Jerome Harries Thaw Witness Dominates Hearing
In White Plains New York on July 26 Attorney Jerome Harries outmaneuvered Thaw's witnesses, overshadowing the proceedings that could decide Thaw’s fate for continued imprisonment or liberty. The scene showed Jeromes browning in the sun beside Thaw, who appeared pale, with moments of uneasy camaraderie amid legal tension.
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White Plains
N. Y
Jerome
Harry K. Thaw
William Travers Jerome
Thaw Case Proceedings Hear from Alienists at Board
Alienists continued testimony to determine if Stanford White’s slayer is sane as he seeks release from Matteawan Asylum. District Attorney Jerome and Dr Britton D Evans testified, with Thaw possibly taking the stand midweek as hearings resume.
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Stanford White
Matteawan Asylum
Charles Morschauser
William Travers Jerome
New York
Britton D. Evans
New Jersey
Morris Plains
Mayor Hibbard Operated On Again in Throat Trouble
Mayor Hibbard returned from Hyannis and spent the day at his Dorchester home after visiting Dr. George A. Leland. It is understood he was operated on for throat trouble at the doctor's office, though officials deny details. He is expected in his office briefly before likely leaving the city for an indefinite stay.
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Hibbard
Hyannis
Dorchester
George A. Leland
Commonwealth Avenue
Leland
Everett Boy Drowns After Fall From Raft
Eight year old Edward McDonald son of Eugene McDonald of 33 George street drowned at the Coleman pits behind Chelsea street while playing on a raft. The muddy pool was about 30 feet deep. Police and officers searched the area all afternoon and night but failed to recover the body.
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Everett
Coleman Pits
Chelsea Street
Dward McDonald
Eugene McDonald
George Street
Gift of 500 Dollars Left For Bell At St Patrick's
A nun found a letter under the altar at St Patrick's Church in Watertown requesting a $500 gift for a new bell. The donor remains unknown per the note stating God will know. Father Ambrose Roche cannot trace the benefactor.
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Watertown
St. Patrick's Convent
Ambrose F. Roche
Father Roche
Cairncrag A Steel Ship Lost In Dense Nova Scotia Fog
The British steamer Cairncrag of nearly 2000 tons, sailing from Boston to Great Britain, struck Snorting Rocks near Canso eight miles west of Dover Island at 3 am. Captain Hyslop and crew escaped to land as government steamer No. 33 was sent to aid the castaways. The Cairncrag carried no passengers.
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Canso
N. S
Nova Scotia
Cairncrag
Boston
Great Britain
Bathurst
N. B
Dover Island
Hyslop
Cairncrag Struck by Rocks in Fog Off Dover Island
The Cairncrag ran aground after foggy dawn on Dover Island. A great hole opened in the forward hull and water flooded forward compartments and the engine room. Captain Hyslop provisioned boats and evacuated the crew, seeking shelter on the island as rescuers offered aid. The ship, 1951 tons net, built at Newcastle in 1892, is owned by Cairn Line Steamship Co Ltd.
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Hyslop
Cairncrag
Great Northern
Cairn Line Steamship Company (Ltd
Newcastle
England
Steamer Bonavista Strikes Iceberg Off Cape Race
Passengers aboard the Bonavista panic as the Montreal bound steamer hits an iceberg in dense fog off Cape Race. The Black Diamond line vessel sustains a badly damaged bow but reaches port with all aboard, many Welsh and English miners recently landed at Montreal for Newfoundland work. Captain Fraser says crew quelled the fright after initial chaos.
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ST. John's
N. F
Bonavista
St. John’s
Montreal
Cape Race
Fraser
Black Diamond Line
Newfoundland
Contractor Shot on Car in Arlington Dorchester
John C. Newberg a 23 Oakwood street Dorchester contractor was shot in the forearm by an unknown assailant while both cars moved at 35 mph. The incident occurred near Teele Square as a Lowell bound car passed, with X ray at City Hospital planned to assess possible amputation.
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John C. Newberg
Oakwood Street
Dorchester
Arlington
Lowell
Boston
Newberg
Teele Square
Free hides on the table in tariff clash
Washington tarff conflict centers on whether hides will join the free list if leather goods and boots get rate reductions. Senators and House allies press for concessions while President demands hides be freed with broader leather relief. Conferees adjourned awaiting House action to lower leather rates under the plan.
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Washington
Senator Aldrich demands leather duty cut to free hides vote
Senator Aldrich tells northwestern Senators he will not consent to removing the hides duty unless boots shoes and other leather goods rates are cut materially. He warns the conference plan reserves a trap to free hides and reduce leather rates if a disruption occurs. The conference report would then go to President Taft.
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Aldrich
Northwestern
States
Senate
House
Conference Committee
Taft
Committee Rates Lower Than Bills Adjust Tariffs
The conference report details reduced ad valorem rates for hides leather and boots under a compromise. Hides free, sole leather 5 percent, dressed leather 7.5 percent, boots and shoes 10 percent, saddlery and harness 20 percent, all versus higher Senate and House figures.
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House
Senate
Taft Witnesses Wright Flight At Fort Myer
President Taft and a large Washington crowd watched Orville Wright soar briefly at Fort Myer despite adverse conditions. The social atmosphere of the event drew many spectators, described by a congressman as ultimate consumers.
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Washington
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Taft
Wright Flight Delayed By Wind At Fort Myer Test
A large crowd gathered as Orville Wright planned an endurance test with a passenger but wind halted the attempt. President Taft, Speaker Cannon, and Senator Aldrich watched from a tent as Wright prepared the monorail only to fly solo in a brief demonstration to prove the aircraft could fly.
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Wright
Lieutenant Selfridge
Signal Corps
Taft
Cannon
Aldrich
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Derry
Marathon 17 inning tie ends in darkness at South End
The Doves and Giants battled 17 innings at the South End grounds before darkness halted play with a 3 3 draw. Al Mattern and Red Ames matched zeroes in a pitchers duel as New York built early leads and Boston rallied to force the extra frames.
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South End Grounds
Doves
Giants
O'Hara
Arthur Devlin
New York
Boston
Peaches Gram
al Mattern
Red Ames
Muggsy
Ames
Stein
Weather outlook for Boston region stays cloudy with showers
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions in Boston and vicinity from Tuesday through Wednesday with possible local showers. Temperatures are expected to be slightly cooler and winds to be light to moderate from the south and southwest.
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Boston
Washington
Curley Attacks Donovan Over Garbage Contract Payroll
Curley charges James Donovan head of the Democratic city committee has alleged eight years on the payroll of the New England Sanitary Product Company, which holds the city garbage disposal contract.
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Curley
James Donovan
Democratic City Committee
New England Sanitary Product Company
Donovan Denies Sanitation Company Payroll Allegations
Alderman James M. Curley accused James Donovan head of the Democratic city committee of an eight year payroll tie to the New England Sanitary Product Company. Donovan vociferously rejected the charges calling them absolute lies and insisted he never worked for or received funds from the firm.
Boston Alderman Curley Accuses Donavan as Charges Circulate
Rumors of charges reached the Finance Commission during a session and will be investigated. Alderman Curley alleged deep political rancor with Chairman Donovan and claimed Donovan aimed to force him from politics. The dispute centers on contracts with Edison and New England Sanitary and related city waste disposal deals.
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City Hall
Finance Commission
Curley
Donovan
Boston
Roxbury
People of
Sheriff
Tobacco advertisement notes on nerve relief and brands
A fragment notes chewing tobacco calms nerves and aids thinking, mentioning Piper Heidsieck plug as a top brand.
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Piper Heidsieck
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