Lime Rock Light Keeper Departures Change Newport Status
Lime Rock Light in Newport reads will change hands soon as Captain Hosea Lewis retires after 54 years in service. He will leave the post once a successor is appointed while relocating to become a local boatman following the death of his sister noted as Grace Darling of America.
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Newport
R. I
Lime Rock Light
Iéa Lewis
Grace Darling
America
Hosea Lewis
Lewis
Rudolph Lewis
New York Plans Holiday for Large Warship Fleet
October 31 New York will mark a holiday in honor of the arrival of about 100 United States warships the largest fleet seen in the navy. The Board of Aldermen urged city departments to grant employees a Thursday off as Taft reviews the ships. Newspapers press patriotism urging display of the stars and stripes as visitors flock to the roped-off harbor.
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New York
United States
United States Navy
Board of Aldermen
Taft
Illuminated fleet draws huge crowd for navy review
Night illumination of the fleet on the Hudson drew over 100000 spectators as 150000 electric bulbs lit the masts and hulls. Secretary of the Navy Meyer outlined plans aboard the Mayflower for inspections with Admiral Osterhaus and the Connecticut while President Taft and Mayor Gaynor planned arrivals and reviews.
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Hudson River
George von L. Meyer
Connecticut
Osterhaus
Taft
Jersey City
Gaynor
Navy Meyer
Dolphin
Meyer
Senate
House Committee On Naval Affairs
West 60Th Street
General Lang United States consul dies in Sherbrooke
General Paul Lang United States consul at Sherbrooke died today after a prolonged illness. He was 57, a native of Bath New Hampshire and longtime resident of Orford New Hampshire. He was a writer in collaboration with Winston Churchill. A widow survives.
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Sherbrooke
Que
Paul Lang
United States
Bright
General Lang
Bath
N. H
Orford
Winston Churchill
Church Celebrates Freedom From Debt in Belmont
All Saints Episcopal Church of Belmont held a debt celebration with Bishop Lawrence and Archdeacon Babcock among guests. A tablet honoring the first pastor Rev. Edward A Rand was unveiled on the eve of All Saints. The sermon was delivered by Rev. Edward A Brown of the Episcopal Theological School. A luncheon followed in the parish house.
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All Saints Episcopal Church
Belmont
Episcopal
Lawrence
Babcock
All Saints
Edward A. Rand
Edward A. Brown
Episcopal Theological School
Cambridge
Duffy Lewis Weds Boston Girl in Alameda Ceremony
George L. Duffy Lewis of the Boston Americans married Miss Eleanor Ruth Keane of Boston in Alameda California on October 31 in a Ban Ratsel ceremony.
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Alameda
Cal
George L. (Duffy) Lewis
Boston Americans
Wbleanor
Ruth Keane
Boston
Ban Ratsel
Telephone emergency service policy explained by Boston operator
J H Barry of the New England Telephone explains free emergency calls rules after a watchman reportedly could not get a pay station call connected for the Boston fire department on Oct 30. He emphasizes three free emergency services and urges cooperation with fire and police services and proper use of the system.
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Boston Fire Department
J. H. Barry
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
Fire Department
Beene
Secent
Mr. Barry
Public letter urges smaller classes and extended free evening schools
Horace B. Dean of Norwood argues in the Boston Post that New York City's equal pay bill may boost male teachers and asks Boston to adopt two urgent measures: extend free evening schools to 12 months and assign fewer pupils per teacher. He advocates class sizes around 36 to improve arithmetic mastery and overall thoroughness of education, noting hospital records linking teaching stress to nervous breakdown.
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New York City
Dix
Gaynor
New York
Seligmann
Columbia
Boston
Field
Post
Bay State
Horace B. Dean
Norwood
Mass
Gypsy Moth Climbers Strike in Gloucester
Gloucester workers for the gypsy moth force walked off the job demanding a 40 cent daily raise. Climbers earn 2.25 dollars, ground men 2.24. They cite danger and difficulty of climbing as reasons for higher pay. City Council rejects the demand.
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Gloucester
Senator Wetmore Improves From Pneumonia Illness
Providence Rhode Island October 31 Senator George Peabody Wetmore of Rhode Island is reported to be improving while seriously ill with pneumonia in Panama General Charles A Wilson head of the Rhode Island Republican organization received the news in a letter from H A Vale Wetmore s secretary Vale said he and Mrs Wetmore sailed from New York for the Isthmus and telegrams indicate the senator s temperature has returned to normal and his condition is better
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Senator Wetmore
Providence
R. I
United States
George Peabody Wetmore
Rhode Island
Panama
Charles A. Wilson
Rhode Island Republican Organization
H.A. Vale
Vale
Mass street accidents claim many lives and injuries
Mass highway commission reports 11 months of motor vehicle accidents with about 100 deaths and 1100 injuries. In the prior year there were 73 deaths and 963 accidents, highlighting pedestrian carelessness as a major factor on streets and roads.
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Massachusetts
Highway Commission
May Hang Woman in National Capital
The District Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Mattie Lomax, a Black woman condemned for murdering her husband. A petition with 50,000 names seeks clemency from President Taft, and Lomax is now critically ill and may not reach the scheduled November 20 execution date.
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Washington
Taft
National Capital
District Supreme Court
Mattie Lomax
Misery from a Bad Stomach and Dyspepsia
An advertisement explains that indigestion is caused by fermentation of undigested food and promotes Pape's Diapepsin. It claims quick relief within five minutes after taking one 22-grain Triangule and urges readers to consult a pharmacist for a 50-cent case. It lists related symptoms and asserts immediate improvement after digestion restarts.
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Spence
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