Texas floods claim 24 lives across five river basins
Floods shifted south toward the culverts near Richmond as rains ended after three days. Twenty four dead and property damage estimated between one and two million dollars. Waco and San Antonio suffer heavy losses with militia guarding East Waco and two men reported drowned after falling from a railroad bridge.
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Texas
Sabine
San Antonio
Waco
J. W. Ray
C. McDaniel
Brazos
Woman Dies After Dropping Lighted Lamp in Chelsea
Mrs. Josephine Robbins aged 30 of 60 Cary Avenue Chelsea died from burns after dropping a lit lamp yesterday morning. The lamp ignited her bathrobe and exploded, fire alarm rang, but firemen arrived after flames were out. She lived with Mrs. Cora Bruce and died at Frost Hospital.
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Burns
Josephine Robbins
Cary Avenue
Chelsea
Frost
Wiggt Men’s Hats Shoes Slippers Ties and More Ad
A compact retail notice listing Wiggt brand items including hats shoes slippers ties and smoking jackets across sporting goods and apparel sections.
Wife Sues Prominent Boston Market Man
Mrs Rebecca A Thayer sues her husband Walter B Thayer a well known market man of Boston and former selectman of Winthrop for separate support the action filed in Suffolk Probate Court.
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Walter B. Thayer
Boston
Winthrop
Rebecca A. Thayer
Suffolk
Thayer filed for separate support in Suffolk Probate Court
Mrs. Thayer filed a petition for separate support alleging her husband failed to provide. The action follows a prior not guilty verdict in a similar case heard in August in the Fast Boston District Court. Thayer, a Winthrop selectman candidate, says he has always paid support and plans to sue others in Winthrop. The petition is returnable December 18.
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Thayer
Boston
Winthrop
Douglas Street
Everett
John H. Coakley
Tremont Street
Fast
Alexanders. Neal
Beacon Street
Lectures on Garden Cities of England by G. Trafford Hewitt
G Trafford Hewitt of London addressed nearly 50 Boston Chamber of Commerce members at noon after a luncheon at the American House. He spoke on The Garden Cities of England and used a stereopticon in his illustrated lecture.
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G. Trafford Hewitt
London
Boston Chamber of Commerce
England
Woman Sues Peters for Fifty Thousand Damages
A Boston area social tableau centers on Miss Bent suing Peters for $50,000. The case involves an attachment on Peters yacht at Baker basin Quincy and ties to Webster Atlantic National Bank. The narrative details Bent family history, engagements, and Peters family lumber industry lineage and social clubs.
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Peters
Beverly
Mr. Peters
Duxbury
Baker Yacht Basin
Quincy
Webster & Atlantic National Bank
Francis C. Welch
Bent
Plymouth
Boston
Bancroft
Adelaide
Brookline
Mother Finds Son Dead by Own Hand in Illinois Home
Arthur Hoenicke age 30 was found dead in the bathroom of his Pawtucket Illinois home with a gas tube in his mouth. His mother Mrs August F Hoenicke discovered the scene as gas filled the room. Despondency from continued illness was believed to have driven the act. his father is confined in an insane asylum.
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Pawtucket. R. IL
Arthur Hoenicke
August F. Hoenicke
Hoenicke
Mayor Kenny Defends Tax Policy and Accuses Mayor
City politics flare as Councillor Thomas J. Kenny challenges Mayor Fitzgerald over tax rates and contracts. Kenny asserts the mayor misleads voters, cites unadvertised contracts and cites Parkman will funds, while denying taking credit for pension and earnings reforms.
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Thomas J. Kenny
Municipal League
Fitzgerald
Woman Seeks Relief as Court Grants Custody and Alimony
Mrs Ray testified that her husband Ray spent $900 in taxis while drinking and deserted her for a trip to South America for drinking recovery. The court granted a nisi decree, custody of two children Gordon 4 and John F 1, alimony of 100 per month, and 200 to her attorney.
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Ray
South America
Boston
Gordon
John F
Brookline
Franklin
Nisi
Torchy Story by Sewell Ford Heads to Post Magazine
The next Sunday edition of the Post Magazine will feature another Torchy tale by Sewell Ford, promising the familiar sharp wit and bold city escapades readers expect.
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Sewell Ford
Next Sunday
Post Magazine
Flowers Cause Divorce Decree in Dedham Court
Mrs. Isabella W. Ray won a decree nisi after testifying that her husband William F. Ray a Franklin manufacturer sent hospital flowers that were very inappropriate while she was ill and intoxicated at the time.
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Isabella W. Ray
Dedham
Raymond
William F. Ray
Franklin
Canadian Parliament to convene January 18 in Ottawa
Ottawa December 4 The third session of Canada's 12th Parliament opens January 18 for the despatch of business. The session will include the regular government programme plus tariff discussions and potential debate on Sir Wilfrid Laurier's opposition appeal for free food.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Wilfrid Laurier
California Syrup of Figs Adverts a Gentle Laxative
An old promotional text urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs to relieve infant and child constipation. It touts a pleasant taste, claims quick relief, and warns buyers to seek the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company and avoid counterfeits.
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California
California Fig+Syrup Company
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