Lotus Displays Brighten State Horticultural Show
The State Horticultural Society flower show drew crowds as judges awarded prizes for canna hybrids led by the new Mrs. Fairman Rogers from Newport. Lotus basins and aquatic plants captivated attendees while Mrs. Jack Gardner’s Brookline orchids and exhibitor John Simpkins won top prizes for deep carmine and pink lotuses. Social attendees included Mrs. Sturtevant and Mrs. Pettitt on Massachusetts Avenue, plus Mrs. T A Jackson and Mrs. T E True admiring the displays.
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State Horticultural Society
Egypt
Cleopatra
John Simpkins
Oakes Ames
L. W. Goodell
Jack’’ Gardner
Brookline
Sturtevant
Massachusetts Avenue
Pettitt
T. A. Jackson
Florida
T. E. True
Beacon Street
Military Preparations For Maneuvers At Stettin
Troops and transport flood toward Stettin ahead of planned maneuvers as villages along the routes are occupied. Regiments march into the town amid drums and dust while sun stroke cases mount. The Kaiser will visit Swinemunde and Wollin, witness gunnery drills, then return to Stettin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Stettin
Angermunde
Settin
Rathhaus
Hohenzollern
Swinemunde
Wollin
Osternothafen
Misdroy
Graffam Survives Attempt on Life in Domestic Crisis
Amesbury September 5 Charles Graffam made an unsuccessful attempt at self harm this afternoon amid domestic troubles. His wife was moving furniture from their home when he seized a cater and drew it across his throat in the kitchen. A man nearby intervened and prevented a fatal outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesbury
Charles Graffam
American Wringer Co. Maintains Broad Product Range
The American Wringer Co located at 13 and 18 Broadway extension offers wringers mangies spring beds and carpet sweepers. They repair all kinds of wringers and sweepers and accept mail orders. Telephone contact is available for orders and inquiries.
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The
American Wringer Co
Broadway Extension
City
Destruction Follows Cloud Burst in Mexican Valleys
A Piedras Negras dispatch reports near total destruction of Roderiguez and Abastor in the Salido River valley after a San Blas Mountains cloud burst. Floodwaters six to nine miles wide, six feet deep, swept adobe buildings away. Abastor, population 1500, escaped with no known deaths. Roderiguez, population 700, all structures washed out, many likely casualties elsewhere down the valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Piedras Negras
Mex
Roderiguez
Abastor
Salido
San Blas
Jose Ross
Iowa Battleship Armor Withstands 12 Inch Gun Strike
At Indian Head tests the Iowa armor plate resisted a 12 inch gun impact at 250 yards. A second shot with higher velocity failed to crack the backing, though one bolt near the impact was expelled. A third test with a 12 inch Wheeler shell cracked the plate but did not breach the wood backing.
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Washington
Iowa
Government Proving Ground
Indian Head
United States
Cramps’ Yard
Philadelphia
Herbert
Ordnance and Construction
Ordnance Sharps
Teutonic Outgoing Passengers to Liverpool From New York
A list of passengers sailing the Teutonic from New York to Liverpool on Wednesday includes Dr Walter Booth Adams Mrs Adams Miss Alger Mr Baxter Rev J C Barry M W and Mrs Benjamin Miss Benjamin and maid Mrs Benwell Rev F Fleetwood Buss Rev Septimus Buss Mrs Buss Captain Jacob Brown Mrs L S Burchard and maid Mrs Alexander Cameron and two men servants T H Caterdine W W Cator James Cary A J and Mrs Campbell G A Chamberlain Miss Chittock Colonel George Earl and Mrs Church John H Cockburn F Cooper James S Craig Miss L Craig H Davenport Mrs Detmer A O Downs George P Eustis and two men servants Mrs Eustis and maid H and Mrs Fahnestock Miss Helen Fahnestock and maid Mrs Forbes Miss ller A J Hague A F and Mrs Hogan Miss R Hugel Mr Clyde D V Hunt Mrs Hunt Bishop of Sierra Leone Mrs Ingham Miss Constance Jarvis Mrs R McKean Jones E C and Mrs Klupstein Robert Michaels T R Moran Miss N Mullarky Miss K Mullarky Miss Minnie McVicar Mrs Elizabeth Nadin J Ogilvy Gardner B and Mrs Perry H J Pings James G Porter Mrs Platt after Radford J A and Mrs Richardson P Roissire H O Robinson William Rock Miss Dora B Reese John Ryan J W Seymour Jr J Noel Sparks Mr Spencer J H and Mrs Sulzbacher Dr John Swift Mrs Charles Thompson Thompson Charles D Thompson E J Thompson Miss Kate Torrance Miss Mame Watkins Mrs K Yates
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Teutonic
New York
Liverpool
Walter Booth Adams
Adams
Alger
Baxter
J. C. Barry
M. W
Benjamin
Benwell
F. Fleetwood Buss
Septimus Buss
Buss
Jacob Brown
L.S. Burchard
Alexander Cameron
Klupstein
Robert Michaels
T. R. Moran
N. Mullarky
K. Mullarky
Minnie McVicar
Elizabeth Nadin
J. Ogilvy
Gardner B
Perry
H. J. Pings
James G. Porter
Platt
Radford
J. A
Richardson
P. Roissire
Hood's Pills Promoted as Cleanser of Blood Purifier
In an old advertisement style notice a patent remedy is touted as the one true blood purifier. It claims value at $1 with six for a dollar and urges purchasing from all druggists. The text mentions Hood's Pills as the recommended product and includes stray promotional letters and pricing.
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Hood
Memorial Windows Illuminate Roxbury First Universalist Church
Memorial windows at the First Universalist Church in Roxbury display artistic colored glass as tributes to late pastors and members. Windows include Christ commissioning the apostles, the Resurrection, and portraits of Mary Magdalene and John, plus a Hendrick Hoffman reproduction and symbolic designs. Additional gifts honor Louis S. Conant and other donors with floral and grape motifs and a rose window.
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Universalist
Roxbury
Christ
Earth
Andrew
James
Major
Simon
Thaddeus
Matthew
Peter
Bartholomew
Philip
John
Minor
Thomas
William Seaver
Charles D. Swain
Caroline C. Newman
Henry D. Cobb
Mary Magdalene
L. S. Conant
Hendrick Hoffman
Temple
J. S. Burrell
Abbey H. Hastings
Carrie W. Levels
Mary E. Calder
Adelia Kenyon
Helen A. Campbell
Clara D. Smith
Caroline R. Dove
Anna M. Houghton
Etta A. Calder
Caroline A. Dana
Banks Guarded In Brookline As Burglary Wave Grows
Brookline tightens security after a rise in burglaries in Boston and nearby towns. Chief Bowman patrols the business district night patrols, officers on boats, and strict orders to pursue any intruders. Two banks stand in Brookline with alarms and burglar proof vaults, one bank securing the heart of the village near officer beats and the police station.
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Brookline
Boston
National and Savings Banks
Bowman
Largest Hamburg America freighter to join New York service
The Hamburg American line orders a 560 by 62 by 42 foot freighter from Harland and Wolff, delivering in nine months. It will carry 13 000 tons with 20 000 tons displacement, provide 200 cabin and 1500 steerage capacity, and include cattle stalls, nurses, refrigerators, and full electric lighting. Top speed aimed at 13.5 knots with 5600 indicated horsepower.
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New York
Hamburg
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Ireland
Clarendon Club of Roxbury Hosts Opening Invitation Party
The Clarendon Club of Roxbury held an invitation party last night to mark the opening of its new club rooms at Mall and Albany streets. Officers from numerous prominent clubs attended. F A Sullivan served as marshal with W Barry directing the floor, assisted by M J McInnis. About 100 couples danced.
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Clarendon Club
Roxbury
Mall
Albany Streets
F. A. Sullivan
Marshal
W. Barry
M. J. McInnis
Wages Raise Reported for New England Railroad
Woonsocket R I Sept 5 The freight handlers and clerks of the New England railroad in this city and likely along the line were notified of a 5 percent wage increase This marks a partial restoration of cuts made during McLeod's presidency and was promised to employees early in 18M when only trainmen had received raises
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Woonsocket
R. I
New England Railroad
McLeod
Dedham Sets Special Town Meeting for Sept 16
Dedham Selectmen today issued a warrant calling a special town meeting for Monday evening Sept 16. The 21 articles focus on street and sewer projects, park improvements and electric concerns, outlining the main local issues to be considered at the session.
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Dedham
The suffrage debate a citizen letter to the editor
Alice Stone Blackwell argues that restricting vote rights to wealth producers excludes women who rear families and manage homes. She condemns Peabody’s claim that suffrage requires industrial experience and urges equal voices in city finances, school funding, and public welfare, noting widespread school overcrowding and municipal neglect.
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F. W. Peabody
Mr. Peabody
Forum
Henry Dwight Chapin
Boston
Dorchester
Roxbury High School
Committee On
Brooklyn
Detroit
Board of Education
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Criticizes Mr Blackwell inPost letter over suffrage
Co W Gould, editor of New England Printer, replies to a reader's letter criticizing Miss Alice Blackwell and Mr Blackwell's stance on woman suffrage. He mocks claims that non combatant women deserve equal rights and attacks Mr Blackwell as a reform leader, accusing him of unfair printing ethics and poor leadership.
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Peabody
Blackwell
Alice Blackwell
Miss Blackwell
Woman’s Journal
Co. W. Gould
New England
St Andrews Club Boston Hosts Reception at 31 East Newton
Trustees of St Andrew's Club of Boston held a reception at their club rooms 31 East Newton street with Edmund Billings presiding. Guests were welcomed by John R. Neil and informed about the club's aims to assist young men. Rooms rent from 4 dollars with board included. interviews and references required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrew’s Club
Boston
East Newton Street
John R. Neil
Edmund Billings
W. C. Newell
Charles H. Brent
R. H. Gardiner
C. S. Miller
A. H. Chester
J. R. Neil
B. B. Tucker
F. T. Berry
Franklin Square
Shawmut Avenue
Home Committee
Lancet Refutes Deafness Rumor About Duke of York Heir
The Lancet rebukes circulating American press rumors that the Duke of York's young son is deaf and dumb. It notes the child is intelligent and already repeats words, asking whether Americans expect a newborn to speak immediately. The piece underscores British medical opinion and counters sensational claims.
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London
The
Lancet
Great Britain
Duke of York
Cruisers Depart Navy Squadron Sails for Sea Drill
The New York Minneapolis and Raleigh of the North Atlantic squadron left Boston before 11 yesterday. The Montgomery stayed due to steam pipe damage and will join at sea later. The squadron will drill at sea for days then conduct shore drills at Fisher's Island. Eighteen sailors remained behind in Boston, many unable to reach ships in time due to intoxication or preference for land.
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New York
Minneapolis
Raleigh
Montgomery
Fisher's Island
Boston
Harding Allen Injured In Barn Fall At Westboro
Harding Allen former selectman was found unconscious on a kitchen floor after a fall this afternoon in Westboro. Believed to have fallen from a scaffold in the barn. his skull was crushed and he suffered severe facial injuries. His wife discovered him unable to speak about the incident.
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Westboro
Tramps Dead as Barn Fire Feared Ruled Deliberate
In Norristown Pennsylvania authorities believe at least eight tramps died in a large Pennsylvania Railroad barn fire near Ernest station Plymouth township early today. Six bodies recovered, debris remains, barn long used as a tramp rendezvous with up to seventy five sleeping there at once. It is unclear if the fire was accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norristown
Penn
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Ernest Station
Plymouth Township
Subways Work Dramatic Horse Near Tremont Street
Large bay horse attached to a derrick’s end dangled about 25 feet above a trench on Tremont street near the subway site while a crowd gathered. The horse and cart were lowered, the animal bruised but alive. A 12-pound cannon ball found nearby will be given to the Lexington Historical Society.
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Tremont Street
Meehan
Richmond
the Common
Jones
Travers
Lexington Historical Society
Metropolitan Water Board appoints two consulting engineers
The Metropolitan Water Board yesterday named Joseph P. Davis and A. Freley as consulting engineers. Davis led Boston water works projects including Sudbury River supply and Boston drainage works, later serving with American Bell Telephone. Freley, joining Boston in 1873, headed the city’s additional water supply and moved to the Croton aqueduct in New York as chief engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Water Board
Joseph P. Davis
A. Fteley
Davis
Boston
Sudbury River
Fteley
Croton
New York City
Mr. Davis
Boston & Maine
American Bell Telephone Company
New York
Quaker Bridge
Freley
New Croton Aqueduct
Police Board seeks full reorganization powers in Albany
The New York police commissioners urged the Legislature to pass a bill granting the Police Board broad reorganization powers. President Roosevelt stressed the need for adequate authority to reform the force, noting the bill defeated earlier and promising decisive steps to gain legislative concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roosevelt
Death of Mrs Susan M Steele at Auburndale
Mrs Susan M Steele of Grove Street Auburndale was found dead in bed at 6 am reportedly from heart disease. The 72 year old had been active in religious and philanthropic work and was widely known for her circle of friends.
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Newton
Susan M. Steele
Grove Street
Auburndale
Standing of the Gold Reserve in Treasury vaults
Washington September 5 The Treasury gold reserve after withdrawals and deposits stands at 90 927 567 dollars, 73 000 dollars below the reserve limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Life prisoner Michael Mahoney dies in state prison
Michael Mahoney, 56, a life term murder convict since August 1889, died at the State Prison after a year of feebleness. He was brought from Worcester to serve out his life sentence on August 10, 1889. No relatives or friends are known. His body will be sent to Concord for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Mahoney
Worcester
Concord
Obituary notices of Frye Grover Jones Merrick Steele Watson
Death notices from September list William Frye in Roxbury aged 73 with funeral Sept 7 at No 8 Quincy Street. William O Grover of Beverly aged 72 to be buried later. Helen T Jones of Lynn aged 57 funeral Sept 6 at 162 Washington Street. Captain Michael Merrick of Dorchester aged 55 with service at St Peter's Church. Susan J Steele of Auburndale aged 72 suddenly of heart failure. James Otis Watson of Orange New Jersey noted.
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Dorchester
St. Peter's Church
Meeting Hill
Steele
Auburndale
Susan J. Steele
George M. Steele
Watson
Orange
N. J
James Otis Watson
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Wyoming
George William Curtis
Curtis
Alice Stone Blackwell
Georgeville, P. Q
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Mallow Spn
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Providence
N. E
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MR. Blackwell
ST. Andrew's Club
South End
Gruisers
Ex-Selectman
Consulting Engineers
Albany
Mece
LS. Johnson & CO
Custom House St
Sanford
Potter Drug and Cus. Corp
Sole Proprietors
Winifred Bowers
Massachusetts
John W. Bowers
J. P. Prentiss
Fall River
Bristol County
C. F. Baxter
Suffolk Co
Oliver Ditson
Longfellow
P. N. Jenkins
Suffolk
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Prinetpat
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