Ames Declares Senate Bid Against Lodge Machine
Congressman Butler Ames announced his candidacy for the Massachusetts Senate seat held by Henry Cabot Lodge. He said Lodge’s lieutenants are already pressing for re election of the Nahant senator and pledged a good hard fight.
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Washington
Butler Ames
Massachusetts
Republican Lodge
Bay State
Lowell
Senate
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nahant Statesman
Man Kills Two Women Then Himself in Domestic Tragedy
In Springfield Maine a family confrontation at David Downes home ends when Downes shoots his mother in law Ive Woodward and his wife killing both women before turning the rifle on himself. The scene unfolds before Downes's 5 year old daughter and other relatives.
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Springfield
David Downes
Prentiss Road
Downes
Ive Woodward
Downes Ends Life Amid Tragedy and Fire Scene
A man identified as Downes shot himself after firing three times in a room filled with smoke. The incident left three others dead instantly as Mr Woodward aided neighbors in reaching the scene and rescuing a child amid cries of terror.
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Downes
Mr. Woodward
Fire record notes multiple incidents in city areas
The entry lists several fires and alarms including a Moses Williams estate loss at 10 a.m. on Providence street, a 2:40 p.m. box call on Hammond street for J. N. Hanson, a 7:50 p.m. still alarm at the Boston Elevated Electric car, and an 8:20 p.m. bonfire at West Roxbury’s Goldsmith street.
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Providence Street
Moses Williams
Hammond Street
Roxbury
J. N. Hanson
Summer Street
Boston
Goldsmith Street
West Roxbury Bonfire
Sunday Baseball Banned at Fort Banks
After a two year clerical campaign in Winthrop, Fort Banks will not host Sunday baseball. Brigadier General Walter S. Howe ordered no Sunday games on the federal reservation, and several hundred spectators learned the decision yesterday.
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Winthrop
Fort Banks
Federal Reservation
Walter S. Howe
Department of the East
Fort Banks Sunday baseball games halted by War Department
Colonel Patterson at Fort Banks cancelled the game after District Attorney French threatened trials. Protestant ministers in Winthrop had pressed to end Sunday games for two years, prompting General Howe to order no play on Sundays. Soldiers guarded crowds and minors were barred from the reservation, while Winthrop residents circulated petitions asking the War Department to prohibit Sunday sports on federal reservations.
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Patterson
Fort Banks
French
United States
Winthrop
War Department
Howe
Eards
Massachusetts
United States War Department
Ames attacks Lodge in Massachusetts Republican rift
Former U.S. Senator Ames announces candidacy in a fight against Senator Lodge and his party machine. He accuses Lodge of pressuring Navy procurement to aid Boston capitalists and condemns the Lodge operation as a political club that suppresses independent action while praising Lodge’s intellect and credentials.
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Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Ames
State House
Mr. Ames
J. Otis Wardwell
Republican State Committee
State Central Republican Committee
Lodge
Leaky Gunboat Marietta Engineer Commits Suicide
Washington June 26 The Court of Inquiry investigating the gunboat Marietta reports Lieutenant Richter senior engineer on the ship killed himself rather than be detached from the leaky craft.
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Washington
Court of
Marietta
Richter
Tragic Drowning In Kennebec Motor Boat Show
Fred Gagne foreman of an Augusta shoe factory drowned in the Kennebec near Oaklands Gardiner while four men tried a crowd pleasing boat trick. Albert Ferrin attempted rescue but Gagne sank. Ferrin saved Charles Trask and reached shore. Chase remained aboard the drifting craft. all four men from Augusta. It is the Kennebec’s first drowning of the season.
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Gardiner
Fred Gagne
Augusta
Kennebec
R. H. Gardiner
Oaklands
Gagne
Charles Trask
Albert Ferrin
Thomas Chase
Ferrin
Trask
Chase
Navy Court Clears Hill After Marietta Inquiry
The court of inquiry found limited censure for Commander Frank S. Hill and endorsed reforms in naval vessel repair and inspection. It disclosed the Marietta as an aging hulk, with avoidable risks and unfulfilled repair requests. Lieutenant Richter’s suicide on board Hampton Roads is noted as the first official light on his death.
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Frank S. Hill
Commander Hill
Board of Inspection
Marietta
Richter
Hboard
Hampton Roads
Hill
Navy Yards
Washington Navy Yard
Portsmouth Yard
City Solicitor Cited in Early Auto Trap Incident
WALTHAM June 6. City Solicitor Thomas F. Carey narrowly avoided arrest in a street trap set by Patrolmen Cater and Bemis on Main street between Hammond and Rich. He was halted for failing to sound his horn at the intersection.
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Waltham
Thomas F. Carey
Cater
Bemis
Main Street
Hammond
Rich
Lifeguard Fitzgerald Rescues Man at Somerville Bathhouse
Edwin P. Fitzgerald, a life guard at the Somerville bathhouse, saved a 32 year old man from drowning yesterday after spotting him struggling about 50 feet from shore. The unconscious man recovered with restoratives but refused to reveal his name or address.
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Edwin P. Fitzgerald
Somerville
Mr. Fitzgerald
Johnson Prepares for Fight as Cross-Continent Reports Surface
Mike Murphy endorses Johnsons combat method while Jeffries is likened to fishing. Johnson outlines winning strategy as training continues. Work on arena progresses and Boston faces doubleheader against the Athletics. Doves clash with Brooklyn at South End Grounds amid improving pitching averages. Corello claims victory in a race.
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Chicago National
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Chicago
St. Louis
Mike Murphy
Johnson
Jack Ndon
Jeffries
Johns
N. Johnson
Red Sox
Brooklyn
South End Grounds
Bostop
Corello
Drowns While Bathing in Mill Canal
Lawrence scene reports Alphonse Cayer of 44 Parker Street drowned in the mill canal during an early morning bath with companion David Hamel. Cayer could not swim and vanished in the swift current around 2 o'clock.
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Lawrence
Alphonse Cayer, Zi
Parker Street
Mill Canal
David Hamel
Ayer
Everett Marshes Run Gun Battle Ends With Capture
A near duplication of the Lynn tragedy occurred in Everett early today as three foreigners opened fire on an officer during arrest attempts. They fled across the marshes firing at pursuing police, were chased by a large posse, and all were captured unharmed. The moonlit fusillade woke Chelsea end of town.
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Lynn
Everett
Chelsea
Fugitives Tracked Across Marsh as Police Close In
A squad of police hunted three armed men after a 1:30 a.m. shootout at the corner of the boulevard and Lewis street. OfficersCornered them at the marsh edge and a stable near the New England Gas and Coke Works, capturing all three after a long pursuit. All threw away their revolvers before overpowered.
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Lonnigan and Crocker
Ais
New England Gas and Coke Works
Chelsea
Boulevard
Lewis Street
Fleming
New England
Mystic
Lynn Bandits Admit Crime After Bank Robbery
Surviving bandits from the Lynn robbery claim the killings of Thomas Landregan and Patrolman James Carroll were not premeditated. They say they decided to rob and shoot only after spotting the money satchel from the Lynn National Bank as the victims emerged. Wasili Ivanowski, hospitalized with a finger wound, spoke to police through an interpreter about the trio’s actions.
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Lynn
Thomas A. Landregan
James H. Carroll
Landregan
Carroll
Lynn National Bank
Wasili Ivanowski
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Airship route eyed for New York to Boston trips
Hamburg-American line may put a Zeppelin like the Friedrichshafen craft into commission in America for excursion tours between New York and Boston Emil L Boas says the decision depends on whether an airship is a ship or something else.
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New York
Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Dusseldorf
America
Boston
Emil L. Boas
Hamburg-American Steamship Line
Boas Eyes U S View on Airships Before Business
Mr. Boas at his Greenwich summer home says final plans depend on American government stance on airships. If airships are treated as ships of the seas or aircraft, a special dispensation would be required to do business in the United States.
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Mr. Boas
Greenwich
Conn
Specialist for Col Roosevelt to Seek Relief in New York
New York June 27 Coronel Roosevelt will seek relief from hoarseness by visiting a specialist in diseases of the throat. The doctor refused to discuss the case and said there would be no operation. Roosevelt has a Harvard commencement engagement early this week, suggesting no special significance to the visit.
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Nev
Jack Johnson
Johnson
New York
Coronel Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Harvard
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