Temperance Workers Meet in Newbury Street Church
At a New England Church Temperance Society meeting in Emmanuel Church Bishop Lawrence and Rev Elwood Worcester addressed the audience on reform goals. Rev W H Falkner discussed Anti Saloon League work in the South and the role of temperance in the race question.
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New England Department of the Church Temperance Society
Emmanuel Church
Newbury Street
Lawrence
Elwood Worcester
W. H. Falkner
St. Paul's
South
Church Temperance Society
Church Temperance Reform
Church
Byron
Brighton Man Dies on Car in Newton
William Mackin aged 60 of 5620 Western Avenue Brighton died while riding a Newton trolley from Newton to West Newton about 9 PM He was taken to a local drug store and Medical Examiner West ruled death due to heart trouble.
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Newton
William Mackin
Western Avenue
Brighton
West Newton
West
Chaser Terrorizes Atlantic Women In Nighttime Spell
Atlantic, Nov. 17. A local suburb endures a reign of terror as a “Jack the Chaser” prowls after dark frightening women on streets and courtyards. Victims include Miss Gertrude Fratus, Miss Louise Wilkinson, Mrs. Elliot Green, Miss Harding, and Miss Maud Read. Patrolman Bowton vows protection as rumors swirl about a discarded sweetheart driven mad by a jilted romance.
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Atlantic
South Shore
Quincy
Miss Harding
Miss Maud Read
Botolph Street
Miss Read
Woodward Academy
Jack the Chaser
Eben Stocker
John Bowton
Chaser
Coquette
Local police praised for Atlantic protection by Quincy officials
Quincy officials say Atlantic has able and efficient police protection. They reassure fair women residents that nervy Jack Bowton is on guard at the local police station.
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Quincy
Atlantic
Jack Bowton
Death by gas in Amesbury man found in bed
Edward Libby 65 of Washington street Amesbury was found dead in his bed with illuminating gas in the room at noon today. Authorities say he likely left the gas on after turning it off before retiring Saturday night. Medical Examiner Hurd directed Dr. Cooper to take charge of the remains. Libby's wife and adult son live in Newburyport.
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Amesbury
Edward Libby
Washington Street
Hurd
Cooper
Libby
Newburyport
Treasury
Columbus Club Lecture by Fred C. Ingalls at Dorchester
The Columbus Club of Dorchester held the sixth lecture in a series at the clubhouse on Pleasant Street. Fred C. Ingalls, clerk of the Municipal Criminal Court, spoke about his 30 years of experience there, followed by performances from the Columbus Glee Club.
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Columbus Club of
Dorchester
Pleasant Street
Fred C. Ingalls
Municipal Criminal Court
Columbus Glee Club
Cure a Cold in One Day Claim with Laxative Bromide
An ad promises a one day cure for colds using LAXATIVE BROMOQUININE tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. The claim is signed by W GROVE with a five dollar price noted.
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W. Grove
Two Tugboats Sunk at East Boston Wharves
The towboat Cornelia sank at Leighton's wharf East Boston and the tug Clara E Uhler sank at Bertlesen Petersen's wharf both early yesterday. Tugs were moored in shallow water. tide left them on their sides and they filled with water at high tide.
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Cornelia
Leighton’s
Sumner Street
Boston
Clara E. Uhler
Bertlesen & Petersen’s
Repairs Begin After Grounding Of The Cornelia In Boston Harbor
The Cornelia owned by James Donovan and captained by William Marshall was raised at low tide and pumped by Betts Wrecking Co. At high water she floated and was towed to a railway in East Boston for examination and repairs. The Clara E. Uhler of the Ross Towboat Co. is under Captain Joseph Ross. The Uhler, formerly known as the hoodoo ship at Newburyport, was pumped out at low tide and floated at high water after several accidents.
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Cornelia
James Donovan
William Marshall
Betts Wrecking Company
Boston
Clara E. Uhler
Ross Towboat Company
Joseph Ross
Uhler
Newburyport
Relief Measure Ordered Amid Treasury Proposals
President Roosevelt cites Congressional currency plans and urges calm behavior to avoid panic. He notes Treasury invites bond and certificate proposals for December 18 and stresses banks are solvent with currency rising. He compares current conditions to 1893 and urges ordinary business activity to restore stability.
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Cortelyou
Treasury
Roosevelt
Congress
Uate
Sun Shooting Flames Says Professor Brashear
Pittsburg November 17 Professor John A Brashear of the Allegheny Observatory spoke on the sun’s flame display observed yesterday by Professor Ambau of Oxford England The solar outburst likely came from a sun limb near sun spots and faculas with uprushes of heated gaseous matter called prominences noted in observations at the observatory.
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Pittsburg
John A. Brashear
Allegheny Observatory
Ambau
Oxford
Eng
Body of Unknown Man Found in Harbor
Harbor police recovered the body of an unknown man from Mystic docks. He appeared about 45 years old, 5 feet 7 inches, with red hair and facial hair, partially bald, wearing a dark suit blue flannel shirt white underwear brown stockings and lace shoes. The body was taken to North Grove street morgue for identification.
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Mystic Docks
North Grove Street
Residents protest speed on Commonwealth Avenue
Angered by fast autos on Massachusetts Avenue near Commonwealth, residents plan a protest and urge park authorities to act. The Park Board has posted eight mile per hour signs, but locals say violations persist and near misses occur at the south side crossing. Captain Dennis Donovan notes police action continues with frequent court appearances for speeding.
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Massachusetts
Commonwealth Avenue
Park Board
Post
Dennis Donovan
Back Bay
Donovan
K. of C Ladies' Night Set for South Boston Chapter
South Boston Council K of C No. 78 announces its annual ladies' night at Bethesda Hall on Friday November 22. Grand Knight M J Driscoll chairs the event with committee members Michael Connelly and Arthur D Cooper directing the program.
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South Boston Council
K. of C
Bethesda Hall
Broadway
Society of South Boston
M. J. Driscoll
Michael Connelly
Arthur D. Cooper
Griffin lecture on The Irish in Industrial Life in America
Mr B F Griffin delivered an engaging talk titled The Irish in Industrial Life in America before Division 76 of the A O H at Central Hall Dorchester yesterday afternoon.
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B. F. Griffin
America
Division 76
Central Hall
Dorchester
Italians Shoot Boston Job Seeker in Braintree Trap
Domini Luigi of Boston was lured to a trap in a meadow between Braintree and Weymouth by two Italians who shot him in the stomach as he fled. He reached Boston City Hospital in stable condition. Suspects fled. two men matching descriptions were later seen boarding a Quincy train bound for Boston.
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Braintree
Domini Luigi
Boston
Luigi
Mal
Weymouth
Boston City Hospital
Luig
Quincy
Bryan Against The Field In Presidential Prospect
Thomas Taggart, chairman of the Democratic national committee, said in New York that 1908 nomination chances favor William Jennings Bryan if his name is mentioned at the convention. He noted Hughes as a respected Republican prospect and called regulation of trusts and tariff key Democratic platform issues.
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New York
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
Democratic National Committee
Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Taggart
Hughes
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Elliot Green
Clark
Chase
Chase & Sanborns
Seal Brand Coffee
Columbus Club
Professor Brashear
Harbor
Ogroser
Ames
SAY
Massachusetts Ave
Suat- Semulalast
William C. Crecor
Winter St. Tel
Tremont St
Smoke Talk
J. S. Waterman & Sons
Undertakers
Washington St
Dudley St
Roxbury
George H. Waterman
Frank S. Waterman
Marie
William E
Katherine M. Burroughs
Dearing
Bennington Street
Uesday
Church of the Sacred Heart
Kelley
Mary
Daniel Kelley
Troy Street
South End
Daniel J. Kelley
Cohasset Street
Roslindale
Church of the Sacred Beare
Otam
Grace
Riley
Eas
Martha A. Riley
Cummings
William Riley
A.m
Studley
Rox Studley
Job
David J. Ingraham
David J. Ingra
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Morton & Clark
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