Italian gunman runs amuck in North End shooting spree
Luigi Botticelli, an Italian resident, toppled Oldfield’s machine 50 feet and caused a ten minute terror with a pistol in Charter street and Greenough lane. Officer J E Nickerson wrestled the weapon away, placing Botticelli under arrest after a struggle. Stilettos and a dirk were found on the suspect.
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Luigi Botticelli
North End
Charter Street
Greenough Lane
J. E. Nickerson
Botticelli
Ricker Family Duped by Boston Banco Steerer
Lynn report details the Ricker family of six being swindled by Jason Horton posing as a Palm Beach hotel manager. Ernest Ricker advanced $160 for Florida trip tickets, then Horton vanished, leaving the family to reassess a supposed Florida ride. The arc followed earlier by a layer of promises and hopes of escaping winter.
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Lynn
Ricker
Boston Banco Steerer
Ernest
Boston
Florida
Jason
Horton
Palm Beach
Fla
Ormond
North
Land of Flowers
Rickers
John S
Druggists Battle Rate Cutters At National Meet
At the National Wholesale Druggists Association convention in New York, leaders debate tax relief on alcohol and currency reform. Thomas V. Wooten urges wholesale action to halt rate cutting with the Miles plan of direct contract and serial numbering, while a committee endorses a compromise to satisfy about 40,000 retailers facing precarious livelihoods.
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Congress
National Wholesale Druggists’ Association
Hotel Somerset
Proprietary Association of America
Munyon
Wholesale Druggists’ Association
Thomas V. Wooten
Chicago
National Association of Retail Druggists
Wooten
Association
Miles
Petegate
Smitt
Smithers
United States
Sir Thomas Liipton Hosted Aboard New Yorker Harbor Cruise
Captain Braisted recounts hosting Sir Thomas Liipton on the fireboat New Yorker in New York Harbor. He notes excellent results from Father John's Medicine as a tonic and body builder, claiming it cures colds and throat and lung troubles.
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Braisted
Sir Thomas Liipton
New Yorker
New York Harbor
Father John
Hat Pin Her Weapon in Brockton Runaway Case
Eva Hall, a Brockton runaway from Ashland, attempted suicide with a hat pin near a Howard street Chinese restaurant. Officers Merritt and Fay restrained her, transporting her to Joy Street station as her mother pleaded. Lieutenant O Rourke warned of decisive action. she agreed to boarding school, leaving the West End. Her prosperous parents, seeking to restore order, reported loss of Eva’s wardrobe valued at 150 dollars, tied to her departure from Brockton weeks earlier due to stepfather restraint.
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Merritt
Fay
Howard Street
Eva Hall
Brockton
Joy Street
Eva
O’ Rourke
West End
Ashland
Parks Calls a Strike in Batterick Building Work
New York September 9. The old Housesmiths Union on Fourteenth street goes on strike after sub contractors hire members of the rival union. Sam Parks, business agent, leads action as the two unions confront each other at the Butterick building and the George A Fuller Company site at Fourteenth street and Sixth Avenue.
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New York
Batterick
Fourteenth Street
Sam Parks
Employers’ Association
Parks
Powers fear a carnival of blood in Turkey and provinces
London reports the great powers dread a brutal spree of murder in Turkey and Christian districts under the Sultan. Macedonians claim 65,000 casualties while warships near Turkish waters may mount a coordinated push to curb the sultan. Beiruts marines await orders as Turks fear unrest spreads. Insurgent districts near Okranda arm themselves as authorities crack down.
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Turkey
London
Beirut
Marines Sleep While Beirut Turmoil Rages
The Moslem quarter of Beirut was in anarchy from Friday to last night with 30 killed, no foreigners among the dead. Shops closed, streets empty, government unable to protect residents. American cruisers Brooklyn and San Francisco arrived. Admiral Cotton mobilized guards at the consulate. Marines stand ready to disembark, with landing sites scouted along the coast. Mission authorities asked governor for guards for the printing office and mission property. A later attempt to enter an American home failed. Local opinion favors placing Beirut under an autonomous Christian government for Lebanon.
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Brooklyn
San Francisco
Admiral Cotton
United States
Americas
Beirut
Lebanon
Consuls at Salonica call for warships
Sofia dispatches report that consuls at Salonica urge ambassadors to send warships amid fears of dynamite outrages. A 600-strong revolutionary band clashed with Turkish troops between Melnik and Demirhissar with heavy losses claimed. Eight thousand Turkish soldiers moved from Losengrad toward the Bulgarian frontier as Prilep and Monastir remained under siege with gates closed.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Dnevnik
Salonicas
Melnik
Demirhissar
Losengrad
Prilep
Monastir
Turkish Forces Ordered to Cross into Bulgaria
A Constantinople dispatch reports Turkish troops ordered to cross the Bulgarian frontier of eastern Roumelia during the full moon to surround bands in the Adrianople vilayet. Rumors say the war minister wants to start hostilities against Bulgaria, deemed no longer avoidable.
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Bulgaria
Vienna
Constantinople
Die Zeit
Roumelia
Adrianople
Macedonian Leader Killed in Salonica Fight
European Turkey dispatch reports Captain Zoyan, a famed revolutionary leader, killed at Lake Amatovo in the vilayet of Constanti. The capture or outcome follows the continuing action in the Salonica theater with further details promised on page 4.
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Salonica
Turkey
Zoyan
Lake Amatovo
Vilayet of
Constanti
Scouts Spoil Gambling Raid. Arrests Follow
Special Officer McCarthy and Patrolman Wright spotted a group gambling on Everett street bridge. Two youths watched from the edge as the gang scattered. arrests followed for Thomas Moore, 2, of 26 Warrenton Street, and Holston, 17, of 4 Hane Street, with police pursuing other juvenile gambling rings.
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McCarthy
Wright
Brighton
Everett Street
Thomas Moore
Warrenton Street
Holston
Hane Street
Boston Area Weather Outlook Fair and Warmer Next Two Days
Weather forecast for Boston and surrounding area calls for fair skies and a warmer Thursday, followed by generally cloudy conditions Friday with likely rain. Washington dispatch notes New England: fair Thursday, warmer in western and interior southern sections, rain Friday in west and south portions with fresh winds.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Temperature Reading and Autumnal Remedies Ad Catalogued
A Thompsons Spa entry records yesterday temperatures from 6 AM to 1 PM at 219 Washington Street. The notice promotes Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a cure for languor and exhaustion from heat, claiming permanent vigor and refreshment.
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Thompson’s Spa
Washington Street
Horsford
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