Democrats Name Candidates for City Election
Ovel A. Dexter was nominated for mayor by the Democrats at a Saturday caucus. Dexter, a Granite State Fire Insurance Co. official, is among the youngest mayoral contenders. A three way contest for Board of Public Works drew votes. Mortimer L. Raynes led the slate for Councilman at Large, with Thomas H. Colling and Elorace W. Grey as rivals. Remaining nominations included councilmen at large Larry EB Boynton, John W. Emery, Phillips B Badger, Wiliam E McEvoy. Board of Assessors James T. Whitman. Public Works Thomas E. Collins. Instruction Lucius H. Thayer, Iva A. Newick, Harry W. Peyser, Edward Seybolt. Dexter accepted in a brief speech and pledged retrenchment and tax cuts. Horace W. Gray was added to the ward 4 ticket for ward councilman, per Sunday night caucus action.
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Ovel A. Dexter
Dexter
Granite State Fire Ing
Board of Public Works
Mortimer L. Raynes
Democratic Committee
Thomas H. Colling
Elorace W. Grey
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Orel A. Dexter
Larry EB. Boynton
John W. Emery
Phillips B. Badger
Wiliam E. McEvoy
Board of Assessors
James T. Whitman
Thomas E. Collins
Board of Instruction
Lucius H. Thayer
Iva A. Newick
Harry W. Peyser
Edward Seybolt
Wredgea
Horace W. Gray
Narrow escape in Medford auto crashes into fence
Mrs Lillian Cogan drove with Mrs Lydia Griffin and Mrs Helen Griffin when brakes failed and the car plunged twenty feet into mud from Mystic avenue banks near the Mystic River. A passing chauffeur aided the women and Medford police were notified. No injuries reported. Mrs Cogan and husband ex-Portsmouth residents now live in Winthrop Massachusetts.
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Lillian Cogan
Daniel Cogan
Lydia Griffin
Helen Griffin
Cogan
Mystic Avenue
Medford
Mystic River
Amoskeag Co Pays Seven Tax Bills in Manchester
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, the city’s largest taxpayer, paid 334000 of a total 1000000 tax due to the Manchester city treasurer. The noon deadline drew a long queue as taxpayers streamed into the office Saturday.
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Amoskeag CO
Manchester
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
Dartmouth Students Return To Classes After Thanksgiving Break
College students home for Thanksgiving holidays resumed studies on Sunday. All were required to attend chapel this morning, and the Dartmouth group traveled via Boston where a special train departed at 11 o clock.
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Dartmouth
Boston
Absent Brothers Memorial Service Held by Portsmouth Elks
Members of Portsmouth Lodge of Elks paid tribute to absent brethren at the Colonial Theatre with a solemn program. Chopin Funeral March opened the service, Aeolian Male Quartet performed, and William J. O'Brien of Taunton delivered the memorial address before closing ceremonies.
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Portsmouth
Ernest L. Cook
John W. Mitchell
Fred
Varney
Ira A. Newick
William ¥ J. O'Brien
Taunton
Maso
Lodge
Congress Convenes as insurgent bloc threatens speaker vote
Washington December 3 the 68th Congress opened at noon with a militant progressive bloc holding key votes in the house and threatening a deadlock to force speaker Gillett out. In the senate the session proceeded with decorum as the bloc met in conference awaiting outcomes.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Cummings
Town
William Tyler Page
Nelson
Wisconsin
Gillett
Prisoners Escape Sparks Gunfight Near Ettenson Station
Reports say two inmates escaped from Kansag penitentiary last night and are believed surrounded by guards near Ettenson station south of here. A gunfight with guards is reported. condition of prisoners unknown.
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Kansag
Ettenson Station
Three Italian villages wiped out by flood disaster
Bergamo region reports six hundred dead and fifty miles desolated after the Glencoe Lake dike failed releasing floodwaters. One hundred thirty seven bodies recovered, with relief parties and troops aiding shelterless survivors.
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Italy
Associated Presa
Bergan
Bergana Valley
Glenco Lake
Bergamo
Glencoe Lake
Iseo
Housanas
Milan
Brescia
Frank Knight to Lead Republicans
The caucus slate lists Frank W. Knight for Mayor and a full ticket of city leaders. Ward 1 through Ward 5 councilmen are named with Herbert Poole Norman Rand William Lynchey Arthur Locke and George Kingsbury on the ward slate. Also listed are Edward Adams Frank Pryor Richman Margeson Ernest Frederickson and Harry Philbrook for various posts. A noted perforated paper partition for ice cream cones is patented to keep dust away.
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Frank W. Knight
Edward H. Adams
Frank AL. Pryor
Richman
Margeson
Ernest &. Frederickson
Board of Public Works
Harry E. Philbrook
John Yarwood
Herbert E. Poole
Norman E. Rand
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