Aero Club Cup Winners Named for 1911 Balloon Flights
The Aero Club of New England awarded three club cups at a Boston dinner. Jay B. Benton won the Herald cup for most ascensions. Charles J. Glidden and James J. Van Valkenburg shared the Benton cup for longest ascent under 400 feet. H. Percy Shearman earned the A Leo Stevens cup for the year’s longest flight at 189 miles. Speakers included L. J. Terrell and Charles J. Glidden. Benton offered another cap to the aeronaut landing within 10 miles of Central Park after a Massachusetts flight.
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Aero Club of
New England
Boston City Club
Jay B. Benton
RK. C
Benton
Charles J. Glid
J. B. Benton
Central Park
New York
Massachusetts
Boy Sends Message. Finds Father Dead at Breakfast
Walter G. Clark of 1048 Hyde Park Avenue Hyde Park sent his eight year old son William to tell his father to come in to breakfast. The boy found his father dead in the barn yesterday morning.
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Walter G. Clark
Hyde Park Avenue
Hyde Park
William
Union Hatco Warm Days Sale Delivers Bargains
Boston store advertises a two day sale on men and boys summer apparel with deep discounts on khaki pants, leather bags, hats, summer suits, swimwear and accessories. Highlights include wool worsted suits 1.48, leather goods 3.98, hats 0.49, and numerous undergarments and workwear.
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SS SS
Garner
Perense
ST Wen
WEN
Boston
New England
Coal price rise unsettles Boston dealers
Boston coal dealers report stove coal rising to eight dollars a ton in April, up one dollar from April last year. They insist no price conspiracy exists and that increases result from individual pricing, with occasional social meetings at a banquet board.
Coal Dealers Cite Scarcity as Factor in Price Rise
J Frank Wellington of Wellington-Wild Coal says stove coal rose from $7 in April last year to $8 this April. He notes no formal price agreement among dealers, predicts a 45 to 50 cent rise over normal, and expects guidance after wholesale rates are set in New York by operators. F Fox of Marston Coal cites lockout and scarcity, anticipating further increases and possible price adjustments after NY notice. lL S Chase of Bay State Fuel denies formal coal dealer organization, says prices rise by coincidence and will be set after Operators speak. no coal since April, winter price $7.50, current $8, with expected drop after decision.
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J. Frank Wellington
Wellington-Wild Coal Company
New York
F. Fox
The
Marston Coal Company
Ll. S. Chase
Bay State Fuel Company
Boston
Roosevelt of Harvard to Wed Gracie H Roosevelt
Gracie H Roosevelt of New York is to marry Margaret Robinson of Boston. The Harvard junior, linked to the Phoenix and other clubs, lives at 52 Plympton Street Cambridge and may become a Benedict. Harvard officials allow undergraduates to wed if the husband can support a wife while remaining in school.
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Gracie H. Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
Harvard College
Margaret Robinson
Boston
Plympton Street
Cambridge
Phoenix
Institute 1770
Signet and Western
Harvard Union
Harvard Lampoon
Harvard Crimson
G. H. Roosevelt
Harvard
Phoenix Club
Alden Elected President of Massachusetts Bank Cashiers Group
Ralph P. Alden of Springfield was chosen president of the National Bank Cashiers' Association of Massachusetts at the annual meeting in Young's. New officers include S. R. Stevens Marlboro as vice president F L Oaks South Framingham as secretary B W Guernsey Wellesley as treasurer and F G Mason Attleboro H C Robinson Southbridge and John F Tufts Watertown on the executive committee. An 6 dinner followed with Ira F. Harris Nashua N H delivering a stereopticon lecture on Mexico.
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Ralph P. Alden
Springfield
National Bank Cashiers’ Association of Massachusetts
Young’s
S. R. Stevens
Marlboro
F. L. Oaks
South Framingham
B. W. Guernsey
Wellesley
F. B. Wheeler
Cambridge
F. G. Mason
Attleboro
H. CC. Robinson
Southbridge
John F. Tufts
Mrs Garland to Wed Francis Green in Bourne Ceremony
Mrs Mary Louise Tudor Garland will marry Francis Cushing Green of New York at Bay End Farm Bourne on Saturday. The $10,000,000 bequest left by her late husband may be affected, but details remain unclear as she keeps silent. After the ceremony they plan a extended trip and eventual return to spend less time in Bourne. Green runs Commercial Engineering Company and owns a house at 155 Thirty-sixth Street.
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Francis C. Green
James A. ‘Garland
Dispute Over Her Forfeiture From Fortune
Some say she must forfeit the entire sum while others argue only one tenth. A family member asserts she will surrender two thirds of the income from the fortune, which would amount to about 333 333 dollars if true. The income from the estate is in question.
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Garland
Russian steamer Birma runs aground near Swinburne Island
The Russian steamer Birma which left for Libau ran aground about 6 o clock near Swinburne Island while fleeing the Ambrose channel in dense fog. Tugs began towing and there was little sea with no apparent danger.
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New York
Birma
Libau
Swinburne Island
Ambrose Channel
Freckles vanish with new double strength ethine drug
An eminent skin specialist introduces ethine double strength a remedy to remove freckles. Sold by Houghton & Dutton Drug Co and Riker Jaynes Drug Co with an absolute money back guarantee if it fails. First night use shows improvement and may vanish lighter freckles. claimed to be harmless to tender skin.
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Houghton & Dutton Drug Co
Riker-Jaynes Drug Co
Eupie
Very Low Fares On Chicago Routes To West Coast And Denver
Chicago to San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego 65 dollars June 10 20 1912 return by Aug 21 1912. Chicago to Portland Seattle Tacoma 65 dollars May 27 28 June 3 6 1912 return by July 27 1912. Chicago to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo 30 dollars daily June to Sept 30 1912 return by Oct 31 1912. Full details from J E Brittain 300 Washington street Boston Mass.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Portland
Seattle
Tacoma
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
J. E. Brittain
Washington Street
Boston
Mass
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Eather
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Marshall
Sis
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Russia
the Sample Shoe Shop Company
Bedford
Riker-Jaynes
Eye Stores
California
Richmond Brand
Santa Clara
Shefford
NEW Bank Cashiers
Washington Mills
Wenador
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Colorado
North
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