Guild in Line for Cabinet in Taft Administration
In a Reynolds club gathering at Eben Draper's home the Republican chiefs discussed Governor Guild joining Taft's Cabinet if he wins. Senators Lodge and Crane back Guild for three possible posts Postmaster General Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of Commerce.
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Governor Guild
William H. Taft
United States
Eben S. Draper
Lodge
Crane
Taft
Governor
Diplomatic Corps
Bechtel Refuses Garage Permit Sparks Cambridge Row
Nicholas F. Bechtel of 347 Harvard Street loses garage permit for a brick structure and vows to retaliate by selling the building to a colored family after neighborhood opposition in Cambridge.
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Cambridge
Nicholas F. Bechtel
Harvard Street
University City
Mr. Bechtel
Cambridge Realty Ad Seeks Colored Family Home Sale
A Cambridge paper notes an upcoming sale advertisement limited to a colored family. The city has resisted issuing a garage license, despite a four year struggle led by Mr Bechtel and opposed by Moses P White Lawyer Palmer Wyman and Dana Hill residents.
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Cambridge
Bechtel
Moses P. White
Palmer Wyman
Dana Hill
Village Burns in Maine Fire Destroys 16 Structures
A small village on the Sheepscot River spanning Branch Mills and Paler mo was struck by a major fire this afternoon. Sixteen buildings burned, with losses pegged at about 40 000 dollars and only a small insurance percentage. Neighbors from nearby towns fought the flames with pails but the fire burned through the street to the foot of a hill.
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China, Mo
Sheepscot
Branch Mills
Palermo
Two Foresters Murdered by Hill Tribes on Negros Island
H D Everett and Theodore W Wakeley of the Philippine Forest Service were reportedly killed by hill tribesmen on Negros Island after leaving Cabancalan in May with servants and two native foresters en route to inspect coal deposits near Mt Tipasi. Officials say the party was assaulted and murdered, with Rais town authorities identifying suspects. Forester A Hearn heads to the scene to assist the search for bodies and the killers.
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Manila
H. D. Everett
Philippine Forest Service
Theodore W. Wakeley
Negros
Wakeley
Evérett
Cabancalan
Mt. Tipasi
Rais
Forester A. Hearn
Keeping Eyes on Castro in Venezuelan Question
Washington reports the State Department is watching Castro and awaiting events in the Venezuelan affair. The gunboat Marietta heads from Curacao to Guantanamo carrying Jacob Sleeper and Lt Frances A Ruggles as passengers. Venezuelan charge Veloso Gollicoa stays in Washington and will relocate to the suburbs while remaining in touch with officials.
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Washington
State Department
Castro
Marietta
Curacao
Guantanamo
Jacob Sleeper
Caracas
Frances A. Ruggles
Senor Veloso Gollicoa
Fire destroys small town stores and mill origin traced
Four small wooden stores kept by F. A. Doe BE L Worthing H L Pinkham and BE N Moody were damaged by fire. The blaze began in the Dinsmore grist mill and is blamed on a hot box.
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F. A. Doe
BE. L. Worthing
H. L. Pinkham
BE. N. Moody
Dinsmore
Mayor vows not to fill Board vacancy amid veto threats
Mayor Hibbard declares he will not fill the Board of Street Commissioners vacancy. He also says he will veto the City Council order approving 39,500 for gypsy moth work and a public grounds order to name a Maverick Square section in East Boston “Doherty Park” in honor of the late Councilman Thomas F. Doherty.
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Board of Street Commissioners
Hibbard
Board of Aldermen
Department of Public Grounds
Public Grounds Department
Maverick Square
Boston
Doherty
Brockton Man Accused of Cash Larceny at Snowden's
Fred H. Jacobs age 20 of 49 East Ashland street Brockton was arrested in Quincy on larceny of more than $100 from Snowden's grocery. He waived examination, held for September grand jury, with $1000 bond, and fined $25 for carrying a loaded revolver.
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Brockton
Fred H. Jacobs
Ashland Street
Quincy
Snowden
Norfolk County
Train Robbery Shocks Eastern Rail Network
Robbers loot a Boston and Maine through freight Train 287 after severing an air pipe near Tyngsboro. The 35 car load was rifled of valuables in 16 cars by a Western desperadoes gang, as engines stopped near Lowell, marking a historic theft in the region.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Concord
Boston
New Hampshire
Tyngsboro
Lowell
Revere Ocean Boulevard Access to Cars Expanded
The city allows BARS automobiles on the full length of Revere's ocean boulevard with weekend holiday restrictions. On Saturdays Sundays and holidays from 2 pm to 11 pm vehicles must detour via Ocean avenue until reaching Revere street, then resume on the boulevard.
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Revere
Ocean Boulevard
Ocean Avenue
Revere Street
Finance Commission Opposes City Street Repaving Fund
City businessmen back Mayor Hibbard in seeking 200000 for street repaving, but the Finance Commission objects. They criticize the mayor for not consulting the commission in advance.
Restriction Extends Auto Ban on Ocean Avenue
Park commissioners extend ban on cars along Ocean avenue from June 17 to September 14 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. The ban follows protests from car owners and concerns over a narrow roadway with two tracks used by beachgoers and children. Commission notes congestion is worsening.
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Revere Street
Eliot Circle
Ocean Avenue
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