Electrification planned for New Haven railroad system
Vice-President T E Byrnes announced that the New Haven road will electrify all lines once the system is perfected. Underground tracks at South Station in Boston will be activated with electric trains running alongside steam trains, eliminating grade crossings and extending electrification from Boston to New York.
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T. E. Byrnes
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
South Station
Dewey Square
New Haven Road
New York
Byrnes
Post
Boston
Atlantic fleet ready as 16 battleships assemble in San Francisco
All 16 battleships that will form the Atlantic fleet are assembled in San Francisco Harbor ahead of the July 7 voyage to Hampton Roads. This marks the complete gathering of the fleet before departure.
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San Francisco
Atlantic Fleet
Hampton Roads
Bay State Taxes on Liquor and Tobacco Rise
The annual report of James D. Gill, Boston collector of internal revenue, shows Massachusetts collected 4,311,892 in taxes from liquors cigarettes cigars and tobacco in the just closed fiscal year. This is 394,704 more than the prior year and a 10 percent increase.
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James D. Gill
Internal Revenue
Boston
Massachusetts
Ross is State Golf Champion
Alec Ross, Brae-Burn Country Club pro, won the State Open at Brookline Country Club with 29 for 72 holes. He led runner up Alex Campbell by five strokes, while David Brown and Andrew Campbell tied for third and split third and fourth money. It is Ross's third State title and he also held the national pro crown.
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Alec Ross
Brae-Burn Country Club
Brookline
Alex Campbell
David Brown
Andrew Campbell
Ross
Boston interscholastic golf finals headline three divisions
The Greater Boston championship narrowed to finals with Dana Wingate and W S Flynn in the championship bracket and W R Shrigley R W Gleason L M McDonald J H Sullivan in the consolation for the president's cup. Flynn beat Tony Columbo 8 up with 7 to play on the 11th green.
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Greater Boston
Cla Sivas
Griffith May Buy A Club In Birmingham
Clark Griffith, former New York Americans manager, seeks to purchase the Birmingham Southern league franchise. President Baugh asked 30000 dollars for the local club. Griffith’s interest was widely expected and continues to loom as the likely outcome.
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Birmingham
Ala
Clark Griffith
New York Americans
Baugh
Griffith
Billy Smith
Atlanta
Yacht race opens Eastern Yacht Club regatta at Half Way Rock
Today marks the start at 11 a m for the annual Eastern Yacht Club regatta off Half Way Rock. Classes range from over 75 feet schooners to under 40 feet sloops with prizes including the Puritan cup for best corrected time. Noted entrants include the schooners Dervish Esperanza Venona and the Vigilant, famed for the America s Cup defense in 1893.
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Eastern Yacht Club
Half Way Rock
Halfway Rock
Graves
Boston
Eastern Point
Cape Ann
Thatcher’s Island
Y. C
Dervish
Esperanza
Venona
Bermuda
Yawl Vigilant
Auto plunges into Columbus basement to avoid women
Ernest Cooper driving Frederick Dudley’s touring car swerved to miss two women on Columbus avenue and crashed into a basement store at 563 Columbus avenue eight feet below the sidewalk. Dudley and Cooper escaped injury. the creamery proprietress, Miss Bertha Steward, was briefly trapped by broken plate glass. Damage to the car is estimated under $50.
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Columbus Avenue
Ernest Cooper
Frederick F. Dudley
Winthrop
Dudley
Cooper
Amateur six oared barge race set for July 4 in North End
Captain Don ovan of the West End Boat Club and Secretary Jackson of the volunteer life savers organized prizes for the event. Mayor Hibbard approved the race to start at 11 a.m. off the North End parkway.
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Donovan
West End Boat Club
Jackson
Volunteer Life Savers
Hibbard
North End Parkway
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