Taft Aide Rumored to Wed Laughlin Widow in Pittsburgh
Mrs Laughlin widow of Thomas Laughlin and sister of Mrs Taft may wed Captain Archibald Butt personal aide to President Taft. The rumor follows Laughlin suicide March 11 after will left wife only income until children reach 27. Butt and Mrs Laughlin reportedly formed a close friendship after Taft visit in May 1908.
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Pittsburg
Thomas McK. Laughlin
Mrs. Laughli
Woodlawn Road
White House
New Voters Festival Set at Faneuil Hall Sunday
The annual event in Boston will be led by Dr. Charles W. Eliot president emeritus of Harvard. Judge Michael J. Murray and Mayor Brand Whitlock of Toledo will speak. Judge Francis C. Lowell will administer the old freeman's oath. Harvard musical clubs provide the music.
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New Voters
Faneuil Hall
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Michael J. Murray
Municipal Court
Brand Whitlock
Toledo
Boston
Francis C. Lowell
Harvard Musical Clubs
Caucus in Charge of Graft In Pittsburg
Pursuant to the graft investigation, it was disclosed that about 60 former Pittsburg council members met weekly in a downtown hotel parlor to discuss firm offers for passage of ordinances and what to charge. The closed gatherings, named the caucus, included those now in the toils.
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Pittsburg
Councilmen’s caucus pressuring for public reports and grand jury questions
The piece details aggressive council caucus activity pressuring reporters for publicity, alleged extortion of victims for real estate deals, and a bank scandal tied to the Workingmen's Savings and Trust Company. Bank officials Veverka and Muehlsbrooner had sentences suspended and will testify to internal city deposit practices before the grand jury.
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Charles Veverka
Harry Muehlsbrooner
Workingmen’s Savings and Trust Company
Riverside Penitentiary
Grand Jury
Pittsburg
Mrs Pickett Arrives in Boston Amid Welcome and Farewell
Mrs La Salle Corbell Pickett widow of the Confederacy’s General Pickett arrives in Boston from Washington with Miss Torrence. A Kinsley Post committee receives her at the Touraine as she plans to attend Trinity Church Easter services and vaudeville with Mr. Keith. She expresses gratitude for Boston friends and discusses the Argentine dreadnought Acorazado built by Fore River, noting its size and fire control features.
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la Salle Corbell Pickett
Boston
Washington
Miss Torrence
General Torrence
G. A. R. Kinsley
Albion Pease
Nathaniel Wales
Thomas R. Matthews
Charles B. Amory
George E. Mitchell
Mr. Keith
Argentine Republic
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Democrats Target All Massachusetts Congressional Districts
Chairman Frederick J. Macleod of the Democratic State committee says the Foss victory in the 14th district signals a statewide push this fall. He predicts at least seven Democratic Congressmen from Massachusetts will win seats in Washington.
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Frederick J. Macleod
Democratic State Committee
Massachusetts
Eugene N. Foss
Washington
Democrats plan broad House push against Lodge and GOP rivals
The Democratic chairman outlines bets on capturing several congressional seats in districts three to six and beyond. He targets Butler Ames in the fifth, Charles G. Washburn in the third, and opposition to Senator Lodge in all districts. Potential bids include ex-Congressman John R. Thayer in the third and Judge Charles DeCourcey in the fifth, with Macleod discussed for McCall in the eighth.
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John Sharp Williams
Congress
Williams
Butler Ames
Charles G. Washburn
Lodge
House
General Court
Macleod
Samuel McCall
John R. Thayer
Washburn
Thayer
Charles DeCourcey
United States Senate
John Mitchell
Marlboro
Charles Tirrell
Thief Steals Poor Boxes At St Catherine’s Church
A thief ripped poor boxes from their fastenings at St Catherine’s Church in Somerville on a Saturday night. It is the fifth such act in as many months and police suspect the intruder hid inside after closing, exiting via a window found ajar from the inside. It is unclear if any money was taken.
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St. Catherine's Church
Somerville
Arrest of French anarchist Marcel Dupin at Cherbourg
Cherbourg March 27 Marcel Dupin described as a dangerous anarchist was arrested on the quay as he boarded the steamship George Washington bound for New York City.
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Cherbourg
Marcel Dupin
George Washington
New Yorks
Pazo Ointment Promises Piles Cure in Days
Pazo ointment claims to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days with a money back guarantee. The ad emphasizes a fast, guaranteed remedy at zero cost.
Plans for New Artistic Street Gas Lamp Posts
Boston plans a $3,000,000 street lighting contract to adorn streets with artistic gas lamp posts. Superintendent Emerson seeks to reuse existing poles with five-foot tops and right-angle arms to hang lamps. Six lighting firms have taken out specifications and bids are invited for five and ten year terms.
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Boston
Emerson
Navy building programme announced in Duma
The government plans a naval expansion in the Duma totalling 375,000,000 dollars over the next decade. The first instalment will be 37,500,000 dollars.
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ST. Petersburg
Duma
Buffalo Bill Cody Reunites With Wife in North Platte
North Platte Nebraska March 27 Colonel Buffalo Bill Cody and his wife reconciled after a ten year estrangement. They hosted a reception last night attended by the entire community at Scouts Rest Ranch where Cody plans to live again with his wife in the future.
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North Platte
Neb
Buffalo Bill” Cody
Cody
Paris Honors Horace Wells Monument Unveiled
In Paris on March 27 a monument to Horace Wells was unveiled on Place des Etats Unis. A distinguished crowd of scientists government and municipal representatives and European dental society delegates attended. Wells born in Hartford Connecticut in 1815 pioneered nitrous oxide use in dentistry and died by suicide in New York in 1848.
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Paris
Europe
Horace Wells
Place Des Etats Unis
Hartford
Conn
New York
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Mrs. Laughlin
Laughlin
New Voters’ Festival
Caucus
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Ceed
Amy Magy
Fore River Ship Building CO
Hub
Mrs. Pickett
Argentina
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Foss
M Greatestl
Earth
Buffalo Bill Cody
Stores
Rogal Chemical CO
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Tremont St
Hought N
P. m. Bat
White Dental Parlors
R. H. White
Rengo Ca
Rengo Ridge
Detroit
Mich
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Vll
Wilson Bros
Court Street
Big Kettle
Court
J.S. Waterman & Sons
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Franks
Waterman
Pres
Mgr
George H. Waterman
Roxbury
Marconi, Telegraph and Cable
Tnderaker
Clemens
Dexter
Brookline
George A. Dexter
Dwyer
James Dwyer
Boylston Street
St. Lawrence’s Church
Elliott
Joseph H. Elliott
Columbia Road
Upham’s Corner
Gallagher
Charlestown
Charles F
Annie K. Agnew
Joseph Gallagher
St. Stephen’s Church
Hanover Street
Hendricken
Elizabeth A
William Hendricken
Island Street
St. Patrick’s
Hoey
Peter Hoey
Chapel Place
Friend Street
St. Mary’s Church
Endicott
Howard
Children's Hospital
Jeannette Manuel
Frank G
Marion B. Howard
Cedar Park
Mélrose
Kbelly
Edward J
John
Mary Kelly
Blossom Street
St. Joseph's Church
Chambers Street
Old Calvary Cemetery
McCarthy
Hyde Park
Mary McCarthy
Michael J. McCarthy
P. Z. McCarthy
Sacred Heart Church
East Boston
Winter Street
Church of Most Precious Blood
South Station
Quinn
Cambridge
James M
Fannie M. Quinn
Joseph L. Gomes
Riley
Mary A
Luke J. Riley
O’brien
Putnam Street
Church of the Sacred Heart
Rosh
John Rose Oy
Havre Street
Otto
Andrew I. Wall
Willey
Ellsworth Street
St. Anne's Church
Boston Lodge
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