Strike Leaders Called by President in Washington Conference
A morning call to Washington brings union leaders and railroad reps to the White House as Wilson urges settlement. In Gloucester a tragic accident ends with the death of Adelaide Maudwull, three, struck by a car after hero Rose Frelick saved her, then the vehicle swerved.
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Washington
White House
W Wilson
Gloucester
Rosé Frelick
Rose
Addison Gilbert
Six rescued as motorboat sinks off Boston harbor
The Dorchester Yacht Club boat Marion F. with six men aboard, three unconscious from gasoline fumes, drifted for nearly two hours before the Yarmouth steamer Prince Arthur picked up the sinking vessel about ten miles from Boston Light and towed it to the inner harbor. Arbitration Again Refused Mediators Give Up Both Sides Firm And Bar All Compromises Only President Can Call Halt On Strike
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Marion F
Dorchester Yacht Club
Yarmouth
Prince Arthur
Boston Light
Patrolman Injuries Lead to Paralysis Claim
Patrolman Owen J. Donnelly alleging injuries from a kick during an arrest of David Sokol of 24 Stamford Street last Thursday. The injuries developed into partial paralysis of the right side and requires months of recovery with no active duty. Also notes Billy Sunday finance committee chair criticizing Governor McCall over license board appointment impacting speaking role at the tabernacle ground breaking.
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Owen J. Donnelly
David Sokol
Stamford Street
James F. DuVally
Billy Sunday Finance Committee
McCall
Big Sunday Tabernacle
Sokol family arrest warrants sought in city court
William R. Scharton asks for arrest warrants for Donnelly and Patrolman Elam W. Morgan in city court this morning. He plans to present witnesses and depositions to claim David Sokol was clubbed while insensible at home. Hyman Sokol’s age is disputed as 17 versus under 16. Hearings for David and Mrs. Fanny Sokol on assault and battery issues postponed to Aug. 22.
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Donnelly
Elam W. Morgan
William R. Scharton
Sokol
David Sokol
Hyman Sokol
Hyman
Fanny Sokol
Did He Deposit $1800 At The Bank This Week
Frank Williams of 144 Harvard Street Charlestown reports a missing bank deposit. A bag was stolen from his automobile containing $750 in cash plus toilet articles. a recovered bag held an envelope with $75. Williams wonders if he deposited $1800 for Oakes Manufacturing on Saturday.
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Oakes Manufacturing Company
Milk Street
Frank Williams
Harvard Street
Everett
Williams
Charlestown
Chelsea Street
Creed
Sailor Dies After Fall Into Ship Hold
On arrival at Mystic pier from St Nazaire France the steamer Kansan of the American Hawaiian line reports the death of seaman 8S. M. Nordstrom who fell into a hold last Friday and fractured his skull. His home was 396 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn.
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Mystic Pier
Charlestown
St. Nazaire
France
Nordstrom
Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn
McCall questioned over licensing board roles at Sunday tabernacle site
Al van T. Fuller, Billy Sunday finance chief, attacks Governor McCall for his licensing board appointments. Fuller says McCall’s stance paves the way for liquor interests to pressure Sunday’s campaign. He speaks as ground-breaking for the tabernacle near Rye Beach proceeds tomorrow.
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Rye Beach
N. H
McCall
Great Tabernacle
Billy Sunday
Alvan T. Fuller
Billy Sunday Finance Commission
Boston
Mr. Fuller
Champlin
Licensing Board
Exclusive interview on McCall snub and Sunday movement
Governor McCall defends Billy Sunday meetings saying they foster thought on religion and temperance and that building laws suspension was unnecessary. Mr. Fuller criticizes McCall’s post election veto and licensing board actions, noting liquor interests oppose the move.
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McCall
Fuller
Dgar Champlin
British Break German Lines Across Western Front
British forces pushed the German line back 300 to 400 yards along nearly a mile of front northwest of Pozieres. French gains at Maurepas on the Somme, Italians advancing beyond Gorizia, and a sweeping Russian advance in Galicia toward Lemberg with hundreds of guns and thousands of prisoners reported. General von Bothmer retreating along the Tarnopol front as Stripa defenses crumble.
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London
Galicia
Petrograd
Pozieres
Somme
Maurepas
Gorizia
Lemberg
Stanislau
Mariampol
Podgaicy
Tarnopol
Teutons
Stripa
von Bothmer
Settlement Act Effect— Five-Year Absence Ends Local Aid
Veterans and widows lose their Cambridge public assistance under the 1911 settlement act as five years absent ends settlement. Eben W. Pike says about eight to ten in Cambridge affected, while John F. Gilman notes statewide impact will be modest. Pike expects Cambridge proportion to reflect state trend.
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Cambridge
Eben W. Pike
Soldier’s Aid Fund
John F. Gilman
Boston Soldier’s Aid
Mr. Pike
Run Down Repair Man in Salem Accident
John P. Riley a Salem wire repairer was signaling a red danger light on a street car track when a Bay State car struck his ladder. He suffered severe internal injuries and a broken leg and was taken to Salem City Hospital in critical condition.
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Salem
John P. Riley
Burnside Street
Riley
Lynn Bay
Salem City Hospital
Baseball results from yesterday in the American and National Leagues
In American League action Cleveland defeated St Louis 4 to 3 and Detroit beat Chicago 9 to 4. National League results included Cincinnati 4 over Chicago 3 and St Louis 9 defeating Pittsburg 8 in the first game, with St Louis 5 in the second.
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Cleveland
Stt. Louis
Detroit
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Bettisburgh
Suspect Joseph Tam Burino Nabbed in Montreal After Dodge
Joseph Tam Burino, 28, of 60 Chambers Street, West End, formerly convicted for arson at his home, was arrested in Montreal yesterday at Pinkerton request after two months evading police. He reportedly sent photos of himself to officers overseeing the case during the chase.
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Joseph Tamburino
Chambers Street
West End
Montreal
Pinkertons
Suspect Tamburino Captured After Arson Indictment Flight
Tamburino, among 47 indicted for arson by the Suffolk Grand Jury, fled to Philadelphia Ontario and Montreal before the Pinkertons traced him to Worcester. Police arrested him and his wife two days after a fire at 0 Chambers Street that damaged a ten family residence. He had been free on $7500 bonds when he disappeared.
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Bordeaux
Tamburino
Suffolk Grand Jury
Superior Court
Pelletier
Pinkertons
Philadelphia
Ontario
Montreal
Worcester
Chambers Street
William Lewis
Henry Barry
Joy Street
Joy ride ends in tragedy in Mashpee
In Sagamore a late night joy ride ended when the driver fell asleep and crashed into a tree. Cedric Newcombe was killed and the others were injured. Officer West found the wreck and arrested all occupants at the Barnstable county jail. J Arthur Piper of New Bedford charged with manslaughter and driving under the influence.
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Sagamore
Mashpee
Cedric Newcombe
Mashpee Colony
West
Newcombe
Barnstable
J. Arthur Piper
New Bedford
Anniversaries and Maritime Losses Noted
Today marks the birth of Ernest Thompson Seton, famed author, in 1860. A Dalmatia mine strike sank the Austrian steamer Baron Gautc in 1914. One year ago the British transport Royal Edward was sunk by a German submarine in the Aegean Sea with 1000 troops lost.
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Ernest Thompson Seton
Baron Gautc
Dalmatia
Royal Edward
Aegean Sea
Forecast for Boston and New England Cool and fair
The forecast calls for fair skies and continued cool temperatures in Boston and nearby areas through Monday and Tuesday, with diminishing northwest winds. Washington reports the same outlook for New England and New York with cool, fair conditions.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
New York
Temperature Report From Thompson’s Spa Yesterday
Temperature readings reported at Thompson’s Spa show a progression from morning to afternoon with highs around 83 and lows near 64. The average yesterday was 64, compared with 76 for the same date last year, reflecting a cooler day overall.
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Thompson
Healthful Thirst Quencher Horsford's Acid Phosphate
An old advertisement touts Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a healthful thirst quencher. It recommends dissolving a teaspoonful in a glass of water for relief and vitality.
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Horsford
Five Men Rescued From Stranded Yacht After NighT Voyage
Captain Gustave Smith and five others including Bror Blondell Milton Young Leonard Agren Ernest Johnson and Arthur Carlberg were found in an exhausted state after their yacht was disabled. They reported leaving the Dorchester Yacht Club around 10 30 Saturday night and sailing to the Brewsters with plans to anchor and fish at dawn.
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Marion F
Hjalmar Young
Leonard Agren
Arthur Carberg
Ernest Johnson
John J. Freeman
Gustave Smith
Sidney Street
Bror Blondell
Dyer Avenue
Milton Hjalmar Young
Rollins Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Arthur Carlberg
Simond Street
Beverly
Smith
Dorchester Yacht Club
Brewsters
Man Escapes Into New Hampshire Then Returns
Joseph Liszikos of Amesbury fled into New Hampshire after being served with a warrant for assault on his wife. He crossed the state line to evade capture but, unaware of the border, he retraced into Massachusetts and was arrested. He will be arraigned in Amesbury district court tomorrow.
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Haverhill
Joseph Liszikos
Amesbury
Newton
N. H
Liszikoi
Croliss Hill
Massachusetts
Dean of B U Law to Marry In Edgewood
Pittsburg Aug 12 Dean Homer Albers of Boston University Law School will marry Miss Katherine Lowry Ramsey of Edgewood Penn Sept 2 in Edgewood Miss Ramsey is a 1918 Smith graduate and daughter of a prominent Pittsburg banker The groom is 60 years old and the bride is 22
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Pittsburg
Homer Albers
Boston University Law School
Katherine Lowry Ramsey
Maple Avenue
Edgewood
Penn
Ramsey
Dean Albers
Engagement Surprise At Smith College Involves Dean Albers
Miss Ramsey of Smith College Northampton became engaged to Dean Albers after a summer courtship begun in Northampton. Ramsey, educated in Pittsburgh, entered Smith in 1914 and kept up correspondence after leaving for vacation. Her grandfather David Lowry, a Civil War veteran and newspaperman, is noted in the announcement.
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Miss Ramsey
Smith College
Dean Albers
Green Street
Northampton
Dean
Albers
Pittsburg
David Lowry
Eugene Hale Near Death At Ellsworth Home
Portland Mo August 13 Ex Senator Eugene Hale long serving member of Congress until 1911 is near death at his Ellsworth home His son Colonel Frederick Hale has been summoned from his Portland residence to the bedside.
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Portland
Eugene Hale
Congress
Ellsworth
Col
Frederick Hale
President Wilson Calls for Personal Conference Over Railway Dispute
President Wilson expresses surprise and disappointment that a settlement between railways and their employees failed. He warns a general strike would harm the country and requests a personal conference before final decisions, offering to meet in Washington at any time.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Rail strike threat looms as unions seek eight hour day
In New York on August 13 a general railroad strike across most lines could halt commerce and put about 2 million workers out of work. President Wilson is called to intervene after workers rejected arbitration. Leaders from four railroad brotherhoods and 19 managers plan to travel to Washington to meet officials.
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New York
Wilson
Federal Board of Mediation and
Washington visit set for talks with President tomorrow
Both parties will reach Washington tomorrow for an early conference with the President. Secretary Tumulty will arrange the meeting hour, acting as Mr. Wilson’s representative, who arrived here at 9 o'clock tonight.
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Washington
Tumulty
Wilson
First Death Among Troops in El Paso Rhode Island Soldier Dies
Parker W. Miller of East Greenwich Rhode Island Troop B Cavalry died in El Paso after a three day illness. Officials withheld cause but rumors said typhus fever. Miller enlisted June 23 and was a former East Greenwich Academy baseball and football star who pitched a win for his team a week earlier.
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Tex
Parker W. Miller
East Greenwich
R. I
Rhode Island
Miller
Bay State Cavalry
New England
East Greenwich Academy
Earsylvania Signal Corps
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Howard Frelick
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Washington & Friend
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