Hold-up at Viscol Oil in Cambridge Netting Several Hundred Dollars
Early today in Cambridge Adolph Sommer owner of Viscol Oil was held up at gunpoint in his room above the office. The robbers, a white man and a black man, forced him to open the safe and flee with the contents. About 1 am Daniel Seybolt was robbed on Pleasant Street of his watch and $35. Police later arrested James McKenna.
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Cambridge
Adolph Sommer
Viscol Oil Company
Daniel Seybolt
Pleasant Street
James McKenna
Poison analysis in Baker case shows no conclusive traces yet
Dr. William F. Boos reports no conclusive evidence of poison in Walter Farnsworth Baker’s stomach or organs after extensive testing. He warns that 50 to 80 poisons could remain undetected and that final results will come with further careful analysis in a few days. Edward F. Baker’s sudden departure adds to heightened intrigue.
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William F. Boos
Boos
Massachusetts General Hospital
Magrath
Walter Baker
Edward F. Baker
New York
Baker
Mounted Officer Injured in Runaway Pursuit Down Brighton Streets
Mounted Patrolman John D. McCarthy of Station 14 was severely injured after a runaway horse and buggy incident near Union and Washington streets. The Irish-born officer, born 1868, pursued the runaway, was unseated, and carried to a drug store before being taken home for care. He held multiple commendations and long service in the department.
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John D. McCarthy
Station 14
McCarthy
Union Street
Brighton
Washington Street
Brookline
Beacon
Washington Streets
Louis E. Morgan
Beacon Street
Ireland
Department
Lagrange Street
Massachusetts Court of Foresters
Knights of Columbus
Weather forecast for Boston and New England
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for Saturday generally cloudy and Sunday scattered light rains with light southwest winds. Eastern New York expects fair Saturday and Sunday with possible local rain and cooler western portions. New England should be partly cloudy Saturday and Sunday with probable local rains and light to fresh southwest winds.
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Vicinity
Washington
New York
New England
Boston & Worcester Trolley Air Line Service Notice
Weekend and holiday trolley service runs Saturdays and Sundays with trips from Park Square every 15 minutes. Subway cars connect with extra cars at Chestnut Hill for enhanced access.
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Boston & Worcester Trolley Air Line
Park Sq
Chestnut Hill
Ody
Harvard and Carlisle Clash in Annual Stadium Battle
Harvard hosts the Carlisle Indians this afternoon in a battle long deemed more important than Yale. The immense stadium is sold out as Carlisle arrives after a strong season, expected to challenge Harvard with their high scoring offense and intense defense.
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Carlisle Indians
Carlisle
Redmen
Cambridge
Yale
Johnny Harvard
Harvard Crimson at Stadium in anticipated close gridiron clash
Harvard prepares for a tense clash with the Indians as Coach Warner warns that Harvard must play top football to win. The crowd expected at the Hub will flood the stands with Crimson supporters and visitors ready to cheer.
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Redskins
Princeton
Harvard
Glen Warner
East
Fettle
Johnny Harvard
Crimson
Redmen
New England
Ip Stiff Ampter The Game
Minard's Liniment advertised as a remedy to relieve rheumatism and muscle soreness for athletes tonight. The copy claims the product helps wake up refreshed and conquer pain during sports activities.
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Minard
Probers Squelch Senator Adopts New Rules At Hearing
Police sergeant Rowley and four officers maintained order as the commission outlined decorum rules and the right to pose questions in writing for witnesses. Senator Linehan protested aloud then whispered to a witness and was rebuked by Chairman Matthews before the session moved on.
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Finance Commission
Linehan
Atlas Construction Company
Matthews
Commission
Rowley
Robert Emmet
Perkins Passes Charles E Perkins Former railroad president
Charles E Perkins, former president of the C. B. & Q., died last night at his Westwood summer home. The longtime railroad leader was widely known in industry circles for his tenure and public service.
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Charles E. Perkins
The
Westwood
Death of ex Chicago Burlington & Quincy president Pere kin
Charles E Pere kin former president of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad died at his Westwood home at 10 PM from Brights disease after a period of illness. His sudden afternoon decline surprised family and doctors.
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Dedham
Charles E. Perekins
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Westwood
Bright
Charles E Perkins Railroad Leader Born in Cincinnati
Charles Elliott Perkins a notable railroad figure of the West and middle West was born in Cincinnati on November 24 1846. He rose from a Boston & Missouri clerk earning 30 a month to general superintendent and then chief executive of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy system.
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Charles Elliott Perkins
West
Middle West
Cincinnati
Boston
Burlington
Perkins
Boston & Missouri Railroad
Will Gall Men Off Franklin Union Job
Union workers at the Franklin Institute on Berkeley Street were ordered off the job by the Boston Building Trades Section of the Central Labor Union. Delegates cited past building unfairness to organized labor and noted Atlas Construction Company crews on Deer Island already unionized.
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Franklin Institute
Berkeley Street
Boston Building Trades Section
Central Labor Union
Boston Central Labor Union
International
Cornelius P. Shea
Deer Island
Atlas Construction Company
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