Widow Morgn Brown reports theft of husband will and bonds
Mrs. Morgan Brown a wealthy widow and former Notingham resident told police her apartment at Huntington Avenue was burglarized. She said her trunks were opened and her husband’s will, stocks, bonds, and $300 in cash were taken after duplicate keys appeared. She linked the loss to an eight year old prior diamond burglary at the same hotel. Police from Station 16 investigated but found no clues.
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Morgan Brown
Back Bay Society
Notingham
The
Eastern Railroad
Cabot
Vanderbilt
Nottingham
Huntington Avenue
Station 16
Vermont Supreme Court hearing postponed in Rogers death case
The Vermont Supreme Court delayed the Mary H. Rogers death sentence review from May 17 to May 19 at counsel request. Attorney General C. C. Fitts approved the two day extension. Rogers hopes for a life term after similar pardons or commutations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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C. C. Fitts
Rogers
Valentina
New Jersey
Edwards
Pennsylvania
Mary Rogers
Supreme Court of
Vermont
Fireman Hurt In B and M Crash At Andover
A rear end collision between two freight trains on the Boston and Maine at Andover injures fireman James Girard who is described as badly bruised but not seriously hurt. A caboose box car and two flat cars derailed delaying main line traffic for two hours as a wrecking train is sent from Lawrence.
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Lawrence
Western Division
Boston & Maine Railroad
Andover
James Girard
Fear Chinaman Murdered in West End Laundry
A Chinaman known as Chin Boy of 2 South Russell Street West End was found dead in his laundry last night. Authorities note possible Tong war links though Dr. Bycherer cites natural causes. The body was removed to Briggs' undertakers on Howard Street for a medical examiner's review.
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Chin Boy
South Russell Street
West End
Bycherer
Chambers Street
Briggs’ Undertaking
Howard Street
Harris
Linemen Claim Grievance Against Ley & Co
Boston electrical workers accuse Fred T. Ley & Co of trying to force a working contract shifting responsibility for faulty construction onto employees. Six linemen were discharged yesterday with more expected. The union plans to notify the Boston Central Labor Union and A F of L state branch, labeling the move a lockout and urging linemen to avoid the firm’s jobs.
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Boston
Fred T. Ley & Co
New Jersey
Boston Electrical Workers’ Union 104
Boston Central Labor Union
State Branch
A. F. of
Fair Local Forecast for Boston and Vicinity
The forecast for Boston and surrounding area calls for a Friday with fair conditions and plenty of sun. A chance of showers may follow later in the day, bringing brief bursts of rain to some neighborhoods.
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Boston and Vicinity
Burning Oil Tank Fire Ends After Gunfire
A Morgantown to Wheeling special train carried a small cannon that fired three shots at Standard Oil's burning oil tank near Wheeling West Virginia. The blast released 14 000 barrels of oil but destroyed all but 2000 barrels and caused a total loss of 25000 dollars. The adjacent 20000 barrel tank briefly caught fire but was saved with blankets and water.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Downs
Morgantown
Standard Oil Company
Drowned on the R R Bridge Near South Station
Charles Darling a janitor from Albemarle Street fell from the bridge outside South station and drowned in South Bay. His companion Herbert Estes from Newton Street Brookline reported Darling shrieked for help then vanished, leaving no warning before the water claimed him.
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South Station
Charles Darling
Albemarle Street
South Bay
Herbert Estes
Newton Street
Brookline
Darling
Waitresses Strike Ends in Lynn as Agreement Signed
Lynn May 11 striking waitresses have won their fight, with Mrs. Adelaide Wyman signing the agreement. Cooks and waitresses gain $2 more pay and two hours less per week. The pact runs three years at the owners’ request. Noon waitress clause is removed, letting bosses hire during rush hours.
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Lynn
Adelaide Wyman
Papers Blown Sixty Miles From Snyder Oklahoma
A storm carried law books letters photographs bank books and papers from Snyder to Fort Cobb about 60 miles away. The wind caused little damage in Fort Cobb while the loss of items was noted in Snyder and surrounding areas.
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Snyder
Fort Cobb
Okla
Firebug identity tied to Charlestown freight yard fires
State police near arrest of a Charlestown firebug after a key clue from a City square resident. Chief Watts and State Officer Silas Smith oversee the case with links to a former Boston & Maine employee and suspected mental disturbance.
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Charlestown
Watts
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Boston Police Force
Waverley
City Square
Detective Bureau
Boston Police
Silas Smith
Boston & Maine
Midnight Fire Panic Near Scollay Square
A blaze erupted near police headquarters around midnight at Scollay Square Tremont row. Fire damaged the third floor picture gallery of E G Franklin and spread to the barber shop of John McQuade and harness shop of J J Reed. Ladderman John Carney was injured after a 25 foot fall while fighting the flames. Damage estimated at 1200 dollars.
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Pemberton Square
Scollay Square
Jerry Downey
Hall
Tremont Row
John Carney
E. G. Franklin
John McQuade
J. J. Reed
Pierce
Beautiful Girl Dies in Strangely Attributed Hemorrhage
Emelina Primacchi 20 of Prince Street, famed as the Italian colony’s beauty, died at Relief Hospital from a mysterious cause after Sunday night hemorrhages. Doctors could not diagnose. autopsy to be conducted by Dr Harris. Police investigate the death.
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Emelina Primacchi
Prince Street
Harris
Firebugs in West Newton cause two blazes
Two suspected incendiary fires in West Newton caused about 600 dollars damage. First alarm came after 8 PM from flames at vacant Hussey estate houses on Waltham street. A second fire near Breck farm ignited grass land, quickly extinguished in 20 minutes. police vow strict investigation with Officers Mullin Dalton and David Neagle.
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Vo Tenant Soule
Mullin
Dalton
David Neagle
Trolley line adds cars on weekends and holidays
On Saturdays Sundays and holidays extra Boston and Worcester Trolley Air line cars leave Chestnut Hill for South Framingham and Worcester. Subway cars connect at Chestnut Hill and Brook line Village. Low fares.
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Boston & Worcester Trolley
Chestnut Hill
South Framingham
Worcester
Brookline Village
After Explosion Passengers Cremated in Fire on Tracks
Following the dynamite blast a wrecked passenger train burst into flames. Firefighters and bystanders watched helplessly as many passengers died in the blaze before any rescue could reach them.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Mayor Dunne rejects bid to halt police on strike wagon runs
A Chicago May 11 report says Mayor Dunne refused a request from a joint committee of labor groups to countermand an order allowing police to ride on delivery wagons of firms in a strike. He defended the order saying police may be needed and that wagons move too fast for foot officers. The strike remained quiet amid rain and wind with minor incidents on the outskirts.
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Chicago
Chicago Federation of Labor
United Cement Workers of America
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Printing Trades Council
Building Material Trades Council
Associated Building Trades Council
Dunne
Teamsters
President Roosevelt Returns From 6006 Mile Western Tour
President Roosevelt arrived home at midnight from a Western trip covering 6006 miles through 12 states and three territories. He plans to visit Florida and Arkansas later and may tour the South before Congress convenes. Public receptions were reported as the heartiest of the era, with Chicago singled out for praise. He greeted railroad staff, newspaper men, and others before proceeding to the White House with Dr. Lambert.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Florida
Arkansas
Congress
Chicago
Dr. Lambert
White House
Russians Lose 300 In Manchuria clash report
Tokyo reports Army headquarters in Manchuria says on May 9 two infantry regiments five sotnias of cavalry and one artillery battery attacked Yingecheng from Nanshanchengtsou. Russians repelled the attack with 60 wounded and 1 killed. enemy losses about 300.
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Tokio
Manchuria
Yingecheng
Nanshanchengtsou
Trolley Hits Stanley's Auto Wreck Injures Driver
Steam automobile No. 4248 driven by Armin Stanley of Newton was wrecked after colliding with an outward bound Cambridge car at Arlington and Boylston streets at 11 p m. Stanley was severely injured and rushed away by friends in another auto. The rear axle and driving gear were twisted. the motorman says the auto swerved in front of him and the impact was unavoidable.
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Armin Stanley
Newton
Stanley
Cambridge
Arlington
Boylston
Desperate mother saved child as husband’s assault injures woman
Mrs Ellen Murphy of Roxbury was hurt while defending her baby from her enraged husband John Murphy who is jailed on drunkenness charges. Mrs Murphy also faces arrest and suffered a head wound from a blow. The report notes no morphine was used and mentions a tonic claim.
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Ellen Murphy
Texas Street
Roxbury
John Murphy
Station 10
Murphy
Dynamite train wreck horror in Harrisburg
Passengers were cremated as rescuers watched helplessly while a massive railroad explosion near Harrisburg Pennsylvania caused widespread destruction. The incident left at least 20 dead and about 100 injured as carriages burned after the blast.
Wreck and Dynamite Explosion Kills Twenty in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania today a railroad wreck and dynamite blast on a Pennsylvanian line killed twenty and injured over one hundred. The explosion occurred in a mid train box car of dynamite aboard a heavy express. Among the injured and dead were prominent Pittsburgh figures including Victor L. Crabbe and Samuel Shubert. The tragedy disrupted service and drew hospital and railroad officials to the scene.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Pennsylvania Railroad
James R. Tindell
Pittsburg
United States
Knox
A. J. Barr
Victor L. Crabbe
Robert Pitcairn
A. J Cassatt
Samuels. Shubert
Tornado Death Toll Reaches One Hundred In Snyder Oklahoma
Reports from Snyder Oklahoma indicate a tornado killed about 100 people with 40 severely injured and 100 more seriously hurt. The town is wrecked. most survivors are homeless as relief rushes in from nearby towns. Page 8 has more details.
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Snyder
Oklahoma
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State ST
Cobb, Aldrich & Co
Uneeda Biscuit
Washington & Kneeland Sts
Chinaman
Jewett Pianos
M. Steinert & Sons
Steinert Hall
Boylston St
R. R. Bridge
Scollay SQ
Midnight Fire
West Newton
Chicago Strikers
President Back
Gadgeyadana
Allen
Father John
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