$50,000 in Cape summer colony burglaries exposed
A lone thief looted more than 20 Cape Cod summer homes near Barnstable Woods Hole Hyannisport Osterville over two weeks. The Harris Chestnut Hill Boston home yielded most jewels and cash, while multiple other residences lost sums, with police unable to locate the suspect who targets retirement houses after nightfall.
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Boston
Cape
Barnstable
Woods Hole
Hyannisport
Osterville
Henry W. Harris
Chestnut Hill
Brookline
Minors
Harris
William Lloyd Garrison
Grace E. Fay
Commonwealth Avenue
Horace K. Bearse
Sheridan Street
Jamaica Plain
C. M. Hinkle
Cincinnati
Minor’s
Walter ©. Luscomb
Wood
Grace Ey
James Otis
Wiando Beach
South Yarmouth
George Wells
Southbridge Bank
Andrew Winslow
Benjamin Wilde
Holyoke
Lindsay
Pratt
Crook
Bradford and Hardiman
Free Lovers Marry After Brief Courtship in Pasadena
Charleton W. Washburn of Pasadena and Miss Heloise Chandler of Philadelphia wed at Washburns home after a week together and a prenuptial pact declaring marriage should not be a dragon. Judge McDowell refused to marry them as the pact would nullify marriage, so Judge Northrup was brought from Alhambra to perform the ceremony after confirming no legal obstacle.
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Pasadena
Cal
Charleton W. Washburn
Heloise Chandler
Philadelphia
Robert W. McDowell
Alhambra
W. M.’ Northrup
Aunt Delia's Pies Missing on President Taft Birthday
Taft's fiftieth birthday was quiet at the Elm Street home of Aunt Delia Torrey. Miss Torrey denies making her famous apple pies for Nephew William. Delia says she supervised the turkey dinner while Josephine Foley prepared the meal.
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Imillbury
William Howard
Taft
Delia” Torrey
Elm Street
Miss Torrey
Josephine Foley
Taft Family Reunion Marks President's Birthday in Millbury
President William Howard Taft celebrated his birthday with a Taft family reunion in Millbury. Guests included his brother Charles Taft and family, Dr. EB Grosvenor and wife, and local residents. Taft attended church, visited Singleterry Lake, chatted with old friends, and cut a 55-candle cake at a New England style dinner.
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Taft
Mee
Fett
Helen Taft
Charles P. Taft
Louise
Biddeford Pool
EB. A. Grosvenor
Millbury
Amherst
Robert W. Peper
Matthew xxi
Charles
Singleterry Lake
Sutton
Joseph N. Dinand
Thomas M. Connor
Torreys
Tom
Mr. Connor
Hudson Hakes
Henry W. Aiken
William ‘Windle
Tafts Visit Central Cemetery in Millbury Ohio
President Taft and brother Charles Taft toured the Central Cemetery in Millbury to honor distant relatives buried there. They later departed via two large cars en route home through Mendon where the President’s grandfather is buried. Miss Torrey and Helen Taft rode with Miss Louise Taft and Secretary Michler in one car. the President and wife with Charles Taft and Major Rhoades occupied the other.
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White House
Beverly Farms
Delia
President Taft
Charles Taft
Central Cemetery
Millbury
Mendon
Torrey
Helen Taft
Louise Taft
Michler
Major Rhoades
Spencer in Last Services at Jail
Mrs. Spencer the condemned man’s mother left Saturday night for Connecticut after a long effort to save her son. She appealed to the Governor and sought a meeting with the President at his Beverly home but did not obtain a pardon or commutation.
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Spencer
Pha
Connecticut
United States
Beverly
Family Visit For Convicted Murderer Jordan Before Execution
Jordan is due to die in the electric chair the week of Sept 22 for murdering Honora J. Jordan. He spoke with his parents sisters and their husbands at East Cambridge jail in a restrained calm visit, showing no reference to the crime or his impending execution.
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Chester
Jordan
Honora J
Phineas Jordan
Frederic C. Kendall
Jesse Livermore
East Cambridge
John R. Fairbairn
Charlestown
Spencer
Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards Return Toward Hillsville Scene
Sidna Allen and his nephew Wesley Edwards, linked to the Hillsville Virginia courthouse shooting on March 14, are escorted through Cincinnati. They arrive from Des Moines under guard with three detectives and a girl who aided the case, heading back toward the crime locale.
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Cincinnati
Sidna Allen
Wesley Edwards
Hillsville
Des Moines
Detectives recount capture of two prisoners and a Miss Iroler
Chief Baldwin details a calm trip from Des Moines to Roanoke after the arrest. He says Miss Maude Iroler aided Edward and was not a traitor, with $50 involved in the case. Detectives traced letters, followed suspects, and planned the capture on the Norfolk & Western line.
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Des Moines
Baldwin
Wesley Edwards
Mt. Airy
N. C
Miss Iroler
Iroler
Edwards
Lucas
Roanoke
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Fifth death at L Street bath house shocks Roxbury
George Morin 34 Hampden Street Roxbury died after diving from a raft at the L Street bath house yesterday. His brother Alfred aided others in pulling him ashore. Carney Hospital ambulance crew declared him dead. autopsy to follow. Morin was 30 and married.
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L Street
George Morin
Hampden Street
Roxbury
Alfred
Carney Hospital
Morin
One Drowned at Lake Quinsigamond
Worcester record reports George Dubois aged 24 of 14 Bradley Street drowned at Lake Quinsigamond near the public bath after cramps. He was swimming in deep water and the body was recovered with rescue efforts ongoing.
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Worcester
George Dubois
Bradley Street
Lake Quinsigamond
Dubois
Earthquake Damages Homes in Granada Andalusia
An earthquake struck Granada in Andalusia today causing damage to several houses. The quake was reported from Madrid with no further details on injuries or aftershocks.
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Madrid
Granada
Andalusia
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