Thieves Meet Forthright Resistance at Miss Brothers Home
Two intruders gained entry to 352 Massachusetts avenue using false keys. Lodger Charles G Sherman answered in bathrobe and fought off the pair, leaving one burglar with black eyes and bruised features. The younger thief about 20, 5 feet 8 inches, 140 pounds, dark complexion. the other similar in height and lighter complexion.
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Miss Maud Brothers
Massachusetts Avenue
Charles G. Sherman
Sherman
Firefighter Dies Trying to Raise Ladder in Lynn
Horace Smith, 60, of Truck 6, collapsed while assisting to lift a ladder at a blaze in Lynn on May 30. He died after being rushed to the hospital, with authorities believing a stroke from exertion caused his death.
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Lynn
Horace
Smith
Boston Area Weekend Weather Forecast
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair weather Saturday and Sunday with light variable winds. In the broader New England area the outlook is fair Saturday with probable Sunday showers in western portions and variable winds.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
New York
John’s Medicine Promises Relief for Long-Running Ailments
A testimonial from Lawrence Massachusetts claims that after a seven year struggle with pain and fatigue the tonic cured consumption and rebuilt the body. The writer credits John’s Medicine with restoring health and energy after a long period of poor wellness.
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C. Popes
Lawrence
Mass
Rescue at Cape Cod Highlands Saves Two Yachtsmen
Two yachtsmen sailing the 22-foot Firefly from Manchester to Bristol Connecticut were saved by Highland life savers after their craft capsized off Cape Cod Highlands. The men, fearing a sea capsize, landed the yawl amid heavy surf. rescued, they were later taken aboard the Firefly to continue toward the south.
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Highland Light
Manchester
Bristol
Conn
Cape Cod Highlands
Cape
Highland Life Savers
Body of Monomoy life saver Edgar Small Found
The body of Edgar T. Small, a Monomoy life saving crew member missing since March 18 during a rescue on the barge Wadena, was recovered on Monomoy beach bay side. Fisherman David Bassett found the body and Captain Bilis identified it by watch and clothing.
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Chatham
Edgar T. Small
Monomoy
Wadena
Monomoy Beach
David Bassett
Weir
Bilis
Monomoy Life ‘Athog Station
Roosevelt Defends Army Amid Philippine Controversy
In a Boston speech, President Roosevelt reiterates army conduct in the Philippines, condemns barbarities, and argues American warfare there has been humane. He urges punishment for guilty troops, parallels Civil War criticism of generals, and counters antis in the press while deflecting lynching claims.
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Philippines
Grant
Confederate Congress
French Rochambeau Lafayette delegation welcomed in Boston
Thousands greet the Rochambeau Lafayette party as they arrive from Newport. Ambassadors, officers, and the President's commission are met at Back Bay station and escorted to the Hotel Somerset amid cheers and floral tributes. The delegation plans to sail for France on the battleship Gaulois after a day of official engagements.
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Boston
Rochambeau
Lafayette
Back Bay
France
Roosevelt
Special Commission
Somerset
Cambon
Newport
Admiral de Ternay
M. P. Curran
Collins
Dalton
Robert F. ‘Clark
Leary
Sulloway
Charles P. Lebon
J. C. Flammand
Martial “Ee. Lebon
Trench
D. Bailly Blanchard
United States Commission
H. H. D. Pierce
Theodore A. Bingham
Raymond P. Rodgers
Badwin Morgan
Mme.Camden
Comtesse de Rochambeau
Mme. de Margerie
Mme. Vignal
Fitzgerald
Wranes
United States
Ambassador Cambon
Prince Henry
Poston
Daughters of the American Revolution
Sons of the Revolution
Rochambeau-Lafayette Commission
Gaulois
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Fillonreau
M. Renouard
Lejay
Berthelot
Sauvaire Jourdan
Lasson
de Reinach de, Werth
Poillone de Saint Mars
Meaux St.Marc
Fournier
Brugere
de Chalendar
Hermite
Small
Arlington
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