Worcester Word Portrait of a Gentleman Burglar
Worcester resident William Henry Peterhans, born in Boston to German nobility, is jailed after pleading guilty to four burglaries. His landlady, Mrs. Robert E. Gates, calls him highly sensitive with a nervous temperament and predicts possible self destruction, likening him to Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. In 1896 he was sentenced by Judge F A.
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Worcester
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Robert E. Gates
Atlantic
William Henry Peterhans
Pleasant Street
Peterhans
F. A
Redmond
Boston
M. P
Archbishop Williams
Brady
Lenox
Pleads in Vain Before Par-don Committee
Fred B. Moore begged the Salem House of Correction councillors for release from a two year sentence for larceny of a gold dollar. After a one year served, the committee found no clear case for clemency. District Attorney Peters doubted Moore’s innocence and noted the hearing was pressed by Moore's insistence on innocence. He had no witnesses and spoke for himself.
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Douglas
Fred B. Moore
Salem
Moore
Edison Electric Illuminating Company Ad Boston
The Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston announces services or notices from 3 Head Place in Boston.
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The
Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston
Essex Club Dinner Highlights Lodge Campaign
At the Essex Club annual dinner in Peabody 150 Essex County Republicans heard Henry Cabot Lodge John W Weeks and other candidates speak on foreign policy and the need to build up New England merchant marine Sessions featured Francis H Appleton as chair and noted the absence of W Scott Peters due to a pardon case.
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Lodge
Essex Club
Peabody
New England
Massachusetts
Essex County
Henry Cabot Lodge
John W. Weeks
W. Scott Peters
Francis H. Appleton
Essex
Samuelll. Sawyer
Danvers
Charles Brown
Harvard Football Starts Season With 50 Candidates
Harvard opened its football season as 50 candidates reported to Head Coach William T. Reid at Soldiers Field. Veterans dominated the turnout with Pierce Brill Parker White among the notable returnees, while new prospects included Cunniff Montgomery Starr Harley Leary Nesmith Wendell Hanley Shurtleff Blagden Foster Leonard Melers Lockwood Barney McFadden Snyder and others. The squad was split into groups for a brisk practice emphasizing ball handling and punting with Parker Starr White and Pierce forming a potential varsity nucleus.
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Harvard
William T. Reid
Soldiers Field
Pierce
Brill
Parker
White
Cunniff
Penn
Montgomery
Starr
Harley
Leary
Nesmith
Wendell
Hanley
Shurtleff
Blagden
Junie Foster
Bob Leonard
Melers
Lockwood
Barney
McFadden
Snyder
Rela
Reid
Leonard
New York Life Tells Of Syndicate Operations and Profits
Treasurer Edmund D Randolph testified before the legislative committee that New York Life participated in about 80 syndicate ventures. Policyholders gained about 2 390 000 in profits while stock holdings yielded 6 400 000. Randolph said he had no personal syndicate ties and earned only a salary, and stock sales since 1901 were profits from syndicate activity and sold per by law.
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New York
Edmund D. Randolph
Legislative Investigating Committee
New York Life
Randolph
Boston Champions Fall at Philadelphia 1 0
Local Nations beat Duffy's Quakers 3 to 2 in ten innings. Alwin wins Gravesend feature race. Yankee and Elmina Ir. capture Astor cups. Monster sport carnival planned for Redmond tribute with around fifty candidates ward eleven.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Duffy
Quakers
Alwin
Gravesend
Yankee
Elmina Ir
Redmond
Mutual Life Heaviest Stockholder in Pennsylvania Railroad
Frederick Cromwell treasurer of the Mutual Life Insurance Company testified before the special legislative committee probing life insurance practices. He said the Mutual Life is greatly interested in the Pennsylvania railroad and that its holdings in Pennsylvania stock total 5 000 000 par.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Frederick Cromwell
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Cromwell Defends Syndicates in Mutual Life Case
Cromwell takes the stand and defends syndicates as essential to finance. He recalls Mutual Life assets rising from 100 million to over 100 million in his tenure as treasurer and states the company participates in every syndicate it enters. He asserts investments could not proceed without syndicates.
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Cromwell
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Gloucester Son Pardoned After Illness Dies on Mother’s Steps
William Powell 23, recently released on remission after a year for a minor offense and tuberculosis, collapses on his mother's Gloucester steps. His mother Mrs Josephine Powell, who fought for his pardon with no money, witnesses his fatal moment and vows vindication.
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Gloucester
William Powell
Powell
Ipswich
Redmond in Boston for Irish agitation fund rally
Parliament member William H K Redmond arrives in Boston and will speak at the American League grounds on home rule for Ireland. The event aims to raise part of a 50 000 fund with about 10 000 still needed, and Redmond and Mrs Redmond plan to attend athletic contests after meetings with Catholic leaders and Irish groups.
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William H. K. Redmond
Boston
American League
Redmond
United Irish Land League
Erin
Ireland
Cures Nervous Disorders Headache Insomnia Exhaustion
An advertising claim states a product cures nervous disorders including headache insomnia exhaustion and restlessness by rebuilding the nervous system. The copy emphasizes quick relief and restoring energy.
Maniac Giant Fights 10 Hurls Oil Stove in Fatal Room Battle
John Nash of 5 Corning Street confronted Henry Stramburg 6 feet 4 inches tall weighing 225 pounds in a top floor room. The maniac hurled a lit oil stove and started a fire before cutting his own throat while Nash and John Hurley tried to intervene.
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John Nash
Corning Street
Henry Stramburg
John Hurley
Stramburg
Nash
Giant Stramburg Attacks Man Then Threatens with Knife
At City Hospital Stramburg, a large blacksmith, attacked Nash in a Corning street room causing smoke and a knife wound. Hurley, New England lightweight champ, aided Nash in subduing Stramburg until police arrived. Doctors called the wound slight but Stramburg a nervous wreck.
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Stramburg
Nash
Auto Crash on Cambridge Street Leaves Man Injured
Gordon Turner aged 26 of Highlandville was speeding along Cambridge Street near Saunders Street Brighton when his car collided with an oncoming Newton electric vehicle. He sustained severe head and body contusions, was carried into a nearby house for first aid, then taken to his home.
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Cambridge Street
Saunders Street
Brighton
Gordon Turner
Highlandville
Newton
Fair Local Forecast for Boston and Vicinity
The local forecast calls for fair weather in Boston and nearby areas. Thursday will be cooler with northerly to westerly winds and continued dry conditions.
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Boston and Vicinity
Washington's Forecast For New England Weather Change
It will be colder Thursday in New England with low Thursday night in exposed places. Winds along the New England coast will be fresh northwest diminishing. along the middle Atlantic coast they will be fresh north.
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New England
Middle Atlantic
Baby Harold Tevriz Tied to South End Arrest
Infant son of Harold Tevriz, a South End restaurateur, appears to be involved as the cause of an arrest reported yesterday. Police did not link the baby to the crime directly and the background remains unclear.
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Harold Tevriz
South End
Suspect Elmer E. Young Held in Hope Young Case
Police authorities arrest Elmer E. Young of 235 Washington Street amid investigation into the sensational Hope Young child murder case. Young is a figure noted for his interest in the case.
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Elmer E. Young
Washington Street
Newspaper Row
Hope Young
Lawyer Young Arrested In Worcester Street Larceny Case
Mrs Helen Rogers of 38 Worcester Street charged Harold Young with stealing a sum from her daughter Terriz. Terriz says Young promised separation papers for 35 dollars and extra 10, then fled to Canada and demanded more money. Terriz and Terriz’s husband suspect misuse of photos as leverage.
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Helen Rogers
Worcester Street
Terriz
Young
Harold
Canada
Boxers' Death After Friendly Bout Rocks Marblehead
Michael Murphy of Marblehead died at Beverly Hospital after a boxing bout left him unconscious. He received a head blow yesterday, and an autopsy will be performed by the medical examiner.
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Beverly
Michael Murphy
Marblehead
Beverly Hospital
Murphy
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