Boston Sees Record April Rainfall and Flooding
After three days of heavy rain the Hub endures a record April with 8.82 inches total, flooding low-lying areas as Stony Brook and Mt. Hope West Roxbury areas overflow, while forecaster Smith predicts clearing skies but offers no dry spell guarantee.
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Jupiter Pluvius
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Pluvius
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Smith
Stony Brook
Mt. Hope
West Roxbury
Hyde Park Avenue
Oldest man in world credits Duffy’s whiskey for longevity
Stephen Joice of Waco Texas swore he is 148 and attribut es his long life to Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey used as medicine. He recounted witnessing historic events and urged readers to seek the genuine remedy, warning against imitations sold by unscrupulous dealers.
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Waco
Texas
Duffy
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W. L. Tucker
McLennan County
Main St
Fast Waco
News
Steve
Chesapeake
Maryland
Thomas Fairfax
Colonial Congress
Philadelphia
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Timothy
George II
George III
Fort McHenry
Washington
America
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
N. XI
Look Out Where You Sleep These Nights
A Boston voting eligibility note lists prominent figures and their plans to prove residency by May 1. Judges Emmons and Holmes are cited, with politicians like Governor Bates and Lt. Governor Guild among those following the process to avoid being marked non residents. Several figures plan to stay local or travel, sending affidavits or delaying travel to ensure Boston residency. Names include Emmons Holmes Bates Guild Frothingham Howland Gaston Talbot Reynolds Collins Adams Lawson Foss Bailey Quincy Hamlin Gargan Morse Sears Lomasney Morse Lee Sullivan.
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William A. Gaston
New York
Bay State Road
Tom Talbot
Republican State Committee
Billerica
Puritan Club
James Burton Reynolds
State Committee
Collins
Boston
Brookline
Melvin O. Adams
Republic of Middle Brewster
Tom Lawson
Winchester
Eugene N. Foss
Bailey
Josiah Quincy
Charles S. Hamlin
Thomas J. Gargan
Godfrey Morse
J. Montgomery Sears
Robert M. Morse
Martin M. Lomasney
John H. Lee
John L. Sullivan
Icemen
Western Union Asked To Cut Pool Service
Five million dollars in annual revenue from poolroom service allegedly charged by Western Union Telegraph Company is questioned in Captain F Norton Goddards report to the City Club. He plans to alert directors to sworn affidavits and illegal uses, with District Attorney Jerome calling it a clear graft issue for the Western Union directors.
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New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
F. Norton Goddard
City Club
Western Union
Goddard
Jerome
Boston University Sophomore Reception Honors Freshmen
The sophomore class held a joint reception with Boston University freshmen in the college chapel. President A Donaldson Ellis of Ellisburg welcomed attendees, with Franklin H. Day of Malden replying. Faculty members Professor Perrin and A E Rice spoke, and four promenades were led by Ethel Piper, Louise Dyer, Lottie A Dodge, and Helen B Flanders.
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Boston University
A. Donaldson Ellis
Ellisburg
Penn
Franklin H. Day
Malden
Perrin
A. E. Rice
Ethel Piper
Roxbury
Louise Dyer
Somerville
Lottie A. Dodge
Helen B. Flanders
Brookline
Vernon O. White
Attleboro
Emma L. Kaltenbrum
Winsted
Conn
Edith Cole
Roslindale
Emma L. Wall
McLaughlan Awarded $2000 for Work Injury
Patrick McLaughlan, employed by H. A. Hanscom, received a $2000 Superior Court award for the loss of a foot after a bucket fell during an excavation on November 11, 1902. The ruling comes in the seventh session of the court.
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M’laughlan
Patrick McLaughlan
H. A. Hanscom
Superior Court
Nance O Neil at the Colonial Theatre Engagement
Arrangements set for Nance O Neil to appear at the Colonial Theatre for two weeks starting Monday May 9. Following success at the Hollis, Mr Schoeffel extends her Boston stay with Macbeth and a new play in the city next.
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Nance O'Neil
Colonial Theatre
Hollis
Mr. Schoeffel
Miss O'Neil
Boston
New England
Macbeth
Eagles in Boston Harbor Sightings Stir Curiosity
Report promises next Sunday’s Post coverage of mysterious Eagles observed in Boston Harbor. Readers are invited to learn about these powerful birds and their reported presence along the harbor.
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Boston Harbor
Mrs McPhee Awarded 2500 for Husband's Death
Margaret McPhee as administrator of John F. McPhee recovered 2500 by verdict in the fifth session of the Superior Court. The New England Construction Company was defendant. McPhee, employed at Washington Mills Lawrence, was injured on Sept 2, 1901 when a girder fell and struck him, causing his death.
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Margaret McPhee
John F
Richardson
New England Construction Company
Washington Mills
Lawrence
McPhee
Boston Woman Ends Life in Baltimore Boarding House
Olive Mansfield a 30s Boston woman committed suicide by inhaling illuminating gas at 520 West Saratoga street Baltimore. She tried to destroy all id documents with a bundle of papers found in the room. A Baltimore ad in the personal column offered funds and friendship and may hold the key to her identity. She stood five feet six inches and had told an acquaintance she formerly lived in Boston and ran a ladies tailoring shop on Saratoga street.
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Baltimore
Olive Mansfield
Charles W. Carter
West
Saratoga Street
Boston
West Fayette Street
Mrs Mason denies visit to see Tucker at jail
West Newton April 29 Mrs Ella Mason matron at police headquarters denies visiting the East Cambridge jail to see Charles L Tucker. She told a Post reporter she went to the jail in her official capacity and did not see or speak to Tucker.
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West Newton
Ella Mason
Police
East Cambridge
Charles L. Tucker
Post
Box Teamsters May Strike
The scale committee of Lumber and Box Teamsters and Helpers Union reported a misunderstanding about the arbitration board personnel. A special meeting will be held next week to discuss the issue and decide on action, with a strike order considered if disputes remain unresolved.
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Arbitration Board
Hartogs Awarded 3000 in Superior Court Session
Mrs. Rosie Hartog recovered a verdict against Elevated Road for 2200 and her husband was awarded 800 in a second session before Judge Sherman yesterday. The injuries followed a collision between two of the defendant’s cars on Shawmut avenue January 12, 1901.
Real Food Ten Go With Drink Rule Passed
Police instruction to hotel keepers on Sundays and holidays requires sandwiches served with drinks to be truly fresh and edible. Each sandwich valid for one person only, payment required regardless of final disposition. No stale crusts and two slices of bread with a boiled egg.
The Vincent Theatricals Highlight Boston Society
The Vincent theatricals are the citys most exclusive charity affair drawing Back Bay elites. A young Sunday Post artist has captured sketches of the swell crowd and those images will be printed in tomorrow’s edition.
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Boston
Back Bay
Sunday Post
Griffiths Win Verdicts Against L Road
Mary Griffiths of Medford was awarded 3750 in a Superior Court verdict against the Elevated railway after a fall on a Causeway street station platform scales. Her husband Herbert Griffiths received 750 for loss of services in the same action heard in the first session before Judge Fox.
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Mary Griffiths
Medford
Herbert Griffiths
Superior Court
Fox
Sanborn Rites Held for Chelsea Man at Home
At Chelsea on April 29 Marcellus B. Sanborn aged 58 died. Funeral at his home 15 Grove street Sunday at 2 p.m. Burial in Gilford New Hampshire Monday.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted For Vital Blood Health
Claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies and enriches blood to strengthen the system against heat and debility. Boasts 15 000 testimonial letters last year after 25 years of business success and honest methods. Sold everywhere.
Pillsbury Dominates Barry In Fourth Straight Defeat
In Cambridge Springs Penn April 29 Pillsbury America's champion beat John F Barry in 40 moves using the queen's gambit declined and stonewall attack marking Barry's fourth straight loss in the international masters tournament at Hotel Rider. Showalter beat Tschigorin Lasker defeated Fox Napier beat Lawrence Marshall beat Mieses Techman defeated Delmar Janowski Hodges adjourned. Lasker to lecture tomorrow on chess study.
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Cambridge Springs
Penn
Harry N. Pillsbury
America
John F. Barry
Boston
Pillsbury
Barry
Showalter
Tschigorin
Fox
Brooklyn
Lasker
Lawrence
Napier
Marshall
Mieses
Techman
Delmar
Marco
Schlechter
Janowski-Hodges
Dr. Lasker
Hodges Ee Eeeae
Marshall Oly
Schlechter Lly
Janowski
Techmann
Fox Ce
Napier Marco
I’schigorin
Showalter Barry
Labor Becomes Issue as House Votes on Advertising Bill
In Brockton Representative Rawsden moved to substitute for the labor committee report a bill requiring advertisers to clearly state strikes or lockouts. He argued such notices prevent deception of workers distant from local conditions. Sheehan supported fairness and honesty, urging plain disclosures of labor trouble. The motion failed on a voice vote. the report was accepted.
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Rawsden
Brockton
Committee On Labor
Sheehan
Holyoke
State officers seize suspected carpet from Page house case
State officers visited Auburndale and Weston and left with a package resembling a carpet roll from the Page house. Onlookers whispered it was carpet from the room where Miss Page met her death, fueling speculation about the crime scene.
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Auburndale
Weston
Page House
Page
Labor Notes From Union Meetings And Industrial Talks
An executive session of Iron and Brass Moulders and Caremakers unions reports Detroit convention feedback. No moulders strike at Fore River. grievances to be investigated by national officers. Boston Bridge and Structural Tron Workers Union 7 calls meeting Sunday at Corliss Hall to act on Phenix Bridge Company industrial matters. Engineer union 16 notes Rueter Brewery engineer restored after discharge. Mass meeting date changed to May 12 at 994 Washington street. Judge Emmons to notify hearing date on employment bureau charges.
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Iron and Brass Moulders’ Union
Caremakers’ Union
Detroit
Fore River
Boston Bridge and Structural Tron Workers’ Union 7
Corliss Hall
Phenix Bridge Company
William R. S. Whalen
Union 16
Rueter
Rueter Brewery Company
Washington Street
EK Emmons
Cambridge Police To Undergo Reorganization At Roll Call
Cambridge police plan a reorganization at tomorrow evening's roll call with promotions and transfers to take effect. The assignment of new sergeants to districts is hotly discussed within the department.
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Cambridge Police Department
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