Wright brothers threaten long distance flight record leap
May 12 Manteo North Carolina reports reveal the Wright brothers may surpass all world aeroplane records. They flew yesterday for over two miles while turning three corners under control and plan to exceed that with 25 mile trips soon.
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N. C
Wright Brothers
Henry Farman
Archdeacon
France
Leon Delagrange
Wrights
Kill Devil Hil
Dayton
Ohio
Revengeful Woman Sought in Staula Slaying Case
Dedham May 12 A murder mystery centers on a woman tied to Louisa Staula the Italian girl found dead last night A handkerchief and a side comb were found near the scene early this morning Lawyer George A Darling Dominick Staula’s attorney says he has the items and other evidence against a Dedham woman living near the Staula home
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Dedham
Louisa Staula
George A. Darling
Dominick Staula
Staula
Deserter Ambrose Hopkins Dies by Suicide after Bride’s Betrayal
The 24 year old Ambrose Hopkins a member of the Fourth Infantry at Fort Slocum deserted to marry Adelaide Huber of 38 Park Row. After rumors of his faithlessness swirled the bride remained away. Hopkins wrote a final letter to his wife explaining disbelieving reports drove him to death admitting honesty and fidelity. The widow expressed that the suicide was for the best for all concerned.
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New York
Ambrose P. Hopkins
Hopkins
Fourth Infantry
Fort Slocum
Adelaide Huber
Park Row
Murder by Stones Shocks City As Child Is Slain
Police questioned six people including Celia di Brasco after the child witnessed the attack on Louisa Staula whose body lay beside the railroad. Stones struck the head in a brutal act, with 10 stones found near the scene and a bloodstained pair of stones. The motive centered on revenge amid an Italian feud, though alibis and absences point away from immediate suspects.
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Celia di Brasco
Louisa Staula
Dominick Staula
Washington Street
Celia di Biasco
Celia
Fred Nolfl
Staula
Fred
Louisa
New Haven Road
DiBiasco
Mother Brook Bridge
Canuck Island
Charles J. Hatch
Fred Hogan
George G. Darling
Darling
Italy
Tornado Kills Several in Sarpy County Nebraska
A tornado struck northern Sarpy County near Omaha at 5 pm injuring about twenty and killing twelve. Bellevue college buildings suffered about 50 000 dollars in damage as the storm moved from Omaha toward the south.
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Omaha
Neb
Sarpy County
Bellevue
Puzzled by Fate of Girl Beautiful Miss Alice Chapman Loud
Beautiful Miss Alice Chapman Loud a Smith College 1906 graduate and fiancée of Rev Hiram Vrooman of Providence was found dead in Grover's Cliff surf Winthrop. An autopsy by Associate Medical Examiner Stedman labeled the death accidental drowning though circumstances remain mysterious and unresolved.
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Alice Chapman Loud
Smith College
Hiram Vrooman
Providence
Grover’s Cliff
Winthrop
Stedman
Bennison
Winthrop Street
Tornado Ravages Bellevue area with heavy damage
The eastern Nebraska storm killed Mrs. Frank K. Hester and Charles Leader near Richfield, with seven unknown victims in Sand Pit near Louisville and two unnamed dead. Bellevue buildings suffered major damage as Lowry Hall Rank Hall lost roofs and Park Hall tower was blown off. Fort Crook endured wrecked barracks and destroyed town structures with no injuries reported.
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Frank K. Hester
Louisville
Charles Leader
Richfield
Louisville Village
Sand Pit
Charles Martin
Meadow
Nebraska
Bellevue
Lowry Hall
Rank Hall
Park Hall
Belfast lecture interrupted by hostile student mob
Edward Kimball of Boston, a Christian Scientist, lectured in the Exhibition Hall amid a mob largely from Queen's College. They beat doors with drums and pans, hurled stones after being expelled, smashed windows, and littered the platform with missiles before order was restored and the lecture continued.
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Belfast
Edward Kimball
Boston
Exhibition Hall
Queen's College
Killers of Armenian Victim in Hunchakist Plot
In New York a man described as Armenian was stabbed by two knife wielding attackers on the Sixth Avenue elevated platform at Twenty eighth Street. He died an hour later at Bellevue Hospital. Police suspect a Hunchakist conspiracy behind the killing.
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New York
Sixth Avenue Elevated
Twenty-eighth Street
Bellevue Hospital
Beach tragedy ties Roxbury woman to Winthrop camp
Miss Alice C. Loud, 22, of 67 Munroe Street Roxbury, vanished after a beach outing with Mrs. Ellen Young of 17 Grover Avenue Winthrop. Her raincoat and skirt were found on a veranda near Fort Heath, and her body was later recovered by Private Hugh Binford on duty at Fort Banks. Police and soldiers recall seeing clothing on a camp veranda Monday night.
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Munroe Street
Roxbury
Ellen Young
Grover Avenue
Winthrop
Hugh Binford
Seventh Coast Artillery Company
Fort Heath
Fort Banks
Winthrop Centre
Gove
Youngs
Alice C. Loud
Detroit Beats Boston Americans 4 to 2 at Huntington Grounds
Detroit sails past Boston 4 to 2 on Huntington avenue grounds. Boston Nationals fall 8 to 4 at Cincinnati in a high scoring tilt. Schoolboy regatta dates set for June 2 and 4 on the Charles River. Harvard faces Amherst at Soldiers Field today. New Haven expert backs Harvard in dual meet versus Yale. The Stadium track meet is scheduled for Saturday.
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Boston Americans
Huntington Avenue
Boston Nationals
Cincinnati
Charles
Harvard
Amherst
Soldiers’ Field
New Haven
Yale
Dates mix with Shea implicated in Mullins murder case
Police say evidence shows Conductor Shea mixed up his dates, undermining key testimony in the Annie Mullins murder investigation. Detectives plan to inform Shea of the discovery, as the force grapples with a major setback after weeks of work.
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Shea
Annie Mullins
Boston
Urquhart
Arlington Police
Inquest Finds Annie Mullins May Not Have Taken Own Life
Special Justice Arthur P. Stone reports the inquest concluded death by unknown persons is possible but lacks a weapon or evidence linking Mullins to anyone in a walk to Squire's Field the night of her death, rejecting suicide by her own hand.
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Annie Mullins
Arthur P. Stone
Cambridge
Lonely Squire's Field
Weather contrasts a warm Boston day with last year
Yesterday Boston saw a high near 84 with a low around 66, a marked contrast to 1907 when highs and lows were far cooler. The forecaster predicted even hotter weather today while grocers delegates ponder the strange New England climate.
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Boston
New England
Massachusetts
Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Weather summary notes warm trend with southerly winds followed by a cooler spell. Forecast for New England and eastern New York calls for fair conditions Wednesday with cooler air, then fair Thursday, with brisk west winds.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
New York
Death of "The" Allen Shocks New York Sports Fans
New York reports the sudden death of the longtime sports figure known as "The" Allen at his West Highth Street home. An autopsy was ordered by the coroner after the body was prepared for embalming. Dr. Herman Beeker cites tocomotor ataxia as the cause, while brother Martin Van Buren Allen suggests possible foul play.
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New York
Allen
West Highth Street
Herman Beeker
Martin van Buren Allen
Mayor Hibbard Defies Party Lines After Richmond Visit
Mayor Hibbard declares he has burned political bridges and will run a businesslike non-partisan administration in Boston despite opposition from politicians of any party. He spoke to a Post reporter after returning from Richmond, Virginia, in a notably candid interview.
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Boston
Hibbard
Post
Richmond
Mayor Hibbard Defends Nonpartisan Policy in City Hall Debate
Boston Mayor Edward Hibbard insists he governs without Democrat or Republican bias, acknowledging political criticism while defending appointments and payroll cuts. He rejects aged pension rumors, outlines plans to retain older workers who can still serve, and says he will submit a loan bill and sewer system loan request to the Board of Aldermen and City Council.
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City Hall
Richmond
Legislative Committee
Hibbard
Finance Commission
Board of Aldermen
Governor Guild Starts Summer Home Visit at Nahant
Gov Guild left his Marlboro Street home at 4 PM yesterday for Cambridge where he visited a friend. He will continue to Nahant in a few days, arriving the same day he leaves Cambridge. Local schoolchildren plan to greet him with a floral emblem, Edwin Tirrell the schools superintendent accompanying the group.
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Governor Guild
Marlboro Street
Cambridge
Nahant
Edwin ‘Tirrell
Dr Daniels Horse Colic Carers Aided by Drug Store Aid
Dr Daniels notes horse care staff are invaluable as Riker Jaynes Drug Stores provide support and medicines for colic treatment. Ada involvement appears in the local supply chain and veterinary assistance efforts.
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