14 Jul 1911
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1911
Page
1
Daily weather notes report fair conditions for Friday and Saturday in Boston and vicinity with light westerly winds. Forecast from Washington notes not much change in temperature across New England with similar winds and sunny to partly cloudy skies.
St Louis beat Boston 8 to 6 and Brooklyn led Chicago 6 to 5 in NL play. In the American League Boston and Chicago split. Detroit beat Philadelphia 8 to 7. New York and Philadelphia lead the NL race while Chicago drops to third and St Louis sits fourth. Grand circuit races in Indianapolis were cancelled due to withdrawal of entries. The Eastern Yacht Club enjoyed a day of joy riding. Uhlan set the fastest half mile in history. Page plans to sell Boston National stock to Russell. Longwood C C tennis entries wrap up today. Notable births include John Penn and Owen Wister. Clara Fisher and Commodore Perry events noted.
Portmouth New Hampshire July 13 reports a major blaze spreading from Philips Beach to Bald Head Cliff York Beach covering 400 acres with 100 foot flames. Firefighters from Portsmouth Dover and Concord battled shifts in wind as millions in lumber and homes burned and up to seven persons were reported burned to death.
Police report a brutal murder of 17 year old Elsie Carroll of Newton Centre. The body was found in Crystal Lake with evidence of foul play, sparking a homicide investigation and calls for swift arrests.
Marion Badger a 13 year old daughter of Henry Badger a wealthy St Johnsbury Vermont merchant and her pretended husband Henry Morasca 26 were arrested by East Boston police yesterday afternoon The elopement occurred a month ago on the eve of her graduation from Union School in her hometown Her father runs a large sugar refinery and is a leading citizen of the town.
In White River Junction a missing girl, Marion White, was located by Boston detective John Dowd in an East Boston electric light plant. She admitted a marriage to Morasca at White River Junction, used the name Marion Marasea, and later confirmed her identity when shown her Union School graduating class photo. The distraught father secured Dowd after arranging detectives and followed clues to recover his daughter. Morasca’s alleged abandonment and affections toward another woman prompted the escape.
The Belgian aviator Olieslagers, during an exhibition flight at Leeuwarden, dropped onto the crowd injuring four spectators severely. The incident occurred during the Amsterdam area event on July 13.
The body of 17 year old Elsie Carroll of Newton Centre was found in Crystal Lake yesterday afternoon. Identification by Mrs. William Groth confirmed the victim. Police believe she was murdered and her body dumped in the water. An autopsy is planned.
Detective William Burns, who arrived in London weeks ago regarding the Los Angeles Times bombing, sailed today on the Royal George bound for Montreal with his wife. He reported to Scotland Yard that suspects David H. Kaplan and Milton A. Schmidt are not in London.
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