Navy greyhounds ready for 5000 mile Azores race test
Newport March 1 All is in readiness for the race of three scout cruisers Salem Birmingham and Chester to the Azores and return to evaluate engine types triple expansion Parson turbine and Curtis turbines and to test wireless通讯 amid keen rivalry as crews expect record breaking performance after redeployment from New England shipyards.
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Salem
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Chiester
Chester
Curtis
Wireless Sys
Ponta del Gada
San Miguel
Portugal
New England
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Quincy
Fore River Works
Falk
Taft Prepares for Inauguration After Busy Day
President-elect Taft is wined and dined in Washington as he nears the inauguration. A rush of morning callers and a special dinner in his honor by the Taft Philippine Expedition mark a busy day without evident worry or strain.
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Washington
Taft Administration Prep and Cabinet Hints at Dinner
A day opened with a long conference between the President-elect and Senator Knox as plans for the next administration take shape. Charles Nagel of St. Louis is courted for a key role, with Taft valuing his premier’s judgment. Missouri’s Nagel is eyed for Secretary of Commerce and Labor amid preparations. Frank H Hitchcock visits the capital while other Taft cabinet members remain with Roosevelt appointees. The Philippine dinner, hosted by Miss Mabel Boardman and Rep. McKinley, Illinois, drew seven senators and 24 House members among others who traveled with Taft in 1905.
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Knox
State Department
Taft
Charles Nagel
St. Louis
Nagel
Washington
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Wilson
Roosevelt
Mabel Boardman
Representative McKinley
Illinois
United States
House of Representatives
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Taft Reflects On Philippine Trip Reunion And White House Hospitality
Former President Taft expresses cordial wishes for party hospitality at the White House and compares the recalled Philippine voyage to a Rough Rider alliance. He recalls the Manila cruise with gratitude and notes a desire for future reunions, while acknowledging the burdens of leadership and mutual affection among party members.
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Honolulu
Manchuria
Japan
House backs Cook attack remarks against Roosevelt
Washington March 1 The special committee appointed to examine Colorado Congressman Cook's recent speech attacking President Roosevelt reported that his remarks, taken as a whole, did not violate the privileges of debate and require no further House action.
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Washington
Cook
Colorado
Roosevelt
House
Merchants' Association Plans Freight Bureau Study
The Boston Merchants' Association transportation committee will establish a transportation bureau and issue about 25 000 postal cards to Boston shippers to measure freight shipment times by different lines. The project, separate from the tracer system, aims to yield more accurate results.
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Transportation Committee
The
Boston Merchants’ Association
Transportation Bureau
Boston
One in bed other in the hospital
The Cooper medicine sale surged in New York with nine thousand callers last week. Testimonies from George Bramer and A G Northup praise rapid relief and renewed health, while Cooper's New Discovery remains on sale nationwide through druggists and the Cooper Medicine Co. in Dayton, Ohio.
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Cooper
New York
George J. Bramer
No. 1541
First Avenue
A. G. Northup
Eckford Street
Brooklyn
Cooper Medicine Co
Dayton
Ohio
Grace Sturtevant Testifies in Howard Murder Trial
Grace Sturtevant, linked to sensational gossip as "the woman in the case," testified in Superior Court at New Bedford as William C. Howard, a U S artilleryman, faced murder charges for Ida Howard's death on September 19, 1908. Prosecution argues Howard's alleged affection for Sturtevant provided motive.
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New Bedford
Grace Sturtevant
William C. Howard
United States Artilleryman
Ida
Miss Sturtevant
Witnesses reveal Howard threats and courtroom passions
In a low voice, Miss Sturtevant identifies love letters from Howard to her as the Dewhurst murder case unfolds. Court testimony shows Howard threatening his wife and others, paying June board at Mrs Forbes, and discussing divorce after the Dewhurst trial as 500 women fill the gallery.
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Dewhurst
Alice Forbes
Forbes
Henry Butts
Butts
John Openshaw
James Bell
Hough
Miss Sturtevant
Hazelwood Park
William C. Gillis
South
Dartmouth
6 Injured In Malden Crash With Electric Cars
A collision in Malden at Linden square between a Boston & Northern small electric car and a large semi-convertible from the Boston Elevated line injured six people. Motorman Cowan suffered cuts from flying glass. J Herbert Garland, Benjamin Akers, Julius J Cunin Jr, Marian Howlett, and Marie Mayor sustained various injuries.
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Boston & Northern Road
Boston
Linden Square
Linden and
Beach Streets
Cowan
Boston & Northern Street Railway Company
J. Herbert Garland
Salem Street
Benjamin Akers
Noble Street
Julius J. Cunin, Jr
Blaine Street
Marian Howlett
Central Avenue
Marie Mayor
Broadway
Endurance Runs Headline Boston Auto Show
Two endurance events headline the Boston automobile show at Mechanics Building. New York automobilists will drive in under A A A rules for the Chester O Campbell cup. A Maxwell touring car aims to cover 10000 miles non stop on roads of the region starting in New York City March 11.
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Mechanics’ Building
New York
Maxwell
Worcester
Portsmouth
Providence
L. H. Perlman
Welch
F. P. O’brien
J. W. Maguire Co
Boylston Street
Minnie Williams Held for Trial in Larceny Charge
Minnie Williams known as the Badger Queen was arraigned in Superior Criminal Court on larceny charges. She pleaded not guilty and was held on $5000 bail for allegedly stealing 2200 dollars from Maxine J. Belleville of 1818 Washington Street.
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Minnie Williams
Badger Queen
Superior Criminal Court
Maxine J. Belleville
Washington Street
Pyramid Pile Cure Promise Offers Free Trial at Home
A newspaper ad touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a painless home remedy for piles avoiding surgical treatment. It claims instant relief, privacy, and a full box for 50 cents from druggists, with a free trial package mailed on request to Pyramid Drug Co., Marshall Michigan.
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Pyramid Drug Co
Pyramid Building
Marshall, Mich
Fighting for Peer’s Estate Opens in Madrid Court
The case of Ernest Henri Batiste West, claimant to the Sackville peerage and estates, challenges Lionel Edward Sackville-West after the estates passed. Judge Marquella presides as the court opens in Madrid Michigan. West seeks to prove the claimant’s legitimacy in court.
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Madrid
Mich
Ernest Henri Batiste West
Sackville
Lionel Edward Sackville- West
Marquella
Vermont Man Invents Noise Hilling Device
Joseph C. Coulombe, a Norwich University graduate, publicly demonstrated a new barrel device at the Northfield Gun Club that nearly eliminates gun noise, reduces recoil, and makes black powder smokeless. The full length steel casting runs the barrel, unlike the Maxim attachment. a six millimeter rifle sound was dampened to 250 yards.
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Northfield
Northfield Gun Club
Joseph C. Coulombe
Norwich University
Lady Cook Plans Nationwide Suffrage Campaign Tour
New York reports suffragist Lady Cook plans a national train tour costing about 100000 dollars. She will start in New England with Boston as a kickoff to recruit prominent women and visit major population centers over the trip.
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Lady Cook
Boston
New York
New England
Big Cut in Iron Wages At Glasgow Plant
Pottstown Penn March 1 A sweeping reduction in the scale for puddling iron in the Schuylkill Valley went into effect today at the Glasgow Iron Company plant From 4 50 per ton for puddling which had been the price for the past three or four years the price is reduced to 8 per ton This adjustment of wages was to have gone into effect next Monday and the intention of the management was to close the plant for the present week.
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Pottstown
Penn
Schuylkill Valley
Glasgow Iron Company
Mauretania Eyes Eastbound Record From New York
Cable reports say the Mauretania lies 358 miles west of Queenstown at 7 PM, with 1249 knots covered by Saturday noon at 23.21 knots average. If speed holds, she will set a new eastward record from New York to Queenstown pending any accident.
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New York
Queenstown
Adlai Stevenson to Leave Mining for LaSalle Extension University
Chicago March 1 Adlai Stevenson will retire from raw business and coal mining to establish the LaSalle Extension University. General Stevenson will devote all his energies to this work and focus on the new venture.
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Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
LaSalle Extension University
Guard units depart Portland for inaugural exercises
Company A of Portland and Company M of Westbrook of the National Guard leaving at noon with 115 men to attend the inaugural ceremonies in Washington. They plan to return next Sunday.
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Portland
Westbrook
National Guard
Miliia
Washington
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