Montgomery Lodge Centennial Banquet Held for 500 Brethren
Milford Mass September 16 1908 The Montgomery Lodge centennial banquet drew nearly 500 Masons and guests to a North Bow and Jefferson streets factory hall for a formal dining room setup with long venerable table speakers and an orchestra. Toasts covered Masonry its history Montgomery Lodge the district and family life with religious and civic speakers plus a Ladies and home focus.
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Milford
Mass
Montgomery Lodge
North Bow and
Jefferson Streets
North Bow Street
Lull
Grand Lodge
Henry W.lull
M. Charles C. Hutchinson
Paul Revere
DP. Nickerson
W. B. C. A. Cook
Milford On
Charles
Webster Woodbury
Danish King Christian Hurt in Copenhagen Stairfall
A Copenhagen despatch reports King Christian IX suffered a serious fall while climbing a spiral staircase at Middelgrunds Fort and injuring his chin and mouth. He returned to Bernstorff for medical care as his physician attends him. The king, in his eighth year on the throne, has six children including George of Greece and Marie Dagmar.
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London
Copenhagen
Christian
Middelgrunds
Ore Sund
Bernstorff
Isle of Ieeland
Christian IX
Denmark
Louise
William of
Hesse Castle
George of
Greece
Alexander
Princess of Wales
Marie Dagmar
Rusela
Bloody lynching shocks Versailles Indiana residents
Dazed residents recall Tuesday night’s mob violence in Versailles Indiana as a planned attack. Witnesses say two signal rockets marked the start and finish within about fifteen minutes. Organizers believed to be Osgood men remain unidentified while guards and helpers numbered around twenty. Authorities warn of possible further actions by the organization. Peter Hostetter, who alerted the sheriff about a burglary, has fled amid threats from victims’ allies.
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Versailles
Ind
Osgood
Peter Hostetter
Bay State Gas stock surge prompts questions of capital rise
New York dispatches report that Bay State Gas Company of Delaware increased its capital stock from 16 million to 25 million, with $10 million more sought unlisted. Officials in Boston and Wall Street dispute the move, while income bonds face pending suits in Delaware courts and potential bond retirements.
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New York
Ely
The
Stock Exchange
Department of the Exchange
Bay State Gas Company
Delaware
Wall Street
Boston
B. L. M. Tower
State Street
Bay State
Burrage
Tower
Bryan’s Plan at Sedalia Fair Draws 25 000 Crowd
William J Bryan addressed about 25 000 people at the Sedalia fair grounds. He criticized property destruction to settle labor disputes and urged that laws be changed by legislation. He praised law enforcement and called for arbitration by law to end government by injunction in labor disputes.
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Sedalia
William J. Bryan
Fair Grounds
Lincoln
Solid Growth in Lawrence Post Sales Report
To E A Grazier Publisher the Post here are August sales compared with July for the daily and Sunday Post. Sunday Post retains lead over daily Post and both show a splendid record. July August total sales 15747 17790 daily average 583 684 average daily gain 101 posts per day
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E. A
The Sunday Post Booms With Steady Sunday Gains
The Sunday Post reports total sales at 3100 with a Sunday average of 77 percent and 900, noting an average gain of 125 posts per Sunday. Lawrence signs off as Post agents in September.
Famine Threatens Havana As Spanish Attack Strikes
Food shortages deepen in Havana with meat and milk scarce for two days. Spanish troops under Colonel Lacoste attacked Cristobal ramp, overpowering Cuban forces and causing sixteen dead and eleven wounded for Cuba, six killed and thirteen wounded for Spain. Cuban commanders Diaz and Gallo led a raid in Weyler's valley, burning tobacco plants and homes, wounding seventeen, capturing eighteen, and lynching two merchants.
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Havana
Key West
Fla
Lacoste
Castillos Atanto Cristobal
James Michael Endorses Paine's Celery Compound For Wheelmen
Champion cyclist James Michael urges wheelmen to use Paine's celery compound to build strength and stamina for cycling and health. He notes its benefits after record rides and rough seas, arguing it purifies blood, improves circulation, and revitalizes run-down systems for athletes and the general public.
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Michael
Paine
James Michael
Great Britain
France
Europe
Boston
Mass
Morgan & Wright
South
Immy Michael
Died in School at Bennett Grammar Bennett Town
Edward T. Burke a 17 year old pupil in grade 7 collapsed during a music lesson at Bennett Grammar School shortly before noon. He was assisted by teachers and removed to an adjoining room where he lay in a couch awaiting further help. The incident caused a stir among classmates as officials investigated the sudden death.
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Bennett Grammar
Burke
Bascom Accepts Prohibition Party Nomination for Massachusetts Governor
Professor John Bascom of Williams College accepts the Prohibition party nomination for Governor of Massachusetts. In his acceptance letter he argues Prohibition must be the controlling sentiment, criticizes premature adoption by weak pledges, and notes alcohol production and crime linked to drinking as ongoing societal harms.
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John Bascom
Williams College
Prohibition Party
Massachusetts
Wek
Bureau of Labor
Sultan invites Princess Chimay for private performance in Yildig Kiosk
Paris report notes the Sultan of Turkey invited Princess Chimay to perform in his private Yildig Kiosk theatre after Paris police refused a Follies Bergeres show. The note adds the Sultan admires Riga’s eloping companion and has seen photographs of her in suggestive poses.
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Paris
la. Patrie
Turkey
Chimay
Yildig
Sudden Death of Boy in Oak Square
A frail seven year old from 106 Tremont Street Oak Square died from acute dropsy of the heart despite teachers' care. A messenger summoned Dr Haynes as the boy grew worse. his mother wept while neighbors calmed her. The boy had long suffered disability and was driven to school in a small dogcart.
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Haynes
Young Burke
Tremont Street
Oak Square
Mass political lament on intemperance and tax policy
In Massachusetts, sections of society view intemperance as linked to most crimes, while parties fail to curb the evil. The piece attacks the tax on spirits and beer as deceptive, calls the political era for foolish and disgraceful legislation, and condemns tariff excess and public revenue reliance.
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Massachsetts
Union Members Push for Preference in Hiring Policy
A 6 percent union membering proposal seeks preference in hiring for pipe coverers. The plan prioritizes union workers when jobs are available, assigns weights to seniority and attendance, and proposes a formal policy to guide contractor choices.
Reunited Yale Couple Remarry in Worcester
Matthew Sterling Borden of Yale, son of Chicago magnate C. D. Borden, remarried Mildred Nerbaur in Worcester on Sept 7 after years apart. They wed with license from City Clerk Towne, ceremony by Rev. A. Conrad, then traveled to New York.
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Worcester
Matthew Sterling Borden
Yale
C. D. Borden
Chicago
Mildred N. Nerbaur
New Haven
F. H. Towne
A. Conrad
Old South Church
Borden
Europe
Young Borden
New York City
Miss Whitney Now Queen of Topeka Carnival
A Kansas City labor victory prompts Miss Edna Whitney of Chillicothe Missouri to withdraw from the Missouri contest and accept Topeka Kansas carnival queen. Labor groups cheer. more than $5000 planned for her reception as she trains at a factory job to support her mother and sister.
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Topeka
Kan
Missouri
Kansas
Kansas City
Frances Cravens
Chillicothe
Edna Whitney
Whitney
Elopement of Abbott and Morton Ends in Africa
Dr Abbott a 32 year old physician from New York and Miss Amanda Morton vanished on July 28 after sailing to Cape Town aboard the Paris. The couple, once tied to separate marriages, fled to Africa amid a scandal involving Abbott's estranged wife and Morton’s trust fund. they traveled as William F Day and wife given second class tickets. Mrs Morton’s aunt, Mrs John Stewart, links to Glen Ridge, New Jersey.
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Abbott
Fortieth Street
Amanda Morton
Glen Ridge
N. J
Dr. Abbott
Cape Town
Africa
Amanda
Paris
New York
Frank
Miss Morton
John Stewart
Morton
Stewart
Bloomfield Avenue
Frank Abbott
New York College of Dentistry
William F. Day
Contest over aged lady in Vermont
W D Sturtevant of Hartland guardian for Mrs Pidelia Skinner an aged heiress with substantial property attempted to remove her from Heaton Hospital where she was treated. He was blocked aboard a train by a writ of habeas corpus obtained today by other heirs.
Beaten ad touts Cushing Process Co offerings
A garbled advertising blurb claims the Cushing Process Co offers superior liquor packaging and soaking methods. It cites addresses in Beaton Mass and New York 136 Fulton Street, urging readers to compare products and prices.
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Cushing Process Co
Washington ST
Fulton &T
New York
Guardian Forces Woman to Accompany Him to Hospital
Sturtevant, claiming guardian authority, moved Mrs. Skinner to a hospital and persuaded officials to let her accompany him despite her objections. A writ from Judge Tyler arrived via Sheriff Collins as they prepared to depart to Montpelier Junction, and Mrs. Skinner was returned to the hospital while Sturtevant remained detained for a hearing scheduled tomorrow.
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Hartland
Skinner
Lover Died for Her Louisville Wedding Tale
Dr. Thomas J. Felder of Nashville married Miss Net tie Belle Smith, daughter of Mil ton H. Smith, at the Louisville home of her father. The couple plans to live in New York. The piece notes the earlier suicide of Preston Thornton, a Kentucky bluegrass family member, after declaring he could not live without Miss Smith and shot himself at her residence.
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Louisville
Thomas J. Felder
Nashville
Tenn
Nettie Belle Smith
Milton H. Smith
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
President Smith
S. M. Hamilton
Warren Memorial Presbyterian Church
New York
Miss Smith
Preston Thornton
Thornton
Blue Grass
Kentucky
Smith
Reckoning Promised for Versailles Jail Slaughter
In Osgood Indiana on September 16 authorities pledge to punish those involved in the Versailles Jail killings. Relatives of the five victims demand justice as doubts about Levi and Jenkins and Hostetter's robbery link linger. An inquest resumes with witnesses unable to identify mob participants. Circuit Judge vows full efforts to prosecute.
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Osgood
Ind
Versailles
Levi
Jenkins
Hostetter
Wooley
Circuit Fudge
Foul Murder in Newburgh Domestic Quieted Home
Miss Bridget Hayes a Newburgh domestic was found dead in a Grand Avenue residence with throat cut. Family returned after weeks away to discover the crime suspected to have occurred yesterday. Authorities report she was assaulted and killed in her room, then moved to the bathroom by the killer.
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Newburgh
N. Y
Bridget Hayes
Grand Avenue
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Reported Married in London
Vienna reports a sensational claim that Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir presumptive to Austria-Hungary, wed a Kohlscheidt woman from near Aix-la-Chapelle in London last week. Sources note her family backgrounds and Krupp connection. the couple reportedly traveled to Algiers. Denials issued in Vienna describe the story as inaccurate.
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Berlin
Franz Ferdinand
Karl Ludwig
Annunciata
Ferdinand II of Naples
Austria-Hungary
London
Kohlscheidt
Aix- La-Chapelle
Komnische Volks Zeitung
Essen
Aix-La-Chape
Lakal-Anzeiger
Krupp
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Algiers
Vienna
Louise Michel Expelled From Brussels in Anarchist Tour
The French anarchist Louise Michel plus Charlotte Fauville and Brousson Loux were expelled from Brussels. They arrived from Paris for a two week speech tour to aid families of Montjuich victims and exiled anarchists. Warrants for expulsion were issued. police escorted them to the railway as a crowd gathered, threatening a rescue.
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Brussels
Louise Michel
Paris
Charlotte Fauville
Brousson Loux
Montjuich
Barcelona
Michel
Head on Collision Near Essex Junction Vermont
A New York sleeper train and a Burlington local collided head on near Essex Junction Vermont. Engineer George Chase suffered multiple injuries including broken ribs and a facial cut while George S Howe from Burlington sustained a broken nose and back injuries. Both engines wrecked and a baggage car telescoped. It was the Central Vermont’s most serious accident on record.
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Essex Junction
New York
Rutland Railroad
Burlington
George Chase
George
Howe
Central Vermont
Federman Fire Ruled Accidental in Stamford Street Blaze
State Fire Marshal Charles W Whitcomb dismissed the probe into Saturday night's fire at 110 Stamford Street in which Reuben Federman’s child and a servant died. Aid Dunn led the inquiry and found no evidence of neglect or incendiary design. The origin remains unknown but deemed probably accidental.
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Charles W. Whitcomb
Stamford Street
Reuben Federman
Aid Dunn
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