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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1911

Page

5

Five Held for Whittier Death

Five men are in custody charged with manslaughter in the death of Lieutenant William A. Whittier of the revenue cutter Androscoggin killed in a North Street fight. Boston police arraigned three suspects in Municipal Court with bonds of 2500 each. Cuneo was arrested on Hanover Street and held for manslaughter.

William A. Whittier Androscoggin North Street Boston Wentworth Joseph Cuneo Salem Street Hanover Street Cavagnaro Ferrari

Reward Offered for Whit tier Murderers

Washington August 23 The Alumni Association of the Revenue Cutter Service posts a 500 dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the death of Lieutenant William A Whit tier who was assaulted on a Boston street last Saturday night and died from the attack.

Washington Alumni Association of the Revenue Cutter Service William A. Whittier Boston

Predicted American Victory At Harvard Meet

Howard W. Gill, arriving from Chicago, predicts American aviators will capture the Harvard meet opening next Saturday. He says Americans have made unsurpassed strides in aviation during the past year, and those gains will be shown at the competition.

Harvard Howard W. Gill Wright Chicago

Aviators Primed for Boston Meet With Beachey in Lead

Noted English flier Grahame-White seeks entry delays as Beachey Ely and McCurdy propel American hopes. Sopwith arrives with prize ambitions while Curtiss machines intrigue with possible 70 horsepower Gnome engines. Nine aviators travel from Chicago amid customs duties delaying Grahame-White’s Nieuport entry.

Grahame-White Atwood Beachey Ely Chicago Curtiss Eugene V. Ely J. A. D. McCurdy New York McCurdy Wright Gill Tom Sopwith Fiier Charles H. Taylor Boston Globe Sopwith Olympic New York Harbor Baron de Forest Eastchurch Isle of Wight England Thirtmont Belgium Touraine

Taft Arrives in Beverly for Brief Summer Visit

President Taft is due in Beverly tomorrow for a short vacation lasting until September 27 before his western trip to the Pacific coast. He will travel by motor from Boston with no public reception or city honors, and staff arrangements are already set in the Mason building. The trip includes planned daily golf at Myopia Hunt Club amid routine security measures.

Beverly Taft Pacific Coast Boston Board of Trade Mason Building Cabot Street C. O. Hilles Ferry Clut

Marshfield Horse Show Honors Dreamwold Team

At Marshfield on August 23 the Dreamwold stable won the large silver loving cup with Glorious Kelly guiding the four th-hand master Dreamwold. Governor Foss ner sponsored the prize while judges Edward Emerson J Jenkins Captain Harrison and Edgar Power evaluated entries. A. H. Lovely served as ringmaster and A W Davis led the event. Miss Bunnie Lawson drove one Dreamwold horse attracting crowds.

Marshfield Kelly Edward D. Emerson Boston J. A. Jenkins Kingston Ont R. S. Harrison Edgar F. Power Winthrop A. H. Lovely A. W. Davis Bunnie” Lawson

First Four-In-Hand Race at Marshfield Fair

The Marshfield fair hosted its first four-in-hand race with cheers and bugle calls. The Lawson hitch competed alongside the R. G. Tower team which finished first but broke, and the Harry L. Pierce stable also entered.

Marshfield Fair Mr. Lawson R. G. Tower Harry L. Pierce

World’s Finest Captures Blue Cup Victory at Crowd Cheer

The event ended with World’s Finest in a celebratory finish while Vanity Fair took the cup awarded to driver Mrs Eben Stanwood. She was accompanied by Mrs Lord, formerly Miss Lawson, in a scene of notable social contrast.

Wold Vanity Fair Eben Stanwood Lord Lawson

Glorious Kelly Leads Dreamworld Four-In-Hand to Governor Foss Cup

Dreamworld four-in-hand driven by Glorious Kelly did not win the top prize but earned the Governor Foss cup for completing the mile without a skip or break. The Lawson party and Boston social set watched as Glorious Teddy Glorious Bill Glorious Whiterock and Glorious Spot led the team. President Thomas W. Lawson praised the fair's strong open, with Lawson stables kennels and gardens on display.

Glorious” Kelly Lawson Thomas W. Lawson Bunnie Lawson Lord Stanwood Boston Kelly Teddy Bill Whiterock America New England Marshfield Fair Marshfield The

Maine Man Jacobson Slain in Brutal Murder

A coroner's jury ruled August Jacobson, a New Sweden farmer, was murdered not killed by his own action. His body was found behind his house on June 12.

New Sweden August Jacobson Jacobson

Shed a Bad Complexion with Mercorized Wax

A Woman's Realm instruction urges using mercorized wax as a nightly skin treatment to remove sallowness and reveal white new skin. Apply at night, wash off in the morning, then rinse with cold water for a velvety complexion. No covering makeup needed.

Riding the Goat and the Emblem Charm Purchase

A girl accuses the goat she rides in a forgeroom game during lodge night. She later visits Wilson Bros Scollay Square jewellers to buy a handsome emblem charm for a water chain and a matching emblem button. Prices are listed as the lowest.

Bros Scollay. Sq. Jewellers Wilson Bros Hans Gee

Day of Demagogue Is Past Says President

The president urged calm, practical reform to curb demagogues and wealth influence while champions sought arbitration treaties with Britain and France. He contrasted present challenges with 1861, defended joint high commissions, and defended the Monroe doctrine as government policy not justiciable. Governors Dix’s absence surprised party members at Rochester remarks.

Frederick Grant Edgerton Gilman Dix Rochester Great Britain France Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee Senate Joint High Commission Europe Edward Grey Foreign Affairs

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Whittier Watts Garibboto Bassaretti V. Ruggieri Murphy Edward F. Gleason George L. Farwell Milk Street Giuseppe Balsuretti John Garibboto W. A. Whittier Joseph Cavagnaro Balsuretti Francesco Casassa Ferry Street Guiseppe Balgaretti John A. Garibboto Hull Street Court Casassa Balgaretti Cavagnaro and Locomobile Company OF America Commonwealth Ave Meet Sopwith Here Beatty Stone Ovington Martin George Mestach Nieuport Hugh A. Robinson Carr T. W Governor Foss Lawson Trademark Agricultural Society Maine Henry Siegel Fine Newsey van Camep Campbell’s N.Y Mhde White Sox South Shore St. Louis California Pacific Northwest Union Pacific Willard Massey Washington Street Mass Fort Hill J. B. Defriest Broadway New UNION Neal
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