Peace Palace opened at The Hague in grand ceremony
The Peace Palace was inaugurated in The Hague with Queen Wilhelmina and diplomats present. Andrew Carnegie’s philanthropy was praised as the institution was handed over to the Dutch foreign ministry to house arbitration. The ceremony featured remarks on peace, justice, and the palace as a future seat of international tribunals.
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Hague
Netherlands
Palace of Peace
Wilhelmina
Emma
Henry
Andrew Carnegie
Jonkheer Reneke van Swinederen
Foreign Ministry
Melville ‘Ww. Fuller
United States Supreme Court
Court of Arbitration
van Swinderen
Carnegie
Arbital Ceremony Honors Peace Laboratory Vision and Opposition
At the palace of peace ceremony a Dutch speaker defended arbitration while Abraham Van Karnebeek warned against an international police and a standing tribunal. Carnegie received the Grand Cross from Queen Wilhelmina as dignitaries including Lloyd Bryce Oscar Straus and David Jayne Hill attended. Music and church bells underscored the event.
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Palace of Peace
van Swinderen
Elihu Root
New York
Washington
Abraham van Karnebeek
van Karnebeek
Tribunal of Arbitration
Carnegie
Wilhelmina
Order of Orange Nassau
Lloyd Bryce
Netherlands
Oscar Straus
David Jayne Hill
Berlin
Van Karnebeek Praises Peace Move at Palace Inauguration
Abraham Van Karnebeek, president of the Carnegie foundation, with a brief speech, handed the palace to its custodians. He eulogized the queen’s interest in the peace movement and stressed the importance of the palace inauguration.
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Abraham van Karnebeek
Carnegie Foundation
Salem Man Accused in Maine Central Heist
Charles W. Edwards of Salem Massachusetts was arrested in Rangor Me charged with larceny of mileage books and cash from the Winn station of the Maine Central railroad. Police allege he was involved in a prior theft at Bangor and Aroostook railroad stalls where 400 tickets and mileage were taken. Edwards drew a revolver on State Detective Cohen but was overpowered.
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Charles W. Edwards
Salem
Mass
Winn
Maine Central Railroad
Sandy Hook Point
Bangor & Aroostook
Edwards
Cohen
Transformation of circus man into living skeleton described
Francis Metcalf recounts an almost instant change of a circus fat man into a living skeleton in the Post comic section set for next Sunday.
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Francis Metcalf
Post
Telephone Girls Minstrel Show Promises Boston Spectacle
Two hundred Boston telephone girls perform in the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers minstrel show at the National Theatre with over 300 in the chorus and 100 Brotherhood members aiding. Proceeds benefit visiting convention entertainment set for September 15. Directed by John J. Cadigan the show unfolds in two parts with new minstrel features including a tambourine number by eight Southern mummies.
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Boston
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
National Theatre
Brotherhood
John J. Cadigan
Six Year Old Burglars Case Returns Boy to Parents
In Waukesha Wisconsin a six year old boy Richard Tudovsky of Racine who had been sentenced to reform school until adulthood was sent back to his parents. The law lacks provisions for burglarious infants, so the boy cannot be jailed.
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Richard Tudovsky
Racine
Crushes Leg as Elevator Descends in Old South Building
Herbert Smith, 34, of Malden, was crushed between the elevator and sub basement floor while unloading freight at the Old South building. He suffered a compound fracture of the right leg and head wounds. Norman Whitney operated the elevator and failed to see him as it descended. Smith was taken to the Relief station. he worked for a trucking firm.
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Herbert Smith
Prescott Street
Malden
Smith
Norman Whitney
Francis Metcalf’s Circus Chronicles Featured Next Sunday
The Post announces Francis Metcalf’s new series of amusing circus chronicles joining the feature comic section next Sunday. Metcalf invites readers to enjoy lighthearted sketches and whimsical scenes from the traveling show.
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Francis Metcalf
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Post
Blue Flag Reform At State House Provokes Debate
Governor Foss pushes a blue flag to replace the white flag used by the Massachusetts navy with the Ranger training ship. Taunton Board of Trade meeting Monday will discuss the shift amid state house traditions. Charles H Green of San Francisco will visit Massachusetts managers next Tuesday regarding exhibition space for manufactures. The New York New Haven Hartford railroad seeks authority to issue 67 552 000 in securities with a 12 month payoff and 15 000 000 for new equipment. A Sept 9 hearing is set. The Public Service Commission orders Mystic street repairs and allows a rate for ice shipments from Fitchburg to Boston and Athol to Leominster due to an incomplete rate department.
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Massachusetts Navy
Ranger
State House
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Taunton Board of Trade
Charles H. Green
San Francisco
Department of Manufactures
Massachusetts
Green
Massachusetts Board
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Public Service Commission
Bay State Street Railway
Mystic Street
Arlington
Boston & Maine
Fitchburg
Boston
Athol
Leominster
State flag color dispute reaches executive chamber
Sergeant-at-Arms Pedrick has a bill for a blue State flag with the state seal for the executive chamber. Pedrick seeks who changed the flag color from white to blue as Governor Foss and the whole office force including Secretary Sherman and Miss Peck insist on white.
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Executive Chamber
Foss
Sherman
Miss Peck
Secretary of State Complaints on Delegation Nominations Rise
Complaints allege non Progressives appear on Progressive party delegation lists due to a law that lets delegates be named without written acceptance. Names cited include George S. Lee Michael J. Kelly and Henry G. Lay. Frederick P. Glazier and Daniel J. Murphy have papers rejected for insufficient signatures. Governor Foss away, no labor parade review, Cape Cod Canal inspection planned.
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Progressive Party
George S. Lee
Hyde Park
Michael J. Kelly
Charlestown
Henry G. Lay
West Newbury
Frederick P. Glazier
Hudson
Fifth Middlesex
Daniel J. Murphy
Essex
Resinol Stops Baby's Eczema
An advertisement touts Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap as a solution for infant eczema. It claims simple baths and ointment stop itching, clear eruptions, and cites safety for baby skin, with doctors prescribing for 18 years and druggists selling the products nationwide.
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Resinol
Baltimore
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