Weds The Girl He Rescued In A Providence Elopement
Miss Mary Josephine Minton of Lynn elopes with Amos Franklin Holbrook a Broad Street fireman after Holbrook rescued her and her mother in an early morning fire seven years earlier. They obtained a Providence license and wed at City Hall with a minister. the bride works at T. W. Rogers Dry Goods and is daughter of John T. Minton.
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Lynn
Providence
Mary Josephine Minton
Amos Franklin Holbrook
Broad Street
Holbrook
St. John
N. B
Bright
Union Street
John T. Minton
Blossom Street
Satchel Clue Emerges in Chestnut Hill Body Mystery
A satchel found near the Chestnut Hill reservoir containing a small mirror gum and a card for Providence hosiery dealer R. T. McCullar offers a potential lead to the identity of a woman whose body was recovered. Providence and Boston police are coordinating as officers probe the link and confirm ownership.
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Chestnut Hill Reservoir
Providence
M. J. Muldoon
Boston
City Hospital
North Union Station
R. T. McCullar
Father of 1¢ Gets 10 Days in Municipal Court
Alexander P. Slack told Judge Murray he fathers 17 children and asks to be with them in Coppersfield Vermont. Slack faced a charge of carrying an empty revolver and bullets, received a ten day sentence after prior reprimand and discharge. He was arrested for carrying a revolver and drunkenness and warned to leave the gun at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coppersfield
Alexander P. Slack
Murray
Slack
Manila Opium Law Violation Arrested for Gomez
Dominador Gomez long noted for opposition to the insular government has been arrested in Manila on a charge of an alleged violation of the opium law.
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Manila
Dominador Gomez
Grand Opera Artist Sings to Hull Townsfolk
Mme Bernice D. Pasquale of the Metropolitan Opera sang to 40 Hull residents at Captain James of Stoney Beach home. The homecoming highlighted memories of her upbringing in Hull and her ascent to international acclaim with operatic triumphs.
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Hull
Mme
Bernice D. Pasquale
Metropolitan Opera Company
Captain James
Stoney Beach
Mme. Pasquale
Europe
America
Granada Opera
Thousands homeless in southern floods
The Atlantic coast bridges are submerged as floodwaters rise. at Buckhorn 40 miles upriver the large electric plants serving cotton mills are flooded. The county bridge is overwhelmed by driftwood. No trains run for days and food is scarce with eggs at 1 dollar per dozen and vegetables priced high.
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Buckhorn
Flood Devastation in Augusta Reported Losses
Augusta Georgia a flood receded revealing extensive damage. Riverside Mills sustained about 100000 in losses. Reid cotton warehouse damaged. Triangular block retail area hit. Nelson Morris Co warehouse razed. Augusta Grocery Co building damaged six thousand. National Biscuit Co building wrecked. Central and Davidson grammar schools damaged. ten small houses burned.
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Augusta Ga
Augusta
Riverside
Reid
Nelson Morris & Co
Augusta Grocery Company
National Biscuit Company
Central
Davidson Grammar
Atlantic City Faces State Action Over Sunday Laws
Governor Fort vows to send troops and call a special Legislature session to enforce Sunday laws in Atlantic City. He warns hotel and license holders of jail if violations continue, saying the state will back his measures while deferring specifics on militia deployment.
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Atlantic City
Governor Fort
Sea Girt
Stoy
Johnson
Not Engaged to Mr Drexel Says Fair Hattie Forsythe
Providence Aug 28 Miss Hattie Forsythe denies engagement to Anthony J Drexel Jr of Philadelphia though she shows a 3 1/2 carat diamond. She says she would consider a proposal if made with time to think and insists on love before marriage while enjoying time between Newport and Providence.
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MR. Drexel
Fair Hattie Forsythe
Providence
Hattie Forsythe
New York
Highwayman Not In Shooting Case Raises Conflicting Claims
Mrs Williams remains at the Hotel Brighton while police withhold detainment status as a possible witness. The chair bearer remains jailed and refuses to identify the assailant. Relatives say the incident followed a Shelbourne dinner with Mrs Williams and a party. Roberts and Mrs Williams were targets of a attempted robbery.
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Shelbourne
Williams
Mr. Roberts
Mrs. Williams
Rust
Roberts
Williams phones to wife in Atlantic City shooting case
Baltimore detectives joined the Atlantic City inquiry into the shooting of Charles Boyle Roberts as Mrs. W. G. Williams and her husband drew attention. Authorities there reportedly held facts challenging Williams' two month alibi.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Society
Atlantic City
Charles Boyle Roberts
G. Williams
Williams
H. Cavendish Darrell
Donovan Seeks Senatorial Nomination in Suffolk District
William J. Donovan of 129 Bridge Street East Cambridge announces candidacy for the Senate in the second Suffolk district. He will oppose ex Representative Richard Teeling of Charlestown in the Democratic primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Donovan
Bridge Street
East
Cambridge
Senate
Suffolk
Richard Teeling
Charlestown
Roosevelt to Approve Utah and Florida Battleship Plans
Washington reports that once President Roosevelt approves the plans for two Dreadnaught battleships, work will move to the Brooklyn navy yard where the Florida is built. Bids will be sought for constructing the Utah, the second 20,000 ton battleship, by contract.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Naval Constructor
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Florida
Utah
Death of former Derby mayor Benjamin Hubbell
Ex Mayor Benjamin Hubbell dies at 67 from diabetes at his Derby home. He served as mayor in 1904 and was a member of the State Legislature in 1899. Survived by a widow and two sons.
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Derby
Benjamin Hubbell
Hubbell
State Legillature
Mayo
Roosevelt hosts private Arab horse show on Sagamore Hill lawn
On Sagamore Hill President Roosevelt hosts a private horse fair comparing desert Arab and Justins Morgan breeds. Guests include General Bell and General Aleshire, Mrs Roosevelt, Longworths, Van derbilt, Davenport, Sherman, and McKinley. Exhibits feature Arab stallions Hamra Mason Euphrates Haleb El Bulad Beder and mare Abeyeh with Bedouin rider Sied Abdalla and son Kermit riding. The event aims to judge horse quality for possible army use, not for purchase.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Rosa Bonheur
Sagamore Hill
Justins Morgan
United States Army
San Franciscco
General Bell
Aleshire
Ethel Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Homer Davenport
Homer Clyde Davenport
Peter B. Bradley
Charles I. de Bevoise
New York National Guard
Brooklyn
James S.S. Sherman
William B. McKinley
Henry C. Loudenslager
Hamra
Mason
Euphrates
Haleb
el Bulad
Beder
Abeyeh
Sied Abdalla
Kermit
Mr. Roosevelt
Desert
General Aleshire
San Francisco
George P Rowell Dies in Poland Springs at 80
George Presbury Rowell a longtime New York advertising pioneer died at the Poland Springs House after a monthlong illness. Born July 4 1888 in Concord Vermont he founded George P Rowell & Co in 1865 and later started Printers Ink. He held numerous society memberships and lived much of his life in New York.
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Poland Springs
George P. Rowell
New York
Poland Springs House
N. H
George P. Rowell & Co
Boston
American
Printers’ Ink
Rowell
New England Society of New York
American Geographical Society
New York Historical Society
American Forestry Association
New York Chamber of Commerce
Thieves Steal D A R Tablet From Sparhawk Tavern Site
Brighton police aim to arrest a suspect after a large Daughters of the American Revolution tablet was stolen from the old Sparhawk Tavern site near Mc Bride's bridge. The motive remains unclear whether it was a historical keepsake or a sale target.
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Brighton
Daughters of the American Revolution
McBride’s Bridge
Tablet Missing from Sparhawk Hotel Dedication Site
The Daughters of the American Revolution reported yesterday that the copper tablet vanished from its long time display. No one knows when it was taken. a Brighton chapter member noted it missing along Western avenue. The 18 by 22 inch tablet bore the inscription Jonathan M. Sparhawk Hotel Erected 150 Feet from this Tablet.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Brighton
Western Avenue
Jonathan M. Sparhawk
Runaway Locomotive Derailed By Switch Operator
A freight locomotive pursuing a crowded excursion train was derailed by a Stapleton signal tower switch operator. The runaway mogul ran 50 miles per hour before the switch operator sent it into a siding, wrecking the engine and preventing a rear end collision that could have endangered 400 excursionists from South Beach.
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New York
Stapleton
S. S
Clifton
South Beach
St. George
American Fleet Welcomed by Melbourne in 1908 Visit
The British cruiser Psyche greeted the Connecticut with 13 guns and flag dipping while the American flagship saluted in return. Thousands gathered at Queen's Cliff as the fleet passed, and salutes rang from shore batteries and vessels. Rear Admiral Sperry and staff visited Governor Talbot after Connecticut anchored. Melbourne buzzed with flags and festive display as the fleet prepared for an enjoyable stay.
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Psyche
Queen’s Cliff
Connecticut
Sperry
Richard A. J. Talbot
Victoria
Melbourne
Navigator who served three navies dies in Pensacola
Charles E. Hill a Wisconsin native and former first lieutenant in the American navy later commanded the Brazilian cruiser Nitcheroy and rose to rear admiral in the Chilean navy He also led volunteers in the Spanish American War and later served as a captain in the Boer army in South Africa.
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Pensacola
Fla
Charles E. Hill
Wisconsin
Nitcheroy
Hill
South Africa
Hains Brothers Again Held for Murder in Bayside shooting
Captain Peter C. Hains Jr. and his brother Thornton J. Hains were arraigned on murder charges in the Bayside Yacht Club case. After a brief exam a witness was presented and both men were remanded without bail to Queens county jail awaiting the special grand jury convened next month by Governor Hughes. The court scene showed Captain Hains pale and distressed as he sat with his head bowed and hands twisting a lock of hair.
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New York
William E. Annis
Peter C. Hains Jr
Thornton J. Hains
Gilroy
Long Island
Bayside Yacht Club
Queens County
Hughes
Hains
Cambridge Church Calls Mansfield Pastor
The Prospect Street Congregational Church in Cambridge voted to extend a call to the Rev. William M. Macnair of Mansfield. Dr. Macnair has served Mansfield Congregational Church for seven years as pastor.
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Prospect Street Congregational Church
Cambridge
William M. Macnair
Mansfield
Macnair
Mansfield Congregational Church
Morse's Fall Suit and Accessory Preview
If it's at Morse's it's correct if it's correct it's at Morse's. Visit to inspect over forty new Fall suit lines priced from 15 to 40 dollars. Spring and Summer suits reduced 20 to 40 percent. Washington street vestibule window features tan and black low shoes at 3 50 and telescope soft hats in new colors from 2 to 4 dollars.
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Washington Street
Telescope
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Bride
Mary J. Minton
Amos F. Holbrook
Ead
Mrs. Roberts
Darrell
Mr. Darrell
Long Green Valley
Maryland Club
Philadelphia
Long Green
Thomas DeFord, Jr
Alexander Brown
J. Swan Frick
William M. Manly
H. Carroll Brown
Douglas H. Thomas, Jr
Ral Parr
O. Howard Harvey
George W. Ewing
Elk Ridge Kennels
Society of
Donovan
Hai
Davenport
New England
G. E. Plummer CO
Newburyport
Mass
OLD South Clothing CO
Hanover Street
FLEET
Hains Brothers
Grand Jury
Cambridge Church
Morse
Ellis & Pews
Adams Square
Clogan’s
Cela
Portland
Sudbury
Sts
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