Burglars Fire On Pursuers In Brookline Breakin
Burglars struck two Brookline homes on Babcock street and Thorndike street, stealing about 700 dollars in jewelry. They fired at pursuing residents, prompting a chaotic chase as neighbors shouted for help. One robber discharged a shot before escaping over a fence toward Allston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babcock Hill
Brookline
L. F. Eaton
Babcock Street
Henry H. Knight
Thorndike Street
Knight Home
Eaton Home
Knight
Mr. Knight
Off Duty Officer Beaten by Crowd at Thatcher Street Crap Game
Reserve Officer John J. Freeman in plain clothes tried to stop a crap game on Thatcher Street North End. He was assaulted by about 20 youths, sustaining cuts to the eye and lip and facial contusions before help arrived. John Burke arrested later for rescuing a prisoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Freeman
Thatcher Street
North End
John Burke
Freeman
Quirk
Fireman Badly Hurt In Two-Alarm Stable Blaze
A two alarm fire at the Mary C. Houghton stable on Chestnut Street Wyoming Heights gutted the building, injuring firefighter Herbert Simpson who fell 30 feet from a ladder. Three residents narrowly escaped as two horses and carriages worth thousands were destroyed. The stable, valued around $15,000, was fully insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose
Mary C. Houghton
Chestnut Street
Wyoming Heights
Herbert Simpson
Walter Colby
Colby
Simpson
Houghton
Soldiers Drowned After Transport Kilpatrick Sinking
In Portland an outing by soldiers from the United States transport Kilpatrick ended in tragedy as a boat overloaded with men sank off Fort Georges. Three soldiers and the boat’s custodian disappeared, while Fred Staniford of Portland and a ship’s crewman were among the rescued. Captain and Mrs. Yates witnessed the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Kilpatrick
Fred Staniford
Quincy Dyer
Sore Throats and Old Remedies Highlighted in Brief
A quirky column notes sore throats can be dangerous and mentions Lang Kuro as a remedy while praising Black & White Scotch Whisky for warmth. It also references Johns Medicine curing colds in a lighthearted, dated tone.
Bride-To-Be Seeks Help As Fiancé Is Arrested On Larceny Charge
Within a week of their wedding, Miss Ida Mekler of 16 Salem street faced the arrest of her intended husband, Harry Goldberg, by Inspector Armstrong on a warrant for larceny. The case involves jewelry, a watch valued at $95, and $337 total alleged stolen by Goldberg, with Mekler and Wolf Berenson as complainants. The incident began when Mekler reported missing jewelry and Goldberg was later found with Berenson’s watch at police headquarters.
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Inspector Armstrong
Headquarters
Harry Goldberg
Miss Ida Mekler
Salem Street
Goldberg
Miss Mekler
Wolf Berenson
New York
Mr. Berenson
Lynn Unions Take Force to Protect Boot and Shoe Workers
The Central Labor Union warns Mayor Eastham it will act to protect Boot and Shoe Workers if city police protections are not increased. A volunteer detail will guard shops tomorrow, and a 15 member committee will seek police orders to shield workers from street assaults amid ongoing labor conflict with Knights of Labor cutters since last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Central Labor Union
Boot and Shoe Workers
Eastham
Knights of Labor Cutters
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Eaecr Eastham
Knights of Labor
Babe Falls 30 Feet in Roxbury Fall Will Live
In Roxbury last evening a 2-year-old named Margaret O Leary climbed onto a window sill of a third story home at 4 Miller Park and fell 30 feet to the sidewalk. She was found unconscious and taken to Dr J E Ingoldsby’s home where doctors diagnosed a slight concussion. She is expected to recover.
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Margaret O'Leary
Miller Park
Roxbury
J. E. Ingoldsby
John McGinnis
Judge Clancy
Great Falls
Boston & Montana Company
W. A. Clark
J. .K. Toole
Helena
Dixon
Watson
Murdered Her Three Children in California Tragedy
In Monterey area, Mrs. Louis Iverson, deranged at the moment, killed three of her children in Pacific Grove. She strangled 12 year old Louisa, attempted to kill 11 year old son who fled by train, then killed 6 year old Harold with an axe, and finally strangled her seven month old baby later that evening.
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Monterey
Cal
Louis Iverson
Salinas
Pacific Grove
Louisa
Harold
Lifeboat disaster at Dawson City rescue effort fuels copper war tensions
Fourteen men were saved after the schooner Dawson City grounded off Provincetown. Seven were lifted by Race Point life savers. a lifeboat swamped on the next trip and Keeper Fisher went overboard before the breeches buoy saved the remaining crew. Two more crewmen left in a small boat, exhausted but safe in harbor.
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Ity
Provincetown
Useles
Dawson City
Race Point
Fisher
Unions Denounce Girls as Messengers in Boston
The Building Trades Council denounces the use of women and girls as messengers and endorses a mass meeting at Faneuil Hall early next week to protest Western Union Telegraph Company actions. After last week’s lockout of male employees, allied offices began a citywide strike. The meeting invites every labor group to send representatives. organizers include Fred J. Kneeland and others from Painters, Roofers, Sheet and Metal Workers, Woodworkers, Steamfitters, and Paperhangers unions. Details of the messenger boys strike on page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building Trades Council
Faneuil Hall
Western Union Telegraph Company
Fred J. Kneeland
Painters’ Union
William F. McCarthy
John T. Cashman
Wilford H. Cushing
James Healey
Roofers’ Protective Union
William J. Fitzgerald
Sheet and Metal Workers’ Union
William M. Taylor
Woodworkers’ Union
John J. Brophy
Steamfitters’ Union
Hugh P. Sweeney
Paperhangers’ Union
Cambridge Man Hangs on Telephone Pole
Patrolman Winslow on First street found H. W. Burkley hanging by a rope from a pole 20 feet up. Burkley, a South Norwalk native, had not worked for six weeks and left a note asking to notify his wife Annie Burkley and brother W. E. Burkley. The death is treated as self-inflicted. burial funds are lacking and arrangements may pass to the city undertaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Winslow
Station 3
Cambridge
First Street
Winslow
H. W. Burkley
South Norwalk
Conn
Hull
Annie Burkley
East Cambridge
W. E. Burkley
High Street
Litchfield
Colder Weather Forecast For Boston And Vicinity
The forecast calls for fair weather today in Boston and surrounding areas. Monday and Tuesday should be fair with colder Monday night and Tuesday, accompanied by brisk to high northwest winds.
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Boston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fisher Knocker
Officer
Portland Harbor
Bensdorn
Royal Dutch
Holland
ALL Grocers
New England
Babe
Fia
Butte
Mont
William Clancy
Supreme Court
Mullins
Clancy
Judge Harney
Amalgamated Company
Ed Tyler
Dawson
Tyler
Messenger Boys
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