Connecticut Trooper Hurt in Arizona Range Accident
Private Joseph Dion of D Company First Connecticut Regiment tore his left hand when a rifle exploded at the Nogales range. The weapon shattered in 30 pieces, a fragment grazing Sergeant H. I. Goulds. Goulds and others suffered minor injuries. Dion was treated and sent to a field hospital. Another soldier, Sergeant Jobson, was kicked by a horse but not seriously hurt. Thirty Connecticut recruits were sent home by rail, with more troops expected as the camp grows toward 15,000. General Bliss called the camp the healthiest on the border with no sickness reported.
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Joseph Dion
D Company
Connecticut Regiment
H. I. Goulds
Goulds
Dion
Keating
Jobson
Connecticut Signal Corps
Connecticut
Southern Pacific
New Orleans
Bliss
Red Cross
Bay State
Cotton
Pershing
Santa Claus
Red Cross Candy and Smokes, But Oh, You Revere Beach
Atlantic Ocean
Boston Harbor
Massachusetts Cavalry Squadron
Roxbury Horse Guards
B. C. Lewis
Howard C. Leslie
Clements
Pennsylvania
Leslie
Bell
Bay State Corral
Schmitz
Bay State Squadron
el Paso
Bay State Signal Corps
Nearly Blind Woman Severely Burned In Accident
Mrs. Mary A. Keelan about 70 and nearly blind was seriously burned this evening when she toppled a lighted lamp at 138 Fayette Street Lowell. Neighbors heard her screams and rushed to help. She was taken to St. John's Hospital where she is not expected to live. Fire department extinguished a fire in her home.
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Lowell
Mary A. Keelan
Fayette Street
St. John’sse
Throckmorton Wins Junior Middle State Title at Forest Hills
Harold A. Throckmorton of New Jersey defeated Elliott Binz of New York 6 2 6 3 6 2 in the final at the West Side Club Forest Hills to take the junior Middle State Divisional tournament. B S Lotson of New York beat J Kemmerer of Pleasantville 6 4 6 4 for the boys title. both victors qualify for the national championship at month end.
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New York
Harold A. Throckmorton
New Jersey
West Side Club
Forest Hills
Elliott Binz
B. S. Lotson
J. Kemmerer
Pleasantville
N. Y
Reeves Lonesome as Vermont Guard shrinks to six companies
Across Eagle Pass Texas and El Paso Massachusetts troops begin a three months training program under General Bell on the Mexican border. Eleven of Colonel Reeves' twelve Vermont companies are on duty leaving only Company G of Winooski for camp work. Weather is fair with a temperature around 72.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Reeves
Vermont
Winooski
State Guard
EL Paso
Massachusetts
Bell
Bay State
Guardsmen Pass Frontier Battle Blues To Food Rations
Major promotions reshuffle ranks as Willard Springer shifts from captain ordnance to private and returns as lieutenant. Bay State units adapt to border life with screened mess houses and Red Cross comforts amid drills and humor on guard duty at Camp Cotton Pershing.
Missouri Democrats Nominate Gardner for Governor
Incomplete returns from Missouri primary early indicate F. D. Gardner has the Democratic nomination for governor and United States Senator James A. Reed is re nominated. J. E. Swanger leads Republicans for governor and W. S. Dickey leads in the senatorial race.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
F. D. Gardner
United States
James A. Reed
J. E. Swanger
W. S&s. Dickey
Haverhill Man Drowns Canoeing in Kennebunk River
William McPheneas of Haverhill was drowned while canoeing in the Kennebunk River today. He worked at a summer hotel in Kennebunk.
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Haverhill
Kennebunk Kennebunk
William McPheneas
Kennebunk River
Harcourt Reveals Petrol Struggles Behind Verdun Siege
In the House of Commons Lewis Harcourt says Verdun’s early week saw battle fought largely over petrol transport as artillery and bombs disrupted lines. Britain provided petrol. tankers are being scouted worldwide and the Admiralty builds tankers to improve the supply. He warns Sunday motoring could be banned if needed.
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London
House of Commons
Lewis Harcourt
Verdun
Great Britain
Admiralty
The Idea That Got Me a Raise
A real life ex change of practical ideas is previewed for the next Sunday Post Magazine. The piece explains how practical thinking leads to better pay and value, offering reader tips and examples from everyday work.
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Sunday Post
Johnston wins Longwood challenge bowl in four-set final
In a premier tennis display at Longwood, William M. Johnston national singles title holder captured the 26th Longwood challenge bowl, defeating J. J. Armstrong Pennsylvania State champion in four sets though Armstrong took the third.
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William M. Johnston
J. J. Armstrong
Longwood
Wiliam M. Johnston
Pennsylvania
Johnston
Armstrong
Johnston Dominates Heat Aces Armstrong In Four Sets
Johnston sweeps Armstrong in a weighty tennis match winning 6 4 6 2. He dominates with speed and placement while enduring heat loss of seven pounds. Armstrong struggles to match the pace as Johnston finishes strong after a shower and change of clothes.
LongwoooL Challenger Bowl Final Doubles and Mixed Play
W. M. Johnston of San Francisco defeated J. J. Armstrong of Philadelphia in the Bowl Final with sets 6-0 6-8 2-6. Eleonora Sears and W. M. Johnston beat Molla Bjurstedt and R. N. Williams 2d 6-4 6-2. It notes two current national champions and a former title holder on one court. Johnston's doubles play was strong. In a trial for the Eastern team, W. M. Washburn defeated N. W. Niles.
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Nets
C’s
B. D
F. Johnston
Armstrong
W. M. Johnston
San Francisco
J. J. Armstrong
Philadelphia
Eleonora Sears
Willim M. Johnston
Molla Bjurstedt
R. N. Williams
Johnston
W. Ms. Washburn
N. W. Niles
Connor folks enjoy company outing at Paragon Park
Five hundred John T. Connor Associates employees took a day off for the annual outing at Nantasket. The program included a hurdy gurdy and a monkey on the boat, sports events, a dinner and a Paragon Park cabaret, plus beach activities and a dance hall session. Genevieve Condry and Katherine Moran of Jamaica Plain were amused by the monkey, who posed with peanuts.
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John T. Connor
John T. Connor Associates
Nantasket
Paragon
Park Palm Garden
Genevieve Condry
Katherine Moran
Jamaica Plain
J. E. Salisbury
Dorchester
Paragon Park
Infant Arthur Crimaldi Dies in Somerville
In Somerville on August 1 infant Arthur Crimaldi, son of Frank and Mary Crimaldi, died at 10 months and 2 days. Funeral from 182 Tremont Street on Wednesday at 2 p.m.
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Crimaldi
Somerville
Arthur
Frank
Mary
Frazier
Tremont St
Abbreviated Apportionment Battles and Camp News
The article covers a court injunction delaying new Suffolk district apportionment amid gerrymander accusations, with petitioners including Vice President Mon tage and others. It details clerked reports, dissenting commissioners, and letters between McCarthy and Brennan. It also reports camp sanitation efforts, insect control, news suppression, and personnel actions at the Massachusetts regiment camp.
Mudge Wins Medalist Title at Trans-Miss Golf
Dudley Mudge of Minnesota State champion earned medalist honors at the Trans-Mississippi tournament by finishing 36 holes of qualifying in 146. He helped Town and Country Club teammates of St. Paul win the Brock trophy with a 636 aggregate.
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Minneapolis
Dudley Mudge
Minnesota
St. Paul
Insects menace camp as soldiers battle pest problem
In Columbus New Mexico on August 1 a campaign to rid the Second Regiment camp of insects and flies started. Medical officers ordered filling water holes and men began digging ditches to drain stagnant water onto the desert. Vendors near the camp were warned to burn refuse or face closure.
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Columbus
N M
Quarantine Ordered for U S Children Entering Cuba
Havana August 1 The secretary for sanitation ordered a 30 day quarantine for children arriving in Cuba from American ports due to ongoing infantile paralysis outbreaks in New York.
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Cuban
Havana
Cuba
New York
Sober Up in Three Days at Home Like Facility
An ad promises an easy safe method to stop drinking in three days within a homelike setting. It claims you can rid yourself of liquor desire and regain health confidence and ability.
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