Unseasonable June Cold Stuns Boston as Snow Flakes Return
June cold snaps dominate headlines as temperatures fall 35 degrees below normal. The past record June high was 52 in 1886 on the 9th, while widespread April showers collide with frost and wintry showers. Two inches of rain threaten crops, pneumonia worries city residents, and water supplies rise as reservoirs fill. The era of Queen Victoria is invoked to underline the unusual season.
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Noah
Murphy
Boston
Queen Victoria
Jewelers Offer Instalment Plans For Goods
The American Wringer Company on Broadway extension Boston offers instalment terms on diamonds watches jewelry silverware clocks manure sets and banquet lamps. Orders by mail or telephone receive prompt attention.
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Diamonde
American Wringer Company
Broadway Extension
Boston
Met. Manufg. Co
Fire destroys most of Hartland as mills stand apart
A large fire consuming Hartland Maine started in the Town Hall and rapidly burned from the main street. Two hose companies from Pittsfield aided late, but Wind carried flames through wooden buildings leaving only a few saved. The woolen mills, distant from the center, survived. The blaze continued burning into early morning with substantial destruction.
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Pittsfield
Hartland
Sebasticook
Moosehead Lake
Wreck Falls 20 Cars Into River near Exeter
A West bound Boston & Maine freight derailed near the Cocheco River bridge due to a washout. Freeman King was killed by scalding. Brakeman Chandler died. Engineer Rankin and Brakeman Young were trapped in wreckage. Several workers were pulled from the river as rescuers struggled to reach others. wrecking crews began clearing by morning.
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Exeter
N. H
Portland
Boston & Maine Railroad
Cocheco River
Freeman King
Chandler
Rankin
Young
Lawrence
Four Hurt In Washington Street Collision In Malden
A West End electric car and a furniture wagon collided near Bromfield street around 1 40 yesterday afternoon injuring four people. Miss Cora Jackson suffered a brain concussion and is in critical condition at the Emergency Hospital. Others treated include Isaac Pratt George Quimby and James O George.
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West End
Washington Street
Cora Jackson
Bromfield Street
Franklin Street
Isaac Pratt
Bar Street
Malden
George Quimby
James O. George
Cottage Place
CC. F. Pratt
J. O. George
Quimby
Miss Jackson
Fatal shot ends dispute at machine shop murder in Haverhill
June 9 in Haverhill reports a machine shop murder as foreman Robert Kydd is shot by bookkeeper R B Galvin after a long feud. Galvin arrested, claims self defense. Autopsy shows bullet pierced right lung and heart area.
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Haverhill
James Busfield
Phenix
Robert Kyda
R. B. Galvin
Kydd
Galvin
Billy Russ
Russ
R. E. Galvin
Shannon
Washington Street
Dean
Fred A. Haines
R. L. Teed
Trolley Accident injures several near East Providence
An over crowded trolley car jumped the rails at 1 30 this morning a mile north of Silver Spring East Providence injuring more than ten standing passengers. Mrs Bernard Doyle is internally hurt Joseph H Riley and Bartholomew Griffin were cut bruised and shaken.
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Providence
R. I
Silver Spring
East Providence
Bernard Doyle
Joseph H. Riley
Bartholomew Griffin
Parkhurst sails for Europe to focus on church work
The Rev. Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst left New York aboard the Germania with his wife and a friend. In poor health, he abandons politics and slumming to dedicate future time to church work.
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New York
Charles H. Parkhurst
Europe
White Star Line
Germania
Draw settles Maher Sharkey clash amid police takeovers
In a raucous Palace Athletic Club bout crowd erupts as police arrest principals, seconds and referee after a clash between Maher and Sharkey. Referee Colville rules a draw under agreed conditions, with Maher and Sharkey weighed 172 pounds and tied to catchweights for a 25 round event.
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Maher
Sharkey
McLaughlin
Colville
Pittsburg
Phil
Danny Lynch
Billy Brady
The
Palace Athletic Club
Lexington Avenue
Chicago
Peter
Sailor Pugilist
John Lt. Sullivan
Jim Corbett
Charles
Kid
Maher-Sharkey
Charley Roden
Jersey City
Bob Quade
Quade
Kid McCoy
Riley Grannan
Pittsburg Phil
Spike Sullivan
Spike
Peters
Joe Choynski
Tim McGrath
Tom Lansing
Sally Smith
Buck Connelly
Pat Scully
Peter Lowry
Jack Quinn
Jack Cattanach
Health and strength notes and boxing fight details
Columns praise Dr. Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as a health booster curing consumption and nervous disorders. The article also covers crowd excitement at a boxing match where Ma h er’s followers outweighed Sharkey’s, with The Post providing timely bulletins and full results.
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Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Kid Lavigne Fined for Intoxication in Coney Island
New York June 9 Kid Lavigne champion lightweight boxer fined 10 for intoxication in Justice Nostrand s Coney Island court and held for examination on resisting officer charge. He appeared bruised from a row at an all night Bowery restaurant and claimed police mistreatment.
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New York
Lavigne
Justice Nostrand
Coney Island
McPartland
Danny Murphy
Bowery
Joseph Balszarini
Vaehns
Eckhold
Astor Hosts Second Carlton House Terrace Reception
William Waldorf Astor hosted a large dinner and reception at Carlton House Terrace in London. Forty guests attended the dinner including Prince Alexander of Teck Ambassador Hay and Mrs Hay. The dining table stretched over forty feet with massive silver candelabra and yellow and white orchid centerpieces.
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London
William Waldorf Astor
Carlton House Terrace
Prince Alexander of
Teck
Ambassador Hay
Mrs. Hay
Miss Hay
Boston Women Seek Body of Monatiquot Victims in Dover Case
Two unnamed Boston women visited Fay's undertaking rooms in Braintree to view the body of a man found in the Monatiquot River yesterday. A rumor of a body on the road between Braintree and South Weymouth prompted police inquiry as boxing match betting and ringside personalities filled out a day of dramatic events.
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Braintree
Boston
Fay
Monatiquot River
South Weymouth
Referee Colville Verdict Draws Boston Crowds in Rain
Hundreds crowded into Boston venues despite heavy rain to hear referee Colville’s verdict as the Post alone reported the ruling. Fans and reporters filled stands and hallways seeking updates on the contested decision and its implications for the game.
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Post
Colville
Brilliant London reception for royals and aristocracy
A grand London reception featured fruit and champagne laid along its length. Notable guests included Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Michael of Russia, Earl Cadogan, the Irish lord lieutenant, numerous dukes and counts with their duchesses, Lord Mayor Fandel Phillips, the Lady Mayoress, and many diplomats. Noted attendees wore striking gowns and jewels dazzled the crowd as M. Paderewski, Madame Melba, and M. Pol Plancon performed.
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London
Michael
Russia
Earl Cadogan
Ireland
Fandel Phillips
Countess of Essex
William Vernon Harcourt
Ronalds
Bradley Martin
Trains Dynamited Near Havana Kill Several
Two trains on the Havana to Matanzas line were exploded near a city bend. The passenger engine and pilot engine fell into a 29 foot pit after blasts. Three crewmen and seven soldiers died. 3 passengers injured and 32 bruised. a captain seriously wounded. Simultaneous gunfire targeted the train.
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Havana
Key West
Matanzas
Keogh Wins World Pool Championship in New York
At 2 p.m. in Keogh, New York, the pool match ended with Keogh 600 and Eby 604. Keogh is declared the champion pool player of the world as spectators crowd him with congratulations.
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New York
Keogh
Eby
Labor Men Sued Over Bakery Boycott In Roxbury
Papers served on the Central Labor Union and eight members of organized labor to appear in Superior Court the first Monday in July. Lawrence Stockinger & Bros., Roxbury bakers, seek action after a boycott over not handling the label of the National Bakers Union. Stockinger alleges trade decline due to the boycott. labor union officers deny official sanction and refuse responsibility. The injunction bars distributing circulars or any material reflecting on the firm.
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Central Labor Union
Organized Labor
Superior Court
Messrs
Max L. Rieser
John J. McCarthy
Frank Hartzbecker
Daniel Heitz
Ferdinand Meyer
Thomas W. Pritchard
Jacob Reinstadter
Conrad Kattelman
Lawrence Stockinger & Bros
Roxbury
Bakers’ Union No. 4
W National Bakers’ Union
Stockinger Bros
Glaziers' Strike Persists Amid Nine Hour Promise Dispute
The Post reports a glaziers strike over a nine hour agreement. Some master glaziers allegedly pledged to sign but workers faced a ten hour notice. Men left their shops after being told no prior understanding existed. Officers cite good faith promises and influence from the Master Glaziers' Association.
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Master Glaziers’ Association
Augusta Centenary Celebrated With City Hall Exercises
Augusta Maine marks its centennial with bells salutes and a City Hall program led by Mayor Choate. Ex Senator Bradbury presided as Chief Justice Fuller delivered the oration, a poem by Mrs. E. H. Nason followed, Togus Band performed and city officials spoke on topics from the State to Public Institutions. An informal reception closed the day.
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Augusta
City Hall
Choate
United States
J. M. Bradbury
Daniel Cony Weston
Fuller
H. M. Heath
Lendall Titcomb
the Press
C. B. Burleigh
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