Maxim's new fuse revolutionizes war
New York march 22 Hudson Maxim, famed explosive inventor, announced a safety detonating fuse after a decade of work that can set off armor-piercing shells behind armor at precise distances. He touted related smokeless powder stabillite and warned of U S defense gaps while detailing experiments at Indian Head with five and eight inch Krupp armor tests.
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Hudson Maxim
Percy Sanderson
Canadian Club
Maxim
United States
China
Indian Head
President Roosevelts Son Appointed Harvard Assistant Coach
At Harvard athletic committee last night Teddy Roosevelt Jr was named second assistant manager of the varsity crew amid a competitive selection process. Joshua Crane will be Harvard football coach and join the intercollegiate rules committee. an interscholastic tennis tournament for May 4 at Jarvis Field is approved with Yale and Princeton matches planned.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Josh Crane
Yale
Princeton
Cambridge
Young Teddy
Harvard
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Teddy
Roosevelt
Bob Bacon
Washington
Bacon
Joshua Crane
Bill Reid
Crane
Jarvis Field
Longwood Courts
Brookline
Karl Cate
Roxbury
C. W. Short
Cleveland
John P. Bigelow
Milwaukee
Henry Durant
W. P. Fuller
W. Lippman
Kidnapped Marvin Boy May Be Found in England
Washington reports that a Portsmouth England police search has a boy fitting the Dover Delaware Marvin boy description. Third Assistant Secretary Wilson, after consul telegram and Roosevelt guidance, sent details to Governor Lee of Delaware and pledged federal cooperation with state efforts to locate the missing child.
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Washington
Wilson
Portsmouth
England
Marvin Boy
Dover
Del
Roosevelt
Lee
Delaware
Marvin Pleads For Federal Aid In Missing Child Case
Dover, March 22 1907 Dr H N Marvin appeals to President Roosevelt for federal aid in locating his 3 year old son who vanished March 4 A flood of threatening letters and expenses spurred the plea He notes Delaware lawmakers have provided 2000 for the search and asks federal authorities to intervene and display notices and pictures in public buildings
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Dover
Del
H. N. Marvin
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Delaware
No Railroad Conference Called By Governors Says Roosevelt
Governor Johnson of Minnesota received a reply letter from President Roosevelt stating there will be no conference of the governors of the states and railroad commissions to discuss railroad questions. The contents of the letter were not disclosed.
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Roosevelt ST. Paul, Minn
Ernor Johnson
Roosevelt
Skiddoo Fire Report Shifts From Alarm To Farce
Police reporters recount a Green Street fire at Central House room 23 on March 23. The blaze began at 1:23 AM in a closet of a woman who confessed to two years. Total damage not near $23 despite the dramatic setup.
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Green Street
Court Street
Central House
Dog Rabies Attack Strikes Leominster Streets
In Leominster on March 22 a dog ran amuck biting bright men W H Dominicus 74 and Frank Mc Shaffry 47, both sent for Pasteur Institute treatment in New York. The dog was finally killed when it leaped at Waldo Boynton who struck it with a heavy stick.
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Leominster
W. H. Dominicus
Frank McShaffry
Pasteur Institute
New York
Waldo Boynton
Boynton
Absinthe Prohibition Backed by French Hygiene Committee
Paris March 22 The hygiene committee of the Chamber of Deputies reports in favor of total prohibition of absinthe. The commission proposes manufacturing to cease in one year and sales to be illegal after two years.
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France
Paris
Committee On Hygiene of the
Chamber of Deputies
Public Opinion Bill Figures in Beating of Political Cards
The Public Opinion bill, led by Rep. Robert Luce of Somerville, splits the Legislature into conservatives and radicals as it moves from committee to likely floor vote. Luce may face a recess fight with William Turtle. Hearst interests reportedly eye Luce for lieutenant governor, while the overtime bill advances despite opposition from Allen of Brockton. The Ark Wright Club seeks a Supreme Court ruling on constitutionality.
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Somerville
Committee On
House
Luce
William Turtle
Pittsfield
Lodge
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State Ballot Law Commission
Commonwealth
State
Allen
Brockton
Beacon Hill
Hearst
Mr. Turtle
Turtle
Committee On Judiciary
Samuel Ross
New Bedford
Labor Committee
Senate
Arkwright Club
Supreme Court
Boston Bachelors Await Scranton Schoolma'ams In Town
Boston bachelors anticipate 160 Scranton school damsels visiting next Monday to study local teaching methods. The visitors arrive early, tour historic sites, and attend an Orpheum Theatre event Tuesday hosted by Scranton native A. J. Duffy with Mayor Fitzgerald as a guest. further plans remain undecided.
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Scranton
Penn
A. J. Duffy
Orpheum Theatre
Dreamed Where Drowned Man Lay and There Body Was Found
In Troy New York on March 22 a Hoosick Falls man dreamed of a location and led to the recovery of Thomas Nolan a Boston and Maine bridge inspector who drowned after falling from a North Hoosick bridge last Friday Coroner Hutton ordered the body removed to Mechanicsville Nolan s home.
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Troy
N. Y
Hoosick Falls
Thomas Nolan
Boston & Maine
North Hoosick
George Stemp
Mr. Stemp
Hathaway Point
Nolan
Hutton
Mechanicsville
Man Who Tried to Save McKinley In Atlantic City
James Parker who attempted to shield President McKinley by striking the gunman’s arm is jailed in Atlantic City described as a raving maniac and to be committed to an asylum.
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McKinley
Czolgolz
Atlantic City
N. J
James Parker
Nara
Heat Records Set Yesterday Across Boston
Boston recorded new heat marks with 57 degrees at midnight and 58 degrees reached by 1 am. The stretch shows a rising temperature trend as the day progressed.
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Boston
Thompson’s Spa
Washington Street
Unusual March heat wave sweeps across the nation to Boston
A scorching west to east heat wave reached Boston and other Northern cities. Temperatures rose from 54 to 58 degrees by morning, with Kansas City recording 90 and Cincinnati over 80, causing business disruption and calls for cooler weather ahead. The article also covers Thaw case proceedings with affidavits, attorney conduct remarks, and courtroom family presence.
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Ohio Valley
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Washington
Weather Bureau
Sharps
Boston and Worcester Trolley Air Line Schedule
The Boston and Worcester Trolley Air Line offers best New England service with cars departing Park Square every 15 minutes.
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Boston & Worcester Trolley Air Line
New England
Park Sq
Brown's Bronchial Troches Offer Relief for Coughs
Coughs hoarseness and sore throat relieved by Brown's Bronchial Troches. Non opiate remedy sold only in boxes. Endorsed as safe for everyday use and available without prescription from general stores and druggists.
Partly Cloudy Forecast for Boston Area Weekend
Partly cloudy weather expected in Boston and vicinity Saturday with probable fair conditions Sunday. Washington reports New England forecast calling for fair skies over Saturday and Sunday with light to fresh southwest to west winds.
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Boston and Vicinity
Washington
New England
All the Women of Thaw Family in Court to Greet Defendant
New York March 22 The district attorney's office published letters allegedly written by Harry K Thaw and sent to him which the state refers to as exhibits. The letters concern personal matters and hold potential bearing on Thaws mental state in the Stanford White murder case as a lunacy commission hearing looms.
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Thaw
Stanford White
Jerome
Hartridge
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Fitzgerald
Mr. Jerome
Justice Fitzgerald
New York
District Attorney’s Office
Harry K. Thaw
The Kings Whiskey Royal Arms Scotch on Page 27
Continued on page 27 sixth column so readers learn about the Royal Arms Scotch brand. The note indicates availability and notes the item appears in a continued column.
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King's Whiskey
Royal Arms
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