Albert Ellis Missing Man Reported in San Francisco
Albert Ellis who vanished from his home on January 9 was later heard from in San Francisco. He left with $4500 and was in good company before going on the brake list. He worked in a drug store prior to leaving and now seeks a cheaper way back home. Gardner health board declares war on sidewalk and public-spit.
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Blackstone
Albert
Ellis
San Francisco
Gardner
Board of Health
Whitney offers land for park at Whitney and Mill streets
F. A. Whitney proposes to donate 8,000 feet of land at the corner of Whitney and Mill streets for a town park. The gift would convert a rural corner into a public greenspace, benefiting residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leominster
F. A. Whitney
Whitney and
Mill Sta
Woman Sues Undertakers After Funeral Sleigh Accident
Harriet M. Cornell of Gardner sues H. O. and H. Li Sawyer undertakers and G. M. Wheeler liveryman for injuries from a back sleigh overturn while attending the funeral of Mrs. Dean Cornwell of Lanenburg on February 2. Sawyers had charge of the funeral and the sleigh tipped while passing another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitchburg
Harriet M. Cornell
Gardner
H. O
H. Li
Sawyer
G. M. Wheeler
Dean Cornwell
Lanenburg
Cornwell
Springfield athlete earns police job by height gain
Springfield's Charles Martens, a former basketball player, increased his height to meet the police force requirement. He began with a height shortfall of a fraction of an inch, then trained with exercises like parallel bars and elastic bands to gain the necessary reach, proving height alone isn’t a barrier to service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Charlies Martens
Martens
Milk producers petition to abolish milk standard grows
The petition of milk producers calling for an end to the milk standard is being signed rapidly, with many signers from the industry. This drive reflects growing concern over pricing and regulation affecting dairy farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutton
Spencer Man Proposes Municipal Lighting Plant
John O Gara, chairman of a committee to study charges by electric light and gas companies, urges a municipal lighting plant for Spencer. He cites a firm of electrical contractors who claim they can furnish and install a complete plant with buildings and equipment for 15000 dollars.
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Spencer
John O'Gara
O'Gara
Gardner Bricklayers Seek Wage Increase Toll
The Gard ner bricklayers request a raise from 50 to 56 cents per hour with April 1 as the new scale. Contractors oppose the proposal and show signs of hostility toward the change.
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Gardner
Clinton Senior Glass Plans Washington Trip in April
Clinton High School seniors will visit Washington in April for the fourth time to tour Congress during its session. The trip is a recurring event for the Clinton school party to observe government in action.
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Clinton
Glass
Clinton High School
Washington
Congress
Se Force Seeks Higher Pay for City Members
Southbridge notes members of the se force push for increased pay. Currently they receive 60 dollars per month and hope to reach 2.25 dollars per day, if town support is forthcoming.
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Southbridge
Winchendon School Committee Assigns Flag Days
The Winchendon school committee lists March 17 Evacuation of Boston by the British. April 19 Wright surrender. May 1 Manila Battle. May 28 Jamestown founding. June 14 adoption of US flag. June 17 Bunker Hill. July 4 Declaration of Independence. Sept 3 Treaty of Paris. Sept 17 US Constitution. Oct 5 Cornwallis Yorktown surrender. Dec 16 Yorktown British surrender.
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WINCHENDON—The_— school committee
Boston
Wee
Manilla
Jamestown
United States
Bunker Hill
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Boston Man Buys Kane Farm Plans Dance Hall
A Boston buyer purchased the Kane farm in Millis and intends to build a dance hall there. The new owner vows to oppose any efforts to designate Millis as slow during the upcoming summer season.
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Millis
Kane
Boston
More: George Otis Draper Defends Finance Work
Hopedale author George Otis Draper speaks on his new finance book More arguing it promotes progress and growth and rejects halting industries due to monopoly fears. He accuses critics of misreading motives and insists the nation’s true interests require continued industrial activity despite drawbacks.
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Hopedale
George Otis Draper
Draper
Natick Officer Sent to Philippines From San Francisco
Capt. M. F. Morris formerly of the Ninth Mass regiment who has been in San Francisco for several months is now bound for the Philippines to resume service in the field. County Com- Francis Bigelow is sick at Natick with pneumonia.
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Natick
M. F. Morris
Ninth Mass Regiment
San Francisco
Philippines
Field
Francis Bigelow
N Natick
Pencer Officers Protest State Prp and Mechanics’ Action
City officials and state agencies are cited as contentious in a crowd drawing protests by Pencer officers. The report notes tensions over public works policy and enforcement actions affecting local labor and governance.
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Pencer
The
Prp
Barre and Spencer cattle show dates clash on fall calendar
The Board of Agriculture set the same weekend for Barre and Spencer cattle shows this fall. Spencer has long showcased large pumpkins and polished cattle on Sept 20 and 21, while Barre typically holds its event a week later. Barre officials hope to avoid bad weather by timing their blowout to avoid a falling barometer.
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Board of Agriculture
Barre
Spencer
Woonsocket Liquor Dealers Back Sunday Law Enforcement
Woonsocket liquor dealers expressed willingness to assist police in enforcing the Sunday law. A meeting Friday drew 60 of 80 members who spoke in sympathy with the movement.
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Woonssocket
Woonsocket
Upham Ends 18 Year Term as Town Clerk on April First
Poor health forces Leroy J. Upham to resign as town clerk after eighteen years in Webster, effective April 1, ending a long period of local service.
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Webster
Leroy J. Upham
Deaf Knoxville man offers room in Clinton Hotel
Mitchell Kerne of Knoxville, a deaf and mute seller of pencils and shoe strings, asked 75 cents for a Clinton House room. Police searched him after a suspicious inquiry and found a fat roll of 281 dollars. Kerne believes about 15 cents is sufficient for a room.
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Clinton
Mitchell Kerne
Knoxville
Tenn
Kerne
Mitchell
Milford Police Veteran Holmes Retires After 85 Years
Oliver D. Holmes concluded 85 years of service on Milford's police force Sunday. Observers say his long career reflects a system unchanged since his early days, while local critics claim Milford has enough dissenters to justify a larger police presence.
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Milford
Oliver D. Holmes
Malden School Committee approves sick pay for janitors
The Malden school committee votes to grant ten days pay to janitors in illness cases marking the first time a janitor has received pay rather than only kicks.
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Malden
Lexington Beaston Street Railway Cuts Fares
Lexington street railway lowers fare from eight to six cents while other lines raise prices, signaling a local cost-cutting move amid regional fare increases.
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Lexington
Lexington Beaston Street Railway
City Line Pay Increase Bill Tabled by Fitchburg Council
Councilman John E. McDowell pushes an ordinance to raise city employees pay from 22 to 25 cents an hour. The measure goes to the city solicitor, who notes street commissioners carry the decision. The street commissioner returns it to the council amid worker frustration.
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Fitchburg
John E. McDowell
Ward talks to Cambridge teachers on city life
Fred A. Ward of Cambridge addressed public school teachers on Saturday afternoon. He suggested children could teach elders how to run a city with fresh perspectives and ideas.
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South Framingham
Fred A. Ward
Cambridge
Bridle Left Behind in Barn Burglary Near Hopkinton
Thieves broke into a barn in Hopkinton last week. The buggy was driven out and the horse found in another stall. The bridle lay on the floor near the horse, suggesting the animals could have been stolen.
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Hopkinton
George
Thompson
Vahey Named Editor of New Watertown Observer Weekly
Martin H. Vahey brother of Senator James H. Vahey will edit the Watertown Observer a newly launched weekly newspaper in Watertown.
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Watertown
Martin H. Vahey
James H. Vahey
Watertown Observer
Mass meeting opposes street railway fare rise
A mass meeting in Ashland's selectmen's room Friday night protested the Middlesex and Boston Street Railway's plan to raise the fare unit from five to six cents.
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Ashland
Selectmen's Room
Middlesex & Boston Street Railway
Westboro Street Railway Fare Fuss Over Six Cents
Passengers on the Westboro and Hopkinton street railway joked about the conductors who collected six cents instead of five. The company, which pocketed the extra copper, was the last to smile.
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Westboro
Westboro & Hopkinton
Hubbardston Selectman Rejects Liquor Detectives Bill
Hubbardston officials report Selectman James Tr. McWilliam declines to approve a bill for cigars and beer submitted by liquor detectives, prompting questions about the department’s expenses.
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Hubbardston—Selectman
Jas
Tr. McWilliam
Bill
Oeene
Milford Hibernians Protest Souvenir Post Cards Slur Claim
Milford Hibernians denounce souvenir postcards as slurs against Celtic people. A committee has been appointed with storekeepers to address the matter and organize a response.
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Milford
Milford Hibernians
Spencer’s distant chief of police stays at work in Marlboro
Emery Arbour serves as Spencer’s chief of police from Marey shop in Marlboro, widely praised for diligence despite living 40 miles away. Rumors of resignation months ago proved unfounded as he continues effective service.
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Spencer
Emery ‘Arbour
oMeral
Marey
Marlboro
Immigration Officials Ordered to Aid Deportation of Alien Anarchists
Washington directs immigration commissioners to team with police and detectives to identify and deport alien anarchists and criminals. The order requests cooperation, definitions from the 1907 act, and precise evidence including arrival date and port of entry.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Commissioners of Immigration
Straus
United States
Secret Service
Prince of Wales to Visit Canada for Champlain Centenary
The Prince of Wales likely travels with the Princess of Wales to Canada this summer aboard a warship. A small squadron will escort them as they represent the king at the Champlain foundation tercentenary celebrations in Quebec.
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Prince of Wales
Canada
London
Princess of Wales
Champlain
Quebec
Cotton Mill Strike Hits Montreal Wages and Hours
Twelve hundred workers at Hochelaga and Ste Anne's cotton mills walk out in Montreal. They protest an assistant foreman and seek reduced hours. The strike centers on labor conditions and managerial personnel.
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Montreal
Hochelaga
Ste Anne’s
Heinze Demurrers on Over-Certification of Checks Overruled
In New York on March 4 Judge Hough in the United States circuit court overruled demurrers and a motion to quash the indictment charging F. A. Heinze with the over certification of checks totaling more than 400000. The alleged over certification occurred while Heinze was president of the Mercantile National bank last year.
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New York
F. A. Heinze
Hough
United States Circuit Court
Heinze
Mercantile National Bank
Evans to lead grand review of Atlantic and Pacific fleets
Rear Admiral Evans will have supreme command at the grand review in San Francisco Bay. The arrangement follows naval practice assigning command to the senior ranking officer when several of similar rank are present.
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Evans
Washington
Atlantic
Pacific
San Francisco Bay
Robber of stores confesses after head pain story
Portland Maine police officer George H. Brown confesses to stealing from fifteen stores after a prior arrest for meat and provisions and a later charge involving 800 talking machine records. He cites lack of maternal advice in youth and says he felt compelled to steal when his head ached.
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Portland
George H. Brown
Brown
Frank I. Moore
Allen & Co
Walter Corey Company
Plum Street
Hoskin & Tuttle’s
New England
Hay
Charles F. Tibbetts
Dresser
Tibbetts
New Cruiser South Dakota Readies for Magdalena Bay
The armored cruiser South Dakota anchors in San Francisco harbor on March 4 preparing for departure to Magdalena Bay. She carries 800 crew and 26 officers under Captain L'ox with a large stores and mail cache for Admiral Evans' fleet.
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San Francisco
South Dakota
Magdalena Bay
L’ox
Admiral Evans
Tobacco Buyer Control Bill Advances in Kentucky House
Frankfort March 4. A bill placing tobacco buyers under police control of the state was passed by the house 66 to 21. It goes to the senate. The measure aims to ease tensions from raids by night riders in tobacco growing districts.
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Frankfort
House
Senate
Pittsfield Man Must Pay 6000 for Breach of Promise
Alfred Vizer of Pittsfield must pay former sweetheart Miss Imma Pilan 6000 dollars for breach of promise after a Supreme Court ruling. The case showed Vizer became engaged in Sept 1904 and married his current wife in Jan 1906, with Pilan initially winning a 10000 dollar suit before the high court upheld the verdict.
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Boston
Alfred Vizer
Pittsfield
Imma Pilan
Supreme Court
Viger
Town Meeting License Votes Spark Local Contests
March town meetings draw sharp lines over liquor licenses with cities like Hudson and Marlboro watching closely. Framingham, Clinton, Westboro and others swing yes or no, while regulars like Northboro and Mendon stay no license amid recounts and debates.
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Hudson
Westboro
Framingham
Clinton
Marlboro
Assabet Valley
John J. Mullen
St. Michael's Church
Board of Selectmen
Mahoney
F. P. Glazier
R. S. Osterhout
Martin Murphy
Board of
Clinton Selectmen
Leominster
Grafton
Shrewsbury
Worcester
Leicester
S. B. Staples
H. W. Damon
W. H. Walsh
F. P. Stockwell
Northboro
John W. Allen
Allen
Mendon
Medway
Milford
John A. McKenzie
Frank McKenzie
Electmen
Athol
Rev. J. PJ. Hinkkett
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Barre
Southboro
Berlin
Bolton
Sterling
Gardner
Natick
Marlboro and Boston Baseball News Cross Paths
Local sports notes cover William Fitzmaurice training in Orono and potential play in New Bedford, plus injuries and signings involving Elmer Steele and Bunny Madden. Mentions Red Sox travel south, Marcus, and Marlboro basketball loss at Ware with subpar play cited from a suburban observer.
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William P. Fitzmaurice
Orono
University of Maid
New Bedford
Elmer Steele
Marlboros
South Tramingham
Boston Red Sox
Scranton
Bunny Madden
Lynn Battery
Marlboro
South Framingham
Portland
Marlboro Notes and Visitors Move Through Week
Marlboro residents and visitors are listed in a local notes column. Bruce Beaudreau of Brockton and Arthur Millette of Middleboro spent Sunday with family. Rev J Caisse and Rev J J Noonan visited from Canada and Lynn respectively. Yvonne Beaudry, 10 months, died after illness. The Marlboro band plans a new stand. Brigham's orchestra schedules gigs. Ten Marcy Brothers salesmen begin road trips, up four from last year. Yvonne Beaudry buried Sunday. Temple party entertained with gifts and music. Evangeliste Langelier, on leave from Canada, returns after 10 days to continue sales work. plans move to Montreal.
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Joseph Beaudreau
Brockton
J. C. Caisse
St. Mary's Church
Canada
J. J. Noonan
Lynn
Immaculate Conception Church
Ella Shute
Brookfield
Morton & Foster Shoe Factory
Henry Cormier
Manchester
N. H
Steve Cormier
Cechituate
Pierre Cormier
Lincoln St
Harry EK
Brigham
Concord
Leominster
Waltham
Marcy Brothers
Ifgppe
Marlboro Band
Yvonne Beaudry
Mra
Joseph
Martin
Evangeliste Langelier
Langelier
Martel Boot & Shoe Machinery Co
Dominion of Canada
Montreal
P. Q
Quebec
Ontario
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Poultry and live stock dealer ad seeks buyers
Wanted live poultry in large or small lots bring them in Thursday or drop a postal and I will call Geo A Dyer dealer in live and dressed poultry special price on roasters also for sale pigs of all ages Marlboro Mass Eager court Tel 213 4 13 41
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Geo. A. Dyer
Marlboro
Mass
Eager Court
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Spike Robinson
Igland
Armory Athletic Club
Harry Bemis
Macon
Cleveland Baseball Club
Washingtons
Maynard
East Bostons
Marlboro High School
Ware
Arthur Millette
Middleboro
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