Birdmen at Squantum Light Meet Faces Mixed Prospects
Ovington will debut his racing machine in Boston with the Chicago speed events the focus. Tom Sopwith aims to race when his monoplane may not be ready after a blown cylinder head. Lincoln Beachey arrives with his altitude record biplane and will perform stunts while Beachey’s credibility as a daring aviator is noted. The day's main race runs Squantum Field to Boston Light and back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ovington
Chicago
Squantum
Grahame-White
Tom Sopwith
Lincoln Beachey
Beachey
Boston
Revere
Readville
Bunker Hill
Waltham
New England
Harry N. Atwood
T. D. Milling
College Park
Burgess Factory
George W. Beatty
James V. Martin
Harvard Aeronautical Society
England
Boston Aviation Meet Promises Major Thrill At Start
The opening day drew a larger field of aviators as specialists prepare for exciting events. Prizes total 250 dollars for top finishes with 150 additional for the winner. Notables include Arthur Stone Ovington Beachey Cummings and Harry N Atwood.
Dangerous truss claims drive patients to dangerous operations
An advertorial warns against elastic belt trusses sold by drug stores and clinics. It touts the Cluthe Truss as a superior, self adjusting device held by suction, claiming it prevents rupture without pain or cost. The piece urges readers to obtain a free book and a truss trial with no risk.
The Clothe Truss Cure Claim for Rupture Relief
An ad promises a clothing truss that holds a rupture and provides a continuous massage to strengthen the area. It touts a 199 of 200 success claim from day one, offers a free trial, and markets an 82 page cloth bound book detailing risks of surgery and why other devices fail. The ad directs readers to request the free book by mail.
Atwood and Grahame-White to Skip Rival Speed Tests
The Squantum air meet rehearsals promise contests in quick starting accuracy landing weight dropping and altitude speed climbing. Star flyers Atwood and Grahame-White will not compete head to head due to different machines. Grahame-White’s Nieuport mono plane with 70 hp engine versus Atwood’s Burgess-Wright biplane gives the Englishman a speed edge, making a fair contest unlikely this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry N. Atwood
Roxbury
Claude Grahame-White
Atwood
Grahame-White
Astwood
Alexander Golden Wedding at Elysium Club Tonight
Alexander and his wife observe their golden wedding anniversary at the Elysium Club surrounded by their four married children and numerous grandchildren. Jacob Alexander, a Boston banker living at 178 Huntington Avenue, is among the family. He recalls Boston’s early Back Bay and the Franklin statue, the 73 fire, and his father’s long career with Alexander & Co. in state street as a rare coins expert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Alexander
Boston
Huntington Avenue
Elysium Club
Alexander
Posen
Germany
Back Bay
Old Berwick Park
Franklin
City Hall
Berwick Park
Lincoln
State Street
Alexander & Co
Ministers Anticipate Convention in Boston and Cambridge
The fourth annual National Independent Political Rights League convention opens today with sermons in Boston and Cambridge. Leaders urge agitation education and organization to secure constitutional rights for African Americans and to unite the race morally and politically. Speakers include Rev J Milton Waldron Mayor Fitzgerald and several ministers and activists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booker T. Washington
Boston
Cambridge
National Independent Political Rights League
America
J. Milton Waldron
Wington
D. C
Twelfth Baptist Church
Congress
North
Fitzgerald
R. Clifford
Mr. Moore
Philadelphia
G. R. Waller
James L. Neil
E. P. Oliver
M. W. Gibbs
F. L. Mee Ghee
J. M. Summers
J. B. Churchman
Car leaves rails injuring three near Lexington bridge
A car derailed at a switch on Wo burn street Lexington and ran onto the sidewalk beneath a railroad bridge injuring the conductor and two passengers slightly. The vehicle damaged tracks and wires but was returned to the rails after about thirty minutes and continued on. A large crowd gathered despite light rain.
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Woburn Street
Lexington
Firemen Save Woman From Cambridge Grocery Fire
Firemen rescued Miss Hannah Doody owner of the store at 164 Thorndike street Cambridge from a burning grocery during a morning blaze. Smoke sent residents from nearby tenements into the street as Captain McGrath and Ladderman Parks reached the rear room and carried her to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorndike Street
Cambridge
Hannah Doody
Captain McGrath
Engine 3
Ladderman Parks
Miss Doody
Parks
Steamer Rams Coal Schooner Collision Off Woods Hole
At Nobska Point near Woods Hole the British tramp steamer Hellenes collided with the coal schooner Jane Palmer while under reduced speed in thick weather. The Jane Palmer bound for Boston with Norfolk coal suffered damaged foregear, and the Hellenes lost after deck gear for about 80 feet but escaped without sinking danger. Captain Graves ordered full astern to avoid a worse outcome.
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Woods Hole
Hellenes
Boston
New York
Jane Palmer
Norfolk
Nobska Point
Coffin Enters Boston Flight Meet With Wright Machine
Frank Coffin, Wright flyer, arrived in Boston with his aircraft and prepared to compete at the Squantum meet on Monday. He enters independently and is not under Wright officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard Aero Meet
Frank Coffin
Wright
Boston
Squantum
Coffin
Opera House Fire Tragedy Kills 26 Including Children
A disastrous fire at a city opera house caused 26 deaths, 13 of them children. Victims were trapped by a glass transom and fire escapes, with many injuries. Rescue efforts and school closures followed as authorities detailed the catastrophe and the heroism of bystanders.
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Opera House
Arthur McPeake
McPeake
Sydney Ruttiger
Julu Fisher
Ruttiger
Wilmer Jane
Canonsburg Pottery
One Day Is Long Enough to Be Troubled with a Cough
An advertising note claims Adamson's Balsam cures a cough contracted within a day, presenting a quick remedy claim from a historic medical ad.
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Adamson
Obituary Notices From Charlestown and Dorchester
Obituaries list several local deaths and funeral plans including Ellen F. Larrivee of Dorchester with service at St William's Church on Aug 29, Charles J. Lincoln headmaster of Dorchester High School with service Aug 28 at North Church Weymouth Heights and 12:50 pm train from South Station, George B Rogers aged 24 11 months 14 days with funeral Aug 29 at 8 15 am and cathedral mass, William A Pierce of Charlestown with Aug 30 funeral and 9 am mass at St Mary Church, Florence Stacey of Charlestown with Aug 29 funeral and mass at St Mary Church, and other relatives invited to attend.
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Barb
Wakefield
Edward Everett Babb
Sarah Burbank
Emerson Street
Portland
Bean
Cambridge
James S. Bean
Cambridge Street
East Cambridge
Church of the Sacred Heart
Butler
Boston
Helen
Thomas
Helen Butler
Thornton
Glendon Place
Chelsea Street
Collins
Somerville
Timothy
Ellen
Timothy Collins
Peter O'Leary
Pinckney Street
St. Joseph’s Church
Union Square
Holy Cross Cemetery
Malden
Coughlin
Daniel J
Hannah Coughlin
Corkery
Marney Street
St. Patrick’s Church
St. Finbar’s Court
Catholic Order of Foresters
Columbia Irish National Foresters
City Employees’ Union
St. Patrick’s H. N. Society
Cronin
Thomas J. Borcce
Mary Cronin
Holdcroft
Patrick O'Neil
Webster
Church of the Assumption
Halifax
N. S
Doherty
Dorchester
Joseph Wilmot
Daniel F
Augusta B. Doherty
Curran
Chicago
William J. Curran, Jr
Nettie Curran
Maguire
William
Elizabeth Curran
Phillips
Larkin Street
Hampden Street
Roxbury
South End
New Calvary Cemetery
Engelhardt
Louis H. Engelhardt
Hyde Park Avenue
Louis
Matilda
Howe) Engelhardt
St. Stephen’s Church
Florence Street
Faulkner
Jamaica Plain
George Faulkner
Greenough Avenue
Fitzpatrick
Susie V. Fitzpatrick
Calumet Street
Mission Church
Calvary Cemetery
Larrivee
Auburn
N. H
Ellen FE
Cook
James B. Larrivee
Charlestown
Tuttle Street
St. William’s Church
Dorchester Avenue
Lincoln
North Weymouth
Charles J. Lincoln
Dorchester High
Dedham Street
Pierce
William A
Helen F. Pierce
Fitzgerald
Chestnut Street
St. Mary's Church
Warren Street
Stacey
Florence
Catherine Stacey
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Cluthe Company
East 22d St
New York City
Fall River Line
Commonwealth and Priscilla Orchestra
South Station
Providence
Providence and
Plymouth
Boston City
Ticket Office Telephone Cor
Court
Washington Sts
Fort Hill
Washington Stree
Washin
Tex No
Washington Street St
Friend St
Alexander Golden
Fast India Stock
Alley
Massachusetts Breweries Company
Hawley Street
Big Miner
Pap
Ane
Rablan
Dot
Union St
City
Tunnel
Summer Street
Union Street
Vionel
Brookside
Q Stores
Greater Boston
Faneuil Hall
Wie
Laura
Wilson Bros
Scollay Sq
Rogers’ Silverware
Waltham Watches
Wilson Brothers
J.S. Waterman & Sons Incorporated
Washington Street
Dudley Street Terminal
Seka
Aarti
Raper
Waterman, Pres
Mgr
George H. Waterman
Miareoni
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