All America Balloon Flies From North Adams to Parham Landing
The balloon All America ascended at 7 15 a m from North Adams Mass and landed safely near Parham Conn before 11 a m a meadow half a mile west of the town center. Pilot N M Arnold led a party that included W Coughlin James Batchelder L J Follett Thomas Callahan and Frank Arnold all from nearby.
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Parham
Conn
All America
North Adams
Mass
N. M. Arnold
W. C. Coughlin
James Batchelder
Keene, N. H
L. J. Follett
Lanesboro
Thomas Callahan
Cheshire
Frank Arnold
Milkman dies after wagon wheel accident in Leominster
Foster G Powers a 70 year old milkman from West Sterling was fatally injured on Pleasant street Leominster when a rein broke his two horse team bolted and Powers was crushed under the wheels with a temple blow and cerebral hemorrhages Medical Examiner Thompson ruled the injuries fatal
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Fitchburg
Foster G. Powers
West Sterling
Pleasant Street
Leominster
Powers
Thompson
Lena Remington To Unveil Baton Rouge Civil War Monument
Miss Lena M. Remington daughter of Sergeant-at-Arms David T. Remington will unveil a Civil War monument in National Cemetery Baton Rouge Louisiana honoring Massachusetts officers and men of the Department of the Gulf. A dedication party including state officials and military officers will depart to the event on November 9 with stops at national historic sites.
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Lena M. Remington
David T. Remington
National Cemetery
Baton Rouge
Massachusetts
Department of the Gulf
Leston
Council
Senate
House of Representatives
House
Joint Committee On
Charles H.taylor
Eben P. Stanwood
Will Study Model Highways of State
Hennepin County Minnesota commissioners were invited by Charles J. Glidden to Massachusetts to study road building. Glidden noted Massachusetts has the best roads in America and suggested a delegation be sent to study models in Massachusetts and England as zoning funds of 1 900 000 dollars are planned for county roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennepin County
Minn
Charles J. Glidden
Massachusetts
Minneapolis
Glidden
Frank W. Cook
Commission
America
Older boys barred from Newton baseball grounds
Authorities at Newton ban all youths over 13 from using the Washington Felton street corner grounds for baseball after numerous complaints of bullying. The rule took effect today.
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Newton
Washington and
Felton Streets
Poslam Promises Quick Relief for Skin Ailments
An advertisement touts Poslam as a new skin remedy that stops itching on first use and heals eczema acne herpes rash and other skin conditions. It details applications for infants and mentions a 50 cent trial package plus availability at Boston drug stores and a free sample offer from Emergency Laboratories in New York.
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Riker-Jaynes
Houghton & Dutton’s Drug Dept
Boston
Emergency Laboratories
West Twenty -Fifth Street
New York
Plunges Down 3 Stories Injures Child at 313 Harrison
Molly Snyder seven years old died from injuries after falling from a third floor window at M Cohen’s rooming house on Harrison avenue. She had gone from her home at 12 Laconia street to carry mes sages for the butcher and sat on a plant shelf that gave way. She fractured a collar bone and suffered extensive internal injuries before hospital admission. Daughter of Henry Snyder tailor, one of seven children.
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Molly Snyder
City Hospital
Harrison Avenue
M. Cohen
Laconia Street
Cohen
Henry Snyder
Numidian Liner Beats Fog and Ice Bergs in Atlantic
The Allan liner Numidian arrived 36 hours late after four days of dense fog and close encounters with icebergs. Lookouts ordered full speed astern to avert collisions as the ship pressed through haze and bergs off Cape Race.
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Cape Race
Mayor Hibbard to undergo throat operation in Boston
Mayor George A. Hibbard will undergo another throat operation next Friday at Dr. George A. Leland’s office 364 Commonwealth avenue Boston. A prior minor procedure relieved throat trouble and he will return to Boston from Hyannis to proceed with treatment.
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George A. Hibbard
George A. Leland
Commonwealth Avenue
Couple End Life Pact Near Elmira in Tragic Duo
In Elmira New York James R Adams a harness maker out of work due to ill health and Bertha Thomas aged unknown drank 10 ounces of ecarbolic acid mixed with whiskey at East Hill a lonely spot and died within hours without leaving a reason for the act Adams wife grieving and under medical care.
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Elmira
N. Y
East Hill
James R. Adams
Bertha Thomas
Adams
Seven Killed by Dynamite on New Jersey Line
Seven laborers all foreigners died in an explosion at Vail New Jersey as they worked on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad side line. One man struck a charged dynamite blast and was blown to pieces. Eight others buried beneath tons of earth and rock were killed when the earth collapsed.
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Easton
Penn
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Vail
N. J
Silent mob lynches negro in Paducah jail yard
In Paducah Kentucky July 20 without a shot fired a mob seized Albert Lawson a black man who earlier shot Sheriff R M Compton and hanged him to a mulberry tree near the Paris jail. Officers later rescued and restrained a renewed lynching bid while Sheriff Compton appealed for law and order.
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Paducah
Albert Lawson
R. M. Compton
Paris
Court House
Compton
Lawson
Lynching of Black man near Eastman follows attempted horse theft
In Eastman Georgia on July 20 a mob of about 175 men lynched a Black man by Gun Branch after he tried to steal a horse and buggy from two prominent white women. The display ended with the victim strung from a sapling and shot multiple times as the mob dispersed.
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Eastman, Ga
Hestman
Grace Rector Remains in Critical Condition
In Nahant on July 2, Dr. Huntington reported Grace Rector remains in critical state. The attending physician said the clergyman’s condition was unchanged tonight.
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Grace Rector
Boston bids for 12000 Graetzin lamps at $20.49 each
A secret conference failed to recruit backers for a five year city lamp contract in Boston. E N Wrightington and Greater Boston Illuminating officials pressed Eugene S. Newbold of American and Cleveland Companies to back the bid, but he doubted profitability and patent risks, preferring Rising Sun quality andBonded protection if pursuing profit.
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Greater Boston Illuminating Company
Boston
American Street Light Company
Cleveland Lighting Company
Boston Consolidated Gas Company
E. N. Wrightington
Greater Boston Lighting Company
Eugene S. Newbold
American
Cleveland
Touraine
Guy C. Emerson
Greater
Boston Illuminating Company
Newbold
Post
Greater Boston
Rising Sun
Baltimore
Washington
McCall Breaks With Lodge Over Tariff Policy in Washington
In Washington on July 20 McCall defied Stand-pat leaders by backing revision only for unjust tariffs. The spat with Lodge centers on whether the party should move toward downward or upward revision. Taft and Crane push the line McCall supports, making him a leading figure in Congress and complicating Massachusetts political prospects for Lodge’s Senate seat.
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Washington
McCall
Taft
Lodge
Willard
Conference Committee
Congress
Crane
Massachusetts
Bates
Senate
Auto crash near West Manchester road injures none
Two autos collide at high speed near a sharp turn on the West Manchester road. One car is driven by J Sherman Wright of Brooklyn with three ladies aboard. the Cambridge city electrical department vehicle carries unknown occupants who disappeared after the crash. Both cars are badly wrecked. No injuries reported.
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Manchester
J. Sherman Wright
Brooklyn
N. Y
Electrical Department
City of
Cambridge
West Manchester Road
Wright
City of Cambridge
Seven More Grand Jurors Are Drawn for Suffolk County
The Board of Aldermen at a special meeting drew seven additional grand jurors for Suffolk county. Jurors will begin duties on Monday, Aug. 2. Names include Timothy F. McNamara, Albert W. Damon, John J. Weller, Frank E. Rogers, Ernest E. Collopy, James F. Lynch, and Edgar C. Spencer with listed occupations and addresses.
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Suffolk County
Timothy F. McNamara
Fifth Street
South Boston
Albert W. Damon
Chestnut Avenue
Jamaica Plain
John J. Weller
Bickford Street
Roxbury
Frank E. Rogers
Bearse Street
Dorchester
Ernest E. Collopy
Sheridan Street
James F. Lynch
George Street
Charlestown
Edgar C. Spencer
Newton Street
Brighton
Woodbury's Facial Soap Claims Dermatologist Formula
Woodbury's Facial Soap is presented as made from a famous dermatologist formula. It is advertised as more than soap containing a strong antiseptic claimed to prevent disease when the skin is bathed daily.
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Woodbury’s
Woodbury
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Hilton
Press of
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Hilton Co
Washington St
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Philadelphia
Newark
K. OF
P. 10
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Grand Lodge of New England Knights of Pythias
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Summer St
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