Taft to Headline Boston Merchants Banquet Tonight
Governor Beula to be replaced by Eben Draper at the head table as Taft visits Boston to address the Merchants Association. The guest list includes Governor Draper, Mayor Fitzgerald, Lieutenant-Governor Draper, and numerous dignitaries, with Taft’s presence drawing national and state political interest.
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Beuila
Eben S. Draper
Somerset
Roosevelt
Senator Lodge
Merchants’ Association
Edwin H.walcott
Taft
Charles W. Fairbanks
Boston
Samuel Carr
Ionwealth Avenue
Carr
Providence
Federal Express
Washington
Krapan
Bank of the Club
Globe
Walcott
London
Manila
Draper
Mar Fitzgerald
Bens
Jerome Ones
Swager Sherley
John F. Fitzgerald
George Hibbard
Edward C. Mansid
Knowlton
Sueme Court
Lowell
One Day's Best Measure Amended at Hearing
Street railway workers and labor leaders urged striking out the words except at the request of the employee from the one day’s rest in seven law at a Wells Memorial hearing. Opponents argued for keeping the current provision to protect workers’ rights.
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Wells Memorial Building
Legislative Committee
State Branch
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
State Federation of Labor
James R. Crozier
William FE. Sprowl
Lowell Street Railway Men’s Union
Rabbi Fleischer Attacks Roosevelt Voice at Temple Israel
Rabbi Charles Fleischer at Temple Israel sharply criticizes President Eliot of Harvard over calls for stronger Hebrew vigor. He rails against what he sees as a loss of fighting spirit among Jews and mocks modern attempts at muscular development.
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Roosevelt
Charles Fleischer
Temple Israel
Eliot
Harvard
San Juan Hill
Labor wants bills for 1908 session list of reform aims
State Branch A F L legislative committee outlines seven labor goals for the 1908 Legislature including anti injunction measures, workingmen's compensation, initiative and referendum, hours laws, barber and seamen protections, direct nomination, and tenement housing actions. The program also seeks legal holidays and broader protections for employees in inns restaurants and streetcar work.
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State Branch
A. F. of L
F. of LL
Conegress
Pearre
United States
Egg Prices Seen Falling to Summer Levels
The manager of the New Poultry Store stated eggs are lower and will likely sell at summer prices soon. He attributes this to a unusually heavy market and milder work, noting the trust has struggled to regulate prices and they are securing large quantities to meet demand.
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Miler
American Fleet Praised in Trinidad Departure
The battleship Connecticut leads a four column fleet including Culgoa and Glacier as it sails from Trinidad after a week of courtesy visits. Admiral Evans expects Rio de Janeiro arrival in about 12 days, with residents praising the crew’s exemplary conduct and sending best wishes for their return.
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Culgoa
Glacier
Evans
Connecticut
Maine
Fortuna
Gulf
Bocas
Grand Boca
Trinidad
Rio Janeiro
Henry Moor Jackson
Swain
Admiral Evans
Mrs Frances Clark Mother of Captain Clark Dies
Mrs Frances Clark longtime East Boston resident died yesterday after a short illness. She leaves three sons and one daughter. Funeral services set for Sacred Heart Church Brooks Street Tuesday at 9 AM.
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Frances Clark
T. S. Clark
Boston
Sacred Heart Church
Brooks Street
Druce Mystery Nears Solve in Perjury Trial
Herbert Druce faces perjury charges over testimony that his father Thomas C Druce died in 1804 and that a coffin burial occurred. George Hollamby Druce claims the Portland dukedom and vast estates hinge on truth, while Robert Caldwell ties the Duke of Portland to Druce. Caldwell’s pending trial could hinge on coffin evidence.
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Herbert Druce
Thomas Charles Druce
Baker Street Bazaar
Highgate
George Hollamby Druce
T. C. Druce
Duke of Portland
Portland
Howard del Walder
George Hillamby Cruce
Duke of
Thomas C
Druce
Caldwell
London
New York
Staten Island
Accident injures man at transfer station near Framingham
About 11 p.m. William H. Stearns of South Framingham was severely injured at the Cheet Nut Fill transfer station of the Boston & Worcester line. He was caught between two large cars and dragged, believed badly crushed, then placed on a South Framingham car and taken home.
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Willam WH. Stearns
South Framingham
Cheetnut Fill
Boston & Worcester Line
Stearns
Boston
Grookline
Had Not Heard Of It In South Framingham
Police in South Framingham report they knew nothing of an accident involving a man named Stearns of the town at Chestnut Hill Brookline last night. He was not taken to any hospital there.
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South Framingham
Stearns
Chestnut Hill
Brookline
Senator Dolliver Attacks Massachusetts Politics at Old South Meeting House
United States Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver of Iowa harshly denounced Massachusetts politics in a public address at the Old South Meeting House yesterday. He urged reform amid a charged political climate in the Bay State.
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Massachusetts
Old South Meeting House
United States
Jonathan P. Dolliver
Iowa
Old Bay State
Dolliver Calls Lawbreakers Threatening Liberty in State House
Senator Dolliver denounces lawbreakers who defy rights and public peace, arguing laws fail without moral homes and civil virtue. He urges a national culture honoring the human soul and moral obligations, referencing Old South service aligned with Edward Hale’s ideas. Services featured Rev. Dr. John Galbraith and Hon. John L. Bates introducing Dolliver.
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The
Commonwealth
Dolliver
National Congress
America
Old South
Edward Everett Hale
John Galbraith
John L. Bates
Cambridge Man Arrested in Main Street Assault
Cambridge police arrested Christian J. Bentick 35 of Cambridge for attacking Mrs Blanche Wenzlowsky 20. Bentick will be arraigned today before Judge Almy in the Third District Court. The accused was identified by the victim and by her husband as the assailant who knocked her down inside her Main street home Saturday evening.
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Christian J. Bentick
Cambridge
Blanche Wenzlowsky
Bentick
Almy
Third District
Main Street
Fires and civic notes from Greater Boston area
A car fire on Broadway Somerville frightened passengers after flames started from a blown fuse. Firemen extinguished a basement blaze at St Johns Episcopal Church 85 Bowdoin Street causing about 150 dollars in damage due to an overheated furnace. Cambridge group elects officers for the coming year led by John T Shea. Mrs Cobden Sanderson of London to speak on The Power of the Wage Banner at Faneuil Hall. A Dorchester mattress fire at Lydia Daviss 1140 Washington Street caused 25 dollars in damage.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
Bowdoin Street
St. John’s Court
Bart Cambridge
John T. Shea
James EE. McConologue
James T. Shaughnessy
Margaret M. Murphy
Boston College Plans Athletics Growth and New Newton Campus
Alumni react to President Gasson's plan for a large Catholic university on Newton land. Aiming to broaden athletics, medicine and law degrees may follow legislative charter changes while William J. Holland urges broad access and competitive but inclusive sports for non-team members.
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Boston College
Thomas I. Gasson
Newton
America
Timothy J. Murphy
Alumni Association
América
Archdiocese of
Boston
William J. Holland
Boston Public Schools
Francis J. Carney
Cambridge
Boston City Hospital
Abington Girl Dies From Ex Sweetheart's Bullet
An Abington girl dies after an ex sweetheart fires a fatal shot following a dispute over a ring. The incident unfolds as he vented anger claiming possible homicide and suicide in heated moments.
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Abington
Tragic shooting ends in double death from Brockton romance
Miss Ashley wounded when Stetson fired after whipping out an 88 calibre revolver. He shot himself twice and later died. Ashley died soon after at Brockton City Hospital as her mother and sister, Edna Ashley, mourn at the hospital and plan services. Burial details follow.
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Stetson
Miss Ashley
Hide
Brockton City Hospital
Edna Ashley
Edith
Mrs. Ashley
Orange powder advertisement headline
An advert touts Orange powder as the only medicine needed for common ailments. It claims it relieves headache and colds and praises the powder highly.
Morning World Briefs From Across The Globe
Circular items report a farmer George Bickhaupt dying after learning his sister Ida Schaller was murdered though the illness proved misstatement. Jacob Seitz seeks annulment of his daughter Katie Seitz’s 191? marriage to Frank Burnett on underage grounds. Milk dealers’ price rise may drive large firms to cut rates in New Jersey. Florence Andrews, 22, reportedly married entertainer George Gesser and sailed to France. Mme Bressler-Gianoli survived a curtain mishap at the Manhattan Opera House. Dr. Waes Lowery begins constitutional prohibition drive in Mississippi. Lusitania sails with notable passengers. South Africa enforces Asiatic registration. Lord Curzon to be nominated for Irish peers. Florence authorities asked to legalize Enrico Torelli and Countess Montignoso’s marriage. Transatlantic Fire Insurance Company votes to liquidate. Emperor grants farewell to ex naval aide William L Howard.
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Mascoutar
Ill
George Bickhaupt
Ida Schaller
New York
Jacob Seitz
Richmond Hill
Katie Seitz
Frank Burnett
Montclair
N. J
New Jersey
Florence Andrews
Long Island City
George Gesser
France
Carmen
Manhattan Opera House
Mme, Bressler-Gianoli
Jackson
Miss
Waes Lowery
Mississippi College
State Prohibition Committee
Mississippi
Liverpool
Thomas R. Dewar
Charles and Tady Ross
Baron Ferdinand van Hoffman
Florence
Enrico Torelli
Montignoso
Saxony
London
Hamburg
Transatlantic Fire Insurance Company
San Francisco
Berlin
William L. Howard
Celtic Club Elects New Officers in South Boston
The Celtic Club of South Boston met at Clan-na-Gael Hall and elected Colonel D. M. Caltman president Peter McCoy vice president William J. Connaught recording secretary Thomas B. Teevans financial secretary and Terence Cavanaugh treasurer for the coming year.
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Celtic Club of
South Boston
Clan-na-Gael
D. M. Caltman
Peter McCoy
William J. Connaught
Thomas B. Teevans
Terence Cavanaugh
Bronchial Troches Aids Weather Sore Throats
Sudden weather shifts trigger bronchial troubles while Brown's Bronchial Troches promise quick relief. The note claims no harmful ingredients and emphasizes safe use for throat irritation and bronchial irritation.
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Brown
Harvard President cautioned on Jewish militia remark
Rabbi Fleischer criticizes President Eliot for urging Jews to join the militia while praising his advocacy of physical development. He argues Jews have been civilized and not prone to fighting, condemning notions of a martial Jewish spirit and war as organized hatred.
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Eliot
Harvard
Menonah Society
Rabbi Fleischer
America
San Juan Hill
Mother Killed by Little Son
Mrs. George Hoenshilt of Scranton was fatally shot in Stroudsburg by her 8 year old son Lewis while she spoke on the telephone. The child had been firing at a mark with a Flobert rifle and fired when he entered the room. The bullet wounded her fatally though she lingered briefly.
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Stroudsburg
Penn
George Hoenshilt
Scranton
Lewis
Hoenshilt
Samuel Edinger
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Aft
Swagar Sherley
Kentucky
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Tibbetts
Stationary Engineers’ Union 16
F. W. Mansfield
Peoples’ Legal Security Company
United States Supreme Court
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Moran
George Rose
Lynn Railway Men's Union
Thomas J. Minihan
Teamsters’ Brotherhood
Teddy
Fleischer
Jackies
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BAY State
Greater Boston
Broadway
Somerville
Samuel Stetson
Edith Ashley
Pretoria
Transvaal
Lord Curzon of
Kedleston
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Celtic Club
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