Japan Likely to Ask Billion in War Indemnity
Washington dispatch details Japan’s likely war terms at the Washington conference. Indemnity around 1 billion dollars, cession of Saghalien and Liaotung Peninsula, railway to Harbin, recognition of Japan’s influence in Corea, and Manchuria return to China. Also notes control of Qingdao and surrender of Russian ships pending armistice.
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Saghalien Island
Russia
Japan
Liaotung Peninsula
Harbin
Manchuria
China
Corea
Washington
Far East
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
N. H
Baron Komura
M. Witt
Saghalien
Mies
London
Europe
Vladivostok
Won His Bride in Two Days at Idouna Hotel
An alleged romance between J. C. Crawford of Boston and Miss Ida F. Bray of Worcester led to a rapid marriage in Boston. The couple, after a swift engagement during a Newport area encounter, set off for a southern honeymoon with a Crawford relative. Mrs. Bray initially objected but soon blessed the match, arriving in New York as the train departed with the newlyweds.
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Idouna
York Beach
J. C. Crawford
Boston
Ida F. Bray
Worcester
Massachusetts
Crawford
Berkshires
South
Miss Bray
Woman Defends Police Against Husband's Charges
Mrs Michael Curran of 470 Medford Street Charlestown says her husband who had not worked for nine weeks spent money needed at home He appeared at police headquarters with a claim that Sergeant Rooney of Station 15 assaulted him The Currans eldest child worked to help support the family The sergeant involved would not comment last night
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Michael Curran
Medford Street
Charlestown
Steam fitter Charles Taylor killed in fall at GE works
Charles Taylor a steam fitter at the General Electric works in Lynn was instantly killed when he fell from a steampipe he was mending today.
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Lynn
Charles Taylor
General Electric Amepany
Peace Envoy Witte Departs for United States
Paris July 26 M Witte Professor De Martens and officials forming the Russian peace plenipotentiary party left St Lazare Station at 9 20 am for Cherbourg to sail to New York on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse this evening Mme Witte and her daughter accompany him to Cherbourg They will proceed to Brussels to remain during the conference
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Paris
M. Witte
de Martens
St. Lazare
Cherbourg
New York
Mme. Witte
Brussels
Japanese Commissioners to Visit Roosevelt Tomorrow
Baron Komura and Minister Takahira, the Japanese peace plenipotentiaries, will call on President Roosevelt in formal fashion tomorrow. Takahira met Komura in conference at the Waldorf Astoria after returning from Oyster Bay.
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New York
Baron Komura
Takahira
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Japs Begin Occupation of Russian Territory Near Dekastries
Despatches from Manchuria report a Japanese battalion landing and seizure of a lighthouse on the Siberian coast near Dekastries, formerly Alexandrovsk, 700 miles north of Vladivostok. This marks the first Russian territory occupied by Japan, following Sakhalien’s earlier transfer.
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ST. Petersburg
Manchuria
Siberian
Dekastries
Alexandrovsk
Vladivostok
Sakhalien
Japan
Woman Faints in Street Seeks Work in New York
Martha Webb of Fall River Mass. fainted in a street car and was taken to New York Hospital. The young woman, a weaver, said the Fall River strike left her out of work. With 80 cents she had eaten little to stretch until starting a new job in a printing shop on Monday.
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New York
Martha Webb
Fourth Street
Fall River
Mass
New York Hospital
Chemical Cap Kills Youth in Massachusetts Barn Fire
In Lancaster Massachusetts 14 year old Roland Fentiman dies when a metal disc shaped cap from a hand chemical extinguisher explodes during a barn fire at Ebenezer C Manns. The cap strikes him in the neck severing a jugular vein. James Broydon witnesses. Property loss is 3500 dollars partly insured. Cause of fire unknown.
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Lancaster
Mass
Roland Fentiman
Ebenezer C. Mann
James Broydon
Fentiman
Boy Seriously Injured After Fall From Tree
Ralph Robinson 15 of 80 School Street Cambridge was badly injured by a fall from a tree on State Street Cambridge at 7 last night. He was taken to Cambridge Hospital with possible skull fracture.
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Ralph Robinson
School Street
Cambridge
State Street
Cambridge Hospital
Forecast For Boston Area Sees Light Westerly Winds
Light westerly winds are forecast for Boston and vicinity with fair skies on Thursday and Friday.
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Boston and Vicinity
Overdose Drug Victim Admitted to Malden Hospital
Samuel B. Donovan of 22 Auburn Street is treated at Malden Hospital after an overdose of haraldehyde. He regained consciousness and said he took about two ounces to aid sleep, had consumed liquor, and could not sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
Samuel B. Donovan
Auburn Street
Malden Hospital
Boston firm caused arrest in Fitchburg scheme
C. P. Gordon alias G. S. Hall, claimed as Boston music publisher agent, was arrested on larceny charges for soliciting three volume sets from Nellie E. Damon and taking $3 for express. held for hearing August 2 in Fitchburg. Police say Miller & Co. alerted about a man using their name.
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Fitchburg
C. P. Gordon
G. S. Hall
Atlantic
Pacific
Gordon
Nellie E. Damon
J. B. Miller & Co
Boston
Express
Tinsley
Miller Company
Norway ready for defense not conquest says war minister
In Christiania General Olsson Norwegian minister of war declares Norway will not attack Sweden and favors defence. He notes mobilization is possible via telephone, asserts Norway’s artillery suits mountainous terrain, and warns Sweden against underestimating Norwegian resolve citing 1814 and Bernadotte.
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Christiania
Norway
Sweden
Olsson
Bernadotte
Sullivan Wins On Foul in 12th Round Bout
In Manchester New Hampshire Peter Sullivan of Fall River won over Kid Coffey of New York on a foul in a bout scheduled for 12 rounds. Referee Woods awarded Sullivan the decision after a fast fight in which Sullivan appeared to outpoint Coffey.
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Manchester
N. H
Manchester Athletic Club
Woods
Peter Sullivan
Fall River
Kid Coffey
New York
Sullivan
Coffey
Car Struck Telegraph Pole in Milton Line Derailment
A Randolph report details a trolley derailment at Mt Pleasant square at 10 45 pm injuring one passenger Benjamin Moore of Howard Street. He was thrown from the car, bruised legs and hips, treated at home by Dr Granger. the rest escaped injury as the car struck a telegraph pole after leaving a turnout.
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Randolph
Milton
Mt. Pleasant Square
Benjamin Moore
Howard Street
Granger
Moore
Urann Brought Back for Trial in Boston
Inspector Morris Wolf arrived from police headquarters with Lewis J. Urann who faces an embezzlement charge of 12000 dollars from Samuel Goodnaugh a market district merchant Urann had fled Boston after the crime was found and was traced to Seattle then Denver before Wolf escorted him back to Boston where he remains jailed while the inspector recovers from illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Wolf
Lewis J. Urann
Samuel Goodnaugh
Urann
Boston
Seattle
Wash
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Denver
Wolf
City
Two More Couples Go To Gretna Green
Providence July 26 Massachusetts couples took out marriage licenses here today George B Hanover 23 and Minnie Florence Griffith 18 both of Amesbury and Frank L Wilson 21 and Mary E Congdon 18 daughter of James Congdon a carpenter Boston.
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Providence
R. I
Massachusetts
George B. Hanover
Minnie Florence Griffith
Amesbury
Frank L. Wilson
Mary E. Congdon
James Congdon
Boston
Hendersons Point Explosion A Success
Two divers examined the Hendersons Point scene and reported the explosive cleanup a total success. Work to move shattered rock pieces will begin in a few days in Portsmouth New Hampshire on July 26.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Henderson’s Point
Victorian Assembly Passes Woman's Franchise Bill
The Victorian Assembly in Melbourne on July 26 passed a bill granting women the elective franchise. The measure advances to the legislative council for final approval and marks a milestone in women's political rights in Victoria.
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Victorian Assembly
Melbourne
Victoria
For Torpid Liver Take Horsford's Acid Phosphate
Advertises Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a remedy to stimulate liver activity relieve constipation sick headache and malaria. The promotion targets readers seeking digestion and liver health solutions with a broad list of ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horsford
Sailor Rescued After Deliberate Ferry Dive
About 3:30 yesterday an apparently intoxicated sailor sprang onto ferry Hugh Brien’s rails and dived into the water. Captain Aaron Wall of the Ross tug Hamilton A. Mathis led a rescue to bring him aboard and deliver him to Station 7 for sobriety and drying out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Brien
Aaron Wall
Ross
Hamilton A. Mathis
Brackett Named to Ballot Law Commission
Sewall C Brackett of Gargan Keating Brackett was appointed by Governor Douglas to the Ballot Law Commission to take effect August 1. He succeeds Homer Albers, whose reappointment faced Democratic opposition. Brackett, 37, born in Jamaica Plain, was a member of the 1891 Harvard Mott Haven team that beat Yale 85 to 29. admitted to the bar in 1893.
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Sewall C. Brackett
Gargan, Keating & Brackett
Douglas
Ballot Law Commission
Commission
Mr. Brackett
Homer Albers
Albers
Brackett
Jamaica Plain
Harvard Mott Haven
Yale
Boston Highwaymen Strike Along Riverfront
A series of holdups terrorized Boston last night with attacks on Beach street and Eliot street. Herbert W. Leonard was captured after a fight near Commercial wharf. he wore John Parsons’ gold watch and was taken by Watchman Joseph J. Carew and Officer Cavanagh. Parsons was assaulted and left with torn clothes and facial injuries after resisting a demand for 15 cents.
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Boston
Harbor
Warren Bridge
Commercial Wharf
Beach Street
Eliot Street
Herbert W. Leonard
Joseph J. Carew
Leonard
John Parsons
Calvin Austin
Parsons
Atlantic Avenue
Carew
Cavanagh
Captured After Struggle on Warren Bridge
Patrolman Chisholm of Station 15 Charlestown captured John McIntyre after a long chase and a fierce struggle following a bridge hold up near Front Street. Clark yelled as a butcher knife was shown and a watch was snatched by an accomplice who fled.
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Chisholm
Charlestown
John McIntyre
Frederick H. Clark
Warren Bridge
Front Street
McIntyre
Clark
MacIntyre
Two men throw boatman into harbor during attempt to rob him
Jeremiah McCarthy a 55 year old Long wharf boatman employed by Michael Ahern was attacked by two men late last night and thrown into the water. He managed to swim to safety after falling from a nearby float and could not identify his assailants as his hat was pulled down over his eyes.
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Jeremiah McCarthy
Michael Ahern
Long Wharf
Old Man Victim Found With Fractured Leg In Street
Alexander Dibbie, 69, of 120 Eliot street, was found in front of 116 Eliot street last night with both bones of his right leg fractured. Police regard the cause as a mystery. He is in a dangerous condition at City Hospital.
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Alexander Dibbie
Eliot Street
City Hospital
Jordan Horses Prize Winners at Monmouth County Show
The 12th annual Monmouth County Horse Show opened at Hollywood Park Long Branch New Jersey on July 26. Blue ribbon winners included Eileen D. Jordan’s Lady Eccles in ponies to harness, The Baron and President in the pairs class, and Lord Burleigh and Lord Belfast in the tandem class.
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Long Branch
N. J
Monmouth County Horse Show Association
Hollywood Park
Eileen D. Jordan
Lady Eccles
Baron
President
Lord Burleigh
Lord Belfast
Poles Held For Mass Murder In Lawrence Wedding
Troy police report that Jacob Soloran and Kajetan Vidumas two Polish men were arrested in Troy today on charges of involvement in the murder of a fellow countryman at a Lawrence Massachusetts wedding Sunday night. The affray occurred during the celebration.
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Troy
N. Y
Jacob Soloran
Kajetan Vidumas
Lawrence
Mass
Whitney Appoints Chicago Reciprocity Delegates
At a Boston Chamber of Commerce meeting President Henry M. Whitney was authorized to appoint delegates to the National Reciprocity conference in Chicago August 16 and 17. Named to represent the chamber were Osborne Howes chairman John F. Crocker the Hon Lucius Tuttle Herbert C. Hall Daniel W. Ranlet E C Swift Bernard J. Rothwell Geoffrey B. Lehy and John Wylde.
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
Henry M. Whitney
Chicago
Whitney
Chamber
Osborne Howes
John F. Crocker
Lucius Tuttle
Herbert C. Hall
Daniel W. Ranlet
E. C. Swift
Bernard J. Rothwell
Geoffrey B. Lehy
John Wylde
Resignation Accepted of Bertha Burch Secretary to Hyde
The Department of Agriculture announced that Bertha Burch private secretary to former Statistician Hyde has resigned and her resignation has been accepted.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture Today
Bertha Burch
Hyde
Sanford’s Ginger Cures Cramps and Colds
Promote Sanford’s Ginger as a healthful warming stomach remedy. Claims include curing cramps and chills with genuine formula and year round health benefits.
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Sanford
Transit lines run to South Framingham and Lake Quinsigamond
Trolley service on the Boston and Worcester line offers rides to South Framingham Lake Quinsigamond and Worcester. Cars depart Park Square every 15 minutes.
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Framingham
Lake Quinsigamond
Worcester
Boston & Worcester Trolley Air Line
Park Square
Sailors Aided Victim After Beach and Oxford Robbery
Albert Sheehy, 26, of South Boston, was held up and robbed by four men at Beach and Oxford streets. A struggle with the assailants ended when six sailors from the Maryland intervened, driving the robbers away. Sheehy was taken to the Emergency Hospital.
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Albert Sheehy
Second Street
Boston
Beach
Oxford Streets
United States
Maryland
Sheehy
Robbery Charge Involving Walter Sennott
Walter Sennott of 1 Lathrop Place was arrested on larceny charges after allegedly snatching a vil bag containing $4.65 and a gold watch from May Solomon of 93 East Concord Street. The incident, dated July 22, occurred near the Marshales H Union streets carmen.
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Walter Sennott
Lathrop Place
May Solomon
Concord Street
carmen of Marshales#H Union streets
Walter Sennett
East Concord Street
Marshall and
Union Streets
Two youths arrested in Maplewood highway robbery
Offi cer Burke arrested Robert H. Bradshaw and William A. Norton on a warrant for robbing Frank H. Wilson at his Maplewood front gate. Wilson, recovering from illness, was garroted and robbed of $11 July 23 near 10 Stanton Street. Arraignment set for Malden Court tomorrow morning.
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Malden
Burke
Maplewood Squad
Robert H. Bradshaw
Rockingham Avenue
William A. Norton
Frank H. Wilson
Stanton Street
Maplewood
Wilson
Maplewood Square
Malden Court
Man Held on Charge of Robbing Woman in Concord
Walter Sennett, 24, of 293 East Concord Street, arrested July 22 on a charge of robbing a woman at the corner of Marshall and Union streets.
Pocketbook stolen from Tremont street car in Everett
Edward J. Howland of 2 Hancock street Everett reported to Station 4 police that his pocketbook containing money was taken on a Tremont street car. Four young men were aboard the street car at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Howland
Hancock Street
Everett
Station 4
Tremont Street
Bennington Afloat for Inspection After Explosion
The gun boat Bennington is afloat on an even keel and will be towed to Mare Island navy yard for thorough examination and repair. Divers inspect the hull while officials study what caused the blast, including boiler B pressure and recent valve settings. Admiral Goodrich is to arrive tonight or tomorrow to lead the official inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cal
Bennington
Mare Island Navy Yard
San Francisco
Admiral Goodrich
Mill Worker Drowns in Saco River Incident
Saco Missouri July 26 Peter LaFontaine a 25 year old mill hand drowned while bathing in the Saco River. Local authorities reported no other persons involved and the body was recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco, Mo
Peter LaFontaine
Saco River
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Jordan Horses
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