Capsalis Sought in Biddeford and Somersworth
Three thousand circulars bearing a photo likeness of Nicholas Capsalis were sent to police departments as authorities seek the man in the murder of Maritsa Kapsalitsa. Investigators track his movements from Somersworth to Dover then Biddeford with searches in Biddeford’s foreign section and continued drives in Portland and Lewiston.
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Somersworth
N. H
Nicholas Capsalis
Maritsa Kapsalitsa
Dover
Biddeford
Portland
Lewiston
Lowell
Prince's Party Visits Boston During US Tour
A distinguished Italian party led by a Milan prince visits Boston staying at the Vendome. The group includes Countess Brenzoni, Countess Caterin ette, Prince Filippo Torrebruna, Count Arrigo Bellador, and priests Rev Ernesto Vercisi and Rev Gioachino Bellanca, all en route to the Eucharistic Congress in Montreal. They arrived from Quebec aboard the Lake Ontario and will tour the United States before sailing from Montreal after the congress.
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The
Vendome
Boston
Countess Brenzoni
Caterinetti
Milan
Filippo Torrebruna
Arrigo Bellador
Palermo
Ernesto Vercisi
Gioachino Bellanca
University of Milan
Montreal
Quebec
Itoba
Mr. Hussey
Will
Cal
United States
Mayor withdraws guards from streetcars as strike looms
In Columbus on August 16 Mayor Marshall ordered police guards off streetcars at night citing lack of responsibility for night operations during a strike. Adjutant General Weybrecht joined a conference as State troops were urged to guard the cars if service continued. General Manager Stewart refused to withdraw cars and pressed for protection. State officers declined patrol duty but kept troops ready to respond.
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Columbus
Ohio
Marshall
State House
Weybrecht
Stewart
Nebraska Primary Results Loom Large As Returns Drag In
Slow returns from Nebraska's state wide primary show polls closing late in several counties. In Omaha Dahlman leads for governor on the Democratic ticket and Cady leads on the Republican side with 140 to 29 in reported precincts. Shallenberger trails with 81 in those early tallies.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Dahlman
Cady
Shallenberger
Aldrich
Everett Girl Named Prettiest Child in America
Millicent Gowen, 77, daughter of Mr and Mrs Willis E Gowen of Everett, is hailed by New York artists as the prettiest child in the country and has received offers to pose for sculptors in New York. She has posed for hundreds of photographers and sculptors across New England and has substantial bank savings from her work.
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Everett
America
Millicent Gowen
Willis E. Gowen
Main Street
New York
New York City
Mildred Anne Deverest
Europe
New England States
Marceau
Boston
Emory Washburn Last Whig Governor of Massachusetts
Emory Washburn served as Massachusetts governor from 1854 after succeeding John H. Clifford. Born February 14, 1800 in Leicester, he studied at Dartmouth and Williams, practiced law in Leicester and Worcester, held multiple state offices, taught at Harvard, and died March 18, 1877 in Cambridge. He was nominated by Whigs, defeated by Know Nothings, and left a legacy in law and education.
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Mory Washburn
John H. Clifford
Mr. Washburn
Leicester
Dartmouth College
Williams College
Boston
Albany
Washburn
Worcester
House of Representatives
State Senate
Worcester Court of Common Pleas
Lincoln
John Davis
Europe
Whigs
Massachusetts
Bussey
Harvard
Cambridge
State Board of Education
Williams Colleges
Extraordinary Cigars 3-20-8 Promised as Luxurious Smoke
An advertisement hails the 3-20-8 cigar as exceptionally good with Havana tobacco and skilled craftsmanship. It claims ideal factory conditions and a luxurious experience at a fair price, urging readers to relax a half hour and enjoy a fragrant puff, the name stamped in the Sumatra wrapper.
Cutting Down a Famous Elm in West Newton
Newton, Aug 16. The famous old elm at Houghton's Corner is being cut down after two centuries of history. Workers with axes and saws began removing the six foot trunk today, a process expected to take at least a week. The tree, planted by Squire Seth Davis and linked to Revolutionary War gatherings, has long been a landmark and a beloved site for lovers.
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Newton
Houghton's Corner
West Newton
Seth Davis
Crane Reports to Taft in Beverly Visit
Senator Winthrop Murray Crane of Dalton spent the day in Beverly visiting the President at his cottage. He told of his West mission, a Warwick trip to see Senator Aldrich, and an auto tour through New Hampshire and Vermont before leaving quietly.
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Beverly
Winthrop Murray Crane
Dalton
Warwick
Aldrich
New Hampshire
Vermont
The Silent One Crane Leaves for Boston After Beverly Visit
Senator Crane and Mrs Crane arrived in Beverly from Concord New Hampshire for a private conference with the President on the West trip. The couple planned a Boston journey with Mrs Crane joining tomorrow while Vice President Sherman heads to New York as temporary convention chairman.
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Washington
Crane
West
Senate
Richard A. Ballinger
Taft
Norton
Town
Beverly
Boston
Boston, Where He Had A Number of Appointments. Mrs. Crane
Sherman
Roosevelt
New York
Milk price crisis prompts call for extra Massachusetts session
A letter to the governor warns of a looming loss of about 90000 dollars from new milk shipment rates affecting farmers across states supplying Boston. It proposes either farmer action to shift costs or an extraordinary legislative session to address the rate issue, noting limited remedies and interstate dependencies.
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Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Boston
Interstate Commerce Commission
Open-Car Milk System Defended at ICC Hearing
The new open car system for milk transport, in force 15 days and affecting major local contractors, was defended by Boston and Maine railroad counsel at an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing yesterday. Three large milk firms including D. Whiting Co and George H. Brigham Co protested for tariff changes. The railroad contends tariffs trim discrimination without raising former prices. firms were represented by Cusick Sears Graustein.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Inter-State Commerce Commission
William H. Coolidge
Clarence H
Youngest Girl Union Head to Address Lynn Workers
Mary Glennon claims the title of the nation’s youngest union president at under sixteen. The Lynn speech follows her rise during a textile strike and her role leading girl workers to secure better terms. Shields of Roxbury union aide Miss Margaret Conboy accompanies her, with Glennon urging organized labor and worker rights.
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Lynn
Boston
United States
Mary Glennon
Miss Glennon
Glennon
Margaret Conboy
Roxbury Textile Workers’ Union
Milk Schedule Sparks Price Rise Across Boston Milk Trade
The hearing on Saunders bill driven schedule changes prompts higher prices for Boston wholesale and consumer milk. Prouty leads discussion on Vermont shipments via Cuttinsville and Bellows Falls with Graustein and railroad rate questions. Prouty questions feasibility of destination specific rates versus blanket rates and pasteurization stops.
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Boston
Ad Prouty
Commission
Prouty
Vermont
Cuttinsville
Bellows Falls
Graustein
Mr. Graustein
Annoyer of Newton Women Before Court
Albert E. Conant of 61 Union Street Watertown was sentenced by Judge Kennedy in Newton police court to five months in the house of correction for assault and battery and fined $20 for disorderly conduct. Police say they have ended the nuisance of annoying women in the Mt Ida section.
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Newton
Albert E. Conant
Union Street
Watertown
Kennedy
House of Correction
Mt. Ida
Bold suitor menaces Mt Ida women with persistent attention
A 28 year old man named Conant pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after harassing women in Mt Ida. He denied assault and battery. Appeals were filed and he was held on $400 bond on each charge.
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Mt. Ida
Conant
Hill
Holy Redeemer Outing At Medford Draws 5000 Fans
More than five thousand tickets have been sold for the Holy Redeemer parish field day and reunion at Combination Park Medford today The program opens at 10 o clock with horse racing track and field games base ball and dancing A Fall River police baseball team meets a Boston firemen selection and many entries are listed for the horse races Rev Lawrence P McCarthy marked by 40 years since ordination is expected to spend most of the day on the field
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the Holy Redeemer
East Boston
Combination Park
Medford
Fall River Police
Boston Firemen
Lawrence P. McCarthy
Daily Fire Record fragment Charlestown and East Boston incidents
At 2 a m to 2 a m a fire on South Eden street Charlestown involved DeGratto and Montellos with a $300 loss. At 7:39 a m Box 11 102 Portland street Pan Epstein reported a $2000 loss. A false alarm occurred at Box 087. At 9:50 p m Box 635 159 Chelsea street East Boston Julian Leventhal suffered a $100 loss.
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South Eden Street
Charlestown
DeGratto
Montellos
Portland Street
Pan Epstein
Chelsea Street
East
Boston
Julian Leventhal
Postal receipts rise at fifty largest U S post offices
Washington reports July gross postal receipts for fifty leading post offices show a 199,466 dollar, 2.74 percent gain from the year before. Most cities posted increases. notable gains include New York 77,437 dollars and Seattle 15,437 dollars, while 13 saw declines.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Boston
Cleveland
Ohio
Buffalo
N. Y
Rochester
Seattle
Wash
New York City
Chicago
Brooklyn
San Francisco
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee
President Montt of Chile Dies in Germany
Former Chilean president Montt, who faced an earlier defeat for the presidency and later served in the Senate, died in Germany after a period of illness. He had traveled to Europe to study education and public welfare, leaving Valparaiso with his wife and entourage aboard the Esmeralda and later the Tagus, arriving in New York on August 3.
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Senate
Montt
United States
England
France
Germany
Italy
Europe
Valparaiso
Panama
Colon
New York
Taft Sends Sympathy Cable To Mrs Montt On Death
President Taft sent a cable to Mrs. Pedro Montt of Chile expressing deep shock and heartfelt sympathy over the death of President Montt. He recalled the late visit to Beverly and extended condolences to Chile and its rulers.
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Taft
Chili
William H
Paterson man Arthur Rose executed for wife murder
Arthur Rose, a Paterson resident, was electrocuted at the New Jersey State prison for killing his wife on March 9. The execution took place in Trenton, New Jersey, as reported tonight.
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Trenton
N. J
Arthur Rose
Paterson
New Jersey
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Prince
Sers Police
Old Bay State
Emory Washburn
A. B. Smith & CO
Boston, Mass
Sion
Boston & Maine
Transportation Plan
Young Women's Union
Annoyer
Holy Redeemer
Daily Fire Record
HUB
P. D
Chickering
Chickering & Sons
Olen
Saladraum
Tremont St
Col
Northampton
Mass. Ave
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