Webster Birthplace Dispute Broadening Across States
Chicago on September 18 reports the Illinois and New Hampshire Webster birthplace groups expanding the dispute. Arthur C. Jackson, president of the Illinois society, received letters supporting his side. Both sides plan improvements and claim different buildings on the same tract in Blain, New Hampshire, as Webster's birthplace.
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Daniel ‘Webster
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Arthur C. Jackson
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Wardroom fight may go to court in Boston politics
A bitter struggle for the Democratic senatorial nomination in the fourth Suffolk district pits Joyce Ward 17 backers against Callahan Ward 9 aligned allies. Joyce supporters allege illegal ward room use by Callahan. Callahan backers frame the fight as Curley vs Donovan and pledge rally involvement with Doyle and Kelcher speaking tonight at Vine Street Church.
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Donovan
Democratic City Committee
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Kelcher
Manus J. Fish
Ward
Timothy F. Callahan
Joyce
Callahan
Fish
Curley
City Hall
Boston Democracy
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Flanagan
South End
Senate
Doyle
Tammany Braves
John A. Kelcher
John C. Fitzgerald
Witzgerald
Attridge
Public Works
Rourke
Vine Street
Refreshing Sleep with Horsford's Acid Phosphate
An old advertisement promotes Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a nightly tonic. It claims half a teaspoonful in a glass of water before retiring will induce restful sleep and advertise its purported health benefits.
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Horsford
Tobacco Growing At Post Harvest Festival In Malden
A novelty tobacco plant raised within Greater Boston from the garden of Mrs. Margaret Hegerson at 79 Highland Avenue Malden was the first to reach the Post office this season. She also brought several fine radish specimens.
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Greater Boston
Post Harvest Festival
Margaret Hegerson
Highland Avenue
Malden
Post
W. Cupper
East Weymouth
Radish and cucumber specimens illustrate local growth
In South Weymouth Oak Farm produced radishes over six inches long and two inches in diameter by W Cupper. Cecil C Kenworth of Providence contributed a ringed cucumber showing the vegetable adapted by growth around a ring placed when small, reaching six inches in length with uniform size except where ringed.
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Oak Farm
W. Cupper
Cecil C. Kenworth
Providence
Arraign Three On Slaying Charge In Police Court
Three men William C Bragg 25 of Parker Street Charlestown Thomas Degnan 54 of Tremont Street and Frank Degnan 85 Fruit Street faced manslaughter charges for the death of Sergeant William Tracey of Company I Fifth Regiment in a Chardon Street incident on Sept 2 Their arraignment was continued until Wednesday Each posted 1000 bail furnished by their employers and professed ignorance of the assault.
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Fifth Regiment
Chardon Street
William C. Bragg
Parker Street
Charlestown
Thomas Degnan
Tremont Street
Frank Degnan
Fruit Street
Manning Rally Circuit Hits Charlestown Posts Four Meetings
Four large open air Manning rallies drew criticism of James E. O Connell as a Democratic strategist and failing lawyer. Speakers William I. Hennessey Charles D. O Donnell and ex Representative Thomas J. Fay attacked the O Connell candidacy at Hayes square Lexington and Bunker Hill streets Sullivan square and Hancock square.
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Charlestown
John P. Manning
James E. O’connell
Democratic Party
Superior Criminal Court
William I. Hennessey
Charles D. O'Donnell
Wage Earners’ Club
Thomas J. Fay
O’connell
Hayes Square
Lexington
Bunker Hill Streets
Sullivan Square
Hancock Square
Ward and Rodgers Injured In Separate Airplane Incidents
New York aviators C P Rodgers and J J Ward, en route to the Pacific coast for the Hearst prize, suffered separate accidents tonight. Rodgers wrecked his plane at Middletown after an 80 mile flight from Sheepshead Bay, while Ward’s engine was badly burned at Corning, rendering his machine useless 280 miles from New York.
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C. P. Rodgers
J. J. Ward
Pacific Coast
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Middletown
Sheepshead Bay
Ward
Corning
Aviator Rodgers Survives Tree Collision in Early Flight
Rodgers struck a tree in Middletown trying an early morning takeoff and escaped being crushed under his engine. The biplane was nearly ruined but telegrams said he might mend the machine to fly again by Wednesday. Ward flew 56 miles from Owego to Corning in 43 minutes before alighting due to an oil feed failure and engine burnout. Hammondsport mechanics began fitting a new engine with hopes to resume flying tomorrow.
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Middletown
Ward
Owego
Corning
Hammondsport
Aviator Mamet Plans World Tour by Aeroplane
Paris reports M Mamet the aviator formerly with M Bleriot plans a world circling flight with Rene Million as companion. The route heads south through France Spain Algeria Tunis Egypt then by steamer to India across India by air to Australia and South America by steamer then Africa northward by air.
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M. Mamet
M. Bleriot
Rene Million
France
Spain
Algeria
Tunis
Egypt
India
Australia
South America
Africa
Mrs Theresa Oberg Found Dead In Roxbury Home
Theresa Oberg aged 29 was found dead by her husband at their home 93 Zeigler Street Roxbury at 6 last night after an illness that day. The body was taken to City Hospital morgue.
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Theresa Oberg
Zeigler Street
Roxbury
City Hospital
Manitou Liner Arrives From Antwerp With Passengers
The Red Star liner Manitou, Captain W F Pollard, docked at Hoosac Charlestown after a stormy voyage from Antwerp. It carried 109 cabin passengers and several cattlemen including Professor F L Clark Oxford Ohio and Professor J I Green Brown University. Cattlemen Robert Hart and Edward Kennedy of the University of Cincinnati were aboard. The voyage faced fierce gales and rough seas, with one day logging only 139 miles and a delay of over 12 hours.
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Manitou
W. F. Pollard
Antwerp
Hoosac
Charlestown
F. L. Clark
Miami University
Oxford
Clark
C. L. Bouton
Harvard
Bouton
J. I. Green
Brown University
John Sleeper
Waco
Tex
Robert Hart
Edward Kennedy
University of Cincinnati
Fire at Hall Carriage Repository Causes $20,000 Loss
A fire in Houston Maine today destroyed the Hall carriage repository on Union square with vehicles valued at $10,000 burned or damaged. The adjoining Webber building suffered minor damage and stores suffered smoke and water losses. cause unknown.
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Houston
Hall
Union Square
Webber
Peru Orders Seven American Submarines
Peru confirmed a government order for seven submarine boats from an American shipbuilder. The move follows dollar diplomacy and mirrors Argentina financing battleships in U S yards.
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Peru
Washington
State Department
United States
Argentina
Stetler Claims 57-Pound Loss on 40 Day Trial
Johnstown report confirms Hon H T Stetler’s weight drop of 57 pounds after using a one ounce invisible device from Prof A B Burns. Worn as directed it dispenses with dieting medicines and exercise. The trial offer allegedly extends for a limited time.
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H. T. Stetler
Stetler
A. B. Burns
No. 17
West 8Sth Street
New York
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