Casper J. Schaefer Dies in Denver’s Auditorium Flats
Casper J. Schaefer, a Roxbury figure involved in founding the St. Alphonsus Association at Mission Church, died suddenly in Denver in his apartments at the Auditorium. He had gone there for health reasons and lived with his brother, a local lighting firm worker. He had proposed a Catholic young men clubhouse in Denver modeled after Roxbury’s. The body was shipped East with his brother Frank Schaefer.
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Casper J. Schaefer
Roxbury
St. Alphonsus Association
Mission Church
Denver
Schaefer
Catholic Young Men of
Roxbury Association
Frank Schaefer
Banquet of American Meat Packers Association Feeds 500
The third annual banquet at the Auditorium Annex drew about five hundred guests. The scene resembled royal courts with powdered wigs silk-stockinged waiters and imported stems and pipes, recalling King Charles II. hospitality.
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Chicago
American Meat Packers’ Association
Auditorium Annex
Charles II
Baltimore man shot in Atlantic City returns home
Charles B. Roberts of Baltimore, who was shot while riding in a boardwalk rolling chair on August 26 in Atlantic City, left for Baltimore last night with his wife.
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Atlantic City
HN. J
Charles B. Roberts
Baltimore
No Gold Brick Promises in George's Garments Sale
An 1879 sales pitch offers over 3000 ready-made and made-to-measure garments from top New York tailors at reduced prices. It highlights Cravenette raincoats, sack suits, Prince Albert coats, overcoats, tuxedo suits, and more with example prices from $12 to $100, claiming free alterations.
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Cravenette
Priestley
Schlang
Lower Broadway
New York
Werner
S Hines
Marx
Broadway
Decker
Chicago
Rochester
Brooks
Milk St
Boston
Carr
Melton
Stadler
Fifth Ave
Wolf's Clothier Offers Double Stamps Mornings
Double stamps will be given with every purchase mornings until 12 o'clock noon at Wolf's Clothier corner Hanover and Portland streets. Single stamps thereafter.
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Wolf's
Clothier
Hanover
Portland Streets
My Clothier
Gould Pleads Heavy Loss in Wife Support Request
In New York on October 15 Judge Bischoff reserved decision on Katherine Clemmons Gould's plea to raise her annual allowance from 25 000 to 120 000. Counsel for both sides outlined Gould's reduced income and prior expenditures, noting lawsuits and judgments against him while detailing lavish transfers to Mrs Gould and a Virginia farm.
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New York
Tiffany’s
Lynchburg
Nicoll
Gould
Woman weighs 275 pounds defeats attacker in street brawl
Tramp who assaulted Mrs. John Snyder of Riverside, near Wilkes Barre, was beaten by the woman this morning. She dusted the roadside with him and left him looking as if in a wreck.
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Wilkesbarre
Penn
John Snyder
Riverside
Here
Bryan Sees Slimmer Nebraska Victory in Fight for State
William J. Bryan closed his three day Nebraska tour with a large Plattsmouth rally predicting a bigger Democratic majority than 1896. He cited loyalty of Nebraska Democrats and said his state-wide stops exceeded planned schedules as he urged extended speaking and attacked Speaker Cannon’s influence and corporate backing.
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Plattsmouth
Neb
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Bryan
Tecumseh
Cannon
Congress
Protests Over Transfer System Amid Bridge Closings
Boston and Northern car riders protest a new transfer policy caused by Broadway bridge work near Crescent avenue. Bridge repairs may take seven weeks, forcing Chelsea and nearby towns to walk to Mount Washington avenue. Passenger counts show heavy congestion and cars turned away during peak times as authorities previously denied a Carey avenue single-track plan.
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Boston & Northern
Broadway
Chelsea
Broadway Bridge
Boston & Maine
Crescent Avenue
Revere
Saugus
Lynn
Mount Washington Avenue
Boston
Boston & Northern Railway
Carey Avenue
Board of Control
War clouds loom as Kantao clash sparks Korea incident
In Kantao, Northern Corea, Chinese and Japanese troops clashed with casualties reported. China’s war office refused to pursue a detachment claimed as aggressors, risking further cross frontier action by Japanese forces.
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Seoul
Corea
China
Japan
Kantao
Chinese War Office
Chinese Forces Open Fire on Japanese Guard at Kantao
Chinese soldiers attacked a police station guarding Korean residents in Kantao, triggering several hours of fighting with casualties. Japanese commanders sought permission to cross into China to pursue attackers, but the war office refused. Japan protested to Pekin as tensions rise and hinted at frontier action to protect Koreans.
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Kantao
China
War Office
Pekin
This Will Be Ether Day at Mass General Hospital
The Massachusetts General Hospital will observe Ether Day commemorating Dr. Morton’s 1846 ether discovery. The hospital closes for routine business and will not receive visitors as a large audience is expected for the day’s ceremonies.
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Mass. General Hospital
Morton
Massachusetts General Hospital
Blossom Street
Wenham Woman Crushed In Cellar Hole Death
The body of Mrs. Emma Gapelia of Wenham was found in a cellar hole on the Hooper farm at Putnamville. She had driven into the pasture to gather bar berries and was crushed when her horse backed into the cellar hole, the wagon lodging her.
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Wenham
Danvers
Emma Gapelia
Hooper
Putnamville
Puerto Rico cigar makers end strike with wage victory
In San Juan on October 15, local cigar makers concluded a walkout after negotiations, securing higher pay in a victory for labor.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Morse's Boys Department Offers Expanded, Modernized Service
An enlarged store presents a redesigned Boys' Dept with new counters, display cases, a waiting room, and faster delivery. Emphasizing value, the range includes junior suits in sizes 3 to 10 years from 3.75 to 8.00 and Norfolk and two-piece suits in 8 to 16 years from 3.75 to 10. Also promotes boys' shoes priced 2.00 to 3.50.
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New England
Norfolk
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Waltham
Oyle Bros World’s
Createst Credit Clothiers
Washington Street
George's
Bao
George
George’s Tabor
Merchant Tailors
Washington St
N. Y
Legal Stamps
Bacon
Summer ST
395
Washington
Talbot Co
America
Washburn
Washburn Department Store
Washburn Credit House
Essex St
Union St
Morse’s
Org
Esea
Mawel
Adams Square
Arthurs
Wanskuck Mills
Carter’s Union
Dc Contoocook
Arthur Sternbure
The
Star
Hanover St
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