Eviction of Ill Dorchester Woman and Two Children
Dorchester saw a double eviction as furniture was removed from the homes of Mrs. Alexander Doyle and Mrs. Frank Plunkett on Westville Street. Myrtle Doyle, ill with scarlet fever, was wrapped in a sheet and placed on the kitchen floor before the pieces were moved. The Board of Health will investigate the propriety of removing a sick family while illness persisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorchester
Alexander Doyle
Frank Plunkett
Westville Street
Doyle
Greenwich Street
Salem merchants open week with grand civic parade
A large Salem civic and trades procession marked the opening of Merchants Week. Four divisions led by Gen William Stopford showcased floats, French Chamber of Commerce entries, the St Joseph’s Zouaves, and the fire department. The parade lasted about 40 minutes with thousands watching from Lynn to Beverly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
W. Everett Hoyt
Horace M. Brown
G. Bertram Cressy
W. H. Eee
W. F. Strangman
Aids
George W. Gray
David G. Whelton
J. 5. Osgood
Pierre Michaud
Paul N. Levesque
Emile Levesque
L. Dupar
Jury Won't Hear Greenough Will Case
Judge Morton of the Supreme Court rules the $1,000,000 Greenough will contest will not be tried before a jury. Three widows Mary Magdelene Greenough, Emily Pomeroy Greenough, and Martha D Higgins claim widow’s share. Higgins proves she was Greenough’s first wife. Hearing to proceed on merits in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton
Supreme Court
Joseph F. Greenough
High Court
Mary Magdelene Greenough
Emily Pomeroy Greenough
Martha D. Higgins
Robert M. Morse
Greenough
Wiping Out Tuberculosis Urged By Boston Doctor
Dr Timothy J Murphy of the Boston Consumptives Hospital urged eradication of tuberculosis at a Dorchester tuberculosis exhibit. He cited a drop in Boston deaths from 40.8 to 18.6 per 1000 between 1886 and 1906 and said 14 400 lives were saved, while 2 000 000 dollars a year is still lost to the disease. He noted the hospital at Mattapan will treat advanced cases to prevent transmission and that 1 365 Boston deaths occurred last year.
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Boston
Timothy J. Murphy
Boston Consumptives’ Hospital
Upham's Corner
Dorchester
Dr. Murphy
BR. J. Rothwell
Mattapan
Germany
Eye strain relief ad urges Murine remedy use
Autoist's Eye warns of eye strain redness and granulation after sun wind and dust exposure. Marine Eye Tonic with Murine promises soothing relief and comfort. Ask your druggist about Murine Eye Remedy.
Boston Chef DeMontague Relocated From Beachmont Home
Alfred F. DeMontague the Boston chef who challenged Escoffier to a cooking match is no longer at 104 Endicott avenue Beachmont and now resides in Boston.
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Alfred F. DeMontague
Boston
Escoffier
Kaiser
Endicott Avenue
Beachmont
West Warm Reception For U S Sailors In Los Angeles
George W. Walther of the U S S Maine writes from Santa Monica praising Pacific welcome for sailors. He notes free rides and admissions in Los Angeles for uniformed men, references Shutes Park attractions and a Jim Jeffries fight, and anticipates leaving for Santa Barbara on April 25.
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United States Navy
East
Post
George W. Walther
Maine
Santa Monica
Cal
Navy
New England
U. S. S. Maine
Boston Post
Were
South American
Boston
Los Angeles
Shutes Park
Big Jim Jeffries
Santa Barbara
U. S
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Spring Medicine
Hood's Sarsaparilla has been sold for over thirty years as a family spring medicine claimed to purify blood and treat spring ailments. The ad touts its safety under current law, offers liquid or Sarsatabs forms, and prices 100 doses for one dollar.
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Hood
Burrage Hospital May Not Open This Summer
The Burrage Free Summer Hospital for crippled and deformed children on Bunkin Island Boston Harbor faces possible non opening this summer. Albert C. Burrage, the donor, is not at his Ames Building office. clerks cite uncertainty about a summer opening. The hospital, open for four years, has not begun preparations, despite past June openings, leaving relief for the poor in doubt.
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Burrage
Albert C. Burrage
Bunkin Island
Boston Harbor
Ames
Boston
San Francisco
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
John Jacob Astor
McEttrick Proposes Ban on Lyman School Chastisement
Senator Michael J. McEttrick renewed charges against the Lyman School for Boys and introduced a bill to prohibit corporal punishment after he witnessed harsh treatment. He cited a master speaking to a boy as to a dog and a boy chained to a ring, arguing against 16th century methods in a 20th century institution. Ten senators supported the bill while 27 opposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. McEttrick
Lyman School
McEttrick
Cobb Aldrich Co Clerks Hold First Mutual Benefit Assembly
The Cobb Aldrich & Co Mutual Benefit Association held its first assembly last night in Commercial Hall. About 75 couples attended, marking a successful event for the store employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobb, Aldrich & Co. Mutual Benefit Association
Commercial Hall
Benefit Concert Set for Fire Victim in Roxbury
Herbert W. French, a Keystone Chapter Eastern Star member, lost his home in the Chelsea fire. The Keystone brothers organize a benefit concert at the Masonic Temple 171 Warren Street Roxbury with guests including Marie A. Montfort of Cincinnati and Ethel Carns of Akron to aid Mr. French and his wife.
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Chelsea
Herbert W. French
Keystone Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
French
Masonic Temple
Warren Street
Roxbury
Enwright
Charlestown
Bridget
Patrick Enwright
Healy
Mary Parsons
Pearl Street
St. Francis de Sates
Finn
Boston
Andrew
Mary Finn
Maria Winston
Havre Street
Church of the Sacred Heart
Gaddis
Ichael E
Catharine
Lartin FP
Highland Street
St. Joseph's Church
Jacobs
Dorchester
Elmira N
John E. Jacobs
Stephen N. Stockwell
Glenway Street
Harvard Street
Littlefield
Minnie Putnam
Seaiittlefield
M'Namara
William H
Timothy
Annie McNamara
Moran
Star of the Sea
Perespas St
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Frank Plunket
Salem Cadet Band
Town House Square
Old Witch City
Clara Hudson
Nellie M. Goldthwaite
Blanche Curtis
Emily P. Ellis
Sarah Leonard
Jeannette Powers
Mary Norwood
Famous Greenough
Dr. T. J
Murphy
Schlitz
Fort Hill
Jos. Gahm & Son
Purchase St
Milwaukee
West
Burrage Hospital
Bumpkin Island
LYMAN
William C. Gregor Secialist
Winter Street
Cobb, Aldrich & CO
Globe Gas Light GO
Union St
Main St
Cambridgeport
West Boston Bridge
Scollay
Adams
Park Squares
Yard
John Jd. Exorgan
Kollmyer—O'donnell
Peter J. McCormack
St. Joseph's
Elizabeth M. O'Donnell
W. Hector
Kollmyer
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