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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1910

Page

2

Burglar Taps Men's Pockets In Maiden Thefts

A string of recent burglaries in Maiden saw a single thief steal only money from trousers pockets. Three houses were entered through windows last night or early today, with totals of 2, 10, and 15 dollars taken from Julius Grant, Max Schioss, and Jacob Friedman respectively, leaving no other losses or clues. Police marked the pattern as likely by one suspect and continue vigil.

Julius Grant Lisbon Street Max Schioss Jacob Friedman Cross Street

Obituary notices from Boston area churches July deaths

July notices list multiple funeral announcements across Chelsea Cambridge South Boston Charlestown Dorchester Roxbury and Brookline. Names include Margaret Barden John Barrett Charles Bauer Michael Brennan Lillian Donovan Patrick Good John Higgins William McKenna Louisa McMullin Harold Mitchell Mary Murray Elizabeth Noyes John OBrien Mary Prendergast and Mary E Cullen with funeral details and church services. Many entries specify residence addresses and mass times.

Barden Chelsea Margaret David Barden Joseph A. Barden S J. Patrick’s Church Cambridge Congress Avenue St. Rose Church Barrett John J Mary Barrett Horrigan Portland Street St. Patrick's Church Berkshire Street Arlington Bauer South Boston Charles H Margaret C. Bauer Covington Street Holy Trinity Church Shawmut Avenue Brennan Michael F Sarah E Brennan Fay West Broadway St. Vincent’s Church Conway Charlestown Michael Conway Medford Street Donovan Dorchester Lillian Patrick Good Jane Good North Warren Street Higgins Brookline John Mary Higcins Villa Lane St. Mary's Church of the Assumption Boston College Bunker Hill Council K. of C Knights of St. Brendan Calvary Cemetery Mecmullin Louisa A John J. McMallin William and Abbie Foye Sherman Street St. Peter’s Mitchell Roxbury Harold P James Mary Mitchell Brogan Estes Street Tuewsay Church of the Blessed Sacrament Murray Mary Boerne Murray So Margin Street Hee St. Mary's Church Endicott Street Noyes Allston Elizabeth M William F. Noyes Harvard Avenue Berwick O’brien Annie J. O’brien Wallace Mary O’brien Skahan Street Somerville St. Joseph's Church Union Square St.aul’s Prendergast Martin H Catherine Prendergest Kilduff Boylston Street Mary E

94 Degrees Breaks Year's Heat Record

The article notes an exceptionally hot day with ferries, bath houses, hotels, and private houses crowded as Nantasket boats struggled to cope with the heat. Beaches and pavilions overflowed while the Charlestown bridge offered a breeze vantage. A cooler breeze appeared around 6 PM but did not ease the memory of the hottest day of the year.

Nantasket Charlestown

Hot week ahead east of the Rockies say weather chief

Willis L. Moore, chief of the weather bureau, forecasts high temperatures across the region east of the Rockies this week. A Great Lakes disturbance will bring showers and thunderstorms to New York and northern New England. A second disturbance may reach the St. Lawrence Valley by week’s end, but no widespread rain is expected.

Washington Rock Mountains Willis L. Moore Weather Bureau North American Great Lakes New York New England St. Lawrence Valley

Thunderstorm floods West Roxbury streets

A sudden storm drenched streetcars and canoeists in West Roxbury, flooding streets for ten minutes after 2 pm. A bolt struck 56 Bellevue Street, damaging the Farrington home but not causing a fire. Firemen reported broken bricks, shattered shingles, and unusual electrical travel through the house.

West Roxbury Bellevue Street Conry Farrington McLaughlin

Eleven Drowned Is Sundays Water Toll

River situation near Weston bridge and Norumbega Park recalls a deadly Sunday on the Charles as canoeists battled low water and rip currents. Rescue efforts by patrolmen and a lifesaver saved a young woman, while several others reached shore after boats upset. City park services and YMCA religious services proceeded on Norumbega Park grounds.

Norumbega Weston Bridge Fox Island Norumbega Park Boston Y. M. C. A James J. Dunlop Roxbury

Steps Into Hole In River Claims Young Brother

Leonard Smith aged 23 vanished while bathing with two brothers in the Connecticut river at Claremont New Hampshire. He stepped into a deep hole and drowned despite his brothers lack of swimming skill. The body was recovered and he leaves a wife.

Claremont N. H Connecticut Leonard Smith Leonard Smith

Sloop Capsizes Off Long Wharf. Men Rescued

T Peterson and J Peterson fell from a 30 foot sloop near Long Wharf as the boat capsized in harbor. The Gresham revenue cutter crew recovered both men, who were soaked but unharmed aside from a chill. The sloop was towed to Jeffries Point, allowed to dry, and will be floated today.

T. Peterson J. Peterson Long Wharf Gresham Jeffries Point

Unknown man drowns in brook near cemeteries

The body of a man aged about 40 to 50 was found in a brook between Immaculate Conception and St. Marys cemeteries. He appears to have fallen asleep while resting on the hillside and rolled into the shallow water. A Boston newspaper want ad page and a small amount of money were found in his pocket.

Bather Drowns on Connecticut River at White River Junction

J LaRose aged 25 a fireman with Central Vermont railroad drowned while bathing in the Connecticut River at White River Junction Vermont. He could not swim and went beyond his depth. George Clark of White River nearly lost his life attempting to rescue him. LaRose had worked about four weeks for the railroad, coming from Troy New York.

White River Junction J. LaRose St. Albans Central Vermont George Clark White River LaRose Troy N. Y

Two Lose Lives On Lake Auburn

Emile Martin and Amede Aurelle drowned when their 14 foot canoe capsized off shore on Lake Auburn Maine. Friends warned the craft was unseaworthy but they went out anyway. Bystanders saw them fall in. a diving rescuer recovered both bodies as locals reported Martin worked as a railway lineman and Aurelle as a mill operative.

Auburn Emile Martin Amede Aurelle Lake Auburn George Hamilton Martin Aurelle

Drowning at Spy Pond In Arlington Claims 17-Year-Old

Edward Sullivan aged 17 from Roxbury drowned while swimming at Spy Pond Arlington on July 24. Spectators watched as Sullivan collapsed in the water, resisting rescue attempts by James Henderson and classmates in a nearby rowboat after losing an oar.

Arlington Edward Sullivan Woodland Street Roxbury Spy Pond Sullivan James Henderson Dennis Street Henderson William Noonan Huckins Street Walter Hynes

Fooling Costs Life In Boat Accident At Long Pond

Fooling in a boat led to the drowning of Mary Hennessey 21 of Chelsea while a group outing at Long Pond in Dracut. She tangled with Proctor Denno of Everett and fell overboard. William Crowley of Cambridge repeatedly tried to rescue her and brought her to the surface once but could not keep her afloat until aid arrived. The body was not recovered.

Dracut Mary Hennessey Chelsea Long Pond Proctor Denno Everett William Crowley Cambridge

American War Secretary Dickinson Reviews Manila Garrisons

Jacob M. Dickinson, the American Secretary of War, arrived from Kobe aboard the Siberia and received an official welcome in Manila. He reviewed local garrisons and heard a chorus of 6000 school children perform "a living flag."

Manila Jacob M. Dickinson Kobe Siberia

Bandit Felipe Salvador Captured in Manila

Felipe Salvador, a long-active bandit wanted for multiple crimes, has been captured in Manila on July 25. Authorities describe the operation as successful and say the fugitive is in custody for further questioning.

Manila Felipe Salvador

Brown student drowns in Randall's Pond Rhode Island

William Murphy a 21 year old Brown University student dove from a rowboat into 2 feet of water at Randall's Pond and died. He was a fair swimmer and cramps are suspected. The body was not recovered.

Cranston R. I William Murphy Brown University Randall's Pond Murphy

Baby Victim Wayne Me Drowning At Summer Home

Melvin Stuart an 18 month old son of Mr and Mrs W A Stuart of Livermore Falls drowned at Wayne Lake’s summer home. A loose gate board let him slip through to the wharf where he crawled to the water and tried to push a boat out. He fell face down and died within a minute after being recovered.

Wayne Wayne Lake Melvin Stuart W. A. Stuart Livermore Falls

Drowned Polish mill hand in Merrimac River

Hippolyte Menowe ski a Polish mill hand drowned while bathing in the Merrimac River today. He was alone and seized with cramps. The body was later recovered.

Lowell Hippolyte Menoweski Merrimac

Wife Not White, He Flees Her In Pittsburg

Mrs. Caroline Harkins learns of a distant Negro bloodline and is seized by distress as her husband vanishes after discovering the allegation. Police fear he may have harmed himself while she faces arraignment before Magistrate Louis Alpern.

Pittsburg Penn Caroline Harkins Harkins Louis Alpern

Taft joins yacht voyage to Bar Harbor after Ellsworth visit

President Taft travels by special train from Ellsworth to Mount Desert ferry. The Mayflower barge awaits the party and the yacht heads toward Bar Harbor. The voyage continues southward with plans to land in Islesboro at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

Bar Harbor Taft Ellsworth Senator Hale Mount Desert Ferry Islesboro

Daring Rescue Saves Swimmer From Drowning

James Donovan of 55 West Dedham Street was rescued from drowning yesterday afternoon near the West Roxbury boathouse by D W Harrington of Haynes Park Roxbury. Donovan cramps and sank twice before Harrington reached him and brought him to shore as a large crowd watched from the bridge.

James Donovan Dedham Street D. W. Harrington Haynes Park Roxbury West Roxbury Harrington Donovan

Yacht passenger drowns after falling from yacht hull

John J. McCarthy, 45, fell overboard while cruising a harbor yacht. His absence was not found until roll call at Fort Andrews and his body was recovered near a fort around 6 PM. McCarthy resided at 382 East Eighth Street, South Boston.

Hull John J. McCarthy Roll Fort Andrews McCarthy Eighth Street South Boston

New York Sees Record Heat With Few Mortalities

New York on July 24 recorded the hottest day of the year with a 94 degree high and 83 percent humidity. Despite the heat there were only two deaths and under a dozen prostrations, a contrast to a prior hot spell that caused many more fatalities on cooler days. Crowds flocked to beaches seeking relief from the humidity and heat.

New York

President Tafts Maine Cruise Amid Pickpocket Spree

President Taft's strained ankle improves after a night in compresses as the cruise proceeds toward Beverly. In Ellsworth a pickpocket gang struck Hancock Hall, stealing several wallets and valuables totaling hundreds, though individual losses were under 15 dollars. Taft attends church, enjoys chowder at Branch Pond, then sails from Bar Harbor to Islesboro and Rockport with plans for luncheon with the Chatfields of Cincinnati.

Yatt Beverly Ellsworth Taft Congregational Church R. R. Matthews Hancock Hall Bar Harbor Dark Harbor Islesboro Rockport A. H. Chatfields Cincinnati

Friend Gets His New Suit Fraud Case in Syracuse

Michael Dougherty of East Boston bought a suit yesterday from a local tailor. He met Daniel Kelley at a hotel and paid for the suit. Kelley wore the suit when Dougherty returned and was later arrested for the theft.

Syracuse N. Y Michael Dougherty Bennington Street Boston Dougherty Jin Daniel Kelley Kelley

Road refuses arbitration in Grand Trunk strike

July 24 reports Mackenzie King failed to secure arbitration as Grand Trunk management insists on protection for workers before resuming full operation. Charles M. Hays signs that time for arbitration has passed, prompting plans to resume freight and passenger service. Vice-President Murdock expresses caution as engineers show 10 percent active runs and 90 percent idle. Leaders at a meeting consider firm action to keep strikers united.

Charles M. Hays Murdock A. Kennedy Engineers Brotherhood Grand Trunk

Enginee Averts Wrect SOUTH BEN Ind

Strike sympathizers halted an inbound passenger train at Olivé causing a switch to derail attempt. Engineer spotted misaligned switch and halted the train to prevent injuries. Rioting in railroad cars injured J. Frel, with John Peck among detainees. Fires damaged property as police and fire crews dispersed crowds. a 50 car freight train entered the city late, blocked by strikers, tying up five passenger trains.

South Ben Ind Olivé South Ben A &P J. Frel John Peck Battleek Mich Vate Peck Sveral Fiveassenger

Traffic Reopened On West River Branch After Strike

Brattleboro Vermont July 24 passenger traffic on West River branch of the Central Vermont railroad, closed since the conductors and trainmen strike began Tuesday, resumes today. Freight backlog being moved daily to destinations as strikers who worked here have left Brattleboro and yards are quiet.

Brattleboro Vt West River Bench Central Vaont Brtleboro

Wireless Sis Fire Out on Board Moms Wireless Sis Fire Out on Board

Savannah reports a wireless telegraph merge from the star ship Momus reg. Fire extinguist at 12 15 o clock this afternoon. Full details for New Orleans.

Savannah Momus Orlean

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E. H. Smith Co Temple Place R. H. Stearns & Co J. S. Waterman & Sons Undertaker Washington Street Dudley Street Terminal Frank 8. Waterman George H. Waterman Marconi, Telegraph and Cable Rocky Mountains Revenue Cutter Lawrence Bather J. LaRose Railroad Maine Spy Dickinson Brown Maine Lake Cornhill Friend TME Enginee Averts Wrect Sou Bend Yards Harfina Our Fihe Skin and Specialties Co J.S. A. Toro Tures Broadway DUTTO Bingen
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