Boy Mayor Dolan Presides Amid Visitors at City Hall
Acting Mayor Dolan, known as the Boy Mayor, held court at City Hall as visitors flooded in to pay respects. Reporters describe his firm, gravity filled routine while aides and clerks jockeyed for position around the makeshift chair and phone lines rang nonstop between 11 and 1:30.
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Dolan
Collins
Charlestown
Dennison
Harrington
Leary
John F. Dever
Mr. Dever
Dever
Eva returns from two year whaling voyage with rescued crew
Schooner Eva brings back crew of Francys Allen burned in June at Hudson Bay. Fire started after a crew visit to the forecastle and the ship burned rapidly, becoming a total wreck. Remaining crew saved personal effects and provisions before drifting in open boats until rescued by Active and later joining Era at Repulse Bay.
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New Bedford
Eva
Hudson Bay
Francys Allen
Repulse Bay
Hon Milton Reed Letter Sparks Republican Debate
The Fall River lawyer and former mayor and senator sent a forceful note to Colonel Goetting on October 1 declining a committee post and outlining policy objections. The letter was suppressed by the state chair before the convention and Reed released it to a Boston paper on October 7 after the event.
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Milton Reed
Fall River
Republican State Committee
Reed
State Senate
Colonel Goetting
Goetting
Boston
Registration in regressive wards shows 2239 vs last fall totals
Registration figures remain high but lag municipal totals by 2239. Over five days supporters expect 3000 names as Democratic and Republican wards report gains and losses. Ward 4 leads with a 2 percent net gain, followed by Ward 16 and Ward 22, while Ward 8 shows the largest decline. Charlestown records minimal activity due to prior campaigns. overall pattern highlights cross-ward variability and party dynamics in Dorchester and nearby wards.
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Pierce
Gore
Dorchester
Charlestown
Harrington
Sullivan
Registration closes before Wednesday state election
Registration ends at 10 o'clock Wednesday night. All who have not registered by then cannot vote in the State election.
Suspect in McPhee Case Sought After Cambridge Somerville
Police follow a young man living near Chester street Somerville connected to the Agnes McPhee murder. He has not been seen since Friday night and is described as peculiar. Several suspicious men were questioned at stations in Cambridge. one ex carpenter with a tall hat white vest and red necktie was arrested for asking for a person named Mack at Mrs Has kel's Chester street home.
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Pennsylvania
Carlyle
England
Republican Party
Goetting
Republican Party of
Massachusetts
Cambridge
Somerville
Agnes McPhee
Chester Street
Batchelder
Haskel
Ninth District Nomination Chaos Faces Republican Hopefuls
Ex congressman Fitzgerald urges delegates to nominate a party over personal ambition amid ninth district contest. The Republic notes possible compromise candidates, mentions Conry as a persistent bid, and stresses the need for a party focused outcome to avoid electing a Republican.
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Fitzgerald
Ninth
the Republic
Boston
The
Republic
Washington
Conry
Kelcher
Dennison
Perrine Comet Appears Faint Yet Visible Says Harvard
Harvard astronomers describe the Perrine comet as a hazy star rather than a long tail. Assistant E S King notes its west of the zenith in Lyra during early evening and estimates motion at 20 to 30 arc minutes per day. If elliptic, it may return. if parabolic, it may depart forever.
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Scotia
King Dental
Washington Street
Avon Street
Jordan's
White's
Crosby's
Oxford
Perrine
Laura
E. S. King
Harvard Observatory
Cygnus
Lyra
Verdict Held That Anna Pulitzer Died From Violence
The coroner's jury in Jersey City rules Mrs. Anna Pulitzer died from violence by William Hooper Young. Her body was found in the Morris Canal on September 18.
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New York
Anna Pulitzer
Morris Canal
Jersey City
William Hooper Young
Printer Loses Arm In Press Accident
Joseph Simpson of St George street Roxbury employed at a printing establishment at 117 Franklin street lost his right arm yesterday afternoon. While at work at one of the presses his arm was caught in a cylinder and so badly crushed that it was amputated at the ref Hef station.
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Joseph Simpson
St George Street
Roxbury
Franklin Street
Child 4 is killed by express drag on Pleasant Street
Four year old Jennie Rousseau daughter of Frank Rousseau was run over and killed by an express drag on Pleasant street while playing in the road. The wagon passed over the lower part of her body in Lynn on October 10.
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Lynn
Jennie Rousseau
Frank Rousseau
Pleasant Street
Trial test of the torpedo destroyer Lawrence at Provincetown
The United States torpedo boat destroyer Lawrence completed a speed standardization test off Provincetown achieving 29.14 knots on a geodetic course. Endurance test halted after 35 minutes at 26 knots due to air pump trouble. The trial board praised the vessel. endurance will resume after machinery changes.
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Provincetown
United States
Lawrence
Geodetic Survey
Charles J. Train
Prairie Naval Constructor
Joseph J. Woodward
Charles Boelker
Walter C. Cowles
Frank D. Wellington
Fore River Ship and Engine Company
Quincey
Charles B Edwards
Arthur Harding
Convention Clashes Over Fifth District Nomination
In Concord or nearby site the Democratic convention for the fifth district adjourned amid uproar as Bruce of Lawrence and Sparks of Lowell contend for the nomination. Sparks supporters held a separate meeting while Bruce's faction reported 68 votes for Sparks in a contested ballot.
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Lawrence
Alexander B. Bruce
John T. Sparks
Lowell
Fifth
Edwin F. O’sullivan
William Crowley
Sparks
O'Sullivan
Daniel E. Donoghue
Committee On Credentials
Michael Dowd
James W. Barry
William J. Bradley
Lowell Men
Patrick J. Cox
J. Frank Conroy
John F. Murphy
John J. Hennessey
Daniel J. Donahue
Bruce
Coffee Sickness Ended by Postum in Memoir of Pastor
A Sardis Mississippi pastor describes years of headaches sleep loss and a widespread itching problem blamed on coffee. After switching to Postum Food Coffee the itching eased within ten days and headaches vanished. He urges other ministers to quit coffee for rest and health.
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E. L. Wesson
Baptist Church of
Crown Prince of Siam Arrives in New York
Crown Prince Maha Vajiravudh of Siam arrives in New York from Southampton aboard the Fuerst Bismarck. He is greeted by U.S. officials and lands at Jersey City before a two month US visit to see sights and learn about American industry and agriculture.
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Crown Prince of Siam
New York
Shonfo Maha Vajiravudh
Crown Prince of
Siam
Fuerst Bismarck
Southampton
Herbert H. D. Peirce
D. B. Sickles
Bangkok
Roosevelt
Edwin V. Morgan
State Department
Prince
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey City
Washington
London
United States
Son Drops Dead Mother Slain by Wagon in Boston Tragedy
Thomas Monahan a stationary engineer age about 40 lived at 2 Newman place Roxbury died from heart disease while at work on a new building at Hayward place and Harrison avenue extension. His mother on her way to church was struck by a wagon and severely injured as she learned of her son s death and was taken to City Hospital.
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Thomas Monahan
Newman Place
Roxbury
Hayward Place
Harrison Avenue
Monahan
Dudley Street
City Hospital
Dennison in Ward 12 addressed Charlestown Democrats
In Ward 12 last night Democrats gathered to push registration and heard Joseph A. Dennison speak on ninth district conditions. He claimed pledged delegates would nominate him with help from unpledged votes in Wards 6 and 8, denying Kelcher and Welcher chances. James H. Doyle predicted Dennison’s nomination would come only at the last minute via unpledged delegates. Also featured are Dr. Edward Koch and Dr. Robert Koch Roth with notes on Koch Lung Cure methods and a Boston office at 361 Boylston Street offering free consultation and trial treatment.
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Chickering Hall
Ward 12
Joseph A. Dennison
Ninth
Boston
Conry
Kelcher
Mr. Conry
Keliher
Mr. Keliher
Charlestown
Mr. Welcher
Welcher
James H. Doyle
Dennison
Dennison. He Said That Mr. Dennison
Edward Koch
America
Germany
Robert Koch
Berlin
London
Boylston Street
Koch
Goetsch
Vienna
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