Missing Merrick Case Sparks New Sightings in Portsmouth
Mysterious disappearance of Mrs Harriet Merrick prompts a Portsmouth sighting report of a woman resembling her. She was found wandering, fed, sheltered, and sent toward Boston, where no corroboration arrived. A Kingston search led by John Metivier plans 100 men to probe near the Bartlett farm as family member Merrill Merrick and brother Alex McClue face renewed worry.
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North Danville
N. H
Harriet Merrick
Portsmouth
Boston Post
Merrick
Boston
Rockingham County
Merrill Merrick
Strafford County
Dover
Bartlett Farm
Kingston
John Metivier
Alex McClue
Stabbing at South Station Sparks Panic Among Holiday Crowds
An unknown man stabbed Edward McGonigle at South Station during a fracas that began between two friends. The assailant lunged with a jackknife in the crowded waiting room injuring McGonigle in the face and nearly severing a finger. He was taken to a hospital. the attacker fled as pandemonium ensued.
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South Station
Edward McGonigle
Wilmington Street
Montello
McGonigle
Man from Skowhegan Ends Life in Waterville
Frank Tuttle, a Skowhegan man, traveled to Waterville on September 4 and made two suicide attempts. He stabbed himself in the neck during the first incident and hanged himself with suspenders in a cell after being locked up. He had a history of prior self harm attempts.
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Waterville
Frank Tuttle
Main Street
Tuttle
Record Breaking Storm Hits New England Coastline
A powerful storm swept New England with heavy rain down the coast and up to a minor amount in Portland. Mt Washington logged a 100 mph gale Sunday night before easing. The system spoiled many planned recreations and caused postponements while mountain views from the summit offered a sea of clouds.
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Portland
Mt. Washington
Flood Damage Hits Mystic River Property in Medford
Medford records heavy rain damage along the Mystic River with flooded store cellars and ruined goods. Street work continued as Street Commissioner John Dwyer deployed crews to repair and clear streets.
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Medford
Mystic River
John Dwyer
Floods Reach Peak in Mohawk Valley Route Tied Up
Little Falls New York September 4 Today's Mohawk Valley flood the greatest for this time of year with continued heavy rains. The West Shore road is tied up and blocked by water.
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Falls
N. Y
Mohawk Valley
West Shore Road
Life Savers Rescue Hutoka Crew Off Brant Rock
At Brant Rock the Hutoka wrecked last night was towed to Quincy after a perilous surf rescue. J F and B H E Shepherd of Quincy, aboard with a companion, praised Brant Rock life savers whose swift action saved the yacht and all on board.
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Brant Rock
Hutoka
Quincy
J. F
BH. EB. Shepherd
Brant Rock Station
Torrents Clean Suburban Streets After Heavy Rains
Heavy rains yesterday flushed streets in South Boston Dorchester Roxbury and West Roxbury leaving sidewalks cleaner than in years. In Dorchester Roxbury and West Roxbury damage to plantations and flower beds occurred with hundreds of dollars in fruit lost and many shade trees damaged.
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South Boston
T Dorchester
Roxbury
West Roxbury
Dorchester
Basin Clogs Cause Street Damage in Melrose
In Melrose on September 4 a number of street catch basins became clogged and caused heavy damage to the roads. Local crews worked to clear blockages and assess the impact on drainage.
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Melrose
Wild man chase alarms Kingston residents
In Kingston New Hampshire a supposed escaped lunatic described as a gigantic half nude figure caused fear after sightings on Sanborn road. Witnesses include Marion and Ethel Tucker and several East Kingston residents who reported encounters with the so called wild man.
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Kingston
N. H
Marion
Ethel Tucker
N. F. Tucker
Stoneham
Mass
Sanborn Road
Sanborn
Kidney and Bladder Troubles Prominently Cured
Promote Swamp Root by Dr Kilmer promotes kidney bladder and uric acid relief with back pain cure. Claims reduce frequent urination and night urges and ease effects of liquor. Offers free sample bottle and book by mail from Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY. ask readers to mention Boston Daily Post.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Boston Daily Post
Panic in Ben Hur Docks Four Drown After Fire
Detroit Mich Sept 4 Panic struck when a lit match dropped into gasoline aboard the launch Ben Hur on the St Clair flats just after a dance party to Algonac hotels. Four passengers August Mogg H J Wessenger Miss Becker and Miss Newman drowned. Others jumped overboard and were rescued. The vessel sustained minor damage.
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Detroit
Mich
St. Clair Flats
August Mogg
Cleveland
H. J. Wessenger
Becker
Newman
Algonac
Fires from flood trigger three alarms across city
Three-alarm fires broke out from flood damage across multiple sites. Slaked lime soaked by rain sparked two blazes in basements at 29 31 Franklin Street and 1 Poplar Street, with losses of 50 dollars each. A third blaze in a wallpaper shop at 3 Cobb Street caused 25 dollars damage. A gas leak from a caved cellar wall sparked by a lantern led to a minor explosion in a building under repair at 29 31 Franklin Street. Defective wiring in a stable at 5 Hamilton Court caused 200 dollars damage.
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Peter Cavagnaro
North Street
Franklin Street
Hawley
Lyman Willcutt & Son
Atlantic Avenue
Poplar Street
Jacob Aronson
Cobb Street
Bennett & Taylor
Hamilton Court
Charlestown
Live Wires Shock Horses In Watertown Storm
Two horses were thrown and a commotion caused at the corner of Garfield and Pleasant streets in Watertown when two downed live wires from a recent storm carried current through wet ground. The animals felt the shock but neither was seriously injured and power was shut off to prevent further damage.
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Watertown
Garfield and
Pleasant Streets
Rainstorm Causes Washouts Near Providence
Over four inches of rain drenched Providence and surrounding areas as the southeast storm ended by noon. The downpour caused washouts on steam and trolley lines with a landslide sparing an engine crew at Woodlawn between Providence and Pawtucket. no injuries reported.
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Providence
R. I
Woodlawn
Pawtucket
Storm Cancels Malden Outings at Craddock Park
A storm in Malden on September 4 forced the cancellation of all Craddock Park sports. Flooded streets raised fears for cellars and disrupted planned outdoor activities for hundreds.
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Malden
Craddock Park
Cloudburst Ravages Utica Area Reports Dead and Damaged Homes
A September cloudburst near Utica drenched New Berlin and Edmeston as streams rose to torrents in minutes. A large house carried away with Mrs. Deming feared drowned. churchgoers trapped overnight were rescued by raft at daylight. Economic damage cited as extensive in Edmeston.
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Utica
N. Y
New Berlin
Edmeston
J. M. Deming
Presbyterian Church
Scarcity of Drunks Reported in City Stations
Weather dampened drinking, eight drunks booked at Station 10 from 10 PM Saturday to 6 PM Sunday. Dorchester had four, Station 9 also four, and West Roxbury three, marking a notably quiet period for arrests.
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Dorchester
West Roxbury
Flood Worsens Near Norwich With Drowning Suspected
In Norwich area the flood swells to the highest level on record after last night’s rains. Mrs Cushman’s house near New Berlin was washed away and possibly sank with the occupant believed drowned. Rail service on the Utica division and Ontario and Western line is halted.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Norwich
Water floods basement of emergency hospital after heavy rain
After yesterday’s downpour water flooded the basement of the emergency hospital. The water reached several feet, floating tables and chairs and halting work until a large crew pumped the area dry late last night.
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Emergency Hospital
Flooding Hits Chelsea Basements and Kitchens
Water flooded cellars and basements across Chelsea yesterday. Some depths reached 18 inches as homes on Spencer and Sagamore avenues saw basements and kitchens inundated, forcing residents to upper rooms. The Snake river brook overflowed due to a clogged source, worsening the flooding.
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Chelsea
Spencer Avenue
Sagamore Avenue
Snake River
Wires Down and Subways Flooded in Somerville
Three wires blown down in Somerville during Sunday night and yesterday. Subways at Kent and Sacramento streets and Kingston street flooded and depth made passage impossible.
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Somerville
Kent
Sacramento
Kingston Street
Dredger Adrift in Harbor After Anchorage Breakage
A $10,000 dredger owned by Breymann Bros. was torn from its anchor by wind and tide and drifted a quarter mile through the harbor main channel. With no one aboard, it narrowly avoided collisions with excursion boats and schooners before the Guardian towed it back to its berth.
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Breymann Bros
Guardian
Mareen
Newton Endures Lightning Storm Downed Wires Hit City
Sept 4 Newton suffered widespread disruption as wires fell causing telephone and street lighting failures. Heavy rainfall flooded streets and washouts kept the highway crew busy. Live wires on Grove Street Woodland Road Grant Avenue Dalby Street and Seminary Avenue created near electrocution risks for repair crews. At West Newton Cheesecake Brook surged as a torrent and guards monitor damage.
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Goodyear West
Rice & Hutchins
Cloudburst
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Tremont Street
Majestic Theatre
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Tarrant CO
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Davis & Shannon Optician-Specialists
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Cambridgeport
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Curley
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Martin J
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Edwards
Edward E. Edwards
Glendale Street
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All Saints’ Church
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