Pastor Revived Romance Surprises Brookline Church
Harvard Congregational Church members received letters from Rev Reven Thomas announcing his marriage to Miss Lydia Cotton. The couple wed Tuesday evening after Cotton had served as housekeeper in the pastor’s home since his wife’s death. Cotton is a niece of the late Mrs Thomas.
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Prudential Committee
Lydia Cotton
Cotton
English preacher Dr Thomas Leads Brookline Church for 30 Years
The English born Dr Thomas, renowned in Liverpool and London, came to America to join the Harvard Church of Brookline after a call following its new edifice. He and his English wife Lydia Cotton built a long pastorate, with an annual gold salary of 10000, and Lydia later led church work after Mrs. Thomas died in September 1899.
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Warwickshire
Eng
America
Lydia Cotton
Sign Wise Careers Promised at Electric Exhibition
A contract offer invites readers to learn how Electric Signs pay users through an Electric Exhibition at 1 Head Place open daily until 10 p.m. The Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston advertises its address at 3 Head Place and promotes signs that pay.
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Oxford
Head Place
The
Edison Electric Illuminating Company of
Boston
Padrones Importing Children Alarm Signals Immigrant Ring
A 12 year old Russian girl immigrant confessed a false name and denied knowing Abraham Forsyth who claimed to be her brother. Forsyth was arrested for perjury. Immigration officials in the port believe a large organized ring operates in Europe to blackmail immigrants and illegally import children for padrones in major cities.
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Abraham Forsyth
United States Immigration Bureau
Immigrant ring arrests linked to 12 year old girl case
Forsyth a New York jeweler tied to a scheme to smuggle minors from Liverpool via Boston. The 12 year old girl Chane Sellverberg and 14 year old Berle Sellverberg claimed their parents died and Abraham Seilverberg in Philadelphia was their brother. A Liverpool based Dantzig allegedly coached the girl and Forsyth denied relations before his arrest. Commissioner Sargent warned of an organized gang aiding immigrant evasion.
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Madison Street
New York
Liverpool
England
Dantzig
United States
Frank P. Sargent
Washington
Chane Sellverberg
Berle
Russia
Ivernia
Cunard Line
Abraham
Chane
Abraham Seilverberg
Philadelphia
Boston
James Watters
Fiske
Charles Street
Sargent
Broad
Textile unions delay strike decision in Fall River
Five textile unions vote unanimously to postpone strike action until next Monday at the request of the Manufacturers' Association. A conference between the Manufacturers' Association and Textile Council, arranged by Mayor Coughlin, aims to reach a compromise on wages with no expected strike.
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Fall River
Manufacturers’ Association
Textile Council
Coughlin
Stoves for all kinds at Albee's 99 Blackstone
Readable note mentions Albee's at 99 Blackstone offering stoves of all kinds and a casual jab about gingers and Sanford's, reflecting a local shop ad snippet and street vernacular.
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Albee’s
Armed Men Pursue Fugitive George Ford in New Hampshire
Desperate farmers shout shoot him on sight chase George Ford after he allegedly shot Fred Shortsleeve in Langdon. Ford fled into Unity Hill woods armed and defiant, planning to kill any pursuer. Officials vow renewed search as Ford heads east toward Marlow, evading cordons and door gunfire.
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Alstead
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George Ford
Fred Shortsleeve
Langdon
Unity Hill
Ford
Marlow
Desperate Escape Sees Armed Desperado Ford On the Run
Ford, believed dangerous, fled after barricading a hotel room escape in the Hotel Alstead. He was last seen under a pine in a 20 mile wooded stretch, firing at a driver and threatening pursuing posses. Farmers nearby fled as a posse armed with shotguns rifles and revolvers hunted him.
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Ford
William Pratt
George Lewis
Hotel
Alstead
Daly declines Cambridge mayoral bid again
Daly announces he cannot run for Cambridge mayor due to personal business. Non partisan city committee chair Samuel D. Elmore confirms the decision as final. Five or more candidates plan to seek the nomination at primaries, with Warren Blodgett Walter Wardwell William Davis Hans Carstein among those expressed contenders.
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Cambridge
Daly
Samuel D. Elmore
Warren K. Blodgett
Walter C. Wardwell
William R. Davis
Hans L. Carstein
Witte Warns Strikers as Russia Rises in Unrest
In St Petersburg on October 26 troops fire on citizens as rioting spreads across European Russia. Mikhail Witte, now a de facto leader, urges calm while acknowledging the danger of a broader revolution that could topple the Romanoff dynasty.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
M. Witte
Far East
Clash in St Petersburg as strikers and drivers fight
In North East Russia St Petersburg on October 26 an encounter occurred between striking workers and engine drivers preparing to run trains. Revolver fire was exchanged and a number of people were killed or wounded.
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ST. Petersburg
Strikes Clash Kill Fifteen at Briansk Works in Ekaterinoslav
In Ekaterinoslav on Oct 26 fifteen people were killed and 26 injured in a clash between troops and strikers at the Briansk works where protesters set up wire entanglements. Courts banks and public offices closed as strikers seize a oncoming train and destroy station buildings along the line.
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Ekaterinoslav
Briansk Works
War Saw City Isolated as Strike Reaches Railroads
Warsaw reports complete isolation as the strike spreads to all rail lines. A meat milk and coal famine is feared as essential supplies dwindle and transportation grinds to a halt.
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Warsaw
Storm of Russian Rail Strike Halts Empire
In St. Petersburg and across European Russia half a million workers halt rail traffic and cut off communications. Count Witte and officials urge restraint as martial measures loom and a constituent assembly remains disputed. Forty thousand workers in key factory districts march orderly amid the upheaval.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
Strikes and Turmoil Cascade Across Russia Railways
Despatches report clashes between workmen and troops in Ekaterinoslav with many dead and wounded as Cossacks guard railroad properties. Key rail lines from Kiel to Odessa halted. Baltic lines blocked. food prices soar and factories shut due to skilled labor shortages. Moscow sees hospital trains but lacks engines. German Red Cross train stranded. Students vow to join the strike and push for a constitutional assembly elected by universal suffrage.
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St. Petersburg
Warsaw
Baltic
Kieff
Odessa
Poland
Volga
Riga
Libau
Obukhoff
Putiloff
Nevski
Alexandrovski
Kolpino
Schlusselburg Chaussee
Moscow
Boston Area Weather Outlook Thaws with Warmer Days Ahead
Partly cloudy in Boston and vicinity with a warmer trend. Thursday is marginally cloudy and Friday turns fair and warmer with fresh north to east winds.
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Boston
New England Weather Outlook With Rain Likely
Forecast calls for a fair Thursday across New England with rain possible in the far northeast. Friday looks fair and warmer with fresh north to east winds, possibly brisk in the extreme south portion.
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New
England
Latin Downs Roxbury High 6 to 0 in PEERS 6
Latin College defeats Roxbury High 6 to 0 in a PEERS 6 matchup. Coach Reid singles out Harvard men for a tail workout. Erne defeats Young Corbett in a separate bout.
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Harvard
Latin Downs
Roxbury High
Aon Latin
Revere Alse
Reid
Erne
Young Corbett
Philadelphia
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