Heat Prostration Sweeps Boston as Humidity Roars Back
A scorcher gripped Boston with 87 percent humidity and 79 degree average, as an east wind faded. The day saw two heat prostration cases at Emergency Hospital, an electrician age 20 from Washington Street and a 17 year old teamster from Kneeland Street, Everett, with none at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Boston
President McKinley
Queen Victoria
Thompson's Spa
Smith
Post Office
Signal Bureau
Massachusetts General Hospital
Emergency
H. Turner
Washington Street
Arthur N. Herne
Kneeland Street
Everett
City Hospital
Rumor of Disappearances Grips Medford Family
Grace Stevenson’s mother Mrs. Stevenson pursues a clue amid an epidemic of disappearances. Days pass as the Kyeland Street pawnbroker remains unseen for weeks and Rosemond Humphrey of Blandford leaves home. Captain Dugan notes missing persons cases as reporters are kept at bay and the family shelters details.
Missing pawnbroker Simon Lewis and missing boy Frank Huston
The report details pawnbroker Simon Lewis of 63 Knee land street leaving June 15 for Bangor Lewiston and Portland with jewelry and cash, his son a police officer seeking him, and a missing Medford lad Frank Huston aged 14 from 44 Canal street who disappeared after leaving How ard W. Spurr & Co. workers with no clues. The boy is among nine siblings, guardian Thomas F. Kenney of Arlington. Frank is about 5ft 6in, 130 pounds with a muscular build and dark features.
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Simon Lewis
Kneeland Street
Julian Street
Bangor
Lewiston
Portland
Lewis
Mr. Lewis
William
Station 13
Jacob Lewis
Washington Street
West Medford
Frank Huston
Canal Street
Frank
Howard W. Spurr & Co
South Market Street
Thomas F. Kenney
Arlington
Fashionable summer wear draws sharp public reaction
A columnist notes controversy over a woman's attire in hot weather as she shops through town, arguing the outfit prompts judgment about propriety and public decency. The piece questions social norms and expectations for women's dress.
Heat Wave Crowds Seek Shade at Public Garden
By 7 pm temperatures rose to 8 and winds cooled the day as crowds filled Public Garden and Common seeking shade. Post readers packed Newspaper Row to follow Selee's red stockings and Tebeau's braver in the battle of the bats.
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Post
Selee
Red Stockings
Tebeau
Heffernan Residences at 92 Warrenton Street Boston
The article notes T Heffernan living at 92 Warrenton Street in Boston, identifying a local resident connected to the segment. Further details remain unread in the fragment.
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T. Heffernan
Warrenton Street
Boston
New York Sizzles Amid Heat Wave and Humidity
New York on July 12 endures one of its hottest days with overcast skies and high humidity. A sea breeze offered slight relief but could not ease the oppressive conditions. The night was stifling and many residents suffered heat prostrations on the streets.
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New York
Lightning strikes homes in New Hampshire and Maine damages
During a heavy shower in Salmon Falls New Hampshire the house of E A Stevens superintendent of Somersworth Machine Company was badly damaged and Mrs Stevens was briefly unconscious. In South Berwick Maine the lightning hit the Baptist church and the residence of Mrs Gideon Dow causing substantial damage.
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Salmon Falls
N. H
E. A. Stevens
Somersworth Machine Company
Run Down by Teams Injures Children and Man in East Boston
Mrs. Bessie Idlesky three years old was struck and dragged by a passing team at 802 Sumner street East Boston sustaining a severe back cut and treated by Dr. Hurley. The team bore marks Dickenson 69 and 61 Main street. Michael Scannell seventy was knocked down by a team driven by John Doyle at Washington and Ball streets and taken to City Hospital with internal injuries.
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Bessie Idlesky
Sumner Street
Boston
Hurley
Dickenson
Main Street
Michael Scannell
Shawmut Avenue
John Doyle
Washington and
Ball Streets
City Hospital
Salem Willows Music Day Draws Crowds to North Shore
Today at Salem Willows two hours of unparalleled sail along the North Shore promises fine vocal entertainments. The Old Homestead Quartet offers a rare program featuring On Board the Mary Jane Old Farmer Slow The Star of Glengarrie The Wandering Singer's Patrol A Song of Hope The Palms and The Holy City. For a pleasant day, forenoon Morrison line boats depart Pearson's Wharf Atlantic Avenue.
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Old Homestead
Morrison Line
Pearson's Wharf
Atlantic Avenue
Manchester Arraigned in Murder Case at Fall River
Jeremiah Manchester was arraigned in the District Court on a charge of murdering Holder Alonzo Tripp after a drinking confrontation near Fall River. Police imply Tripp was crushed by Manchester as he fell, with the body later taken to Westport for burial. A continuance was granted to next Thursday to allow counsel and government to proceed. Bail was set at 200 dollars for a woman claiming to be Manchester’s wife to assure her presence.
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Fall River
Jeremiah Manchester
Alonzo Tripp
Manchester
Westport
Tripp
Marshal Hilliard
Fleet
Connors
Missing Boston pawnbroker Simon Lewis
Simon Lewis a pawnbroker from Boston has been missing for four weeks since leaving his home and has not been heard from. Local authorities are seeking information on his whereabouts.
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Simon Lewis
Boston
Mills Shut Down After Printeries Collapse
Fall River July 12 The American Printing Company closure last week is followed by the shutdown of four Iron Works cotton mills in the city. About 3000 workers are affected with a weekly payroll of $18000. Other firms report no change in policy from the mills’ shutdown.
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Iron Works Mills
Fall River
American Printing Company
Iron Works
Eagle Hand Tub Ruined in Lynn Vets Feud
A shed housing the Eagle Veteran Firemen’s hand tub in Lynn was broken into last night and the tub damaged beyond repair. The Eagle members accuse a rival veterans group of the act. Inspectors handle the case and a reward is offered for the capture of those responsible.
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Lynn
Eagle
Local man killed as horse throws him from carriage
Windsor Vermont July 12 H C Webster was instantly killed when his horse bolted after being frightened near a concrete works. Webster, about years old, had moved from Montpelier a year ago and was involved in the granite works.
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Windsor
H. C. Webster
Empire
Webster
Montpelier
Two-masted schooner Fair Deal capsizes in Providence harbor
The 2100 ton schooner Fair Deal from Fall River bound for Newport and New Bedford capsized after a squall. Deck load shifted to port, throwing her on her beam ends. Tug Gaspee towed her to Hill's wharf. Skipper and one crewman were uninjured.
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Providence
R. I
Fall River
Watts
Newport
New Bedford
Gaspee
Hill’s Wharf
Navy to join New Bedford semi-centennial celebration
July 12 New Bedford reports a Navy letter from Secretary John D Long indicating the North Atlantic squadron may be ordered to attend the October 10 to 14 semi centennial events. A committee plans to invite Governor Wolcott to attend on one of the celebration days.
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New Bedford
John D. Long
Secretary of the Navy
Navy Department
North Atlantic
Easy on the wash and workers FELS-NAPTHHA soap note
The article highlights FELS-NAPTHHA soap marketed as gentle for laundry using cold or lukewarm water. It emphasizes ease of use for households and implies benefits for laborers handling laundry tasks.
Grace Stevenson Missing Woman Probe Deepens
The Brookline case centers on Grace Stevenson with her mother reporting news and Mr Stevenson pursuing a potential clue. conflicting witnesses place Grace on different citybound streetcars as Inspector Page and Chief Bowmen press for leads.
Portrait Detail of a Man in 1920s Attire
The description outlines a man with a complexion and large hazel eyes, black hair cut short behind and long in front, and a Roman nose. He wears a dark sack coat a dark red sweater light gray striped trousers dark tan Balmoral shoes and a dark golf cap.
Missing Blandford woman Miss Humphrey wanders away
Miss Rosamond H. Humphrey of Blandford left home on July 1 and has not been heard from. Her uncle James L. Humphrey of Chicopee arrived in the city seeking his wandering niece. She is 22 years old and tall.
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Grace
Mr. Stevenson
Clarendon
Lipton funds Jubilee dinner for London poor
Aged businessman Sir Thomas Lipton remains in New York while backing the Princess of Wales Jubilee dinner for London’s poor with a 125000 donation. He notes his 10000 workers are loyal and denies strikes, saying he personally engages in many trades and populates his own supply chains to thwart trusts. He kept the gift private until a clerk revealed it.
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London
New York
Mr. Lipton
Glasgow
Hving
Missing Boston Woman Rosamond Humphrey Leaves Home
The 18 year old Rosamond Humphrey left from a Blandford retreat after selecting a dress and told Mrs Selvery she would walk. She rode the 11 10 p m train from Chester to Boston and has not yet been found. Captain Dugan notes missing persons are common, with domestic unhappiness and financial trouble cited as frequent motives.
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Humphrey
Attleboro
Blandford
Selvery
Miss Humphrey
Dugan
Criminal Investigation Bureau
Boston
Two Boy Heroes Drown At North River Ropes Point
Salem July 12 Harold Cate 14, son of Frederick Cate, drowned in North River near Ropes Point while bathing with Ashton Davis and David Harlow. Davis and Harlow were rescued. Cate did not survive. Cate had just graduated from Pickering grammar and passed an exam for high school.
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Salem
Harold Cate
Frederick Cate
North River
Ropes Point
Ashton Davis
David Harlow
Cate
Lonnie Williams
Frank Daland
Daland
Davis
Harlow
Pickering Grammar School
Drowned in the Acushnet River tragedy in New Bedford
William Bryne aged 20 from South Framingham drowned crossing the Acushnet River in a rowboat at noon. He lost an oar, the boat tipped, filled with water and sank. the body was recovered. Bryne had just arrived to work for Patrick Cunningham, inventor of bombs.
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New Bedford
William Bryne
South Framingham
Acushnet River
Bryne
Patrick Cunningham
Gloucester captain honored by Britain for lifeboat kindness
Captain Zacha de Suretté of the Gloucester schooner George S. Boutwell received a rosewood binoculars case from the British government in acknowledgment of his humanity to fifty two shipwrecked crew members of the Warwick of Glasgow abandoned off New Brunswick on December 31 1896.
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Gloucester
Zacha de Suretté
George S. Boutwell
Warwick
Glasgow
New Brunswick
Passenger counting clash on the Richard Peck steamboat
Surveyor of the Port Maguire sent Inspector C A Du Moutin Jr to count Richard Peck passengers but was ordered off by Superintendent Geraty and forcibly hurried ashore by a crew member bearing a ticket seller cap. If true, New Haven Steamboat Company may face a $500 fine.
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New York
Port Maguire
C. A. du Moutin, Jr
Richard Peck
New Haven
du Moutin
Geraty
New Haven Steamboat Company
Queen Receives U S Delegation At Windsor Castle
The Queen welcomed Senator Wolcott former Vice President Stevenson and General Paine at Windsor Castle as members of the United States Bimetallic Commission.
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London
Windsor Castle
Wolcott
Stevenson
Paine
United States Bimetallic Commission
Vacation program for mothers and children at Beachmont
More than 100 mothers babies and young children arrived at the Boston Institute Seashore Home at Beachmont for a week long vacation. Sixty five came from Trinity Church Day Nursery and twenty five more children will visit one day during the week. They receive meals and enjoy boat and barge rides.
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Boston Institute Seashore
Beachmont
Trinity Church Day Nursery
Burroughs Place
Largest Rangeley Salmon Catches 1312 Pound Monster
Rangeley Maine July 12 8 R Morse of Atlantic City N J owner of a cottage on Rangeley Lake landed a salmon near Marsquamosy Lodge weighing 1312 pounds 30 inches long and 20 inches thick marking the biggest fish ever caught in Rangeley water by two pounds.
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Rangeley
R. Morse
Atlantic City
N. J
Rangeley Lake
Marsquamosy Lodge
Rangeley Watera
Gentlemen Report Postum Cereal Benefits and Coffee Quit Spark
A reader describes rapid bowel movement after ceasing coffee and starting Postum Cereal. The ad notes Postum is nourishing but unimpressive for major health claims and warns of cheap imitations from grocers. It cites a price of 250 and lists Postum Cereal Co. in Battle Creek Michigan.
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Lim
Battle Creek
Mich
Water Front Steam Yachts and Maritime Movements
Steam yacht Josephine of Philadelphia owner Peter A B Widener lies off South Boston en route to Bar Harbor and Gulf of St Lawrence returning in seven weeks. Belvernon leaves Port Antonio for this port due Friday. R. R. Thomas arrives from Cebu with 9516 bales hemp. Cora BE Smith sinks after grounding. Carbonero damaged towing barges. Plant System steamers carry many passengers. five European steamers expected today including Sachem, Victorian, Chicago, Prussian, Roehampton. The Landsman.
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Josephine
Peter A. B. Widener
Philadelphia
Elizabethport
N. J
Boston
Bar Harbor
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Frederick C. Miller
S. G. Chase
Standard Oil Company
Atlas
Belvernon
Port Antonio
Jam
Searsport
R. R. Thomas
Nichols
Cebu
Philippine Islands
Carbonero
Thomaston
St. Nicholas
Boston Light
Point Allerton
Florence
Central Wharf
H. W. Hills
Halifax
Olivette
Charlottetown
P. BE
Port Hawkesbury
C. B
N. S
Rufus Elliott
New York
Hamburg
Warren
Sachem
Victorian
Liverpool
Wilson
Chicago
Hull
Allan
Glasgow
Roehampton
Archangel
Russia
Landsman
George W Turner Named Permanent Receiver in Recorder Co Case
New York July 12 Justice Truax of the Supreme Court appointed George W Turner permanent receiver for the New York Recorder Company on application of John R Patterson a stockholder.
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New York
Justice Truax
Supreme Court
George W. Turner
New York Recorder Company
John R. Patterson
The Mountains Still Stand Untouched by Private Control
The White Mountains remain on the map and open to thousands of visitors this year. Hotels invest heavily in lights, golf, paths, and renovations as Mount Washington and its surroundings promise an ideal, healthful summer retreat. Boston travelers can reach the region quickly via the Boston & Maine Railway and request the free illustrated guide Among the Mountains by sending a 2 cent stamp.
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White Mountains
New England Highlands
Mt. Washington
Land of the Sky
Boston
Boston & Maine Railroad
General Passenger Department of the Road
Union Station
Arrest of Mary J. Wilson for larceny at Concord Square
Officers from Station 5 arrested 27 year old Mary J. Wilson of 1 Concord Square on larceny charges for stealing clothing dishes and bed clothes valued at 25 dollars from Sarah A. Campbell who also resides at the same address.
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Station 5
Mary J. Wilson
Concord Square
Sarah A. Campbell
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Pierce
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N. C
Maine
Salem Willows
Edrcham
Rick
Mrs. Manchester Held
Myers
Chief Bowman
Brookline
E. M. Myers
Miss Stevenson
Bowman
Mrs. Myers
City
Beacon Street
Emily Stevenson
Huntington Avenue
Inspector Page
Rosamond H. Humphrey
Bradford
Captain Dugan
Lon Williams
Acushnet
Surette
Dental College
Cc. H. Whittemore
Mgr
Hub
Temple Place
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