Northern born leaders shaped both sides in Civil War
Secretary of War Dickinson told the New York Southern Society that many Confederate generals were born in Northern states. He noted seven of the first five full Confederate generals hailed from New York, and cited West Point graduates and parentage across New England and non‑seceding states. He urged Northern loyalty to the United States.
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New York
Dickinson
Waldorf-Astoria
North
United States
Cooper
Albert Sidney Johnston
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Kirby Smith
New England
West Point
Y M C A Wins New Building in Lawrence
The Lawrence Y M C A campaign to raise 150000 for a new building closed with 156500 raised at the final luncheon. The Arlington Mills donated the largest gift of 15000, the only major mill giving.
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Lawrence
Association
Arlington Mills
Charcoal Lozenges Offer Breath Odor Remedy
Thousands suffer foul breath from nasal or stomach issues and decayed teeth. Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges absorb foul gases, deodorize breath, act as antiseptics, and aid digestion. Purchase for 25¢. free sample offer from F A Stuart Company, Marshall Michigan.
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Stuart
F. A. Stuart Company
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Five Lyman School Boys Escape At Westboro
Five boys from the Lyman school escaped at 7 o clock tonight. Police across surrounding towns have been asked to aid in the search for the runaways. The superintendent denied a claim that a keeper was attacked during the escape.
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Westboro
Lyman School
Escape of four Boston youths from Worcester school
Four of the boys, about 16, from Boston with one sent from Worcester, escaped after leaving the dining hall for the playroom. They ran past attendants and vanished, sparking a countryside search. Officials call them trusties who had behaved well and declined to release names to avoid harm to the youths and families.
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Boston
Worcester
26 Schooners Arrive Here With Lumber and Coal Cargoes
A fleet of 26 schooners arrived in the harbor bringing nearly 2,000,000 feet of lumber and large coal shipments plus fire brick chemicals sand salt and tar. The top cargo carriers included Joan Maxwell 400000 feet Ninetta M Porcella 493000 feet and Brina P Pendleton 650000 feet. Seven ships came from New York and weather forced shelter in the lower roads before resuming their voyages. A unique three masted top sail schooner Oliver Mitchell arrived on its first trip with a square yard on the fore mast and a topsail yard above it.
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Joan Maxwell
Foss
Fernandina
Ninetta M. Porcella
Thompson
Wiggins
N. C
Brina P. Pendelton
Hutchinson
Jacksonville
New York
Oliver Mitchell
Holme
Coxsackie
N. Y
Masons re elect Dana J Flanders grand master
The Grand Lodge of Masons of Massachusetts re elected Dana J. Flanders as grand master at a meeting in Massachusetts Temple. Clarence A. Brodeur became grand senior warden and Walter F. Medding won grand junior warden. Other officers and trustees were chosen.
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Grand Lodge of Masons of
Massachusetts
Masonic Temple
Dana J. Flanders
Clarence A. Brodeur
Walter F. Medding
Westfield
James L. Sherman
New Bedford
Charles H. Ramsey
Thomas W. Davis
Masonic Education and Charity Trust
R. W. William H. Emerson
M. W. John Albert Blake
Malden
R. W. John Carr
Roxbury
R. Frank T. Dwinell
Brookline
R. W. Arthur G. Pollard
Lowell
W. Oscar F. Allen
Cambridge
W. George H. Graves
William J. Hobbs
Serena D. Nickerson
Tuohy Denies Storrow Rally at South Boston Store
Martin I. Tuohy of 427 Broadway South Boston says a report of a Storrow rally at his store is false He states he supports Fitzgerald and sent letters yesterday to deny the story, clarifying his political position.
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Martin I. Tuohy
Broadway
Boston
Fitzgerald
Harvard Dental School Dedication Honors Dentistry Past and Present
President Emeritus Eliot and Harvard's President Lowell praised dentistry's progress at the final dedication of the Harvard Dental School. A banquet for about 200 followed the Sanders Theatre ceremony where Deans outlined the schools' relationship and George Brown highlighted near proximity benefits.
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Eliot
Lowell
Harvard University
Harvard Dental School
Somerset
Sanders Theatre
Dean Smith
Dental School
Dean Christian
Medical School
George W. S. Brown
Rumford Station Agents Arrested in Larceny Case
J. C. Records station agent at Rumford Junction and E. C. Poland of East Peru were arrested on complaint by Maine Central Railroad for larceny of several hundred dollars worth of goods in a theft scheme spanning years.
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Rumford
J. C
Maine Central Railroad
Rumford Junction
East Peru
E. C. Poland
Civil War Vet Held on Abduction Charge in Springfield
Joseph Ferguson, 70, Civil War veteran, was arrested in Springfield on a charge of abducting 13 year old Mamie Blodgett. He received a preliminary hearing and was held on $1000 bond. The Blodgetts reported their daughter missing six weeks ago. she was found and returned home.
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Springfield
Joseph Ferguson
Mamie Blodgett
William Blodgett
Academy backs Taft naval observatory reform
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences passed a resolution approving Taft’s annual message on naval observatory administration. It endorses placing scientific work under the direction of a scientist rather than a military or administrative leader.
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Taft
Congress
Naval Observatory
Academy
Cold remedy claims swift cough relief from tonic mix
The article promotes a home cure for colds and coughs using a blend of glycerine Virgin Oil of Pine compound and Whisky. It asserts a teaspoonful four times daily can break up a cold in 24 hours and cure any cough that is curable, attributed to Leach Chemical Co Cincinnati.
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Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Hundredth Birthday Sermon For Rev S W Bidwell
EAST MIDDLEBURY Vt Dec 8 On the occasion of his 100th birthday the Rev S W Bidwell of this town preached in the local Methodist church last Sunday.
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East Middlebury
S. W. Bidwell
Rabbit hunt death in Millbridge ruled accidental
Samuel Fickett aged 40 was shot in the chest by his hunting companion William E. Francis during a rabbit hunt in Millbridge Maine. The coroner ruled the death accidental and ordered no inquest.
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Rabbit
Millbridge
Samuel Fickett
William E. Francis
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