Millionaire Choir At Trinity Church Draws Society Guests
In Lenox the Trinity Episcopal Church hosts volunteer singers for several Sundays as choir boys take vacation. The singing group includes direct heirs to fortunes and top Boston and New York families, with many affluent summer residents participating. Worshippers expect a large turnout to hear the amateur choristers and glimpse prominent social figures.
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Lenox
Trinity Episcopal Church
Boston
New York
Society
Notable Choir Participants Announced For Upcoming Sundays
The list of singers includes Miss Gertrude Parsons, Miss Constance Folsom, Mrs. David T. Dana, Mrs. Isabelle Shotter, Miss Helen Alexandre, Miss Civilese Alexandre, Miss Emily Winthrop, Miss Katherine Lawrence, Miss Beatrice Crosby, Miss Eleanor Crosby, Miss Cornelia Barnes, Miss Charlotte Cram, Miss Helen Flint, Miss Patience Crosby, Miss Constance Crosby, Miss Evelyn Lowery, Miss Lucy Peters, Miss Agnes Cameron, Miss Alice Appleton, Heloise Meyer, Miss Rosamond Dixey, Miss Mary Stanley, Mrs. Edward Witherspoon, and several gentlemen.
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Gertrude Parsons
Constance Folsom
David T. Dana
Isabelle Shotter
Helen Alexandre
Civilese Alexandre
Emily Winthrop
Katherine Lawrence
Beatrice Crosby
Eleanor Crosby
Cornelia Barnes
Charlotte Cram
Helen Flint
Patience Crosby
Constance Crosby
Evelyn Lowery
Lucy Peters
Agnes Cameron
Alice Appleton
Heloise Meyer
Rosamond Dixey
Mary Stanley
Edward Witherspoon
William G. Clifford
Chester W. Burden
Clifford White
William Cameron
W. B. O. Field
Herbert Terrill
Samuel Sfrothingham
Richard C. Greenleaf
Frederick Schneck
Made Himself Human Anchor Hoff Found Dead In River
Nathan W. Hoff an 80 year old man with one arm was found dead in the Piscataqua River near Blanchard village after a fishing trip. The medical examiner ruled death by own action though questions remain about how he tied a weighted burlap bag with one arm. Hoff leaves a wife and ten children.
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Monson
Nathan W. Hoff
Piscataqua River
Blanchard Village
Hoff
Firebug Hunt In Mansfield Faces Arson Probe
Mansfield police investigate two fires believed incendiary within a fortnight. A blaze at Mrs Edna M Allen residence started by newspapers saturated with oil found between a shutter and window. A store fire at A Pezzole two weeks earlier is also suspected.
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Mansfield
Edna M. Allen
Patrick Coldwell
A. Pezzole
King
North Pacific Coast Country book from rail line
Railway promotes a travel book “North Pacific Coast Country” for Northwest trips and the Alaska Yukon Expo in Seattle. The free call offer includes mail delivery for four cents postage and a $62 round trip from Chicago to Seattle and other Pacific ports with daily departures until Sept 30. Return by Oct 31.
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Pacific Northwest
Seattle
North Pacific Coast Country
Chicago
Tacoma
Spokane
Portland
Victoria
Vancouver
Butte
W. W. Hall
New England
Washington Street
Boston
Mass
Sea Breakwater Plans At Chatham After Erosion
In five years the sea has eroded 475 feet at H W Eldredge estate in Chatham. The state to spend 15000 dollars to build a breakwater to halt further waves. Granite dumped last fall vanished. 30 plus feet of shore eroded in two months. A Wessel is offshore with Quincy granite to aid construction.
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Chatham
H. Wisher Eldredge
Portsmouth
Eldredge Estate
Noted Banker Seligman Dies in New Brunswick
Samuel J. Seligman, a 30 year NYSE member and son of James W. Seligman of J. & W. Seligman, died suddenly of heart failure at his New Brunswick summer home at age 55. He had retired from business years ago.
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Deal
N. B
Samuel J. Seligman
New York Stock Exchange
James W. Seligman
Accidental shooting leads to multiple arrests at Battery Street house
Giovanni Campanni 29 of 16 Battery street was accidentally shot while cleaning a 38 cal revolver at Vin Lorenzo Ferrera's home. Officer Alger found Campanni bleeding and summoned an ambulance. Dozens in the room were arrested then released after Campanni claimed accidental shooting.
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Giovanni Campanni
Battery Street
Alger
Vincenzo Ferrera
Campanni
Suttons Not to Quit Fight
Acting Navy Secretary Winthrop approves the court of inquiry finding Lieutenant James N. Sutton Jr. was solely responsible for his death at Annapolis two years ago. Suttons' counsel say they will seek a congressional hearing to review the verdict.
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Washington
Winthrop
James N. Sutton, Jr
United States Marine Corps
Annapolis
Sutton
Navy Department
Suttons
Congress
Sutton decline to discuss inquiry findings in court
Mrs Sutton refused to comment on the inquiry into her son's death by own action. Acting Secretary Winthrop ordered dissolution of the court of inquiry and sent copies of its findings and conclusions with observations to Henry E. Davis, attorney for Mrs Sutton, and to Arthur A Birney, attorney for Lieutenant Adams.
Start Work on E. Boston's New 5 Million Mills
The first work on the Maverick woolen mills project begins along Chelsea Creek in East Boston. Led by Eugene N. Foss, the $5,000,000 plant will employ about 5,000 workers when complete, with 1,000 at the initial mill. Lockwood Greene & Co. are the architects, and Robert Burgess will manage the operation.
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E. Boston
Nast
Boston
Eugene N. Foss
Chelsea Creek
Robert Burgess
Burgess Mills
Lockwood, Greene & Co
At tell Draws With Stone In Saratoga Bout
Abe Attell the featherweight champion fought to a draw with Stone tonight before the Saratoga Athletic Club. The bout was tame and featureless until the last two rounds when Stone pressed the champion from bell to bell.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Abe Attell
Saratoga Athletic Club
Stone
Pawned Doll Case Brings Fine in Municipal Court
Margaret Beach, living at 176 Cambridge Street, faced a breach of trust charge after pawning a doll entrusted by Dorothy Preble’s family. She pleaded guilty and was fined $10 with a month to raise funds. Beach said her husband was unemployed and she pawned the doll to buy food.
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Municipal Criminal Court
Margaret Beach
Cambridge
Salem Veteran Captain William H. Jelly Dies at 73 Essex Street
Salem August 18 Captain William H Jelly veteran mariner and long time president of the Salem East India Marine Society died at his home after months of illness. He served as society president for years retiring in 1905.
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Salem
William H. Jelly
Essex Street
Jelly
Salem East India Marine Society
Van Camp's Milk Promotes Sterilization and Purity
An advertisement extols Van Camp's evaporated Holstein milk as the safe alternative to raw or condensed milk. It argues germs in milk come from various sources, but sterilization and water removal yield a pure product at a lower cost than raw milk, claiming superior cooking results.
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van Camp
van Camp’s
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