Finance Commission holds secret sessions on weights crew and pauper abuse
Finance Commission met behind closed doors at City Hall to review the weights and measures deputy inspections and examine pauper institution administration on Long Island. Four more deputy sealers were questioned as the panel weighs staffing cuts and has courtlike powers similar to New York’s Armstrong committee. Crocker and Carr inspected the City Hospital as the day closed.
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Star Chamber
Finance Commission
Department of Sealers of Weights and
Manasseh E. Bradley
Jeremiah Crowley
Timothy Crowley
Jeremiah Brosnahan
Board of Aldermen
Armstrong Committee of
New York
George A. Crocker
Samuel Carr
City Hospital
New Evidence in Deer Island Trial Reveals Solitary Alterations
Witnesses describe Kane being placed in solitary on Sept 3 1906 with hands bound above his head and a rope attached to the handcuffs. Defendants Pray and Perkins testified detailing the procedures and Kane’s behavior as the trial moves to closing arguments.
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Deer Island
Orin F. Pray
Kane
Mr. Perkins
Perkins
Pettigrove
Board of Prison Commissioners of
State
Concord
Alonzo D. Perkins
Pray
Gove
William Hendry
Kierrish
Pastor Deposed for Flirting by Lutheran Synod
The Rev. George H. Easterday, former pastor at StewartsVille New Jersey, was deposed yesterday at Asbury Park by the East Pennsylvania Lutheran synod and his name was struck from the ministerial roll for conduct unbecoming a minister.
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George H. Easterday
Stewartsville
N. J
Asbury Park
East Pennsylvania Lutheran Synod
Spanking at Birthday Prayer Meet Stuns Pastor
About 50 youths hid in the North Congregational Church in Middletown New York and after a prayer meeting overpowered the pastor on his birthday delivering a swift spanking.
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Middletown
N. Y
North Congregational Church
Doctor Accused by Girl in Lynn Court Scene
Mrs Mabel Walker the female detective of Lynn testified she faked illness to lure Dr J R Laxton the Botanic Healer into treating her and soliciting money for his services. The defense will begin tomorrow as supporters predict his exoneration.
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Lynn
J. R. Laxton
Mabel Walker
Doctor with Mystic Flower Cures Faces Trial Claims
A detective testifies against Dr Laxton who lives at 112 Exchange Street and runs a medical laboratory and office visited daily by many women. He allegedly used flowers to diagnose illnesses and charged $3.50 for the first visit and $2 for each subsequent visit. Mrs Walker contends she was entrapped and that the doctor may also claim to be a manufacturer rather than a practitioner. The defense is set for tomorrow.
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Laxton
Exchange Street
Mayo
Walker
First Bride Seeks Divorce in Worcester
Marion M Caldwell sues for absolute divorce from Harry N Caldwell in Worcester on September 20. She once gained prominence as the first bride of the YWCA after a Caldwell wedding at the YWCA building with the late philanthropist E A Goodnow kissing the bride.
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Worcester
Harry N. Caldwell
Marion M
Actor Has Luck With A Camera
Frank Daniels, an amateur photographer, captures the Lusitania's arrival in New York harbor from his summer hold near Douglaston. He delayed moving his houseboat to winter moorings to photograph the liner on its first trip, and the shot appears in the Post today. Daniels also documents snapshots of theater guests aboard his boat the Hardly Ever.
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Frank Daniels
Post
New York Harbor
Douglaston
L. I
North River
Daniels
Acid cure for despondency ends in tragedy
Lawrence dated report says Edward Fowler a 40 year old carpenter of 303 Broadway was found with a bottle of carbolic acid on Tower's Hill. He died after being taken to Lawrence General Hospital. His wife identified him from a description in evening papers. Despondency from unemployment is suspected.
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Lawrence
Edward Fowler
Broadway
Tower’s Hill
Lawrence General Hospital
Fowler
Scenic temple vaudeville star bill at Revere Beach
The management of a magnificent theatre presents a star bill for next week with continuous Sunday showtime at 2 p m and evening performances for the rest of the week. Lovers of high class vaudeville should not miss it.
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Adv
Ind Flirting Ban Sparks Silver Lake Youth Exodus
In Silver Lake Indiana the town council faces a petition to undo an ordinance that bans flirting and also prohibits two or more people from eating candy or peanuts together The measure targets social flirting and has prompted young residents to threaten leaving the town.
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New York
Silver Lake
Kosciusko County
Ind
Tragic Death aboard the New Jersey After Fall from Rope
Seaman W F Gehrey, 18, died after a fall on the New Jersey during target practice at Plymouth. Despite 86 hours of artificial respiration by relay teams and Captain Kimball's orders to race to the navy yard, life did not return. Two other sailors died aboard and six sick sailors were sent to the naval hospital.
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W. F. Gehrey
Kimball
New Jersey
Navy Yard
Young Gehrey
New York
Naval Hospital
Pensioned Boston Officer Charles Bullard After 39 Years
Patrolman Charles B. Bullard of Station 1, a longtime Boston police officer born December 29, 1847 in Foxcroft Maine, retired with a 39 year tenure. He joined as a youth, earned trust from influential backers, served mainly in the market district, and left with a spotless record and wide friend network.
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Charles B. Bullard
Boston
Mr. Bullard
Foxcroft
Bullard
Lusitania Pilot in dispute over row with colleagues
Frank Cramer, pilot of the Lusitania through Ambrose channel, faces charges against his fellow pilots after his men found a three-foot scab sign on the pilotboat New Jersey. Edward Young replaces him on the bridge as hearings threaten suspensions or fines for the crew.
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New York
Frank Cramer
Ambrose Channel
Edward Young
Cramer
New Jersey
Cramér
New Haven Railroad Directors to Decide Stock Issue
In New York the New York New Haven Hartford directors meet tomorrow to decide on issuing new stock. The key issue is the price, with likely prices of either 125 dollars or 100 dollars per share.
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New Haven
New Haven, Conn
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New York
Household Surgeon Heals Druggists Refund Promise
Sun Burn Ivy Poisoning aid claims a refund from DR PORTER S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL if it fails. Product priced at 25c with a promise of remedy and physician backed healing.
Fights Hot in Suffolk Senate Races
In the 2d and 4th Suffolk districts fierce contests intensify as Doherty and Teeling consider Cambridge Hall or Faneuil Hall meetings, Lannergan seeks a Vine Street Church appearance, and East Boston factions unite behind Doherty. The Bromberg vs Abbot Republican clash dominates platform exchanges amid widespread campaigning.
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Suffolk
Boston
Thomas Doherty
Noddle Island
Dick’’ Teeling
Cambridge Hall
Faneuil Hall
John P. Lannergan
Curley
Vine Street
Doherty
Gideon Abbot
Bromberg
Resignation to Pad Mayor’s Office Shakeup in City Hall
Arthur Dolan will resign tomorrow as secretary to Mayor Fitzgerald while he runs for probate judge. The Mayor has not decided on a successor. Street Commissioner Traman faces Republican talks about a mayoralty bid. Porter and Howes announce aldermanic and House campaigns, with Abbott issuing souvenir postcards. McNary campaigns in Ward 15 and county district activities continue with delegation plans chaired by Lane and McIsaac. McNarvy’s slate sits second on the ballot.
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Arthur Dolan
Fitzgerald
Dolan
Register of Probate
McNary
Ward 15
Himself
James Lane
District Attorney Convention
Daniel McIsaac
McNarvy
Mrs Benedict Nearing Death After Son's Automobile Death
Greenwich Connecticut Sept 20 Mrs E C Benedict wife of Commodore Benedict is dying at her Indian Harbor residence She was prostrated by the death of her son Fred in an automobile accident seven years ago.
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Greenwich
Conn
E. C. Benedict
Commodore Benedict
Indian Harbor
Reverend Samuel Bush Found Guilty in Middlesex Court
The Rev. Samuel Bush, pastor of St. Stephen Church in Cambridge, was convicted by a jury before Judge Bond in Middlesex Superior Court at East Cambridge yesterday. No sentence has been imposed.
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Samuel Bush
St. Stephen Church
Cambridge
Bond
Middlesex Superior Court
East Cambridge
Women plead for leniency for husbands in court
Two crying wives testified in Superior Criminal Court seeking mercy for Patrick J. Sullivan and James J. Fallon. The pair, convicted of larceny by pickpocketing, were told by Judge Crosby that a pickpocket deserves little sympathy. Sullivan received four to five years with solitary confinement then hard labor. Fallon three and a half to five years under the same terms.
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Superior Criminal Court
Crosby
Patrick J. Sullivan
James J. Fallon
North End
Burr
Douglass
Smith
McCauley
Wolf
O’donnell
Hanover Street
Sullivan
Fallon
U S to bar Emma Goldman on return from Amsterdam
Emma Goldman famed anarchist leader will be barred from the United States on her return from the International Congress of Anarchists in Amsterdam. Government action targets her activities and writings amid escalating national tensions over radicalism.
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New York
Emma _ Goldman
Red
Anarchy
United States
International Congress of Anarchists
Amsterdam
Beating Fatal 10 Year-Old Boy in Malden Scene
In Malden on September 20 police consider manslaughter charges after Charles H M Holloway a 6 year old dies of spinal meningitis said to result from a beating by an unknown 15 year old during a dispute over torn coat injuries.
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Malden
Charles H. M. Holloway
Marcus M. Holloway
Eastern Avenue
Mr. Holloway
Charley
Must Return Men to Work After Eight Hour Protest
Delegates to the City Employees Union in Boston demand reinstatement of four men removed from the public grounds department for testifying to District Attorney Moran about eight hour law violations. They warn of bringing the matter to Moran if reinstatement is not granted promptly. A letter from Park Commission Chairman Stratton says the grievance is under advisement.
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Public Grounds Department
John B. Moran
Joint Council of City Employees’ Union
Wells Memorial Building
Boston
Moran
Department
Park Comemission
Stratton
Revere Cop Arrested in Dope Trade Probe
George W. Carter a 36 year old special officer of Revere was arrested after selling dope as catarrh powder through marked money. A woman fainted after snuffing the powder prompting police action. The State Board of Health will prosecute.
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George W. Carter
Genesee Street
Revere
Thomas O'Donnell
State Board of Health
Attempted assassination scare looms over Governor Frantz
Guthrie Oklahoma September 20. An alleged assassination attempt surfaced when a suspected bomb was inspected. Governor Frank Frantz was the target of the failed plot, as authorities investigated the device and related clues.
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Guthrie
Okla
Frank Frantz
Oklahoma
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