Gas Commission May Take Action On Water Gas Use
Worcester, Oct 27 The Gas Commission may act on the use of water gas by Boston companies. Chairman Barker cites health dangers and higher carbonic oxide in water gas, noting earlier laws limited oxide levels and that distribution past licenses was denied. He defends expert statements by Dr. Durgin and Dr. Draper while urging cautious regulation of gas quality.
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Worcester
Gas Commissioners
Boston
Doe Zorrest E. Barker
Barker
Reservoir Street
Durgin
Board of Health
Draper
Pennsylvania Coal District
Gas Commission
Maiden girl fatally burned by street fire in hometown
News from Leominster reports Dora an eight year old daughter of Willard fatally burned while playing near a street fire in front of her home late yesterday afternoon. In Leominster a separate blaze at a double tenement house owned by Patrick McLaughlin caused 3500 dollars in damage, fully insured. Waltham police confirm the body found near Hardy's Pond is George Wallace of Cambridgeport aged 18, who had been ill and undergoing nervous treatment and attended a Boston business college.
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Maiden
Dora
Willard
Leominster
Patrick McLaughlin
Waltham
Hardy's Pond
George Wallace
Sidney Street
Cambridgeport
Boston Business College
Share of Stevenson gold sparks new court bid
The Stevenson estate, valued around 1.4 million after James Stevenson’s 1898 death, prompts fresh appeals. Robert Stevenson, brother of the late Jim, seeks a share amid solvency questions and a missing Grace Stevenson. Executors warn legacies may be limited as litigation nears in Massachusetts and Philadelphia.
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Stevenson
James Stevenson
Grace Stevenson
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
Robert
Jim’ Stevenson
Hemnan W. Chaplin
Robert Stevenson
Grace
Brookline
Post
Jim
Franklin Park Independent Club Formed In New Dorchester
A new political group emerges in New Dorchester as Ward 2 residents unite across party lines. The Franklin Park Independent Club aims to run a vigorous municipal campaign and elect officers including President M J Noonan Vice President Philip H Quinn Secretary M E Lane and Treasurer M J Walsh.
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New Dorchester
Ward 2
Franklin Park
Philip H. Quinn
M. E. Lane
M. J. Walsh
New York Train Leaves South Station via Wil Lim Hartford
A weekday train departs South Station at 2 PM bound for New York via Wil Lim Hartford. The schedule shows Back Bay at 2 04 PM and arrival in New York at 8 PM. Parlor and buffet parlor smoking cars and through coaches are anticipated on the service.
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New York
Willimantic
Hartford
South Station
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Back Bay
The Digestion Cure Promises Better Mood and Health
A discussion on sour stomach and its link to temperament describes acid dyspepsia from slow digestion. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a natural aid, citing Henry Kirkpatrick of Lawrence Mass and noting broad approval from druggists in the United States Canada and Great Britain.
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Stuart
Henry Kirkpatrick
Lawrence
Mass
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Mystery of Mrs Gardner's Palace Deepens With Million-Cost Plan
Boston builders say Mrs Gardner must invest at least 1,000,000 more to complete the Italian palace before furnishings. Guards, passwords, and frequent demolitions mark the project as reporters and would-be intruders press for access to its secret recesses.
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Boston
Mrs. Gardner
Atk
Fens
Mrs. Jack
Hackett’s Leading Lady Engaged to Co star
New York October 27 James K Hackett led his company in an impromptu engagement party for Jane Oaker Minnie Dorothy Peper his leading woman and granddaughter of Christian Peper the millionaire tobacco man who promised 100000 if she became a leading woman Hale Hamilton a fellow actor from Otone is her fiancé They had kept the engagement secret since May and plan to marry within the year
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Wallack’s
Don Cesar
James K. Hackett
Jane Oaker
Hale Hamilton
Miss Oaker
Minnie Dorothy Peper
St. Louis
Christian Peper
Hamilton
Otlone
Minas Peper
Medjeska
Miss Peper
Florence Kahn
Mr. Hamilton
Odds on New York Election Tilt in Brooklyn and City
Odds favored Low at 6 to 4 against, with Brooklyn seen as a Likely Low carry. A key wager saw George Considine bet $1000 against $800 on Shepard, while Jerome’s district attorney bid spurred 3 to 1 odds from Henry Stedeker to George Wheelock. Woodruff offered $6000 at similar odds.
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New York
Tammany County
Brooklyn
George Considine
Shepard
Wall Street
Henry Stedeker
George Wheelock
Morris Park
Jerome
Stedeker
Wheelock
Woodruff
King Edward and Lord Salisbury clash over war policy
sensational reports from Salisbury London claim a quarrel between King Edward and Premier Lord Salisbury over wartime policy. the king allegedly pressured Salisbury after his Riviera trip and the premier reportedly offered resignation which the king refused to accept. cabinet plans were delayed as Salisbury prepared to retire.
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Edward
Lord Salisbury
Riviera
Cabinet Council
Hatfield
South Africa
Lord Bdbury
Autien Y
Activity at Navy Yard Charlestown Spurts With Work
Unusual activity fills almost every Charlestown Navy Yard department with new streets sidewalks and enlarged sewers. Chimneys and smokestacks are rebuilt. Prairie near completion and due for commission on Nov 106. New dock under way and to finish early next year. Over 3000 workers employed now with expected additional help soon.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
Funeral for Richard K Grady Held in Somerville Armory
The funeral for Richard K Grady of Company K Fortieth Regiment, slain by bolo men in Manila on April 26, 1900, was held yesterday in the armory of Company M Fighth Regiment Somerville. The Rev 8 K Ryan officiated and interment followed at Holy Cross Cemetery with a military salute.
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Richard K. Grady
Company K
Fortieth
Manila
Company M. Fighth
Somerville
8. K. Ryan
Holy Cross Cemetery
Another Social Queen To Be Named In Boston Society
Retirement of the Morses from Boston shifts leadership to a new social queen. Gossip centers on Mrs Morse as possible successor with her extensive visiting list and social reach, while rival families and Boston and Newport circles are cited as defining the emerging hierarchy. The piece notes Thayer Hall and the Thayers, and likens Boston society to New York aristocracy, ending with the byline Madouming Stuart.
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Gaston
Beacon ‘Hill
Back Bay
Newport
Fifth Avenue
Tomtorians
Amon New
Boston
Ayer
Morse
Socist Conservatory
Nathaniel Theyers
Vandechite
Jery Sears
Astors
Giant ancient crustacean found near Wachusett dam site
In Worcester Massachusetts on October 27 a huge freshwater crustacean was unearthed at the Wachusett dam excavation in Clinton. The creature measures about one and a half inches long and appears to be the progenitor of lobsters, a sight unseen by locals.
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Worcester
Mass
Tyrolean Concert Draws Boston Audiences in Mountain Costumes
Hundreds were turned away from Turi Hall as the Tyroleans, a group of five ladies and three gentlemen, performed in Boston. The ensemble, praised by German audiences, offered solos duets choruses and instrumental preludes in native mountain costumes. The troupe has toured the United States since last year and delighted the crowd with familiar tunes and songs.
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Turi Hall
Turi Verein
Boston
United States
Bavaria
Lynn rally and parade to feature George H. Wrenn
The Social Dewees of Lynn announce a Tuesday evening rally and parade. Governor candidate George H. Wrenn of ppypacers and Miss L Estoner will lead the procession starting at Peat Bor son del Jary Band, with wine Diesonan SSilles's present.
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Lynn
George H. Wrenn
L' Estoner
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