Massacre of Hebrew family shocks Boston report
Lena Pantanovich describes a brutal killings in Shat Russia where her grandfather Abraham Baron and four uncles were slain. The piece details an earlier dispute with the village police chief and a local atmosphere of fear as a distant relative recalls the tragedy.
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Boston Post
Boston
Shat
Kovno
Russia
Abraham Baron
Abraham
America
Forsyth Tells Why He Jumped
James Forsyth a Dorchester engineer with the New York New Haven Hartford railroad dislocated his right shoulder by jumping from his engine cab near Fairmont station Thursday about 7 40 p m He escaped injury to others after misty conditions caused him to misjudge track position Foy Bryant his fireman and brother in law helped and sent him home from 327 Freeport street
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Freeport Street
Dorchester
Midland Division
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Fairmont Station
Arthur Bryant
Mr. Bryant
Marriage of Miss Julia Lawrence to Morton Feary in Boston
Society notes cover the 3:30 pm ceremony at St John s Memorial Chapel for Miss Julia Lawrence and Morton Lorzell Feary with sister Miss Sallie Lawrence as sole attendant. Out of town guests include the Kings of New York and Miss Shimmin at Empire. other arrivals linger at Somerset and Newport. Business and social figures such as Prof Alexander Agassiz and Mrs Dudley Winston figure in ongoing society chatter as Boston hosts a busy season.
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Evelyn King
New York
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Commonwealth Avenue
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Fishkill-on-Hudson
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Paris
Alanson Tucker
the Somerset
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Frederick I. Knight
Alexander Wilson
Professor Fisher
Yale
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Brattle Creek
Eleanor Clark
Appledore
Isles of Shoals
Oliver W. Mink
Europe
North Shore
Augustus Richardson
Richardson
Baby Dies After Train Strikes Child at Bradford Ferry
In Haverhill on May 19, 19 month old Arthur Spencer was sitting on the tracks near the Bradford ferry when a Georgetown branch train on the Boston and Maine railroad struck him. He was not seen until the train was nearly on him and was killed, the crew reporting the accident.
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Haverhill
Arthur Spencer
Georgetown
Boston & Maine Railroad
Bradford Ferry
Tragedy in Russia Sparks Jewish Outcry and Calls for Help
A police shooting in Barons city leads to mob violence against a Jewish family. The old man and his son Isaac are killed after a siege. three others are dying, while the mob destroys the home. Hebrews mourn and seek foreign intercession at a Boston convention.
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Baron
Russia
Isaac
Redady
Miss Pantanovich
Zhitomir
Manhole Accident Injures Cambridge Worker
John Murphy of 108 Mt. Auburn Street Cambridge was hospitalized after a manhole cover slipped from his hand and struck his foot at the Cambridge street department injuring several toes.
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Mt. Auburn Street
Cambridge
Cambridge Street
No Somerville School Memorial Day Orations
The Somerville School Board ends Memorial Day orations in public schools citing crowding and legal aisles limits. Fewer veterans now make it hard to gather enough G A R members to address all grammar schools.
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Somerville School
Somerville
Forsyth Injured in Steam Engine Incident
The light appeared as he fired up and stayed at his post until the engine stopped Forsyth shut off the steam before he jumped He is receiving treatment at City Hospital out-patient department for his injuries.
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Forsyth
City Hospital
Woman Painter Hid In Plain Sight In Italian Village
In Genoa on May 19, Anthony Herr man the German painter long known in Sort died last week and was found to be a woman disguised as a man. Professor Gartner of Innsbruck University disclosed that the deceased was his sister who dressed as a man to imitate Rosa Bonheur and George Sand. A pair of false mustaches completed the deception.
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Genoa
Italy
Anthony Herrman
Sort
Gartner
Innsbruck University
Rosa Bonheur
George Sand
Cranberries May Be Scarce This Year
Frost damage reported by cranberry growers in Plymouth and Barnstable counties leads to a smaller expected harvest for this summer. Insufficient late fall rain and minimal winter snow left some bogs exposed, injuring vines, though most are not permanently damaged.
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Plymouth
Barnstable
Seven new reserve officers named for city departments
Seven new reserve officers have been appointed. John E. McCarthy and Hebert V. Turner will be assigned to Division 9. Harry R. Butler will be connected with Station 11. John Horgan, Dennis J. Buckley, John J. Kelliher, John F. Rooney and Charles J. Wallace will assume duties at Division 13. Patrolman Asa G. Howland has been transferred from Division 16 to Division 13.
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John E. McCarthy
Hebert V. Turner
Harry R. Butler
John Horgan
Dennis J. Buckley
John J. Kelliher
John F. Rooney
Charles J. Wallace
Asa G. Howland
Parker Begins B U Law Talks
Attorney General Parker spoke to Boston University Law School students on cross examination ethics and evidence. He urged lawyers to identify a client’s rightful action, act swiftly in court, and cross examine witnesses rigorously in practice to preserve the case and avoid prompting false proof.
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Parker
Boston University Law School
Farquhar Will Distributes Estate and Ex Exeter Gift
The will of the late David W. Farquhar of Newton provides Phillips Exeter Academy a $1000 bequest to be held by trustees. Nellie E. Furber receives $6000. W J Farquhar Robert B Farquhar and Samuel Farquhar named executors. The remainder is in trust with one fifth of income to Grace T. Farquhar. Probate filed at East Cambridge.
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David W. Farquhar
Newton
Phillips Exeter Academy
East Cambridge
Nellie E. Furber
Milton
W. J
Robert B
Samuel Farquhar
Woman Hit By Bicycle Near Lambert Street
Mary McLaughlin, 38, was struck by a bicycle rider described as a boy while crossing Lambert Avenue near Lambert Street yesterday afternoon. She was admitted to City Hospital for treatment.
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Lambert Avenue
Lambert’ Street
Mary McLaughlin
City Hospital
Miracle cure claim for catarrh by Agnew's powder
An elderly man’s recovery from catarrh after using Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder is cited as strong evidence of the remedy’s power. The advertiser urges readers to contact George Lewis in Shamokin Pennsylvania to verify the case, quoting his praise as a miracle and noting relief in ten minutes.
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Agnew
George Lewis
Shamokin
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