Taft Seeks Census Supervisors Amid Boston Visit
President Taft spent Aug 14 in Beverly continuing to sign census supervisor commissions while Secretary Nagel and Hitchcock prepared to depart for Washington and Marion. Col. Cecil Lyon endured Beverly dining delays and joked Beverly beats Oyster Bay for trains as plans for Texas stops shift with the president’s travel schedule.
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Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
Hitchcock
J. B. Waller
Beverly Farms
Marion
Mass
Washington
New Bedford
Beverly
S. Dana Durand
Col. Lyon
Boston
Oyster Bay
Lyon
Carpenter
Carpenter l
Forster
Secret wedding notice for Helen Hughes and Harry Lampie
An announcement to friends and relatives in St. Joe Michigan reported the secret marriage of Helen Hughes to Harry Lampie. The ceremony occurred July 2 in St. Joe with both families and many local social leaders aware of the event after a six week secrecy period.
Bar Altercation at Klein Saloon Ends With Arrest
Miss Ellen Miller entered Klein saloon on 17th and Erie last night and fought with bartender John Tolliver after alleging insults to Tolliver’s wife. Tolliver allegedly struck Miller, who then filed assault and battery charges at the police station. Tolliver was arrested and to appear in police court Monday.
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Ellen. Miller
John ‘Tolliver
Klein
17Th and
Erie
Avenue J
Ellen Miller
John’ ‘Tolliver
Barney ’Klein
Miler
Twelfth Street
Avenue
Tolliver
Miss Miller
Madison Hospital Wall Fraud Allegations Emerge
Wade McIntosh a bricklayer accused of sabotaging walls at the Madison hospital complex. State official Larue investigates thirty wall points across Buildings 1 2 9 and 10 uncovering broken bricks and voids. Investigators allege McIntosh built the defective sections with affidavits from workers corroborating wrongdoing.
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Wade McIntosh
Wnion
Pulse and Porter
Larue
Brewers Teach Cleanliness to Dairymen in Indiana Talk
Indianapolis dairy men will hear H E Barnard warn of unsanitary dairies at the September convention. He argues brewers set the standard for clean production and that milk and butter makers should visit breweries to learn sanitation, noting distilled water, clean hops and malt, sterilized equipment, and pasteurized packaging.
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Indiana
State Food and Drug Commissioner
Bernard
Barnard
Baewery
Ten Dead and Fifty Wounded in Colorado Sprs Tragic Blast
An Associated Press report from Colorado Springs notes ten people killed and about fifty injured in a catastrophic incident. Details on cause and exact locations remain unavailable as authorities investigate and assess the scene.
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Associated ‘Press
Colorado
Springs
Colo
West men draw land lottery claims in Montana reservation
Stewart P. Williamson Harry S Bender and Harry Trout of the city drew claims in the government land lottery yesterday. The land lies in the Flathead Reservation Montana and offers grazing and tillable opportunities. Williamson is son of Mr and Mrs J S Williamson of 922 Broadway now in North Yakima Washington. Bender is son of Captain Bender and Trout works in the tailoring trade with Charles Ferguson.
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Stewart P. Williamson
Harrys. Bender
Harry Trout
Sadie
Flathead ‘Reservation
Montana
Williamson
J.S. “Williamson
Broadway
West
North Yakima
Washington
Bender
Trout
Charles Ferguson
Two Accidents Mar AutoCycle Racing Result
Two accidents marred the national motorcycle races. In the ten mile professional event Jake DePoseier of Springfield Mass tore off a front tire and fell, suffering mainly bruises. In the ten mile amateur, J S Touney of Chicago also fell when a front tire came off. Results listed include A Chapple of New York first in five mile handicap private owners and Nelson Je Hodgin of Indianapolis second. Huyck of Chicago won the amateur national mile with Kellogg of New York second. Five mile handicap limited Indian motorcycle race scheduled for Monday was called.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Jake
DePoseier
Springfield
Mass
J. S. ‘Touney
Chicago
Chapple
New York
Nelson Je -Hodgin
Fred Huyck
Stanley
Kellogg
Boston Teaches Militia War Game On Southern Coast
Gov. Draper orders 7000 troops as a large mock invasion unfolds on Massachusetts coast. Coast artillery units from New York forts and militiamen from Connecticut New York New Jersey and the District of Columbia take part under Maj Gen Tasker H Bliss. The exercise tests Boston defenses against a hypothetical hostile fleet landing at Buzzards Bay and inland assault.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Draper
Massachusetts
War Department
Washington
Adj
Brigham
Pen
New York
United States Coast “ Artillery
Connecticut
New Jersey
District of Columbia
Tasker H. Bliss
Bristol
Plymouth
Blue Army of Defense
Red Army
Manetyrs
Sam
Pew
Buzzards Bay
Puritan
Pilgrim
City
Taunton
McClellan
Summer
Meade
Signal Corps
Died of Tuberculosis Miss Shope Resided Locally
Miss Shope, reported to have resided here, died of tuberculosis. Funeral plans and local notices follow as recorded in the obituary entry.
Local inventor Carter builds a home made car
Carter reveals a homemade two cylinder Ruetenberg engine auto with modern attachments. Built in spare time over months, the light vehicle aims for high speed at far lower cost than factory models.
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Tle
Carter
Dennis Hildebrandt Stricken With Typhoid Fever
Dennis Hildebrandt of Washington township is seriously ill with typhoid fever, a condition reported by local health authorities. He is hospitalized and under medical care as the illness is monitored for possible complications.
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Dennis Hildebrandt
Washington Township
Anti Saloon League Asked to Help Gary Saloons
Local business leaders in Gary meet at the hotel to seek a compromise with the Anti-Saloon League to permit a few licensed saloons before the May 1, 1919 expiration. A. J. Mathews of the league attends, stating no clear remedy but willing to advocate if merchants pledge proper conduct. Over 100 prominent men sign the appeal to lift the remonstrance and keep trade from drifting to surrounding towns.
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Gary
Iheer
A. J. Mathews
Anti- Saloon ‘League ‘of
Indiana
Mathews
Anti-Saloon ‘League
Early railway hold up foiled by persistent suspect hints
Fragmentary report describes an attempted train robbery with a suspect offering warnings and claims of a money consignment aboard the bank train. Witness notes and near-encounter details imply a planned heist hindered by vigilance and unclear evidence.
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Taft
Weverly, Mass
Charles P. Taft
Ternoon Automobile Ride
Finbhairs
Mason
Workman
Madison Hospital
Spectal
the Tribune
Madison
Wade Mc
Intosh
Southeastern Hospital
Tendent Larue
HR. E. Barnard
Gleal L'Nessi
Tribuns
H. E. Barnard
Harry Bender
Harry’ Trout
Stewart ‘Williamson
Flathead
BLUES
Miss Eatery Shope
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