mary Crowley
Hancock Place
Cambridge
Charles H. Dyer
No. 6
Malden Residents Urged to Contact Officials Immediately
Will W 8S CGC of Malden urged to communicate at once with A H B of Malden regarding important business. The notice asks prompt action and directs all parties to respond without delay.
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W. 8S. Cgc. of
Malden
Mother Goose Metaphor Draws Police Warning at Revere Beach
A historical note recalls Mother Goose and the perils of unruly children. Mrs. Gallant, matron at Revere reservation police station, would warn against bringing a large brood to Revere Beach on a hot Sunday, citing a recent incident involving another mother.
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Mother Goose
Man leaps from window in Little Canada collapse Injuries feared
Joseph Rondeau a 30 year old French Canadian is hospitalized in critical condition after climbing a fire escape to the fourth floor of 8 Ward street Little Canada and leaping headfirst from an open window. he suffers fractures and internal injuries and is not expected to survive.
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Lowell
Joseph Rondeau
Lowell Hospital
Rondeau
Ward Street
Little Canada
Man Found Dead After Poison Jump From Boat
The body of Free man M. Crosby, proprietor of a famous Boston restaurant, was found in Wequaquet Lake near Centreville. Crosby had taken poison and then jumped overboard, tying a rope to his waist to anchor his skiff. The shallow 18 inch depth of the water helped locate the body at 9 30 this morning.
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Freeman M. Crosby
Lake Wequaquet
Centreville
Lake
Hyannis
Wequaquet Lake
Main Street
School Street
Boston
Cape Cod Man Crosby Ends Life at Lake
Investigators report 49 year old Crosby left his home at 5 30 am to reach his boathouse on a lake and take his life using his skiff. Neighbors cite financial troubles and illness including a paralysis stroke two years ago. The body rests at the Crosby home where widow Mrs Crosby and daughter May are prostrated.
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Crosby
Cape Cod
Herreshoff
Idlewire
Long Point
Centreville
Weather forecast for New England and Boston area
Forecast calls for fair skies in Boston and vicinity on Monday and Tuesday with possible showers later. Washington reports similar New England outlook with cooler air in the west portion and light to fresh winds from the east to south. Eastern New York expects partly cloudy conditions with showers and cooler interior winds.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
New York
Salem Hero Saves Mother and Baby From oncoming Train
Joseph Sawyer, a prominent Salem man, leaped between tracks to rescue a shabbily dressed mother and her infant as a moving train bore down at Revere Beach station. He was knocked down but survived with a bad shake and minor injuries. the rescued pair’s identities were not known to police.
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Joseph Sawyer
Salem
Revere Bath House
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn
Mr. Sawyer
Lynnn
Boston
Sawyer
Mother
Babe
Atlantic Avenue
Carriage Fall Claims San Francisco Man in Manchester
Benjamin Corey of San Francisco California was killed this afternoon in Manchester New Hampshire after being thrown from a carriage. The incident occurred late in the day and police are investigating the accident.
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Manchester
N. H
Benjamin Corey
San Francisco
Cal
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