Lynn Man Kills Wife and Himself in Mass
Oliver E. Mosher aged 30 shot and killed his wife Georgianna E. Mosher 23 then killed himself with the same revolver. No witnesses. They had separated recently after four years of marriage. Miss Annie Mack found the bodies in a lodging house on Ireson Street. Mosher’s jealousy and the wife’s departure were cited as factors. Mrs Downer is the bride's maiden name. a brother Paul Downer is a firefighter.
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Lynn
Mass
Oliver E. Mosher
Georgianna E
Mosher
Miss Mack
Guards and strike turmoil hit Wachusett dam work
Workers and strikers clash as Wachusett dam set for resumption. Police double guards and 15 more officers sworn in amid threats from Italian workers and possible bloodshed. Dominico Catoni and others face tension as night crews begin.
Missing Harvard student Miss Borcher feared to have killed herself
Anna Rose Borcher a Harvard summer school student has been missing since Wednesday from 26 Holyoke Cambridge. A note warned she would never be seen again and possibly her dead body. She traveled from Chicago with Miss Campbell to study psychology and roomed at a Cambridge boarding house. The case remains unresolved as police search continues.
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Anna Rosemond Borcher
Harvard Summer School
Holyoke Street
Cambridge
Chicago
Miss Campbell
Hotel
Touraine
Ne.a
Miss Borden
Brandan
Miss Borcher
Boston
Boston Local Forecast and Washington Outlook
Local forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair conditions Friday and likely Saturday with light southwesterly to westerly winds. Washington forecast on July 16 projects New England staying fair Friday and Saturday with light west winds.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Contested Elections Clash In Ninth Massachusetts District
Washington July 16 Both Keliher and Conry appeared before the clerk of the committee on contested elections in the Capitol. Key issue was protest over printing of testimony. The ruling ordered printing despite challenges. Both sides expressed satisfaction with how proceedings progressed.
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Washington
Conry Keliher
Massachusetts
Committee
Capitol
Keliher
Campbell
Conry
Kelcher
Auto crash in Providence leaves three dead one injured
In Providence on Reservoir avenue an automobile overturn killed three persons and injured four others. Thomas H. Besse, his wife, her sister Mrs Sayles, and Dr H A Besse were involved. the last escaped with minor wounds. Mrs Besse remained at home. Mr Besse owned the car.
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Providence
R. L
Reservoir Avenue
Thomas H. Besse
Sayles
New Orleans
H. A. Besse
Franklin
Mass
T. Thyesse
Rhode Island Hospital
Besse
Abner McKinley Stricken At Somerset Home
Abner McKinley brother of the late President McKinley is dangerously ill at his Somerset summer residence. Doctors are alarmed and report he is near death with a paralytic stroke developing after yesterday’s worsening condition. Relatives have been summoned.
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Somerset
Penn
Abner McKinley
President McKinley
Death
McKinley
Fight Over White Woman Turns Violent In City Streets
A quarrel over a white woman between two colored men on Acton and Washington streets led to a cutting affray near Dover and Washington around 11:30 pm. Joseph Robinson is hospitalized with a badly slashed thigh and Guy Jenkins of 36 Bradford street is under arrest at Dedham street station, charged with wielding an eight inch knife later seized from him. Patrolman Dennessy intervened as the fight resumed near Acton street and Jenkins was seen wiping blood from the weapon.
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Acton
Washington Streets
Joseph Robinson
City Hospital
Dedham Street
Guy Jenkins
Bradford Street
Dover
Dennessy
Acton Street
Jenkins
Russia rejects Roosevelt demand on Kishineff petition
Russia refuses to receive or consider the Jewish petition regarding the Kishineff massacre, calling it an internal affair and declining any foreign interference. The State Department confirms Russia’s cable reply via American charge Riddle in St Petersburg, signaling no further action by the U.S. government.
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Washington
Russia
Roosevelt
State Department
Riddle
St. Petersburg
Kishineff
Associated Press
Chief Arthur Drops Dead at Banquet in Winnipeg
Winnipeg July 17 P M Arthur grand chief engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers dropped dead at midnight while speaking at the banquet closing the annual union convention. He rose to answer a toast saying it may be his parting words to many of you and fell backward, dying a few minutes later.
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Winnipeg
Man
P. M. Arthur
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of
Arthur
Pope Struggles to Breathe as Caffeine Given
In Rome on July 17 the Pope shows severe breathing trouble and pants for breath. Doctors report caffeine injection provided relief but warn another operation may be necessary despite high risk due to his weakness.
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Rome
Pope Leo XIII Delayed Surgery Amid Breathing Crisis
Rome reports show July 16 to 17 detail the Pope's unstable breathing and dashed plans for another operation. Doctors weigh risk of surgery against enfeebled health while caffeine injections ease distress and Cardinal Rampolla gains expanded aut hority as secretary of state.
Pope Supports Cardinal Rampolla Amid Attacks
Rome July 16 The Pope continues to back Cardinal Rampolla after 16 years of service as he faces growing opposition tied to the Franco-Phile stance of the papacy. The pontiff shows confidence while Rampolla nears end of life and his adversaries press their case.
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Rome
Leo
Cardinal Rampolla
Vatican Pleased by Non Catholic Sympathy for Pope
Rome July 16 A telegram from the Associated Press said prayers were offered in Protestant churches in the United States for Pope Leo XIII's recovery. Cardinal Rampolla conveyed the pope's gratitude and stated the holy father's health may allow him to inform the Holy See of the telegram when possible. The secretary of state expressed pleasure at the universal sympathy from non-Catholics and high regard for church reunion.
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Rome
Associated Press
Cardinal Rampolla
United States
Pope Leo
Giacomo Della Chiesa
Rampolla
Cardinal Gibbons Heads To Paris After Arrival
Havre France July 16 Cardinal Gibbons arrived today and will stay overnight before continuing to Paris. He will await the Pope's death announcement and then travel to Rome.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Paris
Havre
France
Rome
Lapponi’s Son Expelled from Vatican in Rome Report
Paris July 17 Dix Neuvienne Giecle desk reports Dr Lapponi son, who spread favorable reports on Cardinal Rampolla, has been expelled from the Vatican by orders of Cardinal Oreglia.
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Paris
Dix Neuvienne Giecle
Rome
Lapponi
Rampolla
Vatican
Oreglia
Boy Heroic Rescue Saves Cambridge Baby
Frank Fonseca an 18 year old non swimmer plunged into a deep creek behind the Dover stamp works in Cambridge and rescued 3 year old Georgiana Dubruiel. A passer by and physicians credited the youth with removing water and reviving the child after extensive resuscitation efforts. The boy lives at 45 Heno Street Allston, the child at 66 Brookline Street Cambridge.
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Frank Fonseca
Dover Stamp Works
Cambridge
Georgiana Dubruiel
Heno Street
Allston
Brookline Street
Temperature Readings From Thompson's Spa Chronicle
Readings from Thompson's Spa at 219 Washington Street report yesterday’s average temperature at 66 degrees. The entry compares temperatures to the same date last year, noting 66 degrees as the prior year’s figure.
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Thompson's Spa
Washington Street
Sm. M.saces
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Clinton
Wachusett Dam
Mascom New York
Boylston Street
Dominico Catoni
Fnom
Metropolitan Water Board
Croton Aqueduct
New York
Harvard
Mr. Clark
Miss
Keliher Conry
Abner M’kinley
Pope
Capponi
Mazzoni
Mgr. Volpini
Consistorial Congregation
Sistine Chapel
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