Veteran Keeps Lonely Vigil in Maine After Search
In Steep Falls Maine on September 22 crowds rang bells and sounded alarms to aid in a search for two missing G A R veterans Melvin Blake and George Kennison Kennison was found beside Blake a log by his body Blake died the previous evening of heart failure and Kennison kept vigil until help arrived Blake's wife reacted with temporary insanity upon hearing the news
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Portland
Steep Falls
Melvin Blake
George Ixennison
Kennison
Blake
Court Dismisses J. J. Scully Case
The Cambridge District Court dismissed the police case against John J. Scully of Cambridge Street Boston yesterday. Scully said a Chelsea man named J M Wilder left a horse harness and buggy on trial with him for two days, and he offered to return the outfit to the owner after failing to sell it.
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John J. Scully
Cambridge Street
Boston
Cambridge
Scully
Post
J. M. Wilder
Chelsea
Apple crop contracts near one million dollars
Spokane dispatch reports Joseph H. Steinhardt of Steinhardt & Kelly has closed contracts worth over 660000 dollars for Washington and Oregon apples bound for eastern and European markets. He expects to reach 1 million before returning home after surveying orchards in central Idaho and western Montana.
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Spokane
Wash
Joseph H. Steinhardt
Steinhardt & Kelly
New York
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Rothwell Baldwin Wedding at St Marys Church
Miss Rose M. Rothwell sister of Boston Chamber of Commerce vice president Bernard J. Rothwell and James N. Baldwin of Dorchester were married at St Marys of the Lay Catholic Church in Baldwin Dorchester area. Rev Peter McCall officiated at a nuptial mass with Dr Patrick H. Devine as best man and Miss Margaret Rothwell as bridesmaid with ushers Vincent Gookin and Paul Rothwell.
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Patrick H. Devine
Margaret Rothwell
Vincent Gookin
Paul Rothwell
Steel Case Postponed By Court
District Attorney Hill and defense counsel failed to agree on juror drawing in the steel case and Judge Harris postponed the trial until next Monday. Much time was spent arguing waivers of challenged talesmen to complete the panel.
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Hill
Steel
Harris
Legal venue dispute delays trial as jury drawn anew
Judge Harris takes under advisement a point raised by defense counsel over venue validity. District Attorney Hill pushes for a new venire if needed while defense favors retaining seated jurors and replacing vacancies. A 2 pm recess sets terms for possible week postponement as aldermen prepare the new jury list.
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Harris
Hill
W Huriburt
Hurlburt
Ventre
Board of Aldermen
Infamous Horse Thief Is Returned From Jail
George F. Swain, released from East Cambridge Jail after a three month larceny sentence, was arrested by State police and sent to Charlestown State Prison for nine more years on a 25 year term. Swain, aged about Q, is described as an incorrigible horse thief with a life spent in penal institutions since 1876, including multiple hacks and checks, pardoned twice by governors, and reputed to have stolen nearly 1000 horses.
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George EF. Swain
East Cambridge
Wilmington
Chalestown
Crane
Charlestown
Draper
Nashua
Lowell
Whalley to resign as New Haven road head
It was learned today that James Whalley, superintendent of the electric zone of the New York Central, is to become general superintendent of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad. W. G. Bierd is reported to resign around October 1.
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New Haven
Conn
James Whalley
New York Central Road
New York, Newraven & Hartford Railroad
W. G. Bierd
Blow Al Lodge Not Accident in State Primaries
The sudden attack on the Lodge machine in the State primaries stirs consternation. Insurgent chatter hints a planned effort to defeat machine candidates by targeting favorable districts. Nason of Haverhill won most Sussex delegates. Langtry topped in the Springfield district. Pattison of Barnstable lost in the Cape district, reflecting machine resistance.
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Lodge
Arthur I. Nason
Haverhill
Sussex
J. Otis Wardwell
A. P. Langtry
Springfield
Thomas Pattison
Barnstable
Wardwell
Cape District
Weeks Loss Shapes Beacon Hill Races in Boston Area
The defeat of Representative William E Weeks by James Cavanagh signals a major shift in Boston politics with Weeks a leading machine and special conservative figure. The Fourth Essex fight draws attention as Nason targets Wardwell on the State committee while income tax remains a debated issue. Ex-Speaker Cole and Chairman Bates back tax plank as primaries push tax support. Dorman of Lynn loses and loses influence on judiciary chair plans.
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Boston
William E. Weeks
James Cavanagh
House
Weeks
State Committee
Wardwell
Nason
Senate
John N. Cole
John L. Bates
Committee On Resolutions
William E. Dorman
Lynn
Dorman
Committee On Judiciary
Robert Hoe dies. printing press innovator head of firm
Robert Hoe, head of Robert Hoe & Co. and a pioneer in printing machinery, died in London of acute kidney trouble after a weeks long illness. Born 1859 in New York, he helped develop the Hoe cylinder press into large double sextuple and octuple models and invented color printing. He led the firm through major advances, founded with family ties to England, and supported the Metropolitan Museum of Art and various charitable causes.
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Robert Hoe
Robert Hoe & Co
New York
London
Robert Tice
New York City
Robert HT H. Hee
Tie
Richard M. Hoe
Mr. Hoe
England
Maiden Tane
Hoe
Troes
America
East Thirtysixth Street
Grand Street
Metropolitan Museum of Fine Arts
Fair Lawyer Pleads Case in Maine Supreme Court
Miss Ethel S. Walton opened her father’s case before a jury in Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court, marking the first time a woman led a jury trial in the state. A Boston University Law School graduate, she addressed the foreman and jurors with notable eloquence amid a large turnout of lawyers.
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Skowhegan
Supreme Court
Ethel S. Walton
J. Walton
Miss Walton
Boston University Law School
Harvard to Hear Symphony Orchestra at Installation Event
The Boston Symphony Orchestra concert in Sanders Theatre Harvard University on Wednesday evening October 6 forms part of the university installation ceremonies for the new president. No tickets will be sold for the event.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
Sanders Theatre
Harvard University
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