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American Newspaper Association
Beacon Street
Boston
Mass
Miss Mary Drinan Dies After Four Year Illness
Miss Mary Drinan died yesterday at the House of the Good Samaritan after a four year illness. She was the daughter of the late James and Ella Drinan. Her father was master of the Gaelic School and well known in the city for various business ventures. Born in South Boston in 1881, she graduated from St James Parochial School in 1896 and entered Notre Dame Convent but left due to ill health. For the last four years she was matron of the Home for Convalescents in Rutland, where she made many acquaintances.
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Mary Drinan
House of the Good Samaritan
James
Ella Drinan
Drinan
Miss Drinan
South
Boston
St. James’ Parochial School
Notre Dame Convent
Thomas J. Fournier
Main Street
Charlestown
Billerica Street
Mary Moran
Bridget Craven
Ellen Carey
Claremorris
Irc
Norman Street
South Margin Street
William Mullen
Causeway Street
Peter Carey
Bernard Cline
Charles F. Dolan
Henry V. Cunningham
Relief Hospital
Ellen Gaffney Fournier
Cline
Bromo Quinine Laxative Ad Claims Cure
An old advertisement promises relief by using a grip laxative with bromo quinine, urging readers to request the genuine product and to look for the signature of E. W. Grove, priced at 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Will contest over late grandfather Gaffney estate
In Charlestown a court session opened over a will valued over 200000 with five grandchildren and two minor girls seeking the estate. The case, led by guardian Henry V Cunningham, questions the testator Peter Gaffney’s competence after a fatal fall and notes disputed signatures and witnesses.
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Charlestown
Loraine
Eleanor Fournier
Peter Gaffney
West End
Panic Over Says Nixon
The shipbuilder Lewis Nixon declares the financial panic over and a rapid recovery ahead. He asserts America will shift from 95 percent credit to 95 percent cash and explains foreign financiers will repay as fast ships bring funds. He speaks during a Boston hearing before Judge De Courcey.
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Lewis Nixon
Tammany Hall
New York
Boston
de Courcey
Superior Court
Europe
Lack of Nutrition A Cause of Consumption
An advertisement argues that poor nutrition causes wasting diseases and that Graves Maryland Malt Whiskey acts as a tonic to restore stomach function and tissue building. It claims the whiskey is pure and concentrated and sold in sealed quart bottles, with dealer availability listed.
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Graves
Maryland
Chester H. Graves & Sons
Buck Stove & Range Company vs. AFL boycotting case
In Washington the Buck Stove & Range Company of St Louis won a temporary injunction against the American Federation of Labor to stop further boycotting while the suit over unfair labor practices proceeds. Justice Gould granted the order, with a final hearing not expected until next spring. President J W Van Cleave of the plaintiff company also leads the National Association of Manufacturers.
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Washington
Buck Stove & Range Company
St. Louis
American Federation of Labor
Gould
District of Columbia Equity Court
van Cleave
J. W. van Cleave
National Association of Manufacturers
American Federationist
District of Columbia
Federation of Labor
Gompers Silent on Court Injunction Action
Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor declined to comment on the court's temporary injunction against the federation after Buck Stove & Range Company filed the motion. He said he needed time to consider the matter and confer with associates before deciding on further federation action noting the decision would not hurry him back to Washington.
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New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor Today
Buck Stove & Range Company
Washington
Mystery in Death of Bank Cashier
A bank cashier Mr Sargent dies suddenly in the bank building after a day of illness. Directors pledge calm, Clifton Carpenter acts as cashier, and a morning directors meeting is planned. Bank is described as healthy, with no sign of foul play. Mrs Sargent discovers the body foaming at the mouth in the bathroom.
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Sargent
Clifton P. Carpenter
Wiggin
Harry Currier
Malden
Chase National Bank of New York
All Well With Fleet Says Georgia Signal
The Georgia signals that the fleet is all well and valued for welding the fleet into a homogeneous weapon. Rojestvensky opposes duplicating the battleship squadron and says American ships exceed Japanese in strength and numbers. He favors land power for Russia's future.
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Rojestvensky
Atlantic
Pacific
Russia
Trinidad Hosts American Torpedo Flotilla Visit
Trinidad reports the arrival of an American torpedo flotilla with officers and crews ashore. They toured Asphalta lake and will enjoy a three day program of racing polo baseball and other sports with an enthusiastic reception planned for the battleship fleet.
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Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Asphalta Lake
Death of Lord Kelvin the World Famous Inventor
The obituary recalls Lord Kelvin’s pivotal role in transatlantic cable development from 1857 to 1866 and his lasting impact as a physicist and engineer. It highlights his knighthood, barony, compass invention, late career, and enduring labors at Netherhall, noting long list of honors and his death after a period of declining health.
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Baron Kelvin
Edison
Netheral
Lord Kelvin
Glasgow
Earth
Yale
Britain’s Medical Advisers Fail to Rally Support
A report notes that despite efforts by Britain’s top medical advisers, the push failed to gain momentum. The piece emphasizes the lack of public backing and uncertain prospects for the initiative.
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Great Britain
Gibraltar Club Installation Reflects Jewish Social Aid Group
Before 300 Hebrews of Roxbury Dorchester and the city proper the officers of the newly formed Gibraltar Club were installed in Brunswick Hall Roxbury last evening. The ceremony was performed by officials from Temple Jerusha which most members belong to. The new officers are President Mark Kaplan Vice President E Goldberg Secretary H Finberg Recording Secretary H Stern Treasurer Mark Ellis.
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Roxbury
Dorchester
Gibralta Club
Brunswick Hall
Temple Jerusha
Mark Kaplan
E. Goldberg
H. Finberg
H. Stern
Mark Ellis
Grip epidemic grips city and suburbs in winter warning
Boston, Waltham and surrounding districts report rising grip cases amid warnings that the illness can lead to pneumonia in weak individuals. The piece cites Health Department records and promotes Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a preventive tonic and aid, featuring a testimony from 73 year old W. A. Stagg of Brooklyn.
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Waltham
Health Department
W. A. Stagg
Pacific Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Duffy
Medical Department
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
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