Tech Students Fight Blaze At Newbury Street Club
Pandemonium erupted when the Technology Club at 422 Newbury Street saw an awning fire from a burning window. The blaze was extinguished by firefighters from Box 99, with estimated damage around 25 dollars. In other news Arnold N. Chase former U S senator and Brown University treasurer was elected chancellor to succeed William Goddard.
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Technology Club
Newbury Street
Providence
R. I
Arnold N. Chase
United States
Rhode Island
University
Brown Corporation
William Goddard
Curable Case of Scaly Eruptions After Long Illness
A patient endured a decade of persistent scaly eruptions covering the body with constant scratching until blood flowed. Doctors and medicines failed, including attempts with Cuticura, before the ailment was finally cured.
Cure of Chronic Skin Disease with Cuticura Ointment
A man recalls decades of severe itching and sores across his body and hair loss. After trying many treatments with little relief, he used Cuticura Ointment and, in three boxes, recovered completely and even regrew hair. He invites inquiries and notes the product is sold worldwide.
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B. Hiram Mattingly
S. Dak
Potter D Chem. Corp
Boston
Maas
Pleased With His Obituary Other Oddities in Day's News
Macon Missouri October 9 The town crier Garland Bates aged seventy five or more was rumored dead after a newspaper ran an obituary sketch from years ago when he was jailed for selling whiskey The veteran was amused by the mistaken death notice and later avoided trouble with brakemen during a narrow escape involving a leg in a crack and a saw
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Macon
Garland Bates
Pla
Stonerod Bags Three Grizzlies in British Columbia
Pittsburg reports J T M Stonerod secretary of the Carnegie Coal Company claims a record of three grizzlies killed in about three days. The hunts occurred in the wilds of British Columbia. This feat could impress President Roosevelt with its speed.
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Pittsburg
J. T. M. Stonerod
Carnegie Coal Company
Roosevelt
Jersey Hangman Van Hise Passes With New Electric Chair
Trenton New Jersey reports the state law abolishing hanging and adopting electrocution takes effect. James Van Hise of Newark, 71, has long served as the state hangman. The sheriff may pay him up to 500 dollars per execution, often sharing or boosting the rate when multiple executions occurred.
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Trenton
N. J
Jersey
James van Hise
Newark
van Hise
Peg leg saves group as boxcar standoff ends
Tara Snyder and five friends avoided arrest when a Williamsport trip ended in Montgomery. A brakeman tried to eject them from a box car, but Snyder struck quickly with his wooden leg and forced the door open, enabling escape.
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Lewisburg
Penn
Tara Snyder
Williamsport
Montgomery
Snyder
Hunter Fights Off Bear After Killing Cub
William Niemyer of East End hunted near Wilkes Barre when he spotted a sow with three cubs. He killed a cub and fled as the mother bear charged, pursuing him but he escaped unharmed.
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Wilkesbarre
Penn
William Niemyer
East End
Roosevelt
Eight year old sues octogenarian in breach of promise case
In Lebanon Ohio on October 9 a sensational suit was filed in Common Pleas Court. Jesse Gustin an eight year old boy sues Rebecca J Sides eighty year old woman for breach of promise claiming she promised to marry him within six months and then broke the contract.
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Lebanon, O
Common Pleas Court
Jesse Gustin
Rebecca J. Sides
Roosevelt in Memphis Praises City Name Teddy
President Roosevelt told Mayor James H. Malone he was glad Americans call him Teddy and felt pride at the nickname during a drive through Memphis streets. The exchange occurred in the city on a recent visit.
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Memphis
Tenn
Teddy
President Roosevelt
James H. Malone
Eel haul breaks northern Pennsylvanias records
J H Barton and four companions set eel racks in Pine Creek near Blackwells and pulled up 1800 eels weighing one to five pounds each. The catch is described as the largest ever made in northern Pennsylvania.
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Wellsboro
Penn
J. H. Barton
Pine Creek
Blackwells
Pennsylvania
Cornell researchers plan distemper germ experiments
To find the germ of distemper the most fatal disease in dogs, Mrs V A Moore and B H Buxton bacteriologists and Dr James Irwing pathologist from Cornell University Medical School will conduct a series of experiments in New York on October 9.
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New York
V. A. Moore
B. H. Buxton
James Irwing
Cornell University Medical School
Aunty Betsey Freeman Celebrates 114th Birthday
Butler, Pennsylvania报道 Mrs. Elizabeth Freeman known as Aunty Betsey celebrated her 114th birthday yesterday. She maintains mental faculties remains bright and happy.
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Butler
Penn
Elizabeth Freeman
Betsey
Aerial airship owners seek warrants for vandals
Redwood City says the owners of the Aerial, the runaway airship from San Francisco, plan to obtain search warrants for those who damaged and carried off parts of the craft for souvenirs.
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Redwood City
San Francisco
Coffin Dreadful Miracle as Woman Surfaces at Funeral
In Wheeling West Virginia on October 9 relatives of Mrs Frederick Hartzell were at her wake when the minister arrived to perform rites. Moments before the service she suddenly sat up in the coffin and walked out causing mourners to rush outside through windows.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Frederick Hartzell
Huntington
Limerick Contest Promises Prizes in Sunday Post
The Sunday Post advertises a limerick contest with a total of 200 dollars in prizes and a top prize of 100 dollars. Readers are urged to craft lines about Smith and his troubles, with submission details to appear in the Sunday issue and an extended deadline after midweek.
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Smith
Army of Sunday Post
Great
Limerick Legion
Sunday Post
Limerick
New England
Bennie the cat court row ends with board dispute
Mrs. Martha W Merrill’s cat Bennie, kept by Miss Elizabeth Myers for three years at 6 Columbus Square, sues for unpaid board. Myers won about 223 dollars. Merrill’s attorney grilled Myers with cat lore as District Court weighs ownership and care duties.
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Martha W. Merrill
Thomas
Miss Myers
South End
Merrill
Charlestown
N. H
Moran and Dennison clash after DA nomination clash
District Attorney Moran and former assistant Joseph Dennison argued on a city street after Moran’s Democratic nomination defeat. The heated exchange, lasting about twenty minutes, featured sharp campaign taunts and threats, but no violence or police action occurred.
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Moran
Joseph A. Dennison
Springfield
Scollay Square
Court Street
Dennison
Cowboy Girl Glove Fashion Sparks Rough Rider Style
The Texas heroine known as the Rough Rider Girl features leather fringe gloves with a buffalo Bill vibe. The worn hats and shoes pair with gloves priced at 2 dollars, offering practical warmth and a stylish cape effect in long coats.
Burning of C. H. Northam Ship Lights Wood Island Park
The old steamer C. H. Northam was towed from Stonington Connecticut to Wood Island park where two towboats beached her. The vessel will be burned to the waterline and then broken up for salvage of copper and iron, a spectacle for bonfire enthusiasts, the first such burn for years after Calf Island fires.
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C. H. Northam
Wood Island Park
Stonington
Conn
Calf Island
Emperor thanks German American Alliance for greetings
Dr. D. J. Hexamer, president of the National German American Alliance, reported a reply from the German Emperor acknowledging the alliance delegates at Harvard’s Germanic Museum. The Emperor expressed sincere thanks to the patriotic American citizens for their greetings.
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Philadelphia
D. J. Hexamer
National German-American Alliance
Alliance
Germanic Museum
Harvard
National German Alliance
Crop reports show lower corn and wheat yields
The crop reporting board reports corn condition on Oct 1 at 8.0 versus 80.2 last month and 79.6 10-year average. Spring wheat average per acre is 13.1 bushels vs 13.7 final 1906 and 14.0 10-year average. Total spring wheat about 216,067,000 bushels and spring plus winter wheat around 625,567,000 bushels, down from last year’s final estimates.
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Washington
Crop Reporting Board
Bureau of Statistics of the
Department of Agriculture
Judge Denies Divorce Based On Husband’s Drunkenness
In Muncie Indiana Judge Joseph Leffler refused Lulu Jones a divorce from Frank Jones citing a rule that a wife cannot claim drunkenness as grounds if she knew her husband drank before marriage.
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Muncie
Ind
Joseph Leffler
Circuit Court
Lulu Jones
Frank Jones
Roxbury Politician Sentenced to 14 Days in Jail
Thomas McFarland of Roxbury connected with the sewer department and active in politics was committed to jail for 14 days for contempt of court. He had been ordered by Judge Grant of the Probate Court last May to contribute to his wife's support.
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Thomas McFarland
Roxbury
Sewer Department
Grant
Missing Wesleyan Student Found After Disappearance
Walter Carroll of Rowe the Wesleyan Academy student who vanished from Wilbraham last May has been located in Rome New York via a letter to friends in Rowe.
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Wilbbraham
Walter Carroll
Rowe
Wesleyan Academy
Spudent
Wilbraham
Rome
N. Y
Retail Grocers Association Hosts House Warming
The Boston Retail Grocers Association held a house warming yesterday in its new Board of Trade building quarters at 88 Broad Street. Guests from the Chamber of Commerce included John F. Crocker, president, and D. D. Morse, secretary, with Fruit and Produce Exchange representation by J. B. Thomas, president, and Hervey IX Sleeper, secretary.
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Boston Retail Grocers’ Association
Board of Trade
Broad Street
Chamber of Commerce
John F. Crocker
D. D. Morse
Fruit and Produce Exchange
J. B. Thomas
Hervey IX, Sleeper
The Vanishing Fleets Versus The Japanese Spy
A clever Japanese spy figures prominently as a central character in the upcoming installment of The Vanishing Fleets in the Sunday Post Magazine. The mystery tightens its grip as the thrilling tale unfolds.
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Sunday Post
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