Visit of supreme officers to the Companions of the Forest
Mrs. Sarah Storrey led a Lowell gathering with guests from Philadelphia and Bridgeport as the Companions of the Forest held a reception and banquet at the American House. Speakers praised growth in New England, benevolence, and unity while 150 plates were served and podium duties were performed by Mrs. Clara McPhail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest of Lowell
Supreme Council
Sarah Storrey
Philadelphia
D. A. Lester
Supreme Financial Secretary
Bridgeport
Lowell
D’youville
New England
D'Youville
Star of
Spindle City
Golden Harvest
Ayer and
Pepperell
McFiroy
Clara McPhail
Spindle City Circle
Storrey
S. Lester
Fr.eKenna
Supreme Trustees
Niee
Companions of the Forest
William Stafford
Massachusetts Foresters
Massachusettts
Poor Student Chester Morrison Sentenced for Larceny
Chester E Morrison a 25 year old Harvard student swindled subscribers in Lawrence Haverhill and nearby towns by selling subscriptions to a Philadelphia publication for 150 a year then taking 1 or 75 cents from objecting buyers He was captured in a liquor saloon arraigned in police court and sentenced to six months in the house of correction on each of three counts in a guilty plea
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Chester FE
Morrison
Haverhill
Harvard
Philadelphia
House of Correction
Prisoner Pleads for Mercy Before Middlesex Judge
Boston October 25. Cornelius Regan, about 30, faced Judge Sherman in East Cambridge for breaking and entering in Somerville. With a record spanning reformatories and state prison, Regan asked for mercy, claiming starvation forced his crime and that clergymen urged leniency. He received a sentence of five to eight years in State prison after the judge weighed his long, troubled history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Sherman
Middlesex Superior Criminal Court
East Cambridge
Cornelius Regan
House of Correction
State
Regan
Manchester
Wheatland Street
Somerville
Edgar
Craig
Keating
Lettie F. Davis
Clarendon Avenue
Chaplain Walker
Middlesex House of Correction
Reagan
Gloucester
Judge Brefords Lenient Sentence For Regan
The man Regan pleads for mercy after admitting guilt on several offences. Once in a reform school he failed to reform and now faces a state prison term. Regan vows to reform and work hard if given a chance. Mrs. Craig and Mrs. Edgar support leniency though the judge imposes five to eight years.
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Ant
Reformatory
Regan
Edgar
Craig
Fall River Firms Report Steady Earnings in Annual Meetings
Fall River reports show Merchants Manufacturing Co earnings near 195000 with debt cuts from 249600 to 123557. Dividends of 44000 and 5150000 directed to new machinery. Parker Mills net debt 224903.30 with 47214 dividends. Hargraves Mills notes 86448.10 net debt after remodelling No. 1 mills. Parker and Hargraves share officers. Peabody Manufacturing linked via officers. Newburyport mills referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Merchants’ Manufacturing Company
James E. Osborn
Edward B. Jennings
Richard B. Borden
Robert T. Davis
Robert Henry
Andrew J. Jennings
George S. da
Parker Mills
Milton Reed
Seth A. Borden
Leontine Lincoln
Stephen A. Jenks
J. E. Osborne
John D. Flint
George C. Silsbury
Fred W. Easton
George FE. Parker
Hargraves Mills
No. 1
Parker
James I. Osborne
George
Walter Parker
Margraves
Peabody Manufacturing Company
Newburyport
International Textile Union Pushes Ten Hour Day Plan
The International Union Textile Workers with headquarters in the South and president Peter Oulmann of North Adams urges delegations to the national American Textile Federation convention in Washington on December 17. The group calls for a 10 hour maximum work day and wages at current levels, plans for funding the effort, and seeks support from the American Federation of Labor. They note state law violations and 35 new local unions bringing total to 236 in the U.S. and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
International Union Textile Workers
South
Peter Oulmann
North Adams
American Textile Federation
Washington
Rosnerican Federation of Labor
Canada
Landed in Jail in Holyoke Murder Case
Carlos Alberto, indicted by the last grand jury for the murder of his wife in Holyoke on September 1, was brought to the county jail in Springfield from Sydney, Cape Breton, after extradition. Marsha l Wright and Assistant Marshal Herbert of Holyoke transferred him. The trial is expected just after the December criminal sitting of the superior court.
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Springfield
Carlos Alberto
Holyoke
J. S. Wright
Herbert
Holyoe
Sydney
Cape Breton
Stinson Sets World Record for 40 Miles in Hourly Ride
Will C. Stinson of Cambridge established the world record for distance in the eight hour behind pace with 40 miles 33 yards on Shoe City oval under N C A officials. The effort, aided by Dutch Waller who paced him, followed earlier records and featured a cautious start then rapid miles after the 12th mile. Saintson’s trainer Frank Waller celebrated by naming his newborn son William Stinson Waller.
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Brockton
Will C. Stinson
Cambridge
Shoe City
Stinson
Biks
Elkes
Arcs
Felow
Dutch Waller
Waller
Frank Waller
William Stinson Waller
Sloan Takes Two Wins at Newmarket Houghton Meet
The American jockeys dominated on October 25 at Newmarket with Tod Sloan riding Wild Irishman to win the Houghton handicap. Reiff piloted Petronius to victory in the Brettly Nursery handicap, and Danny Maher rode Lord Ernest to win the Ditch Mile handicap. Santos, ridden by Sloan, won a free handicap sweepstakes, with Sonatura and Disguise II placing second and third.
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London
Newmarket
Santos
Sloan
Sir R. Cassel
Sonatura
C. Jenkins
James R. Keene
M. Cannon
Seniors Claim Tufts Class Baseball Title 8 to 7
In Medford on October 25 the Tufts seniors defeated the juniors 8 to 7 to clinch the class championship. The juniors had earlier beaten the freshmen, and the seniors had beaten the sophomores in the tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford
Tufts College
Sophmores
Barker Jordan World Championship Chess Match Reaches Midway Draws
Boston report notes half the Barker Jordan world championship match completed with one game each and 18 draws. Both of today’s games ended in draws, leaving the players tied at the midpoint with all remaining games to decide the title.
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Boston
Imp Wins Mahopack Handicap at Empire City Track
New York on October 25 reports Imp won the Mahopack handicap at Empire City Race Track. The horse carried a light weight, faced three rivals, and was backed at odds on in a mile and a sixteenth race.
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New York
Empire City
Labelle Sought For Robbery And Forgery In Montreal Case
In Haverhill on October 25 detective Oliver Campau of Montreal brought in George Labelle on an old warrant for illegal liquor sales. The Montreal charge alleges forgery of a 1500 dollar check stolen from Alfred Laporte on October 5 during a drinking party. Labelle denies involvement. two party members have been arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
Oliver Campau
Montreal
George Labelle
Labelle
Campau
Alfred Laporte
incendiary attempt to burn the russell house hotel
An afternoon fire at the Russell House hotel in Lexington was discovered in time, causing about 100 dollars in damage. An unoccupied room contained a cut wall hole and a lit gas jet directed into it, indicating an intentional blaze.
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Lexington
Russell House
Rumor of New Borden Mill in Fall River Circulates
Fall River on October 25 reports a persistent rumor that M C D Borden plans a new mill as part of the Fall River Iron Works complex. No confirmation is available, and Mr Borden has no local confidants. He surveyed sites for much of the day, with officials at the mill driving the talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
M. C. D. Borden
Fall River Iron Works
Borden
McNamara Wins Nomination in Fourth Council District
Boston officials rule the Democratic convention that nominated Jeremiah J. McNamara of ward 18 for governor’s council in the fourth district was legal, dismissing Richard Sullivan’s protest. McNamara faces Republican Joseph Lundy of ward 17 at the polls. Sullivan claimed ward 19 delegates lacked credentials.
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Boston
Jeremiah J. McNamara
Ward 18
Governor’s Council
Fourth District
Richard Sullivan
Ward 19
McNamara
Joseph Lundy
Ward 17
Sullivan
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Sarah Storey
the Companions of the Forest
James Gallagher
Edith Pierce
Lynn
Miss Knightly
Napoleon Roy
Thomas F. Quinn
Lizzie McCavitt
Chester E. Morrison
Wheeling
Pace
Reif
Maker
TUFTS
Imp
Russell
Borden Mill
Kersey Coats
Washington Mills Kersey
Oxford
Mother's
Kad
Sa Ote
Sik
Castoria
Henrietta
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