Abducted Society Girl Fights Fiend in Boston
A South Boston sensation recounts a six hour struggle with a childless villain who decoyed her with a forged telegram and led her to a West End house. She describes a tense encounter, a chair as defense, and a key turned on the door as she kept him at bay, with names withheld due to the victim’s prominence.
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Broadway
New Bedford
Old Colony
Kneeland Street
Deacon divorce suit dismissed by Paris tribunal
In Paris on November 2 the tribunal of the Seine dismissed Mrs. Deacon's divorce claim against her husband for cruelty. The judge rebuked her for a frivolous suit as she faced grave charges. The court ordered the couple's eldest child, then at a convent, to be given to Mr. Deacon. Both spouses attended. Mrs. Deacon appeared deeply affected.
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Paris
Tribunal of the Seine
Mysterious death in Brockton man found dead at home
John Ganley of 40 Foster Street died this morning after convulsions following a card game gathering the previous week. His brother found a left temple contusion and eye discoloration earlier. Dr Whittimore attended, but Ganley died within hours as police began case investigation.
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John Ganley
Patrick Ganley
Foster Street
Ganley
Matthew C. Cleary
Whittimore
Unlucky voyage on Kaiser Wilhelm I sinks railroad floats
The Kaiser Wilhelm arriving from Bremen and Southampton reports extreme weather with a hurricane gale on Oct 26 27. One fireman was slightly injured. Near New York Harbor she struck two Pennsylvania Railroad floats carrying twenty four cars of merchandise and towed by the tug Pittsburg, sinking the floats and cars. total loss undetermined.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Bremen
Southampton
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pittsburg
Italian worker loses limb in mill saw accident
Norwalk Conn Nov 2 Italian worker D Giovani employed in B D Pierce’s mills Easton fell on a rapidly turning circular saw losing his left leg below the knee. Before help arrived Giovani rolled against the saw again, opening his right thigh to the bone and injuries are feared fatal.
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D. Giovani
B. D. Pierece
Easton
Giovani
Woman poisons man then dies in suicide attempt
Lancaster Penn November 2. Sarah J Had don of Columbia attempted to poison John A Childs, a married man, with whom she was in love. She then poisoned herself and died within hours. Childs fell ill but recovered.
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Sarah J. Haddon
Columbia
John A. Childs
That's What Congress man Stevens Thinks of It
North Annover, Nov. 3 Special to the Post. High on a hill in a red brick mansion sits Congressman Moses T. Stevens whose home is nicknamed The Mansion The tariff is the only issue here Stevens, a veteran Republican whose hair has turned white with years in politics, greets the Post team at the mill district with quiet welcome and guarded humor about interviews.
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Colonel Swords
Republican National Committee
Cleveland
Philadelphia
North Anpover
Moses T. Stevens
Mr. Stevens
Stevens
Thirteen Killed In Yorkshire Rail Accident Near Thirsk
Foggy dawn crash near Thirsk in Yorkshire as an express train collided with a goods train. Ten to thirteen dead depending on reports, many injured, including Captain Duncan McLeod of the Forty second Highlanders bound for Australia. Signalman suspended after failure to watch.
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Thirsk
Yorkshire
Duncan McLeod
Highlanders
Australia
Schwatka Death Ruled Self-Inflicted In Portland
Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka Arctic explorer was found unconscious on First Street in Portland. A bottle of laudanum lay beside him and authorities initially labeled it suicide, though later evidence suggests accidental overdose while treating stomach pain. He had long suffered a stomach ailment and often used laudanum for relief. He was last seen cheerful before the incident.
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Ore
Frederick Schwatka
First Street
Schwalla
Supreme Court Expected Ruling On Lake Front Dispute
Washinerton reports the U S Supreme Court may rule for Illinois Central in the Illinois front lakefront case between the railroad, Illinois, and Chicago. The dispute centers on World’s Fair grounds site value from 20 to 100 million dollars. Curiaco notes the overruling claim is denied by interested parties.
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United States Supreme Court
Illinois Central Railroad
Harlan
Illinois Central
Lake Front
Fatal Misplaced Switch Triggers Passenger Train Crash
In Str. Johnsbury Vermont on November 2 a mis placed switch in the Boston and Maine yard caused a rear end collision when a twenty one car freight train struck a passenger train on a side track. The sole occupant of the passenger train, Mrs. Richard Rogers of West Concord aged about 45, was killed instantly. B and M rolling stock damage was about $2000.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Richard Rogers
West Concord
Boston & Maine
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