Republican Slate Nominates Geneal Ticket At Symphony Hall
The Republican slate for Massachusetts state offices is announced with Curtis Guild Jr. for Governor Eben Draper for Lieutenant Governor Arthur B Chapin for Treasurer Dana Maloney for Attorney General Henry E Turner for Auditor and William M Olin for Secretary of State. Nominating speeches will be given by local party notables led by Senator Lodge as permanent convention chairman.
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Ton
Eben S. ‘Draper
Hopedale
Arthur B. Chapin
Holyoke
Dana Malone
Greenfield
Henry E. Turner
Malden
William M. Olin
Boston
Symphony Hall
George H
Waltham
John O’haaring
Allston
United States
Lodge
Guild
Flon
T Herbert Parker
Lancaster
Draper
John W. Weeks
Newton
Olin
John D. Long
Hingham
Chapin
Joseph Walker
Brookline
Turner
Louis A. Frothingham
Malone
John T. Bates
Night before convention brims with harmony and tension
At the American House the Republican hosts praised unity as candidates from Governor Guild onward gathered for the convention opening at Symphony Hall the next morning. Absentees like John Cole and Louis Frothingham sparked chatter of ruptures with the party machine while Suffolk county hopefuls for district attorney pressed their lines amid talks of withdrawals.
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Governor Guild
John Cole
House
Robert Luce
Somerville
Louis A. Frothingham
Cole
G. O. P. Elephant
Andovey
Police Hunt Border Ruffians At Springfield Convention
Springfield police report they were told by Bartlett and Whitney managers that a band of strong arm men had been imported to disrupt a convention. An extra detail was posted at both headquarters but no intruders appeared. Police say they will ensure proper policing today despite disputed claims from leaders.
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Springfield
Bartlett An. Whitney
Bartlett and Whitney
Found Dead in Thugs' Lair on Willis Avenue Bridge
A man about 60 was found dead under the Willis avenue bridge in the New Haven railroad cut at 187th street with two back head wounds. Indications point to murder with robbery as motive. The body bore little identifying detail besides a memorandum reading Carl Anderson No 15 East Concord street Boston Mass. A man matching the description had visited a hospital recently to treat a wound under the name Deakin of 121st street.
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New York
Willis Avenue
New Haven
187Th Street
Carl Anderson
East
Concord Street
Boston
Mass
Deakin
121St Street
Feast of St Francis of Assisi Celebrated Again
The feast of St Francis of Assisi was observed at the Church of St Leonard of Port Maurice on Prince Street with masses every half hour from 5:30 to 9:00 am. A vesper service was led at 7:20 pm by Rev Valerianus Pianigiani O F M who is moving to St Clare church in New York. Father Alphonsus O F M departs for St Peter's in Pittsburgh.
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St. Francis of Assisi
Order of St. Francis
St. Leonard of Port Maurice
Prince Street
Valerianus Pianigiani
Valerianus Piangiani
Washington Orgy Results in Divorce Suit
Washington report describes carousals at a Washington D C resort where wine was served in pitchers and a married man fell to a flirtatious allure. The events, part of Winfield Scott’s story, will be presented to Judge McEwen as he seeks a divorce from his wife Eda Scott.
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Chicago
Til
Washington
D. C
Winfield Scott
McEwen
Eda Scott
Schooner Baden Powell Ashore in Dover Bay
The schooner Baden Powell of Chatham New Brunswick bound from New York for Chatham with coal is ashore in Dover Bay and has sustained considerable damage in Canso Nova Scotia on October 4.
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Canso, N.S
Baden Powell
Chatham
N. B
New York
Dover Bay
Two Conventions Likely Says Josiah Quincy
Josiah Quincy tells the Post at 2 AM that two conventions appear likely. He notes the Whitney men will not seek a separate convention unless extreme necessity arises.
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Josiah Quincy
Whitney
Whitney men quit meeting in Springfield over minority rights
At a State committee session in Springfield on October 5 Whitney supporters left at 2:15 am claiming Bartlett backers overran minority rights and disrupted long standing practice. Dan Kiley chaired the executive committee given wide powers to name convention committees while Dan Riley would preside over the convention. The clashes included credentials and door keeper selection with Bartlett allies favored. Whitney side pressed for current credentials and numbered slips. The four hour session ended with Jiley defeating McNary in a bitter, closed door struggle.
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Springfield
Whitney
State Committee
Bartlett
Executive Committee
Dan” Kiley
Dan” Riley
Dan Coakley
George Fred Williams
Kiley
Feeney
McNary
Feeney Declines Springfield Convention Chairmanship
At Springfield on October 4, William S. McNary and Bartlett leader John P. Feeney discussed a compromise with Whitney supporters. Feeney refused to stand as any compromise candidate, stating he would open the convention as State committee chairman and honor the convention's will.
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Springfield
William S. McNary
John P. Feeney
Bartlett
McNary
Feeney
Whitney
State Committee
Roosevelt weighs UC presidency split with MIT offer
President Roosevelt told Benjamin Ide Wheeler he would prefer San Francisco to Boston if forced to choose between remaining at the University of California or becoming president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Wheeler related the anecdote to about 3000 students today.
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Berbregley
Cal
Parker in at guard leads Harvard drill shifts
Harvard football held a grueling tackling drill as a soggy field forced practice to omit a late scrimmage. Captain Parker moved from center to left guard with Burr at left tackle, as Oliver Cutts aims to reshape the line into a strong combination.
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Harvard
Crane
Parker
Burr
Oliver Cutts
Cutts
Accidental shotgun death on Welch farm
Henry Welch aged 19 was killed instantly by a shotgun blast from his brother Fred Welch 24 on the Welch farm in Bedford near Manchester New Hampshire. The shooting occurred while Fred attempted to kill a lame horse at the owner's request Eugene Campbell. The medical examiner ruled the death accidental and Fred was not arrested. Fred then attempted suicide but was stopped by their father.
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Manchester
N. H
Henry Welch
Fred Welch
Welch
Bedford
Here
Fred
Eugene Campbell
Henry
Davis
Sunday Church Services Listed Across Boston Churches
A long list of Sunday services across Roxbury and Boston churches with times, pastors, sermon topics, soloists, choirs, and special music. Notable entries include Ruggles Street Baptist with Rev. Charles C. Earle and Miss Alice May Hoitt, Warren Avenue Baptist with Rev. Joseph E. Perry, Tremont Temple Baptist with Rev. P. S. Henson, and Clarendon Street Baptist welcoming young men to services.
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Ruggles Street Baptist Church
Roxbury
Charles C. Earle
D. D
Walter M. Arno
Alice May Hoitt
R. G. Seymour
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
West Canton Street
Joseph EK. Perry
Herbert
Johnson
Zion's Herald
C. N. Orcutt
Frances Allison
Cross and
Crown
Charles Dana
Schubert
Mr. Orcutt
Tremont Temple Baptist Chourch
P. S. Henson
LH. Rhodes
FF. C. W. Parker
Henson
George F. Babbitt
R. Grant-Wilkinson
Chas. FE. Boyd
Clarendon Street Baptist
William C.minifie
Boston
Dudley Street Baptist Church
Jesus
Son of
God
Harvard
Sankey
Bowdoin Square Tabernacle Baptist Church
Frederick E. Heath
Oxford
First Baptist Church
Commonwealth Avenue
Francis H. Rowley
Harvard Meets Maine in Open Offensive Test at Stadium
Harvard faces Maine in Cambridge with a largely reworked lineup. Captain Parker is tested at guard while Burr and Starr reshape backfield options as both teams rely on forward passes and persistent kicking. The game aims to gauge permanent lineup choices amid possible wide scoring.
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Harvard
University of Maine
Maine
Burr
Parker
Crane
Daly
Cambridge
Copley Square
Kennard
Saran
Peirce
Hears
MacDonald
R. E
Starr
Q. B
Lockwood
1. H
Gilbert
R. H
Apollonio
Butts
Burleigh
Exeter
M. W. Morse
U. P
H. H. Hackett
West Point
Woman Found Dead After Gas Tube Incident in Roxbury
Miss Elizabeth Moulton, 46, of 69 Sterling Street Roxbury, was found with a gas tube in her mouth and died, reportedly amid melancholia. Her mother, who discovered her, did not call for help in time. a physician was summoned after the tragedy. The case is linked to the mother’s alleged illness. Also noted, the Boston Cape Cod and New York Canal Co petitioned railroad officials to order track relocation for Cape Cod canal work.
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Elizabeth Moulton
Sterling Street
Roxbury
Miss Moulton
Boston Cape Cod
New York
Stereopticon recital and spiritual gatherings
Stereopticon slides show “The Shepherd Wing” by Hon. John Wilder Fair bank at Union Hall 48 Boxlston Street. Doors open 7:30 pm. Also Salvation Army meetings nightly at 755 Washington Street with Major Withers Sunday service. various religious organizations hold lectures and services across Boston on October 1907 with speakers including J M Foster D D and Wm A Barnes. Public invited.
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B. Y. M. Christian Union
Union Hall
Boxlston Street
John Wilder Fairbank
Boston
Shepherd Wing
Jonathan
David
Salvation Army Corps
Washington Street
Hollis Street
DPD
Withers
First Church OF Christ, Scientist
Falmouth
Norway
St. Paul Streets
Mass
Mary Baker Eddy
Bible and Tract Society
T. FE. Barker
J Cor
Park Street Church
Park Street Church Society
Berkeley
J. M. Foster
Scotland
Temple Orchestra
NEW Thought Church
Mento-Psychology
Sheafe
Huntington Chambers
Anna BR. Davis
M. D
Emma €. Poore
Schubert
NEW Thought
Metaphysical Club Ital
Huntington Avenue
Specker
CC. E. C. Norris
Sanhedrin
Ella V. Howell
Paine Hall
Appleton Street
J. P. Bland
Christadelphians
Arcade Hall
Park Square
Wm. A. Barnes
Tiuntington Chambers Hall
Methodist Episcopal People's Temple
Columbus Avenue
Berkeley Streets
W. A. Cooper
D. D
Veterans of the Cross
C. L. Kuhn
Christian Endeavor
Cambridge
Vicinity
Adeline Wilkinson
Massachusetts Avenue
S. H. Roscoe
Broadway
Providence
R. J
Tis
N. B
Roscoe
Tie
Malden
Louise Hall
Pleasant Street
F. S. Sheriff
B. W. Belcher
Marlboro
Annie R. Chapman
Brighton
S. A. Huntington
Cor
Sons and Daughters OF Spiritual Progress
Veteran Firemen’s Hall
Cobb Street
First Spiritual Science Church
Wilkinson
Maynard
Indian Council
Templar Hall
First Spiritual Temple
Exeter Street
Hiram
Phillips Brooks
N. J. Wills
W. C. Whitney
First Spiritual Church
Boston (Inc
America Hall
Clara E. Stone
W. J. Mason
Lillian Harris
Sitting Bull
M. Etta Breck
Chelsea
Milion Street
Harvest Moon Indian Council
James A. Newhall
Spiritual Science Fraternity
Jollimore
Brooks
Loom Inventor J Varnum Abbott Dies at Convention
Dedham Oct 4 Chairman J Varnum Abbott of the overseers of the year collapsed and died after 3 pm at the Republican second councillor convention in Wesleyan Hall Boston. He led the J Varnum Abbott Manufacturing Company and was born June 7 1836 not 1886. His Civil War era service began in 1861 with volunteers but was not mustered due to troop shortfalls.
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Dedham
J. Varnum Abbott
Wesleyan Hall
Boston
Abbott
General strike votes along the New Orleans docks
The dock and cotton council of New Orleans representing about 12 000 workers voted this afternoon for a general strike demanding higher wages as they are tied to port shipping operations in the city.
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New Orleans
Dock and Cotton Council of
Spiritual and Psychic Meetings Across Boston Area
A crowded list of spiritualist, psychic and religious meetings across Boston and nearby towns. Notables include Walter Rollins presiding, Hay dee Hall secretary, and speakers on vaccination as a curse. Venues range from Park Square Lower Arcade to 304A Warren Street, with lecturals, seances, and Sunday schools throughout the city.
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Walter Rollins
Haydee Hall
Belle Robertson
Nzetta B. Sears
Park Square
Lower Arcade Hall
Boston
Mass
S. N. Mertick
M. D
A. F. Hill
Warren Street
Chelsea Spiritual Association
Gould Hall
Broadway
Mattie E. Hoyt
H . Nutter
P. m
Matook
Hotel Pelham
Cadet Hall
Lynn
Vanderbilt
Pepper
Harmony Hall
Washington Street
Spiritual Phenomena Society
News Smith
M. Smith
Main and
Oaks St
West Everett
Butterfield
Massachusetts Avenue
Tremont Street
Shawmut Avenue
A Edmester
Annie Banks Scott
Muntington Chambers
Huntington Avenue
Commercial Hall
May Jr. Lewis
N. Carleton
Grover
Tremont St
Indian Camp Fire
Mystery death of well dressed woman at Commercial wharf
Harbor police investigate the drowning of an unknown 40 year old woman found near Commercial wharf. Two men were seen with her before death while Charles Jensen rescued the body and the Medical Examiner urged action. The body awaits identification at the morgue.
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Commercial Wharf
Charles Jensen
Philadelphia & Reading
McGrath
Winners of Watches Rewarded for Rebus Solve
Local residents and businesses listed include Mary H Shaw 915 Boylston Boston Carr Chemical Co 208 Summer St Boston J H Costello Lowell MA Mrs J B Rogers Bridgewater MA Win W Roney Brookline MA J J Mc Daniels Lawrence MA Patrick Regan Chicopee Flats MA Alice V Seaver West Townsend MA Lydia Garfield Maynard MA. Each wins a watch and a year’s Home Magazine subscription from Bobbs Merrill Co a major publisher seeking one million subscribers and offering prizes to solve a simple rebus
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Bobbs-Merrill Co
Mary H. Shaw
Boylston Street
Boston
Carr Chemical Co
Summer Street
J. H. Costello
Lowell
Mass
Home Magazine
Bobbs-Merrill
First four words unlock a famous English quotation
A newspaper ad invites readers to solve a rebus by identifying the opening four words of a well known quotation. The correct solution, deposited with a bank, precedes an opportunity to win a stem wind wristwatch or receive Home Magazine for a year. Submissions due by October 12 with name and address.
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Home Magazine
Howard Chandler Christy
Harrison Fisher
John Cecil Clay
A. B. Wenzell
America
Capital National Bank
Indianapolis
Home
Bobbs-Merrill Company
Ind
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Seventh Day Adventist
Tremort Temple
Lorimer Hall
Lee St. Wheeler
Malden Square
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F.A. Wiggin
Unity Church
Jordan Hall
Gainsboro Street
Rebus
James Whitcomb Riley
Meredith Nicholson
Harold McGrath
Hallie Erminie Rives
Marion Harland
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