Vahey Predicts Quick Settlement Of Boston Strike
James H. Vahey, counsel for Boston Elevated Railway striking employees, told a Boston Arena mass meeting last night that the strike would be settled within three days. He read a letter to District Attorney Pelletier outlining his request amid cheering and applause.
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James H. Vahey
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Boston Arena
Vahey
Pelletier
Grand Jury
State Board of Arbitration
James
Trail of Rosenthal killing widens with Rose confession
District Attorney Whitman said the line of inquiry deepened after Bald Jack Rose testified he hired the murder car used in Herman Rosenthal's slaying. Rose admitted involvement but claimed he was not in the vehicle at the time. William Shapiro said he learned police knew of the plan and that passengers faced no danger.
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New York
Whitman
Jack” Rose
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Rose
William Shapiro
Rosenthal
Citywide Strike Protests Rally as Grand Jury Debate Opens
Officials clash over railway labor dispute as 5000 strong crowd gathers at the Arena to protest the Boston Elevated Railway. James Vahey asserts the strike is a principled fight for workers' right to organize while urging a three day end to the stoppage.
New York Woman Sets One Hour Typewriter Record
Florence E. Wilson of New York set a world record for continuous typing in one hour at Spokane. She produced 7219 words with 68 errors, net score 6879, averaging 115 words per minute, surpassing the previous 112 wpm mark by H. O. Blaisdell of New York.
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Spokane
Wash
Florence E. Wilson
New York
National Commercial Teachers’ Federation
Wilson
H. O. Blaisdell
Cloudburst Kills Twenty in Nevada Town
Reno reports twenty dead in a cloudburst that wiped out Seven Troughs Nevada. Lovelock sources say seven known dead and Mazuma hotel overturned by flood. Wires crippled and roads rendered dangerous for news as crews seek confirmations.
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Reno
Nev
Lovelock
Mazuma
Boston Officials Face Record Salaries for 1914
Budget list shows Dr. F B Dyer proposed as superintendent of schools at 10000 dollars. Other top salaries include Corporation Counsel Joseph J Corbett 9000, Louis K Rourke 9000, Librarian Horace G Wadlin 6000, Police Commissioner O Meara 7000, City Treasurer Slattery 7000, City Auditor J Alfred Mitchell 7500, and court clerks Campbell and Manning at 6000 each.
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Boston
Fitzgerald
F. B. Dyer
Joseph J. Corbett
Louis K. Rourke
Horace G. Wadlin
Boston Offers Dyer Superintendency At $10000 Salary
The Boston School Board offered Dr. Franklin B. Dyer head of Cincinnati schools the Boston superintendent position for six years at a salary of ten thousand dollars per year.
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Boston
Franklin B. Dyer
Cincinnati
Dyer Sought as Boston Superintendent Among Cincinnati Ties
The Boston school committee seeks Dr. Dyer as superintendent but cannot finalise until he is released from Cincinnati service. Cincinnati aims to keep him at 7500 dollars yearly, while former local chief Stratton D. Brooks earned under 6000. The board lauds Dyer for broad reform vision and ability to inspire staff and serve pupils. Dyer, 53, Ohio native, Ohio University graduate, has held multiple roles from village teacher to Cincinnati superintendent.
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Boston
Cincinnati
Stratton D. Brooks
Ohio
Ohio University
State Normal College of Ohio
Miami University
Carey Withdraws From Socialist Gubernatorial Campaign
James F. Carey, last year's Socialist candidate for governor, withdraws from the coming race in favor of Rev. Roland D. Sawyer, Congregational pastor of Ware.
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Carey
James F. Carey
Roland D. Sawyer
Ware
Operation Performed on Dr Cabot
Dr Arthur Tracey Cabot of Marlboro Street recuperates at his Canton summer home after a serious intestinal operation at Corey Hill Hospital Brookline performed last week by Dr Maurice Richardson.
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Arthur Tracey Cabot
Marlboro Street
Harvard Corporation
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Canton
Corey Hill Hospital
Brookline
Maurice Richardson
Harvard Doctor Cabot Recovers at Home After Major Operation
The 60 year old Dr Cabot was stricken after Commencement Day at Harvard. He underwent a gastro enterostomy after weeks of puzzling illness. Despite his age he rallied from surgery and was allowed to return home from hospital.
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Cabot
Canton
Harvard
Riot Auto Wreck Near Field's Corner Injures Inspectors
An elevated auto mobile carrying inspectors Thomas Keegan and Charles Balch and Officer Daniel Collins crashed into a Neponset bridge car near Field's Corner at 11 30 last night. The pursuit was said to follow a riot on board, shaking the three men and wrecking the vehicle.
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Neponset Bridge
Field’s Corner
Thomas Keegan
Charles Balch
Daniel Collins
Station 11
Mutinous 122-Year-Old Ship Success Reaches Harbor
The former British convict ship Success, stranded in fog for about 16 hours near Massachusetts Bay, was found and towed into harbor by a tug last evening after a perilous voyage from Liverpool. The crew, once near mutiny, endured roughly 100 days en route.
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Success
Liverpool
Massachusetts Bay
Mutinous Sailors Beset Old Barkentine Success
Captain Scott battles a mutinous crew aboard the barkentine Success as provisions run low. A tug searches 50 miles for the 32 mile out Boston vessel, sighted near Cape Ann, with crew mutiny and eerie legends surrounding the ship’s brutal past.
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Scott
Charles T. Gallagher
Commercial Wharf
Barkentine
Boston
Hatchet Thrown At Asquith in Dublin Visit
In Dublin on July 18 disturbances by suffragettes marred the arrival of Prime Minister Asquith. A demonstration at the premier’s boat was blocked, and as he went to Hotel Gresham a hatchet was thrown at his carriage.
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Scott
Oscar Finz
J. J. Gould
Europe
Dublin
Dublin Theater Fire Echoes Political Tension in Ireland
Witnesses report John E. Redmond injured entering a hotel as a crowd crush led to head injuries. At the Dublin Theatre two women in a box hurled a blazing chair into the orchestra, setting curtains alight and prompting a panic. One woman fled. the other, Gladys Evans from England, was arrested. Two English suffragettes later claimed they burned not a castle but a Dublin theatre in a challenge to C E Hobhouse.
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John E. Redmond
Redmond
Dublin
Asquith
Gladys Evans
England
Irish Times
Ireland
C. E. Hobhouse
Duchy of Lancaster
Two Die in Movie Fire at Albany Film Studio
An explosion in the General Film Company film room in Albany just before midnight killed at least two men and caused fire damage estimated at over 125000 dollars.
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Albany
N. Y
General Film Company
Moving Picture Films
Bald Jack Reveals Night of Beating and Plans
Bald Jack testified to the district attorney about the busiest night of his life last Monday as he gathered evidence for Becker against Rosenthal and then joined a car ride aimed at Rosenthal’s death. He named a gambler and fighter Schaaps as a sought man, with half the police sweeping for him. Shapiro’s account described the man’s fear and hatred of police.
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Bald Jack
Becker
Rosenthal
Libby- Shapiro
Itzke
Shapiro
Schaaps
Will
Pledged Not 10 Eat Meat in South End Strike Orgy
Several hundred South End Jewish women and their husbands pledged not to buy or eat meat during a strike over beef costs. An organized effort emerged to back the boycott, with Mrs. Annie Tizner leading the South End group and plans for demonstrations on Boston Common. Charlotte Smith of the Women's Homestead Association announced outreach to youths for street demonstrations, while Mrs. Bessie Lehrman urged a broad beef ban.
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South End
Annie Tizner
Dover Street
Charlotte Smith
Women's Homestead Association
Boston
Boston Common
Bessie Lehrman
West End
Mothers’ Protective Association
Baseball scores from a split AL day with rain halted games
Boston defeated Cincinnati 8 to 2 and 7 to 1 in an 11 inning opener. Chicago beat Philadelphia 4 to 2 in the nightcap. St Louis won 10 to 2 over Brooklyn as All American League games opened. Sox piled 10 runs in the first inning before rain stopped play.
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Boston
Cincinnati
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Vate
Sox
Slaughter
Boston and Worcester trolley service note
An express and accommodation trolley line serving Worcester and intermediate points is described as part of the Boston and Worcester route. The service aims to connect major hubs with reliable transit.
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Boston and Worcester Trolley
Worcester
Heaviest Rain in 40 Years Buries Streets and Sewers
A 40 year record rainstorm flooded streets cellars and basements yesterday afternoon causing widespread damage in suburbs. Flooded streets derailed cars and blocked sewers as more than an inch of water fell again after 11 PM.
Flooding disrupts Boston transit with derailments and water depths
A heavy rain flooded Boylston Street subway and streets across Brookline. Electric cars diverted to Massachusetts and Huntington avenues as sewers blocked and basements flooded two to three feet. Derailed cars at Huntington Avenue Parker Hill Neponset Avenue Pope's Hill and Columbia-Hancock during the downpour.
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Boylston Street
Massachusetts
Huntington Avenues
State Street
Brookline
Boston
Huntington Avenue
Parker Hill
Neponset Avenue
Pope's Hill
Columbia Road
Hancock Street
Astronomical Timings and Notable Birthdays
The notice lists celestial events and times for the day with rises and settings of planets. It also marks anniversaries for Frederick T. Greenhalge born 1842 and Edward C. Pickering born 1846 plus the 1848 first woman’s rights convention.
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Frederick T. Greenhalge
Massachusetts
Edward Charles Pickering
Forecast for New England Showers Cooler Weekend
Weather bulletin from Washington dated July 18 reports showers in New England on Friday with cooler conditions in the western portion. Saturday is expected to be fair with moderate southwest and west winds.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Yesterday's Temperature Report From Thompson's Spa
Yesterday's average temperature was 68 degrees with a daytime high near 78 and a low around 60. Readings show 9 am 78 and 60, 6 pm 73 and 70, with evening 7 pm 76 and 69, and cloudy conditions overall.
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Thompson
Berth and Route Details for Passenger Service
A fragment notes a standard or tourist option conducted by an individual without changes. It lists a berth price of $9 and references routes Washington Sunset and 12 Milk 362 Wash. adv.
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Washington-Sunset
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