Purse Created to Buy Samuel F. Smith Homestead
Newton residents form Smith memorial committee to purchase and preserve the Newton Centre homestead of Rev. Dr. Samuel F. Smith author of America. J. R. Leeson chairs the panel with D. C. Heath as secretary. Descendants and admirers nationwide express support and potential sale terms to maintain the historic house as a patriotic memorial.
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Newton
Samuel F. Smith
America
Newton Centre
Smith Memorial Committee
J. R. Leeson
D. C. Heath
Local Ledger Totals and Asset Listings from Public Records
A scanned financial record shows totals and itemized assets including railroad bonds miscellaneous bonds railroad stocks real estate loans and deposits. The entry aggregates to a total coverage figure of 2 652 634 32 with various line items labeled in a mix of legible and garbled OCR text.
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Maine Central Cuts Rates On Passenger and Freight
The Maine Central railroad will reduce passenger and freight rates, effective January 1, 1907, once ICC provisions allow. The board of directors met today to authorize the changes, with single ticket tariffs set at 20 cents per mile across 11 stations south and east of Portland.
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Portland
Maine Central Railroad
Partlett
Expressmen Get 10 Percent Pay Increase
National Express Company directors announced a ten percent raise for employees earning under 200 dollars a month who have served more than one year and received no raise in the year ending November 15, 1906.
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National Express Company
Alleged Auto Robbers Held After Arraignment
Four young men Eli Burman Thomas J Ryan Charles Lyons and Charles Olson charged with larceny of 2000 dollars worth of goods from autos during the past month were arraigned in the lower court and held for the grand jury in 500 dollars each. Police describe multiple auto thefts in Back Bay with tires lamps and batteries stolen and Ryan alleged to detach batteries. Pawnshop descriptions match suspects.
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Eli Burman
Thomas J. Ryan
Charles Lyons
Charles Olson
Back Bay
Ryan
Narragansett Pier
King Edward Eyes Visit to Hever Castle
London reports that the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and Princess Patricia carried a message from the King to Mr. Astor asking whether His Majesty might be invited to Hever Castle in Kent. The King has shown interest in the transformed medieval retreat and seeks good relations with one of the wealthiest subjects. No invitation has been announced.
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London
Duke
Home Market Dinner Tickets Mostly Taken
Preparations for the Home Market Club dinner next Tuesday evening are completed and most tickets have been sold. It is not known what views the speakers will take but they will likely field topics of interest at this time.
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Home Market Club
Medical Examiner Reports Adams's Sudden Death
Medical Examiner Thomas Durell viewed the body of Emmons T. Adams who died suddenly at his home 5 Warren Avenue Somerville on Thursday morning and ruled death from a rupture of the intestines.
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Thomas Durell
Emmons T. Adams
Warren Avenue
Somerville
Cure a Cold with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold. Druggists refund money if it fails. E. W. Grove’s signature appears on each box. Price 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Death Takes Third Man In Tucker Case
The third death linked to the Tucker trial occurred in Cincinnati where Shank Tish, Tucker’s witness and friend, fell to his death in an elevator shaft at a piano factory. Earlier deaths included Edward Page and Colonel Edwin B. Hay, both tied to the case and its threats.
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Tucker
Shank Tish
Charles L. Tucker
Cincinnati
Edward Page
Mabel Page
Edwin B. Hay
Washington
Parker
Brian Fish
Moran Pushes Fenway Graft Investigation
District Attorney Moran continued his probe of the Fenway graft case examining books and documents of contractor John P. Graham. Graham was present and with Moran for several hours as the DA moved toward a conclusion by month’s end.
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Moran
Fenway
John P. Graham
Graham
Mr. Moran
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