Consumption Can Be Cured by Dr Yonkerman Discovery
Marvellous cure for consumption touted by Dr Derk P Yonkerman a Michigan physician with state officials and medical endorsers declaring a sure remedy. The ad claims a free trial package available to all who write Kalamazoo based claims include Henry March of Vicksburg Mich and letters from cured patients. It urges immediate writing for a free sample and promises the cure will prove its efficacy beyond cod liver oils and climate changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Yonkerman
Derk P. Yonkerman
Michigan
Henry March
Vicksburg
Yonkerman
Lttle City
Henry E. March
Vicksburg, Mich
Koch
Luton
Pasteur
Shakespeare Bldg
Kalamazoo
Mich
Case in Court Postponed on Account of Death of Chinese Defendant
May Dong Her died of consumption a few days ago and was not in court to answer a charge of conspiring to send Mar Kim to prison. The remaining defendants have until the 30th to prepare their case, with ongoing legal squabbles likely to stretch for years amid prosecution and defense disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg, Mich
Yonkerman
May Dong Her
Mar Kim
South Boston Man Refuses Vaccination Faces Fine or Jail
Jeremiah Murphy, an elderly South Boston resident, was arraigned in District Court for refusing vaccination. He pleaded guilty and claimed the Almighty vaccinated him at birth. Judge Fallon fined him and ordered imprisonment on default, with Deer Island as the alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah Murphy
South Boston
Fallon
Murphy
Deer Island
Receiver Haffenreffer Ordered to Sell Hub Brewing Assets
Rudolph Haffenreffer as receiver of the Hub Brewing Company was ordered by the United States Circuit Court to sell all his right and title at public auction. The market price for the property is fixed at $26,000. Receivership has existed since January 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Haffenreffer
Hub Brewing Company
United States
Jane
Read and Flynn arraigned in manslaughter case
Katherine Read alias Kate Carpenter and Mary Flynn were arraigned in the Lowell Police Court on manslaughter charges for the Mary McDermott death after Nov 28 fall. They pleaded not guilty, bail set at 1000 each, case held to Dec 17. Inquest scheduled for next Thursday. three boys to testify for the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Katherine M. Read
Kate Carpenter
Mary Flynn
Mary McDermott
Spring Street
Duty on end of cable delays Pacific line
San Francisco December 9 an issue arises in collecting duty on the shore end of the Pacific cable. The Commercial Cable Company faces a 40 percent ad valorem duty on 12 miles of cable. Cable officials contend no duty is due and that if any duty is levied it should apply only to three miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pacific
Commercial
Fire destroys block in downtown Atlanta
A major blaze swept through a block of downtown Atlanta today causing an estimated 500000 dollars in losses. Fire crews battled the flames as the city faced heat and smoke from the rapidly spreading fire in the heart of the business district.
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Atlanta
Catarrhal Power Endorsed By Canadian Minister of Justice
If you feel a hint of catarrh, use Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Power without delay and save yourself suffering. It alleviates cold in the head and ca tarrhal headaches in ten minutes. Endorsed by The Hon David Mills Minister of Justice for the Dominion of Canada. Sold by Walker Rintels Drug Co Dewey square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnew
David Mills
Dominion of Canada
Walker-Rintels Drug Co
Dewey Square
Miss Carnegie Kissed King at Skibo Castle
London telegraph reports King Edward greeted Andrew Carnegie before his US voyage. The monarch kissed Carnegie’s six year old daughter Margaret at Skibo Castle and, after being invited by the child, visited the nursery to see her doll, sharing a light moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
London
Glasgow Herald
Edward
Andrew Carnegie
United States
Rogestvensky and Miss Hoy Again Engaged
Washington reports the engagement of M. Pierre Rogestvensky, second secretary of the Russian embassy, to Miss Martha Hoy. Previously announced in September, the engagement was briefly broken, then reconciled, with a January wedding planned after the Russian Lent ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pierre Rogestvensky
Martha Hoy
Parents Held On Murder Charge In Arsenic Poisoning Case
Philadelphia a man and wife John Williams and his wife were committed to jail by the coroner awaiting grand jury action charged with murdering two children to collect life insurance. Annie 9 and Josephine 3 died Oct 21 and 22 from arsenic poisoning with viscera analysis showing traces of arsenic. A third child Laura 11 died a year ago under similar symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Penn
John Williams
Annie
Josephine
Laura
Boston Editor Narrow Escape in Winchester River
Charles E. L. Wingate, a Boston newspaper editor from Winchester, fell from a train abutment into a river after stepping onto ice gone thick. Rescuers John Challis Rufus Crowell and Farnum Dorsey formed a human chain and pulled him to safety, with Wingate quickly recovering from the shock and exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. L. Wingate
Winchester
Boston
Wedgemere
Mr. Wingate
Berry Seeks Cape Cod Canal Crossing Petitioned
Bill Berry of Lynn filed the first petition for the 1908 Legislature seeking authority to construct a canal across Cape Cod by the Bass River route. The move follows the standard pattern of canal advocates pushing for the proposed waterway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Berry
Lynn
Cape Cod
Dyspepsia remedy touted as radical cure
Sour stomach and indigestion described as chronic and weakening to the whole body. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are praised by experts Reed and O’Leary as an unfailing specific for digestive disorders, sold for 50 cents, claimed to restore digestion and strengthen the stomach without harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Reed
O’leary
Stars and Stripes Float Before Door at No 108 Longwood
A Stars and Stripes flag is seen hanging above the doorway of 108 Longwood Avenue in Brookline's Longwood district, signaling a patriotic display or commemoration in the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longwood Avenue
Longwood District
Brookline
Golden Specific Promises Secret Cure for Drunkards
An advertisement touts Golden Specific as a discreet remedy to cure drunkards by adding it to food or beverages. It features a Mrs. Burnside testimony claiming the product cured her husband, urges women to request a free package from Dr. J. W. Haines in Cincinnati, and warns of dire consequences if one delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Burnside
Golden Specific
J. W. Haines
Glenn Building
Cincinnati
Ohio
D A R Event Welcomes Mrs Fairbanks in Boston
Mrs Greenlief Wadleigh Simpson Massachusetts vice president general hosted a reception in a decorated house from 8 to 6 pm for Mrs Charles W Fairbanks president general of the National Society D A R who is visiting and receiving attention from members. Music enhanced the gathering with numerous invited guests and dignitaries from New York Rhode Island and Massachusetts D A R circles.
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C. W. Fairbanks
D. Ayr
Boston
H. P. Simpson
Sewall Avenue
Brokline
Beadle
New York
Fioretta
Massachusetts Society
Laura W. Fowler
Alleged Salem Charley Will Filed in Los Angeles
Mrs Gertrude Driggs of Dayton Ohio files in Superior Court an alleged will of Charles Hill alias Salem Charley who left 142000 in cash. The 16 year old daughter is named as heir. The will written in pencil on scrap paper bears signatures of a noted counterfeiter and Driggs. The claim ties Hill and Driggs to a gang of counterfeiters with Hill profiting from spurious coin. Photographs and a 10000 dollar bill due note were filed with the will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Gertrude Driggs
Dayton
Superior
Charles Hill
Salem Charley
Hill
Driggs
Jack Dynon
Plant Line Christmas Rates Holiday Steamship to Halifax
Tickets to Halifax offered at one round trip fare for travel from Boston. Depart steamship Halifax from Boston on Saturday December 13 or December 20 and return on or before January 14 from Halifax. Tickets available at Uptown Office 26 School Street and Lewis Wharf 20 Atlantic Avenue.
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Halifax
Boston
School Street
Lewis Wharf
Atlantic’ Avenue
Boy Confesses Poison Plot in Williamsburg Death
Robert Westphal a 14 year old employed by George F Leyh is under arrest in Brooklyn for larceny of 27 80 dollars. He admits putting a drug in a bottle of beer that killed Leyh at 73 Broadway Williamsburg claiming he thought it was bromo seltzer to sober him up. His confession followed five hours of cross examination and other damaging information.
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New York
Robert Westphal
George F. Leyh
Broadway
Williamsburg
Westphal
Leyh
Secretive Miss Smith Confined at Bellevue Hospital
New York physicians at Bellevue Hospital investigate the mysterious Miss Smith taken from 271 West Eleventh Street suffering melancholia. She spoke little in six years at Mrs Southwick’s house, avoided contact, kept to her room, and hid her prior life, with housekeeper noting she has wealthy friends and a hidden reason for secrecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bellevue Hospital
Miss Smith
West Eleventh Street
Dr Mary Walker appeals for kindness to Mrs Molineux
Dr Mary Walker, famed dress reform advocate, writes to the Sioux Falls Daily Press urging humane women to visit Mrs Blanche Molineux in a New York divorce case. She notes Mrs Molineux’s isolation at the hotel and asks for sisterly kindness, saying the reason for the divorce is private. The appeal stresses that the sun shines on those affected by marital strife and encourages empathetic support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls, & D
Mary Walker
Roland B. Molineux
New York
Fruit Valley
N. Y
Sioux Falls
Blanche Molineux
Doctor Lorenz Faces Hardest U S Hip Case At Hopkins
At Johns Hopkins Hospital Dr Lorenz the Vienna professor faced a daunting case with 77 year old May Lehman daughter of a policeman. The hip socket had stair-step rings and the femur head refused to stay in place. The case was deemed the most difficult he had treated in the United States and outcomes remained uncertain.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Lorenz
Vienna
May Lehman
Stage Updates and Theatre Buzz in Boston Listings
Richard Mansfield brings Julius Caesar to Boston January 19 with Joseph Haworth returning to the city. Mrs. Leslie Carter opens Du Barry at Hollis next Tuesday, December 16. The Bird in the Cage tours Providence, The Country Girl opens December 22 at the Museum, Adele Block stars in Richmond, and The Defender plays Malden Auditorium tomorrow. Acts include The Icelander by Hall Caine for Nat Goodwin, Dudley Street Opera House vaudeville opening December 22, When Johnny Comes Marching Home finale at Boston Theatre, Sally in Our Alley follows, Sultan of Sulu at Tremont drawing crowds, Blanche Rice joins Carter, Rogers brothers end engagement, The Smart Set at Grand Opera House, The Toreador at Colonial December 22, The Only Way, A Gentleman of France stage fight at Museum, Show Girl at Columbia, Sleeping City Bowdoin Square, Coon Hollow, Corse Payton stock farewell next Saturday, Park closes for a week with Everyman, Bolivar’s Busy Day at Music Hall, Keith’s acts, Sullivan at Howard receives ovation, Hercules Club at Austin & Stone’s week, Ross Hill burlesquers at Palace, Sousa matinee Tremont Temple, Boza Dumiroff Chickering Hall, theatrical ball Symphony Hall, notable concert at Tremont Temple, and Not Guilty melodrama at Grand Opera House next week.
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Richard Mansfield
Julius Cesar
Joseph Haworth
Boston
Leslie Carter
du Barry
Hollis
Providence
Portland
London
New York
Museum
Lulu Glaser
Dolly Varden
William E. Norris
Minnie Ashley
Adele Block
Griffin Stock Company
Richmond
Defender
Malden
Hall Caine
Nat C. Goodwin
Dudley Street Opera House
Willard Holcombe
Johnny
Boston Theatre
Dan McAvoy
Jennie Yeamans
Our Alley
the Tremont
Moulan
Blanche Rice
Little Boston
Rogers Brothers
Grand Opera House
Martin Harvey
Francis Wilson
Colonial
Harvey
France
Columbia
David Lythgoe
Lothrop
Bowdoin Square
Coon Hollow
Corse Payton
Everyman
Billy van
Nellie O'Neil
Hercules Club
Austin & Stone
Chickering Hall
Symphony Hall
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Baskc
California
HUB Brewery
Miss Carnegie Kissed
King
Rogestvensky and
Miss Hoy
Cape Cod Canal
Greenlief Watleigh Simpson
Longwood
MR. and
Mrs
Mrs. Molineux
Corse Payton Company
John L. Sullivan
the Howard
John L
Lawrence McCarty, Lessee
Mgr
Matinee
Yankees
Katy
Junie McCree
Richard Carroll
Geo. Schiller
Harry Fairleigh
George W. Lederer
Ss ‘Theatre
Isaac B. Rich
Rogers Bros
Harvard
Exti
Ikber
David Belasco
Leslie Cart
Tremont
Edward H. Crosby
Post
George Ade
Sulu
Chico Gantatrices
Sousa
Heith’s
Ustin & Stone
Tremont Dan
Brooklyn
THEA
Bowdoin
Fish Marsh
Jerry Callahan
Jerry Fenger
Carl Micheal
Miller
Theatre Tel
Ees
Christian
Boston Museum
Stanley \eyman
Famous Stock Co. ‘In
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Colonial Theatre
Nixon & Zimmerman
Francis Wilson and Company
London Gaiety
Chickfring Hall
M. Boza Dumiroff
Richard Heard
Lew Hawkins
A. O. Duncan
Wills and Collins
Bull Terriers
Mabel Leslie
Rose Hill
Haymarket
Opera House
Dover ST
L’ Station
George W. Magee Lessee
MATS
Thurs
Ernest Hogan
Billy McLain
Mattie Weeks
Mile
Cordelia
Horolulu Belles Vet
ND Rice
Nmnainee
WEFE
R. A. Barnet
Cadet
Wiusic Hall
Patt
Billy B. van
Benevolent Ass’n
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