Laconia Sets Sail for Liverpool on Steamship
Captain John Scott longtime master of the convict ship Success and veteran of clipper ships sails from Boston on the Cunard Laconia on its first steam voyage. He laments square riggers and fears engine noise may cause seasickness with a medicine crest carried for the journey. Passengers include Miss Mary Mille Jvatrie Ph D president of Constantinople College.
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John Scott
Success
Liverpool
Cunard
Laconia
Scott
Ascatco lauded as hay fever cure in ad claims
A testimonial from Mrs. William Marsh of Sterling Illinois praises Ascatco as a cure for hay fever. The ad states relief includes cleared nasal passages and better sleep and urges early use. Available at Riker Jaynes Drug Stores and Houghton & Duttons with 50 cent and two dollar sizes, or free samples from the Ascatco Laboratory New York.
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William Marsh
Sterling
Riker-Jaynes Drug
Houghton & Dutton’s
Ascatco
West 25Th St
New York City
Brookline Girls Defeat Local Team In Nutritive Baseball Contest
Brookline girls defeated a visiting team in a baseball game at Brookline. The Parson School girls and Craddock Park players are pictured with Esther Fitzgerald Jennie Moffitt Lillian Sullivan Eliza beth Campbell Sadie OConnell Adeline Lind Margaret McCarthy and others named.
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Brookline
The
Parson School
Esther Fitzgerald
Jennie Moffitt
Lillian Sullivan
Elizabeth Campbell
Margaret Quinlan
Carrie Dinner
Mary McGarry
Craddock Park
Sadie O’connell
Adeline Lind
Margaret McCarthy
Margaret Crampton
Alice Sheperd
Malden
Malden and Brookline Tie in Ninth Inning Shootout
In an exciting Parsons playground game on Walter Avenue Brookline yesterday afternoon Malden and Brookline played to a 25 25 tie entering the final half inning. The average participant age was 13 and both teams kept score to themselves. Malden led until the Brookline comeback produced the last minute stalemate.
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Malden
Parsons
Walter Avenue
Brookline
Brookline and Malden Girls Baseball Battle Ends In One-Run Contest
Lucy Quinlan tied the score with a steal home from third and Elizabeth Campbell drove in the deciding run for Brookline. Malden led briefly but Brookline held on as Captain Sarah O Connell and Adeline Lind starred for their teams. A return game will be arranged. The Brookline lineup featured Quinlan Moffitt Campbell Sullivan and others while Malden listed O Connell Lind McCarthy and Crampton among starters.
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Lucy Quinlan
Elizabeth Campbell
Brookline
Sarah O’connell
Malden
Adeline Lind
Jennie Moffitt
Lillian Sullivan
Katherine Moffitt
Mary McCarthy
Margaret Crampton
Mary Dooley
Grace Butler
Mary McGarry
Noah Varnum
Esther Fitzgerald
Margaret Quinlan
James Toomey
Carrie Dinner
Arline Shepard
Cummings quits office bid amid Irish societies row
Suffolk County sheriff race sees Matthew Cummings resign as president of the Federated Irish Societies of Massachusetts. He says public office candidates should not seek fraternal backing. Opponent John Quinn fires back noting past charitable ties.
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Suffolk County
Matthew Cummings
John” Quinn
Cummings
Federated Irish Societies of
Massachusetts
Quinn
Federation of Irish Societies of Massachusetts President Resigns
At the quarterly meeting held at Sherwood Hall Hanovers Street the resignation of Matthew Cummings as president was read and accepted. A rising vote of thanks was extended for his services. Charles J. McCarthy was unanimously elected to succeed him as president.
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Matthew Cummings
Federation of Irish Societies of Massachusetts
Sherwood Hall
Hanover Street
Charles J. McCarthy
Cummings
Senate confirms Romero Washington as New Mexico marshal
After over two hours of executive session the Senate again confirms President Taf's nomination of Secundino Romero as United States marshal for New Mexico. The chamber had reconsidered the action due to charges against Romero.
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Senate
Romero Washington
Taf
Secundino Romero
United States
New Mexico
Romero
Marriage On Hold As Ship Sails By In Boston
Lee F. McCready chief steward of the Plant line notes the steamer A. W. Perry sailed yesterday leaving a planned wedding in Boston canceled. The romance was thwarted twice by circumstances as the voyage departed without the ceremony.
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Lee F. McCready
A. W. Perry
Provinces
Perry
Boston
PRIVILEGE GIVING WAY SAYS WILSON SEA GIRT REPORT
After two days of campaigning Governor Woodrow Wilson returns to Sea Girt feeling well and pleased with receptions and campaign progress. He traveled with Frank S. Katzenbach who once opposed him for the Democratic nomination. Katzenbach spoke at a Democratic rally in Trenton under the Democratic League of Trenton.
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Sea Girt
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Sea Girl
Frank S. Katzenbach
Governor Fort
Wilson
Katzenbach
Democratic League of Trenton
Trenton
Ship's steward misses wedding as bride waits in Boston
McCready was to wed Miss Katherine Marks in New York but failed to arrive on time after travel disruptions aboard the Perry. With the ship set to sail, Miss Marks and 50 guests waited at Holy Cross Church as trains failed to connect. A reattempt was planned in Boston, but timing again proved impossible. The groom remained single, expressing confusion and disappointment.
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McCready
Katherine Marks
Miami
Florida
Holy Cross Church
New York
Miss Marks
Perry
Steward McCready
Boston
Charles McCready
Minnie Marks
Halifax
Monsignor McCready
St. Mary’s Church
North End
Mr. McCready
Hale and Guild Spar Over Ward 11 Leadership
Matthew Hale leader of the Rooseveltites in this state and Cour tenay Guild chairman of Ward 11 Republican committee exchanged letters yesterday. Guild replied to Hale's resignation letter saying Hale intended offense and insult. Hale denied hostility toward Guild and argued the party standards have changed since the Chicago convention.
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Matthew Hale
Courtenay Guild
Ward 11
Republican Committee
Guild
Hale
Ward
Governor Wilson Addresses Fair Grounds Crowd in Trenton
The Governor spoke in a grove at the fair grounds and faced frequent interruptions. He denounced special privilege, predicted Democratic success in November, and said the nomination for the presidency carried no promises to anyone. Representative Burleson discussed speakers bureau plans and Bryan’s itinerary. Wilson will delay campaigning in Maine until after the Sept. 9 gubernatorial election and will attend the Asbury Park baby parade tomorrow afternoon.
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Trenton
Fair Grounds
Wilson
America
Jim Smith
United States
Uemocratic Party
State House
Burleson
Texas
Bryan
Maine
Asbury Park
Roosevelt Hears Reports From Sagamore Hill Conferences
Roosevelt receives political condition reports from three states at Sagamore Hill. Delegates Lindbergh Frank J. Heney and Everett Colby met with him before his campaign trips. He declines to discuss details but credits Heney for actions that helped bring lawbreakers to justice. He will travel by automobile to New York then proceed to Wilkes Barre Penn.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Lindbergh
Minnesota
Frank J. Heney
San Francisco
Everett Colby
New Jersey
Sagamore Hill
Heney
New York
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Taft to Vetoed Bill Faces House Backing for Passage
Taft's second veto of the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill will be sent to Congress and the House leadership expects a new vote to pass it over the veto. The measure abolishes the Commerce Court and had removed a provision cutting Bureau of Manufactures funding after Senate objections.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
House
Fitzgerald
Appropriations Committee
Commerce Court
Bureau of Manufactures and Commercial Agents
Senate
White House
Homes for Aged Couples Plan Gains Official Endorsement
Mayor Fitzgerald backs building at Long Island almshouse to house aged couples so they may live together. Current Charlestown residents will move to Long Island, where men and women are kept separate, as the new structure is erected. Dr. Charles E. Denlin endorses the plan for the Long Island hospital.
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Fitzgerald
Long Island Almshouse
Long Island Institution
Charlestown Almshouse
Island
Long Island
Charles E. Denlin
Long Island Hospital
Post
Federals Occupy Juarez as Rebels Evacuate
Mexican federals numbering 2300 under General Jaquin Tellez arrived at Juarez and occupied the city after the rebels evacuated it. Townspeople, in drizzle, cried Viva Madero and Death to Orozco.
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Juarez
Mex
Jaquin Tellez
Orozco
Sheldon Named National Republican Campaign Treasurer
George R. Sheldon, former treasurer of the Republican National Committee in 1908, is selected as treasurer for the current campaign. Charles D. Hilles, chairman of the committee, announced the appointment.
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Sheldon
Washington
George R. Sheldon
Republican National Committee
Charles D. Hilles
Amundsen Honored by Norwegian King and Queen
King Haakon and Queen Maud hosted a banquet in Christiania to honor Captain Roald Amundsen and his South Pole expedition companions. Amundsen presented a silk flag from the Pole. the King pledged to display it prominently at the castle.
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Amundsen
Christiania
Norway
Haakon
Maud
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Auto Car and Truck Collide in Dedham
Auto of Frank Hutchinson of Dedham carrying Mr and Mrs Hutchinson Miss Florence Weller and Mrs Walter Readel of Norwood collided with a truck owned by the Manning McKay Company of Boston driven by Patrick McKeon on High street Wednesday. Both cars were badly damaged but occupants escaped serious injury.
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Dedham
Frank Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Florence Weller
Walter Readel
Norwood
Manning McKay Company
Boston
Patrick McKeon
High Street
Wedda
Girl Struck by Auto in Roxbury. Head Gash and Injuries
Alice Terrell six years old of 125 Vernon Street Roxbury was playing in the street in front of her home when she was struck by an automobile about six last night. She suffered internal injuries and a badly gashed head.
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Alice ‘Terrell
Vernon Street
Roxbury
Aviator Harry Atwood Narrowly Escapes in Fog Over Hampton River
Aviator Harry Atwood, en route from Portland to Boston, is enveloped by dense fog off Hampton Beach. His hydroplane spins in the Hampton River for 10 minutes before a water landing near shore. Spectators aid, machine recovered, and Atwood proceeds to Hampton Beach with a mechanic to arrange repairs in Saugus.
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Salisbury Beach
Harry Atwood
Hampton Beach
Atwood
Hampton River
Portland
Boston
New England
Hampton
Salisbury
Saugus
Man Dies After Fall At Charlestown Dock Pier
Steven McNichol 50, married of 26 Bickerstaff Street Back Bay, collapsed at Pier 40 Hoosac docks Charlestown where he worked yesterday afternoon. He died in a police ambulance en route to hospital.
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Steven McNichol
Bickerstaff Street
Back ‘Bay
Hoosac Docks
Charlestown
Revenue Cutter Mohawk Rescues Five Near Craney Island
A Mohawk crew saved five people after their skiff capsized in a severe squall near Craney Island in Norfolk. Rescued was Charles Abbott of Boston among others, with all survivors reported safe.
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Norfolk
Craney Island
Charles Abbott
Boston
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Butler Furniture Company
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Irish Federation
Hale and Guild
Moose
Lindbergh, Heney and
Colby
VEIO
Aynepard Forwell Company
Warners
P.N
Aviator Atwood
Birdman
Hub Man
Wolf’s
MY Clothier
Hanover
Bloomer
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