Overcoat and hat found near Charles River in Cambridge
An officer found a black overcoat undercoat vest and a black derby at Berkeley and Back streets near the Charles River at 11 30. Letters to Charlies Hillaway of 12 Dover Street and a discharge paper from City Hospital dated Sept 2 were in the coat pockets. Police investigate death by possible suicide and relation to Cambridge wife.
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Berkeley
Back Streets
Charles River
Charlies Hillaway
Dover Street
Cambridge
City Hospital
Cavalry boots fail buyer claims at clothing store
A man returns a pair of boots to a dealer claiming they are worthless. The merchant notes the boots were not new and implies the buyer wore them for months. Browning King & Co. promotes winter overcoats and other goods as top quality at several price points.
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Pone Wa Gat
Pradui
Laupee
Mormon Church Leaders Open Talks on Senatorial Nominations
Salt Lake City October reports say President Joseph F. Smith denounced candidates on the Democratic ticket for Senate and Congress who sought office without church counsel. George Q. Cannon endorsed the church's stance. Gentiles and pro-Statehood Mormons fear church control returning. Democratic chairman Judge Powers plans to dissolve the party and form an anti Statehood group.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
Mesers
Thatcher
Roberts
Senate
Congress
George Q. Cannon
Smith
Judge Powers
Democratic State Committee
Democratic Party
Father McKenna Denounces Romanism Menace Claim
Rev Peter A McKenna of Marlboro replies to The Menace of Romanism article in North American Review. He argues Catholics are not un American, urges unity, Christian solidarity, and peaceful coexistence with public schools while defending liberty of worship and conscience. The event marked the Archdiocesan Total Abstinence Union jubilee with a large Boston choral concert.
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Father McKenna
Peter A. McKenna
Marlboro
O’connell
America
Boston
Archdiocesan Catholic Total Abstinence Union
Father Mathew
Catholic Choire
Vicinity
Alfred de Seve
Michael Dwyer
Donahoe’s
Lillian F. Dillon
Helena Regina McDevitt
Elizabeth A. Clahane
Alfred de' Seve
United Chorus
Gounod
Dwyer
Piccolomini
Eternal Rest
Miss Dillon
Heber
Miss. McDevitt
Pinsuti
Mr. de Seve
Musin
Joseph H. O'Neil
Mr. O'Neil
North American Review
Pope Pius
Dupanloup
Rome
Ireland
Rallies For The Week In Massachusetts Campaign
The piece outlines Democratic and Republican rally schedules for the week. Democrats feature George Fred Williams and Edward J. Flynn across cities including Quincy Sandwich Fitchburg Marlboro Northampton Upton and Braintree with ex-Mayor Coughlan and John E. Russell among speakers. Republicans list Greenhalge with multiple aides touring Fitchburg Milford Marlboro Salem Boston music hall Clinton and related events.
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George Fred Williams
William Everett
Edward J. Flynn
Quincy
Williams
Sandwich
Coughlan
Fall River
Fitchburg
Marlboro
Northampton
John E. Russell
William J. Burke
East Boston
Upton
Braintree
Josiah Quincy
Greenhalge
Curtis Guild, Jr
A. H. Washburne
Milford
Olin
Knowlton
Shaw
Kimball
Curtis Guild
Clinton
Fitzgerald
Russell
McAttrick
Addition to First Parish Church In Watertown Opened
The First Parish Church in Watertown welcomed use of its new 5000 dollar organ, donated by George A. Stearns, with an organ recital on Friday and a historical sermon by Rev. W. H. Savage during morning services after the summer break.
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Watertown
George A. Stearns
W. H. Savage
Missing from Melrose laborer Charles Hyatt
Melrose October 13. Charles Hyatt a 70 year old laborer employed by W N Folsom is missing from his home on Folsom avenue since last Friday morning. He left with 40 dollars to pay interest on his place and was last seen at his residence where his wife and grown children await news.
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Melrose
Charles Hyatt
W. N. Folsom
Folsom Arenue
Missing former Armee bicycle plant employee sought
South Portland Me Oct 18 W I Twombly a former employee at the Armee Company bicycle manufacturers disappeared three weeks ago his deserted wife is searching for him and asking aid from authorities and the public.
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South
Portland
W. I. Twombly
The
Veil Armee Company
Ners
Three Killed In a Runaway Valley Car Crash
A runaway vehicle plowed into a group near Valley City, killing three occupants and injuring others. Authorities investigate the crash scene as witnesses recount the fatal moments and the vehicle’s sudden loss of control. Local responders transported the injured to regional hospitals.
Runaway trolley car kills three in Pittsburgh on West End line
A trolley derailment on the Carnegie branch of Pittsburgh’s West End line at 6 24 tonight killed three and injured ten others. Motorman Fred Waddle and Conductor Albert McGuire were among the injured as the car plunged down a hill and overfilled embankment. Passengers, including Michael Foley and Katie Foley, escaped with varying injuries, while George Rothman Fred Heisel and Gilman Baldwin died.
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Michael Foley
Albert McGuire
Fred Waddle
Jamé@s. Foley
Michael
Leach
Henry Stilts
Pittsburg
Alexander Phillips
Grafton
Katie Foley
Gilman Baldwin
Penn
West End
Carnegie
McCartney Street
McGuire
Foley
Katie
Catholic Leaders Debate Public Schools and Papal Policy
An article questions proofs for Catholic opposition to American public schools. It argues the Pope and church authorities have not issued explicit decrees against public schooling in the United States, while bishops and plenary councils in Baltimore stress parochial schooling as a supplement to state education.
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United States
American Protective Association
Poe
Baltimore
God
Pope
Brake Beam Breaks On New England Freight Train
A serious wreck on the New England railroad south of Porter Street in Waterbury occurred just after 7 pm when a brake beam failed and fell onto the track. Ten loaded freight cars were demolished and Mazeppa the talking horse died. two other injuries include Harry Thompson with facial and shoulder injuries and victim Longill with severe leg fractures. The crash involved Train No. 220 under Conductor Navins and Annenett Crawer from Hartford.
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Waterbury
Connect
New England Railroad
Porter Street Crossing
Navins
Annenett Crawer
Hast
Mazeppa
Professor McGuire
Philadelphia
Harry Thompson
New York
Danbury Fair
Manchester
N. H
Thompson
George W. Longill
Middlesex and
Chapman Streets
Boston
James McCarron
Concord
Mass
Longill
Waterbury Hospital
Dre
Barber
Castle
McCarron
Wiliam Wilson
Wren
East Hartford
Three Inches of Rain Fell Yachts Sunk and Cellars Flooded
Boston endures forty eight hours of downpour with streets flooded and many vessels breaking from moorings. Starling, Violet, Raven, Windward and other boats were driven adrift or wrecked as crews struggled to reef lines and save ships in a rising tide.
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Boston
Smith
Bill’ McKee
Violet
Raven
Windward
South Boston Yacht Club
Blonde
Driscoll
Neponset
Gank
Thompson's
Dorchester Bay
Mildred G
Naldy
Franklin J. Codman
Ward 24
Man Falls From Railroad Bridge Into Charles River
John Watts age 65 a Bellingham Massachusetts resident died after losing his balance on a railroad bridge and plunging thirty feet into the Charles River. His body was recovered this morning. An excursion train to North Adams on the Fitchburg line departs Unser station at 8 15 am Saturday October 19 priced at two dollars round trip.
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Woonsocket
R. 1
John Watts
Bellingham
Mass
Charles River
North Adams
Fitchburg
Unser
Waterlogged Subaqueous Deterioration Threatens Common and Public Garden Work
A severe coastal storm floods excavations at the Common and Public Garden subgrade, risking a washout that could delay construction. Along the waterfront the calm windless conditions spared heavy damage, yet high tides strained moorings. Dorchester Bay yachts suffered as fifteen were torn loose or driven ashore, with several boats waterlogged at moorings elsewhere.
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Dorchester Bay
Havoc Among Yachts Strikes City Point and Dorchester
A squad of yachts suffered heavy damage as several sank and others drifted loose at City Point and Dorchester. The incident disrupted harbor activity and prompted swift response from rescuers and harbor authorities. Investigations into the cause are expected.
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City Point
Dorchester
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Marie Rose Dalton
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Cornelius Murphy
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the Public School System
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