Retire Three Navy Captains Under New Blood Plan
Washington July 6 Cap tains Ten Eyck D Veeder Edmund B Underwood and Ward Everett Wright were retired today their retirement backdated to June 30 This compulsory transfer completes 14 vacancies in the active list to permit promotions under the new blood provisions of the naval personnel act Captain Wright is from Massachusetts.
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Navy
Ten Eyck D. Veeder
Edmund B. Underwood
Ward Everett Wright
Naval Personnel Act
Wright
Massachusetts
Protests by Central and South American Republics planned
Washington reports suggest at least three Latin American nations may lodge a united protest at the upcoming American states conference in Buenos Aires over U S Central American policy. Rumors persist in diplomatic circles though officials decline tocomment.
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Washington
Buenos Ayres
United States
Ship Building Shows Jump In U S Output This Year
Washington July 6 Ship building in the United States for the just ended fiscal year rose markedly from the prior year. The Bureau of Navigation reports 1502 merchant vessels totaling 347025 gross tons were built, up from 1362 vessels and 282816 gross tons previously. Among the new ships 383 were barges and canal boats, while 1089 were steamers and 135 sailing vessels.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Navigation
Daylight hold up in Quincy points to robber with revolver
Ernest Godfrey of Packard street Quincy Point was robbed at his home this morning. A masked man forced him inside after presenting a revolver at his back, taking $75 and a gold watch before fleeing.
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Quincy
Ernest Godfrey
Packard Street
Quincy Point
Godfrey
Fog-Fogg Family Association Holds Ninth Reunion at Harvard
Nearly 100 Fog Fog Foggie family members gathered at the Fogg Art Museum Harvard yesterday for the ninth annual reunion. In the evening a banquet followed at the Dunster Cafe.
Salmon Submarine Aims 1600 Mile Ocean Test to Bermuda
The Salmon leaves Province town bound for Bermuda 650 miles away with plans to reach New York and Quincy, then return for a 1600 mile voyage. It will run 70 hours to Bermuda if no mechanical issues arise, diving during storms and resurfacing otherwise. The craft, twin screw with 800 hp gasoline engines and electric motors, holds many world records and is designed for long sea tests.
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Provincetown
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New York
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Dundee
City Council Delays Vacation Plan Amid Rourke Opposition
City officials debate annual vacations for workers as Superintendent Louis Rourke argues against broad holiday pay for all city staff. He predicts higher costs and reduced work if vacations spread, while supporting broader uniform policies. Measures on ferry division leave, holidays, and uniforms are sent to department heads for reports. The council also orders assessors to report on the Back Bay train yard area bounded by Boylston Huntington and Exeter streets.
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Rourke
Ferry Division
Street Department
Council
Brand
Back Bay
New York Central Road
Boylston Street
Huntington Avenue
Exeter Street
Three Doctors Endorse Cleanliness For Hair Health
Three leading scalp and hair authorities Woods Hutchinson J C Bayles and Lassar all stress cleanliness as key in treating dandruff itching scalp and baldness. They warn against harsh soaps strong alkalis and hot water and praise Birt Head Wash with refined soap egg white oil glycerin and salicylic acid as a recommended treatment. Tubes 25c jars 50c.
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Woods Hutchinson
M. D
J. C. Bayles
New York
Lassar
Germany
Birt
Belfast boy drowns while swimming in Kennebec River
Carroll Murray aged 12 of Belfast drowned in the Kennebec River at Fairfield while swimming with companions. He could not swim and sank beyond his depth. His body was recovered shortly after. He was visiting Fairfield with his mother.
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Fairfield. Me
Carroll Murray
Kennebec
Belfast
Monument to Waldeck-Rousseau Dedicated in Paris
In Paris on July 6 a colossal monument to former French premier Waldeck-Rousseau was dedicated in the Tuileries gardens. The monument, funded by public subscription, was unveiled with imposing ceremonies.
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Paris
Waldeck-Rousseau
France
Tuileries Gardens
Taft Vacation Mail Delay Leaves President Mailless
President Taft spent the first day of his vacation at Burgess Point when he phoned the executive offices for mail at 3 pm. Rudolph Förster, assistant secretary, answered that no mail would be delivered for a few days, leaving the president without official correspondence.
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Beverly
Taft
Burgess Point
Rudolph Forster
Taft vacation day fuel formail and golf at Myopia
President Taft relaxes during vacation with limited mail access and a quiet day at the cottage. Secretary McVeagh travels to Beverly, Massachusetts, while a Massachusetts highway commission report clears Taft Jr of fault in a road accident. Taft golfed at Myopia and enjoyed a sail on the Sylph with Mrs Taft and neighbors.
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Robert Taft
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Beverly
Myopia
Vacation Schedule of the President
A daily routine outlines the president’s activities from 7 a.m. rises through 10 p.m. retirement. The plan includes gym workouts with Dr. C. E. Barker, breakfast, golf at Myopia, calls and mail review, motor rides in Essex county, a Sylps sail, dinner, family reading, and evening chats.
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C. E. Barker
Essex County
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