McCall Refuses to Run Against Foss
Former congressman McCall announces he will not seek the Republican gubernatorial nomination, citing the end of party conventions and a fractured party structure. He says personal inclination cannot override public duty as he declines a draft in a campaign already shaping up around Governor Foss and Senatorial plans.
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McCall
Foss
Benton
Senate
Commonwealth
Republican Party
Sam McCall
Foss and McCall clash over Republican primaries in state race
Governor Foss accuses McCall of blocking the primaries as McCall declines candidacy. Benton blasts Foss for unloading candidacy on the GOP. Foss urges Stevens to join. Stevens declines. Foss says he is leaving the Democratic party and may run in a GOP bid, while McCall’s entry remains uncertain amid party splits and tariff disputes.
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Benton
Foss
Blower
McCall
Riley
Democratic State Committee
Harlow
Stevens
Democratic Party
Wilson
Massachusetts
Washington
Democratic Organization
Thomas P. Riley
Unload Blower Works Turmoil Tangles Foss in Politics
Colonel Everett C. Benton accuses the Democratic party of trying to shift blame for Blower Works troubles onto the Republicans. He argues the public has been deceived by political intrigue and will not accept a supposed spontaneous rise for Mr. Foss.
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Benton
Foss
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Real Demand for Me Says Governor Foss
Governor Foss states he would run for governor if the Republican party supports him He claims there is real demand for his candidacy and vows to announce his platform at the campaign opening He says he would accept the party nomination if favored by Republicans
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McCall
Foss
Vaughn Announces Bull Moose Bid for Suffolk DA
Candidate attorney John W. Vaughn of Ward 8 and secretary of the Progressive city committee confirms his Bull Moose run for district attorney of Suffolk county. He vows to wage the Crocker will case as the central campaign issue despite prior use in two campaigns.
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John W. Vaughn
Ward 8
Progressive City Committee
Suffolk County
Crocker Will Case
Jewel Theft Stirs Colony at Westport Harbor
Aug 8 report details a $10,000 jewelry theft from Mrs. Maurice Lloyd’s Montclair summer home. The haul included family heirlooms such as brooches rings and diamonds. A young Harbor resident allegedly confessed after police grilling, fueling fears of cross state theft sprees from Narragansett Pier.
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Fall River
Maurice Lloyd
Montclair
N. J
Westport Harbor
Narragansett Bay
Narragansett Pier
Waterway
Massachusetts
Harbor
Lloyds
More Money for Crop Fund Seeks Bigger Federal Aid
Washington reports an initial 50 million in federal funds to back crop movement may rise to 150 million if needed. The Treasury named McAdoo and Williams told central west bankers at a conference to mobilize treasury cash in agricultural belts and avert money shortages during the crop season.
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Washington
Aug
West
South
Central West
McAdoo
John Skelton Williams
Treasury Department
Boy Struck by U S Mail Car In Charlestown
William Walsh age 11 of Il Wesley Street Charlestown was struck by a U S mail car of the Elevated while crossing near 292 Main Street Charlestown. He was taken to Relief Hospital with multiple bruises and injuries to both arms.
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William Walsh
Il Wesley Street
Charlestown
U. S
Main Street
Relief Hospital
Hamburg American liner Cincinnati delays in fog arrives with 1031 passengers
The Hamburg American liner Cincinnati reached Boston harbor after eight hours delay due to dense fog. It carried 1031 passengers including 168 in first cabin and 662 steerage from 15 to 20 nationalities. One steerage passenger died at sea. Three German conderklasse boats for Marblehead races in September were aboard, with skippers to prepare them for sailing events.
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Cincinnati
Asia
Boston
Crown Prince
Frederick William
Germany
Steamer Arrives After Fog Delays at Boston Pier
The big steamer waited off Boston light until morning fog cleared and docked around noon. Officers delayed aboard with Surveyor Edward Graves and Immigration Commissioner Edmund Billings as customs and quarantine staff coordinated with the boarding officer. Onlookers at the pier watched German Sonder class yachts toward Marblehead for the President Wilson Challenge Cup races, with various German owners and skippers named and no Crown Prince in attendance.
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Boston Light
Edward Graves
Edmund Billings
Cincinnati
Marblehead
Otto Krueger
Frederick William
Germany
Angela IV
Herr Weitzman
Berlin
Paul Ibsen
Robert Stein
Wittelsbach
Serum
Herr Alt
Herr W. Tiedgins
Hamburg
Sanders
Herr Trwitz
War on vice case details continuance and letters
Testimony centers on a letter to Miss Warrington from a Berkeley hotel signed Tom and allegedly in Diggs handwriting. Evidence shows the note urged cheerfulness with a line about clouds rolling by. Reno bungalow rental discussed. defense contends no sequestration motive. Court adjourns until Tuesday as San Francisco women plan actions.
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Mary Sullivan
W. H. Campbell
Weller
Campbell
San Francisco
Warrington
Berkeley
Reno
Pickles
Tom
Diggs
J. H. Stevens
Sacramento
Devlin
J. F. Peck
Caminetti
van Fleet
Wilson blunder report prompts anti Americanism debate
The article discusses the challenge of separating anti American sentiment from support for Huerta as crowds plan a large demonstration with speeches. It notes Nelson O Shaughnessy reassurances to Mexico about Lind's visit and clarifies misperceptions from sensational press coverage. It also reports Lind's delayed arrival and changes in Mexican foreign offices and personnel.
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Nelson O'Shaughnessy
Bryan
Foreign Office
Mr. Lind
Mr. Bryan
Mexico
Lind
O’shaughnessey
Department of Fomento
Mexican diplomat warns US intervention could cause gravest consequences
Francisco de la Barra former provisional President and ambassador to Washington arrived in New York saying intervention by the United States is remote but would bring grave results if it occurred. He sails for Paris soon to become ambassador to France and emphasizes broad Mexican opposition to foreign intervention.
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Senor de la Barra
John Lind
Wilson
Mexico
New York
United States
Francisco de la Barra
Washington
Paris
France
de la Barra
Spectator warns Mexico war could bind US in long conflict
London commentary argues America entering a Mexican war could drag on three years or more, require European-scale armies, and leave the United States with a vast new territory in perpetual revolt. The piece warns evacuation would be nearly impossible and result in a costly, irresolvable occupation.
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London
The
Spectator
America
Impeachment Threat Linked to Sulzer Campaign Checks
Testimony cites at least seven checks tied to Governor Sulzer funds including a $900 personal check and a $1,000 John Lynn contribution. The record shows stock deliveries and other transactions tied to campaign financing and a firm bookkeeping account identified as Governor Sulzer’s.
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Eugene L. Richards
Charles A. Reynolds
William Sulzer
Theodore W. Myers
John Aynt
Lyman A. Spaulding
Edward F. O'Dwyer
Aloe Ags Sk
Frank W. Strauss Company
Rand Otel
Cas
Wren Ee
John Lynn
Colwell
Fuller & Gray
Stock Exchange
Impeachment Path Outlined for Governor Sulzer
The piece explains Tammany Hall's plan to push impeachment via a frawley committee report, with a two thirds Assembly vote, trial by Senate and Court of Appeals, and a 38 vote conviction threshold or 19 votes to save the governor. It notes Senate vacancies and past voting on his nominations bill.
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Frawley Committees
Senate
Assembly
Court of Appeals
Sulzer
Tammany Hall
664 Dogs Exhibit At Rhode Island Kennel Club Show
664 dogs were exhibited at the Rhode Island Kennel Club show in Newport opening at the Casino. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Fish Webster and many prominent figures such as Mrs. J. G Mallory and the Russian ambassador Madame Bakmeteff. The Casino ballroom served as the judges stand for the event drawing spectators from New York Boston Philadelphia and Providence.
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RFR
Rhode Island Kennel Club
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Providence
Casino
Hamilton Fish Webster
J. G Mallory
Burke Roche
Reginald Vanderbilt
Kathryn Vanderbilt
William E. Carter
Madame Bakmeteff
William Stores Welles
Elizabeth Sands
George Henry Warren, Jr
Louise Scott
M. M. van Beuren
H. Barton Jacobs
Death Takes Col. Fuller in Bath Maine
Colonel Edward M. Fuller a Bath physician for 40 years and long time state militia medical corps died of blood poisoning at 63 He was past grand commander of the Grand Commandery Masons in Maine and past president of the Maine Medical Association Survived by two sons and a daughter
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Bath
Edward M. Fuller
Fuller
Grand Commandery Masons
Maine
Maine Medical Association
American Medical Association
Roxbury Man Ends Life by Gas in Chelsea Home
Charles C. Carr, 41, of 164 Cabot Street Roxbury, is reported to have died by his own action at his parents’ home 102 Beacon Street Chelsea. He closed windows then opened the gas jet in a third floor room before retiring.
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Cabot Street
Roxbury
Beacon Street
Chelsea
Carr
Hanan Jewelry Missing Still Not Traced
Mrs. John Hanan of Narragansett Pier Rhode Island today denied reports and said she has yet to locate any of two jewelry pieces stolen from her home despite claims they were offered in New York City.
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R. I. Aug
John H. Hanan
New York City
New York
Girl killed escaping from House of the Good Shepherd
Washington report of Florence Cleland a 17 year old inmate at the House of the Good Shepherd who died after a rope improvised from bed covering broke while she slid from the third story attempting to escape. Her skull was fractured and she died tonight.
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Washington
Florence Cleland
House of the Good Shepherd
Newport in Harbor Arrives Ahead of Halifax Cruise
The New York State nautical school ship Newport reached the harbor yesterday morning en route to Halifax for its annual summer cruise. About 100 cadets are aboard under Commander Edwin H. Tillman, U. S. N.
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