Notable Boston Area Social Notes Leave for Travel and Europe
A stream of Boston area residents heads for extended travel and European sojourns. George T. Buffum leaves for the West and California. the Fricks may hold the Pride's Crossing estate as the Searses plan their own home. The Bradleys likely summer in Europe. Engagements and official appointments include Miss Regina Joske and Siegfried Fouthein in Berlin, and Captain Charles Stillman Sperry appointed Newport War College superintendent.
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George T. Buffum
Hollis Street
Newton
California
Henry C. Frick
Pittsburg
H. M. Sears
Pride’s Crossing
Searses
Pride’s
Fricks
Robert S. Bradley
Bradleys
Europe
Charles Stillman Sperry
Boston
War College
Newport
French EB. Chadwick
New York
Sampson
Adirondacks
J. C. R. Peabody
George Wheatland
Arizona
Regina Joske
J. Joske
Madison Avenue
Siegfried Fouthein
Berlin
Germany
Samuel White
Brookline
Beautiful gowns worn by prominent society women
At a recent fashionable wedding in town Mrs Warren displayed an unusual black satin outfit. Her trained skirt featured accordion plaiting, paired with a three quarter length coat of delicate Liberty fabric in the same accordion style. Irish lace edged the front and she wore a Liberty boa. A small lace and straw hat with an aigrette completed the outfit. The debutante was noted.
Frantic Women At New York Goet Wedding Crowds
Frantic crowds of women surged along Fifth Avenue to witness the ceremony of Miss May Goelet and Henry John Innes-Ker at St Thomas Church New York. Police struggled to control the mob as bridesmaids and guests entered and after the service attendees plundered church decorations.
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New York
May Goelet
Ogden Goelet
Henry John Innes- Ker
Duke of
Newport
Robert Goelet
Beatrice Mills
Isabel Innes-Ker
Martha Johnston
Alice Babcock
Marian Haven
Therese Iselin
Nina Thayer
Boston
Pauline Whittier
Hugo lEaring
Howard Brassey
Robert Wharton Goelet
Rogers Winthrop
Henry Bull
William Woodward
Fifth Avenue
Goelet
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Fifty-third
Washington on Race Problem at Negro Leaders Conference
Booker T. Washington urged unity with southern progress toward better conditions, noting eight million African Americans remain in the South. He called for more constructive proposals alongside condemnations of wrongs and asked leaders to project tangible relief and relief efforts.
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Washington
Booker T. Washington
South
Roslindale to Have 50 Fare Targeted by Board
The Board of Railroad Commissioners ordered a reduction aimed at 5 cent fares on street railway routes serving Roslindale. The ruling responds to complaints about Old Colony lines where travel within the same town shifted to two fares after interchanging with the Boston Elevated. The decision suggests single-fare travel will resume once Blue Hill Avenue tracks integrate with the Old Colony system.
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Board of Railroad Commissioners
Roslindale
Old Colony Street Railway
Old Colony
Boston
Blue Hill Avenue
Large contracts cited for lighting fixtures in New England
Large contracts for electric and gas lighting fixtures were received by McKenney & Waterbury Co. of Boston. The list includes Malden Hospital in Malden, a grammar school in Chelsea, the Northeastern Telephone Company building in Portland, Perkins Institution for the Blind in South Boston, Fort McKinley buildings on Diamond Island in Portland, and the Quincy Real Estate and Trust Company's building in Quincy.
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Messrs. McKenney & Waterbury Co
Franklin
Congress Street
Boston
Mass
Malden Hospital
Malden
Grammar School
Chelsea
Northeastern ‘Telephone Company
Portland
Perkins Institution For Blind
South
Fort McKinley
Diamond Island
Quincy Real Estate and Trust Company
Quincy
Western Union Hiring Boys As Messengers
Report claims Western Union has rehired many former male messengers after a lockout and is using boys for emergency messenger work while women and girls remain the preferred, stable option. Managers acknowledge boy rehiring but defend it as temporary.
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Westarn Voice Company
State Street
Nathan
Ames
Superintendent Ames
Mr. Ames
Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe Honeymoon in Newport
The Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe arrived in Newport at 11 tonight and will spend the first week of their honeymoon at Ochre Court, the home of the bride's mother Mrs. Ogden Goelet.
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Newport
R. I
Money Kings at Elkins Funeral
Philadelphia reports the funeral of William L. Elkins attended by many Eastern wealth and influence figures. Rev J T Cole officiated at the black draped service in Ashbourne, with the body interred in Laurel Hill Cemetery mausoleum as trolleys paused for a minute in tribute.
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Philadelphia
William L. Elkins
J. T. Cole
St. Paul’s P. BE. Church
Elkins
Ashbourne
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Seven Chinese Held Without Bail in Deportation Case
Interest grows over seven Chinese men arrested in the Chinatown raid three weeks ago. U S Commissioner Fiske ordered their deportation and they are currently jailed with no bail allowed. Previously Chinamen could post bail, but Fiske ruled that once ordered deported, bail is denied.
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Chinatown
United States
Fiske
Republicans Nominate Hatch for Everett Mayor
Everett voters cast 2415 ballots in a municipal caucus with 878 blank votes. A. W. Hatch was nominated for mayor amid a historic level of abstentions and party unity.
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Everett
A. W. Hatch
Peruna Promises Cure For Catarrh And Cold Durations
A historical advertisement touts Peruna as a preventative and occasional cure for incipient consumption, asserting success in cases from severe colds to catarrh. It cites testimonials from Amelia Weymer Minnie Palmer and George H White, urging readers to seek Dr. Hartman for free guidance and a Columbus Ohio address.
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Amelia Weymer
Peruna
Minnie Palmer
Austin Ave
Atlanta, Ga
Minnie Elmer
George Henry White
Tarboro
North Carolina
Hartman
George H. White
Harteman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Hio
Professor Dolbear's 66th Birthday Highlights Storied Life
Medford November 10 Professor Amos E Dolbear a renowned Tufts College physicist celebrated his 66th birthday today. His life reads like a romance from early poverty in Norwich Connecticut to pivotal scientific inventions including the magneto electric telephone and the electric gyroscope. He has held Tufts physics and astronomy chairs since 1874 and authored works on chemical analysis projections and physics.
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Medford
Amos E. Dolvear
Tufts College
Tufts
United States
Dolbear
Norwich
Conn
Benedict Arnold
Newport
R. I
New Hampshire
Allen & Thurber
Worcester
Missouri
Hartwell
Ozark Mountains
Golcando
Ill
Taunton
Springfield Armory
Ohio Wesleyan University
University of Michigan
Great Lakes
Kentucky University
Bethany College
Bethany
W. Va
American Osa and Sciences
American Associatio Advancement of Science
Joe
Twentieth Century Club
Authors’ Club of
Boston
Arrival of notable diplomats and social figures in New York
Count Cassini the Russian ambassador at Washington and Countess Cassini arrived in New York aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II with Charles T. Yerkes of the Chicago and London Transportation companies and Baron and Baroness Von Hengelmuller, the Austro Hungarian ambassador at Washington.
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New York
Count Cassini
Washington
Cassini
Charles T. Yerkes
Chicago
London
Baron
Baroness von Hengelmuller
Bremen
Cherbourg
Small Fire Sparks Confusion at Waltham Street Lodging House
A small fire in a three story brick lodging house at 81 Waltham Street caused minor damage to a lace curtain and gas jet setup but created notable confusion yesterday afternoon. The building is owned by John W. Storer and occupied by Edgar Drew. Damage estimated at 20.
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Waltham Street
John W. Storer
Edgar Drew
Andrews Only Dyspepsia Cure Window Display
A Boston drug concern touts the Andrews Only Dyspepsia Cure claiming rapid relief from dyspepsia, sour stomach, heartburn, and related symptoms. A two-store window display promotes the remedy with a money back guarantee and lists multiple local outlets including C. & Woodward Co. and Pitts-Kimball Drug Dept.
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Andrews
C. &. Woodward & Co
Bromfield St
Summers St
Butler's Branch Drug Dept
Temple Place
Pitts-Kimball Drug Dept
Washington St
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