President guarded all day in Canton during McKinley funeral
In Canton on May 29 President McKinley faced heightened security amid rumors that Michael Czolgosz, brother of the McKinley assassin, might attend. Police and Secret Service kept vigilant watch. three strangers were detained briefly but released. The President and delegation exited a side door for carriages and, after a brief cemetery visit, returned to the car as crowds cheered asking for a speech.
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Canton
Ohio
Michael Czolgosz
McKinley
McWkinley
North Market Street
Louis Street
Threatening letter targets Boise mayor in Duncan case
Authorities in Boise Ida report an unsigned note warning violence against the mayor or police chief if Carl H Duncan is not freed. Duncan claims he and socialist writer H S Parks are foes and that he challenged Parks to a duel. Police say they will investigate.
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Boise
Ida
Carl H. Duncan
H. S. Parks
Duncan
Parks
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
New York
Munyon's 3 X Rheumatism Cure Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement extols Munyon's 3 X Rheumatism Cure and other remedies claiming rapid relief and health benefits. It urges all rheumatic sufferers to buy a bottle for $1, with 160 doses and a money back guarantee.
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Munyon
62D
Jefferson Sts
Philadelphia
Pena
Plans for Splendid New Franklin Union Edifice
The proposed New Franklin Union building features basement laboratories, a large lobby and exhibition hall, administration suites, library, classrooms, a 1000-seat lecture hall, multiple laboratories and draughting rooms, and dual street entrances. Bids are due June 12, with ground breaking hoped before July 1 for a major free educational institution.
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Franklin Union
Berkeley Street
Appleton Street
Board of Managers
America
Missionaries Commissioned for Global Posts at Park Street Church
Farewell services honored newly appointed missionaries of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions at Park Street Church. The Rev. and Mrs. William C. Bell of New York were commissioned for West Central Africa. Commissioned workers include Julia C. Hocking to Japan, Elizabeth Perkins to Foochow, Watts Pie to Foochow, Gertrude Rodgers to Eastern Turkey, Elizabeth Vioels to Marathi, Ruth Ward to Foo Chow, Inez Abbott to European Turkey, Mr. and Mrs. Bell to West Central Africa, Mabel Ellis to Northern China, Daisy German to Shansi, and Madeline Gill to Western Turkey. John H. DeForest of Sendai, Japan, delivered the evening address.
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American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Park Street
William C. Bell
New York
West Central Africa
Samuel B. Capen
BE. E. Strong
Africa
Julia C. Hocking
Oblane, O
Japan
Elizabeth S. Perkins
Alfred, Me
Foochow
China
Watts O. Pie
Oblane
E. Gertrude Rodgers
New Britain
Turkey
Elizabeth H. Vioels
Waltham
Ruth P. Ward
Ingrawood
N. J
Inez L
American Board
Peary Recalls Arctic Trip in Tremont Temple Lecture
Scores of school children and adults gathered in Tremont Temple to hear Commander Robert E. Peary of the U S N recount his polar journey. Through stereopticon views he described the trek from Cape York to Eta and into the far north, detailing the eight-man party's harrowing experiences.
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Tremont Temple
Robert E. Peary
Pole
Cape York
Eta
Life in Grave Danger After Medicine Mix Up
Marion L Bulley an 18 year old girl of 2 Howestreet Dorchester became seriously ill after taking cedar oil from a closet medicine chest mistaking it for laxative. She was rushed to City Hospital where doctors warned the mix up may prove fatal and placed her on the dangerous list.
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Marion L. Bulley
Howestreet
Dorchester
Marion
Emerson
City Probe Bill Passes Senate After Stiff Fight
The bill granting Mayor Fitzgerald's City Hall finance commission power to compel records and witnesses moved to engrossment in the Senate after a sharp clash with Senators Clarke and Curley.
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Senate
Fitzgerald
City Hall Finance Commission
Clarke
Curley
Woman charged in fatal morphine overdose case
Mary Lamberti, 24, of 35 Middlesex Street South End, was charged with manslaughter in the death of Henry Sullivan a steam filter from morphine poisoning. Police say she lured Sullivan to Warrenton Street with a confederate, knocked him out, and robbed him. arrest followed a landlady ruse exposing her real name May Allen from the South End.
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Henry Sullivan
Mary Lamberti
Middlesex Street
South End
Mitchell
Station 4
Sullivan
Lambert
Warrenton Street
City Hospital
Ada de Roche
May Allen
Alleged Mail Thief Arrested at South Terminal Post Office
Edward W. Dunn a pneumatic tube operator at the South terminal post office was arrested by Deputy U S Marshal James Waters. Inspector Perkins says Dunn took a letter dated May 24 to Mrs Hugh McKay Eastport Me and discarded it on the floor leaving oily fingerprints. Inspectors believe mail theft has been systematic at the station.
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Edward W. Dunn
South Terminal Post Office
United States
James Waters
Postoffice
Perkins
Dunn
Hugh McKay
Eastport
South Station
Post Office
Salem Musician Dies After Hospital Arrest
Fred Miller, 35, a Salem musician, was removed from the Falmouth House on Causeway Street last night dying. Police noted uremia as the cause and little hope for recovery was available at the station.
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Fred Miller
Salem
Falmouth
Causeway Street
Miller
Wolf's department store hosts lecture ticket giveaway
Yesterday shoppers in the men’s wear and women’s suit sections at Wolf's My Clothier corner Hanover and Portland streets received tickets for the lecture Nearest the Pole by Robert I. Peary. The unusual promotion reflects the store’s enterprising approach and enduring appeal to customers.
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Wolf's
Hanover
Portland
Robert I. Peary
L'Remont Temple
Wolf
Italian worker loses hands in Watertown accident
In Watertown at 2 AM Joseph Farconi, an Italian Hood Rubber Company employee, had both hands severed on the factory floor while awaiting ambulance departure from a stable. A harness break then caused a runaway horse, delaying care until he reached Cambridge Hospital where doctors treated his wounds.
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Watertown
Joseph Farconi
Hood Rubber Company
East Watertown
Farconi
Cambridge
Still Oppose The Irish Bill In United Kingdom Circles
London May 29 The rejection of Mr Birrell's Irish Council bill by the Dublin convention dominates political debate in Britain. The Irish Reform Association led by Lord Dunraven criticizes the measure as it nears death. Campbell Bannerman is expected to announce its obsequies on June 3. The fate of Sir Antony Patrick MacDonnell, under secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, hinges on nationalist efforts to remove him for unfulfilled Irish promises.
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London
Birrell
Dublin
United Kingdom
Irish Reform Association
Lord Dunraven
Campbell- Bannerman
Antony Patrick MacDonnell
Ireland
Gompers Delivers Memorial Message in Boston
Samuel Gompers arrives in Boston for a memorial address at Forest Hills Cemetery honoring George F. McNeill father of the eight hour movement. He speaks of labor's gains from union agreements affecting over 3,000,000 workers and says labor favors social betterment over politics while warning parties that oppose workers' demands.
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Labor Movement of America
Roosevelt
Taft
United States
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Boston
George F. McNeill
Forest Hills Cemetery
New England
McNeill
Everett High Debating Class Crowned Interclass Champion
The class of 1907 at Everett High School defeated the class of 1908 18 to 15 to win the interclass debating championship on the resolution that capital punishment is desirable.
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Everett
Everett High School
Eliot Urges Less Changes At Harvard Address
Cornell Phi Beta Kappa marks 25th anniversary with Harvard President Charles W. Eliot speaking at Sage Chapel on Academic Freedom. He warns boards risk curbing teaching by frequent changes and argues for salaries allowing full teacher devotion and greater subject vitality.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell
Phi Beta Kappa
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
Sage Chapel
Eliot
Boards of Education
Trustees
Hughes vetoes New York teachers bill
Governor Hughes vetoed the measure aimed at equalizing salaries for New York City women teachers. He said the state should apply such pay equality generally to all cities if adopted, noting no reason to adopt it only for New York City.
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Albany
N. Y
Hughes
New York
New York City
McClellan
Cotton Fire Sparks on Dorchester Avenue
A wagon load of baled cotton caught fire on Dorchester avenue near South Station yesterday afternoon. Firefighters responded as blazing bales were dragged into the street. Damage was estimated at 300 dollars.
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Dorchester Avenue
South Station
Fort Hill Fire Threatens Fort Hill Storage Building
A brisk blaze on the seventh floor of the Fort Hill Storage Company building at 425 Atlantic avenue and 82 Purchase street enveloped the entire floor. Firemen fought the flames from aerial ladders and kept the fire from spreading to nearby blocks. damage was estimated at 2000 dollars and the cause was listed as unknown.
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Fort Hill Storage Company
Atlantic Avenue
Purchase Street
Take the Reservation Route for Great Blue Hill
The south of Boston section served by the Reservation Route offers a scenic drive with sweeping views and landmarks. Spring foliage is at its best with apple trees in white blossoms. Cars depart Mattapan Square at frequent intervals.
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Boston
Mattapan Square
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Miles
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