Taft to push postal savings bank plan
President Taft, in talks with callers, says he will urge early establishment of a postal savings bank system in his December message to Congress. He notes opposition but aims to fulfill the Republican platform promptly. Some lawmakers want to delay until the monetary commission reports and related financial measures are settled.
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Beverly
Taft
Congress
Republican Party
Senate
House
Monetary Commission
Taft eyes postal banks to fund government bonds
The President backs postal savings banks attracting hundreds of millions to back 2 percent government bonds amid stock and bank concerns. He argues it would lure money abroad and from mattresses while harming no ordinary banks. Taft meets Aldrich and MacVeagh to discuss the plan and the monetary commission report, with Cabinet mentions and visits to Beverly.
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Treasury
Department
Taft
Meyer
Navy
Hartford Bridegroom Hub Pastor Weds Elizabeth Young
The Rev. Herbert Draper Gallaudet and Miss Elizabeth Kilbourne Young married at Pine Orchard in a large society wedding. The ceremony was led by the Rev. Delaney Townsend with Yale classmates as ushers and relatives in attendance. The couple plans to reside at 259 Beacon Street Boston after October 1.
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Hartford
Herbert Draper Gallaudet
John Dennison
Central Congregational Church of
Boston
Elizabeth Kilbourne Young
Alden M. Young
Pine Orchard
Delaney Townsend
All Angels Church of
Lucy Young
Pilgrim Memorial Monument Nears Completion at Provincetown
Details on the Pilgrim Memorial at Provincetown show a 245 foot tower atop a 90 foot hill with a 60 by 60 foot concrete foundation. The granite shaft weighs 5268 tons and uses 7 eighth inch steel rods for reinforcement. Funds come from Congress 40000 Massachusetts 25000 and private sources totaling 100000.
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Provincetown
Union
England
Holland
Cape Cod
Pilgrims’ Memorial Association
Congress
Massachusetts
The
Memorial Association
New Aeroplane Records Set This Year
Aviators Louis Paulhan and Roger Sommer set new records this year with flights in August 1909. Wilbur Wright reportedly achieved a duration of 2 hours 20 minutes 23 and a half seconds with distances around seven miles, though some figures are not confirmed.
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M. Louis Paulhan
M. Roger Sommer
Wilbur Wright
Paulhan sets aeroplane record amid grand spectacle
The crowd roared as Paulhan broke time and distance marks with his aeroplane, while Sommer, Latham, Rigouer, Tissander, Bleriot, Gobron and Bunau Varilla wowed spectators with exhibition flights. Curtiss trailed Blériot, and Paulhan later embraced his wife and family amid jubilant cheers and champagne.
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Paulhan
Wright
Colonel Renard
Paulham
Sommer
Latham
Rigouer
Tissander
Bleriot
Gobron
Bunau- Varilla
Three Boys Accused in Beachside Burglary Attempt
Three about 15 year old youths were captured by Winthrop police after an attempted break in at the rear door of John Gaffney’s Pearl Avenue home around 10 pm. A chisel found on one boy linked them to the alleged entry attempt as residents and officers pursued them through Pearl Avenue.
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Winthrop Police
Beach
John Gaffney
Pearl Avenue
F. F. Tiffany
Shore Drive
Gaffney House
Jimmy
Stray Steer Routs Charlestown Spice Office
A wounded steer burst into the Stickney & Poor spice office at Spice and Cambridge in Charlestown injuring itself while staff fled. Patrolman Crowley and drover Jack Mitchell removed the animal to a freight car for shipment to Lawrence. no other damage reported.
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Stickney & Poor Spice Manufactory
Spice
Cambridge
Charlestown
Boston & Maine
Station 15
Jerry Crowley
Brighton
Lawrence
The
Spice Company
Crowley
Jack Mitchell
Harriman Holds Conference at Arden House
E H Harriman very ill yet conducted a four hour business conference at Arden House Tower Hill Ramapo Mountains with Judge Robert S Lovett and associates. Family physician Dr W G Lyle said Harriman rests comfortably and is very weak but recovering with rest exercise and fresh air.
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Arden
N. Y
E. H. Herriman
Arden House
Tower Hill
Ramapo Mountains
Robert S. Lovett
W. G. Lyle
Harriman
Harriman Resting at Arden House After European Trip
Dr. Lyle says Mr. Harriman spent the afternoon in business discussions with Judge Lovett and others and plans more engagements tomorrow. Visitors were discouraged. Roland Harriman shows off a Paris bought aeroplane as Arden House guards keep the public away.
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Dr. Lyle
Harriman
Judge Lovett
Tower Hill
Ramapo Mountain
Lyle
Arden House
Roland Harriman
Richard Andrews
Roland
Post
Mr. Harriman
Paris
Mrs Gould Loses $6000 Worth of Jewels in New York
Mrs George Gould of New York left her handbag unattended during aviation contests in Rheim s and returned to find it missing containing money and jewelry valued at 6000 dollars. The ring given by her husband in Paris is among the stolen items, valued at four thousand dollars by itself.
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Rheims
Paulhan
George Gould
New York
Two Boys Rescued From Sea Off Plymouth Beach
Plymouth, Aug 25. Two boys aged 7 and 12 named Harrington were swept out to sea in a dory while playing on White Horse beach. Surfman Gus Engstrom of the Manomet life saving station spotted the speck through his glasses as mist obscured the view, launched a boat, and rescued them two miles offshore just as danger grew. They were brought safely ashore and returned to guardians.
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Plymouth
Harrington
Gus Engstrom
Manomet Life Saving Station
Engstrom
Manomet Station
Engstrum
White Horse Beach
60 ARE SAVED BY PILOT BOAT
After 18 hours adrift, 60 passengers including eight women and 10 children, fishing from the launch Arion on the Cholera banks, were rescued by the steam pilot boat New Jersey. The Arion, towed into Sandy Hook, was later taken to St. George by the tug Emma J Kennedy, with passengers disembarking at the Battery. The trouble was due to burned out electric batteries that powered the Arion’s gasoline engines.
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New York
New Jersey
Union
Sandy Hook
Emma J. Kennedy
St. George
Thieves Busy in Cambridge
Burglars ransacked the home of the Misses Jones in Cambridge as occupants were away. The house in an exclusive area on Brattle Street contained valuable furnishings, but the exact haul could not be determined. The property is owned by Miss Lil Han Dana, sister of Richard Henry Dana.
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Misses Jones
Hubbard Park
Brattle Street
Cambridge
Lil Han Dana
Richard Henry Dana
Henry W. Longfellow
Possible Murder Probe in Haverhill Swamp Body
A decayed body found near a swamp edge in Haverhill under a damp coat and a black derby hat prompts murder theory. Investigators cite clothing details, scattered letters, and timetables, with England connections and a Boston link, as clues while seeking missing persons and helping identify the deceased.
Tug Explosion Fatal to Four
Four men died or were gravely injured when the boiler aboard the tug Bee of the Packard Wrecking Company exploded in the East River near Delaney Street bridge at 6 this morning. Firemen Peter Barlin and John Jacobs and cook Albert Cordell were among the victims.
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New York
Bee
Packard Wrecking Company
East River
Delaney Street
Peter Barlin
John Jacobs
Albert Cordell
Mayor in Man Hunt at Prison on Deer Island
Armed officers and keepers conducted a dramatic search last night for long term prisoners said to have escaped during a prisoner revolt over the mutton stew dinner. Officials continued the hunt until daybreak with no confirmed capture and expect to resume efforts today as the missing inmates remain at large.
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Deer Island
Institution
Island revolt at Deer Island prompts mayoral visit
The ongoing search for missing men from the institution continues after Tuesday's discovery. Mayor Hibbard and Deputy Commissioner Carruth observed the hunt and investigated the island, while Commissioner Skinner stayed in the city. Skinner disputed claims of internal conflict and defended the mutton stew menu as unchanged. The incident involved a prisoner-led committee and a peaceful resolution with no disorder reported.
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Hibbard
Carruth
Skinner
Post
Deer Island
Herbert Carruth
Institution
Amittee
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Payne
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HUB
Pilgrim Memorial
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Committee On Aviation
Lefebvre
Rougier
Tatham
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Cortlandt F. Bishop
Aero Club of America
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Italy
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