3-Cent Fare Fight Begins in Detroit
Detroit August 4 The franchise committee of the Common Council unanimously approved Mayor Marx's resolution urging residents to refuse fares above three cents on local streetcar lines where Detroit United Railway Company franchises have expired. The council is expected to pass the measure tomorrow night. The company warned it will stop running cars on affected lines at the first sign of trouble.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit Common Council
Marx
Detroit United Railway Company
Street Railway Company
Freckle Removal Cream Promises Clear Complexion
An advertisement touts a physician endorsed freckle treatment sold by Riker-Jaynes and Houghton & Dutton Drug Depts with a money-back guarantee. It claims ethine in double strength removes freckles after a few applications, with some fading entirely.
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Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Houghton & Dutton Drug Dept
Gem Loot Tied to Everett Hotel Vendome Case
Police recovered diamonds jewelry and silverware totaling about 6000 in a second search of Isadore Bowman's cottage at 28 Tileston Street Everett. Inspectors Lynch Morrissey Smith and Norton led the raid following last Saturday's arrest of a colored bellboy for crimes tied to guests on the hotels third floor at the Vendome Back Bay.
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Isadore Bowman
Tileston Street
Everett
Lynch
Morrissey
Smith and Norton
Hotel Vendome
Back Bay
Bowman Hidden Cache and Misdirection as Doctor
Officers uncovered buried valuables in the yard while Bowman had stashed a cache under the attic stairs. He posed as a doctor and drew patients from Winchester, including three Boston residents seeking treatment.
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Bowman
Winchester
Boston
Bethlehem woman among盗 theft victims in city, Bowman jailed
The article notes missing valuables including gems from Mrs Dowse Mrs Sewall and Mrs Walbridge and lists Miss F Bruce of Bethlehem New Hampshire and New York City as latest victims. Bowman admits thefts and remains jailed on $0 bail pending Municipal Court hearing next Monday.
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Smith & Wesson
Robin Rescued From Snake by City Official
Salem D. Charles, chairman of the Boston Board of Street Commissioners, saved a mother robin from a six foot blacksnake at his Princeton summer home. He fired buckshot, severing the snake’s body one foot from its head, freeing the bird. He placed the robin back in its nest unharmed.
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Salem D. Charles
Boston Board of Street Commissioners
Princeton
Commissioner Charles
Charles
Woman Shot by Husband Dies in Providence Rhode Island
Mrs Anna Baker died at Rhode Island Hospital after being shot by her husband at Lymansville on Thursday. He fired five times then shot himself twice and died shortly after. Authorities cite financial and domestic troubles as likely factors in the tragedy.
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Providence
R. IL
Anna Baker
Lymansville
Rhode Island Hospital
Baker
Lost Monkey Seen Again At Chelsea Docks
A runaway monkey sparked a waterfront chase through Chelsea with sightings along the Mystic docks and Chelsea bridge. It reportedly snatched 15 bananas and half a bottle of milk from a Medford street tenement window, while locals tracked its movements near the Metropolitan Coal Company yard and four-masted Frontenac.
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Chelsea
New York
Mystic Docks
Chelsea Bridge
Allan Line
Frontenac
Medford Street
Metropolitan Coal Company
Boy Falls Thirty Five Feet Fractures Skull
John H. Kane fourteen of 684 Bennington street East Boston is at East Boston Relief station in dying condition after a thirty five foot fall from an unfinished roof at 691 Berington street. He struck head first and required a trepanning operation.
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John H. Kane
Bennington Street
East Boston
Kane
Berington Street
Sargol the Modern Flesh Builder Promises Quick Weight Gain
An advertisement touts Sargol as a scientific breakthrough to boost digestion and convert food into fat laden blood. It claims 10 to 20 pounds of solid flesh, with stomach and intestines soaking up nutrients, and guarantees refunds if not satisfied. Caution notes warn it is for those seeking rapid weight gain.
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Sargo
Nahant Town Meeting Votes $2000 to Repair School Building
Senator Lodge presided as residents testified the school building housing 20 pupils was ruinous unsafe and unsanitary. The meeting appropriated 2000 for repairs despite questions about legality and the warrant's 1600 estimate. Lodge announced a forthcoming back taxes windfall and urged prompt note payment. a related resolution passed unanimously.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Washington
Daniel Finnerty
Fred Wilson
Wilson
D. Lothrop Motley
Senator Lodge
Nahant
Lodge
Supreme Court
Thousands Attend Riverfront Concert by Charles River
Thousands braved light rain to hear Barrington Sargent's Ninth Regiment Band at the Metropolitan Park Commission event along the Charles River embankment. The crowd, including many children dancing on the wet grass, enjoyed popular selections.
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Metropolitan Park Commission
Charles River
Barrington Sargent
Ninth Regiment
Coburn Players Stage King Henry V at Harvard Yard
King Henry the Fifth was presented by the Coburn players last night at Harvard yard in Seaver hall rear to an audience of over 600. It marked the first performance before a larger Boston-area crowd in a generation and drew praise from attendees.
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Old Nahant
King Henry
Coburn Players
Harvard Yard
Seaver Hall
Boston
Falls 60 Feet To Death At Scollay Square Theater
Charles Jaynes 32 a carpenter helper fell sixty feet from temporary staging in front of Gordon's new theater in Scollay Square. He slipped while stepping between planks and landed head first on a mortar platform, fracturing his skull and dying instantly. William Rossi of Roslindale was on the platform and escaped injury.
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Charles Jaynes
Gordon
New Theatre
Scollay Square
Jaynes
William Rossi
Mt. Hope Street
Roslindale
Fire probe in Chelsea follows two suspected arsons
A fire at 1:50 pm yesterday in Nathan Leitman’s Chelsea apartment on Chestnut Street is under police scrutiny after two prior incendiary fires. Firemen found a closet blaze on the second floor and extinguished it quickly with about 150 dollars in damage. The building is owned by Philip Wietsky.
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Nathan Leitman
Chestnut Street
Chelsea
Fire Department
Philip Wietsky
Mystery in Baby's Death A Six Month Old's Sudden Passing
Joseph Farara aged six months of 66 Frankfort Street East Boston died suddenly at his home yesterday morning. The mother Mrs Henry Farara fed him at 6 30 am and an hour later found the child dead with no apparent cause. The case has been referred to the medical examiner.
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Joseph Farara
Frankfort Street
Boston
Henry Farara
Massage for tuberculosis at osteopathic convention
Dr W B Meacham of Asheville claimed early stage tuberculosis can be cured by hand manipulation on the spine. Dr John Deason of Chicago cited animal experiments supporting the claims as the 17th annual American Osteopathic Association convention opened in Kirksville Mo.
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Kirksville
W. B. Meacham
Asheville
N. C
American Osteopathic Association
John Deason
Chicago
Meacham
Restores sight lost five years after cataract operation
Mrs J Frank Sanborn of Orchard street Salem had cataract surgery removing the diseased lens and inserting an artificial one. She now reads fine print and embroidery is possible again, noting eye normal and sight improved beyond childhood. The procedure opened the iris and replaced the lens capsule with an artificial lens. Korn planned to treat the other eye after recuperation in New Hampshire.
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J. Frank Sanborn
Orchard Street
Salem
Korn
New Hampshire
Eye Surgery on Boylston Street Delivers Rare Result
A Boston eye surgeon performed iridectomy on a patient noting the procedure is highly difficult and rarely successful. He credits a strong optic nerve and strict aseptic technique for success. He warns inflammation often follows eye manipulation, recalling his patient’s husband who lost an eye after a similar operation seven years ago.
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Boylston Street
Home Beauty Parlor Tips For Skin and Hair Care Remedies
Betty Dean presents simple home formulas for face powder longevity and skin tonics. Recipes include spurmax in hot water, glycerine, and various tonics to improve eyes, complexion, and hair health, plus a diminishing of wrinkles and dandruff with easy mixtures.
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Fay
Beauty Book Price Noted in M M Advisement
M M declines hair dye recommendation and references Fay for liquid beautifier. Betty Dean Beauty Book priced at $5.90.
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M. M
Fay
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