Forty More Sick Tots In City Quarantine Reports
Health officials report forty additional children in South End and nearby neighborhoods as contagious illness cases rise. Citywide clinics operate to curb spread while families seek care and guidance.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1897
Page
8
McKinley Quietly Visited Burlington After Lake Champlain Travel
President McKinley arrived in Burlington with a small, subdued turnout. He joined ex-Governor Woodbury and colleagues for dinner aboard the yacht Wichita and visited nearby Bluff Point and Putnam Island before planning a future stop near Proctor, Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
McKinley
Queen City
Woodbury
Lake Champlain
Pluff Point
Plattsburg
H. W. Putnam
Wichita
Woodbury House
Hobart
Whitelaw Reid
Reid
Porter
Warner Miller
New York
Alger
Legrande B. Cannon
G. G. Benedict
Edward Wells
Chandler
G. T. Childs
Govenor Fisk
Allen
Edmunds
van Ness House
Nine Year Old Pickpocket Caught at Battery Park
Louisa Schaffer a quiet nine year old from Brooklyn stands in Centre Street Police Court charged with pocket picking at Battery Park. She slipped money from Charles Gerlach’s pocket as crowds watched the aquarium display. Arrested by a park officer she offered no explanation. address given is a vacant Brooklyn lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Centre Street
Louisa Schaffer
Louisa
Battery Park
Charles Gerlach
Gerlach
Park
Second Place
Brooklyn
Free Doctor Corps Aids Sick Boston Babies Fund Call
The Post begins a Free Doctors Corps for sick babies in tenements. Since July 19 two physicians and a nurse treated dozens of children, with more help needed to cover a large field. Fund contributions to Sick Baby Fund, The Post, Boston, will be acknowledged and later itemized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Sick Baby Fund
the Post
Boston
South End
South
East Boston
East Cambridge
Distinguishing Guests At Burlington Party
In Burlington Vermont a party hosted by H. W. Putnam featured guests including Mrs. McKinley, Mrs. Hobart, Mrs. Alger, Miss Alger and her fiancé Mr. Pike, Mrs. White Law Reid, Mrs. Porter, and Mr. and Mrs. Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington, Vt
H. W. Putnam
McKinley
Hobart
Alger
Pike
Whitelaw Reid
Porter
Bailey
Thomas and Plunkett Plan McKinley Visit
W. B. Plunkett of North Adams joins Postmaster Thomas on a trip to Plattsburg New York to pay respects to President McKinley today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Plunkett
North Adams
Thomas
Plattsburg, N. Y
President McKinley
All About the Klondike Guide Sold At Post Counter
The Post offers a guide to the Klondike detailing mountains streams roads placer diggings cost of living and miners outfits. It promises an accurate Alaska description and practical info and is priced at 2½ cents at the Post counting room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Klondike
Alaska
Ives
British Officers Slain in Abu Hamid Capture
Cairo reports the names of officers killed during Abu Hamid action Major H. M. Sidney attached to the Egyptian army and of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry and Lieutenant B. Fusclarence a special service officer of the Dorsetshire Regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Abu Hamid
H. M. Sidney
B. Fusclarence
Sidney
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Fisclarence
Dorsetshire Regiment
Moonlight excursion on light ship by Franklin Council
Final arrangements are made for a moonlight harbor trip tonight for Knights of Columbus members and ladies aboard the City of Jacksonville. The voyage features music dancing and visits to harbor points plus a search light display on a government lightship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Council
Knights of Columbus
Knights
Jacksonville
Lincoln
Joseph C. Pellitier
Joseph A. Coughlan
John J. Kirby
John EB. Hartnett
Richard Sealey
R. F P. Harris
Joseph McLaughlin
James M. Burke
F. M
Enterprise Boys Visit Paris
Letters received by the Neutice Trainips School commissioners report cadets and ship's company in excellent health after a visit to Paris with detachments in Havre. Commander Eaton thanks Havre officials and the U S Consul for courtesies received as they proceed to their next destination on August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neutice Trainips School
Les Haton
Havre
Paris
Eaton
United States
Thackard
Gibra
Saunders and Best Acquitted in Robbery Case
Charles H. Saunders and George P. Best, arrested two weeks earlier on robbery charges, were discharged by the Municipal Court official on duty, who denied that they had been robbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Saunders
George P. Best
Eeeber
Secret New Rochelle Marriage Shocks Families
Bert Archer and Anita Lynett, young couple from New Rochelle, secretly wed after a church ceremony led by Father Cushion. Archer’s Protestant family disapproves as Lynett is Catholic. Abram Fowler, a hotel owner’s son, pursued the bride causing tension. The couple fled later, and both families react with anger and threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Rochellg
N.Y
Bert Archer
Anita Lynett
Abram Fowler
Archer
Lynett
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
St. John’s Church
Upper New Rochelle
Father Cushion
Fowler
Defender of a Woman Sparks Riot at Allen Street Arrest
Police officer Henry Elberman faced a hostile crowd after arresting a woman near 96 Allen Street following a disturbance at a tenement. The confrontation escalated as bystanders threatened the officer and a chase led into Max Dixler’s restaurant as the prisoner sought escape.
Clothing On Credit Men and Women Stoned Watches
Fragmented notice describes clothing on credit including men and women, watches, and accessories with unclear brands. Reads like a commercial listing or small ad from a historical newspaper page.
Dixler and Erberman Clash as Crowd Protests Police
Dixler resisted an attempted escape with an associate as Erberman struck, causing a scalp wound. The pair were taken to the station amid a large sympathetic crowd threatening the officer. Police later held both prisoners, while Dixler planned a lawsuit against the policeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixler
Erberman
Divorce Granted to Harry Ford in New Jersey Case
Absolute divorce awarded to Harry Ford from Hattie Ford on statutory grounds March 17 1896 in New Jersey. Custody of five children given to Ford. Publication followed interviews claiming Ford’s ex wife obtained a separate divorce. Former husband Guy Edwards and Mrs Ford face possible counter suits amid ongoing matrimonial conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Harry Ford
Hattie
T. Me
Jersey
Trenton
Alexi
State of New N. J
Harry
Harry 8S
Asbury Park
New Jersey
Ford Saga
Guy Edwards
Thirty-second Street
Yurg Ford
Edwards and Mrs Edwards in Separate Resort Hotel Case
The couple quarrels over a summer hotel venture at Babylon L I with Edwards stating plans for divorce and naming a possible co respondent. He alleges Mrs Edwards left for a boarding house with a young man after leaving the hotel. She counters that he spent time courting others in the Tenderloin and caused financial strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirty-second Street
Ford
Asbury Park
Seventy-second Street
Edwards
Babylon
L. I
St. Swithin
Countess Cowley Granted Absolute Divorce in High Court
Countess Cowley, wife of Earl Cowley, has won a decree of absolute divorce in the High Court division. She is awarded alimony of 2200 pounds yearly for life. The action, which began in October, was finalized in London on August 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Countess Cowley
Earl Cowley
High Court of Justice
Pistol Ended All New York Event Shocks Stock Firm
William G. Reed Jr of Reed Parsons Co shot and killed himself. Partner Mr Parsons believed no reason for suicide and suspected an accident rather than a deliberate act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William G. Reed, Jr
Reed, Parsons & Co
Parsons
Prohibition State Convention to Nominate Key Officers
The Prohibition State convention will meet at the Y M C A Hall at the corner of Berkeley and Boylston streets in Boston on Wednesday September 8 at 10 30 for the purpose of placing in nomination one candidate each for Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of the Commonwealth Treasurer and Receiver General Attorney General and Auditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. M. C. A. Hall
Berkeley and
Boylston Streets
Boston
the Commonwealth
Mrs Curtis Dies After Longing for Vermont Home
Aug 9 report from New York states Mrs John Curtis killed herself in Brooklyn by ingesting carbolic acid. She and husband Mr Curtis wed in Newport Vermont last November and had moved to Brooklyn. she longed to return to her Vermont hills and never left her village before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vermont Hills
John Curtis
Brooklyn
Working Boys Festival Preparations At Home Meeting
All preparations for the midsummer festival benefiting the Working Boys Home will be completed at a meeting at Bennett Street on Wednesday evening. A concert will precede the meeting and attendees will support a worthy charity while enjoying the event. Ladies in charge of refreshment tables are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennet Street
Dorchester
Julia Sullivan
Cambridge
M. Cozzens
St. Philip's
A. Maloney
Independent
W. J. Fagan
St. John's Industrial School
Alice O'Keefe
Cathedral
J. B. Hill
Home
Grace L. Tucker
South Boston
Thomas Busby
St. Joseph's
Roxbury
Witnesses in King Case in New York Commission Issued
Justice Storer issues a commission to Reuel W. Bridgman of Providence to examine about fifteen witnesses in Providence. The suit by William Dehon King against Eugenia A. Webster Ross seeks to settle kinship of millionaire William Henry King who died March 6 1897 at Butler Hospital. The plaintiff claims King was his uncle while Ross says he was not and that she is the sole next of kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Cambridge
New York
Justice Storer
Uel W. Bridgman
Providence
R. I
William Dehon King
Eugenia A. Webster Ross
William Henry King
Butler Hospital
King
Beecham's Pills for Wind and Flatulence After Meals
An advertisement notes Beecham's Pills relieve wind and flatulence after eating. The claim emphasizes digestive comfort and stomach relief, targeting readers seeking quick remedies following meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beecham
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Working Boys’ Festival
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