Mexico Shaken as Strong Earthquake Hits Central Region
A powerful earthquake struck central Mexico damaging Chilpancingo and partly razing Acapulco. Reports indicate at least 13 dead and many injured with extensive tremors felt from Querétaro to Oaxaca and in Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Chilpancingo
Acapulco
Mexico
Atlantic
Pacific
Querato
Oaxaca
G. Poyros
Guerrero
Republic
Observatory
Heroic 12 year old saves girl then drowns in river tragedy
Timothy Bresnahan, 12, dived into the Agawan River to aid drowning girls Alice Riley Jennie Riley and siblings Alice Vincent Ethel but all four disappeared beneath the water. Bresnahan resurfaced with Riley then sank after reaching a rock as bystanders pulled him to safety.
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Timothy Bresnahan
Agawan
Connecticut
Alice Riley
Jennie Riley
Vincent
Jennie
Alice Vincent
Ethel
Thaw trial questions probe motive and sanity doubt
Judge Mills questions Thaw about belief in White accusations, sources of information, and motive for killing. Thaw admits some beliefs were mistaken, discusses evidence by Comstock, and explains why he distrusted prior counsel while asserting he was legally sane under state law.
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Mills
Thaw
Stanford White
David
St. George
Dutchess
Dr. Evans
Judge Mills
White
Delmas
Mr. White
Goliath
Jerome
Dr. Hammond
Hammond
Dr. Pilgrim
Dr. Gregory
Susan Merrill
Evelyn
Pittsburg Society
M@velyn
Twenty-fourth Street
Peabody
Mr. Peabody
Justice Mills
Hampton
Big Thunder Storm Hits South Shore Coast and Towns
A severe electrical storm swept sections of Massachusetts with heavy rain and frequent lightning. Plymouth endured the heaviest downpour, flooding cellars and forming small lakes, while nearby towns saw varied rain. A near miss on Wakefield street involved a lightning strike close to residents, and Worcester reported bright bolts with little damage.
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Quincy
Weymouth
Hingham
Scituate
Duxbury
Plymouth
Provincetown
Cape
Sandwich
Hyannis
Plymouth Cordage Company
Wakefield
Charles J. B. Seaward
Salem Street
Worcester
Calais Prepares 100th Anniversary Celebration Governor Fernald Attending
Calais Maine marks the town’s centennial with elaborate plans for a celebration tomorrow. Governor Fernald will be the guest of honor as the town recalls a century since incorporation. The text also hints at trade references to SALADA tea and local industry, with unclear continuation.
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Calais
Fernald
Parlin Named Cambridge School Superintendent
Francis Edson Parlin was unanimously elected superintendent of Cambridge schools following the death of William C. Bates. The Cambridge school committee received over 200 applications and screened at least 100 candidates.
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Francis Edson Parlin
Quincy
Cambridge
William C. Bates
Cambridge School Committee
Frank Edson Parlin
Wollaston
Cambridge Schools
Mayor attends meeting on Webster School plans and Parlin chosen superintendent
The committee discussed the Webster School building project with Mayor Brooks present. Four members stayed for executive session. Florence Whitman is absent. Mr Parlin was unanimously chosen as superintendent after the meeting. Parlin’s career spanned Bates College graduate in 1886 and leadership roles in multiple New England schools.
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Brooks
Webster
Joseph H. Beale, Jr
Jeremiah F. Downey
Frederick A. McMenimen
J. Henry Russell
Florence Whitman
Parlin
Frank Edson Parlin
Leeds
Raymond W. Parlin
Clark University
Worcester
Grammar
Yarmouth
Greely Institute
Cumberland
Bates
Brigham Academy
Bakersfield
Williams Academy
Stockbridge High School
Stockbridge
Natick and
Needham
Natick
Quincy
Woodward Institute
Milk Bottling Rule Affects Boston Milk Use
Boston health officials will ban customers bringing their own milk jars to retailers after Jan 1 1910. Milk must be delivered in original bottles or approved containers, with only hotels and restaurants exempt. Officials say prices may rise due to the change.
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Board of Health
Ritchie
Post
Navy declines to vacate Sutton inquiry ruling
The Navy Department will not interfere with the Sutton Court of Inquiry decision that Mrs. Sutton is a complainant or accuser in the reinvestigation of Lt. James N. Sutton's death. Defendants were named among those present at the time of the death, and the department declines to vacate the ruling.
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Washington
Navy Department
Sutton Court of Inquiry
Sutton
James N. Sutton
United States Marine Corps
Henry E. Davis
Beekman Winthrop
the Navy
Student Drowns After River Swim Near Poughkeepsie
George F. Dunn a Jesuit scholastic and former Boston boy drowned in the Hudson River after leaving his boat for a swim. He cried for help as he struggled and sank before rescuers could reach him. The body has not been recovered.
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Hudson River
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
George F. Dunn
Boston
Dunn
Death of Boston College graduate and priest candidate
Dunn, 23, a BC 1906 graduate, entered the Poughkeepsie novitiate for priesthood and spoke ten languages. He recently underwent hand surgery in Philadelphia with two ether doses, leaving him weak and affecting the heart, which is thought to have caused the fatal water attack.
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Dunn
Boston College
Poughkeepsie
Philadelphia
Deserted Wife Seeks Custody of Child in Cambridge
Mary B. Drew of 50 Park Street petitions the Cambridge court for custody of her son Wilbur L. Drew after her husband Herbert W. Drew left July 16 and has not been seen or heard from since.
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Medford
Mary B. Drew
Park Street
Herbert W. Drew
Cambridge
Wilbur L. Drew
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Jonathan
Morchauser
Evans
Dr. Flint
MacDonald
Mabon
Morschauser
Hartridge
Ethel Thomas
Susan
Ruth Lambert
Paris
Ruth
Donnelly
Scotland Yard
Jo Vy
Harry
Mad Harry
Dr. Hamilton
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Holland Wine Co
Holland Wineco
V. Guerara Diaz CO
Havana
Tampa
Fla
Holland Pure Genera Gin
Ladies’ Department
Boylston St
Adams Sq
Mass
Horsford
South Shore
Rb Aeb
Sterling Ale
Rueter & Company
NAVY
Bates Street
Porosknit Union Suits
I&c
GLOBE
Shepard Norwell Co
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