Nine year old girl struck by Bay View car dies en route
Annie Cohen nine years old, daughter of Israel Cohen of 37 Leverett street West End, was crossing from the Hebrew Free School when struck by an inbound Bay View car No 3179 from Cambridge. She died in a police ambulance en route to Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Annie Cohen
Bay View
Hebrew Free School
Israel Cohen
Leverett Street
West End
Cambridge
Massachusetts General Hospital
Little Girl Struck by Streetcar in Cambridge Blockade Incident
A crowded narrow street blocked by teams led to a streetcar striking a little girl who stepped from behind a horse. The motorman tried to stop but failed as bystanders lifted the car and rescuers pulled the child to safety. Motorman No 72838, identified as McLaughlin of Brattle Square Cambridge, was arrested and later bailed.
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Leverett Street
Louis S. Canor
Morris Cohen
McLaughlin
Brattle Square
Cambridge
Death Spoiled Jail Romance Ends in Tragedy
Grace McDonald, 26, once an actress known as Grace Bailey, died at Charles Street jail after her fiancé Walter Toolen secured a marriage license and planned to marry her to gain her release. Toolen, from Shawmut Avenue, had gone to the jail with the license but she fell ill and died shortly after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace McDonald
Charles Street
Shawmut Avenue
Grace Bailey
Station 5
Walter Toolen
Toolen
Bitter attack on Doyle in City Affairs publication
Superintendent James Doyle of the street department faces a bitter attack in this week’s issue of City Affairs a Good Government magazine. The piece counters Mayor Fitzgerald’s charge that the attack is political noting it would be ungracious to define politics as the mayor sees it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Doyle
Street Department
Fitzgerald
Public money spent on flawed street leadership questioned
The piece condemns James Doyle's expulsion from the Massachusetts Legislature for fraud and his failed bid for street commissioner. It cites a 1906 street loan of 750000 as the era's largest and notes ongoing street neglect despite spending. It also criticizes mayoral power to appoint eight deputy sealers of weights and measures, while Doyle declines to respond to the Good Government Association's attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Doyle
Massachusetts
Doyle
Good Government Association
Died After Ladder Breaks On South Boston Steamer Dock
Patrick Keating of 269 West Second street South Boston fell 15 feet when the ladder broke on the steamer Fern Field at Commonwealth docks South Boston. He sustained a skull fracture and died at City Hospital several hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Keating
West Second Street
South Boston
Commonwealth Docks
City Hospital
Harvard freshmen win eight oared race as Yale takes four
Harvard freshmen win the eight oared event and Yale captures the four oared race. American Sonder sailors aboard Silvia sail to Germany today. Boston teams win extra in ning victories. Americans defeat Athletics 4-3 in 12 innings. Nationals beat Brooklyn 6-5. Harvard and Yale play final diamond battle today. Dory races begin at Marblehead. Karl Behr loses in All England tennis, Evelyn Sears poised to win national title. Agassiz defeats Gibson 4-3 in 12 innings for grammar school league title.
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Harvard
Yale
Germany
Boston
Brooklyn
Marblehead
Karl Behr
Evelyn Sears
Agassiz
Gibson
Horsford's Acid Phosphate Remedy Claims Relief
Advertises Horsford's Acid Phosphate as an effective remedy for obstinate indigestion nervous dyspepsia headache and low mood highlighting its use for digestive and mood-related ailments in a historical medical ad style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horsford
Police Arrest Whelan in Robbery Case Linked to Rogues Gallery
Charles J. Whelan, 23, of 128 Shawmut Avenue, was arrested after noon yesterday on charges of holding up Miss Dora Goldberg at 331 Harrison Avenue for 2027 dollars. Police claim a photo in the rogues gallery matches him. he is a bookkeeper for the New Haven Railroad in South Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Whelan
Shawmut Avenue
Dora Goldberg
Harrison Avenue
Whelan
South Boston
New Haven Railroad Company
Whelan Arrested in South Boston Freight Office Heist
Detectives Hart and Conway nabbed Whelan after tracking him through the night at the New Haven railroad freight office in South Boston. He was identified by Miss Goldberg and Samuel Berwitch, and a hat and ring found on him linked to the 11:30 am robbery. Police recovered no money from the $2027 haul.
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Hart
Conway
Whelan
Miss Goldberg
Samuel Berwitch
Harrison Avenue
Expert Fox Reports on Boston Street Cleaning
Expert Richard T. On presents a report to the mayor asserting the investigation will determine if the streets are underfunded or the department is inefficient. He stresses there is no politics and promises a fair assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Richard T. On
Chicago street expert reports city streets in need of cleaning
Richard T. Fox told the Post that he will report conditions as found, whether critical of the administration or supportive. He was introduced to Mayor and discussed street conditions with John F. Moors and Randall G. Morris after a 40 minute briefing. The inquiry was spurred by newspaper agitation and the Good Government Association investigation.
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Richard T. Fox
Chicago
Boston
Post
Citizens’ Committee
Fox
John F. Moors
Randall G. Morris
Moors
Good Government Association
Meara Restores Ratings In Police Shake-Up
Commissioner O Meara, asserting previous officer reductions were wrongful, reinstated two patrolmen from the Tech riot era. Hayden J. Ringer of Station 1 becomes sergeant at Station 15 and James F E Sanford of Station 5 becomes sergeant at Station 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Meara
Hayden J. Ringer
James FE. Sanford
International Wedding at Lancaster Mansion
The wedding unites Cornelia Van Rensselaer Thayer daughter of Nathaniel Thayer with Count Carl von Moltke of Copenhagen. The bride wears a white satin princess gown with rose point lace mantle and a diamond tiara from her father.
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Lancaster
Cornelia van Rensselaer Thayer
Nathaniel Thayer
Count Carl von Moltke
Copenhagen
Denmark
Nine More Victims Of Heat Reported In City
A heat wave sickened nine people across Boston areas including Dedham Roxbury Cambridge Charlestown and Roxbury. Victims ranged from 23 to 55 with injuries from collapses falls and head wounds treated at City Hospital Relief Station and local hospitals. Names include Martin Came 38 Mary Coughlan 55 Charles Palmer 23 Patrick Clancy 43 Patrick Tighe 43 Edward Roughsedge 45 John Anderson Arthur Gilligan and John Hanlon.
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Martin Came
High Street
Dedham
Forest Hills
Forest Hills Square
City Hospital
Mary Coughlan
Shawmut Avenue
Charles Palmer
Moreland Street
Roxbury
Blue Hills
Patrick Clancy
Elm Street
Patrick Tighe
Prospect Street
Cambridge
Pennsylvania Metal Company
Congress Street
Relief Hospital
Edward J. Roughsedghe
Phipps Street
Mill Street
Charlestown
Relief
John Anderson
Main Street
Manchester
N. H
Bowdoin Square
Arthur Gilligan
Second Street
South Boston
John Hanlon
Albany Street
Harrison Avenue
Warm Wave Returns Amid Surf Dreams
Forecaster Smith notes cloudy conditions with possible afternoon showers and no cooler weather in sight. Yesterday morning temperatures rose sharply from dawn, reaching 85 by midafternoon with humidity at 75 percent.
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Smith
Mercury
Winding York wedding links Thayer and Count von Moltke
Miss Cornelia Thayer of Boston will wed Count Carl von Moltke of Copenhagen tomorrow at the Lancaster estate of her father. The ceremony, in the drawing room, features white satin gowns, orange blossoms, orchids, and pink floral decor. Attendants include Sally Thayer and Susan Thayer with Baron Rosenkrantz as groom’s half-brother. The event blends wealth, fashion, and Danish nobility.
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Lancaster
Cornelia van Rensselaer Thayer
Boston
Count Carl von Moltke
Copenhagen
Denmark
Thayer
Nathaniel Thayer
Count von Moltke
Italy
Bishop Lawrence
Thayer Conservatories
Sally Thayer
Susan Thayer
Eugene V. R. Thayer
Baron Rosenkrantz
Orchid Bank
William S. Patten
Wellesley
E. V. R. Thayer, Jr
Tne
Lohengrin
Salem Cadet Band
John McCauley
Non new captain named as transfers sweep police ranks
Transfers and reassignments reshape Boston police posts with no new captain appointments. Wescott moves to Jamaica Plain, Hall acts at station 6, Fottler shifts to 13, Sullivan to 3, and several sergeants and patrolmen transfer among stations with promotions for reserve men becoming patrolmen.
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Wescott
Jamaica Plain
Hall
Joy Street
Station
Fottler
Sullivan
McBryan
Patrick J. O'Neil
John J. Rooney
Thomas Keane
Murray Munro
Charles T. Reardon
Wiswall W. Randolph
Maurice Driscoll
Carl Carlstein
William Scott
William Curran
John Horgan
Gustav F. Hollstein
John F. Curran
Granville B. Spinney
James A. Toomey
Daniel T. Mayo
John F. Montague
Thomas Y W. Chisholm
Roy F. Jordan
Charles B. Patten
Benjamin L. Powers
John J. Kelleher
Judge Rockefeller Subpoena Appeal Rejected in Chicago
In Chicago on June 28 Judge Landis refused to withdraw a subpoena for John D. Rockefeller. Standard Oil attorneys had appealed to the U S Court, arguing Rockefeller was elderly and lacking needed financial information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
United States Court
John D. Rockefeller
Landis
Rockefeller
Aldrich Named Master in Eddy Competency Suit
Judge Edgar Aldrich of Littleton appointed master to determine Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy's competency for an accounting of her property. The appointment follows a suit by her son George W Glover of Lead South Dakota and others as next friends filed in Merrimack County Superior Court.
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Concord
N. H
Edgar Aldrich
Littleton
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Robert N. Chamberlin
Superior Court
Chamberlin
Merrimac County
Master appointed to determine Mrs Eddy's mental capacity
Judge Chamberlin appoints Judge Edgar Aldrich master to ascertain whether Mary Baker Eddy could manage her finances and property on March 1 1907 and prior period. The master may report by Sept 30 1907 and may compel testimony. further intervention by Eddy trustees is denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Concord
Eddy
Judge Aldrich declines comment on Eddy case appointment
Judge Edgar Aldrich of Littleton New Hampshire, after AP notification of his appointment by Judge Chamberlin as master in the Eddy case, said he has not received official notice and cannot discuss the matter. He just returned from the West and has not reviewed the current Eddy case conditions.
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Littleton
N. H
Edgar Aldrich
Associated Press
Chamberlin
Eddy
Whethier Tre
Aldrich
O'Brien dies after city hospital assault
John O'Brien of Dorchester died from injuries after defending a young girl from insults on Alden street. Two men, John R. Curley and Michael T. Monahan, were arrested. assault charges will be upgraded to manslaughter.
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John O'Brien
Dickens Street
Dorrichester
City Hospital
O'Brien
Alden Street
John R. Curley
I Street
South
Boston
Michael T. Monahan
St. Alphonsus Street
Roxbury
Cuban Police Fire On American Soldiers Clash in Holguin
In Havana on June 28 a clash with Holguin police left Corporal H J Green mortally wounded after four American soldiers of the Eleventh Infantry allegedly refused to pay for drinks. His companions were arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Holguin
Santiago
Eleventh Infantry
H. J. Green
Partly Cloudy Forecast for Boston and New England
Partly cloudy to cloudy Saturday with possible showers in Boston and vicinity. Sunday showers expected with light variable winds, as forecast for New England. Washington reports increasing cloudiness across the region with rain in the southern portion.
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Boston
Washington
New England
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