Aged Woman Seeks Justice in Murder Trial of Watchman
Mrs Isa bel Farwell, nearly seventy, has pressed her case to charge Robert McGraw with murder for shooting Benjamin Farwell at the American Tube Works in Roxbury on April 25, 1904. McGraw faces arraignment on July 8, the county's first first degree murder trial in years.
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Isabel F. Farwell
Bar of Justice
Robert McGraw
American Tube Works
Camden Street
Roxbury
Benjamin Farwell
Corporation
McGraw
Farwell
Tube Works
Gift of 25000 Dollars From Willie K Jr to Harvard Class Fund
Willie E Vanderbilt Jr former Harvard 1901 class member gave 25000 toward a permanent class fund aimed at raising 200000 for university improvements. His motive is to strengthen ties with Harvard, while classmates deny any portion used for this week’s reunion expenses.
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Willie E. Vanderbilt, Jr
Harvard
Harvard University
Vanderbilt
Mrs. Wilson Dies from Dog Bite After Weeks
New York report states Mrs. Frederick J. Wilson died in her West Fourteenth street apartment yesterday from complications after a dog bite suffered about three weeks earlier. The incident prompted inquiries and medical attention at the time.
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New York
Frederick J. Wilson
West Fourteenth Street
Fire damages Jefferson building. blaze tied to fourth floor storeroom
Firemen fought a blaze at 10 PM in the Jefferson building rear of 564 Washington St. The fire started on the fourth floor in storage rooms used by F W Woolworth and Thomas Potter Sons. Damage estimated at 5000 with water leakage increasing loss. origin suspected to be spontaneous combustion near the elevator. Automatic alarms 784 and box 493 alerted responders.
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Mullen
Jefferson Building
Washington Street
Harrison Avenue
F. W. Woolworth
Thomas Potter Sons
Marston's Restaurant
Blake's Piano
Woolworth’s
J. S. Shapiro
Harvard Seniors Celebrate 1907 Banquet at American House
Harvard seniors held their last undergraduate banquet at the American House. John D. White urged returns to Cambridge for commencement week and discussed athletics. John Reynolds spoke on football policy and Harvard’s future influence. Glidden Osborne predicted Harvard dominance in world leadership within twenty years. G. J. Hirsch reviewed Harvard debating progress.
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Harvard
John D. White
Cambridge
John Reynolds
Yale
Glidden Osborne
Osborne
J. D. White
Roosevelt
White
G. J. Hirsch
Malden High Athletes Threaten Strike Over M Accolades
Malden June 24. Members of the baseball team threaten to strike if the athletic committee does not grant M’s. Last season’s basketball players refuse to wear grown up uniforms. two basketball players MacCormac and Gale also play on the baseball squad.
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Malden
MacCormac
Gale
Girl Robbed of Over $2000 in Broad Daylight
Dora Goldberg an 18 year old book keeper and merchant’s daughter was robbed of more than $2000 in cash and checks on Harrison avenue near Gloucester place. A man 24, 5 ft 10 in, 140 pounds wearing a blue suit pursued her and escaped through Hotel Madison basement. Police detained a suspect but she could not identify him.
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Dora Goldberg
Morris Goldberg
Harrison Avenue
South End National Bank
Miss Goldberg
Gloucester Place
Madison
Washington Street
Co. W
Tangey
Station 5
Dover
Washington Streets
Whitney Delivers Speech in Melrose at Alumni Event
Whitney spoke at Melrose High School’s annual event and later addressed a non partisan meeting at the Melrose Athletic Club. He praised teachers and urged study of international trade and reciprocity with Canada while noting Mrs Whitney’s anti suffrage stance. Speaker Cole, a Lt Gov candidate, attended and urged votes for Whitney.
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Edward J. Kitchen
John N. Cole
House of Representatives
Cole
Kirchner
Whitney
Melrose
Canada
America
Melrose Athletic Club
Darrow Defends Haywood in Noted Colorado Trial
Clarence Darrow outlines the defense for Haywood and co defendants denying a grand conspiracy to murder. He accuses Mineowners' Association and Pinkertons of discrediting the Western Federation of Miners and claims Orchard manipulated testimony to save himself. The defense plans to call witnesses and present its case within a week.
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Darrow
Moyer and Pettibone
Orchard
Federation
Mineowners’ Association of Colorado
Pinkerton
Western Federation of Miners
Independence Depot
Wife Stokes Divorces Guard in Brooklyn Home
In New York on June 24, Mrs Elizaveth W Hitchings Stokes guards her Brooklyn brownstone at 606 St Mark's Ave while Colonel William A Stokes of the Twenty third Regiment has left after serving papers in his suit to annul their marriage He contends for a warranty deed to the property and household goods and Mrs Stokes will contest the action The couple married in January 1905 and her first husband was John Hitchings
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New York
Elizaveth W. Hitchings Stokes
St. Mark’s Avenue
Brooklyn
William A. Stokes
Twenty-third Regiment
Colonel Stokes
Hitchings
John Hitchings
Ralph Avenue
Wlondike
Six cigar firms grant increased wage scale
Six of seven large cigar firms ended a previous refusal to raise wages for tobacco strippers. The firms Alles & Fisher, McGreenery Bros., Breslin & Campbell, M. C. A., c. Cc. A., and Schubert Bros. Traiser & Co., employing over 200 workers, have agreed, while Traiser & Co. has not yet but is expected to comply today.
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Cigar Factory
Alles & Fisher
McGreenery Bros
Breslin & Campbell
C. Cc. A
Schubert Bros. Traiser & Co
Kerry Men Laud Home Rule Rejection Discussion
At St Andrews Wells Memorial Hall the Kerry Men's Association welcomed the rejection of the Home Rule bill. Members congratulated Mr Redmond and the Trish people for opposing empty English promises and resolved to aid Ireland financially in support of home rule.
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Kerry Men's Association
St. Andrews Wells Memorial Hall
Redmond
Trish
Ireland
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