Brookline Woman Fined for Overspeeding Auto
Miss Ellen M. Sinclair of 1731 Beacon street Brookline pleaded guilty to overspeeding on Huntington avenue June 24. Officer Higgins said the car reached 40 mph and stopped after skidding near Mechanics Hall. She paid a $10 fine and claimed she was rushing to aid a delegate ill at a women's clubs convention.
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Ellen M. Sinclair
Beacon Street
Brookline
Higgins
Station 16
Huntington Avenue
Miss Sinclair
Convention of Women’s Clubs
Maine
Bar Harbor
Bathing Suit Debate Sparks Public Race Challenge
A Cambridge reader challenges O. R. McLean to a friendly 2½ to 200 yard race, wearing a one piece suit versus a regulation two piece, to test claims about swimwear performance. The letter criticizes men’s beach attire at Revere as indecent and urges modesty on the public beach.
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Post
Revere
O. R. McLean
McLean
Tech Runners in Parade Clothes Spark Costume Debate
A ribbing note compares athletic costumes worn by Tech runners on Commonwealth avenue with life guards suits, suggesting public fashion friction while praising practical attire amid mixed opinions about proper outerwear for animals and people.
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Post
Revere
Tech
Commonwealth Avenue
Boy Dies After Copperhead Bite in Berry Patch
Eight year old Chauncey C Fowe of Trenton New Jersey died after 24 hours of agony from a copperhead bite suffered while picking berries. The child trod on the snake as it struck his ankle and fangs embedded there.
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Trenton
N. J
Chauncey C. Fowe
Beware of Imitations Fraud Warning for Duffy's Whiskey
A public alert warns against imitations of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey sold by unscrupulous dealers who profit at patrons' health. It stresses that genuine Duffy's is a pure malt distillation, with authentic contents the imitators cannot replicate, and cautions buyers to avoid firms selling substitutions to protect lives.
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Duffy’s
Duffy
Beware of Frauds Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey
Cautionary note warns against counterfeit bottles of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey sold in bulk. It describes the genuine bottle features the patented round amber bottle with the Old Chemist's Head label and intact cork seal. Contact Duffy Malt Whiskey Co. Rochester NY for medical booklet and advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duffy Malt Whiskey Company
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
N. Y
Roosevelt sails to Newport for Naval War College conference
President Roosevelt travels aboard the Mayflower with family and staff to Newport Rhode Island for a naval conference. He will deliver an address at the Naval War College and review the brigade before a series of sessions on battleship plans.
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Oyster Bay
A& Jolly
Newport
R. I
Roosevelt
United States Naval War College
Long Island Sound
New York
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt Pier
Kermit Roosevelt
Ethel Roosevelt
Masters Archibald
Quentin Roosevelt
Roosevelt to chair naval talks on new battleships at Newport
President Roosevelt flies to Newport to oversee a conference with over 100 naval officers on the two battleships under construction and tentative future designs. The gathering will cover armored ships and other vessel types, with open remarks by the President and closed sessions for expert panels.
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Newport
R. I
Roosevelt
Naval Service
Oyster Bay
Deaths and funerals in Charlestown and Roxbury
Obituaries list Agnes McAuley aged, service July 23 at St Marys Warren Street Roxbury entries for Robert J Oram 21 5 28 service July 24 Catherine B Plannett widow funeral July 22 1:45 p m at Schemack home George Seufert 59 funeral July 23 9 a m Blessed Sacrament Church Roxbury relatives invited.
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McAuley
Charlestown
Agnes
Patrick
Elizabeth McAuley
Gaffey
St. Mary's Church
Warren Street
Oram
Plannett
Roxbury
Catherine B
John Plannett
H. J. Schemack
Smith Street Place
Woman Run Over By Cab On Huntington Avenue
Helen Russell, 24, of New York City, was struck by a cab owned by James Williams on Huntington Avenue near the Pierce Building yesterday afternoon. She was knocked down, run over, but rose immediately, asked to be carried to the South station, and rode away after being dropped there.
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Huntington Avenue
Helen Russell
Hotel Howland
West Forty-sixth Street
New York City
Pierce
James Williams
Cambridge Street
Cambridge
Miss Russell
Statutes May Block Cupid in Springfield Marriage
Clement W. Kirkpatrick and Stella D. Kirkpatrick of Williamsett have wed in Springfield then honeymooned in Boston. He is 26, she 29, and both worked as bookkeepers. the union of step-son and step-mother is legally null and void though no penalty exists.
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Springfield
Clement W. Kirkpatrick
Stella —D. Kirkpatrick
Williamsett
Boston
Clement
Clement Charles
Bertha Kirkpatrick
Coatesville
Penn
Stella D. Morris
Kirkpatrick
Mark A. Dellman
Holyoke
Chicopee
Marine Eye Tonic Relieves Eye Strain and Redness
Advertising copy promotes Marine Eye Tonic as a remedy for eye discomfort after sun wind and dust exposure. It claims the product soothes without stinging and provides reliable relief, urging readers to ask their druggist for it.
Ban Lifted at A O H Convention in Indianapolis
The Ancient Order of Hibernians in Indianapolis opened with a solemn high mass as 200 Catholic clergymen attended. Maurice Donnelly announced that the ban on the A O H in the Indianapolis diocese had been removed after 30 years, prompting strong cheering.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Maurice Donnelly
Ban Lifted for Ancient Order of Hibernians at Church Meeting
At a national gathering in Indianapolis Bishop Chatard reversed a ban and recognized the Ancient Order of Hibernians within the church. Mayor Bookwalter praised Irish progress while sharing remarks on labor, education, and opportunity. The session opened with cheers for President Cummings and featured a sermon by Rev. John D. Kennedy.
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Chatard
Order of
Hibernians
Donnelly
Cummings
Bookwalter
Indianapolis
John D. Kennedy
Bride in Auto Wreck Near Newburyport
A large touring car carrying a Boston bride on her honeymoon and two men crashed into a tree near Newburyport. The three occupants, briefly injured, disappeared after being helped by a second auto. The bride claimed one man was her husband.
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Newburyport
Boston
Salisbury
Portsmouth
Boy Falls From Billboard At Ball Grounds
Stephen Malloy Jr a nine year old of 291A Centre Street Roxbury fractured skull in a 25 foot fall from a high Huntington avenue billboard near the ball grounds while watching a St Louis Browns Red Sox double header. He was moved to City Hospital after an ambulance was called and is listed in serious condition awaiting an operation.
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Stephen Malloy, Jr
Centre Street
Roxbury
Malloy
Huntington Avenue
St. Louis Browns
Red Sox
Boy Killed by Porpoise Off Tybee Beach
Savannah July 21 A 15 year old, Harry Lovett son of John G. Lovett, was struck down and drowned by a porpoise while swimming a quarter mile from Tybee beach. The body was not recovered and a companion witnessed the tragedy.
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Savannah
Tybee Beach
Harry
John G. Lovett
Race Riots Leave Dozens Injured in Crozet Va
Four white men are seriously injured and more than twenty others, white and black, suffer gunshot wounds as race riots shake Crozet Virginia since Saturday night. Whites vow to exterminate all Negroes in town.
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Crozet
A White Elephant and Her Husband
An advertising feature ridicules obesity and promotes Rengo fat cure. It warns of social stigma for heavy women and claims rapid weight loss without lifestyle changes. The pitch cites Detroit based The Rengo Co and lists multiple drug stores in Boston Cambridge Malden and other cities offering the product.
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Rengo
Rengo Co
Detroit
Mich
Boston
Jaynes Dru
Houghton & Dutton Co
T and Beacon Sts
Woodward Drug Lint
W. B. Hunt Co
Washingto
Mass. Ave
Cambridge
Pleasant SC Malden
Lewis & Co
Washington St
Portland St. U
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Corresponder
Teddy
War College
General Board
Washington
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North Dakota
The
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C St. South
Milwaukee
Hub Bride IN
Newburypot Road
Porpoise
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