Vermont 125th Anniversary Sparks Peary Aeroplane Defence Vision
Montpelier Vermont July 12 Rear Admiral Robert E Peary described a imagined future defense in a speech at the Greater Vermont Association celebration marking Vermonts 125th anniversary of statehood His prophecy depicted a nationwide air guard with a 10 million citizen army and a coast to coast network of aeroplanes.
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Jules Verne
Robert E. Peary
Greater Vermont Association
Vermont
Explorer
Vermont association marks a historic dinner attendance
Colonel George Harvey chairs a toast at a dinner for 800 association members, described as one of Vermont’s biggest days. The report, attributed to Quondam Peacham of the St. Johnsbury Caledonian, notes the event as a highlight to be continued on page 18.
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George Harvey
Quondam Peacham
St. Johnsbury
Pigeon Freed by Firemen at Filene's Sons Building
A Fire Department Ladder Company stage a dramatic rescue in Boston's Back Bay. Firefighters hoisted a 75 foot ladder to the upper floors of E A Filene Sons on Summer and Washington streets where they freed a pigeon dangling by a wire. The bird fled, the crew saluted their captain, and returned to quarters.
Cost of living dips in 1915 report finds drop
Washington reports that retail prices for 29 food items fell about 1 percent in 1915 from 1914. Meats lard and eggs averaged 1 to 9 percent lower, potatoes 22 percent lower. Wheat flour, corn meal and granulated sugar rose, with flour up 20 percent and sugar up 11 percent.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor
Fifty Congressmen to Parade with Elks in Baltimore
Fifty members of Congress who are Elks, including former Speaker Cannon, will travel to Baltimore tomorrow to march in the national convention parade. They will wear uniform costumes and carry flags.
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Washington
Congress
Elks
Cannon
Baltimore
British recapture Mametz Wood on the Somme
British forces under General Haig seized Mametz Wood after hard fighting with German attackers. In the same sector, Trones Wood saw British progress and Contalmaison repulsed heavy German assaults, with German losses reported substantial at Trones Wood.
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Contalmaison
Stokod River
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London
Haig
Mametz Wood
Somme
British Drive Toward Ridge Crest on Somme Front
French and German forces south of the Somme show little action as of the week’s start. British troops push steadily toward the ridge crest above the Bapaume plateau while French experts estimate about 600,000 German bayonets opposing Haig’s advance.
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Picardy
Haig
Bapaume
Grand Jury Probe Rioting in Haverhill
Fifty three prominent Haverhill citizens including Mayor Bartlett and four aldermen were summoned to testify before the Essex county grand jury in Salem. The probe, directed by District Attorney Louis S. Cox, aims to fix responsibility for the riot sparked by anti Catholic campaigner Thomas E B Leyden after an attempted speech in April.
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Bartlett
Board of Aldermen
Essex County Grand Jury
Salem
Thomas EB. Leyden
Somerville
Grand Jury
Louis 8. Cox
Wild animal proves to be a tame fox in Dorchester
A fox blamed for two weeks of fear was captured by police and proven to be a tame animal that escaped from its owner. It was trapped by residents near Geneva avenue and Bowdoin street and is now awaiting its owner at the Animal Rescue League hospital on Carver street.
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Dorchester
Geneva Avenue
Bowdoin Street
Hospital of the Animal Rescue League
Carver Street
Two Drownings At Franklin In Stony Brook
Franklin July 12 Sarkis Der Sarkasian and Hagagoon Mukesetian mill employees about 26 years old drowned while bathing in Stony Brook today. Both were residents of Franklin and were found in the water after relatives raised an alarm.
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Franklin
Sarkis der Sarkasian
Hagagoon Mukesetian
Stony Brook
Elevated workers win wage rise across all grades
Boston Elevated officials and workers reached an unofficial three year agreement yielding a flat increase of 3 to 312 cents per hour across motormen conductors guards brakemen gatemen and fare handling young women. The plan sets first year rates around 25 to 33 cents with subsequent steps and a guaranteed vacation and free transit for fare staff.
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UNION
Boston Elevated
Elevated
Two Die In Fight With Big Shark Off Jersey Coast
At Matawan New Jersey on July 12 three bathers were attacked by a nine foot shark in Raritan Bay. Lester Stillwell 12 was killed. Stanley Fisher 24 died later from injuries. Joseph Dunn 12 suffered severe leg injuries with likely amputation.
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Matawan
N. J
Lester Stillwell
Raritan Bay
Here
Stanley Fisher
Long Branch
Joseph Dunn
Sharks claim lives along New Jersey coast in two weeks
In two weeks three bathers on the New Jersey coast were attacked by sharks. The latest fatality, Charles Bruder of Spring Lake, was severely mauled on July 6 as rescuers struggled to bring him ashore after a shark ripped off both legs. Earlier, Charles S. Vansant of Philadelphia was killed off Beach Haven on July 2.
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New Jersey
Charles S. Vansant
Philadelphia
Beach Haven
N. J
Charles Bruder
Spring Lake
Distress Signal From Steamer Ramos Sinks 310 Miles NW of Watling’s Island
On July 12 the steamship Ramos reported engine failure and sinking 310 miles northwest of Watling’s Island. Distress signals were received at 8:20 a m by the steamship Van Hogendorp and relayed to the Marconi wireless station in Miami. The Ramos, a freight steamer with 656 tons of bituminous coal valued at 1958 dollars, carries 15 crew members and no passengers.
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Ramos
Watling’s Island
van Hogendorp
Marconi Wireless
Miami
Florida
Marconi Company
Boy Electrocuted Playing at Worcester Festival
Maurice Blair aged 12 of 3 Mattson Avenue died instantly after his hands and body touched a dangling electric light wire at Worcester Agricultural Society Park during the Hebrew Free School festival tonight.
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Worcester
Worcester Agricultural Society
Hebrew Free School
Maurice Blair
Mattson Avenue
Fifth Massachusetts Guard Patrolling Border Stations
Weather fair around El Paso as the Fifth Massachusetts Regiment deploys border posts. B Company moves to Ysleta, I Company to Clint, M Company to Aachen, and D Company to Fort Hancock with sub posts at Finley and Torcer.
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Tex
Fifth
Massachusetts Regiment
Waltham
Charlestown
James D. Weir
Camp Cotton
Ysleta
Rio Grande Valley
Attleboro
Thomas F. Williams
Clint
M Company
Fred B. Dawes
Aachen
D Company
Plymouth
Earl W. Goodwin
Fort Hancock
Finley
Torcer
Makes claim for million fortune by alleged son
William Jackson Phillips of Sioux City appeared in Essex County Probate Court at Salem seeking appointment as administrator of the Phillips estate. He claims to be the legitimate son of John C. Phillips, who died in Swampscott on June 20, 1896, and alleges a 1860 marriage in the West to Mary Jane Duss. He says the second marriage was illegal and notes Eben B. Phillips as a child now confined at Danvers Insane Asylum.
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William Jackson Phillips
Sioux City
John C. Phillips
Swampscott
Essex County
Salem
Phillips
West
Mary Jane Duss
Eben B. Phillips
Danvers Insane Asylum
Government plans change for F Company deployment near the border
A report notes that F Company was initially set to move to a border town close to here but the government altered the plan. Details on the new destination or rationale are not provided in the accessible text.
Boston Endures Searing Heat Wave Hits 92 to 98 Degrees
Boston and New England faced extreme heat with official readings at 92 degrees and street reports near 98. Four Massachusetts deaths and numerous prostrations followed as hospitals recorded 14 more by night. Tenement districts endured intense suffering as residents sought any breeze for relief.
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Federal Building
New England
Massachusetts
Boston
No relief seen as forecast extends into night
The official forecaster says no relief is in sight tonight with continued weather notes expected as the page breaks into Page 5 First Column.
Battle anniversaries and World War I memory notes
The snippet lists Today’s anniversaries noting the Battle of the Pyramids in 1797, the late Governor Roger Wolcott born 1847, the Battle of Murfreesboro in 1862, and a reference to the Argonne forest push a year ago. It includes time codes and a reminder about moonlight vehicle lights at 7:51.
Auto Kills Girl Crossing Revere Boulevard
Frances Hurley eight year old child of Malden was struck by an automobile driven by Emily Stevens of Malden on Revere Boulevard. The skull was fractured and she died at Frost Hospital Chelsea around midnight. The incident occurred last evening near Hawthorne street in Malden.
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Revere
Frances Hurley
Hawthorne Street
Malden
Emily T. Stevens
Frost Hospital
Chelsea
Henry A. Hurley
Boston Area Fair Weather Ahead With Light Winds
Fair Thursday and probably Friday in Boston and vicinity with little temperature change. Washington forecast notes New England also expected fair on Thursday and Friday with modest winds from the south to southwest.
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Vicinity
Washington
New England
Baseball scores from American and National Leagues and Eastern League
Scores list major and minor league results including Boston 2 Chicago 1 and 3 1, Cleveland 1 New York 0 and 6 3, St Louis 8 Philadelphia 3 with 10 innings, Detroit 4 Washington 2, NL Boston 6 Pittsburg 5, New York 1 Cincinnati 0 in six, Philadelphia 6 Chicago 2, plus several Eastern League games and a travel ad for Colorado vacations via Rock Island Travel Bureau in Boston. PMID
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