Roosevelt Visits Scranton Mines for Labor Study
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt arrives by car in Scranton to investigate life among mine workers in western Pennsylvania. He tours the Hotel Jermyn, plans to visit mines with guides Miss Fannie Cochrane and Miss Florence Lucas Sanville, and will continue his four day inquiry into coal region conditions.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Pocono Mountains
Delaware Water Gap
Lawrence Abbott
Lyman Abbott
The
Outlook
Jermyn
Roosevelt
Bishop Hoban
New York
Pennsylvania
Fannie Cochrane
Florence Lucas Sanville
Philadelphia
Oyster Bay
Pay as You Enter Cars Could Debut This Fall in Boston Elevation
Boston elevated street cars may unveil pay as you enter cars by fall. The design mirrors semi-convertibles on Chestnut Hill with rear entry, conductor at top of steps, and fare paid on entry. Large cars limit downtown routing, but terminals and new car barns with apartments near Harvard Square Cambridge are proposed.
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Chestnut Hill
Sullivan Square
Boston
Portland Menaced by Fleet Seige News Card
Washington Aug 2 Portland Maine will be under a two week siege as hostile fleets of imaginary enemies approach the harbor under cover of night. The Maine coast artillery militia with regulars and searchlights will hunt them down and destroy them with batteries at Forts Preble Williams McKinley and Levett.
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Portland
Maine Coast Artillery Militia
Maine Militia to Defend Portland in Coast Artillery Drill
About 1000 Maine militiamen will join regular U S Coast Artillery to defend Portland. Lt Col Warren P Newcomb leads the artillery district while Lt Col Charles J Bailey represents Brig Gen Arthur Murray. Battle practice starts tomorrow as two weeks of simulated siege tests Portland from the sea using 10 and 12 inch guns and mortars. Maine converts a full infantry regiment into coast artillery units for ongoing defense.
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Portland
United States, Coast Artillery
Warren P. Newcomb
Charles J. Bailey
Arthur Murray
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Boston Men Enter All Round Games At Marshall Field
Nineteen entrants for the all around championships of the A A U to be held August 13 at Marshall Field Chicago. Competitors hail from Boston Los Angeles New York New Orleans Toronto Chicago Cleveland Vancouver Sioux City Newton Seattle and Philadelphia.
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Ninteen
Marshall Field
Boston
Los Angeles
New York
New Orleans
Toronto
Cleveland
Vancouver
Sioux City
Newton
Mass
Seattle
Philadelphia
Homes Page Preview Covers Decor Tips and Medical Feature
A look at home decorating hints for living rooms and yards, plus a stencil craft for a parasol. The issue also previews an article by Dr. Hirshberg from Johns Hopkins University on treating lockjaw.
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Hirshberg
Hopkins University
Refuses to Bar Parks to Autos in Boston
The Boston Board of Highway Commissioners declines to approve regulations excluding motor vehicles from Boston Park roads. A public hearing recorded near unanimous opposition from business leaders and residents, with Mayor Fitzgerald not indicating clear support. Counts show three quarters of park road users were automobiles, challenging the regulation as inconsistent with public interest.
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Board of Highway Commissioners
Boston Park Commission
Boston Park Board
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Park Board
Boston
Fitzgerald
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Park Roads
Massachusetts
Cyn thia's Chauffeur Drives Sunday Post Reader Delight
Sunday Post readers praise Louis Tracy's new story Cyn thia's Chauffeur with each advancing week. Next Sunday's instalment promises further improvement. A page features teams in pictures. Drivers identifying their team receive a $5 gold piece.
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Sunday Post
Louis Tracy
Cynthia
FISHERY CASE NEARING END
The Hague August 2 Senator Root opened closing argument for the American side in the Newfoundland fisheries dispute. British attorney general Sir W R obson had spoken earlier. Root said continued pleadings were justified by the case’s importance and warned that without arbitration war might follow. He said Britain views sovereignty while America bases its stance on the 1818 treaty.
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Barns Burned By Lightning In Woodstock Area
A severe electrical storm in Woodstock New Brunswick struck several sites. A Hands residence and barn on Connell road burned with a horse killed. William Shaw’s house and a connected barn on the St John River were destroyed. A town barn was set aflame but saved.
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Connell Road
William Shaw
St. John River
Hgitning
Stone from Scotland Installed at McQueen Home
The Mc Peter McQueen of Boston brought a legendary red sandstone stone to Dr. McQueen's bungalow in Boothbay Maine. The artifact, linked to Celtic heritage and Cromwell era, arrived last Monday aboard the Numidian with Edward B. Malley and passed the customs free.
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McPeter McQueen
Boston
Scotland
Dr. McQueen
McQueen
Cromwell
America
Edward B. Malley
Cambridge
Custom House
Policeman Retired After 19 Years Service in Boston
Patrolman Frederick G. Trask of the East Boston Station was retired last evening at roll call by Police Commissioner Stephen O Meara on a pension of 600 dollars. Trask served 19 years with the Boston Police Department and has been incapacitated for months due to ill health.
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Prederick G. Trask
East Boston
Stephen O'Meara
Trask
Boston Police Department
Torpedo Boat Destroyers Arrive for Target Practice
The destroyers McDonough Stringham and Bailey arrived in Newport Rhode Island from Charleston South Carolina today. They will stay for an extended period to conduct extensive target practice.
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R. I
McDonough, Stringham and Bailey
Charleston
US. C
Two Girls Arrested For Onion Theft In Watertown
Watertown August 2 two girls Carrie Brune 19 of Boston and Mary Ferriero 20 of Boston were arrested at a Mt Auburn farm and charged with larceny of onions. Patrolman Sullivan took them into custody after a farmer reported missing vegetables. Bond was posted and they were released.
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Frank EB
Mt. Auburn
Carrie Brune
Boston
Mary Ferriero
Commercial Street
Sullivan
Coolidge
Gariend
Ees
Twins Charged With Theft Of Ice Cream In Clinton
Clinton August 2 The Witt twins John and Patrick, seven year old boys, appeared in court charged with stealing 10 gallons of ice cream. They were separated. Patrick sent to Catholic Har at Millbury and John placed on probation for six months.
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Witt
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