Six-year-old Walter McCarthy Still Missing From Charlestown
Walter McCarthy, six, known for riding electric cars, is missing from 73 Bartlett Street Charlestown since last Wednesday. He is large for his age, with dark hair blue eyes and fair skin. last seen wearing gray clothes gray cap and black lace shoes. He has wandered away before from Malden Medford and Wellesley and travels alone. Parents seek any information on his whereabouts.
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Walter McCarthy
Michael McCarthy
Bartlett Street
Charlestown
St. Mary’s School
Malden
Medford
Wellesley
Credit Union Aims to Help Boston Small Businessman
A European credited movement to aid the honest small business man with limited means is near incorporation in Boston. Led by E. A. Filene, papers have been filed at the State House to form a union offering loans at low interest to title businesses denied by banks.
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Credit Union Movement
Europe
Boston
E. A. Filene
Corporation
State House
Public hearing set in Boston Credit Union election
The Boston Credit Union schedules a public hearing next Tuesday and the first meeting for officer elections follows the day after, outlining early steps in the union’s governance.
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Boston Credit Union
Bull Moose Filing Ends for Legislative Seats
The last day for filing Bull Moose papers and other independent nominations is Monday at 5 p.m. Moose papers have been filed for about half of the 280 legislative seats. Moose headquarters at 70 Devonshire Street said most districts would be filled before the deadline.
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Bull Moose
Moose
Devonshire Street
Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Claim
An old remedy touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as restoring gray and lifeless hair. It warns against delaying treatment and claims the product cleans scalp, removes dandruff, and gradually returns natural color at fifty cents per bottle.
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Wryeth
Wyeth
Stotesbury Testifies on $165,795 Pennsylvania Contributions
Edward T. Stotesbury of Philadelphia testified as the first witness for the Clapp committee campaign probe. He said he collected $165,795.50 in Pennsylvania in 1904 for the Republican national committee with funds from various parts of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edward T. Stotesbury
Philadelphia
J. P. Morgan
Clapp
William S. Edwards
Roosevelt
West Virginia
Fred W. Upham
Chicago
S. Aronowitz
New York
Stotesbury
Pennsylvania
National Committee
Charles P. Taft
Frank L. Smith
Dwight, Il
Taft
Taft Club
Ilinois
McKinley
Taft National Bureau
D. C
Schwedtman
Early 1900s Political Fund Contributions Revealed at Hearing
The report lists principal donors to the 1904 fund including American Bank Note, Drexel & Co, Bethlehem and United States Steel, and others with gifts from 1000 to 12775. It notes 1908 Pennsylvania funding of $101,057.67 and Taft campaign support from Stotesbury and others, with testimony on Roosevelt watchers and fundraising roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bank Note Company
Drexel & Co
Bethlehem Steel Company
Cambria Steel Company
United States Steel Corporation
William Cramp & Sons
Thomas Dolan
G. W. Elkins
Midvale Steel Company
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Philadelphia Electric Company
William Disston
Philadelphia
Jacob §. Disston
Joseph H. Bromley
Frank Disston
Joseph R. Grundy
John and James Dodson
John Bromley & Sons
E. T. Stotesbury
Mr. Stotesbury
Stotesbury
Taft
Samuel Aranowitz
New York
Samuel S. Koenig
Roosevelt
Elmendorf Lecture Charms Symphonic Hall Audience
Dwight L Elmendorf opened his season at Symphony Hall with a lecture titled The Heart of the Rockies He toured United States places and showcased still and motion views by an expert photographer The Denver Colorado Springs trip was a highlight The talk repeats this afternoon.
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Dwight L. Elmendorf
Symphony Hall
H Elmendorff
United States
Rockies
Great Mountain
Denver
Colorado Springs
One Bromine Quinine Label Mentions Laxative Claim
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a Bromide Quinine product with vague claims about laxatives and cold relief. Mentions look for a VB or Qours a Cold In on Days with an uncertain 250 figure. The text is garbled and lacks clear context or verifiable details.
Bulls on the loose scare Middleton residents
Two large bulls from a nearby farm wandered onto Middleton roads near Purgatory Road and caused a panic today. The pair named Prince Gennaro Caracciolo and Miss Florence Tobin were the key figures in the incident as residents watched the cattle move through the area.
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Newport
Purgatory Road
Middleton
Prince Gennaro Caracciolo
Florence Tobin
Prince and Miss Tobin Meet Bulls on Italian Mission
The first American outing for the Prince since arriving from Italy with a royal mission ends abruptly as he and Miss Tobin encounter aggressive bulls. Miss Tobin shouts for the pair to jump the fence and escape.
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Italy
Miss Tobin
Prince and Miss Tobin Perform Daring Fence Escape
Quick presence of mind lets Miss Tobin vault a fence as the Prince follows. After a 10 minute wait the danger ends and they resume luncheon with her aunt Mrs. James T. Brown of Denver. The pair receive congratulations at a reception while Mrs. Brown calls the romance rumor nonsense.
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Prince
Miss Tobin
James T. Brown
Denver
Brown
Newport
Accuses Wife and Townsman in Salem Divorce Action
Albert W. Pike of Andover filed a libel for divorce from Edith Josephine Pike alleging infidelity and asked the Essex county clerk of courts for permission to name an Andover man as co respondent. He cites residence in Medford from 1895 to 1905 and in Andover from 1906 to 1910, names two children Audrey L. 16 and William K. 14, and seeks custody.
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Salem
Albert W. Pike
Andover
Edith Josephine Pike
Essex County Clerk of Courts
Pike
Medford
Audrey L
William K
Socialist to discuss I W W at Paine Memorial Hall
Arthur E B Reimer of South Boston Socialist Labor Party will address Paine Memorial Hall Sunday night. He will describe oppression and exploitation of workers and give illustrations. Reimer, a South Boston tailor, will discuss the I W W faction based in Chicago and contrast it with the Detroit based original I W W.
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Arthur EB. Reimer
South Boston
Socialist Labor Party
Paine Memorial Hall
Reimer
Chicago
I W. W
Detroit, Mich
Crow Out of Roosts Signals Change in San Francisco
Oct 10 reports indicate a shift in San Francisco’s exclusive district as the “silk-stocking” set loosens its grip and crowds move into once-quiet roosts. The article notes a broader trend of social mobility reshaping the city’s prestigious areas.
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Crow
Roosters
San Francisco
Ceck
Retired Chemist Claims Rooster Silence Formula
A. J. Wienland of Santa Monica says he has created a harmless concoction that, when fed to roosters, prevents crowing. He asserts the preparation is safe for the birds and stops the early morning crowing.
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A. J. Wienland
Santa Monica
Wienland
NONE BUT PATRIOTS CAN MARCH
Daniel O Connell secretary to Mayor Scanlon condemned arms in the parade. He dismissed rumors that military men militia Spanish war veterans or others would carry revolvers. He called the event a patriotic demonstration not a confrontation.
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Lawrence
Daniel O’connell
Scanlon
Italian Flags Off Parade Spark Fears of Lawrence Riot
Amid holiday tension, mill workers spent wages in saloons while fears of riot grow. Two men Vincenzo Tripoli and Gaetlino Coppoa were arrested for libelous I W W cards against city leaders and released on bail. W Greene Haywood Tresca Heselwood Flynn Jones returned from Boston warning riot prevention efforts. Rain predicted but unlikely to deter plans as no other trouble reported.
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O’connell
L W. W
Lawrence
Citizens Committee
Pleasant Valley
Scanlon
Vincenzo Tripoli
Gaetlino Coppoa
William D. Haywood
Carlo Tresca
Fred Heselwood
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Jones
Boston
Three Men Arrested in Postoffice Robbery Case
Detectives and postoffice inspectors arrested three men with long prison records in New York on a charge of robbing the Abington Massachusetts postoffice safe of 1800 dollars in August 1911.
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New York
Abington
Mass
Crackgang of six safeblowers captured after chase
Inspectors tracked a gang for months. Thomas Gorman John Williams alias Boston Jimmy Kelly and Walter Bailey captured after resisting arrest. They are accused of safeblowing and linked to robberies in jewelry stores across the country. Bailey had been released from Charlestown prison in July 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Gorman
John Williams
Boston
Jimmy Kelly
Walter Bailey
Charlestown
Mass
Revolver Battle At Robbery Of Post Office
In Abington on Aug 14 1911 a post office robbery ended in a revolver battle between Chief John F Hollis and robbers. A passerby reported shadows, Hollis fired at the fleeing trio as they escaped with loot. no injuries reported.
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Abington
John F. Hollis
Decorations at Shuman Corner
A. Shuman & Co. displays a patriotic Columbus Day motif at Shuman Corner New England storefronts. Red white and blue bunting adorns the mammoth building with a central canvas honoring Columbus 1492 1912 and a flags display above Washington and Summer streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Shuman & Co
Shuman Corner
New England
Christopher Columbus
Washington and
Summer Streets
12 Year Old Rye Boy Shoots Schoolmate
In Portsmouth New Hampshire on October 11 Russell Elwell a 12 year old pupil from Wedgewood School in Rye shot Edith Chick in the left leg below the knee with a 22 caliber rifle. The act followed teasing at play and the shooter fled before returning with the gun. Edith Chick required surgical bullet extraction but the doctor said the wound should not be serious. The boy was dismissed from school and sent to a Massachusetts school as authorities consider further action.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Russell Elwell
Wedgewood
Rye
Edith Chick
Elwell
Massachusetts
Track robber by his big feet in Seattle confession
Fred Barry Strong, who confessed to robbing 23 Seattle houses, led police to his arrest via footprints. He said his home is in Columbus Ohio and that his father is a prominent Columbus business man.
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Seattle
Fred Barry Strong
Columbus
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G. G. Bain
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