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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1911
Page
1
Charlestown police posted 150 officers on duty as festivities proved unusually calm. With fewer than 25 drunkenness arrests, four firecracker law violations, one fire alarm, and no serious accidents by midnight, the crowd remained small and well behaved without the common push and blast of fireworks.
Police officials kept Sullivan square calm as attendees dispersed by 11 PM. Superintendent William H. Pierce visited Station 15 and routed firecrackers. Captain Yeaton and Lt O Rourke led patrols and reported satisfaction with the district. Weather and fewer open houses reduced crowds. 939th Artillery Association hall closed. Catholic Literary Union banquet at Waverley House featured Mayor Fitzgerald and Governor as speakers.
The note indicates the continuation of the Fourth Colt sporting summary in the American section, suggesting ongoing coverage of equestrian or pistol events and related results. Details are incomplete in this fragment, but the item implies continuation of a prior report.
Chicago again leads the National league as New York sits second. Old Cy Young steers the Naps to a win over the Red Sox while rain affects several games including Brooklyn at Cincinnati and Harvard facing Williams. Miss Sutton defeats Miss Sears for tennis. Country Club races begin today.
Worcester service starts June 17 with limited cars. Trains depart Park Square on the hour as listed in the summer timetable.
Harry N. Atwood, the young Wright flyer, was caught nearly 1000 feet in the Burgess-Wright biplane over the Waltham aviation field by a thunderstorm. A 50 mile wind and heavy rain drenched the machine as he skillfully controlled the craft to avert disaster. Beachey reportedly flew 5000 feet high amid the thunderstorm, likewise narrowly avoiding danger.
A unsettled forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for Saturday showers followed by more rain on Sunday. Winds will be light to moderate and variable across New England as the system moves through.
Yesterday's temperatures show a range from the mid 60s to low 70s with peak readings around 69 at 3 PM and 74/12 at midnight. The average yesterday was 64 and compared to last year 60, with Saturday a year ago noted as fair.
Dana de Cordova a Boston broker at 320 Beacon Street Back Bay faced a separate support suit yesterday in Suffolk Probate Court filed by his wife alleging cruelty due to constant insults by his brother in law and a family pastor.
Mrs. Anna H. de Cordova accuses husband of cruelty and arranging conflicts with her brother and pastor. He dismisses claims as trivial, says he will vigorously contest the petition, noting tensions over Henry Hildreth and a planned move, while Hildreth could not be located.
The L street bathhouse opened yesterday with a smoking and newspaper reading ban for the first time at the resort. Patrons faced a new ticket system for towels trunks and deposits while protests and confusion grew among bathers who planned to appeal to city officials.
Harold Vanderbilt son of W K Vanderbilt escaped death by jumping overboard from his launch the Vagrant when it caught fire alongside the John Harvard the Crimson crew official launch. He was burned about the face and hands but kept his eyesight.
Bathers faced rigid enforcement of a trunks rule and a complex ticket system at the bath yesterday. They described long lines, multiple tickets for towels trunks keys and valuables and confusion entering exiting and using lockers under Superintendent Michael H. Kelley’s enforcement.
Fireworks worth about five hundred dollars exploded in the window of Jacob Andle man’s periodical store at 371 Western Avenue Cambridge when youths fired a spouting rocket through the door. The blast shattered plate glass, sent sparks and rockets into the street, and trapped owner Leon Andleman before Patrolman Henry rescued him from the cellar.
Dill Starr, Crimson quarterback of the 190s, visited Vanderbilt and helped moor a guest boat near Harvard quarters. A boiler flash and fire scorched his face and hair as the engine failed, but Harvard crew members extinguished flames before the vessel drifted toward a government light and then sank after snagging a submerged obstacle.
Miss Fanny Kelly testified in Alfred Maine court that she urged Miss Margaret E Noble to stop giving Mrs Ole Bull Indian medicine and disturbing her sleep during her final days. The witness described Mrs Bull's health failing after she began using a brown fluid and a reddish substance. The today session in Mrs Clea Bull Vaughan's will contest noted Mrs Bull's 1898 to 1907 gifts to Swamis and Indian workers totaling 38975.
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