Father and four die from gas in crowded New York flat
Solomon Schasser an itinerant rabbi from Russia and four of his children Sam 12 Bessie 7 Goldie 6 and Herman 3 were found dead from gas in their Upper East Side apartment. The mother and a daughter were hospitalized unconscious with little hope of recovery after gas leaked from two jets from a quartered meter.
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New York
Solomon Schasser
Sam Val
Bessie
Goldie
Herman
Schasser
Cas
East Side
Schassers
Russia
Reindeer Deliver Food Aid to Nome After Storm
Reports to the Federal Bureau of Education from Nome say famine danger is averted as a supply of 750 tons of reindeer meat nears the stricken city within driving distance.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Education
Nome
Hank the Hermit Brightens Next Sundays Post Comic
The notice previews Hank the Hermit returning with a fresh comic strip in the Post for the upcoming Sunday edition. Readers can expect his usual humor and timely gags in the serialized feature.
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Hank the Hermit
Next Sunday
Post
Deportee Hangs Self at Sea After Attempt on Wife
On the steamship France arriving at Havre, an Italian immigrant named Baptista Gai, deported from New York, suffered homicidal mania and tried to kill his wife before hanging himself. The wife was only slightly injured and the man was buried at sea.
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Havre
France
Baptista Gai
New York
Plymouth to Have a Murder Trial
Plymouth county grand jury reports many true bills after a three day session. Major cases include Sopriano De Silva of Plymouth charged with first degree murder of John Esteves and Andrey Langley of Brockton charged with assault with intent to murder Alfred Woodward.
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Plymouth
Plymouth County
Sopriano de Silva
John Esteves
Andrey Langley
Brockton
Alfred %. Woodward
Investor earns high return on Gillette Safety Razor
The text explains an average capital of over eleven hundred dollars yields five percent interest. It also notes a remarkable return ranging from 800 to 1500 percent on an investment in a Gillette Safety Razor and Blades.
Steel Trust Buys Iron Ore in Chili
New York Oct 8 Five hundred tons of high grade iron ore in Chili are under lease to Bethlehem Steel Company and will be shipped to Bethlehem at more than 1000 tons a year beginning in 1916 by vessels through the Panama Canal. Officers testified at the government dissolution hearing against United States Steel Corporation.
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New York
Chili
Bethlehem Steel Company
Bethlehem
Panama Canal
United States Steel Corporation
Toe injury leads to $2600 damage suit in Suffolk
Bessie Anthony of this city filed a suit yesterday in Suffolk Superior Court seeking $2600 damages against Florence L. McCarthy a Boston chiropodist for alleged wrong treatment of a toe that led to blood poisoning.
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Bessie Anthony
Suffolk Superior Court
Florence L. McCarthy
Boston
Mellen argues Hampden line a needed B and M asset
Former President Charles S. Mellen told the Public Service Commission that the Hampden railroad was essential to the Boston and Maine system. He defended the project’s costs, blamed changes in width and grades for overruns, and said money was backed by others’ funds.
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Charles S. Mellen
The
New Haven
Public Service Commission
Hampden Railroad
Commisson
Mr. Mellen
Mr. Anderson
Ralph T. Gillett
Boston and Maine
Hampden
Boston & Maine
Springfield
Gillett
Mellen
McHenry
Cortell
Hampden Railroad Company
Woronoco Construction Company
Boston & Maine Engineers
Mr. Macleod
Boston & Albany
Athol
Mr. Gillett
Anderson
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Central
Massachusetts Central Branch
Hoosac
Fitchburg
Chess Expert David G. Baird Dies at 58
David Graham Baird, renowned American chess expert and former New York State champion, died at his New Jersey home at age 58. Born in New York, he practiced law there and played in Europe including a Vienna chess tourney.
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Elizabeth
N. J
David Graham Baird
United States
New York State
Europe
Vienna
Mr. Baird
New York
New Hampshire Odd Fellows Convene in Manchester
At the 70th annual session of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of New Hampshire held in Manchester on October 8, officers were elected. Robert Tl. Whitney of Marlboro was named grand master, Walter H. Tripp of Short Falls deputy grand master, George W. Pike of Lisbon grand warden, Frank Ta Wayde of Manchester grand secretary, William W. Cotton of Portsmouth grand treasurer, the Rev Claudius Byrne of Manchester grand chaplain, and Frank M. Beckford of Laconia grand representative for one year.
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Manchester
N. H
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of
New Hampshire
Robert Tl. Whitney
Marlboro
Walter H. Tripp
Short Falls
George W. Pike
Lisbon
Frank Ta
Wayde
William W. Cotton
Portsmouth
Claudius Byrne
Frank M. Beckford
Laconia
Grand Jury Probes Aumuller Murder
The grand jury began an investigation into the murder of Anna Aumuller in New York as Rev. Hans Schmidt has confessed. Indictment chances hinge on an upcoming alienist report to the district attorney from medical examiners who have evaluated Schmidt.
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New York
Anna Aumuller
Hans Schmidt
Schmidt
Woman Sues Brookline Over Sidewalk Injury
Margaret Tewell of this city sues the town of Brookline in Suffolk Superior Court for 5000 claiming injuries from a July 21 sidewalk trip on Hammond street due to a sidewalk defect.
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Brookline
Suffolk Superior Court
Margaret Tewell
Hammond Street
Bird's whirlwind tour warns of civil war dangers
Charles Stumner Bird and his flying squadron arrived for a 147th campaign speech at the Town Hall before 300 people. The Progressive candidate traveled 95 miles with 19 rallies, addressing about 2700 residents including 800 school children.
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Ware
Charles Stumner Bird
Progressive speaker Bird addresses mill workers in three towns
A Republican superintendent led Mr. Bird to stop at Fiskdale where 9 Snell Manufacturing employees listened. In Southbridge over 80 American Optical workers gathered as Bird spoke on human rights and progressive aims. Former District Attorney Arthur D. Hill spoke in French, drawing cheers from a largely foreign audience. At Chariton City Bird confronted the seriousness of the gubernatorial race.
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Fiskdale
Snell Manufacturing Company
Bird
Southbridge
American Optical Company
Progressive Party
Arthur D. Hill
Chariton City
Progressive party rally quotes call for new war to free the Hue man family
Districts with 686,612 population and 9,603 registered voters were visited today. Speakers included Wendell P. Thore of Boston presiding officer Russell A. Wood Representative George P. Webster Arthur D. Hill and Charles Sumner Bird.
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Progressive Party
Boston
Russell A. Wood
George P. Webster
Arthur D. Hill
Charles Sumner Bird
Liners Cleveland Due This Morning From Hamburg
The Hamburg American steam ship Cleveland under Captain Theodore Kier was sighted en route from Hamburg to this port. At 8 am she stood 660 miles east of Boston Lightship and, weather permitting, will dock at Commonwealth Pier in South Boston early tomorrow morning.
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Hamburg-American Inc
Cleveland
Theodore Kier
Hamburg
Southampton
Cherbourg
Boston
Commonwealth Pier
South Boston
Welcome Governor Harrison At Manila Banquet
More than 1000 guests attended a banquet in Manila to welcome the new Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison. Manuel Quezon acted as toastmaster and Harrison paid tribute to predecessor W. Cameron Forbes and Vice-Governor Newton W. Gilbert.
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Manila
The
Philippines
Francis Burton Harrison
Manuel Quezon
Congress
Harrison
W. Cameron Forbes
Newton W. Gilbert
Ipswich Rioters Punished Enough
Ipswich officials believe the 16 men who pleaded guilty to rioting during the June 10 mill strike will face no further punishment and have the charges filed against them dropped.
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Salem
Ipswich
Wedded in Forest Hills
Miss Ella Root daughter of Albert B Root of Forest Hills married Henry F Greenlaw of Roslindale yesterday afternoon at her parents home The Rev Paul Smith of the West Roxbury Methodist Church performed the ceremony
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Ella Root
Albert B. Root
Wenham Street
Forest Hills
Henry F. Greenlaw
Roslindale
Paul Smith
West Roxbury Methodist Church
The Clue of the Pigtail Thrills in Fu Manchu Tale
In a London crime mood Nayland Smith and Inspector Weymouth pursue Fu Manchu linked murders. Cadby Mason and a dacoit die under mysterious circumstances, a false Chinese pigtail hints at the mastermind, and urgency mounts as they race to recover evidence before Fu Manchu acts again.
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Fu-Manchu
Inspector Weymouth
Nayland Smith
Thames
Wapping
Shadwell
Mason
St. George's Way
Hanover Hole
Weymouth
Smith
Limehouse Beach
Commercial Dock Pier
Petrie
Cadby
Ratcliffe
Brixton
Inspector Ryman
Crystal Palace
Wapping High Street
Scotland Yard
Philadelphia North American
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Federal Street
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