MASS CAVALRY VETERANS MEET AT QUINCY HOUSE REUNION
A large Massachusetts Cavalry Veterans reunion and banquet was held at the Quincy House. Attendees included Charles M. Smith of Worcester and Charles J. Thurston of Malden, with Major Henry L. Higginson and General S. E. Chamberlain of Barre. Major D. L. Gleason announced his resignation as secretary treasurer and James L. Robinson of Brockton was elected. Other leaders present were Alfred S. Roe of Worcester and John L. Parker of Lynn. Closing remarks were by J. W. Cotts of Salem.
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Massachusetts Cavalry
Quincy House
Charles M. Smith
Worcester
Charles J. Thurston
Malden
Henry L. Higginson
E. Chamberlain
Barre
D. L. Gleason
Massachusetts
United States
Newburyport
Gleason
James L. Robinson
Brockton
Alfred S. Roe
John L. Parker
Lynn
J. W. Cotts
Salem
Bailey's Death Goes to Court Over Accident Policy
Heirs of Charles G. Bailey seek $10,000 from an Employers' Liability policy after his July 24 death from a gas incident in his bathroom. Courts must decide if death was suicide or accidental before payout.
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Lynn
Charles G. Bailey
Bailey
Employers’ Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd
Examining Test Riders in Washington Oct 8 Ride
Major William N. Arthur and Major Francis A. Winter have been named to conduct physical examinations of field officers required for the 1 1 mile test ride on Oct 8. Officers must be examined before and after the ride and those unfit for the ride due to danger to life will be excused.
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Washington
William N. Arthur
Francis A. Winter
Dedham Hearing on Enforcing Speed Ordinances
Dedham hosts a Massachusetts Highway Commission hearing on the advisability of enforcing town ordinances regulating the speed of auto noises and honk cars. The session, framed as a locals versus speeding issue, drew automobilists marking the hoodoo image of the town.
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Dedham
Massachusetts Highway Commission
Town speed limits set at 20 and 10 miles per hour
The Board of Selectmen adopts 20 mph on most roads and 10 mph in thickly settled areas. After discussing safety concerns, the meeting adjourned with plans for a further investigation to report at a future town meeting. Lester Newcomb outlined current dangers to pedestrians from fast autos, Ebenezer T. Paul recounted a near miss with a car or trolley, and Francis Hurtubis argued the laws unfair to motorists.
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Board of Selectmen
Lester Newcomb
Ebenezer T. Paul
Francis Hurtubis
Massachusetts Automobile Owners’ Association
Mattapan Girl to Wed in Cuba
Miss Ruth Crossman, a Mattapan musician, will sail soon to wed J. S. Savage, an engineer, in Cuba. The couple plans a formal ceremony following the wedding voyage and return.
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Cuba
J. SD
Miss Crossman to Marry School Day Sweetheart
Ruth M. Crossman of Mattapan will sail to Camaguey Cuba to wed her schoolday sweetheart J. Dana Savage. Savage an electrical engineer with Camaguey Electric Co. Crossman, 24, pianist and violinist, is a Dorchester High School graduate class of 1904.
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Ruth M. Crossman
Mattapan
River Street
Camaguey
Cuba
J. Dana Savage
Savage
Camaguey Electric Company
Miss Crossman
Dorchester High School
Wagon Collision Injures Two in Boston Area
Nicholas Dunphy and Dennis A. Mullen were injured when a two horse wagon collided with an electric car at Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon Street yesterday afternoon. Dunphy and Mullen were thrown from the wagon. the car’s front glass broke and a rear wheel was damaged. The car was operated by Conductor Charles Freiberg and Motorman Fred Colby. wagon owned by the Suburban Express Company.
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Commonwealth Avenue
Beacon Street
Nicholas Dunphy
Washington Street
Brookline
Dennis A. Mullen
Auburndale Street
West Newton
Charles Freiberg
Fred Colby
The
Suburban Express Company
Tobacco Not Luxury, Declared Necessary by Treasury
Comptroller rules tobacco is a necessity not a luxury in a case involving George O. Webb. Webb, an immigration service inspector, charged $1 for 20 packages supplied to 29 Mexicans in Nogales jail, prompting the ruling.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Treasury
George O. Webb
Immigration Service
Nogales
Sheriff Capen’s Potatoes Yield Surprise Acre
Dedham Sept 27 Sheriff Samuel H Capen of Norfolk county found an acre of potatoes with unusually large specimens in one hill eight potatoes dug showed a one pound and a half weight and another at two and a half pounds Such samples if typical across the acre would yield 260 to 270 bushels of potatoes for the crop.
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Dedham
Samuel H. Capen
Norfolk County
Rheumatism Cure Claim from Boston Advertiser
A Boston advertisement by DD Krye of 2X Lincoln Street claims a universal cure for rheumatism and related neuralgic conditions. The bold notice promises guaranteed cure and includes names Scialica and Zambago as associated terms.
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Scialica
Zambago
Krye
Lincoln St
Boston
Mass
McIlhenny Guides Presidents Bear Hunting Trip
Civil Service Commissioner McIlhenny says prospects of bagging a bear in Louisiana are excellent as the President prepares for a hunting expedition in the canebrakes of the lower Mississippi valley. The party camps October 7 and leaves October 21 amid reports of bear and other game nearby.
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Washington
Louisiana
Civil Service
McKlhenny
Mississippi Valley
Prince Killed Sliding Down Balustrade at Guards Mess
Prince Charles Gustave Von Thurn und Taxis was killed at the regimental mess of the Prussian Foot Guards in Potsdam. He announced plans to slide down a balustrade, lost balance, fell, and fractured his skull dying almost immediately.
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Potsdam
Prussia
Charles Gustave von Thurn Und Taxis
Priest killed in China riot reach causes unrest
Reports from Kiangsi province say Boxers attacked Nankangsien and Tawoull killing an Italian priest and several converts. The Lazarist mission at Kanchonfu was burned as violence spread in southern Kiangsi.
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China
Shanghat
Nankangsien
Kiangsi
Tawoull
Lazarist Fathers
Kanchonfu
Wife Attack At Evansville Abstracter Office
In Evansville Indiana on September 27 Mrs J H Davenport the wife of an abstractor stormed her husband’s office and attacked stenographer Miss Mabel Zumstein. She choked the girl nearly to unconsciousness and tore off her shirtwaist. Miss Zumstein remains in serious condition. Davenport has not been arrested.
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Evansville
Ind
J. H. Davenport
Mabel Zumstein
Morse’s Topcoat Sale Showcases Fall Clothing
Shoppers, especially students passing through the city, find Morse Made styles reflect the taste of leading dress authorities. The Topcoat Sale features coats priced from 10.00 to 25.00 with many raincoats fully lined or skeleton lined, offering strong values for fall wardrobe needs.
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BP. A. Hirschfield & Co
Broadway
New York
Great Bankrupt Sale Draws Crowd at 975 Washington Street
Pandemonium erupts when a crowd mistakes the cry Meyer for Fire during the Great Bankrupt Sale at 975 Washington Street. Bargains include suits and overcoats for 5.55 and trousers from 99 cents to 3.45, with shoes 1.59 to 2.95. Open evenings and Saturday late.
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Washington St
Meyer
Douglas
Columbia Theatre
Cor. Castle
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Tures
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Hanover Street
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