All Boys Are Thieves Claim Sparks Clerical Conference
At Amherst on August 2 a conference of country clergymen examined alleged immorality in rural areas. Dr Warren B Wilson of New York stated a Cape Cod epidemic report led to the remark all boys are thieves at a certain age. The day centered on morality trends and gambling declines among church members.
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Amherst
Conference of Country
Church Federation of
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Cape Cod
Wilson
Warren B. Wilson
New York
Presbyterian Board of Home Missions
New England
West
Seek Man in Pearl Mystery
New York police were asked by Reginald Schenck to find Captain H. C. V. G. McAdam of the Bengal Lancers who vanished from Boston on July 25. McAdam reportedly held a $100,000 blue pearl eye of a Buddha idol after being urged by Buddhist priests to recover it. He stayed at the Hotel Touraine and said he lost the pearl near South Station.
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New York
Reginald Schenck
H. C. V. G. McAdam
Bengal Lancers
India
Boston
McAdam
Touraine
South Station
Kapurihala
Europe
Leopold
Belgium
Cleo de Merode
Morris Forgotson
Broadway
Rajah Rana
Forgotson
Harris MacAdam
Half Moon Street
Mairfair
London
MacAdam
Pinkerton
Randolph Pirie
Seventeenth Lancers
Temple
Zeeland
England
Gem Among the Sepoy Loot Exodus to Europe and Boston Furor
The famed jewel stolen from a Buddhist temple during the rebellion travels from India to Belgium and France before resurfacing in New York pawnbroker Forgotson’s shop. Reginald Schenck, McAdam, and Pinkertons chase clues while Boston papers report a vanished jewel and a near-mad claimant.
Largest gasoline cruiser launched in Cambridge basin
The 55 foot motor boat Dorothy G. was christened in the Charles River Basin near Pleasant Street. Dorothy G. Gray, 38, broke the champagne bottle on her bow as the vessel floated free. Built for pleasure by Dr. Charles H. Gray for hunting and fishing trips, it boasts 75 horsepower, 10 knot speed, electric lighting, ice chest, and sleeping for 21.
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Cambridge
Charles River
Pleasant Street
Dorothy G. Gray
Dorothy G
Austin Street
Charles H. Gray
Dorothy Gray
Dr. Gray
Labrador
Mayor Crowds Back to Ringmaster Role in Winthrop Circus
Mayor Fitzgerald abandons Cape Cod vacation to act as ring master for the Winthrop Elks Circus. A four day beach visit opens with a historic parade at 6 30 PM through the town, covering Washington avenue Winthrop street Main street Rever e street Cliff avenue Shore Drive Beacon street Shirley street and returning to the grounds.
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Fitzgerald
Cape Cod
Boston
Winthrop Elks’ Circus
Winthrop
Circus
Washington Avenue
Winthrop Street
Main Street
Revere Street
Cliff Avenue
Shore Drive
Beacon Street
Shirley Street
Butler Out of Work Ends Life in Cambridge
Abraham Aldrich of 16 Howard Street Cambridge in a despondent state slashed his throat with a razor at home and died en route to Cambridge Relief Hospital. Once a butler in Manchester by the Sea he had recently lost his job and his wife died last February, which officials say unsettled his mind.
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Abraham
Aldrich
Howard Street
Cambridge
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Davis Named Librarian at Waltham Public Library
Orlando C. Davis former assistant librarian at Dartmouth College was elected librarian of the Waltham public library by the directors, succeeding H. F. Dougherty at the meeting last night.
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Waltham
Orlando C. Davis
Dartmouth College
Waltham Public Library
Beacon Street to Have Trees On Both Sides
Beacon Street residents win approval from the Street Commissioners to plant 300 trees along the avenue from Arlington to Commonwealth. The plan calls for pits this fall and planting next spring at 50 to 60 foot intervals, at an estimated cost of $12,000 borne by residents.
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Back Bay
Beacon Street
Boston
Commonwealth Avenue
Arlington, Street
Street Commission
F. T. Lord
Irving T. Guild
Massachusetts Forestry Association
Richard Wadsworth
Guild
Yacht crewman falls overboard near St Andrews
Arthur Irvin of Bayside fell from Sir William Van Horne's yacht Covenhoven in the bay at St Andrews New Brunswick. Lady Van Horne was aboard when the accident occurred and Irvin did not rise again.
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ST. Andrews
N. B
Arthur Irvin
Bayside
Sir William van Horne
Lady van Horne
No Report Yet on Lomasney Appointment
The Civil Service Commission held its last regular meeting before Thursday’s deadline for Senator Joseph P. Lomasney to become health commissioner and Patrick F. McDonald to become superintendent of supplies. No action or word on either appointment had been received by last night.
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Civil Service Commission
Joseph P. Lomasney
Patrick F. McDonald
Balloon Line Opens Thursday in Munich
The Parseval VI dirigible balloon landed in Munich after an eventful voyage from Bitterfield interrupted twice by machinery defects. It will begin a passenger service on Thursday.
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Munich
Bavaria
Bitterfield
Nine Cows Killed by One Lightning Bolt in Somerset
A severe thunderstorm struck Somerset at night, with two barns hit by lightning nearly simultaneously. The town farm barn, said to be the state's highest, housed two horses, nine cows, 50 tons of hay, carriages and farm implements. all were destroyed, estimated at 5000 dollars. The second fire was at Thomas McNulty’s barn, with losses over 1000 dollars.
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Thomas McNulty
Man Treated After Arnica Suicide Attempt
Samuel Epstein, 26, of 1077 Blue Hill Avenue, quarrels with his longtime love. He swallowed arnica at the Crawford House after telephoning the Medford girl and his parents, then was revived with a stomach pump and returned home.
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Samuel Epstein
Blue Hill Avenue
Crawford House
Epstein
Boston
Medford
Bear Captured By Patrolman In Watertown Hunt
A male black bear from Maine escaped into Watertown streets provoking a town hunt led by Policeman Coleman and local boys. The bear was cornered on Lovell Farm after a pursuit near Russell Avenue, and Coleman covered it with two horse blankets to subdue the cub. Several hunters suffered scratches during the capture.
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Watertown
Coleman
Russell Avenue
George N. Chamberlain
Maine
Mr. Chamberlain
Bruin
Lovell
Chamberlain Estate
No Conference At Bridgeport
Beverly Aug 2 A report in afternoon papers claimed Taft Roosevelt and Lloyd Griscom would meet at Griscoms Bridgeport Conn summer place. Secretary Norton said nothing was known of such a plan.
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Beverly
Taft
Roosevelt
Lloyd Griscom
Bridgeport
Conn
Norton
Cymric Nears Port Halifax As Steamship En Route
The steamer Cymric traveling from Liverpool to Boston was about 560 miles east of Boston Lightship at 9 p m on August 2 as reported from N 8 Aug.
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Halifax
Cymric
Liverpool
Boston
Oston
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Vore
Forenbergs
Forenberga
Hanover & Elm Streets
Lomasney
Somerset
Providence
Fall River
Arnica
Gilchrist
Orgilchrist
Washington and
Winter Streets
New York City
Batiste
Madras
Mad
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