Delaware River Flood Threatens Easton and Wallington
The Delaware River reached record heights with rapid rise threatening Easton and Philadelphia area towns. Homes were washed from foundations, bridges strained by driftwood, and thousands evacuated by boat. Wallington and nearby areas suffered widespread inundation as crews rescued residents and civil authorities estimated million dollar damages along the river and in New York region. Greenwod cemetery in Brooklyn reported landslides opening tombs and scattering headstones.
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Wallington Flats
Wallington
Passaic
New York
Greenwod Cemetery
Brooklyn
Close Call as Wagon Overturned by Car
Little Eugene Hurd son of Glen D. Hurd on Third street rode in his uncle George E. Hurds grocery wagon when a Christian Hill electric car loomed down the incline. The horse balked, the wagon overturned, baskets spilled, and Eugene escaped injury by quick wits and calm behavior as the car slid by.
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Eugene Hurd
Glen D. Hurd
Fifth Street
Third Street
George E. Hurd
Frank H. Adams
Hurd
Uncle Ike Dies at Maine State Fair Grounds
Isaac Bartlett known as Uncle Ike, famed trotting horse fitter and trainer on the Maine circuit, was found dead with a broken neck in a Lewiston stable at the state fair grounds. He, about 85, supposedly fell through a scuttle during the night.
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Lewiston
Isaac Bartlett
Uncle Ike
Maine
Maine State Fair Grounds
Bridges in Wakefield and Mattapan Highlight Lowell cement case
A city committee on streets viewed two bridges on a Friday trip in Wakefield and Mattapan. The cement bridge proposal argues lower cost and local labor, with plans adaptable to any design, sparking talks of placing one in Lowell amid two petitioning groups.
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Wakefield
Mattapan
Maine
Lowell
City Hall
Pawtucketville
Beaverbrook
Weavers Strike in Montrose Mill at Woonsocket
In Woonsocket Rhode Island on October 10 fourteenth of the twenty four woolen weavers at the Mont rose mill struck for five cents a yard. They currently receive 4 1/2 cents and were promised 5 cents for perfect cloth, a dispute exists over whether the product qualifies.
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Woonsocket, R. L
Montrose Mill
Under Water Trains Between Philadelphia and New York Halted
Flooding at Trenton J shows six feet of water on railroad tracks stopping service between Philadelphia and New York City and delaying all trains since midnight. High Delaware River backflow and strong Atlantic winds leaving Delaware breakwater seas rough. no damages to other lines reported.
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Easton
Delaware River
Delaware
Phillipsburg
Porter
Martin's Creek
Lehigh
Bushkill
West Easton
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Raiilroad
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Trenton
N. J
New York City
Bristol
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Storm Britain? Correction: New York Storm
New York storm disruptions linger from yesterday flood and washouts. Rail lines in New Jersey terminals to NYC faced delays while service partly resumed. Erie and Lackawanna routes suffered closures with Paterson and Boonton affected. Northeast storm warnings extend from North Carolina to New York as rain and northeast winds persist.
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New York
New Jersey
Jersey City
Hoboken
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Road
Trenton
Erie Railroad
Passaic
N. J
Erie
Paterson
Northern Railroad
Newwood
Susquehanna Branch
Boonton
Lackawanna
Morris and Essex
Washington
North Carolina
Hatteras
New England
Maine Advent conference ends as delegates depart
Bridgton Maine Oct 10 The Maine Advent conference nearly closes with delegates leaving town as visiting ministers hold services tomorrow. A resolution denounces resubmission of the prohibitory constitutional amendment and urges strict enforcement of the law. The state missionary society elected officers Rev Austin Taylor Rockland president Rev E R Hargraves Farmington vice president W H Jackson Auburn secretary L D Small Bowdoinham treasurer Rev E P Woodward Portland spoke on foreign missions.
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Bridgton
Maine Advent Conference
Maine State Missionary Society
Austin Taylor
Rockland
E. R. Hargraves
Farmington
W. H. Jackson
Auburn
L. D. Small
Bowdoinham
E. P. Woodward
Portland
True Shoe Story for Boys' Shoes
A bold sales note promises solid leather boys' shoes though pricier upfront. It argues leather wear lasts longer than cheap imitations and offers a guarantee: if the shop cannot match the price of inferior two piece counters and pancake insoles, they won’t be blamed for the customer’s choice.
Desperate Tunnel Cave-In Ends In Eleven Saved
In a Hoboken tunnel under the Hudson, 200 feet of mud rushed in as water and earth flooded the shield. Twelve men were trapped in an air pressure tank. Owen McConnell was buried alive while two others were rescued unconscious. Pressure was raised to forty pounds to stop the cave-in and save the rest.
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New York
Hudson River
Hoboken
Owen McConnell
Hudson
McConnell
Secret labor group forms among railway firemen unions
Chicago reports a secret association uniting chairmen from 44 systems via the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. The body aims to share wage and strike information, coordinate reports on negotiations, and build a large strike fund, with meetings held behind closed doors.
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Chicago
the Chronicle Today
United States
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
John J. Ryan Summoned By Jockey Club Stewards
New York report says John J. Ryan once of St Louis a noted turf operator has been summoned to answer questions before Jockey Club stewards regarding his standing after being ruled off by Fort Erie officials five years ago. A quorum was missing and the session was postponed. Ryan aims to defend himself while denying knowledge of the associated ringing case.
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New York
John J. Ryan
St. Louis
Jockey Club
Fort Erie Jockey Club
Ryan
Morris Park
Fort Erie
Buffalo
Paris Press Foresees Arbitration Treaty News
Paris newspapers lead with New York despatches summarizing a reported arbitration treaty agreement between France and Great Britain. The Mafin publishes the AP summary with portraits of Delcasse and Lansdowne and says the dispatch’s general lines are correct.
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Paris
New York
Associated Press
France
Great Britain
Mafin
Delcasse
Lansdowne
Radishes Illegal Liquor Cases Brief Court Session
In police court this morning Sarah Richard was fined $1 after being found guilty of stealing an apron full of radishes from Howard W Foster’s field in North Tewksbury. Constable Joseph Dillon arrested her in the act, and Judge Pickman ordered the fine. Bridget Roddy was fined $50 for illegally keeping liquor. Stavros Gramias and Stavros’ case was moved to Monday. Several drunks received fines. Michael Sullivan was sent to the workhouse for three months, George Q Lord fined $6, and Michael J Sexton received a four month suspended jail sentence. Elizabeth McMahon also fined $50 for illegal liquor keeping.
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Sarah Richard
Howard W. Foster
North Tewksbury
Joseph Dillon
Sarah
Merrimack
West Kenwood
Pickman
Stavros Gramias
Kidds Threat Rouses Unions Over Savings Funds
Chicago reports Thos I Kidd vice president of the American Federation of Labor warns that unions could trigger a financial panic by withdrawing about 300 million dollars from savings banks if anti boycott and Employers association raids are not halted. He notes the nation’s money stock around 2.275 billion dollars.
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Chicago
Employers’ Association
Thos. I. Kidd
American Federation of Labor
Fruitless Voyage to Coco's Island for Lost Treasure
The British ship Lytton, in San Francisco, reports Rear Admiral Pallister led a expedition to Coco's island off Costa Rica seeking $6,000,000 buried by Peruvians. A landslide covered the cave site, and without equipment to clear it, the party returned empty handed.
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San Francisco
Lytton
Coco's Island
Costa Rica
Pallister
Retirements announced for Rear Admiral Louis Kempff
Vallejo Cal October 10 Rear Admiral Louis Kempff will retire from active service tomorrow. Born in Illinois he has served globally since his 1857 appointment. His last sea command was a squadron off Taku China during the recent bombardment of the forts.
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Vallejo
Cal
Louis Kempff
Illinois
Navy
Taku
China
Mrs Tree Dies Aboard Campania On Atlantic Ocean
Mrs Tree wife of Judge Lambert Tree a famed Chicago jurist and former U S minister to Belgium and Russia died at sea aboard the Campania on Thursday evening. The death was sudden due to syncope while the judge and Mrs Tree were returning from a European trip. The body will be taken to Chicago immediately.
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New York
Examinations Held for High School Regiment Seats
Friday afternoon 65 candidates sat the exam for positions in the high school regiment. Capt Colby T. Kittredge, the instructor, will examine the papers.
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Colby T. Kittredge
Great Organ Event At St Pauls Church Fair
A grand colonial fair at Y M C A Hall next week will fund a new pipe organ for St Pauls Methodist Church on Hurd Street. Doors open at 5 30 with afternoon and evening sessions Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday featuring preaching and organ demonstrations.
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St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Hurd Street
Y. M. C. A. Hall
Three Indictments in B and N Case Reported
Boston grand jury in October sitting returns 55 indictments and 20 no bills. Three indictments name Clarence Mitchell F E Collins and Geo H Morse in the Boston and Northern Street Railway fraud involving forged checks. Also charged are Thomas L Stanton and nurse Mary A Malone over alleged malpractice death of Mary Marr of Bath Maine. Capt Wm F Marr and Elizabeth B Marr receive no bill.
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Boston
Boston & Northern Street Railway Company
Grand
Suffolk Superior Court
Boston & Northern
Clarence Mitchell
F. E. Collins
Geo. H. Morse
Thomas L. Stanton
Mary A. Malone
Mary Marr
Bath
Wm. F. Marr
Elizabeth B. Marr
Lend a Hand clubs discuss at fall conference
Rev Dr Hale leads the Lend a Hand society meeting at First Unitarian church in Los Angeles. He cites international reach, mottoes, and the central Boston headquarters as members from 18 clubs attend, with Chelmsford and Boston sending delegations and a Rhode Island song performed.
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Hale
Lend A Hand Society
Edward Everett Hale
D. D
LL. D
Ten Times One Corporation
First Unitarian Church
C. T. Billings
Central Society
Ita
Boston
United States
Los Angeles
Honolulu
Bernard Whitman
Rhode Island
Caroline Hazard
Wellesley College
Jétel Baker
Billerica
Chelmsford
Arlington
Brookline
Worcester
Lynn
Lexington
Peabody
Roxbury
West Medford
Taunton Chief Dunbar Charges Disavowed by Morlock
Taunton Oct 10 no new development in the case charging Chief of Police Charles R Dunbar with failing to enforce the law. Albert F Morlock, who signed the charges, says he knows nothing of them. Morlock, a mill operative, withdraws his name, saying he does not want his name used in a political scheme. The matter may now be fully investigated.
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Taunton
Charles R. Dunbar
Albert F. Morlock
Morlock
Board of Aldermen
Strike settlement ends Quigley bakery dispute in Taunton
Taunton October 10 an announced settlement likely ends the bakers and teamsters strike at Quigley Bros bakery after a conference with International Union of Bakers and Teamsters officials. Michael Quigley said the shop will be placed on the fair list and workers reinstated. local bakers union meeting planned to ratify arbitrators action. The strike began September 29 over union refusals.
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Taunton
Quigley
Co workers enter partnership with Quigley Bros report
A note confirms two coworkers join the partnership with the Quigley Bros. details are limited to the entrance into partnership and the parties involved.
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Ion
Quigley Bros
Train Derbyed? Freight derails near Saybrook bridge
A westbound freight train on the New York New Haven Hartford line derailed on approach to the Connecticut River bridge in Saybrook. The locomotive and three cars went off the embankment blocking both tracks, but no injuries were reported as trains were routed via the air line.
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Saybrook
Conn
Connecticut River Bridge
Shore Line
New York, New Haven & Hartford Road
Air Line
Coal and kindling sale ad with pricing
A local ad offers stove, egg and No 1 nut coal at 6.75 per ton and No 2 nut at 6.00. Cash with order. Dry kindling, slab and hard wood ready for delivery. Mail or telephone orders receive prompt attention.
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Arthur S. Cutler
Lands and Buildings Department
Conlon
John Connors
Connors
Cutler
Woonsocket
Pennsylvania
NEW York Storm
Metropolis
Maine Adventists
O'Sullivan Bros. Co
Hudson Railway
BIG Labor Combine
England
Elizabeth McMahon
Kidd
Ayer
Sarss
Unitarian Auxiliary
Charles
Taunton Beach
Ith Bakers
John F. Quinn
Gorham and DIX Streets
Gorham Street
Ei-Azhar Waves
C. B. Cosurn & Co
Varnum Avenue
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