Forged Signature Clouded Brandenberg Trial
In New York the Brandenberg case focuses on a forged Grover Cleveland signature on a paper linked to a sale to the New York Times. Witness Richard Watson Gilder testified the signature was not Cleveland’s. Brandenburg’s counsel said he would admit forgery and that the real signature was substituted. The prosecution rested and trial resumes Monday.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Broughton Brandenburg
New York Times
Cleveland
Brandenburg
United States
Richard Watson Gilder
Law puts him back in lodge
Judge Morton of the Supreme Court orders a writ of mandamus to reinstate Edward P. Hurley as a member of Roxbury Lodge No. 97, after finding charges of conduct unbecoming a member and improper lodge proceedings. Hurley had been suspended for refusing to recognize the president and deputy president and for not delivering books.
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Hurley
Morton
Roxbury Lodge
Rexall Orderlies Promoted For Constipation Relief
Advertisement touts Rexall Orderlies as best for constipation available in two sizes 10e and 25e. It claims immediate relief without gripe or purge and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfactory. Children can take them, sold at Jaynes Drug Stores The Rexall Store.
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Tobias,Greenthal & Mendelson
Boston
Wolf’s
Rexall
Riker
Jaynes Drug Stores
Trouble Over Gym Contract In East Boston
Bath trustees awarded a $75 000 indoor gymnasium contract in East Boston to a Cambridge firm, paying about 1900 more than the lowest Boston bid. The mayor will withhold approval until both sides are heard, delaying work. William Fillmore Company bid 65 445, 995 over Mack & Moore, the Boston firm.
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Bath
Boston
Hibbard
Cambridge
William Fillmore
Fillmore Company
Mack & Moore
Britain asks U S to drop part in Hankow loan
London reports Great Britain has asked America not to press its claim to participate in the Hankow Szechuen railroad loan of 27.5 million dollars. British German and French bankers are prepared to take up the loan and the request was sent to James Bryce, the British ambassador in Washington.
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London
Great Britain
America
James Bryce
Washington
Dr Ernest F Nichols Not Timid At Dartmouth Dinner
In New York a Dartmouth College alumni dinner honored Ernest F Nichols the president elect. He praised the trustees bold appointment criticizing timidity and urged the college to reach national prestige in moral vigor scholarship and bodily prowess. A telegram from President Tucker was read.
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New York
Dartmouth College
Ernest F. Nichols
Damouth
Tucker
Greenough Hosts Employees for Social Evening
An enjoyable evening at the home of L. P. Greenough biv er of women's salts and furs for Jordan Marsh Company at 705 Cambridge Street Allston. About 75 employees attended as eight piece orchestra played and a lawn decorated with flags lanterns. A collation followed by dancing.
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L. P. Greenough
Jordan Marsh Company
Cambridge Street
Allston
Boy Discovers Sparkling Ore Sparks Gold Quest in Quarry
In Quincy on June 18, Freddie Sandberg found a glittering rock in the John Fallon & Sons quarry. The piece passed the acid test and drew a crowd as mineralogists from Harvard and Technology test quartzes from the blast site ten feet underground to determine if it is real gold or fool's gold.
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Quincy
Boston
Freddie Sandberg
Freddie
John Fallon & Sons
West Quincy
Sandberg
John Fallon
Harvard and
Technology
Taft Says White and Colored Races Growing Friendlier
President Taft addressed graduates in Washington saying white and colored races in the South are growing closer each year. He handed out diplomas to about 200 graduates from two colored high schools and the colored Normal High School as thousands watched in Convention Hall. He dismissed extremists and asserted Negro labor boosts Southern industrial progress.
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Washington
South
Taft
Colored Normal High School
Convention Hall
Colored Men Denounce Taft at Baptist Convention
At the New England Baptist Colored Missionary Union meeting in Whenezer Baptist Church resolutions condemn President Taft for not appointing colored men and for supporting disenfranchisement in the South. The same resolutions were adopted at the union’s 4th annual gathering.
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New England Baptist
Taft
New
Mngland Baptist Colored Missionary Union
Whenezer
Fire Ravages Broad Street Office Building
A fire at the South gate Press building, 85 Broad Street, caused about $500 damage. Deputy Grady, responding to an automatic alarm, ordered help from Hose 37. a hose line from Engine 2 burst near the blaze, hampering firemen.
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Southgate Press
Broad Street
Grady
Hox 37
Itsleight
Wncgine 2
Wrights Given More Medals From Congress Ohio and Dayton
Wilbur and Orville Wright receive congressional, Ohio, and Dayton medals. Over 120,100 celebrate the event. They rush to their Dayton factory to prepare for departure to Washington where they will resume flights for the government next week.
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Dayton
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Congress
Ohio
Wrights
Washington
Nearly 30 Apply for Boston Police Patrol Posts
Nearly 30 applicants took the civil service exam at the State House for patrol duty on the Boston police force the largest turnout in years. Tests covered handwriting elementary law arithmetic and first aid among other subjects. Results come in a month with successful candidates to under go two physical exams.
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Boston
State House
Bridal Balloon Honeymoon Rumor Sparks Quiet Wedding
Rumor says Mrs. Eleanor Howard Waring and Roger Noble Burnham may wed today in Wood's Hole New Forest at Fay’s summer home with balloon travel as their honeymoon guided by Charles J. Glidden. Officials deny details and Glidden refuses to comment amid the quiet ceremony setup.
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Eleanor Howard Waring
Roger Noble Burnham
Brookline
Pittsfield
Charles J. Glidden
Glidden
Manchester
N. T
Wood's Hole
New Forest
Miss Fay
Myers resigns as Baptist head in Chicago conference
Chicago June 18 Rev Johnston Myers pastor of the Emanuel Baptist Church resigned today as president and superintendent of the Baptist executive council of the Chicago conference after criticism over his role in seeking to oust University of Chicago professor George Burnham Fester over his book The Function of Religion in Man's Struggle for Existence. His resignation was accepted.
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Chicago
George Burnham Fester
University of Chicago
Foster
Johnston Myers
Immanuel Baptist Church
Baptist Executive Council
Bakers Told to Skip Salt in Bread, Jemma Goldman Says
In Hoboken, Jemma Goldman urged bakers not to strike. She advised workers to stay at work and omit salt from bread, claiming saltless loaves would curb bourgeois stomach cramps and spark thoughtful discussion.
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New York
Jemma Goldman
Hoboken
City Plans July Fourth Celebration Budget
City Council committee outlined plans for a major Independence Day observance with most of Mayor Whibbard's 10000 allocation to be spent on fireworks at the Common Franklin Field and Wood Island Park. It includes 2185 for hand concerts, 1000 for the Charles River regatta, 350 for sailing events, 449 for athletics on the Common, 200 for the Veteran Firemen's annual play-out, and free moving picture shows citywide.
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Franklin Field
Wood Island Park
Music Commission
Charles River
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Chamber of Commerce
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