Attempted bombing at Rothschilds Bank in Paris
A man entered Rothschilds Bank in Rue Lafitte with a cocoa tin bomb and lighted fuse. A bank detective seized the device and extinguished the fuse, preventing an explosion. the would‑be bomber, about 20, arrested in Rue de Provence, refused to give his name. The bomb is under analysis at the municipal laboratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
Globe
Rothschilds’ Bank
Rue Lafitte
Rothschilds
Baron Alphonse de Rothschild
Rothschild House
Rue de Provence
Joe Fowler Loses in Supreme Court Ruling on Fraud and Safe Deposit Case
The full bench overruled the plaintiff Joe Fowler’s exceptions in the case against Linus M. Child and others to recover $12,000 allegedly deposited in 1886. The court held evidence of prior frauds admissible as part of a single plan to remove money from safe deposit boxes by deception, and affirmed the defendants’ position that Fowler’s money was not in the vaults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Joe’ Fowler
Linus M. Child
Fowler
W. H. Baker
C. H. Welch
R. M. Morse
Wing Lee arraigned for axe assault at Somerville laundry
Wing Lee was arraigned in Somerville Court on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon. He allegedly struck Michael O'Brien with an axe after a dispute over two cents at a laundry on Somerville avenue three weeks prior. Witnesses included O'Brien, his brother, and four O'Brien cousins. Judge Farrell held probable cause and $500 bond for grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wing Lee
Somervile
Michael O’brien
Somerville Avenue
O’brien
Michael
Farrell
Everett City approves funds for Elm Street schoolhouse
A special meeting of both branches of the Everett city government adopted an order to appropriate 4609 for the new Elm street schoolhouse 2500 in addition to 25000 already appropriated and 2000 for furnishings, outlining city budget allocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett
Elm Street
Vagabond Joseph Phillips Sentenced in Municipal Court
Joseph Phillips also known as Joseph Stark, from Philadelphia, was sentenced by Judge Ely to six months in the House of Correction for vagabond activity. He was arrested near Washington and West streets with two pickpockets, seen taking from women's pockets, and alleged possession of knockout drops. Phillips had prior convictions in New York and Boston, but testified he led an honest life since twelve years ago. He appealed to the Superior Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Phillips
Joseph Stark
Municipal Criminal Court
Ely
House of Correction
Philadelphia
Knights Templars
Cogan
Morrissey
Washington
West Streets
New York
Sing Sing
South Boston
Phillips
R. J McKellegett
Boston
Gompers and McGuire Address Trades Union Congress
At Cardiff on September 5 1909 P J McGuire vice president and Samuel Gompers ex president of the AFL were warmly welcomed at the trades union congress. Gompers said Americans share with British workers a spirit of fraternity and cordiality and that their visit aims to advance universal brotherhood while addressing pressing practical questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardiff
Trades Union Congress
P. J. McGuire
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Great Britain
United States
Toilor
Universal Brotherhood
America
Prominent Montague Citizen Thaxter Shaw Dies
Thaxter Shaw, a well known Montague resident born in 1818, died after a ten day illness. He worked with Cushing Shaw at the Old American House, later.key roles in Brattleboro and Greenfield, and drove to Peoria with George Field guiding a team to build a fortune before returning to Montague forty three years ago to farm. He and Mrs Shaw faced their fiftieth Christmas together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague
Buffalo
Mr. Field
Peoria
Mrs. Shaw
Soldiers' Home Trustees Meet in Chelsea
The annual meeting of the Soldiers' Home trustees was held in Chelsea with all members present. Captain J. G. B. Adams was re-elected president as the old board was retained. The vacancy from James F. Mead's death remains unfilled. The new brick hospital is expected ready for occupancy between November 1 and 10, a five-member committee to plan dedication was approved, and readmission applications were considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soldiers’ Home
Chelsea
J. G. B. Adams
Adams
NEWSPAPER MAN'S HOUSE ROBBED BY GAS COMPANY IMPOSTOR
A young man posing as a gas company employee gained access to reporter J. W. Luce's home on Tuesday and fled with Luce's open-face Elgin watch. Police have the case details and watch serials and seek the suspect described as about 30, 5 feet 5 inches tall, 140 pounds, light complexion with blue eyes, smooth face, in dark clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Luce
Elgin Watch
Social Science Association elects new officers
Saratoga N Y Sept 5 The American Social Science Association has announced its officers for the coming year President F J Kinsbury Waterbury Conn first vice president H L Wayland Philadelphia secretary F B Sanborn Concord Mass treasurer A P Stokes New York department heads education Joseph Anderson Waterbury Conn health J W Brannan New York social economy F B Sanborn jurisprudence Professor Francis Wayland New Haven
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
N. Y
American Social Science Association
F. J. Kinsbury
Waterbury
Conn
H. L. Wayland
Philadelphia
F. B. Sanborn
Concord
Mass
A. P. Stokes
New York
Joseph Anderson
J. W. Brannan
Francis Wayland
New Haven
Railroad Victim Identified in Pawtucket Tragedy
In Pawtucket R I Sept. The man killed this morning at the Boston switch is Thomas Smith single of Primery street Providence. He was en route to the Howard Bullough Machine Company when killed. John Mullen who was with him identified the body at Crane Burns undertakers. Mullen gave no account of his whereabouts for hours after the accident. The body awaits disposition by friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawtucket
R. IL
Boston
Thomas Smith
Primtery Street
Providence
Howard & Bullough Machine Company
John Mullen
Crane & Burns
Mullen
Fire sale at Yankee Cloth store draws large crowds
Immense crowds descend on Yankee Cloth today for a fire sale of fine fabrics. The event features Men’s Finest goods priced around eight dollars a line, with assorted cloth and lines on display, attracting shoppers eager for bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankee Clost
Building Trades Council Readies Action Over Sunday Strikers
President O Sullivan of the Central Labor Union addressed strikers at St Stephen s Hall urging perseverance until victory. Boston area non union workers are to be kept out, with assurances from nearby cities that arrangements are in place. A watch is kept on railroad depots to route arriving fitters to other employment zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Ferrie
American House
Boston
Building Trades Council
Post
St. Stephen’s Hall
John F. O'Sullivan
Central Labor Union
Shea
Cambridge
P. J. Haley
Trades Council
Unknown Woman Hurt In Mendon Accident
Sept 6 Mendon dog cart accident involving two Worcester girls. One Miss Chapman injured lightly. other unnamed woman critically injured with possible concussion. Both horse and vehicle damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Worcester
Mendon
Silas Dudley
Miss Chapman
Electrifies from Dedham to Newton Planned
A Dedham report outlines a proposed street railway from Dedham Centre up High street to Needham, then through Highland avenue to Newton Upper Falls and Newton Centre. Branches could reach Wellesley and West Dedham Norwood East Walpole. Henry Harwood of Natick & Cochituate and Norfolk Suburban Street Railway discuss routes and petitions to extend tracks from Dedham Centre to West Dedham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedham
Dedham Centre
High Street
Common
Dedham Avenues
Needham
Highland Avenue
Highlandville
Newton Upper Falls
Newton Highlands
Newton Centre
Cook Street
Boston & Albany Railroad
Wellesley
West Dedham
Norwood
East Walpole
Henry Harwood
Natick & Cochituate Street Railway Company
Norfolk Suburban Street Railway Company
W. W. Sias Dead After Long Business Career in Boston
William Wilberforce Sias died at Hotel Ilkley last evening from Bright's disease. Born in Danville Virginia, he moved to Boston at age six and pursued a long career in wholesale clothing, working with J. Johnson & Co, Merritt Parkhurst & Co, Miner Beal & Co, and J. Rothwell & Co. He held Masonic memberships in Cambridgeport and related bodies. The funeral is set for 11 a.m. Saturday at Second Church, Copley Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wilberforce Sias
Hotel Ilkley
Bright
Mr. Sias
Danville
Boston
Chauncy Hall School
Frm
J. Rothwell & Co
Sins
Ble Lodge of Masons
Cambridgeport
Cambridge
de Molay
Knights Templars
Copley Square
Rough Weather Off Cape Horn
The British ship Machrihanish under Captain Saunders arrived in San Francisco 144 days from Swansea with 47 tons of coal. In June she faced five days off Cape Horn with heavy seas that washed boats away and swept gear into the sea. A tidal wave buried the ship at times and ice two feet thick clung to rigging, hampered by breakers for access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San. Francisco
Saunders
Swansea
Cape Horn
Yale May Bow England for Yale Oxford Cambridge Race
Yale boating authorities debated arranging a contest with Oxford or Cambridge. Proposals included racing the Oxford Cambridge winner in England in April or later in August or September, or moving the race to America with the same timing. No decision was made, Harvard negotiations could affect Yale’s chances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Yale
Oxford
Cambridge
Bob Cook
England
America
Harvard
Boston & Albany to Rebuild East Boston Wharf After Fire
The Boston and Albany railroad through traffic manager Arthur Mills states construction will begin immediately on the burned East Boston wharf. Debris removal will take time but progress will be accelerated. A larger, more modern wharf and shed are planned though details remain undecided. Work to clear ruins will be vigorous with no delays. The burn will not greatly affect freight and steamer handling due to other B and A wharves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany Railroad
Arthur Mills
East
Boston
Boston & Albany
Revision of football rules for Penn Harvard game
John C. Bell says Harvard and Pennsylvania officials will revise the fall match rules to reduce injuries. Proposed changes include the catching back must free kick or down, a fourth official, and game officers must be ratified by both colleges' faculty committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John C. Bell
Brooks
Harvard
Bell
Four men gallop carriage crashes into electric pole
A carryall drawn by a black horse tipped by fear of an electric car on Washington street Brighton. The front carriage was destroyed at Market and Washington. four men were thrown out. Driver A A Gray of Allston hurt with a sprained right leg and cuts. others lightly bruised. Horse captured later. Turnout owned by H C Davis.
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Washington Street
Brighton
Station 14
Market
Washington Streets
A. A. Gray
Allston Street
Funeral for Charles A Rohr in Cambridge
The funeral for Charles A Rohr who drowned Sunday afternoon when a boat overturned during a rowing outing with three companions was held yesterday from his mother's residence at 20 East Street Cambridge. Rev Robert Walker officiated. A large attendance gathered, one of the largest for a Cambridge funeral. Interment was at Cambridge Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Rohr
Charles
East Street
Cambridge
Robert Walker
Church of the Ascension
Episcopalian
Young Rohr
Foster Still At Large In Zurich City
Zurich police report no progress in locating William R. Foster Jr who is wanted in New York for falsifying accounts to the tune of 193 dollars. A man arrested on suspicion of being Foster proved not to be the wanted individual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zurich
William R. Foster, Jr
New York
Foster
Boston Boot and Shoe Club visit to Beverly
Beverly hosts the Boston Boot and Shoe Club with Mayors Baker Turner Cook and Whipple, Governor Greenhalge, and Speaker von L Meyer. A Rhode Island clambake lunch and a city tour preceded speeches on Massachusetts shoe industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Boston
Union Station
Lynn
Baker
Ely
Anly
von L. Meyer
House of Representatives
Galloupe
Stocker
Turner
Salem
Cook
Gloucester
Whipple
Brockton
City Hall
Harms
Baker, Turner, Cook
Cabot
Rantoul
West Dane
Hale
Monument Square
Washington
Lathrop
West Beach
Beverly “Farms
Pride’s Mountain
Common Street
Common
Paradise Crossing
Lake Shore Avenue
Neptune
Ober
H. O. Woodbury
Boston Boot and Shoe Club
Rhode Island
Hezekiah O. Woodbury
W. B. Rice
J. Rice
Greenhalge
Henry
Massachusetts
George von L. Meyer
Rufus H. Woodbury
Andrew W. Rogers
Edmund Putnam
Melville Woodbury
Frank A. Seavey
Austin Whitcomb
Louis P. Baker
Albert Perry
John Wilson
George W. Brown
Charles O. Quimby
George Millett
Clifford B. Bray
Joseph P. Friend
Edward A
Portsmouth Firemen Parade Ends With Banquet And Events
The ninth annual Portsmouth fire department parade featured a noon gathering of local companies and guests, a banquet at Odd Fellows Hall, and afternoon sports for a silver cup won by Wil Woods of the W. J. Lampson Hook and Ladder. A steamers trial saw Colonel Size No 2 cover 226 feet. Visiting firemen came from Boston Haverhill Newburyport Biddeford Saco Manchester Dover and others. The day closed with a band concert and a ballet at Pierce's Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
Portsmouth Fire Department
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Wil Woods
W. J. Lampson Hook and Ladder Company
Boston
Haverhill
Newburyport
Biddeford
Saco
Manchester
Dover
W. J. Bampson
Hook’ and Ladder Company
Hook and Ladder Company
Pierce
The Big Edwin Parsons Estate In New York
Letters of administration were granted today by Surrogate Fitzgerald to Mary Llewellyn Swayne Parsons and Charles Parsons in the estate of Edwin Parsons who died August 21 leaving personal property valued at 3,980,000. Heirs include the widow Mary I Swayne Parsons and Charles Parsons of this city and John Parsons of Dorchester Mass and George Parsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fitzgerald
Mary Llewellyn Swayne Parsons
Charlies Parsons
Edwin Parsons
Mary I. Swayne Parsons
Charles Parsons
John Parsons
Dorchester
Mass
George Par
Democratic societies pick Brennan chair in Pennsylvania gathering
W J Brennan of Allegheny county was chosen permanent chairman at the Democratic societies convention in Cleveland. Officers named include Chauncy F. Black of York as president and Major John D. Worman of Philadelphia as secretary. A lengthy platform debate followed amid disorder over Judge McCarthy indorsement, ending with the platform adopted after a two hour struggle. Erie slated as next meeting city and a street parade closed the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Penn
W. J. Brennan
Allegheny County
Democratic Societies
Chauncy F. Black
York
John D. Worman
Philadelphia
Committee On
Democratic Congress
Cleveland
Treasury
Carlisle
Hastings
Executive Department
Henry J. McCarthy
Willamsport
Grover Cleveland
McCarthy
Brennan
Philadelphia Club
Crescent Club
New York Republicans Select Syracuse for Next League Meet
In Binghamton on September 5, the Republican State League convention saw a large turnout. George E. Green was unanimously re elected president, with Fredric J. Bryant named secretary and Addison B. Colvin treasurer. Delegates at large to the National League gathering in Milwaukee in 1896 were chosen from Henry Gleason Major John W Totten J W Sheldon and David P Watkins. The four o clock adjournment marked the end of proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghamton
N. Y
Republican State League
Green
Robert F. Porter
Cleveland World
F. S. Lazaire
Washington, D. C
M. J. Dowling
Minnesota
Republican League
Syracuse
George E. Green
State Republican League
Fredric J. Bryant
Addison B. Colvin
Glens Falls
Henry Gleason
John W. Totten
New York
J. W. Sheldon
David P. Watkins
Brooklyn
Republican National League
Milwaukee
The Big Steamer Race Between Lowell and Peck
Nor wich line Superintendent George W Brady challenges Richard Peck’s agent over a possible clash during the international yacht race. The City of Lowell will run at full speed using six boilers, though it normally uses four, while the Peck is touted as the faster yacht service. Boston backers are expected aboard the City of Lowell and may wager on the outcome, with a record run of 24.75 miles per hour cited from a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sound Line
City of
Lowell
Norwich
Richard Peck
New Haven
George W. Brady
Norwich Line
New Haven Line
City of Lowell
No More Dorchester Licenses Announced by Police
Police commissioners will issue no additional liquor licenses in Dorchester. General Martin stated yesterday that the Dorchester territory is already large for the police force and cannot bear the extra duties from more licensed saloons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorchester
General Martin
Accident Injures Caribou Woman Sealed Shot Incident
Presque Isle Maine September 5 Mrs William Mitchell of Caribou was accidentally shot this afternoon by her husband who was handling a shotgun believed to be unloaded. The entire load penetrated the breast and five pieces of lead were removed by physicians. She may recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presque Isle
William Mitchell
Caribou
Spinners' Gall Seeks Wage Concessions in New Bedford
News from New Bedford dated September 5 reports Samuel Ross, secretary of the Spinners' Association, saying mill treasurers favor a conference on wage concessions. While some operatives foresee a struggle, others expect management to negotiate, with cloth mills and yarn producers acting separately. A conference with Howland mills is likely early next week, and a general sense of possible wage concessions is widespread among local textile workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Samuel Ross
Spinners’ Association
Bennett and
Columbia Mills
F. G. Hadley
William D. Howland
New Bedford Manufacturing Company
Howland and Rotch Mills
Fall River Weavers Wage Talk Stirs New Bedford Ties
News from New Bedford on wage difficulties draws attention in Fall River as mill owners weigh margins and cotton prices. Leaders urge restraint with no strike planned, while some mills threaten shutdowns unless profits improve. Meeting likely at Music Hall to gauge worker sentiment among 8800 contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
New Bedford
Union
Sagamore
Durfee
Brayton
The
Weavers’ Union
Music Hall
Whitehead
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Roths
Childs’ Bank
Joe” Fowler
Cguire and Gompers
Cardiff Trade Union Congress
O'Sullivan
Newton
W. W. Sias
Eli
Dr. Brooks and Bell of
Prisual
Liberal
Sunday's Post
Olambake
Promi
Cleveland Indorsed
Pennsylvania
New Bedford Mill
Bennels
Lorrimen
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