River chase ends with Dubois shot and captured near Newton
A dramatic river pursuit across Watertown and Newton ends when Dubois is shot by a Newton man using a loaded shotgun from a vantage point near Bemis Bridge. Police say the fugitive was wounded in the ear and arm and taken to Newton Hospital. a companion remains at large.
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Newton
George Green
Dubois
Watertown
John J. Clifford
McKenna
Clifford
Metropolitan Police
John Calahane
Harry Hall
Hall
Waltham
Boston
Boston & Maine Railroad
Major Bridgman Makes 18 Mile Birthday Walk at 82
Major J. C. Bridgman observed his 82d birthday by walking 18 miles from Hyde Park to Ashburton place and back, a long standing birthday tradition. He reached the city in under three hours and planned to beat his morning record on the return. He is a former Indian agent under Grant and a Hyde Park resident for 35 years with ties to the Congregationalist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Bridgman
Maple Street
Hyde Park
Ashburton Place
Alfred Bridgman
Metropolitan Water and Sewage Commission
Frank BE. Bridgman
Major Bridgman
Major Bridgmen
Grant
Northampton
Mass
Congregationalist
Howard A. Bridgman
Odd and Interesting Milk Use and Coal Work Facts
New York City consumes 2 191 780 quarts of milk daily. Berlin works 26 percent more than West Virginia, which uses under a quarter of its coal output. An X ray applied to a bale of tobacco kills insects and germs inside.
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New York City
Berlin
West Virginia
Receivership Impending for B and M Declared by Elliott
An announced rise in Boston and Maine rates and a looming receivership were disclosed at the New England railroad inquiry led by Interstate Commerce Commission examiner Charles A. Prouty. Howard Elliott of the New Haven line warned the B and M must raise 27 million dollars in six months, citing demand from stores hotels and theatres for better service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Maine Railroad
Road
New England Railroad
Interstate Commerce
Charles A. Prouty
Howard Elliott
New Haven Road
Boston & Maine
Morris M’donald
NEW Haven Directorate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Elliott
New Haven
Edgar J. Rich
Prouty
Public Service Commissions
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Federal Building
Felton
Fitzgerald
Boston
Felton to Probe Boston and Maine Receivership Risk
Samuel N. Felton leading a ten to fifteen year veteran inquiry into whether banking interests would back the Boston and Maine as a receivership looms. He is to report in a month while a conference with rail, shipper and commission representatives will define possible rate changes.
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Samuel N. Felton
Chicago Great Western
Pere Marquette
Boston & Maine
F ¥Elton
Prouty
New England
Fire Destroys Ninth District School in South Manchester
A fire in a waste basket at the Ninth District School in South Manchester forces 900 pupils to evacuate in orderly fashion. The three-story wooden building is destroyed along with eight nearby houses and damages six others. Estimated loss reaches $200,000. Hose Co. No. 4's house is among the structures burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Manchester
Conn
House of Hose Co
Fire devastates schoolhouse and owns loss at Cheney Brothers mill
A pine schoolhouse burned rapidly with students escaping before it became a blazing furnace. About 10 000 volumes in the public library were saved by a human chain. Fire from Hartford aided by city apparatus fought back as several buildings burned for nearly four hours. Cheney Brothers silk mill owners suffered the heaviest losses, partly insured.
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Hartford
Cheney Brothers
N H State Grange to Discuss Tariff Law
Manchester New Hampshire October 23 The State Grange shows plans for hosting the National Grange convention a 10 day session beginning November 11 with 20000 members and families attending every hall in the city booked The main topic will be the impact of the new tariff law on farmers.
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Manchester
N. H
State Grange
National Grange
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A* F. Mason
Mason
Remis
Green
Charles River
Bemis Bridge
George Sanborn
Oakleigh Road
Martin Moran
James Blue
Moran
Ernest Eden
Joseph Coakley
Calahane
Charles Norman
Lawrence
Washington Mills
Stanley
Lowell
Millmore
William Dubois
Coutil
Batiste
B. Inform
New Fork Weingarten Bros
Chicago
Denaes Ao
Grange
Hite CO
Coats
Dr. Oxford
Guena
Washington & Winter
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