Bridegroom Seized In Secret Wedding Public Stunt
In Haverill a crowd of about 100 seized Michael J. Wholley as he left his bride Julia Clark after a secret wedding at St. James rectory. He was dragged to a wheelbarrow, tied by rope, and paraded through the streets while banners proclaimed the faux marriage as a mock end to his youth.
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Haveraill
Michael J. Wholley
Wholley
Julia Clark
St. James
Timothy Higgins
Higgins
German freighter Bosnia arrives with vast toy cargo
The ship Bosnia from Hamburg docked four days late after a stormy voyage. Her holds carry hundreds of tons of toys and Christmas merchandise, including singing talking dolls, toy aeroplanes, miniature ships, novelties, and an assortment of crockery and fancy goods from German toy shops.
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Bosnia
Hamburg
Wireless succors coasted by gale battering New England
A heavy wind swept New England coast damaging ships near Nantucket Shoals. The wireless dispatch sent revenue cutters Gresham and Acushnet to aid two schooners battered by the gale despite life saving crews from Chatham and Monomoy.
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New England
Gresham
Acushnet
Nantucket Shoals
Chatham
Monomoy
Herbert Eldridge
Frank Hamilton
Old Harbor
Orleans
Mason
Monomoy Point
Hyannis
Henry May
Nantucket Shoals Wind Wreaks Havoc on Vessels
The Ella Clifton limped into Vineyard Haven after losing anchors and gear while racing Cape Cod in a northeast gale. Nearby vessels falling prey to the storm prompted swift rescue efforts by Acushnet and Gresham life-savers, aided by wireless distress calls and a revenue cutter to remove derelict debris.
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Boston
Ella Clifton
Cape Cod
Vineyard Haven
Long Island Sound
Handkerchief Shoal
Great Point
Nantucket
Hyannis
Nauset
Chatham
Union
Henry May
New York
William Mason
Long Cove
Vineyard Sound
Herman Flash
Portland
Sound
Woods Hole
Amboy
N. J
Vermont
Perth Amboy
Block Island
Princess
Digby
N. S
Gloucester
Peaks Island
Broadway
Somerville
United States Observatory
Dedham
Vaccination On liner Romanic After Sickness Found On Board
A sickness case aboard the White Star liner Romanic from the Mediterranean led to universal vaccination of the ship's 1065 passengers and crew. Eight second cabin passengers in daily contact with the affected boy were sent to Gallups Island for observation, delaying docking at Charles Town until after 2 PM.
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White Star
Gallup's Island
Charlestown
Dorothy Deere Makes Debut in Next Sunday's Post
Dorothy Deere, described as more charming than the renowned Fluffy Ruffles, debuts in the Post next Sunday with a full page of drawings and fitting verses.
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Dorothy Deere
Post
Dorothy
Arsenic Poisoning Ties Sparlings to Arrests in Detroit Area
In Abley Michigan the coroner's jury finds Albert Sparling died of arsenic poisoning. Dr. Robert A. MacGregor is arrested for murder in Cyril Sparling's death. Nurse Marguerite Gibbs is also jailed on charges of knowing more about Cecil Sparling's death.
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Detroit
Mich
Abley
Huron County
Albert Sparling
Robert A. MacGregor
Cyril Sparling
Marguerite Gibbs
Port Huron
London
Ont
Cecil Sparling
Bad Axe
Miss Gibbs
Sparlings
Carrie Boddy Sparling
John
Sparling
Arthur Sparling
Royal chaplain Farrar charged as absconder shocks London
London reports Reverend Frederick Percival Farrar, royal household chaplain and recent husband of Nora Davis, is accused of absconding. The dismissal notice appeared in the London Gazette amid ongoing investigations into his conduct. His removal follows a Sandringham Church service before Queen Alexandra and other royals.
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Washington
White House
London
Frederick Percival Farrar
Nora Davis
Richard Harding Davis
Canon Farrar
Whitelaw Reid
John Hays Hammond
Rebecca Harding Davis
Anthony Hope Hawkins
Anthony Hope
Louis Starr
London Gazette
Sandringham Church
Queen Alexandra
Queen Maud of
Norway
Prince of Wales
Flanders 20 Cars For Yale Football Men
Yale football squad and staff arriving at Auburndale station will be driven in 18 Flanders automobiles to Woodland Park Hotel. Cars to take players to Stadium for final practice and a parkway pleasure ride follow under traffic officer escort to prevent accidents before the Harvard game. Cars provided by E. M. F Boston company to Yale Football Association manager Raynor.
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Auburndale
Boston & Albany
Yale
Woodland Park
Pierce
Harvard
Raynor
Yale Football Association
E. M. F. Boston
Tack scratch kills mother of five in Greenwich
Mrs. James Healy, a mother of five, scratched her hand on a carpet tack while cleaning seven days ago in Greenwich. She grew ill on Friday and died today from lockjaw.
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Greenwich, Conn
James Healy
Plan Proposed for Boston and Eastern Rail Route Change
Attorney William T. Coolidge submitted an alternative plan to relocate the Boston and Eastern railroad in East Boston. The proposal would route the line along Bremen street and tunnel under the Boston & Albany area, extending the tunnel past the East Boston tunnel to avoid other railroad tunnel plans. Baxter and Judge Logan object, urging the original city-approved route be left as is.
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Boston & Hastern
Boston
Railroad Commission
William T. Coolidge
Bremen Street
East Boston Street
Orleans Street
Boston & Eastern
Coolidge
New Electric Railroad
Boston & Albany
New Haven
Boston & Maine
Boston & Maine Railroad
Charles S. Baxter
Edward L. Logan
Saint Ann Novena Said to Heal Local Girl
Helen McInnis ten, afflicted with St. Vitus dance after an appendectomy and heart trouble, is reportedly cured following a novena to St. Ann at the Church of Our Lady of the Cedar of Mount Lebanon on Tyler Street. Her parents credit the miracle to prayers during the Syrian church ceremony.
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Helen McInnis
Church of Our Lady of the Cedar of Mount Lebanon
Tyler Street
Mgr
Gabriel Korkemas
St. Ann
Helen
Warren School
Dickason Held In Haskell Jewel Case
Wilfrid Stuart Sheldon Dickason was arraigned in Minneapolis on a grand jury indictment charging grand larceny for jewels valued at 2950 stolen from the home of society leader Mrs Olga Von W Haskell where he was a guest. He pleaded not guilty and, in default of 5000 bail, was jailed.
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Dickason
Haskell
Minneapolis
Minn
Wilfrid Stuart Sheldon Dickason
Olga von W. Haskell
Suffrage Seen Moving Forward Next Year in UK
London reports that David Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, wrote to the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies stating that the government intends to include a woman’s suffrage amendment in next year’s franchise bill. He pledged support to help secure passage on broad democratic lines and warned against mishandling the opportunity.
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London
David Lloyd- George
National Union of Woman’s Suffrage Societies
Unrepentant suffragettes face Bow Street penalties
About 223 women mostly in their teens appeared at Bow Street police courts to answer yesterday’s protests. They received fines or sentences from a fortnight to a month with many choosing imprisonment. Notable defendants included Vera Wentworth Cecilia Wilcox Ada Wright and Kathleen Houston. The hearing extended over several days with many cases adjourned.
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Bow Street
Vera Wentworth
Cecilia Wilcox
Ada Wright
Arncliffe Sennett
Kathleen Houston
Schooner Woodward Abrahams Reaches Weymouth After Suffering
The three masted schooner Woodward Abrahams arrived after a twenty two day voyage from Chevenne Nova Scotia. A gale battered the vessel ripping sails and damaging deck fittings. Captain Gray maneuvered through heavy seas to Boothbay harbor before tows it to Weymouth to unload 1150 tons of rock plaster.
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Seal
Woodward Abrahams
Chevenne
N. S
Boothbay Harbor
Abrahams
Gray
Weymouth
Actress Quits Hotel In Huff After Afternoon Show
Miss Josephine Joy and her sister Gladys left the Brewster Hotel after a dispute with Manager Ross over unpaid packages and service. Joy recounted the incident at the National Theatre, noting refused COD packages and a claimed threat to leave, then moved to Castle Square.
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Josephine Joy
Brewster
Gladys
Ross
Miss Joy
the National
New York
Castle Square
Touraine
The
Jury to Decide Beeks Fate in Naval Murder Trial
James Beeks of Atlanta a colored mess attendant on the battleship Nebraska stands trial in the United States Circuit Court for the past two days on a charge of murdering Alexander Allen a fellow mess attendant. The fate of Beeks will lie in the hands of the jury today.
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Beeks
James Beeks
Atlanta
Nebraska
United States Circuit Court
Alexander Allen
Pioneer Comb Maker George R. Damond Dies in Leominster
George R. Damond, 68, a pioneer comb maker and leading horn goods and hair ornament manufacturer, died at his Leominster home today from pneumonia. He is survived by his widow and four children.
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Leominster
George R. Damond
Mr. Damond
Urges Navy Yard Built Warships
Atlanta November 22 resolutions adopted by the American Federation of Labor urge government vessel construction in government ship yards support the Harriman lines strike change Memorial Day timing to the fourth Sunday in May advocate compulsory education free school books in public schools and night schools petition to President Taft for larger Puerto Rico school funding an eight hour workday and other beneficial legislation
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P. A
W. K. Walrath
Adams
New York
Atlanta
The
American Federation of Labor
Harriman Lines
Taft
Porto Rico
Gompers Era Convention Inches Toward Reports and Reinstatement Call
The upcoming convention aims to approve reports from the industrial disputes and president committees. The adjustment panel faces the car painters and sheet metal workers case from last year and may reinstate the carpenters if they heed future department decisions. President Gompers’s referrals are under review with recommendations expected to be vital. The body adjourns Saturday with anticipated easy re election for Gompers and officials amid Socialist weakness. Rochester is favored for 1912, though Richmond pursues the meeting.
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Building Trades Department
Gompers
Wilson
Rochester
Richmond
Lawyer's Associate Leaps to Death from 26th Floor
John H. Johnston, formerly with the New York County Lawyers' Association, died instantly today after leaping or falling from the 26th story of a downtown office building in New York.
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New York
John H. Johnston
New York County Lawyers’ Association
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