Lock Up Crew of Lost Tug at Court Martial
Portsmouth N H Sept 3 The story of Captain Thomas E Evans that Dr C E Trotter might have been saved when the tug Nezinscot foundered off Halibut Point Gloucester Aug 11 has resulted in the incarceration of five members of the crew of the wrecked government tug to await court martial The investigating board composed of Captain Winslow Commander E E Wright Commander W R Rush and Commander F L Sanchez reported a recommendation for court martial following which the five sailors were sent aboard the prison ship Southery yesterday
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Portsmouth
N. H
Thomas E. Evans
C. E. Trotter
Halibut Point
Gloucester
Winslow
E. E. Wright
W. R. Rush
F. L. Sanchez
Ill Feeling and Sacrifice Reported in Naval Rescue Dispute
Investigation reveals tension between captain Evans and crew over new personnel. Evans and Dr. Trotter drifted on a raft after a boatmen’s rescue failed. Dr. Trotter perished while saving a crewman. others remain on the prison ship Southern awaiting court martial. Five sailors named including Bitters Tillotson Fitzgerald Pratt and Underdown deny ability to reach raft after lifeboat was salvaged.
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Southern
Frank R. Bitters
W. F. Tillotson
W. H. Fitzgerald
C. F. Pratt
C. F. Underdown
Trust Will Fight Taxes On Boston Personal Trust
The Boston Personal Trust fights assessment of 1,662,000 in personal property as taxable in Boston. Directors insist much stock is owned outside Boston and that legality hinges on court decision. Secretary Folsom says trust offices and stock here make all property taxable. Assessors locate untaxed holdings amid a wide search.
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Boston
Boston Personal Trust
Trust
Post
Folsom
Board of Assessors
Ballinger Vows To Kill Snakes In Alaska Controversy
Secretary Ballinger, after two months on the Pacific coast trip, said he intends to kill some snakes. He spoke on the Ballinger Pinchot water power dispute and other conservation issues, recalling a rattlesnake incident from his Medicine Lodge cowboy days.
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Washington
Ballinger
Pacific Coast
Medicine Lodge
Ex-Mayor John F Fitzgerald Threatens Reform Exposures
John F Fitzgerald declares in the Republic that graft exposures are ready to shake Boston during the municipal campaign. He hints at prominent reformers, citing the Art Museum and Laurence Minot cases as starting points for a broader probe.
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John F. Fitzgerald
The
Republic
Man Declines To Clarify Remarks On Snakes And Policy
The statement about killing snakes was followed by a claim that he killed about a dozen venomous reptiles before sleeping. Mr Ballinger refused to explain the remark or discuss the ongoing dispute between his department and the forestry bureau.
Found Dead in Roxbury Engraving Company Head’s Home
William KE Fitzgerald 58 of 9 Haley Street Roxbury head of William E Fitzgerald Engraving Company 427 Washington Street was found dead on the second floor of his home yesterday afternoon with the gas wide on by his wife at 4 pm He had been dead for some time Medical Examiner Magrath could not rule it self inflicted and the cause was listed as indeterminate He had suffered softening of the brain for two years and left no children.
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William KE. Fitzgerald
Haley Street
Roxbury
Wiliam E. Fitzgerald Engraving Company
Washington Street
City
Magrath
Fitzgerald
School Days Again Great Purchase of Boys Suits
F Gray Co offers boys 8 to 16 years finest full weight worsteds and cassimeres suits at 2.98 and 3.98. Located at Washington and Hanover, the advertisement promotes durable, smart attire for school wear.
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F. Gray Co
Washington and
Hanover
Friends Seek Missing Girl Winifred Grealish
Winifred Grealish an 18 year old who arrived on Cunard Saxonia remains missing despite extensive family search. She had no American money and held British gold when landing and had planned to be met by relatives at the wharf but illness prevented. An elderly Saxonia passenger and a separate woman interacted with her at the pier before she vanished.
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Winifred Grealish
Miss Grealish
Local candidates withdraw as primaries tighten race
Representative William D. Wilcutt of Ward 24 pulled out of the Ninth District Senate race after forcing John B. Patterson off the State committee ballot. The field now narrows to Gideon Abbott and A. S. Parker Weeks for the finish, with George B. Beckford as the remaining opponent. GOP withdrawals also prune House races in several wards and Richard B. Stanley exits the Third District State committee contest, clearing the field for Meyer Sawyer.
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William D. Wilcutt
Ward 24
John B. Patterson
Wilcutt
George B. Beckford
Gideon Abbott
A. S. Parker Weeks
House
Lorenzo Panzica
Joseph Ciarlone
Charles Pento
Archibald Reynolds
Frederick B. Archilles
Rupert H. Costello
Herbert F. Gilman
Richard B. Stanley
Meyer Sawyer
Four Dollar Pants Offer From F Gray Co
An advertisement for men's pants at 4 dollars a pair from F Gray Co. with a claim of high quality, noting the range of 10 000 pairs and urging customers to not miss the deal. The ad lists Washington and Hanover as locations.
Navy Officers Attend North Shore Wedding
Naval men and their wives and the fashionable summer colonists of the north shore will attend tomorrow noon wedding at the McDonald cottage in Magnolia. The bride is Mrs. Carroll Livingston of New York and Magnolia, marrying Lieutenant-Commander B. B. McCormick of the battleship Mississippi. Mrs. Livingston is noted for aiding Gloucester fishermen with annual bravery medals.
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Magnolia
North Shore
McDonald Cottage
Carroll Livingston
New York
B. B. McCormick
Mississippi
U. S. S. Mississippi
Fine man for obeying wife in contempt case
Jesse B. Demmons of Washington street Lower Falls told Judge Kennedy that his wife would not let him leave home to answer a subpena. Demmons was brought into District Court for contempt and fined $10.
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Newton
Jesse B. Demmons
Washington Street
Lower Falls
Kennedy
Demmons
Gray's Clothing Corner ad offers boys' suits at $1.90 and gray serges
An advertisement from Gray's Clothing Corner on Washington and Hanover Streets promotes boys' suits priced at $1.90 and features blue serges black Thibets worsteds and cheviots with other prices $1.99 $2.90 and $3.90 from F Gray Co. highlighting clothing bargains.
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Gray's Clothing Corner
Washington and Hanover Sts
F. Gray Co
Washington
Hanover
Couple to wed with McCormick in Magnolia setting
Lieutenant-Commander McCormick is a popular figure in the service as a wedding attracts a large crowd. Immediately after the ceremony the couple will depart Magnolia by automobile for an unknown destination. Chaplain Reaney will perform the ceremony aided by Rev Father Fennessey of St Anne's Magnolia.
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McCormick
Magnolia
Chaplain Reaney
Father Fennessey
St. Anne's, Magnolia
Rexall Orderlies Offered For Children And Adults
The advertisement touts Rexall Orderlies as the safest gentlest bowel regulator for children and adults. They are eaten like candy and claimed to soothe and invigorate delicate intestines, relieve constipation, and reduce laxative needs. The price is refundable if not effective, with sizes at 10c and 25c from Riker Jaynes Drug Stores.
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Rexall Orderlies
Riker-Jaynes Drug
Rexall
Fancy English worsteds on sale at $2.49 pants
A. New & Co. advertises 2000 pairs of finest fitting trousers in fall weights at $2.49. Made by A. New & Co., 737 Broadway, and EF. Gray Co., Washington and Hanover, promoting Fancy English worsteds and the claim of high quality.
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A. New & Co
Broadway
EF. Gray Co
Washington and
Hanover
25000 May Strike Threat in New Bedford Textile Mills
In New Bedford on September 3 a general strike of about 25,000 cotton mill workers looms as manufacturers refuse to restore a 10 percent wage cut from March 1908. The Textile Council announced a formal reply from mill owners was received at the meeting.
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New Bedford
Textile Council
Textile Delegates Press for Wage Concessions in Looming Dispute
Delegates to the textile council expected a 5 percent wage advance from manufacturers or a full restoration. A mill treasurers letter surprised the group, who resolved to recontact the manufacturers' association before seeking union action. Local textile circles show unrest with likely strikes if concessions are denied.
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Textile Council
Manufacturers’ Association
Quit Family for Farm Life in New Hampshire Divorce
Frank T. Jenkins renounced city life for farming in Keene and back to New Hampshire, prompting Mary J. Jenkins to file for divorce on desertion after 39 years of marriage. The couple wed Feb 3 1870 in Jefferson Wisconsin and moved to Boston twenty years ago, with later years spent apart as their children grew. The case is set for the next divorce session.
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Frank T. Jenkins
New Hampshire
Campbell
Mary J. Jenkins
Boston
Jenkins
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