Woman Rescued From Sinking Schooner Mary Brewer
Mrs Edna Callahan wife of the captain aided the sinking schooner Mary Brewer from Bangor. She worked at the pumps and helped men at the wheel while the vessel flooded. She and her four year old son Robert were rescued by the Nahant life saving crew near Swampscott.
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Mary Brewer
Bangor
Edna Callahan
Robert
Nahant
Swampscott
Sherman Callahan
Mary
Bunker
Gloucester
United States Life Saving Station
Balloon burst catastrophe as sandbag strikes infant
Balloon burst at four thousand feet. Aeronauts cut ropes releasing sandbags that struck a nurse with an infant in a carriage. Objects fell as balloon descended faster until a gas bag acted as a parachute. Aeronauts clung to the ring to escape. Basket smashed into a house roof, crashing into a room with a terrified man.
Strangers Bury Casket in Boston Bay
Mystery swirls over the burial of a sealed iron box in deep water near Boston Light. Two well dressed men, acting as executors for Brookline widower Joyce who died ten days earlier, hired a launch at Driscoll’s landing to scatter his cremated ashes beyond harbor limits.
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Boston
George Fitzpatrick
Driscoll’s Landing
Atlantic Avenue
Fitzpatrick
Brookline
Joyce
Brewsters
Mystery Mission Aboard Launch Alice Unfolds
Fitzpatrick recounts a late afternoon plan to ready the launch Alice while two men arrived with a concealed heavy package. They directed a course to a distant deep-water point with strong currents as part of a curious mission.
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Fitzpatrick
Fought at dizzy height on Williamsburg Bridge tower
An insane Brooklyn man named Joseph Kratz climbed the 635 foot tower at the Williamsburg Bridge and slashed at two policemen with a razor. After a ten minute struggle on a narrow platform the man was overpowered and cuffed, then led down the tower with officers.
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New York
Brooklyn
Williamsburg Bridge
East River
Bluecoats
Joseph Kratz
Miraculous escape in international balloon race in Berlin
A. Holland Forbes and Augustus Post aboard the Conqueror survived a burst at 4000 feet as the silk enveloped transformed into a parachute. The 28 balloon event included teams from eight nations and drew about 80,000 spectators amid sunny heat and patriotic cheers.
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Berlin
A. Holland Forbes
Augustus Post
Great Britain
France
Germany
United States
Switzerland
Italy
Belgium
Spain
America
America II
James C. McCoy
Vogh Mann
Boilers Warped Threaten Birmingham Final Trial
A near disaster at the Birmingham cruiser final acceptance trial was averted when a fireman disclosed a fault in seven of the ship’s twelve boilers. Two boilers nearly melted, but the loss of seven still endangered the test and prompted swift action.
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Birmingham
Fires Threaten Ship as Boiler Blaze Forces Quick Stop
The crew struggled to gain speed as fires burned under disabled boilers. Firemen drew the fires in record time, averting a massive explosion. Damage will run into thousands of dollars to repair.
Garifield-Plotter Jones Captures Assassin Lead In Signal
William Jones, who tried to avenge President Garfield by shooting Guiteau, killed John A. McPherson a Marine Corps veteran tonight at Bates farm near Brookland Washington. Jones is under arrest.
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Washington
William Jones
Garfield
Guiteau
John A. McPherson
Marine Corps
Bates
Brookland
Jones
Faced Death With A Smile In Philadelphia Collapse
In Philadelphia a house at 2322-24 Callowhill collapsed at 10 45 am burying Mrs Mary Haeffner who saved her six week old Alice as gas fumes rose. She died but the baby escaped unharmed. Mrs Connor and the baby were carried down with the chair landing upright and the crib nearby.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Callow Hill
Mary Haeffner
Fist Fight Breaks Out Between Kelly and McGraw on Broadway
Sunday strollers on Broadway witnessed a brief clash between Honest John Kelly and New York Giants manager John McGraw. McGraw did not gain the upper hand in the confrontation.
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New York
Broadway
John Kelly
John McGraw
Giants
McGraw
Courage of Captain's Wife Saves Ship During Coastal Storm
A 1852 built vessel buckled under a fierce storm off the coast as water flooded the hold. The captain's wife, Callahan, took the wheel and then pumped, guiding the lumber-laden craft toward safety as the crew fought exhaustion and the stern sank lower. Lifesaving crews arrived as dawn neared and the ship inched toward land.
Servia’s War Sleep Over Ammunition Crisis
Belgrade reports show Servia lacks ammunition for new guns as Austria delays war supplies. National Assembly postpones war vote and plans to reconvene. Great Britain’s cabinet, with Lord Grey, to discuss a European congress to revise the Berlin treaty and meet with M. Iswolsky. English Parliament opens autumn session. Greece tells Britain it cannot force Crete’s stance against Turkish rule per Berlin terms.
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Servia
Belgrade
Austria
National Assembly
Great
M. Iswolsky
Greece
Great Britain
Crete
Serbs Debating Austria War Action After 24 Hour Session
Belgrade reports the Narodna-Skupshtina adjourned after a secret 24 hour session without a definite decision on action against Austria-Hungary. Austria holds up ammunition intended for batteries as war party cools. Continued on Page 3 First Column.
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Austria
Belgrade
Narodna-Skupshtina
National Assembly
Austria-Hungary
George's Tailor Parlor Offers Boston Garments atSale
Boston’s Brainy Class garments advertised for men. tailored suits full dress tuxedos overcoats and cravenettes with Boston and New York custom makers. Two latest arrivals Sack Suit new design at $40 list price $15 Our Medium weight overcoat $60 list price $22 Our price. George's Tailor Parlors 14 Summer Street near Washington open Saturday night.
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George’s
George's
Summer St
34Th St
15Th St
Boston
New York
Phila
Tere
Hyatt & Darke
Sth Ave
N.Y
George's Tailor
Summer Street
Washington
Tinker Delivers as Cubs Take 6 1 Victory Over Tigers
Attendance 17 769 and receipts 26 927 mark Chicago's 6 1 win in the World Series game two. Wild Bill Donovan pitched well for seven innings but Joe Tinker's timely drive to right field in the eighth sealed the victory and kept Chicago in championship contention.
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Chicago
Bill Donovan
Cubs
Tigers
Joe Tinker
Windy City
Bill
Donovan
Tinker Wild Swing Parallels Wagner and Mathewson Fame
A wild swing by Tinker on the Boston grounds mirrors earlier clashes with Herr Wagner of Pittsburg and Christy Mathewson in the National League. The ball’s errant trajectory into the railroad tracks signals the same savage power that has disrupted games this season.
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Tinker
Herr Wagner
Pittsburg
Boston
New York & New Haven
Christy Mathewson
Matty
Shipwrecked Crew to Be Brought to East Boston
The steamer Horatius from South American ports will land shipwrecked sailors in East Boston today. Believed to be survivors from the three masted schooner Sirocco wrecked on a West Indies reef ten days ago. Two men, Mate Joseph Laing and Cook G Roberts, arrived in New Port News aboard the Tiverton from Galveston for coal. Captain Munroe and five others were last seen clinging to the vessel.
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Horatius
East Boston
West Indies
Sirocco
Joseph Laing
Cook G. Roberts
Newport News
Tiverton
Leisk
Galveston
Munroe
Fire damages White House stables at Seventeenth and E
Fire of unknown origin found in the loft of the White House stables caused $15 damage. Prompt work by the stable keeper and his assistant prevented greater loss. The stables house several of the president's thoroughbreds. incendiary involvement is suspected.
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Washington
White House
Seventeenth
E Streets
Boston Area Weather Forecast Preview
Forecast for Boston and vicinity from Washington notes fair conditions Monday and Tuesday with cooler highs. Winds shift to light to fresh westerlies then northwest, diminishing late Tuesday.
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Boston
Washington
Qvorecast
New England
Evadler
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Republican Club of Mass
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Eben S. Draper
Louis A. Frothingham
James R. Garfield
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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Mingham
Wpherson
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