Back Bay policy shop run in real estate office
Exclusive reveal shows Crosby’s brother in law Charlie Smith operating a Back Bay policy game from No 19 Dundee Street. The real estate front hides a daily key draw, with two drawings daily and profits masking the gambling business. Smith, a known town figure, allegedly meets collaborators from Castle Street near the Columbia Theatre to funnel drawings to himself.
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Boston
The
Post
Crosby
Back Bay
Dundee Street
Charlie Smith
Savoy
Smith
Castle Street
Columbia Theatre
Four Dead In St Louis Strike Riots
In St Louis on June 10 four people were killed with two dying and several injured as strike violence escalated. Deputies fired on crowds, cars derailed, wire cutters cut trolley lines, and dynamite bombs caused fear among riders. Edward Thomas and Edward Dunkhart, both striking conductors, were killed. George Rine, a civilian, also died.
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ST. Louis
Shota
Edward Thomas
George Rine
Edward Dunkhart
Posse Comitatus
Mombers
Thotiabe
Mrs Allen Returns from Porto Rico in Ambulance Tour
Mrs Charles H Allen and Miss Allen have returned from Porto Rico. They expect Governor Allen back the last of the month. He recently toured the island in an ambulance, the most convenient vehicle available, and covered 63 miles in one day.
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Lowell
Charles H.allen
Miss Allen
Porto Rico
Allen
Local forecast shows showers possible Monday
A one or two sentence forecast notes increasing cloudiness on Monday with possible local showers in the afternoon or evening. It calls for warmer southwest winds, and Tuesday to be fair with cooler evening and night, variable winds.
Roberts Supplies Cut Off by Boers in Rail Line Raid
Boers ripped up twenty one miles of Lord Roberts's vital railway between American Siding and Roodeval. London reports the raid as bold and vexatious but not yet alarming to authorities, with General Kelly Kenny expected to restore the line. British forces press into Boer territory as actions unfold near Bethlehem and Pretoria area.
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London
Lord Roberts
American Siding
Roodeval
Kelly
Kenny
Z Ted
Erick
Npus
Runge
Genertha
War ‘Office
Bullers
Gansolel
Free State
Transvaal
Natal
Reuter
Bethlehem
Rundle
Eneral Rundle
Poniyees
Wood
Pretoria
Hoth Oers
Ato
Hunter
Tallseh
Boers Wreck Railroad and Boer War News Report
General Sir Forestier wires from the front describing a disrupted railroad near The Failway toe. Six Westley Shothers from a South African regiment are reported unharmed after engagements with a posse. A torpedo explosion on a railroad corner injured William Haggerty, with four more casualties. British lines and Boer fire described. General Roberts’s movements and divisions under General Rundle and Brabant are noted with latest intelligence from Hammonie.
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Westley
South Afric
Roberta
Diplomatic note from Milner via Consul Hay
Fragmentary text shows Milner the British high commissioner sending telegraphs to United States Consul Hay in Atorla to thank him for services in connection with a British prison neterval. Mentions Consul-Gen Hey Stow and goodwill gesture.
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CAPE v_N
Milner
United
Hay
Atorla
Hey Stow
Local patron praises taste of recent offerings
A reader’s fragment praises items as tasting very good, comparing favorably to prior options and noting satisfaction with the quality and flavor of the revealed menu. The text presents a casual endorsement from a customer, reflecting positive reception.
Powers Determined to Stop Boxer Outrages
Fearful atrocities reported from a disturbed section as authorities pledge to halt the Boxer disturbances. Police and militia are mobilized after widespread unrest and threats of further violence. Citizens fear further outrages and call for swift action to restore order.
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Boxer
Foreign troops leave for Pekin as crisis deepens
About 1500 foreign troops depart Tien Tsin by two trains toward Pekin to back ministers demands or to suppress the Boxers if needed. Admirals reopen the Tien Tsin to Pekin railway, guarded by 1560 foreign sailors and American Captain McCalla among them. Ten thousand more troops may be sent to Pekin. British minister Sir Claude MacDonald reports burning stations and missionary murders amid growing violence.
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London
Taku
Tien Tsin
Pekin
McCalla
Daily Express
Shanghai
Claude MacDonald
Legation
Pearce Inesy Sosvaaat
Ley
Collision near Providence kills four and injures thirty
A deadly crash near Providence leaves four dead and nearly thirty injured, some fatally. Victims include Arthur Liscomb and George W. Baker, with railway motorman Ed. D. Burroughs credited in the incident. Police investigate causes as families mourn in Providence.
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Providence
Arthur Liscomb
W. Baker
Lewis
C. Sanborn
Manton Avenue
D. Burroughs
Frightful Oakland Beach crash claims four lives
At the Oakland Beach electric road a head on collision on a sharp curve killed motorman Burroughs and injured twenty. The down bound car telescoped the other as a speeding victim. Passengers including Mrs Fleming and others were listed among the injured. The crash marks the worst on record for the line with a chaotic scene of wreckage and fear.
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INCBD
R. I
Oakland Beach
Burroughs
Hanlon
Warwick Station
M. Manchester
Ita
Chinese Frontiers Readied for Cossack Entry Warned by dispatches
Amid rumors of Pekin fires and renewed hostilities, reports from St Petersburg and Shanghai describe Russian troops in Manchuria preparing three Cossack regiments on the Chinese frontier to move at orders. Survivors from a Boxers attack on engineers near Pao Ting Fu recounted a daring retreat to Tien Tsin, with heavy cartridge use and several fatalities. A separate dispatch notes a clash with thousands at Tien Tsin outskirts and a wounded Russian lieutenant.
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St. Petéraburs
Manchuria
Daily Mail
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Shanghai
Pao Ting Fu
Fema
Mauve Ines
Zion Tai
Tien Tai
Daily Express
Nanking
Get Our Prices Before You Order Beds and Bedding
A local advertisement urges customers to call for prices before placing orders for beds bedding and chamber furniture. It emphasizes the known quality of its goods and invites direct price comparison to encourage purchasing decisions.
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Waitt & Bond
Havana
New York
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Roberts
Buller
Honing
Sir Forester
War Office
Teast
Bellefonean
Fred Boehm
Twenty-first Street
Erke Avenue
William Haggerty
Eral Buller
Spitz Kop
General Brabant
Hammonie
America
Consul Hay
Brent
Kimball
Rhode Island
Tee
C. Oo. Kimball
C. H Kingsley
Pawtucket
D. Balscock
Chapin Avenue
George Baker
Livingston Ames
Nue
Baker
Florence. Baker
Thomas Jackson
United States
Congda
China
Warwick
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