Ardent endorsement for Dr. Pierce remedies from Arctic explorers
A citizen's testimonial cites Arctic exploration hardships and alcohol risks, praising Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a safe blood purifier and spring tonic. Letters from Samuel Caldwell and Mrs. R. Sando highlight cures of liver and digestion issues, urging readers to visit Pierce's Buffalo establishment and request the Common Sense Medical Adviser booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
J. Pierce
Buffalo
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgice Institute
R. Sando
Elon
Iowa
Common Sense
R. V. Pierce
N. Y
Fight On For Direct Nomination In Massachusetts House
The direct nomination bill to remove political conventions in state offices failed in the Massachusetts House by a 99 to 99 tie, prompting a notice of reconsideration from Luce of Somerville. The debate cited Essex County corruption and urged continued action, with a third reading vote to follow the next day.
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Luce
Somerville
Massachusetts
Cole
Andover
Essex County
Boston
Committee On Election Laws
Congress
Downey
Cambridge
Charles Ek Homer Wed to Miss Alice May Fuller
Homer's music dealer Charles Ek Homer of Boston married Alice May Fuller of Dorchester last evening at Christ's Church Dix Street. The ceremony was by Rev. George F. Pratt with bridesmaids Carrie Belle Fuller Minnie Homer Alice Brooks Cora Spaulding. Best man Henry Homer. ushers William Homer C Richard Lincoln Edward Cox Arnold Kenney Charles F. Smith Harry Rose. They plan a wedding tour to Old Point Comfort and will reside at 279 Centre Street Dorchester after. A reception followed at the bride's parents' home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ek. Homer
Boston
Alice May Fuller
Frank P. Fuller
Melville Avenue
Dorchester
Christ's Church
Dix Street
George F. Pratt
Carrie Belle Fuller
Minnie Homer
Alice Brooks
Cora Spaulding
W. L. Carpenter
Mattapan
Henry Homer
Mass. Quarry to Supply Granite for Pennsylvania Station
Milford April 5 A New York despatch reports local quarry owners won the contract to furnish granite for the Pennsylvania Railroad New York terminal. The deal totals 1 600 000 dollars and will keep about 1200 men employed at full capacity for two years.
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Milford
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
East Boston Leo Court selects reps for aged members home
At last evening’s meeting of Leo Court M C OF held at Foresters Hall East Boston James Fennelly Joseph F Carter and John M Leonard were chosen to represent the court in behalf of a home for aged members.
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Leo Court
Foresters’ Hall
Boston
James Fennelly
Joseph F. Carter
John M. Leonard
Lightning Flashes Mark Heavy Newton Rainstorm
Vivid flashes of lightning accompanied the heavy rain storm that broke over Newton shortly after 1 oclock this morning.
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Newton
Two Ways Heart Trouble Warns and a Remedy
A circulation of advice describes breathlessness as a sign of weak heart action and urges immediate use of Dr Miles New Heart Cure to strengthen the heart and nerves. It warns that neglect leads to fluttering palpitations dizziness fainting spells and related pains.
Dr Miles Heart Cure Claims Save Hearts
A testimonial from A. M. Bassett of Wellington Ohio cites enlargement of the heart and credits Dr Miles New Heart Cure with restoring full health. The ad promises the first bottle will help, or the money back.
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Dr. Miles
A. M. Bassett
Wellington
Ohio
Fort Point Bridge Construction Granted in Boston Harbor
Secretary Taft rules the district engineer erred in enforcing the law and grants permission to build the Fort Point channel bridge in Boston harbor. The decision overturns the appeal of local authorities and allows construction to proceed.
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Washington
Taft
Fort Point Channel
Boston Harbor
Provincetown schooners bring haddock to harbor amid dense fog
Twenty five schooners and two sloops sailed into the harbor to Pier 4 with vast hauls of haddock weighing 519300 pounds, cod 96700, hake 9100, pollock 5000 and halibut 5000, marking the maiden trip of the Frances P Mosquito to the new Provincetown pier. The fleet included Preceptor and Slade Gorton among others, while the Frances P Mosquito carried 80000 pounds of haddock and cod.
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T Wharf
Preceptor
Fannie W. Freeman
Julietta
Rose Cabral
Albert Geiger
Sadie M. Nunan
Minerva
Slade Gorton
Sea Fox
Gloucester
Haddock
Shipping News Aprils Almanac reports arrivals and sailings
Shipping notices list steamers arriving from Liverpool Port Antonio Port Limon Iquique and New York with bananas sugar and nitrate hauled by various ships and tugs. Cleared and sailed extra vessels bound for Queenstown Liverpool Norfolk Newport News and Portland with barges and railroad ties. Wind north to east.
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Sachem
Murdoch
Liverpool
Warren & Co
Verona
Oxholm
Puerto Plata
Limon
Owen
Port Limon
Port Antonio
Otto Sverdrup
Michelsen
Caleta Buena
Iquique
Montevideo
St. Lucia
New York
Parthian
Smith
Philadelphia
James
Whitney
Grove
Dingley
Dennison
City of Gloucester
Godfrey
Gloucester
Aurora
Sorenson
Macors
San Domingo
Nottingham
Beers
Port Johnson
Wilkes
Barre
Salem
John G. Chandler
Nulty
Alice
Clara
Eckley
Lehigh
McGoldrick
Perth Amboy
Boston
Bath
Bizarre
Eagle Wing
Morgan
Brunswick
Elizabeth Palmer
Baltimore
Dorothy Palmer
Harding
Newport News
R. D. Bibber
Reed
Norfolk
Nile
Morrill
Rockland
Credit
Queenstown
Sylvania
Admiral Dewey
Jam
Colonian
New Orleans
Catalone
Louisburg
C. B
Tordenskjold
Kennebec
Ontario
H. M. Whitney
Gallia
Dan
Catawissa
Logan
Portland
Tamaqua
Glendower
Oak Hill
Spring
Lykens
Cto
Mingo
Herndon
New London
Silver Brook
Tacony
Cuba
Brockton
Remus
South Amboy
Beverly
Mass
Byssus
Betsy Ross
Mabel FE. Goss
Stonington
Thomas W. Yawson
T. Charleton Henry
Helen Thomas
Ariel
Wayne
Lynn
Zetes
J. H. Rutter
Transfers Across Conferences Highlight New England Meeting
Bishop Fowler reports the Rev. Chan Lok Chan and the Rev. Andrew Anson moved between conferences with unanimous approval. The forenoon featured memoirs of 12 deceased members and a sermon by Rev. William E. Warren marking his 50th year of service. Discussions covered superannuated preachers and church funding, amid talks on education for the South and church finances. Tomorrow’s schedule includes devotions, business, veterans meeting, missionary sermon, and society anniversaries.
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Fowler
Chan Lok Chan
California
New England
Andrew Anson
New York East
William E. Warren
Boston University School of Theology
Warren
L. B. Bates
East Boston
John L. Bates
Preachers’ Aid Society
C. W. Blackett
Lynn
J. O. Knowles
Worcester
Cc. E. Davis
N. E. Conference Veterans’ Association
G. R. Grose
Newton
Conference Sunday School Society
Cc. E. Spa
First Chinese Pastor Led to New England Conference
The Rev Chan Lok Chan, transferred from the California conference to the New England conference at Melrose, is one of the country s only two ordained Chinese Methodist ministers and the only one in the East. He leads Boston s Chinese mission and plans a new Kneeland street church.
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Methodist Episcopal Conference
Melrose
W. G. Richardson
Conlin
Joel M. Leonard
Saunders
W. T. Perrin
Chickering
Joseph H. Mansfield
Hearn
J. M. Leonard
Lynn
New England
Brady
New York
Carnegie
Rockefeller
Chan Lok Chan
California
Long
San Francisco
Chan
Boston
China
Hong Kong
Canton
Wesley College
Kneeland Street
Cure Catarrh with Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder
Rev Dr Borcher of Buffalo endorses the remedy claiming immediate relief from distressing catarrh for him and his wife after using Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder. They state relief within ten minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borcher
Buffalo
Agnew
New Filibuster Edition at Majestic Theatre
The Filibuster returns Monday at the Majestic Theatre with a revised show directed by Al Holbrook. Frank Lalor joins as Bunny while Frank Daniels latest works are noted, and the 385th performance will include a gun metal wrist purse souvenir for ladies. Mystic Shriners have purchased the house for tonight’s performance.
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Majestic Theatre
Samuel E. Bork
Boston
al Holbrook
Fritzi Scheff
Frank Daniels
Holbrook
Frank Lalor
Bunny
Lalor
Rice
Merry Shop Girls
Mystic Shriners
Bernard Swift 45 Years City Employee Dies at Home
Bernard Swift a Charlestown resident and Boston water department foreman for 45 years died yesterday at his home 55 Tutt Street from complications of diseases. He was born in Charlestown and leaves two children Mrs Annie and two others. Funeral held at St Catherine's Church at 9 o'clock Friday morning.
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Bernard Swift
Boston Water Department
Charlesto
Tutt
Charles Swift
Charlestown
Annieg
B. O'Neil
Timothy J
Funere St. Catherine’s
District Chief Edward H. Sawyer Dies in Boston
District Chief Edward H. Sawyer of Division 9 Boston fire department died at his home after a two week illness of pneumonia. Born December 18 1838 in Portland Maine he served in the Tenth Maine Regiment and later held multiple fire department ranks including captain of Ladder 12 and chief in 1884. He leaves a widow and two children with funeral set for First Universalist Church Buena Vista Avenue conducted by Captain Johnson of Engine 12.
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Edward H. Sawyer
Boston Fire Department
Moreland Street
Sawyer
Charlestown
Portland
Portland Fire Department
Mt. Pleasant Lodge of Odd Fellows
Roxbury Lodge of Knights of Honor
Jewell Lodge
Knights and Ladies of Honor
Maine Veteran Fireman’s Association
Boston Veteran Fireman's Association
Fireman’s Charitable Association
Post 26
First Universalist Church
Buena Vista Avenue
Buena Vista Avenue, On Friday. Captain Johnson
Feingine 12
Treasury Announces $27 Million Call on National Banks
Shaw states the treasury will make a call for about $27,000,000 in two instalments. The first payment is due May 15 and the second July 1, 1905. The move targets national bank depositories.
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Washington
Shaw
Paine Headlines Closing Exercises at People’s Institute
Robert Treat Paine spoke at the closing exercises on Tremont Street Roxbury where the 1904 and 1905 evening classes graduated. John A. Hare and Rev. Joseph H. Rockwell shared remarks alongside music by Annie L. Berry and Herbert Howard. An exhibit drill showcased the Women’s class in physical training.
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Robert Treat Paine
People’s Institute
Tremont Street
Roxbury
Paine
John A. Hare
Co. B. Haven
Joseph H. Rockwell
Annie L. Berry
Herbert Howard
Spinners' Defence Fund debated by union delegates
President M J White urged creating a defence fund to avoid strike levies while proposing a 2 dollar yearly assessment. Delegates sent the issue back to districts for study as many members lacked local instructions. Henry Abrahams of Boston Central Labor Union spoke on trade labels. John Golden praised textile tech schools and supported a paid commission to investigate education benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. White
National Spinners’ Union
Henry Abrahams
Boston Central Labor Union
John Golden
Fall River
United Textile Workers of America
Douglas
Mass and Canada unions sign historic interunion pact
Bricklayers' and Masons' International Union and the Operative Plasterers' Association of the United States and Canada reach an Massachusetts agreement. Members of each group will be fraternally recognized by the other and agree on hours wages and conditions. This is the first national contract of its kind and is spreading throughout the state. Working cards of both organizations will be mutually recognized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Massachusetts
Labor unrest sweeps Boston unions in wage talks and talks
Frank J. McNulty of Newark addressed 100 Boston Electrical Workers units as wage demands surface. Stone pointers push 40 cents an hour from May 1, while Tile Layers schedule a talk for April 19. Painters and Decorators eye 2.80 for eight hours. Amalgamated Street Railway Employees plan a summer wage scale. Stable unions unite for mass organizing meetings. J. R. Lomasney signs the wage agreement.
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Frank J. McNulty
Newark
N. J
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Boston Electrical Workers
Boston
Stone Pointers
Boston Tile Layers
Caledonia Hall
K. of L
New England
Amalgamated Street Railway Employees
J. R. Lomasney
Elm Hill Stables
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Purdy
Yeas
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Haverhill
Andrews
Barrett
Bennett
Birch
Bodurtha
Agtuwam
Brazzell
Butler
Chrystal
Clark
Collins
Creed
Cushman
Cutler
Davis
Denham
Pepperell
Doherty
Dunbar
Dunham
Nantucket
Dwight
Edwards
Dennis
Easthampton
Endicott
Fennelly
Flanagan
Good
W. P. Grady
Phelan
Phelps
Phillips
Tingree
Otter
Power
Reinhart
Robbins
Rugg
Schumaker
Sennett
Seward
Sheehan
Gaston
Holyoke
Sherburne
Sim
Skerrett
Slocum
Snow
Soliday
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Spinlow
Staples
Stowe
Swig
Tanner
Tarr
Titcomb
Vinal
Walker
Waltham
Brookline
Westall
Wheatley
Wheeler
Whitcomb
White
Idgartown
Woodhead
Nays
Allen
Ames
Orange
Easton
Anderson
Bailey
Barker
Barnes
Barr
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Saugus
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Bassidy
Bower
Bradbury
Brewer
Brigham
Cadixan
Chapin
Clare
Cook
Crafts
Crossman
Mayberry
McCann
MckKenzie
McKirdy
McManus
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Moore
Nelson
Norcross
O'Connell
Fitchburg
Parsons
Patrick
Peloquin
Perry
Poland
Pollard
Porter
Amesbury
Potter
Spencer
Putnam
Quinlan
Quinn
Riley
Schofield
Selberlich
Sherman
Slater
Stevens
Sullivan
Thorburn
Turner
Melville Ave
Homer
Fort Point
Hoosac Tunnel
Tamaqua and
Reading
Staple Coal Company
Neponset River
Roger Sears
Blanche
Empire
Frost's
John Cusick
Independence
Canso
N. S
Sable Island
Lewis George
Newfoundland
Old Wilson
Wilson
Hull
Eng
Sultana
Glenn & Co
Glasgow
Laurentian
Allan Line
Ivernia
Immigration and Customs
Ivevaly
Cunard Line
Shipping News
Salvatore di Giorgio
Nor
Sama
Freida
Willie H. Child
Apalachicola
Beaver
Annapolis
Otis Miller
St. John
N. B
Priscilla
Dean Warren
Blackett
Methodist Church
Freedman’s Aid and Southern Education Society
W. P. Thirkield
D. D
T. A. Hildreth
Josephine Fiske
Sostox
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Col
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Washington St
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