Drought Closes 152 Cotton Mills in Carolinas
Charlotte July 31 152 cotton mills in North and South Carolina shut down today due to the drought.
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Charlotte
N. C
North
South Carolina
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1911
Page
16
Boston Store Hangs On For New Lease Amid Rent Hikes
The firm vows to stay in Boston and cites high rents as delaying a new location. Management is negotiating a lease for a prominent site, with an announcement expected next week.
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Boston
Absolute clearance sale clears store inventory
The notice announces an extraordinary clearance selling sack suits coats trousers walking suits Prince Albert dress and tuxedo suits overcoats raincoats and summer weights, emphasizing drastic price sacrifices across all items.
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Prince Albert
Countess Granard Left Behind as Lusitania Sails
The Earl of Granard stays in London to support passage of a veto bill in the House of Lords, while Countess Granard sails to New York aboard the Lusitania. Admiral Togo departs for Liverpool to sail to New York and will stay in the United States through August, with official duties guiding his schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York
Earl of Granard
House of Lords
Count Heihachiro Togo
Liverpool
Admiralty
Togo
United States
Lord and
Lady Granard
Beatrice Mills
Constance Folsom Sings in Lenox Church Choir
Trinity Church in Lenox announces the boys choir will take its annual break on the second and third Sundays of August with a volunteer summer colony choir filling in. Notable singers include Constance Folsom plus Gertrude Parsons Heloise Meyer Emily Winthrop Katherine Lawrence Eleanor Shotter Charlotte Cram Elizabeth Turnure and Abed Schenck along with Messrs William Field Richard Greenleaf Ross Whistler Spencer Shotter James Barnes and Frederic Schenck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox
Trinity Church
Constance Folsom
Gertrude Parsons
Heloise Meyer
Emily Winthrop
Katherine Lawrence
Eleanor and
Mary Shotter
Charlotte Cram
Elizabeth Turnure
Abed Schenck
Spencer Cosby
William B. O. Field
Richard C. Greenleaf, Jr
Ross Whistler, Jr
Spencer O. Shotter
James Barnes
Frederic Schenck
Quincy Fireman Killed by Moving Cars
Jeremiah J. Lyons of the Quincy fire department was crushed to death at Quincy Adams station after being caught between a moving freight car and the platform. He was 65, leaving two sons and five daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Jeremiah J. Lyons
Quincey
Brockton
Quincy Adams Station
Grand Nephew of President Taft Born in Seattle
Mrs George Snowden a Taft niece in Seattle near Miner Hospital welcomed a grandson named Charles Taft Snowden born days earlier at the hospital. Taft telegraphed congratulations and may be godfather if he tours the West this fall. Snowden couple wed in New York in December 1899. A Wendell Phillips niece also bore a son at the same hospital July 16.
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Seattle
George Snowen
Taft
Vancouver
Miner Hospital
Snowden
Charles Taft Snowden
Postal Bank Opens Today at Central Post Office
Boston residents aged 10 and older may open a postal savings account today at the Central Post Office. Depositors can start between opening time and 6:30 PM, with minimum deposits of 1. Interest accrues at a stated rate and the account is backed by the U S government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Central Post Office
United States
WANTS OLD AGE PENSION BILL
Washington reports Representative Berger of Wisconsin proposes a socialist plan to pension U.S. citizens aged 60 or older with low income and no felony record. The bill would create a pension of 1 to 4 dollars weekly and ask Congress to form a commission to study the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Congress
Representative Berger
Wisconsin
Socialist Party
Berger
Boy With Broken Arm Takes Car Ride
Frank Laurell a 12 year old boy of 14 Boston street South Boston rode from Waverley Oaks yesterday afternoon to Harvard square with a compound fracture of the right arm after a fall from an apple tree. Despite severe pain he boarded a car to go home but had to leave at Harvard square and sought help at Station 1 then was sent to Cambridge Relief Hospital. His courage amazed the attending physicians.
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Frank Laurell
Boston Street
Boston
Waverley Oaks
Harvard Square
Waverley
Station 1
Cambridge Relief Hospital
Police suspend Officer Charles Ferguson for failure to report
Captain Timothy Foley suspended Officer Charles Ferguson at roll call last evening over an alleged failure to report for duty on Monday morning. Police say Sergeants Grey and Johnson visited his home and learned he was sick from indigestion.
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Charles Ferguson
Malden
Timothy Foley
Foley
Grey
Johnson
New England Telephone Drives New Rate Schedule Today
Suburban exchanges in the New England Telephone Company switch to a new rate schedule effective today. J H Barry warns subscribers to file changes by July 31 to avoid service interruption, while Mr Hall notes most have already chosen and a few dozen per exchange remain undecided and will be disconnected after a reasonable grace period.
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New England Telephone Company
J. H. Barry
Hall
Legal Department
The
Barry
Metropolitan Exchange
Freak twins born in Homestead stir crowds in Pittsburg area
In Homestead, Mrs. Helen Sidorski gave birth to male twins joined at the shoulders hips and four arms and legs two heads. The crowd swarmed the family home with police on duty as dozens of cars and streetcars carried curious onlookers from nearby boroughs to glimpse the unusual birth.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Helen Sidorski
Fifteenth Street
Homestead
Sidorskis
Tax Dodgers Boost Rates in Malden
Unofficial reports say Malden will set a tax rate above $20 this year as wealthy residents flee to dodge personal tax. A large decrease in personal tax able property and the need to raise over $800,000 more than last year are cited, with last year’s rate at $19.60.
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Malden
Famous artist Edwin Abbey dying in London
Cable from London reports Edwin A. Abbey, 59, brother of William Abbey, famed for painting the Holy Grail series in the Boston Public Library, is dying after a long illness. Abbey is in London and under care.
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Philadelphia
William Abbey
Edwin A. Abbey
Public
Boston
London
Represhing Sleep Induced by Reid Phosphate Glass of Water
A short note reports that taking Reid Phosphate, placed in a glass of water, before walking induces restful sleep. The item notes a calming effect and easier nightly rest.
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Reid Phosphate
Swampscott to Seek Warrants Against Two Hotels
Swampscott police will apply for warrants against the New Ocean House and the Preston for alleged illegal alcohol sales. The action follows a private hearing in Lynn where warrants were ordered. Chief Ulysses Carson will file for warrants and bring proprietors to court Saturday before Judge Henry P. Lummus. The town splits on prosecutions amid concerns over tax revenue and local influence.
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Swampscott
Law Enforcement League
New
Ocean House
Preston
Felix MacGettrick
Suffolk County
League
Charles Leighton
Lynn
Loomis
Ulysses Carson
Henry P. Lummus
North Shore
Carson
Post
NEW “Law Enforcement League
Brookline Country Club
Woman Subdues Boy Bandit in Dorchester
Roy Allen a 17 year old of 59 Alpine street Roxbury faces Dorchester Municipal Court for assault with a loaded revolver after firing at Hyman Levine meat market 1065 Blue Hill avenue Dorchester Levine was shot in the right ankle and his wife and Mrs Spellman disarmed Allen in the store. Allen fled home two weeks ago prompting police to search for him.
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Roy Allen
Alpine Street
Roxbury
Dorchester
Hyman Levine
Blue Hill Avenue
Levine
City Hospital
Allen
Isaac Spellman
Mary Cushing
Author Upton Sinclair Among 11 Arrested on Sabbath Tennis Charge
In Arden Delaware Constable Charles Green arrested 11 men including Upton Sinclair for violating blue laws by playing tennis on July 30. Warrants sworn by George Brown require defendants to appear in Magistrate James W. Robertson's Wilmington office tomorrow evening to plead.
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Arden
Wdel
Henry George
Charles Green
Wilmington
George Brown
Socialist Order
Upton Sinclair
Sinclair
Delaware
Assault with Axe Brought in Malden District Court
Nicole De Presio 24 of 2 Commercial street Malden was arraigned on assault with intent to kill Sabitino De Presio of the same address. The attack happened after midnight Saturday when an axe was buried in Sabitino’s side. Doctors say the wound could be fatal. Police say the defendant confessed and Judge Bruce bound her over in 5600 bond for August 10 hearing.
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Malden
Bruce
Nicole de Presio
Sabitino de Presio
Sabitino de
Timothy Foley
Wolf's My Clothier Corner Han Over and Portland Streets
The notice describes the location and access points for My Clothier at Wolf's corner Han Over and Portland Streets. It explains easy reach from Haymarket Square Adams Square Scollay Square and Friend-Union Street stations of the Subway.
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Wolf's
My Clothier
Hanover and
Portland Streets
Hanover
Haymarket Square
Adams Square
Scollay Square
Friend-Union Street
Subway
White starts to tell story before Lorimer committee
Charles A. White, who rose from street car conductor to Illinois Legislator, testifies before the Lorimer committee in Washington about bribery and exposure plans. He recalls warning supporters during his campaign to expose Springfield corruption and denies accepting a bribe. Letters from Lee O Neill Browne are produced as the committee adjourns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles A. White
Illinois
William Lorimer
United States Senate
Senate Lorimer Committee
Lorimer
Springfield
Lee O'Neill Browne
House
Janitor Named Hero For Jumping Woman Rescue
William Elsly, a janitor, saved Mary Hookway from a second floor window at 875 Harrison Avenue last night. He braced against the fall with several neighbors, breaking the impact. Hookway was only slightly injured at City Hospital. Authorities note domestic troubles may have driven the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Elsly
Mary Hookway
Harrison Avenue
Elsly
Hookway
Emsly
City Hospital
Steam Eludes Passengers As Burlington Sinks Near Trenton
The Burlington steamship of the Delaware Navigation Co. ran aground on the Delaware River near Trenton after a submerged anchor tore a hole in its hull. About 200 passengers, mainly women, were aboard when the vessel was stranded. only the captain, engineer, and crew were aware of the danger beforehand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Burlington
Delaware Navigation Company
Philadelphia
Delaware River
Pigs Alarm Fire Destroys Home in Wilmington
A fire at Herbert McIntyre’s West Street property in Wilmington destroyed the house and barn, start unclear, while the family was away. Six pigs alerted nearby farmers with their squeals, drawing attention to the blaze. Loss reported at 4000 dollars.
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Wilmington
Herbert McIntyre
West Street
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