Alphonsus C Hickey Former Warden Dies in Dorchester
Alphonsus C Hickey former warden of Boston Council Knights of Columbus and Catholic Union of Sefton died yesterday morning at his Dorchester home after a brief illness. He worked as a city building department inspector and was about 37 years old and unmarried.
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Flag designers debated as ex Governor claims Putnam created flag
Ex Governor Curtis Guild stirs Boston by saying Israel Putnam designed the flag and Betsy Ross merely sewed it. Susan Fitzgerald and Katherine Conway challenge the claim noting Ross’ historic credit and questioning authority behind Guilds assertion. The dispute followed a talk at Old South Meeting House about the flag and national anthem.
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Hide Deer in Trunks Shocks Adirondack Hunters
RH D Link of Philadelphia and two guests faced charges after three deer were found in three trunks aboard a Philadelphia bound train from the Adirondacks. Special Protector Warren seized the trunks and Link paid a $400 judgment. Deer meat and jerky also disclosed.
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Girls to Play Boys Football in Worcester
West Side Worcester girls have formed five or more football teams with an average age of 16. They practice daily at Chandler street, Park avenue, and Beaver Brook fields wearing regulation football gear. They are willing to challenge boys teams and have arranged several games.
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College yell defends release of “cussedness” at Iowa meet
Dr Ina Bender assistant superintendent of Buffalo New York spoke at the Iowa Teachers State Association closing session arguing the college yell channels cussedness into harmless expression rather than a more serious pastime as a constructive outlet for students in Des Moines Iowa.
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Ina Bender
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Astor to pay Ava Willing Astor 105000 yearly alimony
The reported final alimony from Colonel John Jacob Astor to Ava Willing Astor stands at 105000 a year. A first lien on prime Broadway 42d Street realty secures the payments, with a 20 story office building planned after leases expire.
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Dutchness County
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Bishop Brent Urges Next Step at Old St Stephen’s Church
The Right Rev. Charles H. Brent visited his former pew and urged parishioners to follow St. Paul by taking the next step amid a perplexing republic. He warned old ideas fade as land marks disappear and called for virtuous leaders to restore integrity in office.
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Escapes Union by Her Tears
Mary Olejnik of Worcester refused an arranged Milwaukee wedding to Edward Jazwieck after five days of continuous crying. Despite parental pressure and a purchased bridal gown, the marriage was postponed as she wept from Tuesday morning to Saturday night, ending the match.
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Edward Jazwieck
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Jazwieck
Mary
Cavalieri Cancels Thais Engagement in Paris
Mlle Lina Cavalieri wife of Robert Chanler canceled her leading role in Thais at the Paris Opera House due to illness. Doctors report her condition not grave but severe cold and general weakness after an appendicitis operation will delay her return.
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Robert Chanler
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SCHOONERS IN CRASH AT SEA NEAR VINEYARD HAVEN
The British schooner James Williams en route to Bridgewater N S collided off West Chop with the schooner George W Wells from Norfolk for Portland. James Williams showed damage to port main rigging and bulwarks while Wells sustained minor damage and continued to Portland.
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James Williams
New York
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N. S
George W. Wells
Norfolk
Portland
West Chop
Navy Secretary Finds Too Many Yards on Atlantic Gulf Coasts
Secretary Meyer returned from a 10633 mile inspection, conferred with President Taft, and planned a trip to Massachusetts to vote. He announced there were too many navy yards on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and said changes at Mare Island yard would follow.
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Meyer
Taft
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Atlantic
Gulf
Mare Island Navy Yard
Man Sheds Skin Yearly Astonishing Worcester Case
In Worcester on November 6 a man named Samuel G Goldman sheds his skin once each year from head to foot. Doctors cannot explain the phenomenon or offer a remedy. The case attracts global interest with thousands of letters and requests from medical schools and patent medicine sellers.
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Worcester
Samuel G. Goldman
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