Prof Durward Canoe Victim in Connecticut River Tragedy
The grief-stricken community mourns Professor David Adams Durward who died canoeing on the Connecticut River at East Northfield Massachusetts. Born in Scotland 1881 he came to New Hampshire in 1887 and educated at Stevens High School Dur ham State College Durham Cornell University where he earned a B S A in 1906 He taught horticulture and botany at National Farm School Bucks County then joined Mt Hermon School for Boys at East Northfield Massachusetts.
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MT. Sunapee
N. H
David Adams Durward
Connecticut River
East Northfield
Mass
Scotland
Claremont
Stevens
New Hampshire State College
Durham
Cornell University
Cornell
National Farm School
Bucks County
Pennsylvania
Mt. Hermon School For Boys
Dedham Couple Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Dedham July 3 The 40th anniversary of Mr and Mrs William B Jacobs wedding was celebrated at their home 104 Harvard street Guests came from Marshfield Pembroke Boston and nearby towns The couple natives of Connecticut Mrs Jacobs maiden name Mary M Lockwood Mr Jacobs a Civil War veteran and Mason served at Wilsons Creek and Dug Springs with the First and Thirty-seventh Iowa and Thirteenth Rhode Island regiments
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Dedham
William B. Jacobs
Harvard Street
Marshfield
Pembroke
Boston
Mrs. Jacobs
Connecticut
Mary M. Lockwood
Jacobs
Wilson Creek
Dug Springs
Iowa
Rhode Island
City Laborers Get Daily Wages Raised to $2.25
Mayor Fitzgerald issues circular directing department heads to pay labor service workers $2.25 per day starting July 1. The move follows his campaign promise and cites rising living costs and private sector wage trends. The same message also raises city team payment: $6 for double teams and $3.50 for single teams, aligning with local teamsters’ agreements.
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Fitzgerald
Poston
Teamsters
Boston
Teamsters’ Association
Rebate Bid on Revere Dock Burned at Point of Pines
Samuel Butters of Boston seeks a $20 per ton rebate on 400 tons of metal for the old wooden drydock burned at the navy yard in Revere Massachusetts. He claims the difference between 600 tons and 200 tons in the navy estimate, but the Navy Department may not grant the allowance. The dock was burned recently at the Point of Pines to separate the iron from the wood.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Samuel Butters
Boston
Navy Yard
Butters
Navy Department
Pines
Revere
Frinks ruse leads to Rockefeller service at Taconic Farm
Deputy Frink and colleagues contacted Taconic Farm by disguise to serve a subpoena on John D Rockefeller. Rockefeller greeted the officer on the piazza, accepted service with a smile, and invited him to sit. The deputy departed about 6 15 pm reporting success to Boston.
Frink details service of papers on John D. Rockefeller
Pittsfield dated July 3. Deputy Marshal Frink recounts serving papers on John D. Rockefeller at Taconic farm after a week of pursuit. Rockefeller spoke cordially, expected to visit Chicago, and noted he was unfamiliar with Standard Oil business. Frink describes a 20 minute interview and Rockefeller’s courteous demeanor.
Rockefeller Served Subpoena After Two-Week Hunt
Deputy United States Marshal Charles N. Frink of North Adams located John D. Rockefeller in Pittsfield and served him with a federal subpoena after a dramatic sequence starting at Taconic Farm. Rockefeller said he did not dodge service and did not know what was requested. Service occurred shortly after 3 p.m. with prior checks at Taconic Farm by Frink and James Ruhl of the Boston office.
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Frink
Mr. Rockefeller
Mr. Prentice
Mr. Frink
Oil Potentate
Prentice
Rockefeller
Taconic Farm
Pittsfield
Wendell
Ruhl
Boston
Frank
North Adams
United States
Charles K. Darling
Darling
United States Department of Justice
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Marshal Darling
Marshall Henkel
New York
Charles L. Brink
Arthur C. Wood
Prentice House
Charles N. Frink
E. Parmelee Prentice
Long chase for Rockefeller by federal marshals and law
United States marshals chased John D Rockefeller after Judge Landis ordered his appearance in United States vs Standard Oil for rebating. Rockefeller fled, avoiding deposition, with searches at Cleveland, Pocantico Hills, and other properties. The pursuit ended with Rockefeller hidden in Pittsfield through his son in law, E Parmalee Prentice, of a New York law firm acting as his counsel.
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United States
John D. Rockefeller
Landis
Federal Courts
District of Illinois
Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil
Cleveland
Pocantico Hills
Tarrytown
Pittsfield
E. Parmalee Prentice
New York
The
Boston Post
Rockefeller Located After Waldorf Hunt Probe
Reported sightings of John D. Rockefeller in the woods and on a lake prompted a government search. Deputy marshals traced him to the Prentice residence where Prentice had offered $50,000 for proof of his location. A planned warrant led to his discovery and service of a summons by Marshal Darling and Deputies Ruhl and Frink.
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Rockefeller
Prentice
Post
Mr. Rockefeller
Pittsfield
Prentice Place
United States
Darling
Ruhl and
Frink
Wage raise to be announced by Suburban street railway
Suburban street railway officials deny plans for a strike while noting a pay raise already granted and a large system spanning Waltham Lexington Bedford Billerica Natick Wayland Saxonville and Newtons. General Manager Matthew C Brush says firings were for cause not union affiliation and urges disclosure if grounds are published. A circular claiming no strike today appeared in a Waltham paper.
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Waltham
Lexington
Bedford
Billerica
Natick
Wayland
Saxonville
Newtons
Matthew C. Brush
Brush
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
Zionists Seek Converts at New York Convention
Zionist delegates in Tannersville New York conclude a session detailing a restructured executive committee and a national outreach plan. A paid secretary will tour the United States addressing Jewish audiences to raise funds for a national Zionist fund. Official Zionists in the U S number about 10,000 with sentiment around 250000.
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Tannersville
N. Y
United States
Entire Cumberland Police Force Resigns Before Fourth
Cumberland Rhode Island residents vote to cut the police budget from 5500 to 3500 causing the entire force to resign. About 10,000 residents saw the town abandon regular patrols with only special officers patrolling during the Fourth of July celebration eve. No disturbances had occurred by midnight.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Cumberland
Here
Girl Golfer to Wed Great Barrington Lawyer Day
July 8 report that Gwendolyn Owen daughter of Mr and Mrs F T Owen will marry W Taylor Day a local and Philadelphia lawyer at the bride’s parents home July 17. Owen is noted in golf and automobiling circles. Day has practiced law in this town and Philadelphia.
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Great Barrington
Gwendolyn Owen
F. T. Owen
W. Taylor Day
Miss Owen
Mothersill's Seasick Remedy Promises Quick Travel Cure
An advertisement touts Mothersill's Seasick Remedy as a harmless, morphine free cure for seasickness and motion sickness. It claims universal effectiveness across seas, trains, and cars with quick relief, and offers testimonials, money back guarantees, and nationwide distributors including Detroit and Boston area firms.
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Mothersill
Arthur Mews
St. John's
Newfoundland
Marion Lawrence
Toledo
Ohio
Canada
United States
Mothersill Remedy Co
Cleland
Detroit
Mich
Jaynes Drug Co
Washington Street
Hanover
Bedford
Warrenton
Summer Street
South
Theodore Metcalf Company
Tremont Street
Boylston Street
Copley Square
Lewis & Co
Portland Street
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Ftomen
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Cluett
Paign Promises
John F. Fitzgerald
Taconic
Mr. Ruhl
Charles L. Frink
United States Marshal
Marshal Ruhl
Marshal Frank
United States Marshals
Federal Court of Chicago
United
Him
Juy
Tremont ST
Zeach
Brine
Clinton
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