Begin Work of Elevating Railroad Tracks at Dudley Street Crossing
Work to elevate the Dudley street railroad crossing in Roxbury began with a trench dug for a retaining wall on the westerly side of the Midland division of the New York, New Haven & Hartford line. Derricks and hoists are set. poles are being relocated to avoid interference. the route includes a deflection at Humphreys street and passing through the Humphreys estate yard, removing several fruit trees before rejoining the Midland division and connecting at Dudley street.
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Dudley Street
Roxbury
Midland Division
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Humphreys Street
Humphreys
Midland Divsion
Little Green
Clifton Street
Cruiser Des Moines Heads to Cuba in Readiness
The administration plans deliberate action on Cuba with careful supply preparation for a possible first expedition. Officials say intervention would occur only if rebellion escalates, and major American capitalists oppose intervention due to potential losses and lengthy settlements.
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Cuba
United States
Missing Man Hat Found After Disappearance at South Boston Wharf
William Calhoun, 62, of 679 Hast Second Street, South Boston, has not returned home after a night shift. His hat was recovered in the water near Curran and Burton's coal wharf on Summer Street extension, prompting police concern. Sailor Frank Lunedeen, 39, fell into a coal hole during the search and was injured. fellow sailor Patrick Joyce, 34, fainted from the ordeal.
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William Calhoun
Second Street
Boston
Curran & Burton
Summer Street
Calhoun
Frank L. Lunedeen
Kanawha
Patrick J. Joyce
Athens Street
Lunedeen
Harness larceny suspect arrested in South Boston
Officer Linton of Division 6 arrested William M. Murphy 32 of 18 Gold Street on a warrant for larceny of two sets of harness valued at 75 dollars from Hall's stable on Cypress Street.
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Linton
South Boston
William M. Murphy
Gold Street
Hall
Cypress Street
Postal Clerk in Newton Discharged After Shortage Found
William Dawson, a Newton Highlands postal clerk with nearly ten years in service, was permanently suspended after a large shortage was uncovered in an internal audit by Postmaster Morgan. The Newton Letter Carriers Association had previously reported shortages to Washington.
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Newton
William Dawson
Newton Highlands
Dawson
Morgan
Newton Letter Carriers’ Association
Washington, D. C
Williams
Highlands Station
Marvelous electric-steam scintillator shown at Wonderland
A new electric-steam scintillator debuted at Wonderland last evening with glow ing sunsets and stormy sky effects. The device, secured by Wonderland at great expense, will be exhibited nightly through Sunday at 11 o'clock with powerful blowers driving steam and searchlights creating kaleidoscopic colors across the sky.
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Wonderland
Logan Campaign Rally in South Boston Tonight
South Boston hosts a campaign rally for Congress candidate Senator Edward J L Logan in Gray's Hall Ward 14 at 8 p m with other speakers on the 10th district race. Logan also plans a reception in Farrell Hall Edward Everett Square Ward 16 as supporters show strong backing.
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South Boston
Congress
Edward JL. Logan
Gray’s Hall
Logan
Farrell Hall
Edward Everett Square
Brandeis Treats Wage-Earners Life Insurance Critique
Brandeis in Collier's Weekly provides a comprehensive review of wage earners life insurance. He compares industrial life insurance with savings banks, highlights waste in current schemes, cites a 219.78 percent annual dividend on stock, and argues for savings bank insurance as the proper remedy with low prices and sound terms.
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Louis D. Brandeis
Boston
Collier's Weekly
Brandeis
Massachusetts
Savings’ Bank
Two youths arrested in horse theft from Medford lumber yard
In Medford on September 11 James Dingivan aged 19 of Somerville and Edward Riley aged 19 of Cambridge were charged with larceny of a horse a buggy and harness from Thatcher Littlefield a local lumber dealer. They were arrested in Lowell by Patrolman Buffum and officers after the theft occurred yesterday morning in front of Littlefield's Boston avenue office.
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Medford
Thatcher Littlefield
James Dingivan
Somerville
Edward Riley
Cambridge
Lowell
Buffum
Littlefield
Boston Avenue
Veteran Soldier Seth J Sampson Dies at 73
Seth J Sampson a charter member of Post 1 G A R New Bedford and member of Kearsarge Veterans of Boston died yesterday at Johnson City National Home at age 73.
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Seth J. Sampson
Post 1
New Bedford
Kearsarge Veterans of
Boston
Johnson City National Home
Medford Man to Wed Cuban Heiress in October
Miss Alice Diaz 22 of Grant avenue daughter of Manuel Diaz Cuban tobacco and sugar grower engaged to James Daniel Stinson 23 son of M F Stinson Manning street Boston manufacturer. The wedding set for October 17 marks a romance started years ago with Diaz a musician and alumna of Medford public schools and the local high school. Stinson also attended Medford public schools and Boston College with further studies at St Michael's College in Canada.
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Medford
Alice Diaz
Grant Avenue
Manuel Diaz
Cuba
James Daniel Stinson
M. F. Stinson
Manning Street
Boston
Miss Diaz
Mr. Stinson
Boston College
St. Michael’s College
Canada
Thugs Choke Man For $3 In East Cambridge Robbery
Thomas Horgan of 209 Charles Street East Cambridge reports being assaulted and robbed near Station 15 between 10 30 and 11 pm by two men who choked him into unconsciousness and took about eight dollars in change. A passerby alerted authorities but the robbers fled before a second pocketed sum was recovered. Horgan filed a complaint with officers who found no trace of the suspects.
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Station 15
Thomas Horgan
Charles Street
East Cambridge
Horgan
Somerville Thieves Target Women Homes
Mrs. T. S. Sawyer of 319 Beacon Street found her Somerville house entered from the back door while she was present on the front piazza. A thief took a lady's gold watch, $10 in cash, and other items, with the loss only discovered the next evening.
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Somerville
T. S. Sawyer
Beacon Street
Debts of Zion City Reported in Court
John C. Hately as receiver in Zion City filed the first official report noting city liabilities total 6,125,018 with quick assets 372,054 and slow assets 2,156,427 as litigation continues in federal court.
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Chicago
John C. Hately
Zion City
Maine Woman Margaret Evans Dies in Denver
Mrs. Margaret Evans widow of former Governor John Evans died at her son William G. Evans home in Denver. Born August 21, 1830 in Bowdoinham Maine, she married John Evans in Chicago in 1854. She belonged to a distinguished New England family and lived in Denver since 1862.
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Denver
Col
Margaret Evans
John Evans
William G. Evans
Evans
Colorado
Lincoln
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