Stanley G Hubbard to contest Col Bolen will
Stanley G Hubbard nephew of the late Colonel A K Bolen says he will challenge the will. The estate mostly goes to Bolens niece in New York with $50 000 to the sister and $5 000 to Sylvester Hubbard of Chicago. Two housemaids receive $10 000 each. Mrs Brooks and Mrs Walker receive $25 000 between them. The story notes Edgecomb Maine and Fort Preble connections.
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Portland
Stanley G. Hubbard
A. K. Bolen
Standard Oil
Colonel Bolen
New York City
New York
Sylvester Hubbard
Chicago
Stanley Hubbard
Hubbard
Edgecomb
Maine
Frederick T. Brooks
George F. Walker
Weymouth Dentist and Woman Arraigned After Midnight raid
In Weymouth a dentist Dr Charles H Greeley and Mrs Bertha Loud were arrested after a midnight raid at the dentist office. Officers Pratt and Butler subdued Greeley as townspeople watched, bail was posted, and they appeared in Quincy court facing a statutory offense with a preliminary trial scheduled. Mrs Loud asserts love for Greeley and plans to marry him, claiming no love for her husband.
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Weymouth
Plymouth
Charles H. Greeley
Bertha Loud
Pratt and Butler
South Weymouth
Mrs. Loud
Dr. Greeley
C. R. Greeley
Swamp-Root Kidney Remedy Free Sample Offer
A Boston Daily Post advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder troubles and invites readers to request a free sample bottle and pamphlet by writing to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton New York. The copy links symptoms to weak kidneys including back ache dizziness and urinary issues and promotes fifty cent and one dollar bottle sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Boston Daily Post
Hope Young in Jail on Foster Child Murder Charge
Hope Young, jailed in Plympton Nova Scotia for the murder of her foster child Minnie Young, is rumored seriously ill and in danger of death. Sister Katherine Brodis of Charlestown and Elmer E. Young deny the claim, saying they will announce developments if true. Trial scheduled for August 20.
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Hope Young
Plympton
N. S
Minnie Young
Katherine Brodis
North Meade Street
Charlestown
Elmer E. Young
Washington Street
Insufficient street lamp ends endangering women at North End Park
Councilman McMackin and Superintendent Donovan clash over failure to light the arc lamp at the North End Park main entrance. He says a paltry 130 dollars a year keeps women insulted nightly near the bathhouse while Chief Clerk Wade promises action. Bathhouse head Lawton suggests adding another light and keeping the main lamp lit every night.
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North End Park
Donovan
Thomas McMackin
Ward 6
Post
McMackin
Wade
John Lawton
Outing for Poor Children Highlights Lexington Park Day
A thousand smiles filled Lexington Park as 200 poor children enjoyed a daylong outing funded by Mr. Joseph Herman. The group began at 10 a.m. and returned home at 7 p.m., staggered by laughter and joyful shouts throughout.
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Lexington Park
Joseph Herman
Eastern Steamship Lines See Record Tourist Patronage This Summer
The Eastern Steamship Company reports record numbers of tourists this July across all divisions. Boston departures to Portland and Kennebec routes to Bath Gardiner Hallowell Augusta and others consistently fill vessels. Peak travel is expected August through September with high patronage in the opposite direction.
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Eastern Steamship Company
Boston
Portland
Boston & Portland
Bath
Richmond
Gardiner
Hallowell
Augusta
Kennebec
Eastport
Lubec
St. John
Grand Jury May Probe Haverhill Bridge Row
The Haverhill bridge dispute may go to the Merrimac grand jury after citizens, Mayor Wood, and City Solicitor Abbott pressed Salem county commissioners to repudiates the contract. New plans were proposed instead of reissuing old bids, delaying action and increasing costs. Mayor Wood and Abbott cited a prior talk with District Attorney Peters hinting at a county affairs probe.
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Salem
Haverhill
Grand Jury
Merrimac
Wood
Abbott
Evans
Bates and
Sawyer
Peters
Ruth Speare Cleared of Postal Violation Charge
Ruth Inez Speare walked free from United States Commissioner Hale's court yesterday amid exoneration on charges of sending improper letters through the mails to neighbors on Wakullah street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Speare
Ruth Inez Speare
United States
Missioner Hale
Wakullah Street
Tiffany Stolen Gems Returned After Mysterious Disappearance
New York July 24. Diamonds valued at $100000 stolen from Tiffany & Company on April 25 were returned today. Reportedly a $1000 reward was paid to the retriever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tiffany & Company
Diamond Ring Found in Ware River Fish
Michel Straczkaz of Water Street fished a sucker yesterday in the Ware River. A ring with nine stones was found in the fish’s stomach and valued by an expert at at least 150 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ware
Michel Straczkaz
Ware River
Waiters Vote New Contract As Union Sets Sept Start
Boston Waiters Union 80 adopted a contract to cut hours from 12 to 10 per day and raise weekly wages from 10 to at least 12. A mass meeting and banquet at Faneuil Hall on Aug 16 aims to organize 300 attendees with leaders invited. The union approved an international referendum on grading sick and death benefits with scheduled amounts.
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Boston
Faneuil Hall
Joseph E. Laycock
Frank Farrell
Charles O. Duval
Nicholas E. Talbot
Emilio Fosi
John T. Gorman
Frank C. McDonough
Albert H. Moore
John Gill
Augusto Campatelli
Cigarettes Prohibited on Ellis Island
New York July 24 An order by Commissioner Watchorn bans cigarette sales on Ellis Island issued after Western states passed bans. Authorities reported immigrants arriving from the island were importing cigarettes for distribution to friends and relatives across the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Commissioner Watchorn
Ellis Island
Labor Notes and Union Actions Across Boston
Secretary James V. Hill was elected by Boston Firemen's Union 3 as its delegate to the State Branch of the A F L convention opening in Pittsfield in October. Steamfitters' Union 22 reports local yard job barriers as machinists replace steamfitter work, while Marble Cutters and Letters' Union 50 fines members for working on Norcross Bros. building on Exchange Street. Carpenters' Union 33 bans members from patronizing groceries on Wednesday afternoons and Saturday nights after 10, aligning with clerks' short hours and early Saturday closings.
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James V. Hill
Boston Firemen’s Union 3
A. F. of L
Pittsfield
Union 22
National Organization
Navy Yard
Union 50
Norcross Bros
Exchange Street
Carpenters’ Union 33
Cure with Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ends Severe Scalp Disease
A memoir from B Franklin of Allegheny Pennsylvania describes a fifteen year scalp and body ailment cured in one week using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment after three days of bathing and topical use. The testimonial claims complete recovery with a single cake of soap and one box of ointment.
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B. Franklin
Washington St
Allegheny, Pa
Roosevelt Refuses Hawaiian Governor's Resignation
President Roosevelt hosts George R. Carter at Oyster Bay luncheon and afternoon talks. Carter sought resignation amid ongoing pressure but the President declined to accept it and promised full support for Carter in Honolulu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
George R. Carter
Hawaii
Carter
Sanford B. Dole
Honolulu
Sailors sue captain over imprisonment and wages
Two seamen Charles H. Ramsey and Frank Harris sue Robert Blair of Malden master of the schooner Marcus S Urann in U S District Court seeking 5000 each for false imprisonment assault and battery at sea and non payment of wages. They say Blair and the first mate put Ramsey in irons in April after a dispute aboard the schooner March 31 sails from Boston to Newport News and back leading to 35 days detention in Norfolk without trial and unpaid wages.
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Charles H. Ramsey
Frank Harris
United States District Court
Robert Blair
Malden
Marcus S. Urann
Blair
Ramsey
Harris
Boston
Newport News
Norfolk
Abyssinia and Moness Endure Furious Sea Voyage
Dense fogs and a violent electric storm battered tramp steamers Abyssinia from Hamburg and Moness from England as they docked at Mystic wharf. An Abyssinia officer described the gale as the worst he had seen, forcing half speed and a firelit sea after breaking through fog. A stowaway named Christian Rumelshausen was found aboard and handed to immigration officials for probable return to Germany on the voyage outward.
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Abyssinia
Hamburg
Moness
England
Mystic Wharf
Christian Rumelshausen
Germany
Balfour Maintains Strong Commons Majority Amid Debate
London July 24 Further the Commons saw no division as Balfour cemented a substantial majority estimated between 90 and 100. The opposition abstained and the government moved to adjourn with no vote. Redmond and Campbell-Bannerman led sharp exchanges while Liberals anticipated a tough session ahead.
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London
Balfour
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Edward Grey
John Redmond
Mr. Balfour
Alexander Acland- Hood
Wife May Be Messenger To Patrick Of Execution Stay
OSSINING N Y July 24 Albert T Patrick had not been told tonight that Judge O Brien had granted a further stay in his case which prevents his being executed two weeks hence There is a possibility that the news may be communicated to Patrick by his wife She will pay a regular visit to the death house tomorrow and it is very likely that Warden Johnson will allow her to be the bearer of the news.
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Ossining
N. Y
Albert T. Patrick
O’brien
Patrick
Death House
Federation of Hebrew Fraternal Organizations Formed
The plan to unite all Hebrew lodges societies and fraternal bodies into one central entity was realized yesterday. The Federation of Hebrew Fraternal Organizations will promote the common interests of Boston Hebrews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federation of Hebrew Fraternal Organizations
Boston
Protest Against Penikese Island Leper Colony
At an Old Colony Club executive committee meeting yesterday resolutions were passed protesting the establishment of a leper colony on Penikese Island.
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Old Colony Club
Penikese Island
East Boston Spur Track Hearing Deliberates on City Docks Plan
Prominent East Boston figures protest a proposed spur track on Webster and Sumner streets amid a heated hearing before Mayor Collins. Officials for the National Dock and Trust Company defend a revocable license, arguing planned dock development would boost steamship capacity while opponents warn of public risk and disruption to commerce.
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Board of Aldermen
East Boston
Collins
Webster and
Sumner Streets
East
Boston
National Dock and Trust Company
W. D. Turner
Turner
National Dock Company
Boston Tunnel Company
Sumner Street
Lewis Streets
Burcroughs
East Boston Wharf Company
Eastern Railroad
Lewis Street
Trner
Boston Tunnel Construction Company
Codman
Two Old Charestown Navy Yard Buildings to Be Torn Down
Two ancient wooden structures at the Charlestown navy yard are slated for demolition amid fire danger concerns. The era’s shipbuilding history is marked by the sites, including spots where the Merrimac and Hart Ford were built, though exact construction dates and builders are lost to records.
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Navy Yard
Charlestown Navy Yard
Halcyon
United States
Merrimac
Hartford
Farragut
Larned and Clothier Fall in Wimbledon Davis Trophy Finals
In London on July 24 Hugh L Doherty defeated William A Larned in a five set Davis trophy final 6 4 3 6 6 8 6 4 6 2 While Holcombe Ward and H S Smith did not play due to a bereavement S H Smith of England beat William J Clothier 3 6 6 1 6 4 6 3 The English side won 15 sets to 8 and 132 games to 101 over three days
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London
Wimbledon
Hugh L. Doherty
William A. Larned
Holcombe Ward
Smith
Ward
S. H. Smith
England
William J. Clothier
United States
Brave firefighter rewarded for stopping runaway horse
Napeen Boutilier of Engine Company 1 received an extra day off from Fire Commissioner Wells for stopping a runaway horse on the Strandway in South Boston last Tuesday. Wells also sent letters of thanks to S. M. French of Engine 29 G. A. Newhall of Chemical 6 and A. J. Crow ley for responding to alarms while off duty.
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Strandway
South
Boston
Napeen Boutilier
Engine Company 1
Wells
S. M. French
Engine 29
G. A. Newhall
Chemical 6
A. J. Crowley
Trial of Hotel Essex Case Concluded
The Hotel Essex proprietors sued the Elevated Railroad for damages from the Elevated road, alleging nuisance. The case, heard before Judge Hardy in the Superior Court, concluded yesterday with the judge taking the matter under advisement and promising a later decision. Plaintiffs seek $300,000 in damages.
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Hotel Essex
Elevated Railroad
Hardy
Actors Robbed Man Near His Home in Dedham
Dedham police arrest actors J F De Lyons 40 and M D Collins for robbing William Kesla 60 of Washington street near his home of a gold watch and $3 in money. The pair were arrested at the Westwood Rustic Theatre.
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Dedham
J. F. de Lyons
M. D. Collins
Westwood Rustic Theatre
William Kesla
Washington Street
Boy Accidentally Shot by Brother in Portland
Portland telegram reports Millard Weed a 12 year old of Deering district was accidentally shot by a revolver in the hands of his 15 year old brother Melville. The incident occurred today in Portland Missouri.
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Portland
Millard Weed
Harland Weed
Deering
Melville
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Col. Bolen
Pec
Dr. Solomon
James M. Solomon
Beacon Street
Bridge Row
Barrett
Ters
Tiffany
LABOR
Gov. Carter
Court ST
Kettle
Wilson Bros. Jewellers & Opticians
Julia
Redmond
Mr. Redmond
Federation OF Hebrews Organized
James E. Maguire
East Boston Trade Association
Peter Donoghue
Teamsters’ Union and Joint Council
Edmund D. Codman
George D. B.burroughs
Donoghue
John J. Douglass
Hugh O'Donnell
Sacred Heart Church
Island
Seltzer
Wil
Tarrant Coo
Hudson Street
Fraser
Katherine H
George H. Fraser
Brighton Street
West Ind
Summer Street
St. Mary’s Church
Warren Street
Manahan
North Scituate
Ellen T. Manahan
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Sullivan
West Lynn
Dennis F. Sullivan
Calvary Cemetery
J. Newman & Sons Corp
Tremont St
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