Foss predicts revolt as Massachusetts issues dominate fall campaign
Governor Foss warns of a state wide revolt over taxation and public service reform as issues will shape the fall campaign. He argues for centralized commissions, open books on fortunes, and criticizes Republican stagnation while projecting decisive voter turnout.
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Governor Foss
Touere
Mr. Lawson
Massachusetts
Canadian Northwest
Foss
Post
Sions
Railroad Commission
Superior Court
Governor Foss on Massachusetts taxation and public issues
Governor Foss discusses major state issues and advocates tax reform. He decries 17th century laws, urges an income tax, and argues current taxes deter capital, harm widows and orphans, and encourage evasion by elites. He emphasizes progress over fogyism and notes capital flight to Canada.
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Massachusetts
State Street
Revolt in England Looms as Rail Strike Widens
London reports show railway managers uniting to resist worker demands amid a looming national strike and broader labor revolt. They cite breaches of a 1907 conciliation pact, warn of widespread disruption, and plan to deploy police protection as sections in Manchester Liverpool and Sheffield already strike.
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Manchester
Livrpool
Sheffield
Liverpool General Transport Strike Paralyzes City and Dockyard
At midnight a general strike by transport workers including railway staff halted local steamboats and Mersey ferries. Birkenhead dockers joined seven thousand on strike, while 30,000 workers faced a shipowners lockout. Police battled crowds near St George's Hall as fires and unrest flared, with a watch committee forming volunteers as special constables.
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Liverpool
Mersey
Birkenhead
St. George’s Hall
Shipping Federation
Local Resident Reports Deafness Reversal After Osmo-Chemic Treatment
Mrs. C.bury of Roxbury recounts total deafness in her left ear and severe hearing loss in the right. She sought Osmo-Chemic physicians and says their treatment restored hearing and stopped abnormal ear noises. She notes satisfaction with their skilled care and fulfilled promises.
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L. Forbes
Millmont St
Roxy 7
Osmo-Chemic Treatment Restores Hearing for Boston Woman
Miss Anna M. Brennan of South Boston, aged 68, reported two years of deafness and left ear tinnitus. After Osmo-Chemic physicians treated her, the noises stopped and her hearing improved to normal.
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Anna M. Brennan
South
Boston
Deafness Reversed by Osmo Chemic Treatment Says Stenographer
Miss Gertrude LeBaron of Auerbach & Co. Boston reports grippe-related deafness lasting 15 years. She describes ear discharges, fluctuating deafness, and head noises, then claims Osmo Chemic Physicians halted the discharge and restored hearing.
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Gertrude LeBaron
Auerbach & Co
Otis St
Boston
Hersey St
Hingham
la Grippe
Deaf ElevatEd Conductor Regains Hearing After Treatment
Mr. FR 8S Sargent of 129 Nichols St Everett was deaf and treated by Osmo-Chemic physicians who restored his hearing. The list includes residents such as Miss Elizabeth Hanrahan Fall River. Mr Geo A Vieth Boston. Marshall R Currier Auburn Dale. Miss Frances Bernard Boston. Mr Jacob Sulham South Hanson Mays. Mr I E Bacon Roxbury. Miss Nellie M Brown Cambridge. Miss Nellie Donovan Beverly. Mrs Margaret Kimball Linden. Mrs Fannie Record Boston. Mrs C S Barker Medford. Miss Mildred Burgess Norf South Framingham. Miss Ida Nelson Waltham.
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Sargent
Nichols St
Everett
Elizabeth Hanrahan
Ballard St
Fall River
Geo. A. Vieth
Dover St
Boston
Marshall R. Currier
Charles St
Auburndale
Frances Bernard
St. Cecilia St
Jacob Sulham
So. Hanson
Mays
I. E. Bacon
Rock St
Roxbury
Nellie M. Brown
Aberdeen Ave
Cambridge
Nellie Donovan
High St
Beverly
Margaret Kimball
Oliver St
Linden
Fannie Record
Vancouver St
C. S. Barker
Spring St
Medford
Mildred Burgess
Pearl St
Framingham
Ida Nelson
Crescent St
Waltham
Inability to Handle Freight Traffic Noted
A notice records that the entity cannot adequately manage freight traffic leading to concerns about operations and planning.
Browns Play Like Upton Sinclair Writ Poetry
A bitter jab from a sports writer compares the St. Louis Browns unfavorably to poetry by Upton Sinclair. The quip underscores fans’ and critics’ disappointment with the team’s performance this season.
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St. Louis Browns
Upton Sinclair
Tragic accidental shooting ends life of 14 year old girl
In Lowell on August 14 Anna Quinn aged 14 was killed when playmate Thelma Borg aged 12 fired a revolver held to her heart. Sonia Borg and Alma Welsh witnessed the incident. Thelma Borg was absolved of blame by police.
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Lowell
Anna Quinn
Thelma Borg
Quinn
Sonia Borg
Thelma
Alma Welsh
Borg
Borg- Child
Miss Sears in Seclusion at Newport
Miss Eleonora Sears, guest of Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, stayed away from the Casino on the opening day of the mixed doubles handicap tennis tournament. Harold Vanderbilt attended Bailey's Beach with friends, while Sears avoided all callers and reporters.
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Newport
R. I
Eleonora Sears
Harold Vanderbilt
North Shore
O. H. P. Belmont
Joseph Harriman
Bailey’s Beach
Mrs
Man Falls Three Stories at Work in Summer Street Building
Alexander McDonald aged 55 of Berwick Park South End died after a three story fall at 47 Summer Street yesterday. He was taken to Isor Hospital where he died soon after the accident.
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Alexander McDonald
Berwick Park
South End
Summer Street
Isor Hospital
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