Fourth ushered in with usual bang and chaos
Fireworks and torpedoes rang through Boston streets as crowds packed Tremont and Washington. Police struggled to enforce orders amid rain and holiday excess, while Chinatown crowds dispersed after arrests and midnight closures.
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Pierce
Tremont
Washington
Gabriel Domingo
Fleet Street
Domingo
Hanover Street
John
Poplar Street
Raffaele Benino
Raffaele
Massachusetts General Hospital
Salem Street
Salem
Chinatown
Harrison Avenue
Cain
Boston
Division 4
Lagrange Street
Fire Demon’s Run Marks Day of City Blazes
A long day of fires across Boston begins at daybreak with Box 65 reporting a three story brick at Lowering Place owned by Wolf Godman. Firefighters tackle failed chemical and electrical incidents with damages ranging from trifling to 2500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolf Godman
John Scolpenti
Boston & Albany
Mechanics
Huntington Avenue
Harvest Street
Dorchester
Annie Kelly
Oliver Street
Fuller Estate
M. C. Kendall & Co
West Ninth Street
South
Boston
Dennis Cronin
James C. Brown
Centre Street
Roxbury
Samuel B. Dana
Carolina Avenue
West Roxbury
Mary O'Farrell
John P. Foster
Westminster
Ruggles Street
Salem Street
David Kroker
Samuel Kroninsky
Thayer Street
North Street
Davis Bros. &,.Co
K Street
Austin Street
Charlestown
Endicott Street
Nashua Street
Medford Street
Rogers Avenue
Ambulances Busy as Fourth Night Sparks Injuries
Police and hospital ambulances rushed to calls across the city last night as fireworks caused numerous accidents. Among the injured were Daniel Desmond with a broken leg, Raymond Haynes severely wounded by a gun blast, and several others with burns, lacerations, or gunshot wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Desmond
Poplar Street
West Somerville
Main Street
Charlestown
Desmond
Raymond Haynes
Maynard
Massachusetts General Hospital
Kieve Kryclive
Village Street
William Murphy
St. Alphonsus Street
Oreobcy
Patrick Cook
Dorchester Avenue
William E. Bret
Annie
Pine Street
James Mahoney
Rochester Street
Lester Peidley
Stillman Street
Israel Cohen
Prince Street
Fred Ahearn
Dudley Avenue
Jamaica Plain
Hodgdon
Two Little Girls From Galway Arrive Aboard Saxonia
Among 900 immigrants entering Boston on the Cunard liner Saxonia are Nellie and Julia McInerney two sisters from Eileen County Galway Ireland aged 11 and 15 who traveled alone to join sister Bridget in Roxbury They hope to find homes with good families and Nellie will study while Julia helps pay Nellies keep One hundred seventy three children were aboard with the 824 adults with most seeking mill or factory work A separate incident saw Gustave Andersen and wife report a $60 loss later recovered on the floor under a trunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Cunard
Trish Ris
Nellie McInerney
Julia McIinerney
Eileen
County Galway
Ire
Bridget McInerney
Marcella Street
Roxbury
Cunard Company
Nellie
Julia
the Post
America
Ireland
Mary
Taft
Bridget
Saxonia
McInerney Rns
Vicinity
Edwards
Far West
Gustave Andersen
Andersens
Police Stop Pistol Play In City Arrests
Police rounded up several suspects in a crackdown on revolver misuse. Guy Gorham of Olive Place, Station 4, was arrested for discharging a revolver on Tremont near Boylston. Samuel Jackson, 19, of 29 Camden Street, was charged by Division 45 with discharging firearms on Washington Street. Louis Carlin, claimed Lo well residence, discharged a revolver on Essex Street and was jailed after refusing advice from Officer Jim Orr of Station 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Gorham
Olive Place
Station 4
Tremont Street
Boylston
Samuel Jackson
Camden Street
Washington Street
Alley
Division 45
Louis Carlin
Lowell
Essex Street
Jim’' Orr
Carlin
Worcester Sailor Drowns On Coal Barge Arizona
In New Haven Connecticut on July 3 a Wor cester Massachusetts crew member J J Hennessey aged 35 fell from the coal barge Arizona while entering harbor and drowned. A boat searched but found no trace. it is believed he slept and rolled overboard. His brother resides in Worcester.
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New Haven
Conn
Arizona
J. J. Hennessey
Hennessey
Worcester
Mass
Outlaw at Bay Shootout Near Bothell
Tracey the escaped convict is surrounded at Bothell on the Northern Pacific railroad 22 miles north of Seattle. A desperate fight rages as three men are shot, with two others found in a ditch likely dead. Deputy Sheriff Raymond of Everett, L P Lesserit of the Seattle Times, and Deputy Sheriff Jack Williams of Seattle are among the wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Tracey
Bothell
Northern Pacific
Seattle
Raymond
Everitt
L. P. Lesserit
Seattle Times
Jack Williams
Tracey At Large After River Chase Near Seattle
July reports say Tracey remains free after a train with extra men attempts to reach Bothell. Deputy Sheriff Charles Raymond of Snohomish County was killed in the pursuit. Sheriff John Willis of Seattle was wounded, with another man injured, as Tracey allegedly seized a boat and fled northward with a crew member forced to ferry him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Tracey
Bothell Tongeht
Cudihee
King County
McBride
Charles Raymond
Snohomish County
John Willis
Clark
Harry Tracey
Oregon
Winifred Aground Off Great Pig Rock Near Beach Bluff
The Boston fishing schooner Winifred ran aground on Great Pig Rock off Beach Bluff while en route Gloucester to Boston. Ten crewmen plus Captain Jack Walsh remained aboard. the vessel appears undamaged and no danger is reported. Built by Story of Essex and launched three weeks ago, the 84 ton schooner is owned by Captain Michael Dillon of Boston and awaits tug assistance from Misery Island Yacht Club launch.
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Clifton
Winifred
Boston
Great Pig Rock
Hotel Preston
Beach Bluff
Gloucester
Jack Walsh
Story of Essex
Michael Dillon
Acyence
Misery Island Yacht Club
Cloudburst halts trains near Cedar Rapids Iowa
A morning cloudburst in central Iowa leaves Rock Island tracks washed away at Toddville, with one third of a mile removed. Culverts and bridges damaged, crops ruined, and road traffic north of Cedar Rapids is at a standstill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Toddville
Rock Island
Iowa
Grape-Nuts Credits Power of Nutrition in Family Recovery
An Oakland wife recounts that after her husband suffered pneumonia he used Grape-Nuts with one egg for breakfast and, after two years, is a well man with his cough gone. Their four and a half year old started on Grape-Nuts and became a bright strong child. Reported by Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Distillery cattle stampede kills and injures in Chicago
A drunken stampede of more than 600 distillery cattle at the Chicago stock yards caused over 21 deaths and many injuries. A closed gate triggered the panic as animals surged, impaling some on horns and breaking necks while others piled atop the carcass wall. One man was nearly killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Colonists Seek British Aid Over Sugar Loans
A petition from Antigua sugar planters to the British colonial office appeals for immediate financial assistance. It warns brokers may halt advances for crops unless relief arrives before Sept 1 1908, as Brussels sugar bounties phase out. The language is blunt about potential calamity if aid is delayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Santer
Antigua
W. I
State Department
Chamberlain
British Colonial Office
Brussels
Europe
Clement Announces Independent Governor Bid If Nominated
In Rutland Vermont on July 3 Percival TM W Clement told a Republican committee that he will run for Governor as an independent if nominated by the local option convention set for Burlington on July 16. Clement’s supporters split from the McCullough nomination at the recent state convention, fueling GOP divisions and boosting Clement’s prospects.
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Percival W. Clement
Vermont
Rutland
Percival
W. Clement
Burlington
Clement
General McCullough
McCullough
Three Men With Neck Injuries Improve at City Hospital
At City Hospital Ward B three men with severe neck injuries show improvement. Charles Moody, with a dislocated spine from a hay bale incident, is up and about. James H. Norrington’s neck sprains are easing after a fall on Massachusetts Avenue. Ernest Hayes, though paralyzed from a spinal fragment, may undergo surgery to remove bone pieces pressing the cord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Moody
Moody
James H. Norrington
Norrington
Massachusetts Avenue
Ernest Hayes
Soutter
Hurricane Rips Baltimore Harbor Droughts 16 Minutes
A hurricane velocity wind storm struck Baltimore for 16 minutes causing death and destruction. Two sailors aboard the Dutch steamship Themisto drowned after dragging anchor and colliding with the schooner Samuel W. Stevens. The storm unroofed hundreds of houses and damaged crops nearby, with reports of a general storm in western Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Themisto
Samuel W. Stevens
Maryland
Prisoner Rescued During East Boston Arrest
Patrolman McKenna of Division 7 arrested a drunken man on Sumner street when three men attacked, freeing the prisoner. McKenna continued duty and later arrested one man, James McIntosh, 22, of Sumner street, who refused to name his accomplices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKenna
Division 7
Sumner Street
Boston
Station House
James McIntosh
Des Moines Hit by Severe Storm Disrupts Rail and City
A severe storm across North Central Iowa disrupted rail traffic. The Chicago Great Western suffered extensive damage near Des Moines with 600 feet of track washed out and floods threatening Waterloo and Webster City. The Cedar River rose 15 feet at Waterloo, flooding basements and prompting evacuations.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago Great Western
Hicks
Olwin
Waterloo
Parkersae
Illinois Central
Boone
Webster City
Cedar Falls
Denver
Cedar River
East Boston Girl Falls 25 Feet From Balcony
Margaret Phelan of 477 Summer Street East Boston, 20, slipped while taking a line from a balcony last night and fell twenty five feet. She suffered severe head and back injuries. Dr O Keefe ordered her removal to the Relief Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Phelan
Summer Street
Boston
Evan
O'Keefe
Hail and Wind Devastate Cumberland Area in Storm
A fierce hail and wind storm damaged Cumberland, Maryland, tearing the roof off the Cumberland Brewery and toppling telegraph wires. Streetcar service halted for hours as Samuel Ogleby’s house was wrecked and a rock-filled car derailed near the Narrows. Telegraph lines suffered severe disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Cumberland Brewery
Samuel Ogleby
Eustis and Mrs Eustis Return to Beverly Farms
William C. Eustis former third secretary of the American legation at London and his wife returned to Beverly Farms after more than a year abroad aboard the Saxonia. They were greeted by a busy homecoming with 65 pieces of luggage and a program of entertainments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Farms
William C. Eustis
London
Eustis
Saxonia
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Diplomatic Corps
Mr. Eustis
Post
Legation
Craig Wadsworth
New York
McKinley
America
Eustis W
Eugene Wee
Edward
England
Seton
Big Bonfire at Cambridge Lights Riverfront Sky
The Portland Bonfire Association of Cambridge built the largest bonfire last night at 126 Ciges in the old foundry field. The 62 foot high, 30 foot diameter pile used 600 railroad tires and many barrels from local stores. Flames rose 200 feet, lighting the river front from the bridge to Craigie.
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Portland Bonfire Association of
Cambridge
Ciges
Foundry
Everward
Craigie
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