Judge orders probe into Corbett Courtney finish at Edison lab
Edison Newark dispatch reports Judge Dupue charging the grand jury to conduct a searching investigation into the finish fight between Champion Corbett and Courtney before the kinetoscope at Edison’s laboratory in Orange. The charge demands indictment if published facts are correct and directed against principals and spectators.
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Newark
N. J
Dupue
Corbett
Courtney
Edison’s
Orange
Woman Feared to Have Committed Death by Own Action
Rockville Connecticut report states Mrs Henry Serbier 50 wandered from home while temporarily insane. A bloodstained razor and towel were found in a sink and friends could not locate her, raising fear she took her own life.
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Rockville
Conn
Henry Serbier
Portland Teamster Killed by Horses at Fort Portland Head
Charles E. Dyer aged 65, a teamster at the Portland Head fortification, Cape Elizabeth, was killed when his horses bolted and threw him, the wheels passing over him. He left a wife and daughter.
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Charles E. Dyer
Portland Head
Portland
Cape Elizabeth
Life Insurance Ad Promotes Family Legacy in Boston
An old advertisement urges readers to secure life insurance today to support a wife and educate children. It highlights insured sums, interest growth, and a lasting legacy for the family, signed by J T Phelps, State Attorney General, 150 Devon Street, Boston.
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Save Ins. Com
J.T. Phelds
State Lgt
Bostop
Boston high school changes mark first meeting after vacation
The Boston school committee opened its first session after summer break with full attendance. President Pettigrove presided as plans to elect a supervisor were not acted on. Superintendent Seaver gains executive head over all instructors and reports, and proposals to introduce Latin and other studies earlier in grammar schools were debated and referred for study.
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Boston
Pettigrove
Emily A. Fifield
Edwin P. Seaver
Department of Instruction
Seaver
Superintendent of Public Schools of
Miss Heller
Committee On Examinations
Francis A. Waterhouse
Europe
Davis
Robert EK. Babson
Babson
Mr. Waterhouse
William A Martin
Comins School
Myron T. Pritchard
Everett School
Martin
Brimmer School
Abraham Lincoln
Joseph T. Paget
Walter S. Parker
Cummins
Everett
Mechanic Arts
Lowell
Committee On
Diphtheria Epidemic Strikes South Boston Barricades
Diphtheria cases surge across wards 13 through 15 with six deaths this month, many concentrated in City Point Ninth street. The Board of Health, Drs Shea McDonald Durgin and McCollum lead urgent efforts, enforcing home isolations and door notices while expanding facilities at the Old Court House.
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Boston
Board of Health
City Point
Ninth Street
Ninth _ street
South
Dorchester
South Boston
Shea
McDonald
Durgin
Ward 18
Southland
Health Department
West Fifth Street
Wrighth Street
McCollum
Department
Court House
Windy Springfield meet features big riders and missed mile invite
Springfield opened with a brisk meet at Hampden Park as riders battled wind and close finishes. Tyler failed to qualify in the mile international while Johnson and Sanger emerged as top contenders, with McDuffee, Bald, Bliss, and Butler among the notable performers across Class A and B events.
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Springfield
Tyler
Harry
Johnson
Sanger
Titus
Bald
Nat Butler
Harvey Davison
Toronto
Allen
Haggerty
Williams
Plantiff
Wettergreen
Fuller
Porter
Mayo
Sanders
McDuffee
Bliss
Billy Murphy
Taylor
Harry Tyler
Pinkey Bliss
A. J. Brown
Cleveland
Ray McDonald
Columbia
L. C. Johnson
W. C. Sanger
Union
A. W. Warren
Springfield Bicycle Club
C. H. Callahan
Buffalo
BE. A. McDuffee
Malden
Harry Arnold
Rambler
Lovell
T. W. Cooper
E C. Bald
L. A. Callahan
George Taylor
Waltham
Raymond McDonald
J. S. Johnson
Syracuse
G. F. Taylor
Hartford
W. Coleman
W. Taxis
Philadelphia
A. H. Lumsden
Chicago
L.D. Cabanne
St. Louis
E. C. Bald
T. J. Ttus
New York
H. C. Tyler
A. E. Brown
J. P. Bliss
H. R. Stinson
Tom Cooper
A. E. Lumsden
L. C
L. D. Cabanne
William Taxis
R. McDonald
H. E. Githens
KE. F. Miller
Vineland
Boston
Ed McDuffee
A. I. Brown
W. W. Taxis
F. J. Titus
H. C. Githens
J. R. Stinson
I. Silvie
E. A. McDuffee
W. F. Murphy
C. R. Coulter
Toledo
C. T. Nelson
GF. Taylor
Waitham
C. J. Nelson
L. Johnson
H. A. Githens
Brooklyn
America’s Leading Paper Echoes Editorial Stance
The editor declares the newspaper’s strong viewpoint as the nation’s premier organ. It frames governance, policy, and public duty as central to its mission, urging readers to engage, scrutinize leaders, and uphold democratic norms amid political shifts.
W Boehne Suicide Attempt Ends in Death at Leverett Street
William Boehne 21 attempted suicide by slashing his throat with a razor on the roof of his home at 68 Leverett Street West End. He was found in a near fatal state and died minutes before 9 at Massachusetts General Hospital. Unemployed and despondent over work, he lived unmarried and acted alone.
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William Boehne
Baney
Leverett Street
West End
Brechin
President and Thurbers Visit Buzzard's Bay Village
At the Gables and the Nest in Buzzard's Bay on September 11 President Cleveland hosted Mr and Mrs Thurber and Miss Thurber from Marion for the day. In the afternoon, with Mrs Cleveland, he visited Joe Jefferson and family at Crows Nest, marking his first drive through the village this season.
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Buzzard’s Bay
Veteran Odd Fellows Hold Annual Outing in Newburyport
The Veteran Odd Fellows Association of Newburyport held its annual outing on September 11 with a morning business meeting. About 100 members and ladies attended a forenoon trip to Plum Island followed by a banquet.
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Newburyport
Veteran Odd Fellows’ Association
Plum Island
Robbery Ends in Death of Burlington Milk Dealer Roy Foster
Roy Foster, 46, a Burling ton milk dealer, was shot and killed by three unknown highwaymen near Billerica Centre while returning home from Boston. The assailants robbed him, fled in a wagon, and a pursuit ensued with Constable Livingston and armed helpers. Foster left a wife and five children.
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Lowell
Roy Foster
Burlington
Billerica Centre
Billerica
Mr. Stearns
Livingston
Foster
Stearns
Andover
Woburn
Coffey Accuses Daughter of Injury at North End Home
William Coffey, 59, of 29 Tileston Street, admitted to City Hospital after sustaining fractured ribs. He alleges his daughter Johanna Coffey assaulted him during a Monday night dispute. Johanna denies the charge. Coffey, a longtime strongman now troubled by asthma, awaits injury results as authorities keep Johanna under espionage.
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William Coffey
Tileston Street
North End
City Hospital
Coffey
Johanna Coffey
Johanna
J Oy
Maguire
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