Negative cholera tests in Boston case clarified
Dr. Samuel H. Durgin and team conducted extensive tests and an autopsy on the North End patient. All cholera tests returned negative and the autopsy findings support no cholera presence. Durgin denies prior cholera claims and states the case is not confirmed as cholera. He notes results are pending for 24 to 48 hours.
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Samuel H. Durgin
Board of Health
Boston
Durgin
Gallop’s Island
S. H. Durgin
Pittsburg Boston New York St Louis in Major League Standings
National league and American league results show Pittsburg and Boston leading, with New York and St Louis close behind. Trade turmoil surfaces as Page challenges Herzog deal, Tenney eyeing Gowdy swap, and Magee suspension looms. Other sports notes: Touchard tops McLoughlin, Evans and Long win golf matches, and Kalamazoo stakes feature a big winner.
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Pittsburg
Boston
New York
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Philadelphia-Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Philadelphia
Washington
Russell
Page
Herzogz
Tenney
Gowdy
Bridwell
Herzog
Harry Steinfeldt
Magee
Boston Yacht Club
Touchard
McLoughlin
Longwood
Long
Clothier
Evans
Bridwell and Gowdy Replace Hub Stars in Trade Move
In a roster reshuffle Bridwell and Gowdy are set to replace the departed hub stars. The moves follow a recent trade that unsettled the lineup and signal a shift in team strategy for the coming games.
Mutiny Aboard Hep Camp Over Charter Deal
A dispute erupts after Charles Herzog goes to New York in exchange for Al Bridwell and Harry Gowdy. The by-laws require board sanction, which is absent, and Vice-President L. Coues Page demands board ratification. The issue centers on whether the deal was approved by the directors.
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Charles Herzog
New York
al Bridwell
Harry Gowdy
Russell
Giants
L. Coues Page
Rich widow jilts fiancé of a week
Mrs Nellie Jones Lawrence a wealthy Cleveland widow and former Conservatory girl canceled her engagement to Francis Carroll lumber dealer of Dedham. The pair had been staying at Winthrop. Carroll formerly lived in Brookline and now in Dedham and is invested in timber lands in New Hampshire.
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Nellie Jones Lawrence
Cleveland
Conservatory
Francis Carroll
Dedham
Winthrop
Mr. Carroll
Lawrence
Euclid Avenue
John D. Rockefeller
Carroll
Brookline
New Hampshire
Engagement Cancelled at Winthrop Hotel
Mrs. Lawrence ended her engagement with Mr. Carroll in Winthrop two weeks into their stay, returning the engagement ring and citing incompatible temperaments. She said the engagement is over and offered no further details, noting she chose to change her mind.
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New Winthrop
Winthrop
Mr. Carroll
Carroll
Mrs. Lawrence
Lawrence
Girl Leaps Into Flames to Save Oil During Cambridge Fire
Miss Ethel Dwyer of Frosts and Walter Motz of Simpson Brothers Grocery aided by firemen, a five gallon can of gasoline found, and a partly destroyed store in Cambridge on Massachusetts Avenue. Motz was burned lightly while Dwyer retrieved cash and a gasoline can to prevent an explosion amid a fire that damaged the store and contents about $1000.
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Walter Motz
Simpson Brothers
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
Ethel Dwyer
Motz
Leon Gendron
Gendron
Matt
A. Larson
Miss Dwyer
Frost
Whiss Dwyer
Woman fatally shot by lover at Somerville home
Frances E. Wilkinson, 49, was shot twice in the back at 437 Somerville avenue yester noon and died at Somerville Hospital at 6 30. Frank J Blaskoveck, 20, arrested on Bow street while en route to surrender, confessed the act blaming tubercular infection from the woman who had given him a drink during a fainting spell last October. Four shots were fired two hit the woman two others missing. a 38 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver was recovered. Blaskoveck claimed a 32 caliber revolver was disposed of to a Portland pawnbroker for 1 50.
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Frances E. Wilkinson
Somerville Avenue
Somerville
Frank J’. Blaskoveck
Somerville Hospital
Blaskoveck
Bow Street
Blaskowech
Kendall
Smith & Wesson
Blaskov
New Peace Pacts In Progress Near Taft Visit
President Taft faced veterans near Manassas amid rain and flood roads and urged international peace. He predicted a general arbitration treaty with Great Britain and France within ten days and expected three more powers to join soon, possibly Germany Italy and the Netherlands. He suggested Japan may join later.
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Manassas
Washington
Taft
Great Britain
France
United States
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Japan
Man Tried Chloroform On Woman Before Shooting
A prisoner tried to incapacitate Mrs. Wilkinson with chloroform by saturating a handkerchief and throwing it at her. She screamed and fled from the kitchen into the front room as the assault unfolded.
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Mrs. Wilkinson
Boston and Worcester Trolley Service Details
Boston and Worcester trolley routes are described with express and accommodation notes for a four year period. The plan outlines business and pleasure use the city lines and intercity connections, highlighting service scope and potential updates.
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Boston
Worcester
Lords Fall To Commons Hegemony In Veto Reform
London July 21 The constitutional struggle ends with a veto by the Lords limited to two years as Commons gains practical control. Prime Minister Asquith informs Mr. Balfour that the King agrees to take necessary measures to pass the bill, dashing peers’ hopes to block reform.
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London
Great Britain
House of Commons
Asith
House of Lords
Asquith
Mr. Balfour
Balfour
Lords
Asquith Signals Lords Clash Over Parliament Bill
In a formal letter to Mr. Balfour, H. H. Asquith states the government will urge the Commons to oppose Lords amendments and may seek the King's prerogative to pass the bill in its Commons form if needed. He notes the King’s willingness to accept the advice.
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Balfour
Parliament
House of Commons
Lords
H. H. Asquith
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