Cymric Brings Heavy Passenger List From Liverpool
The White Star liner Cymric arrived from Liverpool and Queenstown with 403 first and second class passengers and 422 third class. Notable travelers included H A Hallet of Boston, suffragette incidents near a British Museum display, and actress Margaret Veiller with her husband Bayrd Veiller. Families named include the Bartons from Marlboro Street in Back Bay.
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Liverpool
Queenstown
England
Boston
H. A. Hallet
Hallet
Mr. Hallet
Elmer B. Hudson
A. Keen
A. H. Watkin
John F. Burke
F. ©. Barton
Ellen
Mary
Francis Barton
Marlboro Street
Back Bay
Far East City Sacked. Loot Details Withheld
Despatch reports a city 125 miles northwest of Peking was sacked last night. Foreigners in the city were unharmed, but no details of looting or the fate of Chinese troops stationed there were given.
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Peking
Industrial Bureau Booms New England Industry
The New England Lines Industrial Bureau, an agency of the New Haven Boston and Maine and Maine Central railroads, issued a report for the year ending April 20, 1914 noting 68 firms were attracted or retained in New England with a combined investment of 4,010,050 dollars. Traveling agents aided site selection and location advantages for manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Lines’ Industrial Bureau
New Haven, Boston & Maine and
Maine Central Railroads
New England
Louise not chosen to lead Panama Canal opening ceremony
The 1885 French built Louise steam launch, once used by the French Canal Company and later by American builders, was not chosen to head the formal procession at the Panama Canal opening. Secretary Garrison reported the House commerce committee removed that honor from Senator Root's bill while keeping Louise’s repair and recognition provisions.
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France
French Canal Company
Garrison
Senate
Louise
Washington
House Commerce Committee
Root
Panama Canal
Diplomas for Blind Pupils at Perkins Institute
Ten blind boys and two sightless girls received diplomas at Perkins Institute in Watertown during annual graduation. Students earned regular course diplomas, pianoforte normal department, and piano tuning certificates. Edward Allen presented prizes. FF E Crawford gave the address.
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Perkins Institute For the Blind
Watertown
Edward Allen
Grad
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Bronner Mfg. Co
Philadelphia
Helio
Copenhagen
Charming
New York
Washington Wooley Mills
South
Cymric
London
Hobbs
Lewis F. Hobbs
the Oaks Grammar School
West Medford
John Alden
Sir Francis Drake
Malden
FF. E. Crawford
Francis A. Conner
John W. Cowan
Peter J. Salmon
Arthur F. Sullivan
Maurice I. Tynan
Jacob Wallochstein
Harold B. Deming
Annie M. Kennedy
Allison P. Wiles
Francesco Jerardi
Arthur G. Pitmar
Los Angeles
Cal
Ocean Beach
San_ Pedro
California
Harry Baker
San Pedro
Baker
Percy Townsend
Panama
Catal
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