Underground cable ties Second Brigade at South Framingham camp
South Framingham July 17. The Second Brigade camp is ready as regiments pitch final tents. Lieutenant Stevens and men laid 4200 feet of underwater underground telephone and telegraph cable in record time using a plough and tubes, a first for regular army and state militia. Transmitters arrive tomorrow and Brigadier General Whitney will raise the flag at noon. Major Devine and cavalry staff arrived from Roxbury after a three hour road trip.
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Lieutenant Stevens
Signal Corps
South Framingham
S. H. Stevens
Stevens
Regular Army
W. H. Tower
P. H. McGrath
Whitney
Devine
Massachusetts Signal Corps
W. C. Stevens
Puritan Leads Eastern Fleet in Newport Regatta
Newport RI July 17 Schooner Puritan tops the 87 mile run from Vineyard Haven as handicap favored Hoozier loses by about 49 minutes. Louise required tug aid near Hyannis. Catherine and Wasp finish far behind in third division. Tomorrow fleet sails to New York YC cruise.
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Newport
R. I
Eastern Yacht Club
Vineyard Haven
Puritan
Louise
Hyannis
Hoozier
Yawl Catherine
Regatta Committee
Wasp
Newee
New York Yacht Club
Aiaanada
Puritan Coeeeene Caeees
Hoozler
Weeee
Ope Leslie
Ndercliff
AGA Cce Ee
Satan
Nine Candidates Enter Somerville Mayoralty Race
Somerville faces a lively mayoral contest with nine named hopefuls including Senator L. B. Chandler Representative Vinal President Pike ex Alderman Cushman ex Alderman Woodberry Dana W Bennett J Warren Bailey Frank E Fitts Jackson Caldwell and Charles A Grimmons. The city anticipates a fierce race after Mayor Glines withdraws and Congressman McCall’s desire for another term influences local plans. Chandler plans a strong bid after opting to run for mayor.
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Somerville
L. B. Chandler
Vinal
President Pike
William H. Cushman
William H. Woodberry
Dana W. Bennett
J. Warren Bailey
Frank E. Fitts
Jackson Caldwell
Charles A. Grimmons
Glines
McCall
Chandler
State House
Unclear Fragments Highlight Grimmons and Grains Reference
Fragmentary text mentions Charles A. Grimmons and a shared word linked to the number five. Both originate from the same term, with the later portion of the sentence incomplete.
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Charles A. Grimmons
City Mayor Race Heats Up With Several Notable Contenders
In the 1900 race for mayor with a new primary law, Dana W. Bennett and ex Alderman William H. Cushman emerge as formidable figures. Pike leads as a popular Board of Aldermen president candidate while Cushman draws from strong committees and Masonic ties. Contenders from Wards 1 3 and 4 show strong showings as the field tightens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana W. Bennett
Glines
Pike
Board of Aldermen
William H. Cushman
Fitchburg Boys Drowned in Falulah Reservoir
Two Fitchburg boys, Francis Savage eight and Walter Bjorm ten, drowned after venturing into deep water at Falulah reservoir while swimming. Both could not swim and were recovered from eight feet of water.
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Fitchburg
Falulah
Francis Savage
Walter Bjorm
Supplementary Registration Centralized at Headquarters
Judge Emmons stated that supplementary registration will be conducted at the bureau of criminal investigation and not at various station houses. He said only the superintendent, two deputy superintendents, and inspectors may administer the oath. The Board of Police, not Mr Fitzgerald, must arrange the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmons
Board of Police
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Police Department
Fitzgerald
W. T. A. Fitzgerald
Little Girl Cured of Consumption by Inhalation Treatment
Testimonial from Mrs Frances Mi Hill of Allston Massachusetts describing her daughter’s inherited tuberculosis cases and complete recovery after two months of inhalation with the Koc Lung Cure at 361 Boylston Street Boston. The letter urges others with the disease to seek the same treatment for cure.
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Boylston Street
Boston
Frances MI. Hill
Reedsdale St
Allston
Mass
Cutting Off the Top of Westminster Chambers
Work began yesterday at Westminster Chambers to remove high decorations and lower the roof to 90 feet from the ground. Prolonged planning followed the February Supreme Court decision affirming the Massachusetts ruling that required cutting the building down. The Westminster hotel in Copley Square will lose its filigrees and have its roof reduced to align with the eighth story. Completion is set for October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Chambers
Westminster
United States Supreme Court
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Copley Square
Ocean Excursions on the New Brunswick Steamer
The New Brunswick steamship returns from dry dock and starts ocean excursions on Sunday July 19 from Lincoln Wharf at 10 30 a m. Captain Davidson commands with many local friends. A long service steward will run the dining room and Edwin G Bates will conduct the orchestra for the trip.
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New Brunswick
Lincoln Wharf
Davidson
Edwin G. Bates
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Whiting St
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Mills St
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