Durant's Bankrupt Jewelry Sale At Central Street
Buyers crowd the Durant bankrupt sale offering bargains on watches Eric a Brac sterling silver clocks and diamonds with items selling at half price. If not found Durant directs shoppers to Wood's Store at 137 15 Central Street for further discounts during the sale. Attend the Durant Bankrupt Sale for bargains at the corner of Central and Middle Streets.
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Durant’s
Wood
Central Street
Durant
Central
Middle Streets
Graveyard body taken from Littleton grave to Boston
A grave in Littleton cemetery holding Richard Little’s body was disturbed and removed overnight by three men. Mrs. Osborne objected to relocation. cemetery commissioners had refused the permit. Authorities traced a wagon the morning of the discovery and located the body at a Dorchester Street South Boston undertaker’s rooms.
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Littleton
Richard Little
Little
Boston
Mary F. Osborne
Mr. Little
Waldo E. Conant
Cemetery Commission
N. B. Conant
Curtis Drew
Acton
Dr. Murray
Chairman Conant
Conant
Dorchester Street
Murray
Osborne
Undertaker charged in grave theft tied to Littleton case
Boston police arrested A. V. Morrow of South Boston on a warrant by Cemetery Commissioner N. B. Conant. He allegedly broke into a Littleton grave and moved Richard Little from East Fourth Street to a lot at Littleton Cemetery. The case links to Little’s will and Mrs. Little of South Boston receiving interest on $25,000.
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Boston
A. V. Morrow
South Boston
Littleton
Richard Little
Morrow
N. B. Conant
Ayer
Capt. Dawson
Mr. Little
East Fourth Street
Osborne
Oscar Persons Dead in Hudson Loss of Noted Editor
Hudson reports the death of Oscar Persons aged 63 at his home yesterday after a paralytic shock. The veteran newspaper man, long known in the community, passed away in Hudson with family and colleagues mourning his loss.
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Hudson
Oscar Persons
Persons
Newspaper Founder Remembered With Long Career In Town
The man spent nearly all his life in publishing, founding 11 newspapers across as many cities and living in this town for 26 years. Born in Woburn, he served in the Civil War with Company I of the 5th Massachusetts and re-enlisted in Company K of the 39th Massachusetts Infantry. A member and former commander of Post 9, G A R, he leaves two sons and a daughter.
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Woburn
5Th
Massachusetts Infantry
39Th
Post 9
Boy 13 Fatally Shoots Mother in Medford Home
Boston, June 26. A 13 year old son accidentally shot his mother, Mrs. Charles H. Campbell of 15 Fulton Street, with a borrowed 22 caliber revolver. The bullet pierced a lung. she is at Massachusetts General Hospital on the dangerous list. The youth says he did not know the weapon was loaded and intended only to frighten her.
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Boston
Medford
Charles H. Campbell
Fulton Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Clark
Campbell
Safe blowing at Framingham Centre raises $60 loot
A professional style safe blowing at Framingham Centre’s passenger station and Consolidated railroad ticket office yielded $60. Thieves pried a south side window, drilled the safe, and used nitro glycerine to force it open. Windows shattered, disturbance noted by nearby residents, and patrolmen began investigation. No suspects yet.
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Framingham
Framingham Centre
Consolidated Railroad
W. E. Chenery
Nelson L. Winch
Henry Atchison
South Framingham
Barry of Lynn Reappointed to State Board of Arbitration
Gov Crane forwarded a slate of nominations. Richard P Barry of Lynn was reappointed as a member of the State board of arbitration and conciliation, with strong labor endorsements influencing the decision. Confirmation to come at the next executive council meeting. Other reappointments included Forrest E Barker, John Read, George E Smith, George W Bishop, Winthrop L Marvin, Augustine W Esbeck, Edwin B Harvey, Fred W Sargent, Theodore L Harlow to various state commissions and boards.
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Crane
Executive Council
Richard P. Barry
Lynn
State Board of Arbitration
Barry
Commonwealth
Forrest E. Barker
Worcester
John Read
Cambridge
George E. Smith
Everett
Harbor Commission
Geo. W. Bishop
Newton
Athol
Railroad Commission
Winthrop L. Marvin
Boston
Augustine W. Esbeck
Holyoke
Edwin B. Harvey
Westboro
Board of Registration In Pharmacy
Fred W. Sargent
Amesbury
Dairy Bureau of State Board of Agriculture
Theodore L. Harlow
Gardner
Wachusett Mountain State Reservation
Hampden County Funds Tied Up After Bank Failure
Springfield June 26 Hampden County faces a funds crisis as $60,000 of county money is tied up in the failed Pynchon National bank. County commissioners met yesterday to seek a $40,000 loan in Boston to sustain operations and cover obligations.
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Springfield
Hampden
Pynchon National Bank
Sr M. Wells
Bosicp
Bank Suspends Operations as Temporary Receiver Arrives
Through July and August the county plans to spend 20000 to pay jurors officials and current bills. Banks pledged to honor checks drawn by the county treasurer on the Pynchon bank. Ellis B Pepper, the temporary receiver, arrived from Washington and assumed charge relieving John B Cunningham. Pepper examined cash and found it all right. Chapin Bond and staff remained but no business occurred. Board hopeful for a smooth adjustment with little loss to creditors.
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Pynchon Bank
Ellis B. Pepper
Washington
John B. Cunningham
National Bank Examiner
E. P. Chapin
Ggo. R. Bond
Boston Youth Forged Checks For Canoe Purchases
Frank Burnham, a Newton resident’s son under 21, forged his father’s name on two checks totaling 400 dollars to buy a canoe and enjoy luxuries in Boston. After cashing the forgeries, he was arrested and today pled guilty in municipal court, held on $1000 bond for the grand jury by Judge Kennedy.
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Boston
Frank Burnham
Newton
Young Burnham
Burnham
Kennedy
Hotel Humarock Burns Quiet Seabird Coastline
Seituate June 26 The big hotel Humarock five miles from the harbor is a mass of flames and will likely be a total loss Dense smoke and high flames rise from the structure which caught fire around 1130 am Probably caused by a chimney There is no fire protection nearby The building and contents are valued at about 30000 Proximate wooden cottages may also suffer The Humarock hotel under Fred Merrill has been a successful South shore establishment with summer plans now ruined.
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Seituate
Humarock
South Shore
Fred Merrill
Merrill
Shorter Hours Vote For Salem Employers
Salem meeting of machinists from Salem Peabody and Beverly voted to set nine hours as a day’s work after July 1 with no pay reduction.
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Salem
Salem, Peabody and
Beverly
Taunton Fire Dept Keeps Old Form for Assistants
Taunton June 26 The fire department committee sticks to the old method for selecting assistants to the fire chief and rejects electing a deputy chief. Captain A L Carpenter, once a deputy chief candidate, is named an internal revenue service inspector.
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Taunton
Fire Department
Capt
A. L. Carpenter
Internal Revenue Service
Central Falls Boy Drowned in Cranberry Pond
Attleboro reports Edward Harrison, ten, drowned at Cranberry pond near Pleasant View this noon. His parents reside on High Street in Central Falls.
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Attleboro
Edward Harrison
Cranberry Pond
Pleasant View
High Street
Central Falls
Trinity College marks 75th anniversary with on campus graduation
Hartford Conn June 26 marks the 75th anniversary of Trinity College as graduation exercises are held on campus for the first time in the institution's history. An unusually large turnout of graduates. A class of 30 is conferred degrees.
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Hartford Ct
Trinity College
First Postmaster of Guam Named in Bonded Appointment
Postmaster Atansi Leitana Perez is appointed by Commander Seaton Schroeder, naval governor of Guam, in a May 8 report received at the navy department. He becomes Guam's first postmaster and is bonded in $4000 Mexican.
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Washington
Navy Department
Seaton Schroeder
Guam
Atansi Leitana Perez
Islands
Flooded Region Toll Rises in Grim West Virginia Flood
June 26 Williamson West Virginia report on rising flood death toll surpassing 100 with grim eyewitness details from Vivian Eckman Keystone and Davy. Judge E S Doolittle judge Flournoy and Elias Hatfield recount perilous rescue scenes and widespread destruction along Laurel creek Elkhorn river and surrounding towns.
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Williamson
W. Va
E. S. Doolittle
Huntington
Flournoy
Charleston
Elias Hatfield
Mingo County
No Distress From Flat Top Flood Says Coy White
Charleston West Virginia June 26 Coy White issued a public note stating that reports from Keystone and the Flat Top flood area indicate fewer than 50 lives lost and that the affected people can provide for themselves with no current outside aid needed. He said outside help will be requested only if circumstances change.
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Charleston
W. Va
White Today
Keystone
Flat Top
Aly Kifid
West Virginia
Governor Whitr Urges State Aid for Citizens in Need
In a message signed by Governor A. B. Whitr the state pledges readiness to provide aid to citizens requiring assistance. The statement emphasizes collective effort and confidence in public support to meet needs.
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A. B. Whitr
Flood Relief Train Delivers Supplies After Disaster
Bluefield West Virginia reports relief efforts in flood areas. A relief train distributed necessities along the Elkhorn Valley for 12 miles and the North Fork branch may require mule convoy due to wagon inaccessibility. Railroad crews work overnight to rebuild lines and grade. No bodies recovered today. large drift piles were set on fire, with an estimated 25 bodies in one pile.
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Elkhorn Valley
North Fork
Public Health
Looked Like Blondin Identified by Local Witnesses
Chief Reilly received a photograph of J Wilfred Blondin the Chelmsford Mass murder suspect and Mrs Joseph L Hereux identified it as the man she fed last Saturday afternoon The police wired Boston authorities to alert them and search for Blondin The man claimed Springfield as home and a companion carried a bundle on a stout stick Mrs Hereux said she recognized Blondin after reading a French Canadian paper description
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Wallingford
Conn
Reilly
J. Wilfred Blondin
Chelmsford
Mass
Joseph L’hereux
Boston
Blondin
L’hereux
Springfield
Blondin suspect hunted after wife killer report
Fall River police search the city for a man thought to be Blondin the alleged wife murderer after a tip linked him to Bowenville suburb. A witness described two French-Canadians discussing Blondin as an acquaintance and hiding with relatives until funds enable him to flee the country, though officers doubt the tale.
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Fall River
Blondin
Bowenville
One Killed as Trolley Hits Hose Cart in Montgomery
A collision between a trolley car and a hose carriage in Hull Street, Montgomery, killed J. W. Sykes, captain of Steamer 2, and injured four firemen. The crew, responding to an alarm, were crossing the railroad tracks when struck. Injured: J. C. Searcy not critical, Pat Cassidy, Henry O’Lana, Lee McDaniel.
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Montgomery
Ala
Hull Street
J. W. Sykes
J. C. Searcy
Pat Cassidy
Henry O’lana
Lee McDaniel
Cleveland Railway Raises Wages for Veteran Conductors and Motormen
The Cleveland City Railway Co known as The Little Consolidated System with Senator Hanna as president announced wage increases for conductors and motormen with at least two years of service. The adjustment will take effect within a few days.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland City Railway Co
The
Little Consolidated Sstem
Senator Hanna
Trolley Wreck Wounds Six on Norwalk Line
A trolley car on the Toledo Fremont and Norwalk Electric line jumped the track near Monroeville due to a broken flange. Six persons were severely hurt in the derailment.
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Norwalk
Toledo, Fremont
Monroeville
Eighteen Hurt in Northwestern Line Collision
Eighteen passengers were slightly injured when a local passenger train collided with a switch engine at Elroy Wisconsin on June 26. The injured continued their journey after the accident.
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Elroy
Wis
Berry seller killed in fall from wagon on Lebanon mountain
Pittsfield report says George Thompson aged 60 was instantly killed when he fell from a wagon while selling berries on Lebanon mountain. The accident occurred today with authorities noting the fatality.
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Pittsfield
George Thompson
Lebanon Mountain
Thompson
Train wreck near Peru kills sixteen Italian immigrants
A westbound Wabash limited train wrecked near Peru Indiana at 12:30 AM. Sixteen killed and about fifty seriously injured, all victims identified as Italian immigrants bound for Colorado. Injured include Mrs. Mattie Cruz and Miss Fannie Muhlee. many more unnamed Italian men women and three infants among the wounded.
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Peru
Ind
Colorado
Mattie Cruz
Joe Cruz
New York
Fannie Muhlee
John Muhlee
Lugi Benni
Train wreck at Logansport claims multiple lives and injuries
A southbound mixed train from Detroit to St. Louis derailed nine miles west of Logansport after the trestle collapsed in heavy rains. Engineer Butler and Fireman Adams survived. several cars plunged, with emigrant and day coaches bearing the brunt. Medics rushed to scene, many injured, one boy among the dead, as rescuers freed crushed passengers and transported the injured to hospital. The crash left wreckage strewn, with officials and physicians coordinating救援 efforts.
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J. B. Wood
Logansport. Co
P. Horn
Logansport
John Derwinnis
Pittston
E. J. Calkins
Toledo
Butler
Peru
John Adams
Detroit
St. Louis
William Colier
Iron Mountain Railway
Adams
John Williamson
Serricks
Wreck Report Totals 13 Italians Dead in Train Disaster
President Ramsey received details of a wreck in which 13 Italians were killed, three fatally, 11 seriously hurt, and 31 bruised or cut. A woman passenger is missing. Seven of the dead and injured were employees. Official report cites culvert washing out as the cause. No one in the private car of Gen. Superintendent Cotter was injured.
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Ramsey
Ofcial
Supt. Cotter
Filipino Leaders Surrender Highlighted in War Dept Compiles
Washington June 26 Officers of the war department released a compilation of captures and surrenders in the Philippine islands from April 18 to May 15. During this period 21 officers and 181 insurgent troops were captured and 462 officers and 5869 men surrendered, totaling 37948 captured or surrendered to date. Prominent insurgent leaders named include Aquiao Aglipay Alejandrino Tinio Belarmino and Reyes.
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Washington
War Department
Philippine Islands
Aquiao
Aglipay
Alejandrino
Luzon
Tinio
Belarmino
Reyes
Filipine sergeant to be hanged for murder and arson
Washington reports a Filipino native sergeant of police, Pablo Tabares, ordered two policemen to lure Private George C. Hill into his Cabatuan house, then had him killed after overfeeding wine. He also set about a hundred Cabatuan dwellings on fire. Found guilty of murder and arson, he was sentenced to be hanged.
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Washington
Manila
Pablo Tabares
George C. Hill
18Th Infantry
Pueblo
Cabatuan
Tabares
Puebla
Pitt Acquitted In Government Stores Case in Manila
Manila June 26 A military court of volunteer officers acquitted Harold M Pitt manager of Evans Co government contractors who faced charges of improperly purchasing government stores Provost Marshal Davis ordered a reconsideration of the verdict The others sentenced Clarke and Boldt fined 1900 each and given a year in prison but the imprisonment was muted A Spaniard named Riva and a Chinese man Wang Ting were involved in the case.
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Manila
Harold M. Pitt
Evans & Co
Davis
Pitt
Clarke
Boldt
Riva
Wang Ting
Judge Neville Bans Lynching in Mississippi Grand Jury
In New Orleans on June 26 Judge Neville the new circuit judge of the Mississippi court empanelled the grand jury and required every juror to swear that he was not in favor of lynching and would indict anyone participating in a lynching He confined his charge to mob violence and pledged full court aid to uncover and prosecute the guilty to stop lynching in Mississippi.
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New Orleans
Neville
Mississippi Court
Grand Jury
Mississippi
Col Sloan Funeral Planned After Yachting Death
Boston mourns Col. Thomas E. Sloan a Boston native who drowned in a South Norwalk Connecticut yacht accident last Sunday. He will be buried tomorrow at 2 PM at the Old Guards Armory in New York City.
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Boston
Thomas E. Sloan
South Norwalk
Reis Case Teeters as Water Official Faces Court
Weymouth June 26 Superintendent of the Water Department Geo R Reis to be arraigned in district court at Quincy tomorrow morning with a continuance likely for next Monday. He may be sent to Dedham jail rather than returned here.
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Weymouth
Water Department
Geo. R. Reis
District Court
Quincy
Reis
Dedham
Pittsburg Lake Erie and Wheeling Coal Co Formed
Columbus June 26 The Pittsburg Lake Erie and Wheeling Coal Co was incorporated by the secretary of state with capital stock of 41 200 000 plans to expand mining operations and distribution networks across regional markets adding jobs and boosting local industry.
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Columbus
Pittsburg Lake Erie and Wheeling Coal Co
Stat
Double Fatality Near Streethoff Home In Quincey
In Quincey Illinois on June 26 Frank C Forrest and his former sweetheart Louise Streethoff were found dead in the road near the Streethoff residence. Each victim had suffered fatal gunshot wounds with one shot to the head and the other to the heart.
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Quincey, Ill
Frank C. Forrest
Louise Streethoff
Streethoff
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