Greatest Ever Proclaimed at Christian Endeavor Convention
San Francisco reports the Christian Endeavor convention opening to be the largest in the organization's history. Attendance is well ahead of expectations amid a warm, well-organized reception. The city boasts elaborate purple and gold decorations, noiseless floors, and lavish greenery as delegates arrive by train. Machinery hall showcases state committees in partitioned compartments.
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San Francisco
Cal
Christian Endeavor
Knights Templars
Grand Army
California
Endeavorer’s Escape From Burned Trestle Near Cottonwood
A Christian Endeavor excursion train from Oregon faced a near wreck near Cottonwood California when a 20 foot trestle had been burned out. Charles Broadhurst spotted the danger minutes before the train reached the gap and signaled a stop. The train backed to Cottonwood where participants offered hymns and prayers in gratitude.
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Redding
Cal
Christian Endeavor
Oregon
Cottonwood
Charles Broadhurst
Broadhurst
Tatin Trials Steam Flying Machine At Paris
A report to the Academy of Sciences details M. Tatin's Carquenet experiments emulating Langley. Tatin's steam craft weighed nearly three times Langley's and used a double propeller. It reached 18 metres per second while Langley achieved 10, with a run of 140 metres versus Langley's kilometre.
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Paris
Academy of Sciences
M. Tatin
Carquenet
Langley
Potoma Bay
Hanna with Secretary Gage in currency commission discussion
Mr H H Hanna head of the Indianapolis sound money convention executive committee met Secretary Gage in Washington today. A discussion with the President followed and a decision on sending a special message to Congress about a currency commission is expected this week.
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Washington
H. H. Hanna
Indianapolis
Gage
Congress
Navy Yard Captain Relieved to Command Massachusetts
Washington dispatch reports Captain F J Higginson detached from his post as captain of the New York Navy Yard and assigned to command the Massachusetts. He takes over from Captain Fredrick Rodgers, who will serve in Washington on the retiring board.
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Washington
F. J. Higginson
New York Navy Yard
Massachusetts
Fredrick Rodgers
Starr Parsons Elected City Solicitor in Lynn Meeting
At a Lynn City Council meeting Starr Parsons was elected city solicitor. The city treasurer was authorized to borrow money in anticipation of taxes.
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Lynn
Starr Parsons
DupOnt Torpedo Boat Sets 27 Knot Bay Test Mark
The torpedo boat DupOnt completed a second trial in Mt Hope Bay reaching 27 knots with two boilers and 180 pounds steam. The run exceeded the first test, demonstrating improved performance.
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Newport
R. I
DupOnt
Mt. Hope Bay
Brooklyn Sails After Delay Due to Admiral Miller Death
United States cruiser Brooklyn, which was held up since Friday night, sailed for New York this evening after news of the death of Rear Admiral Miller's daughter.
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London
United States
Brooklyn
Miller
New York
Electric lineman badly hurt by live wire shock
SoUnity Pramingham July 6 Wil iam B Ernest an electric light lineman was badly shocked by a live wire while splicing wires on a pole thirty five feet from the ground tonight. He fell from the pole and was badly injured several ones being broken he current also badly burned him and his condition is critical.
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South Pramingham
Wiliam B. Ernest
James W Steamers Arrest Record Summary
James W. Steamers was arrested at Station 3 on a charge of larceny and later held at police headquarters for processing. He had prior charges including battery and was photographed for the rogues gallery.
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James W. Steamers
Vrce
BF Gyno
Seland
Blac End
Rogues’ Gallery
Heat Parade Strikes City Boats and Streets
Heat waves impair city residents as several people including W E Buckley, Joseph Ryan, and a Tremont sea captain are overcome and treated at hospitals or by police. In North End crowds seek relief as late open spaces like Charlesbank offer a respite from stifling tenements while West End residents enjoy cooler streets and benches.
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West End
North End
Charlesbank
Breezes at the Beaches Draw Steamboat Crowds
Sweltering crowds crowded the steamboat lines as commuters sought relief from the sun baked city heat. Old Sol’s rays intensified, buildings shutting off any refreshing breeze as passengers headed toward the shore.
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Sol
All Day Ocean Trips Draw Boston Beachgoers
Crowds flocked to the harbor for sea outings as the People's line ferries, the Quincy Silliman and Martha, carried thousands to nearby beaches. Capt. Harding’s Plymouth made a morning run, while Winslow and Gloucester routes offered scenic North Shore views Nahant Salem Willows and Norman's Woe. The Lewiston offered an all day excursion to Isles of Shoales with dinner aboard and pleasant seas.
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Father Neptune
Atlantic Avenue
Quincy
Silliman
Martha
Plymouth
A. B. Harding
Boston
Winthrop
Gloucester
North Shore
Nahant
Salem Willows
Beverly
Magnolia
Norman
Lewiston
Isles of Shoales
Bathing at the Point Draws Crowds to Marine Park
In a sun baked afternoon crowds flocked to City Point and Marine Park for relief from heat. Bathers and visitors arrived by streetcar as the Sea breezes offered welcome relief, while residents of Boston sought respite from the city streets in the surf and shaded areas along the shore.
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Marine Park
City Point
Mecca
Boston
South Boston
Boston Heat Wave Records and Humidity Readings
The article reports a severe heat wave in Boston with a City Hospital intake from heat sufferers. Federal officials cite a government thermometer reading of 91 degrees, while humidity hovered around 74 percent in the morning and 80 percent in the evening, suggesting no lasting cold spell despite recent high heat.
Crowded Tenements Endure Boston Heat Amid Street Scenes
In hot crowded North and West Ends residents suffer as pavements radiate heat. Italians on North street seek shade and air while families nap on sidewalks. Parks and the North End Pool offer relief as ferry crews and ice cream carts draw crowds.
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Boston
Harrison Avenue
North Street
Italy
Cnen
Brince
Margaret Street
North End
Charlestown Bridge
Boston Beach Excursions Draw Record Weekday Crowd
The city’s strong breezes drew crowds to shore resorts as Boston residents escaped to Willows Bass Point Nahant and Hull. Steamers carried thousands to Castle Island and summer hotels, with bands and swimming, while police observed orderly leisure and no incidents marred the day.
Cool at Franklin Park Boston Sunday Scene
Franklin Park drew a thousand or more visitors on a sunny Sunday with mothers and children enjoying shade trees and a gentle breeze. Girl cyclists frequent the park, kept in good condition for riders, while Mr John Dooling oversaw the Refectory on the hill and attended to visitors from the roof garden.
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Boston
Franklin Park
John Dooling
Resort Stands Out As Coolest Spot Amid City Heat
Park police report two days of heavy heat in the city yet the resort remained the coolest in years. No cases of overheating were reported while visitors enjoyed breezes and well patronized drives.
William Gray Killed in Beach Construction Accident
William Gray, 60, was instantly killed yesterday at about 10 am when he fell from the top of the Revere Beach administration building where he worked as a slater. The heat may have overwhelmed him and caused him to lose his grip on a rope. A fellow worker noted Gray had spent time at Franklin Park and had complained of heat exhaustion the previous night. He was a widower with four adult daughters.
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William Gray
Revere Beach State Reservation
Gray
Franklin Park
Prostrated Seaman Collapses at City Point on Fourth
Captain Nelson Dawes of the Tremont schooner Amanda E. fell ill from heat while at City Point with his wife. He was carried to his vessel in Cambridgeport, a physician advised removal to Massachusetts General Hospital, and he was reported resting comfortably at last accounts.
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Jamaica Plain
Jamaica Plain Park
Nelson Dawes
Tremont
Byieodaptes
City Point
Massachusetts General Hospital
John Joyce
Second Street
South
Boston
Cornhill
Subway
Amanda
Cambridgeport
Taken Home in Ambulance After Heat Sufferer
Michael Fitzgerald of 10 Prince Street collapsed from heat at Putnam and Chelsea streets in East Boston yesterday afternoon. He was transported home by ambulance from Station 7.
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Michael Fitzgerald
Prince Street
Putnam and
Chelsea Streets
Boston
Drowning Fatal as Heat Prostration Strikes Lowell Drifts
William Lawler, 48, a Lowell Water Works employee, drowned in Hall's Brook after heat cramps while bathing near the Chelmsford line. He lived at 124 South Street and leaves a family. Ambulance removed five others with heat prostration to St John’s Hospital.
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Lowell
William Lawler
Lowell Water Orks
Chelmsford
Hall's Brook
South Street
W. M. Mulcahey
Appleton Street
St. John’s Hospital
Heatwave in Amesbury Hits 98 Degrees With Sighting of Sunstroke
Amesbury records a 98 degree temperature by 11 am and reports a sunstroke incident involving an unknown man believed from Haverhill. The case may prove fatal as authorities fear severe injuries.
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Amesbury
Haverhill
Severe electrical storm hits Brattleboro Vermont crops harmed
A July storm in Brattleboro brought heavy rain and hail damaging tobacco and corn. Lightning struck the Stockwell and Young houses with minor damage, and several Stockwell horses were knocked down. Four nearby men were shocked. The local electric railroad cannot run due to a circuit break.
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Brattleboro
E. BE. Stockwell
F. E. Young
Heat Wave Grips New York City With Fatalities
A extreme heat wave hit New York on July 6 with noon readings at 102 degrees and 91 percent humidity. Three deaths and fourteen prostrations reported as temperatures fell later in the evening. Nurse Maggie Hill and child Bernard McGarry died from heat effects. hospital official William Smith died of heart failure due to heat.
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New York
Weather Bureau
City Hall
Maggie Hill
Avenue C
Bernard McGarry
William Smith
Blackwell's Island
Censem Park
Heat kills contestant as track mishap claims two horses
Syracuse July 6 Katie Burns winner of the third heat in yesterday's 2:19 died from heat at Kirk Park. Trainer W L Snow was riding Knebels when he misaligned with Seabird near the pole causing a fatal collision. Seabird died and Knebels is likely ruined for life.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Kirk Park
Katie Burns
Ter
W. L. Snow
Knebels
Seabird
Storm Devastates Schenectady Crops Weaken Rye
A severe electrical hail and wind storm swept Schenectady on July 6 damaging fruit gardens and devastating crops in surrounding towns, with rye particularly affected.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Thirteen Die From Heat in Detroit as City Swelters
The Detroit death toll from sun stroke and heat prostration rose to thirteen after yesterday’s heat wave. An accompanying fireworks accident killed a boy and fatally burned a girl. fifteen more were injured. Adults named include Conrad Steimle 47 Mrs Wowalski Portland Mich Mrs Catherine Orr 90 and George B. Birtwistle 60. Ex minister G W N Lothrop, prostrated by heat, improved later.
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Detroit
Mich
Conrad Steimle
Wowalski
Portland
Catherine Orr
Weer
George B. Birtwistle
Cummins
G. W. N. Lothrop
Russia
Extreme Heat in Ohio and Nearby Areas
The Commercial-Tribune notes extreme heat across Ohio and nearby states. Springfield reports nine heat prostrations while Toledo experiences a sham battle outcome with twenty heat cases but no serious injuries. Wapakoneta records 102 to 108 degrees, hindering harvests. horses suffer effects. Parkersburg hits 92 at the bureau and 112 in the shade on streets. Sunday and Monday mark the hottest days with many prostrations but no fatalities.
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Cincinnati
Commercial-Tribune
Springfield
Toledo
Monda the Mercury
Wapakoneta
Parkersburg
W. Va
Weather Bureau
Heat deaths toll rises in Cincinnati in four days
Cincinnati on July 6 reports a growing heat wave toll with a full commission merchant named Mrs. Dinah Breckenridge among the deceased and an unnamed infant child of Mr. and Mrs. listed in the casualty figures.
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Cincinnati, O
Fuil Commission
Dinah Breckenridge
Weather Toll Rises With Heat Wave Deaths
Five fatalities reported today and thirty six deaths in four days as prostrations rise. Weather bureau records a 91 degree high at 3 p.m. with street temperatures six to eight degrees higher. Included names Joseph O'Doennell Philomena Sorg August Wyant and a Columbus solicitor.
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Joseph O’doennell
Philomena Sorg
August Wyant
Columbus
Weather Bureau
Heat claims Italian worker in Geneseo fields tragedy
Geneseo New York July 6 The Geneseo valley sweltered with temperatures from 100 to 106 for three days. An Italian employed in the pea fields died yesterday from heat effects.
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Geneseo
N. Y
Geneseo Valley
Waterville heat wave peaks with 99 degree noon reading
Waterville Maine endured a severe heat wave with temperatures rising to 99 degrees by noon today, the hottest level in many years. The extreme heat set records and prompted calls for cooling measures and precautions for residents.
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Waterville
Heat Deaths Mount Over Four Days in Chicago
Chicago reports 27 deaths in four days due to the heat with 138 more cases suspected of being fatal. Authorities warn of continuing high temperatures and urge precautions as the heat wave persists.
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Chicago
Heat Wave Strains Amesbury as Mercury Reaches 99
The July 6 temperature hit 99 in Amesbury. W F Cogswell of Haverhill collapsed from the heat while E L Woglemouth, a conductor, remains in critical condition due to the same heat.
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Amesbury
W. F. Cogswell
Haverhill
E. L. Woglemouth
Were bad men Bangor Ma causes arrests after dance riot
Daniel and Charles O Halloran brothers from Lowell arrived in Clarion to disrupt a dance and clean out the town. They were thrown from a hall injuring Daniel who later received medical care and sought arrest warrants. The O Hallorans are described as bad men and may face a strong sentence if convicted.
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Bangor
Daniel
Andharles O'Halloran
Lowell
Clarion
Passadumkeag
Van
Gold Exports Stop. Outlook for Exchange Rates
New York July 6 The Tribune reports that all gold exported in the last two months left on steamships of German and French lines. No gold departed on the French vessel this Saturday, and none will on the German ship this week. While not certain, it appears the gold influx may have ended. With heavy merchandise exports and cotton and grain futures set to rise, exchange rates could fall within sixty days, potentially prompting a new gold flow to the United States.
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Plymouth
Finley and Murphy
Brockton
Superior Criminal Court
Kingman
Cephas Washburn
Halifax
Edward H. Dunbar
Old Colony House
Washburn
K. Brooks
Murphy
Alderman Howland
Charles J. Finley
Edward E. Edson
Bridgewater
Edson
Sturtevant
Andrew J. Sturtevant
The
Commonwealth
New York
the Tribune
United States
Hon C A Gore Dead in London Obituary
LondonJuly 6 The Hon Charles Alexander Gore is dead born 1811 son of Lady Augusta and widow of Earl of Kerry He joined the master general's office in 1828 the treasury in 1834 and served as private secretary to Lord John Russell from 1830 to 1839 His son is the Rev Charles Gore D D canon of Westminster
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London
Charles Alexander Gore
Augusta
Earl of
Bessborough
Edward Thomas
Earl of Kerry
John Russell
Charles Gore
Westminster
Minneapolis Home Again From Mediterranean Cruise
The United States cruiser Minneapolis under Captain C. M. Chester arrived at League Island Philadelphia direct from the Mediterranean. She will be placed in reserve at League Island under orders from the Secretary of the Navy.
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Philadelphia
Penn
United States
Minneapolis
C. M. Chester
League Island
Mediterranean
Secretary of the Navy
Haverhill Board Grants Nineteen Drug Licenses
In Haverhill on July 6 the Board of Aldermen voted 4 to 3 to grant nineteen druggist licenses despite the city’s vote against licenses this year. The decision overrides the public sentiment and moves forward with pharmaceutical sales licenses in the city.
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Haverhill
Police arrest two for securing property by false pretenses
Special Officers Kelly and McGarr of police headquarters yesterday afternoon arrested F. H. Deering of Massachusetts Avenue and Ida Blanchard of 679 Tremont Street, charged with securing property valued at 200 dollars from H. H. Ashley of 150 West Newton Street by means of false pretences.
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Kelly and McGarr
Polce
F.H. Deering
Massachusetts Avenue
Ida Blanchard
Tremont Street
H. H. Ashley
West Newton Street
Wreck on Forbes street injures, kills after fireworks crowd
In Pittsburg Penn July 6 four people were killed and eighteen injured when a street car derailed on the Forbes street line returning from a fireworks display at Schenley Park. An Atwood street car jumped the track triggering a chain collision involving a following open summer car and a heavily loaded trailer car.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Forbes Street
Consolidated Traction Company
Soho Hill
Schenley Park
Atwood Street
Boiler blast kills nine in Hartsville farm scene
Nine men were killed and five injured when a boiler exploded on W. Allens farm in Hartsville Tennessee. The workers had just finished threshing wheat and were preparing to leave the field when the blast occurred. Pieces of the boiler were blown as far as 700 yards, with several victims mangled beyond recognition.
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Hartsville
Tenn
W. Allen
Rev Justin Fulton Weds Miss Jennie Chapman in Somerville
The wedding of Rev. Justin D. Fulton pastor of Spring Hill Baptist Church Somerville and Miss Jennie A. Chapman former Franklin School teacher took place at 4 yesterday in the church. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Orville Contestor with prayers by Rev. John R. Gow and benediction by Rev. T. M. Merriam. Palm decorations and brides roses marked the ceremony. Ushers were John R. Wilson Hubbard W. Smith Frank D. Washburn and Ralph O. Brooks. The couple left for a tour including Brooklyn and Chattanooga and will reside in Somerville.
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Justin D. Fulton
Spring Hill Baptist Church
Somerville
Jennie A. Chapman
Franklin School
Fulton
Orville
East Somerville Baptist Arch
John R. Gow
Struck by Bale Injures East Boston Worker
At Cunard wharf yesterday afternoon David Hennessey of 89 Cottage street East Boston was struck by a falling bale of wool while unloading a steamer. He sustained two broken ribs, was treated by the Gallia's physician, then sent to Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Cunard
David Hennessey
Cottage Street
Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Assaulted in bath house arrestee charged in Warren bridge incident
John McLean aged 21 was arrested by Charlestown Division 15 officers on assault and battery charges after pushing Ben Rochstein into a tank at the Warren bridge bath house while Rochstein was fully clothed. Rochstein identified himself as a witness.
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John McLean
Division 15
Charlestown
Ben Rochstein
Warren Bridge
McLean
Rochstein
Bitten by His Horse in Baldwin Place Incident
John E. Trahey a street cleaning driver at 60 Washington Street Charles Town was bitten on the left forearm by the horse he was driving in Baldwin Place at 11 o'clock last night. He was attended by Dr. Dunn at Station 1 and sent home afterward.
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John E. Trahey
Washington Street
Charlestown
Baldwin Place
Dunn
Baldwin Place Synagogue Wedding Unites Finkelstone and Borofski
Miss Sarah Finkelstone and David Borofski wed at Baldwin Place Synagogue with Rabbi Margalis officiating. Bridesmaids included Levah Finkelstone Minnie Borofski and Sadie Finkelstone. ushers and best men listed. About 600 couples attended a reception at Union Park Hall before the couple begins a Lynn residence.
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Baldwin Place
Sarah Finkelstone
David Borofski
Lynn
Margalis
Sven
Finkelstone
Levah Finkelstone
Minnie Borofski
Sadie Finkelstone
Annie Borofski
Carrie Borofski
Jennie Borofski
Etta Finkelstone
Charles J. Finkelstone
Morris Werner
Jacob Stone
William Ratzesky
Jacob Cohen
Ate Finkelstone
David
Joseph Barker
Union Park Hall
Stone Funeral Planned After Bomb Blast Death
New Bedford reports Henry B. Stone killed by a Monday bomb explosion at Nonait. His body remains at his cottage and will be moved Thursday to his mother's home for a funeral at 11 a.m. Rev Paul Revere Frothingham will officiate and burial will be in a receiving tomb.
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New Bedford
Henry B. Stone
Nonait
Monay
Paul Revere Frothingham
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