Nurse Secures Fortune in Hale Will Case
Haverhill May 31 Mrs Maude M Short nurse and housekeeper to the late Benjamin P Hale will keep a 100000 legacy from the Hale estate The will also left 50000 to Mrs Short the Hale mansion in Bradford worth 50000 and two touring cars The Hale family contested but executor Arthur D Veazey favored allowing the will to avoid court action The Hale family from Haverhill operated woolen mills in South Groveland Mrs Short began working for Hale after his wife was placed in a Providence insane hospital
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Haverhill
Maude M. Short
Benjamin P. Hale
Mr. Hale
South Groveland
Short
Hale
Providence
Porter Delivers Memorial Address at Harvard Sanders Theatre
General Horace Porter delivered the memorial address at Harvard Memorial Day exercises in Sanders Theatre after a prayer by Rev. Francis G. Peabody. The Harvard Memorial Society veterans and Sons of Veterans joined Loyal Legion of Boston members in a march from University Hall to the theatre.
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Horace Porter
Sanders Theatre
Harvard
Francis G. Peabody
America
Harvard Memorial Society
Veterans and Sons of Veterans
Charles Beck
Beck Post
Sons of Veterans and the Loyal Legion of Boston
General Porter
Dartmouth Tennis Team Sweeps Northampton Match After Amherst Win
Dartmouth defeated Amherst in the morning and then swept every game against Northampton Country Club players in the afternoon at Northampton. The early win leveraged a strong squad performance with decisive set results.
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Northampton
Amherst
Dartmouth
Northampton Country Club
Williams Wins Dual Tennis Sweep Over Wesleyan
In Williamstown on May 31 Williams dominated Wesleyan University, winning both doubles titles and three of four singles matches in the dual tennis tournament.
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Williamstown
Williams
Wesleyan University Today
Six Hurt In Dash At Auto Race In Bridgeport
At Sport Hill today six spectators were injured when a 50 horsepower car driven by Glenn Eldredge of New York jumped the road struck a tree and crashed into the crowd. The car owned by J H Tyson of New York, winner of three trophies, is under indictment for manslaughter in the second degree and Tyson was fined $100 last week for speeding.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Sport Hill
Glenn Eldredge
New York
J. H. Tyson
New York County
Automobile crash at crowd injures Bridgeport man
The worst injured was Hosmer Potter son of a wealthy Bridgeport man with skull fracture multiple leg breaks and internal injuries. A woman was struck by an artilleryman’s gun as crowds surged amid the accident. Ethridge’s Isotta car plunged into the crowd injuring several and prompting militiamen to intervene with bayonets and clubs.
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Hosmer Potter
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Hospital
Tyson
Ethridge
Joe’ Thomas
Isotta
Sport Hill
Unveiling of Soldiers Monu ment at Somerville
A Civil War monument was unveiled atop Central Hill in Somerville before more than 3000 attendees. Mayor Woods and ex-Governor Guild led a morning parade from City Hall, with Miss Annie L. Kinsley unveiling the statue as crowds heard remarks from Guild and local dignitaries.
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Somerville
Central Hill
City Hall
Mayor Woods
Guild
N. K. Bishop
Annie L. Kinsley
Willard C. Kinsley
G. A. R. Post
Tyson in Manslaughter Case Ties to Yacht Club Steward Death
John Hamilton Tyson, a 20 year old automobiling enthusiast, faces a second degree manslaughter indictment in the February 1908 death of Olaf Gunderson, a Columbia Yacht Club steward. Miss Virginia Lawrence testified leading to Tyson’s arrest while his car, driven by Lewis Strang, had earlier won major races. Bail set at 10000. No arrests made after the accident. Tyson previously fined for speeding.
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Ethridge
Tyson
John Hamilton Tyson
Olaf Gunderson
Columbia Yacht Club
Gunderson
Virginia Lawrence
Lawrence
Lewis Strang
Briarcliffe
Savannah
Mrs Gleason Leaves Cambridge Hospital Today
Mrs Emma Gleason of Arlington will leave Cambridge Hospital today after a three week stay following a murderous assault by Thomas Lynch.
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Emma Gleason
Arlington
Cambridge Hospital
Thomas Lynch
Miss Marguerita Banks Heads to Hollywood for Summer
Miss Marguerita Banks, a young artist engaged to sing at the Boston Opera House, left yesterday with friends for Los Angeles where she will stay at her parents home in Hollywood this summer. She plans to return to Boston in September to begin rehearsals with the company.
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Marguerita Banks
New
Boston Opera House
Los Angeles
Cal
Hollywood
Boston
Red Eyes and Eyelids Need Marine Eye Tonic
An advertisement touts Marine Eye Tonic claiming relief for red swollen eyelids and tired eyes. The copy targets students and workers seeking quick eye comfort with claimed restoring effects.
Murphy Defines England's Love
John R. Murphy told the County Dublin Association at a Whitsun Monday party in Pilgrim Hall that while individuals may show affection, there is no genuine national love or respect for America in England. The remarks were reported from the gathering last night.
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England
America
John R. Murphy
County Dublin Association
Pilgrim Hall
Carriage Attack in Roxbury Injures Two Women
A carriage carrying two women and a man was attacked yesterday at the corner of Williams Street and Shawmut Avenue Roxbury. The carriage windows were wrecked and John Fannell was arrested in connection with the case.
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Williams Street
Shawmut Avenue
Roxbury
John Fannell
Boy Sustains Two-Place Leg Break In Yard Incident
Everett, May 31. While playing in the yard of the New England Nut and Bolt factory a 7 year old boy Henry Maygross of 2 Arlington avenue Charlestown was struck on the right leg by a heavy piece of iron causing two fractures.
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Everett
New England Nut and Bolt Factory
Henry Maygross
Arlington Avenue
Charlestown
Ice blockade hampers Newfoundland election returns
The Newfoundland Legislature opened with 3 of 36 members present as the St Barbe district ballot could not be collected due to an ice blockade along the coast. The missing member’s result remained undetermined.
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Newfoundland
St. Barbe
Tragic street death as boy 5 is struck by truck in East Boston
Five year old George Rosen was instantly killed in East Boston when a large auto truck owned by the Compressed Air Company struck him while he played in the street at 12 45 p m. He was crushed as the chauffeur David H Pruyn surrendered to police and was released after an inquiry. Witnesses said the truck stopped seven feet from the scene.
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Greater Boston
East Boston
Waltham
George Rosen
Shelby Street
David H. Pruym
Trenton Street
Pruym
Compressed Air Company
Journal
Henry Herman
John Rosen
Pruyn
Girl killed by automobile in Waltham parade crowd
Elizabeth Chatfield eight died after being struck by an automobile driven by Alderman Edgar A. Emerson as she crossed Common Street near Moody Street. The child was carried to a drug store then to Waltham Hospital where she succumbed to multiple injuries.
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Waltham
Elizabeth Chatfield
Abbot Chatfield
Duddy Avenue
Waltham Hospital
Edgar A. Emerson
Common Street
Moody Street
Mayor Ready to Run Cars in Philadelphia Transit Crisis
Mayor Reyburn announced that if Rapid Transit cannot operate trolley service the city will step in and run the cars. He ordered preparations to hire up to 3000 extra workers under the Bullitt bill and said police and other staff may be deployed. Five hundred strike breakers arrived as violence erupted at Fortieth and Spring Garden with dynamite torpedoes injuring car crews.
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Philadelphia
Reyburn
Forty-fifth Street
Lancaster Avenue
Taylor
Bullitt
Clay
New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Transit Company
Fortieth
Spring Garden
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