Milford Girl Tries Parachute Descent for Candy Wager
Miss Mabel Ward of Milford attempted a balloon ascent and parachute jump at Hongike Park to win a box of candy. She fell 60 feet from the chute, struck an electric light, fractured her knee and jaw, suffered internal injuries, and underwent above knee amputation. Doctors report poor prospects for recovery with no hope of life.
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Mabel Wasi
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Mabel Ward
Amnestied Leader Aguinaldo Freed in Manila Parade
In Manila July 1 President Roosevelt's amnesty proclamation freed about six hundred prisoners, including Aguinaldo, after a 6000 strong American and Filipino parade. Acting Governor Wright and General Chaffee reviewed the pageant while Captain Crossfield spoke. Fireworks and races followed in a festive, American style celebration.
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Chinatown Fireworks Celebration Draws Massive Crowd
A Chinatown Fourth of July celebration featured a grand display with thousands of dollars in fireworks and two large cannons. The show lit up Harrison Avenue and nearby Kneeland and Tyler streets, drawing an estimated crowd of 26,000 to 35,000 spectators. A fire erupted at the Oriental restaurant area but was controlled. one boy was injured by a stray cannon crack. Fire crews and police managed dense crowds as the event continued into the evening with extensive fireworks and exhibits lingering into the night.
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Boy Stabbed at North End Park by Unknown Italian
Thomas McDonough, 13, of 542 Commercial Street, was stabbed by an Italian youth in his late teens at North End Park after taunting a group with firecrackers. The assailant, described as about 19, wearing dark clothes and a golf cap, fled. McDonough received a minor wound at the North End Dispensary and returned home.
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Boston Weekend Weather Outlook
Partial readable forecast for Boston mentions cloudy conditions Saturday and Sunday with possible showers. Southwest winds noted. general trend toward fair weather later, though the text is garbled and some details are unreadable.
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Boston
Fourth of July injuries and a fatal railroad wreck report
Boston authorities report a high rate of firecracker related injuries over the Fourth with 9 accident cases at Emergency Hospital led by 14 year old Herbert Frye of Oak Street who lost a finger and suffered a leg injury. In Utica a night railroad collision near Gloversville killed 15 and wounded 29 with City Recorder Frank C Wood critically hurt.
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Dunham Park
Commonwealth Park
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Utica
N. Y
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Ottorina Zanora
Hudson Street
Jacob Wolff
Genesee Street
S. Hedstrom
Dudley Street
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Wetherell Street
Newton Upper Falls
Hattie Kloson
Mt. Home Avenue
Mary Broderick
Three Hurt as Old Rifle Explodes in South Boston
A rifle explosion at the South Boston Wheelmen rooms at 226 Broadway injured three members. Patrick Coyle and John Kane suffered serious leg and body injuries, while John Devine was severely hurt. all were rushed to City Hospital.
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Kane
Highwaymen Hold Up Train Near Joliet
Four masked robbers halted Rock Island No. 5 at 40 mph near Joliet Illinois. They ordered the engineer to the express car and shot Assistant Messenger Kane who was wounded in the groin. The gang fled as passengers gathered. One suspect, Charles Nessler, was later arrested. others remain at large with a large police hunt.
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Joliet
Charles Nessler
Believ Kane
Chicago
Cohasset Fourth of July Fireworks Delight Town Crowd
Thomas W. Lawson staged a spectacular display in Cohasset with two train loads of fireworks and extensive lantern decorations. White Rock island hosted the shore and sea crowd as a 90 minute show featured rockets, firecrackers, and pole-burst crackers ending with a grand bonfire and open grounds to view the spectacle.
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White Rock
Boston Priest Dies at Sister’s Portland Home
The Rev. Michael M. Carroll of the Boston Catholic diocese died at his sister’s home in Portland Missouri. Ordained in Massachusetts after training in Montreal he had been loaned to Portland earlier, later fell ill and had not labored recently. He was 37.
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Michael M. Carroll
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Lewiston
Roosevelt talks Cuba policy and trusts in Fourth of July address
President Roosevelt urges special legislation to regulate industrial combinations and discusses Cuba reciprocity in a Pittsburgh speech. He asserts Cuba's future freedom while stressing need for an isthmus canal and broader U S interests, referencing independence, constitutions, and military history.
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