Hyde Park Protest Over Street Rail Service in Boston
Hyde Park residents protested before a committee on street railways against Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway's abandonment of trolley lines. Delegates urged legislation for proper transport with the Boston elevated to take over Hyde Park lines at a flat 10 cent fare. Edward P Bodfish warned that residents are tired of empty promises and may remove Eastern Massachusetts from the area.
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Hyde Park
Committee On Street Railways
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway
Boston
Boston Elevated
Edward P. Bodfish
The
Committed
Point &T
Massachusetts
General Sherburne Receives French Decoration
Brigadier General John H. Sherburne is awarded Commander of the Order of the Black Star by the French government for his World War I command of a Negro artillery brigade.
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John H. Sherburne
Order of the Black Star
Love Letters Czarinas and Jealous Czarina In Crimea Tale
A published letter reveals Czarina Olga urging firmness toward Anna to avoid stories and love scenes sparked by Rasputin influence. The note, dated January 25 1915 from Tzarskoye Selo, recounts court intrigues, medical care for Ania, and Rasputin’s petitions while detailing daily life at the Romanov court and hopes for calmer times for Olga and the Empress.
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Crimea
Czarina
Anna
Ania
Rasputin
Tzarskoye Selo
Nicky
Kiev
Breslau
Yalta
Betsy Shouvaloff
Galicia
Sunny
Sebastopol
Constantinople
Black Sea
Russia
Crimean
Paul, Shouvaloff
Bariatinsky
Little Walks About Boston Louisburg Siege Recalls 1745
The article recounts Hawthorne’s depiction of the Louisburg expedition led by Sir William Pepperell and Governor Shirley. It notes the fortress strength, New England’s mobilization, the six week siege, the French panic, surrender on June 17, and Boston’s elation with bonfires, sermons, and Louisburg square memorializing the event. It mentions Colonel Richard Gridley, the Boston-built besieging battery, and a cross from Louisburg saved by Harvard College.
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Louisburg
Hawthorne
William Pepperell
Kittery
Shirley
Cape Breton
Gulf
Seth Pomeroy
Northampton
New England
Boston
Man with aphasia walks 20 miles home to Pittsfield
Robert K. Simmons, 50, of Boston, after four weeks with aphasia and memory loss, wandered from Hudson, New York to Pittsfield. He told police he worked at Massachusetts General Hospital and had been exploring Albany and Hudson. The long cold walk is credited with helping him recall his memory.
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Pittsfield
Robert K. Simmons
West
Cedar Street
Boston
Hudson
N. Y
Simmons
Massachusetts General Hospital
Albany
Bayer Aspirin Ad Emphasizes Safety and Brand Integrity
The notice promotes genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as safe for wide conditions from colds to rheumatism. It advises requesting the Bayer name and looking for the Bayer Cross on packaging, noting affordable twelve tab tin boxes and larger packages from druggists.
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Bayer
Wanderer’s Illness After Prolonged Absence Sparks Alarm
The missing traveler’s family was greatly alarmed by his prolonged absence. Medical authorities cite overwork as a likely cause of his deteriorating condition.
Reed Opposes Salary Increases for State Clerks
Senator Reed of Taunton yesterday opposed advancing salaries for Senate and House clerks arguing that due to heavy state taxation there should be no pay raise for any state employee earning $25 or more.
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Reed
Taunton
Senate
House
Bon-Opto Eye Comfort Ad Promises Fast Relief
An advertisement touts Bon-Opto tablets for strained or tired eyes. It claims dissolving a tablet in water and bathing the eyes two to four times daily relieves burning itching and blurred vision and notes doctors say eyesight improves by 50 in a week in many cases.
The After Effects of Pneumonia
An explanation of how pneumonia damages lung air cells and increases heart workload. After recovery, debris remains and proper follow up is needed. Nightly Vicks Vapo Rub applications are advised to ease inflammation and cough with inhaled vapors.
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Vick
Vick Chemical Company
Broad Street
Greensboro
N. C
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Citizens Before Railway Committee
General Sherburne
Oxfords
Thayer McNeil
Thayer McNeil Company
Temple Place
West Street
Czar
Czarinas
Zina
Tat Orloff
Buchanan
Stead
Boris
Miechen
Varsovie
Paris
Tatiana
Tatiana K
Soi Disant
Erivantsi
Olga
Helene
Marie
Prussia
Baby
Rovno
N. P
Mordinoy
New England Piano and Phonograph Co
Aturday Vening
Carter
DR. Carter
Emise Mosi
Roper
S.c
Alfred Stead
William T. Stead
Tatiana Konstantinoviya
Baghation Moukhransky
Erivan
Isaac Don Levine
Boston Post
Chi
Cago Daily News Co
Great Britain
Scandinavia
France
Italy
Spain
South America
McClure Newspaper
BY William Justin Mann
WSKS
SBS
ST. Louis
Louisville
Messrs. W. & A. Fletcher & Company
Hoboken
N. J
Messrs. Wm. Cramp & Sons
Philadelphia
Henry Black
London Salvage Ass’n Ney Scie New
Pluto
America
Nature
French Lick Springs
French Lick
Indiana
Ito
John Hetterman
Uricsol Chemical Company
Cornhill
Mass
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