Burgess Purchases Newport Summer Estate
Professor John W. Burgess dean of Columbia University has bought the Emily O Gibbes estate on Rhode Island avenue Newport. The residence built about 25 years ago lies between Miss Ellen Mason and Mrs. W. Rogers Morgan. He will visit next summer and plans Newport as his summer home after retirement.
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Newport
R. T
John W. Burgess
Columbia University
Emily
Gibbes Estate
Rhode Island Avenue
Gibbes Avenue
Ellen Mason
W. Rogers Morgan
Burgess
Naval Man Weds in Philadelphia
Miss Marion Marguerite La Tourette daughter of Mrs Clinton Moore La Tourette married Paymaster Edward Stuart Staiwarker I N aboard the Rhode Island in Boston navy yard. The ceremony was at Oak Lane with two attendants, followed by a large reception at the bride's home. They will reside in Brookline Massachusetts.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Oak Lane
Marion Marguerite la Tourette
Clinton Moore la Tourette
Edward Stuart Staiwarker
Rhode Island
Boston Navy Yard
Mary la Tourette
Lawrence B. Fuller
San Francisco
Brookline
Mass
Internal Bathing for Constipation touted as future cure
An advertisement extols the J. B. L. Cascade internal bathing method to keep the intestines clean and prevent constipation and biliousness. It claims widespread physician support and promotes Jall Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores in New England as the place to learn more.
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J. B. L. Cascade
Jall Riker-Jaynes
New England
Coughing Tied to Vessel Bursting and Poison Build Up
A medical writer claims coughing bursts blood vessels often and links coughs to fever congestion and poisons in the body. The piece warns against patent medicines and whiskey, promotes a laxative cough syrup, and provides a five hour treatment involving wild cherry fluid essence and white syrup compound with repeated doses.
Four Town Cryers Promote New England Exposition
Four Boston youths in Revolutionary dress parade to proclaim the New England Industrial and Educational Exposition at the Mechanics building. Start at seven, urging crowds from city and countryside to attend today for a day and evening of Hunt ington Avenue events in Boston.
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New England
Mechanics Building
Huntington Avenue
Boston
Fitzgerald
Bas relief on Columbus arrives for Knights of Columbus vote
Voting begins yesterday on a $200 bas relief depicting Columbus landing in America. Knights of Columbus visiting the exposition receive one vote per day, as sculptor Emmanuel Gironi works in view of crowds today until near 10 pm. The expo highlights include a $15,000 18 foot Titanic model from White Star, a gold-plated plow with historic ties, and broad public turnout from schools sailors and business delegations.
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Knights of Columbus
Columbus Landing
America
Emmanuel Gironi
New England
White Star Company
Vice Probe In Albany Targets City Wide Open Picture
Senate committee hearings on Albany vice conditions hear testimony from Rev. Herbert Tinsley about red light districts and widespread corruption. Counsel James Osborne argues city officials and police are aligned with the problem and that voting patterns reflect Republican dominance.
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Albany
N. Y
Senate
James W. Osborne
Herbert Tinsley
State Anti-Saloon League
Red Light
Tinsley
Old Coligny Wins Baltimore Steeplechase at Pimlico
Oct 11 Pimlico hosted the Mt Washington steeplechase as the day’s feature. Old campaigner Coligny won the race rather handily before a clear crowd that included many society figures.
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Baltimore
Mt. Washington
Pimlico
Coligny
Morocco Pact To Be Secret In Berlin Talks
Berlin dispatch reports Germany and France agreeing to keep the Moroccan understanding entirely secret until the second part is signed. Officials say any public version would be unwarranted and a government communication to the Bundesrat was issued this afternoon under strict secrecy.
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Berlin
Bundesrath
Thanks to The Post for Robbery Coverage
A reader praises The Post for prompting police action after a robbery at 4 Ambrose Street. He notes Captain Evans assigned Officer Gillis quickly and most of the property was recovered, commending the paper’s public-spirited reporting.
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Post
Ambrose Street
Evans
Gillis
Boston Post
Timothy L. Connolly
Mt. Pleasant Avenue
Charity Whists For Consumptives Home This Weekend
Whist parties to aid the Free Home for Consumptives will be held this afternoon and evening. The 2:30 PM session is in room 210 at Huntington Chambers and the 8:30 PM session in room 410. Souvenirs will be given. Additional games are planned Monday afternoon and Friday evening at 9 Huntington.
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Free Home
Huntington Chambers
Huntington
Pension Act Opposed by Finance Commission Urges Rejection
The Finance Commission urged the mayor and city council to reject the amended general pension act for municipal employees. It says the act remains defective and costly, with questionable gains in efficiency, and notes objections to pensioning high paid city officials and clerks while Boston would be the first city to adopt such a system.
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Finance Commission
Boston
Miss Florence Wood Weds Dr Clarence Bryant in Hyde Park
Miss Florence Monroe Wood married Dr. Clarence Edmund Bryant last evening in Hyde Park. The ceremony was conducted by the Rev Louis E Dethlefs at the Unitarian Church.
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Florence Monroe Wood
Clarence Edmund Bryant
Hyde Park
Louis E. Dethlefs
Unitarian Church
Identifies Cows Tails Leads to Recovery of $209
Fred C. Young of Medford with a noted memory for cattle hides identified cattle tails and horns to recover $209 from the Brighton Dressed Meat Company in Superior Court. He sued for two milkers stolen and sold. Leon Leach admitted stealing and selling the cows.
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Fred C. Young
Medford
Brighton Dressed Meat Company
Mr. Young
Leon Leach
Deer Island
Brighton
Leach
Railway Commissioners decline express seizure legislation
At the National Association of Railway Commissioners annual meeting in Washington on October 11, officials refused to back a plan to force railways to absorb express business. A resolution by South Dakota’s George Rice was sent to a committee, which nearly endorsed it but cited insufficient data after one year of study.
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Washington
National Association of Railway Commissioners
George Rice
South Dakota
Pinex Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief and Guarantee
Advertising touts Pinex Cough Syrup as rapidly curing bad coughs within 24 hours and even aiding croup and whooping cough. It highlights Norway White Pine extract content, a 50-cent bottle making a pint, and a money back guarantee with a certificate in each pack.
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U. S
Canada
Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
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Stoneham
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