Taft and Roosevelt Labor Letters Signal Endorsements
A White House letter from President Roosevelt to P. H. Grace of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen urges workers to back Taft. The note reviews Taft injunctive rulings and labor protections and warns that Bryan could spark industrial chaos. Page 4-Third Column continued.
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P. H. Grace
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Mr. Taft
Judge Taft
Bry
Disorder at South Boston pastor's home shocks Rev. Mills
The Rev. Ernest L. Mills of 548 Broadway South Boston returned from a sick call to find his house in wild disarray. Furniture lay knocked about drawers and closets emptied, creating a chaotic scene throughout the rooms.
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Ernest L. Mills
Broadway
Boston
Daring Broadway Robbery Nets Silverware and Gifts
Burglars gained entry through a basement window overnight between 6:30 and 9. The house was ransacked and valuables taken including $225 in silver from the dining room wedding presents, a lady's gold watch, and about 40 in cash.
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Broadway
East Boston Man Dies in Mysterious Manner
Frank Smith aged 19 of 38 Sumner street East Boston was found unconscious in a doorway at 238 Sumner street last night by two boys William Bel ham of 66 Paris street and William J. Whalen of 54 Haynes street. They carried him to Dr E B Bowen at 289 Sumner street where Smith was pronounced dead.
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Frank Smith
Sumner Street
Boston
William Belham
Paris Street
William J. Whalen
Haynes Street
Smith
E. B. Bowen
Last Lap Maneuvres in Big Presidential Race
Bryan and Taft are in New York for final campaign push with mass meetings planned across New York Ohio and Indiana. Taft says he must win his state to deserve the nomination while Bryan calls the outlook encouraging and cites Democratic gains everywhere. Taft travels from Indiana to New York then to Hartford before returning to New York.
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Mr. Bryan
Mr. Taft
New York City
New York
New Jersey
Nathan Strauss
Herman Riddle
Ohio
Indiana
Bryan
Taft
Hartford
Conn
Detailed Stories Span Pages Four and Five
Page four and page five present a series of longer human interest items and feature tales. The coverage includes regional events, local profiles, and notices that sketch community happenings and notable personalities.
GIVES UP GRIDIRON FOR BRIDE
New Haven Conn October 25 Charles H Shank Yale end telegraphed coaches he will not report for secret practice tomorrow saying he will not need Yale coaching as he will get plenty elsewhere
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New Haven
Conn
Charles H. Shank
Yale
Wabash College End Shank Elopes in Crawfordsville
Shank, an end for Wabash College who played three years on the eleven and was named the All American end of the Middle West, eloped with a young woman in Crawfordsville Ind on Sept 15. He left college to return home and join family business after confessing with his bride and was forgiven.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Shank
Wabash College
Middle West
Yale
City Primary Call Issued for McClellan Democrats
William F. McClellan issued notices for the Democratic city primaries to be held November 19. Nomination papers are available today and must be filed by 3 p.m. on Thursday October 29.
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William F. McClellan
Lawyer Frothingham Found Dead in Woods Near Rye Beach
Nathaniel L. Frothingham a Boston lawyer and avid hunter was found dead at daybreak on a rock in the woods near his summer home at Rye Beach New Hampshire. A setter dog stood by as a search party uncovered the body during a nightlong search following his disappearance after a gunning trip.
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N. H
Nathaniel L. Frothingham
Boston
Frothingham
Boston coroner rules heart failure in Frothingham death
Dr A G Lance, coroner and medical referee, ruled death due to heart failure after the body was found in dense brush. The search party faced difficulty removing him. Frothingham, who had offices at 53 State Street Boston and wintered at the Hotel Somerset, leaves a wife and stepdaughter Marion Brooks Frothingham. He was Harvard educated and belonged to Puritan and Exchange clubs in Boston and the Metropolitan Club in Washington. He was from a prominent Massachusetts family and related to Rev Nathaniel Langdon and other notable figures.
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A. G. Lance
Somerset
Marion Brooks Frothingham
Massachusetts
Harvard University
Harvard Law School
Puritan and Exchange Clubs
Boston
Metropolitan Club
Washington, D. C
Nathaniel Langdon
A.frothingham
Sanatta Ts Etree
Nero Revere Frothingam
Duke Still in Turin Amid Marriage Hopes and Rumors
The Duke of the Abruzzi remains in Turin as negotiations continue over his marriage to Miss Elkins. Residents speculate on when he will depart for America while he visited Queen Dowager Margherita at Stupinigi and then returned looking greatly cast down.
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Turin
America
United States
Miss Elkins
Margherita
Stupinigi
Home of Monigle family destroyed by West Roxbury fire
Edward Monigle his wife and four children returned to 10 Partridge Street West Roxbury to find their home in ruins after a blaze started before 7 pm. Fire officials from West Roxbury Jamaica Plain Roslindale and Mattapan battled the flames as the house and contents valued at about 2000 were gutted despite burning brush not reaching surrounding woods.
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Edward Monigle
Dorchester Man Drops Dead in Street Car
Meyer Levey of 42 Fowler Street Dorchester collapsed from heart disease in a Blue Hill Avenue street car near his home last night. Passengers were greatly excited by the incident.
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Dorchester
Meyer Levey
Fowler Street
Boston Area Weather Forecast Heading
Forecast for Boston and vicinity shows Monday with partly cloudy to cloudy skies and possible afternoon or night showers. Tuesday expected to be fair with light easterly winds.
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Boston
Young marine commended for halting officer at Charlestown Navy Yard
Officials in Washington receive a report praising a young marine for bringing an officer to time during a sensational Charlestown Navy Yard incident. The official record omits violence but states the guard felled the officer with a club for disobeying guard rules during guard duty.
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Charlestown Navy
Yard
Washington
Tokio resumes normal life after fleet presence
MIKADO REPLIES TODAY After a week long suspension of most business due to the American fleet in Japanese waters Tokyo is returning to normal. President Roosevelt's message to the Emperor was delivered through Count Komura and the Emperor is expected to reply tomorrow with a graceful acknowledgment and thanks for the warm words.
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Tokio
Roosevelt
Count Komura
Fleet Maneuver Impresses as Connecticut Leads Sail Past Japan
The Connecticut slipped her cable at 8 and led a graceful morning formation as 16 ships passed in two columns. American and Japanese crews cheered, bands played the Japanese hymn, and Rear Admiral Sperry received praise for his bearing. Twenty six men were reported missing since midnight but most were found and will transfer to the Yankton.
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Connecticut
Louisiana
Sperry
Yankton
Norton obituary frames London esteem in Times two-column notice
The London Times runs a two full column obituary notice for the late Professor Charles Eliot Norton, reflecting the high esteem in which he was held in London.
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London
Charles Eliot Norton
London Times
Rumor of Navy Yard Incident Involving Marine and Captain
Reports say Secretary of the Navy may commend Private Lee S Conant of Uxbridge for halting a civilian during guard duty at the navy yard while Captain Albert Randall of the U S Hannibal allegedly refused orders. The captain faces possible discipline as Conant, about 18, reports the event to the commanding officer.
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Navy Yard
Washington
Uxbridge
U. S
Hannibal
Charlestown Navy Yard
Marines
Lee
Conant
Foote Ball
Uxbridge High School
Marine Corps
Young Conant
Secretary of the Navy
Elmer G. Conant
Teamsters Decide to Secede from International Brotherhood
Fourteen Chicago team drivers' unions totaling over 12 000 members plan to secede from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and invite Boston unions to join. Boston leaders met to weigh the move but urged caution until they consult their rank and file.
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Chicago
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Boston Teamsters
Boston
Dr. Parkhurst Resigns as Crime Society President
New York date Oct 25 Rev Dr Parkhurst resigns from the presidency of the Society for the Prevention of Crime after 17 years in the role. He became president following a 1890 sermon on municipal politics at Madison Square Presbyterian Church where he serves as pastor. His long tenure drew both praise and criticism.
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New York
Parkhurst
Society For the Prevention of Crime
Society
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Yale and Harvard football buzz as season opens in college scene
Burns signs to meet Johnson in Sydney next month while Fred Tenney returns from New York praising Gotham fans. Harvard faces critique from Arthur Duffey over pooch Donovans era at Harvard. Yale remains sole Ivy league in Big Four to keep football slate clean. preparatory and high school games loom. Yale cites Navy v Crimson as showing poor team play. Yale end injures knee versus Washington and Jefferson as Waltham High tackles Somerville game. Thorpe hailed as top Indian back. New York police warn about boxing bouts this week.
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Johnson
Sydney
Fred Tenney
New York
Gotham
Arthur Duffey
Pooch” Donovan
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Yale
Navy
Crimson
Annapolis
Yale End
Washington
Jefferson
Waltham High Eleven
Somerville
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