Big Bills Finish A Infamous Gang Shocks New York
The 1880s case ties former President Arthur’s house robbery to the Big Bill Gonon gang. Detectives Capt. McClusky and officers pursue four men described as murderers and safe burglars. Mason and O Connor histories include jail escapes and bank robberies. The gang faces charges for library murder, a judge, a jeweler killing, and planned dynamite safe blasts.
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New York
Chester A. Arthur
Lexington Avenue
Bill’ Magon
Cap
Frank Spencer
Red’ Spencer
Arthur
McClusky
Police
Billy Mason
Philadelphia
Mason
Mike’’ O'Connor
Pittsfield
Mass
Johnny’’ Moore
Yonkers
N. Y
Bradley
Tarrytown
Sing Sing
Mike O’connor
Vallely
Charlestown
O'Connor
Byrnes
Bill
Big Bill
Major Wilson
George R. Blodgett
Schenectady
General Electric Company
William O. Hutchins
Providence
Labor Union Meeting Deliberates on Strikes and Harships
Chosen marshals named for Labor Day as Central Labor Union discusses Amalgamated Meat Cutters strike in Indianapolis. Delegates hear grievances from Bakers and Confectioners against Roxbury and East Boston firms using non union help and propose family boycotts.
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Central Labor Union
Wells Memorial Hall
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers of
Indianapolis
Ind
Kingan & Co
Roxbury
East Boston
A. F
Wawson
Fenton
Gosswell
McIver
Maidens
Neeb
Digney
Cuff
Clements
O’dea
O’meara
District of Columbia
Committee On Brewers and Bottlers
Employers’ Association
Co .U
van Nostrand & Co
Boston
Thomas J. Murphy
Massachusetts Federation of Labor
Edward O’donnell
Typographical Union
D. D. Driscoll
Horse Shoers
Springfield
Fred J. Kneeland
Painters’ Union 11
Knights of Labor District 30 Holds Meeting in Newton
The July 17 convention drew a large crowd as District 30 Massachusetts Knights of Labor prepared for Labor Day parade actions. District Master Workman John Hurley of Charlestown was elected delegate to the Chicago general assembly in November.
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Newton
Knights of Labor
Massachusetts
Central Labor Union
Building Trades Council
Ald of
John Hurley
Charlestown
General Assembly
Chicago
Lifesaver Rescues Two Men from Drowning Near Beachmont
Life Guard William H. Murphy of Revere rescued John Waldron and James Egleman of Boston after their sailing dory capsized about 300 yards offshore. Murphy jumped from shore, reached the men in the water, and towed them to safety in the life boat.
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William H. Murphy
Revere
John Waldron
James Egleman
Boston
Beachmont
Murphy
Andrews Resigns as Brown University President
Dr. B Benjamin Andrews resigns as president of Brown University to become Chicago superintendent of schools. The resignation takes effect immediately and an executive committee meeting is set for tomorrow to decide on a successor and action at the September corporation meeting.
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R. I
B. Benjamin Andrews
Brown University
Chicago
Thomas Dr. Anderson
Brown University Corporation
Andrews
Anderson
Cornell University
Brown
CAN PULL TEETH Candidates pass dentistry board examination
The Board of Registration in Dentistry reports 115 applicants passed the last written test. Names listed include N F Clifford O E Gregoire F A Ryder W G Fanning H L Grant and many others among the new licensees.
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Board of Registration In Dentistry
N. F. Clifford
O. E. Gregoire
F. A. Ryder
W. G. Fanning
H. L. Grant
J. C. Hindes
W. H. Starratt
E. A. Leonard
C. B. Burnham
W. D. Squarebrigs
W. A. Roache
G. BE. Sanderson
H. H. Bethel
H. L. Howe
T. Hanrahan
A. B. Tuck
W. J. Rogers
F. B. Shears
L. F. Morgan
H. D. Hutchins
J. Marston
L. W. Baker
C. E. Murphy
E. J. Hart
J. A. Richan
F. M. Lynde
C. T. Dickenson
C. A. Frank
J. T. Timlin
J. E. Powers
Frank Crowther
Joseph Daly
R. E. Daly
B. H. Averill
J. P. Murphy
W. A. Loud
A. P. Manchester
H. N. Beckworth
J. N. Gilder
T. J. Ritter
A. W. Woodcock
Co. D. Tefft
A.S. Hovey
H. F. Means
J. P. Monahan
J. E. McDermott
E. B. Williams
W. O. Bloom
H. W. Bragg
W. H. Burke
W. E. Decker
J. A. Smith
H. N. Bernard
J. F. Pierce
G. W. Boutwell
U. P. Pierce
Investors Guarantee Trust Company Expands Role
The Investors Guarantee & Trust Company of New York built a reputation for pooling capital to profit its members. United strength of the many reduces speculative risk to a minimum. The firm enjoys customer confidence and hearty support as business rapidly grows.
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Investors Guarantee & Trust Company
New York
United
American warships enter Guantanamo Bay harbor
Steam launches from New York and Brooklyn entered the harbor at Playa del Este Guantanamo Bay and examined batteries wrecks including the Reina Mercedes and Merrimac. They found six Spanish merchant steamers and one small gunboat and placed a prize crew aboard the latter.
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Playa del Este
Guantanamo Bay
New York
Brooklyn
Vixen
Merrimac
Reina Mercedes
Hebrews horror over forged kosher meat scandal shocks city
Orthodox Hebrews allege that beef sold to them carried forged Hebrew slaughterer tags to dodge fees and avoid proper kosher preparation. Slaughterers claim their signatures were forged and police plan court action after a Baldwin Place Synagogue meeting. Rabbi Margolis halted sales of the suspected meat.
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Baldwin Place
Margolis
Ruined Romance Facts in Bigamy Case in New York City
Mrs. Willard Wilkinson travels to Brooklyn to testify about her 27-year-old husband’s bigamy arrest in New York. Wilkinson allegedly married in Boston to a woman now in Brooklyn and also wed Florence Colston, stepdaughter of Mr. Furness, in City Hall a week earlier. The couple spent days bicycling to Coney Island before the marriage and Colston left Hoboken after her parents learned of the union.
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Willard Wilkinson
Brooklyn
N. Y
New York
Captain McClusky
Wilkinson
Boston
Florence Colston
Furness
Fifth Avenue
East One Hundred and Twentieth Street
New York City Hall
Mr. Furness
Coney Island
Miss Colston
City Hall
Hoboken
Major Hayes Wounded in Cuba During July Battle
Washington reports Major Webb C. Hayes of the First Ohio Cavalry son of the late President Hayes was wounded on July 1 at Santiago. His regiment was under waiting orders at Tampa. He was detached to General Young's staff. horse killed, wound not serious, and he is ready for duty.
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Washington
Plays del Este
Cuba
Webb C. Hayes
First Ohio Cavalry
President Hayes
Santiago
Hayes
Tampa
Young
Fall From Window Blamed on Husband in South Boston
Nora Leary nine years old of 4 Athens street South Boston fell or jumped from a second story window after her husband Cornelius Leary and companions were drinking. He allegedly blocked the stairway and threw dishes. Nora was taken to City Hospital with a pelvis fracture described as highly serious and unlikely to heal.
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Nora Leary
Athens Street
Boston
Cornelius Leary
Leary
City Hospital
Dull Port Day Highlights on Roman and Dominion Line Movements
A quiet port day features the Roman steamer anchored near Boston Light en route from Liverpool to Charlestown under Captain J. O. Williams. Dominion line assignments shift officers and crew aboard Roman and New England while other ships, cargoes, and upcoming sailings stir local maritime activity.
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Warren Line
Roman
Boston Light
Charlestown
Liverpool
Robert Roberts
J. O. Williams
Dominion Line
Canada
New England
Roberts
Monmouth
St. Lawrence
Elder-Dempster Company
John Harris
Williams
Manchester
John Parry
Steamship Company
Hugh McIntyre
Henry O’brien
McAuley
Europe
Fred P. Prescott
Boston
Cape Town
Swallow
New Bedford
St. Helena
South Africa
Harry Roussel
Boston Towboat Company
Bill Brittain
East Boston
A. D. Ingram
Douglass Morrison
Clyde Line
Sawyer
Morrison
New Pedford
C. T. Luce
Sean
New York
George B. Doane
E. Kempshall
Dorchester
J. H. Robertson
St. John
N. B
Alvin Haley
Yarmouth
Robert Telfer
Cambridge
Yarmouth Cape
Wilson-Furness-Leyland Line
London
Atlantic Transport Line
Wilsons
Atlantic Transport Company
Saranac
Troilo
United States
Massapequa
Menantic
Manhanset
Mohican
Norfolk
Manila
Admiral Dewey
Amusements and openings fill Boston stages this week
The Sans Souci opens with promenade concerts led by Louis Baer followed by vaudeville featuring Hen E B Dixey Kitty Mitchell Katherine Warren Kate Davis Marie Heath Horwitz and Bowers and Gray and Conway Pauline Hall arrives next week. Robert Mantell debuts in vaudeville at Keiths as Cuban insurgents perform nearby and new attractions include an underground passage reopening at Keiths Castle Square Theatre presents Across the Potomac at the Boston Theatre.
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Boston
London
New York
Therogramme
Louis Baer
Hen. EB. Dixey
Kitty Mitchell
Katherine Warren
Kate Davis
Marie Heath
Horwitz
Bowers
Gray
Conway
Pauline Hall
Robert Mantell
Keith's
Austin & Stone
Tremont Street
Keith’s
Ternoon
Castle Soanre Theatre
William Humphrey
Mathews
Sheridan
Peininge
Boston Theatre
Oberle’s
George Magee
Grand Opera House
Huntington Avenue
Frank
Arnete
Frank V. Dunn
The
Palace
Park Theatre
Manchester
Columbia Vaudeville Company
Norumbega Park
Joe
Rich Actress Lotta Crabtree Faces Stock Losses in New York
Lotta Crabtree, famed actress with Park Theatre and Reynolds Hotel holdings, clashed with New York brokers over failed stock deals. Her fortune reportedly rests on prudent investing guided by her mother, with criticism aimed at brokers for losses. She also owns a Harlem apartment house in New York.
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Lotta Crabtree
Park Theatre
Reynolds Hotel
New York
Wall Street
Miss Crabtree
Harlem
Sixteen New Yellow Fever Cases Reported
The War Department bulletin from Washington at 10:30 a m notes sixteen new yellow fever cases in the past twenty four hours at Siboney via Hayti with one death and strict sanitation measures declared by Greenleaf Chief Surgeon.
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Greenleaf
Washington
War Department
Siboney
Hayti
Farragut Launched for Navy Service in San Francisco
The torpedo boat destroyer Farragut, launched last evening at Union Works, was christened by Miss Betty Ashe of San Francisco. The 278 ton vessel attains 30 knots and will be placed in commission as soon as possible.
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San Francisco
Farragut
Union Works
Betty Ashe
Admiral Farragut
Bicycle Rider Run Down by Horse and Carriage
Harry Koplevitz twenty five from 17 Bell Rock Avenue Everett was riding in Franklin Park at seven last night when a horse and carriage struck him and fled after realizing the seriousness of the accident. Dr Lyons treated him and he was taken to City Hospital where he remained unconscious at midnight.
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Harry Koplevitz
Bell Rock Avenue
Everett
Franklin Park
Lyons
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Hecker
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L. G. Coleman
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Massachusetts General Hospital
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San Juan
York Herald
Robert Mentell
Miss Ashe
Model Playhouse of the Country
Robert
Mantell
Albert L. Guille
Andra
Arthur C. Sidman
Bill Clifford
Maud Hath
Greums
Digby
St.John
Halifax
Summerside
S. S. St. Croix
Coastwise Service
Cumberland
State of
Sans Souci
Henry
Dixey
Kittie Mitchell
Kathleen Warren
Boston & Gloucester Steamboat CO
North Shore
Gloucester
Gape Ann
Columbus Orchestra
City OF Gloucester
North Side Central Wharf
State St
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Merchant
Gen. Mgr
New Brunswick
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Pearson's
Atlantic Ave
Massachusetts Bay
Isles OF Shoals
Major Clark
IQ. Theatre
Tremont St
Tele
Tremont
Alfriend and Pitou’s
Potomac
Plymouth
A. E. Harding
Bass Point
Nahant
Lafricain
A. P. Lane
N. E. Agt
Wash
Boston Ball Grounds
Pittsburg
Appleton & Bassett’s
Washington St
Connelly
Adams House
Provincetown
Longfellow
John Smith
Cape Aurple
T Atwood & Rich
Jtes’ Vening
Toll
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