Fire destroys Medford Boat Club on Lake Mystic
Nicholas Sandstone of Woburn died in the fire and Janitor Arthur Meitzner is believed dying at Massachusetts General Hospital after a blazeEarly today gutted the Medford Boat Club a two year old building on Lake Mystic Arlington Also feared a woman victim though medical examiner Swan suspects only two men died with dog bones found at the scene
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Medford
Nicholas Sandstone
Woburn
Arthur Meitzner
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Tombs on Common a Peril
Mt. Auburn Superintendent Scorgie condemns old tombs on Boston Common as sanitary hazards. He cites air flow and decay odors from brick arches, urging these tombs be removed, while Health Officer Brough warns disease spread is unlikely unless contagious disease is present.
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Scorgie
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Albert F. Parsons
Cremation Society of America
Kossuth Hall
Parsons
Boston Common
Mt. Auburn
D. D. Brough
Eliot backs Greater Boston merger plan at Harvard
Harvard President Eliot advocates a Boston merger uniting surrounding towns into a Greater Boston with Cambridge possibly joining. He notes Harvard already pays rent to Boston via its Medical School and sees both advantages and faults in the broader plan while undergraduates remain wary of city hall governance.
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Harvard University
Boston
School Street
Cambridge
Dorchester
Roxbury
Harvard
the Post
Greater
Chelsea
Post
Harvard Medical School
City Hall
New Haven
Princeton
Medford Boat Club House Fire Sparks Investigation
Fire at the Medford Boat Club house near Mystic Lakeway caused extensive damage with police noting limited statements from janitor Arthur Meitzner before his hospitalization. Arlington police were alerted by W P Howard at 1 25 am. officers summoned Winchester and Arlington fire units leading to Box 28 alarm.
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Medford
W. P. Howard
Fairview Avenue
Arlington
Mystic Lakeway
Winchester Boat Club
Daniel M. Hooley
Winchester
Sullivan
Arlington Central Fire Station
Hooley
Irwin
Cahalin
Andrew Irwin
Medford Boat Club
Jury in Shea Case Still Out
Chicago readers learned the jury in Cornelius P. Shea and 13 labor leaders charged with conspiracy over the 1905 Teamsters strike remained unable to reach a verdict late tonight. Jurors reportedly stood seven to five for conviction after multiple ballots.
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Chicago
Cornelius P. Shea
Teamsters
Forecast for Boston and New England
Partly cloudy and colder Monday and Tuesday with a morning chill. Washington reports a New England forecast of fair skies, a cold wave, and high winds through Tuesday with continued cold temperatures.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Nicaragua Appeals Panama Clash to Arbitration
A San Salvador despatch reports Nicaragua and Honduras have settled the dispute over cross border actions by the Honduran army. The case will go to arbitration under the Corinto agreement at an agreed court.
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Panama
San Salvador
Nicaragua
Honduras
Cremation Argument Urges End to Buried Dead
At a cremation meeting Mr. Parsons denounces graveyards as a public health menace. He cites silent vapors over graves and historic plague outbreaks linked to burials, arguing cremation protects the living and curbs deadly atmospheric dangers.
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Parsons
Tragic Big Four Wreck Kills Twenty Two at Sandford
A powder car explosion aboard the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis train near Sandford Indiana injures at least 35 and leaves 22 confirmed dead. The blast flung iron wreckage miles from the track. fires burn through cars as investigators seek cause possibly linked to the powder, gas, or a possible arson.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis
Big Four
Sandford
Best for hacking coughs is Lung Kuro
An advertisement on page 5 column six promotes Lung Kuro as the best remedy for hacking coughs with soothing and healing claims. The line suggests a medicinal product marketed to readers seeking cough relief.
Little Boys Die in South Boston Cellar
Three young boys James Gill aged 13 of 26 West Fifth Street Michael Nee aged 15 of 47 West Third Street and John F O Brien aged 11 of 40 A Street are reported dead in a cellar incident in South Boston.
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James Gill
West
Michael Nee
John F. O'Brien
Tragedy in an Abandoned Cellar Claims Three Boys
In South Boston, three 12 year old youths were crushed when cellar walls caved in. Francis Sullivan escaped with minor injuries after his foot was trapped by debris. He freed himself and helped uncover Gill who lay crushed and bleeding, bidding Sullivan farewell. The incident underscores the danger of unstable subterranean sites.
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South Boston
Francis Sullivan
Sullivan
Young Gill
Young Sullivan
Tragic 1900s cellar collapse claims three boys near West Fourth Street
Francis Sullivan and other youths gathered around an abandoned cellar on a vacant West Fourth Street lot near the New Haven Hartford tracks. Gill Nee and O'Brien died from suffocation and injury, with their bodies later identified. A 12 year old witness described a crowd of boys fleeing the perilous site before authorities and firemen recovered the victims.
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Gill
Nee
O’brien
City Hospital
West Fourth Street
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Francis Sullivan
Insult to U. S. by Governor in Kingston
Washington reacts with anger and indignation as supplies for Kingston are canceled after a governor’s remark. London expresses regret over the incident.
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U. S
Kingston
Washington
London
Jamaica Governor Snubs U S Admiral in Kingston Dispute
Washington reports fury over Governor Swettenham of Jamaica rebuking Rear Admiral Davis and his ships. The letter declares they are not wanted and calls for withdrawal, tarnishing a mercy mission tied to humanitarian aid and relations with the United States.
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Boston
New York
Fitzgerald
Kingston
Swettenham
Washington
Jamaica
Davis
United States
Massachusetts
Henry Cabot Lodge
Joint High Commission
London
London Regrets Swettenham Move. Recall Likely
London reacts to Kingston dispatches with regret over Governor Swettenham. A recall and a formal apology to the United States are expected, as London's Daily Express warns the incident could worsen Britain America relations.
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London
Kingston
Swettenham
United States
Daily Express
Great Britain
America
Washington
Admiral Davis withdraws from Kingston over Swettenham clash
Rear Admiral Davis leaves Kingston in disgust after a serious break with Governor Swettenham. He withdraws all landing parties and cancels a supply ship load, condemning the governor's conduct as insulting to Americans and British subjects alike. The Missouri, Indiana and Yankton plan to sail, while Davis says compliance with Swettenham is contrary to U S dignity.
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Kingston
Swettenham
Davis
United States
Celtic
Missouri
Indiana
Associated Press
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