Taft to meet Governor Guild on Provincetown shaft plans
Secretary of War Taft visits Millbury and plans to attend a State House meeting with Governor Guild on the Provincetown monument commission. He discusses canal progress, militia funding, and Congress adjournment while traveling to Providence and Washington.
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Millbury
Taft
Alphonsa Taft
Delia C. Torrey
New York
Boston
Congress
Provincetown
State House
Panama Canal
Panama
Shaw
Three Breaks in Somerville Alarm Police
Three Somerville houses were entered in broad daylight on Saturday. A burglar gang accessed Robertson John, city auditor, at 100 Highland Avenue, Kelly at 102 Highland Avenue, and Lord at 18 Aldersey Street by breaking glass and forcing entries. Articles worth 58 dollars were taken at one residence, others undetermined. some prizes remained untouched.
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Somerville
Charles Robertson
Highland Avenue
John Kelly
David D. Lord
Aldersey Street
Kelly
Lord’s House
Robertson
Youth Shot by Three Bullets in Gilbertville Incident
Worcester reports Joseph Sileron 18 critically hurt at St. Vincent's after being shot at 11 this morning by Stanislaus Wrubel in Gilbertville Hardwick. Bullets hit right arm and back near spine causing paralysis of lower limbs. Wrubel arrested claiming self defense against Sileron striking his brother.
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Worcester
Joseph Sileron
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Stanislaus Wrubel
Gilbertville
Hardwick
Sieron
Wrubel
Franklin Portrait on Old Home Week Stamp
Massachusetts Old Home Week Association issues a 1906 official stamp promoting the reunion. The design features Benjamin Franklin to honor his 200th birth anniversary, with plans for an annual series of stamps bearing distinguished Massachusetts public men.
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Massachusetts Old Home Week Association
Massachusetts
Benjamin Franklin
Ajax Sinks in Boston Harbor After Drill Capsizes
The steam drill Ajax owned by Breymann & Bros of East Boston sank in Boston Harbor after listing and capsizing early Sunday. The tug Annie and other craft aided, dynamite on board was secured, and investigators noted likely anchor spud failure as the cause. The Ajax may be raised with work and expense expected.
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Ajax
G. H. Breymann & Bros
East
Boston
Guardian
Nicholas C. Tallon
Station 8
Breymann
Annie
B. H. Haviland
Eugene Breymann
Sir Wilfrid Lawson Dead
London July 1 Sir Wilfrid Lawson Liberal member of Parliament for the Camborne division of Cornwall died in London today aged 7 years He had been ill for some time
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London
Wilfrid Lawson
Camborne
Cornwall
Boston Police Crack Multiple Sunday Gambling Raids
Police in Greater Boston raided five gambling resorts on Sunday arresting 16 suspects. Cards dice and beer were seized at several locations including 62 Columbus avenue and 408 Commercial street. Suspects face charges for being present where gaming implements were found as officers disrupted craps and other gambling activities.
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Greater
Boston
Station 5
Columbus Avenue
James B. Riley
Oscar Kelson
George Brookings
Grant H. Farwell
Harrison Avenue
West End
Herbert Feldman
Leverett Street
Nathaniel Martin
First Street
Isaac Harris
Lowell Street
Patrick Buckley
Thatcher Street
Philip Sandow
Billerica Street
Louis Stevens
North Russell Street
Benjamin Stone
Robert Snowdown
Lindell Place
Captain Peabody
Station 3
Division 1
Commercial Street
Dominico
Ward 9 Leaders Rally Behind Jim Donovan at Needham Outing
The Quincy Club of Ward 9 gathered 3850 attendees for a Needham grove excursion led by Jim Donovan. Fans hailed him as a rising force, with Donovan steering games and a Ward 9 ping pong twist.
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Horner
James Donovan
Quincy Club
Jim’ Donovan
Ward 9
Needham
Jim
Pat Bowen
Shawmut Avenue
Castle Street
Boston
Jim Donovan
Jim. Donovan
Trial Ends With Hung Jury In Christian Science Manslaughter Case
A Old Bailey jury discharged after failing to reach a verdict in the manslaughter trial of Dr Adcock a Christian Science healer. Major Whyte died after 18 months of treatment for a spinal fracture and bed sores. The defence claimed Dr Adcock acted as a friend and the Christian Science treatment was by another practitioner. The outcome highlights risks perceived in Christian Science care for serious illness.
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London
Old Bailey
Adcock
Major Whyte
Burglars Blow Safe and Escape with $900 in Argyle
Four burglars blew open the office safe of Charles M. White, contractor for Penobscot Lumber, at Argyle ten miles above Old Town. They fled in a team after taking about $900 in cash, several watches, and jewelry. the crew members awake but unarmed were cowed with revolvers.
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Old Town
Charles M. White
Penobscot Lumber Company
Argyle
Johnny reads the papers all right
A light hearted line quotes a mother warning Johnny to be careful this Fourth while he jokes about wanting to get hurt to use healing antiseptic liquid X Zalla, praising its effectiveness.
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Johnny
X-Zalla
Boy Drowns Building His Own Raft Near Wiley's Wharf
Pitiful drowning death of 11 year old Patrick F Kiltor of Charlestown yesterday afternoon near Wiley's wharf while finishing a raft he had worked on. He slipped into the water. John Murray pulled him out but he died before aid arrived. Fellow boy Nicholas Fitzgerald, 12, on the raft, was uninjured. The father Joseph A Kiltor, a coal dealer, received many condolences.
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Patrick F. Kiltor
Fremont Place
Charlestown
Young Kiltor
Wiley's Wharf
John
Murray
Corey Street
Kilter
Nicholas Fitzgerald
Decatur Street
Joseph A. Kiltor
Bunker Hill Street
Steamer America Overdue With 30 Italians Aboard
Rome reports government inquiries into the Fabre line steamer America overdue in New York for more than a week have failed. It was learned that 30 Italians were aboard the vessel.
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Rome
Fabre Steamship Company
America
Fabre Line
New York
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