Orphans Beaten at Somerville Home Hearings in Probate Court
In East Cambridge Probate Court, Frederick E. Greene seeks guardianship of two orphans from the House of Prayer Orphanage at 8 Cross Street Somerville, after witnesses describe Miss May F. Rabel’s harsh discipline and forced chores. Testimony cites hair pulling, beatings, and cold-water punishment. several observers note a religious atmosphere and reliance on prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Prayer
Cross Street
Somerville
Probate
East Cambridge
Frederick E. Greene
Massachusetts Children’s Aid Society
May F. Rabel
Miss Rabel
Frank Wilson
James
Greene
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Reed
Frank S. Wilson
Susan H. Wallace
Glendale
Everett
Rachel
Sergent
Stoneham
J. F. Chadwick
Associated Charities
Miss Rachel
Amy F. Acton
State Board of Charities
Charles E. Brewster
Cambridge
Socialism Fearful Threat, Coler Warns at Lincoln Day
Bird S. Coler former New York City comptroller denounces socialism as a cruel lie in a Boston College Lincoln Day address. He warns against immigrant labor, defends nation under God, and urges funding separate educational groups while condemning industrial war and revolutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bird S. Coler
City of
New York
Young Men’s Catholic Association
Boston College
Lincoln
Los Angeles
Industrial Workers of the World
Robespierres
Why Salves Can't Cure Eczema In Old Time Beliefs
The article explains that blood-based cures faded and many salves clog pores. It highlights oil of wintergreen thymol glycerine as key in D D D Prescription, claiming deep skin penetration soothes eczema. A trial bottle costs 25 cents with a no pay guarantee to stop itching tonight.
Cluthe Truss Promises Cure for Rupture Risks
An earlier 20th century advertisement extols the Cluthe Truss as superior to belts and springs for hernia support. It claims hazards from elastic devices, promotes a 60 day trial, and offers a 82 page book detailing rupture dangers, cures, and the truss’s self adjusting massage benefits. It cites box prompts for free book and lists the CLUTHE COMPANY address in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cluthe Company
East 23Rd St
New York City
Boston & Maine moves freight with double headers to Portland
Boston and Maine railroad trims costs on the Portland division by using double headers. Today the line shipped the largest freight ever from Boston to Portland with 69 loaded cars totaling 1470 tons, saving the expense of a train crew aside from an extra engineer and fireman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Biddeford
Boston & Maine Railroad
Portland
Boston
Drug Fiends Over a Million Affected in U S
A government report issued by order of Dr. Wiley estimates between one million and four million Americans suffer from the drug habit. Proponents of quack cures and cough syrups have pushed illicit use, while officials warn against using drugs for colds. A suggested home remedy mixes pine oil glycerine and whiskey, sold by Leach Chemical Company in Cincinnati and available at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley
United States
Leach Chemical Company
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lincoln Club event lauds Taft and Lincoln in Boston
At a Lincoln Club smoker in Boston 500 heard Charles W W Anderson of New York pledge re nomination and re election of Taft amid mixed reception. Others spoke warmly of Lincoln praising his martyrdom and progressivism while praising Negro Americans as loyal citizens.
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William Howard Taft
Yincoln Club
Boston
American House
Charles W.W. Anderson
New York
Charles W. Anderson
Internal Revenue
Taft
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Anderson
Léncoln
Grafton D. Cushing
Edward Anderson
First Indiana Cavalry
Albert T. Langtry
Talks on socialism and Catholic ethics as church leader speaks
The Rev. John J. McCoy of St. Anne’s Worcester addressed 300 Catholics in Cambridge on socialism, capitalism and labor. He praised Lincoln Garfield and Cardinal O’Connell, urged honesty in politics, and urged Catholics to evaluate public leaders for conscience and strength. He warned against political bores and political trickery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Church
John J. McCoy
St. Anne’s Church
Worcester
Catholic Union of Cambridge
St. Paul’s Hall
Cambridge
Lincoln
Garfield
William Cardinal O’connell
Leo XIII
Quote on racial vote and unity from saloon speech
The speaker praises a barefaced xenophobic stance, denounces ethnic divisions, and calls for a universal American brotherhood while implying loyalty from his followers. The remark condemns Irish French German identity and urges a single American identity.
Lincoln as Outcast and the Lincoln Socialist Debate
Mayor George R. Lunn of Schenectady argues that Lincoln would be an outcast to modern parties and champions labor over capital. He cites Lincoln’s belief in self government, distrust of Taft, and the need to challenge capital to secure justice for all. The speech, at Tre mont Temple, cites Lincoln’s views on labor, capital, and the bearing of workers on legislation.
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Lincoln
George R. Lunn
Schenectady
N. Y
Lunn
Abraham Lincoln
Tremont Temple
Lincolln
Congress
Lavin
Taft
Would that every family knew its value
A Ursuline Sisters testimonial from Ursuline Convent Waterville Me praises Father John’s Medicine as a safe effective remedy for colds throat and bronchial trouble. It claims voice recovery after three bottles and warns against opium morphine or poisonous cough cures, noting fifty years in use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father John
Ursuline — Sisters
Ursuline Convent
Waterville
Father John’s
Labor Strikes and Law In Schenectady Era
A quote depicts 54 hour law as a curse to labor and argues capital provokes violence. It claims Pinkerton men were driven out, militia justified hostility, police duty by strikers reduced violence, and peaceful picketing is legal while workers may urge others to refuse harsh conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkerton
Schenectady
Lincoln Night honors spark Middlesex Club at Dinner
More than 350 members and guests attended a Lincoln Night dinner at Hotel Brunswick. Henry A. Wise United States attorney for the Southern District of New York lauded Lincoln and warned against mob rule. Rev M Ashby Jones of Atlanta spoke on Lincoln. Clarence A Brodeur Westfield Normal School principal extolled Lincoln’s life. Boston journalist Joseph Smith offered humorous political definitions. Saruktl Powers served as toastmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex Club
Lincoln
Brunswick
Henry A. Wise
Virginia
United States
New York
M. Ashby Jones
Atlanta
Abraham Lincoln
Prinefield
South
North
Clarence A. Brodeur
Westfield
Joseph Smith
Boston
Saruktl Powers
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James Wilson
Rachelad
Frank
Ida Harris
Coler
France
Millback Service
Wstagi
Ol! Gas
Welsbach
Ant
U. S
Pilgrim Mig. Co
East 27Th St
Riker- Drug Stores
Houghton & Data
Lincoln Club
Albany
Fitz
Fitgerald
The
Ursuline Sisters of
Lockhart
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