Coughey Twins of Waltham Celebrate 87th Birthday
John and William A. Coughey twins in Waltham celebrate their 87th birthday. Born in 1823 in Ireland, they arrived in the U S at 16, searched for gold in 1849, and served in Civil War rifle making at the Sharp factory. Both are Masons and members of local Fire Club and G A R Post 29.
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Waltham
John
William A. Coughey
William
Grant Street
Putnam Street
Bligan Common
County Down
Ireland
Sharp
Connecticut
Waltham Fire Club
Post 29
John and
William Coughey
Haverhill School Case: Teacher Blocked Boy’s Attendance
In Haverhill on October 31 a Peabody teacher refused a 14 year old boy from Bradford admission, pending a talk with his father. The principal and school department deny authority, while Superintendent Record plans to order the boy readmitted and submits the case to the School Board for review.
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Haverhill
Peabody School
Nelson W. Smith
Bradford
Grace L. Wiggin
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Statement Issued
The California Fig Syrup Co publishes a full statement with every package to assure purity and uniformity of its laxative, using California figs for taste and medicinal principles from beneficial plants. Buyers are urged to purchase only the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Co through leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
California
Patent Fight Not Decided Between Shoe Company and Lachapelle
Judge Hardy took the case under advisement in a suit by United Shoe Machinery Company against Euclid Lachapelle of Beverly to compel patent assignment. The dispute hinges on whether Lachapelle was discharged and later rehired under an invention based contract. Lachapelle claims he agreed to a salary tied to the value of his inventions and was told he was no longer an inventor before being rehired in June 1906 after informing the company of a valuable idea.
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Hardy
United Shoe Machinery Company
Euclid Lachapelle
Beverly
Lachapelle
Shoe Machinery Company
Wilson
Deitrick Outlines Wool Price Increase At Rallies
Democratic candidate Deitrick spoke at five Somerville rallies from Union Square to Davis Square about tariff policy. He blamed Congress member McCall for preventing wool and woolens price cuts, charging an unjust tax to small merchants and consumers through higher clothing costs after the Payne Aldrich bill.
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Frederick
Deitrick
McCall
Eighth
Somerville
Union Square
Davis Square
Wool Trust
Payne- Aldrich
Five Trustees to Control Herald Board Named
Owners of the Boston Herald announced that voting power was transferred to a five member board of trustees: Richard Olney Henry Lee Higginson John Holmes Robert M Burnett and Henry Howe. Robert Lincoln O’Brien named editor and John Wells Farley as counsel and treasurer.
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Boston Herald
Richard Olney
Henry Lee Higginson
John Holmes
Robert M. Burnett
Henry §. Howe
Robert Lincoln O'Brien
John Wells Farley
Striking garment workers blocked by police in downtown
Four thousand strikers attempted a downtown demonstration in Chicago on October 31 but were turned back by police without disorder. The show of force ended peacefully as workers faced officers in the business district.
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Chicago
Nebraska Crew Receives Navy Prize at Charlestown Yard
Lieutenant-Commander IL C Palmer delivered the President's Trophy for excellence in engineering to the battleship Nebraska at Charlestown Navy Yard on behalf of the Navy Department. The award honors the Nebraska's high engineering standards in target practice and naval service.
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Navy Department
IL. C. Palmer
Nebraska
Charlestown Navy Yard
Navy Holds First Engineering Competition Ceremony
The navy staged a ceremonial muster on the quarter deck with officers in dress uniforms and a marine guard. Secretary of the Navy praised the engineering contest across ships, noting extended battleship range and fuel savings, while Lt Commander Palmer announced next year’s rules adding economy in steam engineering to gunnery and overall battle efficiency.
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Secretary of the Navy
H. Brown
Palmer
Department
Poor Mother in Court Over Shoplifting Case
Mrs Lena Buffum told Judge Bolster she stole due to poverty after being arrested with her two daughters in a Tremont street department store. Police say the woman taught them to steal. she faced two counts and a $25 fine per count, paid by a relative.
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Lena Buffum
Municipal Criminal Court
Bolster
Buffum
Howard
Tremont Street
Pelton
Hardware Factory Destroyed in Fire at Plantsville
In Southington Connecticut on October 21 two thirds of the H P D Smith and Co carriage hardware plant at Plantsville was destroyed by a fire causing about 200000 dollars in losses. The blaze started likely from a spark in a polishing machine and spread through wooden buildings. The plant employing 250 workers will be rebuilt.
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Southington
Conn
H. PD. Smith & Co
Plantsville
Wireback a Winner in Open Three Cushion Billiards
In Pittsburg on October 31 Joseph I F Wireback defeated Fr M Keys and Richard Norgrove of Kansas City 50 to 34 in the opening game of the National Amateur Three Cushion Billiards league. Wireback averaged .625 and made a seven-ball run amid strong applause. The world record for three cushion billiards is 14.
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Pittsburg
Joseph IF. Wireback
Fr. M. Keys
Richard Norgrove
Kansas City
Woman Lawyer Breaks Ground in Suffolk Court
Miss Lucy Sandberg, Boston University Law School graduate, appeared as counsel for Eli Davidson in a separate support case brought by his wife, Lena Davidson. Judge Grant urged reconciliation after noting Sandberg’s capable defense, while she commented on gender perceptions in the legal field and the need for more women to appear in court.
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Lucy Sandberg
Suffolk County Court
Lena Davidson
Cambridge
Eli Davidson
East Boston
Grant
Miss Sandberg
Boston University Law School
Boston
Episcopalians Face German Resentment Over Sunday Observance
Bishop Lawrence described German discontent with Episcopal views on personal liberty and Sunday observance during a dinner of the Episcopalian Club at the Hotel Somerset. He noted Cincinnati’s lack of a large Episcopal church and said Germans there objected to the church’s Sunday practices. The event drew about 300 Massachusetts delegates and clergy, with remarks from Rev. Alexander Mann and Burton Mansfield.
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Episcopal Church
Bishop Lawrence
Episcopalian Club
Hotel Somerset
Lawrence
Cincinnati
Massachusetts
Boston
Alexander Mann
Burton Mansfield
Postage Rates to Rise for Magazines Under Taft Plan
President Taft and Postmaster-General Hitchcock agreed on recommendations to Congress to change second class postage for magazines and periodicals. Magazines would pay one cent per pound for reading matter with a higher rate for advertising pages to be set later, and each issue would be sent to the post office for inspection.
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Washington
Taft
Hitchcock
Congress
Post Office Department
Men charged in cattle theft case
Benjamin Shats aged 40 and his son Charles 20 of 117 Brighton street West End were arrested by Captains McGarr and Armstrong after cattle dealers Benjamin Cadley John Neylvin and Harry Gilmore alleged the pair stole cattle worth 590 from the Brighton stock yards yesterday afternoon.
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Benjamin Shats
Charles
Brighton Street
West End
McGarr and Armstrong
Benjamin S. Cadley
Barnet
John D. Neylvin
Hardwick
Harry A. Gilmore
Westboro
Brighton Stock Yards
Disobedience Leads to Customs Probe in New York
Hortense M. Harder returned from Paris aboard the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria with her mother when a customs investigation began after she did not heed her father's warning to declare all items. Victor A. Harder, a Brooklyn contractor, accompanied them and sought to straighten the matter at the customs house.
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New York
Hortense M. Harder
Paris
Victor A. Harder
Brooklyn
Gaynor
Custom House
Seven undeclared gowns seized from Harder customs
Customs inspectors found seven undeclared gowns. They were seized and Mr Harder was compelled to pay their full value plus 60 percent duty, totaling $836.
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Harder
Skyscrapers Force Weather Bureau to Relocate
New York Oct 81 The weather bureau moves to new quarters on the 29th floor of the Whitehall building after skyscrapers in lower Manhattan block harbor storm signals and misdirect wind and rain readings. The bureau had occupied 100 Broadway for 11 years prior to the move near Battery Park.
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New York
Lower Manhattan
Weather Bureau
Broadway
Whitehall Building
Battery Park
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