Tragic Drowning at Lake Massapoag In Sharon Outing
A Charlestown party visiting Lake Massapoag for a week faced tragedy when a boating accident led to five deaths. Frederick Brackett Thomas Parker Harry Leaker William Fatkin Benjamin Gibbs and choir members were among the victims. Only Frank Cox and Parker boy survived the incident. Bodies were recovered and transported to Charlestown for embalming before onward shipment.
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Parker
Faxon
Stoughton
Withington & Rowe
Charlestown
Tragedy at TAL WHARF ferry crash claims young lives
On TAL WHARF a frail ferry run broke under the load as a crowd of about 5000 gathered. More than a dozen boys and girls fell into the harbor. Rescue efforts by Patrolman Peckham, John Haley with one leg, Sergeant McGrath, Miss Kate Ward, and others saved several, but four bodies were recovered with many more feared drowned as divers and police toiled amid heavy seaweed and strong tides.
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Maurice MceGrath
McGrath
Castle Island
Ella
Frank M. Peckham
The
Park Police
John F. Haley
South Boston
Kate Ward
Adams Street
Roxbury
Peckham
Miss Ward
Sergeant McGrath
Charley Collins
Tim Sullivan
Messrs. Collins
Sullivan
Harry Sampson
Haley
MecGrath
Walker
Boston
City Point
Bragdon
General Martin
William Tablin
W. F. Kirby
David Murphy
Emerson Street
Joseph Murphy
Willbur Morgan
Nora Flaherty
Dells Court
Annie Duffy
Lillian Duffy
K Street
David and
Michael Thomas
I Street
James Avenue
Harry McLaughlin
Fifth Street
John Collins
Lark Street
John Cahill
Preble Street
John Brodie
Third Street
John Weazgen
Spring Garden Street
Louis Flynn
East Second Street
Thomas Gillen
Hill Place
John, Mary and
Bessie Ahearne
Theodore Cobb
First Street
Peter and
Joseph Cooper
Atherton Street
Flaherty
Duffy
White House
Sampson Boy
W. E. Sheldon
J. B. Cole & Sons
Victims Named in Charlestown Tragedy Include Young Musicians
Frederick Brackett aged 28, organist and choir instructor, hailed from Charlestown and resided with his mother and aunt near Green and High streets. The victims include 10 year old William A Fatkin, son of Sothern Fatkin, Harvard school pupil Thomas Parker, 11, and 10 year old Harry Leaker, son of James Henry Leaker. Benjamin Gibbs, 12, son of Augustus Gibbs, janitor at Bunker Hill school, also listed.
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Frederick Brackett
Charlestown
Isaac T. Brackett
Boston Fire Department
Brackett
Barrett
Green and
High Streets
Rescued at Crescent Beach by Volunteers in Cold Surf
Sergeant William A. Anderson and William Murphy of Chelsea life saving crew rescued John Toland of Dorchester who ventured 500 to 600 yards out to retrieve a raft from Mrs. John T. Gallagher. Toland was unconscious as waves surged. both rescuers brought him ashore and revived him.
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Crescent Beach
William A. Anderson
Chelsea Police
William Murphy
John Toland
Freeport Street
Dorchester
John T. Gallagher
Cleveland House
Toland
Sergeant Anderson
Murphy
Cape Ann Rescues Men After Boat Capsize Near Gloucester
Steamer Cape Ann to Boston delayed to rescue Donald McKenzie and John McDonald after their small boat capsized. A tug from the shore initially went to aid, but the Cape Ann continued to its destination. In Rowley, Jacob and Fred Kent capsized. Jacob was saved, but Fred is severely exhausted and not expected to recover.
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Gloucester
Cape Ann
Boston
Donald McKenzie
John McDonald
Rowley
Jacob
Fred Kent
John Floyd
Howard Andrews
Grape Island
Jacob Kent
Lynn School Row Debated Over Teacher Nominations
In Lynn on June 29 an executive school committee session heatedly debated Classical High School teacher nominations. The nominations subcommittee had dropped Georgianna Goldthwait, Charlotte Hazelwood, Brock, and Johanna Bubier. Friends of Bubier and Brock protested, the report was referred back, and all four teachers have long connections with Lynn schools. Mrs Brock is married to a committee member.
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Lynn
Georgianna Goldthwait
Charlotte W. Hazelwood
Brock
Johanna Bubier
Bubier
Men and women teased in Chicago Record quip
A Chicago Record quips about male vanity and perceived female interest. The exchange notes men’s conceit at age forty versus women’s reactions, contrasting irrationality in men with perceived steadiness in women.
Rescue at the wharf as ferry crash saves many children
Amid a harbor calamity, rescuers pulled children from sunken piles as the steamer sank thirty feet from the wharf. Police, ferry, and park officials blame each other over ticket buttons and post times, with ten men deployed at 2:15 and more on the way when the accident occurred.
Farragut disaster souvenir and missing life boat
Witnesses describe a frail Run structure completed May 14 and locked park boats inoperative near the scene. Miss Ward urged Captain Webber to use the Ella life boat but it capsized. Sergeant McGrath calls the boat arrangement an outrage and notes the improvised Run was barely ready for emergency use.
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Park Department
Tragic Farragut Day Ends in South Boston Deaths
Anxious South Boston families searched for children who left on Farragut Day with free ferry passes. Four bodies were recovered and identified, with many missing children reported at Stations 6 and 12. John Arthur O’Leary was the last to be identified. The deaths cast a gloom over the community as families mourned and police coordinated identifications. John F. McMahon denied any link to a raft or wharf project at Castle Island, noting a future plan for Marine Park remains.
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Boston
J. D. Cole
Dorchester Street
John Arthur O'Leary
Farragut
South Boston
John F. McMahon
Perkins & White
Castle Island
Marine Park
Ferry Proprietor vs Captain Walker Over Accident Cause
A dispute arose between Ferry Proprietor Sheldon and Captain Walker of Station 12 over the accident. Sheldon said yesterday the crash resulted from insufficient conditions or preparation, signaling a fault line in the blame assignment.
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Sheldon
Walker
Station
Association Blamed After Bridge Incident Involving Children
W E Sheldon owner of the Ella and Pearl says the association caused the trouble by arranging return transport for children and promising police protection. He states he was at City Point landing and not a witness, blames officers for allowing children to reach the steamer, and mentions four bodies found by evening. He sought the barber and officers to locate more victims who were rushed toward the steamer.
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W. E. Sheldon
Post
Society
City Point Landing
Webber
Ella
Bame
Dver
Patrolman Peckham recalls steamer crowd control and disaster
Patrolman Peckham described his προσπάθεια to keep a crowd of youngsters from rushing the steamer. He said the boys pushed him down during the run and after warning others he jumped in to help, then Haley followed. He lamented the deaths and said they did their duty despite the tragedy.
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Peckham
Young Haley
Bravery Reported in Emergency Rescue by Miss Ward
In a dramatic incident, children fled in fear as fast as their legs would carry them, leaving hats behind. Miss Ward avoided boasting of her role, suggesting only that boats should be available for emergencies.
Death Trap at Castile Island Damaged Raft Bridge
Thomas Tremholm, a carpenter who helped build the raft and bridge at Castile Island, inspected the damage at sundown. He criticized the construction, blaming vertical air casks, insufficiently heavy timber, and recommended condemning the entire affair by park commissioners.
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Thomas Tremholm
Castile Island
Each for himself as families mourn water crash victims
John Ahearne, one of the boys tossed into the water, says he swam to the side after the crash and found his sisters being cared for. He describes the scene and notes it was awful to hear the sisters crying, with each person focusing on their own safety and recovery.
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John Ahearne
Post
John F. Haley
Haley the Hero Saves Child From Drowning at Island Wharf
John F. Haley, a one legged swimmer and island booth operator aged about 25, leaped into rough water after a crash. He pulled a sinking boy from the sea and later assisted others as rescues continued, saying he felt relief at saving at least one life.
Brave Miss Ward Rescues Children After Island Accident
Miss Ward, among the first on the scene, calmly helped pull frightened children from the water and assisted Dr Gallivan in resuscitation. She remained until sunset, recalling the heart wrenching cries and the lack of boats, finally rowing toward the run to reach survivors.
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Miss Ward
Post
Dr. Gallivan
Post i
Boiler Explosion Kills Three at Daily Age Office
A boiler blast at the Daily Age building in Houston on June 29 killed Engineer Henry Lyons, Miss Mattie Loeb a stenographer in the W. G. Van Vleck office, and Edward R. Emery a telegraph operator. W. G. Van Vleck, vice president and general manager of the Atlantic system of the Southern Pacific railroad, was seriously injured.
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Houston
Tex
The
Daily Age
Henry Lyons
Mattie Loeb
W. G. van Vleck
Atlantic System
Southern Pacific Railroad
Edward R. Emery
van Vleck
The Woman the Man and The Pill
Fragmentary ad style copy hints at a moral about a wife and husband with a pill remedy. Mentions Ayer's Cathartic Pills as a possible cure for old dyspepsia.
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Ayer
Old Dominion stock bears as insiders push investment cheer
A远 raw manuscript-like item discusses Old Dominion Copper and Boston Montana mining chatter. It cites insiders urging stock purchases, reports weak ore quality and high smelting costs, and notes blue-chip brokers downgrading value while Peelback-style squeezes fail due to limited short interest. It also mentions Pewabic shaft developments, weak new governments, and C B Q May results.
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Thase
Eenaan Ibn
beaGeana Ee
Boston & Montana Consolidated Mining Company
Old Dominion
Arizona
Franklin, Jr
Boston News
Boston
Butte & Boston
Pinkham
Boston Stock Exchange Official Sales Report
The June 29 report lists the day’s highest and lowest prices, plus closing figures, including bid and asked prices.
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Atchison Eee Eee
Canada
Southern Sete Ae
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago & East
Ilinois Sete
Ilinois Sete Een Ewes Chicago Gas 18,300 Oe, Ae] 611 c. B
Lake Erie
West
Lake Shore
Lead Trust
Long Island
Louisville & Nashville
Manhattan
Michigan Central St
Missouri Pacific
New Albany
Chicago
New Jersey
New York
Wai
Rock Island Ee
Southern Pacific
St Paul
St Paul & Omaha
Tenn Coal & Iron
Union Pacific
Western Union
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Southern Railway
TOO Aash
Colorado Mining Stock Exchange
Denver
E. C. Davis & Co
Washington Street
Boston
Garfield Grouse
Isabella Ween
Jefferson Theme
Lincoln Boy
Moltie Gibson
Mt. Losa
Pharmacist
Prd
People's Puritan
Alamo
Argentum
Sacramento
Union Gold
Jorge
Encyclical on Church Authority and Peter's Primacy
In this text the church is described as divinely appointed to guard faith and dispense salvation, with Christ designating a visible kingdom led by St. Peter and his successors. It argues for papal supremacy and the bishops under Peter, stressing unity, obedience, and the role of the Roman pontiff in ratifying or rejecting councils.
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Christ
St. Peter
St. Peter ‘S
Rome
Peter
Heaven
St Croix steamship opens summer season with 250 aboard
The steamship St Croix of the International Steamship Company began summer service with about 250 passengers. The stern wheeler runs Boston to St John via Portland Lubec and Eastport, with saloon in sycamore and oak and 75 staterooms. The trio of trips included Gloucester and back in 3.5 hours, reaching 16.18 knots home. Officers listed include Captain S T Piper and engineers A T Bremner.
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St. Croix
International Steamship Company
Boston
St. John
Portland
Lubec
Eastport
Sycamore
New England
Gloucester
S. T. Piper
G. C. Thompson
C. Ward
H. Mitchell
R. T. Young
A. T. Bremner
Greatest carrier pigeon flight sets 507 mile record
The 507 mile flight from Amherst Virginia to Fall River Massachusetts is hailed as the greatest pigeon race in the country by expert Fred Bowers. Twenty nine birds were released at 5 20 am and sixteen reached Fall River by 6 30 pm. Henry G Thurston’s Rex was the only one day bird to travel that distance, with Rex having flown in 1898. The event was under the National Association rules and could draw honors from Philadelphia authorities. Local men note two of ten birds arriving from such a distance is extremely rare.
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Fall River
Fred Bowers
Amherst
Henry G. Thurston
Rex
National Association
Philadelphia
Britannia Wins Fifty Mile Race At Clyde
Britannia wins after time allowance in a Royal Clyde Yacht Club fifty mile race for £100 prize. Ailsa second, Satanita retires. In the twenty waters Saint places ahead of Niagara Penitent and Zinita.
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Hunter’s Quay
Ailsa
Britannia
Satanita
Royal Clyde Yacht Club
Niagara
Penitent
Zinita
Nashville Chosen For Whist League Congress
Nashville Tenn chosen as host city for the Whist League congress to be held in January 1897 after a meeting of the executive committee in New York.
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New York
Nashville
Tenn
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Washburn
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Winter St
Peckhan
John Haley
Haley the Hero
NEW York Stock Sales
Ayer’s
Montana
Boston Stock Exchange
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Boston & Me
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Boston & Mont
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American Bell
Dom Coal
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Bay State Gas
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Miscellaneous Stock Exchange
Wilson W. Fay & Co
State Street
Globe Electric Light
Centennial Mining Ingceidues
Wollaston Land
Perverse Serers Reseseeeree
Brunswick Gold
Altham International Motor
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