Doctor killed after hearing dying girl's story at hotel
Dr Eldredge D Atwood of Woburn fatally shoots Dr Wilfred E Harris at the Hotel Westminster where Harris had offices after hearing the dying girl Celia P Adams of Brookline die in his arms. Atwood, captured with a revolver, admits attempted murder as Miss Adams lies near death in her office.
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Eldredge D. Atwood
Woburn
Wilfred E. Harris
Celia P. Adams
Brookline
Hotel Westminster
Harris
Atwood
Young Woburn Osteopath Shoots Dr. Harris After Betrayal Claim
A young Woburn osteopath told Dr. Atwood that Harris betrayed his sweetheart Dr. Celia P. Adams, then confessed to police last night he shot Dr. Wilfred E. Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young
Ireland's Freedom Predicted by Cardinal O Connell
Cardinal O Connell urged the Ancient Order of Hibernians to continue the push for Irish freedom. He said the world is waking up and England's democracy will finally repay Ireland's long debt, citing three centuries of oppression and the hope of renewed national independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Order of Hibernians
Cardinal O'Connell
England
Mayor Curley Praises Irish Struggle at Open Session
In an open session at Copley Plaza, Mayor Curley called the Irish people a people who have suffered centuries of persecution yet retain life, courage, and the will to strike for independence. The crowd erupted in applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copley Plaza
Curley
Ireland
Workers Give Up Holidays in Britain Amid War Needs
London July 18 organized labor urged postponing August holidays to aid the British offensive. A unions conference unanimously recommended accepting the government appeal. General Haig’s letter appealed workers to forego two days of August break to support munition production and the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Edwin Samuel Montagu
Douglas Haig
France
Montagu
Haig
Unidentified man found in Chelsea Creek East Boston
A six foot tall, smooth shaven man in gray clothes was found floating in Chelsea creek, East Boston, yesterday afternoon. Police believe he fell from a barge near Green's wharf while seeking work on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea Creek
Boston
Green’s Wharf
British Force Holds Longueval Front As Somme Fighting Persists
London reports renewed clashes in the Longueval salient northwest of Combles with British and German forces in heavy fighting. A gas shell was used in a preliminary bombardment as rain clears. no decisive result had been reached at last accounts.
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London
Longueval
Somme
Biaches
France
Longueval Salient
Combles
French Drive Germans From Houses at Bia ches Somme
To the south of the Somme the French and Germans are still at grips at Bia ches where the French have driven out the Germans from some of the houses they held in the village.
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Somme
Biaches
Unhurt After 40 Foot Fall From Window
Michael Candello an eightyearold boy fell forty feet from the third story window of his home at 10 Horace street Somerville when the screen collapsed He was taken to Somerville Hospital for observation and examination found no injuries
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Michael Candello
Horace Street
Somerville
Somerville Hospital
Pioneers and anniversaries mark early 19th century
Governor Fredrick T. Greenhalge born 1842. Professor Edward C. Pickering born 1846. First woman’s rights convention held in 1848. Legacy of early American scientific and political milestones highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred’k T. Greenhalge
Edward C. Pickering
Weather forecast for Boston and Southern New England
Fair weather expected in Boston and vicinity on Wednesday with unsettled conditions and likely showers Thursday. Southerly winds shift to northeasterly Wednesday night and increase. For New England, partly cloudy Wednesday, showers and cooler Thursday in Southern New England. Northern New England stays fair Wednesday with increasing cloudiness Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Washington
New England
Fragmentary Health Note Mentions Phosphate Tonic
An unclear 19th century excerpt references Borsford's phosphate and a half teaspoon in a glass of water taken at retiring, indicating a nightly health routine. The legible details point to medicinal usage rather than a narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borsford
Border skirmish near Camp Cotton ends with two killed
At El Paso on July 18 a clash between 15 mounted Mexicans and outposts of L Company Natick Ninth Massachusetts along the Rio Grande resulted in two Mexican deaths. No Bay State soldier was hit, though bullets whizzed by and one struck ground within four feet of a Ninth man during about 20 shots fired.
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EL Paso
Texas
L. Company
Natick
Ninth
Massachusetts Regiment
Rio Grande
Camp Cotton
Bay State
Mexican sniper firefight on border settles with quick retreat
Natick company outposts along the river exchange fire with Mexican snipers who dismounted and crawled to vantage points. The nearer L Company outpost fired from 300 yards away as the Mexicans fled after two were wounded. The incident ends with the Mexicans riding away while the Natick men watch their “circus” stunts.
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Massachusetts
Casey
Ninth
Natick Company
Carranza
L Company
Heiress Accused as Captivator in Hartford Probate Case
In Hartford Probate Court a wealthy Cape Cod heiress is accused of captivating husbands and provoking divorce petitions. Judge Marvin adjourned to hear witness Miss Marion Pomeroy Smith, the respondent to Charles C Paine’s petition to be her legal guardian for property in Connecticut.
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Hartford
Conn
Hyannis
Cape Cod
Hartford Probate Court
Marvin
Marion Pomeroy Smith
Charles C. Paine
Barnstable
Mass
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Local gossip accuses Hyannis woman of captivating married men
The grandmother Mrs. Ruenna Pom eroy of Hyannis accuses Marion of wooing married men and giving money to her lovers. Marion retorts she is tired of Paine as conservator, despite initially agreeing to his appointment.
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Ruenna Pomeroy
Hyannis
Marion
Paine
Brooklyn minister elected president of Free Baptist conference
The Rev. R. D. Lord of Brooklyn New York was chosen president of the conference board of the Free Baptist General Conference at Ocean Park where the two days annual session began today Other officers elected include Vice-president Carl E Milliken Island Falls Maine recording secretary Rev Thomas H Stacy Concord New Hampshire and assistant recording secretary Miss A H Deering Portland Maine An advertising notice promotes a Colorado Rockies camping trip with all steel equipment and travel information from Rock Island and the Boston Travel Bureau.
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Old Orchard
R. D. Lord
Brooklyn
N. Y
Free Baptist General Conference
Ocean Park
Carl E. Milliken
Island Falls
Thomas H. Stacy
Concord
N. H
A. H. Deering
Portland
Colorado Rockies
Rock Island
Travel Bureau
Old South Bldg
Boston
Indictments Charge Haverhill City Government For Riotous Assembly
Indictments against the entire government of Haverhill were filed in Superior Court charging neglect to suppress an unlawful assembly. The charges are believed to be first of their kind in Massachusetts under Chapter 211. Riot was not the exact charge. the closest term was riotous or tumultuous assembly.
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Lawrence
Haverhill
Superior
Massachusetts
Indictments Filed Over Haverhill Disturbances
A grand jury issued indictments after a four day investigation into disturbances in Haverhill during the night of April 3 and the morning of April 4 when a mob stormed the town.
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Haverhill
Haver
Indictments Filed by the Grand Jury Leaders Named in City Scandal
Mayor Albert L. Bartlett and Aldermen Charles M. Hoyt Christopher C. Cook Roswell L. Wood Albert E. Stickney faced grand jury indictments for neglect to suppress an unlawful assembly. The case centers on city governance and public safety actions.
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Grand Jury
Albert L. Bartlett
Charles M. Hoyt
Commissioner of Public Safety
Christopher C. Cook
Roswell L. Wood
Albert E. Stickney
Mayor Bartlett Indicted Shocks Haverhill
Haverhill July 18 The indictment of Mayor Bartlett surprised residents as he led opposing actions against granting Leyden a permit to use the hall and called out the militia.
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Haverhill
Bartlett
Leyden
Leyden's Attempted Talk at Hill City Hall Sparks Controversy
Thomas E Leyden of Somerville faced restrictions as he tried to speak from the Hill City Hall auditorium platform. The incident drew attention to tensions surrounding anti-Catholic rhetoric.
Doctor Harris shot at Westminster Hotel as Atwood confesses
Dr. Wilfred E. Harris president of the Massachusetts College of Osteopathy lies seriously wounded in City Hospital after being shot by Dr. Eldredge D. Atwood a Woburn osteopath Atwood has confessed to the attempted murder He was arrested at his fiancée residence Brookline following the Westminster incident Celia P Adams of Brookline the dying woman possibly died by suicide with morphine.
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Wilfred E. Harris
Massachusetts College of Osteopathy
City Hospital
Eldredge D. Atwood
Woburn
Harris
Westminster
Atwood
Celia P. Adams
Brookline
Commonwealth Hospital
Dr. Atwood
North Grove Street
George B. Magrath
Beacon Street
Coolidge Corner
Teenager offers to take blame to save chauffeur
In Barnstable July 18 Roger Pierce seventeen son of a Boston hotel man tried to shield Charles O Neil his father's chauffeur who is deaf in one ear and prone to epilepsy from a jail term for fatally injuring a motorcyclist by surrendering as the driver. He told Judge Frederick C Swift that he drove the car and faced possible charges to protect the chauffeur.
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Barnstable
Roger Pierce
Boston
Charles O’neil
Frederick C. Swift
First District
Barnstable County
Husband Finds Wife Dead in Bed at West Medford Home
James Maloney of Fellsway West Medford forced a door lock after his wife Hannah 40 lay dead in their bedroom. Dr E E Barrett said death resulted from heart disease ongoing for months.
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James Maloney
Fellsway
West Medford
Hannah
E. E. Barrett
Edward F McNulty Dies at City Hospital in Roxbury
Edward F McNulty 31 son of Mrs Mary A McNulty of Elmwood Place Roxbury died last night at City Hospital. He lived in Roxbury Crossing all his life and is survived by four brothers Michael J Henry John William and a sister Mrs J Paul Canty of Dorchester.
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Edward F. McNulty
Mary A. McNulty
Elmwood Place
Roxbury
City Hospital
Roxbury Crossing
Michael J
Henry
John
William
J. Paul Canty
Dorchester
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Thompson's Spa
Ee Ky Ae
Castle Square
Tremont
Chandler
Berkeley Streets
Boston Hotel CO
Walter W. Coombe
Back Bay
Teutonic
Lipa
James F. Hickey
Navy Amard
P. M
Brattle St. and
Brattle Sq
CE — Plankedénlinen
Edward J. Dunn
Treorte
Westminster Hotel
Miss Smith
Canal St
No. Sta. Oer
Crawford Seollay Sq
SERI
Manhattan
Forz Orchestra & Instrument
Apos Junction
Washington & Friend
Sts
Edward F. M’nulty
Malden Savings Bank
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