This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1915
Page
1
Chicago man reports recognizing Holt as Muenter at Cornell six months ago while Cambridge witnesses are to testify today. The suspect states he was in Germany in 1906 and gives a filled in timeline of a secret life before 1907.
Miss Bertha Muenter and Louise Muenter confirm a Holt photo matches Erich Muenter. Cambridge police pursue the lead tying Cornell instructor Frank Holt to the Harvard scholar known for 1906 poison case and a 1907 Mexico to Texas timeline.
A report from Queenstown notes an escape from a submarine incident. Details on location timing and individuals involved remain limited in this brief notice.
Harry Iedward Bricker age 4 son of John C Bricker of 6 Timothy Avenue Everett was fatally burned when a firecracker tossed into a 50 gallon denatured alcohol tank exploded sending flaming liquid into the air. He died at Whidden Hospital after the incident in the Duncan Dahl Hardware yard behind the Glendale block where 11 year old Clifford Russell and 13 year old Arthur MacLoud were playing.
A boy detonated a firecracker inside a long-unused denatured alcohol tank in Duncan into 4 year storage. The blast blew off the tank top and set the child ablaze. neighbors and Mrs. MacLeod helped extinguish flames as the boy's father, an employee of the Boston Post, rushed to his child.
Queenstown July 5 British steamship Anglo Californian arrives with nine dead sailors aboard and nine wounded below after four hour gun and torpedo duel with a German submarine. Seven Americans listed among aboard but their fate unknown. The crew credited with masterful seamanship and steadfast captaincy preserving the ship.
The fragment recounts Captain Parslow on the bridge of the Anglo Cali during a critical moment. It hints at a maritime crisis or decision aboard the vessel and suggests leadership under pressure. Details remain sparse but emphasize command and nautical setting.
The entry lists sunrise and sunset times, moon phase dates including full and new moons, and celestial events for a midsummer day. It also notes auto lamp times and historical anniversaries related to Hubbardton Vermont 1777 and Fairfield Connecticut 1779.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for generally fair conditions on Tuesday and Wednesday with little change in temperatures. Moderate southwest winds are expected, and fair weather continues across New England with cooler air in eastern Maine on Wednesday.
Yesterday's temperatures at Thompson's Spa show 78 and 74 degrees with an average of 72. Missing data points are partially garbled but indicate a comparison to last year. The document records likely include measurements for the day and an average, with 68 as the prior year's figure.
The Boston Red Sox opened their pennant bid by blanking Washington 4 to 0 and 6 to 0 in a doubleheader. The day’s results, along with White Sox and Detroit outcomes, set up a tight three-team pennant race, with Sox at .639, Red Sox at .619, and Detroit at .606.
More than 25 000 people rallied on the Common to celebrate the 139th birthday of the United States and Boston’s Americanization Day for new citizens. Addresses were given from the Parkman Memorial Bandstand by Governor Walsh and Acting Mayor George W Coleman.
Before the speeches a band performed patriotic tunes and the crowd of thousands raised voices in a spirited display of national sentiment.
A sudden white squall swept from Lynn to Quincy at noon, capsizing two yachts and sending 15 people into the sea. Mrs. Harry S. Haines of Jamaica Plain and her 11-year-old daughter Natalie died. The two were aboard the Sinbad with Mr. Haines and four others off Egg Rock Nahant when the yawl overturned.
Afterward a wind freak righted the small boat as Glendo Wyn Allen of Dorchester niece of Mrs Haines in the party was snagged by rigging. She was dragged aboard and aided Mr Haines in helping Carson Allen, George W. Tisdale of Needham and Robert H. Hetzer of Jamaica Plain back on deck.
A dynamite bomb exploded outside the detective bureau at police headquarters in New York on July 5. A heavy door was blown 10 feet and windows shattered. no injuries. Lieutenant McNally was unhurt despite the concussion. five prisoners 20 feet away escaped with minor injuries from ceiling fragments.
The damaged section near Inspector Faurot's office is linked to the Holt investigation. Police initially pursued a jail delivery theory, finding few clues. Soon four suspects were taken to the first branch bureau for questioning by Inspector Faurot and Chief Inspector Schmittberger.
Yesterday in New York Holt told the sheriff he could not recall where. The remark appears in an ongoing report continuing on Page 4 First Column.
American results include Boston blanking Washington 4 0 in the morning and 6 0 in the afternoon, Detroit defeating Cleveland 9 7 in the morning and losing 5 3 in the afternoon, Philadelphia edging New York 4 2 then 2 1, and St Louis sweeping Chicago 3 1 then 9 3. National games show Brooklyn over Boston 6 3 in the afternoon, St Louis 3 1 over Pittsburg in the morning and 5 0 in the afternoon, Philadelphia routing New York 2 0 in the afternoon, and Cincinnati topping Chicago 8 645 in the first and 12 7 in the second.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.