Escape at Boston State Asylum Shocks Officials
Inmates Lewis Koenig and Thomas Waters vanished from the Boston State Insane Asylum after removing a window grate and slipping into the burying grounds. Guards, officers, and volunteers scour the countryside while Koenig, a seasoned escape artist, has slipped away before from Walk Hill Street Forest Hills and been recaptured previously.
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Boston State Insane Asylum
Lewis Keenig
Thomas Waters
Koenig
Walk Hill Street
Forest Hills
Escape From Lunatic Asylum Tightened By Night Search
During the day two men loosened bars in their room at a county asylum and escaped after 7:35 pm. Attendants and officers, aided by guards, pursued them toward St. Michaels cemetery as rain halted the hunt at midnight. The men are described as young, well built, of medium size, intermittently insane and dressed in civilian clothes. One watchman reports a revolver missing, raising concern they could mount a stiff defense if cornered.
Shonts Sued for 200000 by Distillery Manager
Theodore P. Shonts, former Isthmian Canal Commission chairman and Interborough Metropolitan Company president, faces a $200,000 damages suit from Frederick Hirsh of the Kentucky Distillery Company. Hirsh alleges Shonts corrupted his wife’s affections. Shonts’s attorney DeLancey Nicoll calls the suit preposterous, claiming mistaken identity.
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New York
Theodore P. Shonts
Isthmian Canal Commission
Interborough Metropolitan Company
Frederick Hirsh
Kentucky Distillery Company
Shents
DeLancey Nicoll
Great Hudson History Pageant Opens in New York
Crowds flood Gotham as two week event recreates waterway history from Hudson to Fulton. Wilbur Wright prepares for flights on Governors Island while 40 searchlights blaze above the river. City girds for spectacle amid rain and anticipation, with over a million people expected to attend.
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New York
Hudson
Fulton
Weather Bureau
Wilbur Wright
Governor’s Island
Henry Hudson
Holland
Great Naval Pageant Forms Mighty River Parade
State dinners for envoys mark a national growth celebration as a vast armada crowds the Hudson River from city bends to Spuyten Duyvil. The British flagship Inflexible sails in with Sir Edward Seymour aboard ahead of four German cruisers the Hertha Dresden Bremen and Victoria Luise signaling tomorrow’s grand naval parade.
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Bremen
von Koester
Soul mate in church sparks church dispute over love boundless
Dr. H Lincoln Chase of Brookline cites Emerson in supporting a boundless love claim for his wife and Hartley Dennett. Rev Charles G Ames criticizes the view as inconsistent with church doctrine and urges their quiet withdrawal from the congregation.
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H. Lincoln Chase
Brookline
Hartley Dennett
Charles G. Ames
Congregational-Unitarian Church of the Disciples
Peterboro
Jersey Streets
Back Bay Fens
Peary Rules Out Room for Two in Pole Claim
Commander Peary declared there is room for only one in the North Pole discovery controversy. He will not accept new invitations until the dispute is settled and has not resigned from the navy. he will consider his future plans, though no decision has been made.
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Peary
North Pole
Bangor
Sydney
Navy
Abruzzi congratulates Peary on Arctic expedition success
The Duke of the Abruzzi sent a message to Commander Robert E. Peary through the New York Times praising his Arctic expedition. Turin dated September 24, 1909, expresses joy at Peary's achievement and offers congratulations for his successful voyage.
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Duke of the Abruzzi
Peary
New York Times
Turin
Robert E. Peary
Abruzzi
Ladderman Buckley Rescues Cat From Smoke-Filled Fire
Ladder 1 firefighter Buckley on Friend Street near 144 Hanover Street braved flames to rescue a nearly suffocated Angora cat from a smoke-filled third-floor room as flames raged in the building. He forced a window from a ladder and carried the animal to safety.
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Friend Street
144
Hanover Street
Union Street
Rumor Says Revenue Cutter Sora Captured by Pirates
Manila dispatches report rumors that the revenue cutter Sora has been captured by Moro pirates and that the crew were murdered. The notice comes from southern ports and lacks official confirmation.
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Manila
Quick Route to Worcester Express Service Adv
New express passenger service offers trips from Park Square at 8 30 in the morning and 4 and 5 in the afternoon. Round trip fare is one dollar and tare is fifty five cents. Try it. adv.
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Worcester
End of world prophecy lingers as followers await dawn
Duxbury Sept 24. The Triune Immersionists, who expected creation to end this morning, remain hopeful the end is near though postponed for days. Many have given up property and cash, while Ashdod temple house remains crowded with hysterical adherents praying for instant paradise. Two women who announced the hour of the end have withdrawn.
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A. J. Rawson
Lynn
Eva Billings
Waterville
Paradise
Conquest of the Pole exile among a small polar party
In Frederick A. Cook's early polar narrative the team loses Kapolootingwah and Inugito, leaving three men. The author reflects on isolation, the burden of leadership, and how expedition strength depends on the fittest members. The passage contrasts the advantages and duties of a smaller crew in extreme conditions.
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Kapolootingwah
Inugito
Frenzied immersionists split as end-time claims fail
Throughout the day fervent followers danced and sang as hysteria rose. Mrs Billings urged the spirit to take her to the clouds while curiosity seekers were pushed from the Ashdod chapel. The split between extremists and conservatives widened and some members were forcibly removed. Night brought more singing prayer and collections, with the story continuing on Page 2. Sixth Column section notes Washington forecast for New England with cooler winds on Saturday.
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Mrs. Billings
Henry Peterson
Ashdod
Marshall Blakeman
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