Firecracker injures three youths in Malden and Roxbury
A firecracker tossed through a Malden street car window caused panic and injuries to John Clancy of Melrose who was taken to Malden Hospital. Howard Keith of Roxbury and Theodore Robinson of Roxbury were burned at home and hospitalized after fireworks incidents.
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John Clancy
Ainsworth Place
Melrose
Malden
Malden Hospital
Howard Keith
Nightingale Street
Roxbury
City Hospital
Theodore Robinson
Clifford Street
Massachusetts Troops on Border Battle Line Ready
Massachusetts Second Brigade is assigned a battle line on the border and ordered to be ready day and night to engage if attacked from the Mexican side. The orders outline the line of battle the Bay State troops are to form in case of cross border fire.
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Sweetser
EL Paso
Tex
Massachusetts
Bay State
Bri
Irish Home Rule Plan Agreed In Dublin
The United Irish League met in Dublin with John Redmond presiding and accepted Lloyd George proposals for resolving the Irish question. The London directory reported the decision was reached today, July 3.
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Dublin
London
The
United Irish League
John Redmond
David Lloyd George
Irish Home Rule Plan Put Into Immediate Effect
The directory of all Ireland votes against a convention of the United Irish League, two members dissenting in the largest meeting. The Ulster Unionists led by Sir Edward Carson sanction the plans, clearing the way for an Irish parliament long fought for by Nationalists. The Lloyd George plan advances the home rule bill formerly passed in 1914 but paused by the war.
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All Ireland
United Irish League
Sir Edward Carson
Explosion injures passenger aboard Malden to Woburn streetcar
Passengers flee as a cracker exploded in a Bay State Street Railway car near Main Street Park at 9 25. Clancy suffered severe facial burns and possible eye damage while an ambulance and Dr Stevens treated him. Police hunt a boy linked to the incident, who lives in Melrose at 4 Ainsworth Place.
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Clancy
Melrose
Bay State Street Railway Company
Malden Square
Woburn
Main Street Park
Stevens
Ainsworth Place
William F Farrell Undertaker Dies at 46 in Roxbury
William F Farrell Roxbury Cross ing undertaker died at his home 691 Parker street Roxbury after a long illness He was 46 years old He graduated from English High School and worked briefly at the Boston post office before joining the family undertaking business with his father Michael A and brother Joseph Joseph died three years ago Farrell was the eldest son
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William F. Farrell
Roxbury Crossing
Parker Street
Roxbury
English High School
Boston Post Office
Michael A
Joseph
William
Oliest
Independence Day Brief Anniversary Notes
Today marks Independence Day celebrated across the Union though not a national holiday. The Declaration of Independence was adopted by Congress in 1776. Also noted is the one year anniversary of the German cruiser Königsberg sunk by British monitors Mersey and Severn.
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Union
Congress
Konigsberg
Weather forecast for New England brief
Fair conditions for Boston and vicinity with partly cloudy skies Tuesday and Wednesday. North to northwest winds moderate, showers possible in eastern Maine Tuesday, general fair for southern New England midweek.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Maine
Cloudburst Floods Boston Area Tolling Fire Wires Down
A fierce storm drenched Boston and coastal towns from Braintree to Portsmouth with 1.32 inches in half an hour causing widespread flooding. Cars stalled and several injuries reported as wires fell and cellars flooded during a brief but powerful thunderstorm.
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Boston
Braintree
Quincy
Portsmouth
N. H
Hetty Green to Be Buried in Vermont
New York reports the death of Hetty Green the so called richest woman, at 5 West Ninetieth street. She died after an 81st birthday observance and leaves an estimated fortune of 100 to 125 million dollars. Her stated goal to make her son Colonel E H R Green the richest man remained unfulfilled.
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New York
Hetty Green
West Ninetieth Street
E. H. R. Green
Funeral plans for Mrs Green in Bellows Falls Vermont
The funeral for Mrs Green will be held at Bellows Falls Vermont at 11 o clock Wednesday. She was born a Quaker and became an Episcopalian 18 years ago to be buried beside her husband in the town cemetery. The burial will be simple per her wish. Continued on Page 12-Fourth Col.
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Bellows Falls
General Foch Leads Anglo French Western Front Drive
The third day of the Anglo French advance on the western front yielded further allied victories though progress slowed by strong German resistance. British units faced fierce resistance and sometimes abandoned positions won earlier, but overall gains were reported across the front.
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London
French Forces under Foch Advance Near Perrone Front
Under command of Gen Foch French troops advancing with British forces report gains near Perrone a key strategic target. They captured Herbecourt Feuilleres and Flaucourt and occupied Asevillers then breached German trenches to Estrees and captured Buscourt and Flaucourt totaling about three miles gained along the line.
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Foch
Perrone
Herbecourt
Feuilleres
Flaucourt
Asevillers
Estrees
Buscourt
Local Boston Storm Causes Widespread Damage and Delays
A severe local storm struck Boston and nearby towns injuring several, flooding tunnels and street car lines, flooding East Boston and Washington street tunnels, interrupting telegraph and telephone service, with the storm tracking inland about five miles and moving seaward near Portsmouth.
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Braintree
Brighton
Newburyport
Nahant
Beverly
Lynn
Washington Street
Boston Elevated
East Boston
Portsmouth
Weather and scores listed for Eastern and American leagues
National and American league results show Boston, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, New York, Chicago, Pittsburgh, St Louis, Cleveland, Detroit, and Washington with varied tallies. Eastern games include Lowell, Bridgeport, Portland, and Lynn with rain affecting several matches.
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Bridgeport
Portland
Lynn
Hartford-Lawrence
Springfield-Worcester
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