Taft Veto Threat Looms Over Aldrich Bill Split Talk
President Taft signals he will veto a high tariff Aldrich measure as Aldrich and Lodge push for a party split. Insurgent senators hear of a possible new third party while Aldrich hints at replacing Taft and even a different nominee.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
Aldrich
MacVeagh
Chicago
Aldrich-Lodge
William H. Taft
Republican Party
William Alden Smith
Finance Committee
Dixey Marries Leading Lady in New York
Henry E. Dixey the famous stage star wed Miss Marie Nordstrom leading woman of his Mary Jane's Pa company. The marriage reportedly occurred more than three weeks ago and was disclosed tonight in New York.
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New York
Henry E. Dixey
Marie Nordstrom
Mary Jane’s
Pa” Company
Countess of Aberdeen Appeals in Ireland Cause
The Countess of Aberdeen visiting the city made a sterling appeal for support in Ireland’s fight against the Great White Plague. She met prominent political, business, and social leaders and gathered new ideas to apply upon her return to Ireland.
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Countess of Aberdeen
Ireland
Lady Aberdeen
Dewey Testifies on Settlement Suggestion in $76 Million Suit
Former Judge Dewey admitted yesterday in the Good Government Association case that he suggested a compromised settlement the night before a circular was issued. He said the conversation with Isaac F. Paul at the University Club included talk of fraudulent signatures and he realized such a transaction could be seen as blackmail.
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Dewey
Good Government Association
Signa
Court extends session for Good Government libel case
The Superior Court extended its third session beyond its usual hours so the five Good Government Association members sued for alleged libel could testify. As far as evidence is concerned, the case was closed. Continued on Page 83-Fourth Column.
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Good Government Association
Scientist to Follow Dr. Tucker as Head of College
Trustees of Dartmouth College in Concord New Hampshire elected Dr Ernest Fox Nichols president by unanimous vote to succeed Dr W J Tucker. Nichols formerly head of physics at Dartmouth and professor of experimental physics at Columbia University. General Frank S Streeter led the nomination committee and issued a statement.
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Concord
N. H
Dartmouth College
Ernest Fox Nichols
W. J. Tucker
Nichols
Columbia University
Dartmouth
Frank S. Streeter
Tucker
Nichols Named President of Dartmouth College
The committee and trustees express strong enthusiasm for Professor Nichols to assume the Dartmouth presidency after a lengthy search. His breadth of training distinction of accomplishment and proven leadership complement his love for Dartmouth, forming an unusually strong combination.
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Dartmouth College
Former Rebel Jars Reunion Opens in Memphis
The Confederate reunion began in Memphis with a keynote by General George W. Gordon declaring the Confederate cause not dead and that the cause with right cannot die. The opening featured the rebel yell and the dedication of lamps around the Forrest monument by the Mary Latham Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy.
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Memphis
Tenn
George W. Gordon
Forrest Monument
Mary Latham
Daughters of the Confederacy
Woman Awarded 25 Dollars for Tooth Injury in Bread
Ida M. Boyer sued a Boston bakery after her tooth struck a stone in a loaf. Judge Burke of the Municipal Civil Court awarded her 25 dollars, covering the dentist bill.
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Ida M. Boyer
Boston
Burke
Municipal Civil Court
Miss Boyer
Boston Americans Triumph In 12 Inning Victory
Boston Americans beat St Louis 4 to 3 in 12 innings while Detroit edged New York 5 to 4 in 11. Cleveland shutout Washington 2 to 0. Pittsburg topped Philadelphia 4 to 3. Cubs fallen to Giants 38 to 2. St Louis downed Brooklyn 7 to 1. Jack Johnson reaches Boston but skips theatre. Harvard varsity four wins title. Boston Post team takes runner-up honors in New York meet. Ebonites win. malted milk ad lines appear.
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Boston Americans
St. Louis
Detroit
New York
Cleveland
Washington
Boston
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
Brooklyn
Jack Johnson
Crew
Harvard
Quill and Gardner
Armory
Tarbox elopement sparks dispute over divorce and marriage
Bernard L. Tarbox and his 19-year-old stenographer bride Gertrude Mae Devine eloped to Woonsocket prompting Utica despatches. A Boston family attorney reported talks of a possible uncontested divorce and a permission for the marriage, with the original wife opposed in a bid to secure Tarbox’s consent.
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Bernard L. Tarbox
Utica
N. Y
Walter A. Ladd
Tarbox
Boston
Tarbox Honeymooning After Utica Arrival With Boston Wife
Tarbox and his wife, registered as B L Tarbox and wife from Boston, left the newspaper office together in a blue Oldsmobile after a flirtatious scene about divorce and arrest. Miss Devine spoke of happiness while Tarbox kept silent. The couple planned to settle in Syracuse after a marriage rite by Rev Hugh P Hughes, continuing on to the city.
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Utica
Butterfield House
B. L. Tarbox
Boston
Mass
Tarbox
Miss Devine
Mae
Syracuse
Hugh P. Hughes
Hatters Win Their Strike in Danbury Area
Danbury Connecticut June 8. The hatters strike active since January 15 in 23 factories across Danbury New Milford and Bethel ended as 15 manufacturers agreed to reopen on an open shop basis for 90 days. Strikers return and manufacturers resign from the Hat Manufacturers Association, to settle disputes by arbitration with a union use exception.
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Danbury, Conn
Hatters
New Milford
Bethel
Hat Mannufacturers’ Association
Sues Man She Once Defended in Separation Suit
Mrs Amy Sloan Fosburgh once helped acquit her husband Robert Fosburgh of killing his sister in 1900. She now sues in the New York Supreme Court for separation on cruelty and abandonment. In August 1900 Robert Fosburgh moved to live with his parents in Pittsfield Mass with his wife, daughter of a former Union City mayor.
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New York
Amy Sloan Fosburgh
Robert $. Fosburgh
May I. Fosburgh
Pittsfield
Mass
Supreme Court
Robert Stewart Fosburgh
Union City
Penn
Young Fosburgh
Buffalo
Wife of Roberts Fosburgh Seeks Separation Amid Trial Claims
During the Fosburgh trial for the murder of his sister in law the wife testifies life at home was unhappy before and after the shooting. She says the mother in law and sister in law disliked her from the start in Pittsfield and her husband turned cold toward her.
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Roberts. Fosburgh
Forecast for Boston and New England Weather
Washington reports a New England forecast fair Wednesday and Thursday with increasing clouds and chances of showers in the southern portion. Light to moderate variable winds persist as steamer departures to European ports face unsettled showery weather before clearing. Temperature readings show a range from the mid fifties to mid eighties across the day.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Grand Banks
Circus Collapse Injures 19 at Natick Washburn Show
Nineteen people were severely injured and many more bruised when a 500 seat section of the Washburn Brothers circus collapsed in Natick. Panic spread as crowds tumbled into the wreckage and spectators rushed to escape the tents.
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Natick
Washburn Brothers’ Company
Natick Circus Collapse Sends Crowd Scattering
A tent collapse at Outing Park near Harvard Street injures many as a section holding 500 seats fails. Miss McKeil is among the seriously hurt. doctors treat internal injuries and the show resumes after a delay. Lessee A. C. Brownlee negotiates settlements with injured parties before moving the circus to Westboro at dawn.
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Corcoran
Bancroft
Burke
Maguire
Natick
Kline
Cochituate
Wellesley
South Framingham
Outing Park
Harvard Street
Boston & Worcester
A. C. Brownlee
Arthur Driscoll
M. F. Kennedy
Frank Burns
John W. Brennen
William Nathan
Westboro
Brownlee
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