Drowning Tragedy Aboard Mayflower Yacht
Mrs. Margaret Mott 30 of 46 Norway street drowned in Quincy Bay near Spindle Island while yacht party members including J E Mullaney and Edgar E Hammond attempted rescue after the Mayflower sloop departed Marine Park South Boston. The group was led by Hammond with several named passengers on board.
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Margaret Mott
Norway Street
Quincy Bay
Spindle Island
J. E. Mullaney
Milk Street
Henry F. Schaffer
Harvard Street
Dorchester
Cambridge Street
John Shealey
West Fourth Street
South
Boston
Melissa Goodhue
Etta McKenna
Shawmut Avenue
Margaret Glynn
Eaton Street
Mrs. Mott
25 Entries in the Big Sweepstakes Race
Lowell's automobile carnival opens at 10 am with 25 cars in the national small car sweepstakes on the 10 mile Merrimac Valley course. Starter Fred Wagner will send the first car off, followed by 24 others at one minute intervals. Cars are divided into three classes by size with distances of 206 miles for the largest, 159 miles for the middle, and 127 miles for the smallest class.
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Lowell
Fred Wagner
Merrimac Valley
Cars Start in Intervals as Big Models Lead Parade
Cars will begin in minute intervals with the larger models first. Many of the big cars are expected to return after completing the first circuit while the smaller cars are still being dispatched.
Weather forecast for Boston area and New England
Forecast issued in Washington on September 5 predicts fair skies for Boston and vicinity. Monday and Tuesday will be fair and warmer with light variable winds.
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Boston
Washington
Fragmentary OCR notes from unknown page
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Pittsburg Beats Cubs 5 1 In National League Action
Pittsburg defeats Chicago Cubs 5 to 1 as St. Louis tops Cincinnati 6 to 2 in NL play Detroit downed St. Louis 5 to 1 and Cleveland beat Chicago 6 to 1 in the American League. Harvester and Ben Douglass race at Hartford opens today with nine races on Charles River. Slattery Washington recruit leads Ty Cobb in batting average. Sam Crawford holds season two-base hit record. Racing may decide sonder klasse series at Marblehead.
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Pittsburg
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
He Harvester
Ben Douglass
Hartford
Charles River
Slattery
Washington
Ty Cobb
Sam Crawford
Marblehead
New England Ward Politics Critique Calls for Clean Sweep
A series of quotes lambasts current ward politicians for graft patronage and self interest. Reformers risk losing support if leaders and staffers live in glass houses. The Board of Aldermen should focus on jobs for constituents and social obligations. The piece notes Cleveland democracy familiarity and hints at a political shift to a new broom amid Boston politics.
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Cleveland
Boston
Ellery Clark switches voting residence to Cohasset
Ellery Clark abandons Boston as his voting home and becomes a Cohasset citizen. A former Board of Aldermen and school committee member, he remains a prominent Democrat but says any future political return would be as a Republican. Clark, a settlement worker and noted amateur athlete, is writing a book expected to include sharp Boston politics insights.
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Ellery Clark
Boston
Cohasset
Clark
Clark says gift of a baby tops Boston politics
Post reporter recalls Mr Clark proudly showing his newborn child and saying he would not vote in Boston this year to spare fellow Democrats embarrassment. He says his democratic ideas differed widely from colleagues and he retired to avoid unpopular actions.
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Post
Clark
Boston
DROWNED IN RIVER IN AMESBURY FAMILY TRAGEDY
In Amesbury two Miller brothers die when a canoe overturns in the Merrimac River. Dr Felix Miller 30 a Peabody dentist and Otto W Miller 37 a factory superintendent perish. Father William Miller 60 struggles to save them while Lewis Miller 25 aids with a board in a clumsy rescue attempt.
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Amesbury
Merrimac
Millers
Felix Miller
Peabody
Otto. W. Miller
Pleasant Valley
William Miller
Lewis Miller
Yacht in rough seas drives crew below deck near Spindle Island
In Quincy Bay the yacht experiences gusty wind forcing all but Hammond into the cabin for safety. Mrs Mott leaves the cabin to speak with Hammond on deck as the main boom sweeps aft across the wet deck, highlighting the perilous conditions encountered on the voyage.
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Quincy Bay
Hammond
Spindle Island
Trolley Car Rams a Train in Hingham Crash
A Nantasket Beach electric car crowded with passengers crashed through depot gates in Hingham and struck the last car of a Boston train. The impact derailed the coach struck and halted the Boston train for about thirty minutes. Conductor Kenny urged passengers to hang on as the gates splintered and the front end was smashed.
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Hingham
Nantasket Beach
Boston
Nantasket
Cushing House
Daniel Sullivan
Kenny
Taft's Hand in Strike at Schoenville Plant
President Taft has ordered Pressed Steel Car Company officials to arbitrate with striking workers or close their Schoenville plant through District Attorney John Jordan. Officials, incensed by the move, opted to shut the works rather than yield to the President. The stance mirrors Roosevelt's precedent during the anthracite coal strike.
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Pittsburg
Taft
Pressed Steel Car Company
Schoenville
John Jordan
United States
Roosevelt
Lynn Crossings to be Eliminated by $2,000,000 Project
Lynn authorities report the Boston and Maine railroad will spend over 2 million dollars to eliminate grade crossings. Work is to start tomorrow morning, aiming to improve safety and traffic flow in Lynn.
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Lynn
Boston & Maine Railroad
James Duncan on labor, unions, and human rights
James Duncan argues that workers must receive fair compensation for their production and urges union solidarity to counter capitalism. He contrasts labor’s goal of bread and uplift with trusts and profits, predicting a shift toward recognizing man’s rights and equitable sharing of value through cooperation and organized action.
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James Duncan
A. F. of L
Denmark's King Honors Cook With Highest Decoration
Explorer Dines With Royal Family and Will Receive High Decoration. He Answers Critics in America, Seated beside Denmark's monarch and distinguished guests, the meal marks a formal tribute amid partisan debate back home.
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Denmark
Pole Rotates on Invisible Pivot
COPENTIAGEN Sept 5 Dr. Cook describes an icy plain that seemed to rotate on an invisible pivot as a great fissure opened behind him isolating his party. His Eskimos cried in fear but were calmed and they continued. he felt disappointment at the pole rather than triumph.
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Copentiagen
Dr. Cook
Rasmussen Hoped to Reach Pole Himself
Paris dispatch from Copenhagen reports Mrs. Rasmussen, wife of Knud Rasmussen, reveals a letter from her husband aboard the Hans Egede. He says he was moved by Cook's success and had hoped to achieve the pole himself. He notes Rasmussen believed Eskimos alone could reach the pole and that Cook succeeded by living like the Eskimos.
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Paris
Copenhagen
Dr. Cook
Dinner with King Crowns Cook Polar Claims
Dr Frederick Cook met King Frederick I at a Copenhagen summer palace. The audience followed government inquiry into his Arctic claims. Danish explorers unanimously supported him as the court chamberlain arranged a private dinner with the king and royal family listening to his polar journey accounts.
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Copenhagen
Frederick A. Cook
King Frederick
Summer Palace
Dr. Cook
President Taft Extends Congratulatory Telegram to Dr Cook
Dr Cook expressed immense pleasure today upon receiving a telegram from President Taft. The message conveyed heartiest congratulations, highlighting notable achievements and goodwill from the highest office.
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Dr. Cook
Taft
United States
Tent Collapse Buries Thousands at Connecticut State Fair
A gale at 50 mph toppled a huge state fair tent in Hartford burying nearly 1000 people and 600 cattle. Hundreds were injured, one likely fatality reported against Dr S C Taylor, 65, struck on the head. Police had barred entry but about a thousand visitors were inside.
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Hartford
Conn
S. C. Taylor
Edwards Street
Boats Cast On Beach At Bay Side In High Wind
During a strong wind and high tide about 25 motor boats drifted ashore at Bay Side this afternoon. Rough seas left 11 people in the water and 14 rescued by Captain Sparrow and the Stony Beach life savers as around 2000 summer residents gathered along the beach to watch.
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Hull
Sparrow
Stony Beach
Maritime peril on the bay as boats clash and divers aid
Distressed boats James K. and Hazel drifted apart after the James K. engine injury. John Keenan and companions, Brackett and crew, and rescuers including P. C. Spring saved swimmers. Captain Sparrow rescued the Qualey family and another sloop crew in Trull Gut. lifeboat rescues totaled 14 persons. Names include James K. owner John Keenan Boston and Al Sheehan Tremont Theatre treasurer.
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James K
John Keenan
Boston
Mr. Brackett
Keenan
Blanchard
Hazel
P. C. Spring
Bay Side
Charles Lavis
al” Sheehan
Tremont Theatre
Thomas Murphy
Frank Murphy
Sheehan
Murphy
Mildred
P. J. Murphy
Mr. Murphy
Captain Sparrow
Stony Beach
Helen
J. R. Qualey
Braintree
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