Auto Squadron to Aid Defence in Massachusetts Maneuvers
Adjutant-General Brigham says no aero planes will be used by the defence army and automo biles will play a major role in war maneuvers August 14 to 21 in Plymouth and Bristol counties. Brigadier-General Pew will command the Blue army and establish a division headquarters with three touring cars and an ambulance supplied by the White Company. Drivers include H J Cashman, William Gallagher, Arthur Austin, and F H Robinson will lead the ambulance. Cars will speed orders, aid reconnaissance, and support signal work under a designated officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army of Defence
William H. Brigham
Plymouth
Bristol
Brigham
William A. Pew, Jr
Blue” Army
Massachusetts Militia
Division
White Company
Boston
W. G. Schmunk
H. J. Cashman
President Taft
Beverly
William Gallagher
Arthur Austin
F. H. Robinson
Panther Stole Dinners. Harris Family Tracks Left
George H Harris and sons Ezra and Walter report a panther case after finding their noon dinners missing from an unoccupied shed on their Winchendon farm near the Ashburnham line. Large tracks were found around the shed confirming the sighting from Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchendon
George H. Harris
Ezra
Walter
Ashburnham Line
Carmichael bill passes House for statewide prohibition
The Carmichael bill to enact statewide prohibition was approved by the Alabama House by a 75 to 1 vote. The measure moves toward final passage and potential statewide enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Carmichael
House
Local Elopements Surface in Greenwich Park News
When Mrs. A. P. Parker told her sister she had married George E. C. Pelham a wealthy merchant in Greenwich Park her younger sister revealed she had wed Frank Moore two months earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Parker
Greenwich Park
George E. C. Pelham
Frank Moore
Marriages Reported in Providence Area
A widow Mrs Parker recently married Mr Pelham in Providence after a brief courtship. Her sister Miss Lillian Pippy wed Mr Moore, a reporting agency figure, at Rev Allan Stockdale’s home with Mrs Stockdale as witness.
Saxonia Bound for East Boston Terminal
Wireless message from Captain Pentacost reports Saxonia 584 miles east of Boston Light at 11 a m. The Cunard liner will berth at East Boston terminal at 7 o clock tomorrow morning after coming from Liverpool and Queenstown.
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Pentacost
Cunard
Saxonia
Liverpool
Queenstown
Boston Light
Boston
Hap Ward's Bell Day Raises Funds for Lynnfield Fire Bell
Mrs Hap Ward led Bell Day at Wardhurst Lynnfield to raise funds for a bell for Lynnfield Chemical Engine Company No. 2. The event on Lake Suntang grounds drew many residents and was aided by Mrs Cora Hagleston and Mrs M F Donovan and other Lynnfield women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wardhurst
Lynnfield
Mass
Dewey Seeks New Trial After Suit Against Good Government
Ex Judge Henry S. Dewey petitions for a new trial of his 76 million dollar suit against the Good Government Association alleging derogatory statements during the 195x mayoral campaign. He cites trial remarks and his police court work as influencing factors and includes excerpts from his book Suggestions on the Work of a Police Court Justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Henry S. Dewey
Good Government Association
Court House
Sherman
Vermont
Massachusetts
Plato
Justinian
Daniel Webster
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Jeffries Point Chosen For Boston Immigration Station
Secretary Nagel selects Jeffries Point Yacht Club site at Jeffries Point East Boston for Boston immigration station. Kelcher-backed figures win over Governor's Island plan. mainland purchase around 35000 dollars prevents new land costs and preserves Governor's Island as a public park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffries Point Yacht Club
Jeffries Point
Boston
Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
Massachusetts
McHarg
Governor’s Island
MecHarg
John A. Kelcher
Department
Congressmen
George B. Billings
Boston Sta
Yacht Club
Governor's Island
Kelcher
Lodge
Girl Fiance Dies. 35 Mile Taxicab Dash Ends in Sorrow
Miss Hilda Deff raced from Boston to Gardner in a taxicab to reach her fiance Minders thought gravely ill. He had died hours earlier in a drowning accident. relatives hid the truth until the shock. The late arrival came about midnight after a 312 hour trip costing 35 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner
Hilda Deff
Boston
Minders
Miss Deff
Cardinal Gibbons questions abstinence in big cities
Cardinal James Gibbons of Baltimore questioned the feasibility of a total abstinence system in Chicago and other large cities. He noted that enforcing liquor-license revocation in big urban areas could push sales underground as 15 000 Catholic abstinence supporters gather to plan further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
James Gibbons
Baltimore
America
Cardinal Gibbons
Boston Woman Barred From Return by US Immigration
Mrs Gallant a Summerside native and Boston resident for 24 years faces detention in St John New Brunswick after US officials bar her return until relatives post a 500 bond ensuring she will not become a public charge. Relatives in Boston sent 60 to help, but she remains penniless and dependent on the Municipal Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. John
N. B
United States
Girl Dies in Cincinnati From Tight Lacing
Miss Elsie Gasser, 18, daughter of Mr and Mrs John J Gasser of 2419 West McMicken Ave Cincinnati, is dead. Doctors say death resulted from tight lacing of corsets and clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Elsie Gasser
John J. Gasser
West McMicken Avenue
Gustave Strohbach
Ragtime Aids Charles River Canoeists Against Pests
Newton, Aug. 3. Joss sticks and talcum powder are discarded by fair canoeists on the Charles River in favor of graphophones playing ragtime to deter mosquitoes and insects. Moonlight paddlers enjoy the lively tunes as the music is said to drive away pests maring the outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Charles River
Bur goyne Davis Transfer Enriches Local Pastor
In Pine Village Indiana on August 3 Bur goyne Davis and wife, leading Montgomery county landowners, deed 60 acres valued at 125 dollars an acre to Rev. J. M. Williams, a well known Methodist minister, in exchange for his short sermons preached by the minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Village
Ind
Burgoyne Davis
Montgomery County
J. M. Williams
Wagon kills girl in Roxbury accident on Pike and Albany
Clara Conley, five, daughter of Richard Conley of 2 Perch Street Roxbury, was run over by a wagon at the Pike and Albany streets corner yesterday afternoon and died at home about 9 p m from internal injuries. The wagon driver is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Conley
Richard Conley
Perch Street
Roxbury
Pike and
Albany Streets
Warships Arrive in Harbor for Cape Exercises
The Montana and North Carolina reached port at noon to coal up before joining other warships for maneuvers at Provincetown. A 138 gun salute rang out as they anchored near the North Ferry and Cunard docks. The fleet, in Mediterranean service, will shed gilded bows per a new order, except the Olympia.
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Montana
North Carolina
Provincetown
Navy Yard
North Ferry
Gas House
Cunard
Mediterranean
Olympia
Dewey
Manila Bay
Chicago
Tonopah
Hartford
The
Cape
New Lincoln pennies spark scramble in financial district
In New York during August, youths with a batch of Lincoln pennies sold them at five to ten cents each, creating a brisk market within the financial district as demand spiked for the new coin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston Doctor Marries Miss DeCoste In South Braintree
Dr John F Martin of Boston and Miss Mary J DeCoste of South Braintree wed yesterday August 2 at St Celia s Stack Bay The bridesmaid was Miss Gertrude Barnes and the best man was Martin E Adams They plan to live at 360 Massachusetts Avenue after their honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Martin
Boston
Mary J. DeCoste
South Braintree
St. Cecelia’s
Stack Bay
Gertrude Barnes
Martin E. Adams
Massachusetts Avenue
Will of Mrs. JanelL. Gray Leaves Harvard Most Papers
The probate filing reports Mrs. JanelL. Gray widow of botanist Professor Asa Gray leaving Harvard University all papers of the professor. Public bequests include 5000 to Cambridge Hospital and 1000 to the treasurer of the Massachusetts Indian fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janell. Gray
Asa Gray
Cambridge Hospital
Massachusetts Indian Fund
Professor Gray
Harvard University
Burglars Enter Summer Cottage at Dana's Beach
In Manchester on August 3 burglars used a ladder to enter Harrison K. Caner’s summer cottage near Dana’s Beach but fled empty handed before obtaining any valuables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Harrison K. Caner
Dana’s Beach
Lecture on Tuberculosis Cure and Prevention at Ly man School
This afternoon in the hall of the Ly man School at the corner of Paris and Gore streets East Boston Dr S Myers will lecture on tuberculosis its cure and prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman School
Paris and
Gore Streets
Boston
S. Myers
Massachusetts Spanish War Veterans Moonlight Excursion Planned
The Massachusetts Department of the Spanish War Veterans will host its first moonlight excursion in Boston Harbor on Friday. The event aims to honor veterans and provide a scenic harbor ride for members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Department of the Spanish War Veterans
Boston Harbor
Mexico Sends Aid to Quake Sufferers
The federal government under President Diaz will send ten thousand dollars in cash and ten thousand dollars in provisions tents and supplies to Acapulco earthquake sufferers. Guerrero state has set aside twenty thousand dollars for those who lost everything in the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Mexico City
Acapulco
Diaz
Guerrero
Pineapples Protected by Tariff Urged by Chamber
The San Juan Porto Rico Chamber of Commerce cables Representatives Payne and Daizell in Washington urging pineapple protection in the new tariff laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Porto Rico
Chamber of Commerce
Payne and
Daizell
Washington
Aged Malden Woman Dies Suddenly at 73
Mrs Annie Giies Smith aged 73 mother of Dr Charles W Jones of 59 Maple Street died suddenly at her daughter’s home at 6 o’clock last evening of heart trouble. She was born in Northfield New Hampshire and had resided in Malden for a number of years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
Annie Giies Smith
Charles W. Jones
Maple Street
Northfield
N. H
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Washington and
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Acum
Auto Squadron
Panther
Alabama
George L. Pelham
Gibbons
Girl
Henry Siegel Co
Essex Streets
Siegel Soda Fountain
Pink
Nainsool
Dept
Patrician
Oxfords
Splendid Sea Fighters
Martin—De Coste
VETS
Frontier Asthma CO
Niagara and Hudson Sts
Buffalo
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