Eleventh Census Bill Passed House In Four Hours
Washington July 12 Congress Cox lauds swift passage of the eleventh census bill in the House. He notes debate was broad yet the 24 section measure moved quickly with small amendments. The plan favors thorough, systematic data while controlling costs and adjusting enumerator pay for fairness and efficiency.
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Cox
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Prominent New Englanders Visit Saratoga for Midsummer Fest
At Saratoga, July 12. The grand midsummer festival in Congress Park will be Aug. 11 and 12 with a billiard journey Aug. 9 to Aug. 15 featuring Slosson Sexton and Daly. Lugene Carter of Toledo, Ohio, enters at Schaefer’s request. A list of guests from Boston, Harvard, Norwich, and New York accompanies plans for a grand recital by R. D. Willard, Harvard ’91, assisted by Boston and New York talent.
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Congress Park
Slosson
Sexton
Daly
Schaefer
Lugene Carter
Toledo
New
A. B. W. Sepe
A ‘H. Walker, Jr
Harvard
Charles S. Halladay
Boston
Charles Spaulding
Norwich
Conn
JE. Horne
Lawrence
Daniel Simonds
Fitchburg
H Burchard
New Yor
Congress Hall
CG. A
R.W. Brown
L. R. Foster
Foster
Bristol
J. L. Duncan
Duncan
George B. Bouton
Westport
Columbian
G. N. Harmon
Isabelle Harmon
C. C
Camp
Kenmore
W. C. Pratt
N. L. McIntire
C. D. Newton
United States
Francis Peabody
George Myers
J. P. Crown
J. T. Crown
H. R. Norwell
New York
Mourned Bride Emma L Lawson Drops Dead in Cambridge
Mrs Emma L wife of Joseph R Lawson aged about 2 years from marriage collapsed on the steps of their home at 18 Norfolk street Cambridge from hemorrhage of the heart just after her husband left for work She had visited her landlady Mrs A J Milliken to pass the time when she began coughing and spitting blood A second fatal bleed occurred on the landing and she died almost instantly The husband works as a salesman for Jordan Marsh Co
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Emma L
Joseph R. Lawson
Norfolk Street
Cambridge
Revere House Apartments Offer Roomy Pleasant Living
Roomy and home like descriptions highlight the Revere House as offering unusually pleasant apartments with a cozy, comfortable atmosphere for residents seeking a homely setting.
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Revere House
Copper Situation and Syndicate Rule of Copper Supply
A leading American copper expert states the French syndicate has bought the visible copper supply and will set prices. Producers lack copper, demand exceeds production, and the syndicate will control New York Metal Exchange pricing with a base around 164 cents and occasional 17 cent spikes.
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New York
Spectau
America
New York Metal Exchange
Lake Superior
General Sheridan’s Best Day Amid Storms at Nonquitt
A storm and gale at Nonquitt failed to disturb General Sheridan who rested well and ate trout and milk. Bulletin notes his nervous system improved, pulse and respiration unchanged, and no heart failure for thirty five days. Arrivals included Prof. A. Bickmore and Albert Boardman’s family.
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Nonovirt
Sheridan
A. &. Bickmore
New York
Albert Boardman
Staten Island
Washington Matthews
Henry C. Yarrow
Monongahela Flood Causes 3 Million Dollar Losses
Purrsburg, Penn. July 12 The Monongahela flood is subsiding but has devastated Panhandle valleys. Destruction spans Pittsburg to Randolph County West Virginia with ruined factories, sunken boats, floating houses and ruined crops. Total losses likely reach 3,000,000 affecting coal, rail, and farm sectors across several counties. Coal fleets prepare for shipment, with 10,000,000 bushels slated to depart west and south by tomorrow.
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Monongahela
Pittsburg
Randolph County
West Virginia
Hood
Monongalia
Marion
Taylor, Harrison
Lewis, Arbour, Ups
Young Democrats Club Elects New Members and Reorganizes Finance
The Young Men's Democratic Club of Massachusetts added many new members including Louis E. Chalenor and Haskell E. Knowland among others. The meeting in Pittsfield outlined district committees to bolster campaign work while reorganizing the Boston finance committee and planning an address to Massachusetts youths. The club praised Mayor Russell and Josiah Quincy for Baltimore convention roles.
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Louis E. Chalenor
Charlestown
Haskell E. Knowland
Marblehead
James H. Carmichael
Lowell
Charles R. Costello
William F. Courtney
Walter Cutting
Pittsfield
Henry W. Keyes
Boston
Philip M. Saltonstall
Newton
William V. Thompson
East
Cambridge
Sherman L. Whipple
Roxbury
Thornton Oy Eabury
Camwidge
Thaddeus F. Mulrey
George E. Woodbury
Beverly
Edward J. Fuller
K. Hamilton
Wakefield
Henry F. P. Wilkins
Royal P. Barry
Melrose
Charles Boblen
Fred W. Emerson
Arthur E. Perry
New Bedford
Charles G._ Saunders
Lawrence
Sylvester Baxter
Malden
Allen J. Chase
C. Fred Smith
Lynn
Joseph L. Towne
Sidney D. Shattuck
John M. B. Churchill
Austin G. Peters
Jamaica Plain
Sherman Hoar
Waltham
John C. Crosby
Harvey N. Collison
State Central Committee
Henry W. Swift
Swift
Godfrey Morse
Europe
Mr. Provin
Westfield
Francis V. Parker
Thomas C.thacher
Nathan Matthews, Jr
Charles 5
Mayor Russell
Josiah Quincy
Sears Triumphs In Wellesley Tennis Final Amid Windy Conditions
Wellesley July 12. In Ridge Hill farm third day of the club tournament the wind hampered play but the Sears vs Williston final drew focus. Williston led two sets before Sears won three straight, surprising many as McMullen failed to reach the final. Bixby captured singles consolation over E F Laker, with Baker and Farrington contending for second. Sears and Shaw meet Manchester and Kingsley in the doubles final tomorrow.
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Trustees Elect Officers at Dean Academy Meeting
At the annual trustees meeting at the Universalist publishing house officers were elected for the ensuing year. President Hon. L. W. Ballou, vice president Albert Dickerman A M of Boston, treasurer C J McKenzie of Franklin, secretary Rev H J Cushman A M of Providence, General Olney Arnold of Pawtucket R I fills the vacancy on the board and on the executive committee. Visitors named include Rev Cushman, William M Thayer, Prof John P Marshall Tufts College, Rev C J White Woonsocket, E L Comins Worcester, Rev W Selleck Franklin, Rev S A Gardiner Milford. The academy has over $60 000 invested funds the income used to reduce pupil expenses.
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L. W. Ballou
Albert Dickerman
A.M
Boston
C.J. McKenzie
Franklin
H. J. Cushman
Providence
Olney Arnold
Pawtucket
R. L
William S. Johnson
Cushman
William M. Thayer
John P. Marshall
Tufts College
C. J. White
Woonsocket
W. ©. Selleck
Jones's Oil Store at 76 Haverhill Street Marks 37 Years
The Jones's oil store has operated from 76 Haverhill Street for 37 years, earning a favorable trade reputation across New England. It offers pure machinery oils including Arctic cylinder oil praised by engineers and Globe cylinder oil as a notable specialty. The firm upholds the motto honest oils at honest prices.
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Haverhill Street
New England
Arctic
Globe
Republican Rally in Tremont Temple and Civil Service Notes
Dr. Burden, head of the Republican State committee, plans formal Chicago ticket ratification at Tremont Temple on Tuesday night. Vocabulary hints include Wadlin as potential labor statistics head and Osgood’s Civil War service securing his police department post amid fire safety provisions and civil service exams.
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Republican State Committee
Chicago
Tremont Temple
Horace H. Wadlin
Reading
Carroll D. Wright
Bureau of Statistics of Labor
House of Representatives
Waukin
Francis E. Osgood
Marblehead
Osgood
Executive Council
Market Quiet Amid Irregular Prices and Mixed Signals
Markets were quiet with irregular prices near close as conditions show mild improvement. Reports note improving money markets and stronger demand for commercial paper in New York and nearby banks. Wool loan activity remains uneven, while West End Railway Company faces delays in motor power decisions. Cambridge bonds sold well and Ocean Steamship Berth stock gains suggest rising activity. iron and coal outputs show shifts. Chicago leaders hint at management changes at Chicago Burlington & Quincy. Delinquent Sutro Tunnel stockholders may gain more time in reorganization CAPE Cop.
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Sutro Tunnel
McCalmont
Cape Cop
Auction notices of jute, fruit, paintings held by firms today
AUCTION SALES. TODAY. Jute butts by Horatio Harris at 11 a m Saturday. Fruit by Horatio Harris at 10 a m. Paintings etc by Leonard & Co at 10 30 a m. Fruit snow & Co at 11 a m.
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Marriages in City July 2024 Highlighted
Blanchard of Cambridge to Clara A. Ford of Boston wed July 11 by Rev M R Deming. Cornwell to Grace Saunder son wed July 7 by Rev J Wyman. Stengel to Louisa Goething wed July 5 by Rev W W Locke. Watson to Christina J McKay wed July 11 at Newtonville by Rev George S Butters.
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George 8. Butters
Charles I. Watson
Christina J. McKay
Boston
Death notices record several Boston area passings
Deaths from Somerville to North Reading announced July and June include Carl H. Claus aged 29 11 11, Abbie M Foster widow of Frederick A Foster, Jay 10 Helen May Jelly daughter of Emeline A and the late James Jelly, Charles F Knapton 49 8, George W Lowry 26, widow of Chester Mitchell 61, Gertrude Chand Moore infant daughter of Beverly K and Annie I H Moore, John F O Keefe 34 4, Asahel Phelps 78, Lucius C Tillson 56 4, Elizabeth D Upton wife of John K Upton.
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Foster
Auburndale
Mass
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Frederick A. Foster
Boston
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East Cambridge
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Helen May Jelly
Emeline A
James Jelly
Knapton
Boston Highlands
Charles F. Knapton
Lowry
Egieson Square
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Matthew
Abbie H. Lowry
Mitchell
Winchester
Bimily
Chester Mitchel
Moore
West Roxbury
Gertrude Chand
Aer Youngs
Beverly K
Annie I. H. Moore
O'Keefe
John F. O Keefe
Phelps
Jamaica Plain
Asahel Phelps
Tillsn
Lucius C. Tillson
Upton
North Reading
Elizabeth D. Upton
John K. Upton
Weekly Post highlights Republican discontent and tariff reform
The Weekly Post reports broad political debate in the Republican party over the free whiskey plank, covers a public meeting at Faneuil Hall opposing a school text on papal indulgences, cites the President’s pension revision proposal, and reviews books, chess, finance, and maritime listings.
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Weekly Post
Republican Party
Faneuil Hall
Taverner
Tus Weekly Post
Music Hall Promenades with Offenbach Scores Tonight
Lovers of French opera may hear Offenbach tunes played by a large orchestra at Music Hall tonight. The program features La Grande Duchesse La Jolie Parfumeuse Orpheus and other works by the renowned French composer. Also included are ballet music from Massenet Le Cid waltzes by Strauss and Millocker and the Fra Diavolo overture.
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Amusements listing for Boston venues
The Boston Amusements page lists events at the Grand Opera House Professor Bristol’s Equescurriculum at 7 45 pm Oakland Garden Aladdin at 7 45 pm Cyclorama Tremont Street Battle of Gettysburg Music Hall Promenade concert at 8 Pompeian Amphitheatre The Last Days of Pompeii at 7 45 pm Hort icultural Hall Christ entering Jerusalem and The Crucifixion showings
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Jerusalem
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