Big verdict against Boston Elevated in fare register injury case
A jury awarded Philip Lloyd of West Everett 22500 for injuries from a fare register falling on him aboard a Boston Elevated Railway car. The accord marked the largest verdict against the company to date and the third largest against a street transportation firm.
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Philip Lloyd
Boston
Richardson
West Everett
Boston Elevated Railroad
Lane
Massachusetts Wanatie Asylum
Sherman L. Whipple
Whipple, Sears & Ogden
Mr. Lloyd
P. H. Cooney
Hyde & Baxter
A. I. Peckham
Boston Woman Seeks Divorce From Irvington Husband
Isabel B. Walker sues John Brisbane Walker Jr. for divorce on statutory grounds. A White Plains justice signs an order to take testimony in Boston and Newbury Street, with Robert L. Raymond of Boston appointed to conduct hearings before March 1. Plaintiff seeks child custody, support, and restoration of her maiden name.
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New York
John Brisbane Walker, Jr
Irvington
N. Y
Isabel B. Walker
Supreme Court
Keogh
White Plains
William H. Blain
Robert L. Raymond
Boston
Jennie R. Reinhard
Newbury Stret
John E. Coffin
Isabel Street Walker
Mrs Brighams appeal to close Marlboro saloons
Mrs. Charles Brigham of Marlboro writes in the Post urging enforcement of Marlboro liquor laws she calls for closing hours and Sunday restrictions. She recounts visiting saloons to verify violations from French Hill to Marlboro Junction and fears consequences for women if authorities fail to act.
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Marlboro
Boers Capture and Rand Mines Guard Movements Reported
News from Cape Town Capetown and nearby towns note Boer forces captured 200 British at Modderfontein January 30 with later releases. thirty British casualties reported. In Topeka Mrs Nation arrested again for riotous destruction as she led a raid on a saloon with followers smashing liquor fixtures and breaking glass.
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Cape Town
Modderfontein
Rand
Stellingbosch
Johannesburg
Transvaal
Cape Colony
Sybille
Lambert's Bay
Clanwilliam
Brander
Warrhynsdorp
Bloemfontein
Topeka
Kan
John C. Nicholson
Newton
Kansas Avenue
Mrs. Nation
Mrs Brighams Marlboro Saloon Crusade Sparks Fear
Fearful saloon keepers in Marlboro report unsettling visits by Mrs. Charles Brigham known as Marlboro’s Mrs Nation. Her inspection of Main street resorts, including Ward and Co and Forrest and Co establishments, unsettles owners who fear possible violent action. She declined to reveal future plans to the Postman.
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Marlboro
Charles Brigham
Mrs. Nation
J. P. Brown & Co
Banquet Honors Boston Fruit Exchange at Vendome
The fifteenth annual banquet of the Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange drew about 250 guests to the Vendome last evening. President William Craig served as toastmaster as the exchange, now with 600 members and a $10 000 treasury, was praised for its role in state trade. Lieutenant Governor Bates, Mayor Hart and others spoke on the organization’s impact on Boston’s prosperity and commerce.
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Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange
Vendome
William Craig
Exchange
United States
John Ll. Bates
Commonwealth
Hart
Boston
George Co. Lorimer
George A. Marden
Willard Howland
A. A. Perry
Somerville
Boers Threaten Lourenco Marques. Britain Sends Aid
Report from London says Boer forces under Blake threaten Lourenco Marques and Portugal asks Britain for assistance. A British squadron is reportedly ordered to Lourenco Marques while semi official confirmation reaches the Foreign Office. British troops are said to move toward the Portuguese frontier.
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London
Blake
Lourenzo Marques
Portugal
British Foreign Office
Graffam Held for Grand Jury in Mosher Murder
Edward Graffam is held without bail for the grand jury on murder charges in the Clarke Mosher case. The hearing ended after noon as Mrs. Mosher testified she identified Graffam’s pocketbook as belonging to her son and recalled a past dispute over skunk traps.
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Portland
Edward Graffam
Clifford Mosher
Graffam
Carrie Nation cocktail debuts in Philadelphia bars
A new twenty cent cocktail named Carrie Nation hits Philadelphia bars on February 5. The drink mixes whiskey with lemon, bitters, sugar, and two drops of sherry, with a secret final ingredient. A accompanying poem spoofs the temperance activist namesake as drinkers compare it to Mamie Taylor.
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Philadelphia
Carrie Nation
Mamie Taylor
C. N
Carrie Nations
Mamie
Mayo Vetoes Plan to Raise City Laborers Pay
Mayor Hart will veto the sewer workers pay increase from 2 to 2.25 a day after a meeting with a delegation from the Sewer Workers Union led by Secretary Daniel J. Ryan. Hart cited the need to avoid reducing force while ensuring steady work and wages, thanking the group for keeping the sewer division active.
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Hart
Sewer Workers’ Union
Daniel J. Ryan
Hatchet for Mrs Nation Vote by Beverly Farms Lodge
The Beverly Farms Good Templars lodge voted to send a hatchet to Mrs Currie Nation the Kansas saloon wrecker J Sydney Hitchins grand chief templar of the O G T and Sarah A Leonard grand secretary both withheld a definite opinion preferring lawful action while supporting the cause.
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Lodge of Good Templars
Beverly Farms
Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Safer Cure Than Surgery
Advert says Pyramid Pile Cure cures piles without surgery using acids and oils that contract vessels and absorb tumors. Doctor Williams endorses avoiding operations. testimonials claim quick relief and long-term cure after a 50 cent package from local druggists.
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Williams
Phil Owens
Omaha
St. Louis
Crowell Murder Mystery Probed by Police
Wakefield police along with State officers continue to investigate the Crowell murder from November. Crowell a traveling tea and coffee seller was shot as he closed his barn at night after selling out his business. The case had been doubted as suicide due to his eccentric nature, but recent findings question that theory.
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Wakefield
Crowell
Tenderloin District Bankers Targeted By Cold Finger Crooks
Boston police report three woman thieves termed cold finger crooks have stolen at least 8000, including 340 from a New York broker, as investigations and extra patrols are stepped up to protect visitors. 4650 from Peppett of Cape Breton remains unrecovered.
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Tenderloin
Boston
New York
Peppett
Cape Breton
Death from Excitement in Vermont Rumor
In White River Junction Vermont prisoners Ernest Bomhower Eli Bomhower Peter Rushlow and Joseph Nedu are held after Mrs Maud Rushlow died at Hartford Vermont from what is charged as excitement following a drunken fight by the men. Bomhower is described as a well to do Lebanon farmer and the other three men are his former employees.
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Sinepanon
N. T
Ernest Bomhower
Eli Bomhower
Peter Rushlow
Joseph Nedu
White River Junction
Maud Rushlow
Hartford
Lebanon
Missing Boston printer Charley Walsh sought by police
Charles E. Walsh, 28, of West Somerville, last seen Jan 26 after leaving home to work at a Boston newspaper. His wife requests police help. A printer by trade and former Press Feeders Union member now says his card was transferred to the Stampers Union of New York, prompting belief he went there for work. He comes from a respected Dorchester family and is temperate with good home ties.
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Charles E. Walsh
Cameron Avenue
West Somerville
Walsh
Boston
Charley
Union Ecard
Stampers’ Union of
New York
Actress Cissie Loftus Injured in Street Accident
New York February 5. Actress Cissie Loftus was seriously hurt when a horse and wagon struck her at Sixty first street and Lexington avenue. She is performing in Lady Huntworths Experiment at Daly's Theatre.
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New York
Boston Public Library Fiction Reading Committee Under Scrutiny
A lively group of Boston social women discussed a Post report on the librarys fiction reading committee. The unorganized body, dating to Librarian Dwights era, reads current English fiction and advises on suitability for adults and children, with three-person reviews and voluntary service.
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Copley Square
Blagden Street
Public Library
Post
Dwight's
Putnam
Boston
Boston Masses
Mary Morison
Europe
William IL. Parker
William I. Parker
Sprague
Coleman
Robbins
Cabot
Barrett Wendell
Wheelwright
Wells
Frothingham
Katherine Conway
Chase
Dewey
Neurogen touted as nerve and digestion tonic in Boston ad
An advertisement extols Neurogen by Clark and Co. as a nerve strengthening remedy for nervous exhaustion indigestion and blood improvement. It cites Mrs Reed of West Somerville Massachusetts detailing better sleep renewed energy and relief after the first dose and claims wide druggist availability and insistence on the product.
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Dr. Williams
G. J. Reed
Ellingt Ret
West Somerville
Mass
Jer
Seth Clark & Co
Atlantic Schenue
Boston
City Drops City Employee Jury Duty List
Election commissioners finished this year list for jury duty and removed all city employees from consideration. They say employees often claim official duties would be interrupted if they serve.
Reverend Alfred W. Adams Arrested on Larceny Charge
Newton police report Rev. Alfred W. Adams a 38 year old colored minister of West Newton Myrtle Baptist Church was arrested on a larceny warrant. Officers say seven counts exist and funds entrusted for investment were allegedly taken. The Myrtle Baptist Society is Newton’s only colored church with a large membership. Adams recently moved to Newton and led the church successfully before the alleged crimes.
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Newton
Alfred W. Adams
West Newton Myrtle
Adams
Emeritus Professor Jos ter Marshall Dies at 77
Medford seeks obituary for Jos ter Marshall A M emeritus professor of geology and mineralogy at Tufts University who died at his Somerville residence. He taught at Tufts until retirement in 1898 after a long career including service on the State Board of Education and Somerville schools. He married Caroline Clement of Chelsea in 1853. they had a son and a daughter.
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Medford
Joster Marshall
Somerville
Marshall Weit
Wingston
N. H
Yale
Chelsea
Tufts
Times
State
RB Board of Education
Somerville School
Mi Ils
Caroline Clement of
Elsea
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Gissie Loftus
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William Farnum
Emmet Corrigan
Ben Hur” Company
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J. H. Davis
Imund Breese
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William FE. Ladley
Minnie DeLeon
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Daniel Petersen
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