Millionaire George Sterry slain in family tragedy
In New York on May 19 1908 a family feud culminated when George E Sterry a 72-year-old drug exporter and head of Weaver Sterry is shot dead by his son George B Sterry Jr who then killed himself The elder Sterry a church elder and business leader faced an imminent remarriage to Rachel Blaikie a public schoolteacher The two papers found reveal a prewritten marriage notice and a self describing open letter from the son expressing derangement and intent to follow his father into death The Sterry family list includes sons John W James W and William De Witt Sterry all in the firms leadership and Miss Blaikie is described as his intended bride
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New York
George E. Sterry
George B. Sterry, Jr
Sterry
Weaver & Sterry, Ltd
Bloomfield Mills Company
Spring Coal Mining Company
Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church
American Bible Society
American Tract Society
Princeton Theological Seminary
George EB. Sterry, Jr
Manhattan Square Hotel
Weaver & Sterry
William de Witt Sterry
John W
James W
Rachel Blaikie
East Orange
N. J
Blaikie
George Sterry, Jr
Sterry Blaikie
Englewood, N. J
Cameron Blaikie
D. Eddy
George Edward Sterry
Manhattan
Rachel B. Blaikie
Charles H. Clark
Professor Blaikie
The
New York Legal Fraternity
Estate reverts to city funding Burbank hospital
Fitchburg reports the estate of the late G Burbank valued at 485000 reverts to the city upon his widow’s death. The funds will support the Burbank hospital as he willed. Brookfield lamplighter William Wilcot mourns his dog’s death tied to changes in methods. Gardner Rt Rev A H Vinton D D confirms candidates at St Pauls. Northboro Rev A D Smith resigns after 12 years to take Milton church post.
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Fitchburg
Burbank
Brookfield
William Wilcot
Northboro
A. D. Smith
Congregstional Church
Milton
Uxbridge Residents Pool Funds for Water Wagon
Residents of Uxbridge raise money to buy a street sprinkling cart for Duffy Street this summer. Community donations aim to fund a real water wagon to improve street cleanliness and dust control during hot months.
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Uxbridge
Hopedale Couple Wed After Weekend Pawtucket Trip
Benjamin W. Ross and Miss Ida M. Norton eloped to Pawtucket and returned to Hopedale as husband and wife. They kept the marriage quiet until Tuesday.
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Hopedale
Ida M. Norton
Pawtucket
Bolton Postcard Collection Grows With New Submissions
Mrs Carl Bickford’s postcard collection keeps expanding as 40 new cards arrive in one day. Some Courant subscribers in California claim Bolton as birthplace but omit names and unreadable postmarks hinder identification. Charles A Dana of the New York Times once quipped about cane end stamps on country mail.
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Bolton
Commemorative Tablet Erected for Gov Boutwell
Commemorative exercises were held Friday at 4 p m at Boutwell’s grave in Groton cemetery. A monumental tablet was erected by friends including Andrew Carnegie Gen W A Bancroft Moorfield Storey Albert S Parsons and John Ritchie. The inscription honors him as an illustrious citizen statesman and patriot and a faithful devoted friend of human liberty.
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Groton
Gov. George
Bowman fund to benefit Clinton Home for Aged People
Will of Olive Baker enlarges residuary bequest to Clinton Home for Aged People after a $1000 legacy to Martha Bowman of Idaho Springs. Executor David H. Maynard expects about $20 000 new fund named the Charles and Olive B Bowman fund to be created for the home.
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Clinton
Olive Baker
Worcester
Martha Bowman
Idaho Springs
Colorado
Chas
David H. Maynard
Chas. Bowman
Charles and
Olive B. Bowman
Workmen Start New Street Layout for Public Building Site
Webster workmen began Monday laying out a new street at right angles to Main Street to create a site for a forthcoming public building. The project aims to provide a compliant plot for the structure and will proceed with town planning requirements.
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Webster
Main St
Draper Co Increases Weekly Hours To Fifty
Beginning Monday the Draper Company expands work time to fifty hours per week from forty. The change affects all employees under the current labor policy and shifts the standard schedule across departments.
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Clinton
Draper Co
Athol man nearly drowns in bath tub incident
James Muir narrowly escaped drowning Saturday night after soaking in a bath tub. He dozed off with the water running and would have been overcome if not for someone’s alarm at the bathroom.
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Athol
James Muir
Milford Clergy Praises Selectman McMahon on Saloons
In Milford at the Methodist church Rev. Dr. G. T Watkins commended Selectman Michael S. McMahon for closing all saloons for a day. Milford has long suffered from wide open taverns and scarce license enforcement.
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Milford
M. E
G. T Watkins
Michael S. McMahon
New Marlboro Plans Marker for Elihu Burritt The Learned Blacksmith
The New Marlboro Old Home Week association aims to raise about $300 to erect a memorial marker honoring Elihu Burritt known as the Learned Blacksmith. The effort reflects community memory and local history preservation.
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New Marlboro
Old Home Week Association
Elihu Burritt
Uxbridge Sets Age Rules for Bowling Alleys
Uxbridge selectmen require that no one under 21 may frequent bowling alleys and even 18 to 21 year olds must have a permit signed by their parents, effectively barring all under 21 from bowling.
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Uxbridge
Mayor Avery Addresses Clinton Board on Holyoke Plant Ownership
Holyoke Mayor N P Avery told Clinton Board of Trade Friday night that Holyoke’s electric and gas plant ownership succeeds due to favorable business conditions at purchase, capable management, and absence of political interference, noting no changes in leadership.
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Clinton
N. P. Avery
Holyoke
Board of Trade
Edgerly Pushes Industrial Training for All Students
Feitchburg Superintendent J G Edgerly with 30 years in the office says the grammar school is the proper setting for the industrial program. He argues that both boys and girls should participate and share in the benefits of industrial training, not just boys.
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Feitchburg
J. G. Edgerly
Parsonage of Rev Otto to be vacated June 1
Rooms have been hired at the home of Andrew Schott for Rev B Otto pastor of the Methodist church. The parsonage furniture has been sold and the building will be given up on June 1.
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West Warren
Andrew Schott
Otto
Methodist Church
Rev Daniel Rear Jr Receives Sacred Heart Pastorate
Newton church notes Rev Daniel C Rear's son assuming the pastorate at the Church of the Sacred Heart on Sunday after a transfer from Middleboro.
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Newton
Daniel C. Rear’ Son
Church of the Sacred Heart
Middleboro
Labor and Religion Talks Held in Quincy Point
The second in a series was held at Quincy Point with speakers T. Wilson, Boston 4th vice president of the International Association of Machinists, and Rev. Harry W. Kimball of Weymouth delivering talks on labor and religion.
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Quinsy
Quincy Point
T. ¥. Wilson
Boston
International Association of Mashinists
Harry W. Kimbal
Weymouth
Leominster Man George L Rice Dies at 63
George L Rice of Leominster died at age 63 after a Sunday illness. He served in the Civil War with the Massachusetts 53rd volunteers and joined the firm Whitney and Rice in 1880 before buying out Mr Whit four years later.
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Leominster
George L. Rice
Mass 53Rd. Volunteers
Whitney & Rice
Whit
Local Manufacturer J. P. Lockey Dies in New London
The obituary recalls J. P. Lockey a former selectman who ran piano case works as J P Lockey Co and later Rice and Holden in the lumber trade with William Holden He leaves a wife and son The Ware burial of James M Clark from New London arrived by special electric car with services at St Williams Cemetery.
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Ware
James M. Clark
New London
Palmer
St. William’s Cemetery
Aly
Fitchburg Police Enforce Speed Decorator Check
Chief Tinsley orders officers to monitor drivers passing through Fitchburg with speed decorations and ensure cars are numbered. He warns owners who ignore the law will face court.
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Fitchburg
Tinsley
Town hall bids rejected as voters defeat architects
By 393 to 200, citizens voted down a proposition to reconsider employing Pea body and Stearns, architects for the new town hall. A building committee was appointed: W. Irving Jenkins, James A. McQuaid, Dr. Walter P. Bowers, Dr. James J. Goodwin, and L. S. Hammond.
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Clinton
Peabody & Stearns
Town Hall
W. Irving Jenkins
James A.mcquaid
Walter P. Bowers
James J. Goodwin
L. S. Hammond
Malden Patriarch John Foley Dies at 90
John Foley a longtime Malden contractor and father of Captain T. J. Foley head of the police department died Monday at age 90. He was born in Ireland and was among Malden’s oldest citizens.
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Malden
John Foley
T. J. Foley
Ireland
Masons From Winchendon Visit Hope Lodge Event
One hundred members of North Star lodge A F and A M of Winchendon visited Hope lodge on Monday evening in a notable fraternal gathering highlighting inter lodge fellowship and local Masonic activity.
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Gardner
North Star Lodge
A. F
A. M
Winchendon
Hope Lodge
Town plans widen Central Street as main thoroughfare
Winchgheidon project aims to widen Central Street to serve as the town’s primary route. Two buildings will be relocated to clear the path and create the desired wider thoroughfare.
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Wincgheindon
Central St
Vandalism Probed at Co F Rifle Range
Waltham and Lexington officers investigate vandalism at the rifle range of Co. F Fifth Regiment. Police seek perpetrators and scene details as part of the inquiry.
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Waltham
Waltham and
Lexington
Co. F. Fifth Regiment
Webb Granite Co and unions reach agreement
Milford reports that Webb Granite Co and unions resolved differences after 200 workers have been out since April 1. The men will return to work on Wednesday and end the labor dispute.
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Milford
Webb Granite Co
Counterfeit Coins Warn Webster Police Fear Gang
Police warn Webster residents after counterfeit coins circulate. Bad half dollars and spurious dimes point to a suspected gang of counterfeiters operating in the town.
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Webster
Two Officials Travel to New Mexico for Two Weeks
West Boylston Deputy Sheriff F H Baldwin and Col Joseph A Prescott of Worcester left Monday for New Mexico. They will mix business with pleasure during the two week trip aboard.
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West Boylston
Joseph A. Prescott
Worcester
New Mexico
Four Legged Chicken Report in North Grafton
Local note reports Daniel Sulli owning a chicken with four legs. Two extra legs extend backward from the bird's natural pair, creating a unusual poultry detail observed in North Grafton.
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North Grafton
Daniel Sullivan
Family of Rick Faces Starvation After Greens Lapse
East Brookfield reports say the Rick family has lived on greens for nearly three weeks due to poverty. Mrs Rick is ill with pneumonia and two young children are at risk as they face extreme hunger.
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East Brookfield
Joseph Rick
Bee Hive Found On Roof Yields 150 Pounds Honey
Elbridge Carleton reports a hive on his Rochdale roof producing about 150 pounds of honey. He kept away from the nest while gathering the sweet prize, avoiding disturbance to the insects.
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Rochdale
Elbridge Carleton
White Plains Camp Assignments For Massachusetts Troops
Gen. William H. Brigham returned to announce next moves for New York maneuvers. Massachusetts regiments will form a brigade under Brig. Gen. Embury P. Clark and begin camp June 15. Company F of the 1st Massachusetts will relocate to White Plains for a 10 day camp starting June 13 after word from Col. Priest.
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William H. Brigham
Washington
White Plains
N. Y
Massachusetts
Embury P. Clark
F. G. Taylor
Col. Priest
South Framingham
Veterans Civ War Exemption Tax Inventory Requirement
The article recalls that veterans must file a yearly inventory with assessors to claim the property tax exemption. Those with under 5000 dollars value get a 1000 dollar exemption, while those above that threshold cannot receive the exemption benefits.
A Cure for Sciatica by Sloan Liniment
Mrs Julius Scott of Cleveland Ohio recounts long suffering with sciatica in her left hip causing leg swelling and a shortened limb. After trying many remedies she found relief using Sloan's Liniment and endorses it as helpful.
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Julius Scott
Columbia Avenue
Cleveland
Ohio
Sloan
Marlboro Receives $70,000 for New Government Building
The omnibus public buildings bill reported in Washington provides Marlboro $70,000 for a new building on land already bought. Other towns such as Plymouth Webster Woburn Keene New Bedford Milford Athol Westfield Attleboro also receive site and erection funds. Congress member Q Tirrell helped secure Marlboro’s allotment after prior land purchase authorization.
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Marlboro
Witherbee
United States
House of Representatives
Washington
Committee On
Congress
Plymouth
Webster
Woburn
Keene
N. H
Milford
Athol
Westfield
Attleboro
New Bedford
Local Notes: Visits and Travel Across Town and Beyond
Joseph Landry visits Nashua relatives while Joseph Goggin returns from Boston. Peter Wallace from London Ontario visits friends here. Willie Renaud returns from Somerville. Felix Lambert from Fall River visits relatives. Garde d'Honneur drills at St Jean hall. Mayday and Bouley attend Boston Cleveland games. Cormier visit to Arlington Heights. Blanche Moge returns from Cochituate. Frank S. Dewey receives two touring cars from Buick factory. Hector Vallee of Brockton visits parents at Lakeside Ave.
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Peter Wallace
London
Ont
Willie Renaud
Somerville
Felix Lambert
Fall River
Garde d’Honneur
St. Jean Hall
Tyrus Mayday
Henry Bouley
Boston
Pierre Cormier
Arlington Heights
Blanche Moge
Cochituate
Frank S. Dewey
Buick Automobile Factory
Flint
Mich
Hector Vallee
Brockton
J. Vapee
Lakeside Ave
Mascot Kitten Missing From Armory Lawn
Members of Co. F mourn the loss of a mascot kitten taken from the armory lawn Saturday forenoon by an unknown woman seen carrying it away. Armorer Perry was notified but both kitten and woman had disappeared. About six weeks earlier two tiger kittens were brought to the armory named Tom and Teddy and often confused.
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Co. F
Armory
Perry
Tom
Teddy
Big Reduction as Hudson Factory Sells At Auction
The Cohair factory in Hudson built about two years ago at 38000 was sold at auction Thursday for 9800 to M Norton Co of Charlestown. The factory has never been used amid board disputes and changes in plans around completion.
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Hudson
M. Norton & Co
Charlestown
Seth Carpenter and Chester F McGill Vacation to South Yarmouth
Seth Carpenter and Chester F McGill have left for a two weeks vacation in South Yarmouth.
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Seth Carpenter
Chester
F. Mc.Gill
South Yarmouth
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