Harvard Medical School Dedication Ready on Longwood Avenue
The Harvard Medical School dedication on Longwood Avenue proceeds with finished buildings and a seeded quadrangle. Donor tablets are completed, with social tea to follow the literary exercises led by Dr. John Collins Warren and Dr. Henry A. Christian. International guests include Dr. Glaister of Glasgow and Dr. Leith of Birmingham, visiting for the ceremony and related medical education exchanges.
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Harvard Medical School
Longwood Avenue
John Collins Warren
Henry A. Christian
Joseph Grafton Minot
John Glaister
Glasgow
Harvey Littlejohn
Edinburgh
R. F. C. Leith
Birmingham
Glaister
Glasgow University
Leith
Birmingham University
Littlejohn
University of Edinburgh
Henry Littlejohn
Scotland
Chicago
Death by Own Action In Gloucester Man Believed Identified
City Hospital morgue received the body last night with Harlan Turner of Tufts College football team at the scene who doubts until daylight. If the body is Nathaniel Webster son of the late Nathaniel Webster a once wealthy Gloucester family faces possible ruin from failed investments and a fall from affluence. Websters’ former West Cedar street resident brother recently moved away. Nathaniel Webster has worked as a bookkeeper.
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Nathaniel Webster
Gloucester
Harlan Turner
Tufts College
City Hospital
Pasco
Turner
Webster
Websters
West Cedar Street
Cuban rebels near peace with Taft Bacon in Havana
In Havana, a committee of eight Cuban insurgents reported near agreement with American peace commissioners Taft and Bacon on a draft plan. The outcome could keep President Palma in office with cabinet reshuffles and possible elections for half the legislature. Armistice terms and troop movements were noted as talks continue.
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Havana
Liberal
Taft
Bacon
Presidio
Messrs
Palma
Associated Press
Alfredo Zayas
Pinar del Rio
Avalos
Mariel
Bahic Hondo
Camp Columbia
la Forza
Nathaniel Webster Heir of Prominent Gloucester Family
Nathaniel Webster, son of the late Na nathaniel Webster of Gloucester, heir to a prominent but encumbered estate. The elder Webster owned major blocks and real estate valued at about a quarter of a million. After debts were settled, much went to Edward Everett Webster’s children, leaving little for Nathaniel Jr and his brother who moved to Boston.
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Gloucester
Nathaniel Webster
Webster
Edward Everett Webster
Nathaniel
Boston
Foreign auto racers for Vanderbilt Cup assemble in New York
Four foreign automobilists to compete in the Vanderbilt Cup race arrive in New York aboard the French steamer La Savole. Participants include C Jenatzy James Gordon Bennett Cup winner, A Goldschmidt, Lancia, and Nazzaro. They are en route for the October 6 event.
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New York
C. Jenatzy
A. Goldschmidt
Lancia
Nazzaro
Havoc From Broken Dam In Plymouth
The flood from a broken dam sent water roaring through Willard Place flooding cellars and shaking houses as fire bells rang and fire crews arrived. The 200 foot long dam, 20 feet wide at the top, had a 2.5 feet wide, 15 feet deep hole that let the waters rush out.
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Willard Place
Grand jury investigates Boston payroll padding and Chelsea graft
The district attorney convened a special grand jury to probe payroll padding in city government and Chelsea graft. Witnesses include ex-Superintendent James Donovan and City Auditor J Alfred Mitchell among others. The probe also touches Fenway sewer costs Provident Securities collapse and Ward 8 removals. The session opened with discussions on a case where a man Craven drew his deceased father's salary. The hearing is expected to last about two weeks.
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Boston
Chelsea
Fenway
Provident Securities Company
Ward 8
Moran
James Donovan
J. Alfred Mitchell
Edward J. Sullivan
Treasury Office
Alvah C. Peck
Mr. Donovan
Henry V. Macksey
Lucius D. Burton
South End
Craven
Thomas C. Ruggles
David White
Benjamin P. Nicholls
Republican City Committee
Charles H. Reed
Thomas B. Frost
Frank E. Linswell
Board of Health
Amos Kincaide
Otis Marion
James Driscoll
Hugh Jackson
Patrick Brady
Henry Strout
Otis B. Brackett
Frost
Bertha Sturgeon
Kemp Sturgeon
Pol Titah
M. F. Dickinson
Bell
William H. Sullivan
Miss Sturgeon
Lost schooner Harry B. Fiske believed wrecked
In Brunswick Ga on September 24 reports say the schooner Harry B. Fiske Captain Moody sailing from Boston September 14 may be lost with all hands. The 745 ton vessel built in Belfast Me five years ago had a crew of seven and Boston was her home port.
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Brunswick Ga
Harry B. Fiske
Moody
Boston
Fiske
Belfast
Mayor Fitzgerald Addresses Ward 8 in Senate Contest
The mayor’s statement asserts the administration will not coerce city workers and argues city employees in Ward 8 should be liberated. It claims Martin Lomasney no longer controls City Hall or the voters’ livelihoods, declaring employees as free agents.
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Fitzgerald
Ward 8
Martin Lomasney
Two Wives Waiting for News of Their Missing Husbands
Two families face uncertainty as husbands vanish after leaving for work. William J. Patrick, a popcorn vendor at Revere Beach, kissed his wife and baby goodbye and has not been heard from since. Charles W. Kimball, 42, disappeared Aug. 20, leaving destitute wife and three children. his domestic worker Ida Carter also vanished and rumors place them near Portland, Maine.
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William J. Patrick
Revere Beach
North Abington
Charles W. Kimball
Kimball
Ida Carter
Portland
Keith
Logan Predicts Wide Victory in 10th District Primaries
Senator Edward TF. Qloger announces a sweeping win in the 10th district primaries after touring wards in South Boston Dorchester Quincy and Dorchester wards 16 17 20 and 24. He cites expected majorities of 3000 in South Boston and at least 2000 in the 10th district.
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Edward TF. Qloger
South
Boston
Dorchester
Joseph F. O’connell
Quincy
Nantasket Man Observes His 79th Birthday
Alexis Torrey of Montana avenue observed the 79th anniversary of his birth in Nantasket today. His son Frank H. Torrey of Weymouth and several friends offered congratulations. Torrey was born in Weymouth and is a descendant of Lieutenant William Torrey, an early Scituate setter.
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Nantasket
Alexis Torrey
Montana Avenue
Frank H. Torrey
Weymouth
Mr. Torrey
William Torrey
Scituate
Arrest Old Jail Breaker Bert Nichols Nabbed in New Guinea
Bert Nichols alias Bert LeBarron a negro was arrested at New Guinea Sheffield this afternoon by Sheriff John H Jessup of Columbia County New York and Officer Thomas Ford of Hudson New York. Nichols is wanted for breaking from the Hudson jail with Will Haynor a second fugitive. Haynor was recaptured by Berkshire county officers while visiting Charles Worden in this town two years ago.
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Great Barrington
Bert Nichols
Bert LeBarron
New Guinea
Sheffield
John H. Jessup
Columbia County
New York
Thomas Ford
Hudson
N. Y
Nichols
Will Haynor
Haynor
Berkshire
Charles Worden
Football Mass Meeting at Dartmouth College Hall
The first football mass meeting of the year filled College Hall in Hanover New Hampshire with students and excitement. Captain Glaze Coach Folsom Trainer Bowler Manager McLane and assistants Gage and Lillard spoke to the crowd.
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Dartmouth College
Hanover
N. H
College Hall
Glaze
Folsom
Bowler
McLane
Gage
Lillard
American yacht chased in St John’s waters
A New York yacht with 42 Chinese aboard sailed from Placentia. colonial cruiser Neptune pursues it for suspected smuggling and violating permit rules. It is the third such yacht sighted in these waters this summer.
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ST. John's
N. F
New York
Placentia
Neptune
Police Officers Injured in Providence Auto Crash
Police officers Frank E. Demers and Lawrence J. Durante of New Bedford Mass were hurled from a car in Providence and suffered likely fatal injuries. The crash occurred as Eugene H. Vien drove a party ride, striking a curb and an iron pole, with Vien escaping harm. The pair were taken to Rhode Island Hospital where Durante was operated on and Demers remained in critical condition.
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Providence
R. I
Frank E. Demers
Lawrence J. Durante
New Pedford
Mass
Demers
Eugene H. Vien
New Bedford
Vien
Durante
Rhode Island
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New Medical School
University of
Liege
France
Sanders Theatre
St. Paul’s Church
Warren A. Locke
Faculty of Medicine
Fliot
Cuba
Estabrook & Eaton
Fitz
Czar
Draper
Lovees
Spike
Dow
Foss
Logan OR
O'Connell
Broken Dam
Plymouth
McRan
Popcorn
Logan
William H Brine
Tremont
Brine’s
Hamburg
Heatherbloom
Canesaayv
Rene
Hamburg Y
Mear
Orr
Morocco
Windsor
Shoe Department
Manufacturers’ Salvage Co.'s
Washington St
Old South Church
America
Rochester
Old South Church Manufacturers’ Salvage DO
Prudential Supply
Washington Street
Ee Comer’s Commercial School
Boylston St
U.S
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