Noted Women In Collision In Portland
In Portland Maine a Montreal train and a shifting freight engine collided causing Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens national president of the W C T U and Miss Anna Gordon vice president at large to be shaken with other passengers slightly bruised. The train was delayed about two hours. An important meeting of the Carpenters' District Council will be held next Thursday night at 30 Hanover Street to discuss six vital craft matters and actions. Affiliated locals are advised to defer referendum propositions including changes in the working agreement with the Master Builders' Association.
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Portland
Montreal
Grand Trunk
L. M. N. Stevens
Anna Gordon
Chicago
Carpenters’ Distrct Council
Hanover Street
Master Builders’ Association
Bers
P. J. Thornton
Stationary Firemen’s Union 8
Michael Murphy
Martin Lyons
Thornton
Esident Thornton
A. F. of L
Lowell
John J. Barry
Theatrical Stage Ace Alliance
Philadelphia
Lamplighters’ Union
Daniel J. Tobin
Cambridge
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Indianarpolis
General Teamsters’ Union
Teamsters’ Union
Wells Memorial Building
Cigar Makers’ Union 97
Model Union
Cligar
Mechanics’ Hall
Indianapolis
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers’ Union 9
Michael J. Young
Custom House On Same Site Advances Plan by Whitman
William Whitman, Arlington mills president and leading importer, urges adapting the present custom house site for a larger structure. He backs architect William Atkinson’s plan to extend the land around the square to create about 20,000 square feet for a modern facility.
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Custom House
William Whitman
Arlington Mills
Lawrence
Whitman
Boston
William Atkinson
Boston Society of Architects
Custom House Square
Barrymore Escapes Train Wreck in Illinois
Ethel Barrymore, a passenger on the Illinois Central Diamond Special, was uninjured but blocked from exiting by a door and pulled through a window by a porter. In the same wreck, seven year old Elizabeth McGuire was killed by flying debris near the tracks, while a St. Louis engagement was canceled.
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Ethel Barrymore
Illinois
Springfield
Ill
Illinois Central
St. Louis
Miss Barrymore
Elizabeth McGuire
Tense fight over lieutenant governor nominee in Republican camp
Senator Crane arrives as Senator Lodge exerts influence in the party split over the lieutenant governor selection. The Republican State committee prepares for a tense convention with factions backing Frothingham and Cole, while Crane's stance remains pivotal and undisclosed amid talk of a dark horse and machine influence.
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Senator Crane
Senator Lodge
Republican State Committee
Republican State Organization
Republican State
Frothingham
Cole
Luce
Mr. Luce
Mayor Hibbard Moves to Oust City Supplies Chief
The Boston mayor plans to remove Walter E. Burk, head of the supply department, after demanding explanations for purchases from Horace Rand of the Ward 2 Republican committee. The dispute centers on alleged inflated prices and possible middleman use, stirring political tensions as Burk faces probable resignation.
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Hibbard
Walter E. Burk
City Hall
Burk
Horace Rand
Republican City Committee
John Manville Company
Boston
Plague Refugees Quarantined After Azores Arrival
Three hundred eight refugees from the plague scorched Azores Islands arrived aboard the Canopic and were sent to Gallup's Island for quarantine. Officials report no illness among them and note isolation of Fayal Pico and Terceira.
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Azores
White Star
Canopic
Gallup's
Fall River
New Bedford
Providence
Durgin
Board of Health
Ponta Delgada
Fayal
Pico
Terceira
Gallup’s Island
91 Civilians Named Second Lieutenants From Fort Leavenworth
The War Department released the list of 91 civil life appointees as second lieutenants after a July competitive exam at Fort Leavenworth Kansas. From New England are Harold Everett Barr Natick Mass George Rosell Norton Allerton Mass Edgar Hall Thompson Newport R I John Mather Lowell Mass Jacob Frank Burlington V I Robert Coker Salem Mass.
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Washington
War Department
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
New England
Field Artillery
Harold Everett Barr
Natick
Mass
Coast Artillery
George Rosell Norton
Allerton
Edgar Hall Thompson
Newport
R. I
John Mather
Lowell
Jacob Frank
Burlington
Robert Coker
Salem
Labor unions expand hiring and organize in Boston area
The report details Union 1410 admitting ten applicants and eight new ones, with strong demand across shop and mill work. Welders, upholsterers, steamfitters, bricklayers, carpenters and other locals discuss organizing drives, new delegates, and upcoming conventions in Boston through January 1910.
Giant octopus killed in fight by diver
San Francisco, Sept 28. Diver Martin Lund of the Coast Wrecking Company battled a giant devil fish in the wrecked steamer Pomona’s hold. With one arm free he hacked at tentacles, then thrust his knife into the head, finally slashing the creature apart.
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San Francisco
Martin Lund
Coast Wrecking Company
Pomona
Husband Marries Cousin After Eight Decades in Kenosha
In Kenosha Wisconsin John Folks a Chicago machinist and his cousin Mary Folks of New York City wed after an eighty year courtship. The ceremony marks the end of a long family romance with both families noting the unusual union and its personal significance.
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Kenosha
Wis
John Folks
Chicago
Mary Folks
New York City
83 Year Futurity Race Ends With Death of Heir
New Haven CT Sept 28 A futurity race begun in 1820 with 800 subscribers and a 250000 prize ended today upon the death of Deacon Lucius Worcester Fitch of Westville. Seven final heirs remain to divide the Tontine Hotel estate. Fitch, a Yale alumnus and former official, was the eighth survivor in the long event, a contest once fought by nurses and doctors as the aged contestants lived in glass cases.
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New Haven
Conn
Lucius Wooster Fitch
Westville
Deacon Fitch
Yale University
Virginia Ackerman Headlines Grand Opera House Run
Miss Virginia Ackerman appears this week at the Grand Opera House as principal support to How. The breezy West Virginia performer headlines a program likely drawing local interest and theater patrons.
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Virginia Ackerman
Grand Opera House
Young actress Ackerman shines in The Wall Street Detective
Miss Ackerman, born in the West, is praised as a brilliant young woman in the profession. The article notes her vivacity, skill with a horse and Colt, and her ability to captivate audiences with spirited, energetic performance.
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Ard Hall
Wall Street
Miss Ackerman
West
S&colt
New Haven Railway Reports Dividend Deficit After 8 Percent Payout
President Mellen’s annual New York New Haven Hartford railway report shows a year with operating revenues of 53 million 50 thousand and expenses of 88 million 213 thousand. The net income after fixed charges and other income was 5 million 266 thousand, yielding a deficit of 2 million 516 thousand after the 8 percent dividend.
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New Haven
Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Interstate Commission
Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement claims Pyramid Pile Cure can relieve piles without surgery. It urges readers to mail name and address for a free trial, then purchase a 50 cent box at drug stores, asserting the remedy reduces inflammation and heals sores and ulcers.
Free Pyramid Drug Co Coupon Mailing Offer
A blank form invites readers to fill in name and address and mail to Pyramid Drug Company in Marshall Michigan to receive a free trial package of Pyramid Pile Cure. The offer promises immediate mail delivery in a plain wrapper.
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Pyramid Drug
Pyramid Bldg
Marshall, Mich
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