Firebug Threatens Cobb's $20 000 House
Watertown Oct 10 A letter warned G H Cobb his near finished Hill Side Avenue home would burn Tuesday night. Police surrounded the site, kept the incident secret, and sought the writer amid recent arson rampages. Cobb and volunteers supervised security while police questioned suspicious locals.
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Watertown
Hill Side Avenue
G. H. Cobb
Hill Side ‘Avenue
Peron
Union Market Stock Yards
Stickney
Cobb
Post
Cobb House
Albert Buffam
Eliot Sees Failure For Roosevelt Plan In Football Reform
Harvard figures discuss President Roosevelt’s meeting with Yale Harvard and Princeton coaches on football reform. President Eliot warns the effort hinges on convincing long‑time insiders the evils are intolerable. Coaches Reid and Nichols return to Cambridge and decline to comment, deferring details to Roosevelt.
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Harvard
Roosevelt
Yale
Princeton
Eliot
Port
Reid
Dr. Nichols
Crimson
Cambridge
Soldiers Field
President's Wife to Join Roosevelt on Southern Tour
The first lady plans to accompany Theodore Roosevelt on his voyage to New Orleans despite yellow fever fears. She will stay by his side and be cared for by Surgeon General Rixey as part of the party.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
New Orleans
Hayward Place
Boston
Telegraph
Express
Oxford 2600
Brookline Bride Wears Pearl Gown Worth 10000
Miss Amy Richardson Mayo of Brookline married last evening to Wilbur Grant of Rochester New York by the Rev Renen Thomas. The gown she wore was interwoven with 50 pearls and valued at $10,000.
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Brookline
Amy Richardson Mayo
Brook Hine
Renen Thomas
Wilbur Grant
Rochester
N. Y
Army ration debate sparks praise for Grape-Nuts as compact fuel
A Civil War veteran writes from New England praising Grape-Nuts and Postum Coffee as a compact energizing breakfast. He says two tablespoons meet his morning needs and the meal keeps him until noon with no heaviness. He proposes adding the food to the army ration for marching and fighting.
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New England
Harvard Men Won't Play Football Says Coach Reid
A large Harvard mass meeting in the Harvard Union heard Coach Reid declare he is a pessimist about the varsity prospects. He noted only 50 of 291 potential players reported for duty, six men sidelined, and urged adherence to rules while promising hard play and improvements this fall.
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Harvard
Harvard Union
Reid
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde at the Globe Theatre review
The Globe Theatre staged Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with Thomas E Shea in the title roles. Spencer Charters as Dr Lanyon and J Irving Southard as Gabriel Utterson drew praise for their performances. Charlotte Burkett pleased as Margaret Carew and J E Gilbert as Abraham Poole also earned strong notices. The cast received general satisfaction with others in supporting parts.
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Globe Theatre
Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
Thomas E. Shea
Dr. Jekyll
Lanyon
Spencer Charters
Gabriel Utterson
D. Irving Southard
George Johnson
Frank G. Darren
Richard Enfield
Herbert G. Miller
Sir Danvers Carew
James J. Cassady Abraham Poole
D. Ke Gilbert Bradshaw
Inspector Newcomer
John Wilton James
Sree
Pa Wo Migler
Robert Lee
Margaret Carew
Charlotte Burkett
USAN
Hayes
Shea
Dr. Lanyon
J. Irving Southard
J. E. Gilbert
Abraham Poole
Cardinal Richelieu
President’s Power Debate at Faneuil Hall
Yale Law Dean Henry Wade Rogers spoke under the Anti Imperialist League on the presidents powers and absolute discretion. He said executive authority grows from court decisions and congressional grants while Congress limits appointments and removals and the President should nominate freely subject to Senate confirmation.
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Anti-Imperialist League
Henry Wade Rogers
Yale Law School
Faneuil Hall
Moorfield Storey
United States
Congress
Senate
Marceau
Boston
Ll.d
Eulogize Fr Theobald Mathew Across Boston Temperance Groups
The birthday anniversary of Rev Theobald Mathew, the apostle of total abstinence, was observed by Boston Catholic Total Abstinence Union societies last night. Father Francis J Butler and Father John T Mullen spoke on Mathew’s life. events were held at Cathedral of the Holy Cross and other society rooms with multiple branches statewide observing the day.
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Theobald Mathew
Ireland
Boston Catholic
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Temperance Society
Father Mathew
Cathedral of the Holy Cross League For Men
St. Veronica Society For
Union Park Street
St. Patrick’s Total
Cambridge Officer Targeted for $156 Return Suit
A Cambridge police committee report urged suing Sergeant Gordon for $156 recovery tied to injuries claimed from December 31, 1903, while pursuing a burglar. The report also recommended eliminating sergeants on street duty nights.
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Cambridge Board of Aldermen
Gordon
16 Year Old Winthrop Bride Escapes Detention
Mrs. H. W. Creighton a 16 year old bride who eloped to Providence on Monday has fled with her young brakeman husband escaping detention by her mother. The couple left town and are being sought with Boston police assistance.
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Winthrop
Wright's Health Underwear touted as cold prevention
An article promotes Wright's Health Underwear as a simple scientific safeguard against colds during changing weather. It argues porous breathable fabric that remains non conductive and absorbent keeps the body dry and warm, preventing sudden temperature shifts. The piece notes the product costs no more than ordinary underwear and offers a booklet from Wright's Health Underwear Company, 76 Franklin Street, New York.
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Wright
Wright's Health Underwear Company
Franklin Street
New York
N. Y
Black Silk Peau de Cygne 36 Inch Goods
Display textile note announcing 36 inch wide black silk peau de cygne fabric. Promotes five remaining pieces of the lustrous finished material. States price per yard with guaranteed quality.
Tenderfoot Hose and Hosiery Sale at Henry Siegel Co
The sale offers women’s stockings and undergarments at low prices. items include plain black cotton stockings with split foot and garter top patterns, silk lisle hose, embroidered lisle hose, and various women’s undergarments. Prices range from 29c to 50c per item, with bulk deals such as 3 for $1.00 on silk lisle hose.
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Henry Siegel Co
Silk Petticoats and Petticoats Sale Highlights
Silk petticoats in tailored effects with full flare and trim. priced originally at 7.50 now 5.00. Extra heavy taffeta petticoats with silk dust ruf fle in stock with new shades. sale price 6.98. Lateen black satin petticoats with deep accordion plaited flounce marked for sale 89c. Flannel underskirts white wool hemstitched ruffle priced at 1.50 for sale.
Dainty Attire for Children at Hayward Place
Clever little coats and dresses attract mothers seeking neat children attire. Coats in Ladies' Cloth trimmed with braid valued at 3.95. Bearskin coats in colors with leather belts, dresses in shepherd plaids, Russian style, guimpe waists in fine lawn with Hamburg insertion, offered at 1.98 while supplies last.
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Hayward Place
Hamburg
Renaissance Piece Scarfs and Linen Doylies Sale
A sale ad touts Renaissance era scarfs in 45 and 36 inch lengths priced at 2.98 and 1.08 respectively. White linen doilies 12 inches priced at 41. Exceptional tinted centre designs in Hedebo Eyelet Floral and Conventional styles offered in 30 inch sizes. Tassels and cards promoted on sale to clear broken lines with reduced pricing for Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Lane Rennaissance
Hedebo
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Cambridge Officer
Winthrop Bride
Siegel’s
Batiste
Silk Centre
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Uulise
Iamen
Liu
Armour’s Star
Armour
Lara
Swift
Enoch Morgan
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Muir Park
Santa Clara
National Biscuit
Nabisco
National Biscuit Company
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India
Pillsbury
Washburn Crosby
Ois
American Cereal Company
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