No Way Found to Put White Out of Office
Mayor White remains jailed amid a political stalemate in Lawrence. He reappointed Benjamin Mitchell as License Commissioner and signed licenses for moving pictures from his jail office. A board quarrel over the presidency and duties of the mayor persists as acting officials seek clarity on who holds power and its scope. Katherine White, his sister, pleads his innocence and vows to pursue his release, recounting her shock at the arrest and her intention to help clear his name.
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Mayor White
White
Jordan
Board of Aldermen
Thomas Griffin
Lawrence
Board of Health
Aldermanic Chamber
Griffin
Howver
Katherine A. White
Thomas Lipton
South Lawrence
Miss White
Crief
Casey of Mayor White faces action in Salem court
The case of Mayor William P. White of Lawrence, convicted in Salem on conspiracy, has been brought before Attorney-General Dana Malone. It is believed no action can compel him to stop his duties as city head except his own resignation.
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William P. White
Lawrence
Salem
Dana Malone
White
Charlestown Boy to Enter West Point
Martin Griffin 19 of 58 Monument Avenue Charlestown passed exams for entrance to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis and sworn in as a naval cadet. A Harvard Grammar School and Mechanic Arts High School graduate, he ranked first in Ninth district exams. Griffin is the son of Mr and Mrs Martin G Griffin longtime Charlestown residents.
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Martin Griffin
Monument Avenue
Charlestown
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Harvard Grammar School
Mechanic Arts High School
Griffin
Martin G. Griffin
Shoe and Leather Leaders Rally at Boston Outing
The New England shoe leaders meet in Salem Willows events after a Boston gathering where Charles H. Jones and Senator Lodge defend free hides and tariff changes. Mayor Fitzgerald criticizes high finance and stock watering while praising Taft’s proposed bonds commission and urging Boston to boost dock and transit spending.
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Senator Lodge
Washington
New England
Tariff Board
Fitzgerald
Boston
Taft
New York
Montreal
Missouri
Massachusetts
St. Louis
Allied Trades
Charles C. Hoyt
New England Shoe and Leather Association
Shoe and Leather
Henry Cabot Lodge
John F. Fitzgerald
Arthur Howard
Salem
R. S. Bauer
Lynn Board of Trade
New Ehegland Shoe and Leather Association
Alfred W. Donovan
Boston Boot and Shoe Club
George W. Coleman
Pilgrim Publicity Association
C. P. Gaither
Virginia, Tennessee & Georgia Air Line
Arthur B. Butman
Department of Commerce and Labor
Charles
NEW England Shoe and Leather Industries
Salem Willows
Jones
United Shoe Machinery Company
Mayor Fitzgerald
Thomas F. Anderson
Charles H. Jones
Elisha W. Cobb
Crippen In London Murder Case Tracked Via Ocean Liners
Scotland Yard escalates pursuit of Dr Crippen with formal murder charges. Crippen and his wife Belle Elmore are linked to Munyon Remedy Co offices in Philadelphia and London. Crippen’s associate Colonel McIntosh recounts the couple’s life and a near identification in Philadelphia.
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Brooklyn
Makomaski
Poland
Crippen
Munyon Remedy Company
Philadelphia
North Seventeenth and
Vine Streets
Universal Ready Company
McIntosh
New York
Crippens
Munyon
London
Belle Elmore
Twefth
Race Streets
Tariff Board Debates Labor Costs And Royalty System
Charles H. Jones a leading shoe manufacturer urges a science based tariff study to set duty rates, condemns monopoly and the royalty system. He argues for abolition of the costly machine tied royalty and calls for freer competition and fair treatment within the shoe industry.
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Charles H. Jones
Commonwealth Shoe Company
United Shoe Machinery Company
Jones
Mr. Jones
Washington
House of Representatives
Shoe Machinery Company
Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means
Congress
United Machinery Company
United Company
Multiple deaths and funeral notices listed in Boston area
A long notice lists numerous deaths from July with ages and funeral details. Entries include John Bronkhorst aged 12 years 9 months with funeral from 269 street South Boston, Sydney Cohen aged 39 11 months in East Boston, Richard Curtis Mansfield traveling salesman, and many others with addresses in Jamaica Plain Somerville East Boston Dorchester and the West End. Each item provides survivor names, parish or church services venues and dates or times for funerals.
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Bronkhorst
John
Rose Bronkhorst
Swart
Sol Bronkhorst
Boston
M. Comen
Sydney J. Cohen
Frieda Mauss Cohen
Chapel
Wadsworth Street
Curtis
Mansfield
Mass
Richard B. Curtis
Central Street
Kelliher
Somerville
Joseph L
Mary EB. Kelliher
Kearns
Florence Street
Meeting House
Flaherty
East Boston
Daniel
Hannah Flaherty
McClements
Bennington Street
Lynn
John P
James 4
Elizabeth Lynn
Havre Street
Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
Murphy
West End
Georgiana E
Joseph
Lynde Street
St. Joseph’s Church
Chambers Street
New Calvary
Purdy
South End
Addie
Sophie Louise Purdy
Weneral
Harrison Avenue
Smith
Mary Barrett
John H. Smith
Dundee Street
Back Bay
St. Cecilia’s Church
Holy Cross
Joseph Terassor
Belmont Street
Taft Withdraws Millions More Coal Lands
President Taft today withdrew additional coal lands across Western states, lifting the total to 71,518,588 acres. About half of the acres are new withdrawals, and the action is summarized in a letter from Secretary of the Interior Ballinger to the President.
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Beverly
Taft
Interior
Ballinger
Coal Lands Withdrawals Expanded Across Several States
Secretary Ballinger reports presidential orders enlarging coal land withdrawals, totaling 71,518,588 acres nationwide with Alaska pending surveys. He notes agricultural entry permitted on withdrawn lands and appraised value of $449.88 million against a $170.06 million former minimum.
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Arizona
Colorado
Montana
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
United States
Geological Survey
Alaska
R. A. Ballinger
Boston French Society Annual Banquet Honors Bastille Fall
The 121st Boston French Society dinner honored Bastille Day and the French Revolution. President Andre Gay led with speeches by Louis Wolff Dr H Williams Rene Quentin Robert Carmier and Henri Etienne. Henri Bes set read an original poem as Madeleine Gallivan sang with Harry Dreyfus accompanying.
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France
United States
Boston French Society
Bastile
Dreyfus
Andre Gay
Gay
Louis Wolff
Dr. H. Williams
Rene Quentin
Robert Carmier
Henri Etienne
Henri A. Besset
Garden of Roses
Jerusalem
Golden
Madeleine Gallivan
Harry Dreyfus
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St. Charles
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Impwortaris
Washington Street
Annex No
Washington St
Friend St
Weybosset St
Providence
Main St
Fall River
Purchase St
New Bedford
Rochester
N. Y
England
WN. B
Shoe Machinery Trust
Hoyt
Association
Wadeson
Democratic Party
City Hall
Bureau
Lorge
Chicago
Europe
Austria
Dr. Crippen
Charlton
Hoboken
Liverpool
Queenstown
Cedric
St. Paul
Southampton
Minnetonka
Scotland Yard
Vermont
Perth
Crosse & Blackwell
Pride of
James Hen
Wise’s
Schlitz
Milwaukee
Anheuser Busch
Rueter’s
Sterling
Aquinas
Temple Pl
Elm & Union
Canal California
Muscatel
Malaga
Galnessey
Gordon
Port
Imp
Tarragona
Duffy’s
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