Society Notes From Boston Shows Warmer Winter Social Scene
Mr and Mrs George L Batchelder and their son return to Medford from a White Mountains tour. Mrs John L Gardner hosted a London guest list at Ridgely Manor Stone Ridge New York. Harvard senior Robert Jordar returns as college opens. Amy Mayo and Wilbur Grant wedding planned in Brookline. The Grews settle in Marlboro Street after summer in West Manchester. Spaulding and Shaw families travel and host at cottages in Beverly Farms Nahant and Manchester. The Debutante.
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George L. Batchelder
George L. Batchelder, Jr
Marjorie
Ruth Lawrence
Batchelder
William B. Lawrence
Medford
White Mountains
John L. Gardner
Olga Montagu
London
Frank Munsey
Francis H. Leggett
Ridgely Manor
Stone Ridge
N. Y
Sybil Douglas
Thayers
Lancaster
F. H. Prince, Jr
Harvard College
Princemere
Myopia Hunt Club
Barre
Norfolk
Middlesex Hunt Club
Eben D. Jordan
Dorothy Jordan
Nason Hamlin
Scotland
Boston
Robert Jordar
Amy Richardson Mayo
Wilbur Grant
Rochester
William Franklin Mayo
Selkirk Road
Brookline
Henry Sturgis Grew
Marlboro Street
Grew
Joseph Clark Grew
Alice Perry
Ponkapoag
Grews
Francis R. Spaulding
West Manchester
Europe
Spaulding
Robert Gould Shaw
North Shore
Andrew C. Wheelwright
Beverly Farms
Shaw
Myopia Club
Maynard Ladd
Anna Coleman Wats
T. Morgan Rotch
Manchester
Rotches
Bar Harbor
Commonwealth Avenue
Eliot Guild
S. E. Guild
Ocean Street
Nahant
Beacon Street
The Pearl Necklace Mystery by Mrs Ducey
A society wife asks a respected confidante to help recover a pawned pearl necklace linked to Count Von Stahl. The detective narrator arranges repayment to mislaid jewelry and later receives a foreign draft from Count Von Stahl, endorsed by the wife, suggesting his gentlemanly conduct.
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L— Street
Count von Stahl
Austria
Fire Captain Kenney of Boston Returns from Jamaica
The United Fruit Company's steamer Admiral Dewey carrying saloon passengers arrived from Jamaican ports. Among them were Captain J. H. Kenney of the Boston fire department returning from the Jamaica trip, Irvin E. Peak and Mrs Peak, Captain N. P. West and Mrs West, W. H. Ramsey and Mrs Ramsey, plus two consular passengers John Graham and Auguste Oleson.
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United Fruit Company
Admiral Dewey
Porter
Dewey
J. H. Kenney
Boston Fire Department
Irvin E. Peak
Fruit Company
Fort Antonio
Peak
N. P. West
Jamaica
West
W. H. Ramsey
Banes
Ramsey
John Graham
Flora Morang
Auguste Oleson
Boston
Auburndale
South End Declines as Churches Struggle With Sin
Reverend Charles W. Wendte laments rapid deterioration of the South End over four years. He notes rising lodging houses and a shift to a foreign colony, praises Catholics and Salvation Army, and urges Protestant churches to unite while rejecting inflammatory tactics.
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South End
Charles W. Wendte
West End
Reverend Wendte Leaves Parker Memorial With Critique
The Rev Charles W Wendte severed his connection with the Theodore Parker Memorial after a Sunday sermon. He stated he made little impression on the neighborhood and noted congregations grew mainly during stereopticon exhibitions. He refused to prostitute the church to yellow clericalism.
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Charles W. Wendte
Theodore Parker
Wendte
Parker Memorial
Prof Henry Wade Rogers Lectures at Faneuil Hall Tonight
Professor Henry Wade Rogers of Yale Law School will lecture on The Powers of the President at Faneuil Hall tonight. Moorefield Storey will preside. many seats are reserved for law schools and lawyers, with the public invited.
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Faneuil Hall
Henry Wade Rogers
Law School
Yale University
Moorefield Storey
Roosevelt Says He Was The Worst Rider In His Regiment
Washington October 9 President Roosevelt told District Attorney Tinsey of Kentucky he served as a cavalryman in the Civil War and recalled his son’s Spanish American War service. He added that, in truth, he was the very worst rider in his regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Tinsey
Kentucky
Dictionary and Atlas Offer From Merriam Co Ad
An advertisement on the last page promotes Webster's International Dictionary with leather binding and a complete thumb index for $1 down plus small monthly payments. The first 500 readers receive for free the 1905 General Atlas of the World with colored maps and full indexing. Respondents should mail to J Q Adams & Co Boston.
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G. & C. Merriam &Co
J. Q. Adams & Co
Boylston Street
Boston
Dear Miss Champagne How to win back a fickle lover
A reader asks how to regain a love who moved away and now favors another. The adviser cautions that a change of residence shows a fickle nature and urges the writer to forget him and pursue other interests rather than chase or pressure him.
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Miss Champagne
Rebecca
Ufe
British Navy Ruler Sir Edward Seymour Sails to Attend Trafalgar Centenary
Sir Edward Hobart Seymour, admiral of the fleet and guest of the Victorian Club, will sail from Liverpool on the Ivernia to attend the Trafalgar centenary celebration in Tremont Temple. He has served in the Crimean War, China war, and Egyptian campaigns, earning KC B and GCB honors and acts as the King's principal aide-de-camp.
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Edward Hobart Seymour
Great Britain
Tremont Temple
Liverpool
Ivernia
Edward
George Dewey
Edward Seymour
Odessa
Sebastopol
Kinburn
Sir Michael
Taku
Singpao
Kahding
Congo
Irig
Boston University Law School Names Officers and Clerks
The faculty selected officers and clerks from the undergraduate body. Named are Chandler M. Wood Fort Plain New York and William E. Tucker Chelsea as third year clerks. Also listed are Frank P. Ayer Cornwall Maine D B. Bartlett Manchester New Hampshire as second year clerks J W Bond Waltham first year clerk John J. Cummings Dorchester Herbert G Parker Worcester William A Kneeland Winchester Postmaster Sumner Y Wheeler Rockport and others in roles such as recorders clerks university court stationer evening custodian and librarians.
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Boston University Law School
Chandler M. Wood
Fort Plain
N. Y
William E. Tucker
Chelsea
Frank P. Ayer
Cornish
D. B. Bartlett
Manchester
N. H
J. W. Bond
Waltham
John J. Cummings
Dorchester
Herbert G. Parker
Worcester
William A. Kneeland
Winchester
John M. Harvey
Lynn
University Court
Sumner Y. Wheeler
Rockport
Arthur W. McLean
Lowell
John H. Paine
Harwich
Hiram Willard
Kennebunk
Arthur J. Charrow
Leominster
Edward W. Holmes
New Bedford
George R. Farnum
Melrose
Fred McClary
Maynard
Longest Through Trolley Line Opens in New England
The Old Colony Street Railway Company opened the longest through trolley line in New England linking Boston Postoffice Square to Fall River, a 53 mile ride without changes. The inaugural car departed at 2 p.m. with a full crowd and will run weekdays at 2 p.m. returning from Fall River each morning except Mondays, aligning with New York boat arrivals.
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Old Colony Street Railway Company
New England
Postoffice
Secretary O Connor Joins General Tanner Office
John J. O'Connor of Waltham, secretary to the late General Blackmar, has accepted a post as secretary to General James Tanner, commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, and as register of wills. He will depart for Washington this week to begin duties.
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Waltham
John J. O’connor
Blackmar
James Tanner
Grand Army of the Republic
O'Connor
Washington
Hughes Declines New York Mayoral Nomination
Charles E B Hughes, counsel for the insurance investigating committee, refused the Republican mayoral nomination in New York. He cited a paramount public duty and the need to continue the insurance inquiry without distraction, emphasizing its importance to millions and his unembarrassed commitment to the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles
Hughes
Insurance
New York City
Odell
Cheekly Denies Taking Hint Amid Cough Incident
In a terse exchange, Cholly Cheekly confirms hearing a cough but rejects taking any hint. The remark follows a pointed moment during the proceedings. Officials note no further comment was added.
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Cholly
Artists Glad of the Badges and Sketch Notices
Dear young artists praise for membership badges and growing club. Notes on upcoming Sunday Post and credit to members Edward Donovan Boston and Madeline Dodge for sketches The Home of Hiawatha is mentioned.
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L. C
Madeline Dodge
East Lexington
Hiawatha
Waltham Tree Warden Declares War on Moths
Waltham October 9 Superintendent of Streets Richard A Jones tree warden has begun a campaign against gypsy and brown tail moths. He will use creosote and a brush to treat nests killing their eggs and preventing hatching.
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Waltham
Richard A. Jones
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Tremont St
Butler’s Branch
Temple Pi
Sunday Post
Bessie D. Ducey
Middle Street
East Weymouth
Church
C. W. Wendte
Kenney
A. McArthur CO
Washington ST
Cormhill
Rockefeller
Catholic Church
Salvation Army
F. E. Zimmerman
Parker Memorial Church
Prof. Rogers
Mildred Champagne
Roosevelt
Fine Atlas Free
NEW Home Agency
Avon Street
Jorden Marsh
Oxford
Furs Reeimk
ST Work Wester
Brash & Berc
TEX
Ndal
Washington Street
Winter Street
Seymour
Trafalgar
Hub
Tanner
Governor Herrick
Ohio
Alfred Henry Lewis
Christian Science
Roy Knabenshue
Magazi CT
Human Life Pub. CO
Human Life
Mr. Cellosmith
Eddie J. Donovan
Henley Street
Charlestown
Frank EB. Quinn
Tremont Street
Walter M. Lowney Co
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