Forest Fires Ravage New England and Atlantic Provinces
Vast stretches of woodland burn across Delaware Bay to the Gulf of St. Lawrence as drought ruins crops in New England. Whole villages burn, 200 homeless near St John, and farmers sell stock amid feed shortages and looming milk scarcity. Authorities fear renewed rains.
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New Jersey
New York
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Massachusetts
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Maine
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Quebec
New England
St. John
Fitzgerald Slams Legislature at Cambridge Democratic Meet
At Eagle Hall Cambridge Senator W T A Fitzgerald blasted the current Legislature calling it the worst he has seen in six years. He praised Boston’s administration and urged Cambridge Democrats to hustle like Boston’s party, while challenging Bailey to prove corruption claims and defend the city.
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Eagle Hall
Cambridge
W. T. A. Fitzgerald
Boston
McNamee
Bailey
Edward Seaver
Massachusetts
Edmund A. Whitman
Middlesex
Democrats
Alderman Barrett
Barrett
John T. Shea
John Buckley
Harry Tehen
Lehan
East Cambridge
Coveney
McCarthy
Frederick S. Deitrick
Mayor McNamee
Mr. Bailey
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Big liner Deutschland goes aground in dense fog
The Hamburg American Line steamship Deutschland ran aground in Gedney Channel four hours after leaving Hoboken for Plymouth Sherbourg and Hamburg. Manager Emil Boas cited haze and fog as cause while tugs were summoned to aid. The ship carried 750 passengers and several hundred steerage, plus $4,000,000 in gold. Notable aboard included Mrs. J. Ogden Armour and Col. Nicholas Perez-Stable.
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Deutschland
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Gedney
Emil L. Boas
Sandy Hook
Hook
Boas
Nine Die in Santa Fe Wreck Near Stilwell Kansas
A Paoli Kan dispatch reports two Santa Fe trains collided one mile north of Stilwell nine people killed and several others injured. The Wells Fargo express messenger remains trapped under wreckage as five coaches and both engines lie in the ditch. Dead to Olathe and injured to Kansas City. misread orders allegedly caused the collision.
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Paoli
Kan
Santa Fe
Stilwell
Wells Fargo Express
Olathe
Brakeman Edward W. Clifford Severely Injured in Rail Accident
Edward W. Clifford of Somerville a 21 year old brakeman on the Boston and Maine fell from a car at Mystic Wharf Junction shortly after 10 o clock. One rib pierced his left lung and he was taken to General Hospital in critical condition with little hope of survival after the injury sustained on the same train.
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Edward W. Clifford
Somerville
General Hospital
Clifford
Boston & Maine
Mystic Wharf Junction
Allston Street
Nineteen Strikers Arrested in Connecticut Boycott Case
In New Haven on June 4 19 men arrested at the Smedley Company transfer yard on charges of conspiracy to boycott and intimidate workers. Most surrendered or were taken into custody. Seven are jailed for assault on non union workers or awaiting trial, three accused of kicking Joseph Kinney who was seriously injured two weeks earlier.
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New Haven, Conn
Smedley Company
Joseph Kinney
King Edward and Queen Alexandra to Visit Dublin
London reports the King and Queen will arrive in Dublin on July 21 as part of their visit to Ireland.
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Dublin
London
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Ireland
Luce Primary Law Compromise Reaches Settlement
Conference committee approves returning to the old bill making the law mandatory in Boston and permissive elsewhere in the state. The move aims to settle differences over the Luce primary election reform before the Legislature adjourns.
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Luce
Boston
Fair and Warm Weather Predicted Friday and Saturday
Forecaster Smith reports fair and warm conditions with no rain in sight for Friday and Saturday. The forecast notes drought concerns in New England, not seen in 33 years.
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Smith
New England
Maine settlement Sherman Station wiped out by fire
Fire destroyed Sherman Station also known as Bragegeville Post Office near Millinocket leaving about 100 residents displaced. Initial reports suggested Sherman town widespread damage, but later word confirmed Sherman itself remained standing though at risk as flames swept through the area and closed rail access.
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Millinocket
Sherman Station
Bragegeville
Sherman
Sherman Mills
Paden
Average temperatures report from yesterday and prior year
Average temperature yesterday was 00 9 24. Average temperature one year ago yesterday was 71 12-21. The mixed text appears to reference multiple unrelated items and times, but the readable facts focus on the two temperature values for yesterday and the previous year.
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Ravinia
Rimlane
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