Chrysanthemums Shine at Massachusetts Show in Horticultural Hall
Massachusetts Horticultural Society opens its chrysanthemum exhibition in Horticultural Hall with a record display praised as the finest ever shown in the United States. Noted displays include giant blooms from Nathaniel Kidder and diverse varieties from Rea Bros., Mrs. Gardner, Walter Hunnewell, George W. Childs, Mrs. E. B. Freeman, William B. Elliot, Dr. Weld, and Francis B. Hayes, among others.
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Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Horticultural Hall
United States
Rea Bros
Norwood
Mrs. Gardner
Nathaniel Kidder
Walter Hunnewell
George W. Childs
E. B. Freeman
Lady of
William B. Elliot
Brighton
Dr. Weld
Brookline
Francis B. Hayes
Chrysanthemums Delight Visitors At New England Show
The great hall overflows with blossoms from John Simpkins of Yarmouthport and others. The Waban rose conservatory guest plant Mrs. Jerome Jones draws admiration for its sturdy stalks and ivory blooms. Exhibits from Joseph H. White B P Cheney Frederick Hayes and several collectors fill the scene with a dreamlike chrysanthemum display.
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John Simpkins
Yarmouthport
Mass
Waban Rose Conservatory
Natick
Public meeting to launch Grace Mission in Boston
Friday evening at Faneuil Hall a public meeting will promote the Grace Mission planned for North End North Street near Fleet. Miss Anna F Goodyear leads the project with support from notable clergymen and ex governors as funds are sought to acquire land build and endow the mission over ten stages with totals between twenty and fifty thousand dollars for land and building and about one hundred seventy five thousand for full endowment.
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Faneuil Hall
Grace Mission
North End
North Street
Fleet
Anna F. Goodyear
Clarendon Street
Russell
T. S. Drowne
D. D
Flatbush
L. I
F. Courtney
Nova Scotia
S. P. Waters
Culpepper
Arson T. Colt
Brooklyn
N. Y
Save 25 to 50 Percent at J Henry Norcross Store
Advertisement urges shoppers to visit J Henry Norcross at 17 18 19 20 Tremont Row to save from a quarter to half on purchases.
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J. Henry Norcross
Tremont Row
New York
Sak
How to Treat Your Maid For Good Service
Practical guidelines for fair treatment of household help. Emphasizes wages, regular pay, clear instructions, respectful communication, pleasant living space, and patient, kind conduct toward the maid to foster helpful, cheerful service.
Boston Wires Down After Major Storm
Boston awoke to a city severed from the continent as telegraph wires sagged from broken poles. Linemen and crews labored across the city and beyond to restore service while New York signals finally resumed via Portland and Vermont.
Storm Damage Knocks Out Long Island Telegraph Lines
New Haven reports severe storm damage to telegraph and telephone networks. Western Union lost all wires by 9 p m and will need thousands of workers and funds to restore lines to near Monday noon. Shore Line division of the New York New Haven and Hartford system suffers twelve miles of poles down. Air Line sees hundreds more down between New Haven and Hartford. Postal and Southern New England Telephone also badly affected, with election preparations disrupted.
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New York
Cambridge Street
Providence
Western Union Company
Portland
Vermont
Massachusetts
Fish Wharf
Winthrop Square
Postal and Western Union
Lowell
Lawrence
New England Telephone Company
Massachusetts Central
Pawtucket
New Haven
Western Union
Boston
Shore Line
New York, New Haven
Hartford
Great Trunk
Postal Company
Southern New England Telephone Company
Cape storm tears roof and trees in Dennisport
A northeast rain and wind storm roared through Dennisport yesterday, building into a tornado-like blast at night. It ripped a tin roof from a West Dennis house, snapped branches, toppled small buildings, and left telegraph wires inoperative as temperatures dropped to the season’s coldest.
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Dennisport
West Dennis
Nantucket Storm Blues Hail Smashes Glass
A hurricane swept through Nantucket with sustained winds 60 to 90 mph causing light damage mainly from hail. Glass shattered in parts and Weather Bureau communications to Woods Hall were briefly interrupted.
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Nantucket
Weather Bureau
Woods Hall
Complainant Accuses Boston Officer Over Hartford Robbery Claim
Hartford man Henry B. Miller says he was unfairly treated by a Boston officer after entering 8 Summer Street restaurant in Division 2. Miller alleges a robbery of a ligni satchel and a blackthorn cane, but investigators say Miller’s claims are erroneous and the staff say he caused the incident by placing the satchel in a passageway and pursuing a waiter.
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Hartford
Conn
Henry B. Miller
Boston
Summer Street
Division 2
Donovan
Miller
Miner
HIPPY OFFICER M C ARTHY CAPTURES WHEELER AT ST JAMES HOTEL
Reserve Officer McCarthy of Division 4 earns a reward and commenda tion for recapturing Carrie Wheeler alias Ferguson Williams, who escaped from Charles Street jail Monday. He traced her by careful observations over two days and found her hidden under a bed at the St James Hotel.
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McCarthy
Carrie Wheeler
Ferguson
Williams
Charles Street
O’brien
Wheeler
St. James
Kansas City Times Woman's Rights Quote
A Kansas City Times fragment urges women to rely on their own daughters if necessary for housework income. the note reflects a social stance on women's labor and independence.
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Kansas City
Times
Noonday Rest Self-Supports, Club Notes
The Lenda Hand Clubs opened the Noonday Rest two years ago in Temple place to serve working girls and women. Demand led to relocation to Bedford street where it now operates as a cooperative, self-supporting venture supervised by a committee from the Lenda Hand Clubs. Receipts have consistently exceeded expenses, funding comforts not otherwise available.
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Lenda Hand Clubs
Temple Place
Bedford Street
Boston Women Suffrage League Opens Season Public Meeting
The first meeting for the season will be at 3 Park Street with a 7 30 p m business session and an 8 pm general meeting. Madame Sigrid Magnusson of Iceland will discuss customs of her country. Public invited.
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Boston Woman Suffrage League
Park Street
Sigrid Magnusson
Iceland
Kettledrum Benefit For Women’s Charity Club
A kettledrum in Mechanics' building benefits the Women's Charity Club. The event titled for sweet charity's sake includes supper 6 to 8, reception 8 to 9, and dancing 9 to 12. Salem Cadet Band provides music. tickets cost 1 dollar.
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Women's Charity Club
Mechanics
Salem Cadet Band
Modern Woman Weights and Dumb Bells at Home
A period piece advises three daily hours of athletic work for women or ten minutes for working women. It extols chest weights and dumbbells, describes routines to lift and strengthen chest back and abdomen, notes costs from five to eighteen dollars, and recommends evening workouts before bathing for best results.
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Edward Bellamy
Japan-China War Aims Urge Reform and Civilization
Watari Kitashima argued that the war’s outcome will open oriental nations and modernize China. He praised Japan’s preparation, called for victory to bring enlightenment to Asia, and stated Japan seeks reform in China rather than territorial conquest.
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China
Corea
Japan
Pekin
Asia
East
Seven Steammers Ablaze in Savannah Fire Blitz
In Savannah on November 6 a string of fires hit ships at Harmon's wharf and upper press. The British steamship Skidby carrying 10 000 bales of cotton burned in after hatch while Baltimore City Castlegarth Stag Dalegarth Pecunia Armenia and Armenia suffered varying damage. Estimated loss about 50000. Incendiary fires blamed amid a history of longshoremen turmoil and recent strikes.
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Savannah
Skidby
Baltimore City
Castlegarth
Harmon's Wharf
Stag
Harmon’s Wharf
Dalegarth
Pecunia
Armenia
Central Railroad
Fatal accident on railroad at Somerville
William Day aged 40 a freight brake man on the western division of the Boston and Maine railroad slipped and fell under his train yesterday morning at Somerville both legs were cut off and he received other injuries that proved fatal. He was married and lived at 13 Garter street Charlestown where the body was taken.
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William Day
Boston & Maine Railroad
Somerville
Garter Street
Charlestown
Last Li Seminary Party Attracts Local Social Set
Mrs. Wagner and Miss Ranso hosted an exclusive salmagun di party at the Annex with Latmer cot tage girls in attendance. Progressive games at six tables awarded prizes and refreshments were served in a unique style.
Altering the Ferry Boat East Boston for Service
Boston to modify the propeller ferry East Boston after a year idle at the hospital dock. Supt Burke recommends extensive deck reductions to fit slips and proceed with alterations by D D Kelly & Son of East Boston at a cost near 8000 dollars. Work aims for February readiness.
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East Boston
City of
Boston
Burke
Ferry Department
D. D. Kelly & Son
East
Kelly’s Yard
Warner Company founder Charles F Warner arrested for false entries
Charles F Warner, longtime Boston entrepreneur in baking powder, pipe, and other ventures, was arrested for making false entries in the Warner Company books at 22 Medford Street. He was held in 300 dollars for trial.
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Charles F. Warner
Warner Company
Medford Street
Warner
Wilbraham
Boston
Mill Fire Destroys Scott Woollen Mill as Town Resists Fire Apparatus
UXBRIDGENov 6 Scott's woollen mill burned to the ground this morning. The plant stood over two miles from town water and the town had no fire apparatus, so nothing could save it. The mill employed over 100 workers and had only run six weeks this season after a protracted downturn. Last Saturday the town voted against purchasing any fire equipment.
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Uxbridge
Scott
Russian steamer Lindesnaes sent to find Arctic explorer
London reports the Lindesnaes chartered by Russia to search for Captain Wiggins and his two crews who departed Yeniseisk on September 15. Fifty men aboard are believed ice bound in the Kara Sea. Tidings may reach Chabarowa. overland parties may follow if no news arrives.
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London
Lindesnaes
Stjernen
Wiggins
Yeniseisk
Kara Sea
Chabarowa
Siberian
Hearing Scheduled for Charlestown Bridge Project
The Charles Town Improvement Association will hold a hearing at their rooms on Thursday November 8 at 4 p m to discuss the proposed new bridge to Charlestown.
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Charlestown
League figures debate investigate committee formation
Councilman Norris pushes for a league inquiry with some members as targets while others resist. President Capen and others decline to commit, saying they will decide when asked after the next meeting.
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Norris
Barkis
Municipal League
League
Samuel B. Capen
Post
Rutan
Martin
Thief Steals From Attleboro Tailor Shop
In Attleboro on North Main Street a large stock of overcoats and jewelry was taken from G H Houghton’s tailor shop. Boston police arrested G H Houghton Jr with much jewelry. he consigned the theft to peddling in the Hub. Much of the goods are expected to be recovered.
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Attleboro
G. H. Houghton
North Main Street
Boston
Briggs
G. H. Houghton, Jr
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Hippy
M’carthy
H.R. Plimpton & Co
Washington Street
Kettledrum
G. Small & CO
Washington ‘Street
Appers
Reggular
John G. Small & CO
Roeeeney
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Watari Kitashima
Norcross Hall
Young Men’s Christian Union
Boylston Street
Kitashima
Commodore Perry
Schior
Corean
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Darky
Last LI Seminary Party
Hale Dental Company
Pelham
Col. Boylston and
Tremont Streets
Foantonio
Tex
Kansas & Texas
Charlestown Bridge
Balsani
Clover Medicine CO
Augusta
Vineyard Haven
Clinton Avenue
Cottage City
L. A. Corbin
Susan A. Coggeswell
Charles L. Carpenter
Boston Lunch Company
Wilson Bros
Rachel
Roxbury
Iliam H. Lyon
M. Farwell
Eliza Morse
Morse
Rox Gra
Gannon
A. Jarme
M. J. Geili
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