Taft to Address Conservation Congress in St Paul
Beverly Aug 3 President Taft to attend the conservation congress in St Paul on Sept 5 and deliver an address after a golf and political push by Minnesotans. The trip includes fringe talk of Ballinger and Crane as gossip, with other visitors and a planned early Mayflower departure from Burgess Point.
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Beverly
Taft
Conservation Congress
St. Paul
Myopia
Frank B. Kellogg
Adolph O. Eberhart
Evans Cottage
Burgess Point
Ballinger
Crane
Portland
Thomas B. Reed
Asher Hinds
Congress
C. H. T. Strout
Symonds
Maine
William Warner
Missouri
Nahant
Kansas
William Crozier
Ordnance Department
Frederick H. Gillett
Springfield
Burress Point
President Montt
Chili
Bryce
Great Britain
Michael Grigordie
Robert Taft
Iowa
John C. Cobb
Tariff Commission Association
New Tariff Board
Provincetown
Bay
Naval Attaches Appointed to Berlin Embassy
Washington announces Lt Cmdr F A Traut named naval attaché at the American embassy in Berlin after service in the naval intelligence office. Lt Cmdr L R Belknap in Berlin completes a three year tour and will report to Washington.
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Washington
F. A. Traut
Berlin
Naval Intelligence Office
L. R. Belknap
Mrs Ava Willing Astor Returns From Europe
Mrs Ava Willing Astor, recently divorced from Colonel John Jacob Astor, declared she will not marry again and plans possibly to go to Newport. She refused further comment, noting plans for Newport and perhaps a future trip to the Adirondacks. She arrived aboard the Oceanic with her son Vincent and daughter Alice, being listed as a non resident in customs.
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Ava Willing Astor
John Jacob Astor
Lord Cruzon
New York
Europe
Newport
Vincent
Mr. Dobbins
Colonel Astor
Mrs. Astor
Adirondacks
Train Jumps Track Continued from First Page
The police roped off Dudley street from the corner of Washington and Dudley to the Dudley Street Baptist Church.
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Dudley Street
Washington and
Dudley
Dudley Street Baptist Church
Trains Fall From Elevated Swiftly In Dramatic City Accident
Eye witnesses describe a Roslindale Beech street car derailment as an elevated train leaps from rails at a curve. Passersby, police, and bank workers recount cars toppled and piled onto a bank building, with trucks and screams filling the scene.
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Minnie Morris
Washington Street
James I. Garfield
New York
E. A. Woodbury
People’s Savings Bank
Eliot National Bank
Brauer
Dudley Street
Bank
Eliot Maine to mark 100th anniversary with old home week
An elaborate programme has been prepared for Eliot Maine to celebrate its 100th anniversary starting next Sunday as an old home week. Invitations have been sent to a thousand former residents. Ex Mayor James P. Baxter of Portland will deliver the centennial address with Maine Governor Fernald and ex Governor Hill among principal speakers.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Eliot
James P. Baxter
Portland
Fernald
Maine
Hill
Boston Reports Record City Valuation Increase for 1910
Mayor Fitzgerald announced Boston's real and personal estate valuation rose by 45 million dollars to 1.392 billion, with the tax rate for 1910 set at 16.40 per thousand, ten cents lower than last year. Real estate gained over 26 million and personal property about 18 million.
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Boston
Fitzgerald
Quincy
City Hall
Hibbard
Boston Tax Figures Show Record Gains and Low Rate
Boston assessments reveal personal property gains far exceeding 20 year averages and real estate gains above the long term norm. The 1910 total valuation reaches about 1.392 billion with a large personal property component. city politics react to a lower tax rate, mayoral actions, and fiscal balances affecting next year’s levy.
East Boston approves large council funding in secret session
In a private meeting at City Hall, East Boston's Council approved 100000 for a ferryboat and 50000 for hospital improvements. The group also allocated 10500 for electrical machines and 14500 for hospital wiring, after earlier rejecting a 200000 ferryboat loan.
Fifty Boys Injured in Brockton Riot on Lawrence Street Playground
In Brockton on August 3 a riot broke out among about 100 boys aged 10 to 15 on the Lawrence Street playground. Two camps led by self styled Generals clashed using wooden swords and stones. Fifty were injured, one knocked unconscious before police dispersed the combat.
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Brockton
Lawrence Street
Joseph Caffrey
George Campia
Reds and Blues
Campia
Fight Between Two Groups Ends With Bloodshed
A street clash left about half of the combatants injured. Police arrived to quell the fight as Joseph Caffrey, commander of one side, was knocked unconscious by a stone but later recovered and went home.
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Joseph Caffrey
Services Held for Tirrell in Natick Funeral Rites
National and state officials and hundreds attended the Natick church funeral for Charles Quincy Tirrell. wreaths from Sen Lodge and Gov Draper noted, with representatives from multiple states and many societies in attendance. Burial followed at Dell Park cemetery. survivors include wife Mary, son Arthur H. Tirrell, and brothers George E. and Fred N. Tirrell.
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Natice
Charles Quincy Tirrell
First Congregational Church
George W. Sargent
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
National House of Representatives
Henry Cabot Lodge
Eben S. Draper
John W. Weeks
Natick
Waltham
Aind Gardner
Dell Park Cemetery
Dr. Sargent
Pennsylvania
Herman P. Goebel
Ohio
Joseph Walker
John L. Harvey
C. H. Mulligan
Massachusetts
C. C. Esty
Episcopalian Club
Temple of Honor
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
The
Masons
Natick Post Office
John D. Long
Total Abstinence Society of
C. W. Burke
Tirrell
Mary Tirrell
Arthur H. Tirrell
George E. Tirrell
Boston
Fred N. Tirrell
Crane Mum On Ballinger Resignation Visit Sparks Questions
Chicago August reports say Senator W Murray Crane, tied to urging Secretary Ballinger to resign, returned East denying public discussion of Ballinger. A Chicago hotel encounter with Ballinger was noted, Crane claiming the West trip was unofficial and for private matters. he and banker Byron L Smith had a family lunch.
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Chicago
Ill
W. Murray Crane
Interior
Ballinger
Republican Party
Senator Crane
Seattle
Crane
East
Minneapolis
Michigan Avenue
Byron L. Smith
Mr. Smith
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Greater Boston
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East Boston
City Hospital
London
Union Linen
Gibson
Union
Japan
Vduckics Straw
Oananok
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