Lightning Strikes Thomas W. Lawson Stable in Storm
Friday's big storm slashed Boston with gusts to 30 mph at 2 15 pm. Lightning hit the Thomas W. Lawson stable. A cold blast from lake regions followed the hot wave. Several rescues occurred as a boat overturned and two boys were saved in the harbor. A bank in Newton was struck and temperatures fell from 87 to 69 degrees as continued rain and wind persisted.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Yacht Club
Guardian
Harbor
Newton
Today’s anniversaries highlight notable births and historic battles
Samuel G. Goodrich born 1793, Henry I. Cobb born 1859, Lilian Bell born 1865. The 1812 naval clash of the Constitution and Guerriere is noted as a historic battle.
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Samuel G. Goodrich
Peter Parley
Guerriere
Henry I. Cobb
Lilian Bell
Weather outlook for Boston area weekend forecast
Forecast for New England calls for a generally fair Saturday with showers in the eastern portion, followed by a Sunday of fair conditions. Temperatures will be moderate with winds from the northwest to north.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Car Crash at Nantasket Beach Kills Weymouth Man
John Nash a 41 year old Weymouth shoe drummer died instantly when his automobile struck a telegraph pole at 6 40 during a heavy electrical rain storm on Nantasket avenue near Beacon street All three occupants were in the car Nash owned the vehicle and was driving Fred M Hawes of Weymouth and George Gordon of Bianttrée were badly injured.
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John ¥. Nash
Weymouth
Fred M. Hawes
George Gordon
Bianttrée
Allerton
Nantasket Beach
Nantasket Avenue
Beacon Street
Nash
Death in Nantasket hill crash claimed by telegraph pole impact
Rus sell Nash aged man died instantly after his motorcycle crashed head on into a telegraph pole on Nantasket avenue near Allerton station in a rain storm. Nash lived with his mother at Weymouth and worked for Walker Stetson Shoe Co. He was to marry Miss Helen Roach. Hawes and Gordon, injured passengers, were taken to Allerton hospital with head wounds and concussion.
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Russell Nash
Pemberton
Nantasket Avenue
Allerton
Nash
Hawes
Gordon
Allerton Hospital
Summer Street
Weymouth
Walker Stetson Shoe Company
Helen Roach
South Weymouth
London rail strike grips Britain with 50,000 soldiers on duty
The August 19 London report notes widespread railway employee walkouts collapsing traffic as 50,000 soldiers guard streets. Clerks replace strikers on trains while volunteers join as special constables and city centers become armed camps.
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London
England
Portsmouth
United Kingdom
Boston leads in tight professional baseball week
In Boston, baseball notes show the Red Sox selling players Thoney Paurtell and Windward windward, while Chicago wins 7 to 5 over New York in a rain affected 6 inning game. Other games were postponed due to rain across the American circuit. Cy Young is reported purchased by Heps.
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Cy Young
Heps
Red Sox
Thoney
Paurtell
Burdett College Guarantees Positions for Graduates
Burdett College offers guaranteed opportunities for all graduates with free catalogue from 18 Boylston Street Boston advertised in a brief notice.
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Burdett College
Boylston St
Boston
Astor Set To Wed On Yacht In $2 Million Marriage Plan
Col John Jacob Astor sails from New York with Miss Force and Mr and Miss Force aboard the Noma bound for Newport. Rumor says an ante nuptial of 2 million dollars may be settled on the bride. ceremony location undecided as yacht voyage begins amid festive preparations.
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New York
John Jacob Astor
Miss Force
New York Yacht Club
Newport
Astor
Connecticut
Noma
Mediterranean
Force
East Thirty-fifth Street
Colonel Astor
Boston and Worcester Trolley Service Expansion
Transportation officials announce a service expansion for the Boston and Worcester trolley route, improving express and accommodation options for riders between Worcester and intermediate points. The move aims to boost daily traffic and tourism.
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Boston and Worcester
Worcester
Sothern and Julia Marlowe Wed in London
New York August reports that Julia Marlowe and Edward H. Sothern, famed American stage stars, were married in London yesterday. Sothern announced the marriage by cable to Lee Shubert, offering no ceremony details. The couple has co acted on stage since 1904 except for two seasons, with prior engagement rumors often denied.
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New York
London
Julia Marlowe
Edward H. Sothern
Sothern and Marlowe Wed in Philadelphia on Birthday Note
The second marriage for both Miss Marlowe and Mr. Sothern unfolds in Philadelphia with their vows on a day marking her 41st birthday. Marlowe, born August 17, 1870 in Galdbeck, rose from Cincinnati and Kansas City schools to stage stardom alongside Sothern, son of actor E A Sothern.
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Miss Marlowe
Robert S. Taber
Philadelphia
Burlington
Mr. Sothern
Virginia Haines
New York
Broadway Theatre
Europe
Galdbeck
Cumberland
America
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Jronton
Atwood completes 84 mile jump in planned St Louis to New York flight
Aviator Harry N. Atwood landed 84 miles from Cleveland to Swanville Penn in a single jump during his St Louis to New York flight. Fuel shortage forced a diversion to Swanville, 11 miles west of Erie, where he touched down safely in a corn field at 6 10 p m after 2 hours 7 minutes of flight.
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Swanville
Penn
Harry N. Atwood
Cleveland
Ohio
St. Louis
New York
Atwood
Erie
Bostonian Faces Elusive Delays Page Turn
In Cleveland the Bostonian endured long delays before continuing on page 2 column two. The continued treatment hints at a longer narrative to follow.
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Marion Gibson
Lucille Harrington
Dorchester
Spectacle Island
Thompson's Spa
Great Britain
Adv
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The
Katherine Force
Grand Central Station
Sothern
E. H. Sothern
Bride
E. A. Sothern
Lord Dundreary
Chicago
Elkhart
Toledo
Beats Express
Bostonian
Walt McDougall
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