Women as firemen save home in Peabody blaze
About 100 women residents of the Lake Shore cottage colony at Peabody manned the town's fire apparatus and battled a fire at Mrs. Edward Lynch's home for half an hour. They forced entry to the volunteer fire house and dragged out the hose wagon and chemical apparatus, preventing total destruction of the house and contents.
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Peabody
Cottage Colony
Lake Shore
Edward Lynch
Lynch
Bertha Haskell
Lora Turner
Warring
Women firefighters lead cottage fire response near lake
Mrs. Lynch and her neighbors faced a house blaze near the lake three miles from the town fire department. Led by Mrs. Sarah Warring, about two dozen women quickly deployed at the local fire house and controlled the fire before Peabody volunteers arrived, with damage around 200 dollars.
Grain yield for the year estimated at 111 million tons
The United States Department of Agriculture estimated total production of all cereals this year at 111,484,000 tons. The figure is 20.1 percent below last year, 1.4 percent above 1911, and 6.9 percent below 1910, reflecting harvest conditions nationwide.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
British Empire Club Opens Season At Quincy House
The first meeting of the season of the British Empire Club was held at the Quincy House last night at 8 o'clock. Twenty five members attended a brief business session followed by a social evening despite the long summer sojourn.
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British Empire Club
Quincy House
Beautiful New England Children Compete for Panama Exposition Prizes
The Andrews children from Natick are chosen to represent their district in the Panama-Pacific Exposition’s 150000 prize. John 7 works the family garden and plans a future patch of his own. Janet 2.5 tends chickens and gathers eggs, while baby Charles naps on the porch. Mr Andrews is a contracting engineer at 47 Winter Street. Picture 14 features the Birmingham daughter.
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New England
John G. Andrews
Bacon Road
Natick
Andrews
John
Janet
Newton
Charles
J. G. Andrews
Jeanette
Hebery
Havelock Pierce
Acetylene Tank Explosion Delays Reading Train
A 6:40 PM acetylene gas tank exploded on a car of the Montreal train at North station. Flames damaged cars 1036 and 1052, shattering windows. The Reading train waited as another locomotive was attached and pulled out at 7:03 PM. no injuries reported. Ernest P. Good alerted authorities and fire crews arrived quickly.
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Reading
North
Montreal
Unti
Ernest P. Good
Reverend Commons Resigns from East Weymouth Church
The Rev. Walter A. Commons, pastor of the East Weymouth Congregational Church, has tendered his resignation effective November 1 and will join the Congregational church in Whitinsville.
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Weymouth
Walter A. Commons
East Weymouth
Whitinsville
Bird Declines Ownership of Boston Journal
Charles Sumner Bird Progressive candidate for Governor writes to Congressman A P Gardner Republican candidate that he has no interest in owning the Boston Journal He warns Gardner over unanswered compulsory arbitration questions and says Gardner cannot revive the Republican organization through personal correspondence.
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Charles Sumner Bird
A. P. Gardner
The
Boston Journal
Bird
Gardner
Bird letter disputes funding of Boston Journal purchase
Sumner Bird denies financing the Boston Journal purchase, asserts no stock or security ties, and describes lending money to Matthew Hale with personal notes. He urges Massachusetts voters to demand real principles in labor arbitration and accuses the Republican campaign of planning to defeat Democrats to aid Progressives. He labels the opposing camp self-serving and hostile to him.
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Boston Journal
Massachusetts
Guanes Sumner Bird
Gardner Says He Will Run On Own Platform If Nominated
East Gloucester September 10 Congressman A P Gardner declared that if he secures the Republican nomination for governor he will run on his own platform should he disapprove of the state party convention platform.
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East Gloucester
A. P. Gardner
Gardner Warns GOP Leaders Before Essex Board Meeting
Captain Gardner delivers a second warning to the Republican machine before the state convention. He urges genuine rank and file expression and hints at running on his own platform if needed. He backs part of the Progressives’ social and labor plank but opposes constitutional amendments. He plans a regional tour to Bristol County cities.
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Gardner
Essex County Associated Board of Trade
Mr. Gardner
Joseph Lee
Henry Abrahams
Professor Bullock
Professor Baldwin
F. P. Fish
Howard Elliott
Henry Sterling
Edmund Codman
Randolph Coolidge
Public Service Commission
Gloucester
New Haven
Bristol County
Brockton
Taunton
New Bedford
Fall River
Attleboro
Frost ruins Wilsons truck garden at Harlakenden House
In Cornish New Hampshire on September 10, black frost ruined the summer home truck garden of President Wilson. Late corn and nearby vegetables suffered as temperatures dropped below freezing point.
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Cornish
N. H
Wilson
Harlakenden House
Nickel Plate Shops Burn At Stony Island In Chicago
Fire destroyed the machine and boiler shops of the Nickel Plate railroad at Stony Island avenue and Ninety-first street in Chicago. Estimated loss may reach 500000 to 501000 dollars. No injuries reported.
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Chicago
Nickel Plate Railroad
Stony Island Avenue
Ninety-first Street
Discovered Cure For Asthma And Hay Fever
Chemist D. J. Lane of 532 Lane Ridge St Marys Kan claims a simple home remedy cures asthma and hay fever. He sent samples to long suffering patients who report relief. Lane offers a free $1 bottle by express with payment only if it works, to be judged within ten days.
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D. J. Lane
Lane Ridg
St. Marys
Kan
Lane
Express
One Killed On Torpedo Boat Craven
One man died and five were injured when an explosion struck the torpedo boat Craven at sea. The damaged vessel reached Fort Screven Tybee Island in tow. The dead and wounded were taken to Fort Screven Hospital, while the Yamacraw proceeded to tow the Craven to Savannah. The Craven had departed Charlestown for Savannah earlier today. Details remain unavailable.
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Savannah
Craven
Fort Screven
Tybee Island
Cinthia
Yamacraw
Charlestown
S. C
Secretary Daniels to Honor Gridley at Erie Tablet
Secretary Daniels travels to Erie Pennsylvania for the unveiling of a tablet in memory of Captain Charles W Gridley U S N landing officer of the cruiser Olympia flagship of Admiral Dewey s squadron at the battle of Manila Bay He will deliver the principal address at the ceremony tomorrow
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Washington
Daniels
Erie
Penn
Charles W. Gridley
Olympia
Dewey
Manila Bay
Death by own action on steamship Massachusetts
police conclude body found at India Wharf Tuesday morning on the steamship Massachusetts could not be identified. investigation continues into the death by own action aboard the vessel.
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Rean
New York
Massachusetts
India Wharf
Governor Foss Names State House Commission Members
Governor Foss sent names for a new State House Commission to the Council and they were confirmed under suspension of the rules. Appointees include Albert P. Langtry of Springfield as chairman Joseph B. Russell of Cambridge and Neil McNeill of Boston.
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Foss
State House
Albert P. Langtry
Springfield
Joseph B. Russell
Cambridge
Neil McNeill
Boston
Thomas H. Dalton
East Boston
Samuel W. Forrest
Melrose
Charles R. Johnson
Worcester
Charles F. McCarthy
Fourth Middlesex
Port Directors Open Bids for Viaduct Work
Port of Boston officials opened bids for the viaduct structure on the South Boston flats and for dredging opposite Pier 5 on the Commonwealth flats. The Boston Dredging Company offered $101,975 for the steel work and Eugene Breymann bid $30,955 for the dredging.
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Port of Boston Directors
South Boston Flats
Pier 5
Commonwealth Flats
Boston Dredging Company
Eugene Breymann
Lynn eae is Married Chinese Couple Tie in Lynn
Edwin Goon Yep a Lynn Chinaman wed Miss Ali Moy Yuen yesterday at Washington Baptist Church Lynn pastor Rev O J White presided. Both are American born Chinese with Yep eight years active in church work. Yep works as cashier and book keeper in a Lynn Chinese merchant establishment. Yuen was born in Boston and educated there and in New Bedford.
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Edwin Goon Yep
Lynn
Ali¢ Moy Yuen
Bedfor
Pr Prietor
Washington Baptist Church
O. J White
Yep
Bird
Miss Yuen
Boston
That City
New Bedford
Oklahoma delegation invites President to dry farming congress
The Oklahoma congressional delegation led by John T. Burns of Tulsa urged President Wilson to attend the international dry farming congress in Tulsa from October 27 to 30. The President said he would consider the invitation.
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Washington
Oklahoma
John T. Burns
Tulsa
Wilson
Interstate railways to install automatic stop signals
Washington Sept 10 A bill to require interstate railroads to install automatic train stop signals was introduced today by Representative Tsch of Wisconsin.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
T'sch
Wisconsin
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