Tragedy Near Charlestown Water Cart Death
Thomas Fitzgerald of 91 Henley Street Charlestown was killed yesterday afternoon when a watering cart from P O Riordan ran over him at the Lawrence and Union streets corner. He was riding with the driver, fell beneath the rear wheels, and died after being taken to the Relief station in an unconscious state minutes before 6.
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Thomas Fitzgerald
Henley Street
Charlestown
P. O'Riordan
Lawrence
Union Streets
Fitzgerald
Killed for His Money in Circus Tragedy
Philip Walsh of Boston, a Barnum & Bailey circus crew member, died after being crushed on New York Central tracks near Lockport. Police pursue two companions last seen on Walsh’s flat car as investigators believe he was robbed and thrown from the train. Walsh had drawn over $100 back pay when he left the circus and lived at 2 Harrisson Avenue in Boston.
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Lockport
N. Y
Philip Walsh
Boston
New York Central
Walsh
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Niagara Falls
Harrigson Avenue
Man of Mystery Lies Dying in City Hospital
An unknown man allegedly claiming to be Captain John C. Soliver of Washburn Street South Boston lies at death’s door in City Hospital after a concussion from a Grove Hall streetcar collision. He gives few coherent details, a slip in his watchcase lists a Boston and Philadelphia Steamship Company name that cannot be confirmed, and no local trace of his residence or occupation is found.
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City Hospital
John C. Soliver
Washburn Street
Boston
Grove Hall
Washington Street
Boston & Philadelphia Steamship Company
Post
Stillman of New York Dies in France After Car Crash
A cablegram from Lisieux announces the death of Thomas E. Stillman, 70, of New York. Injured July 18 in an automobile accident, he remained hospitalized in Lisieux before passing away. He leaves four daughters, Mrs. William A. Taylor, Mrs. William Armstrong, Mrs. Edward S. Harkness, and Charlotte Stillman. Armstrong notified her husband, Dr. Armstrong, at their Lenox summer residence.
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Lenox
Lisieux
France
Thomas E. Stillman
New York
Stillman
William A. Taylor
William Armstrong
Edward S. Harkness
Charlotte Stillman
Police hunt for Walsh murderers widens appeal
Boston police released photographs of murdered yeggman William J. Walsh and urged the public to identify his companions. Detectives have no clues to any associates, and officers will distribute prints at lodging houses and sailors' boarding houses to locate witnesses who recall Walsh with others.
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Yeggman
William J. Walsh
William B. Watts
Boston Police Department
Watts
Commonwealth Flats
Monseratt
Mulgrave
South
Venezuelans Alarmed at Castro's Illness
The Herald reports from Willemstad Curaçao that President Castro of Venezuela is bedridden for 40 days with illness. Secrecy from doctors and friends fuels alarm that he may have paralysis while his cabinet stays in charge until General Gomez arrives to assume the presidency if an emergency occurs.
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New York
the Herald
Willemstad
Curacao
Castro
Venezuela
Gomez
Caracas
Two Bostonians in Sandwich Auto Net
In Sandwich, Sept. 4, more than 150 autos passed through. Special officers halted speeders and found two exceeding 15 mph in town and four over 20 mph outside. Among the victims were Guy Lowell, noted Boston architect, and Mrs. Waitt of the Waitt & Bond Company. Selectmen deny trap-for-profit claims.
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Sandwich
Guy Lowell
Boston
Waitt
Waitt & Bond Company of
Battleships Pass Block Island in Evening Movement
Eight battleships moved eastward to the south of Block Island with all vessels lit by electric lights as they headed southward. The specific ship names could not be determined from the report.
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Block Island
R. I
Widener Taken Home from Newport with Illness
P A B Widener of Philadelphia, back from a European trip, is seriously ill. After arriving in New York, his sons George and Joseph accompanied him to Newport aboard the yacht Josephine. Yesterday his condition worsened and he was sent home to Philadelphia where rheumatism is reported as the illness.
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Newport
R. I
B. Widener
Philadelphia
Widener
Europe
New York
George
Joseph
Josephine
Funeral for Dr. J Theodore Heard Held in Gloucester
The funeral for Dr. J Theodore Heard of Boston who died Sunday at his Magnolia cottage will be held tomorrow morning from his residence on Hesperus avenue. The interment will take place at Mt. Auburn, Boston.
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Gloucester
J. Theodore Heard
Boston
Magnolia Cottage
Hesperus Avenue
Mt. Auburn
Stensland Blames Hering For Milwaukee Avenue Bank Ruin
Tangier dispatch reports Paul Stensland confessing to forgery schemes that toppled the Milwaukee Avenue Bank. He credits cashier Henry W. Hering with the forgeries and says he took little cash, blaming Hering for most thefts while exonerating his son Theodore and bank directors.
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Chicago
The
Tribune
Tangier
Paul Stensland
Olsen
Milwaukee Avenue
Hering
Theodore
Leone Langdon Key
Henry W. Hering
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Stensland
Tangier deposit ties up Stensland extradition issue
State Department focuses on recovering about $12,000 deposited in a Tangier bank by Paul Stensland, Chicago banker and Milwaukee Avenue State Bank president. Acting Secretary Atlee seeks legal guidance on international law for retrieving funds and potential subsequent deposits abroad.
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Washington
State Department
Tangier
Morocco
Paul O. Stensland
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank of
Chicago
Atlee
Stensland
United States
Europe
Adee
Dr Williams Pink Pills Offer Relief for Stomach Pains
Mrs Rachel Gardner of Wilsey Kansas reports severe stomach pains near the heart with constant headaches eased by Dr Williams Pink Pills. She says doctors’ medicines worsened her condition and recommends the remedy now sold by druggists or the company for 50 cents a box, six for $2.50.
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Dr. Williams
Fragments Mention Aromatics Brandy at Local Grocers
Readable text references a trade item and brandy sold by grocers. mentions aromatic products and a generic description of a purchase. No clear event or individual identified.
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Jos
Milwaukee
Man OF Mystery IS
Capt
Soliver
Vegg
W. J. Walsh
Mary A. Walsh
Mary Zenella
Cerer
Underberg Boonekamp
Castoria
DR. Heard
Co-Operative
Northwestern Life Insurance Company
Mt. Olive
Spain
U. S
Carters
White Dental
Washington ST
Vilen
Dana Tell Moon
Portland
Via
St. Louis
Willard Massey
N.B.P
P.A
Mass
Auburndale
Wilken
Barrows Dummer
Itzgerald
Elien
James Pitesor
Funers
Ulem
Mary's
Ten Street
Toolan
Allston
Mary
John Toolan
North Harv Street
St. Anthony’ Ry Church
A. Wm
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