Chief Fox Elected President of Firemen's Association
West End District Chief Henry A. Fox was unanimously chosen president of the Massachusetts State Firemen's Association at the convention in Faneuil Hall. D Arthur Burt of Taunton won re election as secretary after a brief protest period, defeating Keyes of Boston by nearly 100 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Fox
West End
Massachusetts State Firemen’s Association
Faneuil Hall
D.arthur Burt
Taunton
Keyes
Boston
Burt
Firemen Convention Concludes With Awards and Elections
The convention opened with a ladies sightseeing trip and a ladies auxiliary forming. Speakers included Frank M. Baker, James F. McKissock, and George W. Horton who spoke on a state firemen home, legislation, and firefighting history. Officers and board members were elected, and a $15,000 firemen's relief fund was established. The gathering adjourned at 2 o'clock with praise for the event's success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Auxiliary
Officers Club
Frank M. Baker
New York State Firemen’s Home
Oswego
N. Y
James F. McKissock
Lowell
George W. Horton
Baltimore Fire Department
H. R. Williamson
Worcester Protective Department
A. P. Gorman
Gloucester
E. Walsh
Springfield
D. E. Casey
Lawrence
E. F. Cahill
New Bedford
George M. Wilson
Lynn
W. B. Randlett
Newton
Association
Suffolk Grand Jury Indicts 54 in Partial Report
The Suffolk county grand jury returned indictments against 54 persons for various crimes in a partial report, and reported no bills against 19. The early release was prompted by today’s holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk County Grand Jury
Indictments Fasten On Kidnapper In Roxbury Case
John McDonald faces kidnapping and assault charges for allegedly taking 4 year old Catherine Dalton to his home overnight and returning her the next day. John H Trainor is indicted for assault with intent to murder after firing on Gertrude M Jordan in a department store. Timothy J Hennessey is charged with automobile theft from Alfred Patterson. O R William Paul stands accused of illegal operation and practicing medicine without registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald
Catherine Dalton
Roxbury
McDonald
John H. Trainor
Gertrude M. Jordan
Timothy J. Hennessey
Alfred Patterson
Williamstown
Mass
Boston
Hennessey
O. R. William Paul
West End
Amelia Biselli
Board of Registration In Medicine
Record-High U S Imports of Crude Materials in 1912 Eight Months
US import data show unprecedented volumes of crude materials used in manufacturing for the first eight months of 1912. Raw silk rose to 14.75 million pounds from 13.5 million, cotton to 102.5 million pounds from 88 million, with hides, india rubber, fibres, wool and lumber also up. Total crude material imports valued at 418.807 million dollars versus 343.623 million in 1911, while finished manufactures rose to 491.686 million dollars from 424.015 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Division of Statistics
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
India
Officer Saves Five Children in South Boston Fire
Police Officer John King carried five small children to the street during a fire at 256 West Fourth Street in South Boston yesterday morning. The youngsters named John five, Annie eight, Julia Sweet two, and John and Charles Markis three and two. Fire damage totaled 25 dollars. The blaze started in rear cellar rubbish. a second fire had struck the same house in the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John King
West Fourth Street
South
Boston
John
Annie
Julia Sweet
Charles Markis
Fifteen Days for Coat Smuggling
Thomas Keenan a chef on the Leyland liner Canadian was sentenced by Judge Morton of the United States District Court to fifteen days in East Cambridge jail for conspiracy to smuggle an English overcoat from London to a Haverhill boot and shoe dealer. Keenan pleaded guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Keenan
East Cambridge
Morton
United States District Court
London
Haverhill
Keenan
Coolies Seek Boatswain With Knives for 25 Days
The life of Lee Kong, boatswain of the steamer St. Helena, was twice saved by English officers as 25 Chinese coolies aboard the freighter attacked him with knives while en route from Chile to Boston. They hid him in the chart room for 25 days until Rio Janeiro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Kong
St. Helena
Boston
Chile
Rio Janeiro
Harry Dann
E. G. Smithard
Trouble Canoe
Sailing ship mutiny scare aboard Chinaman crew
Aboard the steamer Kong led a siege by 25 Chinese sailors after he ordered coal. He was beaten disabled and hid in the chart room for 20 days while officers guarded the ship with clubs and revolvers. At Rio they warned the crew and prevented expulsion, then sailed to Boston without further killings.
Two Hundred Greeks Leave Manchester For Balkans War
Two hundred Greeks departed tonight from Manchester to join the Balkan front. The city with about 4500 Greeks预计 around a thousand may remain to support local efforts as the movement continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
N. H
Sestsnastae
Balkans
Chapel attendance debate at Harvard fuels piety concerns
Le Baron Russell Briggs, Harvard dean, argues compulsory chapel attendance lowers moral value and undermines students religious instincts in a critique published yesterday. He contends forced prayers diminish genuine piety and suggests reform in college religious practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Baron Russell Briggs
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Harvard University
Bankruptcy for Woburn Firm Remington Tool & Machine
Creditors petitioned in U S District Court for Remington Tool & Machine Company of Woburn citing a general assignment to A W Rice of Boston on Oct 10. Petitioning creditors from Cambridge Woburn and Boston claim aggregate debt of $1458.04 in the bankruptcy filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remington Tool & Machine Company
Woburn
United States District Court
A. W. Rice
Boston
Carl B. Andersen
A. M. Monson
Cambridge
O. E. Sandberg
H. J. Hjorth
Woburn and Wright, Brown, Quinby & May
Aviators Believed Lost in Sea
Great concern over the fate of Marshall Earle Reid and Lieutenant-Commander Henry C. Mustin after departing Cape May Point in a hydro aeroplane bound for Philadelphia. They failed to arrive and no word has reached Philadelphia, raising fears they are drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Marshall Earle Reid
Henry C. Mustin
Cape May Point
N. J
Reid
Aviators Missing After Hydroplane Flight Across Delaware Bay
Government wireless aided the search after two aviators vanished near Lewes Delaware and were last seen speeding 45 miles an hour toward Philadelphia. The hydro aeroplane may have suffered engine trouble and the Beale and other destroyers joined the wireless effort. Families await word as night fell with no sight of the fliers.
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Cape May
Lewes
Delaware Bay
Philadelphia
Reid
Mustin
Navy Yard
Beale
Foster Son Plea Moves Court as Youth Is Released
William C. Draper of East Norton is freed on a week long continuance after his foster mother pleads for his case. Draper faces a theft charge at the Norton post office. Mrs. Draper adopted the youth eight years ago and testifies to his loving conduct and help in the cattle business. State Board of Charities official backs her, saying earlier incorrigible charges are unfounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Draper
East Norton
United States
Hayes
Draper
Norton
Roumania Mobilizes 250000 War reserves, Rutherford says
William Watson Rutherford, MP, just back from Roumania, reports active mobilization of reserves to 250000. He believes Roumania will follow Russia in the Balkan crisis and take cues from Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
William Watson Rutherford
Roumania
Rutherford
Balkan
Russia
Dorothy Briggs Wedding At Chestnut Hill Today
Dorothy Briggs daughter of Dr and Mrs Edward C Briggs of Chestnut Hill will marry Charles Wells Hubbard Jr son of Mr and Mrs C W Hubbard at the Church of the Redeemer Chestnut Hill at noon. The ceremony is by Rev Dr George Strong with Rev Lucien W Rogers assisting. Guests include Elizabeth Hubbard maid of honor and Samuel Mixter best man with an array of ushers. The couple will reside in Ludlow Massachusetts after a wedding tour.
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Boston
Brookline
Dorothy Briggs
Edward C. Briggs
Old Orchard Road
Chestnut Hill
Charles Wells Hubbard, Jr
C. W. Hubbard
Bay State Road
Church of the Redeemer
George Strong
New York
Lucien W. Rogers
Miss Briggs
Elizabeth Hubbard
Samuel Mixter
Marlboro Street
Harvard
Alexander Strong
Oliver West Roosevelt
Robert H. Bolling
Templeton Briggs
Ruth Card
Pittsburg
Seal Harbor
Nevil Ford
Samuel C. Bennett,Jr
Roger W. Bennett
Dunbar Lockwood
Briggs
Ludlow
Mass
Marceau
St Clement’s Fete Today at Combination Park
Members of the new St Clement Catholic parish in West Somerville attend a field day at Combination Park Medford with a 10 30 football game Tufts Square A A Medford A A 3 30 baseball Medford vs Somerville. Afternoon races auctions a band concert and dancing. Dinner served by Mary Golden and aides. Local groups run tables and decoration by Filene’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Clement
West Somerville
Combination Park
Medford
Tufts Square
A. A
Medford A. A
Somerville
Mary Golden
Corps of Aids
Emma Fitzgerald
Condon
Keeley
Ellen T. Mulcahey
Rebecca Golden
Josephine McCarthy
Katherine Golden
Mary Deady
McCarthy
Madeline Harris
Johanna Donovan
William Filene’s Sons Co
Holy Name and
St. Joseph Societies
Fifteen More Women Join Boston Elevated Car Workers Union
Fifteen women ticket sellers in the Boston Elevated Railway Company tunnel subway and tube stations were admitted to membership in the Boston Street Car Men's Union. It was reported that every woman in this line of work is expected to join soon. More than 100 were initiated Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Boston Street Car Men’s Union
Messenger Gets Best Of Bandits In Arkansas Train Hold Up
Four bandits bungled a north bound Kansas City Southern train robbery between Hatfield and Mena Arkansas. Express Messenger Merrill Burgett of Kansas City fought the bandits after their initial assault. he exhausted his ammunition and was badly beaten but survived. One robber was wounded and captured. others fled. The captured gunman was found about an hour later and is being taken to Mena as a large armed posse pursues the others. Burgett is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith
Ark
Kansas City Southern
Hatfield
Mena
Merrill Burgett
Kansas City
Burgett
Hatfield and Potter
Potter
Train Hold-Up Foiled Near Hatfield Arkansas
Burgett tied up and wounded in a dramatic express car assault as bandits fired from outside and entered the car at high speed. Though the messenger fought back and hid the money, the robbers fled after a posse formed. one wounded outlaw found near Potter, Ark. No money recovered.
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Chief Fox
State Fire Association
Chickering
Castoria
A.b.smith & CO
Joseph E.lanigan
Upham’s Cor
Dorchester
Grand Jury OF
Suffolk
M. O' Keeffe
Akeark Fiske
Kong
Kelley
E. G. Sutherland
Dann
Captain Kelley
England
Dean Briggs
Harvard Illustrated Magazine
Peabody
Appleton Chapel
College Chapel
School Chapel
Harvard College
Chapel Bad
Lewes, del
Tripoli
Zuara
ST. Clement's Fete
Elevated Men’s Union
Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company
America
Messenger
Madras
Stark Supply
Washington St
Rothfuchs
Ebriich
Wasserman
Sun
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