Walter S Watson Nominated Again for City Council
Walter S. Watson of Lowell was nominated by the Republicans for re election in the sixth councillor district at Huntington hall. The nomination came by acclamation with 147 delegates present from 21 cities and towns. Watson pledged to continue serving the district, praised by Frank L. Weaver and others as a capable councillor.
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Walters. Watson
Lowell
Huntington Hall
Watson
Alvin E. Bliss
Malden
Arthur Salmon
North Chelmsford
George W. S. Dockum
Everett
George W. Poore
Charles N. Shute
Melrose
Geo. Mowatt
Lawrence
E. C. Newton
John McCabe
Waltham
Acton
Andover
Ashby
Ayer
Bedford
Billerica
Boxborough
Boxford
Burlington
Carlisle
Chelmsford
Concord
Dracut
Dunstable
Groton
Hudson
Lexington
Lincoln
Littleton
Marlboro
Maynard
Medford
Methuen
North Andover
Pepperell
Reading
Shirley
Stow
Sudbury
Tewksbury
Topsfield
Frank L. Weaver
Walter S. Watson
Weaver
Mr. Watson
Dr. Newton
Mr. Sullivan
Winchester
A. E. Bliss
G. W. Dockum
J. P. Boutwell
A. P. Nelson
A.M. Willis
E. I. Sawyer
C. E. Howe
A. F. Salmon
G. H. Kittredge
John A. Tolman
Atherton W. Rogers
Transitional British Cabinet Struggles With Prestige
London reports a largely agreed view that Prime Minister Balfour missed a chance to rehabilitate his government and that the new cabinet lacks the prestige and authority of the old. The defection of the Duke of Devonshire fuels chaos perceptions though public opinion largely approves the reconstruction. Alfred Lyttelton as colonial secretary defends Cham berlain’s budget approach while urging restraint on taxation and seeking treaty negotiation tools.
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London
Balfour
Duke of Devonshire
Marquis of Londonderry
Board of Education
Alfred Lyttelton
Chamberlain
Yellow Aster mine Runs at Randsburg With 175 Employed
Bakersfield reports the Yellow Aster mine at Randsburg Cal is operating with 175 workers, near full labor needs. Other nearby mills run while Butte expects reopening soon. Former union members mostly secured jobs in the district or moved away. many new miners come from the Middle West and include families.
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Bakersfield
Cal
Randsburg
Butte
Miners’ Union
Middle West
Defence Opens in Hanson Assault Case at Supreme Court
Alfred Me Oct 6 defense opened its case in the supreme judicial court by introducing respondent Harlan P. Hanson charged with assault with intent to kill Frank Hagerman during an August 14 altercation. It was expected the case would continue tomorrow.
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Alfred
Supreme Judicial Court
Harlan P. Hanson
Frank Hagerman
Judge Rules Divorce in Jewish Marriage Complication
Samuel Oren wins a divorce from Marie Roypen after a Baltimore case where Joseph Goldberg claimed marriage to the same woman. A rabbinical council ruled she must divorce both husbands, ending the entangled union and legal dispute.
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Baltimore
Sharp
Samuel Oren
Marie Roypen
Joseph Goldberg
Oren
Goldberg
Boston
Philadelphia
Roypen
Ancient and Honorable Artillery tour begins in Boston
Boston October 6 The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts and its guests the Honourable Artillery Company of London begin a long tour across the United States and Canada after four days of entertainment. About 165 London officers and members join roughly 150 Ancients in the escorting column. After a strenuous day, both groups rested in the morning.
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Boston
Canada
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Massachusetts
Honourable Artillery Company of
London
London Company
Ancients and Honorables
Ola Surrenders Guns to US Authorities in Albay
Manila reports General Ola, insurgent commander in Albay Luzon, continues surrendering his arms to American forces. The campaign left about 100 insurgents dead and 700 captured along with 100 guns. Ola’s troops, then starving and ragged, pledge aid to authorities in capturing Tolena and Laria. General Allen promises immunity for Ola.
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Manila
Ola
Albay
Luzon
Tolena
Laria
Allen
Man summoned to grand jury over July riot in Middleboro
Middleboro on October 6 reports Thomas McManus has been summoned to Plymouth grand jury to provide information on the July riot that left a policeman shot. The unrest stemmed from local dissatisfaction with the newly appointed police force.
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Middleboro
Thomas McManus
Plymouth
Puritan Dog Bite at Beach Show Trials in Boston
In superior civil court Judge Wait hears Hicks vs New England Kennel Club over a St Bernard named Puritan that bit Mary E Hicks on February 24 1903 at the Boston beach show. The suit seeks 1000 for damages and 2000 for medical care with double damages under state leash laws. Witnesses describe the bite two feet from Puritan and Hicks nervous aftereffects, while defense notes Hicks prior dog knowledge and exhibits.
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New England Kennel Club
Hicks
Association
St. Bernards
Geo. H. Pillsbury
Wm. Bell
Leslie Barnes
New Two Cent Stamp Design Approved in Washington
Washington October 6 Post master General Payne approved a new design for the 2 cent postage stamp to replace the criticized flag issue. Four billion stamps will be printed next year from a plate now being produced by the bureau of engraving and printing. The Washington portrait appears in the Stuart type within a shield frame. The blue field shows four visible stars with three more peeking from behind the United States lettering.
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Washington, D. C
Payne
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington
United States of America
Notice the next 10 healthy men you Ayer's Pills
A terse notice promises health benefits from Ayer's Pills directed at men. The fragmentary text hints at a health advertisement style typical of period newspapers, urging readers to consider the product for wellbeing with minimal context.
Platt to Pair as Senator Reedies to Marry
New York Oct 6 Hon Thomas Collier Platt senior U S senator for New York has announced he will wed Mrs Lillian T Janeway of Washington on Oct 16 He has been a widower since Feb 1 1901 Ellen Lucy Barslow his cousin died at the Fifth Avenue hotel Mrs Janeway's former husband Dr Theodore Janeway died six years ago She has one daughter and the senator has three sons They will move to Washington soon after the ceremony and reside at the Arlington He was 70 years old in July
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New York
Thomas Collier Platt
U. S
Lillian T. Janeway
Washington
Platt
Ellen
Lucy Barslow
Fifth Avenue
Janeway
Theodore Janeway
Senator Platt
Arlington
Night robe parade sparks campus clash in Brunswick
In Brunswick Missouri on October 6 a clash occurred after a town rope across a railroad crossing provoked about 250 students and 250 townspeople during the freshmen night robe parade injuring several. Students blame locals and say arrests may follow after a mass meeting to decide next steps.
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Brunswick
Hyde
Chapel
FLED TO BORNEO WITH 6000 DOLLARS IN THE SAFE
Manila reports Foreman, chief inspector, and C J Johnson supplies officer from Missamis Mindanao under investigation for embezzlement. They allegedly took 6000 dollars from the safe and seized a steamer to flee to Borneo. Unable to coal, they boarded a native vessel and took a fresh supply. A steamer has been sent to Borneo to intercept them.
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Manila
C.J. Johnson
Missamis
Mindanao
Bornéo
Borneo
Chicago council votes espionage system after graft charges
Chicago mayor explains municipal graft allegations and the city council votes to establish an espionage system over city employees. A nine alderman committee is appointed to investigate city departments.
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Chicago City Council
Harrison
Chicago
Rrison
Maine Supreme Court Opens October Civil Term in Bangor
The October civil term of the Maine Supreme Court opened in Bangor with Judge Spear presiding as Judge Powers is away. A lengthy docket includes many cases carried over from prior terms. Suits against Great Northern Paper Co for water rights and a Bangor Bridge Co. case are likely to be deferred. Several other important cases will be heard.
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Bangor
Supreme Court
Judge Spear
Judge Powers
Great Northern Paper Company
Bangor Bridge Company
Oat crop damaged by heavy rains in Skagit county
Severe rainfall has ruined an estimated half of Skagit county oats, threatening a loss of about 500000 dollars. If rains persist, further damage is likely across the crop staple in this Northwest region.
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Seattle
Wash
Skagit County
Bishop Doherty Welcomed In Manila Arrival
Manila reports Bishop Doherty the first American clerical dignitary appointed for the Islands arrived to a warm reception from Filipinos and Spanish American residents.
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Manila
Doherty
Islands
Dinamited Tracks Target Northern Pacific in Montana
Dynamiters damaged train routes near Bird's Eye and Avon in Montana. An eastbound freight and a westbound freight were exploded, blowing off engines parts but injuring none. Detectives and six bloodhounds pursued suspects as roadbed repairs halted service.
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Helena
Mont
Northern Pacific
Bird’s Eye
McFelridge
Missoula
Avon
Public Ownership Debate Highlights Chicago City Council
Chicago discussions on public ownership of street railways dominated last night's meeting. A petition from the municipal ownership delegate convention, said to hold 60,000 names, urged that the Mueller act be submitted to a public vote and referred to the local transportation committee. Aldermen were urged to delay granting street railroad franchises until the act is put before voters.
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Chicago
Committee On Local Transportation
Cannon Accident Injures Man at Home
Joseph Hamel, 71 South Street, started to unload a cannon when a premature blast discharged powder into his right hand. He was taken to Emergency Hospital where doctors cleaned the wound and removed powder. If infection does not occur there may be no lasting harm.
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Joseph Hamel
South Street
Rioters Plead Guilty in Canadian Soo Assault Case
In Sault Ste. Marie on October 6, rioters arrested in the Canadian Soo last week pleaded guilty except for one Denes. Leonard Lavergne Baptiste Roscoe Albert Robinson Frank Lalond Edouard Glasson and Fred Winer were fined 25 dollars or two months in jail for assault. Morse Dupont and Andrew Denes were fined 25 dollars for riot. The court found the company largely to blame for aggravating the riot by firing from windows and turning on the hose.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Denes
Leonard Lavergne
Baptiste Roscoe
Albert Robinson
Frank Lalond
Edouard Glasson
Fred Winer
Morse Dupont
Andrew Denes
Creditors Hit by Racine Knitting Company Failure
Creditors in Chicago and other cities suffer heavy losses as Racine Knitting company files for bankruptcy. Factories at Racine Beloit Ripon and Stevens Point Wis employ hundreds. liabilities exceed 350000 with assets around 150000. Factories remain open. outside investments blamed for collapse.
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Chicago
Racine Knitting Company
Racine
Beloit
Ripon
Stevens Point
Wis
Barbers Union asks health board to probe city shops
M H Novell secretary of the Barbers' union petitions the Board of Health for an investigation into sanitary conditions at several barber shops. The union claims many small shops have opened recently and are ignoring city and state health laws.
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Barbers Union
M. H. Novell
Barbers’ Union
Board of Health
State Board of Health
Barbers Union Elects Delegates to State Convention
The local barber union elected M. H. Novell and Henry Smith as delegates to the State convention in Springfield next Sunday. Four candidates joined the union. A baseball game scheduled for Monday afternoon was postponed due to rain. Haverhill was the intended opponent.
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the Barbers
M. H. Novell
Henry Smith
Springfield
Haverhill
Remarkable Oversight Seized Beer At Thorn dike Depot
Three barrels of beer without proper marking were seized by liquor inspectors at the Thorne dike street freight depot on Monday. No address appeared on the barrels and the property has not yet been claimed.
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Thorndike Street
Struck Thumb At Pevey Foundry Injures Worker
Edward R. Clements employed at Pevey's foundry struck a nail with the hammer on his left thumb this morning causing injury. He was treated at Emergency hospital where pain was relieved.
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Edward R. Clements
Pevey
Postal Scandal May Trigger Congressional Inquiry
Postmaster General Payne faces possible congressional probe into department exposures and internal doings. The controversy centers on recent exposures prompting legislative scrutiny and potential reforms.
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Payne
NO AXE USED Doors Quickly Opened on an Order
New York district attorney raided a gambling house at 107 West Forty fifth street early today with inspector Walsh detectives and plainclothes officers. Phil Daly Jr was arrested nearby and escorted to the house. Two men employed there were taken into custody. The raid found scant evidence beyond two or three fare boxes and a hidden bridge to a nearby livery stable. Earlier elsewhere a second raid yielded gambling tools but no arrests.
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New York
Jerome
West
West Twenty-sixth Street
Will Not Go. Milwaukee Contractor Skeptical of Elliott
A. A. Swan of Milwaukee says Peter Elliott’s Washington trip is a mystery. Swan calls Elliott a crank but harmless, recounts past talks of a mechanical invention and a stock company plan that failed. He doubts Elliott intends harm to Roosevelt and refuses to travel to Washington.
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Milwaukee
Wis
A. A. Swan
Peter Olson Elliott
Washington
Elliott
Roosevelt
New Trial Denied in Prussia Editor Case
New trial is denied for Herr Dutt mann editor of the Workers' Voice in Elverfeld Prussia. He was fined 12.50 dollars for insulting United States Consul Landger of Solingen by claiming he had not paid his bills.
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Elverfeld
Prussia
Herr Duttmann
Workers’ Voice
United States
Landger
Solingen
New Unions Debate at State Federation Session
Worcester October 6 large volume of routine business marked the State branch American Federation of Labor session at A O H hall. Delegates praised yesterday's output on opening day with lively but orderly debates. A key topic is forming editor and reporter unions affiliated with newspapers in major centres and Worcester news writers are asked to meet tonight to discuss organization.
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Worcester
State Branch
American Federation of Labor
A. O. H. Hall
New York
Boston
Library Dedicated in Alfred Maine by Parsons Gift
Former Governor D H Chamberlain spoke at the dedicatory exercises for a new granite library in Alfred Maine The town received a gift valued at about 45600 with an endowment of 30000 The program included Amos L Allen as president of the day introducing Rev John Parsons who presented the gift Town Agent Samuel M Came acknowledged acceptance A large reception followed at the library and town hall
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Samuel M
Town Hall
Berlin Bus Strike Ends After Unconditional Surrender
Berlin reporters say the omnibus drivers and conductors strike that began September 24 with about 1100 workers demanding a 12 hour workday and lunch break ended today as the men gave up completely.
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Berlin
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Tyngsboro
Wayland
Westford
Wilmington
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El-Azhar
C. B. Conugn & Co
Shaw Stocking Co
Daniel
Grand Jury
Mrs. Hicks
President Hyde
Maine Supreme Court
Bishop Doherty
Northern Pacific Road
Henry C. Payne
Phil Daly, Jr
State Federation
South Carolina
The
St. Paul
Methodist
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