Confesses Robber Indicted After Newton Assault
Harry Kimball confesses to assault and robbery of Miss Margaret Sullivan in Newton. Arrested in Westchester Pennsylvania he pled guilty in Lowel Superior Court and is held on $10,000 bond. Sullivan a nurse at Dr Cousan's Hospital in Waltham was attacked May 2 after leaving a patient on Cherry street Newton.
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Westchester
Penn
Margaret Sullivan
Newton
Harry Kimball
Lowell
Miss Sullivan
Dr. Cousan’s Hospital
Waltham
Kimball
Cherry Street
Unnamed Suspect Attacks Woman Stolen Handbag
A man used a blunt instrument to strike a woman, rendering her unconscious, before stealing her handbag. Police are investigating and seek witnesses.
Robbers Bind Woman in $60,000 Home Jewel Heist
Five masked men entered the home of Mrs. Nellie Clark in Kankakee on September 18. They cut telephone lines, forced the safe open, bound Mrs. Clark and her companion Margie Miller, and escaped with diamonds and jewelry valued at $60,000 in a parked car.
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Kankakeer
Iir
Nellie Clark
Norwood Fair and Horse Show Opens Today
All roads lead to Berwick Park for the annual Grange Fair and Horse Show with exhibits of fruit, flowers, vegetables, cattle and swine and a polo exhibition drawing a large crowd.
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Norwood
Berwick Park
Berwick Park Midway Beckons With Attractions
Readers are invited to Berwick Park for ponies and horses from the Philippines along with midway attractions band concerts and dancing. Rail travelers on the New York New Haven Hartford line should alight at Norwood Central near the park.
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Philippines
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Norwood Central
Berwick Park
All Round Athletic Championship Contests in Birmingham
The American Amateur Athletic Union 1984 meet will determine the all round champion in Birmingham. Ten track and field events are scheduled five minutes apart, with each contestant required to compete in all events. Competing athletes include Avery Brundge Chicago Pat O Connor New York Harry Goerlitz Chicago Nathan Tyler Covington La Gilbert Ritchie Birmingham and Harry Fitzpatrick New Orleans.
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Birmingham
Ala
American Amateur Athletic Union
Avery Brundge
Chicago
Pat O'Connor
Pastime Athletic Club
New York
Harry Goerlitz
Nathan Tyler
Covington
Gilbert Ritchie
Harry Fitzpatrick
New Orleans
Shackleton Expedition Heads Two Routes South
Sir Ernest Shackleton and his trans Antarctic party depart London in two sections. One group sails to South America while the other heads to Ross Sea via Tasmania. Shackleton hopes to link with the Ross Sea contingent in April next year or by March 1916.
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London
Sir Ernest Shackleton
South Polar
South America
Ross Sea
New Zealand
Antarctic
Tasmania
Ernest
Ruling Sought on Middlesex & Boston Fare Increase
Public Service Commission closed hearings on Middlesex & Boston Street Railway petition to raise fares from five to six cents and to charge for transfers. A final ruling will be issued, per an informal commission member.
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Public Service Commission
Middlesex & Boston Street Railway Company
Middlesex and Boston Trolley Case Tests Rates and Contracts
The Public Service Commission hears arguments on whether the Middlesex and Boston may set a 6-cent fare or maintain a 5-cent rate under municipal agreements. Attorneys argued over contractual authority versus legislative power, with briefs due next Tuesday. The decision could affect other lines and rate making, as commissions weigh concessions and revenue needs.
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Commission
Middlesex
Boston
Trolley
Public Service Commission
Middlesex & Boston
Trolley Company
Arthur A. Ballantine
Milford
Hopkinton
Ashland
New Haven
Taunton
Noted Persons in Mercy Work in United States
New York Sept 18 The committee of mercy reports relief groups in the United States exceed expectations for Europe destitute non combatants. It plans 48 independent State committees to boost relief funds distribution. Members include Dr Charles W Eliot Professor William M Sloan Mayor John Purroy Mitchell Vincent Astor August Belmont Louis Brandeis Norman Hapgood several notable women. Belmont serves as treasurer.
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New York
United States
Europe
Committee of Mercy
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
William M
Laborer Rescued From 65-Foot Subway Shaft
About two thousand people watched as laborer Nicholas Cabortz was hoisted to the surface in a bucket from a 65 foot depth after iron fell on him at a Subway excavation at Summer and Kingston. He was taken to Haymarket Square Relief Hospital.
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Subway
Summer
Kingston Streets
Nicholas Cabortz
Cabortz
Haymarket Square
Money Order Branches to Open on Naval Vessels
Secretary Daniels announced that money order branches will be established in post offices aboard naval vessels starting October 1 after arrangements with the postoffice department.
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Navy Postoffices
Washington
Daniels
Postoffice Department
Eloper Wilson Is Shot in New York Society Scene
Charles H. Wilson farm manager and horse trainer for Alfred G. Vanderbilt was shot at the Mineola fair. The assailant, Frederick Fickinger, son of former Frisco railroad VP H. M. Fickinger, had posed as a private detective under the alias Frederick Schultz.
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New York
Newport
London
Charles H. Wilson
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Wilson
Mineola Fair
Frederick Fickinger
H. M. Fickinger
Frisco Railroad
Frederick Schultz
Murder plot and scandal erupt over Florence Schenck case
The narrative centers on Fickinger and Wilson as a web of revenge, alleged bribery, and divorce scandal. Florence Schenck, 18, ran away with Wilson in 1909 and later became a key figure in a tale of elopement, marriage, and estranged loyalties.
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Wilson
Imckinger
Plorence Schenck
Virginia
Europe
Josephine Delahanty
Boston
Fickinger
Norfolk
White Plains
Whitman
Florence Schenck
Sheriff's Office
Red Cross to Collect at Churches on Oct 4
National Red Cross Association directs church collections Sunday Oct 4 for relief work. The date aligns with President Wilson’s call for nationwide prayers for peace. A supporter’s suggestion led to the official announcement to all branches.
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National Red Cross Association
Wilson
Red Cross
Governor Baldwin Nominated for Senate at Democratic Convention
Hartford reports Governor Simeon E. Baldwin of New Haven was nominated for the U S Senate. Baldwin, age 75 in February, has long served as Yale Law School professor and is noted as an international law authority. Lyman T. Lingier named for Governor on first ballot. The slate includes Larders as Lieutenant Governor and Phillips, Roberts, Dunn, and McDonough for other state offices.
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Hartford
Simeon E. Baldwin
New Haven
U. S. Senate
Baldwin
Yale Law School
Lyman T. Tingier
Rockville
W. C. Fisher
Middletown
Charles W
Comstock
Norwich
George M. Larders
New Britain
Albert Phillips
Stamford
Edward 8. Roberts
North Canaan
Daniel P. Dunn
Willimantic
John FF. McDonough
Naugatuck
Wilson to Receive Colorado Miners on Strike Settlement
Washington dispatch reports Colorado coal operators asked President Wilson to meet next Wednesday to discuss a tentative settlement basis for the strike already accepted by miners. The President immediately wired his consent.
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Washington
Colorado
Wilson
Fitchburg Toy Plant Destroyed By Fire
The Toy Crafters Inc plant in Fitchburg was destroyed by fire today with an estimated loss of 30,000 dollars. The blaze started in the paint shop and the cause is not yet determined.
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Fitchburg, Rept
Toy Crafters Inc
Mayor Takes Stump for Cong Kinkhead
Mayor Curley traveled to Jersey City to stump for Congressman B Hugeno. Kinkhead previously spoke for the Mayor in the last campaign. Curley planned to return Monday morning with ex Congressman Joseph F. OConnell and Judge Thomas P. Riley.
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Curley
Jersey City
B Hugeno
Kinkhead
New Jersey
Joseph F. O’connell
Thomas P. Riley
Train Kills Man and Carries Body on Pilot
A locomotive pilot in East Foxboro, Massachusetts, killed 79 year old David Henry Hodges and dragged his body to Providence. Police found a shoe and part of a foot on the tracks, aiding identification of the victim.
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Train
Man
Providence
R. I
David Henry Hodges
East Foxboro
Mass
When a man comes to know himself well
Albany Journal notes that true self knowledge dissolves conceit and that monuments to truly great men are superfluous.
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Albany Journal
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Mie
Gainsboro
the Opera
América
Heywood
Walton
A. F. Staples
Summer Street
Eloper Wilson
Miss Schenck
Weeks
Harry Thaw
Powhatan Schenck
Rich Man
Schultz
Fairgrounds
Alfred
Reginald Vanderbilt
Oliver Harriman
Guy Ward
Emil Selig
Miss, Delehanty
Missa Schenck
Fichinger
San Francisco
Eighth Avenue
Gov. Baldwin
Senator
Connecticut
Democrats
Fitchburg Toy Plant
CONG
Welt Edge
OAK Hall — Clothing
Adams Square
Myers Tobacco Cn
Connor
Lize
Brookside
Lenox
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