Fire on Halifax waterfront halted by dynamite and torpedoes
A Halifax blaze that swept the water front was stopped by sailors and troops using torpedoes and dynamite. The wind shift saved the city from greater destruction though losses reached about half a million dollars, with major hits to N. M. Smith and G. P. Mitchell & Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
N. S
Sttraight
Water Street
N. & M. Smith
Dominion Coal Company
Campbell’s Wharf
G. P. Mitchell Company
Plant Steamship Line
K Royal Garrison Regiment
Sir Archibald Douglas
Flour Shortage Sparks Boston Family Purchases
Fear of a winter flour shortage drives Greater Boston families to stockpile price rising supplies. Grocers report many first time bulk buyers purchasing one to three barrel lots as Western millers hold price lines and offer little relief. Leaders discuss Douglas as a potential governor candidate amid a crowded Democratic slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater
Boston
Big Western
Mr. Sands
Sands, Taylor & Wood
Reciproc ity plank hinges on 11th district primary result
The article notes the Republican reciprocity plank may ride on the outcome of the 11th district congressional primary on Sept 27. If Foss wins the nomination he could push the plank, but a loss may derail the issue. The Morrill Leather Company of Salem supports reciprocity, urging New England benefits from it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foss
Morrill Leather Company
Salem
Baker
New England
Weeks Declares No Debate On Reciprocity Policy
Captain John W. Weeks of Newton says there is nothing debatable in a joint debate with Senator Albion F. Bemis over the reciprocity issue. Weeks states both stand by the Republican platform and declines a public exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weeks
Bemis
John W. Weeks
Newton
Congress
Albion F. Bemis
Queen Helena Delivers Heir Humbert Prince of Piedmont
Racconigi Italy Sept 15 Queen Helena safely delivers a son at 11 tonight. Both mother and baby are reported well. The infant receives the name Humbert and the title Prince of Piedmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racconigi
Italy
Helena
Royal
Humbert
Prince
Piedmont
Red Fox Ale Aids Digestion and Appetite
A historical note claims Red Fox Ale aids digestion and boosts appetite. The claim presents the beverage as beneficial for stomach comfort and hunger stimulation.
Brandeis Surprised by Governor Nomination Talk
Louis D. Brandeis, Boston lawyer, told reporters he did not know his name was being considered for Governor after the Democratic State committee meeting. When pressed about accepting, he said he had never thought about it and could not say. He noted the news was all new to him.
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Edward Gilmore
Brockton
State Committee
Douglas
Post
John P. Feeney
Woburn
James B. Carroll
Springfield
Massachusetts
Carroll
William E. Russell
James H. Mellen
Worcester
John R. Thayer
Gaston
W. T. A. Fitzgerald
Democratic State Committee
William A. Gaston
Boston
MacInnish
Pittsfield
Henry W. Ely
Westfield
Addison Greene
Holyoke
Wilmore
Stone
A. P. Dennis
Northampton
Louis D. Brandeis
John Shepard
Astro Leach
Patchen Maid
Astro
Syracuse
Dickerson
Mark Demarest
Altro
Patchen Dame
Invader
el Milagro
United Irish League expresses sympathy to Senator Hoar
The United Irish League of America at its New York convention adopted a resolution expressing sympathy with Senator Hoar in his serious illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Irish League of America
New York City
Hoar
Readville Two-Year-Old Trottle Purse Summary
Unfinished 2:14 trot 3 in 5 purses $1000 lists Alberto Sonata Thorn Boy Blackthorne Sidney Euxenite Whitten Wilkes Master Tony Phair Dash Lily Sligo Nanita Directwell Madaline P McDougal Regal Mace Baron Jr Patchen Maid Invader Lady Gailee El Milagro Alfonso Maid Time marks 2:14 to 2:18 with results across multiple heats and many horses named with drivers and sires.
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Alberto
B. G
Bellini
Concord
J. Dickerson
Sonata
B. m
J. Kinney
Thorn Boy
G. G
A. Pennock
Blackthorne
Bl. G
C. de Ryder
Sidney Errs B. H
J. Timothy
Grace Bond
Grace Boyd
Ashland Wilkes
Princess Abel
B. F
G. de Ryder
Totara
H. Titer
Seeneech
Ormond
Br. H
S. Hudson
Euxenite
G. m
Axtell
A.thomas
Whitten Wilkes
R. Thompson
Master
Ww. Diroe
Tony Phair
J. Humphreyville
Dash
N. Stonebreaker
Lily Sligo
A. Rathbun
Nanita
W. Yapp
Eesee
Directwell
Dee Ryder
Madaline P
Br. m
McDougal, B. H
C. Lasell
Barnetta B
Alcantara-Una
Msvarur
Vice ‘Regal
H. James
I. T. Washburn
B. H
H. Davies
Billy
Robert
Lacker
W. Nuckols
Henry
Fuszy
Little Dick
Ag O'Neil
Aboumaay
Altte L
Disketho
Ham
Invader
M. Demarest
Lady Gailee
Marsh
Hudson
el Milagro
the General
Alfonso Maid
Hazing incident at Waltham High School victims faint
In Waltham yesterday the sophomore class hazed the entering freshmen at the high school. A freshman named Allspach fainted as crowds formed a gauntlet with slaps and cane pokes. Principal Eaton intervened as the rowdy scene unfolded and the school plans emphatic measures to prevent recurrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham
Allspach
Eaton
Waltham High School
Five fast events at Readville headline brisk trot action
Readville reports a crowd of about a thousand as the $18,000 fall meeting opened with heat after heat in fast 2:14 trots and 2:12 trotting. favorites Sonata and Grace Bond faded, while Euxenite dominated the 2:18 division and Barnetta B. swept the 2:14 pace amid a chaotic finish.
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Readville
Knox
John Shepard
Promise
Norrie
Munroe
John Taylor
Grace Kellar
Jim Ferry
Princess Abel
Totara
Ormond
Grace Bond
Athel
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G. P. Mitchell & Sons
Plant Steamship Company
William Robertson
Adriane
Flora King
Nickerson
THE
Intercolonial Railway
Chicago
Bakers
Best Baking Company
Mr. Best
H. A. Sevigne
United Bakers and Grocers’ Association
McNary
William T. A. Fitzgerald
Boston City Committee
Thomas J. Boynton
Everett
Thomas W. Brophy
Gloucester
William P. Connery
Lynn
Robert J. Crowley
Lowell
M. M. Cunniff
Patrick J. Daly
J. F. Donovan
John J. Flaherty
William H. Flynn
Somerville
Fred S. Gore
William J. Hennessy
Fall River
James H. Vahey
Watertown
William J. Welch
Milford
Benjamin W. Wells
Congressman McNary
William L. Douglas
Charles 8. Hamlin
Hamlin
Grame
Armours
Armour & Company
New York
Soul’s Clothing Co
Howard Street
Tremont Row
Scollay Square
Brandeis
Sen
David J. Ingraham
Winter St
Ingraham
Victor Talking
Tremont Street
Mass
Waltham Sophs
Consuela
Dr. Strong
Gray Ghost
Angiola
Caspian
Galesburg
Ill
A. Thomas
Tom Phair
Canadian Star
Vice Regal
Ontario
Barnetta
Washburn
Bay State
Franklin
Barstow Stove CO
Providence
R. I
Portland St
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