Shooting in Somerville Leaves Man Dead Near Hunnewell Home
Alexander J. Bryan is dead at Somerville Hospital from a bullet wound after a noon shooting in the yard of Charles H. Hunnewell on Partridge Avenue. Hunnewell says Bryan knocked him down and charged with a revolver before Hunnewell fired, killing Bryan. Mrs. Amanda E. Peterson, occupant of the lower floor, is held as a witness while Hunnewell is under arrest.
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Alexander J. Bryan
Broadway
Somerville
Somerville Hospital
Charles H. Hunnewell
Partridge Avenue
Hunnewell
Amanda E. Peterson
Edwin F. Fitzgerald
Bryan
Peterson
Albert
Navy
Brooklyn
Asiatic
3Rvan
Mary Crosby
Hunnewell Claims Self-Defense After Shooting
Hunnewell says he acted to defend himself from an unprovoked attack by Bryan. Bryan told hospital staff he did not harm Hunnewell and that the shooting was not justified, per the report.
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Hunnewell
Bryan
Killed in Action Bruce M. Cameron Reported Dead
Mrs. Edward A. Morton of Arlington learns her brother Private Bruce M. Cameron was killed in action in the trenches somewhere in France. Cameron had lived in Somerville, attended Somerville schools and the Union Square Presbyterian Church.
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Edward A. Morton
Everett Street
Arlington
Bruce M. Cameron
France
Cameron
Somerville
Union Square Presbyterian Church
Fourth of July fete held outdoors at Beaver Pond
Beverly July 4 residents braved rain for an all night outdoor festival at Beaver Pond on Amos Lawrence estate to support the Charles Town Navy Y M C A building fund.
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Beverly
North Shore Society
Beaver Pond
Amos H. Lawrence
Charlestown Navy Y. M. C. A. Building Fund
Safe quiet night in Boston ushers in Fourth of July
Police reported the quietest night before in history with four arrests at Charles town and Roxbury crossing stations plus one each at Joy street East Dedham and Dudley street. Bonfires were few in the suburbs and accidents were rare as thousands filled Boston streets awaiting the holiday.
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Boston
Charlestown
Roxbury Crossing
Joy Street
East Dedham Street
Dudley Street
Roxbury
North Shore Garden Fete Prominent Guests End Midnight
A lantern lawn fete began at 7 pm with dinner and fireworks and music from the Vermont battleship band. Dancing continued on a lawn platform into the early morning. guests included prominent residents and officers from the navy yard. several hosts and courtiers were unable to attend.
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North Shore
U. S
Vermont
Amos A. Lawrence
Francis Henry Appleton, Jr
Thomas P. Beal, Jr
W. DeFord Beal
Charles M. Amory
Philip Stockton
Reginald Boardman
H. H. Whitman
Quincey A. Shaw McKean
R. W. Means
D. F. Sortwell
Larz Anderson
Charles K. Cummings
Oliver Ames
Amory A. Lawrence
William H. Moore
Edwin S. Webster
Charles N. Cotting
Thomas B. Gannett
Richard S. Russell
W. B. Thomas
Eben D. Jordan
George von L. Meyer
Alexander Cochrane
John L. Saltongtall
William C. Loring
Albert J. Beveridge
Summer Rules for Horses From the Boston Work Horse Relief Association
The Boston Work Horse Relief Association issues twelve rules for field teams to protect horses in heat. Guidelines cover light loads, shade, frequent water, gentle cooling, night care, vinegar wash, saltpetre bran mash, hat choices, head sponge, ammonia use for heat, feeding adjustments, and signs of heat stroke requiring immediate care. Provisions stress monitoring, shade, and prompt action for overheating.
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Boston Work Horse Relief Association
Readville bonfire signals large July Fourth display
Melrose Atlantic Beachmont Saugus and Readville held a midnight bonfire to inaugurate Hingham’s largest Fourth of July celebration. A 130 foot blaze built from 10 telegraph poles and 300 railroad ties drew a big crowd and raised over $1000, with Mayor Curley lighting the 20 foot pile on Marcella Street playground.
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Melrose
Atlantic
Beachmont
Saugus
Readville
Hingham
Belle Isle Inlet
Women Make Bandages in Arlington Under Leader Miss Robbins
Eighteen Arlington women gathered in the First Parish Church vestry for the Special Aid Society for American Preparedness. Nurse Marie Bunker from Peter Bent Brigham Hospital taught them to prepare oakum pads gauze rolls binders and absorbent cotton pads for bandages.
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Ida F. Robbins
Arlington
Special Aid Society For American Preparedness
First Parish Congregational (Unitarian
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Marie Bunker
Boy Scouts Set Sail on 12 Day Sea Cruise
The Pioneer with 25 Sea Division Scouts departed Charlestown Navy Yard yesterday for a coastwise cruise lasting 12 days. They will reach Port land Maine visit Marblehead Gloucester and Provincetown and return by July 15.
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Pioneer
Sea Division
The
Boy Scouts
Charlestown Navy Yard
Portland
Marblehead
Gloucester
Provincetown
Chelsea elder John L. Tewksbury dies at 65
John L. Tewksbury, a longtime Chelsea resident and former Boston shoe businessman, died suddenly yesterday at Lafayette Hospital. He was 65 and a member of local Masonic bodies and the Odd Fellows.
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John L. Tewksbury
Chelsea
Lafayette Hospital
Odd Fellows
Boston
Minard's Liniment Promises Fast Backache Relief
Advertisement touts Minard's Liniment as a creamy antiseptic remedy for back pains with almost instant relief upon application. It notes 60 years of use and urges readers to ask their druggist, promising no more suffering.
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Minard
Boston Fourth of July program marks civic parades and fireworks
A full day of events across Boston and suburbs includes chimes at Old North Church and readings at the Old State House, parades in Melrose Medford Brookline and Charlestown, Shakespearian scenes, naturalization ceremonies, and a grand fireworks display at multiple sites including Wellington Field Medford and Ell Pond Melrose. Attendees enjoy band concerts, flag raisings, and ice cream for schoolchildren as part of the celebration.
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Old North Church
Arlington Street
Church of the Advent
Christian Science Church
Mission Church
Melrose
Boston Common
Boston
Medford
The
Wellington Improvement Association
Brookline
Braintree
Beachmont
Somerville
Boy Scouts
Waltham
Forest Hills
Old State House
Aaron S. Aronson
Boston Latin School
Abraham Lincoln School
Abbotsford Woods
Franklin Ark
Washington Park
Roxbury
Parkman Bandstand
Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati
University Club
Pine Banks Park
Guy A. Ham
Quincy
Bunker Hill Monument Grounds
Charlestown
St. John’s Hall
North End
Cypress Street Playground
Castle Island
Wood Island Park
East Boston
Henry IV
Commonwealth and
Chestnut Hill Avenues
Brighton
Franklin Park
Shakspere
John Murray Gibbon
E. Carlton Black
Jamaica Pond
Jamaica Plain
Franklin Field
Frog Pond
South Boston
Roslindale
Hyde Park
Back Bay Fens
Dorchester
Wellington Field
Malden
Reading
Ell Pond
East Braintree Playground
Sullivan Square
South End
Walepole Street
Middlesex County
Russell Field
Cambridge
Point of Pines
Revere
Tammany Club
Ward 17
Mexico
Wood Island
Catholic Women’s Club of
Dedham
Last Honor To Colleague John A Coulthurst
Funeral services were held for City Councillor John A Coulthurst who died Friday night. City officials and prominent citizens attended the high mass at St. Thomas Church Jamaica Plain with Mayor Curley and Sheriff Quinn among mourners. Burial followed at Old Calvary Cemetery West Roxbury. Honorary pallbearers included councillors Storrow Hagan Coleman and Clerk Donovan. Active bearers were Attridge Collins Kenny Cronin Hosford and Dorsey.
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Tives
St. Thomas’ Church
Jamaica Plain
Mgr
Edward J. Moriarty
Timothy J. Donovan
Lewis F. Kelliher
Mayor Curley
Sheriff Quinn
John F. Dever
Irish Society
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Hoey
Byene
North Shore Society People Aid Navy
Special Aid Society
Citizens and Officials At
Coulthurst Funeral
John A. Coulthurst
Centre Street
Arists Sfeciz
Gilchrists
Imerchants
Jany
Salem
Lawrence Haverhill
Brockton Concord
N. H. Lewiston, ME
Hamburg
Ceylon
the Mohican
Washington St
Adams Square
Meadowbrook
New Grass Creamery
Cho
Vienna
Mohican
Haddock
Nello
Walter Baker
Sunbeam
Istry
Grahaam
California
Oleo
Swift
A Ag
Sound
Texas, Lb
Daily Post
Sunday Post
Boston Post
Daily Post Sunday Post
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