Shot in dispute over newspaper at Harris Chilkowitch store
William Monahan 22 of 50 Sharon street, member of Fellows street Whyo Gang, was shot in a store on Northampton street by Harris Chilkowitch 26 after a dispute over a newspaper. Monahan suffered a surface head wound from a bullet deflected by his hat. Chilkowitch 32 claims self defense and to prevent robbery, saying Monahan threatened him and took a newspaper without paying. Monahan was taken to City Hospital. Chilkowitch is held at East Dedham street station as a witness.
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Accused's Visit Sparks Fear After Store Shooting
Chilkowitch children aged 10 and 11 hid as a man, Monahan, shot at their father in the store. Police say Monahan denied provoking the shooting and admitted he sometimes shopkept there. Witnesses recall prior liquor-fueled harassment and property damage claims by Mrs Chilkowitch.
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Jacob Chilkowitch
Monahan
Michigan
Taft Heads to South on Southern Trip
President Taft began his first Southern tour by leaving the White House for Union Station where his private car will join the early morning train south. He will spend tomorrow in Petersburg Virginia and Thursday in Charlotte North Carolina.
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Taft
White House
Union Station
Petersburg
Charlotte
N. C
Plans for Boston Worcester high speed line revealed
The Railroad Commission heard plans for a new fast rail line from Boston to Worcester via the Cambridge subway and Waltham. Former Congressman Samuel L. Powers represented the petitioners while a number of remonstrants attended the session yesterday.
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Worcester
Cambridge
Waltham
Railroad Commission
Samuel L. Powers
Fire destroys Maine hotel in Waldoboro
Waldoboro Me May 18 Fire destroyed the three building Hotel Davis a frame structure with 50 rooms run by James Duane The loss was about 10000 insured property around it saved with effort help from Rockland was summoned to combat the blaze
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Davis
James Duane
Rockland
From Fall to Hospital Thomas Curley Injured in Street Accident
Thomas Curley a teamster for the Thomas Plant Company of 55 Gates Street South End was thrown from his team on Dover Street yesterday afternoon by a broken rear wheel. He suffered a head injury and at City Hospital it is expected he will recover.
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City Hospital
Labor Federation Accepts Compromise Over Postmen Strike
Paris May 18 The committee of the General Federation of Labor adopted a compromise stance. It called for postmen to return to work while pledging to organize demonstrations in various industry branches under the federation’s leadership.
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Paris
General Federation of Labor
Mayor as Cigar Clerk Made Hit Down in Maine
In Harrison Missouri on May 18 the town discussed Mayor Hibbard and his secretary William Boudrot posing as a cigar and soda clerk respectively. They filled in at a local drug store during an errand and impressed ten women by handling sales and the cash register, gifting cigars and soda while joking about escorts for ladies.
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Hibbard
William Boudrot
Boudrot
Brokers at Huntington Avenue Grounds Strike Baseball Bet
Brokers from the Curb and the Stock Exchange face off in a traditional game at Huntington Avenue grounds. Each side vows to score 100 runs while preventing the other from scoring, drawing thousands of supporters to cheer and taunt. A New York Stock Exchange seat is offered to the first player who hits the ball over center field or topples the flagpole.
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Huntington Avenue
New York Stock Exchange
Anna Held sails to Europe after claiming $1 million fortune
New York May 18 Anna Held the actress announced she has earned about $1,000,000 in gold and saved and invested it in theaters real estate and government bonds. She sails for Europe and says her next season will be her last on the stage. She plans to buy 200 acres near Fort George build a high class estate with a restaurant shows and gardens and settle there with a home for herself.
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Labor union plot described in Ruef case testimony
Rudolph Spreckels testified in the Patrick Calhoun trial about Ruef proposing a syndicate bid on municipal bonds to trigger a citywide strike. Ruef claimed union ties would force the bid to be accepted at par, threatening a major strike affecting street railways to thwart other bidders.
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Rudolph Spreckels
Patrick Calhoun
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Mr. Spreckels
Huge Fresh Air Camp Planned In Athol For Boston Children
Athol May 18 The Morgan Memorial of Boston under Rev Edgar J Helms plans the largest fresh air camp in the world for children from crowded Boston tenement districts. The project builds on last year and extends to South Athol with allied self supporting camps.
Five convicts at large terrorize Rutland area
Rutland on May 18 reports five convicts still missing in the sparsely populated countryside. No additional sightings or reports had been received this evening, leaving residents anxious as the search continued.
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Rutland
Indian Corespondent in London Divorce
A divorce in London grants Mr Green a decree citing White Cloud, a North American Indian corespondent, as the cause of Mrs Green leaving her husband. White Cloud did not appear in court amid large crowds hoping to see him. The suit alleges he captivated Mrs Green while performing with a Wild West show. papers served by advertisement.
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London
White Cloud
England
Green
Taft to Address Negroes at Howard University
President Taft will deliver the commencement address on May 26 to 100 young Black men at Howard University, reflecting the administration's engagement with historically Black higher education during the period.
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Washington
Taft
Howard University
Pierret Harvard Winner At Harvard Speakers Club
St John Pierret of New Orleans won first prize for a eulogy written and read at the Harvard Speakers Club last evening. He will read the piece at a New Orleans monument dedication honoring a priest who served as chaplain in a Confederate regiment. B B Van Rensselaer of Cambridge took second with a composition on Social Life at Harvard. prizes were large silver cups offered by the club.
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New Orleans
Harvard
Pierret
van Rensselaer
Cambridge
Speakers’ Club
Bathhouse dispute stalls L Street upgrades despite funds
Park commissioners and the Board of Bath Trustees failed to resolve differences over L Street bath house improvements. A $35,000 appropriation remains underused as shelters on new land extensions are allowed, but fences into the water for women and girls are rejected along with a sheltering fence near the proposed east of M Street building.
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Board of Bath Trustees
L Street
M Street
Nantasket
Revere
Headstone Contract Awarded for 18000 Soldiers
Lee May 18. William H. Gross and Martin H. Deely of Les were awarded the contract to furnish 18,000 soldiers headstones for the government. It will take a year to fill the contract.
Revere Town Meeting Signals Higher Taxes Likely
At an adjourned May town meeting session in Revere it became evident that keeping the tax rate near the last two years’ figures is unlikely. Officials expect the rate to exceed 23.25 dollars, indicating a higher tax burden for residents.
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Revere
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