Drowned Swimmer Dies After Cramps at Whitman’s Pond
Frank Slason, 24, of Roxbury, drowned while swimming in Whitman’s Pond East Weymouth. Despite boats nearby none could reach him. Slason was president of the Princeton A A of Roxbury and had joined a club trip to the pond.
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Frank Slason
Rockland Street
Roxbury
Whitman’s Pond
East Weymouth
Warren Ash
Moving Picture Company
Newport
R. I
Andrew Herbert
Lynn
Pleasant Pond
Gardiner
Marco Rongo
Ipswich Beach
Walter Blacklock
Providence
Providence River
Wilfred Wadenais
Woonsocket
Harris Pond
Romeo Goyette
Central Falls
R. L
Blackstone
George Carrier
Springfield
Connecticut
Whitman's Pond
Slason
Princeton A. A
Whitman Pond
A. H. Harrison
After Dinner the Club Members Fail to Appear
Slason and Harrison paddled out into the water after dinner as other club members did not appear. The scene hints at a quiet, informal gathering with two individuals taking initiative in the absence of others.
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Slason
Harrison
Moon Phases and War Year Reflections Churn in Daily Almanac
Moon phase notes mark new moon on Aug 10 and Aug 24 full moon on Aug 24 with quarters on Aug 17 and Sept 1. The calendar lists naval time events, sunrise and sunset, and the 921st day of the year with 44 days left of summer amid World War I references. It also records birthdays of Francis Scott Key, John Dryden, and Isaak Walton, plus Servia’s 1 year anniversary of war declaration on Germany.
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Saturn
Jupiter
Venus
Francis Scott Key
John Dryden
Isaak Walton
Servia
Germany
Mulhausen
Boston Area Weather Outlook with Showers This Week
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for Monday with occasional showers and Tuesday generally fair with moderate southerly winds. Washington reports New England outlook including Monday thunder showers and Tuesday partly cloudy skies.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Temperature recap from Thompson’s Spa yesterday
Average yesterday’s temperature was 73 degrees with a high around 82 and a low near 63. Measurements include a year-ago comparison showing 77 and 11-24 as reference figures.
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Thompson
Four Dead in New England Auto Toll on Sunday
The New England toll from car crashes Sunday includes four deaths and ten injured. Notable incidents: Thomas Griffin of Fall River dying after being struck near Ipswich. Arthur Cannon of South Milford killed when his auto left a Brookfield embankment. Henry Holden of Claremont killed with others injured in Webb New Hampshire crash. Manuel Sylvia of East Boston dying after Wellington bridge collision. a Lake View Maine man killed at a grade crossing as a train struck his auto.
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Thomas Griffin
Fall River
Ipswich
Arthur Cannon
South Milford
Brookfield
Henry Holden
Claremont
N. H
Harold Flint
Ralph G. Paine
Paul Minau
Webb
Manuel Sylvia
Boston
Wellington Bridge
Isaac Rosenblatt
Ralph J. Canney
Lake View
Charles Libby
Manley Canney
Willard Pratt
Louis Canney
New England
Alton Crossing
Old Town
Thief Gang Targeting Medford Malden Stores Suspected
Medford and Malden police suspect a drug addicted gang carried out a series of burglaries in both cities. Three new robberies were found in Medford including a drug store on Main Street and a fruit store on Salem Street. A fourth break in Malden’s Edgeworth section occurred last week.
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Medford and
Malden
Medford
William F. Plummer
Main Street
M. O. Perkins
N. Simeone
Salem Street
Edgeworth
Auto victim may recover
Miss Helen Driscoll of East Boston remains in a semi conscious condition at Haymarket Relief Hospital after injuries suffered while riding with Thomas A. Cunningham of Cunningham Motor Renting Company early Saturday morning. Hospital authorities say she will likely recover.
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Helen Driscoll
East Boston
Haymarket
Thomas A. Cunningham
Cunningham Motor Renting Company
Klein Sets 25 Mile Auto Record at Worcester
Worcester August 8 Arthur Klein set a new world record for 25 miles on a half mile track in 33 minutes 59 seconds during a race here yesterday. He stopped twice for a 30 second car adjustment, beating the prior record of 38 minutes and ? seconds by Bob Burnham at Rock Island.
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Worcester
Arthur Klein
Bob Burnham
Rock Island
Klein
Germans Push Forward Near Warsaw in World War I
German forces advance rapidly from the Narew Valley reaching within miles of the Warsaw Petrograd railway. Meanwhile in London news says Field Marshal Sir John French will soon be relieved in Flanders and Sir William Robertson will become commander in chief, promising a remarkable rise for Robertson.
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Narew Valley
Warsaw-Petrograd
John L Sullivan Opens Abstemious Lecture Tour
In Asbury Park New Jersey John L Sullivan appeared before 3725 vacant chairs of a 4000-seat beach auditorium to lecture on total abstinence. The event served as a trial run for a potential country tour to reform the public. Rain and Atlantic surf framed the scene as water was visible everywhere.
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Asbury Park
John L. Sullivan
Beach Auditorium
Sullivan
Boston
Atlantic Ocean
Sullivan Delays Address Despite Rainy Wait
D'Arcy O'Connor said Mr. Sullivan was to start at 8 10 but didn’t. He stood in the rain and finally reached the platform twenty five minutes late.
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Mr. Sullivan
D'Arcy O'Connor
Gas Tank Explosion Injures Boy and Man in Worcester
In Worcester on Pilgrim avenue a gasoline tank ignition exploded. Four year old George Beda lost a leg and 29 year old Samuel Frazer, a Bedford avenue resident and auto repairman, is on the dangerous list with injuries. Frazer was soldering a tank in William Lamont's yard when fumes ignited after he failed to vent the gas.
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Worcester
Pilgrim Avenue
George Beda
Samuel Frazer
Bedford Avenue
City Hospital
Frazer
William Lamont
Beda
Eaton divorce suit settles with husband paying large settlement
Charles S. Eaton and Ella F. Bartlett Eaton reach a proposed settlement in their divorce case. Eaton will pay Mrs. Eaton 100000 dollars plus an annuity of 20000 dollars. Oak Knoll House in Pasadena California becomes her sole property, and Cruelty allegations are withdrawn. Mrs. Eaton’s counsel is Charles F. Choate. Mr. Eaton is advised by Sherman L. Whipple.
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Charles S. Eaton
Thompson’s Spa
Ella F. Bartlett Eaton
Eaton
Oak Knoll
Pasadena
Cal
Charles F. Choate
Sherman L. Whipple
Eaton-Eaton domestic case continues amid illness and settlement talks
The trial was postponed due to Mr Whipple illness while Mrs Eaton stays in Boston and Mr Eaton travels from Marblehead. Settlement talks stalled by disapproval from Mr Eaton but a final agreement was reported Saturday afternoon though not yet complete. The Eaton home in Pasadena, valued with $170000 building costs and lavish furnishings, figures in the dispute as Mrs Eaton plans to move there once settled while Mr Eaton stays in Marblehead.
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Whipple
Eaton
Boston
Mr. Eaton
Marblehead
Everett High Student Murphy Missing From Everett
William T Murphy an 18 year old Everett High School honor pupil who was to enter Harvard this fall has been missing since Friday night Police say two English liners were searched and inquiries made at police stations hospitals and recruiting offices Murphy 6 feet 1 inch tall 168 pounds blond with a pompadour left home after receiving his pay envelope to give his mother and was last seen talking to a friend near his home authorities fear foul play.
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William T. Murphy
Francis Street
Everett
Everett High School
Harvard
Murphy
J. G. Blount Company
Italians in Boston Endorse Wilson Policy at Faneuil Hall
Three thousand Italians inside Faneuil Hall and 3000 more outside cheered in support of President Wilson and the U S stance on neutrality of shipping arms and munitions to the Allies amid Germanys protest.
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Boston
Faneuil Hall
Wilson
Germany
Italy
Italian groups in Boston honor Italy and pledge loyalty to U S
A large demonstration in the North West and South Ends featured leaders of major Italian organizations and two bands from Boston Lynn Quincy and Cambridge. Speakers praised Italy and the U S stance on war supplies while pledging loyalty to both nations amid cheers to the national anthems and shouted Viva l Italia Abassi l Austria che.
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Greater
Boston
Lynn
Quincy
Cambridge
America
Cav. Gaspare di Cola
Italian Red Cross Committee of
Italy
Italia
Rocco Brindisi
The
Dante Alighieri Society
Germany
Joseph Santdsuosso
United States
Santosuosso
Austria
Rag. Ubaldi Guido
Red Crows
Rise of General Robertson From Footman to Field Marshal
The account traces General Robertson from humble service as a footman to high command in the British army. It notes his rapid rise from private to commission, his leadership of the Third Dragoon Guards, and his current role beneath Sir John French. Robertson is poised to become field marshal amid plans to reform leadership in Flanders.
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Robertson
W. R. Robertson
French
France
Belgium
General Robertson
England
Third Dragoon Guards
Sir John French
Flanders
Imperial General Staff
Lord Kitchener
Kitchener
Great Britain
John French
Aristocratic circles crediting military genius yet hampered by strategy
The text notes a prominent figure praised in high society as a military genius whose strengths lie beyond current warfare styles. It adds that Robertson, a former footman, will become head of the British army at 56, illustrating the idea that capable people can prevail despite setbacks.
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Robertson
Gun Holds Up City Business
Dunkirk France July 28 bombardment by a German gun in Flanders limits city commerce to four and a half minutes in five. Shelters are used between explosions, with post office staff and customers retreating to basements then returning to resume service during brief lulls.
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Dunkirk
France
Flanders
Baseball Results from Yesterday in the National League
The National League games saw St. Louis defeat Boston 7 to 2. Brooklyn outscored Chicago 10 to 7 in game one, then won 5 to 4 in 11 innings in game two. Philadelphia routed Cincinnati 14 to 6.
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St. Louis
Boston
Brookyn
Chicago
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Russians Lose Another of Vistula Forces Retreat
London reports British experts fear Russian armies retreating from Warsaw and Ivangorod may be enveloped by German advances from north, west, and south. Berlin announces Kaiser's troops pushing toward the Narew valley and Wieprz River to block a Russian stand at Brest Litowsk.
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London
Warsaw
Ivangorod
Berlin
Narew
Warsaw To
Petrograd
Wieprz
Germans Capture Serock and Threaten Warsaw Route
Wireless despatches say German forces seized Serock at the Bug and Narew confluence and crossed the Bug north of Serock. They approach the Lomza Ostrow road, threatening to cut the Warsaw Petrograd line and enclose large Russian forces.
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Berlin
Serock
Bug
Narew
Wyszkow
Warsaw
Petrograd
Lomza-Ostrow
Russia's Losses Mount As Front Conditions Reported
The Daily Mail cites Russia facing vast ammunition waste and German sabotage claims. It reports 8.5 million casualties unofficially through July, though officials dispute the total. Yet Russians remain cheerful amid believed German financial collapse near.
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London
Daily Mail
Petrograd
Germany
Boy Electrocuted Reaching Bird Nest in Springfield
Eight year old George Roviniti of 156 Cedar street died after seizing a charged wire while climbing to a birds nest on a blacksmith shop roof. The live wire fed a city transformer as the boy attempted to reach the roof and was electrocuted.
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Springfield
George Rovniti
Cedar Street
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