Mormonism in Politics Dominates Senate Hearings
Witnesses detail endowment house oaths and church interference in Idaho politics as Reed Smoot eligibility hearings proceed. Annie Elliott recounts temple penalties and personal risk, while Charles H. Jackson asserts Utah apostles direct Idaho votes and influ ence sugar bounty legislation benefiting four refineries, three run by church leaders.
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Washington
Endowment House
Senate
Reed Smoot
Utah
Annie Elliott
Price
Denmark
Filiott
Burrows
Elliott
Charles H. Jackson
Boise City
Democratic State Committee
Idaho
Mr. Jackson
John Henry Smith
Joseph Smith
Mormon Church
Jackson
Governor-elect names complete militia staff in Boston report
The article lists the governor-elect Douglas staff with General Miles selecting Colonel Edmund Rice as inspector-general. It notes Captain Henry L. Kincaide, Colonel William C. Capelle, and Sergeant William L. Mitchell among aides and officers, detailing prior service and affiliations. The piece highlights potential friction between civilian and regular soldiers but cites strong support for the new unit under Miles and Rice.
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Elmer Chickering
Henry L. Kincaide
Quincy
Douglas
William C. Capelle
Boston
William L. Mitchell
Brookline
Edmund Rice
Rice
Miles
Copartnership Sale Promises Notable Clothing Discounts
During a season of tight budgets the store highlights markdowns on Morse made clothing. The Copartnership Sale features price cuts that are especially significant for affordable apparel.
Nurse Accused of Practising Physician Role
Madaline D Russo, an Italian woman living at 33 Sheafe Street, was brought before the Superior Criminal Court charged with practising as a physician without a diploma. The case notes she has been in the profession for years and registered 91 births in six months from December 1908 to June 3, 1904.
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Madaline D. Russo
Sheafe Street
Superior Criminal Court
Thomas Cobran
Samaria prescription aids drunks with tasteless cure
A French Canadian priest sends a recipe to Dr. Xavier Corot for an anti alcohol treatment called the Samaria prescription. Corot reports rapid one to four week cures using a tasteless odorless additive added to food or drink. The Samaria Dispensary at 126 Broadway, New York offers a free package to those who request it. The method is already used in Canada by the W. C. T. U. and Charitable Catholic Congregations.
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Quebec
Xavier Corot
Samaria
Samaria Dispensary
Broadway
New York
Canada
Atlas Sets Off To Tow Barge 15000 Miles To West Coast
In a historic voyage the oil tanker Atlas and a loaded barge depart New York for a 15000 mile tow to the California coast. The Atlas carries oil as cargo to be burned as fuel and aims to bypass Cape Horn by the Straits of Magellan, with an estimated 70 to 80 days at sea.
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New York
California
Standard Oil Company
Atlas
Cape Horn
Straits of Magellan
Transatlantic Oil Barge Project Advances
The Gulf of Mexico to New York and Philadelphia influenced today’s project start. If successful, service may expand to European points. The barge weighs 3939 tons net, is 360 feet long, 50 feet wide, 27 feet hold depth, carrying about 6000 tons of oil. The towing steamer Atlas weighs 1243 tons net.
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Gulf of Mexico
New York
Philadelphia
Atlas
President Wilson Undergoes Operation at Presbyterian
New York December 16. President Woodrow Wilson of Princeton University was operated on at Presbyterian Hospital today. Superintendent Fisher said the operation was not serious and its nature could not be disclosed.
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Princeton
New York
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Presbyterian Hospital
Fisher
Schooner G. B. Ferguson Runs Aground Near Nantucket
The two masted schooner George B Ferguson of Belfast Maine laden with coal from New York for Nantucket is aground on the east side of the harbor entrance drawing ten feet of water. The vessel lies in an easy position.
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Nantucket
George B. Ferguson
Belfast
New York
Barber Shop Shooting Ends Quiet Charlestown Dispute
Francesco Epifanio proprietor of a barber shop at 653 Main Street Charlestown shot his helper Umberto Consolo in the neck during a dispute about Consolo starting work. The incident occurred about 7 o clock after Consolo had been refused entry and locked out. The shot was fired through the door.
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Francesco Epifanio
Main Street
Charlestown
Umberto Consolo
Consolo
Epifanio
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America
Waverley Magazine
Washburn’s Department Store
WaShington St
Boylston St
Washburn Credit House
Opp
Jordan’s
S. A. Isaacson. & CO
Washington Street
Haymarket
PtLuat.a
Whoice
THE
Blackstone ST
Hanover
North St
Rich
Meriden Cutlery Co
Curios Dian
Inboylston St
Morris
W.P.B. Brooks & CO
Headquarters For
Hanover ST
Doug
Nelson A
Ant
Bos
Edmund
Rice of
Wakefield
Judge Advocate
Charles W
Bartlett of
William H. Devine
William Stopford
Beverly
Charles M. Cole, Jr
Emil Zaeder
Worcester
Winthrop M. Merrill
Edward J. Gihon
John Perrins, Jr
Charles F. Wonson
Gloucester
Francis T. L. Maguin
Daniel W. Packard
Brockton
Patrick F. O’keefe
Robert J. Crowley
Lowell
Massachusetts Infantry
Braintree
United States Volunteers
Kincaide
Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Roger Wolcott
Boston Commandery
Knights Templars
Rural Lodge of
Odd Fellows
Sergeant Mitchell
William H. Mitchell & Son, Plumbers
Sergeant Mitchel
RB. A. A
Puritan Club
Newton Club
Boston Yacat
Architectural Club
Ats & CO
Washington and Brattle Streets
Standard Oil Cargo
Pacific Coast
G. B. Ferguson
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