Owl Attacks Policeman and Driver on Essex Street
Officer Michael Manley of Brookline Police fights off an owl that swooped at him on Essex street causing a badly scratched face. John Haynes, a chauffeur for George N. Talbot of Sewall avenue, was also struck by the owl while walking under trees on the same street.
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Michael Manley
Brookline
Essex Street
John Haynes
George N. Talbot
Sewall Avenue
Longwood Avenue
Manley
Jack Haynes
Owl Attack Highlights Brookline Night Patrol
A Brookline officer recounts chasing an armed assailant who fled into trees after a sudden owl assault. The encounter left the officer briefly stunned but unharmed, helmet torn away, as the driver Jack Haynes described the eerie nighttime incident on Essex Street. Nearby, William M. Wood commented that the wool bill discussed in Congress remains only a proposition with unlikely passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Wood
American Woolen Company
Congress
Senate
Taft
Tariff Board
Bureau of Labor
Owl Attack Sparks Night Vigil on Essex Street
A resident recalls a night encounter where a helmet dropped, followed by an owl swooping in darkness. He used a night stick to drive off the attacking bird, claiming a glancing blow and vowing to haunt the elm clump again if the owl returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essex Street
New Head of B and A Road Named James H Hustis
James H Hustis, longtime New York Central & Hudson River employee since the 1880s, is appointed vice president of the Boston & Albany railroad. He will become active head starting Monday, June 5, with headquarters at South Union station in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Hustis
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
Boston & Albany Railroad
South Union Station
Hose wagon kills boy during city fire run
Springfield dispatch reports a hose wagon ran over and killed seven year old Holorlaw Malchowsky while responding to a third alarm from the same box within four hours. All fires were small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Holorlaw Malchowski
Father's sympathy for Scheib amid murder case doubts
The article follows Mr O Grady defending his son in law Scheib while police pursue a murder charge. He insists on Scheib's innocence despite discrepancies and past troubles, noting letters from his daughter show love and urging that the police prove a murder occurred. The police face the challenge of proving homicide and identifying the victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Sherman
Mr. Scheib
New York
Scheib
Elizabeth O Grady Scheib Family Name Discrepancy Unearthed
The Chicopee birth records show Mrs Scheib born November 27, 188, making her 26 this autumn and revealing her father Cornelius O Grady, once known as Charles. The record notes her christening name Elizabeth and later adoption of Lillian as a preferred name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scheib
Chicopee
Scheib Still in Tombs After Bond Plea Dismissed
Henry A. Scheib remains in jail on a charge of slaying his wife Lillian. A habeas corpus writ was denied by Supreme Court Justice Bischoff, with evidence supporting suspicion of murder and concealment in the couple’s New York apartment. Physicians reported the wife likely died without drowning or broken bones, with decomposed tissue found in the tub. Detectives pursue the death’s exact cause as chemical tests proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry A. Scheib
Lillian
Crippen
Escape murderer hunted after farm shooting
Police tracked Vincenzo Caliavas after a farm shooting left Thomas Caliavas dead and Charles Caliavas wounded. Witnesses, including three Greeks and five Italians, cited a racial feud and escalating taunts before Vincenzo allegedly opened fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Callavas
Caliavas Brothers
Vincenzo
Boston University seniors host faculty reception at Hotel Vendome
The Boston University senior class, about 70 students, attended a faculty reception at the Hotel Vendome with President William E Huntington presiding. The event featured a Phi Beta Kappa meet and new member inductions, plus readings on library memorials and alumni association plans for the Law School banquet at the Exchange Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston University
Hotel Vendome
William E. Huntington
William M. Warren
J. B. Coit
James Geddes
Killarney
Newell
Kent
Epsilon Chapter
Phi Beta Kappa
Irving P. Fox
Sarah Emerson
Eva H. Day
Amy W. Bullock
Sallie Batchelder
Ernestine Barry
Sylvia Bartlett
Belle Dalton
Louise Evarts
Sarah R. Everett
Royal M. Frye
Louise A. Forrest
Maude D. Hodges
Ethel Sandell
Albert Dow
Margaret D. Tschaler
Ethel Kingman
R. E. Bruce
L. ©. Newell
William N. Warren
Robert E. Bruce
Ada A. Cole
Thomas B. Lindsey
Boston University Law School
Exchange Club
William B. Huntington
Poston University
Melville M. Bigelow
Law School
Arthur P. Rugg
Frederick Dodge
United States District Court
Charles F. Jenney
Alfred Hemenway
Massachusetts Bar Association
Moorfield Storey
City Bar Association
Melvin
Ada
Joseph J. Feeley
William J. E. Sander
Merri Boyd
Joseph J. Fagan
Bert HB. Holland
Iam H. Gulliver
Thomas J Russell
Motor boats must fly red flags under new rules
Motor boats carrying gasoline in large quantities must display a red flag starting today. State police issued the order to motor boat owners yesterday.
Epidemic tonsillitis spreads through Boston area
Boston doctors report a virulent tonsillitis germ spreading rapidly with several deaths. Dr Emma Mooers of Harvard neurology dies studying a brain from a patient. others fear the disease’s airborne transmission and urge caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Emma W. Mooers
Harvard
Massachusetts General Hospital
Durgin
Boston Board of Health
Brookline Board
Richard Cabot
William Gallivan
South
Cambridge
George W. Buehler
Cambridge Relief Hospital
Emma Mooers
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Longwood Avenue
Brookline
Europe
America
Holdup Men Captured After Armed Attempt
Two men assaulted Night Inspector Brown of the Edison Electric Illuminating Company in Kenny Square North End, then fled across Charlestown bridge to City Square. Patrolman McGarry and Officer Walsh pursued and captured Edward Collins of Somerville and James A. Spiers of Somerville. They await charges for assault with attempt to rob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Edison Electric Illuminating Company
Kenny Square
North End
Harry McGarry
Hanover Street
Charlestown Bridge
City Square
McGarry
Walsh
Edward Collins
Washington Street
Somerville
James A. Spiers
Franklin Street
George H. Woodman Dies in New York at 59
George H. Woodman lawyer and Miles Pneumatic Tube Company official died Thursday in New York at age 59.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Woodman
New York
The
Miles Pneumatic Tube Company
Tickling the ankle signals skull fracture, doctor claims
In St Louis on June 2, Dr C G Chaddock of City Hospital warns tickling the ankle can reveal a skull fracture. If the big toe turns upward and other toes spread, summon a surgeon. if toes draw together, the skull is intact. The exact tickling spot is half an inch above the inner ankle.
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ST. Louis
C. G. Chaddock
City Hospital
Dr. Chaddock
Obituary notices from Boston area
Multiple memorials list June deaths in Boston area towns with funeral plans. Entries include Bergh Bowles Clark Dail Deehan Dickerson Fay Fraser Horgan Innis Johnson Kemp Leahy Lombard McGarth y McGov ern ONeil Webber White Woods and associated funeral details with masses, times, and locations.
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Clark
Dorchester
Mary Clark
Willard Street
West End
J. D. Fopiano
Henry
P. Dail
Weld Hill Street
Forest Hills
Leif Ericson
A. Davis
Revere
Bila F
William H. Davis
Thorndike Street
West Somerville
Winthrop
Deehan
Waltham
Delia Veronica
Thomas BE. Deehan
Central Street
St. Mary’s Church
Calvary Cemetery
Dickerson
Roxbury
Robert
Bridget Dickerson
O'Keefe
Sawyer Street
St. Philip’s Churds Herrison Avenue
Fay
Ashmont
James
Margaret Fay
Neponset
Fuller Street
St. Gregory’s Church
Neponset Club
M. C. O.F Fraser
Walnut Avenue
Harriet M. Fraser
St. Joseph’s Church
Circuit Street
Horgan
South End
John J
Catherine Horgan
Innis
Roslindale
Etta F
Allen M. Innis
Cohasset Street
Johnson
Boston
George
Ingebard Johnson
Chelsea Street
Kemp
Cambridge
Isadore
Juliugy
Ellen Kemp
St. John’s
N. F
Leahy
South Boston
David B. Leahy
East Ninth Street
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Harrison Avenue
Calumet Street
Mission Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Boston Lodge
B. P. O. E. McCluskey
James J. McCluskey
Causeway Street
S J. Joseph’s
Chambers Street
McGovern
Malden
Bernard H
Margaret McGovern
Middlesex Street
Church of the Sacred Heart
Mordegnia
Felix
Antonio
Mary Mordeglia
Daniele
St. Anthony's Church
Revere Street
O’neil
Felix O'Neil
Julia O'Neil
Grant Street
St. Paul's Church
Webber
Brookline
Charles Fr. Webber
Reservoi Lane
White
Alice Francena
Frederick L
Camille E. White
Chelsea
Elmer L. White
Clark Avenue
Woods
Emily L
James H. Woods
Brighton
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Haynes
Wood
Bill
B. & A. Road
Hustis
Elizabeth Lillian O'Grady
Supreme Court
Chief McDermott
Thomas Caliavas
John Caliavas
Choate Hospital
Charles Caliavas
F. Gray CO
Joe
Washington & PC
Oral Hospital
Southward
Boards of Health
State Board
Boston Board
State Board of Health
Mooers
Elmer Southward
Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts
Tee
Ltimore
Panama
York
Bineville
Ramond
Caney
John T. Quality
Price
Union ST
Greater Boston
Faneuil Hall
Hunyadi
Janos
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