Cambridge Lawn Party Aids Neighborhood House Fund
A Cambridge lawn party at 168 Brattle Street featured rides, games, dances, and a Pinafore scene to raise funds for the Cambridge Neighborhood House. Prominent university figures attended. proceeds support sending district children to a summer camp at Hiram Dale Farm, Westford.
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Jinniksha
Brattle Street
Cambridge
Hiram Dale
Dunstable
Westford
Massachusetts
Adalene Moffat
Neighborhood House
Boston
Moore Street
James Ford
Harvard
Edward Cummings
Old South Church
John Graham Brooks
Stoughton Bell
Robert Walcott
Elizabeth Piper
Brattsh Street
Delightful Time With Donkey Rides and Sleight of Hand
Children enjoyed a lively afternoon with donkey rides and Indian jinrikshas. They competed to toss rings onto various figures as objects appeared and vanished under a sleight of hand. An afternoon tea followed in the sun.
Taken From Jail and Sentenced for Theft
Robert Hicks, 28, was brought from Charles street jail and arraigned before Judge Parmenter in Municipal Court for larceny of a $35 watch and a $20 ring from Phoebe W. Richards of Union Park. Richards testified the items were obtained by him on the promise of repair. He was given an additional three months to the four months sentence he is already serving.
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Robert Hicks
Charles Street
Parmenter
Phoebe W. Richards
Union Park
Martina MacArthur Weds Alexander Stephens in Cambridge
Miss Martina MacArthur niece of Mr and Mrs C J MacArthur married Alexander Stephens of Spokane Washington last night at 34 Prince street Cambridge Rev John I Campbell officiated Clara MacArthur sister of the bride attended. William Moxon of Cambridge was best man. The couple will reside in Spokane after their honeymoon.
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Martina MacArthur
C. J. MacArthur
Prince Street
Cambridge
Alexander Stephens
Spokane
Wash
John I. Campbell
Clara MacArthur
William Moxon
Salem captain elected for Exeter baseball next year
Exeter New Hampshire June 12 Martin J Donovan of Salem Massachusetts catcher on the Phillips Exeter team for the past two years was elected captain of next year's team tonight.
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Exeter
N. H
Martin J. Donovan
Salem
Mass
Phillips Exeter
Health Advice Urges Laxatives As Natural Aid
Promoter argues laxatives are sometimes necessary to aid nature and prevent disease, stressing routine use only as appropriate and within medical guidance. The statement frames laxatives as preventive tools rather than remedies, urging caution and personal health awareness.
Morgan Put Up Cash to End Panic in 1907
R H Thomas testified before the Pujo committee on the nightmarish 1907 run on call money. He recounted seeking relief from James Stillman who directed him to J P Morgan to obtain twenty five million dollars to stabilize markets.
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Morgan
New York
J. P. Morgan
R. H. Thomas
The
Stock Exchange
Pujo
Money Trust
Thomas
James Stillman
National City Bank
Stillman
Morgan Loan to Ease Panic Reported in Testimony
Witness describes Morgan loan of 25 million dollars to be divided among banks. The move allegedly relieved market panic within minutes as call money rates fell. James B. Mahon defends NYSE actions and punishment of manipulation including S. B. Chapin.
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Morgan
The
Stock Exchange
Sugar Trust Leader Read In Probe Of Beet Sugar Pact
New York reports show a Havemeyer letter suggesting a plan to curb beet sugar competition in Colorado. The document discussed Morgan County factory plans and Dyer of Cleveland, with Morey of Denver testifying about control of Great Western Sugar Company. Morey denied American Sugar Refining Company influence over Great Western’s management.
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New York
H. O. Havemeyer
Colorado
Sugar Trust
Morgan County
Col
Havemeyer
Edwin IF. Dyer
Cleveland
More
Great Western Sugar Company
Morey
American Sugar Refining Company
Vesta Victoria Repeats as Bride Heads to Europe
English singer Vesta Victoria, now Mrs Herbert Terry, is traveling to Europe with her husband. The couple arrived in New York aboard the Caronia on May 18, with Victoria using her stage name Kate Lawrence and keeping her private business and address concealed from vaudeville managers.
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New York
Vesta Victoria
Europe
Herbert Terry
Edward Terry
Hotel Victoria
Brockton Girl Weds Canadian in Quebec Love Match
In Brockton on June 12 Miss Marion Godbout of 370 Forest Avenue wed Joseph P. Pagean after a long distance romance sparked during a Quebec visit. They married at Sacred Heart Church and will reside in Quebec. a special permit waived five days’ notice. Philip Turcotte served as the bride’s escort.
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Brockton
Quebec
Canada
Marion Godbout
Forest Avenue
Joseph P. Pagean
Sacred Heart Church
J. M. O. Genest
Godbout
Sacred Heart Parochial School
Miss Godbout
Cupid
Married in New York on Caronia with Victoria and Terry
Miss Victoria and her husband claim a prior England wedding while friends say they wed in New York soon after her arrival. The singer, famed for Waiting at the Church and Poor John, had a London manager ex-husband from whom she divorced for cruelty. Mr Terry reportedly had previous marriage and divorce.
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Victoria
England
Miss Victoria
John
Euston Music Hall
London
Terry
Hazers Chain Newlyweds in Public Joke
Mrs Edwin H Clark Jr narrates a Philadelphia nuptial hazing incident after a noon Methodist Episcopal Church wedding. Friends locked them with a waist chain and rode 77 miles to Washington aboard a train, the baggage master freeing them at arrival as bystanders laughed at the stunt.
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Philadelphia
Edwin H. Clark, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Curch
Edwin
Liberty
Washington
Thrilling cliffhanger in next Sunday's instalment
Vague praise hints at a highly exciting upcoming segment in the continuing story. Readers are promised a dramatic development that will meet high expectations set by prior installments.
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James Montgomery Flagg
Earth
Son-in-law Held Without Bail in Maine Murder Case
The Rev. Charles Emelius of New Sweden is charged with murder in the death of August Jacobson of Presque Isle. He was held without bail after a preliminary hearing before a trial justice. The grand jury will convene in Houlton in November.
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Presque Isle
Charles Emelius
New Sweden
August Jacobson
Houlton
Pastor Arrested in Swedish Note Forgery Case
A year after Jacobson’s death on his farm four bullet wounds were found. A note on a fishing pole suggested self inflicted death, but investigators doubted it. Handwriting expert Hingston testified the Swedish note’s body matched Jacobson while the signature was forged. Emelius, about 20, a Lutheran pastor at New Sweden who married Jacobson’s daughter last fall, was arrested after the expert’s testimony.
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Jacobson
William ¥. Hingston
Boston
Emelius
Lutheran Church
New Sweden
Cold storage for furs defeats moths in vault plan
Henry Siegel Company promotes cold storage for furs to prevent moth damage. Garments hang on individual pegs for air flow, avoiding crushing. Vaults stay below freezing, are moth proof, burglar and fire proof, and insure each fur for full value against damage or loss.
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Henry Siegel Company
Siegel
Episcopalian Church Names General Secretary
The General Board of the Episcopal Church elected William E. Gardiner of Boston as general secretary at the meeting held in Philadelphia at the church house on One Hundred Twenty-eighth and Walnut streets.
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Philadelphia
Penn
General Board
The
Episcopal Church
Church House
One Hundred Twenty-eighth and
Walnut Streets
William E. Gardiner
Boston
Poslam Soap Promoted by Emergency Laboratories
Poslam Soap offers a pure soap base with Poslam included, advertised as antiseptic and germicidal. Claiming to heal eczema and skin troubles, it markets as a safe nursery soap suitable for tender infant skin, with a large lasting cake priced at 25 cents and samples available from Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
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West 25Th St
New York City
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Donovan Exeter
Michelin
Boylston Street
Kitty Cobb
Morgan Ready
Samuel Untermyer
James B. Mahon
Untermyer
New York Stock Exchange
Mabon
S. B. Chapin
Leiter
Vesta
Heer
Joseph P. Pageau
Hazers Chain
Newlyweds
Hubman
Winter Street
David J. Ingraham
Vorenberg
Ald
Texas
Bermuda
Reneem
Xaxex Soda
John T. Connor Co
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