Wright brothers fly three miles in aeroplane test
Nineteenth century report from Manteo North Carolina describes the Wright brothers completing a three mile flight with two aboard. The demonstration, observed by locals and life savers, asserts heavier than air machines as practical and hints at a future army contract.
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Mantec
N. C
Wright Brothers
Farnum and Delagrange
Paris
Wrights
Wright Aeroplane
United States
Weather Outlook for Boston and New England
Forecast calls for Thursday partly cloudy and generally fair with Friday bringing showers. Winds shift from southerly to easterly as a fresh breeze from the east affects New England with possible rain in southern areas.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Boston Americans routed by Detroit on Huntington Avenue
Detroit defeats Boston 10 to 3 on Huntington avenue grounds as baseball action heavy in New England. Game notes mention Cincinnati Nationals beating Boston National club 6 to 1 in Cincinnati and Harvard suffering its sixth straight loss while Amherst wins 3 to 0. Full scores of New England league and college contests promised.
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Boston Americans
Huntington Avenue
Detroit
Cincinnati Nationals
Flaherty and Pfefferburg
Boston National Club
Cincinnati
Harvard
Amherst
Razor-wielding robbers terrorize West End victims
Two African American highwaymen roamed Stamford and Sudbury Court streets in the early hours, beating John O'Gortham of Chelsea and slashing Robert Ordan of Malden with a razor. Each man was robbed of cash and sought aid at the Relief Station. both suspects described as sturdy, very dark, wearing soft hats.
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West End
Sudbury
Court Streets
Stamford Street
John O’gtorham
Chelsea
Sudbury Street
Court Street
Robert Ordan
Malden
Ordan
Try to Abduct Young Bryan
William J. Bryan Jr the 11 year old son of the Commoner had a narrow escape from kidnappers near Seabrooke Harris county Pinkerton detectives planned to trap the abductors by inviting the boy on a hunting trip a launch carried the boy to the camp while officers pursued but the abductors escaped Pat Crowe is thought to be behind the plot.
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Galveston
Tex
William J. Bryan, Jr
Seabrooke
Harris County
Pinkerton
Young Bryan
Bryan
Pat Crowe
Schooner J. H. Chaffee Not Heard of Since April 9
John Morey and Loring Scott both of Yarmouth N S are captain and mate aboard the two masted schooner J H Chaffee along with Charles E Hill Walter W Woodland and Daniel E Peterson of Chelsea as passengers relatives of the five mariners await word of the vessel which left Boston April 9 for Perth Amboy N J to load coal bound for Nantucket the voyage typically lasts four days and the ship is overdue.
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Boston
J. H. Chaffee
Perth Amboy
N. J
Nantucket
Vessel Missing After 386 Days Out Of Boston
The owners J. H. Thorpe and A. C. Varnum of Sargent & Thorpe Lumber Co. report no word from their schooner since leaving Boston 386 days ago. Thorpe says the vessel may have been blown off course or sunk after a possible collision with a liner or tramp steamer, with crew possibly rescued and transferred elsewhere.
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Boston
J. H. Thorpe
A. C. Varnum
Sargent & Thorpe Lumeber Company, Inc
Milk Street
Mr. Thorpe
Post
Lawson Presides as Bay State Gas Meet Opened with Guarded Guard
Wilmington May 13 two detectives guard Thomas W Lawson of Boston as he presided over the Bay State Gas Company annual meeting in this city. The reason for the bodyguard remains unclear.
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Wilmington
Del
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Bay State Gas Company
Lawson Names New Officers After Meeting at City
J Edward Addicks did not attend the meeting while Lawson asked detectives John F Dolan and J A Quinn to sit beside him. Lawson was elected president with J Frank Allee as vice president and W Henry Miller as secretary and treasurer. Directors include Thomas W Lawson J Frank Allee W Henry Miller Sylvester J Abbott Newell Ball James V McCommons and A McSweeney. A resolution was adopted to discharge the company receiver.
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J. Edward Addicks
Lawson
John F. Dolan
J. A. Quinn
Lee Friedman
Boston
J. Frank Allee
W. Henry Miller
Philadelphia
Thomas W. Lawson
Sylvester J. Abbott
Newell Ball
James V. McCommons
A. McSweeney
Cambridge Boy Wins College Orator Prize at Boston College
John F. O'Hare of Cambridge won the $50 prize for best treatise at Boston College by delivering an original essay on Napoleon. Louis A. White received second place while Rev. Michael J. Doody James H. Devens Jr. and James H. Gormley judged the contest with Philip J. O'Connell presiding.
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Cambridge
Boston College
John F. O'Hare
O'Hare
Cambridge Latin School
Napoleon
Louis A. White
Michael J. Doody
James H. Devens, Jr
James H. Gormley
Boston
Philip J. O'Connell
Best on Earth F Gray Co Rhodes Ripley stock sale
The Best on Earth F Gray Co advertises Rhodes Ripley stock at 50c on the dollar in Boston. See bargains at I Gray Co Washington and Hanover for suits and clothing.
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F. Gray Co
Boston
I. Gray Co
Washington
Hanover
Foraker Yielded to Campaign Leaders on Brownsville Issue
Washington May 13 J B Foraker agreed to drop his Brownsville agitation until after the November election by a 62 to 6 Senate vote the consideration of bills restoring colored troops charged with the 1906 Brownsville incident is postponed until December.
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Washington
J. B. Foraker
Brownsville
Senate
Texas
Foraker
Senate Postpones Brownsville Bill Amid Foraker Debate
In a dramatic Senate scene Senator Foraker moves to postpone action on the Brownsville bill to December aiding prospects of passage next session. Culberson’s motion to vote next Saturday fails 42 to 27. Bulkeley notes Warner bill to restore duty for accused Black soldiers though unlikely this session.
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Senate
Culberson
Foraker
Brownsville
Bulkeley
Warner
Congress
Governor Guild’s Health Improves in Cambridge Visit
The health of Governor Guild continues to improve while in Cambridge. He enjoyed a car ride to Weston and back, received visitors including children with wildflowers, and plans to travel by automobile to his Nahant summer residence with Mrs. Guild and his nurses.
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Governor Guild
Cambridge
Weston
Nahant
Senate kills A F O L bill in dispute ruling
By a 14 to 19 vote the Senate refused to order a third reading of a bill granting employees of a concern the right to a public hearing before the State Board of Arbitration in a dispute.
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Senate
State Board of Arbitration
Krickerbocker Pants Ad From F. Gray Co.
An advertisement for Krickerbocker pants sized eight to sixteen years from F Gray Co located at Washington and Hanover urges shoppers not to miss the offer.
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Krickerbocker
F. Gray Co
Washington and
Hanover
Springfield Colonel Morgan Targets New York Swindlers
Colonel Roger Morgan of Springfield a Republican figure once on Governor Wolcott staff is alleged to have been swindled out of 100000 dollars in notes by New York and Boston con artists. District Attorney Jerome holds evidence and Morgan plans to file a warrant against a New York man with arrests potentially implicating Boston swindlers tied to the ring.
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Coleonel
Roger Morgan
Springfield
Wolcott
New York
Boston
Jerome
Morgan
Bank swindle notes traced through Boston broker network
District Attorney Jerome claims evidence shows notes seized from Colonel Morgan to fund a bank. Notes moved to Boston where two noted brokers handled them, with E. J. Dunning linked to unloading 400000 in bad Lester Mills notes. Boston brokers also dealt Sherman Cutlery, Monarch of Bridgeport, Norwalk Steel, and Gibbie Publishing notes. fraud devastated a $1.5 million issue, drawing in New York and Boston participants. Continuous mention of other firms and a Boston-New York police inquiry follows.
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Jerome
Colonel Morgan
State Street
E. J. Dunning
St. Paul Street
Brookline
State Prison
New York
Lester Mills
Lester
Ark
Boston
Sherman Cutlery Company
Monarch Company
Bridgeport
R. R. Swindler Reported Dead in England
City received word that Alanson Stewart Appleton died in Surrey England in May. Appleton, a self styled publisher and financier, fled Portland Maine in 1905 after a scheme to obtain free railroad transportation. He and his wife and daughter rented a Cape Elizabeth cottage, left debts, trunks, and about 600 letters showing multiple aliases and frauds with railroads and steamship lines across the U S and Canada.
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Surrey
Eng
Alanson Stewart Appleton
Portland
Appleton
Cape Elizabeth
United States
Canada
Boston & Maine
International Bureau of Colonization
Senator Rayner Says President Made Mistake on Stewart Case
Senator Rayner of Maryland told the Senate he seeks a court of inquiry into charges against Colonel William F. Stewart of the coast artillery at Fort Grant Arizona. He denied political aims in his criticism and stated the President has made a mistake in the case.
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Washington
Senator Rayner
Maryland
Senate
William F. Stewart
Coast Artillery
Fort Grant
Ariz
Rayner
Stewart
F. Gray Co. Big Sale In Washington and Hanover
Local retailer F Gray Co advertises a major sale with suits originally priced at 20 and 22 dollars reduced to 9.90. The notice lists locations at Washington and Hanover.
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Gray Co
Washington and Hanover
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Daniel
Peterson
Tareene Woodland
T Sailor
Perth Amboyy N.d
Edward T. Harrington Co
Washington Street
John Morey
Yarmouth, N. S
Tain
Loring Scott of
Yarmouth, N.S
Mate
Charles E. Hill
Steward
Walter W. Woodland
Chelsea, Sea
Daniel E. Peterson
Sanford
Bay State Gas
Will Aid
Nahant Today
Governor's
Eis
Dunning
Note Kiters
C. R. Baird & Co
R. R. Swindler
Roosevelt
F. Gray CO. Big Sale
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