McCall Rumors Spark GOP Congress Candidacy Talk
Rumors from Republican State headquarters hint Samuel W. McCall will soon declare as the GOP nominee for Congress. Other names considered include Augustus P. Goetting, Charles Burrill, Ward, Kinney, Elder, and various district contenders as Democrats plot their own slate.
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Samuel W. McCall
Congress
Charles L. Burrill
Senator Ward
Buckland
Ward
William S. Kinney
Samuel J. Elder
Elder
Women sue Wakefield man over assault in East Boston
Alice M. Smith and Agnes Warren file a civil suit in Suffolk Superior Court against Nathaniel J. Doane of Wakefield for alleged assault. The case, previously nolle pressed in Criminal Court, alleges Doane entered a tenement at 3 Havre Street and struck the women, causing severe injuries.
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Alice M. Smith
Agnes Warren
Border Street
Boston
Suffolk Superior Court
Nathaniel J. Doane
Wakefield
Nolle
Doane
Havre Street
Roosevelt Enjoys Bully Rest Day at Sagamore Hill
After a full day with Progressive leaders in New York, Colonel Roosevelt arrived at Sagamore Hill to rest. Dr. Alexander Lambert accompanied him by motorcar and will remain in Oyster Bay to conduct another examination tomorrow.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
National Headquarters
New York
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill At & Oxlock
Alexander Lambert
Roosevelt hints at 1916 role as governorship drives begin
Colonel Roosevelt shows improved condition and deflects governor bid questions. A Maine delegation led by Halbert Gardner urged him to decline the governor race to focus on a 1916 presidential bid. Roosevelt indicated no firm decision and promised a three day trip to Maine starting Labor Day.
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New York
Lambert
Colonel Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Maine
Halbert P. Gardner
Gardner
Prizes Awarded in Boston High School Oratory Contest
John T. Flanagan of Boston College High School won first prize of 75 dollars in a city wide debate at Faneuil Hall on the topic Should Boston Own or Control Its Own Lighting Plant. May F. Ward won second prize of zero dollars and Catherine Driscoll took third prize of 25 dollars with Samuel L. White of Mechanic Arts High School among the contestants. Judges included ex-Senator Thomas H. Dowd Assistant Attorney General Leon R. Egges and David B. Shaw.
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John T. Flanagan
Boston College High School
Boston
Faneuil Hall
May F. Ward
Boston Girls’ High School
Catherine Driscoll
South Boston
Samuel L. White
Mechanic Arts High School
Thomas, P
Slim Folks Gain Weight with Sargol Tablets Ad
Advertisement touts Sargol tablets as fat-creating upweight solution for thin people. Claims include rapid 5 to 8 pounds in two weeks, blood-boosting effects, and permanent new flesh. Promotes 40 tablets per package and drugstore guarantee.
Diamond Ring For Greeney Presented In Williamsown Event
In the Hotel Greylock ballroom Mayor Curley presented Principal Assessor William A. Greeney with a diamond ring, a gift from Boston’s assistant assessors. He praised Chairman Dailey of the Board of Assessors and the loyalty of his colleagues during the ceremony.
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Curley
Williamstown
Springfield
John Glynn
Daniel Toumey
Pittsfield
Boston
Charles Folsom
Mt. Greylock
John Marno
the Greylock
Frank A. Andrews
Andrews
Boston Officials Tour Williamstown and Local Sights
Mayor Curley and party arrive with Boston assessors visiting college buildings and Bennington shops. O'Brien sets local swimming record in the pools. A Cottage Gang club forms with Toomey as special barber. A prank ring amuses Frank Andrews at Greylock hotel.
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Bennington
Hopkins
Bolton
Toomey
Brophy
O’brien
Cottage Gang
Boston
Mike Toomey
Robber Attacks Grocer In Ashmont Store
Louis Cooper a Dorchester avenue grocer was held up and choked by a thief who locked him in a meat refrigerator. Cooper freed himself, shattered the refrigerant glass, and alerted a neighbor. Police search the area for the suspect with no arrest yet.
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Louis Cooper
Dorchester Avenue
Ashmont
Cooper
Benjamin Williams
Portland Boats Arrive Gloucester for South Boston Meet
A fleet of 14 Portland Motorboats with 80 members of the Portland Power Boat Association arrived at Gloucester at sundown yesterday. Today the fleet will sail to City Point where a South Boston Yacht Club delegation will meet and escort them in. Commodore Elmer Clark leads the fleet, convoyed by revenue cutter Wootbury from Casco Bay, for a pop concert and illumination at the South Boston club tonight.
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Portland
Gloucester
Portland Power Boat Association
South Boston
Pontoons Chosen For America Flight Tests
In Hammondport New York Glenn Curtiss and Lt Porte announce the flying boat America will use wooden pontoons after abandoning submerged hydroplane boards. Porte reviews trials, while Curtiss details temporary pontoons and plans for a permanent set, aiming for takeoff from the lake soon.
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Hammondsport
N. Y
America
Glenn Curtiss
Porte
St. Johns
Newfoundland
New York
Langley
Aritania Ey Las
George Robinson
Mechanician
Francis
Doc) Wildman
Curtiss
Phillips
Ten Hurt in Portland Auto Crash Leaves Two Fatally Injured
In Portland Indiana early today two cars collided at a crossroads injuring ten people. Banker W R Reed is not expected to recover and Ora Swarner is believed fatally injured. Additional victims include Mrs John Mills of Columbus Ohio and her daughters.
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Portland
Ind
Here
W. R. Reed
Ora Swarner
John Mills
Columbus
Father and son battle with posse in Lewisburg West Virginia
Sheriff Boone and deputies surrounded the Bennett home near Lewisburg to arrest Thomas Bennett and his son Christopher for last fall's shooting of John Sheppard and Tom Quick. The older Bennett was wounded in the exchange.
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Lewisburg
West Va
Boone
Greenbrier County
Thomas Pennett
Here
Bennett
Christopher
John Sheppard
Tom Quick
Bennetts
Christopher Bennett
Pilgrim Fathers Board Chooses Bradstreet as Acting Supreme Governor
July 8 meeting of the United Order of Pilgrim Fathers in this city voted George F. Bradstreet of Boston as acting Supreme Governor in place of the resigned Nathan Crary.
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Lawrence
United Order of Pilgrim Fathers
George F. Bradstreet
Bos‘ton Oy
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