David Miller 72 dies at Maynard home
David Miller 72 died at his daughter’s home in Maynard Sunday morning after a two week illness. Born in Catrine Scotland he worked as a mill overseer and dye house foreman, later in Paterson NJ. Survived by three daughters and one son, funeral held at Binks home conducted by Rev A Morrill Osgood. Burial in Glenwood Cemetery with Caledonian club and Loyal Assabet members among bearers.
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David Miller
Isaac Binks
Catrine
Scotland
Hugh and
Agnes Wilson Miller
Margaret Campbell
Miller
Paterson
N. J
Loyal Assabet Lodge
Concord and Maynard Caledonian Club
Harry Parmenter
Walter Raynor
Waltham
Hugh Miller
A. Morrill Osgood
Glenwood Cemetery
George Stockwell
George McInnes
Mungo Bain
Caledonian
Truthful James and the Poaching Confession
The tale follows Jim raised in the country whose honesty shines when he faces a magistrate over poaching. He denies ever shooting an unauthorized bird, asserting one exception for a rabbit he struck with a stick, revealing a candid admission amid a moral frame.
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Jim
James
Servian Family Life and the Zadruga Cohabitation
The Servian peasant brings his wife into the zadruga a sprawling family tribe ruled by a chief who controls money and purchases. A successor is chosen by male vote on the chief’s death. The group may occupy adjoining houses or an entire street, with constant relatives nearby shaping Servian temperament.
Wealthy Woman Chooses Love Across Distance Says She Will Marry
A California heiress declares she will marry a man who does not live locally, rejecting the notion of marrying a “dead” option. A Voice From Elba quotes Napoleon Bonaparte about force creating durability as context.
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California
Elba
Napoleon Bonaparte
Petition for Administration of Harriet M Phelps Estate
Massachusetts probate notice cites Lilla M Phelps of Concord to be granted letters of administration without bond. Court in Cambridge Middlesex to convene December 7 1914 at 9 am to show cause. Public notice to be printed weekly for three weeks in Concord Enterprise.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
Harriet M. Phelpstate
Concord
Lilla M. Phelps
Charles J. McIntire
Notice of administrator appointed for Ann E Cartiey estate
James Carney is appointed administrator of the estate of Ann E Cartiey late of Maynard Middlesex county deceased intestate. Bond given as required by law. Creditors must exhibit claims and debtors pay to the administrator at May Mass on or before a stated date in November 1914.
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Ann. E. Cartiey
Maynard
County of
Middlesex
James Carney
Adm
United States to Bear Costs of Mexican Crisis
Washington reports peace in Mexico and US plans to cover expenses from warlike demonstrations and Vera Cruz occupation. Carranza and Villa to tour the United States with Carranza likely to Havana. Villa to Washington for audiences before a broader US tour. Bryan and Canova monitor negotiations while US lenders urged to fund a stable Mexico City government.
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Vera Cruz
Sam—Carranza
Havana
Villa
United States
Washington
Mexico
Carranza
Mexico City
Republic of Mexico
State Department
Silliman
Bryan
Canova
Head of California Children's Home Aid commits suicide
Bert W. Lewis 55 head of the Children’s Home Aid society of California killed himself in a Los Angeles park by poison days after being arrested on a San Francisco warrant. The complaint alleged a 15 year old girl’s involvement. He denied the charges as he faced habeas corpus proceedings.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Herbert W. Lewis
Children’s Home Aid Society of California
Lewis
San Francisco
Navy to deploy Cape Cod wireless aid for fog navigation
Reports from Washington say naval officers will place wireless apparatus at Cape Cod to help ships locate their positions in fog. The system uses radio wave measurements and compass readings to fix an inquiring vessel’s location. In other news an embezzlement case from Hahnville involves a $96,000 theft tied to a bank executive.
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Washington
Cape Cod
Navy
Lawrence men plead not guilty in self defense case
In Lawrence district court Moosac Kochdoorian twenty six and Zadoor Ajamian were charged with murder and accessory before the fact. Both pleaded not guilty and were held without bail for a hearing. Landin’s body was found in a closet and the defense claims Landin entered through a window and was shot in self defense.
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Lawrence
Mass
Moosac Kochdoorian
Lawrence P. Lindin
Zadoor Ajamian
Landin
Kechidcorian
Torso of Woman Found Washed Ashore at Seabright Beach
Seabright New Jersey reports the torso of an unidentified woman, estimated under 39, found at the foot of rocks and taken to Helford morgue. The body showed no clothing and had been in water for about a month, hindering identification.
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Seabright
N.J
Helford
Discrepancies Highlighted in Siegel Bank Case
Geneseo New York November 18 defense battled to bar expert John Flint testimony on the stores affairs in the Siegel case. The evidence showed inconsistencies in the loan statement to the National Bank of Commerce New York totaling 109000. Only four of sixty departments were printed in 1932 according to Flint.
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Geneseo
N. Y
Henry Siegel
John Flint
Fourteenth Street
National Bank of Commerce of New York
New York Fourteenth Street
Miint
Senator Stone Wins Re-Election in Missouri Races
Official returns show Democrat Senator Stone leading with 54 517 votes in Missouri as of Nov. 3. Miss Anna Gordon of Evanston Illinois is elected president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union at the general convention in Atlanta.
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Stone
Jefferson City
Senate
Gordon
Atlanta
Anna A. Gordon
Evanston, Ill
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Caesar Form Dies By Poison In Somerville Police Station
Caesar Form 35 committed suicide with poison in a cell at the Somerville Massachusetts police station after a six month sentence for neglect of his family. Keerns asks the aldermen to probe state plans for an insane hospital in the city. A Russian bill proposes a military tax on cotton. Tug crew member Stephen W Hartour died in Stonington Maine when a hawser parted. Nathan P Wolley linked to the Paris of Bessie Van Voryt.
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Caesar Form
Somerville
Mass
Waltham
Keerns
Board of Aldermen
Stephen W. Hartour
Stonington
Nathan P. Wolley
Paris
Bessie van Voryt
Electric Work Promises Free Estimates and Quality Materials
A local contractor boasts exacting standards and faultless work with heat resistant materials and fixtures. They invite inquiries and offer no charge for estimates, signaling confidence in the project quality and value.
Great Writer's Complaint and a Dynamo Bomb Inquiry
A fragment notes a writer's long standing regret about a cook and hints at natural history. It then mentions a Massachusetts doctor who invented a dynamite bomb for measuring sea depths by an underwater detonation and timing the return sound to the surface.
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Carlyle
Massachusetts
Kerosene for Hands Suggested as Cleaning Remedy
A fragment advises using kerosene to clean hands after cooking or handling fuel then rinsing with tepid water and soap, followed by lemon juice rose water or glycerine. It promotes a stiff nail brush in hot water and proper drying.
Unnamed Indian Custom Referred to by Speakers
Dialogue recalls a brutal historical practice in India where all of a man's wives were killed after his death. The speakers remark on the cruelty and absurdity of such a custom and imagine the impact on widowhood in that society.
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India
The Dumdum Bullet Definition and Impact
A description of the dumdum bullet as a variant designed to flatten or split on impact producing more severe wounds. The text discusses how such bullets relate to established warfare rules and the expected humane treatment standards in armed conflict.
Saying Yes and No to Duty and Opportunity
Quote heavy fragment discusses choosing yes to duty and opportunity as victorious living and no to evil as self defense. Mentions cause of paint dust from sanding old or new paint. Warns sanding dust is dangerous in painting. suggests using cheap mineral oil to wet the sand.
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C. A. McKay
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