Electric lights illuminate North Acton street scene
Worth Acton reports street lights turned on at North Acton for the first time. Freeman family moves a house onto a cellar for repairs before occupancy. Local activity includes B T & M employees near the railroad crossing and the Nagog Inn closing for the season.
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North Acton
R. C G. Freeman
Tts
Nagog Inn
C. B. Robbins
Contoocook
N.H
Hotel Tuilleries
Fowler
T. A. Scott
Robert B. Cheney
Boston
School of Technology
Blafichard & Gould
Mass
Reformatory
Elwin EB. Hollowell
Sunside Farm Co
Providence
A. F. Harris
Acton
South Sudbury
Inquests Reported in East Cambridge File Three At Concord
Judge Loomis files three inquests from East Cambridge Concord and Maynard covering deaths from railroad accident auto strike and assault. James Spreadby Bedford Lexington death linked to Boston and Maine train during crossing. Thomas Anthony Bedford Concord death from skull fracture after collision with a passing automobile. Albert Woodward Maynard assault injuries leading to death the morning after.
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Loomis
East Cambridge
Elihu G. Loomis
District Court of Central
Middlesex
Concord
James W. Spreadby
James W. Spreadly
Bedford
Lexington
Loomig
Spreadby
Thomas Anthony
Boston Street
Albert Woodward
Maynard
Woodward
Summer Street
Maynaré
Coughlin
Fenley
Wowas
Wita
Woddoe
Hearc
Fealey
Yale
Disgusted Dog Ends Baby Bath by Rattle Tactics
A household with a fine baby and a sympathetic dog faced daily crying during bath time. The dog staged a protest by carrying a rattle to the tub and shaking it, which briefly stopped the crying. After this incident the dog avoided baths by staying out of the room.
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Gog
Baby
Algeria’s River of Ink Color Tinted by Moss and Ore
In Algeria the river’s upper waters run through decaying moss beds while the lower reaches pass through iron ore strata. The mix colors the river nearly black and imparts a hint of ink flavor.
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Algeria
Ideal Match Sparks Witty Exchange in Boston Globe
Daisy dismisses a freak suitor with blunt humor while Dally pleads for patience in a dialogue captured by the Boston Globe. The comic snippet highlights flirtation and social banter in a lighthearted tone.
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Daisy
Boston’ Globe
As It Was in the Beginning Galvastan News
A Galvastan News column notes a humorous shift as generations age and a wife seeks her husband’s parents guidance on what to buy, reflecting changing social norms and the playful tone of local reportage.
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Galvastan News
What Cooma at that fellow Tweed ley
A brief local item notes Tweed ley opened a shop and was soon caught in the act, facing negative consequences. The terse exchange implies a misstep or arrest related to the shop venture in Cooma.
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Uni Transaction
Cooma
Tweedley
Emden At Last Meets Her Dooms in Indian Ocean
London reports the German cruiser Emden, famed for raiding Pacific shipping, driven ashore and destroyed by Austrian cruisers Sydney off Cocos Island. Koenigsberg driven into the Mufiji river. Australian Chatham credited with the fatal blow. Emden’s loss ends a famed raid era, boosting British morale and marine insurance.
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London
Jemden
Germany
Pacific
Sydney
Emden
Cocos Islands
Indian Ocean
Sumatra
Mufiji River
German East Africa
Chatham
Admiralty
Emiden
Vemtchug
Mousquet
von Muller
Penang
Gernan
England
Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Great Britain
India
Australia
Siegel Jury Complete in Geneseo Trial
The jury to try Henry Siegel, the former New York merchant and banker, for grand larceny in New York County is complete in Geneseo. Most jurors are farmers. Prosecutor Train says Siegel acted like a genteel highwayman using honeyed deceit to take money from victims. The state faced hurdles getting business-minded jurors due to defense objections.
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Geneseo
N. Y
Henry Siegel
New York
New York County
Train
Maine Death Mystery Baffles Authorities in Buckfield
In Buckfield Maine authorities hunt a killer who shot a man who called himself Thomas W. Preece a Boston detective then dumped his body in a nearby area. The victim’s identity remains unclear as investigators doubt the man’s claimed credentials.
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Buckfield
Vie Yana
West
Suninot ‘i
Thomas W. Preece
Boston
Preece
Rigid Quarantine Tightens Over Massachusetts Cattle
Officials and agents from the Massachusetts bureau of animal industry and the federal bureau report tightened measures against foot and mouth disease. A foot and mouth quarantine is strictly enforced with inspectors entering infected sites wearing full rubber gear and disinfecting clothing with bichloride.
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Boston
Massachusetts Bureau of Animal Industry
Federal Bureau
Bay State
Massachusetts
Fire on Rembrandt Kills Nearly All Horses Aboard
Fire aboard the British steamer Rembrandt off the Virginia capes destroyed nearly all of the 600 horses on board. The ship was en route from Baltimore to Saint Nazaire, France, and was believed to be carrying American Army horses. Captain Alin reported suspicions that German spies, crew members, started the blaze.
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Norfolk
Rembrandt
Virginia Capes
Baltimore
Nazaire
France
Alin
Hap
Abip
Unofficial House Vote Totals Reported Nov 11
An unofficial tally circulated by Clerk Trimble lists party support in the 435 member House. Democrats 23 percent, Republicans 10 percent, Progressives 7, Labor 1, Socialist 1. The results are not final and were sent to the public printer for information.
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Trimble
House of Represent
Congress
Adiiemee
Itit
No Change in Program Navy Appropriations Details
Washington November 11. There is no change in the naval appropriation by the war. The added caused by the war has not altered the outlined outlines and officials report no adjustments. Death of Former Brooklyn Mayor Daniel D. Wharton. He served as mayor in 1887 prior to his departure from the city. He died at his home in Brooklyn.
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Washington
Brooklyn
New We
Daniel D. Wh
Iklyn
Pand
Killings of Miss Sullivan Deepens Maine Murder Case
County Attorney says Miss Michaud confessed truthfully about Mildred Sullivan’s death. Defense argues Bridges and Michaud plotted the crime with Dudley, while authorities seek details of the confession and the burial site. Evidence includes alleged operation by Alice Pelletier and postmortem stomach exam at Bowdoin College.
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Miss Michaud
Dudley
Houston
Lionel ‘K. Dudley
Mildred Sullivan
Kate
Michaud
Ambrose Ridges
Mildred
Alice Pelletier
Presque Isle
Parley Pelletier
Miss Michaudana
Bridges
Miss Sullivan
Archibald
Miss Michand
Ambrose Bridges
Sullivan
Wallagrass
Botth
Grand
Bowdoin College
Cerciello Dies After Escape From Electric Chair
Angelo Cerciello, sentenced to death for wife murder, died yesterday at the state prison after attempting suicide in his cell by swallowing a poisonous solution and match heads. Physicians saved his life briefly, but he passed away in the afternoon.
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Trenton
Angelo Cerciello
Cerciello
Madden
Williams Sentenced After Brief Return to Prison
George Williams who was released from jail Oct 30 after a twenty year term under the habitual criminal act was rearrested within a day for breaking into a Weston home and given five to eight years in prison after pleading guilty without counsel. Oregon voters favor capital punishment repeal by a large margin. St Louis Cardinals sale planned by Sennyler Britton at $600000 including players plant and goodwill.
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Cambridge
Mass
George Williams
George Ladd
Weston
Williams
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