Captured on His Honeymoon in Newport Harbor
Newport R I Sept 15 Jumping overboard from the Reina Mercedes where he had been held after overstaying his leave by 30 days Ship's Cook RE V Bennett of the battleship Vermont was chased in the harbor today He was captured by a nearby boat called to the alarm and later separated from a bride of about six weeks by Newport police officers who arrested him.
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Newport
R. I
RE. V. Bennett
Vermont
Newport Harbor
Elmer F Humphrey Dies Sudden in Lynn Home
Elmer F Humphrey aged 46 and superintendent for General Electric died suddenly today. His body was found in front of his Lynn residence.
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Lynn
Elmer F. Humphrey
General Electric Company
Dr Williams Pink Pills claim cure for rheumatism
An advertisement explains rheumatism as a blood poison and touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as the direct treatment. It features Mrs Day of Tidicute Pennsylvania praising the cure after months of disability and a doctor’s failure. The text invites readers to request a booklet and buy pills by mail.
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R. Williams
Charles Day
Tidicute
Warren Co
Dr. Williams
Wilson Chosen by New Jersey Democrats for Governor
Dr Woodrow Wilson president of Princeton University was nominated for Governor by the New Jersey Democratic Party on the first ballot with 74734 votes. Frank Katzenbach 373 George Silzer 206 H Otto Wittpenn 7434 others minor. Platform calls tariff revision, federal corrupt practices act, election of US senators by popular vote, rate making power for public utilities, expanded primary laws and campaign finance disclosure.
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Trenton
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Democrats of
New Jersey
Frank
Katzenbach
George S. Silzer
H. Otto Wittpenn
William Harrigan
John Hincheliff
Silzer
Hudson County
E. L. Price
Essex
Republican Party
United States
Public Utilities Commission
Deserters Charged in Army Safe Robbery
Privates John Lumpkin and L Bates two deserters from Troop M Ninth Cavalry were arrested in Cheyenne Wyo charged with robbing the army safe at Polo Mountain Maneuver Camp on August 9 of 6500 dollars. All but a few dollars were recovered.
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Cheyenne
Wryo
John Lumpkin
L. Bates
Ninth Cavalry
Polo Mountain Maneuver Camp
Milk Tariff Cuts Rates on Boston & Maine Trains
Massachusetts milk transportation rates on Boston & Maine are cut by nearly half, with new tariffs taking effect today. The plan aims to avoid price hikes while rail officials seek formal review and possible revisions by the Massachusetts railroad commissioners.
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Boston & Maine
Massachusetts
Boston & Maine Railroad
Tuttle
Mellen
Massachusetts Railroad
W. P. Hall
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Boston
Fire Auto Crashes Into Tree After Leaving Firehouse
At Wakefield on September 15 the auto combination left Foster Street firehouse to answer a chimney blaze call on Travers Street. Driver Albert D. Kent and two crew members were thrown from the apparatus but escaped with a few bruises. The right front wheel was knocked off the vehicle, the dasher smashed, and the front lights demolished.
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Wakefield
Foster Street
Travers Street
Albert D. Kent
Kent
Firebug failure in Proctor Academy dormitory incident
In Andover New Hampshire on September 15 the firebug who tried to set fire to the girls dormitory at Proctor Academy tossed a flatiron at Mrs Eugene Currier striking her in the head. Police have no lead on the attacker and she was not badly injured.
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Andover
N. H
Proctor Academy
Eugene Currier
Conservatory Opens with 3000 Pupils Expected
The New England Conservatory of Music opened for registration with director Chadwick predicting nearly 3000 registrations for the coming season, over 300 more than last year. Demand is high along Gainsboro Street and Huntington Avenue with applicants from South America, Turkey, and many Pacific States.
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New England Conservatory of Music
Chadwick
Gainsboro Street
Upper
Huntington Avenue
South America
Turkey
Pacific States
Tiny Tomatoes In Jewel Case From Roof Garden
Mrs. John A. Carpenter of Roxbury sent a jewel case filled with baby tomatoes from her roof garden to the Post. The tomatoes ranged from pea size to very small and attracted attention for private roof gardens. Others sending samples included David Pope of Randolph C H Morrow of Malden and A G Evans of Somerville, with a three inch carrot from George McCullough of Cape Cod.
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John A. Carpenter
Roxbury Street
Roxbury
Office OF the Post
Special Trip for G A R Encampment from Boston to Atlantic City
Major George Stearns Post of Charles Town announces a special trip for the 44th national encampment. A large party will depart Boston Monday Sept 19 by rail to Atlantic City for the encampment then to Philadelphia for five hours sightseeing, returning to Boston by 11 p m. The round trip ticket is $12.
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George Stearns Post
Charlestown
Atlantic City
Boston
Philadelphia
Cleveland Ranks Among Nation's Ten Largest Cities
The 1910 census puts Cleveland at 660663 residents, up 178895 from 1900, lifting it above Pittsburgh and near St Louis and Boston. Joliet Illinois reports 24670 people, up 5317 from 1900, an 18.1 percent gain.
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Washington
Cleveland
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Boston
Cincinnati
Joliet, Ill
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Pennsylvania
Wilson
Princeton
Committee On Credentials
Reed
Priestley
National Raincoat House
Washington ST
Franklin
Happy Hans
Rice
W. T. Roop & CO
Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge
Mass
Eeg
Butler’s
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