Mrs Norton Dies of Burns After Brookline Accident
Mary Ann Norton, 40, of Fay Place Brookline, died after a kerosene lamp exploded setting her dress ablaze. She fell 30 feet down a narrow stairway as flames engulfed her clothing. her husband William Norton and son John both suffered burns while extinguishing the fire before she died at St Elizabeth's Hospital. She was born in Ireland and married 17 years ago.
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Fay Place
Brookline
Mary Ann Norton
William Norton
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Mr. Norton
Mrs. Norton
Burglars Loot South Boston Bake Shop
Two men broke into L. E. Killian’s bake shop at 97 L Street South Boston between 1 and 4 pm yesterday. They stole $75 to $100 in cash plus silver from the register and ate numerous edibles, leaving the place in disarray. Police note a handwriting clue on a card reading regrets, and a rear door panel shows entry by cutting. Two suspects were seen in South Boston before vanishing by evening.
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L. E. Killian
L Street
Boston
Division 12
South
Knights of Columbus Outing to Bedford in Wet Day
St John s Council No 193 of East Cambridge took 90 knights to Bedford by electric cars. After arrival at 10 30 a.m. in rain, a match pitted married men against single men to a high spirited baseball game won by the single men. Luncheon followed with track games and return trips at 5 30 p.m. The organizing committee listed multiple aldermen and members.
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Knights OF Columbus
Bedford
St. John’s
Frank O’brien
James Newnan
Edward Breen
Frank Shaughnessy
William Donovan
Charles Regan
Izzy Bowen
John Kelliher
Andrew O'Neil
James Murray
Jeremiah Downey
James T. Barrett
Stephen Harrington
Daniel Shaughnessy
William Barry
Charles Lundergan
Felix McBride
James Cosgrove
William Shaughnessy
Four youths drown in Magaguadavic River New Brunswick
The worst fatality of the year in New Brunswick occurred at 3 PM when four youths drowned in the Magaguadavic River near St George. John Chambers 20, George Phillips 15, Guy Henry 19, and Gilbert 12 Chambers of Caithness died after a sailboat capsized in sudden squall. Charles Chambers survived.
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ST. John
N. B
New Brunswick
Magaguadavic River
St. George
John Chambers
George Phillips
Guy Henry
Gilbert
Caithness
Charles Chambers
Amalgamated Meeting Opens Bridge Iron Workers Unite
Tonight at the Building Trades Council office 8 Bennet Street the joint executive boards of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers Union 9 Archi Brookline Mattapan Somerville Cam union 39 hold their first meeting since the three unions merged into two. They will elect officers and outline future policy.
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Building Trades Council
Bennet Street
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers’ Union 9
Archi- Brookline
Mattapan
Somerville
Cam- Union 39
Revere Beach Sees Five Amusements Stand Against Curfew
Police and Metropolitan forces surveilled Revere Beach as proprietors of five major amusements including Old Mill Johnston Flood submarine boat house Crescent Gardens and Wonderland defied closures. Several venues operated under benevolent associations while two contend a legal right to rent boats on Sundays. About 20 000 people attended as Civic Church services were held at the Johns town Flood building with Dr Turner overseeing funds.
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Revere Beach
Old Mill
Crescent Gardens
Wonderland
Judge Bosson
State Police
Neal
Shaw
Metropolitan Force
Chief West
Johnstown
Turner
Ladies’ Benevolent Association
West
George E. Littlefield
Carrie Nation at Point of Pines Attacks Revere Beach Crowd
Carrie Nation visited Point of Pines and condemned Revere Beach shows and liquor venues. She tore a cigarette from a youth, urged closing Sunday amusements, praised police efforts, predicted tobacco’s end, and critiqued President Roosevelt while boasting support for state enforcement. She planned to visit Revere again to “tell those fellers” more.
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Carrie Nation
Point of Pines
Revere Beach
Carrie
Avenging Angel
Revere
Roosevelt
Denver
Beach Amusements Closed Under Sunday Law Sweep
Atlantic Hill and Sagamore Hill led a week of closures with all beach amusements shut except charity and defiant openings. Big attractions run by the South End Dispensary and Hospital were allowed for charity while hotels and fruit stands faced strict licensing limits and patrolling police. George W. Jones faced charges for reopening an African dodger theater and gypsy camp on Sunday.
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Atlantic Hill
Sagamore Hill
Sweet Charity
South End Dispensary
Dover Street
Boston
E. L. Perry
Edwin L. Sturges
Nantasket
David Stone
Stone
J. W. Hutchins
Revere
George W. Jones
Hingham
Nantasket Point
Small Attendance at Marine Park Yesterday
A rainy Sunday at Marine Park drew a small crowd with about 100 swimmers. Couples huddled on the pier while a man collapsed in a fit drew sympathetic attention. Despite slow turnout, bathhouse operators noted better business than an earlierSunday with near no receipts.
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Marine Park
Fire Panic On Waltham II
A mysterious two story frame building at Tremont street 512-518 caught fire just before 2 30 am causing a street panic along Waltham. Firemen and police evacuated residents while Janitor rushed to check for occupants and found the room empty. Damage estimated at 800 dollars shared by Gilogos Bros restaurateurs M J Keane and an Italian barber with others affected in the upstairs occupancy including Miss Flynn and Redmen hall members.
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Tremont Street
Waltham Street
Kingsley
P. J. Morrisey
Division 11
Quong Wah
Gilogos Bros
M. J. Keane
Miss Flynn
Redmen’s Hall Association
Jerry Lehan
Turks Slain by Insurgents in Monastir District
Fresh dispatches report insurgents attacking Djivarek near Kastoria and burning captives, with killings of Greek peasants and Muslims as uprisings spread. Eight battalions ordered to Monastir. Russian consul murdered outside Monastir consulate. Turkish government regrets incident.
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Constantinople
Hilmi Pacha
Reform Movement
Clisure
Vilayet of
Okhrida
Monastir
M. Maurocordato
Porte
M. Roskovski
Collision injures sixteen on Cincinnati interurban line
In a collision of electric cars on the Cincinnati & Eastern interurban between Mt Washington and Bethel Ohio today sixteen riders were hurt four seriously. Motorman F Trudelt of Cincinnati and passengers William Paris Covington Ky Mrs T J Methger of Cincinnati and Joseph W Lewis of Mt Washington are listed among the seriously injured.
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Cincinnati
Mt. Washington
Bethel
F. Trudelt
William Paris
Covington
T. J. Methger
Joseph W. Lewis
Sunday Drunks Scarce in Six Week Span
Last night saw the quietest Sunday for drunks in six weeks with 60 bookings at station houses through midnight. Most arrests occurred on streets, few at railroad stations or the Elevated. Stations 1, 3 and 4 led in numbers, with about 14 arrests from railroad and Elevated areas combined.
New York Americans Challenge Nationals to Postseason Series
Manager Clark Griffith of the New York American baseball club issued a challenge to John McGraw and the New York Nationals for a seven game series on both clubs grounds immediately after the season ends.
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New York
Clark Griffith
New York American Baseball Club Today
McGraw
New York Nationals
Nantasket Closed Up After Park Commission Orders
Nantasket August 9 Moody Leighton chief of police of the park force saw the proprietor of every business stand between the park gates and the visitors as part of enforcement following orders from the Metropolitan Park commissioners.
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Nantasket
Metropolitan Park Commissioners
Moody Leighton
Park Force
Nine Die After Philadelphia Ball Park Crash
Five more fatalities brought the death toll to nine from yesterday’s Philadelphia National League baseball park accident. Two hundred were treated in hospitals and many more at nearby drug stores. Coroner Dugan ordered a thorough investigation for possible negligence. Games were postponed and sections roped off while officials announced immediate closures and sympathy for victims.
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Philadelphia
Baseball Grounds
Alfred Raéigers
William J. Graham
Matthew P. Reed
George Cunningham
Joseph Edgar
Nicholas
Dugan
Potter
Philadelphia Baseball Club
Pulliam
National League
Dorchester Residents Rally Over Odor From Cow Pasture Plant
Dorchester residents led by J P Hawes complain the Cow Pasture garbage plant of New England Sanitary Product Co. still fouls the air with a sour boot blacking and burnt coffee smell. They assert the nuisance endures with all winds. The company denies ongoing complaints after alterations, plans a well on Spectacle Island, and Mayor Collins resists moving operations.
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Harry
J. P. Hawes
Savin Hill
Commodore
William P. Hunt
Savin Hill Avenue
Mt. Pleasant
Crescent Avenue
Dorchester
Walter IL. Hayes
Boston
F. M. Edwards
Company
James Donovan
South
Board of Health
Spectacle Island
Collins
Snub to General Miles Triggers Union of His Backers
Retired General Miles faces renewed pushback as officials and rival factions, led by Corbin and with Roosevelt's backing, undermine his authority. The clash mirrors earlier battles with Schley Dewey Hobson and others, stirring bitterness as Miles prepares to retire amid controversy and lingering influence in Congress.
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Miles
Dewey
Schley
Hobson
Roosevelt
Department
Corbin
Youngs
Wood
Senate
Cuba
Shafter
Strategy Board
Alger
Kagan
Eagan
War Department
Navy Department
Philippines
Congress
Sickles Criticizes Treatment Of General Miles
In New York on August 9 Major-General Daniel E. Sickles, retired, said the nation admires General Miles and the government should honor that sentiment. He cited recent Boston ceremonies for General Hooker as showing public respect Miles has not received from Washington.
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New York
Daniel E. Sickles
Miles
Boston
Hooker
Ovation for General Miles at Cumberland Station
Thousands of people from Cumberland and nearby areas gathered to greet General Miles as his train stopped. A brass band played while Miles appeared on the car platform, granting an impromptu reception. General Thomas R. Scott of Baltimore praised Miles as the greatest living soldier and invited the crowd to shake his hand, moving Miles deeply.
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Cumberland
United States Army
Miles
Family All Locked Up in Cambridge Feud Ends in Arrest
Bradford G Stockton of 4 Somerset Street Cambridge shot by his wife months ago. His 17 year old daughter Lillian ran from the home after a tiff over a sailor visitor. A dinner altercation escalated to blows with a spoon holder. Patrolman Rowe arrested both for disturbing the peace. Mrs Stockton is serving a six month sentence for the earlier shooting.
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Bradford G Stockton
Somerset Street
Cambridge
Lillian
Stockton
Mr. Stockton
W. H. Rowe
Regatta Entries Hit 69 At Worcester
Worcester August 9 The entry list for the N A A C regatta to be staged Friday and Saturday shows 69 entries across eight events, the strongest national championship list yet. St Louis plans a robust showing while Philadelphia enters only William B West in the championship singles along with C S Titus Atalanta B C New York Frank Greer East Boston A A B C Fred Peterson and Frank Vezaley First Bohemian B C New York.
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C. S. Titus
Atalanta B. C
New York
Frank Greer
East
Boston
Fred Peterson
Frank Vezaley
Bohemian B. C
Husband Believed To Slasher Injures Charlestown Wife
Mary McKinnon, 32, of Pine street Charlestown, was brought to the Relief station last night with severe cuts to the head and face after her husband allegedly threw a cup and then slashed her face and neck. Neighbors found her unconscious and police from Division 15 are investigating the incident.
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Mary McKinnon
Pine Street
Charlestown
Division 15
Back Bay Shark Sighting Turns Into Townwide Boast
A 1 PM rumor of a giant shark in the Back Bay basin near West Boston bridge draws crowds of West Enders and a city reporter. Eyewitnesses offer no clear proof, with cotton bales mistaken for the creature, echoing a 10 foot river shark once seen near the Craigie bridge nine summers ago.
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West End
Back Bay Basin
West Boston Bridge
Charles Street
Craigie
West Boston
Harvard Bridge
West
Farrell
Charles
the Charles
Craigie Bridge
Woman autoist loses dress suit case on Boston trip
Mrs Wagstaff traveling from Boston to New Hampshire in a large Winton car left the Hotel Touraine at 11 am yesterday. In Arlington Heights she found her suitcase missing containing extra clothing and a checkbook with three large checks. She notified police and continued her journey.
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Boston
New Hampshire
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Washington St. Cor
West St
N. Y. Americans
Glenwood and
Fireside Ranges
New England
Glenwood
Eharmuny Furniture CO
Worcester
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