Carpenter wounded by stray bird gun bullet at Nahant
William McLaughlin a Lynn carpenter was shot at the Nahant summer home of George A James while repairing. The bullet pierced a door and McLaughlin was found unconscious with a scalp wound. Police traced a tugboat seen sailing away and the captain admitted bird shooting offshore. Officers theorize the bullet deflected off a rock.
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William McLaughlin
Lynn
McLaughlin
George A. James
Nahant
McLaughin
James Estate
East Point
R R Bars His Property Over Newton Track Crossing
Benjamin Dickerman an 87 year old Newton resident and Boston Chamber of Commerce member says he will seek an injunction to stop Boston & Albany from closing a foot passage over their tracks near Eliot station. The crossing had served locals for 24 years and residents protest it will force longer walks.
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Benjamin Dickerman
Newton
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Boston & Albany
Newton Highlands
Eliot Station
Schrank Committed to Insane Hospital After Roosevelt Shooting
John Schrank, who mortally wounded Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee on October 14, is found insane and committed by Municipal Judge A C Backus to the Northern Hospital for the Insane near Oshkosh until cured.
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Milwaukee
Wis
John Schrank
Theodore Roosevelt
A. C. Backus
Oshkosh
Schrank Maintains Sanity Before Return to Jail
Schrank declares he is sane and not a lunatic while awaiting transfer for asylum prep. He claims the commission ruined his life, despite five alienists finding him insane and a prior prima facie evidence case.
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Schrank
Post Office Reports Large Franked Mail Surplus Gap
Campaign materials transmitted free through the mails created a surplus deficit gap for the last fiscal year ending June 30. Post Office records show that postage at ordinary rates on this matter would have netted nearly $20,000,000, with about $3,250,000 for political documents. The service handled 310,245,000 pieces weighing 61,377,000 pounds, an 8.8 increase.
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Post Office Department
Congress
Executive Departments
Bliss Estate Valued at 4.85 Million in Inheritance Appraisal
New York Nov 22 The estate of the late Cornelius N Bliss former Secretary of the Interior and Republican treasurer is valued at 4 851 854 under the state inheritance tax appraisal. The bulk of the estate goes equally to the widow son and daughter.
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Cornelius N. Bliss
New York
Interior
McKinley
Republican National Committee
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Ords
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Hart, Schaffner and Marx
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Chinchillas
Continental Clothing House
Wright
Comet
Washington St
Boylston St
Hunter
Carpenter
R. R
A. Shuman & CO
Shuman
Malacca
Shuman Corner
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Hamilton Place
Washington
A. H. Bishop
First Infantry
Armine W. Smith
Third Field Artillery
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Smith
Lenox
Allan Blanchard Fenno
Fenno
Elizabeth Lanier Tunure
Trinity Church
George E. Tunure
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Hanover St
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