Woman claims power to predetermine infant sex
New York July 31. Mrs. F. Marian Foye of 93 Park Avenue asserts she can predetermine an infant's sex and that her treatment influenced Grover Cleveland to have two male heirs. She told Harlem Police Court Magistrate Crane she could not serve a summons on her son James E. Foye. He is believed to be in Saratoga. she sought a warrant, which the magistrate postponed pending further inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Grover Cleveland
F. Marian Foye
Park Avenue
James E. Foye
Charles E. Gates
Waldorf-Astoria
Boston Gas Contracts Approved by Commission
The gas and electric light commissioners approved agreements where Boston Consolidated Gas Co buys gas from New England Gas and Coke Co and sells gas to Waltham Gas Light Co for its consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
Boston Consolidated Gas Company
New England Gas and Coke Company
Waltham Gas Light Company
Consolidated Company
Coke Company
Waltham Company
Veto Overruled on Main Street Resurfacing in Everett
At a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen in Everett the Mayor's veto of a 20000 resurfacing order for Main Street was overruled by a 5 to 2 vote with Aldermen Harvey and Sears dissenting. Edward J. Driscoll was named to the Board of Health as H. C. Millington resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett
Board of Aldermen
Main Street
Harvey
Sears
Edward J. Driscoll
Board of Health
Whce
H. C. Millington
Witnesses Probed in Cambridge Police Investigation
The Cambridge Board of Aldermen police committee continued its inquiry with only the stenographer present. Testified were Thomas Tighe ward committee chair, Patrolman Cornelius Sullivan, Mary Madden sister in law of Sergeant Counthan, Mrs. Daniel Boorstein, and James A. Montgomery superintendent of the park department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Chamber
Committee On Police
Cambridge Board of Aldermen
Cambridge
Thomas Tighe
Ward
Cornelius Sullivan
Mary Madden
Daniel Counthan
Gordon
Daniel Boorstein
Counihan
James A. Montgomery
Cambridge Park Department
Funeral of Lineman Jas. Wilson Jr at Neponset
The funeral for James Wilson Jr. was held at his parents' home 452 Neponset Avenue Neponset after a requiem high mass at 9:00. Wilson, a lineman for the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, was killed by a live wire at the corner of Seaver Street and Blue Hill Avenue last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wilson, Jr
Neponset Avenue
Neponset
Father McKone
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Seaver Street
Blue Hill Avenue
Brookline Bride Weds English Officer in Brookline Church
Anna Elizabeth Storrs daughter of Rev. Leonard K. Storrs of Brookline marries Captain Edward Parker Bedwell of London today at 10 30 AM in St Pauls Church Aspinwall avenue Brookline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Elizabeth Storrs
Leonard K. Storrs
Brookline
Edward Parker Bedwell
London
St. Paul’s Church
Aspinwall Avenue
Four Facts For Sick Women To Consider
An article promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for various female ailments. It urges women to seek help from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts, emphasizing free guidance and confidential letters handled by women.
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Iyndia E. Pinkham
Srcoup
Lydia
Pinkham
Turro
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Boston fugitive Miles located in Cape Town South Africa
Frank C. Miles, 62, suspected embezzling nearly $150,000 from the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust and the Union Club where he served as treasurer, has been located in Cape Town and faces extradition. The case dates to 1896 with missing funds, a self written note, and a looted Union Club treasury.
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Frank C. Miles
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Fashionable
Union Club
Cape Town
South Africa
Miles
Bonding Company of
New York
Watts
Treasury
Africa
Missing Providence Teacher Traced to North Rochester
Miss Mary A. Tucker a Providence school teacher long missing from Camp Ossipee on Lake Winnipesaukee has been found in North Rochester. She arrived weary at two farmhouses on Friday and traveled the rail line toward Rochester before vanishing again. A bundle she carried was found between Milton and North Rochester and turned over to the Rev and Mrs Faunce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
N. H
Mary A. Tucker
Providence
Camp Ossipee
Lake Winnipesaukee
David W. Faunce
Rochester
Tucker
Ossipee
North Rochester
Republicans Hear Lieutenant Governor Urge Campaign Unity
Lieutenant-Governor Guild urged about 250 Republicans in Revere to back Republican success this fall. He praised Governor Douglas and cautioned against over confidence. Father James Lee praised Guild, Alfred S. Hall chaired, and Guild urged participation and voter registration while stressing courtesy in politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guild
Revere
Good Templars World Meeting Opens in Belfast Hall
In Belfast Ireland the 41st International Convention of the Independent Order of Good Templars opens at the YMCA Hall with delegates from many nations. American representatives press for a national grand lodge of America and a missionary fund, led by Miss Jessie Forsyth of Boston as right worthy grand superintendent of juvenile templars.
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Belfast
Ireland
Independent Order of Good Templars
Y. M. C. A. Hall
America
Grand Lodge
Missionary Fund
Jessie Forsyth
Templars
Boston
Mass
Prisoners Die Before Trial in Separate Incidents
Two prisoners, Timothy Coakley and Patrick Grealish, died yesterday before their court appearances. Coakley fell ill after arriving at the station about 2 a.m. Grealish died in the courthouse within minutes of arriving, despite urgent medical help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Coakley
Patrick Grealish
Coakley
Grealish
Gas Commission Members Sail to Study London Scale Abroad
Chairman Forrest G Barker and Commissioner Samuel W George of the Gas Commission sail for Europe aboard the steamship Ivernia to study the London sliding scale as used by English gas companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GAS Commission
Forrest G. Barker
Samuel W. George
The
Europe
Ivernia
London
England
Boston Culinary Council Forms Temporary Trade Federation
Last night the Boston Culinary Council temporarily organized to unite city trade and labor groups serving the hotel and restaurant sector. Delegates from Waiters Union 80, Cooks 328, Cigarmakers 97 and other unions attended. International Organizer J H Robinson spoke. The body planned a permanent organizational meeting on August 21.
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Boston Culinary Council
Waiters’ Union
Cooks’ Union
Cigarmakers’ Union
Colored Waiters
Bottlers and Drivers’ Union
Brewery Workers’ Union
Market and Commission House Teamsters’ Union
Grocery and Provision Clerks’ Union
Stationary Engineers’ Union
Firemen’s Union
Barbers’ Union
Bartenders’ Union
J. H. Robinson
Middle West
Joseph E. Laycock
Waiters’ Union 80
John Gill
No Trace Of Missing School Teacher In Lynn
Dr. D. W. Faunce and Mrs. Faunce arrived in Lynn from Milton New Hampshire seeking Mrs. Faunce daughter Miss Mary A Tucker. They went to the home of George W Faunce but he had no information about the missing woman.
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Lynn
D. W. Faunce
Mrs. Faunce
Milton
N. H
Octogenarian Writer Is Writing a New Book
Medford attracts attention as Mrs. Sarah Warner Brooks, an octogenarian author, continues with a new book project from her High Street home. Neighbors note her energy and ongoing literary pursuits despite age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford
High Street
Sarah Warner Brooks
Genarian Writer Busy on New Volume “A Garden With a House Attached”
A geriatric author, confined to her home, works on a forthcoming volume titled A Garden With a House Attached. Mrs. Brooks will celebrate her fourth birthday on September 22.
Bourne Mills Declares 2 Percent Dividend for 1905
Bourne mills treasurer George A. Chace announced a 2 percent wage dividend for four months ending December 1905. The payout rewards efficiency faithfulness and continuous service under mill rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
George A. Chace
Bourne Mills
Grateful Patient Praises Cuticura Remedies
Miss Nellie Vander Wiele of Lakeside New York chronicles months of severe facial and neck sores with itching and oozing. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment she reports rapid relief and complete cure after two cakes and three boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Vander Wiele
Lakeside
N.Y
Weymouth Boy Dies After Accidental Shooting
Joseph De Young an 11 year old Weymouth boy died at Carney Hospital after being accidentally shot by playmate Michael Delorey with a .22 calibre revolver in a Weymouth field yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weymouth
Joseph de Young
Michael Delorey
Carney Hospital
Marriage intentions filed at Providence two couples announced
George C. Gokey aged 23 a chauffeur and Miss Mary Ellen Noonan aged 18 both of Boston intend to marry. James Harris aged 28 a machinist of Chicago and Mary Josephine O Leary aged 27 of Boston daughter of Dennis O Leary also intend to wed.
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Providence
George C. Gokey
Mary Ellen Noonan
Richard Noonan
Boston
James Harris
Chicago
Mary Josephine O’leary
Dennis O’leary
Wilson's plan to weed out grafters at Agriculture
Secretary Wilson outlines a reorganization of the crop statistics bureau at the Agriculture Department. He seeks trusted, educated leaders, including two Southern cotton and tobacco experts, to restore confidence and high standards amid graft scandals. He denies resigning and cites ongoing purging of corrupt personnel. He also notes supportive telegram from E S Peters of the Southern Cotton Growers Association.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Department
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Long Island
Baron Rosen
Agricultural Department
Jordan
Southern Cotton Growers’ Association
Washington
James Wilson
Dent Sir
Harvie Jordan
Washington Post
South
Peters
Lynn Police Seek Black Man After Assault on Rose Clough
Lynn police search for a 20 year old Negro charged with assaulting Rose Clough a 19 year old white girl near 7 Marshall court Collins street. He grabbed her wrists forced her against a fence and attempted to drag her down stairs before fleeing as the father came to aid.
Man forgets name in Portland drift to Station 2
William H. Ragan of Portland was taken to Deer Island Hospital after wandering to Station 2 claiming amnesia. A letter from Lawrence, dated July 31, states his baggage and items were found at Concord House and mentions his brother J J Ragan. The discovery triggered his memory of Lawrence and his mother's death last November.
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William H. Ragan
Portland
Station 2
Deer Island Hospital
Jelly
the Post
Post
Concord House
J. J. Ragan
Lawrence
Charlestown Man Missing Henry H. Taylor
Henry H. Taylor a 54 year old teamster living at 4 Chauncey Place Charlestown vanished after leaving his lodgings on Saturday July 8 and has not been seen since. He is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall and 240 pounds and was reported missing to Station 15.
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Charlestown
Henry H. Taylor
Chauncy Place
Call Session of Arcanum to be Held
Supreme Regent Howard C. Wiggins of Rome announces receipt of a request from the constitutional number of supreme representatives to call a special session of the supreme council of the Royal Arcanum. Time and place to be announced once arrangements are made.
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Rome
N. Y
Howard C. Wiggins
Supreme Council of the
Royal Arcanum
Depew Won’t Resign From Equitable Board
Senator Chauncey M. Depew attended the Equitable Life Assurance Society executive committee meeting in New York. At its close he said he had not resigned from the board and had no intention of doing so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chauncey M. Depew
The
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Depew
Two Democrats Vie For Cambridge Mayoralty
Cambridge faces a mayoral contest with two Democratic hopefuls ex-Representative James F. Aylward and Representative Frederick S. Deitrick each commanding strong local followings. insiders suggest neither will secure the party nomination.
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Democrats
Cambridge
James F. Aylward
Frederick S. Deitrick
Deitrick
Aylward
Mystery Surrounds Wounds Suffered by Deaf Mute
Samuel Hamilton a deaf mute living at 196 Sydney Street was found with severe arm wounds at the Eliot Street corner last night and taken to the Relief station. Police report it as a mystery how the injuries occurred.
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Samuel Hamilton
Sydney Street
Eliot Street
Dr Bradbury Lost in Surf at Nantasket Beach
Dr Walter L. Bradbury of Roxbury, physician at the Metropolitan Park bathhouse, drowned in front of the Nantasket bathhouse about 12 30 PM while swimming with Fred Thayer of the bathhouse staff. Thayer, nearer shore, saw Bradbury sink and rushed to help.
Drowning Doctor Net Claims in Fatal Beach Accident
A physician identified as Dr. Bradbury drowned at a seaside area after aiding a struggling man. Only Mr. Thayer and the doctor were near the water when the incident occurred. A 15 officer search mounted, but the body remained missing as tide and undertow carried it seaward. Dr. Bradbury, unmarried, resided at 6 West Cottage Street, Roxbury, and would have graduated from Tufts Medical School next June.
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Thayer
Park Force
Bradbury
West Cottage Street
Roxbury
Tufts Medical School
Catholic Foresters Open 17th Biennial Convention in Boston
The Catholic Order of Foresters holds its 17th biennial convention at Faneuil Hall with a 9 AM assembly and a march to St. Stephen's Church Hanover Street for a solemn high mass celebrated by Rev J H Phelan of Charlestown. The sermon is by Rev W H Grant of St Vincent's South Boston. Delegates from northern states and Canadian provinces attend.
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Faneuil Hall
Order of Foresters
St. Stephen’s Church
Hanover Street
J. H. Phelan
Charlestown
J. M. Corrigan
Working Boys’ Home
William F. Dana
State Senate
Board of Aldermen
Boston
John A. Sullivan
Canada
Labor Notes on Union Delegates and Meetings
Labor notes report elections of delegates from Sheet Metal Workers' Union 17 to the Boston Structural Building Trades Alliance. Twelve applicants from a hotel and kitchen metal firm were admitted. Francis J. Clarke spoke on Organization. Cooks Union 3828 called a special meeting. Bridge and Structural Iron Workers Union 7 planned a Monday meeting to elect an international delegate and discuss a New England conference. Carpenters Union 33 elected John E. Potts as delegate to the state convention. P. R. Kickham named alternate. Forty Chelsea carpenters joined Boston Hebrew Carpenters Union 954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Kennedy
Thomas Jolse
Joseph Mendon
Louis H. Harrington
Sheet Metal Workers’ Union
Boston Structural Building Trades’ Alliance
Francis J. Clarke
A. F. of L
Cooks’ Union 3828
Washington Street
State Branch
Quincy
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers’ Union
Philadelphia
New England
John E. Potts
Pittsfield
Carpenters
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Jas. Wilson, JR
Douglas
Parker
State Department
United States
Massachusetts
Dunne
Massachusetts Democracy
Tammany Club
Curley
Fitzgerald
Suffolk County
Republican Party
Suffolk
Good Templars’ World Meeting
Sarah W. Brooks
Cuticura
L. Cc. S
Negro
Girl
Leominster CO
Boston Corporation
Leominster
Heat, Light and Power Corporation of Boston
Leominster Light and Power Company
Arcanum
Equitable Conference
Acon Sl
DR. Bradbury
Nantasket
Davis
Walter L. Bradbury
Nantasket Beach
Catholic Foresters
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