Execution Sets Record in $2.6 Million Case in State
The largest execution ever issued in the state will be carried to the Supreme Judicial Court soon. It seeks about $2.6 million to be paid by Albert S. Bigelow. The action cleans up the sale of Old Dominion Copper Mining assets to the reorganized firm, exposing secret profits by Bigelow and Leonard Lewisohn.
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Supreme Judicial Court
Albert S. Bigelow
Old Dominion Copper Mining & Smelting Company
Bigelow
Leonard Lewisohn
Old Dominion Copper Company
Baltimore
Old Dominion Company
Missing 12 year old boy in South Boston
Malcolm Cahill, 12, has not returned home at 68 Baxter Street since Saturday morning. He told his family he was coming to town to get a position as a messenger boy. He wore a blue suit with a tight blouse and turn-down collar, and is described as tall for his age, about 70 pounds.
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Malcolm Cahill
Baxter Street
South
Boston
Ranger at Havre Arrives Sunday June 23
Massachusetts Nautical Training School reports Commander Charles N. Atwater U S N announces the training ship Ranger will reach Havre France on Sunday June 23 officials disclosed in a cablegram to the commission
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Massachusetts Nautical Training School
Charles N. Atwater
Ranger
Havre
France
Massachusetts Republican split erupts over Taft Sherman ballot fight
The Massachusetts delegation returns divided as James P. Magenis backs a third party and Roosevelt progressives plan action. Hatfield calls a monster July mass meeting to ratify Taft and Sherman while leaders linger in Chicago amid a fierce intra party struggle.
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Taft
Sherman
Walker
Roosevelt
Hill
Hale
Smith
Chicago
Crane
Massachusetts
South
James P. Magenis
Charles S. Baxter
Charles E. Hatfield
Republican State Committee
Massachusetts Republicans split over Roosevelt and Taft at Chicago
The 18 18 deadlock on electing a national committee member leaves the Massachusetts delegation split between Roosevelt and Taft camps. Roosevelt figures organize plans with Hale and Magenis in Chicago while Crane remains in Chicago to support Taft Sherman. Local leaders anticipate mass meetings and caution about ballot actions as the state committee sets future steps.
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Massachusetts
Senator Crane
National Committee
James P. Magenis
Taft and
Sherman
W. Murray Crane
Republican National Committee
State Committee
Arthur Hill
Matthew Hale
Earnest Smith
Chicago
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Central Committee
Hale
Magenis
State Langtry
Taft
Tncaas Crane
Boston
Baltimore
Kidney Trouble Overcome by the Great Treatment
Sufferer touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure after years of kidney and bladder trouble. She reports better sleep, no pain, and claims the remedy restored health. Letter dated July 14 1909 sworn by notary in Fremont County Wyoming.
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Mary O’donnell
Lander
Wye
Charley Allen
Fremont Co
Wyo
Prove What Swamp Root Will Do for You
Letter to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY offers a sample bottle and booklet about kidneys and bladder. Mentions Boston Daily Post. Regular fifty cent and one dollar bottles available at all drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Boston Daily Post
Aunt Sally's Beauty Advice for Freckles and Wrinkles
Lydia asks for a freckles cure and Stella seeks a clearer complexion. Povectte saxolite lotion and azel treatment advised against excessive massage. Stella is urged to apply mercorized wax nightly to dissolve dull surface skin for healthier color.
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Lydia
Stella
Morse Allen Wedding Quiet Surprise Unitarian Group
The marriage of Miss Grace O. Allen of Trinity Court and Charles H. B. Morse of Boston occurred yesterday at the Unitarian Association rooms. Both are long time Boston teachers with Morse teaching illustration at West Roxbury High and Allen on the staff at Mather School Dorchester.
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Unitarian Association
Grace O. Allen
Lorenzo Leedy Allen
Trinity Court
Charles H. B. Morse
Boston
Mr. Morse
West Roxbury High School
Mather School
Dorchester
Major Higginson Denies Aiding Sherburne Fortune
Major H L Higginson denies giving tips or advice that helped Al phonso J L Sherburne a retiring janitor at the Hotel Agassiz in amassing a fortune. He says he never advised anyone to buy Osceola stock in which Sherburne was said to profit.
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Maj. Higginson
H. L. Higginson
Alphonso JL. Sherburne
Hotel
Agassiz
Commonwealth Avenue
Major Higginson
Sherburne
Rev Arthur Little may become pastor emeritus
The Rev. Arthur Little D D has served Dorchester Second Church for 23 years and may be named pastor emeritus at a church meeting scheduled for next Friday night. The announcement comes from church members and is described as likely to be approved.
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Little
Arthur Little
D. D
Dorchester Second Church
Arlington Street Order Signed Extends Route to Columbus Ave
Mayor Fitzgerald has signed the street commission order extending Arlington Street from Boylston to Columbus Avenue. The five year agitation ends and Park Square district, dormant since the Providence railroad station’s abandonment, is expected to gain new life from the improvements. Work will begin as soon as possible, likely in several weeks.
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Fitzgerald
Arlington Street
Boylston Street
Columbus Avenue
Park Square
Providence
Heart Trouble Fatal to William H Berry
William H Berry former Somerville city official and Custom House Stables proprietor died at home 76 Benton Road Somerville after several weeks illness from heart trouble
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William H. Berry
Somerville
Custom House
Custom House Street
Boston
Benton Road
Senator Henry Teller in Serious Condition at 88
Denver, June 24. Former U.S. Senator Henry M. Teller, 88, continues to suffer from heart trouble and is regarded in serious condition after several weeks of illness.
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Denver
Colo
United States
Henry M. Teller
Thaw Hearing Panel Receives Nesbit Testimony
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw testified at Matteawan as Harry K. Thaw seeks release from the asylum claiming sanity. She fears for her life if he leaves the institution, citing past threats and danger should he be freed.
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White Plains
N. Y
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Matteawan
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw's Wife Testifies of Threats and Marriage Dissolution
Mrs. Thaw tearfully testified she fears Thaw will kill her and seeks to end the marriage. She noted she earns $500 monthly from Thaw while witnesses, including Dr. Wagner and former counsel Hartridge, described Thaw's past statements and behavior as rational at Wooster University.
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Thaw
Actress Anna Cleveland Plans Aviation Career
Miss Anna Cleveland the leading woman of the Lindsay Morison stock company at the Majestic Theatre will quit acting at season end to pursue aviation. She has secured a several week leave and will study the subject part time. Cleveland has acted a full year with the company and made many friends in Boston.
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Anna Cleveland
Lindsay Morison Stock Company
Majestic Theatre
Atlantic Fleet to Visit Atlantic Coast Cities on July Fourth
The first division of the Atlantic fleet will split among Newport Rhode Island Belfast Maine and Quincy Massachusetts. The second division will be at Bar Harbor Maine Bristol Rhode Island and Gloucester Massachusetts. Massachusetts and Iowa will visit Newport while Chester to Eastport Maine hosts a scout cruiser.
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Washington
Atlantic Coast
Newport
R .I
Belfast
Quincy
Mass
Bar Harbor
Bristol
R. I
Gloucester
Massachusetts
Iowa
Chester
Eastport
Electrician Beheaded in Elevator Shaft at Columbia University
Thomas Daly an electrician for a contracting firm repairing Havemeyer Hall at Columbia University thrust his head through a hole in the sixth floor elevator shaft wall to locate the car and was decapitated by the moving counterweights.
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New York
Thomas Daly
Havemeyer Hall
Columbia University
Hires Root Beer Ad Promotes Distinct Taste
An advertisement urges careful selection of roots and flowers to maximize flavor. It stresses asking for Hires specifically rather than generic root beer. The copy promotes Hires as a distinct beverage with a rich flavor and urges consumers to say Hires to ensure quality.
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Fountain Man
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