Flag Use as Mop Sparks Lynns War Vets aide
Lynn August 9 Lynn Grand Army men and Spanish war veterans will aid United States Marshal Waters and local police to identify the person who has used the United States Flag as a map in the Crosson building on Central avenue now being razed. The old shoe factory employed about 400 men of all nationalities. If arrests are made and conviction follows the desecrator faces a heavy fine and long imprisonment.
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Lynn
Abbott
Ernest W. Roberts
Chelsea
Washington
United States
Roberts
Burekes
Bureckes
Parker
George Neale
Outrage Uncovered In Nahant Flag Desecration Case
Police plan wide inquiry after an American flag was found in the basement of Central block, attached to a mop handle and used to scour floors. Local officials, including Nahant figures and U S authorities, pursue leads, with arrests anticipated and calls for punishment to set a example.
Eliot Honored by the Kaiser
Emperor William awarded Charles W. Eliot former Harvard president and M Yamagutchi of Japan the crown order first class. Sir Caspar Pur don Clarke and Hugo Reisinger received crown order second class. Edward Robinson of the Metropolitan Museum of Art earned the red eagle third class for aiding the February modern paintings exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum.
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Berlin
William
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
M. Yamagutchi
Japan
Caspar Purdon Clarke
Metropolitan Museum of New York
Hugo Reisinger
New York
Edward Robinson
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum
Mrs Castle Out on Bond After Walldorf-Astoria Shooting
Mrs Mary Scott Castle the former California actress who fired a 22 calibre revolver at lawyer William B Craig denting his fountain pen and wounding him slightly was released from Jefferson Market prison in New York on $2000 bond after six days.
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New York
Mary Scott Castle
California
William B. Craig
Waldorf-Astoria
Jefferson Market
Boston Man to Wed Daughter of Greene
Announcement from Northeast Harbor Maine says Samuel Eliot Morison of Boston will marry Miss Elizabeth Shaw Greene daughter of the late William Batchelder Greene of Boston and Dinard France. Morison a 1908 Harvard graduate.
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Boston
Greene
New York
Northeast Harbor
Samuel Eliot Morison
Elizabeth Shaw Greene
William Batchelder Greene
Dinard
France
Morison
Harvard
East Boston sells riverfront land for Maverick Mills project
Directors of East Boston Company approved sale of 475000 square feet along Chelsea Creek to Maverick Mills Company for 5 million dollars to construct cotton mills. The move marks the first definite step in the Noddle Island development, seen as boosting employment for thousands and spurring regional business and real estate growth.
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East Boston Company
New
Maverick Mills Company
Chelsea Creek
Noddle Island
Maverick Mills
East Boston
East Boston to See Major Industrial Expansion Project
Work starts on a mammoth cold storage warehouse for the Boston Refrigerator Co near Maverick Square. In Jeffries Point, a new immigration station begins, GE plant expansion hires hundreds, and Sorois Shoe plans the world’s largest factory shifting from Lynn to East Boston. Drafts for East Boston mills come from a Foss-led syndicate with 53 acres. Mill 2 will have 60,000 spindles, 1000 workers. First unit cost about 1 million dollars.
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Boston Refrigerator Company
Maverick Square
East Boston
United States Immigration
Jeffries Point
General Electric Company
Sorosis Shoe Manufacturing Company
Boston
Lynn
Boston & Maine Railroad Company
East
Boston & Albany Railroad
Saratoga Street
Chelsea Creek
Eugene N. Foss
Bursess Mills
Pawtucket
Sturtevant Blower Works
East Boston Mills
East Boston Company
Foss
Grand Army of the Republic encampment opens in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City hosts the 484th national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic with about 20 000 veterans and visitors lodging in the city and expected to reach 50 000 by Wednesday. Massachusetts delegates arrive. five of the living past commanders attend. rival headquarters for 1910 encampment in contention between St Louis and Atlantic City. Gov Van Sant and W L Ketcham remain active candidates for commander in chief. Georgia leads Southern delegations with about 50 Black veterans at the gathering.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Grand Army of the Republic
Massachusetts
Kearny
Neb
S. Burdett
Washington
Eli Torrance
Minneapolis
John R. King
Baltimore
James Tanner
Charles G. Burton
Nevada
Nevius
Woman's Relief Corps
Mary E. Gilman
Woman's Relief Coins
St. Louis
Atlantic City
van Sant
Minnesota
W. L. Ketcham
Indiana
Confederacy
Georgia
South
Ethel Roosevelt Opens Alpine Talks with Duke D Abruzzi
Geneva August 9 Miss Ethel Roosevelt has become an eager mountain climber and is chaperoned by the wife of the Italian ambassador. She seeks a meeting with Duke D Abruzzi, renowned mountaineer. Archie accompanies his sister.
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Geneva
Ethel Roosevelt
Duke D' Abruzzi
Archie
Norman Meets The President Continued From First Page
The narrator describes meeting President Taft and Roosevelt’s Africa trip while praising Taft’s handshake as authentic and inviting, noting the president’s easy manner and wit. He dismisses harsh caricatures and recalls conversations about golf, ambassadors, fishing, and Roosevelt.
Taft Talks Golf And Rest On Beverly Visit
President Taft, joining reporters in Beverly, jokes about hot weather and blue hosiery while praising golf as great exercise. He notes a desire for 30 days of rest, defends his routine, and explains public speaking needs. He discusses travel fatigue and dismisses a Panama tan theory during the informal chat.
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Yale
Beverly
Taft
Jordan May End Strike In Opera House Work
Eben D. Jordan pushed to settle the plasterers strike on the new opera house. Union 10 Boston Cooperative Plasterers offered to meet a committee of the Master Plasterers Association to adjust the dispute. Jordan urged hiring non union workers if no favorable decision by 4 pm yesterday, and Harvey aims to start soon. It is believed the master plasterers and union will reach an agreement today.
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Eben D. Jordan
New Opera House
Union 10
Boston Co-operative Plasterers
Master Plasterers’ Association
Jordan
Mr. Harvey
Harvey
Mother Says She Has Boy After Abduction Tale
A claimed kidnapping at Back Bay Station delayed the Colonial express about 9 pm while a baggage man searched the train. The next day Mrs. Bertie Imhoff of Norwood said she and her husband always had their son Bertie, denying any abduction. Police remained perplexed by the inconsistent reports.
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Colonial Express
Back Bay
Norwood
Frederick R. Imhoff
Post
Bertie
Station 5
South Station
A. W. Ryan
East Dedham Street
Imhoff
Ritter
Walker Killed By Train Near Brighton tracks
Thomas Nulty of 9 Plain Avenue Brighton was struck by an inward-bound Boston & Albany passenger car while walking the tracks shortly after 8 yesterday afternoon and was instantly killed.
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Thomas Nulty
Plain Avenue
Brighton
Boston & Albany Railroad
Maniac Skipper Aground After Axe Attempt in Boston to Millbridge Voyage
In Portland Maine a coastwise schooner Nettie B. Dobbin from Boston to Millbridge arrived with its captain imprisoned in the hold after a mutinous spree. The crew say the mad captain tried to kill them with an axe but was overpowered before harm.
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Portland
Nettie B. Dobbin
Boston
Millbridge
Captain Walter Small seizes axe in Boston harbor aboard Nettie B Dobbin
Captain Walter Small, in command of a schooner, attempted to attack crew after declaring the vessel in peril. The mate and two sailors overpowered him and confined him in the hold before the ship reached Portland. He was found nude but later dressed and sent to a hospital, where doctors expect recovery within days.
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Walter. Small
Boston Harbor
Portland
Captain Small
Small
Nettie B. Dobbin
Girl Sleuth Trails Leon Ling Across Cities in Murder Case
Miss Helen Stewart, longtime missionary to Chinese communities, devotes her energy to tracking Leon Ling, accused of killing Elsie Sigel. She believes Ling is in San Francisco or Philadelphia and has aided New York authorities, including sharing clues with Captain Mike Galvin. Police seek tips from Oriental quarters and hope internal Hep Sing Tong strife aids the hunt.
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Helen Stewart
Leon Ling
Elsie Sigel
General Sigel
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Miss Stewart
New York
Mike Galvin
Morning Star
Leon
Oriental
Hep Sing Tong
No Tax Rate Finalized by Board of Assessors
The last meeting of the board indicated the tax rate would be announced within ten days. Secretary Folsom said any rate discussion now is speculation, with no up to date basis to judge direction. Mayor Hibbard expects the rate to stay at $16.50.
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the Board of Assessors
Folsom
Board of Assessors
Hibbard
Two Women Bathers Saved At Winthrop
In Winthrop on August 8 two women bathers, Mrs. Daniel Callahan and Mrs. Olive of Worcester, were caught by heavy surf beyond their depth near Crest Hall at 7:30 am. F. L. Hyslop and Mr. Heigh, residents of Shore Drive, jumped in to rescue them despite the danger.
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Winthrop
F. L. Hyslop
Mr. Heigh
Shore Drive
Daniel §. Callahan
Olive
Worcester
Old Crest Hall
Boston
Car halted after dog killed. Mid dleboro mob chases arrest
C A Edgecomb of Boston, a chauffeur, faced over speed charges as a dog was killed by an auto in Mid dleboro. About 100 residents pursued the car until Special Officer McLeod stopped it with a revolver drawn. The chauffeur was released on personal recognizance after bonds could not be posted.
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Middleboro
C. A. Edgecomb
Boston
J. H. Rhodes
Washington Street
Onset Bay
Bert L. Rounds
Swift
McLeod
Sergeant Tard Reveals Key Details In Sutton Shooting
Sergeant Tard recalls hearing four shots and seeing a bullet saved Roelker by a drill book. He claims to have witnessed the guardroom events and says he may testify to contradict current inquiries. He reports a bribery attempt to keep him silent and hints at impending court testimony.
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Roelker
Archie
Sutton
Tard
Adams
Osterman
Annapolis
Duel to the death in Chicago apartment ends in tragedy
Antonio and Anna Spizzirri, aged 30 and 23, killed each other in a front room at 2816 Iowa Avenue during a duel with revolvers and a stiletto. Their four-year-old and another child hid in a locked bedroom as neighbors heard four shots. Police found a torn Italian letter near Anna and believe it may explain the motive. Antonio was wounded and rushed to People's Hospital, where doctors feared for his life.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Africa
Secret Service
Chicago
Iowa Avenue
Antonio
Anna Spizzirri
Spizzirri
People's Hospital
Catchman Accused of $500 Larceny
Amesburg, Aug. 9 Michael Finnerty and William J Cook stand accused of robbing Jane Cook of 500 dollars at the Hamilton Woolen Mills. Finnerty was captured in Boston and will face Judge Cate tomorrow morning. James Cook is a mill watchman. The money was left in a coat pocket as he moved through the building. Finnerty was located in Boston. James Cook remains missing.
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Amesburg
Michael Finnerty
William J. Cook
Janes Cook
Hamilton
Boston
Cate
James Cook
Watchman
Finnerty
Young Cook
Tariff Clause May Block Canada Racing
Ogdensburg N Y Aug 9 Custom officers await Treasury guidance on a tariff clause affecting Canadian horse racing. Canadian tracks rely on American thoroughbreds and entries have moved free across the border previously. Collector Daniels sees no duty free reentry for American horses, potentially taxing exhibition entries. several horses bound for Montreal race track are held pending advice.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
Treasury Department
Canada
United States
Daniels
Washington
Montreal Race Track
Dedham Defeats Bryn Mawr to Reach Polo Final
Dedham defeated Bryn Mawr 61 2 to 53 5 in Narragansett Pier R I. August 9. The result marks the second event of the national senior championship and advances Dedham to the final with Meadowbrook on Wednesday. Bryn Mawr pressed late but Dedham's defense held.
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Narragansett Pier
R. I
Dedham
Bryn Mawr
Meadowbrook
Big Hooper Fortune Trusts For Hooper Daughters
The full bench of the Supreme Judicial Court rules that the daughter of Robert C. Hooper is entitled to a trust fund of several hundreds of thousands of dollars created by the late Frederick L. Ames for the benefit of his daughter who married Mr Hooper. Miss Hooper also to receive a trust fund of 200 000 made in 1883 by her great grandmother Sarah L. Ames for Miss Hooper s mother.
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Supreme Judicial Court
Robert C. Hooper
Frederick L. Ames
Hooper
Miss Hooper
Sarah L. Ames
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Tornado
C. C. Shoe Co
Shuman
Beant
Norman
Mr. Taft
John D
Butt
Charles
Izaak Walton
Roosevelt
MR. President
Maniac Skipper
Amuck
Catchman
Plimpton-Hervey Co
Washington St
Big Hooper
Boston Theatre
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