Boston Burglary Fight Ends With Three Arrests In Fens
Boston police clashed with four alleged burglars early in the morning in the Back Bay Fens. One suspect, John Toomey, was shot in the back of the head, while three others, John L. Toomey, Thomas J. Feeley, and Michael McCue, were arrested and arraigned in Roxbury district court on breaking and entering charges with bonds set at $1000 each. The four had targeted the Hanley and Casey Brewing company on Ward Street, Roxbury.
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Boston
Thompson and Pelton
Murphy
Back Bay Fens
Hanley & Casey Brewing Company
Ward Street
Roxbury
Thompson
Pelton
Fens
John Toomey
John L. Toomey
Riverside Street
Thomas J. Feeley
Prentice Street
Michael McCue
Mason Place
Roxbury District Court
John BE. Crowley
Feeley
Cambridge
George Fuller
Fuller
Variag in Boston Delayed by Fog En Route to Trial
The Russian cruiser Variag arrived eight hours late in Boston due to heavy fog off the coast. If the trial for standardizing screws is postponed, Captain Sargent of the Cramps Co will oversee the ship's operation. The 6500 ton protected cruiser is aimed for immediate Chinese service and will prove speed on Cape Ann and Mt. Desert runs.
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Boston
Variag
U.S
Cape Ann
Sargent
The
Cramps Co
Mt. Desert
A Lack of Money for Textile School Construction
Fall River July 4 The committee for a textile school construction recommends to the committee of the whole to begin excavations for a cellar at once and finish cellar work this year at bids received Saturday night. About $10,000 may be spent this year though completion will take longer. The panel found insufficient funds for the desired building and may spend a fifth of the money now or seek more when the legislature meets. The high basement cost results from granite bedrock requiring deep excavations.
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Fall River
Scthoo
Grand Jury for Assault Charges in Gloucester Session
In Gloucester during the eastern district court forenoon, John Christopher and David Norris Heid faced charges of criminal assault on Mia Julia Albert, a Syrian woman. Government witnesses gave differing accounts. Judge York found probable cause and bound both defendants over to the grand jury with sureties of 9500 each.
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Gloucester
Eastern District Court
John Christopher
David Norris
Mia
Julia Albert
York
Cuban Teachers Salaries Report Challenged by General Wood
Boston July 4 Gen Leonard Wool Governor General of Cuba arrived aboard the Touraine and commented on Cuban teachers salaries denying reports they are to lowe The interview argues the wage situation as part of the ongoing education policy and colonial administration in Cuba.
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Boston
Leonard Wool
Cuba
The
Touraine
Cuban teachers and Harvard studies face salary issues
Gen. Wood defends Cuban teachers’ salaries and study plans after a mistaken date in an official order. He notes no reduction will occur and confirms there is no interference with their continuing courses at Harvard.
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Wood
Gugh
Cuba
Anne
Edge
Harvard
McKinley Favored in Northern New Hampshire Vote
Lancaster July 24 Palmer and Buckner support from Northern New Hampshire will go to McKinley this year. Harry Bingham of Littleton criticizes the Democratic platform as foolish and notes money buys influence. He asserts Bryan will be defeated and calls for settling the silver question to silence it. He adds that many former Democrats haven't changed their minds.
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Lancaster
N. H
Palmer
Col. Kent
John W. Sanborn
Bryan
Democratic Party
Death of Dr Oswald B Finney Near Richmond Va
Dr Oswald B Finney aged 81 died at Onan cock Virginia yesterday. He fought a duel before the Civil War with Gen Roger A Pryor of New York. Finney a Whig legislator and horse racing enthusiast, never married and was known for strong prejudices and steadfast friendships. Judge Pryor at White Sulphur Springs declined to discuss the duel.
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Richmond
Oswald B. Finney
Onancock
Finney
Roger A. Pryor
Court of Common Pleas
New York
Pryor
General Assembly
Manchester
James River
Dr. Finney
State Senate
Judge Pryor
White Sulphur Springs
Steamboat Trilby Disaster Kills Three Children
In Syracuse a boiler steam-tube explosion on the yacht Trilby owned by Fred L. Spink of Scriba Oswego County killed three children Iva Spink Gle4 ys Spink and Fern Spink and badly burned several others including Capt Fred Spink and Harold Spink. The Trilby was near a city lock when the accident happened.
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Syracuse
Trilby
Fred L. Spink
Scriba
Oswego County
Iva Spink
Gle4ys Spink
Fern Spink
Fred Spink
Harold Spink
Jah Kelsey
Herald Spink
Five Perished in Drowning at Wiley's Lake in Ventura
Five people drowned during a hot day outing at Wiley's Lake in eastern Ventura County. Mrs. Byron H. Wiley, 40, her daughter A Wiley, 13, Miss Foshun, 19, Broderick, a young man, and an unknown 13 year old boy were in a bathing party on a raft that suddenly wobbled causing swimmers to fall in. Attempts to rescue them failed.
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Ventura
Cal
Wiley’s Lake
Byron H. Wiey
A. Wiley
B. H. Wiley
Two Policemen Killed in New Orleans Riot
In New Orleans on July 4 police Capt. John T. Day and Patrolman Peter J. Lamb died after two armed African American suspects Leonard Pierce and Robert Charles opened fire during a nighttime arrest attempt on Dryades Street. Charles fled, Day and Lamb were mortally wounded, and a large manhunt followed with hundreds of officers and armed citizens.
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New Orleans
John T. Day
Oliceman
Peter J. Lamb
August Mora
Leonard Pierce
Robert Charles
Sergt
Aucoin
Cantrelle
Mora
Pierce
Charles
Dryades Street
Taylor and
Baronne
Day
Lamb
Corp
Trenchard
Goebel killing case unfolds with telegraph writs and threats
In Georgetown Kentucky July 24 the Powers case heard officials to produce cipher telegraphs from 1893 to 1900 and executive records. Witnesses link Powers to threats against Goebel, noting talk of bloodshed and arming for Frankfort. Prosecutors seek state logs while defense contests admissibility.
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Georgetown
Frankfort
Secretary of State
Adjutant General
Executive Journal
MacDonald
W. H. Culton
Lester
Goebel
Berry
Rep
E.la Smith
Barboursville
John Powers
Powers
James Fletcher
Knox County
Taylor
John F. Dozier
Charles Finley
Caleb Powers
Geo. Lockhart
SONS OF ST GEORGE CONVENTION OPENS IN FALL RIVER
The 29th annual Massachusetts jurisdiction Sons of St. George session opened in Fall River with a forenoon parade. Of 40 lodges statewide, 37 represented, totaling 5684 members. Officers elected include President John Rapson and Vice President Amos P Weber.
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Fall River
Massachusetts
Sons of St. George
John Rapson
Quincy
Amos P. Weber
New Bedford
John W. C. Sargent
Cambridge
Lawrence Davienport
Lawrence
John Ferguson
Fitchburg
Tragic Klondike Trip Claims Four Lives At Stewart River
Four of five me nbers in a party headed for the Klondike perished during a perilous trip to the Stewart river headwaters. Antoine Perry Chares Sandstrom Oscar Van Bur en and Louis Bouchard are listed among the dead. George Saxheim of Oakland, the sole survivor, was found near death, four days without food, drifting down the Yukon toward Dawson after the Atlin voyage ended in November 1898. Perry and Bouchard were drowned when their craft capsized in rapids.
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Tacoma
Wash
Stewart River
Antoine Perry
Chares Sandstrom
Boston
Oscar van Buren
Klondike
Sandstrom
Louis Bouchard
Atlin
George Saxheim
Oakland
Cal
Yukon
Dawson
van Buren
Perry
Bouchard
New York Man Commits Death by Own Action in Malden
Francis H. Tate a New York City contractor shot himself at his Malden summer home 176 Appleton Street around 2 PM. He died shortly after in a bathroom on the second floor where Mrs Tate lay nearby. Police and physicians attended but efforts failed. Mrs Tate recalled they were preparing to leave for Boston when the shot occurred.
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Malden
Mass
Francis H. Tate
New York City
Appleton Street
Mr. Tate
Mrs. Tate
Boston
Eleven Negroes Drowned in River Skiff Accident
Eleven African American laborers working on a government lock near Akron on the Warrior River drowned while crossing in a skiff after a load shift and panic during rocking by George Moore. They were employed by Christy Lowe & Hayworth on lock 5 and perished before help could reach them.
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Birmingham
Ala
Warrior River
Akron
Christy, Lowe & Hayworth
George Moore
Miss Margaret Sheehan pleads guilty in fraud plot
Chicago July 24 Miss Margaret Sheehan former financial secretary of Illinois council 420 Knights and Ladies of Security pleaded guilty at arraignment to conspiring with officers to defraud the fraternal order of 6650 by substituting dead bodies for living risks. The scheme centered on Robert O Grady and Richard Morris with fake death certificates and buried evidence. Morris body was exhumed and identified by his family.
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Chicago, I
Margaret Sheehan
Illinois Council 420
Knights and Ladies of Security
Order
Robert O'Grady
Regent
James O’brien
Bekley
Demonstrators’ Association
Richard Morris
O'Brien
O'Grady
Sheehan
Old Morris
Forest Home
Morris
G Draper resigns as ambassador to Italy
The Gazette reports from Milford that Gen. W F Draper of Hopedale has sent his letter of resignation as ambassador to Italy to Washington. The resignation is described as authoritative and final, with the stated reason being the need to devote attention to private business.
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Worcester
Mass
Milford
W. F. Draper
Hopedale
Washington
United States
Italy
Divorce for Royalty in North Dakota
In Grand Forks a judge grants the first North Dakota divorce to royal blood. Princess Anna Josephine Charlotte Halvorson, cousin of King Oscar of Sweden, had wed Emil H. Halvorson a decade ago amid opposition from her circle and the Swedish king. After eight years abroad the wife pursued a divorce in North Dakota and has lived here incognito for over a year. Halvorson’s current address is unknown and he did not appear at the trial.
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Grand Forks
N. D
North Dakota
Fiske
Oscar
Sweden
Anna Josephine Charlotte
Emil H. Halvorson
Halvorson
Widow Mary Borden Dies After Rake Injury
Mrs Mary Borden aged 80 widow of W H Borden died at her Westport home after a garden rake splinter penetrated her leg. Eight days later a surgeon removed a one inch sliver of wood from the wound and lockjaw developed leading to her death during the night.
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Fall River
Mary Borden
Fanford Road
Westport
Moving to Auditorium Democratic HQ Starts Shifts
Preparations began to move the Democratic national committee from temporary quarters to a new headquarters at the auditorium in Chicago. National Chairman Jones departed for Washington to begin a routing that includes a stop in New York before returning to Chicago around August 1 to announce sub committees and fully activate party machinery.
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Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Jones
Washington
New York
Real estate dealer Isaac W Perkins of Everett dies on July 4
Isaac W Perkins a well known Everett real estate dealer, collapsed on the way to his office at 29 Broadway from his home at 51 School Street. Dr Clark attributed death to heart failure. he was in his 67th year and leaves a widow and several grown children.
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Boston
Isaac W. Perkins
Everett
Broadway
School Street
Jailbreak thwarted by deputies in White Plains
A dawn jail break attempt in White Plains New York was stopped at 4 a m by deputy sheriffs drawn revolvers. About 100 prisoners including a leader named King bAgar planned to escape during a thunderstorm. Lights were out at 2 55 a m as they climbed to the roof using improvised ropes and blankets but were prevented from reaching the ground by armed guards.
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White Plains
N.Y
King bAgar
Scarndale
Frank Jarvis
Jarvie
Two new T-room cottages in Pawtucketville
Two new T room cottages in Pawtucketville feature bath rooms, hot and cold water, fine location, 4000 feet of land. Price 160 dollars. A T room cottage, new, with one fourth of an acre, electrics, pans the door, near the mills. Price 1100 down, balance as rent. Apply to T. HH. Bittett, Central street.
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Pawtucketville
T. HH. Bittett
Central Street
Train Collision In Delaware Morning Crash At Station
The Washington and New York express first section waiting at the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore station was struck by the second section. Four people slept in the sleeper and all escaped injury. A passenger reported relief after using Dean's Ointment for a burning, itching pain. C. W. Lenhart of Bowling Green, Ohio, claimed a permanent cure.
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Wilmington
Del
Washington and New York Express
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad
Dean
C. W. Lenhart
Bowling Green
Ad Notice Seen in the Courier
The message informs advertisers that their advertisement was noticed in the Courier. It notes visibility to readers and encourages continued or renewed ad placements.
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Courier
Prisoners Surrender After Rooftop Fight Ends
Prisoners surrendered following a clash that began on the ground and escalated to the roof where the last holdouts yielded. The brief confrontation concluded with all detainees in custody.
Battle at West Point Hazer Whipped by Recruit
One hundred fifty West Point hopefuls watched a hazing duel in Highland Falls as Pierc e and Parkes challenged a new recruit. Parkes led the melee and was severely beaten, requiring dental care, while the newcomer escaped unscathed and remains poised for academy admission.
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New York
West Point
Highland Falls
Military Academy
Falls
Stephens Hotel
Pierce
Parkes
New Hampshire
Gehenna
Marquis of Queensberry
Hazer
Academy
Clergyman's Narrow Escape on Erie Express
Rev J B Gallaway of Paterson N J clung to a guard rail as Erie Railway Buffalo express No 7 sped from Jersey City. Telegraph operator J B Reagan attempted to flag the train but could not stop it in time. Gallaway finally fell to the ground at Ferndale and was saved. he described fearing death as he knocked on a closed door with one hand while holding on with the other.
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New York
J. B.gallaway
Paterson
N. J
Buffalo
Jersey City
Erie Road
Ferndale
Mr. Gallaway
Young Man Under Arrest Charged With Embezzlement
San Francisco July 24 Julian Bid dulph Arnold son of Sir Edwin Arnold faced United States Commissioner Peacock on a new charge. The complaint sworn by British Vice Consul Moore accuses him of embezzling 4775 in gold from William Swain and Edgar Swain, administrators of an English estate. Arnold's attorney sought a two week continuance to review depositions and papers arriving from England.
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San Francisco
Julian Biddulph Arnold
Edwin Arnold
United States
Peacock
Moore
William
Swain
Edgar Swain
Arnold
England
Railroad Stations Entered at Milford Upton and Grafton
Milford July 24 Burglars broke into the railroad stations at Upton and Grafton after midnight. Ticket racks smashed, contents scattered, money drawers found empty. No items reported missing.
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Milford
Upton
Grafton
The Neely Case Extradition Hearing In New York
The extradition hearing for Charles F. W. Neely continued with George Marshall of Cuba’s finance department as a witness. Testimony critiqued Havana post office funds handling, safety, and access. loans and deposits with North American Trust Co. and Major Eugene Ladd were discussed. The court weighed whether testimony proves sufficient cause for extradition, with briefs due by August 2 and next hearings scheduled.
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New York
Charles F. W. Neely
Geo. Marshall
Finance Department
Cuba
Havana
United States
Burnett
Coursel Lindsay
William Hoffmen
North American Trust Company
Neely
Treasury Department
Lacombe
Lindsay
Train Robbers Foiled In Chicago Station Action
Police thwarted an attempted Big Four train hold up in Chicago yesterday. Six men and three boys armed with revolvers waited at Drexel Park station. Police exchanged fire, three boys captured. six men fled, some colored. Boys said leaders supplied revolvers and prompted shooting. Authorities believe the gang planned to rob the train and escape into the city streets.
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Chicago
Drexel Park
Guaranty Savings Bank Declares 15 Percent Dividend
Notices issued in Manchester NH state the Guaranty Savings Bank will pay its general depositors a 15 percent dividend in liquidation today. The bank entered liquidation on March 1 this year and a 15 percent dividend has already been paid.
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Manchester
N. H
Guaranty Savings Bank
Lynchings Reported in Georgia Near Knoxville
ANOTHER LYNCHING, Macon, Ga., July 24. Jack Hills man, a negro farm hand, has been lynched near Knoxville, Ga., for assaulting the 11-year-old daughter of a planter.
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Macon
Jack Hillsman
Knoxville
Burdock Blood Bitters Touts Digestion Cure
Advertisement copy claims Burdock Blood Bitters strengthens and tones the stomach, making indigestion impossible and promising half the Alls as the heir to better health.
Blackberry season prices and fresh produce update
Prices show blackberry season at 8 to 10 cents per box while currants remain scarce yet available at low prices. Gooseberries, black currants and blueberries are listed with varied cents per unit. Georgia peaches plentiful at 15 cents or two dozen for 25 cents. Native apples and green corn priced per quart or dozen, new potatoes scarce but offered 20 to 25 cents per peck. Spring chicken and fowl rates noted with per pound quotes. Local store advertises full meat and grocery department offerings.
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Georgia
Poultry and Fish
Nature's Smile In Grains And Harvest Cooler Blood
A child is told by her mother to seek guidance from God. After an hour she returns, and God supposedly says to her not to feel bad since many people in the house are worse. The passage extols Harvard half-stoge humor and praises the smile of nature, golden grain, and fields as cooling and soothing, preventing summer complaints.
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God
Elsie
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