Minot St. Clair Francis Fugitives In Maine Vigilante Hunt
Governor Cobb orders Adjutant General Farnham to Augusta as Tilson light infantry join the armed chase of Minot St. Clair Francis, a jailed escapee at large near Beachamp Point. Vigilantes from Rockland Rockport and Camden scour the woods while authorities brace for a possible weeks-long pursuit.
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Minot St. Clair
Farnham
Augusta
Warden Norton
Tilson Light Infantry
Beachamp Point
Camden
Cobb
Vincent Dorset
Mechanic Street
Railroads Weigh 10 Percent Wages Increase Across Nation
Report from Chicago says all railroad employees may receive a 10 percent rise. If approved this would total about $80,000,000 yearly and affect 1,269,000 workers nationwide including elevated and surface lines.
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Chicago
Fishing Combine Faces Opposition from Vessel Captains
The plan to form a gigantic fishing combine met strong resistance from captains of fishing vessels, fishermen, and retail dealers. They organize methods to thwart the trust and will hold meetings soon to act on suggested plans. A secret captain’s meeting reportedly occurred recently to discuss the proposal.
Captains vow retaliation over Swift & Co trust plan
In talks with several captains they say they learned days ago of Swift & Co agents pushing a deal. They plan to organize next week and may charter or buy vessels to fish independently if the trust forms, aiming to outpace the competition and secure larger profits.
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Swift & Co
Chicago
Big Rival Gridiron Showdown From Readable Roster
A crowded listing outlines the two teams for a featured football clash with a long roster of players at multiple backfield and line positions. Officials and substitutions are implied as coaches prepare for kickoff in today’s game.
Harvard Dartmouth Grid Clash Promises Tense War on Field
Harvard and Dartmouth face off on Stadium turf in a bruising clash with both teams hampered by injuries. Dartmouth’s Glaze likely out, Starr Foster and Macdonald sidelined for Harvard, while Yale and Princeton loom with bets signaling high stakes for a fresh rules encounter.
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Glaze
Hanover
Crimson
Starr
Foster
Macdonald
Coaich Folsom
McDevitt
Green
Yale Princeton clash in annual championship gridiron game
Yale and Princeton, two famed rivals, meet at Princeton for the annual championship clash. Princeton is a slight favorite over Yale. The Princetonians seek the season’s climactic win while Yale faces a tough finale against Harvard next week.
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Yale
Princeton
Roosevelt labeled coward at mass meeting by 400 in Faneuil Hall
A large protest at Faneuil Hall condemns President Roosevelt for discharging the Twenty-fifth Colored Regiment. Archibald Grimke, William Lloyd Garrison, and Rev. Ransom lead speakers urging black self defense and criticizing Roosevelt’s timing after the election.
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United States
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Faneuil Hall
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Mayor Fitzgerald
William Lloyd Garrison
Edward S. Brown
James H. Wolff
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Fort Wagner
Olustee
Newmarket Heights
Brown
Mr. Garrison
Atlanta
North
Grimke
New York State
Hughes
Theodore Roosevelt
Reverdy C. Ransom
Panama
Fitzgerald
Congress
Trap gun kills burglar at Crook's Corner cottage
Esco uar Woodbury of Woonsocket found a burglar dead at the foot of his cottage stairs with buckshot in the back. The man, Charles A. Proctor of Rutland, Me, had entered through a window and triggered the trap while descending toward an ice chest. Woodbury, a weekly visitor, set a reinforced barrier after frequent local burglaries.
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Escouar
Woodbury of
Woonsocket
Crook's Corner
Charles A. Proctor
Cranston Street
Rutland
Mr. Woodbury
Woon
Gray's Overcoat Sale
Gray Co. advertises a sale for overcoats at its Washington and Hanover locations with limited stock and promotional pricing.
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Gray’s
Gray Co
Washington and
Hanover
F. Gray Co
Washington and Hanover
Gray
Street fight between Harvard Dartmouth and Tech students
A rough fight occurred on Tremont Street near Boylston last night at 1130. Police arrived and arrested two participants for drunkenness at Police Station 4. identities were not released.
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Harvard
Dartmouth and
Technology
Tremont Street
Boylston
Company boosts pay for extra workers and instructors
The plan adds 2 cents a day to guaranteed minimums for extra surface conductors and motormen, with instructors reaching up to 2.65 per day and elevated motormen up to 2.90 daily. Snow work and extra hours pay up to 49 cents per hour. The pension system has enrolled about 50 retirees.
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Ofton
Way Company
Mrs Parsons Proposes Early Trial Marriages in Family Reform
Newport November 16 Mrs Elsie Clews Parsons society leader and author of The Family advocates trial marriages and a white list for women fit in child care to curb rising divorces. She calls for health and character records on marriage licenses as part of a broader reform embracing individualism and new social roles.
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Newport
R. I
Elsie Clews Parsons
Henry Clews
New York
Boston Opposition to Mrs Parsons Early Trial Marriages
Local Boston residents react to Elsie Clews Parsons proposal as outrageous and degrading to women. Ministers from Tremont Temple Warren Avenue Baptist Church and the Second Church condemn it as dangerous to family and society, citing Christian and sociological grounds and recalling historical failures in India.
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Elsie Clews Parsons
Newport Society
Herbert S. Johnson
D. D
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Thomas van Ness
Second
India
Weekend Forecast For Boston And New England
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for Saturday fair and Sunday cloudy with probable rain later. Warmer temperatures expected. Washington reports New England outlook: Saturday fair, Sunday increasing clouds, warmer with light rain in western parts.
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Boston and Vicinity
Washington
New England
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