Boston Transit Commission Plans Deep Loop at Scollay Square
The Boston Transit Commission and the Boston Elevated railroad propose a deeper loop to reduce delays from reversing cars on the single track at Court Street station. The plan lowers tunnel levels by 17 feet relative to the current Boston tunnel cars and 17 feet below the Boston and Northern loop to facilitate faster operations.
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Boston Transit Commission
Boston Elevated Railroad
Boston
Scollay Square
Boston and Northern Loop
Court Street
Loop plan eyed to fix Scollay Square tunnel bottleneck
Boston Transit Commission studies propose a loop in Scollay Square to replace the stub end tunnel. Three variants differ mainly in grade and cost, with a lower level loop under the Ames Building leading to a new station via stairs. City construction under Transit Commission supervision and Boston Elevated consent are sought, possibly requiring new bonds.
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Scollay Square
Cambridge
Tremont Street
Transit Commission
Scollay
Boston
Boston & Western Electric Railroad
Boston Elevated
Ames
Park Street
East Boston Tunnel
Ballinger Not Guilty Rumor Circulates in Washington
In Washington July 18 rumors spread that a majority of the Ballinger Pinchot investigating committee has vindicated Richard A. Ballinger secretary of the interior though not a member of the panel. Chairman Knute Nelson allegedly drafted the report and the notion drew little reaction.
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Washington, D. C
Ballinger- Pinchot
Washington
Paul Sleman
Richard A. Ballinger
Interior
Knute Nelson
Minnesota
Ballinger
Gifford Pinchot
United States
TIZ Foot Remedy Promises Quick Relief for Feet
A Chicago testimonial touts TIZ as an instant cure for tired swollen and sore feet, feet with corns bunions and odors. It claims to draw out poisonous exudations cleanse pores and not be a powder. Sold by Walter Luther Dodge & Co Chicago at 25 cents per box.
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A. F. Creutzer
Chicago
Fabm Walter Luther Dodge & Co
Searchers Fail to Find Clue to Missing Girl
The 16 year old Alice Seger vanished from East Boston on July 11 after breakfast. Her family, prominent socially, says she was engaged to Allen Lee of Somerville and had never spent a night away from home. Police and detectives have found no trace or sighting of her since morning. The Segers reside at 166 Trenton street East Boston.
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Alice Seger
Boston
Miss Seger
Allen Lee
Somerville
Lee
Man Jumps From Burning Boat on Merrimac River
Haverhill July 18 E N Wiswell jumped from his burning motor boat in mid stream after stepping on a match in the boat. The gasoline caught and the craft was consumed. Wiswell swam 250 yards to shore and towed the burning boat to shore before firefighters arrived. Loss set at 275 dollars.
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Haverhill
E. N. Wiswell
Merrimac
Wiswell
McLean backs Mary Scott for DAR post amid age banter
New York July 18 Mrs Donald McLean declares Mrs Mary Scott, DAR president general, as successor. She rejects age attacks and says she will work for Mrs Scott while noting little age gap. Opponent Mrs William C Story declines comment on age.
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New York
Donald McLean
Mary Scott
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
McLean
Scott
Boston Marriage Ties In 1896 With Five-Year Residence
A couple married in Boston in 1896 have three other children besides twins and have resided here for five years. Mr. Miller works for a large shoe manufacturing company.
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Boston
Miller
16 battleships to participate in Provincetown drills
The North Atlantic fleet with 16 first class battleships and support ships will report to Cape Cod by August 1 for dedicatory exercises of the soldiers monument at Provincetown. President Taft is expected to review the fleet on August 5 with a European cruise planned to begin November 1 and a rendezvous at Guantanamo on January 16 next year.
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North Atlantic
Charlestown Navy Yard
Provincetown
Taft
Guantanamo
Cuba
President Taft Embarks on Maine Cruise From Beverly
President Taft and family depart Beverly aboard the Mayflower for a Maine cruise. The party includes Charles Taft Horace Taft and others. Secretary Norton remains behind with C D Norton later joining Bar Harbor rally. two passengers injured in a Cambridge streetcar crash.
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Beverly
Taft
Charles Taft
Horace Taft
Lewis T. More
Beekman Winthrop
A. L. Butt
N. P. Webster
James Sloan, Jr
Secret Service
Too Old Ends Life With Shot
Charles M. Fay, 61, of Roxbury, shot himself on Honeysuckle Hill near Washington Park after writing a note to his wife and daughter Elizabeth. Fay, once a top Boston dry goods buyer, cited aging and failure to keep up with times as reasons, leaving debts, and reflecting on his career decline despite wealth and connections. Health and melancholia had troubled him in recent years, and his wife received support from physicians after the tragedy.
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Osler
Charles M. Fay
Moreland Street
Roxbury
Honeysuckle Hill
Washington Park
Elizabeth Fay
Fay
Boston
Paris
Europe
Four girls injured as Cambridge car leaves track on Huron Ave
Four young women were injured yesterday when a Cambridge car derailed from its track on Huron Avenue. Police and responders evacuated the area as bystanders reported a panicked moment during the incident.
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Cambridge
Huron Avenue
Parson Davies Says He Is Not Dying, Going to Chicago
New York report notes veteran sportsman Parson Davies is recovering from a stroke like paralysis and shows a cheerful outlook, insisting he is not dying and plans to travel to Chicago next Wednesday.
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New York
Chicago
Mills First in Twin Fund Marblehead Baby Twins Named
Marblehead July 17, Mr and Mrs Henry C Mills are the first claimants under the will of Hon James J H Gregory providing that the income of 1000 shall be divided each year among the parents of twins born in Marblehead The Mills twins born July 10 are boys Russell Gregory Mills and Lawrence Henry Mills weighed 4 12 pounds The will probated last February directs the interest be paid Jan 1 each year to all Marblehead twins born in the prior year
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Henry C. Mills
Prospect Street
James J. H. Gregory
Mills
Russell Gregory Mills
Gregory
Lawrence Henry Mills
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