Canal work in Panama would take 200 years at present rate
A World despatch from Panama argues the Panama Canal project suffers from disorganization and red tape. It cites May 1906 excavations of 75 000 cubic yards, 12 shovels with only five usable, and predicts 200 years to complete unless 12 now improved to 125 shovels and 4 000 workers rise to 8 000 West Indian laborers are brought to speed.
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New York
Panama
Panama _ canal
Atlantic
Pacific
Culebra
Gen Wood Is Killed in Weston Nighttime Shooting
Weston July 16 The district medical examiner reports a fatal shooting accident when Thomas L. Hagar a Weston farmer accidentally killed himself with a loaded shotgun he had set near a kitchen window The weapon discharged hitting him in the head He was 50 a cousin of General Leonard Wood with a widow and three children surviving The border farm had hosted a Boston boarder Miss Phelps who died by suicide two weeks earlier on the same property.
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Weston
Thomas L. Hagar
Hagar
Leonard Wood
Miss Phelps
Boston
City Vacation Schools Open in Boston for Three-Week Term
Vacation schools in Boston open today for a three week term this year, cut two weeks from prior seasons. Principals listed include Lyman School East Boston Charles C Haines Warren School Charlestown Edward F O Dowd Hancock School North End James E Thomas Bowdoin School Roxbury Edwin F Kimball, and others at Franklin Shurtleff Hart Comins Washington Allston Russell with supervising staff and locations across East Boston Charlestown North End South Boston Roxbury Allston Dorchester.
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Lyman
Paris
Gore Streets
East Boston
Charles C. Haines
Warren
of Pearl and
Summer Streets
Charlestown
Edward F. O’dowd
Hancock
Parmenter Street
North End
James E. Thomas
Bowdoin
Myrtle Street
State House
Edwin F. Kimball
Franklin
Waltham Street
Lincoln Owen
Shurtleff
Dorchester Street
South Boston
John J. Sheehan
Thomas N. Hart
H and Hast Fifth Streets
James M. Murdock
Comins
Tremont
Terrace Streets
Roxbury
Albert S. Ames
Washington Allston
Cambridge Street
Allston
Charles F. Merrick
William FE. Russell
Edward Everett Square
Dorchester
James T. F. Burrill
Mustang Runs Wild In Brooklyn Flat Breaks Furniture
Heat and fear sent a black mustang from Colorado into a frenzy in York street Brooklyn. It trampled two children and knocked a man senseless then forced its way into a second floor flat where it wrecked furniture. Neighbors bound it and dragged the horse away after tying it to a truck.
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New York
Colorado
York Street
Brooklyn
Continent hotel owners face criminal charges over minor liquor sales
Pro prietors Charles J. Lavis and Timothy J. Crowley of the Continental Hotel are arrested on a charge of selling liquor to 17 year old Miss Bessie Dutton, daughter of Mrs. Tinnie L. Dutton, amid a Boston uproar among liquor dealers. The Duttons allege warnings were ignored and threaten wider action against Bohemian venues as Mrs. Dutton and her attorney Clarence Benedict pursue the case.
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Bessie Dutton
Continental Hotel
Back Bay
Charles J. Lavis
Timothy J. Crowley
Boston
Tinnie L. Dutton
Falmouth Street
Miss Bessie Dutton
Clarence Barrett Benedict
Mr. Lavis
Mr. Crowley
Commonwealth
Henry Cunningham
Miss Dutton
Clarence Bartlett Benedict
Dutton
Jamaica Plain
Eulogy on John Hay by Rev Drew at Immanuel Church
The Rev. Edward Payson Drew presided at Immanuel Congregational Church and delivered a eulogy on John Hay. He praised Hay as a statesman trusted by nations and praised his diplomacy rooted in right, urging forthright government service over private wealth. He contrasted Hay with other figures, noting the value of public honor over profit.
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Edward Payson Drew
Immanuel Congregational Church
John Hay
Washington
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley
Grover Cleveland
How The Post Built Up Its Advertisers
A testimonial to the Boston Post lauding its advertising power. Mitchell the Tailor credits the paper with rapid growth from 50 to 400 suits weekly after starting at 305 Washington street and expanding to 369 Washington street, becoming Boston’s largest tailoring business. The letter highlights value pricing and underscored undersold promise.
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Boston Post
Post
Boston
Washington Street
Spon
Mitchell the
New England
Mitchell
Tea Advert Offers Varied Brands and Prices
An advertisement lists English Breakfast and regular teas including 9c and 60c rates for Ceylon Salada B F Japan and other brands. Multiple entries show prices around 50c to 60c with 3 for a bold line.
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Ceylon
Salada
B. F
Japan
Department Moves to Beacon Street with Cabbage Offer
Local grocery announces relocation to 3 Beacon Street and tempts shoppers with free cabbage for corned beef purchases. Advert lists lean corned beef, tenderloin and rib roasts, lamb cuts, liver, fowl, fresh produce, and seafood with prices per pound or per unit.
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Brighton
A Heated Street Argument Ends with Brief Head Rescue
Gus Olsen and Michael Mahoney clashed on Hanover Street over international questions. They both struck at the same moment, both likely losing their heads, but a vigilant head-saver intervened to stop the fight. They rested at Station 1 and face court today.
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Gus Olsen
Hanover Street
Michael Mahoney
Olsen
Mahoney
Sheridan Club Addressed by Chairman J F Sullivan
At the Sheridan Club of Ward 19 Roxbury Crossing yesterday Chairman J F Sullivan spoke on Municipal Ownership. He cited the bath department and street watering force as examples of public benefits monopolized by privileged classes and neglect of Back Bay and other congested districts.
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Sheridan Club
Ward 19
Roxbury Crossing
J. F. Sullivan
Bath Department
Rumor Flows On City Streets Superintendent Donovan Plan
Ward leaders say Superintendent of Streets James Donovan intends to resign at the start of the mayoral campaign this fall to devote full time to the municipal election. Henry Macksey would fill in during the absence. Donovan has reportedly quit smoking, a notable change in recent weeks.
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James Donovan
Donovan
Henry Macksey
City Hall
Mason Andrew wedding featured lavish society display in Hingham
The society column details an al fresco breakfast after the Mason Andrew wedding with Edith Andrew and many relatives in elaborate outfits. Notables include Miss Cornelia Robb of New York and Mrs. Herbert Mason among debutantes and matrons in gowns of white lace, voile, and chiffon with blue or violet hats. The couple will spend late summer in Hingham and then reside in Portland in September.
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Mason-Andrew
Hingham
Edith Andrew
Dudley Clarke
Nathaniel Thayer
Cornelia van Rensselaer Robb
New York
Cornelia Thayer
William Patten
Sallie Thayer
Susan Thayer
Eugene V. R. Thayer, Jr
Misses Cunningham
Dorothy Fay
Margaret Head
Ruth Lawrence
Alice West
Mabel B. Warren
Herbert W. Mason
Wallace Goodrich
George F. Weld
Frederick Cunningham
Joseph Bigelow
Charles Head
Roger Wolcott, Jr
Portland
Hebrews Go Without Bread in Boston Ghetto Bread Panic
Hebrews in Boston's Ghetto faced a Sunday bread shortage as bakers demanded an eight hour day. Prices jumped to 20 cents for an 8 cent loaf while shops emptied. Families crowded bakeries on Norman and Spring streets amid frantic seeking of bread.
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Boston
Weissberg
Spring Street
Boston Post
Mrs. Berger
Salem Street
President Roosevelt Expected to Visit Maine
Maine town excited by report that President Roosevelt will visit Livermore Falls near Norway after invitation from Senator Washburn. Expected arrival date is September 1. State fair at Lewiston runs September 12 to 15 with invitation extended to the President.
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Norway
Roosevelt
United States
Washburn
Livermore Falls
Lewiston
Debs Declines to Lead Chicago Labor Coalition
President Samuel Gompers of the AFL urges unity as a new Chicago labor group formed against him shows weak support. Eugene V. Debs has refused to head the effort, which is reported to be socialist in origin and not widely backed.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Chicago
Eugene V. Debs
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