Two Others Meet Death in Merrimac
A thunder squall on Middleton Pond sinks a canoe killing Betty Norton Anna Norton and Victor Durgin. Ernest Norton survives with his baby. Durgin died attempting to rescue Mrs Norton amid a fatal holiday accident spree in Greater Boston.
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Betty A. G. Norton
North Salem
Ernest W. Norton
The
Merchants’ Bank of Boston
Anna Woodbury Norton
Victor M. Durgin
Salem
Boston Traveler
Danvers
Middleton Pond
Merchants’ National Bank of Boston
Nortons
Victor Durgin
Sultan to Be Deposed as Young Turks Move on Constantinople
A Constantinople dispatch says the Young Turks give the Sultan until 10 p m to abdicate Russian ambassador Zinovieff negotiates while the Russian cruiser Admiral Greig sits in the Bosphorus ready to evacuate the Sultan from Athens.
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Paris
Constantinople
M. Zinovieff
Greig
Athens
Bosphorus
Turkish crisis shifts to fate of Sultan without bloodshed
The Turkish crisis centers on the Sultan's fate as constitutional forces gain ground. The Young Turks demand unconditional terms and advance to San Stefano seven miles from Constantinople. British dispatches signal a peaceful settlement with no immediate danger to foreigners. European markets respond calmly as constitutionalists move toward victory without bloodshed. Abdication rumors seem premature.
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London
Committee of Union and Progress
Constantinople
San Stefano
Rumor of Abdication Volleys in Ottoman Court
A Vienna rumor claims the Ottoman Sultan is willing to abdicate in favor of Mohammed Rechad Effendi the heir apparent. A Constantinople despatch says Rechad Effendi has been acclaimed Sultan at Saloniki. The Sultan remained calm in the Yildiz Kiosk.
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Berlin
Vienna
Mohemmed Rechad Effendi
Constantinople
Saloniki
Yildiz
Thug Attacks Three Women in Norwood Incident
Mrs Lawrence Tisdale and her daughters Alice and Beatrice of Mylord street were attacked by a slugger near Winslow station while returning from a Christian Endeavor meeting. William Allen chased the assailant as the trio sought shelter at 1023 Washington street. the man escaped across the railroad.
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Norwood
Lawrence Tisdale
Alice
Beatrice
Mylord Street
William Allen
Christian Endeavor Meeting
Winslow Station
Sports Dominate Boston Yesterday Amid Large Crowds
Report from North End Park notes marathon dustups and national league games drawing thousands. School events and other activities estimated to fill the day with varied sport action across Boston venues.
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North End Park
160 Miles Balloon Flight Nets Long New England Route
Pilot William Van Sleet of Pittsfield and Oscar R Hutchinson of Weenox completed a 160 mile balloon flight from Pittsfield to Biddeford landing among tree tops north of Biddeford. They ascended to 6000 8000 feet rode clouds over White Mountain hotels and weathered thunder before landing.
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Biddeford
William van Sleet
Pittsfield
Mass
Qoscar R. Hutchinson
Weenox
New England
Berkshires
White Mountain
van Sleet
Old Orchard Beach
Portland
Woman in Black Dies on Roxbury Street
An unidentified woman around 40 fell to the street and died almost instantly near 753 Huntington Avenue Roxbury last evening.
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Woman IN Black
Roxbury
Huntington Avenue
Aldrich Attacks Income Tax Plan in Tariff Debate
Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island opened the tariff debate by denouncing the move for an income tax. He cited the Payne bill amended by the finance committee, arguing it would yield 345 million dollars in customs revenue next fiscal year to fund government. Senator Daniel and Senator Bailey counterattacked the measure as a sprawling 302 page bill with a million dollars per page.
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Washington
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Senate Finance Committee
Daniel
Virginia
Bailey
Payne
Hottest 19th in Four Years Recorded at Thompson Spa
The Thompson Spa bulletin notes the thermometer reached a record high for the day in yesterday's event. Residents report stretches of heat affecting outdoor activities and local businesses amid the unusual warm spell.
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Thompson’s Spa
New England Forecast Toward Week Ahead
Washington reports showers Tuesday then fair in west and south sections, cooler in the south. Wednesday promises fair skies with moderate to brisk northwest winds. Steamers bound for Europe will face showers Tuesday and cooler weather by Wednesday toward the Grand Banks.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Grand Banks
Woman Dies After Gasoline Tank Explosion In Home
Laura Cote a 22 year old Boston hairdresser died after a five gallon gasoline tank exploded in the kitchen of her home at 27 High Street Haverhill. She was blown through a window and died about three hours after the blast following a request to be taken home from the hospital.
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Haverhill
Taft Watches Red Sox Victory at Washington Game
President Taft attended a Washington baseball game where Boston defeated Washington 8 to 4. He sampled a five cent bag of peanuts with Vice President Sherman, observed the spitball era, and rode to the park with Captain Archibald Butt and two secret service men.
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Washington
Taft
Boston
Sherman
Archibald Butt
Secret Service
Mr. Taft
Captain Butt
President Plays Golf Admiring Summer Day With Officials
The day was warm and ideal for the national game as President and Vice-President Sherman discussed playing golf twice weekly. In the box with Sherman were Reps Vreeland and Bennett, former Senator Hemenway, Rep Payne, and Senator William Alden Smith among many others. The President sat in box No. 6 near the first base line without wire protection, disregarding foul balls as they flew.
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Sherman
Jim
Vreeland and
Bennett
New York
Hemenway
Indiana
Payne
Payne Tariff
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Father John's Medicine Exudes Restorative Claims
Advertises Father John's Medicine as a remedy for fatigue and rundown conditions. Claims include revitalization and increased energy through a tonic format. No verified medical details or endorsements provided in the text.
Middleton Pond Tragedy Claims Victor Durgin and family
A sudden wind squall on Middleton Pond kills Victor Durgin and the Norton mother and child. Matthew M. Merritt of the Middleton Board of Selectmen bravery-mans a rescue, bringing Norton ashore unconscious. Doctors fail to revive the victims. Norton is gravely distressed.
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Victor Durgin
Norton
Matthew M. Merritt
Middleton
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