Why the Kilgallen Interviews Sparked Herring Mystery
A letter from a reader asks Professor Morton Kilgallen to explain the disappearance of vast herring schools off New England. Kilgallen, busy with a new aquarium arrival named Eunice the chicken halibut, responds by tending the fish as the Post reports.
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Morton Kilgallen
Post
Kilgallen
New England
Resustes
A. B. Smith
Professor Kilgallen
Eunice
Doan's Kidney Pills Featured in Boston Testimony
An advertisement claims Doan's Kidney Pills cure kidney ills and relieve burdens like back pain and nervousness. G A Scott of East Boston testifies the medicine removed his kidney trouble symptoms after five years of use, urging readers to buy at 50 cents from Foster Milburn Co. in Buffalo and New York agents.
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Doan
Boston
G. A. Scott
Falcon Street
East
Mass
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
No York
United
Soak Reads a Letter He Takes Up
A man sits with a letter in hand and begins to read it, a quiet moment captured as the note unfolds its message. The scene centers on the act of reading and the figure's focus on the contents.
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Prince Albert
Pringe Albert
Herring Disappearance Explained by Professor Kilgallen
Professor Kilgallen reveals a theory to Mr. Smith linking herring desertion of New England to a parasite named Clingator Irritens created by summer hotel waste. He demonstrates the fish response in an aquarium and predicts the total loss of northern herrings within 20 years as shoals seek hot water near the Society Islands. He invites reader questions.
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Cappadocia
Royal Society
Aquarium-Conservatory
Mabel
George
Professor Kilgallen
New England
Society Islands
South Seas
American Smokers Win with New Cigarette Promise
An ad touts a new cigarette brand claiming strong flavor from select Havana leaf and low cost due to an American factory. It promises pleasure and value with a clean, modern presentation and urges readers to treat themselves to a surprising product.
Why Open Air School Failed in Boston
Edward Fr. McSweeney criticizes the Franklin Park open air TB school saying only 82 of 199 pupils needed treatment. He calls for better school ventilation and preventive medicine to avert consumption, favoring hospital care for contagious cases and broader food and clothing aid for needy children.
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Franklin Park
Edward Fr. McSweeney
the Post
McSweeney
Boston
Dorchester Woman Seeks Divorce Over Cruelty
Mrs. Emily M. Trower of Dorchester seeks to end her marriage to Arthur H. Trower, married Dec 6, 1900, citing cruelty. She testified she cannot recall ever kissing her husband, and described past blows and a sidewalk push. The Suffolk County Divorce Court case follows a prior desertion libel that was dismissed.
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Emily M. Trower
Dorchester
Trower
Suffolk County
Arthur H. Trower
Pierce
Supreme Court May Rule on Phrase Go to
The high court may rule on the phrase Go to in the contempt case against Samuel Gompers and AF of L officials. Evidence cites an alleged statement ending with Go to and Gompers says he misinterpreted it after reading ancient literature.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
Gompers
Davenport
Supreme Court
Thurley Ruxton The Novel of the 400 Continues
The Sunday Post Magazine promises another exciting instalment of Thurley Ruxton The Novel of the 400 next Sunday. Readers are urged not to miss this weekly feature as the suspense builds.
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Thurley Ruxton
Sunday Post
Curious Features in News of Day
In St. Louis on January 31 a church club plan for Fountain Park Congregational Church basements with no chaperons aims to boost youth social life. Pastor J B Toomay defends letting proper conduct occur, while a separate Pittsburgh case records a magistrate fining Alexander Miller five dollars for keeping 12 dogs and four cats in a shared room, causing animal fights through the night.
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ST. Louis
J. B. Toomay
Fountain Park Congregational Church
Dr. Toomay
Henry Sprig
Harry Pelsokoff
Alexander Miller
Lower
Allegheny
Miller
Pelsakoff
Dog Died of Grief for Owner in Newburg Estate
Newburg reports Bobs a nine year old Boston terrier and constant companion of General Henry G. Hasbrouck died a month after the General. The dog refused food and pined away after his master’s death, later buried on the estate where they spent long hours together.
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Newburg
Bobs
Henry G. Hasbrouck
Hasbrouck
Wife Cannot Rob Husband Says Jury
Mrs Florence Phillips of Maumee was acquitted of grand larceny for allegedly stealing 700 dollars from her husband. The judge directed the verdict holding that theft by a wife from a husband does not constitute larceny, and that a husband cannot testify against his wife.
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Toledo
Florence Phillips
Maumee
Brough
Plans training as servants for girls
Berlin report notes Mrs Pauline Woerner a German women rights advocate writes for Die Deutsche advocating compulsory domestic service for girls. She endorses the idea that military service has benefited German manhood and says women would gain from similar training, asking if women would later thank the government for the boon.
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Berlin
Pauline Woerner
Die Deutsche
Frau Woerner
Woman Defies Men With Flag at Pole Installation
In Philadelphia on January 81 Mrs. Charles Gruber sat with an American flag draped about her, blocking an Edd electric pole crew at Third and Norris streets. A large crowd watched as she kept the workers from erecting the pole outside her home.
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Philadelphia
Charles Gruber
Philadelphia Electric Company
Third
Norris Streets
Hobble shirts prompt again in Syracuse transit case
Albany Jan 31 The hobble shirt may figure in a hearing before the Public Service Commission. The Council of Women’s Clubs of Syracuse has filed a complaint against the Syracuse Rapid Transit Company alleging car steps are 16 inches from the ground and asking the commission to order lower steps.
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Albany
Public Service Commission
Council of Women’s Clubs of
Syracuse
Syracuse Rapid Transit Company
Stop Choking With Asthma Free Trial Remedy Ad
Advertisement promises free on trial asthma remedy from National Chemical Co. readers urged to write with name and address to receive immediate shipment. Offer claims no advance payment and a $1 if relief occurs. Sidney Ohio contact at 117 Ohio Ave.
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National Chemical Co
Ohio Ave
Sidney
Ohio
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