Arrest in Attleboro area ends week long man hunt
The New England style man hunt in Attleboro North Attleboro and surrounding towns ends with the arrest of five men and a colored hired man Arthur Crodd. Four others surrendered at the jail and await grand jury action. Officers say the group burglarized railroad stations seized bicycles and robbed stores while a woman linked to Crodd looms in the case.
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North Attleboro
West Mansfield
Mansfield
Arthur Crodd
Crodd
Galligan
George Chamilard
William Galligan
Arthur Chase
Bailey
Stamhope
Chase
Rainy Weekend Forecast for Boston Area
Local forecast shows rain Wednesday, followed by fair and somewhat colder conditions on Thursday. Expect a brisk to high northeast wind turning to the west Thursday as skies clear.
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Boston
Vicinity
Athletes in Training Exalt Peter Regan's Career
Peter Regan, famed as a leading New England athlete, discusses training discipline, diet, and temperance. He cites Father John’s Medicine as a effective tonic and body builder used by athletes to sustain endurance and ward off colds after heavy physical effort, contrasting it with dangerous patent medicines.
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Peter Regan
New England
Portland
Father John
Highwaymen Hold Up Woman In Back Bay
Mrs. M. A. Trothusen was robbed by two men as she climbed steps at 121 Newbury Street around 6 45 PM. One man asked for Mr. Brooks, but she knew no such resident. another grabbed her purse and both fled down the street. She suffered shock and could not describe the attackers.
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M. A. Trothusen
Blagden Street
Newbury Street
Brooks
Gomez Settled Havana Strike
The Central Labor Union voted to call off the Havana strike as General Gomez headed talks with the Havana Commercial Company. The company defended its apprentice mix, agreed to reopen factories, and Gomez warned the union’s actions were revolutionary while veterans pledged support to maintain order. Most workers are expected to return to work tomorrow.
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Havana
Central Labor Union
General Gomez
Havana Commercial Company
Gomez
Big Storm on the Way Approaches U S Coast
A violent storm roars toward the eastern United States with warnings from Jacksonville Florida to Portland Maine. The system sat over West Virginia yesterday and moves northeast with heavy rain. Expect strong northeast gales off the New England coast. mariners urged to seek safe harbor or delay seaward passage.
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United States
Jacksonville
Fla
Passport
West Virginia
New England
Northwestern Professor Denies Comfort Salary Quote
Prof. J Scott Clark of Northwestern University says there is no truth in the published report quoting him as saying that with a salary of 300 a year an unskilled American workman can keep a family in comfort and save money.
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Chicago
J. Scott Clark
Northwestern University
Wu Ting Fang Sails From San Francisco
Wu Ting Fang former Chinese minister sailed for China today on the steamship Hong Kong Maru from San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Wu Ting Fang
China
Hong Kong
Cleveland to preside and speak at Philly meeting
Former President Grover Cleveland will preside at a December 11 public meeting in Philadelphia to support the Berean Manual Training and Industrial School for Colored People. He will give an address alongside notable speakers Charles Emory Smith Colonel A. K. McClure and Booker T. Washington.
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Philadelphia
Grover Cleveland
Berean Manual Training and Industrial School For
Cleveland
Charles Emory Smith
A. K. McClure
Booker T. Washington
Thieves Loot Brooklyn Lawyer's Home for $6000 Values
New York November 25 thieves stole valuables totaling 6000 dollars from the upper floors of the residence of Paul Ib De Fore a Brooklyn lawyer. The haul included a pearl necklace and other items.
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New York
Aul Ib. de Fore
Brooklyn
Phillips Shot While Fleeing After Pickpocket Chase
In Nashua New Hampshire Inspector Flood shot and wounded a fleeing suspect identified as Peter H. Cormick alias P. H. Reagan of New York during a chase of a trio of alleged pickpockets. Police note the gang members range from 40 to 50 and plan to identify others, with one suspect hospitalized for two to three days.
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Nashua
N. H
Flood
Boston
Nashua Junction
Adamsville
P. Q
Inspector Flood
Bridge Street
Inspector Food
Arthur Lee
Lowell
George Phillips
New York City
Henry Wilson
Phillips
Wilson
Manchester
Peter H. Cormick
P. H. Reagan
New York
Laflamme
Bull Fight Planned in Kansas City Courts Move to Arrest Officials
Kansas City Missouri November 25 Convention Hall directors and others tied to a Thanksgiving bull fight face arrest as soon as the event starts. County Marshal Maxwell stated the action today despite protests and police opposition. Hall directors proceed with arrangements amid the dispute.
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Kansas City, Mo
Convention
Maxwell
Deutsch land Damaged in Storm Arrives at Plymouth
The Deutsch land reached Plymouth at 7 AM with port side badly damaged after heavy seas. The captain says the voyage marked by the worst weather in 30 years. This is the third straight trip with significant damage.
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Plymouth
First Discoverer of Gold at Nome Dead
Captain A. P. Mordaunt, credited with making the first discovery of pay gold at Nome, died in San Francisco today.
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Nome
San Francisco
A. P. Mordaunt
Schooners Disabled After Violent Gales Near Vineyard Haven
Three coasting schooners entered Vineyard Haven in damaged condition after three days of heavy gales off Cape Cod. Roger Drury, bound for Newark, towed by Dexter, suffered sail loss and broken gear. Monomoy crew aided in getting under way. George R. Smith, bound for Fisher's Island, towed by Storm King, sustained major hull damage after collisions. life-saving crews rescued crew and towed to safety. Crescent anchored off Nobska towed for repairs. Steamer Nora, ashore on Hedge Fence Shoal, examined and allowed to proceed after bottom deemed uninjured.
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Vineyard Haven
Roger Drury
Henderson
Hillsboro
N. S
Newark
Nantucket Shoal
Dexter
Stone Horse Shoal
Monomoy Life-Saving Station
Drury
George R. Smith
Fisher's Island
Storm King
Cape Cod
Mitton
The
Smith
Pollock Rip Blue
Grew
Crescent
South Amboy
Newburyport
Nobska
Nora
Philadelphia
N. B
Hedge Fence
Robbed Captain Struck by Thieves at Anchor
Captain George Moses of the schooner Olive G. was robbed of a gold watch and $40 while at anchor near Eastport Maine. Thieves assaulted him and tossed him overboard. a police officer who heard the captain’s cries saved him from drowning.
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Eastport
George Moses
Olive G
Moses
Burglars Loot New Haven House on State Street
Burglars entered Jacob Johnson's house at 623 State Street between 7 and 9 PM, taking diamond rings and earrings, $83 in cash, and other jewelry. The upper rooms were ransacked as residents worried over two weeks of thefts.
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New Haven
Conn
Jacob Johnson
State Street
Chelsea Aldermen approve police staffing and pensions order
The Chelsea Board of Aldermen last night adopted an order to add a sergeant and two patrolmen to the police force under suspension of rules. They also authorized pension payments to widows and minor children of officers who die in the line of duty. Another order reimburses Patrolman William F. Golden $150 for damages from a false arrest suit, per his superior’s instruction.
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Chelsea Board of Aldermen
William F. Golden
Andover Dentist Taken by Self in Morning Crisis
Dr Joshua K Bickell a 62 year old dentist at High street Andover killed himself with a razor this morning after a period of poor health. He leaves a widow and a son.
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Andover
Joshua Kk. Bickell
High Street
Bickell
Offer of 20000 for McChesney Colt Refused in New Orleans
Charles Ellison offered Darnell and Herz 20000 for the crack Western colt McChesney. The bid was refused as the owners hold him at 35000.
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New Orleans
Charles Ellison
Darnell and Herz
McChesney
Mrs. Potter Too Tells Her Story in Marion Night Trial
Plymouth jury hears Jim McDonald recount violent assault claims at Marion with vivid detail. Mrs. Clara Potter testifies to stripping and an indecent attack, naming suspects as others at the scene. The court scene features cross examination by Mr. Cummings and questions about tar and feathering.
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Plymouth
Jim McDonald
Marion
McDonald
Cummings
Joseph Silva
Mr. McDonald
Silva
Mrs. Potter
Gifford
Richard
Harding Davis
Mr. Cummings
Clara F. Potter
Mr. Potter
McCloud
Briggses
William Little
Hurley
French
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John Lynch
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
John Newry
Henry Perry
Charles R. Wilbur
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Bailey Stanhope
Stanhope
Perry
Newry
Lynch
William Burke
Newrey
Chamilard’s
St. Bernard
Chamilard Farm
Nerney
Willson
Chamilard
Norton
West
Pawtucket
Dr. Longest
Credd
Association
Chipman Hall
Tremont Temple
A. Lawrence Lowell
Henry&. Pritchett
Lance
Scotch Land
Back Bay
Clark
WU Ting Fang Sails
Kansas City
BIG Deutschland
Chelsea
Mdonald
James“Donald
Atty. French
Mrs Potters
Sky Assault
Mrs Porter
MR Potts
Jim MC Donald
Donald
John
F. Simmons
Marion Whitecaps
Mars Chas
Pottier
Potter
Charles H. Potter
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