Postoffice Clerks Headed for Savannah Convention
Twenty five New England postoffice clerks leave South Station for Savannah to attend the United National Association of Post Office Clerks convention aboard a chartered steamer via Fall River line. Delegates from New York and Pennsylvania join them. topics include officer elections, a $100 annual pay rise to a $1200 cap, and vacations proposed at 15 days excluding Sundays. Named delegates include Thomas P Feeney John J Daly John T Cassidy Thomas J Carroll John J O'Brien James McKenney James Keefe James H Arnold William Kelley George Andrews James H Arnold William Sharry and others from Boston Lowell Worcester Brockton Athol Beverly Manchester N H.
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New England
South Station
Savannah
United National Association of Post Office Clerks
New York
Fall River
Pennsylvania
Thomas P. Feeney
Boston
Congress
New England Party
John J. Daly
John T. Cassidy
Lessons in Spelling No 3 Reform Spelling Guide
A humorous guide to Roosevelt endorsed phonetic spelling by Artemus Ward promises lessons and laughs. The piece promotes a course to learn the new spelling scheme and improve spelling skills while entertaining readers.
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Roosevelt
Artemus Ward
Artamus Ward on Shakespeare Othello spoof schedule
A humorous summary of Shakespeare's Othello by Artemus Ward. It retells Othello as a bungling general in Venus army who elopes with Desdemony and faces Iago’s scheme. Desdemony aids Mike Cassie, a drunken Irish tool, as plots unfold culminating in murder and suicide.
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Wm. Shakspeer
Venuss
Brabantio
Veneshan
Iago
Desdemony
Mike
Othelier
Hisself
Professor Smith Opposes Spelling Reform Move
Professor Goldwin Smith criticizes President Roosevelt for endorsing spelling reform. He says it should be done by experts and consensus, not by executive fiat. He predicts the reform will fail like past universal language efforts and notes English speakers resist government regulation.
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Toronto
Ont
Roosevelt
Goldwin Smith
Ipse Dixit
Commerce
United States
New Spelling Reform Adopted in President Letters
Oyster Bay reports President Roosevelt's correspondence now uses the Carnegie spelling reform. A list of 300 reformed words was approved and letters mailed yesterday spell accordingly. The executive staff will use this as the official dictionary and will adopt additions as the committee recommends.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Carnegie
Brander Matthew
Enairman
Everett of Quincy Opposes New Spelling
New York and the Simplified Spelling Board receive inquiries as mail to Dr. Charles P. G. Scott reveals public interest. Dr Scott notes two or three notable announcements from the board, mentioning Dr J A H Murray and Professor.
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Everett
Quincy
New York
Charles P. G. Scott
Madigan Avenue
Scotte
J. A. H. Murray
British etymologists back Simplified Spelling Board effort
Professor Joseph Wright and three other top British etymologists join 28 Simplified Spelling Board members. Major firms like John Wanamaker and L. S. Plant Co. pledge to use simplified spelling in commerce. A hostile letter from William Everett is cited, while most observers see quiet support from the public.
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Fessor
Joseph Wright
John Wanamaker
L. S. Plant & Co
Newark
N. J
Wanamaker
Dr. Scott
William Everett
Quincy
Mass
Everett
Scott
Simplified Spelling Plan for Washington Schools
Washington Aug 28 The District of Columbia public schools chief announced a simplified spelling system will be introduced in higher grammar grades with students choosing old or new spellings. Lower grades will continue the old system.
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Washington
District of Columbia Public Schools
State Forester Akerman Resigns for University Chair
Governor Guild accepts Alfred Akerman’s resignation as State forester after his election to the Peabody chair of forestry at the University of Georgia. He will assume duties September 15 and a successor has not yet been named.
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Guild
Alfred Akerman
Akerman
Peabody
University of Georgia
Husband shoots wife on Los Angeles trolley in San Diego report
Mrs. Jennie Cook, formerly of Boston, was shot three times by her husband Frederick D. Cook on a Los Angeles car near midnight as she returned from visiting children in Santa Monica. Cook fled. witnesses say he appeared insane and remained at large. Passenger L. P. Bishop restrained him briefly.
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San Diego
Cal
Jennie Cook
Boston
Los Angeles
Frederick D. Cook
Cook
Detention
Liberty
Eva
Ll. P. Bishop
Bangor
Wesley
Newtonville
Mass
Belle B. Taggett
W. H. Briggs
Miss Taggett
Settlement Talks Kick Off On Longshoremen Strike
The State Board of Arbitration invited the K L district executive board to its State House office for a proposed settlement. Longshoremen on strike will stay away from the wharf until an agreement is reached. The district board reports a tough fight between employees and employers while arbitration remains the hoped path to closure.
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District Executive Board of
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State Board
State House
District Executive Board
Poet Parted From Poetess in New York
Friends fear Oliver Herford and wife Margaret Regan may fail to reconcile after her May departure to London. The couple, both witty writers, married via Miss Cecilia Loftus amid public intrigue and ongoing literary banter.
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New York
Oliver Herford
Europe
Herfords
Washington Square
London
England
Malden Reports Nearby Peeping Tom Trouble
Malden residents on Russell street report a Peeping Tom sighting near a house. Police sent an officer to investigate but the man could not be located. West side residents, including Judge Bruce of the local court, have recently chased similar peepers.
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Malden
Russell Street
Powers
West Side
Bruce
Brookline Tailor Franklin Flanders Declares Bankruptcy
The only bankruptcy case filed in the U S District Court yesterday concerns FE Franklin Flanders a Brookline tailor with liabilities of 16784 and no assets.
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United States District Court
FE. Franklin Flanders
Brookline
Wellman-Hammerfest Expedition Delays Northward Voyage
Walter Wellman reports the Wellman-Chicago Record-Herald polar expedition will not sail north this year due to defects in airship machinery. Preparations continue for 1907 with a rebuilt car and mechanical gear in Paris. The party will return to Europe in September, leaving a small guard at Spitzbergen.
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Hammerfest
Norway
Walter Wellman
Wellman-Chicago Record-Herald
Spitzbergen
Paris
Europe
Wellman
England's Champion Croquet Player Visits America
Miss Nina Coote, the United Kingdom croquet champion since 1903, plans a U S tour within a month to give exhibitions at croquet events. She is regarded as the world's most remarkable player and a fascinating contestant for honors.
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London
Nina Coote
United Kingdom
United States
Coote
Miss Coote
Elks Ritual Denied at Catholic Cemetery Funeral
In Lawrence on August 2 Rev. James T. O'Reilly barred the local Elks lodge from performing ritual services over a member's grave at the Catholic cemetery and prohibited lodge members from entering St. Mary's Church in regalia. He said Elk rituals are not Catholic and thus heretical, insisting Catholic rites only. The funeral for Julius W. Schaake proceeded with Catholic rites at the church and grave.
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Father O'Reilly
Fathers O'Reilly
John B. Leonard
The
Elks
Social notes from Bar Harbor to Lenox and Boston society
Society pages report the Ames family summering at Bar Harbor and visiting New Castle New Hampshire. Musicales hosted by Mrs Francis Meredyth Whitehouse feature harpist Tramonti and soloist Susan Metcalfe with patronesses including Mrs Francis Amory and Mrs Robert Hooper. Also note T James Bowlker acquiring Mt Desert land and plans for western island development. Isabella Mead to wed George T Locke at All Saints Church Belmont next week. Prominent guests include Mrs Alfred Gibbs Swift and Mrs Samuel Frothingham in Lenox and Overlee hosting. Codman and Sturgis visits return to Boston. Mrs Eben D Jordan attends Magnolia luncheon hosted by Mrs Charles Howell.
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North Shore
Francis Meredyth Whitehouse
Ocean Street
Manchester
Tramonti
Chicago Orchestra
Susan Metcalfe
Francis Amory
Robert C. Hooper
Robert Bradley
Russell Tyson
Isabel Mead
Alfred Gibbs Swift
Belmont
George T. Locke
All Saints
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