Ex Mayors and Hib bard urged to join city government talk
The Republic outlines a plan for a public forum where Boston ex mayors FitzGerald Quinn and others would discuss city government. Lincoln Steffens and literary and social secretaries are suggested to attend to provide information and inspiration.
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Fitzgerald
Boston
Hibbard
The
Republic
Lincoln Steffens
White
Boudrot
Hart
Quincy
Matthews
Dynamite Plot Targets Holyoke Underpass Bridge
Unknown men attempted to dynamite the underpass superstructure in Holyoke late last night. A satchel with 25 pounds of dynamite was placed on a concrete wall beneath the bridge being constructed by James S. Shoemaker & Co of Philadelphia.
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Holyoke
Jackson Street
James S. Shoemaker & Co
Philadelphia
Dynamite found along city underpass construction
Work on the underpass is carried out by Shoemaker Company for the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad. A dynamite bundle was discovered in a satchel near the iron work. police were notified after watchmen Surman Sandridge and city guard Smith extinguished flames from the fuse, which failed to ignite the secondary wire.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
F. Surman
J. B. Sandridge
Surman
Robert J. Smith
Hearst Defies Oklahoma Governor Over Slander Suit
Chicago October 16 William R Hearst arrived here and described a deputy sheriff serving papers in a $600000 slander and libel suit filed by Governor Haskell of Oklahoma He said he would answer on November 16 1908 and challenged trial before November 3 He criticized the service and revealed his travel plan to New York Indiana Ohio and back to be available for any further suits from Taggart or Foraker while his family faces no annoyance.
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Chicago
William R. Hearst
Haskell
Oklahoma
Union Pacific
Hearst
Mr. Hearst
Girl with revolver fends off Newburyport burglar
Miss Gertrude Little, daughter of contractor John M. Little, startled a burglar at the State street home in Newburyport around 2 AM. She gathered a revolver after the bulldog alerted her, and with her father searched the house but found no one. Previous break-ins at the Littles' home led to arrests and recovered loot.
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Waltham
Newburyport
Gertrude Little
John M. Little
State Street
Littles
Spaulding
Gas & Electric Company
Post
Hearst Statements Denied by Governor Haskell
Guthrie Oklahoma October 16 Governor Haskell returns from Ohio denying Omaha claim by William Randolph Hearst that he offered to pay prosecutorial expenses and accept service of summons. Haskell says Hearst sent no word by any means and that he tracked Hearst's eastward travels to prevent escape.
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Guthrie, Okio
William R. Hearst
Haskell
Ohio
Hearst
Omaha
Pacific Coast
St. Paul
Kansas City
Fort Worth
Houston
Patrolman Saves Men in South Boston Stabbing
Patrolman Edwards intervened in a stabbing in Andrew Square Boston last evening. Michael Burke was attacked by three Polish men after a street fight on Boston Street. Burke suffered head and abdominal wounds. Suspects Frank Smith Peter Sepotostie and John Gilish, all residents of 2 Hyde Street South Boston, were arrested.
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Ewards
Andrew Square
Boston
Michael Burke
Ellery Street
Burke
Boston Street
Frank Smith
Smith
Peter Sepotoskie
John Gilish
Hyde Street
South
Fell 25 Feet From Electric Pole At Town Gas Yard
Fellow workers at the Charleston Gas and Electric yard in Harrison New Jersey watched Otto Straus fall 25 feet from a pole. He wavered lost his grip and landed hard sustaining a fractured skull and internal injuries. he was placed on the dangerous list at Relief Hospital.
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Otto Straus
Harrison
N. J
Charlestown Gas & Electric Company
Deer Island Prison Death Case Sparks Inquiry
Mrs An drew J McDonald of East Boston says her husband, serving a sentence on Deer Island, died of a lingering illness without her being informed. She alleges hospital staff misrepresented his condition and that she only learned of his death after police delivered the news.
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Andrew J. McDonald
Sumner Street
Boston
Deer Island
Post
Jeter
Skinner
Penal Institutions Department
East Boston
Last Exit of First Topsy Dead at Cambridge
Mrs. George C. Howard, formerly Miss Caroline E. Fox, who died in Cambridge on Thursday, was the original Topsy in the first production of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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George C. Howard
Caroline E. Fox
Cambridge
Topsy
Cambridge actress Mrs. Howard dies at 83
Mrs. George C. Howard formerly Caroline Fox, original Topsy in Uncle Tom's Cabin, died at 22 Putnam Avenue Cambridge. She joined the Boston Museum stock at 14 and starred as Topsy from 1844 to 1887. Funeral Monday at St. John's Memorial Chapel with burial at Mt. Auburn.
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George C. Howard
Caroline BE. Fox
Putnam Avenue
Cambridge
Howard
Old
Boston Museum Stock Company
Miss Fox
James A. Fox
George Co. Howard
New England
The
Troy
Purdy
National Theatre
New York
James J. Storrow Hosts Luncheon for Li Sum Ling
James J. Storrow entertained Li Sum Ling editor of the Chinese Mail at the Union Club luncheon. The city’s banking, commercial and industrial leaders attended including EK. W. Atkinson John B. Lawrence E. B. Bayley C. B. Riley Alfred Winsor Jr. John Hi Fahey Arthur C. Farley Charles H. Jones Edward A. Filene Augustus P. Loring Charles E. Wheeler and Alfred T. Waite. Li spoke on rapid transformation in China and will visit Harvard College today before departing for New York.
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James J. Storrow
Li Sum Ling
Chinese Mail
Union Club
EK. .W. Atkinson
John 8. Lawrence
E. B. Bayley
C. B E. Riley
Alfred Winsor, Jr
John Hi, Fahey
Arthur C. Farley
Charles H. Jones
Edward A. Filene
Bulgarian Cabinet Rejects London Indemnity Proposal
The Bulgarian cabinet, led by Czar Ferdinand, returned from the Rilo mountains and announced its decision to reject London's demand for indemnity to Turkey as a condition for recognizing Bulgarian independence. The government will negotiate only railroad purchase rights with Oriental Railroad Company.
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Softa
Ferdinand
Rilo Mountains
London
Turkey
Bulgaria
Oriental Railroad Company
Democratic fund receipts total 6294 in 17 states
Democratic headquarters reported contributions totaling 6294 dollars received on October 15 from 17 states for the presidential campaign fund. The items reflect a broad fundraising effort across the party.
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Chicago
Democratic
Missing New York Nurse Margaret Murphy Still Unfound
The disappearance of Miss Margaret Murphy, a hospital nurse in New York, remains unsolved as authorities continue to search for clues and track possible leads. No further details on her whereabouts or last known movements have been released.
Wolf's Clothier Offers Morning Double Stamps Until Noon
Double legal stamps awarded with every purchase mornings until 12 o'clock at Wolf's Clothier corner Hanover and Portland streets. After noon stamps return to single.
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Wolf's
My Clothier
Hanover
Portland Streets
Missing Long Island nurse found teaching in New York
A Long Island hospital nurse who vanished two months ago without notice was located in New York where she is continuing her work. A letter to her cousin confirms she is well and employed in the city.
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Missing Hospital
New York
Long Island Hospital
Bridget Kenneally
West Second Street
South
Variety of Morse Made Suits at Fifteen Dollars
The ad touts a large selection across three dozen display windows and over 300 feet of display space, emphasizing Morse Made Suits at $15 and more than fifty distinct styles in the store, with shades from brown to blue and visible stripes and checks. It notes the stock ranges from $10 to higher grades, highlighting the breadth but noting only a portion can be shown in the windows.
Neckwear Featured in New Store Window Display
Shoppers are invited to glance at the new entrance window showing neckwear with a tag of great value at 65 cents. The display aims to attract passersby to the store’s fresh presentation and bargains.
Woman Leaves Home to See Old New York
A letter quotes the woman saying she always wanted to see old New York and that she is now there, leaving Boston where she formerly lived. The brief note expresses a wish to explore the city and marks a personal departure.
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Boston
New York
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