Seeley Succeeds Dumont In Steam Boat Board Appointments
Washington noted Captain Henry L. Seeley of Boston named inspector of hulls and Theodore L. Mertreau inspector of boilers in the steam boat inspection service at New York. Seeley’s post is the top role in the department, part of Slocum Disaster Commission reforms. Seeley will move from Boston to New York.
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Washington
Henry L. Seeley
Boston
Theodore Ll. Mertreau
Steamboat Inspection Service
New York
Seeley
Funeral of Brookline Officer Joseph McMurray Draws Crowds
The Brookline police escorted the late Officer Joseph McMurray to Walnut Street Cemetery under Senior Lieutenant George Dearborn with eight pallbearers. Services at the Presbyterian Church included an eloquent eulogy by Rev. Dr. Sinclair and Odd Fellows burial rites led by Past Grand Fred H. Robinson. Subscriptions for McMurray’s family reached 1571.25, with gifts from Mrs. F. L. Richardson, Jerome Jones, Charles Storrow, J. Randolph Coolidge and others.
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Brookline
George Dearborn
Joseph McMurray
Walnut Street
Presbyterian Church
Prospect Street
Dr. Sinclair
Fred H. Robinson
Odd Fellows
Jack Gardner
Henry Boles
McMurray
F. L. Richardson
Jerome Jones
Charles Storrow
J. Randolph Coolidge
M. F. Cunniff
Katherine Townsend
Moses Williams
Brighton Man Hangs Himself in Cellar Death
George A R Burroughs of 36 Brook Street Brighton died by hanging in his home cellar yesterday. He rose early ate breakfast and went out. His wife and neighbors found him later and cut the body down. He leaves a wife and three children.
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George A. R. Burroughs
Brook Street
Brighton
New Yiddish Play Set For Chelsea Tonight
The Yiddish theatre group at the Academy of Music Chelsea presents a new historical drama Der Beyes Amedrosh Under Der Erd The Invisible House of Knowledge on stage tonight with H S Schneter as Raffella J Hochstein as the cardinal and Mme Rhea Morgenbesser as Wlorinda the street dancer Also scheduled for Saturday and all of next week.
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Academy of Music
Chelsea
Mme. Rhea Morgenbesser
Wlorinda
Murphy and Markey wed at St Marys Church North End
Miss Catherine Murphy of Charlestown and Hugh V. Markey of the West End were married yesterday morning in St Marys Church North End by Rev Father Gorman. Bridesmaid Miss Nellie L McNulty and best man John J Markey stood with the couple.
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Catherine Murphy
Charlestown
Hugh V. Markey
West End
St. Mary’s Church
North End
Father Gorman
Nellie L. McNulty
John J. Markey
Catarrh of the Stomach Remedy Promoted by Dyspepsia Tables
An article extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe simple remedy for catarrh of the stomach and indigestion. It explains symptoms such as bloating sour risings and coated tongue and cites a testimonial from R S Workman of Chicago praising improved appetite flesh and rest after use. The text describes a digestion focused treatment using Diastase Aseptic Pepsin Nux Golden Seal and fruit acids.
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Harlanson
Stuart
R. S. Workman
Chicago
Ins
Port Arthur Destroyers Attack Japanese Vessel and Rearguard Action
Russian torpedo boat destroyers sortie from Port Arthur to shell Japanese positions at Shacpingtéd, while Japanese forces respond. One Japanese destroyer hit a mine and damaged, but limped to Port Dalny for repairs as shortages, reinforcements, and warehousing build ups shape the siege.
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Port Arthur
Port Dalny
Fort Danny
Niuchwang
Woman Hit By Auto May Die in Cambridge Accident
Mrs. Mary Burchill of 2 Bay Street Cambridge was struck while alighting from a car on Massachusetts Avenue near Dana Street and remains in critical condition at home. The car owner William A. Beverly of 222 West Newton Street Boston aided the injured woman and gave his vehicle number. Officer Culhane was hurt but helped. Doctors fear knee cap fracture and spine injuries. Beverly said the incident was an accident and no arrest was made.
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Mary Burchill
Bay Street
Cambridge
William A. Beverly
West Newton Street
Boston
Culhane
Beverly
Drowning Rescue Saved by Hair at South Boston Wharf
James Carroll of 339 Third street South Boston was saved from drowning off Commercial wharf around 7 PM by George T. Ainsley of 110 Atlantic avenue who heard his cries and grabbed him by the hair as he sank. Fishermen rolled him on a barrel to expel water, then he was taken to Relief Hospital where doctors credited the quick fishermen action with saving his life.
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James Carroll
Third Street
Boston
Commercial Wharf
George T. Ainsley
Atlantic Avenue
T Wharf
JAP CENTRE COLUMN IN ACTION AT TUNCHIAFEN
Tokyo reports from Manchurian headquarters on October 19 and 20 detailing the centre column of the right army dislodging enemy cavalry from Tunchiafen, enemy infantry near Kaokwanchia, and two battalions advancing from Tunchiafen toward Titi Mountain. The Walito Mountain area remains held by the enemy, and Fenchiapao guns shells positions. Fronts on the left column and centre army are unchanged.
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Tunchiafen
Walito Mountain
Kaokwanchia
Titi Mountain
Fenchiapao
Russians Hold Key Position as Shakhe River Divides Forces
Mukden dispatch reports the two armies facing each other along the Shakhe River after days of heavy artillery. The Russian center advances slowly under shell fire while dominating a high hill on the left and keeping river positions since Oct 16. Mortar efforts continue to dislodge forces on the right.
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Mukden
Pekin
Shakhe River
Eight Candidates for Chelsea Mayor Seat Named
Photo credit Purdy shows James G. Webber former Alderman among eight nominees contesting the Chelsea mayoralty. The list signals a crowded field seeking the town’s top post.
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Chelsea
Purdy
James G. Webber
Harry W. James
Board of Aldermen
Charles E. Rowe
F. Hix
George B. Guild
Can-Wallace
John Duncan
Textile workers ask Gompers to call aid for Fall River
The United Textile Workers of America urged Samuel Gompers to mobilize AFL support for 25,000 Fall River textile strikers. Delegates praised the strike as a humane stand against industrial domination, cited wage cuts affecting 70,000, and urged AFL to appoint an organizer for 400,000 nonunion textile workers. The convention planned officer elections and adjournment tomorrow.
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Gompers
Fall River
Lowell
United Textile Workers of America
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Textile Workers of
America
Joseph G. Jackson
John Golden
Rally at Franklin Street Church Heads for East Somerville
Senator Lodge and Speaker Frothingham will speak to citizens on Saturday evening in support of Republicanism at the Franklin Street Congregational Church. Parish members oppose the venue with threats to quit the church, but Charles W. Kennard says the committee voted to allow the political meeting for lack of another suitable building in Somerville.
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Senator Lodge
Frothingham
East Somerville
Somerville
Proved Not to Be Cambridge Slugger At Dance
Arlington police arrested a colored man in a dress suit on suspicion after a Cambridge assault report. He was brought to Cambridge, questioned, found not to be the suspect, and released.
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Arlington
Miss French
Cambridge
RAN AWAY AND WERE MARRIED IN secret elopement tale
Roger Wilbur of 2487 Beacon street Brookline and Mary Ogden Armstrong of Philadelphia ran away last summer and wed in Wilmington Delaware after meeting in Bar Harbor. They reportedly returned to Brookline with Wilbur receiving his parents blessing. The groom is 19 and Armstrong’s father may have relented.
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Roger Wilbur
Beacon Street
Brookline
Mary Ogden Armstrong
Philadelphia
Bar Harbor
Wilmington
Del
Wilbur
Papa Armstrong
West Boston Bridge Reopens at Midnight
The West Boston bridge reopened to traffic at midnight restoring full travel routes. City engineers announced the clearance of earlier closures and urged motorists to use caution during the overnight transition.
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West Boston Bridge
West Boston
Castoria for Infants and Children Signature Brand Note
An aged advertisement notes Castoria as the familiar remedy for infants and children and emphasizes it bears the signature of the trusted brand. The line underscores the product’s longstanding market presence and parental trust.
Culberson Attacks Roosevelt Over Panama Canal Actions
In Carnegie Hall a Democratic rally feature Senator Culberson of Texas charging President Roosevelt with lawless acts over the Panama Canal. He cites the Spooner law and a withheld Hay letter showing extensions and payments, accusing the administration of creating a mock government and accepting territory from a French conspirator during a bloodless war.
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New York
Carnegie Hall
Senator Culberson
Texas
Panama Canal
Panama
Roosevelt
Culberson
Congress
Spooner
Colombia
Hay
John Hay
Senate
U S Policy in Canal Zone Condemned
The article reports Panama’s growing dissatisfaction with U S policy in the canal zone, accusing Washington of creating an effectively independent state and infringing Panama’s sovereignty. It lists demands for tariff modification, fair division of port charges, removal of U S post offices, and relinquishment of absolute sovereignty claims, amid Marine deployments and a new battalion to the isthmus expected around November 15.
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Washington
Panama
United States
Canal Zone
Republic of Panama
Colon
Roosevelt
New Republic
Thomas N. Wood
Isthmus
Marine
Colombians Rumored Ready for Attack Near Culebra
In Colon on October 20 a rumor spread that a large force of armed Colombians has gathered near Culebra to strike on November 3, the first anniversary of Panama's secession from Colombia. The claim centers on fears of renewed aggression and regional instability.
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Colon
Culebra
Panama
Colombia
Port Arthur Deserter Here From Russia
Kopel Vorenowitski, a Port Arthur veteran who fled the Russian army, crossed through Prussia and arrived in Boston. He described three years eight months of service from Odessa and time with the Sixteenth Siberian Rifles under General Kampinoff, detailing harsh conditions at Port Arthur and his escape with an empty supply train bound for Harbin.
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Port Arthur
Chefoo
Kopel Vorenowitski
Russia
Prussia
Boston
Vorenowitski
Odessa
Sixteenth
Siberian Rifles
Kampinoff
Poltava
Trav
Harbin
Kopel Vorenwitski
Infallible Teachings of the Church Urged by Bishop Weller
Right Rev Reginald H Weller Jr, bishop coadjutor of Fond du Lac, preached at the Clerical Union for the Maintenance and Defence of Catholic Episcopal Principles festival in the Church of the Advent. He argued the church is infallible as teacher since the voice of the church equals the voice of Christ and noted Western parishes pay little to young priests while Eastern parishes spend on music.
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Church of Christ
Reginald H. Weller, Jr
Fond du Lac
National Council of the Clerical Union For the Maintenance and Defence
Church of the Advent
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