29 Jun 1897
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1897
Page
1
James Hecklen, the noted West End highwayman, was linked to a car robbery in Reading and seen with two bicycles before his arrest. A thunderstorm in Dakota, Georgia, yesterday killed four convicts at a nearby camp when lightning struck during the storm.
Daub walked, bases loaded, and Stivetts lofted a high fly that dropped in for a score as Boston won and New York defeated Baltimore in a dramatic ninth inning.
A chaotic tale of a 9 to 8 Boston victory over Brooklyn unfolds with fans debating whether late runs were fate or fortune. The crowd cheers Boston while lamenting their own team’s dubious finish and hoping Boston pockets the pennant.
James Hecklen, a colored man, arrested for holding up the Reading electric car on June 11, was taken to Reading by its police chief. He is identified by Motorman Stock and four B & M section men who saw a man near the bridge around noon that day. Arraignment set for tomorrow morning in Malden Court.
Reports from Greer Bros lumber mill describe a deadly storm at supper that struck the dining shack, killing two black convicts and two whites. About twenty felons escaped as guards panicked, bloodhounds failed to track due to rain, and two were captured after weak hospital detention. A massive hunt ensued with a state reward promised for others.
At Ashburnham sale in London a single volume Mazarin or Galenburg Bible sold for 4000 pounds, about 20 000 dollars. The first Latin Bible dated 1500 and several other volumes each surpassed 1000 pounds, roughly 5000 dollars.
Two 13 year old boys, Harry York and Matthew Sparrow, died after a blaze engulfed a small wooden finishing building at H. H. Tilton & Co. Beachmont site between Ocean and Endicott avenues. The fire started mid afternoon. victims perished after attempting to escape. cause of the blaze is unknown.
Masked men robbed the Butte County Bank at Belle Fourche, taking less than 75 dollars after forcing customers and staff to surrender. A cashier was grazed, a robber wounded, and a posse pursued to the Three V ranch where the gang held firm. Thomas Day surrendered and Walter G was wounded in the cheek.
A church wall collapse at Sole in Ciudad Real province kills nine children and injures many more. Rescue teams search the debris as authorities assess the disaster and its causes.
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