President Taft Shies at Myopia Golf Match in Beverly
President Taft lowered his score to defeat John Hays of Gloucester by 3 up at Myopia links. He plans to play mostly at Myopia, avoiding crowds at Essex where a nearby hole drew a crowd. Taft, with Captain Archie Butt, joined Count de Chambrun in a match, while Mrs Taft and family walked nearby during his absence from a secretary appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Taft
Myopia Golf Links
John Hays
Gloucester
Myopia
Essex
Essex Links
Archie Butt
Count de Chambrun
Essex County
William J. Boardman
Washington
Adel
Tafts Ride Through Beverly and Visit Cuban Envoy
President Taft and Mrs Taft toured Beverly massing crowds as they shopped under the Mason Building. An attempted camera shot prompted Mrs Taft to exclaim this is very annoying. Chancellor Barranco of Cuba’s legation sought a meeting with Taft to discuss US Cuba tariff rates. Taft added Milwaukee to his Western itinerary, cutting Madison and Portage calls. An auto ride at dusk with Mrs Taft and Mrs More featured a drag hunt at Myopia Hunt Club with Miss Alice Meyer among the riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cuba
Beverly
Eastern Yacht Club
Taft
Milwaukee
Madison
Senator la Follette
Portage
Mrs. More
Hamilton
Myopia Hunt Club
Alice Meyer
Navy
George von L. Meyer
Women Will Swim Alone At Hemlock Gorge Pool
Newton officials extend exclusive bathing privileges to women at Hemlock Gorge Newton Upper Falls tomorrow afternoon after complaints of male bathers. The move follows demands from many women and girls seeking private access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Hemlock Gorge
Newton Upper Falls
Runaway breaks boy rider’s leg in Maplewood square
Gustaf Matheson, 16, of West street, was trampled when a runaway horse bolted after he fell trying to pass through Maplewood square as an automobile approached. The horse frightened by the car, reared and pulled free, breaking the rider’s leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
St Cesaire Alumni Meet At Revere Beach
United States alumni of St Cesaire College of Quebec held their annual reunion at Revere Beach. Professors and prominent members gave addresses and it was decided to visit Holyoke next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere
United States
St. Cesaire College of Quebec
Revere Beach
Holyoke
Gompers Riles Hotel Waiters Here in New York
Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, returns to New York to a hostile reception from waiters offended by his stance against tipping. He published in Federationist condemning tipping as an unfair practice, predicting waiters may organize further within unions and citing English ships as precedent with signs reading no tips allowed aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Federationist
Porter Named Captain of Crescent Athletic Club Team
Burton A Porter was elected captain of the Crescent Athletic Club track team at 11 Newbury street. The Back Bay group includes young athletes bound to prove themselves this season. Porter, aiming for an M D, became a popular figure during a probation term at the Relief Hospital and is viewed as a likely standout in dash events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton A. Porter
Crescent Athletic Club
Newbury Street
Back Bay
Porter
Relief Hospital
Eleven Die In Vernon Hotel Fire Dies in British Columbia blaze
Eleven people perished when the Okanagan Hotel in Vernon, British Columbia, burned in the early hours. Fire officials described a rapid, deadly blaze with guests trapped inside. The tragedy prompted investigations and urged safety reviews at local lodging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Okanagan
Vernon
New Fish and Game Laws Take Effect This Season
Legislature enacts comprehensive fish and game regulations with seasonal openings and strict penalties. Prohibitions cover pike perch, bass under six inches, pickerel under six inches, wild trout sales, and hunting on Sundays. New keeper penalties range from 10 to 100 dollars for various offenses.
Master butchers convene in St. Paul for three day session
About 1000 butchers gather in St. Paul Minnesota for the United Master Butchers Association of America convention. The three day event features meetings, demonstrations and industry talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
St. Paul
United Master Butchers’ Association of America
Ferrero Sees Anti-Plutocratic Struggle Shaping America
Italian historian Guglielmo Ferrero reviews his America impressions and argues modern industrialism battles Puritan democracy and civilization. He says industrialism threatens the old American ideal once led by Franklin and Washington, creating an America less American than in the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
America
Guglielmo Ferrero
Rome
Signor Ferrero
Franklin
Washington
John H. McKay of Roxbury Dead
John H. McKay longtime Roxbury resident near the Mission Church died yesterday at 135 St Alphonsus Street after illness since January. He is survived by his wife Ellen a daughter Mary and two sisters Mrs Michael Birchell and Miss Mary B Mc Kay of the Globe. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning with a solemn high mass of requiem at the Mission Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. McKay
Roxbury
Mission Church
St. Alphonsus Street
Ellen
Mary
Michael Birchell
Mary B. McKay
The
Globe
Labor groups plan monster parade for Gompers return
Washington August 10. Eastern labor organizations announce a monster parade in the capital in October to honor Samuel Gompers on his return from Europe where he studied continental labor conditions and problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel Gompers
Europe
Free Train for Japs Balked by New Haven Railroad
Seattle August 10 The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad refused to haul free the special train for a delegation of Japanese business men touring the United States next month. The decision may cut several large industrial towns along the New England route from the excursion. Officials said the visit would have no value to the railroad since their territory has no trade with Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
United States
New England
Japan
Sacred Heart Catholic Church to Lay Cornerstone
Attleboro and nearby towns await the cornerstone laying for the new Sacred Heart Church in North Attleboro. The ceremony Sunday afternoon will start at 3:30 with Bishop Feenan of Fall River in charge and Father Magnan of New Bedford delivering the sermon amid elaborate exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Attleboro
Sacred Heart Church
Feenan
Fall River
Father Magnan
New Bedford
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pictorial News Co
N. Y
Captain Butt
Charlie
Mason
Sanfords Ginger
Sanford
Boy Rider
ST. Cesaire
Gompers Riles
Crescent A. C
New
England
Cos
Mr. Lockhart
Greater Boston
Portieres
Prinac
John H. M’kay
Manhattan
Phelan
Steptoe
Boylston Street
Tou
Attleboro
NEW Catholic Church
Straus
Nathan Straus
Kronprinzessin Ceilie
Budapest
Briarwood
Earl & Wilson
Tremont St
Summer St
Town Farm
Tewksbury
Lowell
North Tewksbury
Philip Battles
Islocatiq
Institute Boston
Frank P. Speare
Boylston St
Boston
Mass
Arthur S. Johnson
George W. Mehaffey
Woodbury’s
Woodbury
Holland
U. S
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!