Boston speaker savages high schools world over
Dr George Halford Cowles, an Australian sociologist, condemned Boston and American high schools as a failure while lecturing on woman suffrage at Tremont Street M E Church. He urged expanding grammar schools, better teacher pay, smaller classes, and harsher views on monopolies and militant protest.
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Boston
George Halford Cowles
Tremont Street
M. E. Church
Cowles
Australia
America
Everett Drowning Victim Isabelle Kanert Buried
Isabelle J. Kanert the 19 year old Everett girl drowned in Canoble Lake while canoeing was buried from her home. Funeral services were simple and attended by relatives and friends. Rev A J Highes of First Baptist Church officiated with roses from Harold Dennis. Burial was in Glenwood cemetery.
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Isabelle J. Kanert
Everett
Charles A. Kanert
Marie Avenue
Canoble Lake
A. J. Highes
First Baptist Church
Isabelle
Harold Dennis
Glenwood Cemetery
Storm damages Washington as Capitol and White House struck
A violent Washington storm battered the Capitol and White House causing windows to shatter and forcing officials to shelter. Workers on the Capitol dome faced lightning and hail while 15 people were killed or injured in a nearby brick building collapse and police dug for possible victims.
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Wilson
White House
Tumulty
Representative Korbly
Indiana
Capitol
Senate
Kern
William Reese
Jim Boyle
John Ford
Bruce Jones
Noble Bailey
Bailey
Jones
Boyle
Ford
Goddess of Freedom
Saul Company
W. E. Hilton
Thomas B. Fealey
Severe Electrical Storm Strikes Greater Boston Area
A violent afternoon storm battered Eastern Massachusetts with heavy rain hail and flooding. Lightning damaged homes in Cambridge Everett Malden Sharon and caused fires and injuries including Mrs Hagan burned while dousing a blaze. Greenhouses and trees were destroyed and commuters faced flooded stations.
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Massachusetts
Greater
Boston
North
Washington Street
George T. Page
Inman Street
Cambridge
Malden
Everett
George H. Beck
Morris Street
Sharon
Freeman T. Millard
Cottage Street
London's Miss Levine Arrives to Tackle Boston Auctioneers
May Levine 19 arrives from London aboard the Franconia to join Boston's auction scene. She boasts a quick sale style and promises strong returns, challenging male auctioneers who currently dominate Greater Boston.
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London
Boston
Greater
May Levine
Franconia
Miss Levine
Chelsea Woman Auctioneer Seeks Permit and Suffrage Boost
Miss Levine asserts she will auctioneer in Chelsea and Boston, declaring she will not be barred by gender. She plans to practice in Boston, resides with her parents at 182 Poplar Street, and challenges city officials over permit restrictions.
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Miss Levine
London
Chelsea
Boston
Post
Poplar Street
Judge allows more Titanic claims in liability case
New York July 30 Federal Judge Mayer granted permission to file additional claims for loss of life injuries and baggage in the Titanic limitation of liability case brought by Oceanic Steam Navigation Company White Star Line. The Admiralty order set April 13 as the deadline but the judge said claims could be accepted up to trial.
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New York
Mayer
Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, Limited
White Star Line
Admiralty Court
Two Die as Coal Train Wreck Occurs on Branch Line
Newcomerstown Ohio July 30 A Mitchell brakeman from Cambridge was instantly killed and L M Colvin fireman from Cambridge badly scalded when a Pennsylvania railroad coal train on a branch left the track at Morgan Run end and overturned Engineer B C Burley escaped by jumping away from the wreck.
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Newcomerstown
A. Mitchell
Cambridge
L . M. Colvin
Pennsylvania Railroad
Morgan Run
C. Burley
Indicted Chicago Insurance Head Surrenders to Authorities
Joseph Fish, head of Jon P. Fish & Co., a public fire insurance adjustment firm, surrendered in the Illinois State Attorney's office after twelve indictments tied to Chicago's arson trust probe. He was released on bonds of 100000 dollars.
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Echicago
Joesph Fish
Jon P. Fish & Co
Public Fire Insurance Adjusters
Chicago
Parties in Hot Clash in Senate Debate
Democrats and Republicans clashed in the Senate over the Underwood Simmons tariff bill. Senator Stone accused Republicans of trying to provoke a panic with their speeches on the pending measure.
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Washington
Senate
Stone
Lawmakers clash over tariff bill fears and protections
Republican leaders warned the proposed tariff bill could cause disaster while Senator Gal linger argued the fear was not of calamity but its political fallout. Senator McLean blasted Democratic tariff promises as broken and urged higher protection, as debates on granite duties and wool schedule timing continued among Senate leaders.
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Gallinger
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Kenyon
Stone
New England
George P. McLean
Connecticut
Ebenezer J. Hill
Ways and Means Committee
McLean
Underwood
Commerce
Redfield
Reilly
S. E. Baldwin
Senator McLean
Democratic Party
Congress
Woman Leaves Baby With Stranger at Chelsea Address
Mrs Susie Avedon of 82 Summer Street Chelsea learned kindness can backfire after an incident involving a baby and a woman at a local store. The report notes confusion over a baby left with a nonrelative and reflects on the outcomes of offering help in the community.
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Susie Avedon
Summer Street
Chelsea
Stranger Woman Abandons Baby at Betts Hospital
A well dressed young woman left a six week old boy with Mrs. Avedon at Betts General Hospital asking her to hold the child. After hours of waiting for the mother, Mrs. Avedon turned the infant over to Officer Brooks. The baby was taken to the Chardon street home pending a claimant. The description of the woman and exact dress details were recorded.
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Sergeant Brooks
Dedham Street
Chardon Street
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