Sunk by Collier off Highland Light in dense fog
In heavy fog the four mast collier J Holmes Birdsall of Philadelphia collided with the two mast fishing schooner Nellie G Adams of Provincetown about 65 miles southeast of Highland Light. Adams sank in five minutes with only Captain John G Silva and Cook Manual Costa aboard. Coast guard and locals rescued all Adams crew. Birdsall towed to Boston by tug Confidence with rigging damaged. Captain Silva later recounted his escape from death.
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J. Holmes Birdsall
Philadelphia
Robertson
Boston
Nellie G. Adams
Provincetown
John G. Silva
Highland Light
Silva
Cook Manual Costa
Adams
Birdsall
Confidence
Prison arrival unsettles town as execution looms
A Vermont town faces a hanging four days away as Mrs. Rogers nears death row. Her mother and daughter arrived at the prison amid divided public opinion. Reprieve hopes fade with no confirmed postponement from officials.
Man Accused of Spraying Kerosene on Two Women
John Rockett allegedly threatened Mrs. Delia Donovan of 284 C Street South Boston and sprayed kerosene on her with a lit match, briefly injuring 16 year old Josephine Driscoll. Rockett was arrested at about 6 PM and faces felonious assault charges.
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John Rockett
Delia Donovan
C Street
Boston
Josephine Driscoll
Ipswich Mills
Rockett
Boston Suffers Heat Wave with 90 Degree Noon Reading
Boston endured a scorching day as thermometers hit 90 at noon and humidity mounted, making conditions feel near 100. The heat persisted throughout the day with high humidity intensifying the discomfort. Continued on Page 2-First Column.
Japanese Drive Enemy From All Sides In Major Battle
Despatches from Marshal Oyama report Japanese forces have driven the enemy from all approaches near Tokio. Heavy losses are said to have been inflicted as several positions are occupied.
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London
Linovitch
Tokio
Oyama
Hundreds May Lose Jobs Today in Boston Over Nonresidents
Alderman James M. Curley pushes a mayoral action to cut salaries for non resident city workers and end fake residency. He cites up to three million dollars yearly at stake and urges the Mayor to enforce ordinances that prioritize Boston residents for city labor. The Post will publish a list of non residents on Page 8.
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Collins
Board of Aldermen
James M. Curley
Council
Boston
Post
Curley
F Gray Co Sells Suits Below Cost in Major Sale
At Washington Hanover street F Gray Co advertises a big clothing sale claiming $20 and $25 ready to wear suits priced at 9.90. The company touts these as the cream of ready to wear garments and argues the price does not pay for the cloth.
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F. Gray & Co
F. Gray Company
Washington-Hanover Street
Tragic Nova Scotia case grips Digby County town
In Plympton Nova Scotia urgent searchers combed woods for two missing children after a break in at a neighbor’s home. A 18 month old girl Elma was found bound and gagged in a thicket and later May a 6 year old girl’s body was found nearby. Coroner Elderkin and Crown Prosecutor Dennison led an inquest as Boston lawyer George Young and caregiver Hope Young are held for questioning.
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Plympton
Digby County
N. S
May Young
Hope Young
Fred Young
Boston
Kingsley Melanson
Melanson House
Elma
MacDonald of
Barton
May
Elderkin
Weymouth
Dennison
Young
Effie Field jumps from burning car in Cambridge crash
Mrs Effie Field of 27 Rockingham Street Cambridge leaped from a motor car then burning after a leak caused gasoline ignition. Husband Walter Field stopped the vehicle and alerted the fire department. The car was destroyed while Mrs Field was taken home for treatment. Accident occurred at Commonwealth Avenue and Exeter Street.
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Effie Field
Rockingham Street
Cambridge
Walter Field
Do you wear the Four and Five Dollar Clothes Reform
Do you wear the four and five dollar kind reform now and save. Get the same at F Gray Company Washington Hanover Street for 1.90.
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F. Gray Company
Washington- Hanover Street
Sensational outing suit offered by F Gray Company
An advertisement promotes an outing suit in Peg-top trousers and double-breasted coat with belt, crafted from French flannels and cheviots priced at 5.90. It also urges readers to investigate F Gray Company on Washington Hanover Street.
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F. Gray
Washington-Hanover Street
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Yor
Dories
Gorady
Mary Mabel Rogers
Windsor, Vt
New England
Mark
Condi
Office OF
Boston Consolidated Gas Company
West Street
Tulip
James L. Richards
Essential
Allen
Gate of
Plympton, N.S
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