Confidence game fleeces Newburyport victim for 3000 dollars
Newburyport on June 28 a city marshal pursues two con men who tricked Jere ipo Blake a carpenter on 24 High street out of 3000 in a Dewey card scam involving a fake farm purchase and a country drive. The pair and a leading banker swindler are sought by police in multiple cities with results expected soon.
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Newburyport
Latimer
Jereipo Blake
Blake
High Street
Lynn
Banco
Reed
Prince of Confidence
Charlestown
Itc
Providence
Yvalice
Haverhill
Commonwealth Stables
J. M. Greenough
Aes
Dr. Robins
Dog Catcher to Start July 1 in Boston War on Stray Dogs
Dr H J Schenck known as the dog catcher will begin operations July 1 to remove unlicensed and stray dogs in Boston. The three month campaign aims to end roaming by using a fast acting poison and dispatching carcasses to Brighton for fertilizer.
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H. J. Schenck
Boston
Brighton
Veterinary dog rescues and Dr. Schenck’s long career
Dr. Schenck, in the dog business for 25 years, recounts handling nearly 100000 dogs and returning 200 to 300 per season to owners. He credits the SPCA with endorsing his methods and notes a fear of hydrophobia as imagination. He worked with Al Watts at Harvard Vet School, then ran his own establishment with a large, well equipped facility.
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Schenck
al” Watts
Harvard Veterinary School
Weatts
Sunday Concert on Boston Common
Concert on Boston Common by the Music Commission conducted by Emil Molienhauer. Program includes Berlioz Les nuits d été, Saint-Saens selections, Verdi arias, Rubinstein pieces, and other orchestral and vocal works. Featured performers include George W. Stewart and Stuart Overtree with works from Floradora and Feramors. The event is scheduled for Sunday June 20 at 3:30 PM on the Common.
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Music Commission
Emil Molienhauer
Boston Common
Beneny
Berlioz
Boston
Rand
Floradora
Stuart Overtwee
Litolff Es Ae
Royes
Cape Ann Steamboat Service Offers Scenic Boston Bay Trips
The Cape Ann and City of Gloucester steamers sail from Central wharf weekdays at 10 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. Sundays at 10:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Extra trips start July 3 with Columbus Orchestra music aboard. Historic Gloucester sights accompany the voyage across Massachusetts Bay.
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Cape Ann
Boston & Gloucester Steamboat Company
City of
Old Gloucester
Columbus Orchestra
Eee
Nis
French Premier Triumphs As Law of Associations Passes
Paris reports M. Waldeck-Rousseau has secured final approval for the law of associations. The Chamber of Deputies adopted the bill 313 to 24 after a stormy debate, with opposition and Socialist attempts to amend blocked. The measure regulates religious orders, notably Jesuits and Dominicans, amid Catholic concerns of persecution and property implications.
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Paris
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
Loubet
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Chamber
Fifty Years of Service at Dwight School Celebrated
Master James A Page marked fifty years guiding the Dwight School of Boston as graduates and dignitaries celebrated in West Springfield Street. Speakers praised his steadfast leadership, with Mayor Hart, Superintendent Leaver, and Wendell Phillips Garrison among those lauding his record.
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James A. Page
Dwight School
West Springfield Street
Percy Grant
New York
Hart
D. E. E. Hale
Leaver
Gallivan
Campbell
Hill
State Board of Education
Wendell Phillips Garrison
Nation
Grant
Dwight School of
Boston
Temple
Master Page
Page
Mayor Hart
Fage
America
Seaver
Cheever
Gould
Sherwin
J. P. Morgan
Frank A. Hill
Edmund Dwight
Dwight
Horacé Mann
State Normal School
Massachusetts
United States
Western Hemisphere
J. E. Hale
John T. Sullivan
Ezekiel Cheever
Milton
Fall from Hotel Window Kills and Injures Man in Manchester
James Anderson, 33, a lineman, fell from an open four story hotel window on Hanover street in Manchester. He survived the fall but suffered likely internal injuries. he was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital.
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Manchester
N. H
James Anderson
Eureka House
Hanover Street
Anderson
Sacred Heart Hospital
Union Fireworks Builds Largest Display Building
The Union Fireworks Company occupies the largest building for fireworks sale at 81 Summer Street with a complete stock. Its Hawley Street store at 2 Hawley Street also carries a full Fourth of July assortment. The Summer Street location offers ample facilities for showing and shipping, and customers are urged to visit there for convenience.
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Union Fireworks Company
Summer Street
Hawley Street
Union Company
Theft Reported at South Boston Home
William McDonough of 5 Sheridan Place South Boston reported to the police that last evening about 7 30 oclock his rooms were entered and a pair of trousers valued at 8 dollars and a 10 dollar bill were stolen from a trunk in the room.
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William McDonough
Sheridan Place
Boston
Charles Kingsbury
Barbara Street
Ismaica Plain
McDonough
Night Struggle Over Coffee Sparks Health Warning
A Herkimer New York woman describes severe sleep disruption from coffee fearfully improving after switching to Postum Food Coffee. She notes night terrors and daytime exhaustion resolved after one day, and her husband also quits coffee with health benefits, though she asks readers to keep her name private.
Mystery surrounds attempted self harm on Massachusetts avenue
A young woman who gave the name Regan and claimed connections to Mrs. Carr on Dorchester’s Fairbury street was rescued from Back Street near the river last night. She refused to confirm details or provide a firm account of the act, amid notes of heavy drinking.
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Regan
Massachusetts Avenue
Harvard Bridge
Sea Wall
Back Street
Carr
Fairbury Street
Dorchester
Ellis Cobb Wedding Quiet Cambridge Ceremony
The wedding of Miss Sally Ellis to Mr Richard Cobb both of Cambridge was held at Appleton Chapel yesterday afternoon officiated by Rev Dr James De Morromothe from Boston. The service was simple with bridesmaids and close family. The couple will reside in Cambridge.
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Sally Ellis
Richard Cobb
Cambridge
Appleton Chapel
James de Morrmothere
Boston
J. Mierge
Cobb
Homs
Corner stone laid for St. Patrick's Church Watertown
Solemn rites mark the corner stone ceremony for St. Patrick's Church in Watertown. Archbishop Williams will lay the stone at 3 o'clock as Fathers and dignitaries attend. The Gothic architecture and tall spire highlight what officials call a milestone for the oldest parish in the diocese.
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New Watertown Church
Watertown
St. Patrick’s Church
St. Patrick’s Parish
John 8. Cullen
Archbishop Williams
Marquand Bankers Fail Amid Big Transportation Schemes
New York reports Henry Marquand & Co. facing collapse as financiers race to cover a vast railroad project. The Pittsburg Shawmut & Northern line plans an 800 mile route from Cool Springs through Pennsylvania coal fields toward Lake Ontario, with Marquand & Co. once taking substantial bonds and revenue. The episode triggers broader financial tremors and questions about confidence in the road and the panic.
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New York
Henry Marquand & Co
Shawmut
Penh
Pike County
Lake Ontario
Seventhational
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Road
Cool Springs
Massadoh
New York State
John Bryne
Byrne
A&Né
Marquand & Co
Fran Ivane Smith
Pittsmuern
I Raleenrines
Samuel L. Parsons Dies in Northampton at 75
Samuel L. Parsons, a prominent Northampton citizen and former town official, died today at age 75. He was a leading figure in Western Midugetts and served in local offices. He supported Republican causes and was connected to Colonel J. B. Parsons, the state agent in Boston.
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Northampton
Samuel L. Parsons
Midugetts
J. B. Paraons
Boston
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