Leaders discuss B. T. Wheeler's case in party push
An inner circle at Jesse Gove's office discussed Bertrand T. Wheeler superintendent of streets amid Republican power struggles. Colby reported Wheeler’s stance, but withdrawal deadlines passed with Hibbard still in. Gove vowed to forgive personal wrongs but not party injuries as pressure grows to remove Wheeler.
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Bertrand T. Wheeler
Jesse Gove
William H. Lott
Arthur P. Russell
Republican City Committee
John H. Colby
Colby
Wheeler
Repubican
Willard Hibbard
Hibbard
Harmony
Lott
Jesse
Fubbard
Jesse. M. Gove
Post
Hart’s View of Wheeler
Mayor Hart dismisses Wheeler resignation rumors as old talk and says he has no current intention to remove the superintendent. He notes no complaints about Wheeler’s honesty or integrity, praising him as a good businessman who does not play politics.
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Wheeler
Post
Hart
City Hall
Ex-Alderman Cleary Declares Re-Election Bid In Fifth District
Ex-Alderman Cleary announced yesterday that she has not withdrawn his candidacy for re election to the board from the fifth district comprising Wards 10 and 19. He says he is in the contest until polls close on election day.
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Cleary
Yestery
Blaney Not Hall In Maine Linked Murder Case
Edwin Blaney of Roxbury now under arrest for threatening to kill his wife is not Edwin F. Hall of Eliotsville Me sought for the McKimme murder at Onaway Lake. Boston police tested Blaney against eight inmates with Monson ties who could not identify Hall. Mrs Blaney testified he talked in his sleep of Maine places but could not recall crimes or names. The Hall reward had been recalled, leaving investigators to continue the search.
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Edwin Blaney
Northfield Street
Roxbury
Edwin F. Hall
Eliotsville
Alexandder F. McKimme
Onway Lake
John F. Sprague
Monson
Hall
Boston
C. W. Hayes
Piscataquis
Sprague
Charles Street
Blaney
Eldredge
Maine
Nellie Curtis Arrested for Diamond Larceny in Dorchester
Nellie Curtis aged 23 of 934 Harrison avenue was arrested on a larceny charge for taking a diamond stud valued at $125 from James A. O'Malley of 38 West Cottage Street, Dorchester. The theft occurred near Washington and Cherry streets around midnight. Police from Division 6 found Nellie and the diamond in her possession.
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Nellie Curtis
Harrison Avenue
James A. O’malley
West Cottage Street
Dorchester
Burglar Taken, 22, Held After Store Break-In Attempt
Robert Hennessy of 920 Harrison Avenue was arrested at midnight for allegedly attempting to break into James Connors grocery and liquor store at 1187 Washington Street. He is accused of trying to pry open the rear window five minutes before 12.
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Robert Hennessy
Harrison Avenue
James Connors
Washington Street
Boston Police Pay Raise Approved by Board and Council
The Board of Police and City Council agree on salaries for city police leaders in Boston. Superintendent earns 4000 per year, deputy superintendents 3000 each, chief inspector 2800, and captains 2600. The general order was promulgated yesterday and takes effect today.
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Board of Police
City Council
Police Department
City of
Boston
Col Oakes Takes City Hall Post As Water Commissioner
Lieutenant Colonel William H. Oakes of the Fifth Regiment assumed duties yesterday as assistant water commissioner at City Hall. He is a strict disciplinarian and military enthusiast, stirring concern among water department staff that he may push for uniforms for workers.
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William H. Oakes
City Hall
Oakes
Water Department
French Officers Try To Force Train Officers Eject Them
In Yeng Tsun yesterday French officers refused to leave a coach on a special train carrying the Fourteenth United States Infantry to Tong Ku. Colonel Daggett called the American guard and forcibly ejected the officers. The French demand an apology.
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Daggett
Tien Tsin
Tipn Tsin
Shan Hi
Yeng Tsun
Fourteenth
United States Infantry
Tong Ku
Feast of the Seven Dolors Parade in Boston Italian Church
Boston residents of Italian descent await a bright Sabbath for the Feast of the Seven Dolors at North Square Church. Five societies St Michele St Antonio St Ciriaco St Maria della Lettera and Staria Christianoro will march with about 600 men, preceded by a band concert and a flag consecration from Italy. The parade starts at 9 am from North Square, looping through North Fleet Prince Hanover to North Square, then the church doors open for the blessing and Mass.
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Boston
North Square
St. Antonio
St.’Ciriaco
St. Maria Della Lettera
S Taria Christianoro
Pressensee
North Street
Fleet
Prince
Hanover
Chantel
Father Gambera
Nagis
Atron
All Saints Day Observed With Pontifical Requiem Mass
All Souls day observance held at Holy Cross Cathedral with a pontifical high mass at dawn led by Archbishop Williams for the repose of parishioners who died in the past year. Elaborate preparations noted and yesterday marked All Saints Day with services in Roman Catholic and Protestant Episcopal churches.
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Holy Cross
Willams
Rescue From Drink Promises Help For Mothers
Miss Mary Roberts of San Francisco shares how she saved her brother from ruin by using Golden Specific and urges women to help sons and husbands beat drunkenness. She directs readers to Dr J W Haines of Cincinnati for a free trial package and assures odorless, tasteless remedies mailed in a plain sealed package for immediate cure.
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Mary Roberts
Golden Gate Ave
San Francisco
Cal
der. Haines
Arrival of Roumanian Jewish families to Boston
Within a month about thirty Roumanian Jewish families reached Boston after a trek through Denmark and Rotterdam to Quebec, Montreal, then Boston. Early housing was poor but the Federation of Jewish Charities and the Free Employment Bureau have secured placements in shops and stores around Boston. The plan aims to improve living standards and accelerate Americanization.
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Boston
Europe
Roumania
Danbein River
Vienna
Rotterdam
Jewish Alliance
Montifiore Society
Quebec
Montreal
Federation of Jewish Charities
The
Free Employment Bureau
Travis Wins Gold Medal In Westchester Golf Open
Walter J. Travis of Garden City wins the gold medal for the lowest morning score in the Westchester Golf Club open. He defeats W H Goodwin in the afternoon match play by 9 up and 8 to play. Morning leaders included John S Bates and Frank H Croker with totals around 90.
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New York
Walter J. Travis
Westchester Golf Club
W. H. Goodwin
Travis
W. J. Travis
Garden City
John S. Bates
Columbia
Frank H. Croker
Deal Beach
Tiffany
Waterbury
O’connor
Gilman
Croker
Stern
Graham
Bowley
Goodwin
McConville
Bates
Thompson
Maddock
Redfield
Barron
Oldest Northboro resident dies at 100 in Worcester
Mrs Lois Batcheller Maynard, the oldest person in Northboro and nearby areas, died in Worcester today aged 100 years and 22 days. She is survived by a son Adolphus, 65.
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Worcester
Lois Batcheller Maynard
Northboro
Adolphus
Boy 14 Fractures Arm After Bicycle Fall
William Leonard aged 14 of 596 Parker Street Roxbury fell from a bicycle near the corner of Hunting Avenue and West Newton Street last evening fracturing his right arm. He was attended by Dr Wenesberg at his office and afterward taken to his home.
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William Leonard
Parker Street
Roxbury
Hunting Avenue
West Newton Street
Wenesberg
Miss Grace Boutelle to Christen Bath Monitor
Grace Boutelle, daughter of Congressman Charles B Boutelle, nursing her father at McLean Hospital, Waverly, will christen the monitor under construction at Bath Iron Works when launched on November 2.
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Bath
Grace Boutelle
Charles B. Boutelle
McLean Hospital
Waverly
Bath Iron Works
Fire damages Oak Street three story house
A small fire caused damage to a brick dwelling at 8 Oak Street, owned by the Hunnewell heirs and occupied by Thomas B. Allen. The blaze started in a closet around 5 PM yesterday. cause is unknown. Damage estimate not disclosed.
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Oak Street
Hunnewell Heirs
Thomas B. Allen
British and American stage stars tour with new and upcoming productions
John Hare arrives for an American tour starting November 12 at the Criterion Theatre New York in The Gay Lord Quex with Irene Van Brugh as leading lady. The Met Opera House next week features Gilbert and Sullivan The Mikado with a notable cast including de Lussan Golden Thompson Van Studdiford Lehnox Swain Stender Saunders Sheehan Bell Paull Pringle Whitchell. Bertha Galland to star next year at the Lyceum under Frohman. Frank J. Keenan to headline The Hon. John Grigsby next season. Effie Elisler to take Barbara Frietchie and Julia Marlowe to follow with When Knighthood Was in Flower. Jessie Bartlett Davis may go to London for twenty weeks in music halls. Sadie Martinet to lead in Nell-Go-In at the New York Theatre. Kelcey and Shannon plan My Lady Dainty with Madeline Lucette Ryley, produced in Brighton and brought to London by Wyndham. Gertrude Bennett concert at Steinert Hall November 15. Harvard football players to attend Francis Wilson and The Monks of Malabar in Hollis boxes tomorrow night.
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John Hare
Teutonic
Criterion Theatre
New York
A. W. Pinero
Quex
Irene van Brugh
Metropolitan Opera House
Zeke de Lussan
Grace Golden
Fanchon Thompson
Grace van Studdiford
Julia Lehnox
Lillian Swain
Frieda Stender
Lucill& Saunders
J. F. Sheehan
Digby Bell
William Paull
Lempriere Pringle
Clarence Whitchell
Bertha Galland
James K. Hackett
Daniel Frohman
Lyceum Theatre
Frank J. Keenan
John Grigsby
Effie Elisler
Julia Marlowe
Barbara Frietchie
Miss Marlowe
Jessie Bartlett Davis
London
Sadie Martinet
New York Theatre
Herbert Kelcey
Effie Shannon
My Lady Dainty
Madeline Lucette Ryley
Brighton
Eng
Charles ‘Wyndham
Gertrude Bennett
Steinert Hall
Harvard
Hollis
Francis Wilson
Malabar
Boston Theatres Show Busy Week With Opera Plays And Vaudeville
The Monks of Malabar matinee at Hollis Street Theatre. The Viceroy at the Boston. The Serenade and Robin Hood in Boston’s second week of the Bostonians. crowds for Lost River at the Park. Company B of the Ninth Regiment watched Andrew Mack in The Rebel. Cadet Girl ends at Columbia. Two Orphans leaves Bowdoin for Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Grand Opera House touts Woman and Wine. Le Voyage en Suisse to follow. Clemenceau Case at Grand Theatre. Keith’s Bachelors Club praised. Barretts juggle act lauded. Boston Music Hall features Bowers, Stanton, Modena, Winter and others. new programme next week.
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Francis’ Wilson
Bostonians
Park
New York
Boston Museum
Ninth Regiment
Andrew Mack
Boston
Mack
the Columbia
Marie Dressler
le Voyage En Suisse
Clemenceau Case
Grand Theatre
Bachelors’ Club
Keith’s
Barretts
Howard
Boston Music Hall
Fred V. Bowers
Hugh Stanton
Florence Modena
Harry Watson and Company
James Richmond
Glenroy
James Thornton
Banks
Winona
Winter and Scheda
Austin & Stone
Christian Scientists Meet in Boston With 1200 New Members
The First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston held its regular semi annual meeting with full attendance. Delegates from New York Brooklyn Providence Buffalo Boston and Canada attended. About 1200 new members were admitted, representing the United States and foreign countries including Australia and Germany.
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Christian Science Denomination
New York
Rooklyn
Providence
Buffalo
Canada
United States
Australia
Germany
Hon J B Clancy's Father Dead in Snes Years
The Hon James B Clancy mourns the death of his father who died on Wednesday night. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at St Peter and Paul’s Church.
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J. B. Clancy
James B. Clancy
Snes
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