Mobbed on Fair Grounds at Newburyport Fair
George Harris of Hampton New Hampshire was carried to safety by Captain Charles Wells and State Officer Scott after a mob of about 5000 attacked him at the Newburyport fair ground. He was pursued after tomatoes were thrown and his guitar snatched amid near riot conditions as 15000 spectators watched the final day proceedings.
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Newburyport
George Harris
Hampton
N. H
Charles Wells
Scott
Harris
Warris
Wells
Protector
Brockton
Neptune
T. W. Priest
Portsmouth
Amesbury
Fisherman
Gloucester
White Angel
Salem
Erie
Georgetown
Tiger
55 Years in Solitude for Levying Crime Suffered
Henry Lehna received the harshest Crawford county sentence after abducting 14 year old Alma Whitehead and holding her in the woods all night. Judge Frank J. Thomas sentenced Lehna to 55 years in solitary confinement at the Western penitentiary.
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Meadville
Penn
Henry Lehna
Alma Whitehead
R. B. Whitehead
Crawford County
Frank J. Thomas
Lehna
Western Penitentiary
One Quarter of Boston Bond Issue Sold
City of Boston sold one quarter of its $1,000,000 four percent registered bonds over the counter at City Hall. City Treasurer Slattery reports $236,000 disposed with $32,000 in sales yesterday and confidence the issue will be fully sold without trouble.
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City of
Little Frankie Owen Found Safe at Last
After a troubled Boston upbringing and wandering with a foster mother, Frankie Owen now Sullivan is at home in Brentwood New Hampshire with his mother. The boy had been a public concern in Boston during the summer while living at the Chardon Street Home. He is said to have found stability after being discharged as cured and is now a favorite at the New Hampshire residence.
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Frankie Owen
Boston
Chardon Street
Little Wanderer
Brentwood
N. H
Frankie Owens
Sullivan
Mr. Owens
Owens
Little Wayfarer
New Hampshire
Wellman Returns Home From Arctic Airship Expedition
Walter Wellman, head of the Wellman-Chicago Record-Herald expedition, arrives at Tromsø aboard the Frith Jof after returning from Spitzbergen. He confirms abandoning the year’s pole attempt following a disaster during the Sept 2 ascent. The airship drifted southeast over land in strong NW winds. the balloon was cut adrift and recovered after two days.
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Trondhjem
Norway
Walter Wellman
Wellman-Chicago Record-Herald
Tromsoe
Frithjof
Spitzbergen
North Pole
Dorchester Couple Celebrates 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs J W Lane longtime Dorchester residents marked their silver anniversary at 668 Dudley Street last evening receiving many gifts including a purse of 177 dollars from wholesale produce merchants and Mr Lane’s associates.
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Dorchester
J. W. Lane
Dudley Street
Lodge Stands on Public Opinion Bill In Faneuil Hall
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge speaks at a Sunday meeting in Boston's Cradle of Liberty center about the public opinion bill. Representative Robert Luce of Somerville attends and debates the bill amid Republican machine opposition. Luce predicts no plank against the bill in the state convention.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Faneuil Hall Hall
Central Labor Union
Robert Luce
Somerville
Senator Lodge
Luce
Maine
Cradle of Liberty
Republican Machine
Beauty awards given to Newport society women
After the Newport Horse Show, awards honored three leading matrons and a top-gowned girl. Mrs Joseph Widener of Philadelphia and Mrs William Roelker repeat as winners, with Mrs Er Moore Robinson from New York named as the blonde ideal. Miss Vera Gilbert is cited as the handsomest and best gowned single girl.
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Newport
Newport Society
Joseph J. Widener
Philadelphia
William G. Roelker
Widener
Roelker
Er. Moore Robinson
New York
Robinson
Vera Gilbert
Missing Son Sought by Worcester Mother After Years
Mrs. Harriette R. Carter of 29 Clinton street Worcester appeals to the Post to find her son Edward G Fay who vanished after serving in the Spanish American War. Fay enlisted in 1898 left for Cuba with troops, earned an honorable discharge, later went to the Pacific coast, and has not been heard from for about three years. The distressed mother pleads for help in locating him.
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Harriette R. Carter
Clinton Street
Worcester
Edward G. Fay
Scituate
Cuba
Washington
Pacific Coast
St Peter's Court To Initiate Large Class Sept 26
St Peter's Court 18 of the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters will initiate a large class on Thursday evening September 26 in Faneuil Hall. Dr Henry Towle chief ranger will oversee the ceremony with John Henry Newman Court 83 of Everett staff assisting. Officers for the term include Edward N Murphy recording secretary William P Lyons financial secretary and John F Brooks treasurer.
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Faneuil Hall
St. Peter's Court
Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters
Henry (. Towle
John Henry Newman
Everett
Edward N. Murphy
William P. Lyons
John F. Brooks
Leprosy scare dismissed for Louis Goldblatt
The Lynn scare over potential leprosy in Louis Goldblatt ends as Louis is cleared and returns to school. Morris Goldblatt had been sent to Penikese Island two weeks earlier for the disease, and his family faced schoolyard concerns. The eldest daughter has kept her job but Mary remains unemployed.
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Lynn
Louis Goldblatt
Louis
Morris Goldblatt
Penikese Island
Mary
Exclusive Wee Burn Golf Club Raided by Police
Police raided the Wee Burn Golf Club in South Norwalk per a mistaken tip alleging illicit liquor. Agents, led by Clark, concluded they had entered the wrong establishment after drinks were served by bartender Michael Leach, and decided to proceed with prosecution.
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South Norwalk
Conn
Noroton
Smith's Hotel
Herman Smith
Ward McAllister
Michael Leach
Clark
Wee Burn Golf Club
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Mt. Asthma
Espic
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Committee On Election Laws
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Tuce
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Underhill
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Little Louis Goldblatt
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