Soldier Drowns in War Game Maneuvers
Private Oliver H. Jones of the First Massachusetts Signal Corps, a Dorchester boy, drowned in the Housatonic River near Red Army headquarters during Connecticut maneuvers. His body was recovered tonight. The same day in Washington, the House passed the wool tariff revision bill over Taft's veto by a five vote margin amid a heated session.
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Massachusetts
Signal Corps
Chickering
RED Army
Orange
Washington
House
Taft
Clark
Heroic Rescue Ends in Tragic River Death
Private Jones of the First Massachusetts Signal Corps died after saving a fellow swimmer during wire crossing operations at Huntington. Jones dived from a pontoon boat to aid the drowning man, struggled against the current, and disappeared as his comrades reached him. His body was recovered that night. Jones, a 22-year-old Dorchester resident and bookkeeper, enlisted June 2, 1911.
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Jones
Massachusetts Signal Corps
Twenty-second
New York Engineers
Red Army
Orange
Massachusetts Brigades
Housatonic River
Huntington
Chase
First Massachusetts Signal Corps
Outfit
Sydney Street
Dorchester
Faneuil Hall
Sugar tariff talks collapse after House repass
Conferees on the sugar tariff bill disagree and report no compromise between the Underwood and Lodge Bristow proposals. The move likely ends sugar tariff deliberations this session and leaves the related excise tax bill in conference as Congress nears adjournment.
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House
Senate
Lodge- Bristow
Congress
Miss Foley Attacked During Suffrage Talk in Dayton
In Dayton Ohio Miss Margaret Foley a Boston suffrage leader was forced to end her remarks after a demonstration by police and firemen. Luncheon refuse and fragments were hurled as prominent Dayton women backed her but were driven away.
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Dayton
Margaret Foley
Boston
Miss Foley
G. F. Davidson
Tidal data and celestial events with anniversaries
High tides listed for Portland Gloucester and Newport with times and prior highs. Moon phase and sunset times note two days old moon. Planets Venus Jupiter Saturn rise set times included. Anniversaries listed for William H Garland Albert H Tuttle Henry C Jones. Siamese twins Chang and Eng visit to Boston 1829 and Liberty Tree event from Stamp Act era 1775 and 1776.
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William H. Garland
Albert H. Tuttle
Henry C. Jones
Chang
Eing
Boston
unsettled Boston forecast and New England outlook
Forecasts indicate unsettled weather for Boston and vicinity with likely showers on Wednesday and fair conditions on Thursday. For New England the outlook shows unsettled weather with showers midweek, followed by fair conditions and moderate south to southwest winds at night.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Weather Summary from Thompson's Spa Report
Report shows yesterday average temperature 79 and high 86 with readings around 64 to 83. Compares to 72 and 24 from a year ago with a cloudy Wednesday noted.
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Thompson's Spa
Baseball Scores Snapshot From National League Games
New York defeated Detroit 8 to 2 while Chicago beat Washington 38 to 4 in a packed card. Boston won 2 to 1 over Brooklyn with Pittsburg topping Cincinnati 7 to 1 and Philadelphia 6 to 3.
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New York
Detroit
Chicago
Washington
Boston
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Bankers Ordered to Aid Prosecutor in Graft Case
New York August 13 Powerful banking interests through the New York Clearing House committee ordered to aid District Attorney Whitman by supplying records of deposits linked to high police officials suspected of collecting blackmail from disorderly elements.
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New York
New York Clearing House Committee
Whitman
Miss Katharine Cobb to Wed Noble Foss in Vermont
The engagement announces Katharine Cobb daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick L Cobb of Jamaica Plain and Noble Foss son of Governor Eugene N Foss. The wedding will be held at the First Congregational Church on the bride’s parents summer home in Newbury Vermont on Tuesday evening September 3.
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Katharine Cobb
Frederick L. Cobb
Jamaica Plain
Noble Foss
Eugene N. Foss
Litchfield Studio
Arlington
Lakeville Place
First Congregational Church
Newbury
Boston Social Circle Preparations For Governor Foss Wedding
Governor Foss and family alongside prominent Boston social figures are expected to attend a simple wedding. Miss Cobb, an only daughter, is a leading Jamaica Plain socialite known for her attractiveness and long friendship with the Foss and Cobb families who have been close since childhood.
Schurman Named Minister to Greece and Montenegro
President Taft sent to the Senate the nomination of Jacob Gould Schurman, president of Cornell University, to be minister from the United States to Greece and Montenegro. He succeeds Minister George H. Moses, who has resigned to pursue other work, with the resignation entered at the State Department.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell University
United States
Greece
Montenegro
George H. Moses
Schurman
State Department
Minister Moses Resigns As U S Minister to Greece
Concord New Hampshire Aug 13 Announcement of the resignation of George H Moses as United States Minister to Greece and Montenegro came as a surprise to his friends He was editor and part owner of the Concord Monitor and was appointed minister by President Taft in 1909 The resignation followed the nomination of President Schurman of Cornell for the position.
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Concord
N. H
George H. Moses
United States
Greece
Montenegro
Schurman
Cornell
Taft
Moses
Concord Monitor
Girl falls from piazza balcony injures head
Elizabeth Rabinovitch a 12 year old of 21 Poplar street fell from a piazza railing at 5 Garden street yesterday afternoon. She sustained a fractured skull and minor injuries and was admitted to City Hospital on the dangerous list.
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Elizabeth Rabinovitch
Poplar Street
Garden Street
Mrs Pratt Dares Stockings Stir Newport Society
Mrs Alexander Dallas Pratt of New York drew attention at the Casino in Newport by wearing a white one piece gown with an ankle visible in white stockings and a black sock. Onlookers debated the fashion stunt as bets floated on what she might wear next, while socialites watched for tomorrow’s stockings.
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Newport
R. I
Alexander Dallas Pratt
New York
Car Hits Auto Injures Woman in Quincy
An auto owned by Harry E. Kennison of Everett was struck by a Nantasket bound car on Hancock street Quincy last night. Mrs. Charles McIntyre of Reading suffered a broken arm. Kennison and others in the vehicle were shaken. The crash occurred as Kennison tried to swing across the street ahead of the other car.
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Harry E. Kennison
Woodlawn Street
Everett
Neponset
Hancock Street
Quincy
Charles McIntyre
Reading
Kennison
McIntyre
Mr. Kennison
Abbie Kennison
Arlene
Valda
Abbie Carr
Woman Fires Twice At Haverhill Gas Manager
A young woman, unnamed by police, entered Thomas Nickerson's office in Haverhill and fired three shots at him before assistants overpowered her. The motive and identity remain unclear as investigators continue.
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Haverhill
Thomas Nickerson
Haverhill Gas Company
Love affair linked to shooting and engagement in a gas office
Police believe a romance between Nickerson and Phyllis Sherwood in the Alias Jimmie Valentine company sparked the attack. The gas company offices erupted in alarm as the shooting occurred, but staff were told to keep quiet and the shooter left before officers could enter the private office.
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Nickerson
Phyllis Sherwood
Jady
Jimmie Valentine
Nickerson Shooting Tale Tangles Love and Threats
Bricklayer George Sherwood, uncle of Nickerson's would be fiancée, claimed threats forced him from Nickerson's gas company office as three shots rang out. He linked a Boston breach of promise suit against Nickerson to the incident, while the woman involved wore a veil as she passed guards.
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Mr. Nickerson
Rye Beach
George Sherwood
Gas “Company
Nickerson
Margaret Love
Boston
Sherwood
Stationers Offer Century Stock At Below Cost
Stationers Privately unload valuable inventory after a century of service. Fall supplies offered at reduced prices create a rare chance for shoppers to stock up on paper, inks, and related goods while discounts last.
Police Lt Becker bank deposits total $658845 in graft period
Records show Police Lieutenant Charles Becker and wife deposited $58,845 in eight months, part of $658,845 in total, amid graft and murder probes tied to Herman Rosenthal. District Attorney cites banks and safe deposits, with $200,000 in assets and possible outside-city holdings. Bankers pledge cooperation and four inspectors suspected of blackmail face grand jury presentation.
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Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Becker
Jack Rose
Com Exchange Bank
Corn Exchange Bank
Corn Exchange Ban
Empire Savings Bank
West Side Savings Bank
Lincoln Trust Company
Clearing House Committee
Whitman
New York City
New York
Rosenthal
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Oliver H. Jones
Castle Square
Tremont and Chandler Sts
Charles E. Sleeper
Portland
Gloucester
Venus
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Saturn
Katherine Cobb
Vermont
Bankers District Attorney
Jimmy Valentine
J. E. Purdy & CO
Ing Funds
Grecian Post
Minister Moses
Pippins
Newport Leader
ST. At
Brattle SQ
Oc S Wade
Hooper-Lewis & Co. Inc
Federal Street
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