Mrs Whitney to Wed Back Bay Physician
Boston society announces the engagement of Mrs. Hugh Whitney of Gloucester street to Dr Elisha Flagg of Commonwealth avenue. Mrs Whitney, a widow, has been abroad with her children Eleanor and Hugh after a European tour. Dr Flagg, Harvard graduate class of 87, is linked to several clubs. The wedding is planned for late fall.
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Mrs. Whitney
Back Bay
Boston
Hugh Whitney
Gloucester Street
Elisha Flags
Commonwealth Avenue
Whitney
White Mountains
Europe
Eleanor and
Eleanor Shattuck
George B. Shattuck
Beacon Street
Dr. Flagg
George Flagg
Harvard
Somerset
Harvard Club
New York
Train Kills Boy Employee at Roxbury Crossing
Francis Cohane aged 17 of 21 Burke Street Roxbury was instantly killed by an inbound New York New Haven and Hartford railroad train while crossing the tracks near Ruggles Street yesterday afternoon. He worked in the boiler factory and was a favorite among his fellow workmen. His mother, awaiting his return for dinner, was informed by a policeman and was prostrated. She was reported seriously ill last night.
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Francis Cohane
Burke Street
Roxbury
New York, New Haven & Hartfort
Ruggles Street
Cohane
Stock Exchange Elects Officers for Boston Exchange
At the annual election the Boston Stock Exchange re elected President Lyman B. Greenleaf and Vice President Henry Hornblower along with Treasurer Sidney Chase. The governing committee for 1911 includes Hazen Clement Charles W. Tewksbury William H. Seabury Harry H. Gay William Jackson and Charles M. Cabot.
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Boston Stock Exchange
Lyman B. Greenleaf
Henry Hornblower
Sidney Chase
Hazen Clement
Charles W. Tewksbury
William H. Seabury
Harry H. Gay
William Jackson
Charles M. Cabot
Bitter Tells of Rescues in Nezinscot Court Martial
Irank R Bitter chief boatswain’s mate testified in his own defense at a Portsmouth court martial over the Nezinscot sinking. He described the rescue of Mrs Evans and her son from the water after Captain Evans leaped to the fantail grating, urging Bitter to save her, then guiding them to a plank and life preserver while maintaining the boy’s safety.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Irank R. Bitter
Evans
Mrs. Evans
Novel Dances to Aid Temperance Cause in Dorchester
Hundreds of youths from Dorchester South End Roxbury and Jamaica Plain will join the Father Mathew celebration at Intercolonial Hall Dudley street Monday night Oct 11 under St Patrick's Total Abstinence and Literary Society. Featured dances include Red and Blue Whistling and Double Boston with proceeds supporting the temperance effort in Boston Highlands.
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Dorchester
South End
Roxbury
Jamaica Plain
Father Mathew
Dudley Street
St. Patrick’s Total Abstinence and Literary Society
Boston Highlands
Mason announces engagement of Miss Mason to Mr Van Rensselaer
Pittsfield report states Mrs. Herbert C. Mason of Boston announced in Stockbridge on Saturday afternoon the engagement of her daughter Miss Mabel Mason to Peyton J. Van Rensselaer of New York. The wedding is set for Stockbridge on October 14.
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Pittsfield
Herbert C. Mason
Boston
Stockbridge
Mabel Mason
Peyton J. van Rensselaer
New York
Aldermen Back Voting Booths Over Schoolhouses
The Board of Aldermen voted 9 to 3 to urge the Mayor to ask election commissioners to abandon schoolhouses as polling places and restore voting booths. Alderman Curley presented the order, while Ward 17’s Alderman warned the plan would harm the morals of school children.
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Board of Aldermen
Curley
Anderson
Ballantyne
Carr
Debates Over Schoolhouse Polling Places Stir City Hall
City aldermen debate the schoolhouse polling plan citing risks to youth and economy. Critics label it debasing and say it echoes barter in liquor trade, while supporters claim potential savings though modest. The board also weighs health, library bids, and park funding measures amid multiple votes.
High Bids for Symphony Seats at Opening Auction
Boston capital led a brisk bidding war at Symphony Hall for the coming season's seats with the average $18 Friday afternoon seats rising 10 to 15 percent. Mrs John L Gardner paid $116 for right balcony seats while floor front seats fetched the lowest prices as bidders targeted specific locations. Professional agents fueled aggressive bidding as records show sharp increases per seat with bids climbing through many figures.
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Symphony Hall
Boston
John L. Gardner
Elevated After Merger Talks Plotted In Boston
The Boston Elevated Railway seeks to acquire control of major streetcar lines including Boston & Northern Old Colony Blue Hills Boston & Worcester Middlesex & Boston and Lexington & Boston. A joint Massachusetts railroad commission and Boston Transit commission hearing featured Frederic E. Snow advocating enabling merger legislation.
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Boston Elevated Railway Company
Boston
Boston & Northern
Old Colony
Blue Hills
Boston & Worcester
Middlesex & Boston
Lexington & Boston
Massachusetts Railroad Commission
Boston Transit Commission
State House
Frederic E. Snow
Elevated
Snow
Boston Company
Roscoe Walsworth
Metropolitan Transit Association
Joint Commission
Revere Beach & Lynn
Mayor Hibbard’s appointments again rejected by board
The Board of Aldermen rejected for the second time Mayor Hibbard’s nominations of Edward G. Richardson and Alonzo F. Andrews to Aldermen vacancies. City Hall reports the mayor will refile the names if confirmed, but officials say he will not renominate them if they fail again.
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Board of Aldermen
Hibbard
Edward G. Richardson
Alonzo F. Andrews
City Hall
Messrs. Richardson
Andrews
Will Put Republican on Democratic Ticket
A plan for direct nominations and a State Finance Commission like the Boston Finance Commission was unanimously agreed. Dr. Joan W. Coughlin said he was not in sympathy with his cousin’s candidacy. Senator Daniel Mahoney denied Holyoke delegates were pledged to Mayor Coughlin. Reported there are 25 000 to 50 000 Republicans willing to rebuke the party over the tariff bill. Labor situation discussion noted.
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Fitzgerald
Donovan
James H. Doyle
Kelcher
O’connell
Patrick J. Brady
Boston
John H. Casey
Theobald M. Connor
Northampton
Alfred §. Hayes
Hopkinton
James Donovan
John F. MacDonald
Frederick J. Macleod
State Committee
Charles 8. Hamlin
Gamaliel Bradford
John E. Handrahan
Brockton
George M. Harlow
Plymouth
Fred W. Mansfield
William H. O’brien
Robert H. Coffey
Lynn
Daniel D. Mahoney
Holyoke
Joseph H. Maynard
John A. Kelcher
Joseph F. O'Connell
Walter H. Creamer
Roger Sherman Hoar
Frank M. Copley
Salem
Edward Gallagher
Lowell
Charles F. Riordan
John H. H. McNamee
Michael F. Cuiliney
John F. Dwyer
Weymouth
Patrick J. Duane
Waltham
State Finance Commission
Boston Finance Commission
Tne
James H. Vaney
John T. Coughlin
Fall River
Joan W. Coughlin
Daniel Mahoney
Coughlin
Children Injured in Jersey City Black Hand Scare
Several children were wounded in Jersey City during a Black Hand scare. All victims were admitted to local hospitals and are expected to recover fully. Authorities say age range and exact injuries vary while investigations continue.
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Jersey City
Fireworks Panic At Jersey City School Riots
A three story school near an Italian church faced a stampede when rumors of dynamite threats and the Black Hand sparked chaos during a church celebration. Children flooded hallways, a jam at a closed door caused injuries, with police and ambulances aiding and reports of deaths spreading amid fear of anti foreign threats.
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Jersey City
St. Anthony’s School
Palisades To Be Preserved In Interstate Park
New York, Sept. 27 Fourteen years of effort to save the Palisades from blasting ends with completion of the purchase from Fort Lee New Jersey to Piermont New York. The 14 mile long cliff area will form the Palisades Interstate Park. Cost about 627000 with 502000 paid by New York and New Jersey and 125000 from J Pierpont Morgan.
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New York
Hudson River
Fort Lee
N. J
Piermont
N. Y
Palisades Interstate Park
New Jersey
J. Pierpont Morgan
Coughing Burst Causes Blood Vessel Rupture Says Medical Writer
A medical writer claims coughing frequently bursts blood vessels and signals inflammation from a cough or cold. He promotes a patent cough syrup and whiskey as harmful, and presents a controversial home remedy mixture with wild cherry bark, cardiol essence, and white pine syrup to be taken in staged doses, warning consumption is a major risk and suggesting use for children by age.
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Torrence
Tetrazzini
Victor Comany
Sofano
Manhattan Opera Company
Lucia di Lammermoor
Donizetti Verdi
Bellini
Victor Records
Victor
Victor Talking Machine Co
Camden
Poe
Nera Ated
M. Steinert & Sons CO
Piano
Victor Dept
Boylston Street
New England
Train
Stock Exchange
Hunyadi
Janos
Saeeuen
Bitter
Alderman Giblin
Washington
New York Harbor
Giblin
Bath
Curtis Hall
Parkman
Public Grounds Department
George F. Parkman
Park Department
Arthur Berenson
Ward 11
John Howard
Charles Dillaway
Oak Hall Clothing Company
Garret
Mien
N Mien
Washington Street
Howard A. Barrows
Draper
Luby Bros
Tremont St
Ward
Franklin St
Riker-Jaynes
Ethel
Wilson Bros
Court St
Big Kettle
Court
Cascarets
Bryans
Bryans’ Drug House
Rochester
Jaynes Drug Co
W. B. Hunt Co
Houghton & Dutten Co
Farren
John B
Sarah F. Tarren
Sullivan
Bennington Street
Star of the Sea
Furst
George C
Michael
Barbara Furst
Enfield Street
St. Mary’s of the Assumption Church
Houston
Portland
Ore
Roche
Rutherford Avenue
City Square
Charlestown
Hannah J. Roche
Harding
Mill Street
County Cork
Ireland
Martin J
Ocean Avenue
Revere
St. John the Baptist Church
North Bennet Street
Portland Me
Thompson
Helen T
George W. Thompson
First Unitarian Church
Concord Avenue
Belmont
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