Eruption of Taal Kills 700 in Philippine Town
Cable reports from Governor-General Forbes to the War Department describe 700 dead in Talisay and 8000 families ruined by the Taal volcano eruption. Manila shocks persist with 714 recorded tremors. relief measures are urged as mud and lava devastate crops.
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Washington
Taal
Philippines
Talisay
Batangas
War Department
Forbes
Philippine Islands
Philippine Assembly
Red Cross Society
Islands
Store Manager Becomes Lawyer
Among the successful bar entrants announced yesterday was I. M. Wilian of Roxbury, longtime with L. Starr & Co. of Winter street for six years. He rose from minor clerk to general manager, and earned LL B from Boston Evening Law School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. M. Wilian
Roxbury
L. Starr & Co
Winter Street
Boston Young Men's Christian Association
FIGHTING FOR WOOL SCHEDULE AT WASHINGTON DINNER
Protectionists opened the tariff debate at the National Association of Woolen Manufacturers dinner in Washington. The gathering at the New Willard Hotel marked the start of discussion before the 68th Congress on wool and woolens tariffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wool and Woolens
National Association of Woolen Manufacturers
New Willard Hotel
Wool tariffs debate and industry unity at association meeting
The gathering elected John P. Wood of Philadelphia as president and urged manufacturers to open books to government experts. Senator Warren of Wyoming challenged tariff reductions on Schedule K while defending wool growers and manufacturers as partners. William M. Wood of the American Woolen Company defended Schedule K as balanced and essential for U S industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Wood
Philadelphia
Taft
F. E. Warren
Wyoming
Warren
Tariff Board
William M. Wood
Boston
American Woolen Company
America
Relief for Rupture Promises No Charge if No Relief
An advertisement touts the Clothe Truss as a self adjusting waterproof device that prevents protrusion during work and rest. It claims automatic massage-like strengthening of ruptured parts, offers a free book, and pledges risk free trial with return of no payment if no improvement. It cites cures for ages 50 to 70 and testimonies from thousands over forty years.
Free Book Offer From Cluthe Institute In New York
A historical notice from Box 37-CLUTHE INSTITUTE at 125 East 22nd Street New York asks readers to request a free book on the cure of rupture. Sender signs as Simet Town.
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Cluthe Institute
East
Carded Woolen vs Worsted Makers Debate on Tariff Schedule K
A public statement denounces a carded woolen association as small and misinformed in its tariff dispute with worsted manufacturers. The speaker, a leading carded woolen and worsted producer, argues no discrimination exists, defends Schedule K and IX, and urges support for domestic wool and textile interests while praising the retiring association president.
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Carded
Day of sales at boat show delivers brisk business
Lovers of motor boating filled the show with buyers inspecting exhibits all day and night. Rhode Island buyers were active and orders poured in as prices drop with competition. A prominent maker sold his next three months output and $200 now buys a boat once costing twice as much.
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Rhode Island
Admiral Matthews Funeral Held in Newport
Rear Admiral Edmund O. Matthews United States Navy retired died in Cambridge Massachusetts. His funeral in Newport Rhode Island was held quietly with only Mrs Matthews and their three daughters present. The body arrived from Boston and the service occurred at Belmont Chapel Island Cemetery.
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Newport
R. I
Edmund O. Matthews
Cambridge
Mass
Boston
Train Derails Near Gleichen Injuring Nine in Snow
Nine persons were seriously injured and several more slightly hurt when Canadian Pacific train No. 1 derailed after striking a broken rail near Gleichen Alberta about 35 miles east of Calgary. The engine and four cars plunged down an embankment into deep snow as the westbound train traveled fast.
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Calgary
Alberta
Canadian Pacific
Gleichen
Here
Evacuation of Puerto Cortez as forces shift control
Honduran government troops withdraw from Puerto Cortez leaving it under protection of American and British marines. The port city awaits General Bonilla's revolutionaries while searches for General Lee Christmas continue and trains move soldiers to San Pedro. An American planter reports Tela and Colorado remain under government control with possible insurgent schooner sighting.
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Puerto Cortez
Manuel Bonilla
Ife
United States
Marietta
Brilliant
Caesar
Lee Christmas
Bonilla
Christmas
Ulua River
General Christmas
San Pedro
Cooper
Colorado
Tela
Clearing sale at Shuman's Corner
Large house of A. Shuman & Co continues final clearing sale of high grade apparel. Men's youths boys and juveniles clothing plus ladies and misses items reduced to new low prices. Clean up after stock taking before spring goods. Prompt buyers find excellent choice from small and broken lines across departments.
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A. Shuman & Co
Shuman Corner
Wonderful old soldier praises Swamp Root kidney remedy
Moses Abbott Wood of Westminster Massachusetts recounts years of kidney and urinary troubles including Brights Disease and swelling. After using Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root his urine cleared and pains reduced. He earned a testimonial dated July 31 1909 sworn before a notary, praising the remedy.
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Swamp Root
Boston
Bright
Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Company
Paris
Commune
Moses Abbott Wood
Westminster
Mass
Frank W. Fenno
Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You
Send to Dr. Kilmer & Co for a sample bottle and booklet on kidneys and bladder. The Boston Daily Post mentions the product. Regular sizes cost fifty cents and one dollar and are sold at all druggists.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Boston Daily Post
Mayor urged to abolish two city schools on Rainsford and West Roxbury
The Finance Commission urged the Mayor to close the Suffolk School for Boys on Rainsford Island and the Parental School at West Roxbury. It said state takeover is needed and that a bill to abolish the schools within two years has been filed with the Legislature.
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Finance Commission
Suffolk School
Rainsford Island
West Roxbury
Commission Recommends Sending Boys to State Run Schools
The commission favors sending boys to the Lyman and Shirley State run schools. It urges abolition of the Parental School, citing improved disciplinary methods and truancy efforts. The Suffolk School bill would shift custody to the State Board of Charity and close the facility within two years.
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Lyman
Shirley
Suffolk School
State Board of Charity
Lyman and Shirley
Lyman School
Childrens’ Institutions Department
Obituary notices and funeral details from Boston area
Multiple notices list final rites for Catherine Baldwin Ann Corcoran John Dwyer Jr Joseph McClements Thomas Neas William Noonan Dennis Riley Jeremiah Sullivan Fritz Timpe William Whalen and Jean Wilfert. Services include residence funerals requiem masses at St Joseph St Augustine Star of the Sea Holy Cross Church and the Most Holy Redeemer with interments in Malden Walk Hill Street Mattapan and Roxbury areas.
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B&ldwin
Medford
Catherine F. Baldwin
Martin
William P. Baldwin
Albion Street
St. Joseph's Church
Malden
Corcoran
South Boston
Ann E
John J. Corcoran
Mercer Street
St. Augustine’s Church
Dwyer
Boston
John F. Dwyer, Jr
John TF. Dwyer
Weymouth
M'Clements
Joseph
Rose McClements
Lexington Street
Star of the Sea
Neas
Newton Hospital
Thomas
Hannah Neas
Fof Roxbury
Alice Neal Stegelmann
Norfolk Street
St. Angela’s Church
Mattapan
Walkhill Street
Post 26
Hooker Association
Dearborn Lodge No
Noonan
William
John
Mary Noonan
Richard
Kirby
Bennington Street
Riley
Dennis J
Julia C. Riley
Sullivan
Cambridge
Jeremiah
Catherine Sullivan
Coverney
Howard Street
St. Paul's Church
Holy Cross
Timpe
Augusta
Frits Timpe
Hancock Street
West Somerville
Whalen
Mary Whalen
Paris Street
Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
Wilfert
Roxbury
Jean
Heprietta Papers
Tank
John C. Wuart
Washington Street
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I. M. Allian
Suffolk County Bar
Wood
Simet
Iis
Seer Creamery
Cornhill
Juondon
Melbourne
Carded Woolen Association
Committee On Ways and Means
Wth Congress
New Fengland
West
New England
Pennsylvania
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Admiral Matthews
California Fig Syrup Co
Henry Siegel Co
Maas
London Feather CO
New York
London
Chicago
Newark
Shuman’s Corner
de. Kilmer & Co
Fin. Com
Suffolk and Parental Institutions
Beacon Florist
Beacon ST
Newman & Sons, Inc
Tremont St
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