Automobile crash claims life of Maynard mill executive
John Allen 55, of Assabet Mills Maynard and a leader in American Woolen Company circles, died at City Hospital from injuries after a car accident Tuesday en route from Maynard to Boston. Whitehead survived serious injuries. Shaw and Whitehead were in the vehicle when the steering defect caused the car to strike a tree near Weston.
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Waltham
John Allen
Assabet Mills
Maynard
American Woolen Company
Boston
Allen
Mr. Allen
Mr. Whitehead
American Woolen Mills
Joseph T. Shaw
Shaw
Weston
Whitehead
Sealed Whalen Verdict in Robbery Case
The jury in Charles J. Whalen’s robbery case against Dora Goldberg delivered a verdict to be opened Monday morning. Jurors retired at 3 20, court adjourned at 3 30, with a 16 minute outing. Proctor argued mistaken identity as key defense.
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Charles J. Whalen
Superior Criminal Court
Dora Goldberg
Crosby
Whalen
Proctor
Boston Symphony New Concert Master Wendling Arrives in America
Stuttgart born Karl Wendling, new concert master of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, arrives in Boston with high insurance on his fingers. He notes Boston women as quick, plans first rehearsal for October, and mentions pupil Robert Siebeck. The article also lists insurance figures for famous artists including Kubelik, Ignacy Paderewski, Lina Cavalieri, Mme Nordica, Anna Held, and Lillian Russell.
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Karl Wendling
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Stuttgart
America
Boston
W Post
Hub
Herr Wendling
Europe
Herr Mack
Fenner
Robert Siebeck
Herr Siebeck
Wendling
Kubelik
Ignau Pederewski
Old Offender Again in Toils
Richard J. Drohen, 41, homeless and a long-escaped prisoner, was recaptured after allegedly stealing a $65 muff from a Charlestown department store. He was taken to headquarters after inspectors Morrissy and Patterson arrested him yesterday.
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Richard J. Drohen
Charlestown
Drohen
Morrissy and Patterson
Man jailed for polygamy after believing wife dead
Dedham report states William A. Murphy of Braintree married a second wife after reading his first wife’s obituary. He was arrested for polygamy and today sentenced to one year in the local jail.
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Dedham
William A. Murphy
Braintree
Inventor Claims Long-Distance Wireless Power Discovery
Reports from Lyons France on September 7 state a local inventor has announced a method to transmit electric energy over long distances using wireless technology. The news papers here describe this breakthrough as a new approach to wireless power.
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Lyons
France
Cripple Candidate for Williamstown Highway Surveyor
Williamstown 54 year old William Marshall Field announced he may run for town highway surveyor next election. Born crippled, he has served five years as assessor and kept pristine books. He demonstrates diverse skills from driving to carpentry and milking, earning the moniker Wizard of the Berkshires. Plainville report: Walter Butler seeks police help after daughter Annie, 15, disappeared from Bacon Street, last seen in Providence.
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Williamstown
William Marshall Field
State House
Boston
Berkshires
Mr. Fields
Plainville
Walter Butler
Bacon Street
Annie
Providence
Must Care for Consumptives Conference Sets Policy
A mayor led a briefing at the city hall with Mayor Fitzgerald Edward I. McSweeney chairing the Consumptives Hospital trustees and Dr. Samuel H. Durgin as Board of Health chair. The meeting resolved that pauper trustees should care for all indigent sick they can accommodate at Long Island until alternative relief is found.
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Mayor Fitzgerald
Edward I. MceSweeney
Samuel H. Durgin
Board of Health
Thomas Downey
Charles I. Gaynor
Edward M. Gallagher
Max Wyzanski
Mary A. Dierkes
Fitzgerald
Long Island
Fire devastates Wu Chow area along Sikiang River
A large fire in Wu Chow on the Sikiang River near Canton destroyed hundreds of houses and many boats and pontoons. The blaze, blamed on incendiary cause, is feared to have cost many lives amid the widespread destruction.
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Hong Kong
Wuchow
Sikiang River
Canton
Sea warfare discussed at peace conference plenary
At The Hague on September 27 ten reports on warfare at sea were dispensed with at the seventh plenary session. The plan to transform merchant ships into warships without restriction was approved by 32 to 9. A grace period for belligerent merchantmen in enemy ports at hostilities outset was adopted.
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The
Hague
Toselli in Paris Stop Includes Beer and Sauerkraut
Signor Enrico Toselli and his wife the ex Crown Princess of Saxony arrived in Paris at dawn and visited the railroad station refreshment room where Signora Toselli ordered chocolate and Toselli asked for a beer and sauerkraut as described by the Matin.
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Paris
Signor
Enrico Toselli
Saxony
Signora Toselli
Toselli
Cartoonist John Greisinger Dies After Long Illness
John Greisinger, 40, a former cartoonist for the Toledo Blade, Boston Globe, Atlanta Constitution, and Providence Telegram, died last night at a Kenosha sanitarium after a long illness due to paresis.
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Milwaukee
Wis
John Greisinger
Toledo Blade
Boston Globe
Atlanta Constitution
Providence Telegram
Kenosha
Storrow Club Opens New Quarters in West End
The James J. Storrow Club dedicated its new quarters at 4 Eaton Street in the West End House last evening. The club, composed of neighborhood young men, plans literary and social service work with speakers James J. Storrow Oscar B Gallagher and Mitchell Freiman addressing the gathering.
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James J. Storrow
West End House
Eaton Street
Oscar B. Gallagher
New High School of Commerce
Mitchell Freiman
Schooners Disabled Near Handkerchief Shoals
Vineyard Haven dispatch reports two schooners in trouble off Handkerchief Shoals and Nantucket Shoals. William R. Huston of Rockport Maine sailing to New York sprang a leak in the rudder post and keeps steam pump running while repairs. Fred A. Emerson of Searsport to Rondout lost anchor and 15 fathoms of chain in heavy winds. W L Walker from New London to Baltimore returned after losing a spanker and flying jib near Sandy Hook.
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Vineyard Haven
Schoonser
William R. Huston
Rockport
Mass
New York
Handkerchief Shoals
Fred A. Emerson
Searsport
Rondout
Nantucket Shoals
New London
Conn
W. L. Walker
Kelsey
Baltimore
Sandy Hook
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Widensohler
Carl Wendling
Owe
Kuppenheimer Chicago
Bos
Oxford
Kuppenheimer Clothing
Kuppenheimer
Henry Siegel Co
Essex Street
Ission
Masex Street
Sheet Music Dept
Grace Mordaunt
Orioles
Sadie Hell
Reath
Estelle
Joseph McCarthy
Mall Ic
Main
Brockton
Siegel
Massachusetts
Victor
CIA
Touay
Newman Bros
Remington Auto
Parker R Bros
Winchester
Remington
Smith
Syracuse
Martin
Savage
SIG. Toselli
Greisinger
Storrows Open
West End
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