Millions Involved In Shoe Shop War
A fierce industrial dispute opens between the Thomas G. Plant Company of Jamaica Plain and the United Shoe Machinery Company of Beverly over machine leases and control. The suit alleges Plant uses Wonder Worker equipment outside the leased United machinery and seeks an injunction. The case, filed in the Supreme Court, is returnable August 1 and signals a protracted, high-stakes conflict.
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Thomas G. Plant Company
Shoe Manufacturers
Jamaica Plain
United Shoe Machinery Company
Beverly
Wonder Worker
T. G. Plant
United Company
Uasted Company
Plant
Shoe Company
Supreme Court
Thomas G. Plant
Herald in Hands of Receivers
The Boston Herald passed into receivership after a 60 year business tenure. Judge Colt appointed John Norris of New York and C F Weed of Boston as receivers under bonds of 100000 each with authority to run the business. Norris, ex New York Times and World manager, now heads the paper committee of the American Newspaper Publishers Association. Weed, a Boston attorney, will handle legal and business matters. They seek authority to issue 50000 in indebtedness to operate.
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Boston Herald
International Paper Company of
New York
Colt
United States Circuit Court
John Norris
C. F. Weed
Boston
Norris
New York Times
The
New York World
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Herald
Weed
Contractor seeks used conveyer or elevator for core removal
Contractor intends to buy or hire a used conveyer or elevator to remove a core measuring 30 yards long by 7 yards wide by 7 yards deep. Equipment must lift the core to a height of 45 feet. Address.
Herald Company Receivership Sought For Reorganization
The Herald company seeks friendly receivership to reorganize with assets totaling 2 395 428 and liabilities matching that sum. Petitions claim assets include Associated Press franchises and cash, while liabilities list bond issues and a $1 700 000 mortgage to City Trust Company of Boston.
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Herald Company
State House
Associated Press
Herald
City Trust Company of
Boston
Dr Rolfe Dies at 83 in Oak Bluffs Cottage City
Professor William James Rolfe, famed Cambridge educator and literary figure, died at 9 p.m. at his son George W. Rolfe’s home in Cottage City Martha's Vineyard. He was 83 and death cited to old age.
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William James Rolfe
Cambridge
Oak Bluffs
George W. Rolfe
Cottage City
Martha’s Vineyard
Death of Dr Rolfe at 83 in Martha's Vineyard
Dr Rolfe, aged 83, sought Martha's Vineyard for relief from years of literary work. Despite hopes the island climate would ease his decline, he faded gradually today in a peaceful family setting, with relatives prepared for the loss.
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Dr. Rolfe
Martha's Vineyard Island
Death by own action in Melrose woman 63
Miss Elizabeth Johnson aged 63 a resident of Melrose committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid at her home 310 Winton street this forenoon after signaling distress by lowering a kitchen shade. Neighbors Mr and Mrs Harry P Gerrish found her in her favorite chair and said melancholia from sister's death months earlier led to the act.
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Melrose
Elizabeth Johnson
Winton Street
Harry P. Gerrish
Woman Plans Suicide Signal in Old House Mystery
A woman prepared three notes before taking poison, writing to an undertaker and a Universalist minister for funeral details and to a friend. She signaled distress by lowering a kitchen curtain, a warning known only to her and the Gerrishes, who aided neighbors during crises.
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Albert J. Walton
Harold Marshal
Universalist Church
Sarah Litchfield
North Scituate
Annie
Gerrishes
Sports Roundup From Yesterday’s Scores Across Leagues
National games show New York sweeping two contests while Boston and Philadelphia split results. American action notes Boston and New York wins with Washington and Philadelphia games. Chicago and other standings referenced. Johnson receives royal welcome home and discusses facing Jeffries. Knight wins schoolboy golf championship. Herzog suspended by manager Lake for subordination.
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Johnson
Royal
Little
Jeffries
Knight
Herzog
Lake
Arrest Choir Singer Shook Held on Fraud Charges
Albert G. Shook, 42, arrested at 69 Hancock Street after years of alleged thefts in Boston. Police accuse him of hotel and restaurant thefts and exploiting clothing store jobs, with about $300 belonging to a People's Temple choir. He posed as a ministerial figure, sang in churches, and was found with gospel piano routines at his residence. His sister Jennie Sears of Chicago witnessed the arrest.
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Albert G. Shook
Hancock Street
Boston
Shook
People’s Temple
Norumbega Park
Revere
Patterson
Crafts
Commonwealth
City
Providence
Jennie Sears
Chicago
Armor plate fiasco hits two American dreadnoughts
Fifty tons of armor plate deemed defective and worthless were fitted to the battleships North Dakota and Utah. The discovery emerged after a long Navy Department conference in Washington, exposing a major naval defect and prompting inquiries.
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North Dakota
Utah
Navy Department
Washington
Armor defect at North Dakota alarms naval experts
Reports from Charlestown Navy Yard reveal spalls found on North Dakota armor plates made by the steel trust. The Utah meanwhile at Camden is to surpass the North Dakota in size. A legal battle over who pays for armor replacement looms as officials, shipbuilders, and steel suppliers meet to determine responsibility.
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North Dakota
Charlestown Navy Yard
Utah
Camden
N. J
Sudder
Fore River
Steel Trust
New York Shipbuilding Company
Midvale Steel Company
New England
Tablet unveiled to Benjamin Franklin in Northamptonshire
London July 7 John J M Griffiths American consul-general unveiled a tablet to the memory of Benjamin Franklin at Ecton Church Northamptonshire The village houses the Franklin ancestral home and the birthplace of Franklin's father The old homestead has been replaced by a modern house dating back to the 13th century church remains.
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Benjamin Franklin
London
John JI
Griffiths
Ecton Church
Northamptonshire
Ecton
Franklin
Service to Worcester Limited cars from Park Sq weekdays
Service operates from Park Square to Worcester on weekdays hourly starting at 8.00 a m. until the last trip with a fare of 65 cents one way and 1 00 dollars round trip, advance purchase required.
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Worcester
Forecast for New Lee Unsettled with Likely Showers
TL WASHINGTON July 7 forecast notes unsettled conditions for New Lee with probable thunder showers. Friday and Saturday showery, partly cloudy with moderate south and west winds. Coastal winds along New England and Atlantic coast expected from the south or west. Friday steamers bound for Europe face similar winds and possible showers toward the Grand Banks.
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Boston
Washington
New Lee
New England
Atlantic
European
Grand Banks
First Woman Elected as NEA President Speaks
The newly elected president of the National Education Association expresses joy at being the first woman chosen to lead the organization. She thanks supporters and pledges to advance the NEA through her tenure.
Ella Flagg Young Elected First Woman National Education Association President
Mrs Ella Flagg Young the Chicago schools superintendent was elected the first woman president of the National Education Association. The victory followed years of effort by women educators seeking equal rights and dues parity with men. Her nomination from the floor by Catherine Devereaux Blake surprised the body as the nominating committee had initially blocked her name.
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Ella Flagg Young
Chicago
National Education Association
Catherine Devereaux Blake
New York
Insurgent Victory by Women Teachers Shines
The Insurgents defeated the old guard as women teachers asserted their strength led by Miss Margaret Hald and organized by ey of Chicago. The result signals a shift in leadership and admiration for an educator renowned worldwide.
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Se Old Guard
Margaret Hald
Chicago
Unclear fragment notes temperature and spa reference
Fragmentary OCR mentions temperature and spa with unclear names and time, offering no coherent event or attributes to summarize into a proper news item.
Cousin of Carnegie Dies in Poorhouse in Oakland
Oakland California July 74 Mrs Greenset, a relative of famed industrialist Andrew Carnegie, dies in the city poorhouse. The report notes the modest funeral arrangements and initial inquiries into her background and connections.
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Carnegie
Oakland
Fal
Greenset
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William J. Rolfe
Brooklyn
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Philadelphia
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Nomeson
M. Sete Wee
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