Typhoid Strikes Rhode Island Party Killing Five
Captain Jont. J. Richards, named by President Wilson as U S marshal for Rhode Island, is critically ill with typhoid fever. The illness follows a Perry Centennial party trip to Put-in-Bay in which five members died and many others are ill. Dr. Christopher F. Barker of Newport is also dangerously ill.
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Providence
R. I
Jont. J. Richards
Wilson
Rhode Island
Richards
Put-in-Bay
Christopher F. Barker
Newport
Recoil of guns drowns two at Greenville hunt
In Greenville Tennessee on October 30, Clif ford Brilhart a professor of oratory and Howard Thompson a Penile University student drowned while duck hunting at the city reservoir. They fired at the same ducks simultaneously and the recoil capsized their boat.
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Greenville, Tenn
Clifford Brilhart
Howard Thompson
Penile University
City
Harvard Serves Breakfast Food Three Times A Day
Harvard's chefs push breakfast cereals into students at every meal injecting corn flakes and malted wheat into ice cream and desserts. Undergraduates eat the breakfast product as a matter of course amid exams, believing it boosts brains and college performance.
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Harvard
Constantinople
Broadway
Bavaria moves to end regency and crown Ludwig
The Bavarian lower House approved a bill allowing Prince Regent Ludwig to end his regency and declare himself king, replacing the insane King Otto. Only socialist deputies and two democrats opposed. the measure already passed the upper House.
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Munich
Bavaria
Ludwig of Bavaria
Otto
PLEA FOR EUGENIC MATINGS AT CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL
Kansas City reports the 15th triennial Congregational Churches council ends with Baldwin urging state laws to screen marriage partners for fitness before ceremonies. Hillis calls for ministers and parents to teach that wealth is an obligation to poverty and promote Puritan values to restore prosperity and peace.
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Kansas City
Simeon E. Baldwin
Connecticut
Newell Dwight Hillis
Brooklyn
N. Y
Congregational Churches
United States
Baldwin
Hillis
Busch Estate Trust Details Revealed in Will
In Louis, authorities disclosed that Adolphus Busch's estate will be formed into a trust with seven heirs including the widow and seven children. Each heir receives at least 375000 dollars annually, while August A Busch earns two shares totaling 750000 dollars yearly, less his obligation to support his invalid brother Carl. The trust is valued on about 50 million dollars with a 3 million annual income.
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Louis
Adolphus Busch
August A. Busch
Carl
Busch Corporation
Doctor O'Brien Dies in Plymouth at 64
Dr. Philip P. O'Brien 64 died of apoplexy at his School street home this afternoon at 5 o'clock. He served on the Board of Selectmen and the town school committee, owned St. Mary's Hospital before its closure, and practiced in Plymouth for five years. He leaves two sons Charles and John H. and a daughter Mrs Agnes A. McSherry.
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Plymouth
Philip P. O'Brien
School Street
O’brien
Board of Selectmen
St. Mary’s Hospital
O’bren
Charles
Springfield
John H
Agnes A. McSherry
Holyoke
American Crew Rescued from Lottie Beard at Sea
The crew of the American schooner Lottie Beard were landed at Lizard England after abandoning ship on Oct 16. Sylvia the British tank steamer picked up Captain Kendall and his men near Port Arthur Tex. The Lottie Beard built in 1866 at Fairhaven Mass served New Bedford origin and displaced 288 tons.
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Lizard
England
Lottie Beard
Sylvia
Kendall
Prouse
Port Arthur
Tex
Shearness
Pag
New York
Augusta
Fairhaven
Mass
New Bedford
O. E F. Kendall
Personally Conducted California Excursions
Burlington Route offers weekly Personally Conducted trips to California with specially selected conductors. Agents invite interest from travelers seeking comfortable journeys and low fares, promising courteous, knowledgeable staff and well organized tours.
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California
Burlington
Alex. Stocks
New Bisians
Wash St
Boston
Day of Pumpkin Pies Prompts Holiday Market Display
Markets overflow with pumpkins at 25 cents each and other produce. Persimmons, pomegranates, celery roots, and mushrooms appear in abundance with prices noted. mackerel, oranges, grapes, and chestnuts also featured. The Economy Administration Cook Book offers a pumpkin pie recipe.
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Hallowe'en
Colorado
Malaga
New Economy Administration
Lace and Fur Trimmed Parisie Garment by La Chartrouille
The Parisian model by La Chartrouille captivates elite taste with champagne colors and varied fabrics. Ruffles and fur ornament neck and sleeves while the skirt is draped to the side and gold tassels hang over the fabric.
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LA Chartrouille
Paris
Hank and His Animals Sail In A Bulky Motor Boat
A comic caption teases a playful adventure as Hank and animal friends take a bulky motor boat on a grand trip. Readers are invited to view the cartoon in the comic section of next Sunday's Post.
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Hank
Next
Post
Dorchester Woman Seeks Divorce Libel Over Cruelty
Mrs. Sarah FE Wilson of 26 King Street Dorchester sues Charles JD Wilson in Suffolk Superior Court for divorce on grounds of cruel and abusive treatment and intoxication. They married January 12 1892 in Amherst New Hampshire and have three children David 19 Robert 11 and Beatrice 4. Custody sought for Robert and Beatrice. Mrs Wilson resides at 2% King Street and runs a boarding house. She asks for restraint on her husband’s interference with her liberty.
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Sarah FE. Wilson
King Street
Dorchester
Suffolk Superior Court
Charles JD. Wilson
Amherst
N. H
David L
Robert A
Beatrice F
Wilson
Religious notices from Salem to Brockton churches
Bishop Lawrence to officiate at the old North Church Salem Street at 1045 a m. Rev J H Quint to be installed as pastor of Chelsea First Congregational Nov 5. Women students service at Trinity Church Sunday 4 p m with Talcott Williams speaker and organ recital afterward. Brockton First Congregational marks 175th anniversary with civic night Nov 10. Former Governor Guild to speak. weeklong observance planned.
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Lawrence
Old North Church
Salem Street
J. H. Quint
First Congregational Church
Chelsea
Trinity Church
Talcott Williams
School of Journalism
Columbia University
Brockton
Guild
Whiting Recitals for Harvard Men
Arthur Whiting the pianist and assisting artists will present an annual chamber music series for Harvard students. Admission is free for university members. The first recital is at the new Harvard lecture hall on Nov 6 with further concerts on Dec 4 Jan 8 Feb 19 and March 19.
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Arthur Whiting
Harvard
Newspaper Men Burned to Death in Boarding House Fire
Mattoon NL Oct 30 Clarence Altes and Charles Johnson advertising man and linotype operator and two newspaper staff members were killed when a boarding house fire swept through their room. They were overcome by smoke before the flames reached them.
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Mattoon, NL
Clarence Altes
Charles Johnson
Jon
Mattoon
Fined for No Doctor Aboard Ship Platina Captain Fined
Captain Benjamin Coosta of the barkentine Platina on the New Bedford to Cape Verde route was fined $50 in U S District Court for neglecting to provide a physician aboard immigrants as required by the passenger act of 1882. The report notes the ruling and the ship’s voyage context. James Montgomery Flagg's The First Gray Hair is highlighted as a forthcoming color illustrated feature in Sunday’s Post.
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Benjamin Coosta
Barkentine Platina
New Bedford
Cape Verde Islands
Morton
United States District Court
James Montgomery Flage
Eskimos Use Parcel Post For Skins And Wealth
Washington reports parcel post usage by Eskimos in northern Alaska boosts skin prices from two to over twenty dollars as natives ship white fox and other valuable skins directly to the United States, bypassing fur traders. A Wisconsin study notes a Virginia wren devours many pests, including amphophids and hornets, in two days, consuming more than its weight in prey before swallowing a seven to eight inch snake.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Alaska
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
A. R. Cahn
Zoological Laboratory
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Hocola
Fairbank
Busch
Kile
Filene Guardian
Filene
Whiting
Sunday Post
William Filene’s Sons Company
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