Trunk Seizure In New York Tells Mrs Wiborg Baggage Tale
Customs inspectors seized contents of nine trunks brought from Europe on the Mauretania by Mrs. Frank B. Wiborg of Cincinnati and her three daughters Misses Sarah Olga and M Hoyt Wiborg. Investigators found undeclared apparel valued about 5000 dollars with duties estimated at 3000. Case turned over to the United States district attorney for action.
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New York
Europe
Mauretania
Frank B. Wiborg
Cincinnati
Editor Found Dead Beside Overturned Auto in Bedford
Samuel A. Van Ormer editor and owner of the Bedford Gazette was found dead beside his overturned automobile near Schellsburg nine miles west of Bedford. He had been driving alone this morning.
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Bedford
Penn
Samuel A. van Ormer
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Bedford Gazette
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Here
Lieutenants Hartigan and Fitzgerald Take Office
Edward J. Hartigan and Thomas L. Fitzgerald assume new duties as Boston fire department lieutenants at 10 this morning. Hartigan will serve Chemical 9 and Fitzgerald Engine 28. Fitzgerald earned reinstatement after a prior demotion, with Civil Service Commission approval. Captain William Coulter becomes acting district chief of District 7. New officers for the firemen's relief fund are Lt. Donahoe, Lt. Walsh, Charles Foley, and William Thompson.
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Edward J. Hartigan
Thomas L. Fitgerald
Boston Fire Department
Hartigan
Chemical
Fitzgerald
Russell
Civil Service Commission
Wiliam Coulter
Ladder 3
District 7
Firemen’s Relief Fund
Charles A. Donahoe
Ladder 13
John P. Walsh
Charles J. Foley
William F. Thompson
Pews events at Protestant churches in Boston area
A 4 o'clock service at St Pauls Cathedral will feature the British Naval and Military Association of Massachusetts with Consul General Leay and various military groups. Dean Edmund Rousmaniere will conduct and speak. Dr Francis W OBrien returns from England and will preach. Union Square Baptist Church is renovating. St Ann's Roxbury plans winter services. Bulfinch Place Unitarian will hold Sunday services. Bishop Lawrence's 20th consecration anniversary is Oct 5 with 11 o'clock service at St Pauls and a diocesan service Oct 6. William J Hobbs becomes treasurer of the Boston Baptist Social Union.
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British Naval and Military Association of
Massachusetts
Leay
Sons of St. George
German Veterans Association
The
Boston Fusiliers
Dean Edamund
Rousmaniere
A. George E. Jenner
St. Ann's Church
Episcopal
Roxbury
Bulfinch Place Unitarian Church
Christopher R. Eliot
Lawrence
St. Paul’s
William J. Hobbs
Boston Baptist Social Union
John Carr
First National Bank
Baptist Social Union
Ford Hall
Hobbs
Boston & Maine Railroad
First Church
Malden
Library Work Examination for Free Library Secretary
Civil Service commissioners announce a competitive exam for a woman office secretary in the Free Library Commission service. The event is on October 6 with a salary of $85 monthly. Application blanks available at the State House. Qualifications include library school training or equivalent, practical library administration experience, knowledge of Massachusetts library conditions, tact, ability to visit and advise librarians, cataloguing instruction, book selection advice, and public speaking skills.
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Civil Service Commissioners
Free Library Commission
State House
Massachusetts
Gold Mines of the Sea feature in Sun Magazine
Edgar Stanton Maclay presents a striking story in the upcoming Sun Day's Post Magazine highlighting underwater mineral ventures and maritime risk. Note: publication details and date are not fully specified in the fragment.
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Edgar Stanton Maclay
Next
Post
Opera Recited for Charity in Manchester Town Hall
Miss Amy Grant performed The Jewels of the Madonna to aid the Manchester district nurse fund at a Town Hall afternoon event. Fifty four patrons and patronesses supported the cause with town residents helping, and Miss Grant was praised for her part. Notable attendees included Mrs. Oliver Ames, Mrs. William Atherton, Mrs. George L. Andrews, Mrs. Ralph Henry Barbour, Mrs. Boylston A Beal and many others.
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Amy Grant
Town Hall
Oliver Ames
William Atherton
George L. Andrews
Ralph Henry Barbour
Boylston
A. Beal
J. Arthur Beebe
Auguste D. Blanchet
Harrison K. Ganer
C. Howard Clark, Jr
Alexander Cochrane
Albert I
J. H. Lancashire
Gardiner M. Lane
William H. Moore
James McMillan
Grace Freeman Returns to Stage in The Courtin at Malden
Grace Freeman, former leading lady in The Country Girl and now wife of Boston clubman James Cunningham Gray, returned to the stage last night at Malden Auditorium in The Courtin a rural comic opera. The production opens next week at the Boston Theatre.
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Grace Freeman
James Cunningham Gray
Marceau
Boston
Malden Auditorium
Back Bay Social Circle Welcomes Mrs Gray Back On Stage
Mrs. Cunningham Gray returns to the footlights amid praise from Somer set circles. Her husband James Cunningham Gray supports her public appearance, and the couple, longtime Back Bay residents at 44 Ivy Street, are said to have no marital trouble. Grace Lavelle, a Malden native and former star, also shines in the New England comic opera opening night, with Grace Freeman recently wed to Mr. Gray during the run of The Country Girl.
Pine Bluff Police Go On Strike Over Warrant Pay
Pine Bluff Arkansas on September 11 reports police officers striking after refusing to continue duties. Chief Stewart patrolled the business district while Mayor Bloom ran the police station due to pay warrants worth less than face value.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Pine Blufft
Stewart
Bloom
Freckles Vanish With Ethine Double Strength Cream
A drugstore advertisement promises removal of freckles using ethine double strength with money back guarantee. Apply nightly and morning from Riker Jaynes Drug Stores and Houghton Out Drug Dept to fade worst spots and clear complexion.
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Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Houghton & Out
Drug Dept
Four Hart In Auto Smash Near Manchester Wedding
At midnight a speeding 25 horsepower touring car struck a hummock at Maple and Newbury streets, injuring John S. Marshall and three companions Harry S. Hooper Talbot Hoare and Daniel T. Carr. Marshall is on the Salem Hospital dangerous list with possible brain concussion. others treated for cuts and bruises after the Ferncroft Inn stop. The car flew into the air on the rise and the left front wheel collapsed as it landed, throwing all four occupants from the vehicle.
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Manchester
Maple
Newbury Streets
John S. Marshall
Salem Hospital
Harry S. Hooper
Talbot Hoare
Daniel T. Carr
Gloucester
Blaisdell
Smudge Fires Save Cranberry Crop From Early Frost
Plymouth reports cranberry growers burn smudge fires on dry bogs for two nights to combat a frost threat as temperatures sank to the 82 degree mark on the glass. Bog owners with water reservoirs opened ditches and flooded fields while others pumped water. Dry bogs kept smudge fires burning through the night.
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Plymouth
Uncle Sam to Become Publisher
Washington September 11 The United States government will publish a farmers magazine with monthly issues starting this month A detailed review of crop conditions nationally and by states will be the main feature of the publication.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Oldest Man in New Hampshire Dies at 110
John Burnam, recorded as the oldest man in New Hampshire, died at 110 years 10 months in Nashua after a life as a wood chopper and tanner. Born October 14, 1801 in Little Moscow Can, he lived in Nashua 14 years with four sons and a surviving second wife. His demise came after a brief illness attributed to old age.
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N. H
John Burnam
New Hampshire
Little Moscow
Can
Canada
Vermont
Burlington
Winooski
Henry
Arthur
Joseph
John
English Builder Awarded Contract for Turbine Drums
Washington September 1 An English builder was awarded the contract to manufacture turbine drums for battleship No 39 at about one third the price of the lowest American bid The accepted bid of 57436 was submitted by New York agents for Cyclops Steel and Iron Works of Sheffield England
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Washington
New York
Cyclops Steel and Iron Works
Sheffield
England
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