Weather Favors Runners In New York Buffalo Relay
A. A. Jameson reports the New York to Buffalo race time for the Eastern division. Runners completed the 53 hour 22 minute trip, averaging about 9 miles per hour, with 666 messengers carrying Mayor McClellan's message. Weather improved pace though rain west of Buffalo may slow western racers.
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New York
A.A. Jameson
Twenty-third Street
Young Men’s Christian Association
McClellan
Busse
Chicago
Buffalo
Buffalo Y. M. C. A
Runners Set to Reach Erie Early in Relay
News from the YMCA relay race indicates the team will reach Erie around 3 30 this morning after leaving Westfield N Y at 11 30. The Jamestown squad covered the 82 miles at seven miles an hour or more though some time was lost earlier in western New York. An unconfirmed rumor suggests late delays due to a possible wrong turn. Erie hosts the relay team which will depart for Ashtabula Ohio once the message arrives.
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Penn
Young Men’s Christian Association
Erie
Jamestown
Westfield
N. Y
Here
New York
Erie Relay Boys
Ashtabula
Hill Opposes Cut in Wages in Railroad Crisis
James J. Hill, chairman of the Great Northern, urges higher freight rates as the sole solution to railroad finances and opposes wage cuts. He warns reduced wages would harm employees and credit, noting the impact on living standards and the need for fair pay. He spoke after returning from Canada citing the need to preserve operation and prosperity.
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New York
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Hill
Canada
Quebec Tercentenary Celebrations Draw Royal and Naval Pageantry
Sightseers gather as Quebec prepares for its 300th anniversary with a royal guest list including the Duke of Norfolk and the Prince of Wales. A broad international fleet, U S Navy ships, and a grand pageant outline a multiday program from July 20 to 30 featuring parades, naval reviews, and the Plains of Abraham dedication.
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United States
New Hampshire
Quebec
Prince of Wales
Laurier
North America
Oxford
England
Plains of Abraham
Cunard
Lusitania
Man claims lost wife seen on moving picture screen
Wilfred Halstrom of Hartnett Kansas identified a smiling woman on a Joliette Theatre screen as his wife who disappeared five years earlier after a mysterious note left him. He traced the film to a Baltimore studio and plans to travel there to locate Laura, believed to be in Philadelphia and posing for Baltimore pictures.
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Wilfred Halstrom
Hartnett
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Kansas
Halstrom
Mr. Halstrom
Roth
Boston
Lawrence
Revere House
Jolliette Theatre
Laura
the Jolliette
Chinese Art on Exhibition in Boston Museum
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston hosts the largest Chinese painting collection ever shown there, around 25 works tracing Chinese art development and influence on Japanese art. Highlights include The Judges in Hell and Lady and the Flowers, noted for silk color work and depictions of eternal judgment.
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Museum of Fine Arts
Boston
China
Ghengis Khan
Hell
Doctor Taff convicted for practicing medicine without license
John A. Taff of 1126 Commonwealth Avenue was found guilty in Roxbury Court of practising medicine without a license and jailed for three months. In Natick Court he faced a similar charge. case postponed. State Board prosecutor Dr. Edwin B. Harvey and defense attorney Harvey Pratt also involved.
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Roxbury Court
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House of Correction
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Taff
Rose McElwain
Marblehead
Boston
Gainsboro Street
Back Bay
Orléans Braces Firefighters as Town Fends Off Flames
July 17 Orleans faced a second major forest fire that threatened the town center. Women volunteers again joined men on the line, preserving homes in a densely populated district and remaining on guard until the blaze eased.
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Orleans
Orléans
Orleans Fire Glessions End With Town Saved After Heavy Blaze
A major Cape fire in Orleans started near the depot after 3:30 p m and spread through dry brush threatening Depot Square homes. Captain J H Charles of the Orleans life saving station used a chemical extinguisher to cap the flames until volunteers and a late shower subdued the blaze by midnight.
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Orleans
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South Wellfleet
Boston
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Smith
Wall Saves Greenwich Fire Threat to Business District
Fire started by children playing with matches damaged eight buildings and autos in Greenwich Connecticut. The blaze spread from F B Moshier’s stable to a paint shop and Ray’s carriage shop, then toward the post office and telegraph offices but was stopped by a historic double brick wall. Total loss estimated at £225,000 with eighteen residences damaged and a journalist E J Edwards barn burned.
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Conn
F. B. Moshier
John Ray
Lewis Street
Telephone Exchange
Ray
Ritch
Allen and Hassett
Boston Dry Goods
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Mr. Kirhoffer
George Fitch
Greenwich Street
Greenwich Avenue
Post Office
Mason Street
E. J. Edwards
Holland
Rain Douses Fires Threatening Wells Timber
Heavy rainfall in Wells Maine ends two week long fires that consumed hundreds of acres of timber, both large and small, status unknown but fire danger reduced as rains began.
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Wells Wells
Birthday for Miss Ethel Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill
Oyster Bay N Y July 17 Tomorrow marks the birthday of Miss Ethel Roosevelt younger daughter of President Roosevelt The White House will host a party at Sagamore Hill with dancing on the veranda The debut in Washington society is anticipated She is athletic skilled at tennis and sails and teaches a Sunday school class at Christ Episcopal Church.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Ethel Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Miss Roosevelt
Christ Episcopal Church
Seven Prisoners Escape From Toronto Jail
Seven inmates escaped from the Toronto jail this evening and remain at large. They picked the lock of a cell door near the execution scaffold and broke through the wall to gain freedom.
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Toronto
Ont
Pythian Hospital Association Meets in Odd Fellows Hall
The Massachusetts Pythian Hospital Association held its annual convention in Odd Fellows Hall at 440 Tremont Street with President Henry R. Jacobs presiding. Delegates from across the state reviewed a year of productive work and eyed a bright outlook, as officers for the next term were named including Jacobs as President and Wragg as Secretary.
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Odd Ladies’ Hall
Tremont Street
Henry R. Jacobs
Lynn
C. J. Iles
Westfield
George E. Wragg
Boston
K. Durrell
North Attleboro
Frank H. Little
Everett
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