Gale Delays Inward Crafes Off Nova Scotia Coast
A powerful northwesterly gale hit the coast Saturday night and Sunday, delaying inward bound shipping. The Prince Arthur carried 570 passengers an hour late, while the Boston with 170 passengers reached Long Wharf four hours late. Skippers secured vessels with extra ground tackle and none suffered material damage.
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T Wharf
Annie Perry
W Dominion-Atlantic Line
Prince Arthur
Ernest Kinney
Yarmouth
N. S
Boston
Alvin Simms
Digby
Long Wharf
Clevelanders Discover Cat Meat Delicacy
In Cleveland on October 2 a 25 cent cat purchase by Edward Sanders at Hamlet avenue is followed by a rise to 1 dollar for the same cat two weeks later. East Sixteenth Street youths form a secret Cats Jammers society based at 3402 East Sixty-sixth Street. Members claim cat meat has a piquant flavor and can rival venison or squab.
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Cleveland
Edward Sanders
Hamlet Avenue
Sanders
East Sixteenth Street
Hinds Avenue
The
Cats Jammers
East Sixty-sixth Street
Edward Dufek
Rembrandt Home Life Discussed at Museum Talk
Charles K. Bolton spoke on Rembrandt's pictures illustrating his home life in the Museum of Fine Arts library yesterday. The talk occurred in the prints department as part of a Sunday feature series that will run weekly.
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Charles K. Bolton
Rembrandt
Museum of Fine Arts
Department of Prints
Miss Story to Wed in Rome
In Rome on October 2 a high society match is set as Miss Gwendolyn Marion Story daughter of sculptor William Waldo Story prepares to wed Captain Courtenay Stewart a cousin of the Earl of Galloway The Story family prominence in arts and law and their Rome connections frame the engagement with listed American relatives and European aristocratic ties.
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Rome
Gwendolyn Marion Story
William Waldo Story
Courtenay Stewart
11Th Earl of
Galloway
Scotland
Joseph Story
Massachusetts
United States Supreme Court
William Wetmore Story
Miss Story
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Robert Browning
James Russell Lowell
William Walio Story
Barberini Palace
Gwendolyn Story
Villa Webb
Bagni di Lucca
Italy
Man Is Robbed After Pulling Out $300 Cash
Thompson Hanna withdraws $300 from an Oxford bank to pay a farm mortgage and, while walking along the road near Tayloria, is robbed by a stranger who takes a pouch of chewing tobacco containing the money.
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West Cikster
Penn
Oxford
Thompson Hanna
Tayloria
Hanna
Upholstery Department Curtain Sale and Fabrics Displays
The advertisement lists ARABIAN CURTAINS and RENAISSANCE CURTAINS with regular and now per pair prices, plus other fabrics including picot edge options, muslins, laceys, cretonnes and duplex scrim. It promotes a large line of embroidered and dotted Swiss muslin curtains and upholstery fabrics by the yard and a fall display of a large assorted line of couches.
Furniture Fabrics Sale Offers Deep Discounts and Variety
A local department store advertises a large assortment of TAPESTRIES VELOUR BROCADES AND DAMASKS for furniture covering and draperies. English cretonne and figured arras cloth are offered at reduced prices, with yardage amounts listed and discounts stated.
Whose Auto Is This in Greater Boston
A photo of a Cadillac owned by A. D. Rogers of 84 Gardner Street Allston shows License 15 430. Miss Gertrude Rogers was driving when the shot was taken and may claim the five dollar gold piece by proving the auto’s identity at the City Editor’s office within five days.
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Greater
Boston
Post
The
Washington Street
Gertrude Rogers
A. D. Rogers
Gardner Street
Allston
St Agnes Church Reading Dedicated by Boston Auxiliary Bishop
The new Church of St Agnes in Reading was dedicated by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph G. Anderson with several priests officiating. Rev Denis F. Lee, former St Josephs Amesbury rector, built the church and served as pastor. Bishop Anderson also confirmed 120 youths and a notable musical program was presented.
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St. Agnes
Reading
Francis J. Walsh
Joseph G. Anderson
D. D
Boston
Denis F. Lee
St. Josephs Church
Amesbury
James F. Stanton
Stoughton
Church Choir Performs Bly Rendered Session
A church choir presents a bly rendered performance during a regular service, adding a solemn tone to the morning program.
Woman Dies After Ordering Flowers for Funeral
In Worcester on October 2 Mrs. Josephine E. Bjorkman went to a flower shop to order a funeral plaque for a friend and privately envisioned her own coffin scene. She returned home to prepare supper, but died before it was ready. The florist plaque chosen for her friend will be sent to her home for her funeral.
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Worcester
Josephine E. Bjorkman
David Halldin
Wolves Track Miner 14 Days in Alaska
Alonzo Wells recounts a 14 day chase by wolves in the Busitna River country north of Cook Inlet. He slept tied to a tree to survive while one miner found by the wolves was killed and eaten. the victim’s identity remains unknown.
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Seward
Alaska
Alonzo Wells
Busitna
Cook Inlet
Wells
Knik
Knik Arm
Iron Creek
Talkeetna
Woman hunter captures escaped convict in Colorado
Mrs Dolly Winters, wife of a railroad fireman, trapped Goo Kin a Chinese convict who escaped from the State Reformatory at Buena Vista. She pressed a rifle barrel to his forehead and delivered him to the county jail. She will receive a state reward for the arrest.
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Buena Vista
Col
Dolly Winters
Brewster
Warden O'Neil
State Reformatory
Goo Kin
Reformatory
New York
Liner arrivals and port duties fill week schedule
Four passenger steamers due in today and over the coming days include the Red Star Manitou from Antwerp with 120 cabins at Hoosac docks, the Leyland Bohemian from Liverpool, the Cunard Saxonia from Liverpool with 1542 passengers, and the Italian Sannio from Genoa Naples and Palermo. Also listed are Satsuma, Cobra, Galileo, Admiral Farragut, and Limon liners bound for East Boston and West Boston ports. In a separate report, Henry Clay faces trial in San Diego for alleged ranch fires linked to sun-trap devices.
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Red Star
Manitou
Antwerp
Hoosac Docks
Charlestown
Leyland
Bohemian
Neil wofeCallum
Liverpool
Grand Junction Docks
East Boston
Cunard
Saxonia
Sannio
Navigazione Generale Italiana Line
Genoa
Naples
Palermo
Boston
New York
Satsuma
Manila
Cobra
Wilson Line
Galileo
Huh
Eng
Traiters Admiral
East Douglas Endures Water Shortage With Town Pump
On October 2 East Douglas faced a water shortage as the public supply ran dry. Residents relied on the remaining town pump for drinking and sanitation, keeping essential services flowing despite the disruption.
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Wast Douglas
East Douglas
Crowds Kneel as Sacred Heart Church Cornerstone Placed
In Haverhill on October 2 crowds filled Bradford streets for the cornerstone ceremony of the Church of the Sacred Heart. Right Rev. Joseph G. Anderson of Boston presided, lifting a benediction as the marble block, trowel, and mortar were blessed. The archdiocese’s official acceptance followed, with clergy including Rev. Fr. Mahon of Georgetown delivering the sermon.
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Haverhill
Bradford
Joseph G. Anderson
Boston
Church of the Sacred Heart
Archdiocese of Boston
Men of the Holy Fame Society
Mahon
Georgetown
John J. Graham
John J. Sweeney
Somerville
George Haley
West Newbury
Dennis St. Lee
Amesbury
Bre
Big
Wharley
M. J. Madden
Lynn
Girl Learns She Inherits 80 000 Dollars
October report from New York says Alteen Chambers, a girl long unknown to a Chicago heiress, may receive about 80000 dollars after a person she never met dies. Attorney Peter C. Kelly of the Areco building confirms the news, sparking elation and plans for a future of treats and dresses.
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New York
Alteen Chambers
Peter C. Kelly
Areco
Unce
Chicago
Kelly
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