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John J. Larsen died at 21 Liverpool Street East Boston before a doctor could be called. John J. Fogarty aged 28 was found dead on the roof of his house at 630 Harrison Avenue.
11 Jul 1905
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1905
Page
1
John J. Larsen died at 21 Liverpool Street East Boston before a doctor could be called. John J. Fogarty aged 28 was found dead on the roof of his house at 630 Harrison Avenue.
The harbor police searched the harbor last night for three boys Preston Duff of 32 Belfort Street Dorchester J M Meyer and Ralph Meyer of 52 Harvest Street South Boston who went to Swampscott early yesterday intending to return by small boat. William Duff, father, urged Lieutenant Hall of Station 11 to order the search.
Inspectors Mc Garr and Collins arrested two women and a man at 50 Oak Street as alleged gang members linked to robberies in Weymouth Randolph Braintree and nearby towns. James Daly and George Bell were captured in Hartford Connecticut and brought to Weymouth charged with stealing Dr Grainger's horse. The trio are to be turned over to Weymouth police as investigators seek remaining members.
A blaze at Borussia coal mine in Dortmund caused by a lamp mishap among boys ignited timber joists. Two hundred fifty miners escaped via an air shaft while 39 were cut off and presumed dead. Rescuers face toxic gas as six rescuers go missing amid crowds awaiting news.
London reports the governments redistribution proposal sets one member per 65 000 people abolishing small constituencies. England gains 17 seats, Wales 1, Scotland 4, Ireland loses 22. Ireland is said to have 30 excess MPs under current rules. the plan reduces this to 22, seen as a compromise.
Reports from SIPINGHAI Manchuria dated July 10 state that word of a mutiny in the Black Sea reached Russian forces through Japanese forces. Night shells were fired to deliver proclamations to Russian advanced posts, scattering the notices.
Thomas W. Lawson regains his voice after doctor ordered rest, planning to speak in Fairbury Nebraska. He avoided talking and smoking, wrote letters himself, and limited visitors as his throat heals from Ottawa speech strain. The heatwave across New England caused two deaths in Boston and many prostrations.
Cars depart Park Square for Worcester and South Framingham every 15 minutes. Describes fine scenery and low fares on the trolley line.
A pleasant tasting tonic marketed for weak digestion in sickly and feeble children. Describes benefits as effective and suitable for improving health in pediatric cases.
An advertisement touts Sanford's Ginger as a healthful cure for colds chills cramps and pains. The ad urges readers to seek the genuine product pictured with an owl emblem.
Local forecast calls for showers in Boston and nearby areas Tuesday with likely continuation into Wednesday. The report notes unsettled conditions and the chance of lingering rain across the region.
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