Artillery Men Praised at Fort Andrews Drill
The Second Battalion of the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Andrews completed its second day of strenuous drill on its 10 day tour. Regular army instructors praised the militiamen as they practiced 10 inch rifle gunnery and field drill with two morning and afternoon sessions. The unit held infantry drill, a retreat review, and a parade, while the fort hosted a band concert and an enlisted regulars dance.
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Coast Artillery Corps
Fort Andrews
Elliott for head of New Haven road
Mr. Elliott discusses New Haven road leadership talks with Morgan Vail and Rea. He says no decision has been made by the committee selecting a successor and he plans to stay in town only until Saturday. He declines to discuss specifics behind his sudden visit.
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Elliott
New Haven
Vail
Rea
Mr. Morgan
Northern Pacific
Mr. Mellen
Mr. Ellott
Minneapolis
Mr. Elliott
Baby Anna Named Mascot for Centre Sandwich Summer
Baby Anna Mascot of Summer selected as hotel mascot by Centre Sandwich visitors. Four month old Anna Lund daughter of Mr and Mrs Olin Lund Meredith New Hampshire weighs 23 pounds and is noted for a calm temperament and cheerful smile welcoming arriving summer vacationists.
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Baby Anna Ivanilla Lund
Anna Ivanilla Lund
Centre Sandwich
N. H
Norwood Officer Weds Local Marriage Sparks Elopement Report
Policeman Cornelius C. Murphy of the Norwood police and Rosa Sansone daughter of fruit dealer Charles Sansone eloped to Portland Maine after Murphy took ill and left his beat. Miss Sansone 18 and Murphy about double her age reportedly traveled with relatives of the officer nearby. Sansone Sr. called the incident a fault with the method of the getaway, not the man.
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Cornelius C. Murphy
Norwood
Rosa Sansone
Charles Sansone
Norwood Plains
Murphy
James Lavery
Sansone
Maine
Portland
Post
Ground broken for Boston City Club House ceremony
The Boston City Club begins construction with a ground breaking at 10 30 A M on Ashburton Place and Somerset Street. President Samuel J Elder and former presidents Geoffrey B Lehy and David F Tilley lift the first spade. The Rev Dr Howard B Grose offers prayer with Governor Foss and Mayor Fitzgerald attending. Cornerstone laying is set for Oct 9.
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Boston City Club
Ashburton Place
Somerset Street
Samuel J. Elder
Geoffrey B. Lehy
David F. Tilley
Howard B. Grose
Foss
Fitzgerald
Contested Will Case Highlights Emery Domicile Dispute
Chief Justice Rugg heard two days of evidence over the domicile of late Samuel W. Emery, a former Portsmouth Police Court justice. His three children seek the New Hampshire will, while the widow receives the bulk of about 60 000 dollars in property and a 14 acre home on the Piscataquis River. Witnesses including Mrs. Hatch and Miss Florence Smythe testified to Emery’s stated preference for Boston over Portsmouth.
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Rugg
Samuel W. Emery
Police Court
Portsmouth
N. H
Emery
New Hampshire
Piscataquis River
Charles Hatch
Major Hatch
United States Marine Corps
Florence Smythe
Boston
Hatch
Value of Canal in Mining Suit Draws Panamanian Aid
The Panama canal's importance to Chilean and Peruvian mining interests is highlighted in a Suffolk Court case where Lewis Ross sues Albert C. Burrage. Daniel Guggenheim proposed options showing ore from Peru and Chile could reach England or Germany for 7 or 8 cents a ton via the canal.
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Ross
Chile Copper Company
Burrage
Hurlburt
Guggenheim
Panama Canal
Chile
Peru
Lewis Ross
Brookline
Albert C. Burrage
Thomas Proctor
Suffolk Court
Daniel Guggenheim
Guggehheim Sons Company
New York
England
Germany
Farewell Dinner For William H Davis At Henry Siegel
In Boston last evening the Henry Siegel Company restaurant hosted a complimentary farewell dinner for William H Davis. Davis, longtime Siegel employee now two years as charge office manager, received a loving cup from friends and the company Benefit Association gave him gold cuff links set with diamonds. Credits toastmaster Bourne and remarks by several colleagues highlighted the event, with many staff members in attendance.
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Henry Siegel Company
William H Davis
Davis
Boston
Henry Siegel Company Benefit Association
Bourne
Mera
E. G. Kramer
J. . Pry
F. Upton
J. E
Wong
EU Sen
C. Whoriskey
B. Punch
A. Smith
Messrs
J. R. Glase
J. L. King
W. F. Brad
Melonopia Bats One Out in Shorty Mc Cabe Tale
A featured Shorty Mc Cabe yarn by Sewell Ford appears in Sur's Post Magazine. The piece, titled Melonopia Bats One Out, showcases Ford's humor and local color in a brisk, witty short story fit for the era.
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Sarah Guernsey Bradley
Next
Post
Shorty McCabe
Sewell Ford
Next Sur
Post Magazine
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Morgan
Baby Anna
City Club
Miss Hatch
Emery Will
Mr. Whipple
Mr. Guggenheim
Vichy
France
Guggenheims
Seven Brothers
William H. Davis
Outfitters
Filene
Silk
Lisle
Filene’s
Old State House
Faneuil Hall
Common
Public Library
Ported
Batiste
Norfolk
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