Thugs Rampage on Beacon and Charles Streets in Boston
A string of assaults and robberies from Sept on Beacon Street mall, Charles Street mall, and surrounding areas prompts police to increase plain clothes patrols. Notable incidents include a bootblack attacked near Frog Pond, Frank Cook charged and later exonerated, and an 18-year-old girl robbed near the State House steps. Several victims are named, including James Tracey and Jerome Smith.
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Beacon Street
James Tracey
Temple Street
Charles Street Mall
Jerome Smith
Newmarket
N. H
Frank Cook
Charlestown
Frog Pond
J. O. Aldrich
John J. Donovan
The
Charles
Tremont Street
Peabody, Gaskin and
Cain
Cook
Mr. Cook
Station 4
Bryant
Pinckney Street
State House
Four Republican contenders speak on reciprocity in Brighton meeting
In Brighton the Union League Club hosted four candidates for Congress Allen Foss Hutchinson and O Meara. Isaac P Hutchinson assailed Judge Emmons and urged abolishing the Boston Police Board while praising Republican unity. The session emphasized reciprocity as each candidate, in alphabetical order, addressed the audience amid crowd reception and political chatter.
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Isaac P. Hutchinson
Bates
Brighton
Judge Emmons
Boston
Union League Club
Congress
Allen
Foss
Hutchinson
O'Meara
James N. Thompson
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Thompson
Isaac B. Allen
Union League of Brighton
Albert Clarke
Stanley
New Bedford
Whipple
Emmons
Japanese siege of Port Arthur escalates with forts falling
Reports from JAPS CHEFOO describe renewed bombardment and a desperate Japanese assault on Port Arthur. Ne stern forts near Sueiszeying captured as heavy cannon fire shakes the straits. Refugees say Russians brace for a final move, while Rear Admiral Wiren's fleet reportedly seeks seaworthy form for a breakout. The war's brutal toll and breach of rules alarm military observers.
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Chefoo
Port Arthur
Sueiszeying
General Stoessel
Wiren
Japan
Japs Advance on Mukden Face Impending Battle
Mukden Sept 20 Japanese forces under Kuroki advance with eight or nine divisions as General Kuropatkin likely to make a stand, signaling an imminent battle.
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Mukden
Kuroki
Kuropatkin
Boston Outlook Showers Then Clearing Cooler Air
Forecast for Boston and surrounding areas shows showers in the early morning fading to fair skies and cooler conditions. A brief notice notes weather impacts on local plans.
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Boston
Textile strike nears settlement at Fall River Mills
Fall River Mills report notes a large raw cotton order to be delivered by late October, with several mills idle since July 25 due to the 26,000 worker strike. Market conditions show stronger cotton prices and low manufactured stock, suggesting an early settlement may favor workers. Strike leaders say manufacturers must propose talks, while weavers push for concessions beyond restoring pay cut.
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Fall River
Tives
Fire Rips Gardiner Coliseum and Nearby Structures
A midnight blaze in Gardiner Maine completely destroyed the Coliseum and the carriage factory of J T Gilson, with tenement houses on Water street burned and the main business area threatened. Aid came from South Gardiner and Augusta as flames spread. by 1 10 a m the fire was believed controlled and nearby Baker's block faced total loss.
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Water Street
South Gardiner
Augusta
J. T
Gilson
Baker
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John McKim
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