Mystery About Meyer's Coming Journey
Postmaster General Meyer leaves Washington for New York and Boston with undisclosed reasons. He planned to attend Jamestown Exposition with the official party but sends First Assistant Hitchcock instead. Attorney General Bonaparte heads to Boston to speak at the French American Republican Club then returns to Washington.
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Washington
Meyer
New York
Boston
Jamestown Exposition
Diplomatic Corps
Hitchcock
Jamestown
Department
Bonaparte
Postmaster Meyer's Boston Visit Unnotified
Postmaster Hibbard said the Boston office had not been notified of Postmaster-General Meyer's trip last night and he did not know the visit's objective.
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Hibbard
Meyer
Boston
Commonwealth Club Promenade Tonight in Jamaica Plain
The Commonwealth Club Promenade at 691 Centre Street Jamaica Plain is planned for tonight with Governor Guild and Mayor Fitzgerald invited. Governor Guild is absent due to travel but Mayor Fitzgerald and Congressman Peters will attend. Matrons include Mrs. P. G. Post Mrs. J. H. Duval Mrs. J. Godwin and Mrs. J. Hertig, with Francis M. Cummings in charge.
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Commonwealth Club
Centre Street
Jamaica Plain
Guild
Fitzgerald
Jamestown
Peters
P. G. Post
J. H. Duval
J. Godwin
J. Hertig
Francis M. Cummings
Prisoner Burned in Jail Fire at Chipley
The Chipley jail was destroyed by fire today and one prisoner, Henry H. Berry, was burned to death. The jail held a crowded mix of prisoners who apparently tried to burn their way out, but the flames proved uncontrollable.
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Chipley
Fifa
Henry H. Berry
White
Three Shocks Felt in Valparaiso Chile
Three vigorous earthquake shocks were felt here on Thursday morning. No damage has thus far been reported.
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Valparaiso
Chili
East Boston High stages elaborate Eneid scenes in Latin
East Boston High School pupils presented scenes from the Eneid in the school hall last night to a large audience. Leonard Cushman provided English outlines before each Latin performance. A Greek dance featured Anna Cullinane and others. musicians included George Owen and Marguerite Kaye.
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East Boston High School
Leonard Cushman
Marguerite Kaye
Partridge
Public Opinion Bill Rally at Faneuil Hall Draws Notables
A noonday crowd at Faneuil Hall heard leaders including Robert Luce and President Eliot advocate the Luce public opinion bill now pending in the Massachusetts Legislature. Speakers argued for open influence in lawmaking, highlighting constitutional rights and the dangers of moneyed pressure.
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Old Taneuil Hall
Luce
Eliot
Harvard University
Robert Treat Paine, Jr
Robert Luce
Massachusetts Public Opinion League
William Lloyd Garrison
Robert A. Wood
South End House
Harvey N. Shepard
Senator McLeod
Cambridge
Wharton Barker
Folger Barker
Philadelphia
Erving Winslow
Albion A. Perry
Somerville
Joseph A. Parks
Fall River
KF. C. Hultman
Quincy
E. F. Brown
Marlboro
Charles Fleischer
Charles F. Dole
Joseph Lee
W. F. Kindes
Boston
Public Petition Urges Express Opinion Bill in Boston
Citizens of Boston gather in Faneuil Hall on April 25 1907 to petition the Legislature for a public opinion bill. The group argues rights to assemble and petition demand suitable laws protecting voters and public welfare.
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Commonwealth
Shaw
Boston
Faneuil Hall
Ivernia Docks After Stormy Atlantic Crossing
The Cunard liner Ivernia arrived in East Boston from Queenstown and Liverpool after a severe voyage with more than 2200 passengers aboard. The second cabin list carried 319 passengers the largest at this port. Among steerage were 618 Irish 414 Swedish 248 Norwegian 227 English 69 Russians 67 Hungarians 57 Greeks and 53 Turks. Notables included Professor Gilbert Murray Oxford University to lecture at Harvard and Columbia.
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Cunard
Ivernia
Boston
Queenstown
Liverpool
Gilbert Murray
Oxford University
Harvard
Columbia
Co. P. Lounsbury
Cape Town
South Africa
BE. H. Thornburg
Stockholm
Sweden
Swedish Pariament
Commission On Emigration
New York
Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars From Chicago to Pacific Coast
Tickets for travel on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays from Chicago to the Pacific Coast in Pullman tourist sleeping cars are on sale daily until April 29. Fares range from 49.90 to 52 dollars. Boston to Pacific Coast points also offered. Write A Hutchi son, Manager, North-Western Pacific Excursions, 300 Washington street Boston Mass for details.
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Chicago
Pacific Coast
Pullman
Boston
A. Hutchison
North-Western
Union Pacific
Washington Street
Mass
Mrs Power Accused in Suffolk County Fraud Case
The Power case centers on Mrs Hannah Nagle Power linked to Captain William P Williams in alleged swindling schemes. Wealthy Brookline wife Mrs George Henry defends Power as innocent while Edward Farrell accuses Power of mismanaging the Nagle estate and mortgaging Cambridge property. First suits filed in Fast Cambridge total $5000, naming Power, her son George G and Williams. Cook holds certified marriage records showing Power as Hannah Josephine Power born in Medford aged 39.
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Hannah Nagle Power
George Henry
Clark Road
Brookline
Oxygen
Boylston Street
Boston
William P. Williams
Henry
Power
Oakland Street
Brighton
Fast Cambridge
Cassily Cook
New York
George G
Captain Williams
Central Long Island Electric Light and Power Company
Medford
Little Girl Dies After Kitchen Fire
Madeline Walker of 81 East Lenox street died at City Hospital after a kitchen stove accident in which she and her brother Willie, 10, lit straws and their dresses caught fire. Willie rushed to help, tearing at the flames but both suffered severe burns.
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Tittle
Madeline Walker
East Lenox Street
City Hospital
Madeline
Willie
Letter touts cure for Bright's Disease in lumber trade
A 1905 letter from San Francisco praises a remedy for Bright's Disease and Diabetes, claiming high cure rates and urging readers to request literature via stamps. The editor notes Fulton’s Compounds and a prominent lumberman, Matt Harris, endorse the cure, while the publication refuses to take payment.
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American Lumberman
Chicago
Bright
Aze
California
East
Supreme Court
Southern Pacific Railroad
Matt Harris
San Francisco
Cal
Harris
Boston statements prove new theory at Cooper clinic
A wave of statements from Bostonians describes relief from chronic illness after using Cooper medicines. Patients report weight gain, improved digestion, energy, and even restored hearing after starting treatment. Cooper will meet seekers Saturday night from 7 to 10:30 at Jaynes' store to discuss his theory that the stomach governs most ill health.
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Boston
Frank D. Cardell
Temple Street
City
Cooper
M. L. Smith
Boston Avenue
West Somerville
Mass
Future Bright but Railroads Are Handicapped Says Gould
George J. Gould warned that the two cent fare would harm railroads by cutting passenger profits. He voiced confidence in the nation's future and supported railroad legislation that does not hurt credit or borrowing ability. He spoke to reporters in New York before sailing for Europe.
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G. J. Gould
New York
Europe
George J. Gould
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Committee On Election Laws
Massachusetts
United States
Edwin D. Mead
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Arthur M. Huddell
Boston Central Labor Union
Samuel Ross
New Bedford
Henry Sterling
Typographical Union
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Fulton
Jaynes & Co
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Rudyard Kipling
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