Lynching feared as search for abductor of Matilda Ouelette continues
In Fall River a posse and police hunt a man believed to have lured 6 year old Matilda Ouelette to the woods to pick flowers. She was found near collapse after wandering three miles. Her condition is critical and her parents are prostrated. Some think the suspect fled to Canada while others fear he hides in the woods. A vigorous, relentless search is under way.
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Fall River
Matilda Ouelette
Canada
Anthony
Mother Brook
Perdicaris describes Raisuli captivity in detail at Tangier
Ion Perdicaris, freed American, recounts the May 18 entry into Raisuli camp with Cromwell Varley. Varley suffered a head wound and hand slash with a knife. both were bound and transported by horseback to Tsarradent, where they lived in a poor hut under tight guard before a shereef eased conditions and tents were provided. Spies urged Varley to serve the pretender.
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Tangier
Ion Perdicaris
Raisuli
Raisull
Cromwell Varley
Atery Sur
Ehy
Varley
Perdicaris
Tsarradent
Perdicarius
Wazan
Fair Cooler Local Forecast for Boston and Vicinity
The forecast calls for a fair day with cooler temperatures in Boston and surrounding areas. Highs near the mid 60s, lighter winds, and dry conditions expected through the day with a gradual evening dip. Local residents should plan for a pleasant, comfortable Monday.
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Boston
Babe Falls 3 Stories Will Live
An 8 year old girl Emma Reardon fell three stories from a Dorchester street window in South Boston yesterday morning. She landed on a clothes line in the yard at 108 Dorchester Street and survived with head abrasions. Hospital officials expect a full recovery within a few days. The child sat on a window sill seeking air when she toppled out.
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Boston
Dorchester Street
Emma Reardon
City Hospital
J F Donnelly Elected Middlesex A C H President
John F. Donnelly of Cambridge was elected president of Middlesex A C H Division 15 in a special election, succeeding the late Cornelius Bowen. The result places Donnelly as new head of the Cambridge based organization.
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J. F. Donnelly
Middlesex A. C. H
John F. Donnelly
A. H
Cambridge
Middlesex
Cornelius Bowen
Vast Hot Weather Goods Line At A Shuman Corner
We carry a large line of hot weather goods as shown in any department in the country. Mohair Al Paca Skeleton Serge coats, white and fancy vests, white duck, crash and flannel tennis trousers, automobile dusters, and more at all prices. Large selection of outing trousers in dark colors left over from suits reduced to 2 and 3 dollars a pair. A Shuman & Co. Shuman Corner.
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Centlemen
A.shuman & CO
Shuman Corner
Rubbers Save Man and Horse in Melrose Electricity
In Melrose on June 26 a five foot patch of electrified ground shocked a horse and two men. Charles F. Reed was thrown unconscious when he touched the ground, his brother Ralph Reed was shocked at a telegraph pole, and a third man used rubbers to rescue both the horse and men. The injured man is in critical condition but expected to recover. The charge is believed to stem from a street railway leakage.
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Melrose
Charles F. Reed
Melrose Highlands
Main Street
Boardman Avenue
Reed
Ralph Reed
Policeman Beaten on Warren Street in Early Morning Attack
Officer Cornelius J. Linnehan of Division 9 was beaten into insensibility on Warren Street. He suffered severe scalp wounds and an injured wrist and is recovering at home. Suspect George Thompson, 17, is named in the report.
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Warren Street
Cornelius J. Linnehan
George ‘Thompson
Columbus Avenue
Malcolm Shaw
St. Germain Street
Shaw
Linnehan
Waumbeck
No trace of Loomis in Plymouth mystery deepens
Paris June 26 reports no word on Kent J. Loomis brother of Francis B. Loomis American assistant secretary of state who vanished around the Kaiser Wilhelm II arrival at Plymouth June 20. Officials cling to hope he will turn up as they consider motives and suspect harm after landing, based on accounts from W. J. Ellis and Gustave Flamm and a forwarded description to the American consul Joseph Stephens.
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Paris
Kent J. Loomis
Francis B. Loomis
Plymouth
W. J. Ellis
Gustave Flamm
San Francisco
Loomis
Joseph Stephens
Kaiser Wilhelm
Boy Hit by Touring Car Near Harvard Bridge
An 11 year old boy, James Mahoney of 110 Cabot Street, was run over by a touring car said to be driven by J Frank Mixer of Somerville near Harvard bridge. He suffered bruises and a bad cut over an eye but was not seriously hurt after treatment by Dr. Thompson and returned home.
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J. Frank Mixer
Somerville
Harvard Bridge
James Mahoney
Cabot Street
Dr. Thompson
Massachusetts Avenue
Burglar In Yerxa Mansion Arrest After Narrow Escape
Police capture George A. Clark alias Charles Williams in Yerxa mansion on Lancaster Street Cambridge after he barricaded himself. He had been released from state prison this month for burglary in Newton and matched jewelry and silverware taken from Leroy B. Brown home. A loaded revolver was found in his hiding room as rooms were ransacked and the Yerxa family was notified.
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Henry D. Yerxa
Lancaster Street
Cambridge
George A. Clark
Charles .Williams
Clark
Charles Williams
Newton
Leroy 8. Brown
Massachusetts Avenue
Rogues’ Gallery
Boston
New York
Yerxa
Quiet Night Urged at St Thomas Church Jamaica Plain
The Rev Father Madden urged the congregation at St Thomas Church Jamaica Plain yesterday to abstain from explosions or any celebration on the night before the Fourth that could desecrate the Sabbath.
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ST. Thomas
St. Thomas’ Church
Jamaica Plain
Father Madden
Every Day Universalist Church Closes After 51 Years
The Every Day Church on Shawmut Avenue, Boston, the citys second oldest Universalist society, closed last night after a farewell service. It will join with the Brookline Universalist Society and worship in Whitney Hall until a $150,000 edifice is completed. Congregants will scatter to Newtons Brookline Watertown and Needham. Former pastors and laymen attended, with Rev George L. Perin delivering a final sermon and remarks on the societies future aims.
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Every Day Church
Shawmut Avenue
Universalist Society
Boston
Brookline Universalist Society
Whitney Hall
Coolidge Corner
Newtons
Brookline
Watertown
Needham
Brookline Society
George L. Perin
Universalist
C. A. Skinner
D. D
Somerville
Blanchard
Lynn
Goddard
Heat wave chaos claims many in New England days
Record heat and sudden squalls caused numerous deaths across New England. Boats capsized in squalls and swimmers drowned before aid arrived. Boston reached 94, the hottest June 26 in Weather Bureau history, as congestion worsened and residents sought relief at beaches. Prostrations occurred in Boston and surrounding areas.
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New England
Mercury
Boston
Weather Bureau
Baby Left Desolate Found in Lodging House Chamber
A two month old girl was found abandoned in a lodging house chamber at 36 Ash Street after a young mother with a baby in her arms rented the room from Annie Mahoney. The infant’s mother vanished Friday afternoon, and Mahoney sought police or Chardon Street Home authorities to take the child.
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Ash ‘Street
Annie Mahoney
Chardon Street
Free Home Garden Party on Dorchester Grounds
A garden party in aid of the Free Home for Consumptives will be held this afternoon and evening on the home grounds at Quincey Street Dorchester.
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Free Home
Free Home For Consumptives
Quincey Street
Dorchester
Boston Sizzles in Record Heat Wave
A sweltering June day in Boston drove temperatures to ninety four degrees with humidity intensifying the misery. Officials confirmed the high at 94 as residents faced nonstop heat, while forecasters promised cooler weather today and relief may come with the next front.
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Boston
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Babe Falls
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