Zionist meeting urges Jewish republic in Palestine
At Faneuil Hall Boston Zionists pass resolutions backing a legally secure Jewish state in Palestine as the sole permanent remedy for oppression. Speeches by Elenhor, Bromberg, Freedman, Eichler, Meyer, and de Haas praise Herzl and urge unity, colonization, and increased settlement.
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Boston Zionists
Faneuil Hall
Boston
Palestine
Russia
United States
Theodore Herzl
Zionist Movement
H. M. Kallen
Princeton
Harvard
J. Elenhor
E. J. Bromberg
J. Freedman
Columbia University
M. M. Eichler
Julius Meyer
Jacob de Haas
Plymouth Woman Claims Beit Fortune Heirship
Plymouth Aug 22 claim is made by Mary E Hill of 35 High Street that she is the heiress to Albert Beit s fortune of about 500 million pounds She says she was engaged to Beit five years ago and plans to travel to England for the will’s judgment She cites love letters torn by her son and describes a cryptic last letter about her share Mystery surrounds her origins in Nova Scotia and numerous visitors have appeared at her home
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Plymouth
Albert Beit
England
Mary E. Hill
35 High Street
Bell
Boston
Nova Scotia
Missing Belchertown Girl Searched For Across Ponds and Woods
Hundreds join a daylong hunt for Winnie Goodell, with witnesses and investigators tracing a horse and buggy seen near Upper Pond. Authorities question a visiting 13 year old and a rumored suspicious rider, while dynamite tests and broad searches fail to locate the girl.
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Belchertown
Upper Pond
Winzola M. Goodell
Boston Sweats Through Heat Wave as Beachbound Crowds Flee
A scorcher hit Boston with 89 degrees as residents fled to beaches and cooling spots. Heat prostrations were reported across the city including Dedham Roxbury Cambridge and Brookline. Humidity hovered around 82% morning and 72% evening as residents sought shade and relief.
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Boston
Martin Cain
Vine Street
Dedham
Vernon
Auburn Streets
Roxbury
City Hospital
Agnes Crane
Willow Street
Malden
George B. Holbrook
Massachusetts Avenue
Davenport Street
Cambridge
Scollay Square
Thomas Stairguian
Rosewood Street
Rowe's Wharf
Hamlin Declines Opinion on Moran Boom in Mattapoisett
In Mattapoisett on July 22 Hon. Charles Sumner Hamlin said he has no knowledge of state politics and declines to express an opinion about Moran as governor candidate. He notes he favors Bryan as Democratic presidential candidate but will not state support. He left politics for law a year ago and recently won four county fair ribbons.
Lady Curzon Buried in Simple Ceremony at Kedleston
The body of Lady Curzon was moved from Carlton House to Kedleston for a simple burial as relatives wished. The coffin left Carlton House terrace with blinds drawn and onlookers uncovered as it was placed in the hearse.
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London
Heat and Mosquito Nuisance Plague Brookline Residents
Extreme heat paired with a swarm of mosquitoes caused widespread discomfort in Brookline yesterday as residents sought shelter and relief from outdoor conditions. No major injuries reported.
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Brookline
Crowded City Point Draws Police to Lost Children
City Point crowds overwhelm Station 12 as eight lost children are sheltered and reunited with parents. Police manage crushes near Elevatea terminal and L street bath, where 18 000 men and boys enter the sea. Boat owners fill the harbor with sails and music as heat and long lines exhaust attendees.
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City Point
Station 12
Captain Lowery
Elevatea
L Street
Bath
Keys
Boston
Record Heat Hits Lawrence as 89 Degrees Is Reached
The highest temperature at Lawrence today was 89 degrees at 3 p m with humidity high. On July 15 and 17 the reading was 90 at the same hour. Despite heat there were no prostrations reported as residents fled to beaches and camps along river banks and nearby ponds.
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Eastport
Boston
New York
Washington
Lawrence
Mercury
Mercury Drops From 89 To 78 At Bangor
Bangor Maine July 22 the temperature at 9 am was 82 noon 89 and 6 pm 78. The air was clear with a cool evening breeze and no prostrations were reported.
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Bangor
Burglars Tie Couple in Bed at Hallstead Home
Four masked burglars battered in and robbed the Hallstead area residence of Grant Meliady in Great Bend township. The intruders tied the husband and wife to a bed after subduing them during the midnight break in on Thursday.
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Hallstead
Penn
Grant Meliady
Great Bend Township
Sleep Deepens as Shoes Burn on Atlantic Avenue
Thomas Maguire, 32, sitting at 283 Atlantic Avenue, dozed amid sun heat and liquor fumes as two youths set his shoes aflame. The blaze forced no quick response while Ocean breezes cooled the doorway and Maguire drifted toward sleep.
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Thomas Maguire
Maguire
Atlantic Avenue
Thomas
Land of Nod
Sleeping Beauty and the Cotton Waste Fire Prank
A prankers put oil-soaked cotton waste in the sleeping passenger's shoes and lit it. A crowd gathered as flames rose to the sleeper's toes, but he awoke calmly and brushed out the fire. A chemical unit arrived and the sleeper, Mr Maguire, remained unfazed continuing his journey to Dreamland.
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Brookline
Board of Health
Chestnut Hill
Fort Hill Square
Maguire
City Hospital Strikes Do Not Disrupt Doctor Talks
City Hospital doctors say planned strike by window washers or porters did not disrupt operations. Acting Superintendent Dr Stone notes previous threats failed to materialize. He warns if workers refuse to work for a dollar a day replacements can be found. Strikers lack union ties and rally in Harrison Avenue near East Dedham Street.
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City Hospital
Stone
Harrison Avenue
Dedham Street
Chelsea grand jury summons amid graft investigation
Excitement in Chelsea as citizens summoned to appear before the grand jury to testify in the aldermanic graft case. A second officer later withdrew the summonses and the proceedings did not continue Monday, leaving indeterminate indictments and widespread speculation. Among those summoned were eight current aldermen, two former members, and several local business people.
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Chelsea
Tariff Revision Talk Should Not Be Tolerated In Massachusetts
Leicester July 22 Channing Smith opposed Elwyn G Preston for the committee on resolutions at the Republican State convention, citing his former Boston Chamber of Commerce chairmanship as a reason to fear radical reciprocity. Smith, a firm Republican, said current conditions are good and tariff revision talk should not be tolerated in Massachusetts.
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Leicester
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E. B. Hodges
Taunton
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