Secret Ballot Debate Shapes State Republican Convention
Intense bitterness rises as Cole and Luce press for Australian ballots to ensure secrecy, while Frothingham supporters favor open voting. Frothingham faces Speaker Cole's charge that convention committees were stacked, though Frothingham says he attended only as a state committee member. The issue may hinge on a convention vote to amend the committee report endorsing secret versus open balloting.
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Cole
Luce
Frothingham
Committee On Organization
State Committee
Smalle Weds Maud Ruddick in Providence
Irwin J. Smalle and Maud Ruddick 19 daughter of John Ruddick of Charlestown married today in Providence after meeting at a Maplewood concert. Rev. McCall of Providence Methodist Church officiated. Smalle belongs to the music publisher firm McCarthy & Smalle.
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Irwin J. Smalle
Maud Ruddick
John Ruddick
Harvard Street
Charlestown
Providence
Maplewood
Smalle
Mr. McCall
Methodist Church
McCarthy & Smalle
Music Publishers
Chinese cook poisons dough at Stanford Inn incident
A discharged Stanford Inn cook Chen Ying a China Chinaman put arsenic in bread dough. Several students were hospitalized and about 200 were affected before university physicians intervened to prevent further illness or death.
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Palo Alta
Cal
Stanford Inn
Grain freight rise redirects Canadian wheat to New York
Montreal dispatch notes higher grain carriage costs from Fort William to Montreal push much Canadian wheat toward New York and Boston for shipment to Europe, as traders adjust routes to offset increased transport charges.
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Montreal
Fort William
New York
Boston
Europe
Father John’s Medicine Promotes Strength and Cleansing
An advertisement extols Father John’s Medicine as a pure tonic that strengthens the body and feeds tissues while driving impurities from the system. It claims to prevent consumption and notes the product is not patent medicine, with 50 years of use.
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Father John
Blue Ribbon Hats Drive Demand at Talbot Co
Steady demand grows for Blue Ribbon Guaranteed Hats sold by the Talbot Co at 395 Washington Street. The hats have been produced year after year with rising sales and this year surpassing all prior records. They cost $3 but are offered for $2.
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Talbot Co
Washington Street
Talbot
Major Delmar Beats Sweet Marie in Delmar Trot
In a $2500 best two in three special trot Major Delmar defeated Sweet Marie in two straight heats. This was the mare's final single harness race. Trainer A P McDonald said both horses would be shipped to Poughkeepsie N Y tomorrow to attempt the world pole record of 2 07 4 in double harness.
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Brockton
Sweet Marie
Major Delmar
A. P. McDonald
Post
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Monk
Equity
McDonald
William Bradley
Raritan
N. J
Bingen
J. Malcolm Forbes
Syracuse
Abcidalia
Uniform Not Barred In Admission Claim At Roxbury Temple
President Joseph Rudnick of the Te ple Adath Jeshurun Congregation defends a marine’s claim of being refused entry over his uniform. The incident occurred at the Roxbury temple last Sunday. Details describe racehorse Sweet Marie’s final appearance and shipment to New Jersey, with Major Delmar winning a heat and track records cited.
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Joseph Rudnick
Teple Adath Jeshurun
Roxbury
Williams
Rudnick Denies Uniform Entry Comment Misunderstood
Mr Rudnick says his remark about entry during a sermon was misunderstood after being refused admission to a temple. He notes the rule bars entry during the half hour sermon and suggests an usher might have allowed quiet access to avoid disturbance. The temple welcomes all without exception.
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Mr. Rudnick
14 Indictments For Chester Car Strike Dynamiting Conspiracy
In Media Pennsylvania Patrick J Shea vice president of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Warehouse Employees of America and Chester union leader William V Lockhart with 12 Chester Traction Company workers were indicted for alleged conspiracy and dynamiting 20 company cars. Trial set for Monday.
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Penn
Patrick J. Shea
Amalgamated Association of Street and Wiketrie Employees of America
William V Lockhart
The
Chester Union
Chester Traction Company
Rabbi Israeli Corrects Report Of Marine Admission At Synagogue
In a letter to Secretary Metcalf dated October 1 1908 Rabbi Phineas Israeli of Congregation Adath Jeshurum corrects Boston press reports about a United States marine being refused entry to a synagogue. He says the marine Williams was not refused and clarifies statements attributed to J Rudnick, noting the synagogue welcomes all, and that services limit entry during sermons.
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Williams
Kliine
J. Rudnick
United States
Rudnick
Marine Williams
Army
Navy
Mr. Rudnick
Cong. Adath Jeshurum
Freshmen Arrive as Wellesley Opens for New Term
Decked in bright array, Wellesley yesterday greeted 400 freshmen for admission exams while upperclassmen return from vacations. College Hall has been renovated and the campus paths refreshed invitingly. Trains bring numerous maidens who claim Wellesley as their alma mater.
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Wellesley
College Hall
Incoming 1912 Class Brings Springtime Fashions to College Town
The town welcomes new upperclassmen as registration nears completion. Freshies arrive amid chatter of chemistry and math, while seniors, juniors, and sophomores guide early experiences. Women of the upper classes stroll the grounds in dainty summer fabrics with sombrero-like hats, blue and white hues, and sailor-style outfits, as fashion courtesies and propriety buzz through the campus.
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Ard
College
Unds
Charming May Morrison Urging Bryan’s Cause
May Morrison of Omaha a stage performer with the Avenue Girls at the Howard is a Bryan enthusiast. She knows the Democratic candidate and his family personally and wishes women could vote. She urges stage employees to support Bryan in Nebraska.
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May Morrison
Omaha
Neb
Howard
Avenue Girls
Shel
Bryan
Ote
Cholera Death Toll Reported in Chinese Provinces
A pandemic outbreak in Tong Sha near Tientsin has killed about 30 000 and left over 500 deaths from bubonic plague. No alarm is felt and officials do not expect wider spread. In Kow province cholera fatalities exceed 60 000.
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Pekin
Tong Sha
Tientsin
Kow
Taft and Roosevelt clash over campaign fund disclosure
Taft challenges Roosevelt to endorse a proposition that voters cannot know who contributes to campaigns. Taft accuses Roosevelt of borrowing ideas and degrading his office by participating in Taft's campaign while associates resist publicity.
Taft Endorses Roosevelt Policy in Nebraska Visit
In Lincoln Taft accepted Bryan's challenge and backed Roosevelt's campaign contribution policy as sound. He argued Bryan seeks pre election advantage. Taft delivered 16 speeches in Nebraska, drawing large, enthusiastic crowds and friendly receptions in Lincoln.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
William H. Taft
Bryan wraps up Iowa tour with massive open air sendoff
William J. Bryan ends a whirlwind three week campaign in Iowa with a large open air meeting in Creston. He cites Taft borrowing ideas from Democrats and attacks his rival on taxes, direct election of senators, and campaign finance publicity. He accuses Taft of adopting Democratic positions and warns of trust prosecutions.
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Creston
Iowa
William J. Bryan
T Cn
Mr. Bryan
Lincoln
Taft
Oskaposa
Bryan
Knoxville
Democratic Party
House of Representatives
Washington
East Boston Relief Station appoints staff
Dr George F Keenan of 41 McLean street West End will serve as resident surgeon at the East Boston Relief Station a City Hospital branch opening Oct 15 Trustees chose him with Dr Daniel Maguire as assistant surgeon Daniel J Sullivan named supervisor of the new hospital Names of other house officers to be announced later
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City Hospital
George F. Keenan
McLean Street
West End
Keenan
Daniel Maguire
Daniel J. Sullivan
Haymarket Square
Fast Boston
Taft Attacks Bryan On Publicity of Campaign Funds
The Taft campaign labeled for immediate post election publication of both contributions and expenses. He argued expenditures merit scrutiny as much as contributions and urged law officers to assess whether funds were used legitimately. Bryan’s plan to publish before elections faced critique amid attacks on Hughes.
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Bryan
Lincoln
Taft
Roosevelt
Roxbury High Football Faces Further Trouble At Hearing
Eight Roxbury High School football players appeared before the athletic committee with Headmasters Casey Mann and Lincoln to answer charges of insubordination after a game with Brockton High. Roxbury likely will not play again this fall.
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Roxbury High School
Brockton High
Brockton
Roxbury
Casey
Mann
Lincoln
Roxbury High Players Question Eligibility Over Brockton Fair Game
A hearing stretched beyond two hours as Superintendent Brooks and headmasters met again with no ruling. The dispute centers on Roxbury High players barred from athletics before eligibility was declared and a Brockton Fair game where nine Roxbury players allegedly played under the Elm Hill banner rather than Roxbury High.
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Brockton Fair
Brockton High
Roxbury High
Roxbury High School
Hub people in auto crash in Waterbury served as a passenger list
Boston party including Mattie Winthrop and Annie T Brainard were among those slightly injured when two touring cars collided on a highway 43 miles east of Waterbury Connecticut. The front car failed and the second rammed into it badly damaging both vehicles. Other riders included George Snell Seton F Barnes Walter Ramsdell and George Wilkes.
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Conn
Boston
Mattie Winthrop
Annie T. Brainard
Warren
Roxbury
New York
George Snell
Long Island City
Walter F. Ramsdell
Brooklyn
N. Y
Seton F. Barnes Hastings
Yonkers
George T. Wilkes
Philadelphia
Campbell Narrowly Trails In Ninth District Recount
A corrected Republican recount shows John A. Campbell of East Boston gaining 1402 votes to 1408 in first returns while Myrick receives 447 on the recount versus 438 initially, a net loss of six votes for Campbell.
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John A. Campbell
East
Boston
Congress
Campbell
Myrick
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