Watch Case Trust case ends with Keystone ties to Howard works
Government closes its watch case inquiry in Boston linking the Keystone Watch Case Company to the Howard Watch Works of Waltham. Testimony says the 1851 Howard watches were moved to clocks while Keystone kept the watch business but used inferior parts and pressed prices. Suit proceeds in Philadelphia under the Sherman act.
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Waltham
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Omaha
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Roxbury
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Worcester
D. C. Percival
New England
United States
Philadelphia
New Party Opens One Day Advance Sale for Convention
Chicago July 18 tickets for the third party national convention in Chicago on August 5 were sold at headquarters. Within hours $1500 was received including $1000 for 40 tickets for a single purchaser whose name was not released. Medill McCormick said ticket receipts would cover most convention expenses estimated at $25,000.
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Chicago
Medill McCormick
Roosevelt Answers Steam Roller Claims In Outlook
Theodore Roosevelt in two Outlook editorials denounces alleged steamroller tactics at Chicago and Ohio primaries for Taft in 1908. He defends 1904 nominating process, contrasts with Baltimore, and condemns “respectable” men aiding fraud while urging moral reform and social betterment.
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New York
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Outlook
Taft
Rascality
McCall Campaign Puzzle Ties to Governor and Senate Runs
Congressman Samuel W. McCall works at his Winchester home on a solution to the political “puzzle” as he seeks re election to Congress and runs for Governor and U S Senator. Former Speaker Joseph Walker insists he will fight to finish for the Republican nomination. Benton of Belmont wins support as he allows his name for Governor.
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Winchester
Congress
United States
Joseph Walker
Louis A. Frothingham
Foss
Everett C. Benton
Belmont
McCall may reveal stance on Republican nomination
Mr Frothingham drifts in and out of town amid silence on party choice. Congress man McCall hints he may issue a statement. State Senator Charles Brown remains a Mayfield candidate in the eighth district. Brown canvasses, while McCall seeks early clarification and aims to beat Walker.
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Congressman McCall
Charles Brown
Medford
Eighth
Brown
McCall
Walker
Wilson Names His Committee for Presidential Campaign
Governor Wilson named a 14 member Democratic campaign committee with William F. McCombs as chair. Members include national committee figures Robert Hudspeth Josephus Daniels Willard Saulsbury Robert L. Ewing A Mitchell Palmer Joseph E. Davies Will R. Ring Senators Gore O Gorman Reed Representatives McGillicuddy Burleson McAdoo.
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Sea Girt
N. J
Democratic Campaign Committee
Wilson
William F. McCombs
Democratic National Committee
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New Jersey
Josephus Daniels
North Carolina
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Delaware
Robert L. Ewing
Louisiana
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Pennsylvania
Joseph E. Davies
Wisconsin
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Governor Wilson and McCombs Convene Loose Campaign Group
A meeting postponed the vice-chairman appointment and left the treasurer and finance committee without action. McCombs announced a first campaign committee meeting to form sub committees including advisory press and finance. Headquarters will open in New York within a week as Wilson noted frequent future sessions. The group described itself as informal with no bylaws and no presiding officer.
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Campaign Committee
New York
Wilson
New World Discovery Cost Columbus $7200
Paris ledgers reveal Columbus expedition outlay. Armament cost 14 000 pesetas and personal expenses 2 000 pesetas with crew at six pesetas monthly. Eight months of voyage total 22 060 pesetas about $4 400, overall 36 000 pesetas or $7 200. Queen Isabella reportedly pawned jewels to fund the venture.
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Paris
Spain
Christopher Columbus
New World
Columbus
America
Isabella
Memphis Hen Adopts Four Puppies During Brood
A Memphis hen owned by W. F. Kimbrough began caring for four puppies after her own eggs hatched. Four days after birth the mother hen was killed by a streetcar, and the hen now shelters and nurses the puppies, showing notable maternal care.
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Tennessee
Memphis
W. F. Kimbrough
Biddy
First Test of Workers Act Sets New Compensation Standard
The Industrial Accident Board decides the first case under the Workingmen's Compensation Act, granting $2199 to the widow and child of Joseph Breton of Lawrence. The Archibald Wheel Company insured the claim, and the ruling marks the end of the old common law doctrine of assumption of risk as the basis for damages. Braetenas’s case clarifies how average weekly wages are calculated under the act, with a pay rate of $14.68 after time lost.
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Breton
Industrial Accident Board
Lawrence
Archibald Wheel Company
Accident Board
Pemberton Building
Braton
Braetenas
Lawrence General Hospital
Conductor Praised Amid Rainy Commute
A reader defends a Huntington Avenue car conductor praised for courteous conduct in the rain. The writer notes the Maine native, number 1430, assisted women and elderly passengers and treated all politely despite wet conditions.
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Post
Huntington Avenue
Maine
Boston
B. N. Ham
Saloons in Los Angeles to close early under new plan
Los Angeles July 18 plans submitted by the police commission could make saloons close at 6pm and ban serving salty drinks at lunch counters. A misdemeanor would cover treating friends and serving more than one drink during lunch, with the city’s total saloons projected to drop toward 200.
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Los Angeles
Police Commission
Sledge hammer ends headache for Muncie man
Wenzell Neighbors, a 138 year old man in Muncie, Indiana, claimed frequent severe headaches. When a headache struck early today, local blacksmith Doc Patterson struck him on the head with a hammer, and the pain stopped. Neighbors thanked Patterson and declined arrest, showing a walnut sized welt on his scalp.
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Muncie
Ind
Wenzell
Doc” Patterson
O. W. Williamson
Patterson
Eczema Relief Cited After Cuticura Soap Trial
Peter of Newburyport describes long eczema on his face and severe itching. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for several months he reports full cure and improved sleep. Dated March 28, 1912.
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Newburyport
Moles
Peter
Outicura Soap Heals Childs Severe Facial Breakout
Mrs I Haulman of Pittsfield reports a skin breakout on her oldest daughter that spread across the face and hair, causing itching and hair loss. After using Outicura Soap and Outicura Ointment the symptoms disappeared and the hair returned. A free liberal sample offer and skin book are advertised.
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Pittsfield
Maas
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