Downey Named Headmaster at High School of Commerce
James B P Downey, newly appointed headmaster of the High School of Commerce, was born in New Braintree, graduated Holyoke High School in 1893, earned AB at Amherst in 1897 and AM in 1905, played on Amherst football, taught at Holyoke and Clark University, served as submaster at Boston Latin, led Frothingham Vacation School, was mathematics master at the High School of Commerce since 1907, and later principal of South Boston Evening High School. He belongs to multiple educational associations and resides in Roxbury.
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James BP. Downey
High School of Commerce
New Braintree
North Brookfield High School
Amherst College
Amherst
Holyoke High School
Clark University
Worcester Classical High School
Boston Latin School
Frothningham Vacation School
South Boston
Symphony Hall auction sets high prices for Friday seats
Bidding at Symphony Hall for Friday afternoon rehearsals showed strong demand with buyers mostly individuals. The top price reached $32 for center first balcony. floor seats sold down to $8.50 and $10 on average. aisles commanded $2 to $5 premium. last row fetched $11.50 to $16 while some bidders left without seats.
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Symphony Hall
Aviator George Chavez Dies After Alpine Flight Crash
Domodossola Italy Sept 27 George Chavez the aviator died at 2 25 pm in a hospital here following injuries from a crash after alighting from a flight over the Alps. Born in Paris in 1887 he was Peruvian by nationality and had earned an Aero Club license Feb 15 this year.
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Domodossola
Italy
George Chavez
Alps
Paris
The
Aero Club
Issy
France
Brig
Switzerland
Lieutenant Governor Fraser Dies at 65 in Nova Scotia
Halifax NS September 27 The Hon Duncan Cameron Fraser Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia died at his Guysboro residence aged 65 A native of New Glasgow he joined provincial government in 1878 later served in the House of Commons for Guysboro county elected in 1891 reelected 1896 and 1900 resigned 1904 appointed to the supreme council and later served briefly as executive head of the province.
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Halifax
N. S
Duncan Cameron Fraser
Nova Scotia
Guysboro
Fraser
New Glasgow
House of Assembly
Canadian House of Commons
Guysboro County
Supreme Council of
Province of
Hyomei promised to cure catarrh with money back offer
An advertisement explains Hyomei as a nasal antiseptic treatment for catarrh. It claims the product kills germs in the nasal membranes, provides relief within minutes, and offers a money back guarantee if catarrh is not cured. A complete outfit costs $1.00, with refills available.
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Australia
Booth’s
Hyomei Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Gaynor Refusal Final for Governor Bid
In Rochester on September 27, Mayor Gaynor declared in a letter to James Creelman that he would not accept the gubernatorial nomination if offered. The day also saw the arrival of Tammany Hall leaders John A. Dix and Charles F. Murphy to attend the Democratic State convention preparations.
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Rochester
N. Y
Gaynor
James Creelman
John A. Dix
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Political whispers on Governor race amid Democratic planning
Before any public Gaynor letter, Dix and Murphy hinted Gaynor would run and leaders viewed him as the best candidate. Delegation heads focus on the governorship while the ticket head remains until the Republican convention. Osborn of Auburn and Bissell of Buffalo are named as likely second on the ticket if a New York governor is chosen.
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Gaynor
Dix
Charles F. Murphy
Saratoga
New York
Thomas M. Osborn
Auburn
Herbert P. Bissell
Buffalo
Runaway Boys Admit Thefts In Portsmouth
Daniel Lovett Edward Wellman and Henry Best runaway boys from Lynn were arrested in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Police recovered nearly a peck of peanuts dumped on the sidewalk outside their cells and learned the trio had robbed several automatic peanut machines around the city.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Daniel Lovett
Edward Wellman
Henry Best
Lynn
Indian Lone Star Freed by Cincinnati Jury
Lone Star a Cherokee Indian acquitted of murder in Cincinnati after claiming self defense in the killing of John Donovan proprietor of a lodging house. The defendant showed calm demeanor throughout the trial and celebrated the verdict with his court-appointed attorney.
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Cincinnati
Lone Star
John Donovan
Prizes for auto drivers in Boston snapshot feature
Next Sunday's Post will publish another page showing cars photographed around Greater Boston. Any driver who recognizes his car will win a $3 gold piece presented by the Sunday Post.
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Greater
Boston
Sunday Post
Inventor Tavella Shoots Self After Confrontation
Francesca Tavella an inventor for United Shoe Machinery Company killed himself in Revere yesterday after firing three shots from a veranda near the Parobi residence. Mrs. Stephen Parobi watched from a window as Tavella fled across a field to discard his revolver and then died.
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Revere
Francesca Tavella
United Shoe Machinery Company
Stephen Parobi
Thorndike Street
Tavella
Parobi
New Hampshire Platform Endorses Taft At State Convention
A platform by progressive Republicans in Concord was adopted unanimously. The convention mainly approved the new primary law and lauded President Taft for Republican achievements in Congress under his leadership and Roosevelt's policies.
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Concord
N. H
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Gloucester haddock seizure over misbranding claim
Federal inspectors seized 16 000 pounds of haddock claimed to be from Gloucester for misbranding. officials said the fish were in a bad state of preservation and the claim could not be verified at Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Gloucester
Lehigh & New England Plans 81 Mile Extension to Tamaqua
Papers signed give the Lehigh & New England railroad a complete right of way for an 81 mile extension from Danielsville near Slatington to Tamaqua. The $3,000,000 project shortens the route to Boston via the Poughkeepsie bridge by about 40 miles and boosts freight by an estimated 4,000,000 tons annually, linking coal regions with New England markets.
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Allentown
Lehigh & New England Railroad
Danielsville
Slatington
Tamaqua
Pennsylvania
Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company
Boston
Poughkeepsie Bridge
Lehigh & New England
New England
Lehigh Valley
Jersey Central
Reading
Erie
Lacka Wanna
Walls of bank fall in hole at Richmond
The east wall of the First National Bank building sank into an excavation for a new sky scraper project in Richmond Virginia. The collapse occurred about 8 PM and took with it the easternmost column. No injuries were reported.
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Richmond
First National Bank
Main Street
Pape's Diuretic Promises Quick Kidney Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Diuretic for fast kidney and bladder relief. It claims rapid action on the urinary system and cures many symptoms from backache to nocturnal urination, endorsing Pape Thompson & Pape of Cincinnati and 50 cent treatments sold by druggists.
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Bright
Pape
Pape, Thompson & Pape
Cincinnati
Ohio
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the High School
Commerce
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Hyomei
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