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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1900

Page

4

Peruna Promises Relief from Catarrhal Debility

Letters from Mrs. Mattie B. Curtis and Mrs. Jane Baxter describe relief from general weakness backache and kidney pelvic troubles after using Peruna. Both claim long time improvement and ongoing absence of pain. The ad urges sending for Facts and Faces from The Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus Ohio.

Mattie B. Curtis Legion of Loyal Women Salem Boston Mass Jane Baxter Grand Army Relief Corps Fremont, Wash Peruna Relief Corps Peruna Medicine Co Columbus, O

Albany Lease Battle Warns Stockholders and Public

George A. Crocker testified before the railroad committee opposing the Albany lease arguing stockholders and public have identical interests. He claimed directors used proxies, funded the protective committee, and misled votes with a plan to gain state approval and feared socialist tendencies in the legislature.

George A. Crocker Rallroad Committee Albany Boston Professor Sargent Protective Committee Jhoar Hoar Hoar Crove Mr. Crocker D. B. Wesson Springfield Mr. Wesson Crocker Boston & Albany Uni

Waiter Discovers Corpse in Saloon Rear Room

David Keefe, 60, of 9 Union Street, was found dead in the rear room of the David Condon & Co liquor saloon at 1336 Washington Street at 8 15 PM. A waiter shook him after no response. Dr Erb ruled heart failure and Medical Examiner Draper ordered the body sent to City Hospital morgue.

David Keefe David Condon & Co Washington Street Keefe Erb Draper City Hospital Union Wk Street

Robbery at 24 D Street Strips Joseph Barestalke of Clothes

A residence at 24 D Street was robbed of clothing valued at 55 dollars. The incident targeted Joseph Barestalke and involved theft of wearable items from his dwelling. Details on suspects or motives were not provided in the readable text.

Joseph Barestalke D Street

Boston University Republicans Split Over Bryan Mock Convention Vote

Members of the William EB Russell Club at Boston University Law School threaten withdrawal after the club voted to instruct delegates to support Bryan at the May 5 mock presidential convention in Fanueil Hall. They urge unpledged delegates and plan a committee to safeguard Republican interests amid expected heated debate next Wednesday.

William EB. Russell Boston University Law School Bryan Fanéuil Hall William B. Russell Megars Barnes Barnes, Hewitt Saunders Vernon Estey

Harvard Exam Death Shocks Woburn Family in Milan

H Coleman of this city received a cablegram announcing the death in Milan of Arthur C son of Arthur Merriam of Manchester NH. The 18 year old was with his parents as part of the Clark excursion party on the steamship New England and had recently passed Harvard College entrance exams. Bertha and Mary Frost of Woburn, also in the party, report they have not suffered much inconvenience from the manager ship dispute.

Woburn Coleman Milan Arthur C Arthur Merriam Manchester N. H Clark New England Harvard College Bertha Mary Frost O. Ip

Hand Amputated After Catch in Derricks Cog Wheels

The right hand of M. Sullivan of 30 West Third Street South Boston was caught in cog wheels of a derrick at the bone yard in East Boston yesterday. Amputation of a part of the hand was necessary at the Emergency Hospital.

M. Sullivan West Third Street South Boston Boston

Commercial Teachers Convene in Boston Sessions and Banquet

Eastern Commercial Teachers Association opened its semi annual meeting in the Christian Union building at 48 Boylston Street with welcome by Mayor Hart. Morning and afternoon papers covered curriculum expansion including local government English and economics with notable speakers from Tufts College and Boston. A large evening banquet at the United States Hotel featured toastmaster W. Sadler and speakers such as James Rea and Dr. Marden. Tomorrow includes further sessions and John R. Gregg of Chicago as a principal speaker.

Eastern Commercial Teachers’ Association Christian Union Boylston Street United States Hart Shoemaker Worcester Osborne Rochester Chicago George P. Lord Salem Mass W.M. Huntsinger Hartford A. S. Heany Providence Molineux O. S. Marden W.H. Sadler James Rea Packard School New York Thomas .%. Lée R. J Roland. B. Boyden Boston School The Association H. G. Healy the Phonographic World Kinsley B& M. Huntsinger Marden John R. Gregg

Converse Boy Mends Escape From McLean Hospital

Marquis M Converse eight years old escaped from McLean Hospital at Waverly last Wednesday evening between 7 and 7 15 pm. He was found at the Hotel Rexford yesterday afternoon and accompanied officers to the hospital. His mild melancholia contributed to the escape.

Marquis M. Converse McLean Hospital Waverly Rexford James FR. Wood Converse Rexford Yesten Mr. Converse Hirt Yet

Divine Healing Hearings Highlight Truth Case

Francis Truth the so called divine healer faced a federal hearing before U S Commissioner Fiske on mail fraud charges. The session drew a large female clerical audience and featured sharp exchanges between attorney Anderson and District Attorney Casdy over proof of fraud and the power of divine healing.

Francis Truth United States Fiske Federal Circuit Grand Jury Truth Anderson Casdy

Notable Rubber Tradesman in Con gress Street Firm

A former wholesale rubber businessman on Congress Street, connected with Converse Pike, amassed a fortune in the range of six to twelve thousand. The three-year span of the firm’s existence marked active involvement and rising strain, leading to a decline in his condition. He had strong Boston connections and was related to a prominent Boston businessman.

Wood Converse Congress Street Boston Boson

Presbyterian Upheaval Favors Short Creed Over Confession

The Interior, Presbyterian church organ, urges setting aside the Westminster Confession and adopting a brief evangelical creed. Editor Dr Gray cites minister and member opposition to the clause attacked by Dr Hillis, predicting an early vote and large majority.

Chicago Presbyterian Dr. Gray Dr. Hillis Hillis Presbyterian Church Gray

Brooklyn Woman Seeks Limited Divorce Over Ragtime Conflict

Mrs. Mary J. Drake of Brooklyn sues for a limited divorce from Herman Drake alleging inhuman treatment. She says he throws objects at her when she objects to his rag-time piano playing. Drake answers that she has an ungovernable temper and hurls kettles and pans to drown the music.

New York Mary J. Drake Brooklyn Herman Drake Drake

Telegraph Marriage Unites Couple 200 Miles Apart

A marriage service was performed by telegraph between Kansas City Kansas and Mulhall Oklahoma at noon yesterday. Bridegroom Andrew M Candell of Washington DC an entomologist with the US Department of Agriculture and bride Penelope Cundiff daughter of a Perkins Oklahoma farmer.

Kansas City Kan Mulhall Okla Andrew M. Candell Washington, D. C Department of Agriculture United States Penelope Cundiff Perkins

Jolly Bachelors' Club President Abdicates For Marriage

John Sieglock, president of the Jolly Bachelors' Club in Aston, pays a $200 fine to the club after announcing his marriage. He was elected for his supposed immunity to Cupid and prompted surprise with the abdication. The club supports matrimony but requires payment when a member withdraws.

Aston John Sieglock Jolly Bachelors’ Club Sieglock

Jilted Lover Lapses Into Trance After Palm Reader Visit

A man, rejected by palm reader Hansen at 319 West Forty seventh Street who uses the name She in her practice, proposed last night but was refused. He fainted, was removed by a policeman, and remained in a trance this morning unable to say his name.

Casey Sarah Reed Revere Truth Mabel Miner Eddie Robinson Joseph McDonald Readville George Evans Post Office Department Marshal Waters Hansen West Forty Seventh Street Duast

Hetty Arms Dies Longtime Stowe confidante dies

Hetty Arms a Virginia born Southern woman who nursed Harriet Beecher Stowe to her death is dead in Hartford Connecticut. She followed the war’s losses to the North and became a close servant and friend to Mrs. Stowe, mourning deeply after Stowe’s death.

Hartford Conn Hetty” Arms Harriet Beecher Stowe Virginia

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