Major Le Clair a Speedy Wooer
Boston area police probe a self styled Major John Lawrence Le Clair of Barre Vermont who posed as an army officer and married or promised marriage to at least twelve women across New England. He fled to Charlestown and was later captured for observation as to sanity in a Poughkeepsie New York institution awaiting bigamy and related charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lawrence le Clair
Barre
New England
le Clair
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Boston
Charlestown
W.W. A. Antrim
Salvation Army
Jack Johnson
First
John Harvard
Antrim
Johnson
Annie Elizabeth Kelley
Hartford
Conn
LeClair
Norfolk
Kelley
Dorothy Morse
Cabot Street
Beverly
Claremont
N. H
Morse
Beverly Trust Company
Maud Allen
Postal Telegraph Office
Gloucester
Theresa R. Hamilton
West Hartford
Lochinvar
Department of Justice
Theresa Hamilton
Beach Street
Bertha Maude Hayes
Detroit
New Strength for Influenza Victims Promises Recovery
Mrs. E A Paige of Bangor Maine describes influenza leaving her run down with yellow skin and dizziness. After taking Dr Williams Pink Pills she gained appetite and strength and improved nerves. She urges readers to request the booklet Building Up the Blood and notes local druggists sell the pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Paige
Harlow Court
Bangor
Dr. Williams
Remedy Ad Claims Cure for Eczema and Skin Ailments
An advertisement touts a cure for eczema and skin conditions with testimonials from James D. Dewey, Sergeant John E. Winslow, and others. It urges physicians to endorse the remedy, notes babies should not suffer, and promotes O. D. C. products sold in Boston with proof offered at the office. Price listed as $2.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D. Dewey
Auburn St
Cambridge
John E. Winslow
North Cambridge
Charles E. F
Congress St
Boston
James Dempsey
Boston Post
Druggista Or
O. D. C. Company
West St
Colored Citizens Honor Grant Memory at Centenary Service
A centenary observance under the National Equal Rights League will honor Ulysses S. Grant at Charles Street A M E Church in Boston. Speakers include Rev I George Biddle Julius Meyers M Cravath Simpson and Albert G Wolff with musical numbers by Victorian Orchestra Adeline Washington Ella O Banyonn Arthur W. Smith and church choirs. Admission is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulysses S. Grant
Liberty
Charles Street
Charles and Pinckney Streets
National Equal Rights League
I. George Biddle
Fort Wagner
Julius Meyers
Cambridge
M. Cravath Simpson
Albert G. Wolff
Sons of Veterans
William D. Bingham
Dorchester
J. S. Mitchell
William E. Carter
Charles E. Young American Legion
Adeline Washington
Ella O. Banyonn
Arthur W. Smith
Charles Street Church
Peoples Baptist Church
St. Paul A. M. EB. Church
Man Shot in North End Suspect in Drug Case Wounded
Philip W. Pucci of 1 Keith Alley North End was shot by two men on Lewis Street after an argument. Seven shots fired, one hit Pucci in the left thigh. He was treated at Haymarket Relief Hospital and taken home. Police note Pucci faces morphine sale charges and a prior criminal record including a 1911 assault arrest and a Deer Island sentence with later escape and capture in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip W. Pucci
Keith Alley
North End
William G. Clancy
Charlestown
Lewis Street
Hanover Street
Pucci
Haymarket
Jobert
Deer Island
Chicago
Hayes Heads Dorchester Deputy Assessor Eligibility List
John M. Hayes of 96 Radcliffe Street Dorchester tops the civil service list of five eligibles for deputy assessors in Boston. Also named are Charles A. Murphy 7 Moseley Street Dorchester Augustus D. McLennan 85 Ruthven Street Roxbury Frederick F. Smith 12 Sussex Street Roxbury and Arthur L. Curry 270 Arborway Jamaica Plain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hayes
Radcliffe Street
Dorchester
Civil Service
Bostom
Civil Service Commission
Charles A. Murphy
Moseley Street
Augustus D. McLennan
Ruthven Street
Roxbury
Frederick F. Smith
Sussex Street
Arthur Ll. Curry
Arborway
Jamaica Plain
Kid Wedge Heading Home From Harvard After Illness
Frederick R. Wedge known as Kid Wedge leaves Cambridge to return to Arizona due to illness. Once a lumber camp hanger on in Wisconsin he rose to a university degree and principalship after being socially ostracized. Consumption weakened his system during army service but he later fought back before leaving for his wife and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick R
Wedge
Harvard
Cambridge
Arizona
Wisconsin
Printers 44 Hour Week Opposed by Publishers
New York April 26 The American News paper Publishers Association opposes any move to a 44 hour work week in newspaper plants. T R Williams of the Pittsburg Press urged members to cut waste and support apprenticeship schools to avert a shortage of skilled workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
T. R. Williams
Pittsburg Press
Publisher leaders urge lower production costs and labor reform
Mr. Williams argues for cutting production waste and reducing costs through efficiency and wage reform. He notes publishers can pay skilled workers well but require productive output and questions unions' focus on job creation over tangible results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Two Men Arraigned for Running Distillery Near Wheaton College
James M. Stewart of Taunton and William Harris of Raynham were arraigned before U.S. Commissioner Goodspeed in New Bedford after a large distillery was found at Norton near Wheaton College. They pleaded not guilty and waived examination, each held on $500 bond for the federal grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
James M. Stewart
Taunton
William Harris
Raynham
Norton
Wheaton College
U.S
Goodspeed
Ectoplasm of Ghosts Explained by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle argued that ectoplasm proves communication with the dead. He urged the Sym phony Hall audience not to doubt the so called duplicate spirit body, claiming belief is not insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Jas’ Niet
Symphony Hall
Arthur Conan Doyle Unveils Ghost Theory at Symphony Hall
Sir Arthur's lecture on ectoplasm and spirit bodies drew scientists, skeptics, and believers to Symphony Hall. He showed photographs of ghosts and claimed they proved survival. An audience packed, with latecomers standing in aisles as he presented his evidence of life beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Arthur
Symphony Hall
Sage and Sulphur Compound Promises Darker Hair
An advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as an easy, ready to use remedy to darken gray or faded hair. It claims natural, even coverage after a few applications, using a sponge or brush to apply a single strand at a time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth
60 Acre Farm Near Town with Livestock and Orchard
Real estate ad selling a 60 acre farm near town including 100 poultry 25 cherry trees 100 apple 75 peach and berry patches with fertile tillage and wood lot. Livestock includes a groom horse barn garage poultry houses. Closing affairs $3500 part cash. PRESCOTT A WHITMAN 06 Westminster Am Providence R I. Other classifieds on page 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prescott A. Whitman
Westminster ,T
Providence
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Isabelle M. Morse
Bauer & Black
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Conan Doyle
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Mary J. Cosdanza
Harry Cosdanza
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Woolwich
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