Currier Gallery of Art Funded by Mrs Currier Will
In Manchester New Hampshire on July 2 the will of Mrs Hannah M Currier widow of ex Governor Moody Currier was made public nearly 1 million dollars are left to establish an art institution in the city to be named the Currier Gallery of Art The estate is valued at nearly 1 million with only a small sum to relatives and 100 000 outright to her companion Nellie W Snow all remaining funds to support the art institution
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Manchester
N. H
Hannah M. Currier
Moody Currier
Currier
Currier will allocates $1,000 to Snow siblings and $2,500 life annuity to Nellie Snow
Mrs Currier leaves $1,000 to nephews Parke Snow Charles J Snow and William Slade and $1,000 each to nieces Maria Garey Helen Slade and Marvy Turner. Nellie Snow receives $100,000 outright and $2,500 annually for life plus most house and stable contents. Executors are Arthur M Heard and Henry E Burnham.
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Currier
Everett Youth Believed Joined Allied Fight in Europe
Relatives say 16 year old Carl K Freedman has been missing from Bow Street for two weeks. The family suspects he sailed to England aboard a cattle boat to join the allies in Europe.
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Everett
Europe
Carl K. Freedman
Bow Street
England
Germany's Reply Due Thursday
President Wilson was informed that the German reply to the latest note on submarine warfare would likely reach around July 8. He had planned to leave Cornwall earlier but will likely stay until July 9 or 10. Confidential reports from Lansing Gerard and House on the war and peace prospects were reviewed.
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Windsor
Wilson
Cornish
Lansing
Gerard
E. M. House
President Wilson Contemplates State Department Aide Choice
President Wilson weighs Simeon Baldwin or Judge Mitchell Palmer for secretary of the State Department counselor post. Reports on the Armenian steamer sinking show no grave cause for alarm as a full inquiry proceeds. Wilson declines Fourth of July invitation, tours rural New England and shares tea at Mt. Ascutney. He travels with Dr. Grayson and witnesses warm greetings from locals including Anna Newell. An interview request from Mrs. Amos Pinchot via Miss Jane Addams is being arranged. Weather hinders golf. plans for Kennedy links if skies clear.
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Lansing
State Department
Simeon E. Baldwin
Connecticut
Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania
Washington
F. J. Franklin
Cornish
Windsor
Grayson
Meriden
Claremont
Ascutneyville
Amos* Pinchot
Jane Addams
The
Hague
Miss Addams
Europe
Switzerland
Pope Benedict
Tumulty
F. A. Kennedy
Kennedy
Cambridge
Bonfire Planned on Marcella Street Playgrounds
Roxbury Recreation Club arranges a large bonfire at Marcella street playgrounds at 12 01 a m July 1 with permit claimed as unique in the district. Representative Albert J. Moore of Ward 22 will start the blaze as a band provides music and patriotic singing accompanies the event.
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Roxbury
Mayor Kiel Sees Boston Streets and Navy First Time
Henry W. Kiel, mayor of St. Louis, visited Boston yesterday. He toured streets and paving, attended a City Club luncheon, then rode salt water for the first time and viewed a battleship for the first time in his life.
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Henry W. Kiel
St. Louis
Boston
City Club
Boston Mayor's East Coast tour includes battleship visit
The Boston Mayor visited Charlestown navy yard and the Rhode Island battleship and praised St. Louis skyline but noted Boston traffic during a City Club luncheon. Fire boat drills impressed him while Mrs. Kiel and daughter enjoyed the trip. The party toured Deer Island prison and ended with a formal banquet.
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S. Louis
Boston
New York
Chicago
City Club
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Grady
Munitions Bill Passed in Lords Amid War Mobilization
London July 2 The House of Lords passes the munitions bill as Lord Curzon reports 46 000 volunteer munition workers enrolled in the first week of a drive to speed arms production He says Britain and its allies will gain the advantage this year and warns the country faces grave peril before the bill is enacted in all stages
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London
House of Lords
Lord Curzon
Privy Seal
Great Britain
Baron Weardale
Asquith
Porfirio Diaz Dies in Paris at 85 After Long Exile
Aged ex-president Porfirio Diaz dies in Paris after a bout of grippe and heart failure. His son reports the death to his sisters in Mexico as the body’s homecoming is complicated by political tensions. Diaz lived simply in exile while Mexico faced unrest under Huerta and Madero’s legacy.
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Porfirio Diaz
Paris
Mexico
Porfirio Diaz, Jr
Senora Ignacio de la Torre
Senora Rincon Gallardo
General Diaz
Jose Yves de Limantour
London
Francisco de la Barra
United State
Guillermo de Landa
Federal District
Biarritz
France
Grippe
Bois de Boulogne
Chapultepec
Mexico City
Francisco I. Madero
National
Viva
Madero
Diaz
Chamber of Deputies
Francisco Leon de la Barra
Vera Cruz
Europe
Huerta
United States
Resignation Letter Marks End of Diaz Thirty Five Years Rule
The 1911 letter from Porfirio Diaz explains his decision to resign after 35 years as president of Mexico. He cites respect for the will of the people and federal law while warning that continued rule could threaten Mexican credit and stability. He notes revolts and accuses no clear wrongdoing, choosing to step down to avoid bloodshed.
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Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
O Flaherty to Wed Caroline Woods of Springfield
Harvard football star Daniel V. O Flaherty, quarterback of 1910, is engaged to Caroline B. Woods of Springfield. The couple planned a secret engagement and will marry next Tuesday at St Ambrose Church in Dorchester.
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Harvard
Daniel V. O'Flaherty
Caroline B. Woods
Springfield
O'Flaherty
St. Ambrose Church
Dorchester
Mosque attack leaves several Indian Army officers dead
The British official press bureau reports two fanatic Mohammedans killed eight Indian Cavalry officers at London July 2. A Major a Captain a Lieutenant and a Lombardier died and a Captain and a Sergeant were wounded before the assailants were shot. The incident follows continued religious violence in the area.
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London
Eighth Indian Cavalry
Tragic Cavalry Terror Strikes Jhansi Amid Muted Outcry
Two Mohammedan soldiers opened fire in the eighth cavalry of the Indian Army at Jhansi in the United Provinces, killing Major M H L Gale and Major Ras died of wounds to Lieutenant Fancourtenay. Captain Hudson and others were wounded before the attackers were shot by their regiment. The assailants, described as morose and fanatical, acted in isolation.
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Eighth Cavalry
Jhansi
Agra
Oudh
British India
M. H. L. Gale
Fancourtenay
Ras
Hudson
Cooper
Blind Woman Reporter Laura Brigham Dies in East Lexington
Laura Muzzey Brigham an early and longtime reporter for the Middlesex Townsman and Lexington Minute Man died at her home in East Lexington after a four year illness. Born July 20 she would have been 79. Despite blindness for two years she edited by touch and wrote columns.
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East Lexington
Laura Muzzey Brigham
Massachusetts Avenue
Miss Brigham
Middlesex
Lexington
H-13 Submarine Launched for Britain at Fore River
The H-13 submarine was launched at Fore River in Quincy for Great Britain with Charles M. Schwab present. Mrs. Erick N. Ewertz christened the vessel breaking the champagne bottle and received a diamond ring from the builder.
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Fore River Company
Quincy
Great Britain
England
Charles M. Schwab
Erick N. Ewertz
Huerta Sends Condolence Over Diaz Death
General Victoriano Huerta sent a cable to Mrs Diaz expressing mourning for the death of Porfirio Diaz. Huerta called Diaz one of Mexico's greatest men and recalled Diaz's farewell embrace and the salute at Vera Cruz. He urged Mexicans to bring Diaz’s ashes home to rest in native soil.
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EL Paso
Tex
Victoriano Huerta
Porfirio Diaz
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Diaz
Ypiranga
Huerta
Attempt to Blow Up Capitol at Washington
A bomb exploded in the Capitol reception room during the day as guards searched for other devices. The blast toppled furniture and injured no one. the watchman was shaken but unhurt. Officials delayed a formal report awaiting an explosives expert. A door to the Vice President’s office, unused for four decades, was among the wreckage.
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Capitol
National Building
Elliott Woods
Higgins
Americanization Planned for Fourth of July Events
The Citizens Public Celebrations Association arranges a major Americanization program for the Boston Fourth of July. Newly naturalized citizens will be received at Faneuil Hall, talks by prominent figures at multiple sites, a flag raising on the Common with Mayor Kiel as guest, speeches by Governor Walsh and Acting Mayor Coleman, a Parkman Band Stand concert, and a fireworks finale synced with Key phrases.
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Citizens Public Celebrations’ Association
Faneuil Hall
Boston
Henry .Kiel
St. Louis
Addison L. Winship
Boston City Club
Winship
Walsh
Coleman
Parkman Memorial Bandstand
Key
Engineers Local 16 Opposes Massachusetts Labor Party
Engineers Local 16 voted strongly against forming a labor party in Massachusetts. The membership refused endorsement of the Boston Central Labor Union action and instructed delegates to use all means to defeat the proposition.
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Massachusetts
Washington Street
Boston Central Labor Union
Metropolitan Hill July Fourth Parade Planned for Roslindale
Metropolitan Hill Improvement Association organizers a Fourth of July celebration featuring a 400 child parade in Roslindale. A band leads the procession from 2 to 3 pm near former President P J Lynch’s home, followed by vaudeville on the hilltop and fireworks to close the day.
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Metropolitan Hill
Roslindale
Metropolitan Hill Improvement Association
Metropolitan Hill District
P. J. Lynch
Metropolitan Avenue
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