Former Governor Douglas Sails Home on Franconia with Notables
The Franconia arrived from Liverpool with former Governor William L. Douglas aboard, returning to Boston with his daughter and son in law Mr. and Mrs. Harry Russell and their children. The voyage carried 990 passengers including prominent figures such as Mrs. Gaston and daughters, Lt. Le Breton and wife, and Miss Agnes Elwick who wed Alexander Gray aboard the liner. Douglas learned of Thomas B. Marshall’s nomination for Vice President and praised the ticket. The ship’s passenger mix spanned saloon to steerage, and weddings were conducted in the liner’s saloon parlor.
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William L. Douglas
Cunard
Franconia
Ireland
Liverpool
Harry B. Russell
Robert
Lawrence
Wilson
Baltimore
Douglas
Thomas B. Marshall
Mr. Douglas
New York
Fishguard
Roseclare
Queenstown
Mrs. Russell
Boston
Marion, Sprague
Brookline
C. F. Woodward
Wakefield
Walter Shoesmith
H. T. Drake
Quincy
Gaston
William A. Gaston
Ruth
Hope Gaston
McD. le Breton
le Breton
W. H. Noyes
Hamilton Noyes
Mary Noyes
Chicago
Paris
Edward S&s. Grew
Vienna
Thomas F. Brown
Cambridge
Europe
Great Britain
Algernon Burnaby
Burnaby
Minafield
Marshall Field
York Beach
Philadelphia
Charlestown Navy Yard
Agnes Elwick
Alexander Gray
Whitinsville
Mass
James A. Burns
Lawrence Russell
Suit Filed Over 1911 Contract Claim for 250000
Isaac Van Horn of Boston is sued by Charles Gaston Smith and Samuel R. Field as executors of William F E Mackintosh. The plaintiffs seek $250,000 on a contract they allege was made May 6 1911 between Van Horn and Mackintosh.
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Isaac van Horn
Boston
Charles Gaston Smith
Samuel R. Field
William FE. Mackintosh
van Horn
Mackintosh
Fourth Programme Offers Daylong Boston Holiday Festivities
A detailed schedule lists morning parades from Forest Hills to Roxbury, flag raisings on Washington street, and a read of the Declaration from the Old State House. The day features children's events, ice cream, concerts, fireworks at several parks, baseball and football, then water pageantry and illuminated harbor searchlights.
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Galvin’s
Bussey Farm
Forest Hills
Washington Street Playground
Roslindale
Huntington Avenue
Tremont Street
Weld Hill Street
Roxbury
Roxbury Crossing
Roxbury Street
Washington
Warren
Dudley Streets
Blue Hill Avenue
Quincy
Old State House
Ideal Theatre
Owl Club
Boston Common
Oak Square
Wood Island Park
Faneuil Hall
J. C. Pelletier
Pierce Field
North End Park
North End
Columbus School
St. Mary’s Hall
Polling Booth
No. Bennet Street
Franklin Park
Municipal
Blossom Street
South Boston
Castle Island
Franklin Field
Locust Street Grounds
Hyde Park
Sunnyside Street
Jamaica Pond
Orient Heights
Charles River Basin
Marine Park
North Brighton Playground
North End Square
Sharon
Albany Streets
Dunmore
Magazine
Neponset Playground
Peabody Home
Jamaica Plain
South End
West End—Basin
Boston Harbor
Governor Wilson Receives Broad Support at Summer Home Visit
Delegates and supporters flood Wilson's New Jersey retreat as the nominee weighs platform and chairmanship. He plans to read the platform tonight and refuses to discuss it in detail before final deliberations. He may keep trips short, favors McCombs, Hudspeth, or O Gorman for chairman, and invites James Smith Jr. and Nugent to visit.
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Wilson
William F. McCombs
Princeton
Robert S. Hudspeth
Jersey City
O’gorman
New York
McCombs
United States
James Smith, Jr
Nugent
Baldwin
Connecticut
Seattle
Reading Not Upset by Gas Service Loss
July 3 report notes Reading residents not worried by the People's Gas and Electric Company shutting down. Barbers heat water with kerosene and gasolene, a major store uses kerosene lamps, and households return to coal stoves for cooking.
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Reading
People’s Gas and Electric Company
Reading Flares With Electric Light Despite Gas Shortage
Reading remains lit as its municipal electric plant powers streets and most homes and shops while gas supplies are disrupted. Officials say nearly all Reading uses electricity, with some inconvenience for gas users. The town voted June 24 to let Wakefield supply gas and lay new pipes, with a dispute over pipe ownership likely to be resolved.
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Reading
Reading Selectmen
A. W. Clark
E. L. Hutchinson
Wakefield
Hutchinson
Malden & Melrose Company
Ryan Calls Baltimore Convention Unified for Democrats
Thomas F. Ryan, Virginia delegate to the Baltimore Democratic national convention, issued a statement urging unity and support for Governor Wilson. He urged Democrats to accept the convention’s choice with goodwill and to work toward an overwhelming national victory for the party.
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Baltimore
Thomas F. Ryan
Virginia
Wilson
Prrogesses
Republic
Democratic Party
RAPS COLONEL AT BANQUET IN ST JOSEPH SOCIETY
Judge Charles S Sullivan of Charlestown paid respects to Roosevelt and his policies at the St Joseph's Total Abstinence Society banquet in Ward 8. He warned against recalling judicial decisions as dangerous and bordering on anarchy and socialism. Congressman Curley entered late and urged Democratic victory. other speakers included Sheriff Quinn Fire Commissioner Cole and several clergy.
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Charles
Sullivan
Charlestown
Roosevelt
St. Joseph
United States
Curley
Sheriff Quinn
Father McCormack
Cole
Lawrence W. Slattery
St. Joseph’s Church
F. S. Halloran
Lynn
Total Abstinence Union of
Boston
Brakeman Buried Under 50 Tons of Coal in New Jersey
In Red Bank New Jersey a coal car backed off a trestle at Chestnut Street crossing burying brakeman David Rogers. He was found alive but suffered a fractured skull and died minutes later after coworkers freed him.
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Red Bank
N. J
Chestnut Street
David ©. Rogers
Roosevelt Plans New Party After Baltimore Nomination
At Oyster Bay July 3 Colonel Roosevelt and lieutenants outline steps to form a new party. They discuss the Wilson nomination from Baltimore and hold a Sagamore Hill conference with Senator Dixon William Flinn George W. Perkins Frank A. Munsey and EK A Van Valkenburg.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Chicago
Baltimore
Woodrow Wilson
Sagamore Hill
Dixon
Montana
William Flinn
Pittsburg
Frank A. Munsey
New York
EK. A. van Valkenburg
Philadelphia
Roosevelt voice on third party struggle stalls in Chicago
Colonel Roosevelt denied reports that the third party movement faced a setback after Democratic convention candidate choices. He stressed no intent to quit and noted talks with Roosevelt supporters. He warned of losses and anticipated issues like a national party opposing party bosses.
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Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt
Osborne
Michigan
Hadley
Taft
Wilson
Chicago
Appointment of Dr William Brickley as resident surgeon
Dr William Brickley of Charlestown is named resident surgeon at Haymarket Square Relief Hospital to replace Dr Loring B Packard who becomes surgeon in chief at Brockton hospital. Brickley, Harvard graduate and former City Hospital house officer, will be assisted by Dr J T Jantzen of East Boston Relief Hospital.
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William Brickley
Charlestown
Haymarket Square Relief Hospital
Loring B. Packard
Brockton Hospital
Brickley
Packard
Harvard
City Hospital
East Boston Relief Hospital
J. T. Jantzen
Rockefeller ends speeding on estate road in New York
In Tarrytown on July 3 William Rockefeller faced speeding cars after Broadway closure. He ordered a series of foot high thank-you-ma'ams placed 25 feet apart by his superintendent. The scheme, intended to slow automobilists, was completed and declared a success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarrytown
N. Y
William Rockefeller
Broadway
Rockefeller
Jump-Ups Host Tea Aimed at Newport High Society
Social climbers organize a tea for the so called smart set in Newport as part of their wave into high society. The outcome or reception is expected to appear in the next Sunday's Post.
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Newport
Weather Forecast Warns of Afternoon Showers Today
Weather expert Mr. Smith forecasts unsettled conditions with showers this afternoon or tonight as the scorcher eases. The hottest day of the year spurs a dramatic forecast for the holiday.
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Smith
Boston Heat Records Fall as Weather Stirs Frantic Readings
Citizens endured a sweltering day as thermometers hit unprecedented highs in Boston and nearby towns. The day featured scattered thunder showers in Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Syracuse with forecasts predicting unsettled conditions and probable showers for Friday.
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Boston
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Phenix
Arizona
San Francisco
Eastport
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Syracuse
Last Great Battle Emerges in Bachimba Canyon Mexico
In northern Mexico near Bachimba canyon 40 miles north of Chihuahua the heart of the mountains hosts a major engagement that may mark the end of the Mexican revolution as rebels and government forces clash in a pivotal early July fight.
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Bachimba
Mexico
Chihuahua
Rebels and federals clash in six hour Bachimba fight
About 5000 rebels led by General Orozco and equal federal forces commanded by General Huerta battled for six hours at Bachimba. Neither side gained a clear edge as shelling and infantry fire raged, with 1000 shells fired in five hours.
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Pascual Orozco
Victoriano Huerta
Francisco Castaneda
Orozco
Bachimba
Bachimba Pass
Falls From Railroad Bridge Injures Dorchester Man
John Wilson aged 59 of 282 State street New York fell from the New Haven railroad bridge at Freeport street Dorchester injuring his head and knee police say he walked along the track while witnesses say he fell from a car platform
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John Wilson
State Street
New York
New Haven
Freeport Street
Dorchester
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