Landslide and Earthquake Bolt Karatagh Town in Russian Turkestan
The town of Karatagh in the Hissar district of Bokhara has been destroyed by a landslide following the October 21 earthquake. About 1500 of its 2500 residents are believed buried alive, with the governor and his mother among the survivors. News travels slowly from Karatagh, located 100 miles southeast of Samarkand, as relief efforts mobilize. Karatagh is known for sabres, cutlery, and silk and lies in mountainous terrain at 2500 feet elevation.
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Tashkend
Russian Turkestan
Karatagh
Hissar
Bokhara
Samarkand
Arlington Mills Hit by Mass Strike Over Man Reinstatement
Lawrence, Oct. 30. In a historic walkout 2200 Arlington Mills workers strike after management refuses to reinstate Fred Hardy as second hand removed by overseer James W Bolton. The mass action cripples the factory as labor seeks redress for the disputed firing.
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Lawrence
Arlington Mills
Fred Hardy
James W. Bolton
Boston Loom Weavers Strike Over Promotions And Pay
Workers from Weavers and Loom Fixers’ Union march on Broadway after a dispute over Fred Hardy being offered a lower job with pay cut and Bolton’s fitness for overseer. Mayor Fitzgerald faces a letter urging action on city employee political intimidation.
Mayor Faces Political Threats Over Fitzgerald Clash
A local feud escalates as the mayor warns of political repercussions amid threats to “strangle” Fitzgerald. The dispute centers on policy, with tensions rising in city hall and surrounding politics.
Moran accuses Mayor of coercion in city employee politics
District Attorney Moran warns Mayor Fitzgerald to stop pressuring city workers for certain candidates or face prosecution. He calls the mayor an oppressive tyrant and says he will “strangle you politically” if the tactics continue, likening him to an Irish oppressor and a Russian monarchist minion in an open letter.
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Boston
Grand Jury
Democratic Party
Moran
Fitzgerald
Russia
Joseph A. Dennison
John F. Fitzgerald
Senator Lodge
Surgeon Ends Life After Bigamous Marriage Revelation
Desperate Dr Albert Cushman Day, a City Hospital intern, killed himself at Weld Field after his dual life was exposed. He had wed Martina S Thompson in Brockton in 1904 and reportedly married Estelle Maud Callahan, a Relief Hospital nurse, while legally married to Martina. The discovery of his clandestine marriage and connections to Helen Morse clarified his motive.
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Estelle Maud Callahan
Martina S. Thompson
Norfolk Downs
Albert Cushman Day
City Hospital
Weld Field
Brockton
Clinton F. Packard, Jr
Helen Morse
Haverhill
Hitchcock Vanishes After Grand Jury Indictments
New York October 30 Raymond Hitchcock the comedian facing six indictments for criminal assault and abduction has disappeared. It is believed he may have fled to Europe or taken his own life. He was expected to be arraigned in the Court of General Sessions tomorrow. Indictments stem from testimony by Elsie Voecks Helen Von Hagen and Flora Wishton.
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New York
Raymond Hitchcock
Europe
Hitchcock
Court of General Sessions
Elsie Voecks
Helen von Hagen
Flora Wishton
Mystery Surrounds Youth Death On Charlestown Bridge
Frederick A. Peterson a 16 year old died at the Relief Station from chest injuries after the new Charlestown bridge accident. Police from Division 15 investigate a possible wagon mishap as cause, Peterson found leaning against a bridge upright.
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Frederick A. Peterson
New Charlestown
Division 15
Peterson
District Attorney Refuses to Permit Public Disclosure
Senator Vahey prepares to explain the telephone conference events but District Attorney Moran refuses to waive professional obligations and allow release of the full facts. Vahey says Moran’s stance seals his lips and the matter remains undisclosed. Continued on Page 3-Third Column.
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John B. Moran
James H. Vahey
Vahey
Moran
Post
Mr. Moran
Roslindale Doctor Died By Own Hand After Bigamy Revealed
On the day of his death in Weld field Dr Day first went to the store where Mrs Day worked and admitted marrying Miss Callahan while legally wed to his first wife. A young widow, her parents, and a clergyman attended the funeral as her father sought bigamy charges before the suicide halted proceedings. The romance began at Roslindale athletic events where the girl was a Longfellow Grammar School pupil.
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Dr. Day
Weld
Roslindale
City Hospital
Miss Callahan
Fair and Warmer Weather for Boston Region
Fair conditions expected Thursday and Friday with warmer Friday afternoon. Light to fresh variable winds become southwest Friday. In Washington forecast for New England and eastern New York calls for fair Thursday and Friday, with warmer Friday and light variable winds shifting to the east.
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Boston
Washington
New Regienal
New York
Gray's Overcoat Sale in Washington and Hanover
F Gray Company promotes an overcoat sale in Washington and Hanover with discounts on winter outerwear. The advertisement highlights limited stock and altered prices aimed at attracting local shoppers.
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Gray’s
Sd Q Grey Co
Washington
Gray Co
Washington and Hanover
GRAY
Washington and
Hanover
F. Gray Co
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