Drug Trust Targets Boston Druggist Jaynes & Co
Boston retailer Jaynes & Co. claims a new drug trust seeks to force price increases via intimidation and boycott. He details store locations, large purchases from first hands, and a pledge to keep prices low unless customers demand otherwise. The interview notes detectives watching his shops and a broad list of supporters in Boston and New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaynes
Jaynes & Co
New England
Trust
Mr. J
Washington Street
Hanover
Warrenton
Beach Street
Harrison Avenue
Boston
Creelman
East Orange teen fled Boston to dodge bills and theft
Nellie Tausey, 16, registered as Eleanor Marshall in Brick Church, East Orange. She fled with no money after refusing to pay a bill, confessed theft of clothes to a judge, and was discharged after the owner declined to press charges. Detective Bell aided her return to New York before the Gerry Society.
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Boston
Boston Police
New York
James Bell
Gerry Society
East Orange
Eliot
North Maple Avenue
Pretty woman detective roils New Haven divorce scene
A Boston linked, unnamed detective aids wives seeking divorce by gathering decisive evidence while the husband is trapped and the wife is kept informed. The case relies on secrecy, two witnessing accomplices, and a hotel room finale with the couple undisturbed by court presence.
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New Haven
Conn
Boston
Enormous Mails Flood Boston Post Office in December Rush
The Boston post office is crowded with Santa Claus parcels and letters for families at home. Clerks hustle from morning until night to sort stamps, money orders, and holiday mail. Extra staff and increased collections handle thousands of orders daily amid Christmas rush and a wartime scare.
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Uncle Sam
Boston Postoffice
Santa Claus
Noted Sneak Thief Taken From Cambridge House of Correction
George W. West, a noted sneak thief, was removed from the Cambridge House of Correction on a writ of habeas corpus. He faces warrants for obtaining goods by false pretences from Hill and Hill and Gartwell Heinholad and Humphrey, harness firms on Federal Street, including four lap robes worth 24 dollars. Allegations include forging a check for A F Andrews and theft of stamps from a Charlestown man. further cases pending. He appeared before the Municipal Court but was returned to prison without a hearing.
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George W. West
House of Correction
Cambridge
Tce
Sharon
Charlestown
Ridgefield Assault Leaves Man Bleeding Unconscious
George Haight of Ridgefield, formerly Norwalk, was stopped by two men near Ridgefield Congregational Church on Main Street late last night. He had watch and money stolen, suffered a crushed skull base, and remains seriously hurt but not certain to die. No clues found. villagers stirred by the bold attack and rapid town departure by suspects.
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Norwalk. Conn
George Haight
Ridgefield
W Norwalk
Ridgefield Congregational Church
Main Street
Nantucket Dedicates New Fire Hall With Torchlight Parade
Portuguese residents of Nantucket celebrate the dedication of the Alfonso Ch. Fireworks hall with a torchlight parade and the Nantucket Band taking part in the festivities.
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Nantucket
Alfonso Ch
Schooner George E Dale Beached at Spencer Isle
The American schooner George E Dale capt Speight went ashore at Spencer Isle near Parrsboro after leaving for Gardiner Maine. The vessel lies high on the beach and is badly damaged but the crew were all saved and unharmed.
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Parrsboro
George E. Dale
Speight
Gardiner, Me
Spencer Isle
Plans for Tariff Bill and Bond Loans in 1898
The Republican Ways and Means Committee endorses a tariff measure with a 60 percent duty on wool and a 60 percent compensatory duty on manufactured cloth, plus a 60 percent rate on lumber and increased duties on livestock, cereals, and dairy products. A 3 percent five year bond issue is proposed to protect the gold reserve, with other certificates of indebtedness and currency provisions to meet deficits. The plan aims to raise revenues and secure funds for Treasury needs, with two bills to be reported and debated in the House.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury Department
House
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress Session Briefs Military and Financial Bills
Washington December session notes appointments to naval affairs and elections committees. A clerk for each branch is approved, with cases distributed among three committees. Ways and Means proposes delaying a holiday adjournment without relief measures, aiming to report by Thursday. Other actions include clerks for committees, a financial maneuver for revenue questions, and a Navy arms and coinage proposal. The House adjourned until tomorrow.
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Washington
Tracy
Missouri
Rep
Hart
Dem
Daniels
N. Y
Dingley
Ways and Means
Te Ways and Means
House
Aldrich
Committee On Accounts
Henderson
Rules Committee
Cummings
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Brewster
United States Treasury
Johnson
Cal
Dalzell
Penn
Naval Service
Appropriations to be limited under fiscal year plan
Mr Cannon of Illinois, chair of the House appropriations committee, said the coming year’s appropriations would be trimmed to the lowest level compatible with public service needs. He denied a cheese-paring policy, noting no new work would be funded if postponement is possible until national finances improve, but vital new work would receive funding even if bonds must be sold.
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Washington
Cannon
Illinois
House Appropriations Committee
Chicago Board of Trade congratulates Congress on Treasury relief
The Chicago Board of Trade telegram to Speaker Reed praised the House for its prompt bipartisan action to relieve the Treasury as requested by the President. Copies were sent nationwide to boards of trade and chambers of commerce urging follow the Chicago example.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade Today
Reed
House of Representatives of the
United States
Treasury
Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce
New England Postmasters Appointments Listed
Washington announces fourth class postmasters appointed today in Maine Walden Vermont and Rhode Island names include J H Richmond in Livermore Centre and J B Barber in Lafayette plus 8 V Meader in Walden Rhode Island designation and dates reflect government posting
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Washington
Maine
J. H. Richmond
Livermore Centre
Vermont
V. Meader
Walden
Rhode Island
J. B. Barber
Lafayette
Four Dunn brothers killed in explosive wagon blast near Perry
At Alston, Oklahoma, four deputy U S marshals named Bill Bee John and George Dunn were riding a wagon loaded with cartridges and ten pounds of powder when a powder can exploded. The wagon blew apart killing Bill instantly and injuring the others who were fatally hurt. The Dunn brothers had six months earlier killed two members of the Dalton gang in a confrontation.
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Perry, O. T
Alston
Perry
Dunn Brothers
Bill
Bee
John
George
United States
Bill Dunn
Dalton
Cook
Stolen cent leads to string of shopliftings and arrests
Inspectors Knox and Douglas arrest George A. West on multiple charges after his transfer from Cambridge House of Correction. The Times recounts cases including Amelia Hammond fined for petty theft, William Formanke claiming $35 robbed, and several shoplifting and larceny events. Minnie Freeman, 18, placed on probation at the House of the Good Shepherd. Others faced terms in the Tombs or House of Correction, with Hanrahan found not guilty of assault and battery.
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Charles 8. Welch
Washington Street
Knox
Douglas
Boston
House of Correction
Amelia F. Hammond
Huntington Avenue
Municipal Criminal Court
Hardy
William Jackson
Burke
William Brown
Phillips Street
Jackson
Brown
Revere
Albert Wilsor
Thomas Carney
Michael McManus
Wilson
Holomew Scott
Charles Doyle
Allison B. Gordon
Harry Perkins
Arnold B. Thrasher
John Brennan
Hanrahan
William HanrAhan
Superior Criminal Court
Gaskill
Buckley
South Boston
John Clancy
Great Winter Clothing Sale Beside Yankee Store
A dramatic last days sale ad touts huge discounts on men's overcoats suits and pants at Yankee 91 Summer St. Claiming items worth up to 30 dollars now priced as low as 0.75 to 10.50, the notice promises cash buyers savings, with calls to attend before the sale ends in ten days and fare paid for visitors arriving from distant areas.
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Melton Poole
Worombo
Melton
The
Post
Yankee
Summer St
Lynn Armenians React to Harpoot Massacres In Universal Alarm
Lynn Armenians here received a chilling letter from Harpoot recounting Turkish massacres west of the city. It says villages were sacked, homes burned, and men women and children slain, with many families torn apart and several Lynn residents fearing relatives were killed. The community halted work at local morocco factories and planned a mass meeting to protest the outrages and raise relief funds, while urging funds to be sent via the Board of American Missionaries in Constantinople.
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Lynn
Harpoot
Eghig Aghoian
Aghdlan
Morocco
Boston Street
Hovagian Aghoiah
Lazarus Aghoian
Peter Hara
America
Board of American Missionaries
Constantinople
Cleveland
Olney
Washington
Terrell
Asadoor Sam
Moulton Leather Company
Bosphorus
Paul Bogigian
Appeal for Armenians urged Boston to fund Red Cross
The Rev Judson Smith secretary of the American Board urges immediate national aid for Armenian relief citing letters from Turkey and Red Cross officers. He calls for Boston to contribute 50000 dollars at once to launch relief, hoping other Americans follow to send funds before the week ends.
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Judson Smith
D. D
The
American Board
United States
Turkey
Red Cross
Armenia
National Red Cross
Red Cros
Boston
Ministry of Relief
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New Jersey
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Congress
Walwbury Credit CO
Lopp
Jordan, Marsh & CO
Opera
George A. Wext
Formanke
William H. Formanke
William
Charles
Kelley
Prospect Street
Timothy McSweeney
West
Wise
George A. West
Collins
Minnie
Minnie B. Freeman
Florence B. Palmer
North Carolina
Mary J. Conners
Chelsea
Mary Graham
Douglass
Gould
Miss Clemmons
Des
Howard Gould
Miserine Clemmons
Europe
Paris
Ting
Heli
Clemmons
Howjard Gould
Rarpoot
CIFTS
Paine Furniture CO
Canai Si
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