Billerica Couple Celebrates 61st Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Luther W Faulkner observe the sixty first anniversary at their Billerica Centre home with many friends visiting. He is 88 and she 83. Married in Chelmsford they have lived in North Billerica Concord New Hampshire and their present residence. Four children Frederick Richard John A and Mrs Amy P Wild survive them. The couple has run a woolen business since youth and remain in good health with all faculties intact.
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Luther W. Faulkner
Billerica Centre
Faulkner
Chelmsford
North
Billerica
Concord
N. H
Frederick
Richard
John A
Amy P. Wild
Tax collection move at Suburban town meeting
A special town meeting authorized the selectmen to appoint a collector for unpaid taxes from 1899 through 1902 with a four percent commission. After 60 days or more, unpaid parcels may be sold per law. Other actions included road name adoption and sale of town land to Westford Academy for one dollar.
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A. L. Prior
Fisher
Sherman H. Fletcher
Herbert E. Fletcher
Oak Hill Road
Chelmsford Road
Minot’s Corner
Chimsford
Chelmsford Centre
Old Academy
Westford Academy
Leonard W. Wheeler
Donald Cameron
S. H. Fletcher
Main Street
H. W. Tarbell
Lowell
Registrars of Voters
Brookside
Moore’s Mill
Healey’s
Chelmsford selects precinct officers for state election
At the monthly session on Saturday the selectmen appointed precinct officers for the November 3 state election. Precinct One warden John P. Scoboria and deputy wardens, clerks, inspectors, and deputy inspectors were named, with detailed appointments for the deputy clerk, deputy inspectors, and inspectors. Precinct Two officers include warden James McQuaid deputy warden Patrick Ward clerk Frederick K. Ripley and other roles assigned.
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John P. Scoboria
Arthur M. Warren
Howard
Adams
Herbert C. Sweetsh
Arthur DB. Reed
Melvin Walker
Daniel P. Byam
Winthrop A. Parkhurst
Daniel E. Haley
Daniel A. Reardon
James McQuaid
Patrick Ward
Frederick K. Ripley
Charles H. Holt
George Hyde
Frank E. McCluskey
John C. Hobbs
North Billerica News Roundup and Local Notes
North Billerica report on the death of Winfield Roome four years old at home on Talbot Avenue. R A council members discuss forming a bowling team for a proposed league with Lowell councils. Lawrence Buckley returns from rheumatism. Frank Gannon becomes a Worcester street railway conductor this week. Residents oppose United States Cartridge powder houses near Billerica Avenue, fearing decreased property values.
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Winfield
Frank Roome
Talbot Avenue
North Billerica
R. A
Lowell
Lawrence W. Buckley
Frank Gannon
Worcester Street Railway
Billerica Avenue
United States Cartridge Company
Billerica
Jennie Emerson Taken To Hospital In Ill Health
Miss Jennie Emerson, previously reported sick, has been admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital with inflammation of the glands and other illnesses.
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Jennie Emerson
Massachusetts General Hospital
Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Quick Pain Free Relief
An advertisement extols the Pyramid Pile Cure as a quick painless remedy for hemorrhoids. It claims early neglect worsens the condition and cites testimonials including a letter from Margaret Brady of Cleveland, Ohio, praising the treatment and urging others to obtain the public pamphlet.
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Pyramid Drug Co
Marshall
Mich
Margaret Brady
Whitman St
Cleveland
Ohio
Ex Secretary Long denies criticizing Roosevelt view on war
Boston Oct 12 ex Secretary of the Navy John D Long says in a Hingham interview that a magazine article misquotes him about Roosevelt's wartime actions. He clarifies the piece described a difference of opinion between Roosevelt and McKinley and the Navy Dept during the late Spanish American War. He praises Roosevelt as efficient and notes the context of urgent war preparations.
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Boston
John D. Long
Hingham
Outlook
Roosevelt
Spain
Long
McKinley
Navy Department
Magazine
Navy
Cuba
Naval Department
Memorial urges federal ward for colored people
Dr C L Parks of Atlanta presented a memorial to Congress calling for federal education of the South’s colored population. The Rock River conference of the Methodist church at Aurora adopted the measure. Parks proposes placing the Negro on the same plane as the Indian, as a government ward.
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Chicago
C. L. Parks
Atlanta
United States
Rock River
Methodist Church
Aurora
Parks
Governor Hunts Return Amid Island Rail Extension Festivities
San Juan Porto Rico October 12 Gov Hunt arrived from Ponce where he attended a banquet celebrating the extension of American railways. He was greeted with demonstrations of confidence. In his absence anti American Socialists and Anarchists clashed with police on the Plaza. Forty arrests, with many prisoners sentenced to six months, including Conde who was convicted of insulting the American flag.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Gov Hunt
Ponce
Union Veterans Gather for Louisville Encampment
Veterans who fought for the Union in the Civil War gather in Louisville for the tenth annual encampment of the Union Veterans union known as the Battlemen's division. The first business session opens tomorrow morning and the Women's Veterans' union auxiliary will meet then as well.
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Louisville
Union Veterans’ Union
Battlemen’s Division
Women’s Veterans’ Union
Sentry On Trial in Pittsburgh After Exoneration
Private John Dowd who killed William H. Crowley near the U S arsenal was turned over to civil authorities for trial today after a court martial cleared him. The case shifts from military to civilian jurisdiction in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with proceedings beginning this morning.
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Pittsburg
John Dowd
United States
William H. Crowley
United States Arsenal
Post Office Receipts Rise in September Totals
Washington reports the posted receipts of fifty large offices for September at 5,509,422 dollars, a gain near nine percent from the same month last year, reflecting higher mail activity and revenue across the network.
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Washington
Hughes Divorce Case Reveals Pink Wrapper Suspicions
New York hearing in Rupert Hughes versus Agnes Hedge Hughes continues with witness Jeann Crepin describing intimate moments between Mrs Hughes and Arthur Van de Vere Conover. Conover, ex US Lighthouse Service member, testifies of proximity and a possible trip to Point Pleasant with the couple.
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New York
Rupert Hughes
Agnes Hedge Hughes
Justice Clarke
Supreme Court
Arthur van de Vere Conover
Jeann Crepin
Mrs. Hughes
Conover
Washington luncheon with ex-Gary and ex-Gov Lowndes
Ex-Postmaster General James A. Gary and ex-Governor Lowndes of Maryland dined with the President at the White House, sharing a midday meal and remarks on current affairs.
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Washington
James A. Gary
Lowndes
Maryland
Union Musicale Assembly Plans Anniversary Concert
L Union Musicale held a special assembly on Race street to organize a concert marking its first anniversary in January. The group, led by Rev Fr Lewis O M L, includes an 18 member orchestra a 25 piece band and a 65 voice chorus with directors Philips Champagne Isaac Therien and H A Racicot. rehearsals begin soon.
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L'Union Musicale
Race Street
Fr. Lewis
Lowell
L’union Musicale
L’union Musicale Orchestra
L’union Musicale Band
L’union Musicale Chorus
Philips Champagne
Isaac Therien
H. A. Racicot
Edmond J. Pinault
Bert Tabor
Therein
L’'Union Musicale
Edouard Desrosiers
Ephrem Corneillier
Mr. Therien
Chas. de la Ronde
Phileas Champagne
Lewis
Steel company inspection tour reaches Pittsburgh plants
The U S Steel inspection party led by President Corey arrived in Pittsburgh and, with Carnegie president Dinkey, began surveying the Homestead, Duquesne, Braddock and McKeesport plants. They will tour the Ambridge plant of American Bridge, then proceed to Youngstown, Lorain, Cleveland and the Mahoning valley. The Kitties Are Coming.
Thierkield Blasts Convict Lease System as Exploitation
Rev. Dr. W. P. Thierkield, speaking in Cincinnati, denounces the convict lease system as a revenue source for private lesees and a basis for brutal, inhumane prison conditions. He cites Georgia's record, 1100 escapes in two years, and argues education and Christian effort are needed to solve the race problem.
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Cincinnati
W. P. Thierkield
Methodist Freedman’s Aid and
Southern Educational Society
Evangelical Alliance Today
South
Appomattox
Georgia
Thierkfeld
Sarafoff to Rescue in Bulgarian frontier tensions
Sofia October 12 The Austro Russian reform scheme proposals will be presented to the Porte today. Bulgarian troops fire on a band aiding fugitives near Rila as Turks pursue them. Desperate fighting at Edizzi Dibra district October 5 between six hundred Turks and three bands. Boris Sarafoff with six hundred insurgents arrived and routed the Turks leaving forty survivors.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Constantinople
Porte
Rila
Edizzi
Dibra
Boris Sarafoff
Clothing Cutters Strike Weakens In Rochester
Rochester observers report the clothing cutters strike has not built expected strength. About 100 workers are on the job and arriving cutters join the effort. Fifty nine who walked out Saturday returned to work, and more are coming back as labor leaders say a large portion of the 30,000 industry workers could join at a moment’s notice.
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Rochester
N. Y
American metre found accurate by U S standard guru
Paris October 12 L A Fischer of the bureau of standard weights and measures at Washington has compared the American metre with the international standard and found it accurate He is studying European systems of weights and measures to prepare a report for Secretary Cortelyou of commerce and labor to guide recommendations to Congress
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Paris
L. A. Fischer
Bureau of Standard Weights and Measures
Washington
Roosevelt era ranch sale changes hands in Bad Lands
The Old Chimney Butte Ranch near Medora, famous as Theodore Roosevelt’s cattleman era base, has been sold by the Northern Pacific to Ferris Brothers of Medora. The new owners operate a nearby ranch where Roosevelt drafted some of his Western sketches.
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Bismarck
N. D
New Jersey Editor Praises Foley's Honey and Tar
M T Lynch editor of the Philipsburg Daily Post testifies to Foley's Honey and Tar easing coughs and colds. Sold by Goodale's drug store and Ellingwood & Co. at Central and Merrimack, Carter & Sherburne at Merrimack and Bridge, Falls & Burkinshaw at Middlesex Street.
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New Jersey
M. T. Lynch
Thehilipsburg
N. J
Daily Post
Foley
Goodale
Central Street
Ellingwood & Co
Merrimack
Central Streets
Carter & Sherburne
Merrimack and
Bridge Streets
Falls & Burkinshaw
Middlesex Street
Iron Ox Tablets Promise Natural Digestive Health Cure
Sleeplessness and nerves eased by toning the digestive system Iron-Ox Tablets claim to regulate bowels and support nerves and blood, offering a tonic laxative effect rather than harsh purgatives. They urge patience for gradual building up of all functions and warn against alcohol-based liquids or habit formation. Satchel price is 25 cents for fifty tablets from Iron-Ox Remedy Co Detroit Mich.
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Iron-Ox Remedy Co
Detroit
Mich
Hyomei Offered as Simple Catarrh Cure With Guarantee
The ad extols Hyomei as the simplest scientific method to treat catarrh. Twenty drops in the inhaler, breathe several minutes four times daily, delivering a healing balsam to air passages and lungs. First day shows improvement. complete outfit costs $1.00 with a money back guarantee from Ellingwood & Co. and Falls & Burkinshaw.
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Ellingwood & Co
Falls & Burkinshaw
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L. W. Faulkner
Westford
John BH. Harrington
William H. Quigley
George Y. Hodge
Frank HE. Bickford
Edward F. Coburn
Samuel Naylor
Fred A. Snow
Alfred G. Parkhurst
Frank P. Martin
George O. Spaulding
William E. Martin
Albert H. Davis
Leominster
Peterboro
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
Bartlett Street
Unitarian Church
Dunstable
Pres. Roosevelt
Hughes
Ellingwood
la Guippe
Dr. Lyon
Fr. Mangin
St. Joseph's
St. Jean Baptiste’s
Brothers’ School
Eloise
Brothers
St. Joseph's College
St. Joseph’s
Haydn
St. Jean Baptiste’s Church
Lambillotte
Hollander
Jia Hache
Stearns
Anna Bourassa
Cherubini
Third Order of Saint Francis
Congregation de Notre Dame de Lourdes
Sodality of St. Anne
St. Joseph’s College
Honore A. Jean
Auguste H. Jean
Lawrence Manufacturing Company
Lucy Valentine Lee
St. Joseph's Church
St. Joseph's Rectory
Samuel Leblanc
Helene Bouchard
Fr. Graton
Rosario Delisle
Philomene Bo
Rose van de Cruyssen
Chain Gang
Dr. Thierkield
Sarafoff
Macdonia
Weights and Measures
Gardner Bros
Pine Street
Highland Telephone
Dery
Caleb L. Smith
Grocer
Middlesse
Booth
Pearson’s Drug Store
Central St
Opera House
GEO. G. Read
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