Teachers on Pilgrimage Visit Historic Battlefields
A Nebraska group of thirty eight teachers and four students travels from Lincoln to Boston for a study and leisure trip. Guided by I. H. Downey the party will see Concord Lexington Harvard College and major stops including Chicago Cleveland Cincinnati Toledo Buffalo and Niagara Falls. The journey blends professional development with a vacation atmosphere and recent site visits include the Old State House Art Museum Public Library and Nantasket Beach.
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Concord
Lexington
Nebraska
Boston
I. H. Downey
Lincoln
Chicago
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Toledo
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Old State House
Art Museum
Public Library
Nantasket Beach
Harvard College
Overspeeding fines tally in Chelsea court
William H. Coolidge, counsel for the Boston and Maine railroad, was fined 10 for overspeeding in Chelsea. Ten motorists were arraigned. Gardiner B. Williams Frederick L. Bagney George W. Thompson and Lloyd Golding paid 10 each. William Hillock paid 15 for reckless driving. Frederick T. Hurley was fined 10 for keeping his place open on Sunday.
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William H. Coolidge
Boston & Maine Railroad
Chelsea
Gardiner B. Williams
Brookline
Frederick L. Bagney
Boston
George W. Thompson
Lloyd Golding
William Hillock
Revere Boulevard
Frederick T. Hurley
Revere Beach
Pink Beach Fashion Draws Crowd in Atlantic City
A young woman on Atlantic City beach wore flesh colored tights with a short skirt. She drew a crowd, sought police protection, and was shuttled away after a street-smart ruse by officers using a beach surgeon’s rain coat.
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Atlantic City
Fire engine crash injures driver on Washington Street
Fire engine 26 responding to Bromfield Street alarm collided with a street car on Washington Street yesterday afternoon. Driver William O. Cushing was hurled from his seat and suffered contusions. Lieutenant DeWitt Lane and Engineer William Abbott were also thrown but uninjured.
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William O. Cushing
Fire Engine 26
Washington Street
Mason Street
Bromfield Street
Cushing
DeWitt Lane
William Abbott
Forest Fire Threatens North Harwich Integrity
A large forest fire near the Brewster line endangers North Harwich, burning about five hundred acres of woodland and several cranberry swamps. Loss tallies around $7000 as Chief Fire Forester Baker mobilizes a large crew to control the blaze. residents flee with goods packed.
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Harwich
North Harwich
Brewster Line
Baker
Wife Subdues New York Tinker In Grove Fight
In Waterbury Connecticut a New York tinker Deacon B. A. Tims was severely beaten by his wife after a thirty minute struggle. He tore her clothes but she persisted and finally knocked him out with a kick. She proclaims the tale to call out the Bowery.
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Waterbury
Conn
New York
Deacon B. A. Tims
Bowery
Youth Held on Larceny Charge After Bag Theft
Cornelius Moriarty an 18 year old was held on $5000 bond for the Superior Court yesterday charged with stealing a handbag containing $112 from Mrs. Katherine Hoban of Shawmut Avenue Sunday night. An exciting chase with Mrs Huban and Police Officer McNalley led to his capture on Compton Street.
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Cornelius Moriarty
Superior Court
Katherine Hoban
Shawmut Avenue
Huban
McNally
Division 5
Moriarty
Taft Not Coming to New England Republican Barbecue
The New England Republican barbecue at Point of Pines on July 16 loses Taft the presidential nominee and Roosevelt and Sherman may also be absent. Ticket sales reach 23000 to 40000 with governors of New England expected to attend despite missing "big guns."
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William H. Taft
New England
Point of Pines
Mr. Taft
Chicago
Lodge
Roosevelt
James 8S
Sherman
Taft
Baker keeps silence on wife's age after 60 years married
St Louis report says Captain John Finley Baker, married 60 years, does not know his wife's age. He is 81 and guesses she is near him in years. The couple has three sons a daughter and seven grandchildren.
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ST. Louis
John Finley Baker
Costly economy critique from former Boston mayor
Former Boston mayor Fitzgerald challenges Mayor Hibbard’s claim of saving the city money amid rising payrolls and debt. He argues tax increases, state costs, and reduced public services offset any savings from layoffs, condemning neglect of streets, parks, libraries, and playgrounds and urging state revenue relief.
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Hibbard
State House
Boston
Bath
Kirkland
State Bureau
East Boston
Charlestown
South Boston
Roxbury
Dorchester
City Hall Reform Talk and Debt Reduction Proposals
A Boston interview discusses city governance under Mayor Hibbard. The speaker attacks the Schoolhouse Commission changes, critiques appointees, and argues for stopping new borrowing. He calls for Finance Commission recommendations on street, sewer, and tax reform to reduce Boston’s $108 million debt.
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Charles Logue
Thomas A. Mullen
Noyes
Bell
Good Government Association
Tts
Hibbard
Brookline
Boston
Luce
Cole
Finance Commission
Steamer Lady Eileen Cannot Be Floated
The steamer Lady Eileen, sunk off the Gaspe coast, is found to be too badly damaged to float. Salvage Association of Halifax reports that attempts to raise her have been abandoned.
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Halifax
N. S
Gaspe
Big crowds at Butler’s store for huge summer sale
Crowds fill Tremont street as Butler’s announces the week long summer markdown sale. Bargains include a black taffeta skirt for 3.98 and washable dresses for a dollar to a dollar and a half, with deep cuts in millinery and kimonos and many items below par value.
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Butler’s
Tremont Street
Mairy
Hamburg
Heyman Granted Pension for Fire Department Service
Henry Heyman, who has served in the fire department since July 1, 1873, was granted a pension yesterday by order of Commissioner Parker. His long service was acknowledged after decades of honorable duty.
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Henry Heyman
Parker
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