Bellevue Hotel Bookkeeper Sought on Forgery Charge
Boston police seek George C. Drouin head bookkeeper at the Hotel Bellevue on forging and uttering a $2500 check. Inspector Armstrong pursues the missing man who vanished Friday afternoon after presenting a $25 check later raised to $2500. The crime involved skilled manipulation at the bank.
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George C. Drouin
Bellevue
Boston Police
Boston
Inspector Armstrong
Drouin
Firecrackers and Bonfires Mark Boston Fourth Celebration
An early morning Fourth of July scene in Boston features oil-fed bonfires, exploding firecrackers, and fireworks as residents celebrate. Reports mention injuries including gunfire and burns to several individuals while crowds attend across the city and surrounding towns.
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Boston
Taft's First Day Vacation Schedule Outlined
The itinerary details Taft and party leaving East Somerville for MOR Réston Maine, breakfast with Mrs. Taft and others, a stop at Montserrat, then arrival at Burgess Point summer White House. He inspected the estate, visited Ros the cow, received an official welcome, attended Unitarian Church in Beverly, then hosted Hammond and reporters at Burgess Point.
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Grand Junction Railroad
Mayflower
East Somerville
MOR
Montserrat
Aduromobile
W. J. Boardman
Manchester
Burgess Pint
John Hays Hammond
Peesices
Clever check fraud tale ends with police warrant issued
A bankbookkeeper known for cash handling drew a $25 check that was altered to read $2500. Drouin, a skilled forger, vanished after the crime. Police obtained a warrant. Drouin’s wife lives in Revere and he left the Commonwealth Hotel to board in Revere for the summer.
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Watts
Drouin
Revere
Commonwealth Hotel
Hotel Bellevue
Boston Area Forecast and New England Outlook
Fair conditions for Boston and vicinity with increasing clouds and light northwest winds. Washington forecast notes New England stays cool with fair skies, Monday into Tuesday, possible partial cloudiness and light to moderate northwest to north winds turning variable.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Papke Battles Ketchel For Title In Today’s Ring Clash
Papke has a chance to regain the title in today’s bout with Ketchel. Collins of the Athletics may eclipse Wagner in a swat battle as baseball scores roll in. The Boston Red Sox finish a home series with tomorrow’s game while Harvard and Yale end the year even in major sports. The Pirates fall to the Reds 4-2 and the Naps shutout the White Sox 3-0. Detroit gets by St. Louis 3-1 as season play turns toward camp. Batting and fielding averages for Boston rise as the day’s events unfold.
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Collins
Wagner
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Post
Fire incident marks start of day in Roxbury
At noon a blast from a cannon in Roxbury set off a small fire in doorway near Box 289. The report notes recklessness beginning the day with an explosive incident.
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Roxbury
Two Deaths and Two Near-Deaths Mark Holiday Start
A day of holiday fatalities began with two deaths and two probable fatal incidents. A man, about 30, leaped in front of a moving freight at the Fairmount street bridge near the Boston & Albany yards. brake man William T Ney witnessed the self-inflicted jump and saw a wrist wound. In East Boston, Clay Walker, daughter of Mrs Chelsea street, fell and died soon after at Boston Relief Hospital. Richard Brown of Walker street in Charlestown fractured his rib in a fall from a roof and is not expected to live. another man fell from a building, also described as fatal, with hospital care ongoing.
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Boston & Albany
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Chelsea Street
Boston
van Se End
Richard Brown
Walker Street
Oiho Reli
Charlestown
Ing
Unsure fragment hints at Boston assault bulletin
An unclear OCR fragment mentions Boston and an assault bulletin but lacks coherent details or identifiable facts.
Powder match in Auburn endangers two men
July 4 report from Auburn describes a powder bottle ignition during loading a brass cannon. Philip Chevelier, a weaver, and his brother-in-law William tt face likely death or severe disfigurement as a disastrous accident unfolds. Scott dropped the bottle and failed to avert the blast.
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Auburn
Philip Chevelier
William Tt
Scott
Chevelier
Firework and weapons accidents cause multiple deaths and injuries
Reports tally 16 dead from fireworks and fires, 2 by cannon, 1 by firearms, 3 by gunpowder, 1 by toy pistols. Injuries total 328 from fireworks and 123 from cannon, with fire losses reaching $68,050. Other causes include firearms 48, gunpowder 49, torpedoes 6, bomb canes 46, runaways 5, totaling widespread harm.
Papa to Four New Babies Surprise Congregation Leader
Mrs Seccombe and her children left Chicago to join the Congregational Church leader in a local move. The family, originally expected to grow by one, arrived with four new babies by August, expanding the household as they followed him ahead of schedule.
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Churell
A Seccombe
Chicago
Yveral
Surprise Arrives as Goshen Train Brings Baby Visitor
Mrs Seccombe intended a quiet surprise by letter but the Goshen train brought her daughter alighting with an infant. The unexpected moment captivated the gathering as Mr Seccombe saw his daughter with the child on the platform.
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Goshen Station
Taft Secret Ride Baffles Crowds at Beverly Arrival
President Taft and his party slipped into Beverly quietly to evade a large greeting. Crowds waited at Lynn and Salem stations, but cheers rose for the 8:15 Boston train. A Pullman Mayflower ruse hid the true route, moving via Cottage Farm and Grand Junction tracks to Montserrat station.
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B Lynn
Salem
Boston
Secret Service
Washington
Boston & Maine
Cottage Farm
Grand Junction
East Somerville
Montserrat Station
Taft to travel by auto to South Station then Mayflower to Nor wich
President Taft will depart Beverly by automobile at 6 tomorrow, board the private car Mayflower at 7:48 in Boston, and head to Nor wich, Conn for centennial observances. The Burgess Point arrival scene was subdued as the party continued to Page 2.
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Taft
Beverly
South Station
Boston
Norwich
Conn
Burgess Point
Boston Man Shot in Salem
Daniel Conroy of Boston was shot by John Nickelo of Peabody on a Salem street corner. Conroy, 18, was struck in the abdomen and fell. Nickelo, 20, was seized by bystanders and handed to police amid a restless crowd.
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Salem
Daniel Conroy
Boston
John Nickelo
Peabody
Conroy
Nickelo
Village Street
Nickel
Nickele
Auto crashes on Long Island kill and injure two
Two car accidents on Long Island today left Miss Gladys Young dead after her electric runabout toppled into a five foot embankment near the Pratt Institute gates. Andrew McWilliams and Miss Mae Smith were badly burned when a Brooklyn trolley collision and a gasoline tank explosion sent them and the vehicle in flames.
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Long Island
Gladys Young
Glen Cove
L. I
Fred
Pratt, Jr
Pratt Institute
Pratt
Andrew McWilliams
New Brighton
Staten Island
Brooklyn
Miss Mae Smith
Jersey City
Miss Smith
McWilliams
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