Massachusetts Institute of Technology Announces Aerial Course
MIT announces special lectures on aeronautics for the coming school year. The series will be led by A A Merrill a Boston born investigator at the institute. Dr Maclaurin says aerial flight currently serves both war and amusement and must be made safer through training of engineers scientists and many professional roles taught at technical schools.
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A. A. Merrill
Boston
Boston Scientific Society
Maclaurin
Technical School
Institute of Technology
Grace Pentecostal Church Declared Sole Nazarene Body in West Somerville
In Somerville, the Grace Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene is declared the only Nazarene church in West Somerville after an agreement with the First Church led to temporary union and subsequent separation. The First Church is now recorded as not existing.
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Somerville
Grace Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene
Elm and
Chester Streets
West Somerville
First Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene
Grace Pentecostal Church
Never Travel Without San fords Ginger
Ginger tablet mixture claims to ease stomach and bowel ills from heat or travel and combat fatigue nervousness and insomnia. Describes ginger aromatics and French brandy blend with Owl trademark and 40 year standard of purity. Sold by druggists and grocers.
Senate warns against foreign control of American fronts
The United States Senate issued a keep off notice warning nations against encroachment on North and South America. It stated it would not tolerate naval or military sites coming under foreign corporations if such possession could threaten U S communications or safety.
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Washington
United States Senate
North
South America
United States
Senate
Senator Lodge
England
Germany
Senate Passes Resolution Limiting Foreign Land Purchases
A secret session debated a Lodge backed resolution on foreign land acquisitions near Magdalena Bay and in Panama Canal zones. It passed 4 to oppose with support from Root Lodge Burton Hitchcock and others, signaling a preemptive stand to deter foreign control.
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Lodge
United States
Magdalena Bay
California
Senate
State Department
Robbers Break Into Brownsville Safe
In Attleboro August 2 a gang suspected to be the same auto band blew open Brownsville station freight shed safe and ticket office. They obtained about 8.6 dollars, the freight house safe. The strong box was shattered. Police suspect dynamite, station agents had ordered no large sums left in the office at night.
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Attleboro
Brownsville
Obituary for Francis Bates prominent New York firm head
South Norwalk reports the death of Francis Bates aged 87 at Belle Island. He was the senior member and president of Martin Bates, Jr. & Co. of New York and visited Belle Island for summer. Interment set for Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, on Monday.
Foster-Tappan Engagement Ties Boston Society to Marlboro Street
Miss Catharine H. Foster daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Co. H. W. Foster of 474 Beacon street Marblehead Neck is engaged to Robert M. Tappan of Marlboro street Marlboro Street Harvard graduate class of 1907. Foster sisters Hilda and Edith are Vincents Club members and have performed at club events. Castle Farm Marblehead Neck and Charles River village country residences are noted.
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Chilton Club
Boston and
North Shore Society
Co. H. W. Foster
Beacon Street
Marblehead Neck
Robert M. Tappan
Marlboro Street
Foster
Vincent Chilt
Hilda
Edith Foster
Vincent Club
Charles River Village
Man Charged in Death of 19 Year Old Flossie Osgood
In Salem a 23 year old Fred Fossa was arrested on a manslaughter charge for aiding 19 year old Flossie Belle Osgood to Boston where she bought corrosive sublimate tablets. Osgood ingested the pills and died after mercurial poisoning. Exhumation and autopsy by Dr. William N. Noyes and officials followed. Fossa held on 1590 bail for District Court appearance next Tuesday.
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Flossie Belle Osgood
Brooks Court
Fred Fossa
Fossa
Osborne Street
District Court
Miss Osgood
Boston
Congress Street
William N. Noyes
Noyes
Frank &. Atwood
James E. Simpson
Atwood
Cardinal Gibbons to Lead National Catholic Charities Conference
Cardinal Gibbons is expected to preside at the national biennial conference of Roman Catholic charities to be held at the Catholic University in Washington from September 22 to 25.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Roman Catholic Charities
Catholic University
Schrafft Employees Annual Outing Sets Sail Today
The Schrafft Company hosts its eighth annual outing for over 600 employees aboard a 10 car special train from North station at 9 50 am to Canobie Lake New Hampshire. Dinner on the lakeshore followed by games and a baseball match between single and married men. Guest of honor W E Schrafft president to present prizes. E Turcotte leads the Mutual Aid and Benefit Association with G T Orentzen and W V Wallburg assisting.
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G. T.orentzen
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Wilson to Appoint a Treasurer and Finance Chief
Governor Woodrow Wilson plans to appoint a national treasurer and a finance committee chair as he meets National Chairman William F. McCombs in New York. McAdoo is named a vice chairman and two western representatives are likely to be added to the leadership.
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Seagirt
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic National Campaign Committee
New York City
William F. McCombs
William G. McAdoo
New York
Wilson plans unified campaign book and club outreach
Governor Wilson favors a business-like plan to merge party utterances into one volume and uses a full swing publicity and newspaper contribution setup. National committeeman Josephus E Daniels and Edward E Grosscup discuss details as New Jersey organizers arrange for a August event with no National Guard participation.
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Josephus E. Daniels
North Carolina
Democratic Congressional Committee
Campaign Committee
Wilson
Golden lauds mayor for work in strike
John Golden, general president of the United Textile Workers of America, wrote to Mayor Fitzgerald praising his efforts to secure an amicable settlement of the L railroad strike. He said organized labor is grateful for the mayor’s persistent work toward industrial peace.
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United Textile Workers of America
Fitzgerald
Golden
Organized Labor
Everett Faces 10 Cent Increase in City Tax Rate
The Everett assessors announce a new tax rate of $19.70, up ten cents from last year. Real estate valuation rises to $25,104,600, up $1,200,000, while personal property valuation falls to $4,525,800, a decrease of $600,000.
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Everett
Mc Garr Marks First Day as Boston Chief Inspector
Boston welcomes John R. Mc Garr on his initial day as chief inspector of police. He conducts roll call with about twenty inspectors and receives floral tributes from the bureau of criminal investigation. Assistant Chief Inspector Ainslee C. Armstrong also receives flowers and shares duties in the former Dugan office as congratulations pour in from citizens.
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Boston
John R. Mc Garr
Dugan
McGarr
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Ainslee C. Armstrong
Police
Ainslee CC. Armstrong
Politics rent home of Sierras singer Joaquin Miller
Politics splits the home of Joaquin Miller the Sierras poet into three factions. Miller the poet is a lifelong Jacksonian now registered Democrat. Mrs Miller is a Republican Taft supporter. Daughter Juanita favors Roosevelt. Oakland California. August 2.
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Cal
Joaquin Miller
Sierras
Miller
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