Taft Responds to Carnegie Pension Plan for Ex Presidents
President Taft commented on the Carnegie Corporation gesture to fund pensions for future ex presidents. He called the proposal novel and unexpected but did not comment further. He had earlier hinted that Congress should provide for ex presidents to maintain dignity after leaving office.
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Washington
Carnegie Corporation of New York
United States
Taft
Lotus Club
New York City
Congress
Future ex Presidents to receive $25000 annual pensions
The Carnegie Corporation of New York announces a plan to pension future ex Presidents at 25000 dollars a year to allow former leaders to contribute their public service knowledge without financial worry. Widows of ex Presidents will also receive the same annual pension if they remain unmarried. President Taft would be eligible upon retirement.
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New York
United States
Carnegie Corporation of
Taft
Debutante Miss Constance Gardner Honored at Copley Ball
Miss Constance Gardner daughter of Congressman Augustus P Gardner was presented to Boston society by her grandfather Senator Henry Cabot Lodge at a grand Copley Plaza ball. The event drew 700 guests from Boston New York and Washington in diplomatic and social circles.
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Constance Gardner
Augustus P. Gardner
Boston
Henry Cabot Lodge
Copley Plaza
New York
Washington
Miss Gardner Debutante Ball Among Boston Elite
A grand debutante ball in Boston marked by lavish floral displays and high society attendance. Senator Lodge reserved the Copley Plaza suites for the night while guests danced in the Louis XIV ballroom. Chauffeurs and staff were hosted nearby as a 50 piece orchestra played until dawn before the late buffet ended around 4:30 AM. Continued on Page S-3d Column
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Senator Lodge
Copley Plaza
Miss Gardner
Tracing Hickey in Quincy
Frank Hickey is under arrest in New Jersey but believed to be the same man who formerly boarded at Yale's Hotel in Quincy. Felzear Dion of 611 Washington Street, Quincy, asserts they were roommates until Hickey left Quincy early Sunday morning November 3.
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Frank Hickey
New Jersey
Yale’s
Quincy
Felzear Dion
Washington Street
Dion
Hickey
Fore River worker Hickey tied to Boston murder case
Detective teams in Quincy and Boston connect electrical worker Frank Hickey to the Josephs boy killing. Last memory by Dion places Hickey in his room on Sept 28. letters dated Sept 29 and 30 arrive as investigators review Hickey’s employment history at Fore River Shipbuilding. Dion describes Hickey as peculiar and drink affected, with Kingston hotel records showing room mate details.
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Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Dion
Boston
Josephs
Lackawanna
Frank Hickey
J. Frank Hickey
Yule’s
New York State
New York City
Quincy
Itlickey
Timothy O’connell
Blaze damages Putnam business district. losses reach 200000
Fire likely started by an incendiary cause swept through Putnam obscuring the business center. The Wheaton Building and Lumber Company plant and stock were destroyed along with coal pockets of A. E. Joslin and three houses. Estimated total loss stood at 200000.
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Putnam, Conn
Wheaton Building and Lumber Company
A. E. Joslin
Fire destroys Wheaton Company yards and three tenements
A late night lumber yard fire at the Wheaton Company spread to three tenements and the three story factory. Aid from Webster, Danielson and Southbridge arrived after high winds. Six families evacuated with loss of belongings as investigators probe origin.
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Wheaton Company
Webster
Danielson
Southbridge
A. E. Joslin
Front
Wheaton
Senator Rayner Lapses From Coma After Illness
Washington reports that Senator Rayner of Maryland remained in coma after a long illness and was steadily losing ground despite all efforts to revive him. The update comes after he lapsed yesterday morning.
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Washington
Rayner
Maryland
Battle resumes at Tchatalia as cannonade rages
Constantinople reports the fighting at the Tchatalia lines has resumed with heavy cannonading this evening. Ottoman forces reject Balkan armistice terms as unacceptable and Nazim Pasha is ordered to press operations while awaiting improved proposals.
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Constantinople
Tchatalia Lines
Porte Rejects Bulgarian Armistice Demands
The Bulgarian premier sent terms for an armistice to the Ottoman government but ministers found them unacceptable. The commander in chief will keep military operations until reasonable conditions are offered, including surrender of Adrianople and Scutari, fleet withdrawal, troop redeployments, and fortification limits.
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Balkans
Nazim Pasha
Council of Ministers
Its
Adrianople
Scutari
Black Sea
Tchatalaja
Witness Claims Prisoner Burned Shoes After Murder
A witness testifies seeing the prisoner burn shoes shortly after the homicide. The destruction is described as an attempt to hide evidence, with authorities linking the incident to the victim’s death.
Defense to Make No Claim of Insanity in Raymond Murder Trial
Augusta Me November 21 The defense of Mrs Elsie Hobbs Raymond on trial for the murder of Mattie Hackett will be alibi focused The defense rejects any insanity claim regarding the defendant s physical condition and insists the issue is irrelevant Congressman McGilli cuddy counsel for the accused objected to questioning about temporary insanity as evidence in the case The government left an opportunity for the jury to find Mrs Raymond not guilty or guilty based on alibi and other facts
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Augusta, Me
Elsie Hobbs Raymond
Mattie Hackett
Congressman McGillicuddy
A. H. Sturtevant
Pattingall
Raymond
Miss Norma Garvin Dies by Own Action, Police Say
Norma Garvin 35 daughter of ex Governor L F C Garvin of Lonsdale is believed to have taken her own life. Police and Providence and Pawtucket forces recovered a hat found on New River pond and grappling irons were used to search for the body.
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Norma Garvin
IS. F. C. Garvin
Rhode Island
Lonsdale
Pawtucket, R.l
L. F. C. Garvin
Providence
Pawtucket
New River Pond
Missing Garvin woman linked to suffrage meeting hike
Shortly after the hat is found Miss Garvin's handbag is discovered on a wooded shore. A note reading I can't get the water off my mind suggests a possible accidental suicide, while Dr. Smith suspects she may have wandered and discarded belongings. Tomorrow hundreds join the search as the pond is dragged.
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Miss Garvin
Providence
Mill Pond
Thomas Smith
Garvin
Missing Boston girl Norma Garvin search widens after hat found
A large crowd led by Helen Macleod scours miles of woods and a pond seeking Norma Garvin. Miss Garvin vanished after leaving for a station and a note left behind puzzles police who fear foul play in Providence and Governor Garvin’s circle.
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Helen Macleod
Boston
Miss Macleod
Miss Garvin
Maude Howe Elliott
Garvin
Providence
Best Service to California Standard or tourist line
The notice describes a daily train service to California with no changes except Sundays. Berth 9 is listed, along with routes on the Sunset Route through Washington and mention of milk and wash costs. Advi
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Crawford House
Casey
Scollay
Washington
Anniversaries and notable historical dates
Timothy E Byrnes born 1858 in Battle of Griswoldville 1864. Maine joined Massachusetts 1652 at inhabitants request. Theobald Wolf Tone Irish leader died in prison 1798 under death sentence.
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Timothy E. Byrnes
Battle of Griswoldville
Maine
Massachusetts
Theobald Wolf Tone
New England Forecast Shows Cold Weekend Ahead
Forecast for New England calls for fair skies and colder conditions on Friday followed by a fair Saturday. Winds shift to moderate southwest and west, signaling a cool end to the week.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Yesterday's Temperature Report
Yesterday's temperature data from Thompson's Spa shows scattered readings with an average of 54.11.24 degrees and a prior year average of 87.21.24. The note mentions a cloudy Friday in the prior year.
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Thompson's Spa
Federal Express Adjusts Schedule Next Sunday
Federal Express changes schedule next Sunday to depart Boston at 5 33 p m instead of 8 p m bound for Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington including advt notices
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Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
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