Gordon Resigns as Boston Y M C A General Secretary
James Logan Gordon resigns from the Boston Y M C A effective September 1 after reading his letter at the monthly meeting. He plans to pursue broader work for young men in New England, and the board accepted the resignation and granted him a July August vacation. His Sunday speeches have been popular and his departure is noted with regret.
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James Logan Gordon
Boston Y. M. C. A
Gordon
New England
Post
Mayhem Charge For Punching Conductor In Hartford
Tommy Sexton a local featherweight boxer was held in 700 bonds for trial on a mayhem charge after an East Hartford trolley strike incident. He allegedly struck conductor Huglett and bit off a portion of his finger, needing a choke to release. The crime carries up to seven years in prison.
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Hartford
Conn
Tommy” Sexton
East Hartford
Huglett
Quality trousers and hats priced to beat the town
The ad touts durable trousers with duck fabric and riveted buttons, double-stitched pockets, and superior fit. Prices run from 2.50 to 8 dollars with a specialty at 5 dollars on black fancy worsteds. Hats for men and boys range from 50 cents to 8 dollars, highlighting an emphasized hat department.
The Dupe: Heman Whipple Out $10080 in Gold Brick Swindle
In Skowhegan Maine on May 13 Heman Whipple a 74 year old Solon lumberman fell victim to a gold brick bunco scheme. A man calling himself Dan Dean and confederates deceived him at Waterville after weeks of work including a Long Pond farm ruse. The fraud centered on two so called gold bricks and a State assayer impersonator.
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Skowhegan. Me
Heman Whipple
Solon
Dan Dean
Mr. Whipple
Kennebec
Dean
Long Pond
Somerset County
Waterville
Whipple
Mayor and Officials Probe Payroll Fraud Case
Chicago May 13. Mayor Swift and Public Works Commissioner Kent consult with the State's Attorney on payroll stuffing. Ex Senator John F OMalley is said to have drawn 31 city salaries in wards 23 and 24 without labor. Proceeds allegedly divided with Hopkins era politicians. OMalley previously gained notoriety for shooting Hackman Shepherd and assaulting a bartender and faces indictment.
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Chicago
Ill
Swift
Public Works
Kent
John F
O'Malley
Hopkins
Hackman Shepherd
Italian Temper Brings Knives and Razors to a Love Rival
Luigi Sorrentino of 219 Endicott Street was arrested for threatening to kill Antonio Dilucia, rival for a young Italian woman. The dispute began when Dilucia won the young woman's affection, enraging Sorrentino who sought help from a friend and confronted Dilucia with a revolver. Patrolman Lamb intervened, placing Sorrentino under arrest on the charge.
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Luigi Sorrentino
Endicott Street
Antonio Dilucia
Sorrentino
Italy
Dilucia
Antonio
Prince Street
Lamb
Rival Fruit Dealers Clash Over Purchase Sparks Arrest
Italian fruit dealers Giuseppe Dancrede and Sabino Rizzo argued over a fruit lot on South Market Street. Rizzo won the sale with a higher bid, prompting Dancrede to draw a loaded revolver. Patrolman Allen halted the incident, arresting Dancrede for assault with a loaded weapon at Station 1.
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Guiseppe Dancrede
Sabino Rizzo
South Market Street
Rizzo
Dancrede
Allen
Division 1
Station 1
Schooner War Steed Afloat After Grounding In Fog
The schooner War Steed of Boothbay with lumber from Calais for Boston ran ashore on Petit Menan Island in thick fog. The vessel and its cargo were sold to Millbridge parties, who towed her off and beached her on Boiscaert Island. Cargo owned by James Murchie & Son of Calais.
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Cherryfield
War Steed
Boothbay
Baxter
Calais
Boston
Petit Menan Island
Millbridge
Boiscaert Island
James Murchie & Son
Evangelist Cos Tellos Leaves Haverhill Amid Unpaid Bills
Evang elist Cos Tellos departed Haverhill after a week of local stir leaving several unpaid debts. A board bill at the Caledonia House remains unsettled as he exits town.
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Haverhill
Evangelist Costello
Caledonia House
Frightful stabbing in Hudson camp among Italian railroad workers
In Hudson on Saturday a drunken quarrel among Italian laborers building the electric railroad camp ended when Joseph Drafo stabbed Frank Gegount. Gegount suffered a scalp wound a shoulder cut and a groin stab. Drafo fled to the woods and Gegount was taken to Boston for treatment with unknown prognosis. No complaints have been filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua
N. H
Hudson
Joseph Drafo
Frank Gegount
Boston
Slippery Rock dorm burns. 150 boys escape
A fire engulfed the boys dormitory at Slippery Rock State Normal School in Butler Pennsylvania. About 150 students were asleep inside and many narrow escapes were reported. The blaze caused an estimated 35000 in loss for the building and contents with 20000 insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Penn
Slippery Rock State Normal School
Commercial Street Robbers Sentenced
Patrick Corbett and John Shea were sentenced in the Superior Criminal Court yesterday by Judge Fessenden to three years in the House of Correction for robbing John Nelson of eight dollars on Commercial Street on April 6.
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Commercial Street
John Nelson
Patrick Corbett
John Shea
Superior Criminal Court
Fessenden
House of Correction
Lineman Falls Five Stories to Death in City Building
Fred O'Donnell a lineman fell from the fifth story at the Federal and Furnace streets corner yesterday morning. He died en route to the Emergency Hospital as a large crowd watched in horror and shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred O'Donnell
Federal
Furnace Streets
Brothers Drowned In Waterford Pond Accident
In Waterford Ontario on Saturday brothers Edward and Lewis Green aged 15 and 18 drowned when their boat capsized in a pond. The tragedy occurred in the local area with no other injuries reported. The incident is being investigated by authorities.
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Waterford
Ont
Edward
Lewis Green
Marlboro Votes Bond Issue to Refinance Bank Loan
Marlboro passes a 4 percent bond issue to extinguish the Salem Savings Bank loan. The May 18 action aims to restructure city debt.
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Marlboro
Mass
Salem Savings Bank
Face Break Out With Sarsaparilla Claims
An advertisement touts Sarsaparilla as a cure for facial breakouts and purifying blood under Dana’s label, promising a fresh look and protection from serious evils.
Ambitious Peer Seeks Retention of Commons Seat
In London May 13 heirs to peerages test if sitting MPs can remain when elevated to the peerage. Viscount Wolmer sat in the Commons, refused Lords summons. Speaker and Harcourt cite prior rulings and propose committee referral, with further debate planned.
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London
William W. P. Wolmer
William St. John Broderick
George Nathaniel Carson
Leiter
Chicago
House of Commons
Mr. Wolmer
Earl of Selborne
Labouchere
Gully
Viscount Wolmer
Lord Selborne
House of Lords
Wolmer
William Harcourt
Exchequer
Coleridge
Treatment All Right Croker Denies Scratched Horses
Richard Croker addressed rumors that he withdrew horses due to ill feeling about their weighting. He said many horses were withdrawn because they were not in condition and that younger horses are rested until fit. He expressed satisfaction with his treatment and results in London.
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Croker
London
Richard Croker
Nellie F. Sawyer Ashore Near New Haven Breakwater
Schooner Nellie F. Sawyer under Captain Willard from New York to Portland is ashore near the New Haven breakwater. Wrecker Scott is responding to aid and will attempt to float her tonight.
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New London
Record Cold May Shatters Farm Weather Expecta tions
A historic cold snap and late May storms impact farmers across the country. From Maine to New Hampshire to New York and beyond, temperatures plunge, snow falls in western regions, fruit and grain crops suffer damage, and forecasts warn of further cold. Specific reports note Boston at 6 degrees and drops toward zero, with storms threatening further disruption.
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Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
United States
New York State
Boston
Detroit
Pittsburg
Florida
Jacksonville
Norfolk
Record Cold May Shatters Weather Bureau Marks
Across the country a deep cold wave breaks May records. In New York a new cold May 13 low of 38 degrees tops earlier highs while a southern Ohio Valley storm promises more frost. Grapes in Chautauqua belt suffer $1.5 million loss. Dunkirk and Fredonia report widespread damage to vineyards.
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New York
Sharp Dunn
Weather Bureau
Washington
Ohio Valley
Lower Lake Region
New England
Dunkirk
N. Y
Gerry Rickman
Fredonia
Hartford
Conn
Falls Village
Winsted
Detroit
Mich
Frederick
Ossinike
Lewiston
Menominee
Manistee
Monticello
Sullivan
Delaware
Livingston Manor
Liberty
Ontario + vores
Lockport
Niagara County
Chicago
Confederate Veterans Parade With U S Flag In Memphis
A May 13 parade in Memphis drew about 50 000 spectators as ex Confederate veterans marched behind regular troops and carried a United States flag while old gray uniforms recalled the lost cause.
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Memphis
Tenn
United States
Revolt in St Adelbert's Parish Against Priest
In Buffalo on May 13 nearly 3000 Poles rose during a sermon and left St Adelbert's Church. The mass departure was planned to counter Father Flaczek's report to the bishop that only a minority opposed him. The priest spoke against opposition leaders before the exodus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
St. Adelbert’s
Flaczek
Guard Pleads Not Guilty in Roxbury Assault Case
Patrolman George H. Guard of Division 10 was arraigned in Roxbury Municipal Court on a charge of assault with a loaded revolver against John J. McManus. Guard pleaded not guilty and the case was continued to Thursday May 23. McManus was represented by Timothy W. Coakley. Guard by Charles W. Bartlett through Sergeant Curry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Guard
Division 10
Roxbury
John J. McManus
Guard
Bolster
Timothy W. Coakley
McManus
Curry
Charles W. Bartlett
McKinley Watches East Mail For New England GOP Win
Columbus Ohio May 13 Governor McKinley is watching the eastern mails with keen interest awaiting the Boston Journal to publish the Republicans of New England backing his nomination at the national convention The paper has not arrived and officials speculate about mail delays or frost problems.
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Columbus
McKinley
Boston Journal
New England
Journal
No Ministerial Crisis Denied in Berulin Report
May 13 report from Berulin states no ministerial crisis occurred and that claims of the resignation of interior minister Von Koeller are false.
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Berulin
von Koeller
Interior
Doctor Lee Freed on $10,000 Bail in Murder Case
In New Haven on May 13 Dr. J Edward Lee accused of murder was released from jail after friends posted a $10,000 bail bond. The group gathered funds and secured his immediate release.
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New Haven
J. Edward Lee
Lee
Addicks Control Began Yesterday in Bay State Gas Affairs
Control efforts in Bay State Gas affairs began yesterday with regulatory scrutiny and management changes. Officials from the agency and Bay State Gas are reportedly evaluating contracts and safety compliance as part of ongoing oversight.
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Bay State
Gas magnate Lawson leads Boston gas consolidation bid
J Edward Addicks and Thomas W Lawson spearhead a plan to consolidate the Bay State and Brookline gas companies. Chandler named general counsel while Lawson becomes vice president of Boston and Dorchester units. Talks with H H Rogers and three New York bankers target under 2 million cash for the deal.
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J. Edward Addicks
Consolidated Companies
Bay State Outfit
Massachusetts
Thomas W. Lawson
Parker C. Chandler
Addicks
New York
Boston Gas Light Company
West Street
Lawson
Boston
Dorchester
Chandler
United States Senate
Bay State
Brookline
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Trilby
Franklin
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Browning, King & Co
Nang Sat
Heman Whipple, the
Dupe
Oliver Swindler
Hibbard-Mason Co
George A. Hibbard
Washington Street
Warrow
Wildey Savings Bank
Boylston Street
Columbian Hotel
Washington St
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Will
Miss Lester
Mittee
C.H. Robinson & CO
May
Grayling
Cleveland
ST. Louis
Missouri
Schenectady
Mohawk Valley
Mkinley
Master Mind
Sentranee
Paine Furniture Co
Canal Street
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