Dedham Boy Admits Setting Sunday Fire
Police say Willie Kelly a young boy confessed to starting last Sunday's blaze that destroyed Curtis and Pope shingle sheds and nearly gutted his mother's house. Fire chiefs investigated with Assistant Fire Marshal Dunn aiding Chief Harrigan. The boy, seen with still smouldering boards, admitted he started the fire to see a bonfire. The age of the offender prevents legal action.
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Dedham
Willie Kelly
Curtis & Pope
Kelly
Dunn
Boston
Harrigan
Dagoes
Willie
Attachment Filed In Weeks Estate In Fitchburg
Anna L. Ayer of Washington sues Edith L. Weeks of Cambridge to recover from the estate of C. L. Weeks who died by his own hand in 1898 and Rebecca L. Weeks. A $30,000 attachment was recorded against Miss Weeks and Charles Wolcott administrator and served by trustee process. Miss Weeks, a Cambridge governess and granddaughter of Rebecca L. Weeks, is claimed as a blood relative. The Weeks estate was valued at about $80,000.
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Fitchburg
Anna L. Ayer
Washington, D. C
Edith L. Weeks
Cambridge
C. L. Weeks
Rebecca L. Weeks
Worcester North
Miss Weeks
Charles Wolcott
H. L. Weeks
Wolcott
Grand Jury Today Gets Tucker Case
The state calls Tucker before a grand jury amid rumors surrounding the Page house evidence. Key witnesses include Connolly and neighbors while the defense relies on Connolly to counter police claims and place Tucker near Cutter's corner on the murder day.
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Grand Jury
Tucker
Page House
Page
Coachman
Connolly
Bennett
Ter
Riverside
James Robertson
Arthur Emerson
Henry Bourne
Ollie Kingsbury
Susie Cutler
George Ross
Egbert Shaler
John Blake
Freeman
Mabel Page
Spanish Squadron Sails for Tangier
The Spanish battle ships Pelayo and Numancia and the armored cruiser Cardinal Cisneros departed Malaga bound for Tangier Morocco on June 5.
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Tangier
Malaga
Pelayo
Numancia
Cardinal Cisneros
Morocco
Squall Capsizes Yacht Off Castle Island Rescue
A sudden squall capsized a small cathoat to the north of Castle Island. Three men Albert Green Roxbury A M Gilbert Charlestown and James Mc Murray South Boston spent about half an hour in the tide before rescue. Two rowers who aided them escaped before identity could be learned. The men reached safety on the overturned boat’s keel.
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Castle Island
Albert Green
Roxbury
A. M. Gilbert
Main Street
Charlestown
James McMurray
Second Street
South Boston
Anchorage
Texas Primaries Show Parker Leads Hearst in Most Counties
Fort Worth Record reports from 150 Texas counties that 56 instructed for Parker and 10 for Hearst while the remainder are uninstructed. Most uninstructed delegates are Parker supporters. Texas has 200 voting counties in the primary era.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
Parker
Hearst
Throat Cut in Duel for Love Sparks Street Fight
At Camden and Wirth streets a 1:30 a.m. dispute over a young woman ended in a razor wound. James E. Green was hospitalized with his throat gashed. Samuel Garnett, 82, colored, is held for assault with a dangerous weapon. Annie Walker noted as a friend. Police and ambulance intervened to stop the fight.
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Camden and
Wirth
Annie Walker
James E. Green
City Hospital
Samuel Garnett
Green
Garnett
Wheel collapses at Back Bay Park injures party
Mrs George Curtis of 42 River Street Mattapan and four companions were thrown to the street yesterday when a front wheel collapsed in Back Bay Park. Mrs Perkins sustained a scalp wound as two men and two women were part of the group.
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George Curtis
River Street
Mattapan
Bay Park
Perkins
Nan Patterson in death case tied to Cesar Young shooting
New York detectives scrutinize Nan Patterson and the wound of Cesar Young on a Florodora ride. Millen accuses her of causing multiple deaths through love, while Patterson remains under watch as authorities seek whether she killed Young or he killed himself amid grief.
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Cesar
Young
New York
Detective Bureau
Captain Langan
Frank T.) Young
Nan Patterson
Patterson
John Millen
Cunard
Ben Hur
Millen
Frank
Japanese Army Defeats Cossacks in Two Friday Fights
Tokyo reports Japanese forces repelled two Cossack clashes Friday near Chuchiatun and Chaimats, with Japanese casualties four killed and four wounded in the main engagement and Russians suffering heavy losses. Navy divers from Kushin province assist Talienwan Bay mine clearance.
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Tokio
Telisha
Kuroki
Aiyangchang
Koroki
Talienwan Bay
Kushin Province
Carrier pigeons arrive from Port Arthur with unknown messages
Two carrier pigeons reached Muchwang from General Stoessel at Port Arthur. Russians claim the messages are favorable, while reporting no details. An AP dispatch notes Haicheng and Liaoyang magistrates were arrested for aiding the enemy, then released after inquiry.
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Port Arthur
General Stoessel
Associated “Press
Haicheng
Liaoyang
Mukden
E S Converse of Maiden Dead at 60 Years of Service
Elisha Converse, lifelong Malden industrialist and founder of the Boston Rubber Shoe Company, died after a storied career from tailor to rubber magnate. He helped found the Malden Industrial Aid Society, led major plants, and supported city institutions including the hospital, library, YMHA, and Pine Banks Park. He married Mary Diana in 1843 and remained married for 60 years.
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Albert G. Whipple
Thompson
Webster
Hosea Edmands
Mary Diana
Malden
Converse
Young Men’s Christian Association
Old People's Home
Pine Banks Park
Melrose
Malden First National Bank
Lengthy Malden leader Converse outlined in obituary
The obituary chronicles the career of a Malden leader who held seats in the General Court and State Senate before becoming Malden’s first mayor in 1882. It notes his roles as treasurer and manager of local companies, director positions, and a legacy of public service including the Converse Memorial building and family tragedy. His later years showed declining eyesight and withdrawal from business duties.
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Malden
Everett
Converse
General Court
State Senate
Masonic Lodge
George D. Robinson
John D. Long
Dancing Party to Aid St Stephen's Church
A dancing party at Monument Hall Charlestown raises funds for St Stephen's garden party decor. Organizer Mrs Frances Boyle directs the event, with the July 20 garden party in view.
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ST. Stephen’s Church
Monument Hall
Charlestown
Fund For Decoration
St. Stephen's Garden
Frances Boyle
Revere Beach Lifts Lid on Sunday Openings
Four entertainment venues at Revere Beach reopened despite police warnings. The merry go rounds Coney Island hurdlers Palace Carousal were run by J J Hurley John McGinnis and Louis Bopp with placards crediting Congregation Beth Israel of Cambridge. Pines Theatre operated under Congregation Adam Jerushurn of Boston.
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Revere Beach
Rhoades
Coney Island Hurdlers
J. J. Hurley
Palace Carousal
John McGinnis
Rough Riders
Louis Bopp
Point of Pines Theatre
Congregation Beth Israel
Cambridge
Pines
Adam Jérshurn
Boston
Inspector Moore
the Pines
Post
Emmons Aims to Purify Boston with Law Enforcement
Judge Emmons told a Good Citizenship meeting in Roxbury that Boston should be made pure by enforcing municipal laws. He said he hopes to reduce drunkenness by arresting lawbreakers and noted ongoing efforts at the St Patrick School hall Mt Pleasant Ave. The gathering featured M J Fanning remarks and a quartet concert. In the evening at Eliot Church Emmons reiterated his stance.
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Boston
Judge Emmons
St. Patrick Total Abstinence Society
Roxbury
Mt. Pleasant Avenue
M. J. Fanning
4& Quartet
Eliot Congregational Church
Emfhons
Arrivals of Vessels From Foreign Shores Highlight Harbor News
The Leyland liner Cambrian from London with Fred Woodman and five cattlemen, the Prince George from Yarmouth with 174 passengers and large freight, and the Italian bark Era carrying 1050 tons of salt from Trapani were among yesterday's arrivals. The Era was towed to an anchorage by the tug Mercury and will unload at Mystic pier to load lumber for South America. The Helen A. Wyman left its anchorage for Sierra Leone, and the John S. Emery set out for a voyage to Sierra Leone. The Leyland liner Columbian departed with 19,848 sacks of flour, a larger shipment than Feb. 4’s 19,983 sacks. The LANDSMAN.
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Cambrian
Lee
London
Fred Woodman
Prince George
McKinnon
Yarmouth
Trapani
Sicily
John Ford
Mercury
Mystic Pier
South America
Buenos Ayres
Helen A. Wyman
John
Emery
Las
Lee Amers Cambrian Br
Wales
Weedenien
Leyland
Prince Geo
N. J
J. F. Masters
March
Norfolk
Ape
A M. Graham
Thacher
Illadelpbte
Frank ‘Enti Herman Oliver
Jayonne
Gloucester
A. Gove
Lynn
Mass
Schuylkill
Brook
Kee
Portsmouth
Neebigh
Mecoldnicx
Perth Amboy
Borden
Beacon
Plymouth
Ital
Demairing
Trapan
Reh
Mary A. Hall
Hall
Haskell
Brunswick
Alice M. Colburh
McLeod
North ‘Olk
Frontenac
Coombs
Newport News
Henry L. Peckham
Harding
Sours. News
Mary Willey Ae Ban
Annie F. Hutchins
Ka! Me
Fadhem
Mai Rockport
Tune
Ella
Haggerty
Newburt
Julia Baker
Perkins
Bangor
J. Chester Wood
Bergenland
Bel
Philadelphia
Orion
Fred A. Smail
Fernandina
Horace P. Shires
Jacksonville
Alice Holbrook
Lockport
Washington, D. C
J. Manehentz Haynes
Kennebec
Washington
Partridge Island
F.c
Dominion
Paspebtac
Gaspe
P. Q
Rowena
Point Wolfe
Dale B. Mitchell
Charles A. Sproul
Elm City
Harold C. Beecher
Salem
Laura M. Lunt
C. R
Nantasket Roads
Sierra Leone
Chatham
Horatio Hall
Portland
New York
Shipping News reports June 6 schedule and arrivals
Shipping news item details numerous vessels with origins and destinations from London to Philadelphia and New London to Norfolk. It lists steamers Cambrian and Bergenland, cargoes including mdse and lumber, and multiple ships sailing or arriving at ports such as Newport News, Philadelphia, Portland, and New York.
Somerville Strikers Receive Encouragement at Mass Meeting
About 1000 men attended a public mass meeting at Union Hall Somerville led by union No 6 of 600 striking employees from American Tube Works. President William J Cunningham presided and opened the event with speeches by Frank K Foster E F Ward Simeon Myers Mr Clark BE J Blattery T J Edwards and Alderman Fred Kneeland of Boston. During the day 600 was added to the strikers fund from various unions.
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Somerville
Union Hall
American Tube Works
William J. Cunningham
Frank K. Foster
E. F. Ward
Simeon Myers
Mr. Clark
BE. J. Blattery
T. J. Edwards
Fred Kneeland
Boston
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Dearborn Street
Officer McAuliffe
Weston
Cutter’s
Pede
Wouce Statio
Waltham
Mabel
Charles L. Tucker
Mrs
Nan Fatterson
Pulantien
Chuchiatun
E. S. Converse OF Maiden Dead
Massachusetts
Elisha
Benjamin Poland
North Market Street
Stoneham
Lindencourt
Leather
Boston Rubber Shoe Company
Boston Rubber Shoe
Revere
Emmons
Shipping News
Entertainments
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Isle OF Spice
Orchitetra
Keith
Cincinnati
Connelly's
Adams House
Geo. B. Appleton
Norumbeca
San
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Norumbega Park
Remont
Henry W. Savage
Prince of Etn
Paul Revere
THE
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Adamowski
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la Velle
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King Philip
Lady of Lyons
Pal
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Painters’ Union 937
Bacon Hall
Union Square
Stationary Engineers’ Unions
Engineers Hall
Washington Street
Boston Team Drivers
Aoe
Car Workers’ Union 192
Boston & Maine
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Thomas Sullivan
Omaha
Wesley A. Goodwin
A. J. Tighe
William Fernsburg
Engineers
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