Notorious Jim Raferty Involved In Fatal Shooting Near Cordaville
A bloody affray near Basin No 6 between Cordaville and Hopkinton ends with one death and two severely wounded. The fight centers at John Kelly's saloon, long a rough-watered meeting point for local gangs including the Raferty brothers James and Thomas of Hopkinton. James Raferty, famed as Notorious Jim, is a central figure in the incident. Peter Kelly sustains wounds that may prove fatal. The Boston work gang and local residents are shaken by the violence as authorities investigate.
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Cordavlle
Cordaville
Basin No. 6
Boston
Hopkinton
John Kelly
Raferty Brothers
James and
Thomas
James Raferty
Jim
Coakley
Jenks
Page
Edmund Yates Dies After Apoplexy at Garrick
London reports the death of Edmund Yates at the Savoy Hotel after apoplexy struck him at the Garrick Theatre where Lytton's Money was staged. The editor, novelist, and journalist would have turned 63 next July, with a long career from the 1840s onward. He was born in Edinburgh to actor Frederick Henry Yates and educated in England, later holding a post office role before turning to writing and editorial work.
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London
Edmund Yates
Garrick Theatre
Lytton
Savoy Hotel
Yates
United States
Edinburgh
Frederick Henry Yates
Adelphi Theatre
Highgate
Dusseldorf
Temple Bar
Tinsley’s
Grenville Murray
the World
Lord Lonsdale
Read story of Raferty confrontation with Kellys ends in hospital
The assailant Raferty, a long-time foe of the Kelly family, was wounded after a gun battle in Cordaville. Tom and Pete Kelly returned fire, Kelly beside heart and Pete wounded, Raferty sustaining multiple head and limb injuries. Raferty, claiming self defense, was transported to Boston for treatment. He had been hiding in Hopkinton woods and was wanted on several charges.
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Hopkinton Woods
Jim
Kelly
Peter Kelly
Peter
Worcester
Cordaville
Raferty
Tom Raferty
Tom
Tom Kelly
G. W. Butterfield
Ashland
Boston
Galvin
Post
Kellys
Pete Kelly
Pete
Hopkinton
Sunday Post
Lincoln
Children’s Hospital
Thomas J. Gargan
Massachusetts General Hospital
Draper
Jenks
Children's Hospital House
Page
Board of Governors
House
Unclear Historical Note on Injury and Witness
A fragmentary report describes a man with a wound between the eyes and mentions Dr. Phip and Hopkinton. It notes the subject is 21 years old and hints at recovery prospects, but text is incomplete and lacks full context or outcome.
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Phip
Hopkinton
Peter Kelly
A P A Supporter Stirs Somerville Parish Crowd
In Somerville a minister from Winter Hill publicly endorsed the A P A. He spoke to 500 600 attendees in Bacon Wood Union Square about the organizations principles and questioned the A P A banner incident at Ursuline convent site.
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Somerville
Massachusetts
Winter Hill
Union Square
Bacon Woad
J. W. Day
Winter Hill Baptist Church
R. T. Clark
Mr. Day
Boston
Weather forecast for New England and New York
Fore cast for Monday covers Maine with showers in extreme west and east winds. New Hampshire and Vermont expect cloudy skies and warmer with east winds. Massachusetts sees showers tonight and Monday with rising temperatures and easterly winds. Rhode Island and Connecticut report unsettled weather with high temperatures. Eastern New York notes warm and unsettled conditions.
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Washington
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Conticut
New York
Large Philadelphia Fire Damages Several Firms on North Eighth Street
Fire at the Julius Sichel Company building causes total damage of 400000 with insurers covering 75000 to 56000. L Danenbaum's Son & Co. report nearly 200000 in stock loss, insured for 100600. The Danenbaums own Sichel's building and face up to 100000 loss with 75000 to 100000 insured. J W Lemaistre suffers 20000 stock loss and J O Bentley 50000, both insured.
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Philadelphia
Julius Sichel Company
North Eighth Street
Sichel Company
L. Danenbaum’s Son & Co
Danenbaums
Sichel’s
J. W. Lemaistre
J. O. Bentley
Manslaughter Charge After Fatal Buggy Collision
Henry D. Reed aged about 55 to 60 died at Massachusetts General Hospital after a buggy crash on Charles street with an iron team. Samuel D. Lane of Everett was arrested and arraigned on assault and battery. bail set at 500 dollars. charge to be changed to manslaughter.
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Henry D. Reed
Charles Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Mr. Reed
Samuel D. Lane
Ferry Street
Everett
Butters
Lane
Woburn Gamers Raid Alleged Gambling Den
Wo burn police raided a Tufts College building alleged as a gambling resort last night. Several well known citizens were present and their names were taken. The room’s windows were boarded up to prevent light from escaping.
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Woburn
Tufts College
Fire at Dorchester Grocery House Ends With $500 Loss
A blaze broke out at 8 10 PM in the Stewart and Lee grocery store located at 656 658 Washington Street Dorchester on the ground floor of a three story frame building. The fire was extinguished after alarms from box 992. Cause unknown. Building owned by Mrs S A Whitten.
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Stewart & Lee
Washington Street
Dorchester
S. A. Whitten
Boy Dies From Injuries After Train Accident
Earl Davenport aged six died at Massachusetts General Hospital from injuries after attempting to board a moving freight train in Athol last Friday. He fell beneath the cars and both legs were crushed below the knee. His home was in Athol Centre.
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Earl Davenport
Massachusetts General Hospital
Athol
Athol Centre
Fire at Congressman MecEttrick’s Roxbury home
Engine 12 responded at 8:45 PM to a minor fire at the dwelling of Hon. M. J. MecEttrick 449 Dudley Street Roxbury. A lace curtain touching a gas jet started the blaze. damage described as trifling.
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Mettrick
M. J. MecEttrick
Dudley Street
Roxbury
Fire destroys summer boarding house in Amherst
A large summer boarding house on the Samuel Ober place in Amherst burned this morning. Loss set at $3000 with no insurance. Ownership is disputed and the property was leased to A. W. Philbrick. Fire deemed incendiary.
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Milford
N. H
Samuel Ober
Amherst
A. W. Philbrick
Public Printer Plans Staff Reductions to 2200
Washington, May 2. Public Printer Benedict announced mass layoffs lowering staff from 3600 to 2200 to improve efficiency and serve the public interest. He says the move follows his new administration’s overhaul goals and will result in a leaner operation.
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Washington
Benedict
Tragedy in East Cambridge Ends in Double Death
James Wilson, a drunkard, killed his wife Ellen by slitting her throat and then took his own life with a razor at 225 Vine Street. The crime left two motherless children and exposed a life ruined by drink in deteriorating attic rooms.
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East Cambridge
James Wilson
Vine Street
Preached on the Mayor in Woburn Church
The Rev. George A. Crawford of the Methodist Church denounced the mayor over alleged licensing favoritism. He accused the mayor of agreeing to protect a license seeker in exchange to recall an application to favor his brother in law and of blocking liquor prosecutions for friends.
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Woburn
George A. Crawford
Methodist Church
Fire destroys Gilmanton Academy in New Hampshire
A traveling theatrical company performed at the Gilmanton Academy hall last night. The chandelier fell during the play, starting a fire that was extinguished but rekindled at 2 a.m. total loss estimated at 6000 dollars with 2500 dollars insured.
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Laconia
N. H
Gilmanton Academy
Gilmanton
Murder Scene In Moynahans Yard Tenement
The Post describes a double house in Moynahan's yard back from the street about 100 feet as the site of another murder. A murdered woman lay on the top stair landing in a pool of blood with rings on her finger and a bloodstained dress as reporters arrived to document the grisly scene.
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Moynahan
James Ryan
Post
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