Ivernia Sets Sail From East Boston With Large Passenger List
The Cunard liner Ivernia departs East Boston at 11 30 AM bound for Queenstown and Liverpool carrying 670 passengers including prominent Bostonians such as Rev James Bancroft Mrs Bancroft and many others. The rush of tourists to Europe is evident.
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Cunard
Ivernia
Boston
Queenstown
Liverpool
Europe
James Bancroft
Charles Bancroft
8. E
D. M. Bancroft
R. J. Monks
Grace Monks
H. K. Oliver
G. H. Page
Mary Page
G. W. Page
Miss Page
E. W. Rosethal
W. R. Sears
Griswold Stowe
William Sargent Stowe
Florence F. Sullivan
Florence Foott Sullivan
Ransom Paid for British Subject's Son in Saloniki Kidnapping
Constantinople April 29. Seven ty-five thousand dollars was paid for the release of Robert Abbot son of a prominent British subject living at Saloniki who was kidnapped from his father's garden March 24 and freed after abductors conceded. Brigands had demanded 100000 dollars. British government will seek repayment from the Turkish government.
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Constantinople
Robert Abbot
Saloniki
Tapeworm 60 Feet Long Brought to Local Drugstore
A Chelsea resident delivered a 60 plus foot tapeworm to R. T. Cooper at Jaynes drug store in Washington street. The patient, Frank D. Brown, described years of illness and fatigue before reporting relief after using the New Discovery medicine. Cooper noted the specimen as one of the largest ever seen in the city and said several other parasites were received that day.
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R. T. Cooper
Jaynes
Washington Street
Cooper
Chelsea
Mass
Frank D. Brown
Bloomingdale Street
Discovery
Mr. Cooper
Backward Spring Confounds Pennsylvanian Chicks in Incubator Tale
In Rossville Pennsylvania Abe Wells recalls a winter reversal in chick growth. After hatching a healthy brood the cold snap stunted them and caused feather loss. A warm spell then reversed the effect as the chicks regrew and shells formed anew. One egg even appeared freshly laid.
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Rossville
Penn
Abe Wells
Hetrick
Cold Weather Reverses Crop Growth At Hanover Farm
In Hanover Nebraska or Fenn area Jimmy Blicker faces a disheartening crop reversal. His glasshouse plants failed to thrive as warm weather returned turning celery tops into seeds and onions into miniature onions. Eggplants seemed to regress to cold storage stages prompting a rapid sale of stock.
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Hanover
Fenn
Jimmy Blicker
Black Hand leader nabbed as Pampinnelli questioned
April 29 New York police seize Pietro Pampinnelli on Catherine Street as Lt Petrosini heads Italian detective bureau vows he has captured the brains of the Black Hand. Rosina Martinez, identified as the kidnapper’s helper and wife, is confined and linked to five kidnapped children.
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New York
Pietro Pampinnelli
Petrosini
Catherine Street
Black Hand Society
Pampinnelli
Rosina Martinez
Salvatore Santi
365 West 126Th Street
Rosina
Pietro
Roosevelt Street
Conductor Fined Fifteen Dollars For Larceny Of Fares
Conductor George S. Martell of the Boston Elevated Railway, living at 482 Medford Street Somerville, arrested yesterday at Clarendon Hill car house on a fare larceny charge. Brought to Somerville Police Court Judge Wentworth fined him $15 which was paid.
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George 8S. Martell
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Medford Street
Somerville
Clarendon Hill
Lynch
Gordon
Cambridge
Wentworth
Ladies' Home Journal Patterns Now Sold by Shepard Norwell
The Shepard Norwell Company adds the Ladies' Home Journal Patterns and Style Book to its Boston district, with each pattern priced at 10 or 15 cents and a free guide chart showing waste-free layout and fit. The department serves shut ins and busy mothers by mail order and offers monthly Style Books and quarterly magazines for 15 cents with patterns.
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Shepard Norwell Company
Ladies’ Home Journal
Boston
Submarine Trials to Test 30 Hours Underwater
Newport April 29 A naval trial board led by Captain Adolph Marix will oversee tests of the Lake and Octopus submarines at the torpedo station. The schedule includes a four hour near surface run, then a 30 hour submerged period with crews onboard. Optional moves to Fisher's Island sound or Cape Cod may occur. A tender from Annapolis and a fleet of tugs will assist the trials.
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Newport
R. L
Lake
Octopus
Naval Trial Board
Adolph Marix
Naval Board
Narragansett Bay
Jamestown
Fisher's Island Sound
Cape Cod
Nina
Annapolis
Albert Gleaves
Burgera
Lake Winnipesaukee Opens for Navigation Near Open Water
Lake Winnipesaukee is practically open for navigation as the main body has thawed. local reports say the lake is now navigable up to the opening of the season, with the first boats expected to take to the water soon.
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Lake Winnipesaukee
N. H
Household Surgeon cures old sores with Porter’s Antiseptic
Druggists refund money if Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil fails. The advertisement promotes The Household Surgeon cure for old sores at a price of 25 cents with a money back guarantee.
Earthquake hoax? small town records a chilly quake
Reports of an earthquake reach High Rock Pennsylvania with disturbances at Potosi Crossroads and Muddy Creek. Milk in springhouses failed to form cream signaling something unusual, but Josiah Botts attributes it to a weather pattern: two days of heat followed by a blizzard and a “large-sized chill.”
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High Rock
Penn
Potosi
Muddy Creek
Johns Hopkins University
Josiah Botts
Death in April Snow Claims Mr Treat After Flannel Tradition
In Emigsville Pennsylvania on April 29 the obituary notes the death of Mr Andy Treat who, famed for predicting weather by his red flannel suit, shed his flannels too soon and died of pneumonia despite his 52 year record. His wife urged delaying until May.
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Andy Treat
Emigsville
Penn
Mr. Treat
Miss Hannah W. Dorsey Dies After Lingering Illness
Miss Hannah W. Dorsey daughter of the late James Dorsey died Saturday night at 45 Crawford Street Roxbury after a lingering illness. She is survived by two sisters Margaret J and Elizabeth a brother James S and a nephew James A Dorsey. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 10 morning at St Hugh's Chapel.
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Hannah W. Dorsey
James Dorsey
Crawford Street
Roxbury
Margaret J
Elizabeth
James S
James A. Dorsey
St. Hugh’s Chapel
Revere Officer's Wife Ends Troubled Matrimony
Elizabeth Murray of 526 Winthrop Avenue, Revere, leaves her police officer husband after a troubled marriage. She objects to claims of perfect bliss and states her latest attempt at matrimony failed. The case underscores domestic tensions in the community.
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Revere
Elizabeth Murray
Winthrop Avenue
Desperate Search for Revere Officer Thomas L Murray
Mrs Murray, widow of Revere police officer Thomas L Murray, seeks her missing husband who left Winthrop Avenue last Tuesday saying he would work at Wonderland. She has sold belongings to support herself and is staying with relatives while awaiting his return.
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Thomas Ll. Murray
Revere
Remedy claim for cold cure with Grove’s product
An advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold using laxative bromine quinine tablets. Refund offered if it fails. Box bears R W Grove’s signature and sells for 25 cents.
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R. W. Grove
Pullen Shakes Up His Cambridge Police Force
Cambridge police chief Fred B. Pullen announces a May 1 shake up affecting superior officers not moved. Transfers include Leahy to day duty on the river front and Murphy to Rindge Field, with other moves across Divisions 2 and 8 and a Reserve Officer reassignment.
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Cambridge
Fred B. Pullen
T. F. Leahy
Harvard Square
River Front
Peter Murphy
Rindge Field
Antone Diehl
Middle Marsh
Frank Lamarche
Broadway
Dana Hill
Harvard Bridge
Frank Gutoski
Brookline Bridge
Lower Port
Robert Culhane
Brookline Street
Brookline Street Bridge
John Conroy
Mortimer M. Hackett
Division 8
George Patten
Cambridge Street
John Kelleher
Cambridge Field
Edward Gordon
Division 2
Largay Seeks Receiver for Coming Thro the Rye Co
Morris S. Largay of Butte Montana backer of Coming Thro the Rye company seeks a receiver in the Supreme Court He sues Will J Block Amusement Co Herman Wrank Andrew J Houghton both of Chicago Kenneth M Laran of Jersey City and claims stockholder and creditor status He notes a prior New Jersey suit and that Charles E Henderson was appointed receiver in that state The matter is scheduled before Judge Sheldon today.
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Morris S. Largay
Butte
Montana
Rye” Company
Boston Theatre
Supreme Court
Will J. Block
New Jersey
Charles E. Henderson
Sheldon
Funeral for Mrs. C. H. Miner Set at 4 O'clock
The funeral for the late Mrs. C. H. Miner will be held this afternoon at the Little Wanderers' home located at No. 2 West Newton Street starting at 4 o'clock.
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C. H. Miner
Little Wanderers
West Newton Street
Bluebirds Turn to Snowbirds in Cold Spring
In Andersontown Pennsylvania locals note bluebirds arriving signaling spring yet a sequence of snow squalls and frosts kills early vegetables and damages fruit. Birds adapt by changing plumage and behavior, appearing as snowbirds until warmth returns then turning bluebirds again.
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Andersontown
Penn
Arnold Scott Reappointed District Attorney A Middlesex Appointment
District Attorney Bancroft reappoints Assistant District Attorney Arnold Scott of Newton after Scott offered to resign. Bancroft cited Scott’s extensive criminal trial experience and knowledge of procedure as key reasons for his continued service.
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Bancroft
Arnold Scott
Newton
Scott
Middlesex
Ice Dented Fleet Three Steamers In Cape Breton Ice
North Sydney reports three steamers badly battered by gulf ice along the Cape Breton coast. The Agnar bears a large hole in its forward peak and may have sunk if not for port arrival. Pors from Glasgow and Miranda from Cardiff show plate damage and leaking. each seeks repairs at Sydney and Dominion wharf.
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North Sydney
N. S
Cape Breton
Agnar
Pors
Glasgow
Sydney
Miranda
Swenson
Cardiff
Dominion
Emma Atherton and John S Lawrence Wed at Emmanuel Church
Miss Emma Atherton and John S Lawrence married at Emmanuel Church on Newbury Street in a large society wedding. Bishop Lawrence officiated with Rev Dr Worcester. bridesmaids Ruth Winsor Lillian Cotton Ethel Ranney Adelaide Jackson Hope Hemenway Margaret Stimson. Amos A Lawrence served as best man.
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Emmanuel Church
Newbury Street
Emma Atherton
John S. Lawrence
George Atherton
Marlboro Street
Amory Lawrence
Bishop Lawrence
Worcester
Ruth Winsor
Lillian Cotton
Ethel Ranney
Adelaide Jackson
Hope Hemenway
D. D. D. Prescription touted for skin sufferers
Publicized claim that D. D. D. Prescription treats skin diseases by affecting the skin itself. The advertisement asserts it combats eczema psoriasis salt rheum ringworm dandruff and rashes with endorsements from customers including Henry Kazey of Leavenworth Kansas and a barber’s recommendation. It urges readers to buy for instant relief at Jaynes Drug Stores.
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Henry Kazey
Shawnee Street
Leavenworth
Kan
Jaynes Drug Stores
Mayor Calls Citizens to Aid City Sanitation Drive
Mayor Fitzgerald urges all residents to cooperate with the sanitary department in cleaning cellars yards and disposing of rubbish. The notice specifies placing refuse in the street between sunrise and 2 PM on April 30 May 1 and May 2 for removal and highlights the city’s efforts to promote healthful conditions.
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Sanitary Department
Fitzgerald
Harvard Man Fined After Skating Rink Altercation
George H. Mackey a Harvard student and son of a Boston broker was found guilty of assaulting a police officer at Park Square skating rink. He admitted striking twice but said it was justified as the officer struck first amid a mob. The court imposed a light fine. Sister Pauline Mackey national golf champion is named as his sister.
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Murray
George H. Mackey
Harvard
Boston
Park Square
Mackey
Pauline Mackey
Back Bay
First Regular Meeting of Street Cleaning Union Officers
The Street Cleaning Employees Protective Association held its first regular meeting at 45 Eliot Street on Sunday. Officers elected include President John T. Slattery, Vice President William J. O. Mealy, Financial Secretary Brian McGowan, Recording Secretary Michael H. Williams, and Treasurer Patrick J. Kellard.
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Street Cleaning Employees’ Protective Association
Eliot Street
John T. Slattery
William J. O. Mealy
Brian McGowan
Michael H. Williams
Patrick J. Kellard
Cascarets Promote Bowel Health and Fresh Breath
A persuasive 1900s style ad urges readers to use Cascarets for bad breath heartburn indigestion and constipation. It claims one candy clears foul breath and coated tongue without harsh purgatives, promotes bowel muscle exercise, and advises carrying the ten cent vest pocket box and buying only genuine Sterling Remedy Company tablets stamped CCC.
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Sterling Remedy Company
CCC
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Turkey
Stole
Shepard Norwell Co
Earth
Whitman
Thomas St. Murray
of Revere
Kornelia Kinks
Buffalo, N. Y
Pullen
Mrs. Minor
Dist
Hugh Bancroft
Street Cleaners
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