Poison Death at Manhattan Hotel In Washington Woman
Miss A. W. Wildey of Washington D C was found dead in her hotel room at the Manhattan Hotel New York with a gunshot wound to the temple and a cup with poison. A revolver with one empty chamber lay beside the body and a note signed Miss A. W. Wildey stated that her body would be called for. The registered guest was described as good looking and well dressed.
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New York
A. W. Wildey
Washington, D. C
Manhattan
Forty-second Street
Madison Avenue
Missing Miss Wildey or Wiley in Washington
No trace of a person named Miss A. W. Wildey or Wiley has been found in Washington. The name does not appear in the city directory and police have no information or clues to the identity of the death by own action.
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Washington
A. W. Wildey
Wiley
Millionaire father names shooting suspect in Morrell case
E. C. Converse asserts he could identify the shooter and provide a description to police. Greenwich police say the crime appears to be the work of an amateur. Reports say the crime may have involved kidnapping the Morrell children. Two men have been arrested, one linked to the house as a former cook, the other a tramp found near the railroad.
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New York
E. C. Converse
Walter C. Morrell
Converse
Greenwich, Conn
Morrell
Greenwich
Leaps 130 Feet to Death From Washington Bridge
Frederick W. Hansing a retired merchant of West 140th Street plunged from the Washington Bridge into the Harlem River. He leapt in a despondent mood after a protracted illness. Workmen glimpsed his attempt and one man caught his leg briefly before the fall. The body sank and was not recovered.
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New York
Washington Bridge
Harlem River
Frederick W. Hansing
West One Hundred and Forty-second Street
Hansing
Masked Woman Burglar Sought in Local Break-Ins
Police seek a buggy with two occupants after a string of burglaries in the South End and Back Bay. One man is described as appearing female and wearing a brown slouched hat, with sightings of both men fleeing on foot at the scene.
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South End
Back Bay
Boycott America the World News in Shanghai War Talk
Shanghai reports a growing boycott against American goods sparked by a speech ridiculing Chinese organization and bolstered by sensational claims. Placards show crude drawings of American police beating and hanging Chinese while declaring this is how Chinese are treated in the United States.
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Shanghai
China
Conger
America
Boston
New York
Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Strange death of Mrs Cummings in Jamaica Plain
Mrs. L P Cummings 60 widow lived at 93 Sheridan street Jamaica Plain. An abscess in her ear preceded medical care by Dr W A Perrins. The body was found in bed by Miss S E B Morrow after authorities could not enter. The cause of death to be determined by the city hospital morgue medical examiner.
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L. P. Cummings
Sheridan Street
Jamaica Plain
City Hospital
Cummings
W. A. Perrins
Centre Street
S. Eb.’ Morrow
Amherst man seeks wife and infant daughter missing in Boston
H C Frazer of Amherst New Hampshire called at police headquarters yesterday asking help to locate his wife and baby girl who vanished a week ago Saturday. He fears mental strain from business worries may have caused her to wander. Frazer describes his wife as 22, 5 feet 5 inches, 120 pounds with a dark complexion and crooked nose. He is distraught but calmed after assurances of aid.
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H. C. Frezer
Amherst
N. 8
Boston
Phillips Exeter Opens With Record Attendance
Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter New Hampshire began its 122nd year with a record enrolment as 250 new students registered this afternoon and more are expected in the coming days.
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Phillips Exeter
Exeter
N. H
Phillips Exeter Academy
Army of Children Takes Boston Schools With Eager Charge
The Greater Boston schools opened to about 94 000 pupils the largest attendance ever. High schools faced overcrowding with 1100 anticipated at English High School and 225 at Boston Latin. New districts and six new schoolhouses were used as portable classrooms and outside spaces filled to handle the surge.
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Army OF Children
Boston
Greater Boston
Boyden
Normal School
Boston Latin School
Montgomery Street
Casey
Roslindale
Longfellow
Longfellow School
Hewlett Street
Beech Street
Unitarian Church
East Boston
South Boston
New York Woman Bought From Husband for Five Thousand
A wealthy cotton broker paid Charles Converse five thousand dollars to secure a divorce and marry Mrs. Paul MacCormac. The Dutchess county court file shows the written agreement and the exchange, leading to Mrs. Converse MacCormac’s six to three hours monthly access to her son and a renewed custody dispute.
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New York
Paul MacCormac
West Ninety-fifth Street
Charles FE. Converse
Poughkeepsie
Dutchess County
MacCormac
Converse
Warship to relocate Albers brothers held in Nicaragua
Washington reports a warship will be sent to a Costa Rican port to escort American Minister Merry to the coast near Nicaragua or Honduras where William S. Albers and his brother are confined on charges of resisting legal process and insulting Nicaragua's president. Brubaker of Philadelphia aids their defense after tobacco sales dispute.
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Washington
State
Navy
Merry
San Jose
Nicaragua
Honduras
William S. Albers
Simon Company
Albers
Professor Watchenberger Fatally Stabbed by Pupil
In Athens Tennessee yesterday Professor Albert Watchenberger was stabbed to death by Ernest Powers a 32 year old pupil at the school Powers attacked after the professor attempted to chastise him. The incident occurred on school grounds and authorities describe the motive as arising from disciplinary action.
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Athens
Tenn
Albert Watchenberger
Ernest Powers
Watchenberger
25 Miles of U S Warships Headed for Cape Cod
Rear Admiral Robley D Evans' North Atlantic fleet anchors in Cape Cod Bay after a south east gale. The ships spread about five miles offshore from North Dennis to Sandwich with signaling lights visible to shore residents. Provincetown expected to serve as the fleet's regular station for target practice and maneuvers along the coast.
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Barnstable
Robley D. Evans
Cape Cod Bay
Here
Sandwich
North Dennis
Provincetown
North Atlantic
Bath ship Acme ashore near Batavia with cargo lost
The Bath Me ship Acme from Baltimore for Manila ran ashore in Prince's Channel near Batavia. Assistance arrived. seventy five tons of cargo have been jettisoned and the vessel is leaking at two inches per hour.
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Batavia
Java
The
Bath
Acme
Baltimore
Manila
Prince’s Channel
Record Attendance Promises Largest Year at NEC
Open today at the New England Conservatory of Music with registration already above all prior years. Officials expect 2500 students when classes begin, as Boston grows into a center of musical study. Jordan Hall hosts opening exercises at noon with a festive inauguration.
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New England Conservatory of Music
Boston
United States
Conservatory
Jordan Hall
No Seat for Daughter of Brockton Mayor in Schools
Brockton crowds its schools amid political strife as a new building request is turned down leaving Miss Frances Keith 12 without a seat, despite her father serving as mayor.
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Brockton
Frances Keith
St Josephs parochial school opens with large attendance
In Waltham on September 18 St Josephs parochial school opened with a large attendance. The high school department shows the largest class in several years. New branches of study have been arranged and additional teachers hired with changes in both girls and boys departments.
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Waltham
St. Joseph’s Parochial School
Rioting in Yokohama after treaty protest
A theatre meeting protesting the peace treaty ended in an anti police demonstration. Fourteen police boxes burned, 37 policemen injured and two civilians severely hurt. Many arrests were made. Police say the meeting was a private speculation by a professional agitator who charged admission.
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Yokohama
U S Consoles Japan Over Mikasa Loss
Acting Secretary Darling sent a condolence message to the Japanese navy noting American sympathy over the Mikasa disaster. Advices from Tokyo report 956 killed and missing and 343 wounded aboard the battleship Mikasa.
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Washington
Darling
Tokio
Charles H. Darling
Bureau of Naval Intelligence
Bishop O Connell Leaves Maine for Japan Mission
The Rt. Rev. William H. O Connell bishop of the diocese of Maine bade farewell at South Station last night and boarded a train for New York en route to Japan. He sails this afternoon from New York on a mission to the Emperor of Japan entrusted to him by the Pope.
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William H. O’connell
Diocese of
Maine
New York
Japan
O’connell
Soldiers disperse Finland meeting in Helsinki
Troops with fixed bayonets dispersed a meeting of 800 delegates from towns across Finland. Police had ordered dispersal earlier, but the delegates did not heed the order.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Carmen in Fear of Reds
Wakefield reports a crowd of 25 to 30 alleged anarchists meeting in Lynnhurst woods. They boarded a Wakefield Reading car to Lynnhurst and denounced the government on board. Conductor warned to stay quiet. police and Lynn authorities investigate.
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Wakefield
Boston & Northern Railway
Lynnhurst Woods
Wakefield-Reading
Lynnhurst
Lynn
Komura Typhoid Victim Sighting Delays Return to Japan
Baron Komura the Japanese peace envoy at the Waldorf Astoria in New York is reported ill with typhoid fever with physicians divided on the diagnosis. His trip home is postponed though most of his suite plans to depart tomorrow. Messages from Roosevelt and others arrive as flowers and cards mark concerns. A cable from Baroness Komura asks about her husband’s condition amid recent dangerous rumors.
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New York
Baron Komura
Waldorf- Astoria Hotel
Japan
Roosevelt
Komura
Tragedy At Sea: Medford Man Drowns Off Cherry Island Bar
John J. McLeod, 28, of Medford drowned about 8 pm near Cherry Island bar Beachmont half a mile offshore while fishing with Edward Pine. A squall struck their boat as McLeod lost hold of an oar and fell overboard. Pine could not reach him. Richard Holt rescued Pine and himself reached Winthrop shore. Dr Strong revived Pine after landing.
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John J. McLeod
Medford
Cherry Island Bar
Beachmont
McLeod
Edward Pine
Pine
Richard Holt
Winthrop
Dr. Strong
Bridegroom Survives Six-Story Fall At R I Factory
Daniel F. Strachen, 25, a Boston native and weeklong groom, fell six stories from a construction annex to Brown and Sharpe in Providence. He landed in the basement with a fractured right shoulder brace and bruises, returning to work within hours.
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Providence
R. IL
Daniel F. Strachen
Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company
Strachen
Boston
Dexter Folsom Wedding at Brookline Surprises Society
Brookline society circles were surprised by a quiet Saturday wedding between Miss Mary W. Folsom and Alvin S. Dexter. The ceremony took place in Southbridge with Rev. Arthur Lawrence of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church performing the service.
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Brookline Society
Mary W. Folsom
Albert A. Folsom
Gordon Terrace
Brookline
Alvin S. Dexter
Beacon Street
Southbridge
Arthur Lawrence
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Lovell Daughter Mabel Weds John Houghton in Houghton
Miss Mabel Lovell daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence P Lovell of Mt Vernon Street married John Harvard Houghton of Madison Missouri. The ceremony took place this evening with Rev William H Rider of Gloucester officiating. Bridesmaid Doris Lovell and best man Walter Houghton attended.
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Milrose
Mabel Lovell
Clarence P. Lovell
Mt. Vernon’ Street
John Harvard Houghton
Madison
William H. Rider
Gloucester
Doris Lovell
Walter Houghton
Adams Sq. Five Dollar Suit for Boys
The Adams Square five dollar suit for ages eight to sixteen represents a decade long effort to offer the best two piece suit for five dollars. It is guaranteed all wool with taped seams and reinforced seat and knees. Money refunded if unsatisfactory.
Woman's suit amazes them in Newton report
The Cleveland report says Miss Edith James sues Dr. Benson E. Sagar claiming engagement before his marriage to Mrs. Fanny A. Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Q. A. Whittemore of Newton. The suit surprised their relatives in this city.
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Newton
Cleveland
Benson E. Sagar
Edith James
Fanny A. Davis
John Q. A. Whittemore
Boston Doctor’s Marriage Case Sparks Surprises in Whittemore Family
Whittemore says he knows little of Miss James and doubts the suit for funds against Dr. Sagar. He notes property in Cleveland and that his daughter owns the house and chattels. Mrs. Davis recounts their Maine meeting and June 1 1904 Cleveland marriage claim. City records show no license found. possible Boston license near the city line. Miss James, from York, Cleveland, says engagement was announced before marriage and public in Cleveland society. In Common Pleas, Miss James sues for money spent on her trousseau.
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Mr. Whittemore
Cleveland
Davis
Charles H. Davis
Boston
Albany Street
Maine
Sagar
City Hall
Whittemore House
Miss James
W. H. James
York
Cleveland. She Declares That Dr. Sagar
Court of Common Pleas
Trousse
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Lewis
Dale Street
Charlestown
Warren and
Frothingham
West End
Washington District
Washington Building
Assembly Hall
Uncle Sam
Albers’ Rescue
U. S
Dexter
Folsom
Houghton—Lovell
Washington and Brattle Streets
Pitts-Kimball CO
Boston School OF Piano
Washington St
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