Dorchester Youth Drowns After Yacht Bathing Accident
Edward Melsaacs, 15, fell from a tender while clinging to a yacht moored off Carson Street Beach. Four youths aboard Crappo's Mohawk tried to rescue him but he drowned after Crappo dove in. The body was recovered after an hour, taken to South Boston Yacht Club. McIsaacs was the youngest of five, living with his widowed mother Elizabeth.
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Carson Street
Dorchester
Edward Melsaacs
Mall Street
Roxbury
Arthur Crappo
Fred McElroy
John Farrell
McIsaacs
Crappo
South Boston Yacht Club
McDonald
Elizabeth McIsaacs
Two Drownings Reported in Methuen Area
July 28 news from Methuen notes two drownings. Samuel Quinn, 17, of Spring Street Boston, drowned in Welch's Pond and recovered. An Italian man from Lawrence drowned in the Merrimack River near Glen Forest, location details indicate a fatal incident.
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Lawrence
Methuen
Samuel Quinn
Spring Street
Boston
Welch’s Pond
Merrimack River
Glen Forest
Prisoner Clarence Magee Flees Dedham Jail in Prison Attire
Clarence E. Magee, 25, a trusty inmate from Arlington, slipped past armed jail officers at about 7 am yesterday. Dressed in his prison suit and slippers, he fled by hiding behind tombstones in a frenzy to escape vigilant guards.
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Clarence E. Magee
Arlington
Dedham
Missing convict Magee eludes capture near jail yard
A Boston prison escapee vanished within minutes after a general alarm. Guards and officers searched the jail, cemetery nearby, and city streets as Magee, a 5 8 dark complexioned carpenter weighing 156 pounds, sought escape with stolen auto theft history and prior larceny arrest. He had 11 months remaining.
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Boston
Magee
Mages
New York
Concord Reformatory
Worcester Cats Board Prices Raised for Fastidious Cats
Worcester boarding houses catering to decorative felines have raised weekly rates from 1.75 to 2.00. Mrs. Nathaniel H. Sherman and Mrs. N. A. Holbrook report cats growing pickier and demanding premium meals, with examples of strict freshness and special considerations.
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Worcester
Nathaniel H. Sherman
Austin Street
Washington
Ashland Town Hearse Vanished in Haze of Mystery
Ashland officials seek the thief of the town hearse missing from the barn last Friday. The aging wagon was slated for sale but vanished before the auction, leaving Mr. Morse and townsfolk puzzled while a local resident recalls a dream of the hearse taking flight and burning.
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Ashland
Hzra Morse
Morse
Mr. Morse
Jeb Smithers
Badger Pasture
Jack Robinson
Ike
Jeb
Struck on Propeller Off Wood Island Park
Michael Graff a 12 year old resident of 70 Everett Street East Boston was swimming off Wood Island Park yesterday when he dived and struck the propeller of a motor boat with his left foot. A quick movement released him and he surfaced bleeding from a severe cut in the foot as bystanders rushed to help.
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Wood Island Park
Boston
Michael Graff
Everett Street
East Boston
Graff
Col Evans Speaks to Record Camp Meeting Crowd
Old Orchard Me July 28 A record breaking crowd attended the Salvation Army of New England camp meeting closing exercises. Colonel William Evans of Boston addressed about 6000 men in morning services. The event closed at midnight with a hallelujah wind up and a serpentine dance around the campground.
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Old Orchard
Salvation Army of
New England
William Evans
Boston
Gulesian Says He Fears No Threats From Armenian Assassins
Wealthy Armenian merchant M. H. Gule sian speaks after threats from Hunchagists. He and his family take weekly country trips by auto, and he notes they go out every Saturday morning and return Sunday evening.
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M. H. Gulesian
Hunchagists
Chestnut Hill
Post
Threats Target Armenian Publisher and Wife in Malden Stay
D M Arshag publisher of Armenia and his wife in Malden face death threats from the Hundhagist Society. He describes telephoned threats, plans of defense, and desire for arrests of those suspecting him, while noting police protection and Pinkerton presence.
Notable Threats Revealed By Wit and Deception
A speaker labels the group as clever and capable, planning deeds and using a simple young man to execute them. The speaker notes Arshag will be away tomorrow and out of town, suggesting imminent absence from his office and home.
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Mr. Arshag
Watching Arozoonian Alleged Head of Armenian Terrorists Near Worcester
New York detectives plan to surveil Alexan Arozoonian within 24 hours after police in Worcester received tips from A K Serdjanian. The Armenian alleged terrorist leader is said to be hiding on a farm near the Worcester line to direct death threats against Boston Armenians. Investigators also pursue a New York arrest tied to a cold blooded murder, tracing the suspect to Worcester and a Main Street eating place.
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Post
Mr. Gulesian
Irvington Street
Waltham Street
Worcester
New York
David A. Matthews
Alexan Arozoo
Tarshanjian
Main Street
North End
Worceser
Taft's Mother Lying Ill in Millbury
Mrs Louisa M Taft mother of Secretary of War William H Taft is seriously ill with gall bladder inflammation at the Torrey mansion Elm street Doctors say no operation needed and her strong constitution should restore health Horace Taft at Long Island sent word to the secretary and brothers in Canada that no immediate trip is needed
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Millbury
Louisa M. Taft
William H. Taft
Torrey Mansion
Elm Street
Morris Richardson
Boston
Charles A. Church
Homer Gage
Worcester
Taft
Canada
Condemn Murderous Acts by Fanatical Armenians in Boston
More than 500 Armenians gathered at National Armenian Hall in Boston last night and approved resolutions condemning recent murderous acts used to blackmail. Dr. P. A. Adamian was named chairman with H. S. Jelalian as secretary. The group repudiated violence while defending native land and people abroad, and protested circulating newspaper reports about internal society finances. Representatives discussed Hundingist rhetoric and the loss of $20,000 from society funds seven months earlier.
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Boston and
Vicinity
National Armenian Hall
Washington Street
H. S. Tavskanjian
New York
P. A. Adamian
South End
H. S. Jelalian
Boston
New, Old and Reformed Hundingist
Smuggling Chinese in Fogs Reaches New England Coast
Washington reports indicate Chinese smuggling is active along the Canadian frontier with Boston and Portland as landing points. Commissioner-General Frank P. Sargent plans a full investigation, visiting Eastport and Calais to track a leader and stop the traffic amid an estimated 500 Chinese smuggled since January.
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Washington, D. C
Immigration Department
Boston
Mass
Portland
New England
Frank P. Sargent
Providence
Sargent
Eastport
Calais
Charles Miller
Herbert Gillis
Sunken Yacht Located Off Seal Island Cove
Sunken yacht found about 12 fathoms deep off Seal Island Cove east of Small Point. Richard A. Lee and John A. Morrison, Bowdoin students, were aboard July 9 from Mere Point. They likely swam to shore after the yacht capsized in a squall. bodies not recovered. Revenue cutter Woodbury confirmed identity after a diver investigation.
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United States Revenue Cutter
Woodbury
Mrs F B Stevens Sued by a Dressmaker
Baltimore July 28 Mrs Francis J E Stevens Jr denies engagement rumors with Beverly W Robinson Jr of New York while being sued for 1665.80 by the Osborn Company of New York. The suit cites gowns costing 175 dollars each and other items with charges reduced from 2745.80 to 1665.80 after a 1000 payment. She asserts she will not marry or be engaged to Mr Robinson.
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Baltimore
Francis J E. Stevens, Jr
Beverly W. Robinson, Jr
New York
Plans of Bard of High Rock Turned Down by Lynn Park Men
Lynn, July 2. John W. Hutchinson, famed local figure, opposes the Lynn Park Commission over High Rock Park. He demands a revolving red white and blue lighted tower name changes and his name on the tower tablet, while the commission studies plans by landscape engineers. Hutchinson vows to build his own access, but officials say the city owns the hill and private action is not allowed. He and Chairman Hawkes are linked by the Hutchinson family history, amid Old Home Week visits.
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Bard of
High Rock
Lynn Park
Lynn
High Rock Hill
John W. Hutchinson
Park Commission
High Rock Park
Hutchinson
Mr. Hutchinson
High Rock Tower
Hutchinson High Rock Park
Hawkes
The
Sentment
Massachusetts
Commission
Salem
Ben Franklin Assembly reports healthy treasury and picnic planned
Three hundred members attended the Ben Franklin Assembly 5463 K of L meeting with Master Workman William Cassell presiding. The auditor's committee reported $500 in the treasury. Speakers included Daniel Leonard John Be Gillespie and Phil Shanley. The annual picnic is set for Tuesday at Amory Grove.
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Ben Franklin Assembly
K. of L
William Cassell
Auditor’s Committee
Treasury
Daniel Leonard
John BE. Gillespie
Phil Shanley
Amory Grove
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Melsaacs
N. A. Holbrook
Grove Street
Sherman
Col. Evans
Gulesian
Amitas
Arshag Vetter
Watts
Police
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Rorists
D. M. Arshag
Armenia
Hundhagist Society
Old South Building
Malden
Melrose Line
Alexander Kelley
Mr. Arshay
Mr. Kelley
Pinkerton
Arshag
Arozooian
Secretary of War
Bowdoin
F. B. Stevens
Getch
Wey
Continental Army
Emerson
Gxton
Big Bargain Clothing Co., Inc
Hanover St
JSB
Sudbury
Sts
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