Guns Fire in Ancient and Honorable Artillery Skirmish
At Bretton Woods New Hampshire on October 11 members of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company fired a gun in a skirmish with Abenaki Indians during a march from a special train to the Mt. Washington Hotel arriving at 1 30 pm from Burlington Indians attacked from ambush and several were taken captive marched to the hotel where flags were lowered and a white flag of truce flew.
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Bretton Woods
N. H
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Bretton Wools Tepees
Mt. Washington
Burlington
Mount Washington visit ends with grand Bretton Woods reception
A company of riders met the Ancients at the railway station and escorted them to a Bretton Woods hotel where Manager William S. Kenney presented Captain Francis H. Appleton a large golden key inscribed The key to the Mt. Washington at Bretton Woods. The Luncheon followed a colorful parade with a regimental band and a United States president toast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Kenney
Francis H. Appleton
Mt. Washington
Bretton Woods
Owen Robinson
Appleton
James D. Coady
United States
J. Stearns Cushing
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Boston
Crawford Notch
W.S. Kenney
E. L. Potter
E. R. Lucas
Kenney
Youngest fan goes astray walks to Fenway to see Red Sox
Homer Stewart, six, wandered from Everett to Fenway Park after school to see the big game. He got lost in the South End and cried until a East Dedham street station patrolman found him. His father searched Greater Boston before retrieving him at the station.
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New England
Homer Stewart
Robbins Street
Everett
Fenway Park
Homer
South End
East Dedham Street
Boston
Red Sox
S P C A Head to Talk of Slaughter Houses
President Francis H. Rowley of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will depart Boston Sunday to attend the National Humane Association annual meeting in Indianapolis. He will speak Tuesday on slaughterhouse reform and critique the U S system of animal slaughter.
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Francis H. Rowley
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Boston
National Humane Association
Humane Societies
Indianapolis
Dr. Rowley
United States
Captain C R Morgan Dies in Lexington
Captain Chariton R. Morgan aged 74, brother of Confederate general John Morgan, former U S consul to Sicily, died in Lexington. He served under his brother in the Civil War, escaped from the Ohio State Penitentiary with him, and was with Morgan when he fell at Greenville Tennessee near war’s end.
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C. R. Morgan
Lexington
Chariton R. Morgan
John Morgan
United States
Sicily
Ohio
Greenville
Tenn
Run Out Of Will Case Witnesses
The Russell will case adjourned midday due to lack of witnesses. Two witnesses testified but one was unqualified for the claimant, leaving only the cross examination of Frank T. Palmer completed as court closed.
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Russell Will
Frank T. Palmer
Melrose House
Roxbury Bride-to-Be Mary Keefe Weds James Uniack
Miss Mary Agnes Keefe Roxbury department store assistant buyer marries James Moulton Uniack traveling salesman from Baltimore. The 9 am ceremony at Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Tremont Street Roxbury is officiated by Rev Father Charles Hoff with maid of honor Mollie Coyle and best man William Keefe. Ushers include Frank Keefe William J. McQuilland and E M Uniack. Palms decorate the church for about 300 guests.
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Mary Agnes Keefe
Roxbury
James Moulton Uniack
Baltimore
Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Tremont Street
Charles Hoff
Keefe
Mollie Coyle
Boston
William Keefe
Frank Keefe
William J. McQuilland
New York City
E. M. Uniack
Miss Keefe
Daniel J. Keefe
Uniack
E.M. Uniack
Corning
N. Y
BE. M. Uniack Manufacturing Company
New Brunswick
N. J
Witness testimony in Dakota claimant cross examination
The trial heard Palmer calling the Dakota claimant a very posi tive witness before cross examination. He said if claimed answers were true the claimant could be considered for the insane hospital. Dakota Dan's description of Pat Murray was cited as strong evidence. Joseph J. Curtis testified about work on the Russell place in 1898. The session adjourned with the claimant’s cross examination to resume Monday.
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Palmer
Nason
Daniel Blake Russell
Melrose
McNally
Pat Murray
Joseph J. Curtis
Russell Place
Senators Russell
Russell
Pevey
Free Woman in Jewel Thefts Cleared in Police Court
Lydia Tanswell a 70 year old widow from Manchester New Hampshire was brought from Canada and found not guilty of larceny of jewelry valued at 2245 from the Smith Jatterson Company. The defense showed the goods were obtained on memorandum and not by false pretences.
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Lydia Tanswell
Manchester
N. H
Canada
Conway and Hart
Smith-Jatterson Company
Summer Street
Bolster
Buffalo
Ohio
Treasury eases conscience fund limit after Decorah letter
Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh removes the five cent minimum on conscience fund gifts after personally addressing a Decorah Iowa man's wish to ease his mind by paying two cents to the United States.
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Washington
Decorah
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeagh
Conscience Fund
Clergymen Schedule at St Pauls Cathedral October Service Plan
St Pauls Cathedral announces October services with 18 visiting clergy joining regular staff. Dean Rousmaniere preaches at 11 am, others include D D Addison and Alexander Mann on Oct 13, Philo Sprague on Oct 20, Frank Crowder on Oct 27, Archdeacon Babcock and Bishop Davies on later slots. Weekday lineups list W S Packer Hutchinson Campbell and Davies through month with various celebrants and holy communion times.
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St.Paul's Cathedral
Dean Rousmaniere
D. D. Addison
D. D
Brookline
Alexander Mann
Boston
Philo W. Sprague
Charlestown
Frank Warfield Crowder
Providence
Samuel G. Babcock
Thomas Davies
Western
Massachusetts
W. 8. Packer
Winchester
Charles B. Hutchinson
East Orange
N. J
Thomas C. Campbell
Jamaica Plain
Bishop Davies
Leonard K. Storrs
Hughell E. W. Fosbroke
Episcopal Theological School
Rueben Kidner
Edgar H. van Etten
Father John's Medicine Promises Cure for Respiratory Ailments
An advertisement touts Father John's Medicine as a remedy for bronchitis asthma and consumption. It also mentions a singing component from Sédvor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
British Insurance Act Praised By Haverhill Speaker
Rev. Levi M. Powers lauded England's compulsory insurance at a Twentieth Century Club luncheon. He cited penny a day premiums funding medical care and old age pensions with no agents or rents, while noting its broad support from medical science. Henry C. French outlined profit sharing at Boston Consolidated Gas. Harry Dennison described a similar Dennison plan benefiting workers.
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England
Levi M. Powers
Haverhill
Twentieth Century Club
Powers
Henry C. French
Boston Consolidated Gas Company
Harry Dennison
Dennison Manufacturing Company
Dennison
Met me at the Wisteria Garden hosts tea at show
At the electric show, guests depart with the cue Met me at the Wisteria Garden. Chase and Sanborn host the event and provide tea or coffee to ease the waiting time for attendees.
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Wisteria Garden
Chase & Sanborn
Muck Returns to Lead Boston Symphony in Historic Rehearsal
Dr Carl Muck conducted a public rehearsal in Symphony Hall marking his return to the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Patrons waited since 10 am and the players rose to salute him with a Tusch. His goal is to build on the ensemble’s esteemed history from past seasons.
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Carl Muck
Symphony Hall
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston
Boston Symphony
Europe
Boston Orchestra
Dr. Mack Leads New Season Concert With Visionary Command
In a city debut, conductor Dr. Mack commands an inspired performance of Beethoven Eroica, Berlioz overture, Liszt Mazeppa, and Wagner Prelude. His precise baton work and rapport with musicians impressed listeners, signaling a promising season ahead for the orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Muck
Eroica
Beethoven
Berlioz
Liszt
Dr. Mack
Mrs. Longworth Proves Economical Gloves
Washington notes a Washington cleaner to advertise gloves at five cents a pair boasting to have cleaned over 1500 pairs for Mrs. Alice Longworth daughter of Theodore Roosevelt. The piece highlights her practical frugality amid rising living costs with the slogan and pink cards promoting the low price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Nicholas Longworth
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
Longworth
Alice Longworth
Perkins Hall Beer Night Vote Ends With Narrow Win
Harvard Perkins Hall residents held an open ballot to decide on proposing a dorm ban on beer nights. The wet advocates won 69 to 61 after a daylong vote run by proctors with 130 upperclassmen voting. About half the dorm signed a petition urging the Harvard faculty to prohibit beer nights.
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Perkins Hall
Harvard
House
Storms Damage Harvest Across Countries
Storms have caused great damage to crops in several foreign nations. Reports to the Department of Agriculture note Britain as especially hard hit with a poor harvest in quality and quantity, raising the need for imports to meet shortages.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Great Britain
World Grain Output and Weather Hit Across Regions
Weather battered British meadows and grain fields with spoiled hay and soaked wheat while Canada reports a 9 million bushel deficit in winter wheat due to cold and wet harvests. Rye and oats rise, France faces quality drops though overall yield holds, hinting at possible imports next season.
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Hayes
Canada
Ontario
France
Correction clears Mrs Dwyer of Westport wreck claim
The Boston Post corrects an erroneous report that Mrs E E Dwyer of South Framingham was a Westport wreck passenger. She was not aboard the train, serving duties at the South Framingham Western Union office until 5 30 pm the day of the wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwyer
Boston Post
Westport
Conn
E. E. Dwyer
Western Union Telegraph Company
South Framingham
Western Union
Engineer Clark Exonerated in Westport Train Wreck Inquiry
The New York investigation found George L. Clark head engineer of the wrecked train did not violate company rules or show fault. Clark, longtime Boston resident with many relatives here, was widely believed innocent by friends and associates in the city.
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New York
Westport
George L. Clark
Clark
Engineer Clark
Boston
J. Evan van Schote
Plumber John V. McDonald Kills Son Wounds Wife Sister
In Akron Ohio on October 11 John V. McDonald a plumber shot and killed his 3 year old son then shot his wife and sister. Mrs McDonald is believed fatally injured and the sister is in serious condition. McDonald was arrested a few hours after the incident.
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Akron
John V. McDonald
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