Boston Dressmakers tied to sleeper trunk smuggling case
Miss Mary Moore and Miss Isabel Holland pleaded nolo contendere to smuggling charges. Josephine Mahoney and Mrs. Margaret Carter were seized and released, exonerated. Mrs. Mary Declan Madame Driscoll's baggage seized, trial pending. Mrs. Mary Dolan's arrest in New York echoes prior Boston cases.
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Isabel Holland
Josephine Mahoney
Margaret Carter
Mary Declan
Madame Driscoll
New York
Mary Dolan
Boylston Street
United States
Mary S. Moore
Moore
Holland
Boston
Mrs. Dolan
Woman arraigned in New York on bail release pending trial
A woman was arraigned before United States Commissioner Russ in New York and released on bail. She will be tried on the charges in federal court.
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United States
Russ
New York
Boston Fashion Trade Smuggling Case Ties to Jamaica Plain
A Boston Circuit Court case centers on Miss Josephine Mahoney facing attempted smuggling for eight trunks. The article links her baggage incidents with other Boston women including Miss Maloney and Mrs. Carter, detailing undeclared goods, duties paid, and prior seizures in New York. The piece notes dressmakers’ heightened risk and the sleeper trunk era as a complicating factor.
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United States
Josephine Mahoney
Jamaica Plain
Mrs. Dolan
Kronprinzess
Cecile
New York
Miss Mahoney
Madame Driscoll
Smyth
Boston
United Stat
Holland
Moore
Maloney
Margaret Carter
North Shore
Europe
Saxonia
Sky Scouts a Success in French Army Maneuvers
In Grand Villeres France on September 14 President Fallieres and Brazil’s President-elect Marshal Hermes Fonseca observed dirigible balloons and airplanes in a major army maneuver. Three dirigibles and six airplanes took part while reservists Latham and Paulhan piloted in. Aircraft reconnoitered 20 miles along the front reporting unit positions. planes delivered better results than the wind-restricted dirigibles earlier in the week.
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Grand Villeres
France
Fallieres
Brazil
Hermes Fonseca
Briand
Latham
Paulhan
Nervous Disorders Take Horsford's Acid Phosphate
Remedy touted for relief of nervous headache exhaustion and insomnia with claims of soothing nerve discomfort. Advertisement-like language highlights calming effects and restorative properties for tired minds.
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Horsford’s
Republican ticket named for Hartford slate in 1930s line
Hartford convention names Governor Charles A. Goodwin of Hartford as leader with Dennis Blakeslee of New Haven as lieutenant governor and Matthew H. Rogers of Bridgeport as secretary of state. Costello Lippitt of Norwich is state treasurer and Thomas D. Bradstreet of Thomaston is state controller. John H. Light of Norwalk is attorney general and John Q. Tilson of New Haven represents the party in Congress.
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Hartford
Conn
Charles A. Goodwin
Dennis Blakeslee
New Haven
Matthew H. Rogers
Bridgeport
Connecticut Republican Convention Turmoil Over Ballot Debates
A Connecticut Republican convention reveals deep rifts as debates over a direct primaries plank and a public service bill dominate. Tension rises around leadership votes for Governor Baldwin and the party lineup amid disputed roll calls and miscounted delegates totaling 581.
Suburbs Resist Boston’s Metropolitan Plan Reform
Local towns oppose a metropolitan scheme that would merge Boston area cities in park and sewer districts. Residents argue the plan erodes municipal individuality and pride, despite Boston’s shift from 26th to 10th among world cities and fourth among American metropolises.
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Boston
United States
City of
London
London County Council
New York
Manhattan Island
Brooklyn
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Metropolitan Park
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Moscow
Constantinople
Osaka
Calcutta
Buenos Ayres
Rio de Janeiro
Hamburg
Bombay
Warsaw
Glasgow
Budapesth
Liverpool
Rome
Madrid
Brussels
Manchester
Munich
Dresden
Marseilles
Brookline Leader Opposes Greater Boston Concept
Philip S. Parker chairman of the Brookline Board of Selectmen rejects adjoining communities joining Boston as commercial advertising risk and tax burden. He favors Brookline remaining independent until legally part of Boston, arguing the plan would misstate population and harm local governance. Mayor John M. Woods of Somerville echoes objections saying Somerville government is superior to Boston and would resist association.
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Philip S. Parker
Brookline
Boston
New York
John M. Woods
Somerville
John L. Bates
James J. Storrow
Revere
Malden
Arlington
Belmont
Watertown
Newton
Cambridge
Everett
Chelsea
Boston News
Somerville Voices on Boston Unity and Local Identity
Somerville residents push back against Greater Boston schemes arguing for local pride and independence. They urge keeping Somerville a separate city rather than joining Boston, citing license laws and the value of a distinct community identity.
Cincinnati's Rise as Industrial Hub Highlighted
A newspaper excerpt presents Cincinnati as a major American center, claiming it to be the world’s first wool market and second textile center, the first shoe and leather hub, a leading seaport, finance center, and top educational and cultural city.
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America
John Henry in Trouble Over Ponies and Lies
The note claims John Henry faces trouble for gambling on horses and making excuses to his wife Clara J. The teaser promises humor in George W. Hobart's sketch in next Sunday's Post.
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John Henry
Clara J
George W. Hobart
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