Weeks Opens Headquarters in Newport Building
Senator Weeks has opened a campaign headquarters in a Newport building on Devonshire street marking first Massachusetts activity in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. A Worcester rally with Senator Lodge and other candidates leads today as McCall and Lieutenant Governor Cushing prepare talks. Democrats plan a Springfield meeting with Governor Walsh absent despite invitation.
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Senator Weeks
Newport
Devonshire Street
Massachusetts
New England
National Committee
Worcester
Lodge
McCall
Cushing
Springfield
Walsh
Foley's New Job Vetoed By Curley
Mayor Curley vetoed a City Council order approving Judge Charles S Sullivan’s appointment of John P Foley as probation officer at 1500 salary. Foley had been discharged May 27 from an 800 dollar post at Deer Island house of correction for insubordination and conduct unbecoming an officer.
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Curley
Charles S. Sullivan
Charlestown
Charlestown Court Adds Assistant Probation Officer
Judge Sullivan appointed Foley as assistant probation officer on July 1 and the City Council approved the new post on Aug 2 with a $1500 yearly salary. The mayor vetoed the order, saying funds were not budgeted, and his rejection is final as the council cannot override a veto.
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Sullivan
Foley
Charlestown
Curley
Two New Postoffice Inspectors Appointed in Massachusetts
William F. Carlin secretary of the Peabody School Board and a Peabody postoffice mailing clerk and Terome J. Burke foreman of the Haverhill mail division have been named postoffice inspectors by Postmaster General Burleson in Washington. They are among 20 appointed and may join the Boston district where vacancies exist. They were recommended by former Chief Inspector Lawrence Letherman, who recently retired.
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William F. Carlin
Peabody School Board
Peabody Postoffice
Terome J. Burke
Haverhill Postoffice
Burleson
Washington
Bay State
Boston
Lawrence Letherman
Techs Wonderful Home Delayed at MIT Cambridge
Work on the MIT buildings in Cambridge is delayed by site difficulties and labor disputes, now unlikely to be ready until fall 1916. The exterior shows progress while internal work remains, featuring a dramatic administration dome and advanced hydraulic laboratories with 40 foot wells and canals for realistic experiments.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Grand Court
Mechanical Engineering
Venice
Harvard
NEW Technology
Ashton Lawrence Free Hospital for Horses Sees Second Year
The Boston Work-Horse Relief Association operates the Ashton Lawrence Free Hospital for horses, providing free treatment and board funded by contributions. It averages eight horses treated daily, accepts referrals from any veterinary surgeon, and serves as an Animal Rescue League receiving station with monthly support. Dr. F. J. Sullivan is chief veterinary surgeon and James McCarthy foreman.
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Ashton Lawrence Free Hospital For
Boston Work-Horse Relief Association
Animal Rescue League
League
F. J. Sullivan
James McCarthy
Association
Beacon Street
Carvera Street
Shots Fired In Mass Ave Chased Gang Leader Captured
John Griffin of 671 Massachusetts avenue, alleged gang head, was nabbed after a chase through the South End. Special Officer Daniel Carroll and Sergeant Anderson fired six shots as Griffin fled from a room escape via window and fire escape. Griffin possessed number plates from stolen cars and faced a Ford theft charge. He was arrested at Sheridan Square after a pursuit through Massachusetts avenue, Harrison avenue, Northampton street.
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John Griffin
Massachusetts Avenue
South End
Daniel Carroll
Anderson
Lagrange Street
Griffin
Back
Harrison Avenue
Northampton Street
Sheridan Square
Police Shoot Rabid Fox Terrier After Biting Six
A fox terrier suspected of rabies bit six people in two days across North Cambridge Arlington and Somerville. Police shot the dog in a West Somerville basement after it had bitten two men in Somerville and three in Cambridge, including a boy on Thursday. The head was sent to the State Bureau of Animal Industry for testing.
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Cambridge
Arlington
Somerville
West Somerville
State Bureau of Animal Industry
Fox terrier bites youths. shot by Somerville officer
Early yesterday Cambridge and Arlington police hunted a fox terrier blamed for biting Henry Bresnahan 15 at 212 Pemberton Street North Cambridge. The dog bit Fred Boudreau, Frank Jones, and Fred Bolger in Cambridge and Arlington, then Carl Carlstrom 9 and David Bowers 6 in Somerville before being shot in the Sprague Hathaway yard. Victims received medical care and cautery pending an examination report.
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Cambridge
Arlington
Henry Bresnahan
Pemberton Street
Bresnahan
Jeremiah Green
Fred Boudreau
Boudreau
Dix Lumber Company
Harvey Street
Frank Jones
Jones
Fred Bolger
Somerville
Carl E. Carlstrom
Herbert Street
David E. Bowers
Chester Place
Long
Sprague-Hathaway Company
Penniless Wife Loyal to Auditor
Mrs. Bray stands firm in her belief in H Lenox Bray the former Woodstock Lumber auditor who deserted his family leaving them penniless. She clings to faith despite rumors linking his name with a former employee and doubts of his whereabouts in Chicago.
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H. Lenox Bray
Woodstock Lumber Company
Boston
Bride Remains Faithful Amid Husband's Rumored Chicago Move
Mrs Bray speaks on life after her husband Bray left their Brookline home to take a Chicago post. A mortgage forced sale of the family house on Aspinwall Avenue accompanies a discharged female employee at the lumber firm. A detective searches for the employee but gains little, while Mrs Bray hopes for contact from Bray and acknowledges possible fault but remains hopeful.
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Mrs. Bray
Post
Bray
Lumber
Aspinwall Avenue
Brookline
Passage of Loyal Promise Amid Chicago Move
A fragment quotes a person pledging steadfast support for a partner who plans a move to Chicago. The speaker expresses belief they will reconnect by letter and regain happiness once settled.
Abductor case continued for 19-year-old Samuel Ross
Judge Lewis H. Cook in the Sout Weymouth District Court continued the case against Samuel Ross of South Weymouth charged with abducting 16 year old Mabel Colby from her Weymouth home. Ross's son Albert H. Cook had been secured to defend him, leading to a postponement until Aug. 23. The girl was kept at an aunt's Brockton home for a day and night.
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Lewis H. Cook
Randolph
Ross
South Weymouth
Health Consternations Hidden in Stomach Ailments Cited
A corrective note warns that systemic health hinges on gut organs and warns that serious sickness often stems from stomach liver kidneys or bowels. It emphasizes strength and health for the well and cautions against neglect.
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Reppo
Paris
Wolf’s
Hanover
Portland
Weeks
Tan
Fateas
United
Keeffe Inc
P. D
Norfolk
Tech
Ashton Lawrence Hospital
Chicago
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