John A Hall Dies Abroad In England At 67
Springfield reports John A Hall president of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co died in London England this morning from heart failure He was 67 years old A directors meeting on March 28 1895 chose Hall then secretary after 30 years in the insurance business as successor to Colonel M W B Edgerly
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Springfield
John A. Hall
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
London
England
Hall
Massachusetts Mutual Life Company
M. W. B. Edgerly
Clerk and fiancée cancel planned marriage over dowry dispute
In Youngstown Ohio on September 3 B B Novakovic a bank clerk and Miss Maggie Wucich were to wed at 11 with guests present when a letter arrived from the groom stating he had changed his mind over the dowry arranged by the bride’s uncle.
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Youngstown
B. B. Novakovic
Maggie Wucich
Not Guilty of Assault In Municipal Court
Nicholas Brown proprietor of several lodging houses was arraigned for assault on Minnie Cavanagh in Municipal Criminal Court. He was discharged and Cavanagh fined for contempt after missing a summons. Brown paid the fine on her behalf.
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Nicholas Brown
Municipal Criminal Court
Minnie Cavanagh
Mrs. Cavanagh
Capias
Brown
Early Morning Weddings Rise in Red Lion Cigar Heat
In York Pennsylvania on September 3 the trend of dawn weddings reaches Red Lion where Rev D R Wagner was awakened thrice in three weeks to unite Sterling H Grim and Alice L Bashinger.
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York
Penn
Red Lion
Cigar
D. R. Wagner
Sterling H. Grim
Alice L. Bashinger
Wealthy Sherborn merchant sued by Nova Scotia girl for deceit
Miss Jessie McLellan, 23, of Nova Scotia, accuses John F. Moore a Sherborn leather merchant and Sunday school superintendent of deceit claiming he was divorced and free to marry her. She sues for 25000 in two counts and alleges Moore promised marriage despite a wife and three children. The case opens in Superior Court with heightened publicity precautions. Former Senator Morse represents Miss McLellan.
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John F. Moore
South Street
Sherborn
Jessie McLellan
Nova Scotia
Miss McLellan
Moore
Mr. Moore
William A. Morse
Jessie B. M’lellan
Nomination Papers Opened by Democrats Across City
Democrats opened nomination papers showing James H. Vahey with pledges in Wards 5 14 and 18 led by Buckley Timilty and Prendergast. Contests surfaced in several wards for state convention seats plus fights in Ward 14 Ward 17 Ward 23 and other districts. The city lists many House and Senate candidates with Ward by Ward slates and alliances across Boston.
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Democratic City Committee
James H. Vahey
John J. Buckley
James Timilty
Vahey
Joseph E. Prendergast
Linehan
Congress
McNamara
O'Connell
Dorchester
Norton-Baldwin
Shiels
James
Thomas Curley
House of Representatives
Ward
Fitzgerald
Philip J. McGonagle
Joseph Santosuoso
Martin Lomasney
Theodore L. Sorenson
Thomas F. Rice
John J. Morris
Henry S. Howard
Joseph J. Collins
William G. Donovan
Bernard F. ‘Hanrahan
Michael H. Fitzgerald
Joseph FE. Donovan
Jeremiah F. McCarthy
John J. McCormick
James A. Hatton
John J. Hayes
William J. Jordan
Patrick L. Doyle
Joseph M. Sullivan
John
John J. Conboy
Jeremiah J. Good
Francis L. Daly
Albert J. Kennell
Joseph R. Flanagan
John F. Boyle
Michael P. Daly
John J. Wall
Daniel J. Curley, Jr
Thomas J. Fay
Martin Millmore
John E. Thomson
Daniel J. McCarthy
William J. Monahan
Florence J. Driscoll
James J. Kelley
Henry E. Kehoe
Thomas T. J. Gallahan
George J. McDermott
Francis A. McLaughlin
Francis B. McKinney
Senate
Peter Maguire
Richard S. Teeling
William J. Donovan
East Cambridge
John Quinn, Jr
Edward W. Dixon
John H. Farley
James H. Doyle
William P. Higgins
John J. Driscoll
Arthur J. Gardner
Michael J. Lydon
William E. Hickey
Patrick H. O'Connor
Timothy F.ee
John J. Butler
Timothy A. Ahern
John J. Cummings
Martin P. F. Curley
Robert J. Clarkson
Michael J. Murray
East ern Star Convocation Held at New Hotel Weirs
The grand chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star of New Hampshire held its 18th annual convocation at the New Hotel Weirs for three days last week. About 200 members attended with a reception for grand officers, a tour on the Governor Endicott steamer, and an officers election. The weather was favorable and the ladies departed Friday morning after a thoroughly enjoyed visit.
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New Hotel Weirs
Order of the Eastern Star of
New Hampshire
Lake Winnipesaukee
Governor Endicott
Marine Eye Tonic Ad Claims Sed Eyes Relief
An advertisement promotes Marine Eye Tonic claiming to relieve sed eyes and eyelids weakness and reduce tired eyes. The copy emphasizes eye fatigue and suggests the tonic as a remedy.
Ad Courship Ends in Suit
Personal advertisement from New York dated September 8 seeks a husband. A 2-year-old woman describes herself as educated, refined, healthy with brown eyes and hair, skilled in art, music, cooking, housekeeping, and sewing. She has $2000 and an expected 86-acre farm inheritance, seeking an honest educated man for marriage.
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New York
Connecticut
Suit Over Marriage Promise Seeks 10000 Damages
Helena M. Scully of Deposit sues Owen W. Farrell of Toledo for breach of promise of marriage claiming he urged marriage after an ad and sought to rely on his engagement. Farrell admits the ad and says she fled to California, then returned hoping to renew the engagement but he rejected her.
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Owen W. Farrell
Toledo, Co
Farrell
Helena M. Scully
Deposit
Broome County
Scully
Los Angeles
Helena Aid
California
Dated Death Notices and Funeral Details
Death notices listed for Charpiot Gillispie Mills McInire Murray and Wood with dates Sept 2 to Sept 3 and funeral details including times dates locations Mt Auburn Ridgewood Natick and South Station Boston. Services and obsequies scheduled in Boston area including Mt Auburn Chapel St Augustine Church and Ridgewood Natick with specifics on addresses and family connections.
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MILL
Chelsea
Alfred B. Mills
Parker Street
Baltimore
McInire
Charlestown
Arthur J
John and
Margaret Sntire
North End
Nellie Kennedy
Russell Street
Mornig
Murray
Boston
Mary A
James Murray
Mercer Street
St. Augustine Church
Wood
Ridgewood
Natick
Mass
Mary Elizabeth Wood
Edmund M. Wood
Mt. Auburn
South Station
Vermont Consoles Mr Taft in Ohio Island Note
Judge Taft voiced a suggestion that the Republican situation could improve if Vermont’s majority had been less. The remark was made at Middle Bass Island, Ohio, on September 3.
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Middle
Bass Island
Vermont
Taft
Returns show stable Republican support in 1908 election
The speaker notes a round 30,000 Republican majority, similar to 1904 and 1900, signaling no anti Republican undercurrent or radical electorate shift. He adds that Vermont’s vote, free of local quirks, is more telling than next week’s plain party contest in Naine.
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Vermont
Naine
Envelopes Rain Down From Ames Building in Boston
A gust of wind toppled a box on the Ames building second story, showering envelopes onto the street. The note in one corner urged returns to Room 22 but will likely be ignored. Police and bystanders observed the fluttering paper as a crowd gathered.
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Ames
Boston
Roger F. Sturgis
Girl Catcher of Pickpockets Nabs Trio in Chase
Miss Ethel Lunstrom a department store detective tracked three known pickpockets through Washington street. Jacob Fisher Samuel Schaefer and Charles Raymond, all 21 or 20, were arrested after a pursuit ending at Washington and Boylston streets. Fisher was caught by Inspector Abbott and Officer Linton. the others were captured after逃.
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Ethel Lunstrom
Washington Street
Jacob Fisher
Samuel Schaefer
Charles Raymond
Abbott
Linton
Fisher
Washington and
Boylston Streets
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promote Blood and Nerve Health
Indigestion sufferers find relief with Dr Williams Pink Pills praised as a radical cure for stomach pain gas and nervous symptoms. A Chelsea Massachusetts woman shares years of struggle and improved health after using the pills. Available from druggists or by mail at 50 cents per box six for $2.50 from Schenectady NY.
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Williams
A. Gertrude Stewart
Broadway
Chelsea
Mass
Dr. Williams
J. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenestady, N
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Joseph O’connell
John A. Kelcher
Joseph A. Conry
George F. Monahan
William Murray
Edward P. Barry
South Boston
Governor’s Council
Edward Dixon
William Higgins
Patrick O'Connor
David Mancovitz
James Curley
Daley
Jeremiah Good
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Conboy
Sheenan
Summer Street
Luddy & Currier
Geo, Snow and Crockett Shoes
Crockett
Sheinwald Shoe Syndicate
Opp. C.F. Hovey & Co
Hanover St
Mirer
MR. Taft
Colonial Importing CO
Washington St
Jaynes Dipsey ‘ Co
W. B. Hunt Co
Roches
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