Silence Rules at West Point As Cadets Face Strict Punishment
West Point imposes drastic discipline as cadets are confined to barracks with limited contact while Major General Barry is away. Captain Rufus E. Longan is silenced for questioning cadets, the corps nearly under arrest, football practice halted, hop dates canceled, and a board of inquiry to report on the incident.
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West Point
N. Y
Special Board of Inquiry
United States Military Academy
Rufus E. Longan
Frederick W. Sibley
Washington
Barry
Military Academy
Tindsay
Board of Inquiry
Longan
Policemen Suspended After Brickbottom Riot
Somerville police officers Sanford H. Jewis and Michael J. Hannen were suspended from duty by Chief Charles A. Kendall following riots in the Brickbottom district Sunday night. The two fired revolvers into a crowd attempting to free a prisoner, leading to the suspension.
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Sanford H. Jewis
Michael J. Hannen
Somerville
Charles A. Kendall
Brickbottom
Nova Scotia Apple Crop Falls Well Short
Sir Frederick Borden says Nova Scotia farmers face a disappointing apple crop far below last year’s yield. He noted widespread pessimism and uncertainty about the causes as he travels to Ottawa.
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Nova Scotia
St, John
N. B
Frederick Borden
Ottawa
New Bedford Leads New England Population Boom
Census data show New Bedford up more than 60 percent since 1900 from 62,442 to 96,652, the largest rise in New England. Salem and Taunton also grow, while Lowell and Fall River loom nearby as New Bedford expands textile industry jobs.
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Census Bureau
Massachusetts
New Bedford
Salem
Taunton
New England
Lowell
Fall River
Springfield
Lancaster
Penn
Dubuque
Iowa
Joyce Fights To Defeat Tammany In Ward 17
In Ward 17 former Councilman Thomas Joyce fights to beat the Tammany club. Running for the House of Representatives, Joyce claims a unique stance as the only candidate never defeated by Tammany. His campaign includes 5000 cigarette pictures urging voters to remember Joyce, making his cards highly sought in Ward 17.
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Thomas Joyce
Tammany
Joyce
Hiouse of Representatives
Tammany Club
Vera Fitch reveals reincarnation motive in suicide attempt
Miss Vera Fitch spoke publicly about believing she would be reincarnated in a moral era after shooting herself Aug 29 at the Hotel Astor. She described worldly corruption, endured surgery, and recalled letters from a friend and relative, detailing her fears and motive.
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New York
Vera Fitch
Hotel Astor
Miss Fitch
Flower Hospital
Miss
Boston Post Road
Convert at home church first urged by Bishop
Bishop Lawrence told Massachusetts Clerical Association at St Pauls Church that the strongest impression from Edinburgh was to labor to convert the church at home. He urged missionaries should become unnecessary abroad by fostering local national churches and supporting indigenous leadership. He contrasted missionaries' trust in locals with boards’ views.
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Edinburgh
Lawrence
Massachusetts
St. Paul's Church
Missing husband after wife dies leaves town
Maiden Sept 26. Mrs Anne Peterson dies at Tewksbury hospital where her body lies unclaimed. Her husband Nomme Peterson, 60, a shoemaker at 1 Glenwood street, vanished a month ago after taking his wife to the almshouse. A moving van carried their goods away and townsfolk fear he may have harmed himself.
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Anne Peterson
Tewksburyospital
Nomme Peterson
Glenwood Street
Tewksbury
Johnson and Prisoner Exchange Shocking Theatre Scene
Champion Jack Johnson visited East Dedham police station to question Charles St. Clair who fired a revolver in the Columba theatre lobby. St. Clair, arrested for carrying a concealed weapon, claimed no intent to harm Johnson, and the meeting ended with a handshake as Johnson resumed his act.
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Jack Johnson
Dedham Street
Columba Theatre
Anvyons
Arry Edels
Benjamin Sussan
Charles St. Clair
North Weymouth
St. Clair
Mdel
Boston
Post
Johnson
Missouri
Unitarian State Meet Opens Three Day Marblehead Conference
Massachusetts Unitarians start a three day ministerial conference at Rockmere in Marblehead to discuss religion and modern social issues. Notable speakers include George B. Foster Jonathan Perkins Merle Wright William Penn Morton Prince and others from Chicago New York Cambridge and Calcutta.
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Marblehead
Massachusetts
James P. Munroe
Lexington
Edwin A. Rumball
Rochester
Heramba Chandra Maitra
Sadharan Brahmo- Soman
Calcutta
Newton and Needham Split Local High School Matches
Newtonville hosted Newton and Arlington faced Belmont while Quincy played Cambridge Latin with Arlington noted in results. The compact card records nearby school rivals in a Tuesday schedule with scores not provided.
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Newton
Needham
Newtonville
Quincy
Cambridge Latin
Vincey
Arlington
Belmont
Arlngton
Crippen Jury Finds Wilful Murder by Dr Crippen
London coroner's jury declares that the remains found in Crippen Hilldrop Crescent are the body of Belle Elmore and that the death was a wilful murder by American dentist Dr Hawley H Crippen. Evidence cited includes the hyoscin drug and the missing wife, with related testimonies and prior actions by Crippen.
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London
Hawley H. Crippen
Crippen
Belle Elmore
Dr. Crippen
Miss Leneve
Cabinet House Party Discusses Supreme Court Picks
Washington uses a White House cabinet session and luncheon to discuss forthcoming Supreme Court appointments. It notes eight of nine presidential officials present, no fixed nominee, and that final selections likely wait until Congress convenes in December. Governor Hughes anticipated as chief justice, with renomination unveiled after Senate session starts.
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Washington
Cabinet House
White House
Supreme Court
Congress
Senate
Hughes
Headsman to Lose His Job in China Electrocution Move
Wen Chwang Low and Shih Ying Hsu arrived as delegates to the international prison congress in Washington. They said China may abolish the headsman and introduce electrocution if approved.
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New York
China
Wen Chwang Low
Shih Ying Hsu
High Court of Mukden
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
International Prison Congress
Washington
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