Boston Tax Rate Rises to 17 50 Amid Mayor Curley Remarks
Mayor Curley defends a 20 cent hike to 17 50 per thousand, blaming predecessor policies and payroll and public service costs. He cites school funding rises and county expenses as drivers, pledging low bids and honesty to protect prosperity.
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Curley
Boston
Suffolk’ County
Woburn Settee
New Bedford
Melrose Serewe
Cambridge Ae
Taunton
Eere Ena
Somerville
Ewe Eerevevessee
Fitchburg
Medford
Ewe
Worcester
Waltham See
Sighted Crippled German Dreadnought Report
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Dutch steamer Epsilon saw a German dreadnought in Trondhjem harbor with smashed funnels and shell holes. No official confirmation available.
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London
Amsterdam
Central News
Epsilon
Ymuiden
Trondhjem
France and Russia agree on prisoners
Paris report says Russia will treat with special consideration any prisoners from Alsace and Lorraine captured by Russian forces. France will extend equal consideration to any Polish prisoners it takes. The two nations have reached this understanding.
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Paris
Russia
Alsace and
Lorraine
France
Two British Cruisers Chase Austrian Steamer Mora witz
Captain Rakos of the Austrian steamer Mora witz reported being chased for six hours by two British cruisers about 300 miles south of Barbados after arriving in Galveston from Cardiff. The note appeared in a dispatch dated August 17. G. O. Taylor, a whiskey ad accompanies the report.
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Galveston
Tex
Rakos
Morawitz
Cardiff
Barbados
Roosevelt Says Progressive Party to Stay in Fight
Colonel Roosevelt rallies a crowd of about 3500 in Fenway Hall and emphasizes Progressive goals against Bourbon “machines” in Massachusetts. He criticizes Cannon and Aldrich tied to the PayneAldrich tariff and defends antimonopoly actions while urging cross party workers to join the Progressive cause.
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Progressive Party
Roosevelt
McCall
Payne-Aldrich
Massachusetts
Messrs
Cannon
Aldrich
Republican
Wilson
Congress
Texas
Washington
United States Army
Roosevelt Visits Boston Amid Rainy Ball Park Rally
Colonel Roosevelt drew a large crowd at Fenway Park then Arena despite rain, receiving a hearty welcome. He criticized party splits over monopoly, urged fair prosperity, and planned speeches in Maine at Lewiston and Portland after meeting leaders like James P. Magenis and Charles Sumner Bird.
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Roosevelt
Ball Park
Joseph Walker
Europe
James P. Magenis
Mr. Bird
New York
Anglin
Progressive City Committee
Franklin Square House
Dr. Bigelow
Beacon Street
Maine
Lewiston
Portland
Roosevelt Speech On Progressive Growth And Reform
Colonel Roosevelt outlines the Progressive movement as a 15 year rise shaping civic conscience and responding to new economic needs. He credits the movement with uniting dispersed forces, energizing reform, alarming conservatives, and prompting immediate state legislation across the country.
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Roosevelt
Progressive Party
How Col Roosevelt Describes Old Parties
Col Roosevelt argues the Progressive party has humanized government and broadened public representation. He cites Hiram Johnson in California as a model and credits progress to bipartisan reforms expanding workers' protections and social insurance while urging a square deal for all.
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Col. Roosevelt
Progressive Party
California
Hiram Johnson
Republican Party
Busines
Not Merely Sentimental on Justice and Economic Efficiency
The piece argues against sentimentality in industrial policy and stresses balancing workers rights, business efficiency, and shared rewards. It urges workers to pull their weight, recognize gains from productivity, and ensure justice for labor, capital, and the public within a market economy.
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Aden
Karlsruhe's Boat Picked Up At Sea
A whaleboat from the German cruiser Karlsruhe, likely abandoned during a clash with the British Suffolk, was recovered by the Dutch steamer Lodewijk Van Nassau. The boat carried oars and gear, found at latitude 26 and longitude 74.40, supporting accounts of the Karlsruhe fleeing while coaling. Among 89 aboard the Lodewijk Van Nassau were 30 German reservists from Venezuela and Haiti seeking return to Germany.
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New York
Karlsruhe
Suffolk
Lodewijk van Nassau
Halifax
Venezuela
Haytien
Germany
Boy Dies In Ipswich River Swimming Accident
A 12 year old boy drowned in the Ipswich River at North Reading near the S. E. Abbott Shoe Company factory. The father, exhausted from futile rescue attempts, was saved along with another boy who tried to help. The mother aided the surviving companion and the rescued boy's father saved the other father.
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Ipswich River
North Reading
S. E. Abbott Shoe Company
Tragic Drowning Affects North Reading Family at Ipswich River
Charles Jones twelve son of Mr and Mrs George Jones of North Reading drowned yesterday afternoon in the Ipswich river near the Abbott shoe factory after falling from a raft. George Jones his father attempted rescue but was nearly lost himself, saved by C F Burditt with Mrs Trask aiding. The boy and his companions Russell Trask and Edward Burditt had spent the afternoon on a raft pushed from shore.
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Eliza
Hannah
Colonel Roosevelt
Charles Jones
George Jones
North Reading
Ipswich
Abbott Shoe
McLane
C. F. Burditt
Edward Burditt
Henry Trask
Russell Trask
Jones
Traffe
Burditt
Russell
Whiskey sale advisory from G O Taylor
G O Taylor issues a notice urging limits on sealed bottle sales as a demanded whiskey item. The advisory emphasizes caution and compliance with local regulations.
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G. O. Taylor
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Wheeler & Wilson
C.c. Bowles & CO
Bedford Street
Jordan Marsh Furniture Annex
Washington St
Oxford
Alcoghton & Dutton Co
Carleton-Clark Co
Canal St
Wm. A. Read & Sons
Vermilax CO
T. J. King
Jaynes Drug CO
Mafi Bota
Knical Mpg. CO
Ste. Philadelphia
Massachusetts Co-Operative Hospital, Inc
Marlboro Ave
van Loon
Pape
P&a
Weil
ACCU
Van
Charley
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Fenway Fark
Messrs. Penrose, Barnes and Company
Walker
Shepard Men’s
Ponder
Manhattan
Shepard
Snow
Snow & Son
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R. Windsor
Winter Barbet
Father
Chum
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Cee Uy
Pry
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Eac
Lenox Soup
Henfield
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