Terrible hurricane rescue of Concordia crew by Anglian
A British steamer Concordia crew of eleven survived days of hurricane and flooding after the vessel sank. They were rescued by the Leyland liner Anglian, with Captain Salverson among the survivors praising Anglian and Captain Toozes. The rescued crew included Theodore Salverson Olaf Olsen Olaf Madsen Joseph Knefs John Vance George Jameson John Corrigan Donald Petrie Hans Scroedel Ralph Neighton and Edward Somers.
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John Vance
Theodore Olsen
Theodore Schwersen
Olaf Madson
Joseph Kneps
Hans Schroeder
Donald Petrie
George Jameson
Edward Somers
Ralph N. Neighton
John Cor
Concordia
Anglian
Salverson
William J. Toozes
Theodore Salverson
Olaf Madsen
Joseph Knefs
John Corrigan
Hans Scroedel
Ralph J. Neighton
Holmesville
Neb
Liverpool
Poisonous canoe tragedy near Malden on Charles River
Mrs Susan Lyndell 89 of 21 Stanton street Malden died after taking Paris green while alone in a canoe on the Charles River. Found prostrate in the boat by two canoeists, she recovered briefly after treatment but died at Newton Cottage Hospital. Evidence at the scene includes muddy shoes and boat marks along the riverbank. She had bought the poison in Malden before heading to the river.
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Auburndale
Susan Lyndell
Henry Lyndell
Stanton Street
Malden
Paris Green
Charles River
Norumbega
Joseph Moorehead
Richard C. Jacobs
C. P. Hutchinson
Gunnison
Cove
Mine battle leaves two troopers dead in siege
In Punxsutawney Pennsylvania on September 3 a deadly clash erupted between foreign miners and 21 members of Troop D State constabulary. About 500 shots rang out. two troopers were killed and one fatally wounded while three others including two soldiers and a boy were wounded. The assailants were cornered at Florence mine, seven miles from Punxsutawney, and daylight efforts to capture them were to be resumed. Further loss of life was feared as the besieged are well supplied.
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Punxsautawney
Penn
Troop D
State Constabulary
Florence Mine
Hall Endorsed for State Senate in Suffolk District
At a crowded meeting of the Independent Hebrew League in Pythian Hall Chelsea the Hon Alfred S Hall of Revere was unanimously endorsed for nomination at the state caucuses for Senator for the first Suffolk district.
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Independent Hebrew League
Pythian Hall
Chelsea
Alfred S. Hall of
Revere
Suffolk
Yegg Burglary Murder Ties to Montserrat Book Case
The murdered man, a suspected yegg burglar, carried a Montserrat stamped mileage book 6039 from West Gloucester thefts. Detectives raced to Montserrat and West Gloucester to recover books, while clues include a Lincoln pawn ticket in 480 Hanover street and a letter from an aunt. Four bullet wounds killed the man found on South Boston flats. autopsy notes four hits including to the liver heart and brain. A Pearlstein pawn shop trace and a promising but incomplete identification remain.
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Montserrat
West Gloucester
Boston
Detective Bureau
Waite
Watts
Salem
W. H. Burns
Boston & Maine Railroad
Burns
North Station
Post
South Boston
Yeggs
Congress
City
Salvation Army
John, Murray
Hanover Street
David Pearlstein & Sons
Stamford Street
Macdonald
Sailors Discover Body At Commonwealth Flats
About 7 o clock yesterday morning Simon Simonson and Arthur Johnson found the body of James Welch while walking to a swimming hole on the Commonwealth flats. They reported the crime to authorities, though they were strangers and unaware of proper notification methods.
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J. Berkman
Pleasant Street
Susan Geary
George White
Brooklyn
Hanover Street
John Murray
Simon Simonson
Arthur Johnson
James Welch
Commonwealth Flats
Cuba Big Brother Cigars Offer Low-Cost Flavor
An advertisement promotes the Cuba Big Brother cigars highlighting aroma and taste, claiming they compare favorably to Havana products. It urges trying a 10 cent box of 5 and notes Estabrook & Eaton as selling agents in Boston.
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Havana
Cuba
Coat clues link to murder case at Salvation Army barracks
Police tracing a murder clue found in a coat pocket at 886 Washington Street connect the victim to James Welch. The man first checked in May 3 occupying beds 295 and 293, then stayed intermittently through June to August 18, after which he vanished.
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Salvation Army
Washington Street
Dugan
Army Quarters
James Welch
Believe Woman in Gang Tied to Randolph Crimes
Police investigate links between a dead man and a gang known as the geggs active in Randolph East Douglas and the north shore. Rumors point to a masked armed woman among the gang’s members and to a young rough-looking woman seen near the Salvation Army barracks with the victim.
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Geggs
Randolph
East Douglas
North Shore
Salvation Army
23 Chinamen Taken in Raid
Officers of Station 4 on the qu vive last evening arrested 28 men of the Orient in Chinatown when gaming implements were found. The raid followed reports of possible disturbances among celestial residents.
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Station 4
Chinatown
Sons of the Orient
Fire Devastates Fish Plant and Lime Works in Rockland
A blaze sweeping from A. C. McLean & Co. dryer destroyed the fish plant, lime sheds, two kilns, a storehouse, 500 feet of Lime Rock railroad trestle, and $80,000 worth of property. Insurance covers most losses. three injuries reported as workers escaped. Aid came from Camden and Thomaston as fires burned for over two hours before control.
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Rockland
A. C. McLean & Co
Lime Rock
Snow & Farwell Lime Company
Camden
Thomaston
McAloon & Co
Snow & Farwell Company
Rockland & Rockport Lime Company
Lime Rock Railroad
Fryeburg
Bangor
Bryan says his rr opinions are upheld
William Jennings Bryan travels by a five car special train with over 400 supporters from Jersey City toward Detroit en route to Chicago and Lincoln. He comments that reception shows changing public sentiment on economic questions especially trusts while noting Democrats have not named protests against federal railroad ownership. He plans speeches in St Louis Louisville Cincinnati Radford and several Southern and border states with focus on October congressional campaign.
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New York
William Jennings Bryan
Jersey City
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Bryan
Detroit
Chicago
Lincoln
Neb
Wednhem
St. Louis
Louisville
Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Sept. 13; ‘Radford
North Carolina
Alabama
Tennessee
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Ireland
Canada
Ike
Ber
Asam
Mies
Hall
Lynn
Berkman
Eaton
Broadway
Hazlett
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Land and Harbor Commissioner
City Hospital
McDonald
O. O. Kitcheno
Yarmouth
N. S
New Bedford
Nephew
Lucy
Mary A
Minnie
Will
Moa
Comsa
A. Sherman
Estabrook & Eaton Selling Agents
Acre
Rockland, ME
R.R
Hawma Furniture CO
Tremont St
Hellt
Bostox
Mass
Pitman and
Bock
Hanes
E. C
Walkere Las
Boylston Stubway Station
C.C
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