German Sonderklasse Sea Speeders Begin Marblehead Trials
Two German Taft cup challengers, the Margarethe and Seehund II, made initial spins in American waters at Marblehead. Official measurer W Starling Burgess weighed and measured six boats to ensure 4035 pound minimum and a 32 foot waterline plus 650 square feet sail area. Admiral Berenden joined Commodore Thomas aboard Arbella as the German vessels drew crowds and sailed near Taft’s Beverly residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marblehead
Margarethe
W. Starling Burgess
Otto Protzen
Hevella
Admiral Berenden
Kaiserlicher Yacht Club
Berendon
Thomas
Taft
Beverly
40th Wedding Fete for Mr and Mrs Mellsop in Cambridge
Tonight in Cambridge at 37 Essex Street a bower of roses hosts the 40th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Co Mellsop. They arrived from Lawrence in 1869 and have five children and two daughters in attendance. Civil War veteran Mr. Mellsop belongs to Post 56 G A R and Olive Branch Lodge. The occasion includes an informal luncheon with relatives and intimate friends.
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Essex Street
Cambridge
Co. Mellsop
Lorenzo Kidder
Waltham
Sadie Mellsop
Mellsop
Lawrence
D. C. Knowles
Methodist Seminary
Tilton
N. H
Methodist Church
James Lee
John Thomas
Brooklyn
William Co. Mellsop, Jr
Fire Threat Mounts Near Fernie as Bridges Burn
Cranbrook near Fernie British Columbia is menaced by wildfires with several Great Northern railway bridges burned. The blazes threaten settlers and heavy losses are reported as fires advance tonight.
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Winnipeg
Man
Cranbrook
Fernie
B. C
Great Northern Railway
Saved From Drowning by Fair Companions
Mary FE. Ryan 22 of Washington street Dorchester nearly drowned while swimming near the Hampton river. She dived headfirst, struck a rock and lost consciousness. Her companions Miss Alice Fagan and Miss Eva Lambert Worcester rescued her and carried her to shore for medical aid. injuries were not serious.
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Salisbury
Mary FE. Ryan
Washington Street
Dorchester
Hampton River
Ryan
Alice Fagan
Eva Lambert
Worcester
Enraged Jersey Cow Kills Herself in Malden Pasture
In Malden, a fine Jersey cow owned by John Keefe of Bowers Avenue, valued at 150 dollars, trapped by a chain while grazing off Pine Street, wound the chain tighter until she died. The animal became entangled while reaching for grass, then could not free itself as horns and bushes hindered release.
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Malden
Jersey
John Keefe
Bowers Avenue
Pine Street
City Hall Notes on Elections Projects and Delays
The Board of Election Commissioners began issuing the new voting lists about a week late as candidates rush to obtain them. East Boston razing of the old gymnasium will finish soon with preparations for the new 75000 dollar structure. North End Park and pier restoration faces harbor erosion, requiring a retaining wall. Contracts for voting booths and lantern lighting awarded to John Cavanaugh & Son and Thomas McMann. Acting officials named during vacations. Mayor Fitzgerald back rumor unsettled as crowds await news. Beacon Street widening proposal dropped after strong opposition.
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Board of Election Commissioners
John Cavanaugh
Labor Day events staged by Cambridge unions
Cambridge labor groups planned a Labor Day field day at Cambridge Field with 8 AM sporting events and a baseball final at 8 PM. Mayors and aldermen among speakers. committees named for rallies, campaigns, and a fall drive against labor’s foes.
Mascot Sandy the Skye Terrier Missing From President Taft’s Yacht
The Mayflower mascot Sandy, a six month old Skye terrier weighing 12 to 15 pounds, disappeared from the Taft yacht while officers played tennis at Charlestown Navy Yard. A reward is offered for his safe return to the State street docks or Beverly. A search of about 50 sailors and officers was conducted all night with no result.
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Taft
Sandy
Boston
State Street Docks
Beverly
Charlestown Navy Yard
Charlestown
Olay
Washington
Union notes roster changes and grievances in Boston area
The article records shifts in leadership at the International Union of Flour and Cereal Mill Employees with Thomas J. Minihan named label agent. It notes Michael J. Sheehan’s resignation as business agent not being accepted and mentions a grievance by Boston & Albany Railroad Freight Handlers' Union 80 over longer work hours. Also referenced are Labor Day plans at Stephen's Hall and John J. Cunningham's election as fourth international vice president.
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Cambridge Central Labor Union
Cambridge Field
Brooks
Cambridge
Kneeland
Boston
Edward F. Rooney
Central Tabor Union
State Branch
A. F. of
Draper
Boston Coal Teamdrivers’ Union 68
Clarence C. Akerstrom
Cambridge Federal Laborers’ Union
A. W. Morrison
Cambridge Carpenters’ Union 441
Wunion
International Union
Brooklyn Lenal
The
International
Boston & Maine
Assembly
Panes
St. Omer Hall
South
Bryan Mullen
John Ryan
Stephen Burke
John Keehan
John Sullivan
Timothy Curran
Patrick Crowley
Dennis Driscoll
Patrick Walsh
Patrick Crooke
Patrick McCarthy
John O'Rourke
Frank J. Dooley
Patrick Fraher
Michael Kearney
Martin J. Kelley
Daniel Daley
Michael J. Sullivan
Building Laborers’ Union
Eliot Street
P. J. Flaherty
Michael 4. Hallessey
John P. Sullivan
Frank P. Brown
Lawrence J. Allwell
Thomas Cook
Charles R. Holmes
Michaael J. Dulles
Frank R. Foley
James J. Murphy
T. J. Lynch
Thomas J. Minihan
Brotherhood of Teamdrivers and Trelpers
International Union of Flour and Cereal Mill Employees
Michael J. Sheehan
Coal Team Drivers’ Union
Tuelness
Sheehan
Boston & Albany Railroad
Union 80
William Cassell
William Corcoran
John S. Gillespie
Ben Franklin Assembly
Stephen's Hall
John J. Cunningham
Boston Stationary Firemen’s Union
Fourth International
Yonkers
Death stroke at card game strikes Ottawa official
Robert Reid of Ottawa, a transcontinental railway commissioner for Canada, died suddenly at 5:45 this morning at the Sparhawk Hotel in Ogunquit. He collapsed after a game of e cards played with his wife and friends, remaining ill since late last evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Robert Reid
Ottawa
Transcontinental Railway Commissioners of Canada
Sparhawk
Ogunquit
Reid
Taft and Cabinet Busy on Problems
Secretary Meyer conducts retrenchment plans in the Navy Department as three boards investigate. Meyer plans Burgess Point visits and possible golf at Myopia with the President while Secretary MacVeagh stays on the north shore before returning to Dublin. A proposed reduction of the regular army is denied.
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MacVeagh
North Shore
Dublin
Meyer
Navy Department
Congress
Burgess Point
Myopia
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Sonderklasse
Jackson
Bower of Roses
Chase & Sanborn
Seal Brand
Mary E. Ryan
Salisbury Beach
Providence R. I
Providence
Westminster St
Boston Mitchell
Mitchell
Providence, R. I
City Hall
North End Park and Pier
John D. McLaughlin
City of Corporation
Babson
Jeremiah J. Leary
McGlewen
John R. Murphy
Court Square
Fitzgerald
Finance Commission
Canara
Beacon Street
LABOR
Essex St
Elm St
Cor. Hanover
Dorchester Ave
Washington St
Columbus Ave
Bow St
Somerville
Hyde Park Ave
Forest Hills
Green St
Jamaica Plain
Mercon
Ight
Matin
Main St
Medford
Central Sq
East Boston
Mass. Ave
Everett
Cambriderer
Allston
Cabinet
Cora
Wilson Bros
Court Street
Big Kettle
Waterman & Sons Undertakers
Dudley Street Terminal
Jane George H. Waterman
Frank S. Waterman
Roxbury
Marconi
Conlan
Frank
Margaret
Summer Street
Kiley
John Kiley
McGarry
Washington ‘St
St. Joseph’s Church
Lodge
Tuckernuck
Nantucket
Mass
George Cabot Lodge
Anna Cabot Mills
Henry Cabot Lodge
Morley
Brighton
Michael F
Clotelda R. Morley
Parsons Street
St. Columbkine’s
Bright Council
K. of
C. Pendleton
Augustus M. Pendleton
Isabelle F. Pendleton
Union Park
Pierce
Green Hill
Nantasket
Charles William Pierce
George F. Brock
Surrey Street
Toomey
Ellen F
Cornelius Toomey
Walsh
Chy Sea Street
Church of the Sreert
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