Mrs Hibbard Injured on Mayor’s Rest Tour
Mrs Adelaide Hibbard wife of Mayor George A Hibbard fractured her left ankle on a Stockbridge lawn while strolling with her husband during a Boston board of assessors outing. Doctors treated her at Heaton Hall and splints were applied. The injury may delay the mayor’s plans and prompt a longer stay in Stockbridge.
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Adelaide Hibbard
George A. Hibbard
Heaton Hall
Stockbridge
Hibbard
Ashmont
Thomas Southworth
New York
Henry Colt
Pittsfield
Newport to Host July Championship Swim Race
Newport prepares for a July swimming race to crown its champion with Newport society women racing for top spots. Entered so far are Mrs Lorillard Spencer Mrs Barger Wallach Miss Eleanora Sears Miss Edna Barger Miss Margaret Bush and Miss Vera Gilbert. Bets abound among Boston and Newport elites on Sears and other favorites as crowds expect a lively course and close finish.
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Newport
Lorillard Spencer
Barger Wallach
Eleanora Sears
Edna Barger
Margaret Bush
Vera Gilbert
Gilbert
Bailey’s Beach
Easton’s
James DeWolf Cutting
Wheanora Sears
Boston
Sears
Newsdealers Visit Beach on Eastern Massachusetts Outing
A large Suburban Newsdealers Association party toured Nantasket and nearby spots from Rowe's wharf aboard a special boat. They visited Fort Revere, Nantasket Hotel for dinner, and the oldest church and cemetery in Hingham, then saw swimmer Jack Glennister at the beach before returning to Boston. The trip featured many notable editors and magazine staff members along with gift items for guests.
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Rowe's Wharf
Nantasket
Massachusetts
Pemberton
Stony Beach
Captain Long
Fort Revere
Hingham
America
John A. Andrew
Benjamin Lincoln
Jack
Glennister
Violent quake rocks Tortosa Spain
An earthquake shook Tortosa Spain with a violent shock followed by lighter aftershocks. The epicenter was reportedly far from the observatory, and no injuries or damage are detailed in the report.
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Tortosa
Spain
Vulcanizer Explosion Endangers Goodyear Workers
A fifth floor Goodyear tire plant at 669 Boylston street saw a vulcanizer explode after 2 PM, sending iron fragments through walls and a glass pane into the ceiling. Nearly a dozen workers narrowly escaped serious injury. the learned heat caused vaporized water to form an explosive gas. Fire crews found cleared debris and resumed work as witnesses alerted authorities.
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Boylston Street
Boylston
Fairfield Streets
New Building Planned for Rainsford Island Prison Campus
Aldermen committee on prisons backs a about $60 000 loan for a new building on Rainsford Island to house indoor recreation and a dormitory for officers. The panel also notes leaky roofs at Deer Island prisons and urged repairs.
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Rainsford Island
Aldermanic Committee On Prisons
Reform School
House of Correction
Deer Island
Delegation Seeks End of Hide Duty From Boston To Washington
A committee of New England shoe and leather men left Boston on the Federal express for Washington to press for removal of the hide duty. The trip follows the June 30 free hide meeting and aims to present resolutions and data on the duty’s impact on American shoe manufacturing.
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New England
Boston
Federal Express
Washington
Hell
Wright brothers prepare for flight tests before Germany trip
Washington July 8. A Wright aeroplane flight is expected tomorrow afternoon after final touches. They must complete speed and endurance trials by July 28 for Board of Signal Corps approval, then depart to Germany in August. No date set for official trials and no extension for A M Herring while Secretary Dickinson is away.
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Washington
Wrights
Board of Signal Corps
Germany
Europe
A. M. Herring
New York Aeroplanist
Dickinson
Herring
Salome dancer defies court in New York
Mlle Millie De Leon nicknamed the Girl in Blue faces three Special Sessions judges who convict her as a public nuisance for a Salome dance. She claims the act is pure and compares it to Eva Tanguay and Gertrude Hoffman while offering to perform the climax. The court warns of a possible jail cell on repetition.
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New York
Mlle
Millie de Leon
Mlle. de Leon
Eva Tanguay
Gertrude Hoffman
de Leon
Will Survive Star Wounds in Kennebunkport
In Kennebunkport Maine July 8 Fred Rankin dazed and deluded fired and fought over a kitchen knife injuring his housekeeper Delia Littlefield. Rankin was wounded wounding three fingers and cuts to the head while Littlefield suffered bruises and minor cuts but both are reported not in serious danger.
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Kennebunkport
Fred Rankin
Delia Littlefield
Rankin
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Miss Hart's Clothes Taken by Two Men at Morris Canal
Miss Mary Hart 16 of 68 Slater Street washed ashore by Morris Canal when two men stole her clothes. Friend Annie Callahan fled in fear. The girls alerted the recorder and named John Doe as a suspect while hoping to identify the culprits.
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Peterson
N. J
Mary Hart
Slater Street
Morris Canal
Annie Callahan
Miss Hart
Annie
Recorder
Jeln Doe
Bristol Votes Wet in Local Option Result
Bristol Virginia approved a wet option by a 32 vote majority in the local election. The tally reflected strong support for allowing alcohol sales in the city.
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Ronaoke
Bristol
Abduction Attempt Stuns Witness in Gingles Trial
In Chicago on July 8 a man claiming BOE authority tried to abduct Teela Linderman a 13 year old witness as her mother testified, delivering a sensational climax to the Gingles case in court.
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Chicago
Teela Linderman
Gingles
Board of Education
Trial highlights torture claims at Wellington Hotel case
Witnesses recount Ella Gingles alleged torture and fear of a "devilman" as detail emerges of a January attack and a February hospital admission. Attachments include statements from Mrs. Linderman and daughter Teela and Deputy Pierce pursuing a signatory man. Patrick O'Donnell faces potential subornation of perjury charges.
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Ella Gingles
Board of Education
Frank Pierce
Billa Gingles
Wellington
Frances Willard Hospital
Attorney O'Donnell
Mrs. Linderman
Miss Barrette
Women labeled as cause of society evils in lecture
Professor Herbert L. Willett of the University of Chicago Divinity School argued that women drive extravagance and social ambition, linking ancient prophets to modern life. He claimed moral progress mirrors womanhood and blamed women's pursuit of luxury for bribery, oppression, and economic distress.
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Chicago
Herbert L. Willett
University of Chicago Divinity School
Willett
Amos and Hosea
Amos
Panama Mail Advises Crisis in Colombia
July 8 dispatches from Panama report Colombia is in a highly critical condition with the situation described as grave and unstable. The warning highlights severe turmoil affecting governance and public order.
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Panama
Colombia
Republic
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