Trestle and Corner Stone Ceremony Draw Cape Cod Attention
Provincetown prepares for an August 20 corner stone ceremony with President Roosevelt and 400 notables. A trestle from the hill crest to the railroad will speed construction of the shaft foundation. Town funding seeks 3000 to reach 5000 total, with heavy street fundraising and a 60 foot excavation for the concrete base.
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Provincetown
Roosevelt
Taft
Senator Lodge
Congressman Lovering
Edward Everett Hale
Cape Cod
Town Hill
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Brilliant Wedding for Miss Thayer and Count Von Moltke
The Boston area wedding of Miss Thayer to Count Von Moltke drew about 200 guests including notable names such as E V R Thayer and Bryce Allan. A lavish reception and an Italian terrace wedding breakfast followed at the Thayer estate with a Salem Cadet Band on the lawn. The couple plan a quiet honeymoon and extended visits before sailing for Denmark, with gifts featuring diamonds and rubies prominent among dozens of fine offerings.
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Boston
E. V. R. Thayer
John EB. Thayer
Bayard Thayer
W. R. Thayer, Jr
Town
William S. Patten
Wellesley
Thayer Robb
Goodhue Livingston
New York
T. D. Barrell
Baltimore
Wiliam A. Marston
Paris
France
George von L. Meyer
Meyer
Bryce Allan
Harold Vanderbilt
Elisiaa Dyer
Daniel Fearing
Newport
R. I
Salem Cadet Band
Denmark
Count Moltke
Nathaniel Thayer
Miss Thayer
Count von Moltke
Lancaster
Thayer
Know Boston Editor Reveals Tomorrow's Photo Test No 6
The Know Boston Editor previews tomorrow's Sunday Post photo test number 6 in the series. Most images were printed in the Daily Post, but No 6 requires careful study to identify. Tomorrow's edition also lists prize winners from last Sunday's test and correct identifications.
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Sunday Post
Daily Post
Know Boston
Old
Boston
Pinkerton Plan and Vindicator Trial Tie to Haywood Case
Boise Idaho June 28 Clarence Darrow contends Pinkerton detectives join a broader conspiracy to crush the Western Federation of Mine Owners. Haywood defense attorneys press to discredit Harry Orchard and argue the Vindicator explosion was accidental after witnesses tie a giant powder box and revolver to the crime. Witnesses describe timing of the explosion and safety bar details as the case hinges on Orchard’s alleged threats over the Hercules mine.
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Boise, Ida
Clarence Darrow
Haywood
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Western Federation of
William D. Haywood
Steunenberg
Harry Orchard
Orchard
Hercules
Vindicator
Thomas Wood
McCormick
Beck
Wood
W. Easterly
C. D. Copley
Easterly
Copley
Caldwell
Thomas Hogan
Federation
San Francisco
Bradley
Expert Fox Ready to Investigate City Streets
Mayor questions citizens committee members John F. Moors Randall G. Morris and Grace Minns. Fox vows thorough study of street cleaning payrolls districts and pavement methods as he accompanies Cummings and reviews payrolls. He hints at possible appointment as street superintendent if Republicans win the mayoralty.
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Citizens’ Committee
John F. Moors
Randall G. Morris
Grace Minns
Cummings
Fox
Mr. Fox
Post
Household Surgeon cures scalp diseases claim
Advertisement claims Druggists refund money if Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil fails on scalp diseases sold at 25 cents. The copy emphasizes a money back guarantee for the product.
Veterans roll recovered after Fall River cash loss
Liquor officers recovered a veteran's lost roll in Fall River after John Lehan of Lynn misplaced his $40 cash and a $30 check at Alfred Robinson's drug store on Bedford Street during a carnival visit. The owner was delighted to regain the money.
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Fall River
Carr and Blinn
John Lehan
Oak Street
Lynn
New York
Lehan
Alfred Robinson
Bedford Street
Commission Urges Black Powder Disuse After Iowa Explosion
The Parliamentary Commission investigating the March Toulon blast on the battleship Iowa fails to determine the cause but recommends continuing disuse of black powder on warships.
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Paris
Toulon
Albert pays Clemenceau back debt after call in Paris
Prime Minister Clemenceau receives Marcelin Albert's letter stating he has kept his promises and returns the 100 francs borrowed during the June 28 visit in Paris.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Marcelin Albert
Albert
Standard Oil's Henry H. Rogers Departs London for New York
Henry H. Rogers of Standard Oil and Mrs Rogers sailed from London to New York. Rogers eluded interviewers who pursued him after departure.
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London
Henry H. Rogers
Standard Oil Company
Massachusetts Legislature Prorogued After Historic Session
The Massachusetts Legislature ended a 178 day session with 687 acts and 133 resolves passed, nine vetoes by Governor Guild, and the controversial anti monopoly and anti merger bills. A mock session in the House featured Representative Michael J. Coyle of Brighton and a playful chain gag. Speaker Cole received a mahogany clock and President Chapple a Masonic chain as gifts.
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Cole
Chapple
Senate
House
Michael J. Coyle
Brighton
Coyle
Overtime and Anti-Merger Bills Highlight Legislature
The session advances a night work ban for women and children in cotton mills. The Cole anti-merger bill blocks the New Haven Boston and Maine consolidation for a year. Additional measures include anti-shoe machinery limits, jury reform for jury list accuracy, industrial insurance enabling banks to open insurance counters, and an inheritance tax on direct heirs via Probate Court.
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Cole
New Haven
Boston & Maine
Mass Legislature Closes After Tumultuous Session
The Sunday law bill aimed at broader Sunday recreations and a veterans gratuity bill vetoed by Governor Guild marked a dramatic session. The public opinion bill failed after a fierce House fight as prorogation followed amid a blaze of lights. The anti monopoly bill fell in the Senate, amid claims of Standard Oil influence, while Lodge and Cole forged a coalition that pressed the anti merger bill to passage. The six months’ session saw intense shows of power, with the blue book to be the largest on record.
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State House
Standard Oil Company
House
Senate
Cole
Massachusetts
Guild
Great and General Court of
William P. Hayes
Springfield
Standard Oil
Edward P. Barry
South Boston
Governor's Council
Barry
General Court
Thomas L. Hisgen
Senator Lodge
Beacon Hill
Cuticura Heals Eczema on Three Children
Mrs. Kate Keim of New York writes that three of her children suffered eczema with itchy sores on the head for months. After incorrect diagnoses at a dispensary, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment with warm baths, and in weeks the sores disappeared.
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Kate Keim
West 29Th St
New York
N. Y
Potter Drug & Chem, Corp
Boston
Mass
Cuticura
Receiver Appointed for Marquette Mutual Life in Chicago
Chicago June 28 a receiver was appointed for the Marquette Mutual Life Insurance Company. The firm holds outstanding insurance totaling more than 1 million dollars.
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Chicago
Marquette Mutual Life Insurance Company
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Paver
North End
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Harvard
Albert Pays Clemenceau
H. H. Rogers
A.b.currier CO
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Washington & Eliot Sts
Joseph Grady
Tremont St
MT Ta
Huntington Avenue
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Charles H. Flood
Home Office
Milk St
Albert H. Curtis
Federal St
Tel. Rox
Frederic J. Crosby
Embailmer
Warren St
Boston Lodge
Brotherhood of Railroad
William H. McCashin
Ayer Junction
Harvard Street Baptist Church
Harvard Dental CO
Dlmes
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