United Cigar Stores Buys Riker Jaynes
New York news reports the United Cigar Stores Company plans to acquire the Riker-Hegeman Jaynes drug stores in a deal expected to close within a week. Louis K. Liggett denied any combination between his Boston interests and the Riker chain.
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New York
C. A. Whelan
United Cigar Stores Company
Riker-Hegeman-Jaynes Drug
Louis K. Liggett
Boston
Liggett String of Drug Stores
United Drug Company of
Hotel Belmont
Sulzer Attacks Murphy in Trial Farce Railing
Sulzer denounces the trial as a farce and political lynching, calling the proceedings a human shamble. He warns the episode will unite people in opposition and momentum in the stores over the issue.
Sulzer Removed as New York Governor by Impeachment
William Sulzer ceased to be Governor of New York at noon as the High Court of Impeachment removed him by 43 to 12 votes. Lieutenant Governor Martin Glynn was sworn in as his successor, with Sulzer found guilty of falsification and attempt to suppress evidence and acquitted on four other articles.
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Albany
N. Y
William Sulzer
State of
New York
High Court
Martin H. Glynn
Sulzer
Aged Mrs Harrison Denies Wife Did Not Cause Hysterics
Mrs Harrison testifies that her wife had no reason for her hysterical conduct while Mrs Eaton prepared meals for the admiral at his deathbed. The widow refused to let others attend him.
Lure of City as Grounds for Divorce
Worcester, Oct. 17. Addison Samuel Aldridge of Webster seeks an absolute divorce from Ethelin Aldridge of Boston claiming desertion after he refused to sell his Westboro farm and move to the city for business. Judge John B. Ratigan granted the divorce.
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Worcester
Ethelin Aldridge
Boston
Westboro
Addison Samuel Aldridge
Webster
Superior Court
John B. Ratigan
Boston Showers Likely Saturday Then Cooler Sunday
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for unsettled conditions with likely showers on Saturday. Sunday should be generally fair and cooler with moderate winds turning from southerly to westerly.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Dorothy Says Mother Gave Medicine in Tea to Admiral
In Plymouth county court Dorothy Eaton testified to an alleged plot in the murder case of Admiral Joseph G. Eaton. Her mother Virginia Harrison also took the stand, offering shocking testimony supporting the government's view of the crime.
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Plymouth
Dorothy Eaton
Plymouth County Court House
Virginia Harrison
Jennie May Eaton
Joseph G. Eaton
Eaton
Dorothy
Mrs Eaton accused of poisoning Admiral Eaton in illness
A witness described Mrs Eaton as frequently hysterical after talks about Admiral Eaton and his alleged flirtations, and while lamenting her missing daughter Jane. The government argues she prepared meals and gave medicines during visits, possibly administering undissolved poison doses to the admiral. Dorothy claimed she knew her mother had given medicine to him.
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Mrs. Eaton
Eaton
Admiral
Dorothy
Admiral Eaton
Anniversary items recall historic events across centuries
Roger Williams tried for heresy in 1635, John Brown captured by U S troops in 1859, Americans took formal possession of Porto Rico in 1898, Union of Norway and Sweden in 1814, and the Saratoga battlefield monument was dedicated. One year ago today.
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Roger Williams
John Brown
U. S
Porto Rico
Norway
Sweden
Saratoga Battle Monument
Schooners Collide at Vineyard Haven Harbor
At Vineyard Haven on October 17 the schooner Daniel McLeod hit the anchored Horatio Foss while entering the harbor. Foss sustained minor damage including lost headgear. McLeod reported unharmed.
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Vineyard Haven
Daniel McLeod
Horatio Foss
Foss
McLeod
Dorchester City Worker James L. Hewitt Dies Sudden
James L. Hewitt longtime city yard supervisor on Hancock Street Dorchester died suddenly at home 28 Josephine Street Dorchester. Hewitt was among the citys oldest servants by length of service.
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James L. Hewitt
Hancock Street
Dorchester
Josephine Street
Harvard German Club Faces Dispute Over Dobschutz Reception
Members of the Deutsche Verein at Harvard seek to ease the unrest caused by a reception given to Professor Ernst von Dobschutz, the exchange professor, amid ongoing campus tensions.
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Deutsche Verein
Harvard
Ernst von Dobschutz
Har
Professor Garret Droppers Named Minister to Greece
President Wilson offers the post of minister to Greece to Professor Garret Droppers of Williams College. Droppers, a Massachusetts Civil Service Commission member, previously sought Railroad Commission seats and was a Wilson delegate to the Baltimore convention. Born Milwaukee 1860, he earned an A. B. at Harvard in 1887 and studied finance economics and political science there.
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Washington
Wilson
Greece
Garrett Droppers
Williams College
Droppers
Massachusetts Civil Service Commission
Foss
Railroad Commission
Governors Council
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Harvard
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Haymarket
Hibernia Savings Bank
Tremont St
Magnolia
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Main St
Hamilton, Mass
Arthur Dreyfus
Beach St
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Jennie
Porter
Plymouth Society
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Gloucester
Newport
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Jupiter
Saturn
Castle Square Hotel
Siar Taves
Bosworth and Bromfield Sts
Ravioli
R. Jannini & Son
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Mn Chase
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