Wealthy Harvard students linked to fake watches theft fad
The Cambridge police reported Beck Hall, an exclusive Harvard dormitory, was entered and looted after Morgan Belmont and Addison Bliss, sons of August Belmont and Cornelius Bliss, alerted authorities. The scheme involved carrying fake or pickpocket watches to lure thieves.
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Harvard
Gold Coast
Morgan Belmont
August Belmont
Addison Bliss
Cornelius Bliss
Cambridge
Beck Hall
Thief Steals Watches Razors and Rifles From Belmont
The sneak thief took three watches three razors and two rifles belonging to Belmont. Bliss reports a missing suitcase a suit of clothes and dancing pumps. Belmont notes one watch was a fake with a hollow gold case meant to shock a thief.
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Belmont
Bliss
Cambridge
Winter Hill Subways Extend to Sullivan Square
Change in car route begins today as the Winter Hill subway South Boston line runs between South Boston and Sullivan Square and the Sullivan Square Franklin Street line extends through to Winter Hill for through service.
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Winter Hill
Boston
South Boston
Sullivan Square
Franklin Street
Meantime Bride-to-Be's Fiancé Dies on Train
Michael J. Scanlon age 39 died of heart failure aboard the 60 train from North station while rushing to meet his fiancée Mary Kearns of West Medford at 39 Oak Street Somerville. He was a freight handler for the Boston and Maine.
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Michael J. Scanlon
Mary Kearns
Morton Street
West Medford
North Station
Boston & Maine
Oak Street
Somerville
Newton pastor chosen as state C E head
The 22nd biennial Massachusetts Christian Endeavor Union meeting in Brockton elected officers. President is the Rev Harrie R Chamblin of Newton. vice-presidents include the Rev Denton J Neily Gloucester and Rev George Foster Prentiss Florence. other officers list Charles A Whitman Whitman recording secretary Carle R Hayward Quincy treasurer Henry L McClusky Worcester and directors F W Rosenberg Springfield L W Crane Avon A J Shartle Boston Rev Albert W Bliss Taunton William P Brooks Fitchburg Frank M Peterson Worcester.
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C. E. Head
Brockton
Massachusetts Christian Endeavor Union
First Baptist Church
Harrie R. Chamberlin
Newton
Denton J. Neily
Gloucester
George Foster Prentiss
Florence
Ernest S. Butler
Malden
Charles A. Whitman
Whitman
Carle R. Hayward
Quincy
Henry L. McClusky
Worcester
F. W. Rosenberg
Springfield
L. W. Crane
Avon
A. J. Shartle
Boston
Albert W. Bliss
Taunton
William P. Brooks
Fitchburg
Frank M. Pertson
TIZ Foot Relief Ad Seeks Free Trial Package
An early 20th century style advertisement touts TIZ for aching feet. It promises a free trial and claims the product draws out poisons causing soreness while urging readers to buy 25 cent boxes at drug or general stores. Walter Luther Dodge Jr. is named as a contact.
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Walter Luther Dodge Cage
Democratic national campaign fund totals 678364
The Democratic national campaign fund, to Oct 24, stood at 678,364 dollars, contributed by 53,303 individuals, official statement by Henry Morgenthau shows. Morgenthau noted Ryan and Belmont, who testified on prior campaigns, were not asked for funds this year and gave nothing.
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New York
Democratic National Campaign Fund
Henry Morgenthau
Finance Committee
Democratic
Large Wilson Marshall campaign fund reported
Justice J W Gerard led donations over 10000 with 13000 from him and larger gifts from Henry Goldman Henry Morgenthau Samuel Utermyer James Speyer Jacob Schiff and others. Total Wilson Marshall expenditures reached 677460 with 55149 in obligations and 570039 routed through New York headquarters and 107421 via Chicago.
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New York
Henry Goldman
Henry Morgenthau
Samuel Utermyer
James Speyer
Jacob H. Schiff
Charles R. Crane
Chicago
Frederic C. Penfield
Germantown
Penn
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Woman's Organization
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Pennsylvania
Illinois
Texas
Massachusetts
Kentucky
Missouri
New Jersey
Wilson
William J. Bryan
Abram I. Elkus
Cleveland
H. Dodge
C. A. Spreckles
H. Harris
White John L. DeSaulles
Nathan Straus
New York City
Hugh Wallace
Tacoma
Rolla Wells
St. Louis
Charles E. Smith
Manasha
Wis
J. C. C. Mayo
Paintavine
J. N. Camden
Versailles
Senator Co. W. Watson
West Virginia
Roger C. Sullivan
William A. Clark
Butte
Mont
D. M. Hyman
William C. Osborne
Virginia Vanderbilt
New
James B. Regan
Jacob Wertheim
E. Jarvis
C. W. McAlpin
A. H. Boyden
Salisbury
N. C
D. Phelan
San Francisco
Ralph Pulitzer
Joseph E. Willard
Richmond
Walker
W. Vick
Rutherford
N. J
Rufus H. van Sant
Ashland
W. J. Bryan
Nebraska
L. A. Kohn
J. Kennedy Tod
John. B. Stanchfield
J. T. Bush
Perry Belmont
Benedict
John F. Wallace
Eugene Outer
Buffalo
V. C. ‘McCormick
Harrisburg
A. F. Eno
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
R. B. van Cortlandt
Mt. Kisco
John %. Murphy
Helena
George A. Guthrie
7. H. Given
Pittsburg
C. A. Pugsley
Eckskill
BE M. House
Plan to Unite Protestant Churches Praised by Boston Ministers
The Rev. Samuel C. Bushnell of Pleasant Street Congregational Church Arlington advocates uniting Protestant churches for joint religious and social work and receives strong commendation from Boston ministers.
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Samuel C. Bushnell
Pleasant Street
Protestant Churches Weigh Parish System Union
The Rev. Allen A. Stockdale writes that a unified parish church could end overlapping church work in small towns and cities by consolidating funds for a single big church and parish house. The Rev. Charles F. Rice supports federation as a path to unity with shared services and worship under one roof. The Rev. Manchester D. D. notes cooperation as essential and foresees all denominations under one roof within Massachusetts communities.
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Charles F. Rice
D.D
Roxbury
Massachusetts Federation of Churches
Manchester
D. D
Herbert Tary
Same
Boston
Secre
Massachusetts
Somerset
Auto Knocks Down Critic Crosby on Brookline Street
Edward Harold Crosby, dramatic critic for the Post, was struck by an automobile on Beacon street Brookline while crossing toward Lancaster terrace. He was not seriously injured and was taken to his friends home then to his apartment at 67 Mt. Vernon street for rest and two days at home.
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Edward Harold Crosby
the Post
Beacon Street
Brookline
Crosby
Lancaster Terrace
Mt. Vernon Street
Girl Pinched Under Car in Dorchester Tragedy
Bernardette Slattery seven year old daughter of E J Slattery Uphams Corner ran from St Peter s Church Dorchester where she had attended a funeral yesterday dashed between two carriages and was struck by a trolley car in front of the church being pinned to the tracks beneath the fender with a fractured skull and injuries likely to prove fatal.
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Bernardette Slattery
E. J. Slattery
Upham’s Corner
St. Peter’s Church
Dorchester
Boston Elevated
Runaway Swiss Heir Found Near Kalamazoo
William Meyri, who ran away from Zurich at 15 and used the name Frank M. Remont in the United States, has been located in Lawton Michigan, about 15 miles from Kalamazoo, and notified as heir to more than half a million dollars after twenty years with only four letters home. He came to this country twenty years ago and has since become well to do.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Wabash Avenue
Tiny Johnson
Johnson
United States
Jack’ Johnson- Lucile Cameron
Kalamazoo, Mich
Zurich
Switzerland
William Meyri
Lawton
Meyri
Frank M. Remont
Havana Riots Cloud Zayas Campaign After Central Park Clash
Havana reports a tense quiet with dread of more violence after a battle between Conservatives and Liberals ended a meet supporting Alfredo Zayas. Police occupy Central Park as cavalry is withdrawn, and both sides threaten to resort to force if their rights are unmet.
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Havana
Central Park
Alfredo Zayas
Catholic Union to Welcome Cardinal at Copley Plaza
Members of the Catholic Union will host a reception for Cardinal OCon nell at Copley Plaza in late November. The Cardinal, honorary president of the Society, will choose the exact date.
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Catholic Union
Cardinal O’connell
Copley Plaza
Society
Donahue to be examined on mental condition in choking case
Cornelius N. Donahue, held on a charge of choking his aged mother to death at 1293 Washington Street, will be examined by a commission to assess his mental condition. Attorneys Attridge and Corbin prepared a petition requesting appointment of the commission at once.
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Cornelius N. Donate
Washington Street
John J. Attridge
Bernard E. Corbin
Donahue
Secret Temperance Remedy Promises Hidden Help
A tasteless odorless treatment, endorsed by temperance workers, is advertised to secretly curb a drunkard's craving. Any woman can administer it in tea or food, with no cost, offering a free trial package upon request. The copy emphasizes silent efficacy without the drinker's knowledge or consent.
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Dr. J. W. Haines Company
Glenn Ridg
Cincinnati
Ohio
Miners in Utah Shootout Fails to Halt Cretan Gang
Sheriff Sharp leads 200 deputies in a fruitless chase after Cretan gunmen who fired 500 shots at miners in Bingham. Deputy Tidwell was wounded in the chest and not expected to survive as the posse hunted preserves in the hills.
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Bingham
Utah
Sharp
Tidwell
Elmendorf Lecture Explores The Great Southwest
Dwight L. Elmendorf presented the third Elmendorf Lecture in Symphony Hall on The Great Southwest. He traced development from deserts to fertile lands with motion pictures of Indians dipping sheep and urban growth around Los Angeles Pasadena Coro Bay and San Diego with 1915 exposition plans highlighted.
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Elmendorf
Dwight L. Elmendorf
Symphony Hall
Great Southwest
Los Ageles
Pasadena
Coroo Beach
San Diego
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