Hundreds Inspect German Cruiser Gazelle in Boston Harbor
Yesterday hundreds of visitors toured the German cruiser Gazelle anchored off the navy yard. Captain-Lieutenant Von Tuerk and Count Creola led the ship’s visit, with Creola’s son General Joachim of the German army noted as the vessel’s commander. The cruiser touts 3-inch armor above the water line, 6 inches below, and 20 knot speed, and carries mascots including dogs, a pig, and a monk.
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Navy Yard
Boston
von Tuerk
Count Creola
Joachim
Creola
Collins
Bates
Gazelle
Germany
Venezuela
Dexter Murdered Millionaire Offers Reward At Santa Clara
Henry Dexter of New York, father of Orlando P Dexter, has posted a five thousand dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of his son’s killer. Orlando Dexter, a Yale graduate and owner of vast Adirondack lands, was shot on the road near his summer home while en route to Santa Clara with his agent and guide. The motive centered on his harsh treatment of tenants and poachers and his refusal to carry a weapon or hire guards, despite repeated threats.
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Santa Clara
N. Y
Henry Dexter
New York
Orlando P. Dexter
Adirondacks
Ezra M. Giles
Mr. Dexter
Bert Russell
Dexter
Yale
Adirondack
O. P. Dexter
Dexter Game Preserve
British Warship to Enter Boston Harbor for London Visit
Rear Admiral Douglass announces that the British warship Retribution will arrive in Boston Harbor by October 1 to remain during the week of the visiting Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of London. Mayflower will also be present. Toaster list for banquet honors Gov Bates Mayor Collins Earl of Denbigh Harvard professor de Sumichraft General Bancroft and other dignitaries. A committee of 100 British residents reviewed plans for the reception and the October 4 church parade promises a kaleidoscope of uniforms.
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Douglass
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Boston Harbor
Honourable Artillery Company of London
United States
George H. Lyman
King Edward
Commonwealth
John L. Bates
City
P. A. Collins
Honourable Artillery of
London
Earl of
Boston
W. H. Rider
Honourable Artillery Company of
Co-eds Tear Down Posters Spark Freshmen Sophomore Clash
Tufts College witnesses first class war between freshmen and sophomores sparked by two freshman co-eds who torn down posters on regulation posters. Freshmen elected Frank L. B Reynolds temporary chairman and marshal. Rumors of concealed sophomores in the chapel tower triggered pursuit but the sophs escaped behind Ballou Hall, leaving the campus tense for a possible rush between classes.
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Tufts College
Frank L. 8. Reynolds
Vernon Centre
N. Y
Ballou Hall
Massachusetss Schooner Mysteriously Lost With Two Stage Struck Girls
A four masted schooner named Massachusetts sails from New York with Blanche Montgomery and Hattie Story on board. Captain Lane, seeking to return the girls home after learning their fathers did not consent, vanishes with the vessel amid a hurricane. Search failures raise grave fears for all on board.
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Norfolk
Massachusetts
Uane
Blanche Montgomery
Hattie Story
New York
Lane
Boston May Pick Providence Bishop as Coadjutor
A Providence despatch reports Bishop Matthew Harkins of Providence may become Boston’s coadjutor bishop. He is a Boston native with long ties there and family in the area. Vicar-General Byrne notes uncertainty about the final appointment but says Boston Catholics would welcome him.
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Providence
Matthew Harkins
Boston
Bishop Harkins
Byrne
St. Cecilia’s Church
Harkins
Skinner to Negotiate Abyssinia Treaty for United States
American consul general at Marseilles Robert P. Skinner heads to Abyssinia with a marine escort to negotiate a commercial treaty. The mission, kept confidential, will use either the Machias or the San Francisco to reach Jibati and then visit the Abyssinian capital and Herat under State Department guidance.
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Washington
State Department
Robert P. Skinner
Marseilles
Wilds
Abyssinia
Navy Department
Port Said
San
Francisco
Beirut
Examination of Tupper's Books
Yesterday forenoon five insurance company representatives called at the office of W. T. Tupper to examine his books. William J. Tupper, son of the missing man, and the keeper were in the office as the books were reviewed. The spokesman said losses may not exceed $500 for all five companies and noted the publicity surrounding Tupper’s disappearance. A young brunette woman in fashion circulated near the entrance during the visit.
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W. T. Tupper
Massachusetts Avenue
London Fire Assurance Corporation
Equitable Fire & Marine Insurance Company
Delaware Insurance Company
Caledonian Insurances Company of Scotland
New York Plate Glass Insurance Company
William J. Tupper
Young Tupper
Tupper
Quinn Appeals to Ward 7 Voters
Boston 1908 appeal from Representative John Quinn Jr to Ward 7 voters after his name was stricken from the registration list. He argues against political attacks, thanking supporters, and pledging to continue serving the people if vindicated. He calls on neighbors to uphold his life of public service and aid against what he terms an unlawful onslaught.
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John Quinn, Jr
Election Board
Ward 7
Boston
Countess von Waldersee Tours New York Slums
In New York on September 21 Countess von Waldersee and her sister Baroness de Waechter Lauterbach visited the city slums. They traveled with Mr and Mrs P W Radcliffe of 316 West Nineteenth Street amid curious crowds. Rumor says the sisters plan a liberal endowment to a Christian charity before returning to Germany.
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Countess von Waldersee
New York City
New York
Baroness de Waechter-Lauterbach
Germany
David Bradley Lee
P. W. Radcliffe
West Nineteenth Street
Missing Man Report Near Brookline Street
A woman learns a man named Tupper is absent. She goes to Brookline street and boards a Roxbury Crossing streetcar while no news of his location has reached his home.
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Brookline Street
Roxbury Crossing
Tupper
Hold Up in Cambridge Victim Robbed Near Brookline and Henry
Cambridge police report a paid assault and hold up at the Brookline and Henry streets corner last Saturday night. Victim Robert W. Stinson of 19 Rockingham street was struck from behind, knocked unconscious, and robbed of an expensive gold watch and $18 before staggering home. He reported the incident yesterday.
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Cambridge
Brookline
Henry Streets
Robert W. Stinson
Rockingham Street
Stinson
Ind
Iron bolt strikes carpenter on Milk Street
An iron bolt fell 40 feet yesterday afternoon from a Milk Street construction site by Norcross Bros. It struck M. F. McDonald on the head, left him senseless, and he was moved to Emergency Hospital. Doctors found only a scalp wound, not brain concussion, and he was sent home after dressing.
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Milk Street
Norcross Bros
M. F. McDonald
McDonald
Blue Hill Avenue
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