Drunkards Easily Cured by Secret Remedy claims
Miss Edith Williams of Waynesville Ohio narrates curing her drunken father using an odorless tasteless remedy added to his food and drink. She and Dr Haines offer free trial packages to prove the method, promising sober life and a happy home, with a Cincinnati address for requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Williams
Waynesville
Ohio
Kate Lynch
Ellis St
San Francisco
Cal
Heame
Edith
Alimony Awarded to Adeline Oakes in Separate Suit
New York April 9 Mrs Adeline Estelle Sullivan Oakes wins a separation suit against Francis J Oakes after a prior absolute divorce victory. Judge Gildersleeve grants $2600 a year alimony during trial and orders $600 cash for her lawyer. The child Paul Sullivan Oakes, age nine, will remain mainly with his father, with four hours twice weekly for the mother. The husband’s income is admitted as $12000 yearly, though the wife asserts it is higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NW York
Hsband
Adeline Estelle Sullivan Oakes
A. H. Hummel
Gildersleeve
Supreme Court
Francis J. Oakes
Hotel Majestic
Little Paul Sullivan Oakes
Little Paul
Morris Murch and Butler Move to Larger Summer Street Quarters
Morris Murch and Butler, longtime furniture dealers, relocate from 423 Summer Street to expanded premises at 9 Summer Street. The move signals a broader showroom and improved facilities for customers seeking furniture and home goods.
Fire damages unoccupied barn in Hingham
Firemen fought a blaze yesterday morning in an empty barn on Otis Street owned by Fenton Thompson. The fire caused unspecified damage and is believed to be incendiary in origin.
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Hingham
Fenton Thompson
Otis Street
Boston Prominent Bostonians Sail on New England Bound Abroad
Aboard the Dominion line steamship New England Captain James departs Pier 6 Charlestown at 11 this morning for Queenstown and Liverpool with 12 steerage 6 cabin and 8 saloon passengers among those listed are Rev. George Allchin O G Anderson Mrs. Andrew W Armington George P Baldwin Miss Annie Bartlett Mrs Beveridge Miss Agnes Cairns Jessie Cairns and J Fairnes Cairnes Miss Leatrice Cairnes nurse Deland Came Carruthers H H Coe Mrs Annie Coe Miss Gertrude Coe Mrs Mary F Colum J H Connors Miss Bessie Cooey Curtis Rev A H Douglas Mrs Douglas Miss Illen Bills Captain C B Farwell Mr Goodrich T A Goodwin Robert H Hatton A A Haserick Mrs J E B Haltechock Mr Humphreys Mrs Mumphreys Mrs Johnston child ree Miss A I Roberts H W Russ Dr G B Shattuck Charles L Shorey Mrs Shorey TM Francis Skinner G Melan Smith Mrs ith Mr ark Mrs ark A S Temple R A Templeton David Thorburn Miss L W Walker Miss A G Walker Webster practice Wheeler Miss Wheelwright and Mrs Wheelright Master Windeler Miss Maud Windeler and none Mrs J C Woods and
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Line Steamship
New England
James
Hoosac Tunnel
Charlestown
Queenstown
Liverpool
Paterne
G. Curtis
Curtis
A. H. Douglas
Douglas
Illen Bills
C. B. Farwell
Mr. Goodrich
T. A. Goodwin
Tnobert H. Hatton
A. A. Haserick
J. EB. Haltehcock
Rey
A. I. Roberts
H. W
Russ
G. B. Shattuck
Charles L. Shorey
Shorey
Francis Skinner
G. Melan Smith
Ith
Ark
Ark A
Temple
R. A. Templeton
David Thorburn
L. W. Walker
A. G. Walker
Webster Pracclor Y
Wheeler Miss
Wheelwright
Ai A. Pestwright
Wheelright
Nettle Whitney
Windeler
Master Windeler
Maud Windeler
J. c Woods
Fight over coffee ends with Postum aid in turning life around
A Independence Indiana woman recounts case of Cora a patient nearly ruined by coffee who switched to Postum Food Coffee and recovered after weeks of faithful use the narrator claims coffee was poisoning her group notes many others helped by eliminating coffee and adopting Postum cited by Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Cora
Ada
Postum
Eeen
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Oxford Graduate Jailed for Fraud
Oliver S. Elton a 28 year old Oxford University graduate and heir to English estates was arrested by Inspector Shields on four counts of obtaining money under false pretences. He posed as a publisher’s agent, canvassed at elite clubs, and signed subscription blanks for drinks and magazines, leaving lenders memory faded. His landlady Mrs Kimball locked his room, prompting Elton to threaten police before disappearing. he faces court today for fraud at several State Street addresses.
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Oliver S. Elton
Oxford University
England
Inspector Shields
Wilton
Elton
Kimball
Charles H. Conant
P. W. Cole
State Street
J. H. Rohan
New Fire Lieutenant Named by Fire Commissioner
Fire Commissioner Russell has sent Avery B. Howard Jr. for promotion to lieutenant. Howard, attached to Engine 25 Fort Hill Square, has served there since September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner Russell
Avery B. Howard, Jr
Ruseell
Civil Service Commissioners
Howard
Fred Green
A. B. Howard, SR
Fireman Appointed After Russell’s Death in Boston Fire Service
A Boston fireman on probation since December 15, 1993, has served at Engine 16 on Temple Street and Engine 25, with a Charlestown base. He was injured at a Franklin Street fire last Monday but expected to be fit soon. The appointment fills the late Lieutenant Solomon P. Russell’s spot at Chemical 1 on Tulfinch Street, following his death from an accident last Thursday.
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Engine 16
Temple Street
Dorchester District
Engine 25
Charlestown
Franklin Street
Solomon P. Russell
Chemical 1
Tulfinch Street
Soldier Dying in Poverty in Wayfarers Lodge
Harvey Williams a 76 year old Civil War veteran and descendant of Roger Williams lies critically ill at Wayfarers Lodge Hawkins Street Chester VI. He hopes to be moved to Togus Maine if his condition improves. Born in Chester Vermont he enlisted in Boston at war outbreak and is now almost totally blind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Williams
Chester
Roger ‘Williams
Wayfarers' Lodge
Hawkins Street
Theoldiers
Togus, Me
Williams
Boston
Lodge
Jewelry worth almost $1 million tied to Hoyt estate
In New York on April 9 a Surrogate Court dispute centers on diamonds, pearls, and other jewels valued near 950000 from the late playwright Charles H. Hoyt estate. The gems are held by Frank McKee, Hoyt’s former partner and executor. Claimants are Mrs. Mary W Seales and Miss Sarah Miskel Seales, Caroline Miskel Hoyt’s mother and sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles H. Hoyt
Frank McKee
Hoyt
Mary W. Seales
Sarah Miskel Seales
Caroline Miskel Hoyt
Interscholastic Drill for Cadet Teams Friday May 2
An interscholastic individual drill open to high and preparatory schools east of the Mississippi will be held by the M IL T Corps of Cadets. It takes place Friday May 2 at 7 30 p m at the South Armory Irvington Street. Each school may enter a team of two bona fide cadets who have served the entire year in the cadet organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
M. IL. T. Corps of Cadets
South Armory
Irvington Street
Hartford Gheets Its New Mayor Hartford Gheets Its New Mayor
Ignatius A. Sullivan was celebrated as Hartford’s new mayor with a labor parade described as Connecticut’s largest. He pledged careful leadership, eight hour day goals for city workers, labor-capital harmony, free textbooks, school tax equalization, and city control of a municipal gas plant with East Hartford bridge completion. He urged business and bankers to cooperate while asserting workers’ rights and broad city leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Ignatius A. Sullivan
Connecticut
The
Economic League
East Hartford
Connecticut River
Bridgeport
Ansonia
Tammany
Danbury
Fire Starts From Slacked Lime At Everett and Broadway
Firemen answered 6:30 yesterday morning to a blaze started by water leaking into lime casks near W H Davis's building site at Everett avenue and Broadway. Heavy rain swelled the barrels causing lime slacking and a brisk fire. Damage was small. Chelsea
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Lh Davis
Everett Avenue
Broadway
Box 88
Chelse
Tired Feeling Signals Spring Health Trouble
The passage links persistent fatigue to blood vitality and compares it to skin eruptions as signs of impurity. It warns that such signals are a warning many ignore, contrasting the prudent with the hazardous in recognizing health cues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturkhart
Burkhart
Cincinnati
Hood Sarsaparilla and Pills Ad Claim Cure
A vintage advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills as a life giving tonic that cleanses the blood improves complexion and provides strength and animation. It warns against substitutes and asserts the product will cure and keep the promise.
Big railway project in New Brunswick plans through line
In Fredericton parliament this afternoon bills would incorporate the Fredericton and Western Railway Company and the Moncton and Eastern Railway Company. The Webb Vanderbilt syndicate promotes the bills, seeking a through route from the West to Cape Breton with power to purchase other charters. The scheme includes express passenger steamers in Louisburg and making St John the export freight hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericton
N. B
New Brunswick
Fredericton & Western Railway Company
Moncton & Eastern Railway Company
Copp
Webb-Vanderbilt
Canada Atlantic Railway
Great Northern
Upper Canada
Tremont Social Club Ball Opens With Grand March
Fully 200 couples attended the Tremont Social Club’s first annual ball at Paine Memorial Hall last evening. The grand march was led by William A. McDevitt and Miss Abigail Foley, followed by 100 couples. During intermission, entertainment was provided by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paine Memorial Hall
Tremont Social Club
William A. McDevitt
Abigail Foley
Dobson
Tremont
Tremont Quartet and Bidder Attend Club Delegation
Delegates from the Entre Nous St. Ory Asquam Turtle Manhattan and Roanoke clubs were present. The Tremont Quartet and Mr Herbert Bidder participated in the gathering, reflecting a coordinated meeting of regional groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Quartet
Mr. Herbert Bidder
Entre Nous
St. Ory
Asquam Turtle
Manhattan
Roanoke Clubs
House Against Cider License Bill Falls in House
The house decisively defeated a cider license bill intended to let Beverly license cider and native wines. Debates featured active opposition and calls for stricter regulation of insurance and public laundries, with several bills ordered to a third reading by votes ranging from 27 to 91.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Fidelity
Midnight Drinking Bill Reconsideration Delayed to Wednesday
The Senate will vote next Wednesday on reconsidering the rejection of the midnight drinking bill known as the semicolon law. The move postpones final action and sets up a renewed vote on the controversial proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Protet Prevents Panama Bombardment
The French cruiser Protet reportedly prevented a Panama bombardment on the night of March 14. British steamer Columbia brought the news to San Francisco, with Captain Heath aboard, after docking at Panama two days later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Protet
Panama
San Francisco
Colombia
Heath
Nell Haden in Grove Deemed Recovering After Collapse
Nell Haden of Grove was given an operation. A. Piyen pronounced a funeral begun preparations. He regained consciousness and is likely to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarat Ide Y
Nell Haden
Is Grove
Grienen
A. Pi Yen
A Wise Word on Profitable Brewing and Honest Trade
A brewer urges dealers to seek money through selling goods and building reputation. He touts P. B. Ale as a sign of quality, warns against inexperienced brewers, and offers reliable products made by seasoned artisans. The letter invites visits to the brewery or agent outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. B
Consolidation of Hardware Firms Worth 120 Million
New York April 9. An authoritative announcement to consolidate the country’s hardware jobbing interests into a 120 million capitalized combination will be made by the Iron Age tomorrow. It includes the Bigelow & Dowse Company of Boston and 40 other houses, spanning nearly every major trade center. The Iron Age editorially calls it the largest mercantile house in the world, as a distributing entity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Iron Age
Bigelow & Dowse Company
Boston
The
Year of Success for Boston Young Men's Christian Union
The first annual business meeting at 48 Boylston Street heard the 5823 members, the largest since 1851. Treasurer’s report shows year receipts 58969.47, total 66086.85, disbursements 60046.95, balance 4989.90. Library holds 16061 volumes with 761 added. 35 life members died since April 1, 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Young Men's Christian Union
Boylston Street
William H. Baldwin
Hfe
Republican campaign committee reelects officers
Washington April 9 at a meeting chaired by Representative Mercer of Nebraska the Republican congressional campaign committee unanimously re elected the old officers Representative Babcock of Wisconsin as chairman Representative Sherman of New York as vice chairman Representative Overstreet of Indiana as secretary and Colonel W B Thompson of this city as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Republcan Congressional Campaign Committee
Mercer
Nebraska
Babcock
Wisconsin
Sherman
New York
Representative Overstreet
Indiana
W. B Thompson
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Estelle Sullivan Oakes
Conly
Adelaide Sullivan Oakes
Chemic-Electro Institute
H. B. McConnell
Boylston St
Hotel Pelham
St. Newman & Sons
St Tremont Street
South Boston
Robert F. Yee
Neral
Dorchester Street
Pat Maes
Stringer
Revere
William H. Stringer
Beach St
Norwood
Portsmouth
N. H
Kansas City
Uneral Undertakers
Emgalmers
Dudley Street Terminal
Roxbury
Newton
M. H. Gulesian
Commonwealth Avenue
Waban Hil Road
Ile Ladder Company No. 1
P. O. Dow
Morris Murchebutler
Morris Murch &Butler
Whittier
Elizabeth Whittier Pickard
Shmuel P. Pickard
John Greenleaf Whittier
Newbury Street
Portland
Matthew Franklin
Jane (Vaughan) Whittier
Amesbury
Haverhill
Bostonians
Mr. Humphreys
Mumphreys
Mrs. Johnston
Oxford
Henry Williams
Roger Williams
A. G. van Nostrand
Bunker Hill Breweries
Hood
Cape Breton
Campbell
G. ©. Campbell
Watertown
Boston & Maine Railroad
Lipe
Boston Y. M. C. U
U. S
Sanaa & Grosjean Nfa
York
Chicago
Express Steamship Service
Seattle
Mew
Shawmut
San Fran
Fasorance
H. J. Jernegan
Philadelphia
Black Peing
Cycle Can and Ee CO
Hanover
J. M. Linscott
A. Sawyer
M. & Specialist
St. Anthony's
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