W L Douglas Best $3.50 Shoes Promoted by Expert Endorser
An advertisement extols W L Douglas $3.50 shoes as superior value with emphasis on fit wear and leather quality. Endorsements from George Alfred Gray and claims of large sales highlight Brockton Mass. factory pride and nationwide store network. Men’s sizes and boys shoes priced at $2.00 and $1.75 are also advertised with durable eyelets and fast color. Catalogs offered free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Eagel
George Alfred Gray
Tremont
W. Hh. Douglas
Washington Street
Essex Street
Douglas
School Street
Court Street
Howard Street
Boston
Summer Street
Lincoln Street
Hanover Street
George Ade Won't Wed Miss Dorothy Tennant
Chicago report notes humorist George Ade denied engagement to actress Dorothy Tennant. Ade joked he already has a farm tenant and is not a husbandman, while enjoying attention from readers in Indiana and other states.
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George Ade
Dorothy Tennant
Chicago
Indiana
Clyde Titch
Gus Thomas
West
Mr. Ade
Kentland
Ind
Farmer Ade
Ade
Joe Ryan
Girl Captures Her Brother in City Police Action
In New Bedford on December 22 three youths Timothy Quinn James Quinn and Manuel Ramalkete armed with a search light roamed the city breaking into stores and sleeping in the Library building Julia Ramalkete sister of Ramalkete led the chase from City Hall to Elm Street catching two and dragging them to Central police Station The police released the younger boys on parole while the oldest remains held for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Timothy
James Quinn
Manuel Ramalkete
Ramalkete
Julia
City Hall
Elm Street
Central Police Station
Charitable Irish Society Recalls Medical History Lecture
At Young's Hotel the Charitable Irish Society held a meeting featuring Dr. Charles D. McCarthy of Malden who spoke on Landmarks and Episodes of Medical History. The society planned to observe its 169th anniversary on March 17 with a 60 member committee led by Hon. Augustus J. Daly of Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young’s Hotel
Charitable Irish Society
Charles D. McCarthy
Malden
Augustus J. Daly
Cambridge
Treas Spofford Found Dead in Hotel Canterbury
Samuel W. Spofford of Stoughton treasurer of J. F. Paul Lumber Company was found dead in his Back Bay hotel room late last night by staff. Heart disease is given as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel W. Spofford
Stoughton
J. F. Paul Lumber Company
Albany Street
Canterbury
Back Bay
Diverse debate over Columbus statue for Copley Square
The Boston discussion shows mixed views on placing a Columbus statue in Copley Square. Some fear art clashes and protest from art lovers, while others push for a prominent Italian artistic tribute, with North End Italians rallying for a large statue and fundraising.
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Columbus
Copley Square
Trinity Church
Charles BH. Chester
Sexton
Post
Christopher Columbus
Fitzgerald
W. A. Barron
the Westminster
Back Bay
Phillips
North End
George A. Stigliano
Dr. Lombardo J. Marcucci
The
Italian Gazette
Scigliano
European monarchs to gift Miss Roosevelt on wedding tour
Paris reports that nearly every European sovereign will send a wedding gift to Miss Alice Roosevelt and invite her and the groom on their European honeymoon. Princes, kings, and rulers from Germany Britain Italy France Russia Spain Norway Denmark Sweden Turkey Greece and others are mentioned with gifts and formal calls.
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Paris
Europe
Alice Roosevelt
Russia
Alfonso
Spain
Miss Roosevelt
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Turkey
Greece
Austria
Teachers Join Labor Federation in Mahonoy City
About 900 Schuylkill County public school teachers voted today to unionize and join the American Federation of Labor at the teachers institute convention in Mahonoy City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Federation
Mahanoy City
Penn
Schuylkill County
American Federation of Labor
Teachers’ Institute
Union votes against convention amendment amid Cuban aid batch
Bioton Cigarmakers' Union 97 opposed a September international craft convention amendment. Cuba's House of Representatives voted $10,000 to Key West striking cigarmakers. Messages from England praised municipal ownership and urged US trade unions to oppose monopolies. Various labor unions reported meetings, benefits, officer elections, and wage pledges as tensions over labor policy persist.
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Bioton Cigarmakers’ Union 97
House of Representatives of
Cuba
Key West
Fla
Henry Abrahams
Ben Cooper
National Cigarmakers’ Association of England
United States
Stationary Engineers
Union 16
J. Reed Whipple
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Puritan Brewery
Thomas J. Moran
Thomas W. Fitzpatrick
Michael Flannagan
Firemen’s Union
Boston Hoisting and Portable Engineers’ Union 4
Steam Fitters’ Helpers
John J. Hooley
John T. White
Brass Workers’ Union
Sheet Metal Workers’ Union 17
Remedy Claim Ad for Cold Cure with Bromide Quinine
An old advertisement offers a one day cold cure using laxative bromine quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. Fr W Grove’s signature appears on each box. Price 25 cents.
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Fr. W. Grove
Fire destroys Mayo hay and coal sheds in Revere
An unknown cause fire heavily damaged Nathaniel F Mayo’s hay and coal sheds on Salem street North Revere last night. An engineer on a Saugus branch train alerted by whistle, two alarms summoned the Revere fire department. Loss is estimated at 3500 with partial insurance.
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Nathaniel F. Mayo
Salem Street
North Revere
Saugus
Boston & Maine Railroad
Revere
Marital shock as Captain Poole weds divorced murder accused's former wife
New Bedford notices Captain William N. Poole of North Dartmouth marries Almira A. Wordell, formerly married to Angles Snell now serving life for the Tilling hast Kirby murder at Horse Neck. Wordell had been Snell’s wife years before and had separated.
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New Bedford
William N. Poole
North Dartmouth
Almira A. Wordell
Poole
Angles Snell
Tillinghast Kirby
Horse Neck
Snell
Miss Woodford Known Here In East Boston
Mary A. Woodford whose death at the Delaware Insane Asylum is under investigation by Wilmington and Boston authorities was well known in East Boston. Residents recall her arrival about a month earlier to seek hospital admission and note she spoke of a rejected marriage. She appeared anxious and nervous before her death, which does not surprise locals.
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Mrs. Longworth
Europe
Mary A. Woodford
Delaware Insane Asylum
Wilmington
Miss Woodford
Boston
James Dalton
Haynes Street
Post
Romeo Under Bed Intruder Case Shocks Taunton Court
In Taunton District Court Harry Hanson a Berkley farm hand faced breaking and entering charges after a late night intrusion into Marion Hall a 17 year old. Marion says she rejected him and he threatened to shoot if she made a sound. Hanson claims she invited him and helped him scale the house with a ladder. A revolver a searchlight and a mask were found in his room. Bond set at 500.
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Taunton
Harry Hanson
Berkley Farm
Marion L. Hall
District Court
Hanson
Marion
Italy
Miss Hall
New England Mutual Life Insurance Co Officers and Finances
The notice lists officers Benjamin K. Stevens president Alfred D. Foster vice president D I Appel secretary William K Turner assistant secretary and a board including Warren Sawyer Thomas Sherwin Nathaniel J Rust Henry Parkman Wallace L Pierce Charles E Cotting Gordon Abbott Reginald Foster Benjamin F Stevens. It shows assets January 1 1905 of 38324422 73 liabilities 34638296 48 and surplus 3636126 25 calling the company oldest largest and strongest in Massachusetts with contact details for Charles H Flood A H Curtis and West D Eldredge and offices at 87 Milk Street 176 Federal Street 104 Hanover Street Boston.
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New England Mutual Life Insurance Co
Milk St
Boston
Benjamin K. Stevens
Alfred D. Foster
D. I. Appel
William K. Turner
Warren Sawyer
Thomas Sherwin
Nathaniel J. Rust
Henry Parkman
Wallace L. Pierce
Charles E. Cotting
Gordon Abbott
Reginald Foster
Benjamin F. Stevens
Massachusetts
Charles H. Flood
Milk Street
A. H. Curtis
Federal Street
D. Eldredge
Hanover Street
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John C. Haynes & Co
Oliver Ditson Company
Tremont Street
Brooks
Art Museum
Gilman
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
KINGS
Berlin
Henry
Prussia
Washington
London
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Roosevelt
Loubet
France
Porce
Lains
the Czar’s
LABOR
Structural Building Trades Alliance
Central ‘Labor Union Committee
Building Trades
Bottlers and Drivers’ Union 122
Columbus Avenue
James P
Timilty
Boston Paving Department Union
A. Roach
J. H. Barry
John Toomey
William H. Condry
Boston Longshoremen's ‘Trade Council
Seal Brand
Romeo
Berkley
Thas
Cilsey House
20Th St
Broadway, N. Y. City
Duncan
Mer
Pierrepont
Gilsey
St. 29Th
B’ Way
F.C. Keith
Cleveland
Ohio
R. H. White
Wwe
Chandler & Barber
Sunmimer St
St. Vincent’s Church
Rose
James A
Margaret Rose
Frederick W. Meagher
Haverford Street
Forest Hills
St. Thomas’ Church
New York
Eo Clark
Palm Cafe Orchestra
Causeway St
North Station
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