Fall River Dentist Bennett Charged With Forgery
John H Bennett a prominent Fall River dentist was arrested by Inspectors Cowboy and Pierce on a forgery and uttering charge. Police say he forged the name of Peter Sterling to a 15 check drawn on the Union Trust Philadelphia dated January 19 1909 and uttered it to Sterling. Warrants allege forging under the alias Brunette in Philadelphia and New York.
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John H. Bennett
Fall River
Cowboy and
Pierce
Bennett
Blynn
Peter Sterling
Union Trust Company
Philadelphia
Penn
Sterling
Brunette
New York
Lynn Girl Will Wed Oriental Officer's Heir From India
Miss Ethel S. Colcord of Lynn plans to sail October 1 to London for her marriage to Birendra Chandra Gupta, descendant of a rich Indian royal family. The couple met at a Tech commencement and despite parental opposition, Gupta wooed on with support from his studies at Tech and wealth in India. The wedding will follow in London with the Gupta estate in the hills near Cuttack as the couple’s future home.
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Lynn
Ethel S. Colcord
J. W. Colcord
Seaside Terrace
London
Birendra Chandra Gupta
India
Tech
Miss Colcord
Gupta
Hills
Kipling
Cuttack
Mayor Hibbard answers Finance Commission fire with figures
Mayor Hibbard yesterday forced the Finance Commission to reply to his campaign response. He countered their charge of extravagance and padded payrolls by providing figures showing city departments under his control ran $185 312 30 less in the first seven months of the year than the same period last year, rebutting claims of reform.
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Hibbard
Finance Commission
Boston Finance Commission letter on seven month expenditures
The Boston Finance Commission states its belief that the mayor's figures align with its prior communications. It argues seven month spending cannot reliably forecast the year’s total due to departmental fluctuations, while standing by its original report and analyses of appropriations and tax impact. Signed by John A. Sullivan and the commission.
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Hibbard
Hibbards
George A. Hibbard
Boston
Massachusetts
Commission
Finance Commission
John A. Sullivan
Cosirmeaa
Roosevelt Taps U S for Black Bass to Africa
Former President Theodore Roosevelt asked the U S Fish Commission to ship black bass to Lake Naivasha in British East Africa. Commissioner George M Bowers said the fish likely would be sent from Europe, possibly as spawn, to stock the temperate lake with hardier large mouth bass.
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Roosevelt
United States
British East Africa
Lake Naivasha
Bowers
New England
Mr. Roosevelt
Nairobi
East Africa
United States Fish Commissioner
Washington, D. C
Mr. Bowers
Fish Commission
Lake
Naivasha
Theodore Roosevelt
George M. Bowers
Textile Council Agrees to Arbitration Probe in Wage Dispute
In New Bedford on September 8 the Textile Council met to evaluate the manufacturers reply on wage talks. The decision favors an investigation by the State Board of Arbitration into wages in competing cotton centers, considering conditions and work performed. The council will assist and submit the entire dispute to the board, with four textile union secretaries to draft the reply for response by September 11.
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New Bedford
Textile Council
State Board of Arbitration
Watertown Man Arrested in Shooting of Patrolman
John H Kennedy, 23, of Waltham, was arrested at midnight by Watertown officers on charges of assault with intent to kill in connection with the shooting of Patrolman Vernon S Brown. Kennedy denied the accusation. no revolver found. He was taken into custody after alighting from a Boston train at Newton Street. Not much is known about him.
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John H. Kennedy
River Street
Waltham
Stone
Donahue
The
Walthan
Vernon S. Brown
Boston
Broadway
Newton Street
Kennedy
Noted church outing planned for Sept 25 at BC grounds
The Church of the Immaculate Conception on Harrison avenue is finalizing plans for its first annual outing and field day to be held Saturday at the Boston College athletic grounds. Committees cover grounds tickets sports music printing and prizes with members including Geoghegan Callahan Mahoney Dever Quinn Kelley Hazelboom Manning Nagle Harrington Masterson Keene and others.
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Church of the Immaculate Conception
Harrison Avenue
Boston College
Patrick Geoghegan
Timothy McCarthy
Jeremiah Callahan
Louis P. Furlong
Jeremiah J. Callahan
Wiliam Greene
William Brady
Joseph Farrell
Dennis H
Freese Woodlock Nuptials In Dorchester Rectory
Miss Vivian Catherine Freese daughter of Mr and Mrs William L Freese of 11 Greenbrier street Dorchester wed Albert James Woodlock of Allston yesterday afternoon in St Peter's Church Dorchester Francis W Woodlock brother of the groom served as best man and Miss Florence Freese sister of the bride was bridesmaid The couple met at a high school dancing party eight months ago and engagement followed locally with Miss Freese noted for social affairs and prize wins at dancing events.
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William L. Freese
Greenbrier Street
Dorchester
Albert James Woodlock
Allston
St. Peter’s Church
Francis W. Woodlock
Florence Freese
Pride
Freese
Taft Car Hold Up Claimed By Lynn Officer
Policeman Edward Callahan of Lynn reports attempting to halt autos on Sea street as President Tafts party from Brookline traveled toward Beverly. He identified one car as number 19 080, a Secret Service vehicle, while noting the party slowed but did not stop. No action followed.
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Lynn
Sept
Taft
Beverly
Brookline
Edward Callahan
Callahan
Sea Street
Revere
Burches
Bartlett
Secret Service
Speeding cars prompt roadside warning by pedestrian
A pedestrian describes stepping onto the road to signal two approaching autos to slow down. The rightmost car’s chauffeur paused and identified his vehicle as a special car. The driver then questioned the warning before continuing.
Remarkable Hill remedy reaches Jackson patients
Jackson Michigan offers a trial package of Dr J Lawrence Hills New Rational Remedy for lung and throat ailments including consumption bronchitis asthma and coughing. The notice urges all sufferers to send for the trial and to mail prepaid coupon for home delivery by the doctor.
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J. Lawrence Hill
Jackson, Mich
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