Two Million Bonds Given by Carter Heirs at Needham Heights
Horace A. Carter and William H. Carter of Needham furnish bonds totaling 2 070 000 each as executors of their father the late William Carter president of the William Carter Company knit underwear maker Needham Heights. Probate court in Norfolk County handles the will. Estate estimated at 1 130 000 with 940 000 personal and 190 000 realty. Bequests include 10 000 to the Methodist Episcopal Church of Needham for maintenance. Widow Jane A. Carter and five sons and two daughters inherit bulk of shares in the company and real estate.
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Horace A. Carter
William H. Carter
Needham
William Arter
William Carter Company
Needham Heights
Norfolk County
Carter
William Carter
Essigny Taken by Anglo American Forces
London reports the right flank breakthrough in the St Quentin sector with Essigny and nearby villages seized by Anglo American troops per the Evening News.
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Essigny
London
St. Quentin
Evening News
Make Your Stomach Your Best Friend With Stuart’s Tablets
Advertisement promotes Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets as quick relief for gas sour stomach and indigestion. Claims tablets fix weak stomach faults, ease discomfort after rich meals, and aid digestion, with a 50 cent price and availability in drug stores.
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Stuart
Elief
Boston
The
Mason Co
Newton Highlands
Mass
Ballot Law Board to Hear Tague Challenges on Fitzgerald Ballot
The Ballot Law Commission held a daylong session at the State House to hear Congressman Tague’s objections to John F. Fitzgerald appearing as the Democratic candidate for Congress in the 10th district. It will hear claims of recount fraud and illegal voting connected to the ballot listing.
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The
Ballot Law Commission
State House
Tague
John F. Fitzgerald
Congress
Jurisdiction argument dominates Boston recount probe
The commission weighs whether to proceed after hearing objections over who has authority. O Connell argues the panel can decide, while Albers contends the protest was untimely and lacks basis for a hearing. Witness Isaac Gordon testifies about missing ballots in Ward 5 and irregularities in registration and handling.
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Joseph F. O’connell
Tague
Homer Albers
Boston University Law School
Fitzgerald
Ballot Law Commission
Martin M. Lomasney
John I. Fitzgerald
Boston Election Commission
O'Connell
Albers
O’connell
Ward 5
Boston
Tagué
Isaac Gordon
City Hall
Huns Fleeing From Coast Evacuation Report
Amsterdam Oct 8 German evacuation of the Belgian coast region continues as frontier lines are cut and stores at Knokke are set ablaze. Factories have been undermined to hinder capture, and troops are instructed to escape to Holland in civilian clothes to avoid imprisonment and return to Germany.
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Amsterdam
Telegraaf
Knokke
Holland
Germany
Messenger Girls First In Boston Western Union Service
Two khaki clad girl messengers began work at the State House yesterday marking the first in Boston for Western Union. Miss May Kirkland of Broadway and Miss Frances Keating of Hancock Street started and S. J. Butler, manager, says they perform as well as or better than boys and hopes to hire more.
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State House
Western Union
Boston
May Kirkland
Broadway
Frances Keating
Hancock Street
S. J. Butler
Can Defeat Huns with Eyes Shui
Sergeant Louis Bodaracco of Roxbury reports on his voyage home from France. He claims German submarines were sunk by American gunfire after his steamer the Mt. Vernon was torpedoed, and asserts Americans can defeat the Germans with eyes closed.
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Louis Bodaracco
Roxbury
France
Mt. Vernon
Boston Post Soldier Recalls War Marathon and Shipboard Escape
Sergeant Bodaracco recalls serving with the All-America Division after training at Camp Gordon. He describes a torpedo strike near Brest, pumping with shipmates, and intercepting submerged threats while broadcasting tales of Boston’s boys. He notes the New York nights dreaming of trenches and his return to Camp Sherman.
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Senator Gore
Senator Lewis
United States
Brest
Bodaracco
Camp Gordon
Georgia
Boston
Chateau Thierry
St. Michiel Salient
Camp Sherman
New York
Boston Post
Pneumonia Claims Miss Mabel Weston in Boston
Miss Mabel I. Weston a 15 year old of 74 Westland Avenue Boston dies of pneumonia. She aided in Red Cross work at the Elizabeth Peabody House and in ice station food administration. She collected over $1000 in the Red Cross drive and supported American Preparedness through the Special Aid Society. She leaves her parents and one sister.
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Mabel I. Weston
Westland Avenue
Boston
Weston
Elizabeth Peabody House
Red Cross
Special Aid Society For American Preparedness
Nashua Appropriates 5000 To Fight Grip
Nashua New Hampshire, Oct 8 The Board of Aldermen appropriated 5000 dollars to combat the Spanish influenza epidemic. The city reported 12 deaths in the past 24 hours and about 1500 cases. A third priest died this week, Rev Daniel J Sullivan of St Patrick’s Parish.
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Nashua
N. H
Board of Aldermen
Daniel J. Sullivan
St. Patrick’s Parish
Luxemboug Princess Engaged to Prince Felix of Parma
Luxemburg dispatch reports Princess Charlotte, elder sister of the Grand Duchess, engaged to Prince Felix of Bourbon de Parma, brother of the Austrian empress. The piece notes a peace push and urges participation in the Fourth Liberty Loan.
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Luxemburg
Prince Felix
Paris
Charlotte
Felix of Bourbon de Parma
Famine in Russia Deepens as Food Crisis Spreads
American engineer Henry A. Laehrs reports Petrograd and Moscow crippled by famine with markets shut and government restaurants replacing private sales. People flee to the Crimea and Ukraine while arrests for counter revolution rise. Moscow and Petrograd face a harsh winter with scarce oil coal and wood.
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Stockholm
Associated Press
Russia
Petrograd
Moscow
Henry A. Laehrs
Finland
Mr. Laehrs
Laehrs
Crimea
Ukraine
Sweden
Litvinoff
London
Christiania
Dewitt C. Poole
Archangel
Francis
New England Men Among German Prisoners Named
War Department released names of 12 officers and 61 enlisted New England men held as prisoners in Germany. Listed by camp and state, with hometowns including Hartford, Waterbury, Holyoke, Southington, Norwalk, and Windsor Street in Hartford. The list spans Giessen Limburg Langensalza Darmstadt and unknown camps.
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Washington
Germany
War Department
New
Conn
Bisnovich
Israel
Waterbury
Richard
Henry
Holyoke
Frasco
John
Southington
Darmstadt
Mete
Pasquale
President Wilson Backs Child Labor Law Reform
President Wilson discussed a bill to prohibit child labor with Rep. Keating of Colorado and leaders from the American Federation of Labor and the Children's Bureau. Keating authored a measure to address Supreme Court concerns about a previous law's constitutionality.
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Washington
Wilson
Representative Keating
Colorado
American Federation of Labor
Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
Keating
Supreme Court
British Casualties in Week Reach 37946 Officers and Men
British losses for the week ending today total 37 946 officers and men. Killed or died of wounds include 365 officers and 6150 men, while wounded or missing number 1285 officers and 30196 men.
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London
Soup Kitchen Economy Demonstrates Frugal Food Production
At Lincoln House South End a volunteer staff under Miss Grace Wills and Miss Marjorie Foster, led by Mrs. Katherine Howard, runs three giant kettles to produce nearly 150 quarts of soup daily for Greater Boston's sick and their families. Fats are sold for funds, and remaining bones are ground for fertilizer to grow more vegetables for soups.
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Lincoln House
South End
Emerald Street
Greater Boston
Grace Wills
Marjorie Foster
Katherine Howard
Boston
C. W. Loomis
New England Names on Canadian Casualty List
Ottawa reports the casualty list includes New England names such as R. K. Adam Lawrence Corporal F. W. White Bridgeport Vermont C. E. Wootton Acton Maine W. Robinson Fall River D. J. Murphy Windsor Vermont C. J. R. Smith Forge Village Connecticut L. Burke Waltham.
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Ottawa
New England
R. K. Adam
Lawrence
F. W. White
Bridgeport
C. E. Wootton
Acton
W. Robinson
Fall River
D. J. Murphy
Windsor
C. J. R. Smith
Forge Village
C. L. Burke
Waltham
Royal loves and lovers of Russian grand dukes told
Princess Radziwill reveals intimate details of the Russian royal circle in a forthcoming Boston Post Magazine feature. The article promises a personal perspective on the loves and lovers of prominent grand dukes and grand duchesses, based on Radziwill’s acquaintance with them.
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Radziwill
Boston Post
Bond Push Backed by Kai Ser Threats
A group urges continued financial action to resist Kai Ser influence, urging supporters to buy another bond to sustain the pressure and keep up the fight against perceived peace overtures.
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