Mrs Helen Andrews and H Greeley Weston refuse engagement claim
Miss Helen B Andrews 65 daughter of the late Major General George Leonard Andrews says she has been engaged to H Greeley Weston for six years. Weston 45 Brookline carpenter denies engagement and asks for publication to be corrected. A court settlement seems likely as Andrews refers Weston to her lawyer Mr Hay of Carret and Hay for further action.
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Helen B. Andrews
George Leonard Andrews
Fort Andrews
H. Greeley Weston
Brookline
Carpenter
Kent Street
Page Ahead in Vermont Primary Returns
Burlington Vermont September 12 By 40 percent of precincts Senator Carroll S Page of Hyde Park leads the Republican field in the first Vermont primary with 7767 votes to 2813 for Governor C S Gates and 2253 for Allan M Fletcher.
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Burlington
Carroll S. Page
Hyde Park
Page
C. S. Gates
Franklin
Allan M. Fletcher
Cavendish
Unopposed Auditor Graham Leads GOP Governor Bid
Republican nomination seen as sure as Horace M. Graham runs unopposed for governor. In lieutenant governor race Roger S. Hurlbard leads Judge John Weeks 3359 to 3259. State Auditor contest shows Benjamin Gates 3585 to Charles H. Cave Jr. 2783. Late poll closings and scattered districts slow returns.
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Horace M. Graham
Roger S. Hurlbard
John Weeks
Benjamin Gates
Montpelier
Charles H. Cave, Jr
Derry
Nour
Millionaire Civil War Colonel Butler, Pensioner, Estate Filed
The estate of late James Gay Butler, a St. Louis multi millionaire and Civil War veteran, shows a $4 150 000 fortune yet a $23 monthly pension. Also listed is a $75 Treasury check dated Aug 4 prior to his death. Butler enlisted in 1861 as a private and rose to command a regiment before the war ended. He reportedly drew at least $15 from the U S pension fund.
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ST. Louis
James Gay Butler
United States
Butler
Unionrmy
Betrothal of Miss Helen Bridge Andrews and Horace Weston
The Boston Sunday Post dated Sept 10 announces the engagement of Miss Helen Bridge Andrews daughter of the late Major General George Andrews U S A to Horace Greeley Weston of Winter Harbor Maine The couple plans a spring wedding.
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Boston Sunday Post
Helen Bridge Andrews
George Andrews
Horace Greeley Weston
Winter Harbor
$55,000 Paid for One Bull Sets Record
Brockton Sept 12 Frea S Fields local shoe maker and owner of Dutchland Farms one of New England's largest has paid 55 000 for a bull touted as the highest price on record The animal named King Sigispontine Kon igen was bought from Frank Smith of Alexander New York Fields reportedly declined a 25 000 offer for a half interest in the four year old bull.
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Brockton
Frea S. Fields
Dutchland Farms
New England
King Sigispontine Konigen
Frank Smith
Alexander
N. Y
Fields
Umpire William Klem Suffers Locker Room Theft
Umpire William Klem reported the loss of a $150 diamond scarf pin and $85 in cash from his clothes in the umpires locker room at Braves Field. The theft occurred between 1 30 and 5 30 pm yesterday and police were notified after an unfastened window suggested entry. The pin features a large diamond surrounded by smaller stones.
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William Klem
Braves Field
Klem
Move to impeach Suffolk Reapportionment Commission
A plan to abolish or impeach the Suffolk County Reapportionment Commission will be launched in the Legislature when the special session resumes. Contempt proceedings in Supreme Court may follow against board members for not following the court mandate on fair districting of Suffolk’s 54 representatives.
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Suffolk County
Supreme Court
Suffolk
James H. Brennan
Apportionment Board
City Apportionment Board Stands Firm After Six-Hour Conference
After six hours with Mayor Curley the apportionment board, led by Chairman Brennan, refused further changes to its revised report filed Monday and rejected a plan to avoid a costly special primary and election.
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Curley
Brennan
Dorsey Leading Georgia Democratic Gubernatorial Field
Early statewide returns show Hugh M. Dorsey ahead in the Georgia Democratic primary for governor with 15,689 votes from 87 counties. Nat Harris, L A Hardman, and J E B Pottle follow as the contest tightens along county lines.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Hugh M. Dorsey
Leo M. Frank
Dorsey
Nat Harris
L. A. Hardman
Joseph EB. Pottle
Thomas E. Watson
Frank
Wills Coin to Daughter in Pennypacker Will
The will of former Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker probate today distributes an estate estimated at 20 000 to 50 000 dollars among his widow and children. A notable clause leaves his daughter Josephine Pennypacker the silver dollar his grandmother gave him and kept in his pocket for 55 years.
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Norristown
Penn
Samuel W. Pennypacker
Josephine W. Pennypacker
Hill Estate Valuation Put At 40 Million In Minnesota
Preliminary probate inventory in St Paul shows the late James J Hill estate valued around 40 million dollars with about 1.25 million heredity tax due to Minnesota.
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ST. Paul, Minn
James J. Hill
Minnesota
Shonts Rejects Arbitration in New York Car Strike
President Shonts of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company declines to follow Mayor Mitchel and Public Service Commission advice to arbitrate the rail strike. Meanwhile the United Labor conference in Greater New York discusses continuing and expanding the action.
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New York
Shonts
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Mitchel
Public Service Commission
United Labor Conference of Central Bodies
Greater New York
Trade unions clash after conference in New York
Hugh Frayne of the AFL says leaders favor firm action against railway officials and notes United Hebrew Trades join the talks for the first time. Strikers say they will not comment on Mayor and Public Service Commission arbitration plans until they appear before the commission. An earlier Bronx crash killed two and injured 13, with an investigation finding many strike-breakers once worked as truckmen.
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Hugh Frayne
New York State
American Federation of Labor
Public Service Commission
Bronx
Special session flags three National Guard pay bills
The Legislature passed three bills during the special session. One provides 10 dollars a month extra pay for National Guard members on the Mexican border and authorizes up to 500000 dollars in state bonds. Another caps dependents’ allowances at 18 dollars a month and allows cities to fund those payments. The third validates city actions to fund dependents and municipal salaries.
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National Guard
State election measures touch National Guard voting and front-line salaries
Tomorrow bills are reported to allow voting by the National Guard at the State election and authorize payment of salaries for employees at the front. Suffolk county nomination filing time extension hinges on Apportionment Board action. Governor McCall criticized the redistricting reform after the Supreme Court ruled the original redistricting unfair.
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National Guard
Suffolk County
McCall
Supreme Court
Body of Jack Hurwitz Found Near Vineyard Haven
The body of Jack Hurwitz of the L Street Swimming Club was recovered at Partolen Cove after a failed swim from Falmouth Heights to Oak Bluffs on Sept 3. The body awaits relatives in Vineyard Haven as Fisher Business Colleges advertise night classes beginning Sept 25 in Roxbury Somerville Cambridge and Waltham.
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Jack Hurwitz
L Street Swimming Club
Fred Jans
Falmouth Heights
Oak Bluffs
Partolen Cove
Fisher Business Colleges
Roxbury
Somerville
Cambridge
Waltham
Advut
New Trick by Train Robber Foils Passengers
Seven travelers on a Canadian Pacific train from Toronto were robbed as it stopped at the Buffalo border. A man posed as a questioner and collected cash from passengers, writing receipts that claimed the money was paid to U S customs. Victims included Mrs. Jessie M. Ardill of New York who gave $110 and got $65 back, and Edward Crockett of Brantford who lost $38. several others also paid, names unavailable. The theft was not found until arrival in Buffalo.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Canadian Pacific
Toronto
United States
Jessie M. Ardill
New York
United States Customs At
Edward Crockett
Brantford
Ont
Buffalo Station
Divorced May Not Remarry Considered by Episcopal Church
The commission of five bishops and five lay members recommends changing canon law to bar divorced persons from remarriage within the Episcopal Church. They cite rising divorce rates and lawyer opinions that collusion in divorce is common, aiming to prevent innocent spouses from remarrying.
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New York
Episcopal Church
General Convention
St. Louis
French Drive Back Bulgarians in Morning Offensive
French forces resumed the northern Somme offensive in France driving Germans from front line trenches. They captured three and three quarters miles of first line positions and about 1500 prisoners in a half hour break through from Combles to the Somme. Additional trenches along the Bethune Peronne road were seized east and southeast of Combles, hindering German troop movements north toward Peronne.
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London
Somme
France
Combles
Bethune-Peronne
Peronne
Bapaume
Arras
Bethune
Front line bombardments widen in Macedonia region
Reports indicate British forces pushed into Macedonia on the British end of the front while the French-held remainder faced mutual bombardments.
Anniversaries of Historic Battles and a London Air Defense Appointment
Commemorations mark the 1759 Plains of Abraham battle in Quebec where General Wolfe fell, and the 1814 Bombardment of Fort McHenry that inspired the Star Spangled Banner. A note recalls Admiral Sir Percy M. Scott’s appointment a year ago to lead London air defenses.
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Battle of the Plains of Abraham
Quebec
Wolfe
Fort McHenry
Percy M. Scott
London
Weather forecast for Boston and New England
Fair and warmer in Boston area and vicinity. Thursday unsettled with moderate southerly winds. Washington reports for New England call for fair weather on Wednesday with warmer temperatures and overcast conditions on Thursday.
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Boston
Tee Fair
Washington
New England
National League Temperature Reading At Thompson's Spa
Yesterday's temperatures at Thompson's Spa show 71 at 8 a.m. and 78 at 8 p.m. with early readings around 69 to 70 during the day and a late evening 69 or 70. The average yesterday was 63 1-24, compared with 70 17-24 a year ago.
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Thompson's Spa
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