Tell Tales On Insane Asylum
Westboro Insane Asylum faces alleged wage scheme as four night attendants claim promises of raises followed by discharge. Former workers Walter Saxton, William Best, Thomas Devine, and Michael Wheatley allege three month terms ended with dismissal to hire new staff at $20 monthly. Hospital superintendent Dr George Adams cites misconduct and refusal to work as reasons for firing.
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Westboro
Westboro Insane Asylum
Walter F. Saxton
Clarence Street
Roxbury
William J. Best
Brookline
Thomas Devine
Quincy
Michael Wheatley
Boston
George S. Adams
Institute
George 8. Adams
Adams
Elk Sues For Cuticle Removal Under Chloroform
George A. Lovejoy an Elk sues C. P. Thomas for 10000 claiming 50 inches of skin was peeled from his legs while under chloroform to save Mrs. Fred B. Searles who suffered severe burns in Spokane Washington on October 15.
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Sepokane
Wash
George A. Lovejoy
Fred B. Searles
C. P. Thomas
Winning French auto damaged by snap match
The French automobile driven to victory in Saturday's Vanderbilt Cup race on Long Island by Wemery was badly damaged today by fire. A workman was burned on the head while trying to save the car, believed due to a spectator's careless use of a naptha match as the machine was prepared for shipment to France at Mineola headquarters.
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Long Island
Wemery
Itte
France
Cee
Mineola
Escaped From Medfield Asylum Man Sought
Tobias Levinson, 81, escaped Saturday from the Medfield Insane Hospital. A general alarm is out for his capture. He is described as 5 feet 8 inches, about 140 pounds, with a smooth face bald head wearing a gray coat trousers and a black soft hat.
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Tobias Levinson
Medfield Insane Hospital
New Building Planned for Philips Exeter Academy
A trustees meeting announced a new building project for Philips Exeter Academy. Plans include a new structure with a library to be integrated by features described, and an athletic field named Plympton Playing Fields is approved. H L Sop ey of the Boston Elevated Railway company appointed auditor. Helen Cilley named school librarian.
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T Ata
Trustees
Exeter Academy
H. L. Sop Ey
Boston
Apany
Helen Cilley
Wollege
Plympton
My Dear Young Artists Idealize Heritage and Craft
A vintage note invites young readers to draw scenes inspired by a cozy New England hearth tale. The author thanks contributors for pictures in the Oot issue and urges sending many drawings on the blank, including name and badge details for mailing.
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New England
Uncle Jack
Amateur art notices from local children and addresses
No 1 Ermine Conza aged seven at 21 Armstrong street Jamaica Plain sends a charm of a farm yard picture titled In the Farm yard. No 2 L Hilton at 3 Stratford road Winchester presents a picture from Oct 1 Sunday plan. No 4 Lillian B Langley of 29 Tuft street Cambridge submits a Friday partial sketch. giver praises perseverance.
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Ermine Conza
Armstrong Street
Jamaica Plain
L. Hilton
Stratford Road
Winchester
Lillian B. Langley
Tuft Street
Cambridge
Togo Accelerates Ancestral Worship Faith
Tokio reports Vice Admiral Togo worshipped at Ise Temple, seen as a model for national religious education. Observers expect renewed ancestral rites to inspire both army and navy, echoing his wartime note attributing victory to imperial ancestral protection.
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Tokio
Togo
Ise
Officers Gravely Hurt in Charles Town Arrest Altercation
Sergeant Webster and Patrolman Everett Gould of Station 15 were assaulted by a mob during an arrest in Charles Town. Gould cannot see from either eye and is delirious, while Webster suffers severe head wounds. No prisoners hurt. the fourth man sought in the incident remains at large as warrants are prepared for court opening.
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Webster
Everett Gould
Charlestown
Gould
John Manning
LA Ge
Suspect in Olney tragedy still unfound in Middletown
Middletown New York October 15 efforts to locate the man who disappeared the day of the Olney tragedy and is suspected of the crime have proved fruitless. The condition of Mrs Ingerick who was found in the Olney barn has greatly improved.
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Middletown
N. Y
Deborah’s Battle of Cay Sermon Remembers Trafalgar Centennial
The sermon at St Matthew’s Church recalls Deborah’s call to Barak and the Lord’s armies while noting October 1905 marks Trafalgar’s centennial. Rev. Ernest Nelson Bullock cites Nelson as England’s chief sea fighter and warns of Napoleon’s despotism. Attendees include Victorian Club and Naval Veterans groups.
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Deborah
Barak
St. Matthew's Church
Victorian Club
British Naval and Military Veterans’ Association
The
Victorian League
Ernest Nelson Bullock
Sisera
Lord
God
Trafalgar
Nelson
England
Europe
Napoleon
Rockefeller Enjoys Mixing With Mankind In Quiet Year
John D Rockefeller says he has spent a year mingling with others after eight decades of work. He describes trying new personal habits from golf to cycling, walking barefoot, and wearing a wig while emphasizing charity and restraint. He recalls his youth spent buying wood and stresses money as trust.
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John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Marshall Field, Jr
Frank 8. Billings
Charles VV. Murphy
Tarrytown
Lakewood
Man Admits Robbing B M Station at Thornton Ferry
Nashua October 15 George W Davis of this city brought from Boston to answer a charge of breaking and entering the ticket offices of the Boston & Maine railroad at Thornton s Ferry and Merrimac he is said to have confessed to the act and showed the men where he hid the stolen tickets valued at 1300 in nearby woods near the Merrimac station
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Nashua
N. H
George W. Davis
Boston
Boston & Maine Railroad
Thornton's Ferry
Merrimac
Merrimac Sta
Chase Inquest Yet Undecided
Swampscott now faces an undecided inquest after District Attorney Peters opted not to call one for the death of Mrs. Jennie P. Chase. Relatives Charlie and Leonard Phillips, her brothers, were still unsure whether to pursue an inquest, stating they had not yet made up their minds.
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Swampscott
Peters
Jennie P. Chase
New York Women Question Modesty in Hosiery
New York women join a modesty crusade sparked by Mrs Katherine Stevenson and debated by Mrs John Fowler Trow. They argue that modesty hinges on wearing garments like sweaters over gaiters rather than openwork stockings, shifting focus from stockings to overall dress norms.
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New York
Katherine Stevenson
Massachusetts
Cambridge
John Fowler Trow
Www. C. T. U
Modest Openwork Waists Spark Debates On Fashion
The discussion centers on openwork waists worn in summer attire. Velma Swanston argues proper use offers comfort and dignity, while J L Niver says modesty concerns are overblown and argues for personal choice.
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Velma Swanston
New Century Theatre Club
Red Flags Rally Dispersed by Gendarmes in St Petersburg
Crowds gathered in Nevsky Prospect for red flag demonstrations while gendarmes and Cossacks kept order without force. Students and workers with red banners moved to the university square where police dispersed the open air meeting as the fifth gymnasium festival saw hissed hymns and a panic sparked by firecrackers.
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ST. Petersburg
Nevsky Prospect
Missing Men Sought in the Hub Boston Search Widens
Chief Watts orders a city wide search for several missing men in Boston. Martin Lehr wanted in Chicago for embezzlement may be in Boston with a $100 reward. Frederick A. Miller of Binghamton also $100 sought after disappearing Oct 6. Anis W. Johnson, 18, of Macon, Ga, fled home and is believed headed toward Boston.
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Watts
Boston
Martin Lehr
Chicago
Frederick A. Miller
Binghamton
N. Y
Anis W. Johnson
Macon
Cambridge Man Mechanically Attacked in Midnight Jaw Fracture
Thomas L. Breen of 8 Union terrace Cambridge is in Relief Hospital with fractures to both sides of his lower jaw after an unknown thug assaulted him near midnight as he walked home. He left a car at the corner of Windsor and Hampshire streets and was struck from an alleyway with no robbery attempted.
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Thomas L. Breen
Union Terrace
Cambridge
Windsor
Hampshire
Thanksgiving Ball of Chelsea Hebrew Society Planned
Chelsea Young Men's Hebrew Association moves ahead with its fourth annual ball on Thanksgiving Eve at Commonwealth Hall East Boston. About 100 young men and women rehearsed three hours under Howard D Ellison to perform a grand march praised as one of the finest. Net proceeds benefit the association maintenance fund.
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Chelsea
Limerick Men's Club Elects New Officers
The Limerick Men's Club met in Brodbine Hall and elected officers for the year. John T. Byron was chosen president, Dennis F. Keating vice-president, William M. Heffernan financial secretary, Michael J. Nihill recording secretary, and William J. Osborne sergeant-at-arms.
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Limerick Men's Club
Brodbine Hall
John T. Byron
Dennis F. Keating
William M. Heffernan
Michael J. Nihill
William J. Osborne
Heinze Seizes Control of Major Northwestern Bank
Butte Montana October 15 control of the State Savings Bank, a leading Northwest institution, passes to F Augustus Heinze and M Sellers Lai yesterday. No definite figure on the money involved was available.
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Heinze
Butte, Mont
State Savings Bank
Northwest
F. Augustus Heinze
M. Sellers la
Mission Work in Many Fields at Boston Institute
Twenty missionaries with 284 collective years of service were honored at the Boston Missionary Institute. Speakers included Rev. Alonzo Bunker and Mrs E W Clark, with accounts of long stays in Burmah India Turkey Thibet China Corea and Bulgaria and tales of early missionary triumphs and dangers. The Rev Mr Bunker spoke of gospel progress among head hunters and witchcraft’s decline.
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People’s Temple
Boston Missionary Institute
W. B. Oliver
Boston
Alonzo Bunker
D. D
Burmah
E. W. Clark
India
J. K. Brown
Turkey
Martha Sheldon
Thibet
Mabel C. Hartford
China
Josephine O. Payne
Corea
Ellen M. Stone
Bulgaria
Bunker
Concert Tonight Aids Earthquake Victims in Calabria
Tonight at Steinert Hall the Carmen's Italian Boys' Orchestra performs under Baron G. Tosti Italian consul to aid Calabria quake victims. Patrons include Mrs. Howe and Mrs. Guild. soloists R. Vanni P. Fiumara F. Savasta P. DaRu M. Price Signora Priorelli join the program. Proceeds expected to benefit Italian sufferers.
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Steinert Hall
Carmen’s
Calabria
Italy
Baron G. Tosti
Boston
Julia Ward Howe
Curtis Guild
W. S. Fitz
W. M. Kehew
Charles Cabot
R. Brindisi
T. A. Mulley
Earthquake Harms Calabria Sparks Panic Across Region
An afternoon quake struck Calabria including Reggio di Calabria causing widespread panic but with no serious injuries reported. Authorities urge caution as aftershocks continue and residents assess damage.
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Reggio DI Calabria
Calab
Calabria
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