Hawthorne and Morton Ordered to Serve Sentences in Atlanta Prison
Julian Hawthorne and Dr. William J. Morton of Boston must serve their federal prison terms in Atlanta after DOJ decisions, despite Federal Board of Prisons recommendations. With good behavior they are to be released in October.
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Atlanta
Department of Justice
Washington
Julian Hawthorne
William J. Morton
Boston
Federal Board of Prisons
Hawthorne
Morton
Gets-It Promises Quick Corn Cure of the Era
An advertisement touts GETS-IT as a rapid corn remover. The copy claims the remedy melts away corns quickly with near magical effect, urging readers to try the product. The persuasive tone emphasizes speed and effectiveness for all corn types.
Gets-It corn treatment promoted by BE Lawrence Co
An early 20th century advertisement touts GETS-IT a painless corn, wart, callous remover. It claims quick action in about two seconds with no knives or bandages and promises safety for irritated skin. Available at druggists for 25 cents or by mail from BE Lawrence & Co. Chicago and Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores Boston.
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BE. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Boston
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Advice to Those Who Have Lung Trouble
Health guidance urges open air living and high intake of eggs and milk to strengthen and gain weight. It cites a Wilmington case where Eckmans Alterative helped a lung hemorrhage patient after months of weak recovery, claiming life saved. The ad touts the product as effective for throat and lung ailments and invites readers to contact Eckman Laboratory for more evidence.
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Eckman
Wilmington
Del
A. Lippincott
Lippincott & Co
S14
Market Street
Beckman
K Eckman
Jas. Squires
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Penn
Boston painter to live in forest two months at Big Spencer Lake
Joseph Knowles of Boston plans a two month virgin forest experiment near Big Spencer Lake Spencer Me He will shed clothes without food or tools live by hunting and foraging using only forest resources Harvard professor Dr Dudley Sargent endorses the study as potentially valuable if conditions are strict Guides and local sportsmen monitor the venture near timberland with 25 miles to the nearest settlements Knowles aims to create art during the stay crafting paper pigments brushes and water colors from forest materials and berries roots and bark
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Big Spencer Lake
King and Bartlett
Spencer
Joseph Knowles
Boston
Knowles
Robinson Crusoe
Dudley A. Sargent
Harvard
Sargent
Dr. Sargent
Eight Thousand Dollar Sheep Arrives in Lenox Farm
A South African sheep valued at 8000 dollars has been imported by William D. Sloane of New York and is now at Elm Court farm Lenox. The animal with long fine wool will be exhibited at regional agricultural fairs this fall and is insured for 5000 dollars.
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Lenox
William D. Sloane
New York
Elm Court Farm
Lind Train Derailment Delays Wilson Envoy to Mexico
Houston report says John Lind traveling to Mexico City as Wilson’s representative was delayed by a night derailment near Houston. Lind and his wife were unharmed. In Mexico City antagonism grows as Washington claims Lind’s mission seeks Huerta’s removal as condition for U S recognition.
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Houston
Tex
John Lind
Mexico City
Wilson
The
Republic
Washington
Mexico
United States
Huerta
Lind Visit Sparks Tense Mexican Response
Reported signals that Lind would press Huerta or urge his resignation drew indignation from Mexican officials. A prominent Mexican warned that Lind’s unofficial visit could lead to diminished treatment and even charges of sedition under the foreign expulsión clause.
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Lind
Huerta
Mexico
Waldo A Hopkins Commuted by President
The President commuted the one year embezzlement sentence of Waldo A Hopkins a Providence Rhode Island merchant. Hopkins had pleaded nolo contendere and was sentenced November 22 last year after officials found his post office funds mixed with business funds.
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Washington
Waldo A. Hopkins
Providence
R. I
Hopkins
Radium May Cost Her Sight
Mrs. Kate Trimble Woolsey a noted welfare worker and Justice Robert Trimble’s niece cannot attend the Forward-to-the-Land convention at the Hotel Bellevue due to severe facial injuries that may disfigure her for life.
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New York
Kate Trimble Woolsey
Robert Trimble
United States Supreme Court
Hotel Bellevue
Mrs. Woolsey Suffered Injuries From Railroad Accident
A report says Mrs. Woolsey sustained serious side and facial injuries in a railroad accident. An eye wound worsened after X ray and radiation treatment by a New York physician. She denies the tale by phone and, in a Boston letter, regrets not attending a Rome agricultural conference.
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New York
Protest Over Coal Pocket at Pemberton Pier
Hull residents circulate a protest petition against the Nantasket Steam Boat Company pier plan at Pemberton. The remonstrants say we want the pier but not the coal pocket.
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Hull
Pemberton
Nantasket Steamboat Company
Petition Opposes Nantasket Pier Coal Pocket at Hull
The petition to the Port of Boston directors protests the Nantasket Steamboat Company plan to build a coal pocket pier at Hull. It has 75 signatures with aims to block the project, arguing it violates War Department rules and harms beachfront property and park land. Complainants name Juliette Isaacs Zelda Greenhood Joseph O Connell and others as opponents with support from local officials and residents.
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Boston
Nantasket Steamboat Company
Hull
United States War Department
Jacob Isaacs
Benjamin H. Greenhood
O'Connell
Paddock Land Company
A. A. Galiano
Nantasket
Board of Selectmen
Joseph Galiano
Betty Alden
Juliette Isaacs
Zelda Greenhood
Doherty
Lancaster
Joseph O'Connell
Pemberton Pier
Hull Yacht Club
Isaacs
Yacht Club Pier
United States
One of Lexington Twin Elms Dying near Elm Avenue Home
One of Lexington's famed twin elms in front of Town Treasurer George D. Harrington's residence on Elm avenue is dying. Opposite the Lexington battle green the tree stood as a silent witness to the opening engagement of the American Revolution 138 years ago, marking a landmark's passing.
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George D. Harrington
Elm Avenue
Lexington
Lexington Battle Green
Dr. Kane Becomes Lexington Postmaster
Dr. John H. Kane received his commission as postmaster of Lexington Tuesday and began duties yesterday morning at the office.
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John H. Kane
Lexington
Eliot Day marked Old Home Week speakers in Maine and New Hampshire
Ham T. Haines of Maine and Samuel L. Felker of New Hampshire led the Old Home Week celebration labeled Eliot Day on the public library grounds today with about twelve hundred attendees.
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Ham T. Haines
Maine
Samuel L. Felker
New Hampshire
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