Newport Mayor and Committee Seek $100,000 Gum Plant
Mayor Clarke of Newport Massachusetts? and a committee from Newport visited the Common Sense Gum Company plants in Cambridge and Boston to persuade the firm to locate the new $100,000 factory in Newport. The plant would employ about 300 girls and 2 men, boosting local manufacturing and reducing summer dependence. Competition includes Rockland Maine and Nashua New Hampshire.
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Mayor Clarke
Newport
R. I
George W. Ritchie
Thomas B. Congdon
Benjamin F. Tanner
Boston
Common Sense Gum Company
Cambridge
Sudbury
Gum Company
Rockland
Nashua
N. H
Harding calls for probe of assessors department
Councilman Charles T. Harding of Ward 20 announces he will offer an order at the Common Council meeting to investigate the assessors department. He says taxes are levied on some real estate at twice market value while other property is under taxed or not taxed at all.
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Charles T. Harding
Ward
Harding
Board of Assessors
Boston
Councilman Harding Pushes Assessing Reform Plan
Councilman Harding advocates revising city assessing methods to boost revenues without higher taxes and to promote justice. He proposes a special nine member council committee including the Mayor, Finance Commission, a real estate expert and business leaders to study the issue and urge adoption of an order. Harding previously chaired the Transit Commission land takings inquiry and says he found gross injustice by assessors and will cite concrete neglect and errors.
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Harding
Common Council
Finance Commission
The
Transit Commission
Washington Street
Boston Assessors defend valuation standards and experience
Secretary Charles E. Folsom and the Boston Board of Assessors defend their methods against Councilman Harding. They praise long service, claim honesty and accuracy, and argue differing expert opinions are natural in land valuation while urging explicit critique to reveal any errors.
Tremont Row Property Sold to Municipal Real Estate Trust
Jason S. Bailey sold four Tremont Row parcels at 17 18 19 20 21 22 Tremont Row to the Municipal Real Estate Trust trustees for more than 500000. The site includes 6576 sq ft with 80 ft Tremont Row frontage and four brick buildings. assessed value 489000. Trust buyers: James M. Codman Jr Henry Parkman Nathaniel Thayer Moses Williams Moses Williams Jr.
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Jason S. Bailey
Boston
Washington Street
Tremont Row
Municipal Real Estate Trust
Scollay Square
Bailey
Mr. Bailey
James M. Codman, Jr
Henry Parkman
Nathaniel Thayer
Moses Williams
Moses Williams, Jr
Government Seeks Protection as Creditor in Jamestown Exposition Case
The United States government filed a petition in the Jamestown Exposition Federal Court litigation seeking creditor protection for its $1,000,000 loan. The amount due to the government stands at $897,053.57.
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Norfolk
United States
Roosevelt Defies Critics in Letter Amid Nomination Turmoil
Island Falls Maine July 15 President Roosevelt declares belief in a strong bold presidency and using the office fully despite critics. In a letter to Bill Sewall he says he is glad the nomination is settled and reflects on White House strain and Mrs Roosevelt’s health while aiming to follow Washington and Lincoln.
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Island Falls
Roosevelt
Companion of the Woods
Bill Sewall
Sewall
White House
Mr. Sewall
Washington
Lincoln
Ex-Mayor Denies Pardoning 780 Prisoners at Deer Island
Ex-Mayor Fitzgerald rebuts a claim by Representative Luce that 780 inmates were pardoned from Deer Island in 1906 to influence Democratic caucuses. He says Luce misstates records and notes extended probation and fines over imprisonment to aid reform and relieve poor offenders.
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Fitzgerald
Robert Luce
Deer Island
Democratic Party
Luce
Christian Endeavor Society
Raynham
Martin’s
Cleo's Crew Survives Nighttime Yacht Sinking Off Ped Dock Island
Five South Boston men aboard the yacht Cleo escaped drowning after it sank a quarter mile off Ped dock's Island following a collision with a sunken derelict. They clung to wreckage an hour before being rescued by Quincy’s Lusitania. Officials deny any derelict in the channel besides the Birmingham wreck near Castle Island, where Captain Alfred Sorsenson carries out salvage work at $15,000.
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Cleo
South Boston
Peddock’s Island
Edward Spargo
I Street
Thomas A. Rotchford
H Street
Mark Ridge
West Sixth Street
William Sullivan
Athens Street
John Jarmaud
Lusitania
Quincy
United States Hydrographic Office
United States Harbor Engineers
Boston Harbor
City of
Birmingham
Castle Island
Alfred Sorsenson
Church Soloist Becomes Grand Opera Soprano
Leila Bertoni, once principal soprano at Grace M. B. Church in Chicago, now sings Siebel with the Romany Opera Company in Faust at the Boston Theatre this week, marking her rise to grand opera.
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Leila Bertoni
Siebel
Romany Opera Company
Boston
Chicago
Grace M. B. Church
North Side
Windy City
Miss Bertoni Sings for Romany Opera Company
Miss Bertoni had done concert work and declined theater until a summer opera season at the College Theatre. She accepted prima donna roles after being heard by Mr. Alexander Bevan whose negotiations led to her engagement with the Romany Opera Company.
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Miss Bertoni
College Theatre
Alexander Bevan
Romany Opera Company
Democrats Nominate Gardner for Maine Governor
Bangor Maine July 15 Democrats in convention unanimously nominate Obadiah Gardner of Rockland for Governor and Everett M Mower of Augusta for State auditor. The platform calls for resubmission of the Sturgis law repeal abolition of the state liquor agency system tax reform and a 58 hour work week for women and children with strict age limits. It urges removal of dishonest officials and action by the attorney general to recover misused state funds and endorses the national ticket and platform.
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Bangor
Maine
National
Reducing Fat With Marmola Tablets After Meals
A magazine style claim suggests losing a pound daily without exercise by taking Marmola Prescription Tablets after meals and at bedtime. The tablets allegedly contain Marmola, Cascara Aromatic, and Simple Syrup and cost about 75 cents for a full dose.
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Marmola Co
Detroit
Mich
First Show At 92 Delights Plum Island Visitor
Miss Abby Young, visiting Mr and Mrs A A Pike at Plum Island Old Point, attended the pavilion show Monday evening and was greatly interested. She is 92 years old and it was her first time at such an event.
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James FE. Murphy
Patrick Murphy
Antwerp Street
Allston
Charles Rodman
Willow Park
Roxbury
Benson Street
Antwerp
Newburyport
Abby Young
A. A. Pike
Plum Island
Old Point
Explosion on Norwegian Bark Ragna Kills Two in Nova Scotia
An explosion on board the Norwegian bark Ragna at Tusket Wedge Nova Scotia today killed two crewmen and seriously injured two others. The remaining crew are reported unharmed. Local authorities are investigating the blast and its cause.
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Yarmouth
WN. &S
Ragna
What Beautiful Hair hair preparation ad
What Beautiful Hair is a hair beautifier from Woodbury Institute. It claims to restore lustre invigorate follicles promote healthy growth stop splitting and falling out remove dandruff and soothe the scalp. Available in 25¢ and 1.00 sizes from Riker Jaynes Drug Stores Boston Mass.
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Woodbury Institute
Ladies Day Set for July 19 at Grape Island
Commodore Hannon and the South Boston Yacht Club plan a big ladies day next Sunday at Grape Island after moving the event from Nantasket Point. The fleet will depart the clubhouse on Sunday morning at 10:80.
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Hannon
South Boston Yacht Club
Nantasket Point
Grape Island
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