Pupil narrowly avoids falling man at Cambridge school
Joseph Monahan 22 of 9 Charles street Boston is dying at Cambridge Relief Hospital after plunging 50 feet while cleaning windows at Wellington School Cambridge, Columbia street. School children barely dodged the fall as he tumbled from the scaffolding. He suffered internal injuries and was placed on the dangerous list.
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Joseph Monahan
Charles Street
Boston
Cambridge Relief Hospital
Wellington School
Columbia Street
Cambridge
Monahan
Hyomei Offers Quick Relief From Catarrh And Colds
A newspaper pitch promotes Hyomei as a safe and pleasant antiseptic inhalation treatment for catarrh head colds hoarseness and bronchitis. It claims rapid relief targets diseased tissues and urges readers to buy a complete Hyomei outfit for one dollar from Riker Jaynes Drug Stores with a money back guarantee.
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Riker-Jaynes
Free Prescription Says Eyesight Can Improve Without Glasses
An advertisement claims Optona drops dissolved in water can restore vision. It cites testimonials of blindness near reading and hazy atmosphere improving after fifteen days, urging immediate use to avoid further eye trouble.
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Optona
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Ad Claims Kidney Liver Bladder Aid
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a premier remedy for kidney liver and bladder diseases. It promises a sworn purity certificate with every bottle and offers a sample by mail for ten cents, with bottles at 50 cents and one dollar through drug stores.
Boston & Maine funds released after court ruling
Judge Jenney in the Superior Court dissolved attachments on the Boston and Maine railroad funds totaling 1 200 000. The released money lay in Boston and other banks and included sums due or to be due from several steamship companies entering Boston and New York.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Jenney
Superior Court
Boston
New York
Beekman Winthrop and Partners Sue Boston & Maine Rail Company
Beekman Winthrop, Charles W. Cox, William J. Wilson and others of New York filed suit against the railroad on matured notes. Real estate in Suffolk and Middlesex valued at 1,000,000 and about 200,000 in banks and steamship dues were attached. Boston & Maine sought dissolution of attachments to protect its business. Some note holders wait until June, while Winthrop Cox and Wilson press for full payment if a receiver takes the railroad.
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Beekman Winthrop
Charles W. Cox
William J. Wilson
New York
Robert Winthrop & Co
Suffolk
Middlesex
Boston & Maine Company
Winthrop
Cox and Wilson
Massachusetts silk traders pledge to sell true pounds
Twenty five silk manufacturers and their selling agents met with Thure Hanson Massachusetts weights and measures commissioner and agreed to stop selling eight ounce and other under sixteen ounce pounds. The conference led to a promise to conform with the law and past violations were overlooked. Hanson said the public was unaware of any trade custom and warned enforcement would continue. Massachusetts will recognize only sixteen ounce pounds.
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Thure Hanson
Weights and Measures
Massachusetts
Hanson
Ants Escape in Washington Department and Are Recaptured
Mrs Morse s pet ants escape in the Department of Agriculture causing an uproar in the entomological office They are recaptured after an hour and placed in a jar labeled explosives Officials weigh whether to return them to Mrs Morse or exclude them as pests from the country
Oklahoma State House Ideas From Rhode Island Visit
Three Oklahoma commissioners inspected the Rhode Island State House in Providence on April 21 to gather ideas for a new Oklahoma Capitol. They indicated many Rhode Island features would be included in Oklahoma's plans before continuing their tour to Chicago.
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Providence
R. I
State House
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
Oklahoma State House
Chicago
Poslam Heals Ailing Skin Quick Relief Claims
An advertisement touts Poslam as a rapid healer for eczema acne and itchy skin with lasting calming effects. It promises relief from itching pimples dandruff chafing and inflamed skin and offers free samples from Emergency Unabhoratories at 32 West 25th Street New York.
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T&ists
West 25Th Street
New York
Professors Plan National Association to Unite U S Faculty
Harvard professors join a new national association forming to strengthen professor status and raise professional standards. The Baltimore Johns Hopkins circular says professors influence educational policy beyond their specialties and act as guardians of ideals for society. The group aims to end the unit system of American education.
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Harvard
Association of
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
United States
Minister of Public Instruction
American University
Harvard Men in Military Camps Visit by General Staff
Captain R O Van Horn of the US Army general staff visits Harvard to interest students in the upcoming military instruction camps. Camps to open in four regions this summer with Harvard men urged to enlist in the Burlington Vermont site to learn discipline during vacation.
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R. O. van Horn
General Staff
United States Army
Harvard
Burlington
Princeton Team Refuses Suffrage Debate Challenge
Princeton's negative debate team, which beat Yale last week, declines a formal spring debate with New Jersey suffragists. Authorities say the team has nothing to gain and much to lose, despite a student demand for the discussion.
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Princeton
N. J
Yale
Dogs Attack Children at Party Seven Bitten by Rabid Pekinese
In Pittsburg Mrs Robert Duncan, her daughter Elizabeth and five guests were bitten at a children's party. Two Pekinese dogs valued at $1000 showed signs of rabies and were taken to the hospital pathology department. one girl was bitten first, others helped her and were infected.
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Pittsburg
Robert Duncan
Elizabeth
Gray haired folks look young again four days method
A self help advertisement claims gray hair can be restored to youth with no dyes within four days. It promises natural color, softness, and easy management and invites men and women to request free full details by mail.
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Mary K. Chapman
Suite 244
T. Grosvenor
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Ceylon
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Mt. Vernon
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M. & R. Vermouth
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