Boy Rescued From Drowning by City Point Lifesaver
Harold Gordon an 11 year old boy was pulled from the sea off Marine Park South Boston after being swept out by undertow. Captain Hickey of the City Point life saving crew entered 80 feet of water to seize and carry him to shore unconscious but revived. The rescue occurred before a large crowd and the boy later promised his mother he would avoid deep water.
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Harold Gordon
Marine Park
Boston
Hickey
City Point Lifesaving
Southampton Street
Statue plan dropped honoring Penn Provost Harrison
Philadelphia June 26. Provost Charles Custis Harrison of the University of Pennsylvania was asked to drop a student planned statue in his honor. The request ends the project as presented.
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Philadelphia
Charles Custis Harrison
University of Pennsylvania
Trio of Accidents at Revere Beach mar death risks
On a crowded Revere Beach day 125000 visitors faced three accidents. Walter Stevens age 51? correct reading shows a 10-year-old boy and Anthony Curtin age 9 suffered fractured skulls after being thrown from a car running board on Beach Street while riding for free.
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Revere Beach
Ocean Side
Walter Stevens
Pleasant Street
Anthony Curtin
Park Avenue
Beach Street
Beach Day Crowds Fill Streets After Calm Weather
Miss Amelia and Lyman Bowman were injured on the boulevard when a 16 year old cyclist collided with her. She suffered a fractured skull and was treated at Frost Hospital in Chelsea with slight hopes of recovery. The day drew a vast crowd, with 4888 people at the bath house and heavy traffic along Central Street and the boulevard as pleasant 65 degree conditions drew record attendance.
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Amelia
Wenzer
Central Street
Dorchester
Lyman Bowman
Frost Hospital
Chelsea
Bath House
Tempting aroma and rich body of Seal Brand Coffee
An advertising blurb extols Chase and Sanborns Seal Brand Coffee as a satisfying beverage with a full rich body and unvarying strength, promising a calming, contemplative experience.
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Chase
Sanborn’s Seal Brand
Roddy Sisters Swap Roles in Brighton Double Wedding
In Brighton Miss Winifred Roddy and Miss Katherine Roddy are to wed Willis W. R. Lichfield and T. G. F. Collins. The marriages proceed with the bridesmaids and best men switching roles in a mirrored ceremony at St. Anthony's Church Brighton. Lichfield, a Back Bay financier and sergeant, and Collins of Somerville, are the couples. Reverend Hugl Roe O'Donnell will officiate.
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Brighton
Winifred
Katherine Roddy
Market Street
Willis W. R. Lichfield
T. G. F. Collins
Mr. Collins
Miss Roddy
Winifred Roddy
Mr. Lichfield
Miss Winifred Roddy
Mrs. Collins
Katherine Rod
Lichfield
Collins
Bay State Road
Back Bay
Fifth Regiment
Somerville
Hugl Roe O'Donnell
St. Anthony's Church
Two Die in Pistol Duel in New Bedford Boarding House
In New Bedford a pistol duel at a Hazard Street boarding house leaves Michael Bennetta mortally wounded and Patrick De Carlo dying from a stomach wound. Michael Nardozza, believed shooter, escaped as police cordon exits to city. Bennetta captured later with head wounds. the dispute arose from a card game.
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New Bedford
Patrick de Carlo
Hazard Street
Michael Bennetta
Michael Nardozza
Vito Santoro
Bennetta
Nardozza
de Carlo
Allen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New Haven Raises Fare Ahead Of Taft Bill Signature
New Haven officials confirm a fare increase filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission takes effect July 23 with a month’s notice. The move aimed to precede expected Taft railroad legislation and to boost mileage book sales which had lagged after earlier reductions. President Mellen had cut fares to two cents a mile five years ago.
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New Haven
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mellen
New Haven Road
Hindu Heiress Chooses Boston Chambermaid for Marriage
Moses R. Penn, linked to the Hindu Rai Varma clan, abandons US search for an heiress and plans to wed Irene Smith of Cochituate Massachusetts, a chamber maid in a Chicago hotel. A license was secured and the ceremony likely tomorrow after a photo session.
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Chicago
Moses R. Penn
Rai Varma
United States
Irene Smith
Cochituate
Mass
Barricade Ends in Slayings of Local Officers
In Ocilla Georgia on June 26 Chief of Police Davis and Deputy Sheriff Sheffield were killed. Deputy Sheriff Bass Sheriff McInnis and Deputy Sheriff Tucker were wounded as W H Bostwick, barricaded in his house with six children, threatened to shoot all reachable. Governor Brown has been asked to deploy troops.
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Ocilla
Davis
Sheffield
Bass
McInnis
Tucker
W. H. Bostwick
Brown
Emperor Francis Joseph Opens Parliament with Peace Reform
In Budapest on June 26 Emperor King Francis Joseph opened the newly elected Parliament. He signaled democratic electoral reform and higher military spending. He cited growing peace across Europe and expressed confidence in lasting peace blessings.
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Budapest
Francis Joseph
Tong War Breaks Out in Gotham Chinatown
June 3 in lower Bowery Chinatown a furtive tong conflict erupted firing over 40 shots in 90 seconds. Three Chinamen shot, two fatally. seven arrested as police cordon Chinatown and banquet of the Four Brothers continues after a quick halt to the violence.
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New York
Lower Bowery
Chinatown
Four Brothers
Chu Hen
Browne Bribery Jurors Unable to Agree on Verdict
In Chicago on June 26 the Browne senatorial bribery jury has not reached a verdict after more than 50 hours of deliberation. Judge McSurely remained ready to proceed to court at a moment's notice if a verdict emerged.
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Chicago
Lee O’neill Browne
McSurely
Wife Dead Husband May Die In Tandem Crash
Leominster June 26 Mrs John W R Andrews was killed and her husband 80 badly injured after a tandem motorcycle they rode collided with an electric car at 7 30 pm The motorman Arthur Gauthier is under arrest charged with criminal negligence.
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Leominster
John W. R. Andrews
Cohan Hospital
Arthur Gauthier
Fatal Streetcar Collision Involving Andrews Couple
Mr and Mrs Andrews were struck by a Fitchburg line streetcar on Church Street near Merriam Avenue as a hedge blocked their view. Mrs Andrews died at the hospital two hours after the crash. Mr Andrews suffered skull fractures and severe bruising with a slim chance of recovery. Motorman said the car ran at six miles per hour while the motorcycle was at half speed.
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Mrs. Andrews
Church Street
Merriam Avenue
Fitchburg
Drunkenness Declines Across Scotland Towns in 1909
Statistics from the Scottish prison report show a steady fall in drunkenness convictions starting May 1909. The monthly declines reached 135 in January, 704 by four months later, 879 in July, 930 in October, and 906 in December. Overall, town figures fell 27 percent and rural areas 19 percent.
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Edinburgh
Scottish Prison Report
Scotland
Death of Sister Mary Joséph longtime head of St Marys Infant Asylum
Sister Mary Joséph formerly Miss Frances Rochford of San Francisco daughter of General Rochford and heiress to a large fortune died yesterday after a long illness. She entered a convent at 15 serving in New Orleans Baltimore Syracuse and Boston before her eight years as head of St Marys Infant Asylum in Dorchester. She was 53.
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Mary Joséph
St. Mary's Infant Asylum
Dorchester
Sisters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul
Frances Rochford
San Francisco
General Rochford
New Orleans
Baltimore
Syracuse
Boston
Obituary notices from Boston area residents
A list of death notices and funeral details for Babbette Bornstein, Emily Bushey, Ellen Cronin, Ellen Maher, Grace Mulcahy, John Murphy, Lawrence OConnor, Herbert ODon nel, Lillian Draper Stevens, Simon Ulmer, Annie Wallace, Catherine White. Includes addresses, funeral times, church names, and request for attendance.
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Bornstein
Kenberma
Hull
Babbette Morse Bornstein
Meyer J. Bornstein
Chapel
Wadswort Street
Cronin
Boston
Ellen
Cornelius and
Ellen Cronin
Princeton St
Church of the Sacred Heart
California
Maher
Lawrence Street
Ellen B. Maher
Thomas Maher
Hunting Street
Campridge
St. Patrick’s Church
Mulcahy
Worcester
Grace Frances Mulcahy
Somerville
Thomas and
Margaret
St. Ann’s Church
O’connor
Revere
Lawrence
Mary L. O’connor
Joseph J. O’connor
All Saints’ Church
Roxbury
Arlington Avenue
Church of the Immaculate
Beach Street
O’donnell
Herbert F. O'Donnell
Mary O’donnell
Cushman Avenue
Oh Street
Revere Council
K. of
C . Stevens
Lillian Draper
Emery P. Stevens
Western Avenue
Brighton
Waterman Chapel
Washington Street
Ae Ulmer
Malden
Simon R. Ulmer
Wigglesworth Street
Wallace
Chaplin
Conn
Annie
Warren Wallace
George W. Humphrey
Walker Street
Ongpestown
White
Catherine
Simon White
Stone Avenue
St. Joseph’s Church
St. Paul Cey
Arlington
Funeral for Comrade Francis A. Good Held by Dorchester Veterans
The funeral for Francis A. Good of 4 Browning Ave Dorchester, a late member of George J. Whitten Camp No 1, Spanish War Veterans, will be at St Leos Church Esmond St Dorchester on Monday morning June 27 at 9 15. Comrades urged to attend by order of Molloy Commander Joseph.
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Francis A. Good
Browning Ave
Dorchester
George J. Whitten
St. Leo’s Church
Esmond St
Molloy
Joseph
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