DO IT YOURSELF And Save a Doctor's Fee Trial bottle offer
An advertisement touts Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy as a cure for kidney liver bladder and blood diseases. It explains how to test urine for signs of trouble and claims quick relief for frequent urination back pain and scalding urine. Readers are urged to mail address to Rondout NY for a free trial bottle and pamphlet.
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David Kennedy
Frank Whetzel
American Express Building
Department O
Chicago
Ill
Medford couple marks golden wedding at home
Mr and Mrs Amos Blanchard Morse of 21 Auburn Street West Medford celebrate their golden wedding day at home. Morse started Medfords first newspaper. Two receptions were held 4 to 6:50 p m and 7 to 10 p m. Surrounded by family including son James E B Morse and daughters Mrs Joseph Morse and Mrs G M Morse. Granddaughters acted as ushers. Mrs A B Morse received an Eastern Star emblem gold brooch and a purse of gold from fraternal orders and city citizens.
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Medford
Amos Blanchard Morse
Auburn Street
West Medford
Orse
Morse
James EB. Morse
Joseph Morse
G. M. Morse
Manchester
N. H
A. B. Morse
Charles Bearse
Chelsea
Ethel A. Morse
Sadie Morse
Order of the Eastern Star
Middlesex
British steamer sails from New Orleans with 1000 mules
The British steamer Honorius cleared New Orleans today bound for Cape Town carrying 1000 mules for use by the British military in South Africa.
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New Orleans
Honorius
Cape Town
South Africa
Dr Agnews Catarrhal Powder Relief Claim
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Agnews Catarrhal Powder with a brief puff inhaler promising instant relief and permanent cure for catarrh hay fever colds headaches sore throat tonsillitis and deafness for 50 cents. The copy emphasizes painless easy use and a per bottle sales pitch.
New Line Opens Between Crescent Avenue and South Boston Station
Passengers on the Old Colony branch of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad faced confusion as the Crescent Avenue to South Boston segment opened escaping the Dorchester Avenue crossing. The project, enacted by 1897 legislation, relocates routes beneath Boston Street Dorchester Avenue and Swett Street. The overhaul, costing an estimated 1.5 to 2 million dollars, involves major track reorganization and a new boulevard use of the old roadbed, linking with the South Terminal and Columbia road.
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Crescent Avenue
South Boston
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Dorchester Avenue
Boston
Old Colony
Boston Street
Swett Street
South Bay
New York & New England Railroad
Fort Point Channel
South Terminal
South Boston Yards
Columbia Road
King Edward Moves Toward Peace Discussed by Parliament
London reports Parliament will discuss ending the Boer War as King Edward seeks peace before his coronation. Cabinet deliberations considered terms from the Orange Free State and potential autonomy for Boer states, with federation hopes central to Cecil Rhodes's vision.
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King Edward
London
South Africa
Lord Salisbury
Schalkburger
Orange Free State
Lord Kitchener
Cecil Rhodes
Great South
Botha
Delarey
Kruger
Delaney
Methuen
England
Hudson Named Chelsea's Chief
At the Chelsea Board of Aldermen meeting Mayor Widard submitted the appointment of David M. Hudson as chief of police replacing William P. Drury who was removed March 13 on charges. The move triggers a license commission reorganization with Dennis A. O'Brien Willard H. Dunbar and Harry B. Hammond named to new posts. The mayor stressed strict liquor law enforcement and gambling dive suppression as the aim driving these appointments. Hudson, longtime license commission chair and Chelsea fire engineers alum, will now head police with Hammond as chairman of the license board.
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Chelsea Board of Aldermen
Widard
David M. Hudson
William P. Drury
License Commission
Hudson
Dennis A. O’brien
Willard H. Dunbar
Harry B. Hammond
Reorganized Board
Willard
Drury
Grover
Metropolitan Highways Department
Pemberton
Chelsea Board of Fire Engineers
Chief Hudson
Icrense
Chelsea
Dennis A. O'Brien
Board of Aldermen
Walter Fverett
Post
Henry B. Hammond
City Sees Licenses Supplying Revenue and Fewer Speak Easies
A city official argues licensed saloons will replace 150 to 200 speak easies, adding the city could gain 35 000 in annual revenue. The License Commission heard innholders and common victuallers license applications last night, with 46 licenses granted last year. Applicants have until April 10 to file.
Curing Consumption With Scott's Emulsion
An old advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as a reliable aid for consumption. It claims the product increases weight, reduces coughing, and eases the disease's grip on the body, urging readers to request a free sample from Scott & Bo at 409 Pearl St. N, y.
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Scott
Scott & BO
WNE
Pearl St
N, Y
Striking Workers Reject New Price List at Chase Mills
The Chase mills strikers of the American Woollen Company met to oppose the company price list. Some cloth grades rise while others fall. A delegate will report to a Providence textile meeting, affecting further action amid fears of a mill shutdown.
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Webstier
Chase Mills
American Woollen Company
Providence
Roxbury High Class of 1877 Holds Anniversary Banquet
Thirty eight members of the Roxbury High School class of 1877 attended a banquet at the Thorndike to commemorate the 22th anniversary of graduation. Mr. Augustus Bacon presided and addressed the gathering. Mon sieur Morand, guest of honor, received a hearty reception from former pupils.
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Roxbury High
Roxbury High School
Thorndike
Augustus Bacon
Monsieur Morand
Fire destroys St John’s Military School Manlius
A 100000 dollar fire at St John’s Military School in Manlius, 10 miles east of Syracuse, leveled the three story brick building founded in 1869 by Bishop Fred Huntington. The blaze broke out at 6 30 PM, after classes ended, with 180 students helped by the Manlius volunteer fire department. Temporary quarters will house students as a new building is planned.
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Syracuse
St. John’s Military School
Manlius
Fred D. Huntington
Protestant Episcopal Diocese
New York
Lawmaker Raftery Honored At Surprise Ward 18 Gathering
Representative Thomas E. Raftery of Ward 18 received a surprise party at 22 Oak Terrace hosted by Democratic colleagues. Ex Alderman Frank J. O Toole presented a rolltop desk and chair while Bryant s Orchestra and notable local figures performed and attended, including Councilman Milmore and Senator Sullivan.
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Thomas E. Raftery
Ward 18
Oak Terrace
Frank J. O’toole
Representative Raftery
Bryant
Charles B. Miller
W. J. Spillane
Willam B. Brooks
William Tower
William Walsh
Joseph Graves
Martin Milmore
John P. Sweeney
Michael P. Daly
Edward Cotter
Cornelius A. Owens
James Hewitt
Patrick F. Sweeney
John Scanlan
Charles H. Bryant
Thomas H. Flannery
James P. Timilty
Patrick Carey
John Haggerty
John H. Logie
Daniel Gleason
Daniel Sullivan
James F. Burns
Michael E. Gaddis
James Haggerty
William Haggerty
John A. Sullivan
William J. Quinlan
Michael T. McGreed
Timothy Reardon
James F. Shore
Danie J. Cotter
James P. Dempsey
Patrick J. Crowley
Thomas M. Wilson
Munster Fusiliers seize Cork canteen in clash at Rocky Island
London April 8 report says some Munster Fusiliers at Rocky Island Cork Harbor occupied and looted a canteen. A Spike Island patrol moved in to detain them, leading to a serious affray in which a fusilier was wounded by bayonet thrusts. An inquiry is ordered.
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London
Munster Fusiliers
Rocky Island
Cork Harbor
Spike Island
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Pelarey
Sunday Post
Slabside
Mugegsy
Deacon Skezick
Fooleyland
Archie the Amateur
Fatty Felix
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