Opposition to Dr Mead Reappointment Grows in Middlesex
Harold W Page joined Weston voters opposing the reappointment of Dr Julian A Mead as Middlesex county medical examiner over alleged negligence in the Mabel Page murder case. The petition, signed by a majority of Weston voters and Edward Page, cites potential failure to detect murder, with Governor Douglas to review before appointment.
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Julian A. Mead
Watertown
Middlesex County
Harold W. Page
Mabel Page
Charles L. Tucker
Douglas
Page
Mead
Bruce
Weston
Dr. Mead
Board of Selectmen
Edward Page
Parker
Tobacco Heart Test Warns of Dangers of Smoking
A 19th century tobacco warning explains a simple pulse test to detect tobacco heart and lists lung and heart-related harms. It touts a new odorless, tasteless remedy from Rogers Drug & Chemical Co. to cure tobacco habit and invites readers to request a free trial package by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Rogers Drug & Chemical Co
Fifth and
Race Sts
Ohio
Joseph Johnson of Lynn Elected Grand Patriarch
The Grand Encampment I O O F of Massachusetts met in Odd Fellows Hall and elected Joseph Johnson of Lynn as grand patriarch. Frank Bartlett, retiring head, noted membership losses and healthy finances with $17,730.77 spent on relief and $196,153.34 invested, as MA encampments numbered 10,870 members at year end 1904, with a net loss of 117. Officers elected included Hartley, Cook, Perkins, Fuller, Very, Mitchell, Day, Alexander, Rowell, Marden, Kingsbury, Foley, Pillsbury, and McKenna. Johnson received a Lynn reception after returning home.
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Joseph Johnson
Lynn
Frank Bartlett
Pittsfield
Order
Massachusetts
George H. Hartley
Malden
Louis A. Cook
South Weymouth
John A. Perkins
Chelsea
George H. Fuller
Boston
Nathaniel A. Very
Salem
William H. Mitchell
Theodore H. Day
Worcester
Charles N. Alexander
Winslow J. Rowell
Oscar A. Marden
Stoughton
Herbert N. Kingsbury
Westfield
James H. Foley
Brockton
Grand Sentinel
Frank M. Pillsbury
John W. McKenna
Mr. Johnson
Palestine
Fraternity
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Lincoln's Birthday at the Women's Union
The Women's Educational and Industrial Union hosts Lincoln's birthday events starting Sunday at 4 p.m. with lectures by W. E. B. Du Bois of Atlanta University, songs by junior workers, and tea. The Perkins lecture follows on Feb 15 with James B. Taylor on Boston of 1776 and visuals. A social afternoon occurs Feb 16, with a short talk on Easy Payments by Miss Caroline J. Cool.
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Women's Educational and Industrial Union
W. E. B. du Bois
Atlanta University
Perkins
James B. Taylor
Boston
Caroline J. Coo
Debating Civic Roles and Merit System in Women Clubs
The Massachusetts State Federation of Women's Clubs spoke on civil service reform and industrial emancipation of women at the Woburn First Congregational Church. Speakers included William N. Vaughan Wilson L. Gill and Carroll D. Wright. The program featured an organ recital and greetings from local and visiting club representatives.
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D. M. Hood
H. Josephine Hayward
Helen A. Whittier
Haverhill
Maynard
Boston
Brookline
Needham
Marlboro
Springfield
Civil Service New Quiz List
A historical quiz item features questions like When is a good Indian and Who is the greatest living man. The quiz lists bat Masterson’s political catechism with provocative lines on death and morality referencing Theodore Roosevelt.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Quinona Restores Boston Man After Illness
John W. Mansfield of 665 Shawmut avenue Boston says he was bedridden under doctor care but recovered after four weeks on Quinona. He reports regaining strength and returning to work.
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Harry M. Costin
Springfield Street
Boston
Johanna Crowley
Williams Street
Roxbury
Mass
John W. Mansfield
Shawmut Avenue
Masterson Deputy Marshal Applicants Quiz Prompts
A Washington item reports a local joker drafted a list of blunt questions for civil service examiners to pose to deputy marshal applicants after Bat Masterson secured the post. The queries probe violence, gambling, discipline, and Civil War era experiences.
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Washington
Civil Service Commissioners
Bat Masterson
Prevent Gols: Fortify System With Bitters
Promote health with a few doses of Bitters to ward off chills colds and la grippe. The product boasts a 50 year record of cures and strong preventive effects according to its advertisement.
Hostetter's Remedy Claims Quick Help for Ailments
A historical advertisement promotes Hostetter's Insomnia Flatulency Liver Troubles General Debility Constipation Dyspepsia or Indigestion. It urges readers to try a bottle at once as a remedy for various ailments.
Dorchester Woman's Club Hosts Tannhauser Legend Evening
An entertainment event by the department of art at the Dorchester Woman's Club is slated for Tuesday afternoon February 14. The program centers on The Tannhauser Legend with illustrations from Wagner’s opera. Speaker Mrs Nellie Strong Stevenson, soprano Grace A Harris and baritone Willis G Chamberlin will perform.
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Department of Art
Dorchester Woman's Club
Nellie Strong Stevenson
Grace A. Harris
Willis G. Chamberlin
Clergymen Debate Doane Heaven Vision After Death
New York clerics weigh George Doane’s deathbed vision at Newark’s St Patrick’s, praising or cautioning such near death experiences. They cite experiences of dying individuals, Swedenborgian ideas, and biblical references to question if visions arise now as in the past.
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God
New York
George Doane
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
Newark
Mgr. Doane
Doane’s Vision Echoed by Boston Clergy
Boston clergy express varied endorsements of Mgr Doane’s heaven vision. Rev Edward Abbott cites similar experiences and a belief in parting spirits blending with the hereafter. Rev Mr Bicknell affirms the vision and notes relatives also received death warnings as proof.
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Edward Abbott
Cambridge
Mgr
Doane
Edward Parson
Portland
Cars Tied Up In Tunnel East Boston Outage
Traffic in the East Boston tunnel halted for over half an hour as an automatic air brake on an L car released unexpectedly on the incline to the outlet. Hundreds returning from work faced crowded stations and tense moments as guards worked to prevent accidents after cars resumed.
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East Boston
Uxbridge Youth Kills Himself in Barn
Walter Garfield Worrall 28 of South Uxbridge used a shotgun to take his life in his father's barn just after midnight. He had recently failed at a Woonsocket store and worked on a milk route after an earlier job. He spoke with his father last night and said he was going to a distant state before the fatal shot.
Burial of Somerville City Clerk George S. Vincent
The funeral of George S. Vincent longtime Somerville city clerk was held yesterday at Emmanuel Episcopal Church where he served as junior warden. The service included a specially arranged musical programme by the church's vested male choir directed by Easton W. Bacon.
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George S. Vincent
Commonwealth
Somerville
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Vincent
N. K. Bishop
Easton W. Bacon
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