Chains Son to a Bed in Quincy Case of Assault
Charles E Boothby, a Quincy lineman, is jailed on assault charges after tying his 8 year old son Charles to a bed with a heavy brass chain and lead ball at 7 this morning. The boy escaped from a second story window onto the porch roof and was found bleeding from chain marks by neighbors and a truant officer. Boothby says the punishment was to keep the boy at home and teach him a lesson, claiming he did not intend to injure. The case drew police and officials into questioning his disciplinary methods.
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Quincy
Charles E. Boothby
Charles
Chestnut Street
Charles Boothby
C. D. Johnson
Johnson
Inspector McKay
McKay
Boothby
Quincy Electric Light Company
Ignor
Wayward Boy in Quincy Faces Dad over Arrest
A boy described as happy and brave recounts escaping many times amid fears of a whipping at home. Reports say Boothby was arrested and returned home after injuries. he is to testify against his father tomorrow as details of a suspected blood poisoning scare surface in the crowd’s chatter.
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West
Quincy
Boothby
Crippen Seen in Boulogne Before Disappearance
Crippen and the LeNeve woman were in Boulogne France two days on May 20 and 21 detectives from Scotland Yard report Crippen returned alone near the end of June and has not been seen since. They are checking Le Touquet and nearby resorts for clues.
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Boulogne
France
Spain's envoy to leave Rome over ill health
Madrid reports Spanish ambassador Marcus Emilio De Ojeda to resign his post in Rome due to ill health. He had been negotiating the concordat revision with the Vatican but recently suspended talks because of sickness.
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Madrid
Spain
Marcus Emolio de Ojeda
Vatican
Rome
Embroidery Promises Easy Designs in Sunday Post
A fragment lists multiple fire and alarm reports with addresses and losses including 100, 7000, and 17000 dollars, followed by an ad note about embroidery patterns being promoted as soap and water cleanable and an upcoming embroidery for apron feature next Sunday.
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Sunday Post
Remarkable Miss Caroline Hazard resigns Wellesley presidency
The long serving president Miss Caroline Hazard who led Wellesley College since 1899 resigns due to ill health. A scholar poet and administrator she built the college’s growth, received honors from University of Michigan and Brown, and has been praised for intellect leadership and human warmth. She is at Sugar Hill New Hampshire while trustees note the office offers vast opportunities to women.
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Caroline Hazard
Wellesley College
America
Miss Hazard
Hazard Woollen Mills
Peacedale
R. T
Europe
University of Michigan
Brown University
State Board of Education
Wellesley
Sugar Hill
White Mountains
New Hampshire
Roosevelt Will Not Back Ohio Gubernatorial Candidates
New York July 19 Theodore Roosevelt says Republicans in Ohio should adopt a progressive platform but will not back any candidate before the convention. After meeting Judge Reynolds Kinkade of Toledo, seen as second choice for James R Garfield backers, he declined to discuss the conference or reveal Taft letter contents. Roosevelt implies no direct support while hoping Ohio adopts progressivism.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Ohio
Taft
Reynolds Kinkade
Toledo
James R. Garfield
Interior
Garfield
Judge Kinkade
Roosevelt
Auto Kills a Lawrence Boy
Augustus Connors a 9 year old son of Patrick Connors of Acton street Lawrence was run over and killed this afternoon by a touring car driven by Thomas Bagley of Lowell and owned by James Fournier of Lowell. The accident happened at Broadway and Acton street as the boy darted into the street before the driver could stop.
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Lawrence
Augustus Connors
Patrick FP. Connors
Acton Street
Boston & Maine Railroad
Thomas W.W. F. Bagley
Bellevue Street
Lowell
James Fournier
Beech Street
Broadway
Saxonia Sets Sail With Historic Second Cabin List
About 3500 people witnessed the Cunard liner Saxonia depart at 6 pm from East Boston. The second cabin list reached 313 passengers, the second largest ever from the port, amid naval association members in uniform bidding farewell to Col and Mrs Muldowney on a four month British Isles trip. Also aboard were Rev L J O Toole, Rev Fr Ryan, Frank I Young and family, Dr Thomas F Harrington, and Harvard professors Minot and Watson. The total aboard included 87 saleors, 313 second cabin, and 363 steerage passengers.
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Saxonia
Cunard Line
East
Boston
British Naval Association
L. J. O’toole
Newton
Ryan
Dorchester
Frank I. Young
Tufts Granted $5000 Bail After Bank Misuse Charge
George W Tufts former cashier of Rockport National Bank held for September grand jury on a charge of misapplying funds was released on $5000 bail furnished by friend C W Seaman. He left in a taxi with Attorney White for Rockport after release and a U S Commissioner supervised the process.
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George W. Tufts
Rockport National Bank
United States District Court
C. W. Seaman
Tufts
Rockport
White
Salem
United States
Hayes
Harris Allian Files Voluntary Bankruptcy Petition
Harris Allian, a real estate broker living at 92 Lawrence Avenue Roxbury, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition yesterday in the U S District Court. He lists his liabilities at 122668 dollars and his assets at 25 dollars, with claimed facilities at 12668.50 dollars.
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Harris Allian
Lawrence Avenue
Roxbury
United States District Court
Waterman Bride Ties To Bethlehem Native At Charlestown Yard
Miss Katherine B. E Waterman daughter of Mr and Mrs Abraham Waterman of 4 Laconia Street wed Roland H. Stineman of Pennsylvania in a secret ceremony June 25 recorded yesterday by Rev Frederick H. Rutan of Shawmut Congregational Church The groom a Bethlehem native works as a mechanical engineer at the Charlestown Navy Yard.
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Katherine BE. Waterman
Abraham Waterman
Laconia Street
Roland H. Stineman
Pennsylvania
Frederick H. Rutan
Shawmut Congregational Church
Stineman
Bethlehem
Penn
Charlestown Navy Yard
Builder Alexander C Currier Dies in Law Office
Alexander C Currier a 70 year old Medford builder collapsed in the office of attorney Simon W Hatheway while discussing a minor property damage suit involving $8. He died without regaining consciousness. Currier, agitated by the claim, fell ill after clutching his left side and sliding from his chair. He was moved to the Relief station and then home at 17 Pulston street. The suit concerned a 70 foot length of no fence.
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Alexander C. Currier
Medford
Simon W. Hatheway
Currier
Hatheway
Pension Roll Shrinks by 170987 Dollars This Year
A net decrease of 170987.40 dollars in Boston pension bureau rolls for the year ended June 80 is reported by Captain A. J. Hoitt, New England agent in charge. There were 3474 deaths, leaving 56668 pensioners on July 1. Total disbursements reached 9429573.00, with 8290995.61 for army pensions and 1138577.39 for naval pensions, plus invalids and widows from various wars including Civil War, War of 1812, Mexican and Indian wars.
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Pension Bureau
Boston
A. J. Hoitt
New England
Samn
Mexico
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