Japanese Lines Close on Port Arthur Inferred Move
A sprawling letter from Stephen O'Meara announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination in Massachusetts's 11th district. He argues the district must provide a clear avowal, urges unity, and cites the stakes of keeping a Republican majority in Congress while referencing past campaigns and endorsements from notable Republicans.
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Port Arthur
Stephen O'Meara
The
Boston Journal
Congress
Sullivan
Hoar
Worcester
Robbery at Tremont Street Store Ends in Flight
Three well dressed men robbed S. M. Forward at 465 Tremont Street, beating the proprietor and escaping with 125 dollars after one man distracted him with a request for underwear. A straw hat with Bent and Buss imprint was found. police search continues with descriptions: about 25, clean-cut, well dressed. Third man fled after taking the wallet, leaving Mrs. Forward anxious and the couple shaken.
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S. M. Forward
Tremont Street
Forward
Bent
Buss
Battle unfolds as Al Murden faces Japanese forces in battle
Reports detail Al Murden engaging Japanese troops in a violent clash, with allied positions holding and heavy artillery fire observed. Command reports confirm casualties on both sides and indicate ongoing combat near the beachhead as reinforcements move in.
Attack by Land and Sea May Be On at Port Arthur
A great battle unfolds as the first and seventeenth corps clash with General Kuroki. General Kuropatkin leads the bulk of his forces toward Tieh ling, signaling intensified operations near Port Arthur.
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Port Arthur
Mukden
Death by own action shocks Roxbury neighborhood
Mrs. Maude E. Glasgow of 715 Parker street Roxbury aged about 30 died after drinking carbolic acid and falling at her husband’s feet. Three notes found indicated premeditated death. Neighbors say she had been in failing health and despondent. This was her second marriage and she had separated from her first husband after a daughter was born six years ago.
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Maude E. Glasgow
Parker Street
Roxbury
City Hospital
Heavy cannon fire heard near Port Arthur question
Despatches from the far east report heavy reverberations of cannon fire at Chefoo during the night and ongoing concerns of a new attack on Port Arthur. Japanese rumors for days spoke of a major land and sea thrust starting the night of September 7 as Chinese refugees from Port moved toward safety.
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London
Far East
Chefoo
Port Arthur
Port
Mystery in Identity of Dead Child
Malden September 7 a fair haired five year old girl in a white dress red sweater and blue eyes drowned in Fellsmere Pond. Sebastian Vaughan Edward Butler and Francis Gillenland heard a scream and found her. Officer Warren Girard rescued the body but she died. Medical Examiner Durrell ordered delivery to Undertaker Ward for identification as investigators seek her family and origin. The Boston police were asked to help but offered no clues.
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Malden
Fellsmere Pond
Sebastian Vaughan
Edward Butler
Francis Gillenland
Durrell
Ward
Boston
Boston Weather Forecast Nearby Fair and Partly Cloudy
Forecast for Boston Thursday calls for fair conditions with light winds. Friday expects partly cloudy to cloudy skies with light to fresh southerly winds becoming variable.
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Boston
New York Sanitary Code Limits Carbolic Acid Sale
The sanitary code now forbids selling carbolic acid without a physician's prescription when the solution contains more than five percent. The amendment follows a rise in deaths by self harm linked to the substance. It tightens regulation across New York as of September 7.
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New York
Fight Instable May Cause Death in Somerville
Frank F. Farrell, 30, of 123 Linwood Street, Somerville, lies between life and death in hospital from injuries after an assault said to have occurred last Tuesday by Richard F. Sullivan. Both men are from the Youlden Smith Hopkins firm where a strike is ongoing. Farrell’s friends say a blunt instrument was used. Sullivan denies using more than fists. Sullivan was arrested at midnight by Patrolmen Simonds, Gookins and Crossman and jailed for assault.
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Frank F. Farrell
Linwood Street
Somerville
Richard F. Sullivan
Youlden, Smith & Hopkins
Sullivan
Farrell
D. J. Simonds
Gookins
Crossman
Non-Union Teamster's Jaw Broken By Brick
A non-union teamster dodged around a truck to escape two assailants one armed with a brick and the other with a hammer. A yell of Take that followed by a hammer blow let the men flee with 30 pursuers shouting Police Kill them. James F. Brisson aged 27 of 1 Sixth Street East Cambridge had his jaw broken and was among workers replacing union men with grievances against Youlden Smith Hopkins. Police say patrolman William J Moran is charged with throwing the brick.
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Washington Street
William J. Moran
James F. Brisson
Sixth Street
East Cambridge
Youlden
Smith & Hopkins
Fall River Girls Aid Urged by Woman's Trade Union League
The Woman's Trade Union League of Massachusetts issues an aid appeal for unemployed Fall River girls. Funds support transportation and work placement in domestic roles. Communications to Miss Gertrude Barnum, secretary, 264 Boylston St Boston. checks to Mrs Mary Morton Kehew, treasurer. Office hours September Mondays Wednesdays Fridays 1 to 4. Telephone Back Bay 624.
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Woman's Trade Union League of Massachusetts
Fall River
Gertrude Barnum
Boylston Street
Boston
Mary Morton Kehew
Miss Barnum
Back Bay
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