Firemen Rescue Buried Worker in Eight Foot Trench
Beverly July 27 Fire department rescues laborer Robert Brown buried by a cave in while repairing a water main struck by lightning. Rescuer Richard Minnigan kept him breathing as Francis Dooling rang the alarm and firemen freed him with shovels under supervision of James Blackmuir.
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Beverly
Fire Department
Robert Brown
Brown
Richard Minnigan
Fire and Water Department
Minnigan
James Blackmuir
Water Department
Man Dies After Believing Cat Bite Brought Hydrophobia
James E. Hardy of Bayonne New Jersey a 57 year old Standard Oil employee feared hydrophobia after a pet cat bite two months earlier He prepared for death arranging his affairs and funeral Despite doctors opinion he felt certain the illness would strike and died after two hours of agony at a New York hospital.
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New York
James E. Hardy
Bayonne
N. J
Standard Oil
Hardy
Sailors in Uniform Deserve Fair Consideration
To the Editor the writer argues that enlisted Navy men are often unfairly judged in Boston. He contends few misbehave and that soldiers and sailors face unique temptations outside civil life. He urges the city to acknowledge and support those in uniform and take pride in them. July 27.
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United States Navy
Boston
Marshall to fight 10 a finish in faro case
John R. Marshall, alleged faro swindler, brought from Philadelphia to face an indictment charging conspiracy with Big Bill Kelcher and Martin J. Walsh to defraud the National City Bank of Cambridge. Marshall’s counsel Edward L. McManus said Marshall has no statement for the government and questioned the indictment’s basis.
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John R. Marshall
Faro
Philadelphia
Kelcher
Martin J. Walsh
National City Bank of
Cambridge
Marshall
Edward L. McManus
Walsh
Marshall to Enter Court Today for Plea and Demur
Marshall is to be brought into court today to plead while counsel will demur to the indictment. The case will be passed on by the court before any plea and trial is anticipated. U S District Attorney Asa P French returns from Italy Monday. William H Garland to handle proceedings in his absence. Marshall remains in Charles Street jail unable to raise $10,000 bail as his bride tries to secure funds. Mrs Marshall, said to have substantial means, arranged with a downtown restaurant proprietor to provide food during imprisonment.
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Marshall
United States
Asa P. French
Italy
William H. Garland
Charles Street
Philadelphia
McManus
Boston to Panama Line Won By Belfast Firm Workman Clark
Boston wins contract to build three 5000 ton steamers for United Fruit Company. Keel plates to be laid this week, first ship ready May next year, then monthlySuccessive ships will serve Boston to Jamaica Colon and Santa Marta with 16 knot triple expansion engines, refrigerating plants, and 150 saloon passengers. Andrew W Preston, president of United Fruit, announced the deal.
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United Fruit Company
Tropics
Workman, Clark & C
Belfast
Ireland
Boston
Isthmus
United States
Colombia
Jamaica
Colon
Santa Marta
Canal Zone
New York
Andrew W. Preston
The
Fruit Company
Heiress Favors Love Over Wealth in Boston Theater
Sadie Carr nicknamed the pessimist heiress of Charles Marks firm says she would rather chase love than money. She mocks fortune hunters as the $3,000,000 production opens at the Colonial Theatre for the 1910-11 season, stating money is trouble and she seeks happiness and health over riches.
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Sadie Carr
Charles Marks
New Musical Corporation
Colonial Theatre
Boston
Hamburg liner ordered with petrol motors for Atlantic service
A Hamburg dispatch reports the Hamburg American line will order a 9000 ton liner from Blohm & Voss for Atlantic service. The ship will use motor engines achieving 12.5 knots, eliminating boilers and smokestacks and reducing space needs. Standard Oil will supply petrol. This marks a historic use of petrol on a large merchant vessel.
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Hamburg-American Company
London
Hamburg
Blohm & Voss
Isramburg-American Company
Standard Oil Company
Mercantile Marine
England
Black Sea
United States
Great Britain
Beaudette Dies After Assault in Lewiston Affray
Napoleon Beaudette died at St Mary's Hospital from a fractured skull suffered in an affray Monday with Louis Gauthier who remains under arrest on assault charges.
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Lewiston
Napoleon Beaudette
St. Mary’s Hospital
Louis Gauthier
Russo-Chinese Bank cashier embezzlement probe ends
New York July 27 a so called gentle men agreement between the Russo Chinese Bank and its missing cashier Erwin Wider who faces embezzlement charges involving 600000 in stocks and bonds expired as district attorney asked to act and a private detective agency was engaged to pursue the case.
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New York
Erwin Wider
Bank tightens grip on missing securities amid Wider rumors
Bank officials now believe the large theft sum vanished beyond recovery amid speculation about Wider. Reports claim Wider had a power of attorney from the bank, and many certificates remained blank when they disappeared. No suits against brokers yet. bank management reportedly allowed easy access to the safety deposit box and did not routinely audit its contents.
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Wider
Wall Street
Nott
The Genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna
The California Fig Syrup Co claims exceptional equipment and chemists achiev ing pure medicinal plant principles to craft Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. Buyers are urged to demand the genuine product with the full company name on the front to avoid imitations.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Prediction of Sympathetic Strike Amid Grand Trunk Dispute
In St. Albans Vermont Vice-President J W Wall of the Massachusetts State AFL warned a crowd that a sympathetic strike may spread to about 350 people in City Hall. He said Grand Trunk officials refuse arbitration while labor ready to arbitrate, noting 26 years without wage changes for trainmen on Central Vermont. He cautioned that more roads could strike as the Grenne Trenk issue lingers.
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ST. Albans
Grand Trunk Railway
J. W. Wall
Massachusetts State Board
American Federation of Labor
Frank L. Greene
Wall
Central Vermont Railroad
Hte
Grené& Trenk
Central Vermont Road
Dorchester Fire Kills Ten Horses at Stable Complex
Ten horses died in a Dorchester blaze that started near 8:35. Firefighters and rescuers battled heat and smoke, pulling horses through a rear window and attempting to save animals including 15 owned by a leasing company. Several individuals were affected or rescued, with the cause not yet determined.
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Taber
Joseph Cahalan
A. H. Paul
Paul Star Line Express
Henry Tolman
Lithgow Street
C. H. Collins
Dr. Philips
Dorchester
Norris Bros
McMurray’s Creamery Company
C. L. Hinds
W. H. Davidson
E. R. Colpitts
Washington Street
Mullen
Boston College
John T. Connor
Miss Mahoney
Chief Ryan of Brighton Dies
District Chief John F. Ryan, a longtime Boston Fire Department member, died at his Brighton home after illness. Appointed May 15, 1880, he served at Engine 7 and Engine 6 before becoming district chief on February 8, 1895. He relinquished his post in January and had been ill for some time.
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John F. Ryan
Bennett Street
Brighton
Ryan
Boston Fire Department
East Street
Leverett Street
Campbellton Fire Relief Fund Continues Growing
Contributions to the Campbellton fire sufferers relief fund rise to 5427.14 with multiple subscribers listed. Names appear with small donations including J B Savage and Rev C T Matthews among others, totaling the current tally.
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Campbellton
J. B. Savage
Revere Friend
Swai
Sass Sa
Fis O'Nara & Coes
Sei
C. T. Matthews
Margaret McFarlane
McClarty Released in Slaying Case
Charles McClarty, accused of manslaughter in the death of Cornelius J. Rielly, a sailor aboard the U.S. Salem, was ordered released yesterday by Judge Murray in the Municipal Criminal Court.
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Charles McClarty
Cornelius J. Rielly
Salem
Murray
Municipal Criminal Court
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