Plea Over General Miles Sparks House Debate
Congressman Williams urged concurrence with a Senate amendment on retired officers serving with the State militia, invoking General Miles and Jefferson Davis. The House, by 171 to 71, refused to concur as debate on the post office appropriation bill continued at adjournment.
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Washington
Miles
John Sharp Williams
Jefferson Davis
National House Today
Senate
House
Williams
Messrs
Hall
Iowa
Hay
Virginia
Military Affairs Committee
General Miles
Davis
Curley's Man Is Nominated In Ward 17 Caucus
Jeremiah J. Good wins the Ward 17 special caucus by 1073 to 467 over James F. Dooley to fill a legislative vacancy. Good, a Tammany lieutenant, is ill at home. caucus cost about $900 and notes rapid returns. The special election occurs February 14 with Good to serve two years before club leadership changes.
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Ward 17
Jeremiah J. Good
Tammany Club
Curleys
James F. Dooley
Good
Tammany Workers
James M. Curley
John Curley
Thomas F. Curley
Ammany Club
Election Board
Unseating Vote Totals by Precinct Highlight Local Outcome
The report records the unseating of Thomas F. Curley by the Legislatura and lists precinct by precinct tallies. Precincts show names such as James F. J and Charles H. Dooley with varied vote counts, totaling 720 votes cast and noting 10 Democratic blanks and two Republican ballots for Dooley.
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Thomas F. Curley
Legislatura
James F. J
Chas. H
Dooley, Good
Tisdale
Kases Hee
Keach
Perera Errereer
Cary Library for Lexington Neighborhood Awarded
The town meeting accepted the offer of a library building from Miss Alice B. Cary on behalf of the heirs of Mrs. Maria Hastings Cary. Construction will begin immediately, with the building to be field stone and brick and intended for the town of Lexington.
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Lexington, Jan
Lexington
Alice B. Cary
Maria Hastings Cary
Funds for Waltham Clock Promoted by Drama Fund Drive
Waltham Business Men's Association aims to place an elevated clock in the Beth Eden Baptist Church tower on Maple Street. A fundraising drive begins with a biblical drama at Waltham Theatre on Feb 28 and Mar 1 featuring the play Hager and Ishmael.
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Waltham
Waltham Business Men’s Association
Beth Eden Baptist Church
Maple Street
Waltham Theatre
Peruna Promises Catarrh Relief for Harsh Winter
An advertisement extols Peruna as a safe, narcotic free remedy for catarrh and colds during severe winter weather. Letters from users in Washington and Beloit praise its effectiveness, while the copy emphasizes no drug habit risk and permanent relief by eradicating catarrh.
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M. D
Aline Fay
10Th St
N. E
Washington, D. C
Peruna
Chas. V. Daniels
N. Lincoln St
Beloit
Kas
Tramway Athletic Club
Fraternal Aid Association
Being a Man in a Woman's Dress Takes Stage Dolores
John Justin Dooley of 3 Oliver street plays Dolores the gay widow in Tremont Theatre's Filibuster. He describes the difficulties of women's attire, heels, hair, and the contrast with male ease, noting he prefers being a man for life. The piece features a medium, wiry performer with regular features as Dolores.
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John Justin Dooley
Oliver Street
Dolores
Tremont Theatre
Mr. Dooley
Spain
Somerville pupils cheer Bell Ringer as mystery looms
Students learned a pupil sparked the holiday no school signal and welcomed him with smile and praise. Fire officials continue to search for the box and circuit responsible, while the prank is treated as a city curiosity and potential trouble ahead.
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Somerville
Southworth
Brookline Girl Dies Sudden at Wheaton Seminary
Miss Elizabeth Varney of Brookline died suddenly yesterday at Wheaton Seminary in Norton where she had been attending. Her death shocked her family and friends as she was believed to be in excellent health. The funeral will be held from her Beacon street home tomorrow.
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Elizabeth Varney
Brookline
Wheaton Seminary
Norton
Beacon Street
Funeral color guidance from Father Brosna han
Waltham January 31 Father Brosna han of St Marys Catholic Church urges mourners to use black for casket coverings and forbids white gray or purple He also bans funeral flowers and suggests placing No flowers allowed on notices to church parishioners.
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Waltham
Father Brosnahan
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Lodge Urges Bronze Hero Medals for Railroad Rescues
Senator Lodge introduced a bill to authorize bronze medals of honor for individuals showing conspicuous courage or risking death in saving lives during railroad wrecks or preventing wrecks.
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Washington
Senator Lodge
Indigestion Cured by Quinona Claims
Boston residents report Quinona cures for indigestion nervousness and skin blemishes. Mrs. EB M Magner, Harry Costin and David Howell share relief after using Quinona with claims of renewed appetite sleep and steady nerves. The ad promotes Quinona as a universal remedy with free local references.
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EB. M. Magner
Warwick Street
Roxbury District
Boston
Harry M. Costin
Springfield Street
David Howell
Washington Street
Quinona
Quinona Co
Hartford St
Mass
E. M. Magner
Bluebeard murder claim taps Hoch wives case
Chicago police chief declares belief that Johann Hoch, jailed in New York, murdered at least 12 of his wives. He cites a grand jury attempt over bigamy and abandonment charges with complainants named. Coroner reports poison traces in one wife, while Hoch denies serial marriages and calls the rumors foolish.
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Chicago
O'Neill
Johann Adolph Hoch
New York
James L. Langan
Detective Bureau of
Hoch
Grand Jury
Amelia Augusta Fischer Hoch
Anna Kendrickson Hoch
Marie Goerk Hoch
Lewke
Marie Walcker Hoch
Hoffman
Marie Wancker Hoch
Hoch Makes Statement After Court Appearance
On January 31 in New York Hoch told detectives as he left court that he is the Hoch the Chicago police. He addressed reporters and asserted his identity amid questions about the case and his possible connection to law enforcement.
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W. L. Douglas
Corona Colt
New York
Hoch
Chicago
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