Gas battles shape three Massachusetts senatorial races
Whitney and Lawson forces mobilize for a heated campaign across the fourth district including Everett Malden and Melrose with ex Speaker Noyes and ex Representative Jones contesting the Melrose nomination. In parallel Senator Joy leads in fifth Middlesex while Woodsum and Grover jostle first Norfolk, all centering on the gas dispute ahead of Sept caucuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawson and Whitney
Everett
Malden
Melrose
George E. Smith
George R. Jones
Charles J. Noyes
Ceit
William Schofield
Noyes
House
Haverhill
Senate
Boston
South Boston
R. M. Morse
A. Brackett
Joseph H. Walk
Lawson
Jones
Middlesex County
Barrett
Fn Melrose
Whitney
Schofield
Fred Joy
Fifth Middlesex
Lexington
Lincoln
Marlboro
Medford
Sudbury
Waltham
Wayland
Winchester
Charles F. A. Smith
Joy
Wiil
Representative Smith
House Committee On Manufactures
Congress
H. Howe
Smith
Chamberlain
Brockton
Norfolk
B. Herbert Woodaum
Thomas E. Grover
Canton
Woodsum
Bailiwick
Massachusetts
General Collins Endorses Bryan and Imperialism as Key Issue
General Patrick A. Collins, returning from Richfield Springs, urges Democratic unity behind Bryan. He calls Bryan’s acceptance a great speech, predicts Gold Democrats will vote Democratic, and says imperialism is the dominant issue likely to decide the election. He argues currency questions are settled for now and warns Republicans overemphasize commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick A. Collins
Collins
Richfield Springs
General Collins
Bryan
Gold Democrats
McKinley
Palmer
Republican Party
Carnival Opens at Revere Beach Amid Parade of Attractions
First day of a weeklong Revere Beach carnival featured band concerts decorations and a packed schedule of water and land events. Swimming races balloon ascensions diving horses fireworks and water sports headline daily programs supervised by Peter McNally and Captain Paul Boyton with extra rail service to handle crowds.
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Rena Beach
Peter S. Mea
Revere Beach
Bath House
Holloway
Paul Boyton
State Bath House
Boston
Revere Each & Lynn
Lynn & Boston
Peter McNally
McNally
Record Day At Nantasket Beach Amid Storm Threats
A Nantasket report notes lighter Sunday crowds but visiting excursionists exceeded expectations. A record fifteen arrests occurred on the reservation, fourteen for drunkenness, while Perkins Choromilitant Band drew large audiences in both concerts with a delightful program.
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Nantasket
New Officers Chosen by Sanitary and Street Cleaning Union
The Sanitary and Street Cleaning Employees Union elected J. J. Downing as president T. A. McNally as vice president P. H. Shaughnessy as corresponding secretary J. J. Burns as recording secretary D. Donlon as financial secretary J F. Manning as treasurer W. Stone as servant at arms P. J. Gallagher J. T. and D. Walker as trustees Four new members were initiated Shaughnessy and Downing were named delegates to the fifteenth annual AF of L convention to be held in Marlboro Massachusetts Monday October 1 19 World War era date implied The union plans a Labor Day turnout of over 600 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanitary and Street Cleaning Employees’ Union
St. James Hall
J. J. Downing
T. A. McNally
P. H. Shaughnessy
J. J. Burns
D. Donlon
J F. Manning
W. Stone
P. J. Gallagher
J. T
D. Walker
A. F. of Li
Marlboro
Mass
Drowned man dies while bathing in Presumpscot River
Westbrook Maine August 12 Frank Fairbanks aged unknown was drowned this afternoon while bathing in the Presumpscot River He has a brother and sister in Lawrence Massachusetts and a father in California This is the second drowning in twenty four hours following the death of Eddie Williams aged 9 near South Windham
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Westbrook
Frank Fairbanks
Presumpscot
Lawrence
Mass
California
Eddie Williams
South Windham
Won by a Gardiner Boy At Naval Cadet Exams
At Waterville on August 10 the competitive exam for naval cadetships ranked George C. Danforth of Gardiner first and Coburn Steward Marston of Skowhegan second. Congressman Burleigh recommends Danforth for cadet appointment and Marston as alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Waterville
George C. Danforth
Gardiner
Coburn Steward Marston
Skowhegan
Burleigh
Engaged London Beauty and Royal Kinship Ties
Miss Muriel Wilson’s engagement to Count Albert Neusdorf signals a high society match. Neusdorf is a godson of the late prince consort and a cousin of the Queen and Prince of Wales, with a potential path to princess status through his elder brother the Prince of Dietrichstein-Nicolsburg. Wilson, famed for London society and Tranby Croft connections, was poised for a debut during the baccarat scandal period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Wilson
Pevemee
Count Neusdorf
Toecome
London
Albert Neusdorf
Prince Consort
Prince of Wales
Prince of
Dietrichstein-Nicolsburg
Miss Wilson
Arthur Wilson
Tranby Croft
Temperance workers clash over Shantz alleged impersonation
W C T U officials allege Eva M Shantz Y P C T U president is posing as the late Frances Willard and altering her appearance. A message from headquarters to state presidents accompanies the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eva M. Shantz
Young People’s Christian Temperance Union
Frances ©. Willard
Wilard
Shantz
Helen M. Barker
Union
Misleading Claims Over Frances Willard Succession Stir WCTU
The W C T U circle protests reports that Miss Shantz is Frances Willard’s successor, asserting that Lillian M. Stevens of Maine is the intended successor and Willard’s chosen vice president at large. The letter from Helen Barker in Hiverton Ill condemns misrepresentation and urges correct press acknowledgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Willard
Mrs. Stevens
Lillian N. M. Stevens
Maine
Frances EB. Willard
Helen M. Barker
Hivanston
Ill
Quiet Cuban Teachers Plan Concert At Cambridge
Cuban teachers at Cambridge pass a restful Sunday with limited social events. They rehearse for a Sand ers Theatre concert featuring a fan song sung by twenty five women. Excursions shift from Arlington Heights to Nantasket and Melrose with 240 more visitors today. Manager C C Mann returns from Washington and may reach Cambridge this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Brighton
Sanders Theatre
Arlington Heights
Melrose
C. C. Mann
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Camoridge
Cuban Teachers Honor Guests at Tremont Temple Service
About 150 Cuban teachers were guests at Tremont Temple yesterday morning for a service led by Reverend Robert Stewart MacArthur. Cuban spokesman Sr. Leopoldo Ruiz Tamayo from Santiago spoke in Spanish, praising the church’s kindness in Cambridge and addressing the teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Temple
Robert Stewart MacArthur
Sr. Lepoldo Ruiz Tamayo
Santiago
Cambridge
MacArthur
Amherst Boy Claims Waterproof Paper Discovery
Aug 12 report from Amherst says Charles Ignatius Grossman has devised a method to waterproof any paper, saving documents from water damage. The young inventor, son of Professor Charles I Grossman, reportedly proved durable parchmentizing across rag cotton and other papers, with promise of large money for paper manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Charles Ignatius Grossman
Grossman
Charles I. Grossman
L. D
Hatch Experiment Station
United States
Patrolman Thorpe Fatally Injured in Harlem Assault
Patrolman Robert J. Thorpe of West Forty-seventh Street station is dying at Roosevelt Hospital after being stabbed during an arrest. He was attacked while arresting May Enoch as Arthur Harris interfered, with several men joining in. Thorpe sustained three stab wounds in the abdomen one in the head and a broken arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert J. Thorpe
West Forty-seventh Street
Roosevelt Hospital
Thorpe
May Enoch
Arthur Harris
Laurier Travels to Nova Scotia for Acadian Convention
Sir Wilfrid Laurier arrived in New Glasgow on Saturday en route to Arichat to attend a Maritime Acadian convention on the 15th inst. He will give a patriotic Halifax address five days later for a memorial fountain honoring Nova Scotia volunteers who died in the South Africa conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
New Glasgow
Arichat
C. B
Maritime Provinces
Nova Scotia
South Africa
Welcome Home for Rev A T Connolly at Jamaica Plain
A large reception in Colombia Hall honored Rev. A T Connolly rector of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament Jamaica Plain. Parishioners and visiting clergy from Boston and beyond attended with speeches and a purse gift. Connolly pledged the money for a new school on church property. Flowers bunting and a performance by a church quartet and Stone's Orchestra completed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Connolly
Father Connolly
New York
Boston
Columbia Hall
Father Peter Quinn
M. McGinnis
James Gallagher
John Mulcahey
Joseph Mahr
Edward C.mitchell
Hugh P. Smyth
James J. O’brien
John Heslan
Father McGinnis
James Lee
Somerville
James A. Desmond
Margaret F. Mealey
Annette Welch McMunn
James Judge
Charles Twombley
Stone
Connolly
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Thomas W. Lawson
Malden Aginst Noyes
Gen. Collins
G. H. Marston
George H. Marston
Franklin Lodge No. 41
K. of
Nantasket Beach
Park Avenue M. BH
West
Cambridge Cemetery
U. S
Chicago
A_ Times-Herald
Pague
Nicaragua
Ph Byre-Cragin Syndicate
Bates
C. H. Graves & Sons
A. W. Wheeler & O.'S
Hanover St
Bostos
American House
Er Rta Creas
Woodbury
Andrew Jergens & CO
Cinchinnati O
Codman & Hall Co
Dewey S
Wa & Foment Co
Gale
Miss Shontz
Eva M. Shont
Charles Grossman
Sudbury Street
Quincy Monumental Co
Haverhill St
Maga
Summ Tailors
Washington ST
Father Con
Nolly
Jamaica Plain
KR. UW
White Ca
Lake Pleasant
Fitchburg
Troy
A. P. Blinn
Charles Fleischer
Katie Ham
Metropolitan Manufacturing Vo
Franklin
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