Winter Schedule Changes for Boston and Albany Trains
The Boston and Albany railroad winter timetable starts at one minute after midnight on Saturday Oct 17. Several main line and local trains are rescheduled or discontinued including earlier departures from Boston at 8 13 am to Riverside, Sunday 8 25 pm to South Framingham now 8 30 pm, 7 55 am to 7 0 am, and 11 55 am to 11 50 am. Some Milford and Spencer services are adjusted or dropped.
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Boston & Albany Railroad
Boston Train Consolidation and Schedule Changes
The system consolidates the 16 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. departures into a single 10:00 a.m. train, with all prior 10 a.m. stops. The 4:45 p.m. Boston train becomes all-Pullman. Coach passengers east of Springfield shift to the 4 p.m. or 5 p.m. trains. The 4:60 p.m. through train will stop at Worcester, Springfield, Westfield, Pittsfield, and South Framingham, Palmer, Chatham, N. Y., while skipping Chester and State Line, Mass. The 5:80 p.m. through Western train adds service to Pittsfield, State Line, and Chatham. The Albany 12:20 a.m. train is discontinued. sleepers shift to the 11:40 p.m. Albany train. The Albany 1:10 a.m. train adds a Boston through coach, arriving 7:05 a.m. The 6:15 p.m. Albany train runs to Boston by 12:50 a.m. There are timetable changes on the Newton circuit, Boston–Riverside main line, Boston–South Framingham main line, and Milford branch.
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Boston
Riverside
South Framingham
Springfield
Worcester
Westfield
Pittsfield
Palmer
Chatham
N. Y
Buffalo
Points West
Chester
State Line
Mass
Albany
Newton
Milford
Capture Autoist Who Fled After Accident
Patrick Connolly a 65 year old switchman for the Boston Elevated Railway was struck on 659 Washington Street Dorchester and bruised with internal injuries. The fleeing driver Fred White of 33 Norwell Street lacked a license and was caught by Patrolman Sullivan and will be arraigned today.
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Patrick Connolly
Geneva Avenue
Dorchester
Boston Elevated Railway
Washington Street
Sullivan
Fred White
Norwell Street
White
Connolly
City
Cheney fails to break Mawson will in Boston probate
Mrs. Bertha R. M. Cheney of Savin Hill Avenue fails to overturn the will of Mamie E. Mawson of Gardner Street Allston. The jury sustains the will leaving Cheney five hundred dollars, while Mawson’s sister Martha Schroeder of Chicago inherits the Alston house and the remaining estate totaling twenty thousand dollars.
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Bertha R. M. Cheney
Savin Hill Avenue
Mamie E. Mawson
Gardner Street
Allston
Cheney
George Wyer Weds Miss Sadie Page in Woburn Home
Sadie Page daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Page of Woburn married George F. Wyer son of Postmaster Edwin S. Wyer of Woburn. The ceremony took place at the bride’s home with Rev. Raymond Whitney of Swampscott officiating. Earl Page served as last man and Mrs. Raymond Stewartson as matron of honor.
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Sadie Page
A. A. Page
Woburn
George FP. Wwyer
Edwin S. Wyer
Raymond Whitney
Swampscott
Earl Page
Raymond Stewartson
Noted Woman Inventor Margaret Knight Dies at 75
Margaret E Knight, famed as America’s first woman patent holder and “woman Edison,” died at Framingham Hospital. A Manchester, New Hampshire native, she lived two years at the Curry cottage in South Framingham and spent long hours in her home laboratory developing the Knight David son motor and various rubber, cotton, and shoe machinery inventions. Knight held 7 patents, faced frequent lawsuits, and earned recognition with a patent office portrait after her tin can patent.
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Margaret E. Knight
South Framingham
Edison
Framingham Hospital
Miss Knight
Curry Cottage
Charles and
Cedar Streets
Manchester
N. H
College Extension Service aids Massachusetts farmers
The October issue of Facts for Farmers from Massachusetts Agricultural College outlines how the Extension Service assists farmers and rural families. It explains the college’s role as a service to the people, delivering practical instruction and programs to towns and farm households.
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Extension Service
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Massachusetts
Haytien Rebels Defeat Government Troops Near Limonade
CAPE HAYTIEN Haiti Oct 14 The Haytien rebels defeated government troops near Limonade on the north coast. The Haitian president is retreating toward Grande Rivière as other government forces pull back to Cape Haitian.
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Cape Haytien
Haiti
Limonade
Grande Riviere
Cape Havtien
The Pranks of Pierrot and the Tiny Tads color feature
A next Sunday Post color section highlights The Pranks of Pierrot and the Tiny Tads. It centers on playful comic strips aimed at children, promising lighthearted adventures, gentle humor, and kid friendly visuals for family reading.
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Pierrot
Next Sunday Post
Somerville Operator Case Tabled Before PSC Hearing
Henry W. Grady of 21 Linden Avenue Somerville claims telephone girls indulge in tango and sleep while on duty and has filed the matter with the Public Service Commission Board. A hearing is set for tomorrow at 10 30 am at 1 Beacon Street.
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Somerville
Henry W. Grady
Linden Avenue
Public Service Commission Board
Beacon Street
Richards Elected Vice President at Perkins Institute
George H. Richards of Boston was elected vice-president of the Perkins Institute for the Blind at Water town by the board of directors to succeed the late Colonel N. P. Sallowell. The remaining officers were re-elected: President Francis Henry Appleton of Boston, Secretary and Director F. E. Allen of Watertown, Treasurer William Endicott, Jr., of Boston.
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George H. Richards
Boston
Perkins Institute For the Blind
Watertown
N. P. S[allowell
Medford
Francis Henry Appleton
F. E. Allen
William Endicott, Jr
Bishop Rhinelander Is Chaplain General
The St Barnabas Guild of Nurses held an officers meeting in Portland Missouri on October 14 electing Chaplain-general Rt. Rev. Philip M. Rhinelander bishop of Pennsylvania vice-chaplain-general the Very Rev Carroll M Davis secretary-general Mrs William H Rowe West Orange New Jersey treasurer-general Mrs Arthur van Harlinger Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania poised to lead the group in clergy and nursing relations
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Portland
St. Barnabas Guild of Nurses
Philip M. Rhinelander
Pennsylvania
Carroll M. Davis
St. Louis
William H. Rowe
West Orange
N. J
Arthur van Harlinger
Bryn Mawr
Penn
Kilby Awarded $500 in Train Vestibule Injury Case
Thomas Fe Kilby of Anniston Alabama won a $500 verdict from a jury in United States District Court yesterday for injuries to his hand suffered while riding in the vestibule of a New Haven train at Fall River on September 5 1908. His hand was crushed between the iron arches as the train curved.
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Thomas FE. Kilby
Anniston
Ala
United States District Court
New Haven
Fall River
Kilby
Cambridge Concerts Season Tickets On Sale At Kent’s Book Store
The Boston Symphony orchestra announces general sale for eight concerts at Sanders Theatre Cambridge. Tickets go on sale next Saturday morning Oct 17 at Kent's University Book Store Harvard Square. The first concert is Oct 22 with Pasquale Mato, baritone of the Metropolitan Opera House, as soloist.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
Sanders Theatre
Cambridge
Kent's University Book Store
Harvard Square
Pasqualemato
Metropolitan Opera House
Dorchester Auto Driver Cleared by Grand Jury
Harold J. White of Templeton Street Dorchester was freed after the grand jury failed to indict him for striking and running over John Campbell of Granite Avenue Cedar Grove on Sept 22. Campbell died from injuries at City Hospital leaving a widow and six children.
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Harold J. White
Templeton Street
Dorchester
John Campbell
Granite Avenue
Cedar Grove
White
Campbell
Miss Elizabeth Feeley and Daniel Walsh wed in Cambridge
Miss Elizabeth Feeley daughter of Martin A Feeley of 26 Western avenue Cambridge and Daniel P Walsh a State fire insurance examiner were married yesterday in St Pauls Church Cambridge by Rev John J Ryan The bride was attended by her sister Florence M Weeley Radcliffe 14 and the best man was William Bray of Dorchester
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Elizabeth Feeley
Martin A. Feeley
Western Avenue
Cambridge
Daniel P. Walsh
St. Paul’s Church
John J. Ryan
Florence M. Weeley
Radcliffe
William
Rayer
Dorchester
Cercle Francais Honors Prof Lichtenberger
The Cercle Francais at Harvard welcomed Professor Henri Lichtenberger the Sorbonne exchange professor. President Lowell attended. The society reorganized to align more closely with the French department. Officers elected include honorary president Charles H Grandgent president Rudolph Altrocchi treasurer Benjamin Carpenter Jr secretary Courtney Bruerton and councillors Archibald C Coolidge and W H Schoffield.
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Cercle Francais
Harvard
Henri Lichtenberger
Sorbonne
Lowell
Charles H. Grandgent
Rudolph Altrocchi
Benjamin Carpenter, Jr
Courtney Bruerton
Archibald C. Coolidge
W. H. Schofield
Pugnacity Banned in Harvard Football Songs
Harvard enforces a censorship of football songs for the Crimson season requiring only Simon-pure lyrics. Songs must avoid pugnacious spirit and exclude any college other than Harvard, ending number like Three Cheers for Harvard and Down With Yale.
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Harvard
Harvard to Ban Pugnacity in Football Song Rules
Harvard undergraduates must compose songs for the gridiron with no pugnacious edge. Tunes should be simple and singable, express college spirit, and inspire confident fighting spirit without naming other colleges. No local color words or taunting of Yale or Eli players.
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Harvard
Yale
Tessie
Haughton
Must Pay Wife He Deserted Twenty Dollars A Week
Mrs Annie L Moore seeks relief from domestic troubles in probate court. She was ordered to receive fifteen dollars immediately and twenty dollars weekly thereafter, alleging cruel treatment, failure to support, and desertion by her husband, Robert A Moore.
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Annie L. Moore
Robert A. Moore
Fire Chief Bans Outdoor Leaf Fires in Quincy
Chief Billings of the Quincy fire department urged police to curb outdoor rubbish fires due to dry grass and buildings. Fallen leaves must not be burned outside to prevent fires.
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Billings
Quincy Fire Department
Pollice Department
Cavalry Reinforcements Deploy to Border Patrol
Troops A and G of the Fifteenth United States Cavalry departed Columbus New Mexico last night to reinforce the U S border patrol at Douglas Arizona amid ongoing border operations and heightened security in the region.
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Columbus
N. M
Fifteenth
United States Cavalry
United States Border Patrol
Douglas
Ariz
Stockholders Await New Haven Decree
The Boston and Maine Railroad Company stockholders adjourned their annual meeting for two weeks awaiting the final decree in the government dissolution lawsuit against the New Haven railroad. The decree is expected to be entered by agreement within a few days.
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Boston & Maine Railroad Company
New Haven Railroad
New Comic Family Addition from Hank and His Animal Friends
Hank and his animal friends welcome a new member in a light hearted Sunday Post feature. The joint panel hints at playful scenes and family friendly humor with the cast expanding for the week.
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Hank
Dominican Minister Soler Presents Credentials to Wilson
Dr Eduar R Soler the Dominican Minister presented his credentials to President Wilson in Washington noting improving conditions in the Dominican Republic and stressing relations between the two nations.
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Washington
Eduardo R. Soler
Wilson
Soler
Dominican Republic
Frederick Douglass Club Loses Liquor License in Roxbury
A licensing board revoked the Frederick Douglass Social and Literary Club liquor license after a hearing. Allegations include disorderly conduct and members using profane language at the Roxbury site near Arnold and Washington streets.
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Frederick Douglass Social and Literary Club
Arnold and
Washington Streets
Roxbury
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George Wyer
Haytien
New England
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Commission
William H. O’brien
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
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Kirkland
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Bishop Rhinelander
New Ward
Miss Feeley
Prof Lichtenberger
B. M
John L. Deslauries
Winter St
Morse
Gowdy
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Morse’s
Moran
Adams Square
Starrett and Brown
Sharpe Machinist Tools
Millers Falls
Gillette
THE
Collins Hardware CO
Washington ST
Preky Ce
Munroe ST
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