Quiet Fourth Predicted as Emmons and Shaw Enforce Ban
Boston braces for a quiet Fourth as Judge Emmons and State police chief Shaw push a crackdown on high explosives and loud celebrations. The act restricts sale of chemicals and explosive tablets, cannon crackers, and blank cartridges to minors, with police statewide ordered to enforce the limits despite unrest among dealers.
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Young America
Judge Emmons
Boston
Emmons Iis
Shaw
State Police
America
Emmons
Shaw {S
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Massachusetts Delegation Faces Unit Rule Fight in St Louis
George Fred Williams leads Massachusetts to the national convention with five followers planning to split from the regulars over the unit rule. John H. Sheedy accompanies the delegation. five others from Lynn Chelsea Haverhill Spencer and Worcester stay apart. Health issues alter travel plans for William L. Douglas as preparations for Olney and party strategy unfold in St Louis.
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George Fred Williams
St. Louis
Massachusetts
William P. Connery
Lynn
Dennis H. Tyrell
Chelsea
Lott F. McNamara
Haverhill
John O’gara
Spencer
Joseph A. Smith
Worcester
Boston
John H. Sheedy
Salem
Hearst
Sheedy
William L. Douglas
Brockton
Douglas
Collins
William T. A. Fitzgerald
Saratoga
New York
Williams
National Committee
Gaston
Hamlin
Richard Olney
Mechanicsville
N. Y
North Station
Maine
Southern
Jefferson Hotels
Olney
Missouri
Outposts Fiercely Fighting as Japanese Maneuvers Unfold
June 27 dispatch from London reports two major Japanese armies and Kuropatkin's Russian force in contact along the line. Oku feigns withdrawal to lure Kuropatkin, then Kuroki swings left to threaten the Russian flank. About 300,000 troops are believed involved, with main moves toward Liaoyang and Cha pan Pass as outposts clash along the front.
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London
Kuropatkin
Oku
Kuroki
Eay
ST. Petersburg
Sakharoff
Neral Kuropatkin
Chapan Pass
Haicheng
Fengwangcheng-Liaoyang
Maotien Pass
Woman dies saving child from oncoming electric car
Delia Little 28 rushed from her Roxbury Crossing home to shield her two year old as an electric car approached. She saved the girl but was struck and fatally injured, dying at City Hospital from a skull fracture.
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Delia Little
Tremont Street
Roxbury Crossing
City Hospital
Jamaica Accident near Spanish Town Kills 33
In Jamaica near Spanish Town thirty three workers died when water surged into a long conduit at the West Indian Electric Company plant. The fatalities followed a misapplied water release during sand removal for a dam project affecting Kingston area power and streetcar operations.
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Kingston
Jam
Spanish Town
West Indian Electric Company
Rio Cobre
Man Arrested After Claiming Theft To Feed Mother
William F. Rice said he stole lead pipe and gas fixtures to feed his mother who he claimed was starving. In Chelsea, at the Frost estate in Mt Bellingham, Rice surrendered after a confrontation with Petralman Mahoney. He is charged with breaking, entering and larceny and investigated by Chief Hudson of the Chelsea police.
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William F. Rice
Old Frost
Mt. Bellingham
Chelsea
Petralman
Mahoney
Rice
Chelsea Station
Hudson
Chelsea Police
Armenians for Sultan report mass killings in Asia Minor
Advices from Asia Minor state that under the sultan's orders to suppress a verbal revolution, 6000 unarmed Armenians have been slaughtered and the villages of Darmet Arnist Adiekeipcum Kari Vertok and Mekrekons sacked and burned. Atrocities were perpetrated upon women and children. The British and French consuls unite in stating that 28 villages altogether have been destroyed.
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London
Asia Minor
Darmet
Arnist
Adiekeipcum
Kari, Vertok
Mekrekon
Boston Weather Outlook for Tuesday and Wednesday
Fair skies dominate with light variable winds across Boston and vicinity. The forecast calls for continued pleasant conditions Tuesday and Wednesday with comfortable temperatures and no precipitation expected.
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Boston and Vicinity
Red Tape Over Babe Deserted by Lodging House Keeper
Mrs Annie Mahoney of 86 Ash Street kept a two months old infant left by a well dressed young woman last Friday. State charities department took the child yesterday to the State nursery in Roxbury after the police and local homes refused admission. The Mahoneys expressed relief though they faced delays and bureaucratic hurdles. Police seek the abandoning woman with no success to date.
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Annie Mahoney
Ash Street
State Charities Department
State
Roxbury
Chardon Street
Mahoneys
Horsford's Acid Phosphate touted to ease nerves and digestion
The preparation is recommended to soothe nervousness and disordered digestion arising from excessive tea coffee or alcoholic drink intake. It claims quick relief by restoring balance and stabilizing stomach and nerves.
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Horsford
Johnson Defence in Second Degree Murder Trial
Judge Bond and a jury hear Ray Co Johnson accused of fatally shooting Mrs. Sarah Ann Peters at 1227 Washington Street on January 5. Insanity is claimed by defense attorney J J Walsh, who hints a brother may have died by his own actions. Patrolman Dennessy recalls the defendant crying and asks what his mother would say. The trial highlights criticism of police shorthand notes as evasions and alterations are alleged. District Attorney Oliver Stevens may testify for the defense. The preliminary hearing details are read again and the case is adjourned to continue today.
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Bond
Ray Co. Johnson
Sarah Ann Peters
Washington Street
J. J. Walsh
Mr. Walsh
Dennessy
Oliver Stevens
Walsh
Room full of loot leads to Cambridge break in suspect
Inspector Cox reveals a space used by George Clark alias Williams alias Barnes in Cambridge. He allegedly broke into Henry D Yerxa's Lancaster street home and obtained a large portion of stolen goods from Levy Brown and Russell Ellis on the night of June 20.
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Inspector Cox
Cambridge
George Clark
Williams
Barnes
Henry D. ‘Yerxa
Lancaster Street
Levy Brown
Russell Ellis
Three Die In Fireworks Explosion In Philadelphia
Three persons were killed and about a half dozen injured when a bundle of fireworks exploded in the Diamond Fireworks Company store room at 6826 Arch Street Philadelphia. Thomas Conway was handling the bundle when it detonated, igniting the room and engulfing the building. Firemen and bystanders aided in rescues, with additional injuries among workers and shoppers.
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Philadelphia
Diamond Fireworks Company
Arch Street
French Hat and Bonnet Frame Company
Thomas Conway
Loomis Not Yet Found After Disappearance
Washington June 27 Mr Loomis assistant secretary of state has no confirmation or denial of the rumor that his brother Kent J Loomis body washed ashore on the French coast no clue has been obtained despite efforts by foreign and consular services and the family fears he was drowned or murdered
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Washington
Engine Crash Injures Three In East Boston Fire Response
A fire engine overturns near Marion and Havre Streets in East Boston when horses bolt in smoke. Captain Cornelius H. Leary loses control. a woman and two children are severely hurt. Bridget Grace, 57 Havre Street, receives injuries to arm and side. Five-year-old Flossie Austin, 186 Marion Street, is cut and sent to Relief Hospital. Eight-year-old Thomas Crawford, 206 Marion Street, suffers the worst injuries with head and body cuts and a broken foot. Captain Leary was driving due to the regular driver being at supper.
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Havre
Boston
Cornelius H. Leary
Bridget Grace
Havre Street
Flossie Austin
Marion Street
Thomas Crawford
Captain Leary
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