Hair Pulling Fine Highlights North Chelmsford Case
In Lowell police court Judge Fisher fined defendants $15 each after a trivial quarrel over a hair pulling incident involving Rose Coughlin of North Chelmsford. The session also covered drug sale licenses and other petty cases with witnesses including Demosthenes Generalis and Demetrius Kantars.
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Rose Coughlin
North Chelmsford
Kantars
Athens
Vincent Tranfalgis
Boston
Lowell
Atkinson
Suffolk
Market Street
Generalis
Dr. Generalis
State Board
Faulkner
Tranfalgia
Louis D. Coit
Demetrius Kantars
Burwell
Peter Chagroules
Fisher
Scrofula Causes Cutaneous Eruptions Reported
A fragment notes scrofula affecting the skin with eruptions described as an ig ular ailment. This sparse text hints at a medical observation or discussion of scrofula's dermatological symptoms without fuller context.
Lodz Riots Burned Streets Seal Off City
In Lodz, Russian Poland, Friday’s Black Friday violence by Social Democrats and Jewish Bund left up to 2000 killed or wounded. Troops fired on surging mobs, barrages from roofs, vitriol hurled at troopers, and widespread arson closed shops and factories. Hospitals strained, dead carts used, 130 killed or wounded by noon, with more dying in wards.
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Lodz
Poland
St. Petersburg
Social Democrats
Bund
Warsaw
Polish locksmith sentenced over Praga station incident
Warsaw reports Stephen Okrjeia, the locksmith who hurled a hazardous device into the Praga police station on March 26 injuring six policemen, has been sentenced. The event sparks workmen threats of a general strike and forecasts further disruption.
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Warsaw
Poland
Stephen Okrjeia
Praga
Equitable Pensions Details Revealed by Paul Morton
Paul Morton resumed his Equitable Society chairmanship in New York and said an expert accounting probe is ongoing. He disclosed pension facts for former officers including Dr E W Lambert who died in 1904 after 45 years as chief medical director and received 25 000 dollars yearly until December 1904. Dr Edward Curtis’ 15 000 dollar salary dropped to 10 000 in 1905. J B Loring left in 1903 after 45 years with 3500 yearly, his pension continued. Geo H Squire joined 1899 earning 20 000 in 1904 and later paid 100 monthly after a six week leave.
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New York
Paul Morton
Washington
Equitable Society
Equitable
Navy Department
Morton
E. W. Lambert
The
Edward Curtis
J. B. Loring
Geo. H. Squire
Loomis sails to Europe as special ambassador to receive Jones
Francis B. Loomis assistant secretary of state sails from New York to Europe aboard the Philadelphia to receive John Paul Jones remains and to conduct a secret state department mission. He will not return with the body and may take about two months for the inquiry into diplomatic post administration.
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New York
State Department
Roosevelt
Francis B. Loomis
Southampton
Philadelphia
Loomis
Admiral Paul Jones
Paris
Horace Porter
France
Loomis Said
United States
Washington
Europe
John Paul Jones
McCormick
Greenfield Selectman Commits Suicide Over Ruin
Martin J. Sauter, 35, longtime Greenfield selectman, shot himself at a South Deerfield hotel after writing in a notebook that he was ruined by speculation. He feared insanity and had recently sought hospital assurance but died instantly. Family called his financial ruin a deranged claim.
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Greenfield Selectman
South Deerfield Hotel
Greenfield
Martin J. Sauter
South Deerfield
Sauter
Board of Selectmen
Northampton
Selectmen
Feared Arrest Tragedy Ends Life of Chicago Waiter
Chicago, June 24. Frank R. McCamyon, a waiter, believed he had shot a friend and faced arrest after a quarrel with his wife. When two friends intervened he fired at one friend named Marshal. Marshal was unharmed, but McCamyon then killed himself, dying instantly.
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Chicago
Frank R. McCamyon
McCamyon
Marshal
McCannyon
Andrew Howarth Dies A Pioneer Wool Manufacturer
Worcester reporter says Andrew Howarth a pioneer woolen goods maker in the United States died at his home in Worcester at 84. He began woolen manufacture in Northfield Vermont in 1872 and had suffered rheumatism for years being an invalid for four. He is survived by son Francis A. Howarth.
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Worcester
Andrew Howarth
United States
Howarth
Northfield
Francis A. Howarth
Postmaster Appointments Noted in four states
Washington announces the appointment of fourth class postmasters in Maine Belgrade James C Hewett New Hampshire Bank Village Ida M Frye on June 24. The brief notice lists the new appointees by location and name.
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Washington
Maine
Belgrade
James C. Hewett
New Hampshire
Bank Village
Ida M. Frye
Woman Sentenced to Death for First Degree Murder
Kansas City June 24 Mrs Aggie Myers found guilty of murder in the first degree at Liberty was refused a new trial and sentenced to be hanged August 11 An appeal will be taken to the state supreme court Mrs Myers was convicted with Frank Holman of killing the woman's husband She has shown little emotion and smiled at sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Aggie Myers
Liberty
State Supreme Court
Guatemala City to Establish Arts and Agriculture School
President Cabrera, from personal funds, plans a practical arts and agriculture school with Canadian professors. Tuition will be taught in English?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala City
Cabrera
Crowns of Gold and Pain Free Dentistry Ad
An advertisement touts the Gotundine System of Painless Dentistry as the sole truly painless method for crowns, bridge work, extractions, and fillings. It urges readers to visit Dr Gagnon at 466 Merrimack Street to be convinced and cured.
Wreck caused by intentional switch opening in Mentor
Springfield Ohio June 24 W O Jackson chief inspector of railroads and telegraphs of Ohio returns from Mentor after investigating the Lake Shore wreck. He states the switch was opened intentionally and the perpetrator may never be known though efforts by the company and department continue. He adds speed of the train did not cause the disaster and fast trains are not more liable to accidents.
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Springfield
Ohio
Mentor
Lake Shore
Champion oarsmen sail for international regatta
New York June 24 John J Mulcahey and William Varsey champions in the double scull class of America embarked aboard the Patricia to compete in the royal international regatta at Hamburg, signaling a bold abroad challenge for rowing honors.
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New York
John J. Mulcahey
Wm. Varsey
America
Hamburg
Boys from Watertown in Vermont Court Burglary Case
Brandon Vermont June 24 Two Watertown New York boys William and Merrill Herbert aged 14 and 10 were arraigned for breaking and entering a hardware store. William sentenced to the reform school until 21 and Merrill placed in custody of his father and returned home. They previously escaped from a reform school and allegedly rolled a boulder on railroad tracks to obstruct a train.
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Brandon
Watertown
N. Y
William
Merrill Herbert
New York
Vermont
Merrill
Addison
Rutland
Leicester Junction
Ticonderoga
Writing Paper Half Price at Carleton Hovey Store
A regular fifty cent box of writing paper in all tints is on sale for nineteen cents per box at Carleton and Hovey located at the corner of Merrimack and Shattuck streets. This limited offer highlights significant savings for shoppers seeking affordable writing supplies.
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Carleton & Hovey
Merrimack and
Shattuck Streets
Redistricting Battle Moves to Supreme Court
Mayor Casey will appeal the redistricting dispute to the full bench of the state supreme court after rejecting Judge Loring's veto and keeping the precinct order veto in place. He cites an ongoing split among seven judges and vows to seek a definitive ruling on ward changes and legality.
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Casey
Supreme Court
John W. McEvoy
Supreme Bench
Yale Proposes Final Yale Harvard Baseball Game
New Haven June 24 Yale management telephoned Harvard proposing that Tuesday’s game be the final one of the series If Yale wins next Tuesday no tie exists Harvard would have won none The Cambridge dispatch asserting the afternoon game was a tie was deemed incorrect Harvard suggested voiding the game Yale declined Cambridge date plans show Harvard hoping to set July 1 at Cambridge and a possible third game in New York pending later decisions Thornton Harvard manager said authorities were considering how to conclude the series but no decision reached
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New Haven
Yale Baseball
Harvard Baseball Management
Harvard
Yale
Cambridge
Soldiers Field
New York
L. M. Thornton
Harvard Crews Race Starts In Gales Ferry
Harvard crews at Quarters in Gales Ferry on June 24 practiced racing starts with freshmen leading the Varsity in a morning trial, then a close two mile brush where freshmen beat Varsity by three quarters of a length. Yale crews also trained, Varsity eight rowing upstream and Auchincloss replaced by Bigelow. Freshmen and Varsity four-oared crews raced three quarters of a mile with Varsity winner by three quarters of a length. This afternoon the eights will race two miles.
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Harvard
Gales Ferry
Varsity
Yale
Auchincloss
No. 2
Bigelow
Tenth round underway at Ostend international chess event
In Ostend Belgium on June 24 the tenth round of the international tournament began Wolf defeated Taubenhaus and Janowski beat Leonhardt. Blackburne Schlechter and Marco Marshall drew their games all unfinished games to be resumed in the afternoon.
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Ostend
Belgium
Wolf
Taubenhaus
Janowski
Leonhardt
Blackburne
Schlechter
Marco
Marshall
Clothier and Larned win London doubles title
In the London championship final at Queens club on June 24, Americans Wm. J. Clothier and Wm. A. Larned defeated fellow Americans Holcombe Ward and Beals C. Wright in straight sets 6-4 7-5 6-4 to claim the gentlemen's doubles crown.
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London
Queens Club Today
Wm. J. Clothier
Wm. A. Larned
Holcombe Ward
Beals C. Wright
Clothes Fire Injures Children in Frye Street Yard
Blanche Foote and her brother Alfred, children of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Foote, were playing with matches when Blanche’s clothing caught fire. Alfred burned his hands trying to help as neighbors and ambulances carried them to St. John's hospital. Blanche suffered second degree burns on both arms and the right side. her condition serious but not fatal, Alfred expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Foote
G. W. Foote
Frye Street
St. John’s Hospital
Alfred
Strike Stops Work On Blackwell's Island Bridge
A general strike of structural iron workers halted progress on the Blackwell's Island bridge across the East River in New York. President Buchanan of the International Association of Structural Iron Workers said the stoppage is in sympathy with a strike at the contracting company's main plant in Harrisburg. Several hundred workers are involved.
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New York
Structural Iron Workers
Blackwell's Island
East River
Buchanan
International Association of Structural Iron Workers
Harerisburg
New Case of Smallpox Brings Contagion Fears
A fresh smallpox case, Joseph Nad eau of 115 Lakeview Avenue, is found as the contagious hospital remains open for at least two more weeks. The eruption is pronounced, though symptoms are mild, and inspectors fear more cases near Lakeview Avenue. The lab has moved to the contagious hospital. The epidemic is projected to cost the city at least $1000, with 11 cerebro spinal meningitis cases and 54 deaths reported to date, marking a dire New England worst.
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Board of Health
Joseph Nadeau
Lakeview Avenue
Bates
New England
Drowning Report From Minho River Capsize
Vigo indicates twenty people likely crew and laborers drowned when a bark from Portugal capsized in the Minho river. The vessel had reached the river and disaster occurred near Caminha, with maritime officials reporting the incident today.
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Vigo
Spain
Minho
Caminha
Portugal
Modern Woodmen Adjourn With Officer Installation
The Milwaukee convention closed today as officers were installed and the usual resolutions adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
America
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Dignan
Margaret McGannon
Voley
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D. Munn & Son
Bridge Street
Savings Department
National Bank
Loring
Child
Blackwell’s Island Bridge
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