Milwaukee 79-year-old man to marry 59-year-old partner
John J. Duggan, 79, announced his engagement to Annie Muffet, 59, in Milwaukee. He secured a license but must wait three weeks for banns. he seeks work, recalls arriving from England 62 years ago, and notes pension raises to $15 now and potential $20 after age 75 amid a pending congressional bill.
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Milwaukee
John J. Duggan
Annie Muffet
Duggan
England
Waupaca
Kirby House
Congress
Trade on Sailors Cupidity at Provincetown Harbor
Admiral Badger’s battleships lie quiet in Provincetown harbor after days of steaming. Since Sunday the steamer Dorothy Bradford brought 1800 passengers, with 600 more turned away, drawing large crowds from Boston to view the warships up close.
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Provincetown
Admiral Badger
Dorothy Bradford
Boston
Naval visit swells town as 1800 Bradford crowd watches ships
Bradford swells with naval parade as 1800 passengers arrive aboard. 1500 refused access. Sailors roam, gamblers targeted, four sharpers jailed with two spotters aiding police. Vermont tops New Hampshire 6 2 while Panther falls to South Carolina. Delaware arrives from Boston. drills wind down with night battery practice and parade readiness.
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Kelley
Evans Field
Vermont
New Hampshire
W. Hoffman
E. A. Willams
S. P. Wilson
L. L. Seemens
R. F. Smith
Panther
William Beatty
Second District Court
South Carolina
Delaware
Boston
Statue Comes to Life Robs Man on Michigan Ave
July 16 in Chicago John Anderson was accosted by a stranger who asked about a Logan monument. The man led Anderson to the statue where another figure appeared on the bronze horse. The assailant jumped down, overpowered Anderson, tied him with suspenders to the horse tail, and they stole $160 and his watch before escaping.
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Chicago
John Anderson
Michigan Avenue
Logan Monument
Anderson
General Logan
No Night Fireworks on Coast Artillery Drill in Boston
The Coast Artillery Corps tour in Boston will feature no night firing as ordered by the War Department. The announced event was to mark the 10 day duty period but the firing at night has been canceled, making the incident quiet and free of spectacle.
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Meveille
Boston
Rowe’s Wharf
Irvington Street
War Department
Uncle Sam
Forts Strong
Standish
Patterson
Coast Artillery Corps
Take Cholera Precautions In Boston Quarantine
Alarm over possible cholera epidemic in New York prompts Boston quarantine physicians to impose strict vessel searches. Port physician Dr William Gay says all foreign ships will be thoroughly examined at quarantine stations, with New York boats not inspected there as they must have health clearance from New York.
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New York
Boston
William Gay
Sherman Brother Declares Alive After Porcupine Fire
A telegram to Miss Charlotte Sherman from her brother Harold A. Sherman claims he is alive after the Porcupine district disaster. He was at the Jamieson property outside the fire district when the event occurred.
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Lowell
Charlotte Sherman
Harold A. Sherman
Porcupine District
Sherman
Jamieson
Jews Weep at Herzl Memorial Services in Milton Street
At the Yavne synagogue mourners wept as speakers recalled Theodore Herzl Zionist founder and his dream of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Julius Meyer urged unity under Zionist aims to secure justice for Jews abroad, noting Russia’s harsh conditions and the need to continue Herzl’s work. Other speakers included B Weiss, A Kronstein, J J Gold, and P U Rubinowitz.
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Theodore Herzl
Yavne
Milton Street
Dr. Herzl
Julius Meyer
The
Zionist Literary Society
Jerusalem
Herzl
Palestine
Russsia
Kishineff
B. Weiss
A. Kron‘stein
J. J. Gold
P. U. Rubinowitz
Atwood plans Chicago to New York air flight
New York July 16 Harry N Atwood winner of the Boston to Washington trophy says he may fly from Chicago to New York in the coming weeks He aims to start in Chicago and finish at Governor's Island New York City He will decide dates after further wind condition study and may return to New York from Washington following railroad tracks rather than seacoast.
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New York
Harry N. Atwood
Boston
Atwood
Chicago
New York City
Governor's Island
D. E. O. Stevens
Air Voyager
Washington
United States Army
Government Aviation
College Park
Arnold
Milling
Wright Brothers
Dayton
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Onoto Pen Company
Broadway
Bradford
Railroad Pier
Jacky
Cape Cod
Gamblers Abroad
Che
George Harris
Joseph Sherman
Jack Curtis
John Sanders
Sebco Xpansion
Star Expansion Bolt Co
Sebco
Mass
Pettingell-Andrews Co
Boston Common
Tremont Street
Anderson Gingham Maslin
Anderson Ginghams
Anderson Gingham
Sie
Messaline
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