Nelson Statue Feature of Trafalgar Centennial
Tremont Temple hosts a Trafalgar centennial celebration with a eight foot Nelson statue gift of Henry H. Kitson. The Victorian Club decor includes the Wyllie painting Trafalgar 2:30 p.m. and the central signal England expects that every man will do his duty. Captain Mahan will be the principal speaker.
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Tremont Temple
Battle of
Trafalgar
James Driver
R. Brown
F. Jackson
H. H. Kitson
H. Vaughan
T. W. Norman
Nelson
Henry H. Kitson
England
Wyllie
Villeneuve
Mahan
Flimflams In Brookline Reported At Two Drug Stores
Four swindlers canvassed Brookline last evening and used short change tricks at two Harvard Square drug stores. They made identical purchases at the same time and fled before police arrived. The total amount obtained was not disclosed, but reports indicate the hauls were extensive.
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Brookline
Harvard Square
Nervura claimed to restore health of overworked women
An advertisement touts Dr. Greene's Nervura as a safe strengthener for workers in stores and factories. It includes a testimonial from Ida Hunter of New York City describing nervous prostration, fatigue, and relief after trying the remedy, and offers free consultation at 34 Temple Place Boston.
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Greene
Ben
Ida Hunter
W. 121St St
New York City
Mass
Mrs Gill Seeks Non Support Suit After New Marriage
Flora Blackburn Gill plans to sue Henry Gill for non support. She hints at pursuing an alienation of affection suit against Cornelia Hatch Dearborn, the wealthy New York factor’s second wife, after his Brookline marriage. Gill’s first wife in Franklin NH prior to the second union remains unsatisfied.
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Franklin, N. H
Flora Blackburn Gill
Henry Gill
Cornelia Hatch Dearborn
Brookline
Mass
Five New Recruits Added to Fire Department
Five men Thomas M. Carney Peter J. Dunn Dennis F. Sweeney John J. Cronin and Joseph H. Brown are appointed on probation to report for duty October 16. Thomas Wyllie moves to Tower 2 from Engine 87 and Patrick Darcy shifts from Tower 2 to Engine 87. New alarm boxes added at Harbor View and Sydney streets and at Harold and Waumbeck streets Roxbury.
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Thomas M. Carney
Peter J. Dunn
Dennis F. Sweeney
John J. Cronin
Joseph H. B. Brown
Thomas Wyllie
Patrick Darcy
Harbor View
Sydney Streets
Harold and Waumbeck
Roxbury
Head found in East Eighteenth triggers brutal murder case
Police linked a severed head found on East Eighteenth Street to the murder of Thomas F. Corcoran, a ticket chopper on the elevated line. Corcoran’s body parts were found in a Third Avenue apartment and other pieces hidden in a clothes hamper. Frederick Bauer, an elevator runner at the Union Square Hotel, was arrested.
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New York
East Eighteenth Street
Avenue C
Thomas F. Corcoran
Corcoran
Third Avenue
Frederick Bauer
Union Square
Bauer
German Cremation Society Meeting in Boston
The German Cremation Society Branch 22 in Boston will hold a public meeting next Sunday at 8 PM in Turn Hall, Middlesex Street. Speakers will address the gathering in German and English, and the public is invited.
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Boston
Turn ‘Hall
Middlesex Street
H. W. Bond Dies at 69 Noted Western Newspaper Figure
Henry W. Bond 69, longtime New England advertising rep for the Kansas City Star and Times, and a prominent Western newspaperman, died suddenly Tuesday at noon in his Brookline apartment at Brandon Hall on Beacon Street. He had suffered poor health for over a year. The body was taken to Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Henry W. Bond
New England
Kansas City Star and Times
Brandon Hall
Beacon Street
Brookline
Fort Wayne
Ind
New England Girls Set for Golf Title With Four Survivors
From 66 starters in the women's national championship at Morris County Club Convent Station N J four players remain: Georgianna Bishop Bridgeport Conn Margaret Curtis Essex County Mass Keyes Concord Mass and Pauline Mackay Oakley Mass Georgeanna Bishop defeated Harriet C Curtis and Curtis beat Mrs Stout while Keyes routed Marion Oliver and Mackay beat Mrs Fox Semi finals set with Keyes against Curtis and Bishop against Mackay.
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New York
Morris County
Convent Station
N. J
Georgianha Bishop
Bridgeport
Pauline Mackay
Caleb F. Fox
Philadelphia
Grace Keyes
Concord
Mass
Margaret Curtis
Essex County
Georgianna Bishop
Malden Man Hurled by L Train Into Third Rail
Patrick J. Crowley of 137 Fellsway East Malden fell beneath a moving L train at Sullivan square terminal. He dragged along the third rail as sparks flew and train hands rescued him. Physicians report multiple injuries and severe burns but a chance for recovery remains.
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Sullivan Square Terminal
Patrick J. Crowley
Fellsway East
Malden
Crowley
Wright Quits Philippine Post in December Return
Washington reports Governor Luke P. Wright of the Philippine Islands will resign and return to the United States about December 1. Mrs Wright accompanies him and the couple are said to be dissatisfied with their environment though he has shown continued interest in his duties. General Wright has recently clashed with some island plans but this is not stated as the retirement reason.
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Washington
Luke P. Wright
Philippine Islands
United States
Wright
First Snowfall of the Season Reported in Kingston
Kingston witnesses the season's first snowfall with light flurries noted in the Catskill mountains, marking the start of cold weather.
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Kingston
N. Y
Catskill Mountains
Liberal Leader Earl Spencer Stricken With Paralysis
London October 12. Harl Spencer was stricken with paralysis today at his shooting box in Faxenham Norfolk and remains unconscious. It is believed that if the Balfour ministry falls Spencer would be asked to form a Liberal ministry in the House of Lords.
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London
Harl Spencer
Faxenham
Norfolk
Earl Spencer
House of Lords
Richardson Guards Shoot at Wakefield for 51st Field Day
The Richardson Light Guard Sixth Massachusetts held its 51st annual field day and long range shoot at the Bay State military rifle range. Winners include W G Hunt Gihon medal and George Reid two prizes. Chesley, Connolly and Reid top expert and marksman prizes. A banquet followed at the armory with Capt John H. McMahon presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Reid
Kingman
George W. Chesley
Cheney
B. J. Connolly
Roy Barstow
E. J. Connolly
George W. Reid
Philip F. Reynolds
C. H. Harrie
John Findlay
Fred Rodgers
John 8. Brennan
George L. Blanchard
John Reid
B. J. Gihon
John H. McMahon
Police Fight With Drunks Ends In Arrest In Cambridge
In Cambridge last night two men Joseph Sheehy and Charles Durnan resisted arrest as three officers tried to place them in a wagon. Durnan escaped briefly before being recaptured at Central Square and brought to the station. Patrolman Holt sustained a bad thumb bite during the struggle.
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Cambridge
Joseph Sheehy
Charles H. Durnan
W. H. Rowe
John Neilon
Central Square
Holt
Sheehy
Durnan
Painter Plunges From City Point Car House
Thomas F. Pritchard, a painter for the L line, fell about 25 feet from the City Point car house in South Boston yesterday afternoon. He was unconscious on impact, Dr. Gallivan of Broadway attended, and he was sent to Carney Hospital where he rested comfortably last night.
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Thomas F. Pritchard
City Point
Boston
Gallivan
Broadway
Pritchard
Carney Hospital
MIT President asks alumni support to build Walker Memorial
President Pritchett urged Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni and friends to fund new buildings including the Walker Memorial, a chemical laboratory and dormitory, and to acquire the Art Museum property in Copley Square. He aims to expand courses and raise a substantial fund to advance the institute's facilities and influence.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Pritchett
Walker Memorial
Art Museum
Copley Square
Chemical Laboratory
Murder suicide tragedy rocks Providence scene
In Providence on October 12 John Roderick 28 a Portuguese laborer and Constante Mirandi 25 were found dead after Roderick shot Mirandi then killed himself Jealousy is cited as the motive The couple were last seen together about 6 pm Their crying 10 month old baby drew police to the scene and the child will be placed in a charitable institution
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Providence
R. I
John Roderick
Constante Mirandi
J. C. Pegram
Roderick
Death by gas asphyxiation reported for Frederick Cowling
Lynn police were notified of the self inflicted gas asphyxiation death of Frederick Cowling 87 a noted leather salesman with national reach. He died at home yesterday his wife found the body on her return. No motive given.
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Lynn
Frederick Cowling
United States
Dover Businessman Shoots Himself Dead
Frank A. Sherry a 45 year old local businessman in Dover New Hampshire died after shooting himself in the head with a revolver early today. He leaves a widow and five children.
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DOVER
N. H
Frank A. Sherry
Prize Winners At W C T U Cambridge Convention
Fred Fielding won the best essay prize at the Massachusetts Woman's Christian Temperance Union convention held at First Baptist Church Cambridge. Miss Gudren ilvertsen won the L T L musical contest for her duet The Spider and the Fly. In the gold-silver contest Mrs Clara Webber won first, Mrs Helen G Rice second, and Mrs A D Phipps third.
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Fred Fielding
Massachusetts Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
First Baptist Church
Cambridge
Court of Last Appeal
Gudren Ilvertsen
Clara Webber
Helen G. Rice
A. D. Phipps
Through Cars From Boston to Fall River Planned
R H Derrah passenger agent for Old Colony and Boston Northern railways said plans are complete for through cars between Boston and Fall River. The service will inaugurate the fastest regular street car trip between the two cities with no change of cars.
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R. H. Derrah
Old Colony
Boston & Northern Street Railways
Boston
Fall River
Mrs Josephine Shaw Lowell Dies in New York
Mrs Josephine Shaw Lowell a renowned suffragist and philanthropist died at her New York City home after a brief illness. The prominent reformer and widow of civil reformer Joseph B. Lowell was a leading voice for women’s rights.
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New York
Josephine Shaw Lowell
Universal
Fagin Nome Lad Seized in South Boston Handbag Theft
Benjamin Zuren a 9 year old nicknamed artful dodger was arrested by Officer Brooks at Lagrange street station for rifling a handbag belonging to Mrs B F Trafton of South Boston and is being detained at the Chardon street home. Police seek a man who plays the role of Fagin in Zuren life and detain another man named Thomas connected with the case. The boy from New York will have his history investigated. Yesterday Zuren and Thomas acted like strangers as authorities suspect a prearranged scheme.
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Benjamin Zuren
Brooks
Lagrange Street
B. F. Trafton
Boston
Chardon Street
Zuren
New York
Thomas
Toombs
Garvin Renominated for Governor by Rhode Island Democrats
Delegates at the Rhode Island Democratic state convention renominated L. F. C. Garvin of Cumberland for governor and fellow officers. A platform urged revision of the state constitution and full slate of state officers was named.
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Providence
R. I
Democratic Party of
Rhode Island
L. F. C. Garvin
Cumberland
Court sentences state witness and others in 1902 burglary case
Anthony Gordzialski who admitted his role in a Charlestown burglary in 1902 was sentenced to state prison for six to eight years. His associates received seven years each. James A. Maskell avoided trial after clearing defaults and Melville C. Davis of Jamaica Plain was placed on probation after pleading guilty to lewd and lascivious conduct.
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Anthony Gordzialski
Charlestown
Superior Criminal Court
New Jersey
James A. Maskell
Maskell
Melville C. Davis
Jamaica Plain
Bryant Will Contested in Supreme Court Appeal
The will of Mrs. Eliza Bryant of Harrison Avenue is before Judge Braley in the Supreme Court. The estate worth $22 000 is left to Evelyn Coy, a stranger to the family, while nephew J G Knowlton appeals the Probate Court ruling claiming the testator was of unsound mind and unduly influenced. Hearing remains unfinished.
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Eliza Bryant
Harrison Avenue
Suit for $20000 Against Elevated Railway Begun
Trial opened in the fourth session of the Superior Court as William P. Kenney sues the Elevated Railway. Kenney says he was driving on Washington street Dorchester May 11 1902 when struck by an elevated road car. Court adjourned shortly after proceedings began.
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Superior Court
William P. Kenney
Elevated Railway
Washington Street
Dorchester
Cambridge Fireman Suspected in Back-Barn Fire
Cambridge officials opened an investigation after a fireman was suspected of arson in Cambridge. Mayor Daly ordered a probe with Fire Marshal Shaw assisting. Patrolman Rice reported sightings of the man in street clothes and later in fire gear near the time of a barn fire causing $500 damage.
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Cambridge
Daly
Shaw
Rice
Bunker
Western Avenue
River
Kennard Streets
Susan Hovey
Pleasant Street
Woman seeks divorce over 22 years without a bath
Mrs. Phebe Nammann of Marshalltown Iowa filed for divorce alleging her husband has not bathed for 22 years and brags of it. She seeks custody of seven minor children and 8000 dollars alimony or one third of his property.
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Marshalltown
Phebe Nammann
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