Gloucester Day to Feature Pageant and Naval Parade
Gloucester plans a grand celebration tomorrow with a Chaucer era pageant at Stage Fort Park featuring 1500 participants led by Charles N. Stafford. The day includes sunrise naval salutes, a 1:30 pm parade with City Hall dignitaries, and a grand firework close, all to raise funds for a Roger Conant House memorial at Stage Fort Park.
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Richard
Stage Fort Park
Taft
Navy
George Vonl. Meyer
Draper
William H. O’connell
James F. Shaw
Manchester
George E. Merchant
John A. Stoddart
Isaac Patch
Walter C. King
Gloucester
Roger Conant House
Roger Conant
Massachusetts Colony
Senate Set to Vote on Tariff Bill Tomorrow
In a party line drift the Senate prepares to act on a tariff measure reducing duties on boots and shoes. Democratic hesitation is seen as potential campaign fodder for Western voters if the minority blocks the resolution. The plan replaces the clause on hides with a broader reference to cattle hides and calfskins.
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Senate
Massachusetts
Cannon and Sims Save on Underwear
Washington Aug 3 Two members of the House pay 50 cents for their underwear Speaker Cannon and Representative Thetas W Sims of Tennessee disclosed during debate on the urgent deficiency appropriation bill Sims said Uncle Joe and I bought underwear for 60 cents per garment while the clerk offered 3 50 goods.
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Cannon
Sims
Washington
House of Representatives
Thetas W. Sims
Tennessee
Mr. Sims
Uncle Joe
No Joker in Tariff Dictum on Leather and Shoes
President Charles H. Jones of Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Company defends the tariff as set, declaring no joker in the conference report and that duties on shoes remain at 15 percent under the Payne bill. He notes the reduction to only apply to leather and hides and cites Senator Lodge and Senator Aldrich in confirming the understanding. He accuses tariff advocates of bluff as the conference report neared completion.
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Bailey
Bristow
LaFollette
Newlands
Aldrich
Senate
Charles H. Jones
Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Company
Jones
Washington
Senator Lodge
Senator Aldrich
Lodge
Payne
McCall
Navy Prisoner Escapes From Portsmouth Shipyard
A naval prisoner, A. J. Krouse, on the Southern escaped from the navy yard in Portsmouth while supposedly at work in a blacksmith shop. Serving for fraud with 15 days left to Aug 1, his sentence was extended by four months after insulting a superior officer, triggering the escape.
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Portsmouth
N. H
A. J. Krouse
Southern
Navy Yard
Krouse
Defeat of Schmidt 3-Cent Fares Franchise in Cleveland Vote
In Cleveland on August 3 the Schmidt ordinance granting a street car franchise for three cent fares was defeated by 34,926 to 30,944, a majority of 982, in a referendum. Herman Schmidt's plan would have extended scent fares on part of the city lines.
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Cleveland, O
Schmidt
Herman Schmidt
Motor Boat Explosion Claims Two Men in Harbor
Two men, Johnson and Moore, suffered severe injuries when a power boat exploded near warships in the harbor. Moore burned on face arms neck and chest while Johnson burned about the face and chest. Moore died soon after and Johnson remained critically injured with internal burns.
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Johnson
Moore
Sputter
Station 1
Hattie Kimball
Emerald
Marine Eye Remedy Ad Claims Soothing Relief
An advertisement promotes Marine Eye Remedy for red, weak, weary and watery eyes. The copy suggests immediate soothing effects and positions Marine as a preferred solution for eye comfort.
Cape Fire Loss Seen Record On Cape Cod
Three major fires burn along Cape Cod shorelines near Falmouth Bourne and surrounding areas. Firefighters, exhausted and discouraged, estimate total damage surpassing 100000 as flames threaten larger fronts and key routes.
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West Falmouth
Cape Cod
Falmouth
Bourne
Fire sweeps West Falmouth as townspeople aid in blaze
A large coastal fire from Buzzard's Bay to Hatchville expands with rising wind. Hundreds from Sagamore and Sandwich rush in to defend homes near West Falmouth while families evacuate. Firefighters backfires along Mill road fail against the gale as smoke fills the town and railroad property is threatened.
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Buzzard's Bay
Hatchville
Falmouth
Sagamore
Sandwich
West Falmouth
Bourne
Mill Road
N. Y
Wood's Hole
Cable trouble halts L line on Charlestown Elevated
Trains halted for 12 minutes and ran slowly for 40 more after a submarine cable grounding under the Charlestown bridge disabled signals. Lantern signals controlled trains from 8 12 to 9 05 with confusion at Sullivan square and nearby stations.
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Charlestown
Sullivan Square
Curtiss Makes Short Flights at Hempstead Plain
Glenn H. Curtiss, the Hammondsport aviator slated to represent the United States at Rheims France in Aviation Week events, made three very short flights on Hempstead Plain in Mineola Illinois. His airship the Golden Flyer is an aeroplane he built and recently sold to the New York Aeronautic Society, after a novice wrecked it in a trial flight two weeks ago. A new larger gasoline tank was added to enable longer flights.
Two Jims Chelsea Outing and Trolley Party Planned
The second annual outing and trolley party of the Two Jims of Chelsea will go to Canobie Lake New Hampshire on Saturday August 7. James Foley and James Patricks former trainers and athletes will lead the event. Members from Highland S A C Webster A A Arlington S A C Chelsea K of C and other Chelsea and Revere groups take part in the field day events.
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Chelsea
Canobie Lake
N. H
James Foley
James Patricks
Highland S. A. C
Webster A. A
Arlington ,S. A. C
Chelsea K. of C
Chelsea and Revere
Life of a Pimple Possum Skin Remedy Notice
A new skin preparation called possum claims to cure eczema acne tetter blotches and several itch conditions. The ad offers a free experimental package by mail from Emergency Laboratories New York and promotes a fifty cent retail box at multiple drug stores.
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Riker-Jaynes
Houghton & Dutton’s Drug Dept
West Twenty-fifth Street
New York
Bulldog Attacks Woman in Brooklyn House
An unconscious Mrs. Laura Tie bess was mauled by a bulldog in the hallway of her Brooklyn home and is expected to die. Her 18 year old son was rescued by neighbors from a similar attack after she collapsed from a fit.
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New York
Brooklyn
Laura Tiebess
Youthful lovers halted by police on Boston train
Dover man pleads against his 17 year old son’s elopement with a 22 year old woman. Detectives trace the couple to the Boston train arriving at 9 o clock. Floyd Ingalls is led away with protest while Blanche disappears with the plan of marriage halted by authorities.
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Mr. Ingalls
Dover
Floyd Ingalls
Boston
Ansell
Floyd
Blanche
Causeway Street
Angell
Stowaways Work Passage To Hub On Barra
The Barra, a British steamship from South American ports, arrived with four stowaways. They boarded at Montevideo then emerged at sea and were put to work painting and cleaning the ship.
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Barra
Montevideo
Orphans Visit Orpheum Guests at Merely Mary Ann
About 50 children from the Leopold Morse Orphans Home and their chaperons were treated to a Matinee at the Orpheum Theatre yesterday afternoon. Manager Lindsay Morison hosted the group during the performance of Merely Mary Ann.
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Leopold Morse
Lindsay Morison
The
Orpheum Theatre
Mary Ann
Men of Company A Fifth Massachusetts to organize reunion
A permanent organization for all men who served in Company A of the Fifth Massachusetts regiment in the Spanish War will be formed at a Sunday meeting at 2 o'clock. Plans for an outing next month will also be set.
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Fifth Massachusets Regiment
Japs Fete U S Sailors In Hakodate Visit
The third American Pacific squadron under Rear Admiral Giles B. Harber received a hearty welcome during a three day stay in Hakodate Japan from June 18 to 21. The town displayed both flags widely and dinners and banquets marked the visit as very pleasant for the sailors.
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Washington
Giles B. Harber
Hakodate
Japan
State Department
E. J. King
Carrier pigeon taken in Winthrop count at home
Exhausted carrier pigeon with register 378-G. H. CC. (06) was found at Lewis G. Smith’s residence in Winthrop. The white bird had an injured left eye and a leg band possibly attached to a message. it is receiving care at the Smith home.
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Winthrop
G. H. CC
Lewis G. Smith
quake fund down to $25 000 in italy relief drive
Rome August 3 The central committee overseeing the earthquake relief fund reports that only 25 000 of the 5 205 000 subscribed remains unspent for aid to southern Italy victims indicating extensive use of donations.
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Rome
Central Committee
Italy
Boy Aged 16 Missing From Rye Beach Trip
Arthur Babcock of Mt Vernon New York vanished during a Rye Beach New Hampshire vacation. He was last seen July 1 and reported missing to the Boston police. The teen is described as white with brown hair and wearing a light suit.
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Arthur Babcock
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Rye Beach
N. H
Boston
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