Vera Gilbert Faces Rumors Of A Weakened Heart
Newport August 29 Miss Vera Gilbert famed long distance swimmer may have strained her heart during a information says she eclipsed Eléanora Sears record swimming from Bailey's Beach to Hazard's Beach in one hour 10 minutes amid rough seas. Despite denials family guards her health and Gilbert insists she remains robust though rumors persist about her ability to continue cold sea swims.
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Newport
R. I
Vera Gilbert
Eléanora Sears
Bailey's Beach
Hazard's Beach
Sears
Miss Gilbert
Gilbert
Divorce Case Sparks Household Duty Debate
In Chicago Judge McEwen grants a divorce to Mrs Elma Louise Singleton after she argued that a wife must stay home Sundays while a husband should be free to roam. The case joins other petitions citing late night cooking and a card throwing incident as grounds.
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Chicago
McEwen
Elma Louise Singleton
James Monroe Singleton
Singleton
W. M. M’ewen
Socrates
Xantippe
Helena Bobrack
John Bobrack
C. M. Monier
Susan C. W. Monier
TenYearOld Beats Giant Hawk In Meredith Farmyard Fight
Paul Perkins ten years old captured a five foot wing span speckled hawk after a fierce five minute battle in Meredith New Hampshire. He wrestled the bird to the ground, subdued it with a strangling hold and tied its feet, drawing hundreds to view the dramatic capture by the Lake Waulkewan shoreline farmer’s son.
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Meredith
N. H
Paul Perkins
Young Perkins
John H. Perkins
Lake Waulkewan
Widowed Miss Chapman's Renault Burned in Swiss Incident
Mrs William Flayes Chapman widow of a New York millionaire was targeted when her Renault was set on fire by peasants at a Thun inn. The attack interrupted her European tour from Berne toward Interlaken, with a companion and a maid present.
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Newa York
William Flayes Chapman
New York
George Gould
Chapman
Thun
Mra. Chapman
Berne
Interlaken
Bruhm Missing Man Believed Hiding Near Woods
Clyde G. Bruhm of South Boston remains at large after last seen on a trolley at Kittery Point Saturday noon. Portsmouth police think he may be hiding in Kittery woods or have moved toward Baskerville area near Mt. Agamenticus, York.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Clyde G. Bruhm
South Boston
Kittery Point
Kittery Woods
York
Baskerville
Mt. Agamenticus
Hughes Ousts Haffen From Bronx Borough Office
Governor Hughes finds Louis F. Haffen guilty of misconduct and neglect and removes him as president of the Bronx Borough. Haffen had held the post since January 1, 1898 and was last re-elected in November 1906.
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Albany
N. Y
Hughes
Louis F. Haffen
The
Bronx
New York
Haffen
Chile Looks to Electricity For Roads
Washington Aug. 29. Consul Winslow of Valparaiso reports the Chillan government has appointed a commission to study installing a hydraulic electric plant on state railways to replace steam power. The move aims to curb coal costs amid high prices in Chile.
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Chili
Washington
Consul Winslow
Valparaiso
Chillan
Mayor Eyes Poster Ban To Shield Youth From Crime Images
The mayor and John M. Casey will review theatre posters with a censuring committee to decide which to display. The Watch Ward Society backs revived ordinances aimed at blocking posters showing crime or risque imagery, arguing such images influence youth and promote immoral tastes.
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John M. Casey
Bureau of Licenses
Watch Ward Society
White
Watch and Ward Society
Boston Opera to Open With Louise Homer in Debut
Director Henry Russell aims to launch a permanent Boston grand opera season with stellar performances. He announces contralto Louise Homer, a New England Conservatory alumna and Metropolitan Opera star, will sing Laura in La Gioconda at the opening night in Boston. Homer expresses pride in returning home to debut the new opera house.
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A. Dupont
Louise Homer
Boston Opera House
Henry Russell
Grand Opera
Boston
Milan
Paris
Russell
Mme
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Homer
New England Conservatory of Music
Metropolitan Pera Company
Mme. Homer
Craigville
Gatti Casazza
Laura
Bostog
Fortieth anniversary plans for Church of the Assumption
East Boston church communities prepare a solemn high mass to mark the 40th anniversary of laying the cornerstone. Very Rev L P McCarthy of Holy Redeemer Church will preach and recount the parish history and pastorate since construction.
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Church of the Assumption
East
Boston
L. P. McCarthy
the Holy Redeemer Church
Father McCarthy
Roman editor talks at Bowdoin Square lecture
A large audience attended a Bowdoin Square lecture at Tabernacle Baptist Hall yesterday afternoon by Signore Terezino Tocci, a noted Rome editor, who tours the country seeking aid to liberate Albania from Turkish rule. Cav Dr. Rocco Brindisi chaired.
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Tabernacle Baptist Hall
Bowdoin Square
Signore
Terezino Tocci
Rome
Albania
Turkey
Cav
Rocco Brindisi
Italy
Former North Ender Buried in Roxbury Funeral
The funeral of Joseph Russo formerly of the North End was held yesterday from his home at 28 Bowers Street Roxbury. Interment followed at Holy Cross Cemetery Malden.
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Joseph Russo
North End
Bowers Street
Roxbury
Holy Cross Cemetery
Malden
First white woman to traverse Africa Cape to Cairo
Miss Charlotte Mansfield, a novelist, completed a seven month journey covering 16728 miles from Cape Town to Cairo. She traveled mainly by steamer and on foot using a mesihllah hammock carried by native bearers. The trip included Rhodesia and Victoria Falls with friendly receptions and a lion sighting near Fife.
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London
Africa
Cape of Good Hope
Cairo
Charlotte Mansfield
Meshillah
Miss Mansfield
Chanda M’kubu
Rhodesia
Fife
Anniversary Mass Observes Late Archbishop's Death
Solemn high requiem for Archbishop Williams souls is sung at the Cathedral at 10 AM. Archbishop O’Connell attends and follows the late archbishop’s order to mark the second anniversary of Archbishop Williams’ death with a solemn mass.
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Mgr
George J. Patterson
James J. McCarthy
Thomas R. McCoy
Mar
M. J. Splaine
Eday
Young Thugs Beat Doctor on Charlestown Bridge
Dr John A Barry 45 Monument Square Charlestown was assaulted by two liquor influenced youths after a dispute on a Charlestown trolley late last night. He was pursued from Thompson square to Baldwin street where they fled. He suffered a head wound and facial bruises, treated at a drug store and Relief Hospital before being sent home.
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John A. Barry
Monument Square
Charlestown
Charlestown Bridge
Barry
Thompson Square
Baldwin Street
Train Kills Five In Auto Near St Louis
Five people were killed when a Rock Island passenger train struck an automobile west of Vigus station in St Louis County. The victims include Theodore E K Witte and Theodore H E Witte Jr two Witte brothers who ran Witte Hardware, their sister-in-law Mrs Carl Kling Halcyon Campbell and Frederick O Witte. The group had been at Creve Coeur Lake earlier and were returning home.
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ST. Louis
Rock Island Railroad
Vigus Station
St. Louis County
Theodore EK. Witte
Theodore HE. Witte
Carl Kling
Halcyon Campbell
Frederick O. Witte
Witte
Blaze Wrecks Four Buildings in Laconia
In Laconia New Hampshire a major fire damaged four buildings with losses around 5600 dollars. Chief engineer Arthur W. Spring fell through a trap door during the blaze and is in critical condition at home on Summer Street. A barber shop was the origin, spotted by boy Alphonzo Foster who alerted the central station.
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Laconia, N. H
Arthur W. Spring
Laconia Fire Department
Summer Street
Alphonzo Foster
Breese and Dickerson Convicted of Bank Conspiracy
Defendants Breese and Dickerson were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the defunct Flest National Bank. They received two year federal prison terms in Atlanta and fines of $0 each.
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Breese and
Dickerson
Flest National Bank
Atlanta
Calls Minot tax dodger in Boston reform drive
Former Boston mayoral ally John F. Fitzgerald accuses Laurence Minot of hiding his personal property to dodge taxes. He cites growth in real estate values and only minor gains in personal property, urging Finance Commission to probe asset declarations and stating widespread tax evasion could trim the tax rate by dollars.
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John F. Fitzgerald
Finance Commission
Laurence Minot
Good Government Association
Minot
Fitzgerald
Boston
Schoolmates Attend Funeral Of Local Student Richard Brown
Brookline High School students attended the funeral for Richard Brown killed in a Scituate automobile crash last week. Services were held at 3 p.m. at the home of his father J Everett Brown of 71 Aspinwall avenue.
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Brookline High School
Richard Brown
Scituate
J. Everett Brown
Aspinwall Avenue
Death by Own Action Pact Pair to Wed in Hospital
Frank A. Williamson of Brooklyn and Florence Yllian Wood, both confined at Bushwick Hospital, plan to wed next week after a fatal self in peril incident arising from a pact to end their lives. Police charge Williamson with felonious assault. the marriage would render Mrs Williamson unable to testify, and the case may be dropped. Doctors warn bullets in their heads may blind both.
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New York
Frank A. Williamson
Marion Street
Brooklyn
Florence Yllian Wood
Decatur Street
Bushwick Hospital
Gates Avenue
DIVERS FEAR TO SEEK DROWNED MAN AT BEAR ISLAND LAKE
A business partner of Major J F Ranlett offers unlimited money to divers to recover his drowned body near Geary ledges. Two Boston divers were hired at 10 dollars an hour but backed out upon learning the dangerous bottom. The lake depth is 40 to 9 feet and the site is feared for its perilous conditions.
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Bear Island
Lake
Major Ranlett
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