Kidnapped Boy Found In Street In Brooklyn
Five year old Vicent Sabella son of a wealthy Italian wine merchant was found wandering in a Brooklyn street after a three month kidnapping. The assailants had demanded 5000 dollars in ransom and sent letters including a piece of human flesh claimed to be from the boy. The boy says he was well treated and cannot indicate where he was held. Police suspect the father yielded to the demand though he denies it.
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New York
Vicent Sabella
Brooklyn
Sabella
Second Auction Of Symphony Seats Held At 10 A M
Auction opens at 10 o clock for 18 dollar seats for 24 Saturday evening Symphony Orchestra concerts. Seats match Monday sales and extend to Row JJ in the floor and front balcony center rows. Rules from Monday and Tuesday sales apply again.
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Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Hall
Nightingale held for robbery of brother's office in Chicago
Meredith Nightingale a 19 year old from Toronto, accused of stealing 1000 mining shares and a diamond ring from his brother Harry Nightingale's Toronto bank office. Detected after Toronto police advised Chicago officers. Nightingale had come to Chicago from Detroit two weeks earlier.
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Chicago
Meredith Nightingale
Toronto
Harry Nightingale
Nightingale
Detroit
Houdini Faces Extreme Bandage Challenge in City
Houdini accepted a difficult test after a challenge from ex attendants and hospital staff. He will be bound in sheets and bandages on a hospital bed at Keith's Theatre with water dousing to test restraint and endurance.
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Houdini
Keith’s Theatre
John Ballow
Concord State Hospital For Insane
William B. Keating
Danvers Asylum
King’s Park Hospital
Robert Bollard
Winfield State Hospital
Worcester State Hospital
Suffolk Law School Opens Day Sessions in Tremont Temple
The Suffolk School of Law launched its day school in Tremont Temple, adding daytime classes to its evening program. It bills itself as the first New England institution to offer both schedules, with strong attendance marking a successful start.
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Suffolk School of Law
Tremont Temple
New England
Dean Archer
W. R. Evans, Jr
A. W. McLean
W. R. Means
W. J. O'Donnell
George Blaney
W. A. Chandler
Harvard begins 25th year with mass registration
Harvard opens its 25th year as 275th day of registration occurs today. About 2500 arts and sciences students are expected to register between 9 am and 1 pm, with graduate, law, and medical schools totaling well over 3000.
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Harvard
Department of Arts and Sciences
Harvard College freshmen exceed all prior years at new entrance rules
The college expects a record freshman class aided by Western outreach led by President Lowell and Harvard clubs. Lionel de Jersey Harvard and possibly Vincent Astor are noted among future graduates as the campus buzzes with move-in activity and new information bureaus open at the Union Brooks House and Cosmic Club for foreign students.
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Lowell
Harvard
West
Lionel de Jersey
John Harvard
Vincent Astor
John Jacob Astor
Young Astor
Memorial
Randall Halls
Union
Brooks House
Cosmopolitan Club
Memorial Services for Lost Climber Leigh Garrett
Memorial services were held for Leigh Garrett at St Stephen's Church Florence street at 2 30 pm. Garrett son of Alice Palmer Garrett and L O Garrett of Fairhaven attended Harvard and loved mountain climbing. He left Sept 2 to climb Mt Rainier Washington and was lost in a blinding snowstorm. Searchers failed to reach him after extending beyond the snow line. Relatives included his mother who had returned from a Europe summer when the tragedy reached her. Clergymen Rev Frederick Lauderburn and Rev Thomas Cline led the service.
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Leigh Garrett
St. Stephen’s Church
Florence Street
Garrett
Alice Palmer Garrett
Mt. Vernon Street
L. O. Garrett
Fairhaven
Harvard
Mt. Rainier
Washington
Europe
Frederick Lauderburn
Thomas Cline
White Man Lynched for Sheriff's Death in Dumas
A mob of about 100 seized Charles Malpass Sr. from the county jail in Dumas Arkansas and hanged him at a water tank following a deadly raid on the jail. The violence came after an gun battle at the Malpass home in which Sheriff W D Preston Deputy Sheriff Barney Stiel and two of Malpass's mixed race sons were killed and Malpass wounded. The wife and another son escaped during the gunfight.
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Dumas Ark
Charles Malpass
Malpass
W. D. Preston
Barney Stiel
Negress
Three men jailed seven years for post office break
Portsmouth era court sentenced John Kennedy George Floward and Thomas Keeley to seven years each in Atlanta federal penitentiary after found guilty of breaking into the post office at anoble Lake. The crime occurred earlier in the summer during the break in.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Anoble Lake
John Kennedy
George Floward
Thomas Keeley
Federal
Atlanta
United States District Court
Discovered Remedy for Asthma and Hay Fever
Mr. D. J. Lane a chemist in St Marys Kansas announces a simple home remedy for hay fever and asthma. He sent samples to long suffering sufferers who report cure. He will mail a $1 bottle for free with no payment until after testing and reporting effects within ten days.
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Kansas
D. J. Lane
Lane Bldg
St. Marys
Kan
Lane
Express
Townsend Housewives Plan Sugar Boycott in Delaware
Delaware women in Townsend launch a boycott of Sugar Trust products amid price hikes. They advocate using saccharine substitutes and plan a statewide petition to Congress to place sugar on the free list, signaling a broader effort beyond Townsend.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware
Sugar Trust
Townsend
Congress
Women Implicate in Divorce: Data From Kansas City Court
Kansas City statistics from the circuit court show about 80 percent of divorce suits on the docket are filed by wives, with most citing trivial charges. The study notes longer marriages when men sue, and more children in families where women are plaintiffs.
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Kansas
City
Circuit Court
Jackson County
Kansas City
Jailed for Keeping His Boy From School
John Pepper of 88 Browns ville avenue was jailed by Alderman Charlie Kaltenhauser for failing to pay a $2 fine and costs after defending his decision to keep his 14 year old son Harry from school to help support the family. Harry had been refused an employment certificate because he could not read or write.
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Pittsburg
John Pepper
Brownsville Avenue
Charlie Kaltenhauser
Harry
France Raises Parcel Post Limit for Perishable Food
Paris reports the government has secured railroads to raise the agricultural parcel post limit from 20 pounds to 80 pounds per shipment for perishable foods, aiming to ease food costs.
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France
Paris
Defend Opiates Use For Dying Patients
Philadelphia observers including Dr. Allen J. Smith of the University of Pennsylvania defend giving opiates to dying children to ease pain. They say the practice is common in medical circles and a mercy even when used to blunt agony.
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Philadelphia
Chicago Hospital
Allen J. Smith
University of Pennsylvania
Huge auto hearse promotes Burke sheriff bid in New Brunswick
A large automobile hearse with sides urging "Vote for Thomas F. Burke for Sheriff" rolled into New Brunswick on September 27. Burke, a Perth Amboy undertaker, used the vehicle to blend business with politics, drawing significant attention from onlookers.
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New Brunswick
Thomas F. Burke
Port Republic Seeks A Mayor as Pay Fails
Atlantic City Sept 27 Mayor John Ashley refuses to take Port Republic mayoralty citing heavy state obligations and high costs for campaign filings. With a town of 300 on the Brigantine branch, no one else steps forward to run. Ashley will serve juror duties but declines the mayoral post.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Port Republic
Reading
John Ashley
Ashley
Banquet Promotes Cold Storage Foods In Chicago
Chicago producers announce a luncheon on October 28 to prove cold storage foods are wholesome and delicious. Invitations go to the health commissioner, city council health committee, and newspaper publishers. Members of the National Poultry, Butter and Egg Association will attend.
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Chicago
Commissioner of Health
National Poultry, Butter and Begg Association
New Cure Claim For Corns Gets It
An advertisement promotes GETS-IT as a painless corn cure that removes corns without cutting, gouging, or drawing blood. The product is sold at druggists for 25 cents a bottle or via BE Lawrence & Co Chicago and in Boston at Riker Jaynes Stores and Kittn's Pharmacies.
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BE. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Boston
Riker-Jaynes
Kltin’s
Thirty Gold Nuggets Found in Crabs of Geese
In Santa Barbara California on September 27 a pile of thirty gold nuggets was found in the craws of six geese raised by Mrs. Israel Altschul. The discovery sparked a local gold rush as neighbors pan for nuggets and wash sand in the area. The nuggets likely washed down from the mountains years ago.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Israel Altschul
Broh ers Sued For Rent Under Lease
A Superior Court jury list names a $1500 suit against Arthur B Sederquist Newton and Harry Ff Curtis Boston of Seder quist Barry Company. Richard H Dana and Amory Eliot trustees seek $789.82 unpaid on a lease of the entire fourth floor of the Congress Street Building after conflicts with authorities in May 1909. The annual rent was $5450.
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Superior Court
Arthur B. Sederquist
Newton
Harry Ff. Curtis
Boston
Sederquist, Barry Company
Richard H. Dana
Amory Eliot
Congress Street
Red Cross Officially Authorized To Aid U S Forces
President Taft issued a proclamation declaring the American National Red Cross the sole volunteer organization authorized to aid land and naval forces in war. National Director K E P Bicknell said the move settles authority and prevents friction in relief work.
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Washington
American National Red Cross
United States
Taft
Red Cross
KE. P. Bicknell
The
Edward Wise to Return After 13 Years in Jail
Edward Wise formerly of this city, convicted of killing a New York cab driver named Beesley thirteen years ago, is expected in this city within days. The delivery comes via a letter to Miah Murray, who has spent years advocating for his release or pardon.
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Edward Wise
Beesley
New York
Miah Murray
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