Four England Warships Dock for Quebec Tercentenary Fest
Queen's guests arrive as Lord Roberts and a flotilla of eight British battleships including Indomitable and Exmouth prepare to grace the Champlain tercentenary. The Prince of Wales will review a Quebec pageant with 15,000 soldiers and 10,000 sailors, while officials plan lavish illuminations and a grand naval parade.
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Little Bobs
Kipling
Tommy Atkins
New Hampshire
United States Navy
Leon Gambetta
Admiral Aube
Quebec
Finley Market
Champlain
Prince of Wales
Wolfe
Count de Montcalm
Duke of Norfolk
Jaureguiberry
Americans To Face Canadians In Marathon And Track Events
The American team will compete in the Marathon and multiple track events against Canada Australia and European nations amid hopes of sweeping despite strong rivals Kerr Archibald and Longboat. The Windsor start lines up 26 miles 385 yards ending at the Stadium with July 24 race and July 23 ambassador reception planned.
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Kerr
England
Archibald
Canada
Joseph Forshaw
Missouri
A. C
Sidney H. Hatch
First Regiment A. A
Chicago
John J. Hayes
T. P. Morrisey
Mercury A. C
M. J. Ryan
Lewis Tewanina
Carlisle In- Sage School
A. R. Welton
Y. M. Tewinana
Australia
South Africa
Hefferon
United Kingdom
Greece
Finland
Russia
Belgium
Austria
Bohemia
Hungary
Holland
Italy
Germany
Denmark
America
Eastcote Road
Palace Gates
Windsor
Reid
Olympic Games Schedule For Monday Events
The programme lists a morning slate of Archery 50 metres Continental competition Swimming 100 metres semi final High diving heat and an afternoon final. Athletics features standing broad jump 100 metres 800 metres 400 metres hurdles and 800 metres final with multiple heats.
Sullivan Believed Dead in Cunard Dock Fire
Dennis Sullivan, aged night watchman at the Cunard docks, is believed dead after a fire that gutted sheds and docks two weeks earlier. His East Boston family at 91 Webster Street confirmed hopes are low of recovering his remains among charred wreckage. He was seen alive in a shed as the blaze tore through the site.
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Dennis Sullivan
Cunard
Sullivan
Webster Street
Boston
Piano player kills self during boxing film in Pittsburg
George R. Thompson a pianist at a Fifth Avenue nickelodeon shot himself in the head as the Welson Gans fight played on screen. Spectators witnessed the fatal act after shouting Here's another dead one gone.
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Pittsburg
George R. Thompson
Fifth Avenue
Thompson
Welson-Gans
Bathing Suit Debate Continues At Revere Beach
Readers argue over the Adam bathing suits worn by Revere Beach lifeguards with letters urging more cloth for modesty and safety. One writer defends two-piece suits and notes swimmers who saved lives in Savin Hill while criticizing skirts on women with knees showing.
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Revere Beach
Post
Park Commissioners
Savin Hill Beach
Mother Hubbard
B. B. W. Milton
Bowles Rules Out Cheaper Collier Bid Plans
Rear Admiral Bowles protests to the Bureau of Steam Engineering and Bureau of Construction and Repair against bidding plans for three collier ships. The bids propose building at lower cost than the three collier ships recently built at Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, which Bowles leads. The action follows Congress authorizing the purchase in the last naval appropriation act.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Steam Engineering
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Bowles
Navy
Fore River
Quincy
Mad dog scare at Wellesley shocks campus
A supposed mad dog caused a stir in Wellesley square this afternoon as it ran in circles and foamed at the mouth. A rifle shot ended the dog’s rampage. R. H. Proctor killed it and the carcass was later buried, with health officials seeking proof of rabies.
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Wellesley
Wellesley Square
R. H. Proctor
Board of Health
New Parish Created Our Lady of Lourdes Jamaica Plain
A new Catholic parish Our Lady of Lourdes is set apart from St. Thomas in Jamaica Plain. Rev George A Lyons will lead as pastor starting next Sunday at the Lourdes Chapel on Brookside Avenue. The parish covers Green street to Glen road to Franklin Park area with about 6000 Catholic residents.
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Jamaica Plain
St. Thomas
South Street
Roxbury
West Roxbury
Dedham
Our Lady of Lourdes
Lourdes Chapel
Brookside Avenue
Monsignor
Magennis
St. Thomas’ Church
George A. Lyons
Hyde Park
Church of the Holy Angels
Washington Street
Hugh P. Smyth
Green Street
Glen Road
Wranklin Park
Woman in Men's Dress Aids Harvest at Geisinger Farm
At the Geisinger farm between Allentown and Bethlehem 130 acres of wheat are being harvested. Sol DeLong is assisted by his daughter Mrs. Robert Nonnemacher who loads and works with her husband. Mrs Nonnemacher has adopted male attire including a black sateen shirt striped overalls and masculine suspenders to ease field work.
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Allentown
Penn
Geisinger
Bethlehem
Sol DeLong
Robert Nonnemacher
Nonnemacher
Revere Beach Bathing Suit Debate Draws Editor’s View
A letter to the editor defends the Adam suit at Revere Beach. The writer argues critics are envious of lifeguards and that the resort’s bath house occupies only a small part of the area.
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Post
Revere Beach
A Woman That Can Swim Letter to the Editor
To the Editor of the Post a writer defends women who swim mentioning false modesty and criticizing middle aged men for prudish attitudes. The letter argues that many women are familiar with water and should not be constrained by modesty concerns.
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Post
A. F
Revere resident defends beach conditions in letter
A Revere mother replies to a Somerville Woman asserting unsafe conditions for young girls. She reports her daughter swims with friends, praises life guards, questions the critique, and asks how a Mother Hubbard would fare. The letter closes with a casual sign off from Mrs M on July 18 1908.
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Revere
Nuy Self
Mother Hubbard
M, HS
Thousands Visit Scene of Murder at Teal Pond
Troy N Y July 19 thousands visited Teal Pond where Hazel Drew's body was found with telltale murder evidence. The 12 mile distance from Troy drew rigs automobiles and trolley trips to Averill Park with many bringing cameras to photograph sites tied to the crime. No new facts emerged as District Attorney Jarvis R O'Brien and detectives Press Powers and Unzer pursued the whereabouts of Hazel Drew on July 6 and awaited an inquest date.
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Troy
N. Y
Hazel Drew
Averill Park
Jarvis R. O’brien
Kaye
Powers and Unzer
Man in Lisbon Police Station Commits Suicide
Emmanuel Walmsley, 40, arrested today on an assault charge against his wife in Lisbon and held in a Lewiston police station, died by his own action in his cell.
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Lewiston
Emmanuel Walmsley
Lisbon
Worcester Lad Insists Chum Was Drowned
Four year old Johnny Boyle says his friend Jimmy Clark fell into Jamesville Pond and drowned while picking wild cherries. Jimmy’s parents and most neighbors believe he is alive, as police and residents cannot locate the body.
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Worcester
Johnny Boyle
Thomas J. Boyle
Burnett Street
Jimmy Clark
Jamesville Pond
Jimmy
Patrick J. Clark
Berlin Hears Bryan Has Chance of Winning
Berlin July 19 The German government has well informed advices from the United States that Taft's election is by no means a certainty, contrary to local belief in a low tariff Congress.
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Berlin
United States
Taft
Tug Richmond Goes Ashore in Dense Fog Off Rockport
The tug Richmond towing two barges ran ashore on Sandy Bay breakwater three miles from Rockport in dense fog. The vessel and barges Mary B. Mitchell and Ohio are left high and dry as tide falls with a northeast gale. The Richmond is owned by Sea Board Transportation Co of New York and had sailed from Boston to load ice for Baltimore at Kennebec River.
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Rockport
Richmond
Sandy Bay
Avery’s Ledge
Sea Board Transportation Company of
New York
Boston
Mary B. Mitchell
Ohio
Kennebec River
Baltimore
Lightning Bolt Strikes Chelsea Home Hitting Trousers
During a midnight electrical storm, a bolt of lightning entered the bedroom of Mr. and Mrs. William Maguire at 45 Eden Street Chelsea. They awoke to a loud crash and found a large hole burned in Mr. Maguire's trousers hanging on the bed post and a small entry hole in the ceiling.
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Eden Street
Chelsea
William Maguire
Mr. Maguire
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