City Employees Picnic Hosts Rare Sports in Boston
Nearly a thousand attended the Amory Grove event in Roxbury for the Ben Franklin Lodge of Knights of Labor and friends. James Gellen, 78, celebrated his birthday by joining in all activities. James Hughes won first prize in a race, with James Cassidy second. The tug of war saw street cleaners defeat the sanitary team as William Gorman and others won prizes. Mary Kelly beat Catherine Harrington in the girls race. Mary’s brother Thomas won the boys race. The quiet match honors went to the Kelly brothers.
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Amory Grove
Roxbury
Ben Franklin Lodge
Knights of Labor
Friends
James Gellen
James Hughes
James Cassidy
Sanitary
William Gorman
Thomas Harrington
William Grant
R. Barry
John Murphy
Mary Kelligrew
Catherine Harrington
Mary
Thomas
Kelly Brothers
J Amory Grove
Thomas Keenan
Dennis Donovan
Michael Corcoran
Sharp Slump on the Stock Market
A severe market drop swept through stocks as 1,279,339 shares traded and 86 of 146 issues failed to reach yearly lows. Analysts attributed the decline to a broad retrenchment by financiers, with forced liquidations and a lack of immediate news. Major issues and nonpreferred stocks fell sharply, signaling a wide consensus among bankers to tighten resources for upcoming months.
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Missouri Pacific
Southern Pacfic
Southwestern
Rock Island
Republic Steel
Amrican Steel Foundries
Westinghouse Electric
Central Leather
United States Steel Reports Strong Quarterly Earnings
The United States Steel Corporation posted total earnings of 40,170,960 for the quarter ending June 30, with net earnings of 33,880,755. This exceeded the first quarter and last year's figures, but unfilled orders fell to 4,257,794 tons, down 1,344,575 tons from the prior quarter.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Wall Street
Rivet Loses Appeal Delays Execution In Lowell Murder
Napoleon J. Rivet, the Lowell murderer, failed to get a commutation after his attorney's appeal with new evidence to Acting Governor Frothingham. Authorities planned to execute Tuesday morning, but Warden Bridges granted a stay upon learning of the appeal to the Lieutenant Governor, delaying the sentence.
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Napoleon J. Rivet
Lowell
Frothingham
Warden Bridges
River murder plea heard at State House amid witnesses blocked
The hearing granting Bent’s request for a River reprieve failed to summon witnesses for the scheduled execution. Witness affidavits by Rivet’s brothers in law Maxine Piette and Jean Gilbeault cited Celeste Hammel’s 11:30 p.m. sighting, while Daw Higgins argued the case had been thoroughly tried and that Governor Draper and Lt. Gov Frothingham would not intervene.
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Bent
River
State House
Nahant
Frothingham
Higgins
Maxine Piette
Jean Gilbeault
Rivet
Celeste Hammel
Hammel
Supreme Court
Draper
Storm brings relief from heat with multiple injuries and a death
A violent storm caused fatalities and numerous collapses in Boston area. James Harvey died at a bleachery while 55. Several others including William Kennealy 60 Andrew McDonald 28 Warren Mahoney 48 Winnie Boyle 28 and George S. Smith 43 were overcome or injured and received care at City Hospital or Relief station. The storm cooled temperatures by about 10 degrees, ending a long heat spell with a high under 86.
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William Kennealy
Edinboro Street
Shawmut Avenue
City Hospital
Andrew McDonald
Fleet Street
Warren H. Mahoney
Main Street
Wakefield
Long Wharf
Winnie Boyle
Cambridge Street
I Street
Broadway
Boston
George S. Smith
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
Washington Street
Dix Place
Smith
Mercury
Woburn Girl Missing Four Days
Alice E. Anderson, 17, has been missing from her Woburn home since Saturday morning. Last seen clues are two postal cards sent from Back Bay. She is about five feet four, 140 pounds, wearing a light gray coat and skirt, white shirt waist, black hat with ribbon, and a gold bracelet engraved with AR. A.
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Woburn
Alice E. Anderson
Sherman Place
Back Bay
Hottest in New England Amid Rising Temperatures
Boston remained the hottest New England city with 83 degrees at 1 PM and a 78 degree mean for the day while Northfield Vermont posted 64. The national heat continued with Dodge City and Kansas City at 102 degrees and New Orleans at 98 as the forecast called for fair conditions with light west winds.
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Boston
New England
Weather Bureau
Northfield
Plains
New Orleans
Dodge City
Kansas City
Water at Magazine Beach Declared Pure After Change
Ellen H Richards chemist reports Cambridge water at Magazine Beach is as pure as coastal beaches after the Charles River Dam change from briny to fresh. She dismisses doctors’ claims that bathing harmed bathers this summer and notes no health risk from swimming. Cambridge will keep the bathhouse open.
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Magazine Beach
Cambridge
Ellen H. Richards
Laboratory
the Park Commission
Charles River
Miss Richards
Church Leader Seeks Divorce amid Congregation Shock
Pittsburg July 26 George Ward a Sunday school teacher for 20 years filed for divorce from Martha Ward. The couple’s dispute centers on finances with Ward claiming he earns 16 dollars daily yet his wife keeps all the money and withholds lunch money forcing him to borrow or go hungry. Mrs Ward counters that her husband, 15 years her senior, does not know how to handle money.
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Pittsburg
George Ward
Martha Ward
Ward
Boston and Cambridge police to duel on Randolph Street diamond
Boston police led by Michael J. Crowley face Cambridge police in a 10 oclock morning game on Randolph Street. Boston's lineup includes Johnson as pitcher and Michael Foley as catcher. Cambridge counters with Cummings pitching and Kearns or Smith catching. Cambridge has won all 15 prior games this season.
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Boston
Cambridge
Randolph Street
Boston Nine
Michael J. Crowley
Dedham Street
the Charles
Johnson
Station 13
Michael Foley
Hall
Station 5
Crowley
Monroe Doctrine topic shelved at Pan American Congress
Buenos Aires July 26 report states the Monroe Doctrine will not be discussed at the Pan American Congress as it has been deemed best to abandon a general declaration on the issue.
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Buenos Ayres
Pan-American Congress
Sailor Risks Life Facing Blazing Powder Ferrying Lighter
July 26 report from New York details a U S naval supply ship Culgoa crew member who leaped into danger to secure a burning lighter loaded with 1800 pounds of smokeless powder. He dislocated an arm but saved cargo and many lives as flames shot 40 feet high and the lighter drifted toward the Hancock.
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New York
United States
Culgoa
Brooklyn
Hancock
Bowles
Ventursome
Boston
New Jersey
Brooklyn Navy Yard
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