Millions Are Saved by Law In New York Insurance Reform
Albany June 27. Insurance Superintendent Hotchkiss sent Governor Hughes a report by Auditor Woodward on Armstrong amendments to New York law and life insurance. It shows a past three year decline due to investigations rather than the amendments and sizable savings to policyholders totaling 9.682 million in 1908 from reduced acquisition and general management expenses.
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Albany
N. Y
William H. Hotchkiss
Charles E. Hughes
Department
J. H. Woodward
New York
New York Company
G A R founder to be honored with statue unveiling
Washington reports the unveiling of a statue for Dr. Benjamin Franklin Stephenson founder of the Grand Army of the Republic set for July 3. A parade of U S military and naval forces district militia and Taft will speak followed by Rep J Hampton Moore of Pennsylvania as orator.
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Washington
Grand Army of the Republic
Benjamin Franklin Stephenson
United States
Taft
J. Hampton Moore
Pennsylvania
Shortage in milk and ice cripples Boston supply
Boston experiences a severe milk shortage and ice transport problems amid a record heat wave. Infants go without adequate milk in parts of Boston and Somerville as smaller dealers cut supplies, while farmers divert milk to butter to prevent souring before reaching coolers.
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Boston
Somerville
Post
New York State
Two Men Die In Hartford Line Train Collision Near Taunton
Augustine Gabonaux and John Pinto of Taunton were killed when struck by a locomotive on the New York New Haven Hartford line near Hart Street. The pair had ridden to Berkeley and were returning late. Pinto, 45, leaves a widow and eight children.
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Taunton
Augustine Gabonaux
John Pinto
Boston
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Hart Street
Berkeley
Pinto
Harvard Class of 1884 Holds 25th Anniversary Service
Nearly 100 members of the Harvard class of 1884 returned for a 25th anniversary celebration. Five ministers from the class led a brief service in Appleton Chapel before the three day program, with Rev Edward B Crown preaching the sermon and other participants including Rev Samuel A Eliot, Rev Bartow B Ramage, Rev Charles T Billings, and Rev John B Wilson.
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Harvard
Appleton Chapel
Edward 8. Crown
Episcopal Theological School of Cambridge
Samuel A. Eliot
Charles W. Eliot
The
American Unitarian Association
Bartow B. Ramage
Forth Worth
Tex
Charles T. Billings
Lowell
John B. Wilson
Concord
N. H
Sagamore Sociological Conference Opens Tomorrow
The third annual Sagamore sociological conference will open at Sagamore Beach tomorrow evening. It is expected to draw over 150 leaders from social movements nationwide to listen to the addresses.
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Sagamore
Sagamore Beach
Ancient War Relic Adorns New Cambridge Post Office
A War of 1812 eagle relic adorns the Cambridge C Branch post office on Cambridge Street East Cambridge. It dates to Niagara No. 3 Volunteer Fire Association and was gifted to Engine Company 3 by Captain Taylor. The relic has been stored at Gore Street quarters for 30 years and now sits on the new building ready for occupancy July 1. Officers of the Cambridge station include Superintendent John A. Collins and Chief Clerk James Newman.
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Boston Post Office
Cambridge Street
Third
Fourth Streets
East
Niagara No. 3 Volunteer Fire Association of
Niagara
Fire Company
Taylor
A Street
East Cambridge
Engine Company 3
Engine 3
Gore Street
Mansfield
John A. Collins
James Newman
Brilliants in Yesterday's Baccalaureates
Harvard's Palmer Dartmouth remarks urge choosing a life partner wisely and partnering with God. Gordon of Old South praises modern angels as thoughts born from serious living for devout minds. Amherst's Harris calls civic duty beyond voting to promote righteousness. Buckham at Vermont urges monuments of heroism to minimize tragedy记. Thomas of Middlebury notes leaders are defined by love of country, not wealth. Denison at Radcliffe denounces women studying for displays of power. Hadley at Yale warns against belief in evil and praises leaders with deep sympathy and action.
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George H. Palmer
LL. D
Harvard
Dartmouth
George A. Gordon
Old South Church
Wellesley
George Harris
Amherst College
M. H. Buckham
D. D
University of Vermont
John M. Thomas
Middlebury
John Hopkins Denison
Radcliffe
Arthur T. Hadley
Yale
Faith in Men Needs of Times
Yale President Arthur T. Hadley delivered the baccalaureate address in Woolsey Hall urging faith in others as essential to success. He cited Civil War generals to show how trust and cooperation uplift leadership, and warned distrust undermines personal power and social progress.
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New Haven
Hadley
Army of the Potomac
Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
Thomas
Radcliffe Senior Class Sermon Denounces Critics and Conformists
Rev John Hopkins Denison delivered a baccalaureate sermon at Shepard Memorial Church criticizing readers who follow critics and conventional tastes. He urged students to engage with living ideas, spoke against strict canons of taste, and warned against disconnecting from current world issues. Class members entered the church with Miss Eleanor Lothrop leading the procession.
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Radcliffe
John Hopkins Denison
Shepard Memorial Church
Symphony Hall
Art Gallery
College Yard
Eleanor Lothrop
Helen Lovejoy
Irwin
Agassiz House
Montrose Depot Destroyed in West Division Fire
The Montrose depot on the Boston & Maine Western division was destroyed by a late night fire. Firebugs are suspected as the cause. Loss is estimated at $600.
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Wakefield
Montrose
Boston & Maine Railroad
Puffed Wheat and Puffed Rice Promotion by Quaker Oats
An advertising appeal promotes Puffed Wheat and Puffed Rice as ideal hot weather cereals. It touts digestibility and ease of digestion, describes the puffing process with steam and high heat, credits Prof. Anderson, and urges readers to order a trial package from grocers.
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Prof. Anderson
Texas Negroes Out of Office
In Galveston on June 27, reports say white Republicans dominate Texas politics as over 100 black deputies, revenue collectors, customs inspectors and other offices will not be renewed. Remaining negro appointees have not been reappointed.
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Victor
Munsey’s
Victor Talking Machine Co
Camden
N. J
Galveston
Tex
Texas
Internal Revenue
Grenfell Clarifies Faith in Cambridge Pulpit
Dr Wilfred T Grenfell spoke at Shepard Memorial Church Cambridge defining faith as life and love not mere ideas He said serving Labrador coast communities best meets that definition Twenty students from Harvard Yale and Princeton will join his next Labrador trip
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Wilfred T. Grenfell
Labrador
Shepard Memorial Church
Cambridge
Cambridge Boy Dies After Vehicle Accident
John Swanson age 5 of 119 Pacific Street Cambridge died at Cambridge Relief Hospital yesterday afternoon from injuries received last Wednesday night when crushed under the wheels of a surface car at Massachusetts Avenue and Brookline Street in Cambridge.
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John Swanson
Pacific Street
Cambridge
Cambridge Relief Hospital
Massachusetts Avenue
Brookline Street
Miss Sarah Orne Jewett Laid To Rest In Maine Home
The author Miss Sarah Orne Jewett was buried at her ancestral home in South Berwick Maine after a simple dignified funeral. Town residents from village churches attended from pulpits to pay respects as in past years for her parents and grandparents. Rev Dr George Lewis led services with Psalms 23 and 24 and DeWolf Howe's poem The Travellers.
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South Berwick
Sarah Orne Jewett
George Lewis
Miss Jewett
Congregational Church
DeWolf Howe
Two Attacked In Car Strike Sparks First Day Turmoil
Pittsburg June 27 on the first day of the Greater Pittsburg street railway strike two negro applicants were roughly handled by alleged union sympathizers at the Homewood barns. No cars ran and suburban lines operated with half hour and hourly service. Police remained on duty as union maintained a peaceful stance.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Homewood Barns
Car Company
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Allegheny County
Straw hats replace helmets for Cambridge police
Cambridge police will wear brown straw hats during summer under new uniform rule. The regulation also covers other Greater Boston departments, with Newton and Brookline as the only others granted the privilege.
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Cambridge
Greater Boston
Newton
Brookline
Five Year Old In East Boston Drinks Pint of Whiskey
Richard Ryan aged five of 44 Brooks Street East Boston drank most of a pint of whiskey yesterday morning. He climbed to a pantry shelf and, while his mother slept, put the bottle to his lips and drained it, yet is alive and little the worse for the experience.
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Richard Ryan
Brooks Street
Boston
Richard
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