British Airship B 34 Nearing St John s New York Arrival Delayed
Reports detail the R 34 airship slow progress toward Mineola with crossing plans via Newfoundland and the Bay of Fundy. Navy stations on Long Island ready to greet it with searchlights and a captive balloon signal if fog or clouds hinder visibility.
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St. John’s
Mineola
Bonavista Bay
Newfoundland
Fortune Bay
Maritime Canada
New England
New York
R 34 Faces Northward Route Amid Newfoundland Storm
Experts at Mineola report the British airship R-34 must avoid a deep Newfoundland storm by steering north of the island via Belle Isle Straits. Favorable winds are expected to the Gulf of Maine but headwinds beyond that point may delay landing into Saturday morning. Army and navy crews test searchlights to guide the airship.
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Newfoundland
New England
N. Headsley
Langley Aviation Field
England
Navy Department
Philadelphia
Washington
British
Air Ministry
Navy
Mineola
Roosevelt Field
Belle Isle Straits
Gulf of Maine
Army
Searchlights Tested for R-34 Landing at Mineola
Mineola crowds gathered to watch the night test of searchlights set to guide the R-34 if it lands after dark. Beams swept the sky reaching out to sea as hotels filled and spare rooms were booked. An Albany motor party arrived with tents pitched near the aviation grounds.
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Roosevelt Field
Long Island
Mineola
N. Y
Albany
Tenta
Mercury at 99 Triggers Two Deaths in Heat Wave
Temperatures near 99 degrees were reported to the weather bureau with no relief in sight. Two deaths and eight prostrations occurred in Boston as the crowded tenements suffered under a 90 plus heat with little breeze. The forecast calls for continued warmth and light variable winds, with cooler air not expected until Saturday when thunderstorms are forecast.
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Weather Bureau
Boston
Heat Wave Claims Dorchester Man In City Hospital
Edward B. Verkampen of 28 Rowell Street Dorchester collapsed in the locker room of a building on 589 Columbia Road and died at City Hospital shortly after 7 PM. The day saw widespread prostrations as temperatures topped 90s across the region with 99 noted in Boston on June 3 in the recent hot spell.
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Edward B. Verkampen
Rowell Street
Dorchester
Columbia Road
City
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Weather Bureau
Eastport
British cheer plan to try the Kaiser
The premier delivered impassioned remarks as the crowd loudly cheered during a wartime briefing. Officials outlined a plan to test the Kaiser amid ongoing military and diplomatic actions.
British Leaders Rally as Kaiser Trial and League of Nations Debated
A London assembly applauded the plan to try Wilhelm II and the Anglo French pact offering aid if Germany menaces France. Lloyd George praised Allied aims at limiting Germany, restoring Alsace Lorraine and Schleswig Holstein, and urged support for the League of Nations and Victory Loan.
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London
Germany
France
United States
Prince of Wales
John W. Davis
Thomas Nelson Page
Versailles
William Hohenzollern
League of Nations
Lloyd George
Alsace-Lorraine
Schleswig-Holstein
Hohenszellern
Poland
Heat Prostrations Reported After Extreme Day
A list of heat prostrations from yesterday includes Edward Verkampen 40 of 28 Rowell St died at City Hospital after collapse in a locker room at 5 pm Walter Johnson 39 of 99 East Canton St South End died at Haymarket relief station Morris Singer 19 of 373 Brighton St Malden collapsed at Scollay Square subway station James Cahill 45 addresses unknown overcome at Kingston and Essex Streets John Cahill 27 of 14 Leeds St South Boston overcome at Boylston and Ipswich Streets Thomas Flynn 35 of 75 Marcella St Roxbury collapsed on Boston Common Fergus White 33 of 73 Morris St East Boston overcome at home John Lane 63 of 78 George St Roxbury overcome in Chester Park South End Alice Hogan 30 of 64 East Third St South Boston collapsed at Westford Ave and Hemingway City Hospital.
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Edward B. Verkampen
Rowell Street
Columbia Road
City Hospital
Walter Johnson
East Canton St
South End
Park St. Haymarket
James Cahill
Kingston
Essex Streets
Relief Hospital
Morris Singer
Brighton Street
Malden
Scollay Square
John Cahill
Leeds Street
South Boston
Boylston
Ipswich Streets
Thomas J. Flynn
Marcella Street
Roxbury
Boston Common
Park Street
Haymarket
Fergus White
Morris Street
East Boston
John Lane
George Street
Chester Park
Alice Hogan
East Third Street
Westford Avenue
Hemingway City Hospital
Arrests For Drunkenness Reported Across Boston Divisions
Police records show 20 arrests for drunkenness last night across Boston divisions with Hanover Street leading at five and Joy Street at four. Roxbury Crossing reported zero drunk arrests, a rare holiday pattern echoed at most stations whose tallies are listed.
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Boston
Hanover Street
Joy Street
Roxbury Crossing
De Valera Opposes League Covenant In New York
Eamon De Valera, president of the Irish Republic, stated opposition to the proposed League of Nations covenant claiming it would safeguard ill gotten gains for pirate nations and deter liberty loving peoples from freeing themselves from alien rulers.
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New York
Eamon de Valera
Irish Republic
League of Nations
Ireland urges delegates to draft league covenant
Mr. De Valera released a copy of a May 26 communication to the peace conference requesting that Ireland's authorized delegates be allowed to participate in drafting the league covenant. He argued Ireland favors the League of Nations but must be included as a constituent member and warned the covenant could threaten Ireland's struggle for freedom from English rule. Tre land is a distinct nation with inalienable rights the League should recognize.
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de Valera
Ireland
Mr. Valera
Count Plunkett
Arthur Grifith
League of Nations
Treland
Doubted Power of Trustees in Christian Science Dispute
A probe into the Christian Science Publishing Society reveals trustees were refused a $200,000 loan by Shawmut National Bank amid questions of their authority under Mrs Eddy’s trust. Witnesses describe a rift between directors and trustees, with letters and prior positions cited. President Doorley and others linked to the dispute are to be questioned as hearings resume Monday.
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Christian Science Publishing Society
Shawmut National Bank
Eddy
Christian Science
Merritt
Publishing Society
Principie
Board of Directors
Board of Trustees
Dittemore
William G. Thompson
John V. Dittemore
Bicknell Young
Thomas W. Hatton
William P. McKenzie
Church
Frederick Dixon
Monitor
Dixon
John W. Doorley
Frank H. Streeter
Doorley
National Shawmut Bank
Mr. Bates
Shawmut Bank
Shawmut
First National
Daniel G. Wing
Massachusetts Church Trustees Face Probe Over Publishing Funds
The First Church of Christ Scientist trustees face a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court probe led by Governor John L. Bates. The publishing society’s profits totaling $518,999.69 for year ending March 31, 1919 were largely diverted to the Mother Church. Debts and loans from First National Bank and Departures from prior banking arrangements are disclosed as auditors flag questionable accounting changes.
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First National Bank
Publishing Society
Shawmut
Eix
John L. Bates
First Church of Christ Scientist
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
John R. Watts
Mother Church
Christian Science Movement
First National Bank of Boston
Sam
Test of Racer Costs One Life
Ray Howard, entrant in the 100 mile derby, suffered a fractured skull, two broken legs and a broken arm during a test at Sheepshead Bay. His mechanician Hemilié Gambelli was killed when their car overturned at the East turn.
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New York
Ray Howard
Hemilié Gambelli
Sheepshead Bay
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