Perry's Day in Cell Captures Cam bridge Sensation
An 18 year old Black youth named George Perry lies in a Cambridge police cell amid crowds and a sensational case linked to Alan Mason. Perry, small and sharp minded, smokes to calm nerves while officers press him for identification and details. His statements remain disputed as detectives probe his past and possible role as Mason’s co defendant.
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George Perry
Police
Cambridge
Alan Mason
Boston
Perry
Neal
East Cambridge
Dunham
Joseph Nemser
Cambridge Street
Perry in Cambridge jail after line up of seven prisoners
A detailed account of the Cambridge police scene surrounding Alan Mason and Perry as Perry refuses to talk, endures the third degree, and maintains his story. The report notes Mason’s calm, Perry’s defiance, lawyer involvement, and public curiosity amid press cameras outside.
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Alan Mason
Perry
Mason
Cambridge
Pinner
Neal
Dunham
Roguest Gallery
Proctor and Letteney
State Force
Ryan
Waverley
Argy
Porto Rico Outrages Prompt Senator Spooner Action
Senator Spooner will seek Roosevelt's intervention after reports of political intimidation in Porto Rico during the recent campaign. Colonel George W. Bird of Madison, publisher of the San Juan News, urged the move. Allegations say a party element opposing the Federalists used threats and violence to suppress voting and political activity.
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Madison
Wis
Spooner
Roosevelt
Porto Rico
George W. Bird
Hobart
Bird
San Juan
Matador Seriously Injured in Mexico City Bullfight Debut
The winter bullfighting season opened in Mexico City with large crowds, including many Americans. Matador Parrao was seriously gored in the abdomen by a third bull and may die. Ten horses were disembowelled during the spectacle.
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Mexico City
Parrao
General Chaffee Expected Aboard Sumner Arrival
The transport Sumner, sailing from Honolulu last Monday, is due in San Francisco tomorrow. On board are Major General A. R. Chaffee and L. E. Wright, the Philippines vice governor.
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San Francisco
Sumner
Honolulu
A. R. Chaffee
L. E. Wright
Philippines
Mystery In Girl s Injury In Charles Town
Mary Alice Smith suffered a head swelling after leaving home to buy stamps. Two men found her on the sidewalk and brought her home amid unclear circumstances. Police and doctors suspect fright or a fall, not clear robbery, as the chatelaine bag vanished and no foul play confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Alice Smith
Charlestown
J. D. Smith
Pearl Street
Miss Smith
J. T. Gallagher
Political rallies sweep Boston wards yesterday
Yesterday saw numerous political meetings across South Boston East Boston Charlestown and the West End. Ex Alderman Frank J O Toole spoke at Casino Hall Ward 18 about a pledge from Alderman James H Doyle if he withdraws. A second rally is planned for Minots Hall Tuesday evening.
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Boston
East Boston
Charlestown
West End
Frank J. O'Toole
Casino Hall
James H. Doyle
O’toole
Michael J. Leary
Board of Aldermen
Jeffries Point
Gifts Mark Soley Entrance Into Manhood
Mr. Fred N. Soley of 8 Drayton Avenue Dorchester turned 21 last night. Forty friends celebrated with a loving cup a gold watch and chain. Music and refreshments accompanied the evening event.
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Fred N. Soley
Drayton Avenue
Dorchester
Philippine Cholera Worse Than Figures Say
Manila reports cholera remains intermittent in various areas. Official tallies show 105000 cases and 67000 deaths with estimates that actual cases exceed recorded numbers by about twenty percent.
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Manila
Perry Attack On Dressmaker Reported In Boston
Mrs. Carrie A. Maxwell, a dressmaker of 6 Dilworth Street, testifies in May 1899 that George S. O. Perry and another man assaulted her while she walked near Rutland Square. Perry was arrested and sentenced. Maxwell has a son, Leroy, and previously lived in Worcester. She previously suspected a man named Mason of a prior assault.
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Carrie A. Maxwell
Dilworth Street
George S. O. Perry
Perry
Maxwell
Leroy
Boston
Worcester
Mason
Mob Tries Lynching Car Crew After Streetcar Crash
A streetcar collision on Jefferson avenue injured eight people from a wagon carrying 12. A 10 year old girl suffered internal injuries and was hospitalized. The crowd shouted Lynch the car crew, but police protected the conductor and motorman as they were taken to the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Jefferson Avenue
Surprising melee ends with city chase at Third Street party
Late night disturbance at a surprise party hosted at 34 Oswego street escalated when Timothy Sullivan and Joseph Crotty invaded Israel Levine’s apartment. An assault with a corkscrew was alleged, drawing Patrolman McKee, who pursued Crotty to the station while Sullivan fled. A second chase ended when Officer Brauer fired in the air to halt Sullivan on Harrison avenue.
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South End
Timothy Sullivan
Third Street
Joseph Crotty
Israel Levine
Oswego Street
Levine
Sullivan
Crotty
Israel
McKee
Division 5
Brauer
Washington Street
Harrison Avenue
Fugton
President Roosevelt to chase bear near Greenville Miss
The Commercial Appeal reports President Roosevelt with Secretary Cortelyou and Illinois Central head will hunt bears near Smead camp Sharkey County Mississippi this week. They’ll stay until the 19th then return to Memphis for Luke Wright ceremonies with Mississippi Governor Longino Arkansas Sovereign Davis and Louisiana Governor Heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis, Tenn
Roosevelt
Ozark
Mississippi
Sovernee Davis
Arkansas
Heard
Louisiana
Memphis
Luke Wright
Cummings Charged With Theft After Bar Night
John Cummings, 40, homeless, was arrested by Patrolman Nee of Division 4 on a larceny charge for $7 and other property from James L. Wood. The two men drank together. Wood found his carfare missing when bars closed, accused Cummings, who denied the charge until Nee recovered the money at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cummings
Nee
Division 4
James L. Wood
Cummings
Wood
Crisis in Spain Foreseen as Ministers Offer Resignations
Madrid Nov 9 An official note says the cabinet is ready to place portfolios at Premier Sagasta if needed and has unanimously empowered him to act for the country and party. Sagasta to meet King Alfonso at noon tomorrow. a ministry reconstruction is feared imminent.
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Madrid
Sagasta
Alfonso
Rallies Under Way in Charlestown South Boston Ward 18 Drama
Alderman Edward L. Quigley hosts a wardroom meeting at Bunker Hill and Lexington streets with Joseph A. Dennison James H. Conley and others. Alderman Charles H. Slattery speaks in Gray's Hall about popularity in South Boston. Spellman Hall hosts a ward committee rally led by ex-Representative Michael J. Lydon and Patrick J. O'Toole. Ex-Councilman Patrick J. O'Toole presides as rivals attack in Clan-na-Gael Hall. Key figures include M. W. Norris Andrew L. O'Toole Michael J. Lydon and others. Ward 18 caucus ballot contest tied to the McNamara delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. Quigley
Bunker Hill
Lexington
Charlestown
Joseph A. Dennison
James H. Conley
Charles H. Slattery
Gray’s Hall
Six Boy Thieves Caught Stealing in Cornhill Store
Six boys under 12 were rounded up at Station 2 after breaking into Benjam in F Allen at 29 Cornhill and stealing steel dies rubber stamps and stencils. Patrolman Smith caught them as they carried away loot. They confessed and showed how they pried in with a longshoreman's hook. Most property recovered. They were sent home with summonses to be issued today.
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Station 2
Benjamin F. Allen
Cornhill
Smith
Winthrop Congregational Church Observes 70th Anniversary
The Winthrop Congregational Church of Charlestown marked its 70th anniversary with a morning service led by Rev. W. Byron Forbush and the Lord's supper administered by Rev. Alexander S. Twombley. A commemorative noon service by the Sunday school followed, then a late evening Christian Endeavor Society observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop Congregational Church
Charlestown
W. Byron Forbush
Alexander S. Twombley
D. D
Harly
Christian Endeavor Society
Standard Oil barred from Burmah oil fields
A Calcutta despatch reports the Indian government has refused Standard Oil Company permission to prospect in the oil fields of Burmah. The decision, dated November 10, was received in London.
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London
Calcutta
Standard Oil Company
Burmah
Kitchener Opens Gordon College in Cairo
In Cairo on his way to India Lord Kitchener formally opened Gordon College today with a notable gathering witnessing the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitchener
Gordon College
Cairo
Egypt
Lord Kitchener
India
Fall River Church Observes Its Anniversary
St Paul Methodist Episcopal Church in Fall River marked its 50th dedication anniversary with a morning sermon by Rev. George Edward Reed former pastor and Dick inson College president and an afternoon program featuring greetings a written historical sketch by Iram Na Smith and an address by Rev. E M Taylor missionary secretary for New England.
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Falll River
St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church
George Edward Reed
Dickinson College
Carlisle
Penn
Iram Na Smith
E. M. Taylor
New England
Unknown schooner ashore near Great Ledge
Reports from Cuttyhunk say an unknown lumber laden schooner lies on Great Ledge. Life-saving crews cannot reach her due to heavy sea and a northeast gale.
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Wood's Hole
Cuttyhunk
Great Ledge
Perry and Mason Case Draws in New Witnesses
State officers and police press Perry and Mason on the murder case with new witnesses and alleged alibis. A nurse from McLean Hospital identifies a possible suspect and warrants for seven break in and entering counts are sought. Perry’s alleged sweetheart and a mysterious blonde witness loom, while Mason follows closely and reads all published reports. Sheriff Fairbairn comments on transparency and public discussion around Major.
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Cap
Nemser
R. D. Ware
Mason
Perry
Har
George Campbell
McLean Asylum
Ware
Campbell
Watts
Boston
West End
Cambridge
Clara Morton
Sheriff Fairbairn
Major
Police Disprove Nemser Story in Morton Watch Case
State police say they have evidence to refute pawnbroker Joseph Nemser’s account of a colored man in his Cambridge street shop the night Clara Morton was murdered. Detectives claim no one was in the store at 115 Cambridge street the night of the murder and Perry’s confession indicates Nemser’s McPhee watch claim was mistaken.
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Joseph Nemser
Clara Morton
Nemser
Cambridge Street
Morton
Perry
McPhee
Deutscher Tag Observed In New York With German Officials
Ten thousand Germans celebrated Deutscher Tag in Madison Square Garden marking the first landing of Germans in America. Prince Henry von Pless led dignitaries from Berlin and Washington including Count von Quadt Wykradt Isny and Freiherr von Ritter. Addresses by Dr. H A G Anderson and Dr. Kuno Francke praised Germany America ties and President Roosevelt.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
America
Prince Henry von Pless
Chamber of Commerce
Herr Herman
Berlin Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Count von Quadt-Wykradt Isny
Freiherr von Ritter
Legation
Buenz
Geinler
H. A. GC. Anderson
United German Societies
Kuno Francke
Harvard University
Count von Quadt Wykrad Isny
Germany
Roosevelt
Lebe Hoch
Emperor William
Cuban minister Quesada may not act on Cuban child admission case
Washington November 9. Senor Quesada the Cuban minister has shown no intention to act regarding the refusal of New York immigration officials to admit eleven Cuban children from Santiago who were to attend a school at Point Loma California The minister has not received any official form of the case but he has instructed the Cuban consul in New York to ensure the children are properly cared for while the matter of admission is pending.
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Perry
Cambridge
Post
Boston
Washington
Senor Quesada
New York
United States
Santiago
Point Loma
Cal
Senators to Inspect Territories' Statehood Claims
A Senate committee led by Beveridge Indiana Nelson Minnesota Dillingham Vermont Bate Tennessee and Hellhelad Idaho will fly to Oklahoma New Mexico and Arizona to study the territories patient claims to statehood. Dillingham arrived tonight and the others are due to join tomorrow for planning and outlining a route through key cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Beveridge
Indiana
Nelson
Minnesota
Dillingham
Vermont
Bate
Woman Reports Assault and Robbery in Downtown Hotel
Mrs Bella Smith of 31 Elmore Street told Station 2 last night she was assaulted and robbed while dining in a downtown hotel. She said a group of men struck her in the face, pushed her down stairs, and stole her diamond scarfpin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bella Smith
Elmore Street
Station 2
Life in Mobile as mob gathers at police station
A mob formed around Mobile Central police station after Lewis Wyatt, a Black man, wounded six year old Maria Constance earlier in the day. The child's father led the crowd and police chief urged lawfulness while promising punishment. By midnight the scene grew quieter though some crowd remained demanding action.
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Mobile
Ala
Central Police Station
Lewis Wyatt
Maria Constance
Doukhobors Guarded on Train to Yorkton
Police guard Doukhobors escorted by special Northwest Mounted Police from Minnedosa to Yorkton after stormy entrainment scenes. Government effort to move the group back to their villages faces uncertain success as clashes and interlocking formations hinder the removal, with citizens aiding police in the effort.
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Winnipeg
Man
Minnedosa
Yorkton
Northwest Mounted Police
Seikroff
Spears
Probate Notice of Shaw Estate in Suffolk County
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Probate Court summons all interested in the estate of Sarah Jane Shaw and the related personal property in Boston and Summerside to appear November 27, 1902, at ten in the forenoon to show cause why Martha Ann Lawson should be licensed to receive or sell the property, with notice by weekly publication in the Boston Post and delivery to the Treasurer and Receiver-General fourteen days before court. Elijah George, Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Suffolk
Sarah Jane Shaw
Summerside
Prince Edward Island
Boston
Sale
Commonwealth
Martha Ann Lawson
Surogate
Province of
Home Savings Bank
Boston Post
John W. McKim
Esquire
Elijah George
Register
E. A. Stevens
Cripple Creek
Colorado
Georgia A. Stevens
Teller
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
Suffolk Savings Bank
Wakefield Savings Bank
County of
Middlesex
Francesco Marttignetto
Francis P. Murphy
Thomas C. Curtis
Catherine Curtis
John W. Mee- Kim
Sarah L. Rich
Melrose
Walter I. Rich
Cambridge
Charles J. McIntire
Ss. H. Folsom
Notice of Citations in Massachusetts Probate Court 1902
The Boston Probate Court cites heirs and creditors in multiple estates for admin actions. Executrix Georgia A Stevens seeks authority to receive or sell assets including deposits at Boston Five Cents Savings Bank Suffolk Savings Bank and Wakefield Savings Bank. Public notices require appearances in Boston on November 27 1902 and November 20 1902 with weekly publications in the Boston Post. Francesco Mart Tignetto and Thomas C Curtis estates also listed with mandatory appearances and self notices.
Probate notices for Middlesex and Orange estates in 1902
The notice to heirs and creditors cites SARAH L RICH of Melrose for letters of administration to WALTER I RICH without bond. Thetford Vermont and Boston notices appoint KATE L DODGE and JAMES E GALLAGHER as executors/administrators with bond. demands to be shown and payments made by heirs and debtors. Public notices dated Oct 31 and Nov 7, 1902, in Cambridge and Boston.
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Frances L. Dodge
Thetford
County of Orange
Vermont
Charles BE. Beale
Boston
Suffolk County
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kate L. Dodge
Admx
Atlantic Avenue
Mass
Ee LD
Anthony Gallagher
Suffolk
James E. Gallagher
Admr
East Seventh Street
South
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Proctor
Letteney
Alan G. Mason
Corler
Matador
Casualty
General Chaffee
Captain Murray
Cambridge Police
Mark Soley
Mrs. Maxwell
Chase Bear
Spain
Standard Oil CO
Fall River Church
Count Quadt
President Roosevelt
Quesada
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