Scots’ Society to Attend Grand British Charity Ball
Delegates from nearly 25 organizations will gather for a Feb 19 charity ball at Intercolonial Club in Boston. The event receives high patronage from James Bryce and local officials with prominent ladies as patronesses and a guard of honor from Caledonian Club and other units. Alfred Alger serves as floor director.
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Intercolonial Club
Scots’ Charitable Society
James Bryce
Washington
Louis A. Frothingham
Hibbard
Society
Boston
J. Bryce Allan
T. J. Bowlker
John Wylde
G. H. Windeler
Henry W. Patterson
Alex
P. Graham
J. H. Stark
Edwin Wilcock
Blackwell
William Whitman
Stephen O’meara
Agnes Knox Black
F. C. de Sumichrast
Victoria Club
J. H. Humphrey
Woman's Auxiliary British Charitable Society
Minnie Brough
Woman's Auxiliary Scots’ Charitable Society
F. L. Clements
Woman's Auxiliary Canadian Club
Caledonian Club
Rank Sons of St. George
Alfred Alger
William A. M. Burden Dead
William A. M. Burden, 31, a New York Stock Exchange member and former Harvard football captain in 1899, died at his home after several months of illness. He tied Yale in the 1899 Harvard game and graduated in 1900. He married a prominent society daughter, Hamilton McKay Twombly.
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New York
William A. M. Burden
New York Stock Exchange
Harvard
Burden
Yale
Hamilton McKay Twombly
Continental Banquet Set For Tomorrow Night
The fifth annual banquet of the Continental Clothing House Mutual Benefit Association will be held at the American House Thursday night February 4 at 7 o'clock. Members of the firm will mingle with employees and the evening promises good fellowship and a fine entertainment program with home and outside talent. Toastmaster is A. J. Sullivan. Officers: President John M. Glidden Vice President Frank Nelson Treasurer Andrew J. Sullivan Secretary Clarence E. Anderson. Committee: A. J. Sullivan J. J. Mahoney T. N. Shufelt Frank A. Shelley Harry Jukes E. B. Bradley E. B. O'Donnell and C FE Anderson.
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Continental
Continental Clothing House Mutual Benefit Association
American House
A. J. Sullivan
John M. Glidden
Frank Nelson
Andrew J. Sullivan
Clarence E. Anderson
J. J. Mahoney
T. N. Shufelt
Frank A. Shelley
Harry Jukes
E. B. Bradley
E. B. O'Donnell
C. FE. Anderson
Death Calls Major Joshua M. Cushing in Duxbury
Major Joshua M. Cushing a longtime auctioneer and member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company died at his Duxbury home. He helped tour the state with the Liberty Bell from Philadelphia and belonged to the local G A R and many societies. Survived by four children Ilorence Cushing Mrs. William Tacy Thomas Cushing and Edward Cushing with brother George Cushing in Boston.
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Duxbury
Joshua M. Cushing
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Cushing
Liberty Bell
Philadelphia
Ilorence Cushing
William Tacy
Thomas Cushing
This Town
Edward Cushing
New York
George Cushing
Boston
Kubitsky Sings in Cecilia Society Concert at Jordan Hall
Boston Opera House tenor Alexander Kubitsky and baritone Ralph Osborne assisted soloists in the Cecilia Society concert conducted by Wallace Goodrich in Jordan Hall. The program covered Bach to Grieg with Russian pieces and noted Kubitsky's first appearance in America and his Italianate vocal style.
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Alexander Kubitsky
Boston
Kubitsky
Europe
France
Russia
Shubitsky
Eugene Onegin
Tschaikovsky
Rimsky-Korsakoff
Gretschaninoff
Tschaikowsky
Rimsky- Korsakoff
Mme. Calve
Reynolds Taft's Choice for Secretary of Treasury
George M. Reynolds, president of the Continental National Bank of Chicago, will be Secretary of the Treasury in the Taft Cabinet, it was announced here today.
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Washington
George M. Reynolds
Continental National Bank of Chicago
Treasury
Taft
Tailors Ban Freak Styles and Padded Shoulders for 1909
In Chicago at the sixth annual convention, the Merchants Tailors National Protective Association bans freakish features like peg tops and shoulder pads. The piece notes new fashion concepts for 1909, including the American walking suit and a rotating set of diamond and dotted waistcoats, with evolving trouser cuts and vests.
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Chicago
Merchant Tailors’ National Protective Association
Tailors’ Association
Damp Weather Weakens the Kidneys in Winter and Spring
The article argues that changeable weather and grippe cause kidney trouble with backache dizziness and irritability. It describes kidneys as clogged and congested by impurities and uric acid and promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a proven cure.
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Dean
May Auction Str Florida May Auction Str Florida
Preliminary proceedings in the Republic disaster show the Florida seized by the U S marshal at the owners request. A court appointed trustee will sell the vessel at public auction and deposit the proceeds with the court. Damages to Republic owners and passengers may be paid from that fund if liabilities are proven.
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White Star
Republic
Florida
United States
Roosevelt Aids Winthrop Man Promotion
Herman W. Kuchmeister of the Custom House was promoted from assistant weigher to inspector by order of President Roosevelt. A Winthrop resident and Medal of Honor recipient for cutting the cables at Cienfuegos, he received the promotion without an examination after Roosevelt praised his record to Senator Lodge.
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Herman W. Kuchmeister
Custom House
Roosevelt
Kuchmeister
Winthrop
Congress
Cienfuegos
Senator Lodge
Senate backs popular vote for U.S. senators
Indianapolis report says the Indiana Senate adopted a resolution urging the election of United States Senators by popular vote. The action emphasizes direct voter choice over indirect methods.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Senate
United States
Second Baby Blesses Arnold Lawson's Home
A second daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Arnold Lawson at 2 30 yesterday morning at their home 16 Lawson road Winchester. The child weighs 10 pounds and will be named Joan after the late Mrs Thomas W Lawson, Mr Lawson's mother. Mrs Arnold J Lawson formerly Lucie Mitchell married July 28 1906. Their first child Vera was born Aug 6 1907.
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Arnold Lawson
Lawson Road
Winchester
Joan
Thomas W. Lawson
Lawson
Arnold J Lawson
Lucie Mitchell
Vera
Cambridge Postoffice Superintendent Frank Small Dies Suddenly
Supt. Frank M. Small of the Cambridge A branch of the Boston post office died of heart failure in his office yesterday morning. He collapsed while about to open his mail during a routine moment with his assistant Mr Madden, and died almost instantly.
Keith Makes Big Combine for Boston Theatre
Long negotiations end as B F Keith signs with Klaw and Erlanger Frohman Harris. Boston Theatre will host top touring acts from Feb 15 with Hammerstein Metropolitan Opera Company premiering in Boston under the new alliance.
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B. F. Keith
Messrs
Klaw & Erlanger
Frohman & Harris
Keith
Mr. Keith
Boston Theatre
Boston
Oscar Hammerstein
Hammerstein Metropolitan Opera Company
Theatrical Syndicate
United Booking Offices of America
Western Vaudeville Association
C. E. Kohl
West
A. Paul Keith
Messrs. Klaw & Erlanger
Country Circus
Dean's Kidney Pills Ad Urges Kidney Health
An old advertisement urges readers to use Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney health. It claims the remedy has cured thousands and prompts concern over dark urine, frequent or scanty passages, or burning during urination.
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Dean’s
S. M. Peppard
Meridian Street
Boston
Mass
Doan
Dean
Backache Warns of Hidden Kidney Ills
Early backache signals kidney disorders that progress silently over months. Severe cases lead to dropsy or Bright's disease and are often fatal. Start treatment early with Dean's Kidney Pills to strengthen kidneys, ease back pain, regulate urine, and restore function.
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Bright
Dean
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E. Third Street
C. H. Foster
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