Foreman crushed to death as East Boston storehouse floors collapse
Edward J. Dexter 36 of East Boston was killed when second and third floors of Gorton Pen Fisheries storehouse collapsed under tons of salt fish. Four children and a wife survive. A 14-man crew had been moved moments before the disaster.
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Foreman
Boston
Edward J. Dexter
Webster Street
East
Gorton Pen Fisheries Company
Marginal Street
East Boston
Jeffries Point
Dexter
Martin Joyce
Jeffries Street
Joyce
Fire Department
Caulfield
Leary
Eewater
N. S
Gorton Pew
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Claims Great Woman’s Health Recovery
The advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a highly successful remedy for women's suffering claiming millions of letters from women attest to cures without drugs. It asserts the product saves some from surgical operations and works by ingredients acting on the feminine organism to restore health.
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Lydia E. ‘Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Loss on building tops five thousand dollars
General Manager Carroll of the Gorton Pen industries visited from Gloucester and conferred with local manager William H. Doherty. Building commissioners inspected the structure and are expected to file a report today.
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Carroll
Gorton Pen Industries
Gloucester
William H. Doherty
Ministers Say They Marry for Free or Nominal Fees
A Boston area report notes several clergymen including Rev Herbert Johnson and pastors from Egleston Square Immanuel Walnut Avenue Roxbury Universalist describe offering free or minimal fees for weddings. They say some couples cannot pay and ministers often waive charges or seek small offerings.
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Herbert Johnson
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Post
Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth
T. C. Martin
Egleston Square Methodist Church
Clarence A. Vincent
Immanuel- Walnut Avenue Church
James Harry Holden
Roxbury Universalist Church
Baron Placed in Default in Providence Court
Baron F. von Gordon Seefeld, who vanished last August, had his case defaulted in Superior Court. A capial was ordered for his arrest if found. He faced a $700 board bill at Hotel Matheson Narragansett Pier and served 30 days in Cranston after a Boston capture. Attorney Bowen posted $200 surety for the appeal.
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Providence
F. von Gordon Seefeld
Superior Court
Matheson
Narragansett Pier
Boston
John R. Wilcox
Cranston
F. C. Olney
William M. P. Bowen
Happy Harry Howell Aims for Opera Stardom
St. Louis report notes Happy Harry Howell, renowned Browns pitcher, who lives in Brooklyn, seeks a career in opera. He aspires to shine on the operatic stage beyond baseball.
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ST. Louis
Harry” Howell
Brooklyn
N. Y
Davis Alibi in Murder Case Heard in Omaha
The preliminary hearing in the murder case of Charles Richard Davis against Dr. Frederick Rustin concluded its evidence phase. Arguments by counsel will start Tuesday morning as Mrs. Rice endured cross examination with no new major revelations.
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Omaha
Neb
Charles Richard Davis
Frederick Rustin
Secret Atlanta Marriage Ties Heiress Sylvia Speer
Miss Sylvia Speer a 17 year old heiress to a fortune of over 1 000 000 wed Russell Thomas her chauffeur about 20 at Congregational Church Atlanta Rev Atkinson officiated The license was obtained by W B Thomas a railroad contractor and father of the groom who offered to stand as her guardian after learning of her age
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Atlanta
Sylvia Speer
W. A. Speer
Russell Thomas
Atkinson
W. B. Thomas
Defense presents alibi witnesses in shooting case
During the afternoon the defense presented about a score of witnesses to support an alibi for Davis. Frank Graham testified he lived at the Chatham Hotel near Davis and found a sick person in the retirement room about 3 a.m. The State placed the shooting at 3:30 a.m. Twenty hotel guests testified no one else was sick that night. Zimmer, a City Council member, placed Rustin downtown at 1:30 a.m. The case will continue with further argument tomorrow.
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Gurley
Davis
Frank Graham
Chatham Hotel
Dr. Austin
Chatham
Graham
Austin
Harry B. Zimmer
Rustin
Franklin Union Classes Open for Evening Instruction
The Franklin Union opened its doors to evening classes serving about 300 pupils across eight sections. The program runs two terms from December 23 to January 4, with classes on Monday Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 under director Walter B. Russell and instructors drawn from major manufacturing firms.
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Franklin Union
Walter B. Russell
S. N. Aldrich Passes Away
Samuel Nelson Aldrich former president of the State National Bank died yesterday at his Lynn summer home on Walcott road. Aldrich, who became bank president in 1890 after leaving the U S subtreasury, was a Upton native and educated at Worcester Academy Southampton Commercial Academy and Brown University. He studied law at Harvard and practiced in Boston, served in the State Senate, ran for Congress, and led the Framingham and Lowell and Central Massachusetts railroads.
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Samuel Nelson Aldrich
State National Bank
Walcott Road
Lynn
Aldrich
State Bank
United States
Cleveland
Upton
Worcester Academy
Southampton Commercial Academy
Brown University
Harvard Law School
Boston
State Senate
Fourth Middlesex
Congress
Framingham & Lowell Railroad
Central Massachusetts Railroad
Heiress Weds Chauffeur as Georgia Family Objects
In Atlanta a young heiress of the Silvey fortune wed Russell Thomas a chauffeur. W A Speer, her father, and Mrs Silvey oppose the union and plan to seek terms of separation or schooling until the bride is of age. Attorneys represent both families as a possible amicable agreement is pursued.
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Washington
W.A. Speer
Georgia
John Silvey & Co
John Silvey
Miss Speer
Jews Observe Zon Galie in Boston Synagogues
Orthodox Jews in Boston observed Zon Galie one of the three major fast days. Synagogues collected for Jewish charities and appealed for stronger support of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. A committee will circulate plates on the eve of Atonement Day. Mass meetings are planned at all area synagogues with addresses by prominent Hebrews.
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Boston
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
Vicinity
Exhumation of Mrs. Knapp Fueled Murder Probe in Phillips
In Maine, Coroner F P Adams oversaw exhumation of Mrs Carroll Knapp killed Sept 10 in Phillips. An inquest will be held as relatives press murder theory. a stranger was reportedly seen near the Knapp home and roads to Canada are watched.
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Phillips
F. P. Adams
Farmington
Carroll Knapp
Adams
Knapp
Verna Leadbetter
Charles Leadbetter
North Leeds
C. H. McKenzie Trading Company
Canada
Court Street
Post and Journal
W. H. Hamilton
Saratoga Street
East
Boston
White Cross antiseptic foot powder promises all day comfort
Advertises White Cross Antiseptic Foot Powder as relieving sore feet with pure antiseptic ingredients free from alum. Claims physicians and workers like policemen and soldiers benefit, priced 10c or 25c per can, sold by druggists and stores. sample offered free by mail from White Cross Toilet Powder Co., New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Cross Toilet Powder Co
West
56Th St
New York
Girl Boxer Triumphs in Open-Air Bethlehem Show
Miss Frances Moyer, 12, is named champion girl boxer after defeating Elsie Harris and several opponents in open-air bouts on a vacant Bethlehem lot. Moyer wins on points against Harold Sharper, Lawrence, Leroy Housmer, and Matthew Donahue, with Clarence Moser drawing after six rounds as referee Richard Hete felfinger rules.
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Bethlehem
Penn
Frances Moyer
Elsie Harris
Miss Moyer
Harold Sharper
Lawrence
Leroy Housmer
Matthew Donahue
Clarence Moser
Richard Hetefelfinger
Popular Health Product Endorsed Worldwide
The article extols a health approach for happy homes and highlights a proven product, a family laxative named Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. It emphasizes genuine manufacture by the California Fig Syrup Co. and claims endorsement by physicians and informed consumers worldwide.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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Edward Dexter
Baron
S. N. Aldrich
Speer
Mrs. Knapp
Verna Leadbetter Knapp
Phillips, Me
Scollay Square
Tremont Street
Second Street
Gale & Kent
White
Red Cross
Cros
Olympic
Carlton
Cluett, Peabody & Company, Makers
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