Lowell Mills Debate Reveals Old Style Versus Modern Factories
The State Board session on April 14 focused on Lowell mills as old style operations compared with modern mills. Witnesses described wage, cost of living, and freight differences with New Bedford and Fall River. Officials confirmed ongoing expert reviews of company books by a Boston firm for the State Board of Arbitration.
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Lowell
State Board
Fitchburg
Parkhill
Southworth
Massachusetts Mills
Loawell
New Bedford
Fall River
Samuel Ross
New Beford
National Textile Workers
National Mule Spinners
Lyman Mills
Holyoke
New England Cotton Yarn Company
Dunbar
Ross
Boston
Lawrence
Tremont
Suffolk
Boott
Merrimac
Massachusetts
Hamilton Milling
State Board of Arbitration
Boylston District Seeks Better Car Service
Jesse D. Crook organizes a mass meeting in Lammett Hall to press for electric car service extension to Boylston station. Dr George H Ingall will preside and prominent residents are invited to present their views on extending Jamaica Plain or Amory street lines.
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Boylston
Lammett Hall
Tomfohrde Hall
Jesse D. Crook
Tremont Street
Boylston District
Jamaica Plain
Amory Street
George H. Ingall
Porter Jr. and Newport Widow wed in Rhode Island
Charles Hunt Porter Jr., former pastor of Channing Memorial Church in Quincy, Mass, married Mrs. Lela Emogene Briggs widow of H W Briggs in Newport Rhode Island. The ceremony at the bride’s Rhode Island avenue residence was conducted by Rev Dr Bass of Providence with only the couple’s immediate relatives present.
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Newport, R. I
Charles Hunt Porter, Jr
Quincy
Mass
Channing Memorial Church
Lela Emogene Briggs
H. W. Briggs
Rhode Island Avenue
Bass
Providence
On to 200000 The Sunday Post Growth
The fragment shows a header style note about reaching 200000 readers for The Sunday Post with an April 1902 date fragment. It hints at remarkable growth and possibly a publication milestone.
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the Sunday Post
Missing Chelsea woman Mamie Armstrong in two week search
Miss Mamie Armstrong, 19, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Armstrong of 935 Chestnut Street Chelsea, has been missing from home for two weeks. Her mother pleads for help as police in Chelsea and Boston investigate without clues.
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Mamie Armstrong
Elizabeth Armstrong
Chestnut Street
Chelsea
Mamie
Bellingham Square
Mies Armstrong
Boston Police
Towne
Women Who Would Be Beautiful
A 1903 Evening Journal column cautions women against cosmetic and surgical measures for beauty. It argues true beauty comes from inner health and character, not paraffin injections, urging women to seek vitality, strength, and honesty of heart over superficial changes.
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The
New York Evening Journal
Bronchitis Cured by Osmo Chemic Light Treatment
Mrs. George H. Wallace of 15 Hadley Street Medford Massachusetts reports long standing catarrh and capillary bronchitis improved rapidly after Osmo Chemic doctors treatment. She gained weight and regained appetite, calling it a new personal turning point.
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George H. Wallace
Hadley St
Medford
Mass
G. H. Wallaor
Three to Four Years for Doherty in Horse Theft Case
John F. Doherty, associate of the man Golden, faced Judge Stevens after pleading guilty to stealing a horse and wagon worth 500 dollars he sold for 30. He was sentenced to not less than three nor more than four years in the State prison. George Thompson received one year in the House of Correction for larceny of a watch. Edward J. Connolly of Chelsea got one year for stealing hens. George Lewis was sentenced to three months for robbery.
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John F. Doherty
Golden
Stevens
Superior Criminal Court
George Thompson
St. Patrick’s
Green Street
House of Correction
Edward J. Connolly
Chelsea
George Lewis
Thomas Curran Arrives in Town With Companion
Thomas Curran of North Abington arrived in town February 2 with a companion.
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Thomas Curran
North Abington
Man sues over tin door sign injury and false arrest
Curran claims a tin door sign cut his ear during a shove on Leach Street and later sues Carl Peters for the injury. Judge Sullivan awarded Curran $15 for the injury and dismissed the false arrest claim after hearing both sides.
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Leach Street
Curran
Carl Peters
Peters
Sullivan
Laxative Bromquinine for Cold Cures in One Day
Ad for a remedy called Bromo-Quinine claiming to cure a cold in one day. Urges readers to call for a full note and check for B. W. Grove’s signature on the box. Priced at 25e.
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B. W. Grove
Park Street crowd linked to $25,000 damage suit
In Boston Superior Court Patrick Monaghan sues for $25,000 after wife Ellen Monaghan died when pushed from the Park Street platform amid a crowd between 5 and 6 PM on Feb 20, 1900. Judge and attorneys discuss due care, crowd conditions, and safety measures at the Park Street station.
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Park Station
L” Road
Park Street
Boston
J. H. Vahey
Superior Court
Patrick Monaghan
Ellen Monaghan
Vahey
Liverpool Street
London
Waterloo Bridge
St. Lazare Station
Paris
Grand Central Station
New York
Saltonstall
Bancroft
Husbands Obliged to Pay Wives Big Bills
A judge ruled a husband must cover his wife’s high fashion expenses after a creditor sought 73.75 for items including silk waists hats and velvet costs. The husband testified changed finances and prior payments, but the court found no remedy and awarded the plaintiff.
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Wentworth
Back Bay
Why Doyle Got 18 Months
In Superior Criminal Court Mary J. Johnson testified she married John M. Doyle in Boston on Feb 26 but returned to Gloucester sick an hour later. Doyle, revealed as two years married to Annie Young who had separated recently, faced a House of Correction sentence of 18 months after defense witnesses on his respectability.
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Mary J. Johnson
Gloucester
Superior Criminal Court
John M. Doyle
Boston
Doyle
Annie Young
Mr. Gove
Good Character Shown in Two Superior Court Cases
In yesterday's Superior Criminal Court sessions the benefit of a good character influenced outcomes. John Harrington faced a charge of stealing a fellow lodger's watch, with Probation Officer Keefe reporting Harrington's excellent character up to this incident. He noted the man had shown commendable conduct prior to the alleged crime.
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Superior Criminal Court
John Harrington
Bram
Federal
Abram J. Williams
Cliftondale Man Praises Osmo-Chemic Light Therapy for Asthma
Albert Sweetser of Vernon Street Cliftondale Mass says he suffered years with cardiac asthma and bronchitis until Osmo-Chemic doctors treated him with light therapy after X ray examination. He reports relief beyond expectations and recommends others seek treatment promptly.
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Cliftondale
Mass
Albert Sweetser
Vernon St
Cancer Cured After Osmo-Cemic Light Treatment Claims
Mrs. C Newington of Somerville Massachusetts says a cancer on her tongue and left breast was diagnosed by Osmo-Chemic doctors and treated with light therapy twice weekly. She reports the pain stopped and she is free from pain, urging others with cancer to seek their care.
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Newington
Somerville Ave
Somerville
Mass
C. Newington
Skin Disease Cured Says Mrs Willis of Gardner Mass
Mrs R H Wills of Gardner Massachusetts reports long suffering from eczema on both hands cured by Osmo-Chemic doctors using light treatment. She notes hands now smooth free from eczema and they look and feel healthy.
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Ortrait
Comedo
R. H. Wills
Gardner
Mass
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Church St
H. B. McConnell
Boylston St
Boston, Mass
O'Connell
Mr. Dunbar
Robert F. Conroy
Lowell Textile Council
Mr. Conroy
John J. Connell
Tremont and Suffolk Corporation
Connell
Taunton
Osborne
Lowell Mills
C. W. Hearn
Newport
David J. Ingraham
Winter Street
Oxford
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New England
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Marshfield
Mama
Aljo
Leona Smith
the Post
Sunday Post
Vame
Bond
Purple
Messrs. Vahey & Innes
J. B. Ferber
Nlainfif
E. F. Saltonstall
William Maherty
Mack
Washington ST
Osmo-Chemic System OF Medicine Incorporated
L. Plankett
Boylston Building
R. H. White Co
Waltham
Eli Tomiaghian
Watertown
Luther Bent & Co
Harry Anderson
Bent & Co
Deer Island
Tomiaghian
Dr. King Will
King Dental Parlors
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