Submarines Impress During Fleet Maneuvers at Provincetown
Rear Admiral Schroder's fleet conducted evolutions with all ships at sea except the Ohio and Virginia which returned to harbor. Officials expect completion of planned work by Aug 4 with battleships to Hampton Roads on Aug 5. Submarines reportedly capable of sinking battleships. a ban on cigarettes and matches for sailors takes effect immediately.
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Provincetown
Ohio
Virginia
Schroder
Hampton Boats
Dixie
Newport
Hampton Roads
Blocked by Bridge Fire in Haverhill
Fire beneath the Haverhill end cut off traffic on the bridge linking Haverhill and Bradford. Firefighters faced difficulty reaching the blaze as wires likely shorted due to car-track friction. Residents in Bradford walked a mile via a detour to reach the county bridge.
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Haverhill
Haverhill Bridge
Bradford
Haverhill End
New County Bridge
Airship by Richard Newhaus to submit plans to Aero Club and War Dept
Richard Newhaus of Roxbury plans a new hybrid airship blending monoplane and aeroplane features. The design centers control, uses a 140 pound gasoline engine, 35 horsepower front propellers, and wood framework with wings and a long tail. Weighing about 600 pounds it aims to fly 50 to 60 mph and carry two passengers for war use such as message delivery or dropping explosives.
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Richard Newhaus
Roxbury
Aero Club of
New England
War Department
Newhaus
Dresden
Germany
United States
Fire destroys Marine Railway lumber plant and assets at Brewer
Fire at Brewer destroys the Marine Railway and Lumber Company plant and the schooner Rosa Mueller along with 200000 feet of hard pine lumber. Loss estimated at 25000 dollars with 5000 insurance. Bangor involvement and nearby fires sparked by embers. Rosa Mueller owner listed as Bangor resident W. Wescott. G A R members to attend funeral and drape casket with flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Marine Railway & Lumber Company
Brewer
Rosa Mueller
American Ice Company
Marine Railway Company
Dirigo
Albert Pharo
East Deerings
W. Wescott
Jamaica Plain
Lowery
CAPTAINS TO BE PALLBEARERS FOR LATE CAPTAIN LOWERY
The funeral for Captain Wil Har J. Lowery of Police Station 12 Boston will be at 2:30 PM at the Congre gational Church Quint avenue and Evergreen Cemetery. A police detail will escort the body from 6 Pratt street Allston to the church and cemetery under Captain Dennis Donovan with six captains named as honorary pallbearers.
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Wil Har J. Lowery
South
Boston
Pratt Street
Allston
Congregational Church
Quint Avenue
Evergreen Cemetery
Dennis Donovan
KE. F. Gaskin
Court Square
Daniel A. Ritter
Greenhood Case In Court Over Contempt Charges
Testimony in the contempt of court case brought by United States Attorney Asa P. French against Elisha Greenhood, Boston attorney, was completed before Judge Dodge. The trial paused until 9:30 today for further arguments. Tapper testified to heated corridor exchanges and insults, with Greenhood denying abusive language until Tapper called him a skunk.
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United States
Asa P. French
Elisha Greenhood
Boston
Dodge
United States District Court
French
Garland
Freedman and
Greenhood
Grover
Norfolk County
Albert K. Tapper
Federal Building
Tapper
Mar
Fatal Auto Crash Near Libertyville Claims Miss Kerr
Mrs Parker Winfield Kerr of Chicago wife of a woven mills salesman was killed in an auto wreck near Libertyville. W Mills, a tailor driving, was seriously hurt as the machine skidded on turning a corner and surged into a ditch.
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Chicago
Parker Winfield “Kerr
Libertyville
Tl. W
Mills
Tax Dispute Involving Matthews Cited By Ward 1 Councilman
Councilman Frank Goodwin accused ex Mayor Nathan Matthews and others of dodging taxes on a Ward 10 property for over 20 years. He noted the parcel near Hotel Oxford was assessed at 24 500 dollars and tied to Matthews since his Finance Commission chairmanship began in 1907. The council approved 18 000 dollars for the Finance Commission, and corrected an ordinance typo from 1908 to 1898, risking a special Aldermen meeting to fix.
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Nathan Matthews
Finance Commission
Frank Goodwin
Ward
Hotel Oxford
Matthews
Common Council
Board of Aldermen
Council On
Crocker
Joy Rich
Harding
Man
Hibbard
Donovan
Boston
Franklin Park
Hatpin Attack Case On Trial In Municipal Court
Miss Annie Lyons testified she bears a chest and scalp wound from a hatpin allegedly wielded by May Palmer after a disagreement over a cigarette in a restaurant. The judge postponed ruling until August 25 to check for blood poisoning and observe the injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Lyons
Forsyth
Municipal Criminal Court
May Palmer
Miss Lyons
Palmer
Sea Serpent Appears Off Cape Hatteras
A Sea serpent 80 feet long and six feet thick was sighted near Cape Hatteras. It fired through the waves near the Norwegian steamer Simon Du Mois, which had arrived from Cuba. Captain Sorenson calls the estimate conservative.
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New York
Cape Hatteras
Simon Dumois
Cuba
Sorenson
Conductor Crushed on Boylston Street Trolley
Arthur W. Hatfield Jr. aged 23 of 19 Gay Head Street, a conductor on the Elevated, was crushed yesterday afternoon on Boylston Street while changing the trolley between two cars. He was removed to City Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur W. Hatfield, Jr
Gay Head Street
Boylston Street
City Hospital
Widow of Asa Gray Dead at Pride's Crossing
Mrs. Jane I. Gray widow of the famed botanist Asa Gray died yesterday at Pride's Crossing where she stayed with nieces Katherine and Louise P. Loring. She was about 84, born in Boston, daughter of Charles Greely Loring, and long involved in her husband’s research.
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Jane I. Gray
Asa Gray
Pride’s Crossing
Katherine
Louise P. Loring
Mrs. Gray
Boston
Charles Greely Loring
Europe
Harvard Botanical Gardens
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Johnny
Naldechy
Jones
Wolf’s
Hanover
Portland
Omarphy
Arter
Jase
Boston Man
War Department of Great Britain
Goodwin
Price &C
Bringan Athletic
Rex
Oxford
Henry Siegel Co
Mass
Mzmimum
Munyon
Finest Soda Fountain ‘Co
Washington and Essex Streets
Boston, Mass
Boston’s
Stein-Bloch
Saeneeees
Norfolk
Hlay
Earth
Philo Hay Spec. Co
Newark
N. J
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Houghton & Dutton
Lita
Osa
Earl & Wilson
Tremont St
Summer St
Holland
U. S
Custom House
Snow &Son
North Market St
Beston
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