Less Call Men in Cambridge
In reply to criticisms of the Cambridge fire department Alexander Ellis Jr chair of the Fire Hazard Commission, appointed last May by Mayor Edward P. Barry, told a Post reporter the department has been reduced to a permanent basis with fewer call men. He said critics were mistaken and Cambridge has a fine department with planned funds improving apparatus.
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Cambridge Fire Department
Alexander Ellis, Jr
Fire Hazard Commission
Edward P. Barry
Post
Civil War Veteran Henry Farrar Regains Hearing Anew
Henry A. Farrar of Hanover Massachusetts, a Civil War veteran and noted bugler, recovered his hearing after trying a simple home treatment after years of deafness and head noises. He reports rapid improvement and now serves jury duty, offers to share full treatment details to help others regain hearing.
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Henry Farrar
Mr. Farrar
Main Street
Hanover
Mass
Home Treatment for Tuberculosis Promises At Home Cure
A 10 year cured patient testimonial advocates Eckman’s Alterative for tuberculosis and other lung ailments. The ad claims at home recovery replaces sanatorium treatment and lists Philadelphia Eckman Laboratory as the evidence source.
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Colwyn (Darby
Eckman
Mary Wasson
Riker-Jaynes Drug
Houghton & Dutton Drug Dept
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Colonel Sincere on Suffrage and Miss Keller Defends Roosevelt
Miss Frances Keller, a Rare Progressive party woman on the national committee, disputes charges that Colonel Sincere pursues suffrage for show. She says his support comes from concern for workers and children. Keller, chief investigator of New York Bureau of Industries and Investigation, backs social justice planks.
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Frances Keller
National Committee
Progressive Party
Roosevelt
Miss Keller
New York City
Bureau of Industries and Investigation of
New York
Frances Kellor
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Museum head replies to Pennell on Whistler display
Morris Carter of Boston Art Museum defends gallery layout against Pennell criticism. He says Whistler paintings including The Little Rose of Lyme Regis and The Fete on the Sands Ostend are displayed prominently in a main corner for easy viewing. He notes trustees highly value Whistler works and disputes Pennell’s arranging critique.
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Morris Carter
Hammond Street
Chestnut Hill
Boston Art Museum
Pennell
Philadelphia
Carter
Whistler
Mr. Carter
Opposition to Apache release sparks Senate clash in 1906
In Washington, a heated Senate debate over freeing 257 Apache prisoners of war at Fort Hill Oklo, tied to Geronimo, halted the Indian appropriation bill conference. New Mexico senators Fall and Catron and Arizona's Smith opposed the release citing local massacres and likely clashes with white settlers.
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Washington
Fort Hill
Oklo
Geronimo
Senate
Fall
Catron
New Mexico
Smith
Arizona
Marines to be picked up for new battleship cruise
The auxiliary cruiser Prairie departed Philadelphia for Portsmouth to gather marines and sailors for the Arkansas and Wyoming battleships on their first voyage. After visits to Atlantic coast yards she heads to Weymouth England for torpedoes for the G 4 submarine.
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Philadelphia
Prairie
Cuba
Panama
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Portsmouth
N. H
Navy yard#e
Atlantic
Arkansas
Wyoming
Weymouth
England
Ice box holds stolen jewels from New York trip
Nahan Franko, orchestra leader at the Hotel Plaza, reported two $125 stickpins stolen during travel to Boston for the Copley Plaza Hotel opening. Detectives traced the pins to the buffet car tire box. Charles P. Harris, 47, a New York porter, was arrested, arraigned, and sentenced to 18 months in Charles Street jail.
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Nahan Franko
Hotel Plaza
New York City
Boston
Copley Plaza Hotel
New York
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Inspector Pierce
Headquarters
Charles P. Harris
Charles Street
Mexican inquiry into killing of American engineer Ayres
The Mexican government conducts a vigorous inquiry into the rebel killing of young American civil engineer Rowan Ayres near Patsourao Michoacan last week. Foreign Minister Lascurain promised full aid to transport the body to Cincinnati for the family.
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Washington
Rowan Ayres
Patsourao
Michoacan
Lascurain
Wilson
Cincinnati
May bar advertising of fake cures in nostrums act
The House passed a bill by Rep Shirley from Kentucky to strengthen the pure food and drugs law against patent and proprietary medicines. It would prohibit publishing claims for cure alls that lack substantiation or factual foundation under heavy penalties, expanding government reach over nostrums trade.
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Washington
Shirley
Kentucky
House
Fire destroys New Haven Mills plant in Vermont
Fire today devastated most of the New Haven Mills Manufacturing Company plant in New Haven Mills Vermont. The general store of H S B Stone and a nearby covered bridge were also burned. Total losses are about 38000 with partial insurance.
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New Haven
New Haven Mills Manufacturing Company
New Haven Mills
H. S.8
Letter To Puzzled Mother On Marriage And Age Gap
A widowly voice denounces a marriage to an older man and urges a daughter to reconsider. The writer counsels truth with her mother, respect, and open dialogue, urging patience and kindness toward the stepmother while stressing the dangers of a money driven match.
Letter to Sewing Circle Questions Motives of Westwood
A reader signs as AUGUST CRICKET criticizes a Sewing Circle correspondent under the name Westwood. He argues the writer pursues comfort and money rather than love and asks what the circle would think of her as a wife and helper.
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Sisters of the Sewing Circle
Sisters of the “Sewing Circle
Move to the country per City Lover letter
A reader advises City Lover to relocate for better schools and social chances, noting towns offer friendly welcome and potential earnings in hen farming. Undecided learns a lie about a husband’s prospects, while Only 17 warns against leaving home to win money from a step-mother. Baby Rose reflects on attention beyond looks. Dixie.
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Sisters of the Sewing Circle
Rose
Dixie
Mothers and Stepmothers My Dear
A reflective letter recalls leaving a strict home at 17 and later appreciating a mother’s guidance. The writer notes parental loss and urges self discipline to become a noble, refined woman, hinting at responsibility and growth.
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Stepmother
Westwood urged to stop urging bigamy lifestyle
A letter to the Sewing Circle from EASTERNER argues that Westwood’s claim of maintaining two households is not unique. The writer, married twice, states her aim is to be a supportive wife yet condemns promoting the arrangement to other women.
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Westwood
Letter to the Sewing Circle Sparks Familial Caution
A reader comments on a letter about a younger woman connected to a much older husband seeking divorce. The note cautions against marrying into an aging union and warns about long-term consequences for the daughter and the family.
Letter Selections From Sewing Circle To Be Published
Some of the most interesting letters to the Sewing Circle will be printed in Sunday's Post as readers share tips, stories, and community notes.
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Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Doctors urged to adopt clearer handwriting at pharmacy convention
Denver hosts the 60th annual American Pharmaceutical Association meeting as a resolution proposes legislation to ensure legible handwriting and proper prescription recording. About a thousand pharmacists from nearly every state attend the convention opening today.
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Denver
Col
American Pharmaceutical Association
State Deportations Reach 300 Weekly at New York Port
The State Hospital Commission reports that a new State bureau of deportation is removing about 300 aliens weekly from the port of New York. The majority hailed from Russia Bohemia Austria and Sicily and are sent from New York Albany and surrounding areas.
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STATE
New York
Albany
N. Y
The
State Hospital Commission
New State Bureau of Deportation
Russia
Bohemia
Austria
Sicily
Beef Sells for Record Price in Boston Market
In Boston yesterday twelve cattle dressed at about 1160 pounds each sold for the highest beef price on record. Slaughtered by Swift & Co for Arthur E. Dorr & Co, live price was $10.40 per 100 pounds. sirloins weighing 85 pounds fetched 29 cents a pound at a local hotel, a new peak. Marketmen doubted the rise, with some denying higher prices than last week.
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Boston
Swift & Co
Chicago
Arthur E. Dorr & Co
Faneuil Hall
Pension plan would aid widowed mothers in Ohio
A special commission for Governor Harmon urged revisions to child laws. It proposes a pension system giving widowed mothers $15 a month for one child under 14 and $7 a month for each additional child under seven. It also calls for compulsory medical inspections of school children and reforms in institutions caring for children.
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Columbus
Harmon
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