Doctor commits suicide at Waldorf Astoria in New York
Dr. Irving J. Cook a 33 year old physician from 246 West Thirty ninth street shot himself in a room at the Waldorf Astoria after drinking poison. He was under $10 000 bail on an arrest in New Jersey related to his practice. A coroner noted a contemplated ante mortem statement from a hospital patient naming Dr. Cook and a farewell letter to his wife accompanied the act.
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New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Irving J. Cook
West Thirty-ninth Street
Cook
New Jersey
Shrady
Dr. Cook
Gargan Will Probed in Probate Court with Large Bequests
The late Thomas J. Gargan, Boston attorney, left an estate nearing $100,000 with widow Helena N. Gargan as executrix. She receives $40,000, the home and country seat, 100 Massachusetts Gas shares, and 50 United States Trust shares. Other legacies include $10,000 to each of his three sisters and smaller sums to relatives and favorites, plus several charitable bequests.
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Thomas J. Gargan
Boston
Helena N. Gargan
Massachusetts Gas Company
United States Trust Company
Mr. Gargan
Rose
Mary
Teresa Gargan
Joseph Gargan
James M. Lane
Gargan
Alice
Helen Burke
P. M.keating
S. C. Brackett
A. Shuman
Joseph Smith
James Jeffrey Roche
Thomas B. Fitzpatrick
Brimmer Street
House of Good Shepherd
St. Vincent de Paul Society
West End
Catholic Union
Carpenters Union Endorses Bryan for President
Carpenters District Council of Greater Boston with about 600 members endorsed William J. Bryan for President aligning with Samuel Gompers and the AFL executive board. Delegates were instructed to report the action to their locals.
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Carpenters’ District Council of
Greater Bostorm
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
William J. Bryan
Organized Labor
Enjoy Your Meals With Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets
An advertisement touts Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets as a guard against indigestion in bustling dining rooms. It claims a few moments after eating, the tablets ease discomfort, enrich blood, and rebuild gastric fluids, with a 50 cent price and free trial mail offer from F. A. Stuart Co., Marshall Michigan.
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Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Men’s Stein-Bloch Suits at $25 in New Colors
Finest imported worsteds velours Scotches and vicunas offered in hundreds of styles. Equal to $50 and $60 custom suits in material style and fit. Regular and stout sizes from 33 to 48, with 25.00 breast measure.
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Boston
Bay
Siegel Co
Hird Wloor
Flannel Lined Wool Coats In Navy Garnet and Brown
Advertises wool cheviot coats with double breasted front trimmed collar and cuffs in navy garnet and brown sizes 6 to 14.
Fashionable girls' coats in wool blends by size range
All wool cheviot and serge garments offered for girls aged 6 to 14 years. Styles include sailor and Russian blouse designs in navy blue brown and garnet suitable for young shoppers.
Girls' 95c Dresses Highlight Hyde-Grade Galatea Ward
A sale of girls dresses priced at 95 cents features Hyde-Grade Galatea fabric in Manchester, labeled as washable like a pocket handkerchief. Available in sizes 4 to 14 years, touted as the best value yet offered.
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Manchester
Coats Directoire style gowns in kersey satin trim
Misses sizes 14 16 and 18 offered in black and navy blue refined kersey cloth. Satin trim adds a touch of elegance to the Directoire inspired design. Suitable for formal occasions with fine tailoring and durable fabric.
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Directoire
Misses' Tailor Made Suits At Bargain Prices
Advertises $15.75 suits originally $22.50 for misses aged 14 16 and 18. Features tailor made broad cloth suits with stripe satin lined coat 36 inches long and a new gore edged skirt.
Guild Orders Pay Probe into Back Pay Frauds
Governor Guild orders investigation into fraudulent assignments of Spanish American War back pay in Massachusetts. The case involves about $3000 and questions if those with no right made representations. H Douglas Campbell asserts his firm did not buy veteran claims and says many veterans sought to sell elsewhere.
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Military Department of the Commonwealth
Governor Guild
Commonwealth
Herbert Parker
H. Douglas Campbell
Massachusetts
New England Agency
G. Everett Goss
L. A. Campbell
Council Delays Market Lease Report Amid Tight Vote
At the Common Council meeting last night a 22 to 18 vote allowed the assignment of the market leases report to be postponed to the next session. The council also ordered the Board of Pauper Institution trustees to supply figures on possible death rate increases at the Boston Infirmary and to report on food quality and isolation of contagious diseases.
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Common Council
Board of
Boston Infirmary
Death of Rev. Michael Gleason in Waltham
The Rev. Michael Gleason formerly of Waltham died at his parents’ home after returning from Illinois where he served as a Catholic priest. He had suffered heart disease linked to his extensive travels and hardships in the Middle West. He was educated in Waltham schools and graduated with high honors.
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Waltham
Michael Gleason
Illinois
Father Gleason
Middle West
Prohibition Candidates Rally in Boston Hub
The Prohibition party nominees will campaign in Boston tomorrow and over the next two days denouncing the liquor trade. A noon rally opens at Faneuil Hall with Eugene W. Chafin and Aaron Watkins speaking, Willard O. Wyllie presiding, and a reception for both candidates by local Good Templar lodges.
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Prohibition Party
Liberty
Boston Common
Faneuil Haid
Eugene W. Chafin
Blinds
Aaron 8. Watkins
Ohio
Willard O. Wyllie
Prohibitionists
Massachusetts
Chafin
Order of Good Templars
Angell Seeks Heavy Sentence for Chelsea Firebugs
President George T. Angell of the M. B. A. Co A pledges a $100 reward for evidence against Chelsea firebugs and says he will urge the court to impose a maximum sentence of one year in prison and a $250 fine.
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George T. Angell
Chelsea
Worcester Society Hears Two Wedding Plans
Miss Edith M Sessions will wed Edward Reed of Cambridge within a fortnight. Her sister Mrs Burton W Grant plans to marry Dr H K Boutwell of Boston in November. Both brides are daughters of the late Waldo K Sessions, a noted business man.
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Worcester
Edward Reed
Cambridge
Worcester Society
Edith M. Sessions
Burton W. Grant
H. K. Boutwell
Boston
Miss Sessions
Thomas K. Davies
All Saints’ Church
Grant
Boutwell
Waldo K. Sessions
Elderly Man Dies After Paralysis Attack Starvation
An elderly man believed named Yelig died at Hudson Street Hospital from starvation and exposure after an attack of paralysma. The incident occurred in New York on October 22.
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New York
Yelig
Hudson Street Hospital
Funeral for veteran Roxbury patrolman Jacob Coulter
The funeral for Jacob Coulter a former Roxbury Crossing patrolman who served over 27 years will be held at 10 a m tomorrow at St John's Episcopal Church Tremont near Ruggles Street.
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Jacob Coulter
Roxbury Crossing
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Tremont
Ruggles Street
Diphtheria Forces Melrose School to Close
Oct 22 Melrose shutters the Horace Mann Grammar and Primary School after diphtheria spreads among about 35 to 40 cases citywide with 12 linked to the school. Dr C P Holden warns parents to keep children with sore throats home to curb a growing epidemic.
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Melrose
Horace Mann Grammar and
Board of Health
C. P. Holden
Plumber Cox and Labor Men Settle Differences
Edward W. Cox, a master plumber, and several labor organizations have settled their dispute that involved the Boston City Club.
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Edward W. Cox
Boston City Club
Fulton’s Renal Compound Said To Cure Bright’s Disease
A testimonial from Madison Wisconsin recounts Mr. R F Nitschke’s long struggle with dropsy and albumen in urine. After eight physicians and a late referral to Eureka Springs Arkansas his condition worsened until he started Fulton’s Renal Compound on July 3rd. Albumen fell from 75 percent to two percent and he returned to work. Readers are urged to request full literature from John J Fulton Company or Jaynes & Co for more details.
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R. F. Nitschke
Spaight Street
Madison
Wis
Eureka Springs
Arkansas
Fulton
John J. Fulton Company
San Pablo Avenue
Jaynes & Co
Balloonists Complete 55 Mile Flight Over Berkshires
William Van Sleet and Dr. Sydney Stowell of Pittsfield soared 55 miles from Pittsfield to North Milton New York. They landed near Saratoga after 3 p.m. having six sacks of sand left. A near collision with a Hudson River bridge near Troy was avoided as the craft ascended in time.
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Pittsfield
William van Sleet
Sydney
Stowell
Berkshires
North Milton
N. Y
Saratoga
Hudson River
Troy
How to Cure the Drink Habit
An advertisement offers Orrine as a secret treatment for alcohol addiction. It promises confidential correspondence and a money back guarantee if no cure is achieved. Sold by Riker-Jaynes and other leading druggists with 7 stores nationwide.
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Orrine
Orrine Company
Washington
Coi
Riker-Jaynes
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