Elm leaf beetle ravages hit Massachusetts elms
Cambridge asks households to spray and cooperate against elm leaf beetle grubs threatening University City elms. State official A H Kirkland recommends hot water or arsenate of lead spray and release of imported parasites at Harvard College yard to combat the pest statewide.
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Cambridge
University City
A. H. Kirkland
State
Gypsy Moth Commission
Europe
Kirkland
Harvard College Yard
Gypsy Moth Commission Dismisses Insecticide Death Claims
The Gypsy Moth Commission ruled not guilty in the charge that department insecticides kill cattle and birds. Lab tests showed birds died from other causes including foreign objects, wires, and shotgun contents. The commission urged a broader probe into cattle sickness to find alternate causes.
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Gypsy Moth
Rich Man Predations Prompt Grocer to Refuse Credit
Newport July 9. G River Sand of Universal Canned Goods Emporium rails at predatory rich. He lists debtors including 36 multi millionaires and details how 29 of them may fail without market strength or cash. He rages against ostentatious wealth and false credit, recounting anecdotes of wealthy customers and their servants.
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Newport
River Sand
Universal Canned Goods
Mr. Land
Mr. Sand
Reflections of a Bachelor Girl Analysis of Love and Manners
The piece surveys gender norms with breezy aphorisms on marriage, fidelity, and flirtation. It jokes that a man’s respect for his wife depends on her ignorance of his acts and that confessions between lovers can be dangerous. It also contrasts weak minded and strong minded women and hints at social double standards.
Milk famine looming in Worcester after protracted drought
Worcester reports a milk shortage as drought continues. Hotels and restaurants struggle to obtain milk while wholesalers favor large contracts, leaving grocers and households short. Pastures have little feed, and farmers insist rain is needed immediately to save the dairy industry.
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Worcester
Rockefeller Family Welcomes Third Child Nelson Rockefeller
A third child, a boy, was born to Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr. at their Bar Harbor summer home. The infant is named Nelson Rockefeller after Senator Nelson W. Aldrich. The report notes prior births in 1906 and 1908 and coincides with John D. Rockefeller's 69th birthday at Forest Hill, Cleveland.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Bar Harbor
Boston
North Shore
Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
Abbie G. Aldrich
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Oil King
Forest Hill
Cleveland
Peary Heads North With Family for Polar Expedition
Commander Peary arrived in Portland with Mrs. Peary and their children and rode to Mattocks on the Mountain division to spend the day. They plan to depart tomorrow likely on the 11 a.m. train for St John to join the Roosevelt for the polar expedition, with Mrs. Peary accompanying him to Cape Breton.
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Portland
Roosevelt Arrives at New Bedford for Arctic Supply Run
Commander Peary's steamer Roosevelt reached Clark's Point harbor to load whale boats and supplies. Harry Whitney of New Haven and G F Norton of New York oversee packing for six weeks of northward hunting. The ship then sailed for Sydney N S W to pick up Peary. An engine hiccup delayed arrival, now fixed.
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New Bedford
Commander Peary
Roosevelt
United States
Clark’s Point
Harry Whitney
New Haven
Mr. Whitney
G. F. Norton
New York
Erie
Meyers Denies Cabinet Offer In Paris Report
Postmaster General Meyer dismisses a Paris report that Taft would name him Secretary of State if elected. He called the story absolutely made out of whole cloth. Meyer is in Hot Springs with Taft.
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Hot Springs
Meyer
Paris
Taft
Wilcox Family Tribunal Over a City Speaker Romance
The Wilcox clan, led by stern John Sr, confront a town hall elocution affair as Junior pursues a city gal. Misread signals and a fatal misunderstanding lead to a staged tragedy and a last minute telegram revealing the gal’s fate is mere injury. Junior is urged to fetch his hurt love while the father laments his impulsive meddling.
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John Wilcox, Jr
John Wilcox, Sr
Junior
Hullest
Mrs. Wilcox
Lenore
Polecat
J. Wilcox
Mr. Wilcox
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