Incendiary fires plague city sheds and glass factory
A series of arson attempts in Boston targets city property. A seven and a half year old boy, William Barron, confesses to setting the old glass factory fire and aiding efforts on the shed fires at First and L streets. Police, including State marshal’s men, pursue leads as Barron near reform school consideration. Deputy Shaw calls him a bright but at risk child.
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City of
Boston
First
L Streets
Casey
Broadway
Asylum For the Blind
Inton
William’ Barrofi
Oth
Barron
Young Barron
State House
Extension
Shaw
Fatrick Shannon
Quirk
Reformatory
Lincoln School
Heath
Rainsford Island
Two Die Threatened After Station Train Injuries
Two men suffer serious head injuries after being struck by trains at Union station and rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital where doctors fear they will die. One boy Timothy Murphy age two of 21 Jefferson Street is among the injured and another man remains unidentified. The incidents occurred late last night as inbound trains moved through the area.
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Union Station
Massachusetts General Hospital
Timothy Murphy
Jefferson Street
He Moston
Hastpanier
Radical British socialist speaks at Boston rally
A Central Labor Union event at Faneuil Hall drew about 1200 trade unionists and Socialists to hear J Keir Hardie and Frank Smith. Hardie argued wage labor misery, concentration of wealth, and the limits of charity, urging socialism as the final remedy while denouncing protectionism and free trade alike.
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Faneuil Hall
Central Labor Union
J. Keir Hardie
House of Commons
Frank Smith
Fabian Society
Glasgow
Carnegie
Hardie
America
Falls of
Niagara
Boston
Emerson
James’ Russell Lowell
Burns
Russia
American Republic
England
Grotesque Humorous Speech Spars Labor Critique
Mr Frank Smith delivered a grotesque and humorous speech to the audience railing at the House of Commons. He claimed if anger enters there it becomes devilish and mocked the idea that peers own vast lands while labor should own land and machinery to spur production.
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Frank Smith
House of Commons
Keir Hardie
Labor
Vanderbilt wedding plants stun Mechanics Fair visitors
A Vanderbilt wedding exhibit features genuine plants treated to arrest growth leaving leaves fresh and erect. A New Hampshire man credits the process used on tender palms and other decor plants, making them impervious to heat and cold for six months. The display aims to draw crowds as the Mechanics Fair nears its closing weeks.
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New Hampshire
Vine
A.P.A. Wins In Somerville Ward Contest
In a fierce Somerville Republican factional fight for municipal supremacy the A P A carried three of four wards. Twenty delegates per ward were chosen for a mayoralty and alderman convention. Of eighty delegates, sixty are pledged to Levi F S Davis for mayor, twenty to Albion A Perry. City totals: Davis 2116, Perry 1388.
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Republican Party
Somerville
Levi F.S. Davis
AP. A
Albion A. Perry
Davis
Perry
Brockton Police Investigation Enters Third Session
The Brockton city police probe reaches a crowded council chamber as the original citizens committee names are revealed. Witness John Hayes refuses to testify about protection payments, citing self incrimination while acknowledging a prior $60 monthly payment. The hearing adjourns after further testimony.
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Brockton
Citizens’ Committee
F. A. Warfield
Justin K. Richardson
Warren A. Reed
Harry W. Flagg
Lovers Asphyxiated Gas Fumes Fatal in Jamaica Plain
William Altenback and his fiancée Helen Lutz were found unconscious at Altenback's 1657 Shawmut Avenue residence. Police say gas fumes escaped from pipes during their marriage plans discussion, sending them to City Hospital in critical condition but later reporting they were out of danger.
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City Hospital
William Altenback
Shawmut Avenue
Helen Lutz
Pond Street
Jamaica Plain
Ghaffey's Gabe Reveals Burglary Bond Ties In Boston Case
Police theories point to a gang led by Barrett with Chaffey as key mastermind. Barrett and Chaffey allegedly hid treasure in Brookline woods while Barrett used two Eliot street rooms with a German woman. Chaffey waived examination on receiving stolen goods. bail set at $25,000.
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Chaffey
Barrett
Brookline
Bar
Hardy
William R. Hayden
Bedford Springs
Depar
Chaffey and His Neighbors in West Roxbury
West Roxbury residents view James S. Chaffey with suspicion after his Barrett murder trial links and alleged mistreatment of his family. Neighbors recall threats to a demented daughter, clashes with a clergyman, and rumors of stolen goods. The home on Mt Vernon Street remains a focal point amid gossip and sparse official action.
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West Roxbury
James _S. Chaffey
Barrett
Susan Chaffey
Chaffey
Registration Drives and School Board Nominations in Boston
Democrats push mass registration to back Josiah Quincy for December 10 city election. Headquarters open evenings and downtown registration at Old Court House daily. Stratton selects 25 to nominate eight School Board members. Official recounts show Greenhalge and Williams shifts. O'Brien gains, Lomasney dips in several wards.
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Josiah Quincy
Boston
Old Court House
Josiah Quircy
Curtis
Republican City Committee
George A. Hibbard
Republican Campaign Fund
Political notes and ward level campaign moves in Quincy
Banners hang in Ward 23 by Democrats and Ward 8 by the Hendricks Club. President Donovan and Executive Clerk Charles Murphy toured downtown wards to push registration. Patrick H Bradley announces candidacy for Ward 7 Common Council with Princeton Club backing and a signed petition led by ex Representative Daniel J McLaughlin. Edward C Ellis, former Legislator from Ward 9, is favored for the Democratic aldermanic ticket with expected cross-ward support from Wards 6 7 8 9 10 and 11. American Wringer Co. advertises wringers and sweepers at 13 and 15 Broadway extension, with repairs and mail orders.
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Quincy
Democrats
Hendricks Club
Donovan
Charles Murphy
Democratic City Committee
Patrick H. Bradley
Common Council
Princeton
Daniel J. McLaughlin
Edward C. Ellis
Back Bay
Ellis
The
American Wringer Co
Broadway Extension
City
Tremont
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Cor/ Lagrange St
Cobb, Bates & Yerxa
Babes IN Crime
M. P
J. Keir
LEA & Perrins
United States
John Duncan’s
N. Y
MR. Smith
Vanderbilt
Mechanics’ Fair
A.P.A
Hood's
Ghaffey
Gabe
Elot Street
New York
Alf
Eliot Street
Hve
Lassie
James Stevens Chaffey
Hayden
Weston
Watts
James
Michigan
Jim
Jackson
Mich
Enoch H. Pearson
Epping
N.H
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Charles P. Nunn
Atlantic Avenue
East Lexington
M. A. Hutman
Concord
Mass
Amy Hollingsworth
Brush Hill Street
Milton
J. Murray Kay
Garden Row
Brooklire
Alfred Rodman
Lincoln
D. O. Clarke
Joseph Fisher
West Dedham
Edward L. McClure
William H. Clark
South Walpole
William Farnsworth
Dedham
A. B. Rice
Hotel Grand
Farnsworth
William Barrett
James 8. Chaffey
Mt. Vernon Street
Roxbury
J. W. Frost
Charles HE. Stratton
Stratton
Benjamin W.’ Wells
William F. McClellan
Joseph F. Salter
Patrick J. Kennedy
James E. Hayes
Joseph J. Corbett
Michael J. O'Brien
John BE. Fitzgerald
Cornelius F. Toland
Martin M. Lomasney
Maurice Cummings
P. J. Daly
Nathan Matthews, Jr
John Morris
A. W. Norris
Thomas W Flood
William
Conrad J. Rueter
Patrick F. O'Shea
John H. Lee
David A. Collins
John Duff
Charlestown
Edwin H. Darling
Samuel H. Barofsky
Isaac Louis
Francis H. Barnes
Daniel Harkins
Captain Stover
Pettigrove
Greenhalge
Williams
O’brien
Lomasney
the Sunday Post
Puritana
Td Crosby
Lexington
Melrose
Burrell & Swett
Milk St
Tings
Pee S
William J. Donovan
John F. McDonald
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Post Office Square
Art Mass
Massachusetts Statut
F. Stevens
Alfred D. Foster
F. Trull
M. B. Turner
Heri Maran
Isabel
Wilson Bros
Kimball — Newcomb
Taunton
Clinton Saunders
Andrew J. Forsteff
Carolyn N. Newcomb
George Edward Kimball
Battelle
Dover
A. E. Battelle
Gillooly
Dorchester
Park Street
John H
Margaret Gillooly
Barclay
Charles R. Barclay
Church of the Ascension
Washington Street
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