Arrest for Fire In Amesbury Under Fire Marshal Inquiry
Amesbury July 13 James W Taylor arrested by order of Fire Marshal Whitcomb after his house burned yesterday morning. He will have a hearing tomorrow. More arrests likely. Taylor released on $1500 bail at 11 p.m. Whitcomb and an assistant with a stenographer led today’s investigation, examining about a dozen witnesses including Taylor his wife neighbors and others.
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Amesbury
James W. Taylor
Whitcomb
Taylor
Mr Atkinson to Remain Bowdoin Square Theatre Manager
The Bowdoin Square Theatre race ends with Charlie Atkinson likely retaining control after a bid accepted and backed by wealthy backers. The Bowdoin Square building lease expired June 30 and renewal talks have been active. Harry C Miner of New York has shown interest in the lease while Atkinson’s management has pleased audiences and peers.
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Bowdoin Square
Charlie Atkinson
Woodbury and
Leighton
Atkinson
Harry C. Miner
New York
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Wakefield Debates Gas Plant Purchase At Town Meeting
At an adjourned Wakefield town meeting the committee reported Citizens' Gas Company refused the town's 12000 offer for its Read ing Stoneham plant. Purchase of the plant was postponed with debate over paying 22000 and questions about profit and location.
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Wakefield
Citizens’ Gas Company
Reading
Stoneham
Hearings on Boston land takings resume in Marlboro
A special commission on claims for damages to land taken by Boston for water supply resumed in Marlboro court. Five cases were heard: Standard Oil, Timothy Hurley, M. McLane, C. B. Greenwood, and C. Waldo Brigham. City Solicitor Bailey for Boston. ex Governor John D. Long and Judge E. F. Johnson for petitioners. Witnesses valued seized land at 40 to 66 dollars per rod plus damages to the estate.
Jersey Cyclists Races Open Meet In Asbury Park
The New Jersey Division of the League of American Wheelmen held its annual meet in Asbury Park with top national riders present. Highlights include class B mile open won by C Sanger, second by Fred J. Riverside Wheelmen, and a series of handicap and division races with Sanger, Simms, Graves, Titus, Blauvelt, Coffin among the notable finishers.
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Asbury Park
N. J
New Jersey
League of American Wheelmen
Raymond McDonald
Stevenson
Edwards
Barnett
Irvington-Milburn
W. C. Sanger
Springfield Bicycle “Club
Fred J. Re
Riverside Wheelmen
New York
W. F. Simms
West Philadelphia
W. C. Sanger Merated
E. L. Blauvelt
Elizabeth Athletic Club
George W. Coffin
Orange Athletic Club
In The Gat's Eye Light Sensing Cats
An excerpt explains how cat pupils change with light and cites Abbe Hue's China journey. It notes African and East Indies practices using eyes to tell time, and claims Chinese and Tartary watchers assess daylight via cats. The piece references observations from Scientific American.
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Africa
East Indies
Abbe Hue
China
Scientific American
Little Old Crow Confounds Farmer’s Whiskey Trick
A farmer’s plan to deter crows by soaking corn in whiskey backfires when a crow gets drunk on the bait, robs the field, and spreads the tale across the branch, leaving the crops ruined. Neighbor Stokes had proposed the drunken crow tactic as a cure, but the crow outsmarted the scheme.
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Crowder
Neighbor Stokes
Stokes
Atlanta Journal
Cadets Prepare For Home After Heat Delays At Hingham Camp
The First Corps cadets, drenched by boiling heat, conducted drills with high discipline and strong performances in rifle practice. Company B won a 252 to 246-194-241 team score, while Sergeant Churchill of Company D topped individual scores. Attendance reached a weekly high of 251 as plans to strike tents and depart for Boston were set for Saturday with a 11:30 departure and 2:00 arrival at the armory.
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Hingham
Churchill
Edmonds
Framingham
Burdett Avenue
Lincoln
Summer Streets
Hingham Wharf
Boston
Broad
State
Devonshire
Columbus Avenue
Armory
Short Strike At The Park Over Pay Dispute
The Mikado at the Park faced a 25 minute act delay as the orchestra demanded written pay guarantees before resuming. Chorus members complained of unpaid salaries and threatened action, planning a benefit concert while management considers another charity show next week.
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the Park
Firebug suspected as North Cambridge fires loom
The article reports an incendiary believed to be behind frequent North Cambridge fires in Boxes 71 72 73 over two weeks. A young man near the junction is under strong suspicion, seen near fire alarm boxes when alarms rang, and arrest is anticipated.
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North
Cambridge
Henderson
Fire Damages Marble Block. Losses To Local Businesses
A blaze in the Marble block in Biddeford caused damage to dentist Charles T. Pellerin clothier F. F. Shutes and dry goods dealer C. A. Dumas. Shutes’s clothing store suffered the heaviest loss about $3000 with smoke to Dumas’s shop. Insurance covers all losses. Club Cremazie on the third floor was cut off by smoke and one member escaped via a ladder.
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Biddeford
Charles T. Pellerin
F. F. Shutes
C. A. Dumas
Shutes
Dumas
Club Cremazie
Collision at Winthrop Junction Injures Graveled Train Crew
A 2:40 p m passenger train collided with a gravel train at Winthrop Junction. Engineer Charles S Roach suffered a scalp wound. Mrs Elizabeth Tinkham was injured but likely to recover. The crash was blamed on a switchman’s failure to restore the switch after the gravel train backed the other train past the junction. Emergency response from Station 7 aided victims, and service resumed after hours of delay.
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Winthrop
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn
Winthrop Junction
Charles S. Roach
Elizabeth Tinkham
H. P. Soule
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Frank A. Belcher
Tom Watson
Charles Tozier
Watson
Roach
Station 7
Ifoora
Theuf
Ishmiga
G Hself
Endeavorers Attend Large Cleveland Rally Sessions End
In Cleveland thousands of Endeavorers gathered for the second day of the convention. Speakers from Chicago Boston St Louis and Toronto addressed topics on Christian citizenship and practical Endeavor work. A banner and diplomas were awarded while a $1000 balance from expenses was turned over to the United Society.
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Cleveland
R. V. Hunter
John G. Woolley
Chicago
Smith D. Baker
D. D
Boston
Edwin B. Wheelock
E. D. Chappell
St. Louis
Clark
William J. Tucker
Hanover
N. H
Saengerfest Hall
John Potts
Toronto
Christ
W. T. Johnson
Atlanta
C. 8. Smith
A. M. E. Sunday School Union
Nashville
Tenn
Joseph K. Dixon
Philadelphia
United Society For
United Society
Sultan Orders Torn Down Of Unsafe Buildings In Constantinople
After a morning earthquake a wing of the military school collapsed killing three students and injuring twenty two. In Ababazar, 130 houses fell with twenty five dead. The Sultan appointed officials to inspect damaged structures and raze unsafe ones. Panic remains high as residents flee and seek open spaces.
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Constantinople
Ababazar
Lowell Strike Ends In Carpet Mills
The seven week strike at the Brussels carpet mills ends as workers vote to accept Agent Lyon s offer. When the tariff bill is settled the 10 percent cut will be restored, operatives resume at the pre shut down rate and return to work on the 23rd.
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Lowell, Juy
Brussels
Lyon
Visitors Worship in a Tent at Buzzard's Bay
Summer residents at Monument Beach will hold Sunday services in a large tent erected today after dissatisfaction with the chapel use. The tent serves as a temporary place of worship for July services.
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Buzzard's Bay
Monument Beach
Not All Die Young In The Ring And On The Stage
Dr George Bailey of Philadelphia argues against the belief that athletes die young urging the promotion of manly sports to foster health. He cites Socrates, Gabe Ravel and Joe Wallet as examples of long lives linked to athletic activity, while noting excess can be harmful. A Washington Star anecdote recalls a young man in New York who uses a cab like a cradle and pays with a $2 bill after a brief outing.
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George Bailey
Philadelphia
Socrates
Gabe Ravel
London
Joe Wallet
Owen Swift
Bendigo
Washington Star
New York Sun
One Way to Sleep Cab At Madison Square
A curtained cab circled Madison Square in daylight yesterday around 4 PM drawing attention from clubmen, loungers, waiters, and cabmen. The rakish driver wore a hat over his eyes and smoked a large cigar as the horse trotted, then halted on Twenty ninth Street where the occupant exited.
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Madison’ Square
New York
Madison Square
Washing Smoke Through Water Scrubbers for Smoke Reduction
A Cassell's Magazine description details an English factory prototype that cleans smoke by passing it through a water sprayed chamber with a rotating perforated barrel. Smoke is washed, sludge is collected for paint and ink, and the remaining liquid proves valuable, offering a double benefit for factories facing smoke ordinances.
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Cassell
Free Medical Services Until Cured Offered by Dr Dewey
Examinations and medical attendance are absolutely free for all diseases until cured. Specialist Dr Dewey will treat rich or poor who apply before August 1. Offices 7 and 8 Hotel Pelham 74 Boylston Street. Hours 11 am to 1 pm 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 pm Sunday 10 to 4 pm Closed Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
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Dewey
Hotel Pelham
Boylston Street
Francis W. Reid M D Reading a Boston Doctor Card
Francis W Reid M D announces practice in Boston with four years established. Specialist in heart derangement lung disorder and general nervous debility. Primary consultation examination and advice free. Patients urged to write for symptom list. Residence and office Sunnyside 368 Warren St Roxbury Boston Mass. 89
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Francis W.reid
M.d.ndon
United States
Tate
Ropolitan Provident Dispensa
Metrop
London
Eng
Ry Con
Boston
Sunnyside
Warren St
Dale St
Roxbury
Bositton
Mass
Boston Tops Heat Chart as Midwest Faces Record May Heat
Weather notes say Boston reached 97 degrees at noon with a 94 reading earlier then 100 briefly and 97 again by afternoon while New York hit 92 and Chicago 95. Heat traced to two high pressure areas inland and a St Lawrence cyclone pulling the warmth north, with humidity easing to about 30 percent by late morning.
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Boston
New York
Chicago
Mercury
Deacon Smith
Savannah
Dakota
United States
St. Lawrence Valley
New England
Charlestown heat incident claims farmer near City square
Frank Graham a 60 year old farmer employed by Frank Flagg of Woburn was overcome by heat while driving through City square Charlestown at 7 last evening and fell from his team. Dr Gunter ordered removal to Massachusetts General Hospital in a police ambulance. Graham is married and lives on Burlington street Woburn.
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Frank Graham
Frank Flagg
Woburn
City Square
Charlestown
Gunter
Massachusetts General Hospital
Graham
Burlington Street
Heat wave scorches towns with record readings
Amesbury reports 102 in the shade while Nashua, New Hampshire records 98 as the hottest day of the year. The pair of thermometers captures a regional heat spike with high temperatures felt across areas as citizens seek shade and relief.
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Amesbury
Nashua
N. H
Back Before Dinner Hoey Learns Britisher Joke
Comedian William F Hoey meets a witty Englishman aboard a Lucania voyage. The pair breakfast together and discuss plans to visit Harry in San Francisco and Charlie in Chicago. In Grand Central New York the Brit buys an excursion ticket to San Francisco via Chicago, learns the price and distance, and jokes about the American way as the shock of travel cost unfolds.
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William F. Hoey
Lucania
Harry
San Francisco
Charlie
Chicago
Hoey
Grand Central Station
New York
Hoss
Striking North Woburn Street Railway Resumes Service
The North Woburn street railway strikers have returned to work. The State Board of Arbitration will settle the dispute. Cars ran from 2:45 p m toward Winchester with some horses moved to Winchester stable. Through trips to Medford to resume tomorrow. Workers seek about 1 87 per day. Both parties agree to abide by the board's decision.
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Woburn
North Woburn Street
State Board of Arbitration
Winchester
North Woburn
Medford
Board of Arbitration
Syndicate Eyes Attleboro Street Railway Purchase
A group of Attleboro capitalists plans to bid at auction for the Attleboro North Attleboro and Wrentham street railway which has been idle for nearly a year due to stockholder and bondholder disputes leading to insolvency. A Providence based United Traction Company has also offered to buy the road, with plans to reopen it promptly if secured.
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Attleboro
Attleboro, North, Attleboro & Wrentham Street Railway
United Traction Company of
Providence
Prince Galitzan Expected in Bar Harbor Society Circles
Bar Harbor Me July 13 Prince Gregoire Galitzan is expected here tomorrow drawing social attention as locals brush up on their French and hostesses prepare for his visit.
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Prince AT
Bar Harbor
Bar
Harbor
Prince Gregoire Galitzan
Watertown Girl Struck By Freight Train In Lowell
Edith Robertshaw a 10 year old visitor from Watertown was struck by a freight train in Lowell. One leg was almost severed and amputation was performed at Lowell General Hospital. Doctors say the child will likely recover.
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Watertown
Lowell
Edith Robertshaw
David Willman
Lowell General Hospital
Bondholders appoint committee for Oregon Railway foreclosure
Messrs John Crosby Brown James Jackson and Robert Fleming named by collateral trust bond holders of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company to protect bondholders as Farmers Loan and Trust Company forecloses under the general mortgage. Committee urges holders to sign the agreement deposit bonds with United States Trust Company and obtain engraved certificates of deposit with impending listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
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John Crosby Brown
James Jackson
Robert Fleming
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
Farmers’ Loan & Trust Company
United States Trust Company
New York Stock Exchange
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Perry Davis & Son
Adapo
Oriental Medical Co
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Geo. C. Goodwin & Co
Revere Beach
Elizabeth
Tinkham
Endeavorite Army
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Wild Flowers OF America
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America
the Post
Post
Express
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Sherman’s
Grant
Dickens
Cooper
Myron E. Leclerque
Attleboro's Road
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Spring Street
R. R
Henry H. Savace
School _St
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Sass
Hall
Gebb, Hersey & Co
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Lincoln Sts
Lindendale
Malden
Saugus
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Wood, Harmon &O
School St
Washington St
Kneeland
Browning, King & CO
Holmfield
Blue Hill Terrace
Rivermest Station
NBR
J. B. Bartlett
Water Street
Onyl One
Christian Advocate
Naval Brigade
Columbia
Weeks
Lovell’s Island
American Wringer Co
Broadway Extension
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Tremont
J. Ferre
Bren
Pharmacien
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