Ex mayor's brother discharged from city service
Joseph A Fitzgerald brother of ex mayor Fitzgerald nicknamed the human postage stamp was discharged from city service. Superintendent Emerson closed the North End sewer yard and moved three other workers to the South Boston yard. Fitzgerald had been a messenger earning 1100 dollars yearly. Civil service commission ruled his ratings illegal. Discharged at North End yard were Jeremiah Crowley watchman 2.25 a day James J Lyng watchman 2.25 a day and Hugh Mc Laughlin stableman 2.25 a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Emerson
North End
South Boston
Civil Service Commission
Jeremiah Crowley
Yarmenter Street
James J. Lyng
Chelsea Street
Hugh McLaughlin
Cures Drunkards The Day of Working Miracles
A narrator recalls a life ruined by drink and a turning point when he stopped drinking and found hope. He describes daily consumption, a partner named Mary watching silently, and a moment of realization that restored his love for life.
Will Exhibit New Cookers At Jordan Marsh Store
The Jordan Marsh Company becomes agent for the Felix Kahn Fireless Cooker and will begin public demonstrations next week in the household department. A recent luncheon at the United States Hotel showcased the cooker’s efficiency, with officials and reporters in attendance. The device promises economical, reliable cooking with a single reheat, endorsed by Miss Fannie Farmer and Army cooks, and touted as a permanent household saver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan Marsh Company
Kahn
Jordan Marsh
United States
Boston Papers
Alen T. Treadway
Stockbridge
EB. A. Ryder
President Tuttle
B. & M. Railroad
James Hickey
United States Hotel
Otto von Arnim
New York
David Harold Walker
Brookline
Mr. Gage
Edmund H. Talbot
Tower, Talbot, Hiler & Pillsbury
The
Commissary Department
United States Army
Fannie Farmer
Farmer Cooking School
Boston
Fort Riley
Friend accidentally shoots Chelsea man in pawnshop
Ernest Turner of 7 Franklin Street Chelsea was wounded in the left leg when a revolver discharged by his friend in a West End pawnshop. The injury was treated at a relief station and Turner returned home. Turner declined to name his friend to police, saying the shooting was accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Turner
Franklin Street
Chelsea
West End
Turner
Abbie and Eva Hooper Floated After Run Aground
The three masted schooner Abbie and Eva Hooper grounded on Handkerchief Shoals and was floated at high water by tug Orion after jettisoning about two thirds of its lumber cargo. The vessel, leaking slightly, was towed to Vineyard Haven for assessment.
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Chatham
Abbie
Eva Hooper
Handkerchief Shoals
Orion
Vineyard Haven
Shoulders of Atlas Continues with Westland Ties and Temptations
Henry Whitman and Sylvia inherit a New England estate after years of poverty. Rose Fletcher arrives from New York and stirs plans as Horace and others confront class limits, loyalty, and the lure of wealth. Henry wrestles with work and freedom while facing a wary labor force and a looming strike. The tale probes identity, ambition, and moral tension in East Westland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Whitman
Sylvia
New England
East Westland
Silvia
Abrahama White
Abrahama
Rose Fletcher
New York
Horace Allen
Whitman
Lucinda Hart
Hannah Simmons
Europe
Wilton
Whitmans
Lucy Ayres
Lucy
Rose
Horace
Ose
Henry
Henry Whitman’s Peppermints Breaks House Routine
Henry wakes to a mix of relief and fear about confessing to Sylvia his plan to return to the shop. Sylvia halts him at the gate with a simple, revealing request for a quarter pound of peppermints, softening her stern, New England persona and forcing Henry to acknowledge his fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Whitman
Sylvia
Henry
New England
Dust problem prompts Winter street merchants plea
Tr Starr & Co merchants on Winter street complain dust from streets harms goods and cites $50,000 annual losses. They call for more street cleaning and question park oil spending. City streets superintendent Guy Emerson says oil experiments may start and promises to improve cleaning, urging complaints go to City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tr. Starr & Co
Winter Street
L. Starr
Guy Emerson
City Hall
Dolan Brothers Brawl Leaves One in Critical Condition
In Brockton a kitchen brawl at 54 Prospect Street left Joseph Dolan critically injured with a nearly severed jugular vein and facial cuts. His brother James Dolan is under arrest on assault and battery charges following the incident begun by a cup and saucer hurling and escalated with kitchen utensils and furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Prospect Street
Joseph Dolan
James Dolan
Cambridge Belle Loses Husband Swoon Drives Woman Insane
Mabel Winters formerly Miss Winters of Cambridge shocked by news her husband Frank Sparks a famed Philadelphia Nationals pitcher deserted her. She married in Monroe Louisiana last January and, upon learning of the separation, suffered hysteria and was removed to the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sparks
Philadelphia
Mabel Winters
Cambridge
Sparks
Putnam Avenue
D. B. Ranney
Orville G. Frantz
Harvard
Miss Winters
Boston
Monroe
Pennsylvania Hospital
May probe threat over Wrentham School funds
A state probe may follow a unanimous committee vote against a 170000 land and buildings appropriation for the Wrentham School for the Feeble Minded. Charges of extravagance include land bought above assessed value. Governor’s council and Acting Governor Draper monitor, with prior investigations in Rutland and Foxboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrentham
Ways and Means Committee
Governor's Council
Draper
Rutland
Foxboro
Water chilled his desire for death
John Cream, recently from Boston to Portland, leaped into the harbor with intent to end his life but surfaced alive near a dock. A nearby deckhand and boatman aided him aboard a boat, reviving his will to live. He had prior confinement at a Hyde Park private sanatorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cream
Boston
Portland
Portland Harbor
Cream
Hyde Park
Roy's Version of Carkin Shooting Unchanged
Paul F. Roy a Frenchman accused by his American wife Gracia Calla of killing her brother George A. Carkin of Newington New Hampshire last January was examined a second time before M Bouchard His attorney M Rubin attended The cross examination was severe but Roy did not alter his account maintaining he acted in self defence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Paul F. Roy
Gracia Calla
George A. Carkin
Newington
N. H
M. Bouchard
M. Rubin
Roy
Carkin
Dorchester Driving Club Matinee Races At Franklin Field
The Dorchester Driving Club has arranged 39 horses in 16 races for today’s programme on the Franklin Field speedway. Racing begins at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorchester Driving Club
Franklin Field
Cure for Eczema Tells Tale of Cuticura Triumph
A mother recalls severe infant eczema on her baby girl, despite doctors' care, and credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with a dramatic three month cure. She shares the address and dates May 2 and 20, 1907, praising the skin remedy and urging others to use it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Staines
Glenn Ridg
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cuthura
Alice L. Dowell
Easton Ave
St. Louis
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Frops
Posion
Masa
Cuticura
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W. L. Douglas
NCE
W. L. Douglas Boyes
Mass
W. L. Douglas Shoe
Washington St
Cor. School
Hanover St
Summer St
Cor. Lincoln
Court St
Cor. Howard
W.l.douglas
Whisker
Dr. Haines
Mary
Haines
Jordan Marsh Co
Friend
Atlas
Sunday Post
New York Gerald Co
Aunt Abrahama
Tunbury
Henry’s Pass
Sydney Meeks
Jim
Helmat
S. Anargyros
Fifth Ave
Pitcher Sparks
Wrentham School
Somerville Bulb Nursery
Broadway
Somerville
White Dental
R. H. White
Advan
Eczema
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