Boston Hits The Beach Crowds On Hot Day
Police estimate heavy crowds gathered at Wood Island Baths in Boston with thousands seeking relief from heat. Cars from the Boston and Northern Railroad carried many travelers to beaches, lakes, and ponds including Blue Hills and Houghton Pond, all well patronized.
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Boston & Northern Railroad
Scollay Square
Blue Hills
Houghton Pond
Atlantic Avenue
Lynn, Revere Beach
Boston
North End Park
Raiilroad
Revere Beach
Boston & Northern
Revere Beach & Lynn
Vatter
State Bathhouse
Great crowds view Evans fleet in Rockport harbor
About 40 000 visitors jammed Rockport to tour Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans fleet ships. Police organized crowds at Rowe’s wharf and harbor terminals while battleships Maine and other vessels drew steady throngs. A few incidents reported, including heat prostration and a near-drowning, but overall orderly, as the fleet prepares to sail for sea trials tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockport
Robley D. Evans
Maine
Massachusetts
Evans
North End Park holdup ends with quick citizen arrest
Mrs. Annitta Picardi stopped a daylight purse snatching at North End Park as a man tried to flee. She accused a youth who handed the wallet to an accomplice and tackled him, delivering him to a policeman. The arrestee identified himself as John Pinero, 21, of Charter Street.
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Annitta Picardi
North Street
North End Park
John Pinero
Charter Street
Man Mangled by Propeller in Harbor Accident
Robert McKenzie of West End suffered a severe hip wound after falling overboard from a moving launch and being struck by a propeller. Blood dyed the surrounding water as the tug crew rescued him and raced to Relief Hospital where doctors treated what was described as one of the worst wounds of its kind. He remained in care with cautious optimism for recovery.
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Rowe’s Wharf
Rowe's Wharf
Thomas Stairguira
Rosewood Street
John Housemen
Dorchester
Philip McMorrow
Santa Claus
Robert McKenzie
Allen Street
West End
McKenzie
Lewis Wharf
Philadelphia
Henry Clay
White House
Taylor
Millard Fillmore
Congress
Thurlow Weed
Weed
N. P. Banks
House
Wall Street
Chief Rabbi of Palestine Jacob Eliachar dies aged 92
Jerusalem reports the death of Jacob Eliachar chief rabbi of Palestine at age 92. He led the community and guided religious affairs for decades. His passing marks the end of a long era in rabbinic leadership.
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Palestine
Jerusalem
Jacob Eliachar
Sage of Wall Street Built Vast Fortunes and Railroads
Russell Sage rose from a Troy grocery clerk to a leading financier with wealth over 100 million. He helped fund telegraph and cable ventures, railroads, and Northwest trunk lines, served in Congress, and mentored Gould’s empire while amassing major stakes in banks and companies. He died with no children.
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Russell Sage
Troy
Jay Gould
Sage
Gould
Oneida County
N. Y
Connecticut
Mr. Sage
Wall Street
Horace Greeley
Peter Cooper
Emma Willard Seminary
Northwest
Gould Companies
When Russell Sage Married He Lived In A Small Frame House
Russell Sage recalls his marriage to a wife raised for luxuries, and his later shift from frugal beginnings to owning land. He describes a modest frame home, modest means, and how they coped with early struggles before prosperity.
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Russell Sage
Troy
Sage Nearly Killed by Crank’s Bomb at Sage Office
New York July 22. At Russell Sage’s office Henry F Norcross of Somerville detonated a dynamite bomb on December 4 1891. The blast killed a clerk and injured Sage while Norcross was decapitated. Sage survived after a severe shock and weeks of doubt about recovery.
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Sage
Crank
Somerville
New York
Russell Sage
Broadway
Henry F. Norcross
Norcross
Nor
American Railroad wins franchise to build Caguas San Juan line
The American Railroad Company secured a franchise to construct a rail line between Caguas and San Juan in Porto Rico. The approval advances transportation links for the island, signaling expansion efforts in the late 19th century.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
American Railroad Company
Caguas
Father’s death leads to Sandwich man arrest
Arthur C. Hoxie of Sandwich is jailed and to be arraigned in Barnstable on a murder charge in the death of his 3 year old son Arthur Jr. Officials say the child died after an alleged reprimand at breakfast. A post mortem will follow. Hoxie, about 30, retained counsel H. H. Baker.
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Sandwich
Arthur, Jr
Arthur C. Hoxie
Judge Swift
Barnstable
Hoxie
Faunce
George E. White
Bradford
H. H. Baker
Hyannis
James Swift
Five Shot In Ohio Fight On Bonanza Steamer
In Ironton Ohio five persons were shot during a confrontation on the steamer Bonanza which had been chartered for an excursion from Catlettsburg Kentucky. Carl Mayenochim was killed as stones flew from the wharf crowd. A volley followed the shipboard shooting and crowds roamed the streets seeking the shooters.
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Ironton, O
Bonanza
Carl Mayenochim
Catlettsburg
Ironton
Simple Relief for Hay Fever
W. F. Lakin of 30 Robertson Street Quincy Mass states that even during severe hay fever attacks when eyelids swell and nasal passages inflame he inhaled a liquid X-Zalia through the nostrils for immediate relief.
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W. F. Lakin
Robertson Street
Quincy
Mass
Norwood Man Injured at Dudley Street Station
Daniel F. Burke of Gould Street Norwood fractured his right foot and toe and suffered leg bruises after falling between the L platform and the running board of an outward bound car at the Dudley Street terminal last evening. He was taken to City Hospital.
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Daniel F. Burke
Gould Street
Norwood
Dudley Street
City Hospital
Policeman Noble Rescues Drowning Man at Savin Hill
Reserve Officer W H Noble of Dorchester police saved Terence McGovern from drowning off Savin Hill beach yesterday noon in front of hundreds. He swam 20 yards to reach McGovern and bore him ashore after repeated struggles. Noble, a mounted officer at Commercial Point, 30 years old and on the force for a year.
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W. H. Noble
Dorchester
Terrence McGovern
Greenmount Street
Savin Hill Beach
McGovern
Noble
Commercial Point
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Sesea
Wood Island Baths
Revere
Franklin Fare
Bob Evans
City Point
Metropolitan Station
Town Station
Wonderland
Manuel Fena
Cambridge
Metropolitan Police
Portugal
America
Elisha Sage
Henry
John W. Bates
Congress Street
Keene
Woerlshoffer
Wizard
Mrs. Sage
Slocum
Syracuse
Myles Standish
Mr.Sage
Helen Gould
Ohio
Policeman Noble
Washington ST
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