Missing bank messenger believed to have drowned himself
Herbert B. Sweetser of Winchester has been missing since Saturday afternoon. A sudden intestinal illness caused him intense pain, leading him to leave the National Shawmut Bank in Boston and likely walk into the Winchester Reservoir at Middlesex Fells to end his life. His derby hat was found on the reservoir bank and searchers, including Joseph Hoffler, spotted footprints into the water. The park police continued to search the cave and bottom of the pond without success. He leaves a wife and three children and was well regarded at the bank.
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Herbert B. Sweetser
Myrtle Terrace
Winchester
National
Shawmut Bank
Middlesex Fells
Metropolitan Police
Boston
Joseph S. Hoffler
Wadleigh School
Winchester Reservoir
Sweetser
Hoffler
Dickens
Vendome
Rotten Row
Hyde Park
Piccadilly
Charles H. Collins Dead at 61 in Dorchester
Charles H. Collins, president of Collins & Fairbanks, died at his Dorchester home after a lingering illness. He suffered a stroke months ago. funeral plans set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Second Congregational Church with Rev. Arthur Little.
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Charles H. Collins
Collins & Fairbanks
Washington Street
Tremlett Street
Dorchester
Mr. Collins
Second Congregational Church
Arthur Little
Dickens Finds Hat Himself After Prolonged Search
Alfred Tennyson Dickens, son of the author, finds his silk hat in the pigskin hat box in his Dickens apartment after a long search. He organized a party of one to check baggage and rooms and discovered the hat hidden in the cases he brought from England. The recovery allows him to resume his American tour with the noted headpiece back in hand.
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Alfred Tennyson Dickens
Dickens
Mr. Dickens
Boston
England
Fowler Yields To The Lofty Sierras
Aviator Robert G. Fowler abandons his transcontinental flight near Emigrant Gap California after two failed attempts as his aircraft cannot cope with the high altitude and thin air in the Sierra region.
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Fowler
Sierras
Cal
Robert G. Fowler
Pastor calls South End crusade against vice in Boston
The Rev. George W. King of People's Temple urged his congregation to start a city South End crusade against vice. He asked members to gather facts on disorderly houses and evildoers and to testify to police and authorities to aid a housecleaning effort. He warned he might leave the church if members do not support the push.
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George W. King
People’s Temple
South End
Boston
Sodom
King
Charity Day Observed Across Catholic Churches in Diocese
The diocese of Boston marked Charity Sunday in all churches as archbishop urged wide generosity for the poor. Contributions will be distributed among charitable church institutions, with last year’s total near $23,000.
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Boston
Cardinal Gibbons Opposes Direct Election of Senators
In Baltimore Cardinal Gibbons denounces proposals for direct voters to elect U S senators a referendum on laws and recall of judges. He warns such changes threaten the Constitution urging citizens to uphold established law and cautioning against mob rule.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
United States
Griffin Hat Store Opens in Four-Story Washington Street Building
Crowds gathered for the formal opening of Griffin & Son at 368 370 Washington street. The new four floor Griffin building opposite Bromfield street showcases hats and furs for men and women with a passenger elevator and elegant interiors drawing wide public interest.
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Griffin
George L. Griffin, & Son
Washington Street
Griffin & Son
Bromfield Street
Griffin Company
Murphy Funeral Services in Dorchester at Immaculate Conception
At Salem on Saturday night Reverend Timothy J. Murphy pastor of the Church of the Immaculate Conception will have funeral services at the church. Calgary County Dorchester trains from North Station depart Boston at and :36 unknown times for unlisted destinations.
Secretly Married Couple Named in British Divorce Rule
London October 1. Efforts to hide the identity of Mrs. Lucy Fuller Cabot wife of Winthrop Ames of Boston were blocked by Britain’s legal requirement for a formal statement on whether parties to the marriage are divorced.
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Thomas Craddock
Ames
Hotel Victoria
Metreno
Willard P. Fuller
Miss Fuller
Mr. Fuller
H. M. Cleminson
Philip Cabot
Frederick Timothy Fuller
Cleminson
King's Counsel
London
Lucy Fuller Cabot
Winthrop Ames
Boston
Great Britain
Doctor Finds Instant Ivy Poisoning Cure
Dr. Robert T. Morris reports to the Journal of the American Medical Association that Navy Dr. Berryhill’s discovery works to remove ivy oil and irritation by scrubbing affected skin with hot soapsuds then applying alcohol or ether. The cure occurred in five minutes in his highly susceptible case.
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Robert T. Morris
Journal of the American Medical Association
Berryhill
United States Navy
Motorman Stricken While Driving Car
Fille Brown a motorman for the Boston Elevated was stricken on Bunker Hill street Charlestown yesterday with a cerebral hemorrhage. The car was driven to the car barns by the conductor and Brown was taken to Relief Hospital where he is on the dangerous list. He is 52 and lives at 73 Mt Pleasant street Somerville.
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Fille Brown
Boston
Bunker Hill Street
Charlestown
Brown
Relief Hospital
Mt. Pleasant Street
Somerville
Rough on Rats marketed as unbeatable exterminator
An advertisement proclaims Rough on Rats as the world’s greatest exterminator used worldwide. It touts effectiveness against rats mice roaches ants bedbugs flies prairie dogs and other vermin. The copy emphasizes high poison content and safe handling to those who consume it and urges buyers to get value for money.
Government uses Rough on Rats for Panama Canal Zone
Extermination product Rough on Rats touted as unbeatable and used by federal and local authorities. Advertisement claims it protects buildings and prairie dogs, with low prices and shipping worldwide. Mentions Wells of Jersey City and a political reference to Wiley and Taft.
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U. S
Panama Canal Zone
FE. S. Wells
Jersey City
N. J
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