Broker Found Dead After Gambling Frenzy in Stock Market
John E. Marshall a former potato chip maker turned broker killed himself with chloroform in his office Monday night after a string of stock losses. The 50 year old man had previously jumped from the Chelsea ferry three years earlier and left behind a wife and two children at 221 Washington Avenue.
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Stock Exchange
John E. Marshall
Marshall
Benjamin F. Davis
Harris
Chelsea
Washington Avenue
Oklahoma Train Plunges In River Disaster in Cimarron
Report of a Oklahoma train wreck as the engine coal car and day coach plunged into the Cimarron River after the bridge collapsed. Fireman injured. sheriff from Kingfisher cites at least 30 in the smoking car with many unaccounted. Survivors swam to shore and homes in Kingfisher turned into temporary hospitals.
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Cimarron
Cashion
Kingfisher
J. P. Lovett
Whitney Consents to Run Against Moran
The article reports Whitney thawing on facing Moran with support from Republican leaders opposed to stand-patters. Moody clarifies tariff stance will not be reciprocity. Whitney sees Democratic prospects if Guild and Draper stand firm. McNary and Kelcher offer no firm comment on the Whitney bid or Moran campaign.
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Whitney
Moran
Mr. Whitney
United States
Moody His
Eugene N. Foss
McNary
John A. Kelcher
Bride’s bridesmaid dress lures groom into wedlock farce
In Brooklyn a Newark groom Thaber aged 22 marries Miss Mary McDonald’s sister in law Miss Viola Glover after being caught in a love triangle. Miss McDonald served as bridesmaid while Thaber, who planned to wed Mary, is driven out after the ceremony. Miss Glover becomes his wife under surprise arrangement with both families.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
William Frank Thaber
Newark
N. J
Thaber
Mary McDonald
E. A. McDonald
Fifty-third Street
Mary
Bartholomew Griffin
Miss McDonald
Mr. Griffin
Thober
Viola Glover
Griffin
Miss Glover
Mary MacDonald
Mr. Casey
Mrs. MacDonald
Trenton
Glovers
Miss MacDonald
Spars Drift from Wrecked Schooner Off Frying Pan Shoals
The Clyde liner New York brought 14 sailors to Charleston including the mate and three seamen from the Bath Maine schooner R D Bibber wrecked off Frying Pan Shoals. Captain Sayers and others remained missing. The Bibber, 648 net tons, 173 feet long, 36 feet beam, 18 feet depth, built Bath 1884.
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Charleston
8. C
New York
R. D. Bibber
Bath
Sayers
Savannah
Hong Kong Typhoon Toll Levels Rise
Hongkong is swept by a cyclone with hundreds reported dead and extensive damage across the colony. Victoria faces ruined streets, collapsed buildings, and port facilities affected as authorities mobilize aid and search efforts amid international relief interest.
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Hongkong
China Sea
China
Victoria
Scottish Masons Open 94th Supreme Council Session in Milwaukee
The 94th annual session of the Supreme Council of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite for the northern jurisdiction opened at Masonic Temple with Sovereign Grand Commander Henry L. Palmer presiding. Total 14th degree members rose to 48,23, another year saw growth in 32d 18th and 16th degree bodies. Guests included James D. Richardson, Fred Weber, Benjamin Allen, and Senator John V. Ellis. Barton Smith named deputy for Ohio after Brenton D. Babcock’s death.
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Supreme Council of
United States
Masonic Temple
Henry L. Palmer
Milwaukee
Wis
James D. Richardson
Fred Weber
Benjamin Allen
Toronto
Can
Supreme Council
Dominion of Canada
John V. Ellis
St. John
Barton Smith
Toledo
Bee
Brenton D. Babcock
Aldermen press Auerbach over bribery claims in Boston
Boston aldermen grilled lawyer Junius T. Auerbach who refused to name a source for alleged buyable votes. A subcommittee drafted a letter urging him to disclose information or publicly withdraw statements, while a grand jury option loomed.
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Junius T. Auerbach
Boston American
Board of Aldermen
Alderman Linehan
Auerbach
Grand Jury
Bangs
Draper and Linehan
Linehan
Goodrich and
Hammond
Board of Alderman
Bates Golden Wedding To Revive War Memories
In Weymouth on September 18 John F Bates Civil War veteran and his wife Helen R Bates will observe their 50th wedding anniversary at Lincoln square. They will host family and friends along with delegations from the G A R and the W R C.
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Weymouth
John F. Bates
Helen R. Bates
Woman’s Relief Corps
Lincoln Square
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J. £. Marshall
Himsel
Oklahoma
Thater
Wei TiDonzid
Cuba
Estabrook & Eaton
Masons
William Herine
Pike Tremont
Everett
Indhes
Kerr
Imburg
Hamburg
Walworth
Stinson
Mainshes
Kutter’ Tools and Cutlery
Portland and Sudbury Sts
New England
Joe Sue
Farni
TOS Ure Company
P Ste, Cor
Hells 3
Bosion, Ivlasss
Comer
Comer’s Commercial School
Walker Bldg
Boylston St
Boston
Prudential Supply Co
Washington Street
A. R. Grover
Washington St
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