Campaign expenditure hearings set for late September to October
Senate committee chair Clapp announced next week’s hearing schedule. On Monday September 30, testimony from Ormsby McHarg, Cornelius Bliss Jr., and Charles A. Peabody on Harriman funds and 1904 campaign books. Tuesday October 1 features William Flinn and Elon H. Hooker. Wednesday October 2 includes Senator Joseph M. Dixon. Thursday October 3 and Friday October 4 hear from J Pierpont Morgan and Colonel Roosevelt respectively.
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Washington
Clapp
Senate
Ormsby McHarg
Roosevelt
Cornelius N. Bliss, Jr
Republican National Committee
Charles A. Peabody
E. H. Harriman
CC. C. Tegethoff
Meat Packers Form Butchers Union Local in Somerville Cambridge
A union of workers at all Somerville Cambridge packing houses was permanently formed last night. A charter from the A F L Butcher Workmen and Meat Cutters union was sent for. International Organizer Ralph Modest will arrive in Boston to assist. Already 69 members have signed the charter roll.
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Somerville - Cambridge
A. F. of L. Butcher Workmen’s and Meat Cutters
Ralph Modest
Boston
Doctor Sails on Honeymoon
Dr. H. B. C. Riemer of the United States Marine Hospital service sails for Italy this morning with his bride Miss Lucille Warner aboard the White Star Inner Canopic. They wed recently at Ellensburg Washington and will be abroad about a year. Also sailing in first cabin is Inman Sealby, former Republic commander and recent University of Michigan law graduate, who will study admiralty law in London before practicing in San Francisco.
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H. B. C. Riemer
United States Marine Hospital Service
Italy
White Star
Canopic
Ellensburg
Wash
Riemer
Lucille Warner
Robert Warner
Boston
Pennsylvania University
Harvard Medical School
Admiralty Courts
London
San Francisco
Railroads Cut Rates Westward For September to October
Railroads announce fare reductions across California Oregon Washington and the Far West with savings over ten dollars for travel between September 23 and October 9. Full details available from COLPIUS at 333 Washington St. and 146 Canal St. Boston.
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California
Oregon
Washington
Far West
Colpius
Washington St
Canal St
Boston
Roosevelt Seeks Southern Support for Progressive Party in New Orleans
Colonel Roosevelt spoke in New Orleans appealing to Southern voters to join the Progressive cause. He argued artificial barriers harmed Southern interests and recalled anecdotes from Texas and Louisiana to illustrate political sentiments. He noted that Louisiana voters largely opposed him though some clubs showed enthusiasm for his victory.
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New Orleans
South
Roosevelt
Southland
Progressive Party
Texas
Louisiana
Two Fishermen Rescued From Boat Fire Off Quarantine Station
Charles Nelson and Joseph Atz, Portuguese lobster fishermen, escaped drowning when their power boat Ruth caught fire near the quarantine station. They jumped overboard and were rescued by Captain Benjamin T. Kemp of the tug Confidence. Nelson clung to laths while Atz held the tender which had capsized during the rescue.
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Charles Nelson
Joseph Atz
Portugese
Ruth
Benjamin T. Kemp
Confidence
Nelson
Atz
Bride Who Failed to Appear Tells Why
Miss Adam L Powers explains she chose not to marry Arthur L Bascomb at the altar causing him to faint. Bascomb lived with the Powers family at 128 Commonwealth Avenue Alliston. Miss Powers says the decision was personal despite public criticism and notes there will be no wedding.
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Arthur L. Bascomb
Adam L. Powers
Bascomb
Powers
Commonwealth Avenue
Alliston
Frank Drake
New Curate Chosen for Union Church
The Rev. Benjamin D. Scott of Los Angeles has been named assistant pastor at Union Congregational Church corner of Columbus Avenue and West Newton Street. He begins October 1, succeeding the retiring Rev. Stephen Lang. Scott, a Boston University student, hails from Los Angeles where he previously led College Tract M E Church. He earned an A B from the University of Southern California in 1911 and won ten oratorical contests. New aide will take Harvard extension studies.
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Benjamin D. Scott
Los Angeles
Union Congregational Church
Columbus Avenue
West Newton Street
Allen A. Stockdale
Mr. Scott
Boston University
Stephen Lang
Harvard
Boston
University of South California
College Tract Methodist Episcopal Church
Husband forces wife to learn bricklaying in divorce suit
Louise Slater filed for divorce in Denver District Court claiming her husband William Slater a bricklayer treated her cruelly. She says he made her work on a building loading sand and making mortar and refused to let her go to bed, then ignored her for 14 weeks.
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Denver
Louise Slater
District Court
William Slater
St Louis Girls Smoke Cigarettes Prompt Petition Drive
The Missouri Woman's Christian Temperance Union seeks Hadley approval to circulate a petition among state prisoners urging voters to ban saloons at the next election. Mrs Ingalls notes young girls in St Louis society homes smoke cigarettes and reports similar observations statewide.
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ST. Louis
Hadley
Missouri Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Union
RE. B. Ingalls
Deslauries Jewelry Factory Ad Promises Fresh Flesh Strength
An ad from Deslauries Jewelry Factory at 43 Winter promotes medical tonics and builds up flesh and strength. It emphasizes factory prices for repaired jewelry and urges immediate action.
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Deslauries
Sudden Fatality During Hunting Near Bartibogne
In Chatham New Brunswick on September 27 a 15 year old named David Rodgers, son of Thomas Rodgers, was shot and killed while handling his own rifle near Bartibogne. The bullet passed through his body while he drew the weapon toward him in a clump of bushes.
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Chatham
N. B
Bartibogne
David Rodgers
Thomas Rodgers
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