Bath Tub Trust Indicted in Sherman Antitrust Case
A federal grand jury in Detroit indicted 32 individuals and 16 firms, led by Standard Sanitary Manufacturing of Pittsburgh, alleging control of 85 percent of enamelled ironware output and price fixing. Indictments cite a conspiracy hatched at Mt. Clemens, Michigan, with cases stemming from a Baltimore civil suit. Secret hearings were held over two days.
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Detroit
Mich
United States
Mt. Clemens
Baltimore
Rourke Plans Big Shakeup In Boston Street Dept
Superintendent of Streets Rourke plans the biggest shakeup in department history by reassigning foremen across city yards and gangs He has ordered exchanges between West End and Charlestown street cleaning foremen while signaling a run against political interference.
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Boston
Streets Rourke
Rourke
West End
Charlestown
City Hall
Poslam Skin Remedy Promises Rapid Relief
An advertisement touts Poslam a skin remedy that quickly eases itching and conditions from acne to eczema claims immediate relief for spreading infections and overnight improvement for minor rashes. It lists trial and regular jar prices and mentions drug stores and a New York address for free samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Houghton & Dutton’s Drug Dept
West Twentyfifth Street
New York City
Contractor Quits Ash Removal Contract
J M McCarthy of Brighton gave up his ash removal contract for the city after bidding the lowest price. He forfeits a $1000 bond and cites losses of about $27 daily as winter approaches. The city will dispatch carts and men to Brighton to complete the work for the remaining fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
J. M. McCarthy
Brighton
McCarthy
Rourke
Streets
Draper Outlines Attitude On Direct Nominations
Governor Draper defended measured support for direct nominations at Louisville conferences. He argued primaries remove non candidates from contention and warned against rushing into direct nominations without careful planning. He said misprints misrepresented his stance, noting Massachusetts favor careful judgment over haste.
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Draper
Louisville
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Foss admirer praises Chatham meeting and criticizes Lodge
A letter from Anthony E. Thacher of Chatham defends Foss meetings and claims about 80 voters attended a Chatham gathering. He condemns Lodge supporters for disturbances and misposted bills, asserts Foss’s Cape following is growing, and wishes truth about the events.
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Foss
Chatham
Evening Record
Foss’ Circus
Lodge
Mr. Foss
Cape
Local Races and Campaign Moves Highlight 14th District
Draper declines to call a special election in the 14th district. Foss returns from Washington to mount a challenge against Lodge. Walker backs statewide direct nominations and direct election of U S Senators. Joseph J Leonard resigns from Citizens' Municipal League, citing demand for charter amendments. Massachusetts Republican Club reports $3000 in election expenses.
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Walker
United States
Joseph J. Leonard
Action of
Citizens’ Municipal League
Republican Club of Massachusetts
Draper Defers Fourteenth District Special Election Call
Governor Eben S. Draper wrote to Governor-elect Eugene N. Foss last night declining to call a special election for Congress in the fourteenth district. He argued that Foss resigning soon would not take effect until January 4, so Foss should handle the election call for his successor.
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Eben S. Draper
Eugene N. Foss
Congress
Fourteenth District
Foss
Massachusetts Governor Elect Foss Plans Early Inauguration
The piece notes Foss will qualify as Governor on January 5 after resigning from Congress, with doubt about a special election. It cites Thacher contesting Harris, Draper citing illegality of a special election, and Walker urging direct primary and U.S. Senate direct election. It also covers Leonard resigning from Citizens' Municipal League, letters from Watterson Bourne Tarbell, and a Massachusetts Republican Club spending report totaling 3300.83 with Draper, Estabrook, and Crane donations.
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Foss
Congress
Joseph Walker
House of Representatives
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
Speaker Walker
New Hampshire
Bass
United States
Henry Watterson
Kentucky
Lodge
Jonathan Bourne
Oregon
Draper
Ida Tarbell
Washington
Commonwealth
Republican Club of
Secretary of State
A. F. Estabrook
W. Murray Crane
Hood's Lotion Ad Promises Year Round Skin Care
An old promotional note urges using Hood's Lotion for soothing healing and antiseptic effects in all weather. The item highlights year round skin care and lists a price of 50 cents.
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Hood
Dyspepsia relief credited to Dyspeplets in Fall River notice
A Fall River man reports six weeks of pain from dyspepsia eased after taking Dyspeplets given by an assistant pastor. The testimonial states quick relief and no recurrence, praising the sugar coated tablets as a remedy for sour stomach heartburn and indigestion. The ad promotes Dyspeplets available in 10c 50c and 1.00 sizes from I Head Co Ass and druggists.
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Fall River
C. I. Hood Co
Lowell
Mass
Vee Smith
High Street
I. Head Co. Ass
Pretty Baby Nominee Safford Featured in Post Gallery
Evelyn Morse Safford of 58 Folsom Street Roslindale is among latest applicants to have her photo placed in the Post Pretty Baby Gallery. The 3 12 year old has tight hair and big blue eyes and is noted for singing cute little songs.
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Evelyn Morse Safford
Baby Safford
Folsom Street
Roslindale
Post Gallery
Thornton Succeeds McEnery in Senate
Baton Rouge Louisiana December 6 Judge J R Thornton of Alexandria was elected by the Louisiana General Assembly as United States Senator to succeed the late Senator McEnery.
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Baton Rouge, la
J. R. Thornton
Alexandria
Louisiana General Assembly
United States
Senator McEnery
Chamber Opposes Fort Hill High School Site
The Fort Hill square site for the proposed High School of Commerce drew opposition from the Chamber of Commerce led by Bernard J. Rothwell. The Boston Fire Underwriters official F E Cabot and Team Owners' Association secretary George F. Stebbins joined in urging against the Fort Hill site citing noise and road conditions.
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Chamber of Commerce
High School of Commerce
Fort Hill Square
Fitzgerald
Chamber
Bernard J. Rothwell
F. FE. Cabot
Boston Board of Fire Underwriters
George F. Stebbins
Team Owners’ Association
Fort Hill
No Endorsement Action By School Voters League
Mrs. Susan Fitzgerald said the School Voters League did not endorse Citizens' Municipal League or Public School Association candidates for the school committee. A recent meeting discussed endorsing or publishing information about all candidates, but no vote was taken. There was no row or bolting. members remained until adjournment with understanding and sympathy.
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Susan Fitzgerald
School Voters’ League
Public School Association
Citizens’ Municipal League
School Voters League
League
Good Government Association
Arrested men found hanged near Monroeville
Two Black men were found hanging from a tree at Double Branch, two miles from Monroeville Alabama, after being arrested on a charge of burning a barn. Local authorities investigated the incident as a possible lynching in a racially charged case.
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Monroeville
Ala
Double Branch
Appreciation of Good Service by R. H. White Co
The R H White Company continues its holiday tradition by distributing extra Christmas money as a liberal percentage on all sales during the season. The gesture is warmly welcomed by the firm’s hundreds of salespeople who have labored through the peak shopping period.
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R. H. White Company
Danish West Indies Seek U S Acquisition Talks
Islanders renew drive to sell the Danish West Indies to the United States and present an address urging the government to begin negotiations. The move follows renewed agitation and official consideration of the sale.
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Danish West Indies
U. S
Copenhagen
United States
Osmo-Chemic Physicians Public Cure Claims Grow
Grateful patients from Massachusetts recount dramatic recoveries through the Osmo-Chemic system. Cases include catarrh turning to bronchitis and stomach trouble, asthma, cancer, epilepsy, heart disease, and paralysis with many residents named across Malden Cambridge Jamaica Plain Stoughton Lexington Winthrop Brookline Dorchester Rockland Framingham Boston and more.
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A. Bryant
Cross Street
Malden
Mass
Lena Falk
St. Charles Street
Boston
Sarah Urquhart
Fairmont Street
Cambridge
Mary Sprague
Urquhart
Katherine Rist
Armory Street
Jamaica Plain
Adeline Brady
Park Street
Stoughton
Clifford Walker
South Framingham
E. P. Fowle
Massachusetts Ave
Lexington
G. E. Bah
Herman Street
Winthrop
R. Park
Robin Hillacre
Spaseatens
Mra
J. B. Lockett
James Walker
R. IF. D
C. Sargent
Pleasant Street
G. H. Wiltz
Paine Street
A. N. Dugar
Boylston Street
Brookline
J. J. Sullivan
Talbot Avenue
Dorchester
Thomas Schuyler
Elm Street
Wilson Hemenway
Hemenway Court
Maplewood
Ethelyn Clarke
Prospect Street
Rockland
Osmo-Chemiс Physicians Offer Free Month Treatment
The Osmo-Chemic physicians announce a limited time offer granting one month of treatment free to all chronic disease patients who start or renew by December 17, 1910. The program promises to cover medicine and care, aiming to cure obstinate chronic diseases and make treatment affordable.
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J. L. Plunkett
M. D
Wiyet Io
Boylston St
Bas
Ee Mass
Obituary notices from Boston area dated December 1910
A list of funeral notices across Boston area towns including Somerville Dorchester Roslindale Weymouth Marblehead Roxbury and East Boston. Names include Allen Corey Dov rty Gr iem Haviland Harrington Helt Henderson Kane Packard Park Pickering Robinson Schlimper Sellers Shaw Stafford and others with birth ages funeral details dates times and church or cemetery references.
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St. Peter's Churc Meeting House
Doverty
Chelsea
Dee
Michael
Millie Doherty
Ormin
Libra
St. Rose Church
St. John
N. B
Griem
Roslindale
Katrina
Max Greim
Cuornell Street
Springfield
Worcester
Mass
Haviland
Weymouth
Mary A. Haviland
Philip FE
Washington Street
Church of the Sacred Heart
Harrington
Marblehead
Mary J
Charles F. Harrington
Forest Hills Crematory
Helt
Roxbury
Barbara Helt
Mills Street
Henderson
Willam
Woodward Park St
Packard
Quincy
Elisha Packard
Christ's Episcopal Church
Park
East Boston
Frank M
Elizabeth Park
North End
Webster Street
Church of the Assumption
Pickering
George W. Pickering
Huntington Avenue
Bangor
Robinson
Winchester
Edwin Robinson
Vine Street
Schlimper
Emilie
F. W. Schlimper
Belle Avenue
West Roxbury
Denver
San Francisco
Sellers
Everett
Mary L
James W. Sellers
Henry St
Shaw
Sarah M. (Smith
Nathaniel H. Shaw
Waterman
Stafford
Boston
Edward J
Eleanor C. Stafford
Torpey
St.ory Street
Medford
Church of the Immaculate Conception
New York
St. John’s
N. F
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Sherman
Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company of
Pittsburg
Theo
Miss Fely
Dereyne
Boston Opera Company
Atlantic
Plano
E. Chickering Co
Quebec
VIA
Pacific Railway
Montreal
F. R. Perry
Canadian Pacific Railway
Marry ME
Wilson Bros
Scollay Sq
Allarm
Rogers
Waltham Watches
Wilson Brothers
Scollay
Tremont St
Keith’s
DR. Hewson
Washington ST
Joseph J. Leonari
James J. Storrow
David F. Tilley
Leonard
Municipal League
Thornton
McEnery
Senate
Bears
Pook J. Newman & Sons
Tremont &T. Et
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