The Green Diamond Silent Clue in a Wine Bottle
In a Delhi theft saga the Eye of Goona goes missing. Harvey Crook and Merrick follow a cryptic Indian clue tucked in a sandalwood box with seeds, a tulip, a cork, and brass. The postmark shows London, hinting natives and rivals pursue the gem. Clues point to a murder threat and a race to recover the bottle and diamond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goona
Delhi
Hahn
Harvey Crook
England
Lyman W. Merrick
Crook
Basil Clifton
Merrick
Fortune
Clifton
Pritchard
Daisy
London
West Central
India
Mr. Merrick
Mer
McNab
Charlestown Catholic Union Ball Scheduled for January 27
The Catholic Literary Union of Charlestown will host its annual ball on January 27 at Boughan Hall, a key social event for Charlestown Catholics. The organizing committee includes Jeremiah F. McCarthy as chairman and numerous local notables such as John F. Fitzgerald, Arthur Harrington, and Peter Tague among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Literary Union of
Charlestown
Boughan Hall
Jeremiah F. McCarthy
Harry L. Reardon
John E. Fitzgerald, Jr
William E. Bennett
George N. Coyle
James H. Conley
James J. Collins
John H. Lewis
John L. Lynch
Arthur
Moran
Richard F. Murphy
Philip
McMahon
James J. Phelan
Edward L. Quigley
George Ronaghan
John Plp
Reed
Timothy J. Reardon
Timothy Regan
Charless. Sullivan
Eugene
Sullivan
Francis P. Turnbull
Michael J. Tierney
Peter F. Tague
Richard 8. Teeling
Martin J. Turnbull
Russell Fights Wife's Petition in East Cambridge
The petition of Mrs. Rose E. Russell for separate support from her husband William G. Russell was heard in East Cambridge. Russell, Boston hotel proprietor, and Mrs. Russell, once divorced, remarried in 1902 and live in Everett with separate rooms. She testified of limited meals, refused money for gifts, and denied relations with a younger man Mazie Foster as the case adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose E. Russell
William G. Russell
East Cambridge
Russell
Boston
Mr. Russell
Everett
Mr. Pickering
Mazie Foster
Useful Christmas gifts at Morris Murch Butler firm
Morris Murch Butler furniture dealers at 97 29 Summer street showcase a wide Christmas assortment. On the second floor Arts and Crafts pieces include tables chairs rockers bookcases library desks tabourettes settees and hall mirrors. First floor offers brass and iron beds plus Ostermoor mattresses. Prices labeled on every item. Courteous sales staff enhance buying experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris, Murch & Butler
Summer Street
Morris
Boston
Ostermoor
Martha Washington
Morris, Murch & Butler's
Double Life theme explored at Carnegie Hall lecture
Professor Felix Adler addressed the Ethiopian Culture Society at Carnegie Hall on the idea of a double life. He described the Hyde side as born in us, not our fault, comparing it to inherited traits and insisting we are not responsible for certain desires or temper. He contrasted outer appearances with inner struggles and warned against washing dirty linen in public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ethical Culture Society
Carnegie Hall
Felix Adler
Adler
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Hyde
America
Bancroft Back at His Desk After Global Study
Major-General Bancroft, president of the Boston Elevated Railway Company, returned to work after a two month absence spent visiting five countries to study local transportation. He traveled with Mr. Pasha, superintendent of the elevated division, and said the insights would aid city transit. The company filed an appeal with the Board of Railroad Commissioners challenging the Transit Board’s Boylston Street subway station location as not in the public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bancroft
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Pasha
Elevated Division
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Boston Transit Commission
Boylston Street
Washington Street
Transit Board
Numerous Panama Canal Civil Service Examinations Planned
A large slate of United States government positions on the Isthmus of Panama will be filled by civil service examinations on January 18 in Massachusetts locales Boston Greenfield and Springfield. Vacancies number 15 across clerical engineering medical and support roles with salaries ranging from 50 to 125 dollars monthly and up to 1200 dollars yearly for pharmacists. The postings list clerk bookkeeper timekeeper assistant civil engineer instrument man level man red man chain man helper surgeon physician pharmacist interns and trained nurses among the openings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Panama
Massachusetts
Boston
Greenfield
Springfield
Washburn credit system expands in Boston stores
George F Washburn pioneered no money down weekly payments in Tremont Row. His Washburn department store at 626 630 Washington and the Washburn credit house at 465 Washington offer vast clothing stocks for family needs with generous terms and profit-sharing perks. The Essex Street ladies room and the mens’ salesfloor provide wide assortments including garments, furs, boots, hats, jewelry, dinner sets, clocks, lamps, rugs, and furniture. Each purchase comes with a 10 percent profit share and a paid-up Waverley Magazine subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Washburn
Tremont Row
Washburn
Boston
United States
Washburn Credit System
Washburn Department Store
Washington Street
Boylston Street
Reliable
Washburn Credit House
Jordan’s
Greater
Essex Street
Waverley Magazine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Beecham
Beecham’s
Arthur Morrison
Page & Co
Rick
John T. Manning
Winter St. Gver
A. Stowli’s
Panama Canal
Aes Peet
BOS Vons
Groton
Winter
Washington St
Vicuna
Handsome
Impo i Ag
Marvel At
Lynn Lynn
Lynn
Connecticut
River Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!