Boston Milk Quality Improves Under Inspection Crusade
Milk Inspector James O. Jordan reports steady progress in Boston as 87 percent of about 4000 dealers recognize the need for pure milk. Inspectors visit all tiers from farmer to contractor, with no court cases in two months. Contractors now bear responsibility for jars and cans, some repurposed for kerosene or jam, while officials push ongoing, paper-supported reform.
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Post
Boston
James O. Jordan
Jordan
Malden Boy Weds Secretly
Josiah Irving Chase a Norwich University student in Northfield Vermont married Miss Ilda Orcutt who resides in Providence. Chase returned to Malden to visit his mother and brother in law on Newhall street after working at a Provincetown hotel. Family knew nothing of the match. Miss Orcutt is said to be Frank Orcutt's daughter.
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Malden
Josiah Irving Chase
Norwich University
Northfield
Ilda Orcutt
Providence
Chase
Hugh L. Walker
Newhall Street
Provincetown
Miss Orcutt
Frank Orcutt
Stabbing May Cause Death in Cambridge Woman
Mrs. Margaret Nolan, 31, of 329 Main Street Cambridge, was stabbed seven times by her husband Wednesday night and remained critical at Cambridge Relief Hospital as doctors fear complications may prove fatal. The husband is held under $5000 bail until Tuesday.
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Margaret Nolan
Main Street
Cambridge
Cambridge Relief Hospital
Nolan
Prayer Test: Little Girl Questions God At Camp Ground
At Pine Grove Camp Ground in Canaan a mother reproved a disobedient child who prayed nightly for guidance. The girl protested aloud that she doubted the Lord would believe her words, asking for help to be good while expressing disbelief.
Tug Leader Battles Brewster After Mooring Stone Found
Divers uncovered the four ton mooring stone still attached to the Brewster’s propeller at the dock and a long section of presumed government cable linked to harbor islands, explaining the tug’s difficult towing from Nix’s Mate harbor.
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Leader
Brewster
United Fruit Company
Nix’s
Brewster Ship Struggles Free After Mooring Chain Drag
Diver John Melsanecs found 76 feet of chain attached to the buoy’s mooring stone trailing behind the Brewster as she lay at Long Wharf. A cable made of wire also wound around the propeller blades, dragging the ship and delaying movement. Officials reported no missing cable equipment and suggested the government cable from Deer Island may be involved. Lloyds surveyor Murphy ordered a hull inspection. propeller blades were damaged with one bronze blade bent from the hub and others chipped. The vessel sustained heavy damage to forward and aft plates.
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John Melsanecs
H. J. Crandall Sons Company
Long Wharf
Brewster
Barristers’ Hall
United States Engineers
Telephone Company
Fort Strong
Long Island
Brewsters
Deer Island
Surveyor Murphy
Lloyds Agency
McIsaacs
Harriman matter eyed after Standard Oil victory
New York Aug 9 Attorney General Bonaparte said he will review the Interstate Commerce Commission report on Harriman and predicts action within a month. He indicated the government will move promptly against the Chicago and Alton for rebates that aided Standard Oil’s conviction.
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New York
Harriman
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bonaparte
Standard Oil Company
Chicago & Alton
Death at Castella Mare Reveals Couple Identity
The Castella Mare incident near Rome ends with the couple identified as English engineer John Buckingham and Massachusetts native Jenny Ensign. Buckingham survives in Naples hospital under constant watch, while Ensign dies after a fatal attempt. Ensign’s fortune, once substantial from New York gambling winnings, was lost at Monte Carlo.
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Rome
Castellamare
John Buckingham
Naples
Jenny Ensign
Massachusetts
New York
Monte Carlo
Warren Sought On Embezzlement Charge In Hartford Area
Middletown Connecticut August 9 police search for Frank A Warren local agent for New England Mutual Life Insurance Company of Boston on embezzlement charges A warrant for his arrest was issued by Glover S Hastings manager of the companys Connecticut and Rhode Island operations Warren was married six months ago.
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Middletown
Conn
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Boston
Frank A. Warren
Warren
Glover S. Hastings
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Seeress Accused in Suit Over Inherited Fortune
Andrew Lilak files in Circuit Court seeking accounting and a receiver for his late mother's estate alleging a fortune teller named Maria Kara, now his stepmother, talked his mother Maria Stroner into surrendering the riches as she lay dying of cancer. The case centers on the alleged fortune and control of the inheritance.
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Chicago
Andrew Lilak
Maria Kara
Maria Stroner
Ward 10 Republicans Outing Set for August 17
The Republican League of Ward 10 will hold its annual outing at Squantum on Saturday August 17. Special cars will depart Postoffice square at 11 30. Charles H Innes chairs the arrangements committee with several leading state figures expected including Speaker Cole of the House. Headquarters are in the Republican League rooms 329 Columbus avenue.
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Ward
Republican League of
Ward 10
Squantum
Postoffice Square
Charles H. Innes
Cole
House
Republican League
Columbus Avenue
Twentieth Century Train Hits Freight Near Chesterton
The westbound Twentieth Century passenger train on the Lake Shore line collided with a heavy freight near Chesterton Indiana. The crash destroyed freight cars, leaving debris and signaling potential disruption to service. No injuries are reported in the brief account.
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Chesterton
Ind
Lake Shore
Cadets Open Week at Hingham Camp Ground
The First Corps Cadets led by Lt Col Thomas Talbot arrive by special train at Hingham and march to Burditt avenue camp ground near Crow Point for a week long campaign. The 200 man battalion is split into four companies led by Captains Joy Perkins Cole and Rollins, with Lt Col Henry Kincaide on Governor’s staff as inspector and Capt Robert C. Davis of the Seventeenth Infantry US Army as camp instructor.
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Holton B. Perkins
Charles H. Cole
Charles A. Rollins
Henry L. Kincaide
Governor's Staff
Robert C. Davis
Seventeenth Infantry
Cubs land Nashville catcher in MLB trade
Chicago National League club closes negotiations for Nashville catcher Hardy. Nashville receives catcher Seaburgh now with Montgomery Alabama and four cash bonuses in the deal.
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Chicago
Nashville
Hardy
Seaburgh
Montgomery
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