Pythians Here by Thousands Camp Lyon Prepares for Dedication
The Knights of Pythias assemble in Franklin Field with three thousand tents and 800 cots. The Massachusetts brigade of 750 men will occupy first, Seattle brings its prize company, and the Joseph H. Lyon Camp is officially named. Dedication set for Monday at 4 PM with tight health and sanitation controls and a large bandstand for daily concerts.
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Franklin Field
Knights of Pythias
Massachusetts
Mobile
Ala
Boston
New Hampshire
Maritime Provinces
Seattle
New Orleans
Virginia
Maryland
Washnel D. C
Carolna
Joseph H. Lyon
Camp Lyon
Board of Health
Famous Inventor Henri Farman Demonstrates Flight at Brighton Beach
New York reporters witness Henri Farman’s aeroplane lift from a prepared runway at Brighton Beach. The heavier-than-air craft rose about 25 feet, flew at express train speed in a direct line, and landed gracefully as the motor power was reduced.
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New York
Henri Farman
France
Brighton Beach
Farman Makes First Flight Test at Brighton Racecourse
Spectators including Aero Club of America members witness Farman’s aeroplane during a public flight at Brighton. After a tense build up the machine lands to loud cheers while Farman tests the motor. Photographers are knocked over by the propeller breeze as power is applied.
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Farmar
Aero Club of America
Farman
Brighton
America
Heatwave Strikes Boston Patients Suffer Prostrations
The city records a heatwave with nine prostrations as thermometer readings hit 90 to 91 degrees at key stations. Several residents including Rose Coakley Mary Hinds and others were treated at Relief Hospital and City Hospital for hysteria sunstroke and collapse amid the warm afternoon.
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Rose Coakley
Second Street
Boston
India Street
Relief Hospital
Mary Hinds
Chapman Street
Relief
John McCarren
Somerville
Avenue
Fulton Street
Charles Jacobs
Salem Street
Charles Hard
Washington and
Elm Street
James Murphy
Long Wharf
Abbie Whitmarsh
Granary Burial Ground
Patrick Cullanane
Boston Street
South
Leah
Appel
Walden Street
Roxbury
Washington Street
Union Park
City Hospital
Sacred Archives of
Smith
Federal Building
Thompson’s Spa
Meara Defends Police in Forest Hills Cemetery Shootout
Stephen O Meara criticizes inflated counts of officers at Forest Hills cemetery incident saying 238 officers were present from July 22 to 23. He notes 67 fired 208 shots while 171 did not fire, and explains the scene was a wooded hollow where Gutman hid.
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Forest Hills
Forest Hills Cemetery
Scollay Square
Gutman
Boston Common
Hisgen Declines Fusion With Democrats for Governor
Thomas L. Hisgen, Independence League candidate for President, says fusion with Democrats and Independence is unlikely for Governor. He notes anti fusion sentiment among League leaders and ranks, cites Chicago as a warning, and suggests Democrats could endorse a strong League candidate to defeat Draper. He also discusses Moran's potential leadership and the party’s need to chart its own path.
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Democrats and
Independence Party
Thomas L. Hisgen
League
Chicago
Mr. Hisgen
John B. Moran
Independence League
Eben S. Draper
Whitney
Whitneys
Quincys
Gastons
Draper
Married Woman Duped by Husband in Washington Swindle
Mrs Mary Carmody of South Boston sent $0 after a telephone claim her husband was dead in Washington. John A Carmody, using the alias Jack Brown, was arrested there for swindling his wife amid prior destitution and four children. The body was promised to be sent from C M Underwood in Washington but never arrived. A Richmond arrival was traced to be false. Washington police investigated and arrested Carmody.
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Washington, D. C
Mary Carmody
East First Street
Boston
John A. Carmody
Washinton
Jack Brown
Carmody
Driver Arthur Miller Steers Wagon Into Telegraph Pole
James E. Doyle, 54, of Leonard Street Malden, injured and in serious condition after Hose Wagon No. 1 driver Arthur Miller steered the horses into a telegraph pole at Charles and Main streets. Miller and three other hose company members were thrown from the wagon while responding to Box 43 alarm.
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James E. Doyle
Leonard Street
Malden
Arthur Miller
W. E. Coombs
Walter Dunbar
John M. Gilvray
Charles
Main Streets
Miller
Hose Company
Main Street
Bandits Seen Near Fresh Pond Woods, Cambridge
Two foreigners resembling the fugitive Forest Hills suspects were seen on the Fitchburg line near Fresh Pond last night. Cambridge police issued instant descriptions and fire on sight orders, with surrounding towns alerted. Engineer James Whitney reported two rough‑looking men with one arm in a sling near Fresh Pond after the North Station run.
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Forest Hills
Geggmen
Fitchburg
Fresh Pond
Cambridge
James Whitney
Greenfield
Whitney
Bailey's Notes of Yesterday's Ball Games
Baseball roundup reports Chicago and Boston splashing wins as Detroit tumbles to Boston 9 5 while Cleveland ousts New York with 16 runs on 14 hits. New York Nationals beat St Louis with 9 in a 14 hit on mound Lush, Pittsburg sneaks past Brooklyn 6 2 and Washington drops Chicago 4 2.
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Johnny Kling
Cub
Detroit
Taylor
Boston
New York
Cleveland
Naps
New York Nationals
Lush
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Chicago
Brooklyn
Washington
Woman Flags Crowded Train to Save Passengers in Bridge Fire
Mrs. Percy Durgin warned a York Beach bound train by waving a red sweater as a 200 foot bridge on the York Harbor & Beach branch burned. The train stopped, passengers evacuated, and crews, including Navy Yard and local firefighters, fought the fire though the bridge was lost.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Percy Durgin
Spruce Creek
New England
York Beach
Navy Yard Department
Kittery
York Harbor & Beach
Boston &Maine
Trefethen Cove
Winslow T. Perkins
Sanbornville
Dover
Portland
Patrolman Stops Frightened Horse Near Children
Patrolman William H. Noble of Dorchester Station 1l risked his life yesterday afternoon on Codman street Ashmont to halt a florists wagon horse that bolted toward a group of small children. He grasped the bridle and halted the animal within 30 feet of the youngsters.
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William H. Noble
Dorchester
Codman Street
Ashmont
Dorchester Avenue
Noble
Forecast for Boston Weather Weekend Rain and Clearing
Forecast for New England calls for rain Saturday with clearing Sunday. Strong east to northeast winds will increase, affecting Boston and vicinity.
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Boston
Washington
New England
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Bill Bailey
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