Twice Deported for Belief in Polygamy
Delphine Doddsworth a 21 year old English girl with blonde hair faced deportation after declaring belief in polygamy. She had been held in September at Boston and later deported from Salt Lake City Utah after entering Canada then returned to England.
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Delphine Doddsworth
Boston
Salt Lake City
Utah
Canada
United States
England
Treed Smoot
Washington
Montreal
Court House Contract Awarded to Lowell Firm
At a conference presided by Judge James R. Dunbar the contract to enlarge the Suffolk county court house was awarded to Conners Brothers Company of Lowell and Boston for 692 940. The lowest bid came from F T Nesbit Co of Buffalo at 672 000. Commissioners Dunbar Corbett and Wellington will explain their choice. Architect George A Clough said work would begin soon though the building may not start until spring.
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James R. Dunbar
Suffolk County Court House
Conners Brothers Company
Lowell
Boston
Conners Brothers
F. T. Nesbit & Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Joseph J. Corbett
William H. Wellington
Child Starves After Unrequited Love Tragedy
Bloomington Illinois reports Ruby Knobh aged two died of melancholia after starving herself following unrequited love.
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Bloomington
Ruby Knobh
Delegates Head to AFL Convention in Denver
Delegates from the area left Boston for the American Federation of Labor convention in Denver Colorado. The session opens Monday and runs about two weeks. Samuel Gompers is expected to be re elected amid some opposition. Delegates avoided discussing the federation's political situation ahead of Tuesday's election.
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American Federation of Labor
Denver
Col
Boston
Samuel Gompers
Federation
House Falls on Mover in Jamaica Plain Accident
George Aggot of 20 Gould Street West Roxbury was moving a house alone on Albert Sydeman’s estate at 375 Arborway Jamaica Plain when the structure toppled. He suffered both legs broken below the knees and was rescued with great difficulty. He is the father of a large family.
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George Aggot
Gould Street
West Roxbury
Albert Sydeman
Arborway
Jamaica Plain
Taft Signals Tariff Push After Inauguration
In Cincinnati on November 4 President-elect Taft outlined a plan to call a special session of Congress and present a message urging a speedy tariff revision. He stressed the tariff pledge as among the most important pledges to fulfill during his White House term.
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Cincinnati
Taft
Congress
White House
Taft Receives Toll of Congratulations After Victory Parade
Mr Taft praised by business labor and agricultural leaders as he rode with Mrs Taft in the Woodward High School parade. He laid the corner stone of a new school building, where he once graduated, and received hundreds of telegrams from Yale, labor unions and distant regions. He planned rest in Hot Springs before choosing a future residence.
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Taft
Mr. Taft
Yale
Ireland
T. J. Dolan
Steamshovelers’ Union
Brotherhood
Hot Springs
Judge Taft
Asheville
N. C
Atlanta
Philippine Islands
Far East
Broker Kills His Mother and Ends Own Life
J Nelson Veit a New York Stock Exchange broker shot and killed his mother in the Ansonia Hotel apartments then killed himself by gas. Police say a quarrel over his wife living with his mother led to the tragedy. Miss Anna Veit discovered the bodies after visiting the sister-in-law.
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New York
J. Nelson Veit
New York Stock Exchange
Ansonia
Chatsworth
Seventy-second Street
Riverside Drive
Anna Veit
Home Made Hair Tonic Promises Dandruff Cure
A city association promotes a do it yourself hair tonic using Bay Rum glycerin linct Cantharides and Resocarpin with 60 grains powder per bottle. The remedy is applied twice daily and can be bought directly from the Reso Association or from a druggist with envelopes priced under 50 cents.
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Reso Association
P.O
Malden Woman Denies Slander in Suit Over Heartbreak
In East Cambridge court, Mrs. Harry Siden denies allegations in a $5000 slander suit filed by Harry Mann, ex East Boston machinist. Mann says slander cost him his romance with Eva Siden, Everett shoe factory worker, who confirms she broke with Mann for his unemployment.
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Malden
Harry Mann
Harry Siden
East Cambridge
East Boston
Mann
Siden
Eva Siden
Everett
Miss Siden
Mrs. Siden
Howard Street
Captain Roberts Lost at Sea Aboard Lorna Doone
The schooner Lorna Doone owned by Dr. Grenfell arrived at North Sydney minus its captain, washed overboard during a gale off Cape Sable. The vessel was bound from Boston to deliver supplies for Dr. Grenfell's Labrador mission at St Anthony. Captain Roberts, 60, a Twillingate native, is presumed lost.
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North Sydney
N. S
Grenfell
Sunney
Cape Sable
Boston
Best Raincoat Selections Now On Display In Washington Street Window
If rain is forecast you should visit the town’s best place for raincoats offering broad selection of dependable quality at value prices. Raincoats range from $10 to $30 in medium and heavy weights with plain and fancy fabrics. One style of New Athletic Built Suits is shown in the Washington street window.
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Washington Street
Needs of the City's Waif
Miss Mary Boyle O'Reilly spoke at Jamaica Plain on the mental and physical state of 16 000 Boston children in city care. She said 13 of 800 recently admitted died, 157 required immediate medical care, and many suffered nervous irritation from adenoids. She urged moving children from crowded districts to rural homes on farms.
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Boston
Unitarian
Jamaica Plain
Mary Boyle O'Reilly
Wine discovery raises bond for estate administrator
In Springfield on November 4 the discovery of 500 gallons of old wine in the late Mrs. Laura Zeigler’s cellar caused J. Meyer, the estate administrator, to have his bond increased from $2000 to $10,000. The wine is valued at $2500.
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Springfield
Laura Zeigler
Herman J. Meyer
Brookfield Hotel Fire Wipes Out Metropole in Brookfield
Fire at the Metropole Hotel in Brookfield caused about 30 thousand dollars in damage. Ten guests were safely evacuated as crews saved nearby buildings with help from East Brookfield and a Nor Brookfield steamer and hook and ladder. The three story structure, a summer staple, stood after a century, but most belongings and valuables were lost.
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Brookfield
Metropole
East Broofield
Nor Brookfield
Mulrenhey
Sumer
Wear
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