Taft compares Mississippi to a beautiful woman in Natchez
President Taft arrives late but river fleet of 12 boats stays in sight from St Louis to New Orleans. He stops at Natchez and Baton Rouge, visits S. S. Prentiss’s grave, and plans a 2:30 p m speech in New Orleans on waterway improvements. Oleander slow from coal and fires delayed progress.
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Baton Rouge
Taft
St. Louis
New Orleans
Natchez
S. S. Prentiss
Mississippi River
Archaeologist Secures Samos Excavation Privilege
Berlin on Oct 29 reports Dr. Wiegand the archaeologist has contracted with the Prince of Samos for the Berlin museum to excavate on the island of Samos exclusively until 1920.
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Berlin
Wiegand
Prince of Samos
Island of
Samos
Why Many Women Suffer From Constipation The Natural Remedy
The article argues female bowel irregularity is common during reproductive functions and advocates a gentle, natural laxative. It promotes Hunyadi Janos Water as a pure remedy, noting a half tumbler on arising moves bowels gently and copiously, with caution about counterfeit substitutes at druggists.
Man pleads guilty to murders of two sisters and brother in law
James McMahon confessed in Kansas City to killing his sisters Rose McMahon and Mrs Alonzo Van Royen and their brother in law Alonzo Van Royen. He was sentenced to life in Lansing, with a deputy sheriff escorting him to the penitentiary that night. He planned the murders due to a favored bias toward the siblings and acted with cold precision.
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Kansas City
Kan
James McMahon
Rose McMahon
Alonzo van Royen
Lansing
McMahon
Fire devastates mill storehouse in Lancaster loss $10,009
Lancaster Oct 29 A storehouse linked to the Ponikan mill at North Lancaster was destroyed by fire tonight. It held 100 bales of cotton, yarn on beams, and cotton batting. A double tenement boarding house and the superintendent’s residence and stable were ablaze briefly. Loss to cotton could halt mill operations temporarily.
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Lancaster
Ponikan
North
Corporation
Post Office Robber Behind Ears
Edward F. Murphy of Lawrence was sentenced to six months in East Cambridge jail by Judge Dodge on an old charge connected to the Ponkapoag post office loot in 1907. He had pleaded guilty to conspiracy and was freed pending good behavior but was later sent to Deer Island for a year for stealing from an express wagon.
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Edward F. Murphy
Lawrence
East Cambridge
Dodge
United States District Court
Ponkapoag
Murphy
Deer Island
Victor Blue Receives First Command in Navy
Washington Oct 29 Commander Victor Blue was assigned to the gunboat Yorktown marking his first important command. Blue earned fame in the Spanish American War by locating the Spanish fleet in Santiago harbor and delivering its position to the American fleet.
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Washington
Victor Blue
Navy Department
Yorktown
Fitzgerald in Holyoke Addresses Democratic Ticket
John F. Fitzgerald former Boston mayor spoke to a large Holyoke crowd in support of Vahey Foss and the entire Democratic State ticket. The event highlighted party enthusiasm in the city amid statewide campaigning.
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Holyoke
John F. Fitzgerald
Boston
Vahey
Foss
Wickersham Aids Campaign Against Gaynor in New York
In Greater New York two days before the municipal election United States Attorney General Wickersham campaigns with William J. Gaynor’s supporters. Hearst vows to invite public heckling by offering a hall for questions. Gaynor defends his tenement house record amid allegations, while Robert R. Moore sues Hearst for libel over a loan implicating Charles W. Morse.
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New York
United States
Wickersham
William J. Gaynor
Hearst
Tiger Cubs
Barnard
Gaynor
Brooklyn
A. B. Kerr
Robert R. Moore
William R. Hearst
the American
Moore
Charles W. Morse
Couples Celebrate Their Anniversaries in West Somerville
Mr and Mrs Sumner Kaulback of 24 Highland road West Somerville celebrated their 25th anniversary and at the same time Mr and Mrs David Young celebrated their golden wedding at the home of their daughter Mrs Otis E Phalen 12 Dickson street West Somerville
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Sumner Kaulback
Highland Road
West Somerville
David Young
Otis E. Phalen
Dickson Street
Woman in Auto Crash in Dedham Injures Brookline Woman
Mrs J P Bates of Brookline was badly shaken and cut by flying glass when her auto collided with a Black Concord vehicle driven by W F Railbach of Boston on High and Washington streets. The crash required many workers to separate the two cars and left autos significantly damaged.
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Dedham
J. P. Bates
Brookline
R. F. Dixon
Bates
High Street
Albert B. Black
Concord
W. F. Railbach
Boston
Washington Street
Railbach
Fish exporter found dead near Gloucester wharf
William D. Wixon a leading Gloucester fish exporter was found dead in his gasoline launch off East Gloucester wharf. Medical Examiner S F Quimby ruled death an accident from a rope breaking, throwing him to the bottom and likely fracturing his skull.
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Gloucester
William D. Wixon
East Gloucester
S. F. Quimby
Boston Tax Revenue Surge As Deadlines Prompt Rush
The city has collected about 1.5 million dollars in taxes over the past two days and expects 2 to 3 million more today. City Collector Brown told a Post reporter that the rush stems from today being the last day this year for property owners to pay taxes without extra interest.
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Boston
Brown
Post
Nation's Eyes in Danger Says Boston Scientist
Prof Sedgwick urges more people to wear glasses, warns neglect of eye health is harmful. He notes better understanding of eye needs and advocates eye tests under scientific conditions at his office.
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Boston
Johnny Boston Beans
William T. Sedgwick
W. T. Sedgwick
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston Post
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