Tariff talks with Canada amid hopes of amicable settlement
President Taft and Canadian finance minister W S Fielding in long negotiations on the Payne Aldrich tariff. No conclusion reached but friendly negotiation seen as likely with eleven days left before maximum rates take effect. James W McDonald of Toronto thanked for helping arrange the meeting.
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Albany
Taft
Canada
W. S. Fielding
Fielding
United States
Daminion
France
Taft Tought
James W. McDonald
Toronto
Washington
Newest Spring Hats Captured by Post Camera in Boston Crowd
Sunday crowds in Boston display a parade of spring hats. Notable designs include the Go-West model with an apple tree and grapes, the Dreadnaught with torpedo nets, and automobile hats priced around 75 dollars, plus the Look Here Girls creation and a steady men’s market at 1.50.
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Boston
Tremont
Washington
Boylston Street
Go-West
Seal Brand Coffee on Two Pound Cans Priced at 35 Cents a Pound
Seal Brand Coffee offered in two pound cans at 35 cents per pound with no bulk sales. Chase & Sanborn retailers advertise the sealed brand as a premium product for household use.
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Chase & Sanborn
Seal Brand
Minister Fielding May Visit Washington This Month
Reported tonight that Minister Fielding may be in Washington the latter part of this month. The note hints at possible talks or events aligned with official duties and regional concerns.
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Fielding
Washington
Taft and Earl Grey Agree to North American Golf Match
President Taft invites Earl Grey to an international golf contest to be held next summer on the Myoria Club links near Beverly. Taft claims the course is the hardest in the United States and says he once broke 100 for 18 holes. The date will be set after Congress adjourns.
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Albany
N. Y
Hughes
Taft
New York
New Haven
Yale Corporation
Earl Grey
Canada
Ear Olympia
Butt
Myoria Club
Beverly
United States
Congress
Fine spring display at Meyer Jonasson's department store
A extensive spring fashion show at Meyer Jonasson Company showcases Parisian inspired lines. The stout women and misses departments highlight tailored street suits, veiled bohemian frocks, and bold trims in Copenhagen blue, champagne marquisette, and pastel shades.
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Meyer Jonasson Company
New York City
Copenhagen
Vasal
Champagne Marquisette
Pullman Tourist Cars on Fast Trains Offered
Tickets on sale from February 28 to April 14 for Pullman tourist cars every Monday Wednesday and Friday on fast trains. N o m i n a l cost. Send for illustrated folders. EF H Boynton N B E P A Grand Pacific Railway 256 Washington Street.
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Pullman
EF. H. Boynton
Grand Peat Railway
Washington Street
Ghouls Desecrate Old North Cemetery Grave in Dorchester
Police monitor two suspects after a Saturday morning desecration at Dorchester North Cemetery. A burial blast involved stealing tools from the cemetery toolhouse and attempting to remove a jewel from Mrs. John J. Burns’s grave, but the jewel remained with the body. The vandals returned flowers and covered disturbed soil, narrowly failing to steal the valuable Order of the Eastern Star trinket.
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Dorchester North
John J. Burns
Fire Destroys Old Ocean House Hotel in Newburyport
A morning blaze gutted the Old Ocean House on Merrimack Street at 1 45 am. Fire officials and police rescued 24 to 60 boarders as flames trapped two men in the attic. Firefighters faced barred shutters and collapsing floors while nearby theatres and tenements evacuated. The hotel once operated by Jim Wescott is now ruined.
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Newburyport
Ocean House
Merrimack Street
North Shore
Tre
Wells
Orpheum Theatre
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Jim Wescott
New York
Brotherhood officials to address Boston division at Canal Street
Grand President P. J. Coyle and Frank Hughes of Medford will address a Boston division meeting at 164 Canal Street Wednesday night. Hughes just completed a successful organizing tour of northern New England. A new division will be instituted at Wendon on April 3.
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P. J. Coyle
Frank Hughes
Medford
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
Boston
Brotherhood
Canal Street
Hughes
New England
Winendon
Daily Fire Record Listings For Boston Area
A historical fire record shows multiple incidents in the Boston metro area with times from early morning to evening. Entries name boxes addresses and incident losses or calls to alarms along with names such as James Butterfield Bessie Laundrigan Warren Chambers Davis Canfield John J Finnegan Christine Moresk and organizations including Metropolitan Coal Company and Joss Trust Co. indicating fire losses small amounts to several locations including Roxbury Brighton Charlestown and Concord Square.
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Boylston Street
Warren Chambers ‘Trust Co
Joss
Leon Street
Roxbury
Blain Street
Brighton
John J. Finnegan
Concord Square
Davis Canfield
Fred Street
Charlestown
Christine Moresk
Andover Trustee Dies in Denver at 85
Charles Iyverett Johnson former Boston merchant and trustee of Phillips Andover Academy died at his Denver home. He was 85. A widow and two sons survive.
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Denver
Col
Charles Iyverett Johnson
Boston
Johnson
Phillips Andover Academy
Weston Resumes Eastward March Across Continent
Edward Payson Weston aged 72 resumes his long distance trek eastward across the continent at 12 01 AM after a day of rest in Easthampton March 21.
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Emporia
Eas
Edward Payson Weston
World marathon dance ends amid police action in San Francisco
Police halted a 15 hour marathon dance after six couples danced beyond the previous record. Three thousand spectators watched as officers cleared the platform to prevent a riot. Seven couples entered, five finished, with 14 year old J A West and a 16 year old partner notable for endurance amid risks of fatal exhaustion.
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San Francisco
Marcel
J. A. West
West
Striking Philadelphia Car Men Reject Peace Offer
Philadelphia march 20 the executive committee of the striking car men voted to continue the strike against the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company. The offered settlement called for reinstatement of many strikers wage increases to 2 cents an hour by June 1 and arbitration over discharged workers. The plan also provided for 2 a day before jobs are found and grouped the 173 discharged men under an arbitration board. The proposal was debated after Penrose mediated discussions with the company and union leaders.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
United States
Penrose
I Company
Kruger
Driscoll
Carmen’s
Labor Federation Advocates Withdrawing Bank Funds
The Chicago Federation of Labor resolved to withdraw all funds of organized labor from banks nationwide. The action aims to pressure Philadelphia street railway officials to settle the city’s strike, with resolutions to be sent to the American Federation of Labor ahead of its Washington meeting.
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Chicago
Chicago Federation of Labor
American Federation of Lapor
Washington
Philadelphia
Girls and Misses Suits and Dresses Catalog
A catalog entry lists Girls 3 piece suits Misses suits small women's suits plus girls and misses coats lingerie dresses gingham dresses and party dresses for girls and misses.
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Mr. Fielding
Knox
Charles M. Pepper
Department of State
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PA A Stores
Outlet CO
Tannel Station
Essex
Cor
Grey
Earl
North America
Meyer Jonasson
California
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Old North Cemetery
Mrs. Burns
Jewel
Daily Fire Record
A Street
South
Metropolitan Coal Company
Loss &1000
Revere Street
James Butterfield
Hox
Shawmut Avenue
Bessie Laundrigan
Andover
Weston
Phila
C. F. Hovey & Co
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