Boston Prepares For Historic Military Parade And Gatherings
A Boston news description notes Thursday's parade will be the finest military display in years with 25 000 men in line and unprecedented naval and military coordination. Over the next two weeks tens of thousands visit the city for a teachers national convention homeopathists and German farmers meetings plus large gatherings of Harvard alumni and Christian Scientists from across the nation and Europe.
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Boston
Harvard
Potomac
Hooker
Jack Gardner
Joe
30Ston
Europe
Emily Morse Dies in Suspected Gas Fatality at Malden
Emily Morse aged 20 is found dead by gas in a locked room at 68 Converse avenue Malden between midnight and 2 am. Police officer Curley discovers the gas filled chamber and notes death by asphyxia confirmed by Medical Examiner Durell. Morse had been in service to Mrs. Emily Williams of 64 Converse avenue and recently graduated Brookline High School.
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Malden
Emily Morse
John N. Williams
Converse Avenue
Curley
Miss Morse
Emily Williams
Emily N. Morse
Brookline
Williams
A. N. Ward
Morse
Beloved Miss Morse of Brookline a sad death tale
A Brookline mother mourns as Miss Morse dies suddenly in Malden. Reporters learn the respected Brookline High School graduate suffered a fatal melancholia after health decline. Friends note hereditary risk and financial strain affecting her education plans. Funeral arrangements move to Forest Hills after aBrookline burial plan was canceled.
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Miss Morse
Post
Elsa
Davis Avenue
Brookline
William H. Lincoln
Charles Winthrop Morse
Boston
Daniel Sanborn
Brookline High School
Millionaire's Mansion Fire Leaves Two Burned. Girl Likely Die
Greenwich, June 22. Genevieve Peats, year old daughter of Alfred Peats, and her mother are badly burned after a kerosene lamp exploded in the Alta Crest mansion on Electric Hill. The fire destroyed the home, once owned by Andrew Carnegie, with losses near $150,000. Mr Peats and servants rushed to aid, but hydrants were unavailable.
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Greenwich
Conn
Alfred Peats
Electric Hill
Genevieve
Peats
Johnston
Alta Crest
Andrew Carnegie
Counterfeiters Led by a Beautiful Girl
Cambridge police report a counterfeit gang using worn bills to swindle in stores. Victims describe two men a 16 year old boy and a stylish young woman who leads the crime, posing innocent while handling large sums of money. The fake notes are crafted by an expert engraver near Cambridge, with the group believed to originate from the West.
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Cambridge
Boston Area Weather Forecast Keeps Rain and Wind Ahead
The forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for Tuesday rainfall with brisk easterly winds. Wednesday will be cloudy with rain in the morning.
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Boston
Little Methuen Girl Burned in Bed
An overturned lamp in Eli Crabtree's Newton Park home near Methuer Village started a fire that badly burned his seven year old daughter as she slept. The family reports only minor damage to the house and the condition of the girl remains grave.
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Methuen
Eli Crabtree
Newton Park
Methuer Village
Squabble Threatens Breakup Of Cliftondale Church Power
A June 22 meeting at First Congregational Church of Cliftondale, Salguus, ends without action as factions quarrel over incorporation and ownership of real estate. Chair A. W. Lovejoy clashes with opponents E. L. Neera and A. B. Smith over bylaws and membership, with accusations of unfair rulings and calls to read nonmembers off the list.
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Saugus
First Congregational Church
Cliftondale
C. H. Mix
A. W. Lovejoy
E. L. Neera
A. B. Smith
Mr. Lovejoy
Harry C. Nye
Neera
Mr. Neera
Boston
Apollo Decorated by the Boys of '98
Harvard seniors of class ’98 outwitted rivals at the Pops to decorate the Apollo statue in Symphony Hall. The night featured rival class displays, feasting, and playful chiding among ’88 ’97 ’93 and ’99 factions, with crowd cheer for the ’98 victory and leaders like Mayor Herman Gade of Salt Lake City leading the chorus.
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Harvard
Apollo
Symphony Hall
Ben” Dibblee
Comee
Century Hall
Salem Cadst
Herman Gade
Salt Lake City
Michigan
Stad
Judge Emmons
Vote on Incorporation Fails Despite Wide Support
The meeting approved by 74 to 26 a move for incorporation but fell short of a three-fourths requirement, leaving the measure defeated. Three sworn tellers counted ballots with a read list, while several women protested, calling the process mean and miserable.
Horsford's Acid Phosphate advertised as a life vigor tonic
An advertisement for Horsford's Acid Phosphate promises nourishment strength and vigor while claiming to cure indigestion. The copy highlights energizing effects and health benefits to entice readers to purchase the product.
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Horsford
Vesuvius in full eruption reported from Naples
A special despatch from Naples states Vesuvius is in full eruption. The item notes widespread alarm and significant volcanic activity.
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Vesuvius
London
Naples
Carpenters Union Condemns Governor Bates Over Eight Hour Bill
At a Carpenters' Union 38 meeting last night Governor John L. Bates was condemned for opposing the eight hour bill for state employees submitted last week and passed by youth branches. The union voted $388 for a defense fund the International Brotherhood has decided to establish.
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John L. Bates
Carpenters’ Union 38
International Brotherhood
Demand for Hooker Day Tickets Far Greater Than Supply
Demand for tickets for Hooker Day is unprecedented as veterans protest while three U S Navy battleships led by the Texas Indiana and Hartford and torpedo boats Chauncey Dale Bainbridge Barry and Decatur arrive for the parade. Admiral Sands and Mortimer L Johnson visit and naval salutes echo as preparations race toward Thursday’s event with grandstands rising at the State House and Postoffice square.
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Navy Yard
Uncle Sam
Texas
Indiana
Hartford
Chauncey
Dale
Bainbridge
Barry
Decatur
Boston
John Gardner Quimby
Mortimer L. Johnson
Admiral Sands
State House
Postoffice Square
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Boston Tunnel
Old State House
Bunker Hill
Sei Soll
Purdy
Treasury
Thompson's Spa
Washington Street
Congregational Society
John
Carpenters
Gragg
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