Taft to Spend Summers at Glorious North Shore Resort
The Tafts plan a second summer at Burgess Point after a successful first season at the famed North shore resort in Massachusetts. The president extended his lease, signaling the White House family’s intention to make the seaside town a lasting summer retreat for the administration.
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Mass
United States
Wiliam H. Taft
Tafts
Mitte Seashore
North Shore
Massachusetts
White House
Burgess Point
William HH. Taft
Taft
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Taft Chooses Beverly as Summer White House in 1910
President Taft and Mrs Taft will spend a lengthy summer in Beverly Mass on the North Shore. Miss Mabel Boardman aided the selection of a roomy cottage for the Tafts with sea breezes and security for secret service. Taft plans extensive golf and occasional trips to fairs and conventions, with Alaska trip abandoned due to Mrs Taft health.
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May Bay
Ontario
St. Lawrence
Taft
Murray Bay
Canada
United States
Magnacusetts
Mabel Foardman
Red Cross
Mrs. Taft
Hoardmang
Manchester-by-t he-Sena
Heverly
White House
Beverly
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Tarnt
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Talles
Rey
Mra
Reverly
Miso
Jack” Haramond
W. J. Hoardman
J. P. Taft
Cincinnati
North Shore
Archibald Butt
America
Thavorty
Enay
Monument site linked to Long Island battle and Gowanus Stone House
Prospect Park West financier Charlee M Higgins and Miss Georgia Frazer spearhead plans to acquire and restore land between Third and Fifth avenues in Brooklyn to erect a monument and playground on the historic grounds where part of the 1776 battle near the Gowanus Stone House was fought. The project honors Revolutionary War defenders and follows Frazer’s discovery of a bronze tablet marking the 1776 engagement.
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Georgia Frazer
Charlee M. Higgins
Prospect Park West
Brooklyn
Long Island
Third and
Wirthstreety
Fourth and
Fifth Avenues
Krooklyn
Ronghoneo
Washington
Gowanus
Higgins
Milas
Mixa Frager
Louis Grube I
George Anderson
Miss Frazer
Thomas Huston
Newport
R. 1
Gaynor
Higglee
Baronss
Sierra
Maryland
Lord Stirling
Lord Cornwalls
Garth
Nicholas Voebte
Cortelyous
Tichfelds
Gowanus Creek
Reat
Wan Gamioue Ae
Old Public School History Tied to George Washington
Germantown academy in Germantown Pennsylvania founded 1780 claims a sesquicentennial history. The undenominational public school hosted Washington and his adopted son, housed a hospital after the Battle of Germantown, and served as a meeting place during yellow fever outbreaks though plans to host Congress never materialized.
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Germantown
Hilarius Becker
David James Dove
Instituton
Washington
George Washington Curtis
Bank of the United States
General Lafayette
Academy
George Washington
Frederick Herman
Congress
New Bertillon Trap Detects Burglars Force Used
Paris. M Bertillon unveils a crime identification device to record force on wood from burglary tools using two dynamometers at right angles. A matched wood sample reproduces tool marks, revealing the burglar’s pressure and traction to aid investigations.
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Bertillon
M. Bertilion
Secretive tale of a boy who stood on his head
An English visitor in New York quotes a dialogue about secrecy and a young man who demonstrates headstanding after being taught by a sister. The anecdote links the countess of Cardigan to a scandalous memoir author and a playful exchange about who taught the boy the trick.
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Countess of
Cardigan
Thioke
New York
Mannering
Mr. Mannering
It Made No Difference Mansdale Story About a Valet
Congressman Mansdale of Louisiana told a tale about Alec Trimble, a valet and factotum, who copied a summer shirt of his doctor master. He showed it to his mistress. she feared washing mix ups. Alec replied that it would make no difference since both shirts were alike in size and price.
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Congressman Mansdale
Lousiana
Alec Trimble
New Orleans
Alec
They Surely Would A Little American Boy Visits Market
A boy and his father visit a market in Max Jewnelly where a native girl with red peppers sits. The boy asks if eating the peppers would make him smart and his father confirms in a paternal exchange.
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Max Jewnelly
Equality Doctor Pleased By Polite Greeting
A short exchange notes a courteous morning greeting between a doctor and a Mr Schmidt in a formal setting. The scene references a janitor and a Dec Tent style label, illustrating workplace etiquette.
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