Prince of Siam Visits West Point Cadets
The crown prince of Siam aboard the government steamboat Dolphin visited West Point on October 23. Colonel Mills and General Fred D. Grant welcomed him as cadets lined up for a grand review. The prince toured academic buildings and the library, witnessed a cavalry drill, and attended a reception at the superintendent's quarters before returning to New York.
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Prince of Siam
Mills
Military Academy
Fred D. Grant
Quarlters
New York
Crown Prince of Siam to visit Boston schedule set
The Crown Prince Somdeth Chowla Maha Vrigravudh will arrive in Boston on October 29 and be hosted by Governor Crane at Hotel Somerset. He will visit the State House, St Mark's School, American Watch Company, shoe factories in Lynn, and Harvard University with events through November 1 before departing November 2. He is educated, fluent in English and French, and has studied at Oxford and Sandhurst.
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Boston
Governor Crane
Crown Prince of
Siam
Commonwealth
W. Murray Crane
Hotel Somerset
State House
Crown Prince
United States
Herbert H. D. Peirce
Massachusetts
St. Mark’s School
Southboro
American Watch Company
Waltham
Lynn
Harvard
Dalton
Oxford
English Miliary School
Sandhurst
Prince Somdeth Chowla Maha Vagiravudh
Dynamite Attack on John Draper Berlin Hotel
In Clinton on Oct 28 authorities seek a named suspect in the dynamiting of John Draper's Berlin hotel. The blast smashed the front, shattered windows, and ruined rooms. Mrs. Draper narrowly escaped harm, stating the explosion occurred as she was near the hall. Investigators note dynamite and cannon cracker fragments, with blasting tied to nearby railroad construction as a possible source. The victim vows punishment for the guilty party.
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Clinton
John Draper
Berlin
Molt
Mrs. Draper
Jilted woman sues for 25000 in breach of promise case
Miss Jennie Blasco testifies in New York Supreme Court that William J. Sloane promised to marry her after a 13 year courtship begun in the 1880s. She recalls his affectionate pawing and care during illness, while he later married another woman after she sued for damages. A letter from Sloane to Blasco is entered as evidence.
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Jennie Blasco
William J. Sloane
West Fifty-eighth Street
Mrs. Sloane
Sloane
Broadway
West Twenty-third Street
Finke
Beggar King of Hoboken Eludes Croatian Attention
Vienna dispatch reports police in Agram received complaints from Croatians in New York about Peter Modries nicknamed the beggar king of Hoboken. He was said to be in Agram with a young woman and had just boarded a fast steamer back to the United States. Investigators found Modries owns two valuable houses in Agram and claims ownership of two tenement houses in Hoboken.
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Agram
Croatia-Slavonia
Hungary
New Yark
Peter Modries
Hoboken
New York
Modries
United States
Woman to Carry Mail Over Rural Route 22 Miles Long
Fitchburg dispatch reports Mrs. A. P. Blood named rural delivery clerk for district No. 1. She will start Saturday November 1, canvassing the district today. Daily route covers 22 1/2 miles from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents must provide letter boxes. she will deliver all registered, special delivery, and pension mail to responsible parties.
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A. P. Blood
Blood
Brief Council Session Voices Honors and Requests
In Charlestown a Council session referred an order praising Police Officer Frank Hewett for bravery during the Sherman Square fire to the Mayor. Another order urged a state act to create a deputy soldiers relief commissioner for Boston. Schoolhouse plans for Ward 22 progress, and Francis Parkman School addition under consideration. Council adjourned after 10 minutes despite no quorum, to reconvene in two weeks.
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Mullen
Ward 4
Board of Police
Frank Hewett
Station 16
Sherman Square
Charlestown
Conway
Ward 3
General Court
Boston
School Street
Ward 22
Francis Parkman
Forest Hills
Colonel Ochiltree Failing Health in New York
Colonel Thomas P. Ochiltree lies gravely ill at his Wilbraham Avenue apartment in New York. Doctors report a complex set of illnesses including liver trouble and heart weakness, with a serious condition after a recent relapse. Friends hope to move him to Asheville, North Carolina, if possible.
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Thomas P. Ochiltree
Wilbraham
Thirtieth Street
Fifth Avenue
Asheville
N. C
Europe
Clarence Mackay
Morris
Colonel Ochiltree
Coler odds shift as Wall Street bets weigh New York election
Frederick Brooks announces $100,000 Coler stake while Odell holds the lead at 2 to 1. Bettors in Wall Street wait for sentiment to swing next week, with F. W. Oakes backing Odell and Brooks laying down $800 on Coler despite the current odds.
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Frederick Brooks
Odell
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Brooks
To & F
W. Oakes
Horticultural Club Meeting in Boston at Quincy House
The Horticultural Club of Boston held its monthly gathering at the Quincy House last evening. After dinner, speakers addressed the group including Major C. G. Davis of Boston John T. Farquahar of Boston and James Duff of Burlington Vermont who participated in the program.
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Horticultural Club of Boston
Quincy House
C. G. Davis
Boston
John T. Farquahar
James Duff
Burlington, Vt
Knights Templars Banquet in Boston Attended by Pair
One hundred thirty six members of the Commanders' Union Knights Templars of Massachusetts and Rhode Island gathered at Young's Hotel for their annual banquet and reunion. Rev. George L. Perrin of Boston spoke on Life in Japan illustrated by stereopticon views. Also spoke were Right Eminent Sir George N. Kenyon and Grand Sword Bearer Arthur McArthur.
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Knights Templars
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Association
Young’s Hotel
George L. Perrin
Boston
Japan
George N. Kenyon
The
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