Benigker Faces Charge Over Three Simultaneous Wives
In New York City Robert Benniker 65 a painter was arrested and arraigned on a charge of keeping three young wives in a single Eighteenth Street flat. Norma 19 and Emily 20 claim to be two of the wives. A third wife was said to be in Fall River. Both women say Benniker misled them into believing the other wife was a sister.
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New York
Eighteenth Street
Robert Benicker
Norma
Emily
Benicker
Fall River
Norma Benicker
Lowell
Robert Benniker
Esther Ormerod
Benniker
Metropolis
New York City
Brutality in Football Debate Moves to Remove Foe
New York reports circulars will be sent to the collegiate athletic world after a meeting with President Roosevelt. The effort aims to eliminate brutality from the American game and align schedules with existing rules. A football association annual meeting in Philadelphia will review these changes later.
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New York
Herald
Roosevelt
The
Football Association
Philadelphia
Vermont federation opens annual women’s clubs meeting
Barre Vermont October 11 women’s clubs from all sections attended the opening of the Vermont State Federation of Women’s Clubs annual meeting which runs through tomorrow. State president Mies Clark delivered an address while officers and committees filed reports.
New York Judge Appointed to Albany Supreme Court
Albany Oct 11 Governor Higgin appoints Mortimer C Addome of New York as supreme court justice in the first judicial district replacing the late Charles H Van Brunt. Addome will serve until December 31 when a justice to be elected November 7 will succeed him.
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Albany
Higcine
Mortimer C. Addome
New York
Supreme Court
Chas. H. van Brunt
Addome
Interest Begins Month Third Day Deposite Dollar Sign Placeholder
Interest starts on the third day of the month with deposits of at least one cent. The notice mentions depositing $0.00 or more as a minimum.
Rockhill Censured by Gen Corbin for Pekin reception
Victoria B C October 11 mail despatches cite a Manila report stating Gen Corbin severely censures U S Minister Rockhill at Pekin for dereliction of social duty in entertaining the president’s daughter party. The Yokohama Advertiser charges mismanagement and discourtesy with scant attention noted by Pekin legations.
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Victoria
B. C
Manila
Yokohama
Corbin
U. S
Rockhill
Pekin
Legation
Columbia Football Captain Dropped by Faculty
New York industry report says Columbia University faculty dismissed football captain Thorpe and barred Carter and Starbuck from any further games this season for deficient studies. Browne the tackle and several others under review. further decisions expected soon.
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Nw York
Columbia University
Thorpe
Carter
Starbuck
Browne
New York Life Policy Holder Seeks Restitution
Saratoga N Y Oct 11 Joan D Leary a mail carrier sues President John A McCall and the New York Life Insurance Company directors in supreme court. She seeks restitution of all campaign fund contributions and restoration of salaries, claiming influence over Albany legislation. Leary holds a $4000 policy.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Joan D. Leary
Supreme Court
John A. McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
Albany
Leary
Tokio Papers Welcome the British Fleet Editorials
Tokio papers publish a warm welcome to the British fleet and feature a portrait of Vice Admiral Sir Gerard Henry Noel. German steamers Amstruse and Hans Wagner were seized near Fusan and Nishima en route to Vladivostok, allegedly carrying contraband.
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Tokio
Sir Gerard Henry Noel
Amstruse
Hans Wagner
Fusan
Nishima
Vladivostok
Succeed Justice Barker Judge Henry N Sheldon Named
Boston October meeting of the governor's council selects Henry N Sheldon of the superior court to succeed the late Justice John M Barker. Sheldon appointed to the superior court in 1894. Bentley W Warren of Williamstown resigns from the board of civil service commissioners to focus on business affairs.
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Boston
Governor's Council
Gov. Douglas
Henry N. Sheldon
Superior Court
John M. Barker
Sheldon
Bently W. Warren
Williamstown
Board of Civil Service Commissioners
Warren
Miss Gladys Lawson Weds Eben Blaine Stanwood at Dreamwold
Boston society wedding reports Miss Gladys Lawson eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Thos W Lawson married Eben Blaine Stanwood son of Mr and Mrs Francis M Stanwood at Dreamwold Egypt the Lawson home. Dreamwold was lavishly decorated with flowers greenery fruit and vegetables symbolizing the age. About 100 guests attended.
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Boston
Gladys Lawson
Mra
Thos W. Lawson
Eben Blaine Stanwood
Francis M. Stanwood
Beacon Street
Dreamwold
Egypt
Lawson
Funeral for Assembly Speaker Nixon set for Friday
Westfield New Jersey October 1 1920 funeral services will be held for the late Assembly Speaker Fred Nixon Friday afternoon at 3 o clock at the Presbyterian church. Memorial services will be held by the legislature in Albany later.
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Nixon
Westfield
Assembly
Fred Nixon
Fridaternoon
Presbyterian Church
Albany
Pittsburg Expressman Suspected in $101000 Theft
Edward G Cunliffe of Adams Express Company missed 101000 after a large package of new bills vanished in Pittsburg. Police seek Cunliffe, with 14 hours head start cited as aiding the robbery. First National Bank in Cincinnati received 100000 telegraphed from Pittsburg later traced to the loss.
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Pittsburg
Edward G. Cunliffe
Adams Express Company
Cunliffe
Hiner
Cincinnati
Ohio
First National Bank
Express
Express Company
Equitable Board Meeting Postponed Due to Cleveland Absence
New York October 11 The meeting of the board of trustees of the Equitable Life Assurance Society was postponed to tomorrow because former President Grover Cleveland could not attend today.
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New York
The
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Grover Cleveland
Massachusetts Labor Federation Deliberates on Child Labor
Pittsfield report from the Massachusetts Federation of Labor details a child labor committee finding in state factories and urging national action. Joseph G. Jackson of Fall River presents several recommendations to spur a national agitation, while praising Massachusetts laws but criticizing enforcement.
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Pittsfield
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Federation of Labor
Joseph G. Jackson
Fall River
National Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Plana
Executive Council
Bankers at Convention Hear Calls for Reform and Caution
The 31st annual American Bankers Association meeting opens with 2000 members. Speeches urge stronger banking laws, curbs on officer loans, and harsher penalties for malfeasance. Vanderlip warns against stock market excess amid high prices as Roosevelt praised for peace efforts.
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Washington
American Bankers Association
Congress
Bankers’ Associations
San Francisco
Street Railroad Wins The Woburn Case
The jury found for the Boston & Northern Street Railway in four cases arising from the same January accident. Plaintiffs claimed Mrs. McLaughlin was burned by an automatic circuit breaker on a streetcar while riding home. The trial included testimonies from John Grant and Patrick Kelleher, detailing injuries to a minor and property damage to a bakery wagon.
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Mary
Peter McLaughlin
Boston & Northern Street Railway
Patrick Kelleher
Young Grant
John Grant
Katherine Kelleher
Massachusetts Factory Inspection System Reform Urged
A report calls the factory inspection system inadequate and inefficient due to insufficient staff. It attributes faults to the limited manpower rather than personnel, urging a bill to reorganize the system at the next legislative session.
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Massachusettes
Favors dissolution report backs Karlstad treaty ratification
Stockholm October 11. The special committee of the rikedag ap oe to consider the Karlstad treaty unanimously reported in favor of its ratification.
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Btockholm
Sweden
Rikedag Apoe
Karlstad
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Cure for Pimples
Purported advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cleanses kidneys liver and skin erup tions and has cured thousands. The message urges readers to use the tonic as the sole remedy for eruptions.
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Hood
Aged horse thief admits his guilt
In police court Frank Parker aged 65 admitted stealing from Alvah Boynton’s barn in West Billerica. He claimed only his partner took the harnesses. Parker was held in 800 dollars for superior court as witnesses testified and Boynton linked him to the sale of the items in Boston.
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Mr. Wier
Kelleher
Frank Parker
Parker
Alvah D. Boynton
West Billerica
Welch
Mr. Boynton
Chief Conway
Boston
Boynton
Superior Court
Cummings
Stabbed Sweetheart Mary King in Cleveland Murder
Wm Towns, a boarder at the King home, was arrested at a Lorain street restaurant after admitting to stabbing Mary King, 20, at 69 Franklin Avenue in a jealous assault six hours earlier. He had threatened her life previously.
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Cleveland
Mary King
Franklin Avenue
Wm. Towns
King
Lorain Street
Towns
Mies King
Death of Pacific States Telelphone President John L Sabin
San Francisco obituary notes the death of John L Sabin, president of the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company, who died at his home during the prior night. The notification records his leadership role and the city context.
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San Francisco
John L Sabin
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Water Board Extends Lowell Service to Atherton
Lowell voters learn the water board approves extending service to Atherton with the city to own the pipes. Estimated cost 2509 dollars with pipe purchase and a 6 percent interest, work to start soon and hoped to finish before cold weather. Alderman Walker introduces an ordinance change to let the city engineer oversee lighting. board considers cremator relocation at Plain Street with Decarie detailing odor-free operation.
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Lowell
Atherton
the Water Board
Edward Cawley
Water Board
Crowley
Cawley
Dracut
Chelmsford
Wigginville
Cawiey
Intornant
Holly Manufacturing Company of
Buffalo
Board of Health
City Hall
Dennis Connery
Plainstret
L. Decarie
Minneapolis
Decarie
Plain Street
Portrait painter seriously wounded by accidental rifle discharge
Randolph October 10 C V Sharpe a noted portrait painter was grievously injured at his summer home when a rifle discharged by accident. The bullet pierced the left lung causing septic pneumonia. He is a Dorchester resident and remains in serious condition tonight.
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Randolph
C. V. Sharpe
Mr. Sharpe
Dorchester
Oriental Rugs and Practical Rug Guidance in Boston
A Boston advertisement offers rare antique Oriental rugs and practical guidance for buyers. It promises instruction on distinguishing good pieces from bad, covering acid treatment, aniline dyes, inferior materials, poor weaving, and faulty taste. Located at 6 Park Street with Haymarket 929 phone.
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van Brunt
Traders National Bank
Rockhill I
Miss Roosevelt
Columbia
Justice Barker
Gov
Douglas
Consignee
Equitable
Federation of Labor
Bankers
Acenses
ATER
Sec
Shaw
Pres
Vanderlip
Street Railroad
Woburn Case
Summer Street
Willie Hamel
Eddie McSorley
Lillian Arnold
Tewksbury Almehouse
John Starr
William J. Grady
Patrick Whalen
Edward Welch
Louis Lambert
Robert Burke
State Farm
Constable Gately
J. F. Lewis
State Board of Charity
Peter Varilos
George Vatantios
John Esranegedies
Lombros Vineas
Whelan
Patrick Cummings
Henry Cooper
Champagne
Henry
Frraine
Service
Ald. Walker
Walker
Chief Hosmer
Chief Harmer
Tomorerow
Dodge
Braden
Holly Manufacturing Company
Lowell Water Board
Casey
Arthur Urbane Dilley
Park Street
Telephone
Haymarket
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