Astonish Airmen Flights By Fitzpatrick
From New York Chicago Philadelphia and the Pacific coast queries poured into Waltham yesterday about aviators Harry N Atwood and Earle L Ovington. In three days their feats outran all prior attempts by foreign or American pilots in New England and boosted Boston into the forefront of cities interested in heavier-than-air craft.
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John J. Fitzpatrick
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pacific Coast
Waltham
Harry N. Atwood
Earle L. Ovington
New England
Boston
Ovington’s Flight Test Spark for Pilot License at Waltham
Reports from Pau and Dayton praise Ovington and the Wrights challenge the New York aero scene. Atwood may fly today at the Metz Aerodrome or Squantum, with a possible 200 mile flight toward New York or Maine. Crowds fill the Waltham field as detectives guard the hangars and aviation officials push for a license test with controlled banking and figure eight maneuvers.
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Pau
France
Ovington
Bleriot
Dayton
Wright Brothers’ School For
Boston
New York
The
American Aero Society
Atwood
Lynn Flier
Metz
Waltham
Squantum
Waltham Aviation Field
Robert Burns
Burns Detective Agency
James V. Martin
Farman
Maine
Ten Men Arrested in Wakefield Card Game Raid
Police Chief James Collins raided 85 Melvin Street Wakefield and arrested ten men charged with playing cards. Neighbors reported poker terms were shouted in English amid the raid as officer searched the premises.
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James Collins
Wakefield
Melvin Street
Roman Shield Adds Ancient Decor to Fenway Villa
An ancient Roman shield in bas relief was added to Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Italian villa in the Fenway. A brick wall section was removed to place the ornament, which is part of her collection of Old World treasures set into her Venetian palace. The shield features a coat of mail and helmet above a tablet, and its age is undetermined but likely very early.
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John L. Gardner
Fenway
Gardner
Fenway Palace
Wakefield tragedy claims Le Favre after failed rescue attempt
After vain rescue efforts, Le Favre is drowned while Harvey reaches shore. Harvey reports the men rocked the boat and left before police arrived. Le Favre, married with six children aged 16 months to 16, worked at Locke's Regulator factory.
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LeFavre
Harvey
Wakefield
Locke
Drowning of Augusta Man Off Swan Island
William Smith 35 of Augusta fell overboard from a motorboat off Swan Island in the Kennebec river late last night. An unsuccessful search followed as his younger brother, not adept at handling the boat, failed to reach him before he drowned. Smith leaves a widow and two children.
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Richmond
William Smith
Augusta
Swan Island
Kennebec River
Smith
Officer Birmingham Delivers Rescue on Charles River Canoe
Metropolitan Park Officer Birmingham rescued a young man clinging to an overturned canoe on the Charles River near Norumbega Park. The swimmer reached shore while the other canoeist walked to land after a separate capsizing near the Stone House.
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Birmingham
Metropolitan Park Police
Charles River
Norumbega Park
Metropolitan Park
Stone House
Drowning of Miss Jennie Farrell in Spofford Lake
Miss Jennie Farrell 25 of Boston drowned while swimming at Spofford Lake Keene New Hampshire near the Porter cottage. Friends say she was a strong swimmer and she sank in 18 feet of water. She was a domestic employed by Colonel W. R. Porter of Keene.
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Keene, N. H
Jennie Farrell
Boston
Spofford Lake
W. R. Porter
Porter
Child Falls Into River and Drowns
Eight year old Joseph Or zulaz, son of a Polish mill operative, crawled through a gap in a riverbank fence and fell into the Spickett River. The body was found floating later, with no witness to the accident.
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Lawrence
Spickett River
Joseph Orzulaz
Four Die in Pen Pen Tragedy in North Carolina Camp
In Pen Falls a bull pen collapsed in a mountain pass killing four convicts and mortally wounding 12 others. Seventeen additional guards and inmates sustained varying injuries in the disaster.
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Waynesvillee
N. C
Mad Dog and Foreigner Rampage at Revere Beach
A violent foreigner and a mad dog caused panic along Revere Beach Boulevard as crowds fled. The dog was killed and the foreigner captured and arrested after the incident. The day drew a large turnout to the seaside venue.
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Revere Beach Boulevard
Crowd Chaos as Man Attacks Through Mob and Mad Dog Terror
A man in a crowded area lunges through bystanders, striking many and injuring Mrs. Christine Mack before being overpowered by police. A mad dog then rampages toward the Point of Pines, later killed by a police shot after a foreman’s rake strike. Over 2000 people visit the State Bath House despite cold water.
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Christine Mack
Malden
Morris Finn
Brookings
Point of Pines
Bath House
Robbers Crack Safe at Post Office in Twin Mountain
Burglars blew open the Twin Mountain New Hampshire post office safe last night and stole 150 dollars in cash and 400 dollars in stamps. The crime was not discovered until 10 o clock this morning. Four men were seen leaving toward Wakefield after the robbery. The incident followed a fresh stamps shipment just yesterday.
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Twin Mountain
N.H
Wakefield
Governor Baldwin Hosts Yale Class of 1861 Reunion
Yale New Haven June 18 The class of 1861 reunion at Yale this week is notable as the first semi centennial gathering hosted by a state governor. Governor Simeon Baldwin, a member of the class, will host the reunion dinner at his Wall Street home Tuesday evening.
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Gov. Baldwin
Yale New Haven
Yale
Simeon
Baldwin
Wall Street
Ex-Representative OConnell Backs City Vote for Mayor Recall
Former Congressman Jose OConnell ends support for Mayor Fitzgerald and calls for a city election to recall the current mayor. He becomes the first Democratic leader to publicly back the recall stance amid the Fitzger ald campaign against Storrow.
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Jose
O'Connell
Isvor Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
James J. Storrow
Boston Recall Drive Pushes City Election Outlook
Ex congressman O Connell endorses recall of Mayor Fitzgerald and a January city election in Boston. He predicts Storrow O Meara Rothwell Brandeis O Neil Kelcher Sullivan Peters Corbett could defeat Fitzgerald, supported by business interests amid distrust of the incumbent.
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Washington
Taft
Corstessman
Posto
Fitzgerald
Waterloo
John A. Kelcher
John A. Sullivan
The
Finance Commission
Andrew J. Peters
Joseph Corbett
O'Connell
O’connell
Boston
Foss
James J. Storrow
Stephen O’meara
Bernard J. Rothwell
Louis K. Brandeis
Joseph
Diabetes Mellitus Patient Shows Recovery Claim
A 1911 report asserts a New Jersey manufacturer Joseph Allen suffered extreme diabetes with weight loss and confusion, given opium to ease symptoms until a Philadelphia patient with similar illness recovered after Fulton’s Diabetic Compound. The ad claims diabetes becomes curable in older adults with recuperative power and promotes mail-order treatment from John J. Fulton Co. in San Francisco.
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Joseph Allen
Ollingswood
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Allen
Fulton
Riker-Jaynes Co
John J. Fulton Co
San Francisco
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