Dorchester Quarrel Ends in Double Shooting
Ira Ried, 70, fatally shot his wife Mary E. and his sister in law Mrs. Fannie Russell at the old Woodman estate in Dorchester. Mrs. Ried cannot live and Mrs. Russell is badly wounded but alive. Police captured Ried at Beach and Freeport streets. motives cited include a bitter family dispute and possible derangement.
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Ira Ried
Mary E
Fannie Russell
Ried
Beach
Freeport
Russell
Nene
Woman Rescued From Train Then Fatally Self-Cuts
Lola Gillett of Boston, 22, once a Massachusetts seminary student, attempted suicide by lying on railroad tracks in Camden County near Merchantville. A track walker saved her from the train, but she later locked herself in a bathroom at her brother-in-law Augustus Jorden’s residence and fatally cut her throat with a razor after obtaining the blade.
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Camden
N. J
Lola Gillett
Boston
Augustus Jorden
Merchantville
Here
Massachusetts
French Generals Plot New Dreyfus Scheme in Rennes
In Rennes on August 1, French military chiefs are said to plan a fresh strategy to block Dreyfus’s acquittal. They allegedly possess reports from spies about Italian attaché Panizzardi and German attaché Schwartz koppen and threaten to publish them to derail any official action.
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Rennes
Dreyfus
Panizzardi
Schwartzkoppen
Paris
General Patrick A Collins poised as Democratic mayoral candidate
The Boston Post reports General Patrick A Collins as the Democratic favorite for mayor, seen as a strong executive by supporters and opponents alike. Various Republicans and others praise his ability, while a few caution about a hard fight if he secures the nomination.
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Patrick A. Collins
Collins
Franz Hugo Krebs, Jr
Ward 9
Congress
General Collins
Commonwealth
Alpheus Sanford
Mutiny Threat Halts Manila Transport Needing Guard
In Manila a company of 1000 discharged soldiers aboard the transport City of Para stands under armed guard with loaded guns and fixed bayonets. The men refuse police duty in their quarters, saying they are not in government service but passengers. The ship will not depart until the dispute is settled.
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Manila
Para
United States
Labor Day Post Preview and Regiment Departure
The Boston faithful will witness the Twenty sixth Regiment United States Volunteers marching through town next week en route to the Philippines. The Labor Day edition outlines the regiment’s New England roots with over 400 Bostonians among 750 enlistees and features a major labor symposium with leaders like Samuel Gompers Eugene Debs John Lennon and George McNeil. The issue also explores Tyngsboro lightning damage a Boer War comparison in the Transvaal and a test of wireless telegraphy linking Blue Hills to Cambridge.
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America
Philippines
Twenty-sixth
United States Volunteers
Quincy
Rice
New England
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Labor Day Sunday Post
Sunday Post
Samuel Gompers
Eugene V. Debs
John B. Lennon
George E. McNeil
Tyngsboro
Transvaal
Blue Hills
Cambridge
E Sunday Post
Pittsburg Coal Company Formed Monopoly Tightens Grip
Great Coal Monoply reports the Pittsburg Coal Company created with 64 million capital. It owns 104 of 107 coal interests, controls Great Lakes docks and loading plants, and dominates outlets to Eastern Western and Northwest markets. The combine aligns with river coal interests to prevent encroachment.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg Coal Company
Great Lakes
Gold Supply Curtailed by War Risk Says Mint Director
Washington reports Mint Director Roberts warned that war in the Transvaal would depress world gold production. He noted Transvaal last year produced about 80 million dollars, more than the United States and Australia, and July's output exceeded 8 million. He added that mines are largely owned by foreign capitalists and would likely shut down in wartime.
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Roberts
Transvaal
United States
Australia
Dutch Republic
Maine murder case ends in fatal shooting by son
County Attorney Shaw received a telegram from Ashland reporting that Oliver Oakes was shot and killed today by his son in a long standing quarrel in Houlton region.
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Oliver Oakes
Ashland
Houlton
Shaw
Ex-Speaker Reed Arrives in Boston for Brief Visit
Former Speaker Thomas B Reed reached Boston from Portland and checked into Young's Hotel for a short stay. He is in good health and plans to resume active law practice next month with new associates in New York City.
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Thomas B. Reed
Portland
Young’s Hotel
Boston
New York City
Tragedy in Albany yards claims Boston railroad worker
Thomas Green a section man for the Boston and Albany railroad was killed in Albany yards yesterday afternoon while helping pull a derailed car. He slipped and fell in front of a moving train and was run over before it could be stopped. A funeral arrangement meeting for Division 46 A O H East Boston will be held at Hibernian Hall Havre Street this evening.
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Thomas Green
Bennington Street
East Boston
Boston & Albany Railroad
Albany
Green
Division 46
Hibernian Hall
Havre Street
Brick mason breaks ribs in 40 foot fall at Back Bay
Patrick Driscoll a brick mason for W D G A Miller fell forty feet from a staging at 332 Newbury Street Back Bay. He suffered two fractured ribs and was taken to City Hospital for treatment.
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Patrick Driscoll
W. D. & G. A. Miller
Newbury Street
Back Bay
City Hospital
Porter Returns to White House Duties After Absence
The Hon. John Addison Porter secretary to the President has returned to Washington after months away and expects to resume his duties at the White House tomorrow.
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Washington
John Addison Porter
White House
Man Admits Intent to Take Own Life During Protest
A defendant confesses to planning death by his own hand amid a protest, claiming his remarks were distorted. The trial is expected to conclude by Thursday.
Rennes court martial to conclude evidence this week
The Figaro reports President Jouaust plans to end further evidence at the Rennes court martial. The last witness should testify Saturday, with prosecution speech Monday, Demange's Tuesday, Labori's Wednesday, and a probable verdict on Thursday September 7.
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Paris
the Figaro
Jouaust
Rennes
M. Demange
Labori
Dreyfus Case Witnesses Relate Confession and Support
On a frigid January morning Major Forzinetti describes Dreyfus’s struggle with despair and his wife’s moral guidance. The defendant thanks his spouse as tears fall while recounting the denial of writing the bordereau. Lebrun-Renault adds a new claim about overheard taunts at the Elysee and notes his destroyed notebook page.
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Forzinetti
Dreyfus
du Paty de Clam
Court of Cassation
Lebrun-Renault
Casimir-Perler
Canaille
the Elysee
The Hotel Wellington Opens in North Adams
The new Hotel Wellington at North Adams Massachusetts is described as a fine equipped gem of a hotel. John H Pray Sons Co will handle the furnishing contracts, securing major projects in their line of business.
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Wellington
North Adams
Mass
John H. Pray, Sons & CO
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