Essex politicians rally to Lodge amid ambassador visit and Gardner boost
Essex County figures rallied around Senator Lodge as Ambassador Meyer recovered from illness and Secretary Moody savored a new post. Moody toured Beverly Willows and Gloucester Newburyport Portsmouth stops while local groups praised Lodge for boosting the Gardner campaign.
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Lodge
Moody
Meyer
Essex County
Senator Lodge
Nahant
Peterson
Congress
Salem
Sam
Rome
Gloucester
Beverly
Post
United States
Lyman
Beverly Farms
Hamilton House
Newport
the Willows
the Dolphin
City Hall
Daniel N. Crowley
Danvers
Dan
Newburyport
Portsmouth
Boston
Haverhill
John M. Raymond
Swell Salem Club
Shaw
Raymond
Secretary Moody
Ambassador Meyer
Essex
Gardner
Corey arraigned on fraud charges in Drake estate case
George G. Corey faced United States Commissioner Shields in New York for a renewed arraignment on charges of using the mails to defraud heirs of an alleged Drake estate. He pleaded not guilty and waived examination, with bail set at 2600. If not posted he returned to jail.
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New York
George G. Corey
United States
Shields
Corey
Drake
Roosevelt hosts notable guests at Sagamore Hill luncheon
President Roosevelt meets Adolph S. Ochs and Stanford Newell at lunch and greets Postmaster General Payne and others. Governor Hunt and Attorney General Harlan discuss Porto Rico and its future trade, while ship morale issues surface aboard the Mayflower with multiple desertions and friction with Lt. Phelps.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Adolph S. Ochs
Stanford Newell
United States
the Hague
Sagamore Hill
Henry G. Payne
George R. Sheldon
New York
William H. Hunt
Harlan
Porto Rico
Hunt
W. W. Phelps
Sword of honor given to Lord Kitchener in London
In London on July 31 a sword of honor was presented to Lord Kitchener by Cape Town at a South African dinner attended by notable figures. Lord Mayor Sir Joseph C. Dimsdale delivered the gift, and Kitchener thanked the donors hoping the sword would not need to be drawn in South Africa again. He praised the region’s mineral and agricultural wealth and urged that it holds “the makings of a new America.”
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London
Lord Kitchener
Cape Town
Joseph C. Dimsdale
South Africa
Kitchener
America
Old Home Week Parade Highlights Beverly Celebration
Beverly marked the second day of Old Home Week with a grand parade led by chief marshal William Stopford. Secretary of the Navy William Moody and Captain E W Stoney attended aboard the Dolphin with 300 sailors and Hartford band. The event featured a long trades division, reviews at the Central Fire Station, a fire department exhibition, a City Hall banquet, park band concert, and tablet unveilings by Ruth Appleton, Oliver W Holmes, and Augustine Jones at historic sites.
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Beverly
William Stopford
William H. Moody
Salem
E. W. Stoney
Dolphin
Hartford
Central Fire Station
Samuel Cole
Baggageman Arrested for Stealing Mail Packages
Nelson Vandenburgh, a baggageman on the Boston and Albany line, was arrested yesterday on a charge of stealing merchandise from the United States mails. He was held in $500 sureties by the United States commissioner for a hearing next Thursday.
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Nelson Vandenburgh
Boston & Albany
United States
Eureka of Arlington Wins Red Jackets Playout at Lowell
Lowell hosts the 12th annual veteran firemen’s tournament with six leading titles. Eureka of Arlington tops the field with 218 1/? points, followed by Gag Torrent of Gardner and Butler Veterans of Lowell, then Uncle Sam of Manchester, Hancock of Brockton, and Red Jacket of Cambridge completing the top six.
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Red Jackets
Lowell
New England
Ft. In
Eureka
Arlington
Gardner
Butler Veterans of
Sveeneseae
Uncle Sam
Manchester
N. H
Hancock
Brockton
Red Jacket
Cambridge
Castle Square
North Common
Salem
Cabot Streets
Merrimac
Old Home Week speakers listed for Shirley celebration
Shirley July 31 speakers at the Old Home Week program included Dr. John H. A. McCollester of Waltham Rev Loren M. Macdonald of Concord District Attorney George H. Sanderson of Ayer Professor Thomas H. Clark of Worcester Mrs Helen M Winslow of Boston and Charles Cutter of Toledo O Original poems were read by Robert Whittaker of California and Mrs Gertrude Judd of Boston.
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Shirley
John H. A. McCollester
Waltham
Loren M. Macdonald
Concord
George H. Sanderson
Ayer
Thomas H. Clark
Worcester
Helen M. Winslow
Boston
Charles Cutter
Toledo
Robert Whittaker
California
Gertrude Judd
Elder Brethren gather at Tucks Point in Manchester
The second annual gathering of the Elder Brethren was held at Tucks Point. The oldest member present was Deacon A Ey Low, 93. Joseph A. Torrey quipped that Manchester’s four periods were farming, fishing, furniture and fashions, calling the city the creme de la creme of culture and wealth.
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Manchester
Tucks Point
A. Ey Low
Joseph A. Torrey
Old Home Week Feature at Greenfield at Four
Greenfield marked Old Home Week with a principal feature held today at the Four location. Local residents joined in festivities as community traditions were celebrated with ceremonies and events reflecting town pride.
Merrimac Square Parade Reviews Fire Brigade Trials
Acting Mayor W. E. Badger reviewed the march passing City Hall and proceeding to Merrimac square and the South Common for the planned playout. Cambridge Red Jackets, twice league trophy winners, drew cheers as judges and crowds watched trials where Lowell’s General Butler Association posted 216 feet 118 inches and Cambridge scored 210 feet.
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Merrimac Square
City Hall
W. E. Badger
Central Street
Gorham
Summer
Thorndike
South Common
Red Jackets
Cambridge
Samuel Abbott, Jr
Boston
George Cushing
Hingham
John Kelley
Braintree
Fred _ 5S
Bean
Manchester
N. H
Willam H. Brown
Marblehead
A A. Stevens
Springfield
Everett Dunham
Central Falls
Lowell
General Butler Association
Joseph Mullin
Mullin
Old Home Week Features Life-Saving Demonstrations
Salem hosts a gala day with Nahant and Gloucester life-saving crews demonstrating lifesaving methods. Lieutenant Worth G. Ross directed the exhibit as Navy Secretary William H. Moody prepared to board the Hartford for naval enlistment discussions and a Dolphin cruise. A band concert fireworks closed the events with tomorrow’s school reunion in City Hall.
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Salem
Nahant
Gloucester
Uncle Sam
Worth G. Ross
New England
N. ©. Hayman, Keeper; B. H. Ray, J. P. Dwyer, E. A. Ward, G. E. Saunders
John Nyman
C. H. Merritt
Nelson F. King
Carl A. Dixon
John G. Olson
Peter M. Nelson
Frank A. Gove
Albert Sundberg
Westover G. Brazier
Navy
William H. Moody
United States
Hartford
Boston
Dolphin
Naval Affairs Committee
City Hall
Ipswich Hosts Daily Exercises Under Local Auspices
Ipswich held a day of exercises under local auspices with participants and officials coordinating activities. Details remain sparse in the fragment, but the event reflects civic drills and community involvement in summer.
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Ipswich
The
Harwich Clambake Amid Old Home Week Festivities
Citizens of Harwich dined at West Harwich during Old Home Week and heard speeches from town officials and other speakers after the clambake dinner marking the third day of the celebration.
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Harwich
West Harwich
American Girl Meets King Oscar of Sweden at Royal Event
Miss Jessie Forsyth of America, international superintendent of juvenile work, spoke on scientific temperance in U S public schools to delegates from 18 countries at the International Lodge of Good Templars gathering in Stockholm. She represented the United States in a seven member deputation to meet King Oscar, who warmly greeted her with a fatherly gesture.
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Oscar
Sweden
Royal Opera House
Stockholm
International Lodge of Good Templars
Jessie Forsyth
America
United States
Forsyth
Miss Forsyth
Apponagansett Harbor Con tract Awarded to Belden Sons
The harbor and land commissioners awarded the contract for building the stone breakwater at the entrance of Apponagansett Harbor to BE 8 Belden & Sons of Hartford Conn.
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Harbor and Land Commissioners
Apponagansett Harbor
Belden & Sons of
Hartford
Conn
Elopement of Flora Lucier and Harry Moore Sparks Local Flight
Flora Lucier, 17, and Harry Moore, 21, eloped from White Valley to Ayer Junction after their parents barred the match. They boarded the 7:34 train and are believed to marry. Lucier’s parents now hope they return for a parental benediction.
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Coldbrook Springs
Flora Lucier
White Valley
Harry Moore
Moore
Ayer Junction
George Lucier
Miss Lucier
Luciers
Flora
Lucier
White Brothers’ Mill
Trai
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Stein-Bloch
Norfolk
Vorenberg’s
Washington, Elm & Hanover Sts
Willows
Henry Cabot Lodge
George von L. Meyer
Edward P. Shaw
Francis H. Appleton
Joseph N. Peterson
Republican State Committee
Edward B
Hamilton
Shaw and Gardner
Hurley
Colonial Club
Browning
Zoo
Washington St
Wohd
Serge
Essé “Sé
Mono
Washington and Brattle Streets
Carpenters’ Union 878
N. Vandenburgh
Washington Street
Quarters
Washington
Devonshire Streets
Eureka OF
Greenfield
Beverly City Hall
Apponagansett Harbor Con
She Globe“Wernicke
Federal Street
Gouch Beds
Morris
Gha Witht
Y Furniture CO
Tremont Street
Cushing Process
Cushing Medical Supply Co
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