Soldiers Sleep on Arms During State Camp Maneuvers
Three battalions of the Sixth Regiment M V M move separately from a state camp near Ingham toward Framingham Centre Perry estate and Fitchburg Dennison farm. Officers and men sleep with clothes on and guard posts patrol. tomorrow two battalions attack the third to seize its supplies under Colonel George H Priest and Lt Col Cyrus Cook. The exercise tests a new militia manual as the range of scouting and encampment tactics unfolds.
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Sweetser
Framingham Centre
Dickenson Estate
Damon
Perry Estate
Taylor
Fitchburg
Dennison Farm
George H. Priest
Cyrus Cook
Marshall
Twentyfourth
United States Infantry
Harding Named for Governor of Ohio
Round of political maneuvering in Ohio Republicans ballots as Garfield refuses to run and Carmi Thompson withdraws from consideration leaving Harding and other contenders under scrutiny. Cox Brown and various factions maneuver through long balloting as party factions align toward a decision on the state’s gubernatorial race.
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Promoted As Health Tonic
An advertisement extols Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a universal health tonic for stomach issues, indigestion, and general weakness. It cites a doctor’s endorsement, notes wide usage among professionals, and invites readers to obtain a medical booklet by writing to The Duffy Malt Whiskey Co in Rochester New York.
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Duffy
Lewis J. Davis
Chicago
Til
Duffy Malte Whiskey Co
Rochester
N.ea
Hard ing Wins The Republican Nomination On Third Ballot
On the convention floor Mr Cox announced Thompson withdrawal as voting progressed. Longworth led on the second ballot with support from Cuyahoga County and Hamilton County shifted to Harding. The Brown faction largely moved to Harding, securing a unanimous nomination by a margin of 581 votes. The platform endorsed the President and tariff law, with a recall plank omitted.
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Garfield
Cox
Thompson
Brown
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Burton
Nicholas Longworth
Judge Brown
Longworth
Harding
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Driscoll Must Fight For Job In Civil Service Exam
Deputy Penal Commissioner Dennis D. Driscoll will face a competitive examination for his post. The Civil Service Commission informed Penal Commissioner Gore that the deputy will receive notice of exam date and can compete with other candidates. Reported challengers include former Deputy Herbert S. Carruth, ousted last year by Mayor Hibard after Deer Island investigations.
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Dennis D. Driscoll
Fred S. Gore
Civil Service Commission
Driscoll
Herbert S. Carruth
Hibbard
Deer Island
Finance Commission
Arrest at West Roxbury Picnic For Dice Playing
A disturbance at Caledonian Grove during a church picnic in West Roxbury led to the arrest of John M. Clark of 176 Endicott Street on a charge of shooting dice. Clark’s friends attempted to intervene, prompting Patrolmen John M. Hogarty and Thomas F. Dolan to draw their clubs.
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North End
Caledonian Grove
West Roxbury
John M. Clark
Endicott Street
John M. Hogarty
Thomas F. Dolan
28000 Will Strike Today In Chicago Trade Unite
Chicago July 27 A general strike of building trades was decided at conferences of 37 unions seeking a settlement with Otis Elevator Co The strike starts at 5 pm and is expected to involve 28000 workers by tomorrow The Carpenters Union opposes a sympathetic strike the dispute centers on removing machinists from elevator construction work as AFL holds this task for elevator constructors.
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Chicago
Otis Elevator Company
Carpenters’ Union
American F Federation of Labor
Lightning Bolt Lights Man During Storm in Pennsylvania
A bolt of lightning struck John Wildemuth's kitchen in Shrewsbury, York County. The bolt shocked him and lit a metal shirt stud, casting a bright glow in the dim room and terrifying the family as they watched the eerie sight.
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York
Penn
John Wildemuth
Shrews Bury
Wildemuth
Former Members at St Marys Picnic
Over 2000 members and friends of St Mary's Church in the North End attended the old home day picnic at Caledonian Grove West Roxbury. A day of sports and amusements featured an orchestra for dancing and cash prizes in events, including a major ball game double header between St Stephen's and St Joseph's and a St Marys win to claim the parish championship of the North and West Ends.
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St. Mary’s Church
North End
Caledonian Grove
West Roxbury
St. Stephen’s
St. Joseph's
St. Mary’s
St. Mary's
Malden Tax Rate Jump Reaches $18.50 For Year
Malden officials announced the current year's tax rate at 18.50, up 2.80 from last year. The rise marks the second largest in city history, with 1908 noting a rate of 19.20.
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Malden
Trade mark of a bank account quoted by Mrs Hooker
Mrs Donald Hooker president of the Just Government League in Baltimore says the American man makes his wife a trade mark of his bank account using her clothes jewels and looks to prove money. She condemns fashionable women as a group though notes a few like Mrs Belmont and Mrs Mackay have done good work.
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Baltimore
Mad
Donald Hooker
Just Government League
Another Famine Feared in India Statement by Captain Underwood
Captain T Underwood of the steamer Euston said India may face another famine. He spoke after the vessel arrived at New York and New Haven docks in South Boston following a voyage from the Philippines.
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India
T. Underwood
Euston
New York
New Haven
Boston
Philippines
Court Names Ladies Day in Indianapolis Police Court
Indianapolis July 27. Beginning this week Wednesday will be ladies day in the Indianapolis Police Court. All women charged with law violation may tell their troubles in private without curious crowds. News will be censored to protect privacy. Judge Collins aims to reform and protect young girls.
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Indianapolis
Collins
Star of the Sea Loses Sailor Overboard
Captain Clark of the schooner Star of the Sea reports seaman David Kear missing after either jumping or tumbling overboard 38 miles northeast of Thacher's Island. The Boston bound vessel from Boston to Clark's Cove Maine faced a southeast gale and choppy seas as the man from Medford vanished after a splash.
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Clark
Star of the Sea
David Kear
Thacher’s Island
Boston
Clark’s Cove
Baltimore
Washington
Kear
Medford
Incubator Baby Gains Ground Aboard Floating Hospital
After five weeks at the Floating Hospital an incubator baby weighing three pounds at birth has rapidly improved, with physicians now confident of recovery. The ship carried 310 passengers the largest count of the season, including 103 in the permanent ward and 95 day patients. Four pairs of twins of different nationalities contributed to a record day.
Woman Prisoner Reported Kidnapped and Drowned at Ouachita River
Laura Porter, a Negro jail inmate and resort keeper in Munroe Louisiana, was abducted from the jail by masked men. Police have not identified the abductors. Authorities suspect she was thrown into the Ouachita River and drowned after warnings to leave town.
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Munroe
Laura Porter
Ouachita
Shourds Secures $3500 Increase From Sister’s Estate
Charles F. Shourds of Cambridge, a carpet-duster maker, aged 68, gains a $3500 boost to his living allowance from the estate of his sister Ida Flagler after petitioning courts that his former $4000 annual support was insufficient. He reserves comment, noting that other relatives also sought increases. Flagler, first wife of Henry M. Flagler, suffered insanity in 1899, lived in a sanitarium near Pleasantville, and left an estate rich in Standard Oil securities valued over $1.2 million with Florida real estate and substantial bank funds. Shourds is at Clifton for the summer and lives with his step-daughter. his wife recently died.
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Charles F. Shourds
Roseland Street
Cambridge
Ida Flagler
Shourds
Clifton
Pearl Street
Henry W. Flagler
Flagler
Mr. Shourds
Reasantville
N. Y
Ida Alice von Shotten Teck
United States Supreme Court
Flagier
Florida
Negroes object to mulatto Taft appointee in Georgetown
In Washington on July 27, some District of Columbia blacks oppose Whitefield McKinlay being named port collector at Georgetown. A prominent black leader says many Negroes distrust appointing a mulatto to high office, arguing it offers no real benefit to the race and that whites should receive key positions.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Whitefield McKinlay
Georgetown
Dee
Taft
Dies in California mining engineer Horace Davis Andrews
Horace Davis Andrews, a Yreka California native and mining engineer, died in California after plans to attend West Point and a life in rail and mining. He was unmarried and survived by his mother Mrs. Judith Walker Andrews in Boston and two brothers.
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Horace Davis Andrews
Yreka
Cal
Salem
Joseph
Judith Walker Andrewster
California
West Point
Boston
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Ohio
George B. Cox
Oren B. Brown
Dayton
James R. Garfield
National Administration
Carmi Thompson
Mr. Harding
Paris
By Goldberg
Austria
Vanderbilt
Boss Cox
Job
Bolt
Gilchri Brine’s
Bacon’s Corcoran’s
Joslin’s
St Clement’s Myst
St’s
Roxbury Ambridge
Medford Melrose Sulu
Stoneham Mitchell’s
Wollaston
Stoneham Wakefield S. & Clo
Wakefield Premium
Boston Y Cloth
E. Bobton
Everett
Arington -Wakefield
Butler’s
Boston Dept
Merrill’s
Chandler’s
Charlestown
R. J. Farrell
Somerville Mehaffey
Chelsea McGrath’s
Woburn Gillies
Matthea Quincy Mkt
Farr’s
John T. Connor CO
Greater
Ompany
Washington St
Svares
Wakefield
Quincy
Winter Street
Garment Store
Star OF Sea
Negress
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