Horse and rider suffer fatal fall at opening day races
Society notes and crowd watch as rider John Tucker loses a stirrup and a horse falls at The Pit. Vaquero wins the Myopia Steeplechase for J. W. Colt, with several races unsettled by protests and big fields. Grand Pa wins the Brookline Steeplechase while Sir Wooster is scratched with cramps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Colt
Prince Hampton
Vaquero
T. EF. Mannis
Eschau
Killochan
Brookline
Silas Veitch
Grandpa
Algie
E. Savage
Donahue
Liverpool
Reginald
H. Palmer
Yamm Christey
W. F. Storm
Sir Wooster
New York
Ascetic Silver
Harry Page
Mr. Ames
Tucker
Lanette
A. H. Higginson
Warrenton
J. E. Davis
Michael
Janette
Carmén
Mr. Channing
Higginson
Bessie Wynne
Sir Gaze
Galloways
Thomas J. O’donohue
Mr. Alpers
John P. Bowditch
Bessie Wynn
B. m
J. Tucker
Loudonville Stable
Eh. G
E. Tucker
Enseaves
Sampson
Tae W. F. Storms
Es Oee
Frederick Bull
Demijohn
Miss Randolph
Zinziber
Unicorn
E. Mannix
McCabe
P. S. P. Randolph
Byers Deran
J_F. Davis
Davis
Michal
Grenadier
Silas Weltch
Listener
Hogan
Montpellier Stable
Itany Spanker
B. Bo
Paddy
MH. B
Black Oak
Lady Albercraft
McMurtrie
B. Hi
Oaklawn
Linnia
Arlington
Rai
Thomas J. O'Donohues
James N
Mr. Tuckerman
Kenmarth
Monroe
Gowns at the Races Feature Society's Afternoon Fashions
A parade of society women and Misses at the racecourse displays linen and silk gowns with lace, embroidery, and plumed hats. Names include Mrs. Alfred Codman, Mrs. Starling Burgess, Miss Betty Porter, Miss Lillian Cotton, and many others in varied colors and fabrics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Codman
Starling Burgess
James Baker
London
Harry Russell
Betty Porter
Lillian Cotton
Henry B. Temby
Douglas Thomas, Jr
Reginald Gray
John Lowell
Walter Underwood
Robert Wade Williams
Mary Josephine Amory
John Parkinson, Jr
Alexander S. Porter, Jr
Ruth Winsor
Robert McQuillen
George Mandell
John Babson Thomas
Mary Peabody
Augustus N. Rantoul
George Cushing
Minna Lyman
James W. Kenney
John T. Bottomley
Herbert Burgess
J. Dudley Clarke
Francis Vernon Lloyd
Philadelphia
Marjorie Carpenter
Harry Smith
Worcester
A. Henry Higginson
Rosamond Allen
Alice Sohier
Louisa Wells
Rosamond Lang
William H. Hill
Grace Edwards
Liberty
Herbert Harrington
John L. Gardner
C. P. Greenough
Josiah Wayden
Marie Lee
Livingston Cushing
Margaret Roche
Frank S. Chick
Bessie Lee
Frederick Cunningham
Harriet Cunningham
Alice Sargent
John Hurd Hutchins
Joseph Gardner Bradley
Ecru
Helen Sears
Katherine Warren
Alice DeFord
Margaret DeFord
Horatio Appleton Lamb
Harold Jefferson Coolidge
Dorothy Mandell
Constance Cunningham
Edwin A. Boardman
Ella Bush
Theoda Bush
Alfred Winsor
A. Lawrence Rotch
Barbara Higginson
George C. Lee, Jr
Elizabeth Gray
William Whitman
Gardner Bullard
Margaret Crocker
Muriel Crocker
Roosevelt Letter Warns Against Liberty and Order Tyranny
The ex president argues both mob rule and oligarchy threaten liberty. He calls for ethics, exposing crookedness, and government action to curb big corporations without harming honest business. He warns against demagogues and stresses decisive executive control over corporations to defend industrial democracy.
Six Hurt In Fireworks Store Explosion At South Boston
A three story building on West Broadway near F street burned after a fireworks stock worth about 350 dollars exploded. William E. Phillips and eight others were injured. heroics by Patrolman Blaney and Reserve Officer McDonald saved several lives while bystanders helped. The blast shattered a large window and fire spread rapidly through the storefront and upper tenements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Broadway
F Street
William E. Phillips
Hale Street
Lowell
Boston
Phillips
Tie
South Boston
Castleman
Alberts
Ryan
Julia Connor
Broadway
C Street
E Street
Dorchester Street
Blaney
Station 16
Edward H. Carr
Bolton Street
David McDonald
Station 6
John Devine
Chemical 8
Connors Brothers
Connor
John J. Jones
McDonald
William Alberts
Devine
Edward Carr
New Haven Road
Carr
Zores
Ste
Henry Frank Phillips
William
Miss Castleman
Willie Alberts
Woman Loses Hair in Flames in Everett Apt Fire
A two alarm fire at 96 Chestnut Street in Everett damaged a two story apartment house. Mrs George Park 60 had hair singed and slight burns after a candle flame blew onto burlap draperies. Jewelry valued at $625 was lost or saved and the fire caused about $5000 in damage. The fire alarm system delayed responders by 15 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett
George Park
Chestnut Street
Joseph N. Seavey
Robertson Park
George Fark
Rescued Man Plunges in Charles River Near Harvard Bridge
Robert Hopkins, 61, of 36 Malden Street South End, despondent, leaped into the Charles River near Back Street and Massachusetts Avenue yesterday at sundown. Fred Ainsmith, 20, of 887 Western Avenue Cambridge, a Colby Academy student, plunged after him and brought Hopkins to shore unconscious, saving his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hopkins
Malden Street
South End
Charles River
Back Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Harvard Bridge
Fred Ainsmith
Western Avenue
Cambridge
Colby Academy
Dedham Trolley Smashes Auto in Memorial Square
Byron F. Blackinton of 147 Broadway Providence collided his touring car with an outward-bound Hyde Park trolley in Memorial Square. The crash damaged his car’s front wheel and steering. He was arrested for operating while intoxicated and bailed $50. He and three companions then left for Boston after repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedham
Byron F. Blackinson
Broadway
Providence
Hyde Park
Old Colony Street Railway Company
Memorial Square Siere
Maurice Brown
Blackinton
Granville Darling
Frederick Holton
William Close
Alexander Perry
Dean Nickerson
Boston
Hay Fever Cure Letter From Syracuse Man
Syracuse resident Frank U. Burden promotes a simple pre season prescription to prevent hay fever and asthma attacks. He invites readers to mail a 2 cent stamp to receive the remedy free of charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Frank U. Burden
N. Y
Newton Engine Wins at Newton Fire Contest
The annual Newton versus Waltham fire department contest drew a large West Newton crowd. The Newton engine won easily, extending a stream 217 feet to Waltham’s 107 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Waltham
West Newton
Labor Experts Elect Gettemy
National labor commissioners elected officers at their closing sessions in Rochester. President is Charles P. Neill United States commissioner of labor in Washington and first vice president is Charles F. Gettemy director of the Bureau of Statistics Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
National Labor Commissioners
Charles P. Neill
United States Commissioner of Labor
Washington
Charles F. Gettemy
Bureau of Statistics
Boston
Explosion at Store Kills and Wounds Patrons
William E. Phillips, store owner, recalls a gang outside the shop and a burning pink object among fireworks before a blast shook the store. Miss Castleman, overwhelmed by flames blocking the exit, ran to the cellar as the explosion followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Phillips
Miss Castleman
Long-term inmate Feared Escape From Burlington Jail
Frank Muir, a seasoned prisoner described as desperate, escaped from the Burlington County Jail in the early morning. The jail, built a year ago, has doors that cannot be locked due to settling, and Muir used a loosened iron bar from his couch to pry his cell door, then walked out after the outer door remained unlocked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Frank Muir
Muir
Pickpockets Grab Cash and Ring in Waltham Crowds
In Waltham on June 17 pickpockets crowding the scene took a $250 diamond ring from Simon Knivick a local pawnbroker and $33 from Max Baker a junk dealer. The total stolen amount reaches $283.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham
Simon Knivick
Max Baker
Nervous Headaches Cure Sold By Williams Pills
Dr Williams Pink Pills are marketed to relieve nervous headaches. Sold by all druggists or mailed postpaid at sec per box. Six boxes cost $2.50. Distributed by Jr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
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John Tucker
Mr. Tucker
Punctual
Tellfare
Pimlico
Fincastle
Donohue
Victory Belle
Roosevelt
Smoke
Ellen Ryan
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas Shoes
W.L. Douglas
Washington Street
Washington St
Court Street
Howard Street
Hanover Street
Summer Street
Lincoln Street
Dudley Street
Inute
Sush
Labor
Gettemy