New England Mason Elected National Grand Master
At the annual Knights Templar grand encampment in Saratoga yesterday, Rev. Henry W. Rugg of Providence Rhode Island was unanimously elected national grand master. Rugg, a former deputy grand master, is a prominent New England Mason. The next triennial conclave is scheduled for Chicago in 1910.
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Knights Templars
United States
Saratoga
New England
Henry W. Rugg
Providence
R. J
Rugg
Chicago
Providence, R. I
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Mayor Fitzgerald Leads Old Home Week Action From City Hall
The mayor, still convalescent, directed Old Orchard Beach events by long distance call. He took charge of the Old Home week celebration, tightening committee work, boosting energy, and increasing weekly donations beyond prior totals.
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City Hall
Old Orchard Beach
Fitzgerald
Arthur Dolan
Fitz
Old Home Week Committee
Boy Subsisted for 38 Hours on Berries
Lost on a mountain near Duryer Pennsylvania for 38 hours, seven year old Joseph Klutch survived with no food or water besides berries gathered along the mountainside.
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Duryer
Penn
Joseph Klutch
Child 4 falls from shed injuring leg in East Boston
Harold Emery aged 4 living at 370 Princeton Street East Boston fell from a rear shed yesterday afternoon and broke his left leg below the knee.
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Harold Emery
Princeton Street
East
Boston
Gallant City Hall Janitor Returns Umbrella After Rain
Hugh McLaughlin, janitor in City Hall and Hendricks Club member, earned praise as the “cheap big brave” hero during a rainstorm. A dainty woman received his umbrella after he lent it, later sending a perfumed note of thanks and restoring the umbrella.
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Hugh McLaughlin
City Hall
Hendricks Club
Fitzgerald
Ward 8
Hugh
McLaughlin
Post
Humidity Causes Prostration in Cambridge Incident
High humidity yesterday led to one prostration in Cambridge. Edward J. Ennis, 4, of 170 Gore Street, was stricken at State and Devonshire Streets and transported to the Relief station.
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Edward J. Ennis
Gore Street
Cambridge
State and
Devonshire Streets
Boston Common slide tradition turns to rails and pennies
For generations Boston youths slid along copings from Joy Street to the Common. Iron rails were added, ending the old pastime. Yet boys still perform stunts at the entrance, attracting criticism from descendants who lament a shift toward a commercial city and earnings from the trick.
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Boston Common
Boston
Joy Street
Beacon Street
Death By Appendicitis Clears Preacher’s Wife
London July 11 A jury at Kensington Corners Court found Mrs Hancock died of natural causes after her exhumed body was examined following suspicions by her son a lawyer that her husband Walter Swinburne Hancock sought her wealth by poisoning her.
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London
Kensington Corners Court
Hancock
Walter Swinburne Hancock
Chicago
Worcester socialite sentenced to indefinite term at Sherborn
Miss Jennie K. Follansbee of Worcester, a social favorite, was sentenced by Judge Fessenden in the Superior Criminal Court to an indefinite term at Sherborn after being arrested for swindling a Winthrop hotel. She faced multiple counts linked to large department stores.
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Worcester
Jennie K., Follansbee
Sherborn
Fessenden
Superior Criminal Court
Follansbee
Winthrop
Boston
Youth in Superior Court Charged with Diamond Theft
Louis Gardner appeared before Judge Fessenden in the superior criminal court yesterday on charges of stealing 19 diamonds from an unknown person. The jewels valued between 100 and 500 dollars, with his arrest prompted by his ignorance of their value as he attempted to pawn some.
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Louis Gardner
Fessenden
Superior Criminal Court
Clergy Men As Raiders In Wareham Midnight Raids
In Wareham on July 11 a group of deputy sheriffs raided four locations for liquor. Clergymen led the operation as chauf feurs, including Rev. Christian Groezinger Rev. E W Blecher Rev. D C Thacher and Rev. J A Pogue. They organized the raiding committee with a $1000 fund at the last town meeting.
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Wareham
Brockton House
Zindicott
Eagle Park Cottage
Highland House
Christian Groezinger
E. W. Blecher
D. C. Thacher
J. A. Pogue
Three Races Run At Woonsocket Before Rain Ends Card
Rain halted trotting races at Agricultural Park Woonsocket R I after three heats were completed. The 2 27 trot was won by Mary M the 2 20 pace by C H B and the 2 24 pace by Uncle Dick before rain began to fall.
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Woonsocket
R. I
Agricultural Park
Mary M
Uncle Dick
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