Duel Ends in Fatal Shot as Pool Star Davis Dies
Victor Davis known as Kid Davis a leading colored pool player of South End was shot to death at Washington and Camden streets after a duel with Frank Smith. Smith 41 Sawyer Street is jailed at Station 5 on murder charges. Police cannot confirm motive. Davis died at a city hospital after the altercation.
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Victor Davis
Northampton Street
Washington and
Camden Streets
South End
Frank Smith
Sawyer Street
Station 5
Dugan
Davis
Smith
Resolute Club
Camden Street
Washington
Moses Benford
Tileston Street
Hampe
Knight
Drownings Reported At Union Brick Company Pit
Medford July 9 Italian laborer Bass ienatti Giovanni drowned while swimming in the pits at the Union Brick Company Wellington. He was seized by cramps and submerged before help could arrive. The incident occurred alone with no witnesses nearby.
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Medford
Union Brick Company
Wellington
Bassienatti Giovanni
One Death Amid Boston Heat Wave Strain
An 82 year old Italian widow, Mrs. Giovanni Amante, died after collapsing by her Causeway Street home as Boston sweltered in record heat. Prostrations were common with three degrees higher temperatures and high humidity, mirroring past hot spells.
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Boston
Giovanni Amante
Peter Carliste
Causeway Street
Riots in South End Leave 25 Injured in Greek Syrian Clash
Rioting Greeks and Syrians terrorized the South End near Albany Harvard and Hudson for 24 hours with 200 plus participants in fierce street fights. Police intervened repeatedly as 25 members suffered head injuries and bruises. clashes persisted into night with armed fear of further outbreaks. The Rev George Maloof urged peace and apologies in the Greek Orthodox community.
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Albany
Harvard
Hudson Streets
Division 4
O’brien
Joe Hughes
Patrick Mahoney
Butler
George Maloof
Zebub
Harvard Street
Deeban
Hudson Street
Yresh
Couple Arrested After Improper Conduct in River Canoe
Auburndale July 9 Late this afternoon metropolitan park police detained a couple on improper conduct charges in a canoe. A man around 80 claiming to be a commercial man was arrested for alleged violations of the rules.
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Auburndale
Metropolitan Park
Drownings Rise in Heat Wave, Dozens Affected
Several drownings were recorded yesterday with many linked to the intense heat that drove people to seek relief in or on water.
Eight Die In Powder Blast On Pennsylvania Rail Project
Eight men were blown to pieces and two injured in a premature blast during double track work for the Pennsylvania Railroad near New Cumberland across the Susquehanna. Wiseman, the dynamite boss, supervised the site for H S Kerbaugh & Co. An inquest ruled premature explosion with no blame to contractors.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Cumberland
Susquehanna River
H. S. Kerbaugh & Co., Incorporated
Pennsylvania
Wiseman
Kerbaugh Company
Chinese Reform Speaker Draws Crowd at Tremont Street
At Park Street Church a large Chinese audience gathered to hear Kang Yu Wei speak. Chew Kok Hean, secretary to the reformer, outlined Kang’s plan for China including western education and a modern army and navy, with a future role for the dethroned emperor.
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Kang Yu
Park Street Church
Tremont Street
Park Street
Kang Yu Wei
Chew Kok Hean
Statesman
Post
Kang
China
Japan
Local Boston Forecast Tracks Warm Weather Ahead
The forecast for Boston and surrounding areas calls for fair skies on Monday and Tuesday with continued warm conditions. Stronger sunshine expected with temperatures staying above average and light breezes throughout the period.
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Boston and Vicinity
Fair
Cuticura Soap and Ointment End Skin Irritation
Warranty style medical relief ad claims Brown-tail moth rash and itching from infancy to old age are instantly relieved and quickly cured by baths with Cuticura Soap and gentle applications of Cuticura Ointment described as a great skin cure.
Home At Last Song By O A Richardson
A new song titled Home At Last by O A Richardson features rich harmony and narrative storytelling suitable for radio and stage. The track showcases arrangement strength and vocal interplay, signaling Richardson’s continued growth as a songwriter and performer.
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O. A. Richardson
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Razor
Zoe Vrs Aganion
Mercury
P. m
Saeeeer
North End
North Street
Lawson
Chautauqua
Ottawa
Kan
Thomas W. Lawson
Kansas City
Chautauqua Assembly
Wilbur F. Crafts
Commercial Club
Forest Park
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Hazlemere
Daily Post
Cain
Sunday Post
State Street
Boston Banking Company
Worcester
Front St
Rhode Island Bank
E. Chickering Co
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