Elope ends in police cell in Worcester case
In Worcester on September 17 Ruth Mougin a Lee High School freshman aged 15 and Frank P Hayden aged 18 of 59 Benefit Street faced arrest for abduction after a two day chase across western Massachusetts and Connecticut. Ruth's father obtained the warrant and confronted the couple at the police station.
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Ruth Mougin
Lee High School
Frank P. Hayden
Benefit Street
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Hayden
Bell Hop's Summer Romance Ends in Mrs Hayden
Flayden, a hotel bell hop, befriends Ruth Mougin during a summer rush. Ruth leaves school year with him, packing a suitcase and setting off toward marriage as Mrs Hayden, leaving her schoolboy friends behind.
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Flayden
Lee
Ruth Mougin
Ruth
Burrill's Tooth Powder and Paste Adverts
An old advertisement touts Burrill's Tooth Powder and Burrill's Tooth Paste. It claims thorough cleansing, enamel reach, and a fresh mouth, with a dentist endorsement and a price of 25 cents. The products are sold in large glass bottles and large toothpaste tubes.
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Burrill
Elopers Flee to Connecticut Then Return to Pittsfield
A couple fled their home and sought marriage in Canaan Connecticut but authorities refused to sanction the ceremony. They returned by train to Pittsfield and then by trolley to Hayden's home. Mougin intervened, after seeing Hayden in custody, and agreed not to press abduction charges but insisted the would be bride be sent home to continue her education.
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Trousseau
Hayden
Canaan
Conn
Connecticut
Pittsfield
Mr. Mougin
Sir Edward Carson Weds Miss Ruby Frewen in Somerset
Sir Edward Carson leader of the Ulster Unionists married Miss Ruby Frewen at Wincanton Somerset. The Marquis of Londonderry served as best man. Guests included the Countess of Ilchester and Andrew Bonar Law, leader of the opposition.
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London
Edward Carson
Ulster
Wincanton
Somerset
Ruby Frewen
Moreton Frewen
Cork
Marquis of Londonderry
Countess of Ilchester
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Woman Driver Collides With Hydrant In Somerville
Mrs. Charles B. Stockton of 107 College avenue swerved to avoid a dog and drove her automobile into a hydrant in Somerville yesterday. The impact damaged the hydrant and caused water to flood the street.
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Somerville
Charles B. Stockton
College Avenue
Prof Adams of Tech Dead in Antwerp
Professor Charles Ladan Adams of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology died Wednesday in Antwerp according to a consular report. He had been in Europe since early summer and was briefly in hospital for appendicitis at the war’s outset.
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Charles Ladan Adams
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Antwerp
Washington
Adams
Europe
Belgium
Massachusetts Normal Art School
School of Mechanic Arts
Institute of Technology
St. James Avenue
Back Bay
Opening chapters teased for new Sherlock Holmes tale
The upcoming Sunday Post Magazine previews the debut chapters of a fresh Sherlock Holmes story. Readers are invited to follow the renowned detective as he returns to a mystery steeped in clues and danger.
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Sherlock Holmes
Next Sunday Post
Parade of 6000 Colored Men Draws City Crowds and Officials
Thousands lined the streets for the largest parade of colored men ever held in Boston. The 11:30 march moved from Commonwealth avenue through downtown and Columbus avenue with four divisions totaling 6000 men, many in uniform. Mayor Curley reviewed the procession at City Hall, and Colonel Wesley Davenport led the chief marshal’s review at the National League grounds. Delegates and visitors filled the grandstands for a drill by the order’s patriarchs, as election fervor for grand master intensified with candidates from Mississippi and Georgia noted for support.
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Arlington Street
Columbus Avenue
Curley
Wesley Davenport
Order
EH. H. Morris
Mississippi
FE. P. Jones
Henry Lincoln Johnson
District of Columbia
Georgia
Carpenter Severely Hurt From Fall Off Building
Augustus Petersen of Dorchester suffered a back fracture after tumbling from the fourth story of a new building at Franklin and Grafton streets in Worcester. He was taken to City Hospital in unconscious, dangerous condition.
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Augustus Petersen
Dorchester
Franklin and
Grafton Streets
City Hospital
New Hairstyle: Toque Parts on Side with French Bun
The latest coiffure for toques features a side part with hair kept low on the forehead. The front section is split into two and rolled above the ears, with or without a French bun at the back.
Advertisement on Indigestion Diet and Bisulated Magnesia
A physician advocates avoiding acidic foods to ease stomach trouble and suggests moderate meals followed by a teaspoonful of bisulated magnesia to neutralize acid. He claims this antacid remedy helps the stomach without drugs and urges readers to try bisurated magnesia from their druggist.
Three Cucumbers Grow on One Stem Freak Produce
The Post presents a 4 triplet cucumber grown by Fred E. Moore of Dover New Hampshire. The main fruit measures seven inches long and three inches thick with two additional cucumbers sprouting opposite sides, one twice as large as the other, all from a single stem in Moore's garden.
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Fred E. Moore
Dover
N. H
Mr. Moore
French Protect German Wounded in Prisoner Care
The war office issued a notice demanding proper care for German prisoners wounded and left behind by their army. Anyone in hospital service neglecting care will be relieved from duty.
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Paris
War Office
Germans Fortify Frontier Cities to Meet Allied Advance
Reuters dispatches from Maestricht report fortifications being strengthened at Cologne Dusseldorf Wesel and Defevere in response to a potential Allied advance. The note comes as Germany tightens frontier defenses amid growing wartime tension.
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Maestricht
Holland
Reuter
Cologne
Dusseldorf
Wesel
Defevere
Coolidge Heads Massachusetts Republican Resolutions Committee
Senator Calvin Coolidge selected as chairman of the resolutions committee for the State convention in Worcester on October 3. Ex-mayor John S. Kent, Lewis Parkhurst, George M. Jeppson, and ex-Representative John L. Saltonstall named to the panel to shape the party platform. A protest against auditor candidate Alonzo D. Cook followed by a Monette support statement from Norfolk Republicans adds to the political maneuvering.
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Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts Senate
Coolidge
Worcester
John S. Kent
Brockton
Lewis Parkhurst
Winchester
George M. Jeppson
John L. Saltonstall
Beverly
Massachusetts
Senate
Thurst
Alonzo D. Cook
Jseph Monette
Mr. Cook
Norfolk
Asa’ P
French
Norfol County Bar Association
Monette
Republican State committee selects leaders and officers
At a meeting in the Kimball building yesterday the Republican State committee chose members-at-large of the credentials committee. Walter S. Glidden of Somerville was named chair, with Albert R. White Taunton, Richard D. Reed Westfield, George A. Sheldon Greenfield and Frank Vogel Boston as members. Charles E. Hatfield of Newton will chair the committee on permanent organization. President Courtenay Crocker presided.
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Walter S. Glidden
Somerville
Albert R. White
Tauntom
Richard D. Reed
Westfield
George A. Sheldon
Greenfield
Frank Vogel
Boston
Charles E. Hatfield
Newton
State Committee
Courtenay Crocker
Republican
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