George G Crocker of Transit Board Dead
George G Crocker former Transit Board member and state legislator died after a long public career. He drafted the state first license auction bill and served as secretary of the Republican State Committee in 1877 and a three term state senator from 1880 to 1883. He leaves a wife a son Courtenay and Muriel Crocker and Lynehan Crocker and a daughter Margaret who married Delano Wight. His Boston home was 348 Commonwealth Avenue and his summer residence was Cohasset.
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Suffolk
Republican State Committee
Young Republicans
State Senate
Crocker
G. G. Crocker, Jr
Margaret
Delano Wight
Courtenay Crocker
Muriel Crocker
Lynehan Cr
Sacred Heart Teachers Plan May Party in East Boston
The Society of Sunday School Teachers at Sacred Heart parish East Boston will stage its annual May party tomorrow evening in Sacred Heart school hall. Proceeds go to repairs on the school building. Teachers form a single committee hoping this spring event surpasses previous parties.
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Society of
Sacred Heart Parish
East Boston
Sacred Heart School Hall
Roosevelt Libel Trial Opens in Marquette Crowd Quiet as Veniremen Are Questioned
The Roosevelt Newett libel case opened in Marquette with Colonel Roosevelt present. Jurors were questioned by attorneys Pound and Belden. several veniremen were excused for cause as they revealed potential biases or confusion. Roosevelt sat near Garfield, while spectators filled the courtroom and corridors awaiting the 2 pm trial start.
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James H. Pound
Detroit
William H. van Benschoten
New York
W. S. Hill
Marquette
H. O. Young
Young
Congress
McDonald
Washington
Newett
Venireman
Roosevelt
W. 8
Fill
W. PP
Belden
Flannigan
James R. Garfield
O. K. Davis
Pound
George
Jenks
Theodore Roosevelt
Joseph Robear
Ishpeming
Robear
William P. Belden
United States
Hugo Erickson
State of
Erickson
Charles T. Rutledge
Ohio
William J. Irving
Republic
Cambria Iron Company
William Pryor
Pryor
Thomas Howard
William Stanaway
Cornwall
England
Driscoll
John Veale
Ireland
Veale
John J. Keelon
a_e
A. Wasmuth
Wasmuth
Negaunee
Mr. Young
Robert Bruce
Bruce
Colonel Roosevelt
Michael Hennissey
Governor Foss Rejects 20 Percent Wage Rise Demands
Governor Foss declines a 20 percent wage increase for workers at the B. F. Sturtevant Company, citing the plant in a loss if granted. He notes Readville railroad car shops cut hours and warns imports or plant closure as options if demands persist amid tariff changes. Labor leaders denounce the stance and warn of possible strikes by 1200 workers at Sturtevant and Becker plants.
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B. F. Sturtevant Company
Massachusetts
Sturtevant Company
Hyde Park
Sturtevant
Becker
Boston
A. F. of L
Foss
Renova Offered To Combat Household Drunkenness
A Rensselaer woman writes of a husband who drinks on paydays and says Renova can secretly drug his drinks to curb temperance issues. She promotes a free sample from the Renova Company at 204 Broadway New York, claiming it makes drinkers sober and saves families from deprivation.
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Rensselaer
Riker- Jaynes
The
Renova Co
Broadway
New York
Renova
Prince of Pilsen Invitation Sparks Dutch Ancestry Joke
Colonel Roosevelt notes a planned attendance at a performance titled The Prince of Pilsen. He declines saying the name too closely resembles Pilsner beer and would offend his Dutch ancestry.
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the Prince of Pilsen
Pilsner
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Quips About Fresh Cigar With Whisky
A Theodore Roosevelt quote notes he lights a fresh cigar with every whiskey sip and claims he never smoked before. The remark appears as a light personal aside attributed to the former president in a compilation of his sayings.
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Roosevelt
Havana
George Shiras
Colonel Roosevelt
Colonel Roosevelt Travels By Clearwater Water Wagon Special
Colonel Roosevelt and his party arrived in Marquette from Chicago aboard the special car Clearwater. The colonel smiled when urged to comment noting it was the water wagon special indeed.
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Chicago
Clearwater
Roosevelt
Marquette
Buffalo
Marquette, Mich
Doctor Brayton Injured in Auto Trolley Collision
Hyde Park school physician and former Harvard football tackle Dr Roland W Brayton was hurt yesterday when his car collided with a trolley car near campus. The injury reports indicate he escaped more serious harm.
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Hyde Park School
Harvard
Dorchester Doctor Brayton Injured In Double Car Crash
Dr. Roland W. Brayton of 693 Washington Street Dorchester a Hyde Park school physician and ex Harvard football star was badly hurt when his auto collided with an electric car on Columbus Avenue near Bragdon Street. He suffered a fractured skull and other injuries as the wrecked car caught fire. Titon S. Bell Dorchester Club president witnessed the crash and noted bystanders set fire to the auto while police were absent.
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Pound
Mr. Belden
United States
Flannigan
Massachusetts
Roland W. Brayton
Washington Street
Dorchester
Hyde Park
Harvard
Brayton
Columbus Avenue
Bragdon Street
Titon S. Bell
Dorchester Club
Bell
Colorado Summer Board Costs and Burlingon Rail Folder
A Boston travel agt promotes Colorado vacations with hotel and ranch house rates as low as $8 per week. The Burlingtion Rail Road distributes a free folder listing hotels boarding houses addresses rates and local attractions. The offer includes guidance on trains and rail fares to Colorado’s scenic regions.
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Colorado
Wonder State
Burlington
The
Burlington Railroad
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Bio Sale
Springfield
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Home Trunk CO
Washington St
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Campbell's Varnish
Carpenter-Morton Co
Sudbury Street
Mass
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George A. Newett
Mich
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Cleveland
Garfield
Myron Sherwood
Sherwood
Richard C. Flannagan
Minneapolis
Jacob Miles
Flannagan
Frank Tyree
Tyree
Miles
Too Much Pilsner
Homer Cooke
Houghton
Cook
Santiago
James Pound
Shiras
Secret Service Guard
Court House
Secret Service
Rutledge
Stanaway
W. Hi. Mathews
Finland
Co. B. Driscoll
Henry Abrahams
Boston Central Labor Union
Sturtevant Blower Works Company
Sturtevant Mill
Europe
Asia
Old Commonwealth
William F. Dempsey
Longshoremen’s Union
Huddell
Arthur M. W Huddell
Stationary Engineers’ Unions
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pEtee Et Epsrgry
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Eireanme
W. J. Douglas
Fam
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Aeons
W.L. Douglas
Essex St
Summer St
Lincoln St
Court Street
Howard Street
Hanover Street
DR. Brayton
Hewson
America
Alex Stogks
New England Pass
R. R. Co
Walsingten St
Miss Shay’s Shoe Shop
Temple Place
Mary
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Miller
Edmund W. Miller
Pemberton &Q
P. Miller
Leslie & Griffith Co
Tremont Street
Gingham
Jessies Riffith
Tremont St
Marry ME
Gertie
Wilson Bros
Wilson Brothers
Scollay SQ
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