Draper Plans New Fish Wharf Amid Harbor Tour
Governor Eben S. Draper announced plans for a new fish pier south of the Commonwealth docks to be leased to Boston fish dealers for 30 years at 40 000 annually, with land and rail‑related leases boosting state revenue. The harbor tour by the Boston Chamber of Commerce attracted 769 members, touring docks and inspecting the harbor line while leaders touted growth, taxes, and Boston’s maritime future.
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
Paragon Park
Commonwealth Docks
Boston
Commonwealth Pier
Chamber
South Shore
Rowe
India Wharf
Long Wharf
Graves
Nix
Nantasket Beach
Senator Lodge
Governor Draper
Fitzgerald
Kelcher, Roberts
O'Connell
T. T. Hunter Harwood
Rothwell
James J. Storrow
D. Q. Ives
Nantasket
Montreal
Grand Trunk Railroad
Taft
Draper
Poeton
Commonwealth Flats
Commonwealth
Corporation
Lodge
Boston Harbor
United States
Norfolk
New York
Manchurian treaty between Japan and Russia released
Washington July 12 The text of the Manchurian convention signed July 4 at St Petersburg was made public tonight. The brief document runs only 237 words making it one of the shortest important treaties of modern times. It outlines terms and mutual understandings between Japan and Russia regarding Manchuria.
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Washington
Japan
Russia
St. Petersburg
Japan and Russia Agree to Uphold Manchuria Status Quo
The imperial governments of Japan and Russia renew a 1907 convention to improve railway cooperation in Manchuria and avoid hostile competition. They pledge to maintain the existing status quo with China and seek mutual understanding if events threaten peace, signaling a fresh pledge of stability to the State Department.
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Japan
Russia
Manchuria
China
State Department
Baron Rosen
Ambassadors dispute over Far East treaty stance clarified
A Tokio despatch indicates Japan’s position on the new Far East treaty and refutes rumors of a secret pact. The St Petersburg convention, begun last November, is viewed as a companion to the 1907 Russo-Japanese agreement. Open door policy is believed safeguarded, with Britain and Germany deemed cooperative.
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Far East
Uchida
Japan
State Department
Tokio
St. Petersburg
United States
Russia
China
Great Britain
Germany
Husband Shoots Self on Wife’s Death Anniversary
Lowell July 12 On the 284 anniversary of his wife's death Abraham I Gage 63 put a bullet through his brain in the harness shop of H W Tinker in Charles street this afternoon authorities said.
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Lowell
Abraham I. Gage
H. W. Tinker
Charles Street
Roosevelt greets Pinchot and Stimson with a shoulder slap
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt arrives from Oyster Bay and greets his friends Gifford Pinchot and Marshall Stimson in New York. He slaps them on the shoulders as he enters his office building elevator, calling them anarchistic friends in a brisk, informal exchange.
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Colonel Roosevelt
Pinchot
Stimson
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
United States Forester
Marshall Stimson
Los Angeles
Cal
Oyster Bay
Burning Daylight Feature Prompts New England Readers
Readers across New England praise Jack London as his latest story in The Post surpasses previous work. The next Sunday issue promises another substantial instalment, drawing eager attention from fans of the author.
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New England
Jack London
Post
Roosevelt and Hughes in a Long Conference
The article details a sequence of private talks among Theodore Roosevelt, Governor Hughes, and Speaker Cannon’s faction as they discuss direct nominations. It notes Roosevelt’s insistence on no sacrifice of principle, outlines anticipated steps at the New York Republican State convention, and mentions further meetings with Albany leaders and Sagamore Hill visits.
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Roosevelt
Hughes
Saratoga
Lloyd C. Griscom
New York
Republican County Committee
Mr. Woodruff
Wadsworth
William Barnes, Jr
Albany County
Mr. Barnes
Europe
Woodruff
Roosevelt- Hughes
Charles N. Fowler
New Jersey
Sagamore Hill
Fowler
Cannon
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Private Rowdy Prank Dims Cavalry Camp Night
South Framingham July 12 One private mocked by comrades is blindfolded and dunked in a trough after taps. First Squadron Cavalry troops stage a panicked horse race toward Sudbury station, then retreat, as Troop A pursues. Governor Draper to visit camp with Brigham Sears Aldrich Pond Logan. Troop B to meet at station. Troop C invites Mayor Brooks of Cambridge.
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South Framingham
First Squadron Cavalry
Sudbury
Puffer's Pond
Maynard
Newton
Draper
Boston
Brigham
Sears
Aldrich
Pond
Logan
Mayor Brooks
Cambridge
Loeb declines New York governorship due to costs
William Loeb Jr the port collector told President Taft he cannot be a candidate for governor of New York because a poor man cannot afford the Albany executive mansion and expenses on a 10000 dollar salary. Taft offered backing, but Loeb said he is content with his current post and plans private business after leaving the custom house.
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New York
William Loeb, Jr
Taft
Albany
Loeb
Beverly
Empire State
Custom House
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S. M. Mansfield
Herman A. Harding
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W. E. McLintock
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Frederick P. Fish
Daniel D. Morse
James A. McKibben
Adeline
Storrow
Boston Capital
Chamber OF Commerce
Bernard J. Rothwell
Kelsher
Marcel Smith
Walter M. Lowney
Roberts
H. R. Wellman
G. E. Smith
J. G. McKibben
A. Shuman & Co
Wolf's, Clothier
Hanover
Atrests
Wolf’s
Portland Streets
Washington Street
Friend St
Union St
Han Pel
Waltham
People’s Credit Co
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Commonwealth Shoe & Leather Company
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the Commonwealth Shoe & Leather Co
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