Tube Works Head Dead
Peterboro New Hampshire September 7 J Whitcomb Cotton president of the American Tube Works died at the Bleak House from an apoplexy following a prior shock. He had a daughter Mrs Emily Morrison with him and his two sons were treasurer and assistant treasurer of the company.
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Peterboro
N. H
J. Whitcomb Cotton
American Tube Works
Bleak House
Cotton
Faulkner
Emily M. Morrison
Boston
Somerset
Broad Street
William CC
Joseph H
Miss Barnard Arrives in Boston for Human Liberty Talk
Miss Kate Barnard commissioner of charities for Oklahoma arrived in Boston and will speak at Faneuil Hall Thursday night on the 1915 movement with the subject Human Liberty Not Yet Won. She is noted for reform work and has spent years addressing social and economic conditions.
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Kate Barnard
Oklahoma
Boston
Faneuil Hall
Miss Barnard
Charities
Barnard
FE. A. Yilene
Henry Abrahams
Wright Flies 52 Minutes at 150 Feet Altitude
In Berlin on September 7 Orville Wright achieved a 52 minute flight with elevations up to 150 feet. Spectators cheered as he glided over the crowd in an impressive aerial display.
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Berlin
Orville Wright
Giblin Plans Protest Over Ward 1 Nomination Papers
Alderman Giblin announced he will protest rival ward committee nomination papers claiming forgery on signatures including ex Representative Murney. He said he will file with the election commissioners today and seek a hearing. The dispute pits Giblin against former Democratic city committee chairman William McClellan.
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Giblin
William McClellan
Democratic City Committee
Democratic Ward
Ward 1
Murney
Woman Saves Herself From Poison Attempt in East Boston
Mrs. Julia Cash 28 swallowed pyrol carbonal at home. Patrolmen Bernard Harte and Edward Murphy aided her until ambulance arrival. She was taken to Relief Hospital in critical condition. doctors said the police actions improved her chances of recovery.
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Boston
Julia Cash
Curtis Street
Bernard Harte
Edward Murphy
Porter Street
Maguire
Christian
Cash
Dr Louis Schaab Wins Cincinnati Mayors Nomination
Cincinnati voters in the Republican primaries chose Dr Louis Schaab for mayor without opposition. Democratic contest shows John W Peck leading against former State Senator Alfred M Cohen for the nomination.
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Cincinnati
Louis Schaab
Harry
John W. Peck
Alfred M. Cohen
Curtiss to Fly Golden Flyer Over Boston in 1915 Expo
Glenn H. Curtiss winner of the Rheims Prix de la Vitesse will fly his Golden Flyer over Boston next month for the Boston 1915 exposition. He will depart Brescia Sept 15 and complete a final flight series before arriving in Boston, under a contract signed with A. M. Herring and J. R. Simpson.
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Glenn H. Curtiss
Rheims
Boston
J. R. Simpson
Curtiss
Brescia
Simpson
Filene Company
A. M. Herring
New York
Chicago
Indianapolis
Hudson Fulton
Herring
Curtiss-Herring
Civil War Veteran Michael Kearns Dies at 82 in Dorchester
Michael Kearns 82 longtime Dorchester resident and Civil War veteran died at his home on Stan ton street He served in Company I Thirtieth Massachusetts Volunteers and earned military honors burial will be in Old Dorchester cemetery with G A R Post 15 honors He was born in Dublin Ireland in 1827 and left behind four sons Joseph John Edward and Daniel Kearns
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Michael Kearns
Stanton Street
Dorchester
Kearns
Massachusetts Volunteers
John A. Andrew
Dublin
Irc
Boston
St. Matthew's Parish
Norfolk Street
Father Cronin
Conway
S. J
Joseph
John
Edward
Daniel Kearns
Arrest Chinaman in Opium Crusade
Following warrants based on evidence from the Watch and Ward Society inspector Rooney arrested John Forty-Two also known as Wong Kee age 50 of 4212 Harrison Avenue on a charge of selling opium.
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J. F. Chase
Watch and Ward Society
Rooney
Police Headquarters
John Forty-Two
Wong Kee
Harrison Avenue
Boy Is Injured In Peculiar Tree Root Accident
Haverhill on September 7 16 year old Harold N Dole son of Charles Ki Dole cashier of the First National Bank of this city was buried under roots of a mammoth pine tree and sand suffered a broken leg and multiple bruises at City Hospital in a peculiar local accident.
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Haverhill
Harold N. Dole
Charlies Ki. Dole
First National Bank
Boy trapped as uprooted tree falls at summer home
At a George town summer home a large tree was uprooted in storms and fell back into place after workers cut limbs. Young Cole, digging in a 25 foot sand pit under the roots, was buried up to three fingers in sand, saved by a hand shielding his face. Fifteen men freed him after nearly two hours, and he was hospitalized with recover expected.
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Cole
Georgetown
Ashland Celebrates 99th Birthday With Boston Post Cane
Ashland marked a gala day with a noon presentation of the Boston Post cane to Andrew Train Jones age 99 at Stone Park. The event featured a parade, a stroll in a draped auto, and a Town Hall dinner with Jones born May 19 1810 and longtime local resident.
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Ashland
Andrew Train Jones
Boston Post
Stone Park
Framingham
Front Street
Caleb Holbrook
James H
Edgar W
Dorchester
Mr. Jones
Edward J Chapman Newsdealer Dies in Merrimac
Edward J Chapman a Boston newsdealer died at Bay State Hospital Merrimac after an operation led to blood poisoning. A Mer rimac native 35 years old he never married and survived by his parents Charles W and Mrs Chapman and two sisters Mabel G and Florence A. He owned the Vendome news stand in the Hotel Vendome and belonged to Commercial Lodge Knights of Pythias. Funeral services were held in Merrimac conducted by Rev Silas L Morse.
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Edward J. Chapman
Boston
Bay State Hospital
Merrimac
Mr. Chapman
Charles W. Chapman
Mabel G
Florence A. Chapman
Vendome
Chapman
Commercial Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Silas L. Morse
Baptist Church
Boston Mayor Rebuts Padded Pay Roll Charges
Mayor G A Hibbard fires back at Finance Commission accusations of padded city payrolls citing a 1905–1909 comparative tally. He argues departmental expenditures fall year over year, notes extra payrolls in 1907 and 1908 skew comparisons, and urges a clear reporting form to educate citizens.
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Fitzgerald
Collins
Finance Commission
Tremont Building
Boston
Police Department
Licensing Board
School Committee
G. A. Hibbard
Socialist Labor ticket named at state convention
The State convention of the Socialist Labor party held at 694 Washington Street named a full state ticket: Governor Moritz E. Ruther Hol yo ke. Lieutenant Governor Lawrence Yates New Bedford. secretary of state Henry C. Hess Boston. treasurer David Craig Milford. auditor John A. Fredrikson Quincy. attorney general Jeremiah P. McNally Salem. The national platform and an address to Massachusetts workers were adopted.
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Socialist- Labor Party
Washington Street
Moritz E. Ruther
Holyoke
Lawrence Yates
New Bedford
Henry C. Hess
Boston
David Craig
Milford
John A. Fredrikson
Quincy
Jeremiah P. McNally
Salem
Massachusetts
Governor Post of Porto Rico Resigns
San Juan Porto Rico Sept 7 Regis Hr Post Governor of Porto Rico announced he had sent his resignation to President Taft It is reported the President has chosen a successor but will await Secretary of War Dickinson s return to investigate Porto Rican affairs later this month
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Regis Hr. Post
Taft
Governor Post
Dickinson
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