Sick Babies List Grows as Post Doctors Revisit North End
A report from the Post notes sixty eight patients now on the sick baby list with sixty five doctor and nurse visits. The sick baby fund work began last Monday with 837 families contacted in five days, focusing on the North End where overcrowded housing and poor sanitation drive illness. Doctors emphasize repeated visits to treat until full recovery, and mothers express gratitude as children show improvement and promise ongoing care.
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North End
Guar
Doctor Praises Water as Gentle Medicine for Babies
In a courtback scene the doctor notes babies adapt to water and benefit from it as a gentle remedy. A washerwoman, caring for four children, greets visitors with a cheerful "660 morning" while a sick three year old remains nearby.
Jimmie the Two Year Old and a Doctor Visit
A two year old named Jimmie shows illness with skin trouble and a crying spell as a doctor administers baths and medicine. The scene includes a home visit with mother and grandmother expressing gratitude and a second caller seeking help for another baby.
Two Italian families in crowded tenement homes
A mother and two sick children in neighboring tenements are visited by the Post doctor. The babies suffer from severe sores, and the doctor hopes for improvement upon his return. The piece contrasts the harsh stairways and odors of the crowded yard with the neat, orderly interior of the Italian families’ home.
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Arma
Jimmie
Darling
North Square
Dedicated Doctors Work All Day In Morning To Night
Doctors and nurses labored tirelessly from forenoon to late in the day moving through stairs, alleys, and courts. They carried cheerful dedication and infectious enthusiasm, undeterred by rain or shine in their arduous task.
Fragmentary Note Mentions Hotel Sticuanet
A partial, garbled text fragment references a Hotel Sticuanet and an unclear instruction about sending or remembering something. The readable portion offers no concrete action dates or events.
Back Bay Burglary Adds Sixth House to Case
Police linked the recent break ins in the Back Bay to a single suspect or group after four homes were entered by tearing a window board and breaking a rear window. Mrs Henry Keyes home at 8 Commonwealth Ave was discovered ransacked though nothing was stolen. Investigators suspect previewing the houses for valuables and a possible inside helper. Chief Watts has men on the case with no identification yet.
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Back Bay
Commonwealth Avenue
Henry Keyes
Watts
Mrs Ross Told to Prove Ancestry in King Estate Case
Providence July 23 Chief Justice Matteson delivered a ruling in the Mrs BE A Webster Ross case challenging the administration of the late millionaire William H King estate. The court orders Mrs Ross to reveal her ancestors and provide any information on King's nativity and when he came to be known as King.
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Providence
Matteson
BE. A. Webster Ross
William H. King
My Clothier Band Concert Draws Large Friday Crowd
The third free weekly band concert by My Clothier at its Hanover and Portland streets building drew thousands. Salem Cadet Band, led by Jean M. Missud, performed twelve popular pieces including Stars and Stripes to open the program. The fourth concert, July 30, features the American Watch Company Band of Waltham conducted by John M. Flockton.
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My Clothier
Massachusetts Clothing Company
Hanover
Portland
Wolf
Salem
England
Jean M. Missud
Stars and Stripes
Sousa
American Watch Company Band of
Waltham
John M. Flockton
Boy at West End Library fountain rescued from drowning
Walter Hamlin aged 2 of 20 South Russell Street fell into a three foot deep fountain basin at the West End Public Library yard yesterday afternoon. John Burke of 7% Plimpton Street Cambridge rescued him and a physician from Station 3 attended him before he was returned home.
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West End
Public
Walter Hamlin
South Russell Street
John Burke
Plimpton Street
Ambridge
Station 3
Missing $75 Found as Mislaid Money Says Station Report
Gaston Maxe of 208 Beacon Street reported to Station 16 that he placed 75 dollars in a trunk in his room for safekeeping a few days ago and yesterday discovered the money missing. Police believe the funds were mislaid rather than stolen.
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Gaston Maxe
Station 16
Beacon Street
Ésterday
Tragic double act ends in Newark murder
Annie Kmetz, 33, was shot through the heart in her Newark home as her boarder Andras Maliniak, amid a love dispute with her husband, confronted her with a pistol. Maliniak, who fled after the attack, was later arrested in Irvington and confessed the killing.
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Newark
N. J
Annie Kinetz
Broome Street
Michael
Andras Johann Maliniak
Maliniak
Irvington
Mra. Kmetz
Mali
Kmetz
Kmets
Hungary
Vanderbilt heir to enter Paris wine business
New York reported on July 23 that Elliott Fitch Shepard, grandson of William H. Vanderbilt, plans to invest enough capital in a Paris wine firm to become a member. He recently married Mrs. Potter and will reside permanently in Paris at Rue Richepense.
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New York
Elliott Fitch Shepard
William H. Vanderbilt
Paris
Shepard
Potter
Richepense
Suspicions arise as court ship looms in New York case
A cloud hangs over Selma Larson's death with toxic poisoning suspected and evidence of harmless potash traces. Sheriff watches developments as coroner's inquest approaches, while Mrs. Dinsmore hints at hidden clues and urges thorough questioning of witnesses and hospital staff.
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New York
Selma Larson
William Charvill
Fourth Avenue
Selma
Miss Larson
Ratcliffe to Stand Trial After Wife Rebuffs Reconciliation
In New York July 23 actor B J Ratcliffe loses hope of reconciliation as his extradition case ends with his wife stating she does not want him near. She says she chose her father over him and seeks to be left alone, ending the habeas hearing. Ratcliffe's attempt to see her fails.
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New York
B. J. Ratcliffe
Chicago
Ratcliffe
Peter DeLacey
Elopement Plot In Dover Plains Ends With Father Guard
In Dover Plains New York Miss Minnie Reimer and Archie Hoff man pursue elopement against her father Adolph Reimer a wealthy manufacturer. After thwarted attempts and the mother’s collapse the couple stay near her home while Deputy Sheriff Frank Fenn watches from the garden keeping the lovers under observation.
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Dover Plains
N. Y
Minnie Reimer
Adolph Reimer
Archie Hoffman
Granville
Mass
Mr.Reimer
Frank Fenn
Fenn
Scruple of Pursuit Puts Young Couple in Reserve
A report notes a pursuit set about to catch a couple who may run. The female involved is described as 19 and very pretty. It mentions sister Dora, engaged to a Granville bank clerk, and that Mr. Reimer has delayed that marriage for three years.
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Dora
Granville
Mass
Reimer
Fearful Mary Cryan Drowns After Melancholia Fears
The body of Mary Cryan, young and pretty, has not been recovered after she drowned herself to avoid becoming too fat. She had suffered from melancholia and was under care in Orange New Jersey. Her sister met her in Jersey City and they boarded the ferry St. Louis when Cryan leaped into the river. George Payne of Trenton tried to rescue her but the tide carried her away.
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New York
Mary Cryan
Orange
N. J
Jersey City
West Fifty-first Street
St. Louis
Payne
The
Policeman Ford resigns amid intoxication charges in Brockton
Bartholomew Ford, a veteran Brockton police officer, has tendered his resignation after being accused of intoxication. He testified at a hearing that a woman offered him four lozenges after asking about streetcar times, two of which he took, causing him to feel sick and lose consciousness. Mayor Williamson weighs the case.
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Brockton
Bartholomew Ford
Williamson
Board of
Ford
Bradburys Sail for Europe in Secret Departure
John W Bradbury and his wife sailed for Europe from New York after leaving Grenoble Hotel in secrecy They reportedly eloped earlier with a man named Ward and then reconciled with Bradbury They boarded the Adriatic of the White Star Line at the White Star pier with some trunks left behind at the hotel.
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New York
John W. Bradbury
Europe
Ward
Grenoble
Somerville Boys Die in Cape Porpoise Sailboat Tragedy
George Ellis 16 and William Chester Armstrong 18, both Somerville, drowned at Cape Porpoise after setting out from the harbor in a 13 foot sailboat at 8 30 with a fresh breeze. They were last seen at 6 p m off Beechwood.
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Kennebunkport
George Ellis
William Chester Armstrong
Somerville
Cape Porpoise
Beechwood
Gold Shipments Leave New York for Europe
Lazard Freres will ship 800000 in gold to Europe by steamers leaving New York tomorrow. None of it will be taken from the sub-treasury. It is probable L Von Hoffman & Co will ship 500000, but the matter is not yet settled.
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New York
Lazard Freres
Europe
Sub-Treasury
L. von Hoffman & Co
Four Notorious Pickpockets Nabbed at Boston Station
Inspectors Cogan and Morrisey arrested four veteran pickpockets in Kneeland Street station as crowds prepared for the South Framingham train. Joseph Kelly, John Griffin, Joseph Hartman, and Maurice Corcoran were booked and held overnight, with arraignment planned and vagabond charges likely.
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John H. Griffin
Framingham
Cogan
Morrisey
Portuguese Massacre Reveals Gunboat Attack near Chinde
A letter from Quilimane, Mozambique, confirms that a Portuguese gunboat crew was massacred near Chinde on the Zambezi River. Chief Cambuinla and followers seized the vessel, killed nearly all aboard, and captured two cannons.
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Lisbon
Quilimane
Mozambique
East Africa
Chamber of Deputies
Chinde
Zembés
Cambuinla
Accused of False Pretences Arrests in City Case
John Bartholomew, 36, of 16 St James Avenue, is charged by inspectors Howard Collins Harris with obtaining by false pretences two typewriters worth 100 dollars from A R Andrews of 19 Court Street and one typewriter worth 50 dollars from M R Rogers of the Typewriter Exchange at 38 Court Street. He previously faced Municipal Court July 1 over a June theft by worthless check from Shawmut National Bank and was placed on probation July 14. He will appear in court this morning on the new charge.
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Howard, Collins and Harris
John Bartholomew
St. James Avenue
A. R. Andrews
Court Street
M. R. Rogers
Typewriter Exchange
Bartholomew
Shawmut National Bank
Milford Shoe Plant Shuts Amid Labor Trouble
Milford July 2 The shoe factory of Clapp Huckins Temple shut down at noon due to labor trouble. About three hundred workers were affected as production halted and discussions began with on site managers.
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Milford
Clapp, Huckins & Temple
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