Delegates Arrive for AOH National Convention in Boston
Delegates from across the United States and Canada gathered in Boston for the 50th biennial national convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. A grand ball at Copley Plaza opened activities as 800 delegates are expected to attend multiple sessions to transact business and elect national officers for a second term.
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United States
Canada
Boston
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Copley Plaza
Delegates Face Busy Week Opening at Copley Plaza
The committee planned a full week for delegates starting with an official opening reception a concert and a ball at Copley Plaza tonight. The agenda continues on Page 2-Third Column.
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Copley Plaza
Missing Boy Enrico Del Gratta Sought by Boston Police
Boston and surrounding towns search for Enrico Del Gratta age 18 of Everett after he vanished from home several days ago. Relatives say he left without cause. his ill mother hopes for news. He wore a black and white checked cap blue serge trousers blue coat tan shoes. He is 5 6 tall about 142 pounds with black hair and dark eyes.
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Boston
Enrico del Gratta
Woodville Street
Everett
Two Sisters Drown as One Rescued at Lake Winnepesaukee
In Meredith New Hampshire Margaret Roi aged 15 drowned at Centre Harbor Bay while her sister Maud Phanant nearly died while trying to rescue her. A garden rake saved Maud after Thomas White hauled the sisters from the water unconscious. After a two hour effort Maud was revived though Margaret did not survive.
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Meredith
N. H
Margaret Roi
Centre Harbor Bay
Lake Winnepesaukee
Maud Phanant
Thomas White
Two Canadian sisters drown at shallow New Hampshire bathing spot
Two sisters from Canada employed as basket makers at Centre Harbor fell into deep water after one slipped on a rock near shore. Mrs Phanant survived after two hours of hospital work, but her younger sister died. A bystander, White, rescued them with a rake.
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Quincy
Morrow
Centre Harbor
Baseball Scores From Yesterday’s American and National Leagues
Washington defeated Cleveland 4 to 2 in the American League. In the National League Boston beat Cincinnati 4 to 1. St Louis won 3 to 2 against New York while Brooklyn outlasted Chicago 7 to 7 in 16 innings before darkness halted play.
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Cleveland
Boston
Cincinnati
St. Louis
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
A Day's Sharking at Vineyard Sound
A fisherman recalls a dawn voyage from Hyannisport at 6 30 to Horseshoe Shoals. Six sharks were caught between 9 18 and 11 00 weighing a total 2750 pounds, with final return to Hyannisport at 2 10.
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Vineyard Sound
Horseshoe Shoals
Hyannisport
Do Sharks Bite The Post Reporter Warns Bathers
Hyannis July 16 A Boston Post reporter reports catching six large sharks to warn New England bathers they do bite. He claims the six sharks weighed as heavy as 850 pounds and measured up to 12 feet, with teeth as sharp as razors and jaws opening wide.
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Halyards
Boston Post
New England
Cape
Sharks take spotlight in small town hunt
The Post reporter, a photographer, and a Sand wich-Albert Govani youth travel to a shark-hunting town. Captain Walter F. Carney, once the shark king, cannot sail due to illness, and his brother Captain Benjamin J. Carney known as Cap’n Ben inherits the title. Both brothers are over sixty.
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Sandwich
Albert Govani
Walter F. Carney
Benjamin J. Carney
Cap
Ben
Raid in Quaker City nets 522 prisoners
In Philadelphia a late night raid cleared 104 disorderly houses and captured 522 prisoners including hard cases and three married couples from respected families. Hearings before Magistrate Pennock ran through the day with many bail efforts. by Monday some couples face marriage or prosecution. Only 20 women were discharged.
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Philadelphia
Pennock
Underworld Raids Collapse Tenderloin's Notorious Scene
From 11 pm last night raids disrupted every known rule in the Tenderloin district. Gamblers and their patrons fled as street walkers vanished and poolrooms closed. Drug venders retreated to their haunts as policy swelled withdrew briefly.
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Tenderloin
Mays Fights Blaze Near Hotel Trafalgar
Red Sox pitcher Carl Mays acted as a firefighter late last night after a car fire near the Hotel Trafalgar in Back Bay. He used his own fire extinguisher while riding by in his car to control the flames.
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Carl Mays
Red Sox
Trafalgar
Back Bay
Mays
Woman Starts to Scrub Park and Ertily
Ellen Mary Tyler of Whitman lectured crowds at Salisbury Park in Brockton urging cleansing and then began scrubbing a settee with soap. A patrolman intervened and she was returned to Taunton Insane Asylum from which she had escaped.
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Brockton
Salisbury Park
Ellen Mary Tyler
Whitman
Taunton Insane Asylum
Collier Sinks in Cape Cod Canal Near New Bedford
The steam collier William Chisholm heavily laden sank on the north side of the Cape Cod Canal after striking Rip Rap while moving eastward. The Boston to New York passenger steamer diverted, rerouting around the cape as canal traffic was blocked.
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New Bedford
William Chisholm
Cape Cod Canal
Boston
New York
Cape
Hospital maniac fight ends with attacker captured
At the Newburyport Homeopathic Hospital a patient suddenly attacked staff and bystanders in a long, desperate struggle. Dr. George W. Worcester, hospital head, nearly lost an eye. three women attaches and a civilian were badly injured. The man was cornered in a china closet after police and volunteers surrounded the building.
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George W. Worcester
Newburyport
Newburyport Homeopathic Hospital
Hospital matron severely injured in assault case
Miss Theodosia Manwell, matron at the hospital, is most seriously injured after a telephone transmitter was driven into her face by an insane man. She was knocked down three times during the attack. Miss Helen Pearson, head nurse, has a broken jaw and a broken nose.
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Theodosia Manwell
Miss Manwell
Helen Pearson
MISS RUSSELL WEDS TROOPER Romance ties to Mexican troop deployment
Jean Russell daughter of Mr and Mrs John Russell of Eliot street South Quincy wed Arthur Raymond Wollaston real estate dealer now with A Troop First Massachusetts Cavalry at the border The ceremony took place at Henry T Raymond’s home in Cohasset conducted by Rev F B McAllaster The couple have no settled home while the cavalry remains on duty in Texas
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Mexico
Jean Russell
John Russell
Eliot Street
South Quincy
Arthur Raymond
Wollaston
First
Massachusetts Cavalry
Henry T. Raymond
Jerusalem Road
Cohasset
F. B. McAllaster
Cavalry
Texas
A Wholesome Summer Drink Adverts
Horsford's Acid Phosphate promoted as an invigorating delicious tonic. Describes it as very refreshing and suitable for a wholesome summer drink.
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Horsford
Celestia Rejects Will Orpet's Marriage Bid
Celestia You ker of Chicago declares she will not wed Will Orpet, saying she is through with the engagement and relieved after sleepless nights. She adds it has nothing to do with her future and questions why she was involved.
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Chicago
Celestia Youker
Will Orpet
Celestia Yonker Denies Any Link to Orpet in Vacation Plan
Celestia Yonker, amid remarks by her mother about "shameful publicity," insists she has nothing to do with Orpet. She smiles and states she is going on a vacation and will not discuss Orpet or the Lambert case, clarifying he is not part of her plans.
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Orpet
Lambert
Woodrow Wilson Naturalized Citizens League Formed
New York July 16. The Woodrow Wilson Naturalized Citizens League for newly naturalized voters favoring re election of President Wilson was announced tonight by Dr. Jewell Lewis a former government metallurgist.
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New York
Woodrow Wilson Naturalized Citizens’ League
Wilson
Jewell Lewis
French Take German First Line Trenches at Verdun
Allied forces push into the German first line trenches at Verdun as western front operations intensify. French troops seize key positions and lines along the fortifications, signaling a shift in ongoing engagement.
Russians Seize Baiburt and Push in Volhynia
London reports the capture of Baiburt in the Caucasus by Russian forces, a crucial stronghold 60 miles northwest of Erzerum guarding routes to Constantinople. Russia also repelled heavy Teuton attacks in Volhynia and took over 3000 prisoners with significant enemy losses.
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London
Baiburt
Caucasus
Erzerum
Constantinople
Volhynia
Russians Press At Riga Front And Fleet Support
Russians begin a major offensive in the Riga sector at the northern end of the line aided by their fleet and report considerable progress west of Kommern making it a big day for the Russian side.
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Riga
Kommern
Tragic fall claims 19 month old in Lynn home
Lena Glazier heiress to cause of death after slipping from her sister’s arms when a window screen dislodged. The 19 month old was in the lap of four year old Rachel in a third floor Lynn apartment. The incident occurred as a passing auto drew the child’s attention.
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Lena Glazier
Harry Glazier
Amity Street
Lynn
Glazier
Rachel
Unsettled Weather Forecast for New England
Washington reports forecast for southern New England calling for a unsettled Monday with local showers and cooler nights or Tuesday. Northern New England should see showers Monday and Tuesday with Vermont and New Hampshire cooler and Tuesday fair in parts.
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Washington
New England
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New Hampshire
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