Dowie Sails for Jamaica with Elijah Dowie party
The Rev J Alexander Dowie and his son Dr A J Gladstone Dowie sail from Long Wharf on the United Fruit Admiral Dewey to Caribbean ports for several weeks. He is carried ashore in a chair and travels with nurses healers and a large party of companions.
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United Fruit Company
Admiral Dewey
J. H. Porter
Long Wharf
Jamaican
J. Alexander Dowie
Elijah N
A. J. Gladstone Dowie
Judge Forsaith Stricken By Sciatica At Court
Judge W J Forsaith of the Municipal Court suffered a violent attack of sciatica on a Brookline day while in the poor debtors session. He was carried to his private office and attended by Dr. Andrews. A Dartmouth College graduate of 1857 he joined the bench as special justice in 1871 and earned a permanent seat in 1882.
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W. J. Forsaith
Jlig
Brookline
Andrews
Regular Army Officers To Inspect The Militia
The Massachusetts Volunteer Militia will be inspected next year by officers of the regular army. The regular army officers will be detailed by the War Department at Washington.
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Massachusetts
Regular Army
Adjutant General
War Department
Washington
1500 Bottles of Army Beer Confiscated in Portland Raid
Portland, Me. December 200. Liquor Deputy Clifford seized 3500 bottles of beer at the Eastern Steamship Company sheds. The consignments were bound for the Seventy Fifth and One Hundred Seventh regiments, U S coast artillery, at Fort Preble. Over 2000 soldiers will miss part of their Christmas celebration due to the raid.
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Portland
Uncle Sam
Clifford
Eastern Steamship Company
United States Coast Artillery
Fort Preble
Carter Actress Case Cited As Cold Booking Reason
Julius Cahn testifies in a hearing on theatrical accounts saying Mrs Leslie Carter was too cold for us leading to refusals to book in several cities. He notes losses when booked and that Belasco shows commanded prices leaving no profit for agents.
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New York
Julius Cahn
Theatrical Syndicate
Leslie Carter
Cahn
Charles Frohman
Edward L. Bloom
Cahn and Grant
Carter
Belasco
College Maids Hysterical After Hypnotistic Seance
In Cleveland the Guilford House students reacted to a séance as two members hypnotized several attendees and witnesses describe hysteria and claims of real occult influence. Some say it was a joke while others insist the seance was genuine.
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Cleveland
Guilford House, College For Women
Umbrellas Debut At J. T. Manning's Boston Store
Boston's John T. Manning at 22 Winter street unveils a new umbrella market with a wide range of styles from silk to cotton. The store, exclusive to umbrellas, sells directly from the maker, offering varied handles and designs not easy to duplicate locally.
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Boston
John T. Manning
Winter Street
Christmas Display at the Miller Piano Company Boston
The Miller Piano Company at 395 Boylston Street unveils a novel decorative display blending piano cases with architectural styles from colonial to Louis XVI. Henry Miller leads the project, decorating the exterior with garlands and holly lights and the interior with hemlock, ropes, and electric bulbs. The display spans seven first floor rooms and grand pianos, with panels of natural cherry on the parlor pianos. The factory is in Wakefield.
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Boston
Miller Piano Company
Boylston Street
Henry Miller
Henry Miller Piano Company
Wakefield
Citizens Cay Save the Ship Petition Urges Congress
Governor Douglas and Governor-elect Guild joined the executive council to sign an illuminated memorial urging Senators and Representatives to save the frigate Constitution. The massive roll will bear signatures from Commonwealth citizens, with a drumhead painting of the 1812 battle and the frigate’s story.
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Douglas
Guild
Executive Council
Congress
Commonwealth
Boston lodge resolution denounces Old Ironsides destruction plan
At a meeting of Roger Wolcott Camp No. 26 L. S. W. V. in Boston last evening the group unanimously protested to the Secretary of the Navy against using the Constitution as a target for modern guns. The resolution urges preserving the vessel as a memorial for the American people while timber lasts.
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Roger Wolcott
Boston
Mass
United States Navy
Planer Kills Vermont Man at Dicks Mill
Asa Jones, 65, died at L. L. Dickerman's portable mill between Braintree and East Granville when his coat sleeve was caught in the gearing. His arm was torn off and his head crushed. death was instantaneous. A coworker witnessed the accident. the mill was shut down to recover the body. Jones leaves a wife and three daughters. his son Clarence was killed earlier by a horse kick.
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Randolph
L. L. Dickerman
Braintree
East Xranville
Asa Jones
Jones
Clarence Jones
Detained Chinaman Claims American Birth
Wong Shu Lin says he was born in America and is awaiting admittance after arriving on a White Star liner on December 4 claiming to be 20 years old. Authorities doubt his story and he cannot land in the country of his birth.
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Wong Shu Lin
Wong
China
America
Far East
Boston
Suez Canal
Liverpool
Everybody's Magazine Offer With Graft and Fiction
A plea for subscriptions to Everybody's Magazine offering a year's service for $1.50 and 15 cents issue price. Claims include insurance graft exposure and vivid fact stories, plus fiction and art. Special representatives sought if no local dealers are present.
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Everybody's Magazine
Captain Appleton Plans Divorce and Marriage
Captain Nathan Appleton, famed traveler, says his engagement to Edith Russell Wills hinges on obtaining a divorce from his New York wife. Wills is at her Newburyport home and may return to Boston late this week, with Appleton planning to stay at the Hotel Bellevue until January 10.
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Newburyport
Appleton
Police Seek Toronto Thief and Fugitives in Boston
Boston police search for Edwin St. George Banwell a Toronto embezzler from a bank job. Also sought are John Moran alias Albert Tiemann and William Ryan parole breakers from Minnesota state prison. Authorities pursue jewelry stolen from W K Pierce Syracuse New York on December 14.
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Boston
Edwin St. George Banwell
Toronto
John Moran
Albert Tiemann
William Ryan
Minnesota
Watts
W. K. Pierce
Syracuse
N. Y
St Patrick’s Society Donates for District Christmas Dinner
Members of St Patrick's Total Abstinence and Literary Society of Roxbury contribute a large sum for the district's Christmas dinner for the needy. The children will receive wearing apparel candy and fruit.
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St. Patrick’s Total Abstinence and Literary Society of
Roxbury
Cascarets Advertisement for Digestive Aid and Vanities
An advertisement promotes Cascarets as a daily candy like remedy for coated tongue heartburn belching indigestion and constipation. It urges carrying a 10 cent box, taking one tablet nightly or on need, and claims 90 percent prevention of common ills by improving bowel action. Offers a free gold plated bonbon box for ten cent stamp reply.
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Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
New York
Marines Escape After Desertion Near Portsmouth Barracks
Two marines Lennon and Kearns deserted from the Portsmouth barracks. Found in civilian clothes in a city house they denied service and claimed work at a paper company. Both returned to the yard, but Kearns escaped again before 5 pm prompting a second reward. Lennon says he is John L. Sullivan's nephew.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Lennon
Kearns
Uncle Sam
Paper Company
John L. Sullivan
Jail Terms Given to Shoplifters in Municipal Court
Several shoplifters appeared in the Municipal Court yesterday morning and many received jail sentences. Mary Leahy 28 of Chicago and Mabel Harrington of Jersey City each drew one month. Lizzie Ray got 10 days. James I Morrison 34 of South Boston was fined $10. Trials for Mary Shea Frances Sherba about 15 and Joachine Moorey were continued.
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Mary Leahy
Chicago
Mabel Harrington
Jersey City
Lizzie Ray
James I. Morrison
South Boston
Mary Shea
Frances Sherba
Joachine Moorey
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Dowie
Jamaica
Prophet of Zion
R. White
Springfield
J. C. Watson
Winthrop
L. W. Bridges
South Framingham
S. R. Miller
Cambridge
Marshall B. Mead
S. G. Mead
Providence
Elizabeth Cushman
Harvard
Charles J. Bradley
Westfield
Cyrus Thompson
E. B. Eastman
Eastman
George H. Evans
John
Judge Forsaith
Sciatica
Ager
J. T. Manning
Miller
Citizens Cay
SEC
Bonaparte
Planer
Vermont
Chinaman
Capt. Appleton
Roxbury Poor’s
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Next Sunday
Sunday Post
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The
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Buster Brown
Nigel
Alice Roosevelt
Pinkerton
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