Great Four Day Piano Sale Ends Saturday Night
Four days remain for a massive piano sale in Boston. Fixtures are being torn down to clear floor space as Knabe and Hallet & Davis grand pianos and baby grands sell at deep discounts. Uprights priced 137 to 195 draw buyers from New England. grands and player-pianos slashed to 300 to 550, with easy terms and a new phonograph department opening.
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New England
Kimball, Hallet & Davis
Conway
Knabe
Hallet & Davis
Boston
Hallet & Davis Piano CO
No Confirmation on Roosevelts Naples Visit
White House could not confirm rumors of President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt visiting Naples for eleven days at end of March. Reports linked a March 18 sail from New York aboard the Koenig Albert due March 26 at Naples. It was explicitly denied that Mrs. Roosevelt would accompany the President.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Naples
Italy
New York
End Car Crash on New Haven Road Injures 2
George Murray of 79 Longwood Avenue and John S Rand of 89 Galen Street Watertown were hurt when a Brookline Village car rear ended a Newton Corner car at Park Street subway. Murray was burned and cut, taken to Relief Hospital then home. Rand walked away. Conductor A M Gagnon and motorman W H Barry escaped unharmed.
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George Murray
Longwood Avenue
John S. Rand
Galen Street
Watertown
Park Street
Brookline Village
Newton Corner
A. M. Gagnon
Webster Avenue
Allston
W. H. Barry
Gagnon
McMahon
Murray
Brookline
John McKenzie
Unique Theatre
Linden Street
McKenzie
the Post
Post
Relief Hospital
Wreck at Mt Bowdoin ends without injuries
A rear end collision on the New Haven road near Mt Bowdoin station caused no injuries. The inbound train from Norwood Centre at 6:47, led by Conductor W W Stratton, narrowly escaped a second oncoming train. The crash mirrored a prior fatal South Boston wreck but spectators and passengers escaped harm.
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Dorchester
South Boston
Mt. Bowdoin
Boston
Midland Division
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Norwood Centre
W. W. Stratton
Swamp Root Promises Kidney and Bladder Relief
Public health appeal warning of kidney and bladder problems and urging readers to try Swamp Root by Dr. Kilmer & Co. Sample bottle offered by mail with a free booklet. Boston Daily Post mentioned. For sale widely at 50 cents to one dollar.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Boston Daily Post
Boston Labor Rally Aims To Protest Gompers Case
Frank H. McCarthy of the Boston Central Labor Union says a mass parade to Panelli Hall on March 14 will dwarf prior union protests. The planned demonstration seeks to protest Gompers Mitchell Morrison sentences and features at least seven marching divisions with overflow crowds expected. National labor leaders will address the rally as many unions vote to participate.
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Frank H. McCarthy
Committee of
Boston Central Labor Union
Panellil Hall
Gompers-Mitchell-Morrison
Boston
Moyer-Haywood-Pettibone
Labor union activity dominates city labor meetings
Nearly 50 colored waiters and cooks signed a charter list for a new union at 446 Tremont street with a 60 day open period and a 1.25 dollar initiation fee. Speakers included Joseph E. Laycock. Other meetings at 20 Hanover street and with Upholsterers Union 53 discussed grievances and broader organizing. John J. Fenton urged parade participation amid a motion to protest a contempt ruling against Gompers and others. Margaret Foley urged women voting. Garment Workers Union 1 backed legislation to end imprisonment for sailors breaking civil contracts.
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Tremont Street
Joseph E. Laycock
The
Waiters’ Union
Carpenters’ District Council
Hanover Street
John J. Fenton
Boston Central Labor Union
Insulators and Asbestos Workers’ Union
Justice Wright
Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Margaret Foley
Women's Trade Union League
Garment Workers’ Union
Farewell Reception for President Roosevelt at Grace Reformed Church
Washington February 15. President Roosevelt attends farewell reception at Grace Reformed Church in Washington. He notes enjoyment of church services in the city and praises his communion attendance. He shakes hands with attendees as the service ends with How Firm a Foundation. A mounted corner stone piece, given by the mason, is highlighted as a treasured gift.
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Washington
Grace Reformed Church
Roosevelt
Pittsfield Man Dies By Suicide After Job Loss
Edward L. Madison a 48 year old laborer in Pittsfield killed himself with strychnine after learning his friend Robert A. Rice would resign as superintendent of highways on March 1 following a Board of Public Works request. He left a wife and three children.
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Pittsfield
Edward L. Madison
Robert A. Rice
Rice
Board of Public Works
Madison
Man Commits Suicide After Barber Visit
Madison, after a barber shop stop with Matthew H. Hallihan, told him he would end his life and soon after ingested poison. His past included losing four fingers in a Peck Manufacturing machine and attempts to sue for damages. He later worked as a motorman for Pittsfield Street Railway, survived a car incident, and again sought damages without success.
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Madison
Matthew H. Hallihan
Hallihan
Peck Manufacturing Company
Pittsfield Street Railway Company
Pittsfield Man Found Dead Behind Billboard
The body of Herbert L. Maynard of Pittsfield was discovered frozen and buried in ice behind a billboard with a bottle of laudanum. He had no known motive for suicide and had worked in clerical jobs with no steady occupation. Letters found on him included one to his mother.
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North Adams
Herbert Ll. Maynard
Pittsfield
Maynard
Banker Swan Resigns From Brookline Bank
President Charles H. Draper of Brookline National Bank reported a surprise resignation by Vice-President Reuben S. Swan. Draper said a special board meeting would be held to act on the resignation and cited possible friction as a cause. Swan declined to discuss the move when contacted at his home.
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Charles H. Draper
Brookline National Bank
Reuben S. Swan
Draper
Post
Swan
Taft Praises the Y M C A at Washington Banquet
A Washington banquet honored Samuel W. Woodward for ten years as Y M C A president. President elect Taft sent a congratulatory letter praising the association’s services and noting his belief in its value.
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Washington
Young Men's Christian Association
Samuel W. Woodward
Citizens of
Platt Recital by pianist Richard Platt at Steinert Hall
Yesterday afternoon pianist Richard Platt returned to public recital at Steinert Hall after a several season lapse. The program mixed Liszt and Chopin with others, including DIndy and Du Bois works, and featured Platts own The Gulls. The audience of fair size applauded the performer who balanced technique with musical sensibility.
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Steinert
Richard Platt
Liszt
Chopin
Scarlatti
D'Indy
Dubois
Platt
Tschaikowski
Cure a Cold in One Day Ad With Bromo Quinine Tablets
An old advertisement promises to cure a cold in a single day using LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure, and each box bears the signature of V. GHOVE. Price listed at 25 cents.
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Bev. Ghove
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Purifying Blood and Strength
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a powerful blood purifier and spring tonic. It cites cures for inflammatory rheumatism, scrofula, eczema, ulcers, and catarrh, claiming 100 doses for one dollar and praising the product's flavor and safety.
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Hood
Romeo A. Norton
Chittenden Co
Huntington Centre
Elopement of Williams and Patch Shocks Braintree
Ethel Marion Williams and Franklin K. Patch eloped from Braintree on February 15, seeking a Providence minister after taking the morning train. They obtained a license at City Hall and plan marriage. Patch, 23, hails from Milford and Quincy. Williams, 20, attends Quincy Manor School.
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Braintree
Ethel Marion Williams
Franklin K. Patch
Boston
Quincy
Providence
Miss Williams
Middle Street
Patch
Alleyne Terrace
Providence Divines
Pateh
Brown Brothers Company
State Street
City Hall
Milford
St. Manlius Military Academy
New York
Williams
Quincy Manor
Tornado Rips Through Cedar Bluff Town in Mississippi
Reports from Cedar Bluff say a tornado yesterday leveled most of the town near Greenville Mississippi. Five houses were blown away and several residents injured including Alfred and Frank Ellis Miss Jane Stevens and Will Aaron. Mary Ellis was killed.
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Greenville
Miss
Cedar Bluff
Mary Ellis
Alfred
Frank Ellis
Jane Stevens
Will Aaron
Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Quick Relief for Piles
An advertisement urges readers to provide name and address to receive a free trial of Pyramid Pile Cure by return mail. It claims the treatment reduces inflammation and heals itching sores and ulcers, preventing surgery, with a 50 cent box sold at drug stores.
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Pyramid Drug Company
Pyramid
Instant Relief From Itch with D. D. D. Prescription
A Chicago based guarantee touts oil of wintergreen in D. D. D. Prescription as a fast itch cure. The ad claims immediate relief after a few drops and offers a free sample bottle from D. D. D. laboratories in Michigan Street, Chicago, with Riker Jaynes Drug Stores in Boston carrying the product.
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D. D. D. Laboratories
Michigan Street
Chicago
Ill
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Boston
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Taft
Olin Downes
Jured
Sae
Positively
Joseph Grady
Tremont St
Hlay
Aize
Philo Hay Spec. Co
Newark
N. J
Harfina
Riker-Jaynes’ Drug
Bostom
Houghton & Dutton
A’hearn
Revere
John A'Hearn
Nate A’ Hearn
Long
C. FE. Tearn
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Saim
Immaculate Conception
Allen
Brighton
Myra H
William H. Allen
Murdock Street
Taunton
Diggin
Somerville
Margarette
John
Mary Me Diggin
Colsten
Chestnut Street
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Norwell
Trevina Tenney
Alvin Hitchcock
Ware
Murphy
Catherine
John FP. Murphy
East Cottage Street
S O'Clock
St. Margaret's Church
Columbia
O'Neil
Roxbury
John F
Margaret F
Cornelius F. O'Neil
Harold Street
St. Joseph's Church
St. James Council
Preston
Mary
Bartholomew Preston
Edward Preston
Fenno Street
Immaculate Conception Church
Schiebel
Chelsea
Conrad Schiebel
Soldiers’ Home
Shapley
Newtonville
Nevada Street
Woodlawn
Acton
Hartford
Conn
Sullivan
Margaret Glanville
Neville
John Sullivan
John and
Margaret Glanville Neville
Kilmog Parish
Cork
Ireland
Foster Street
St. Columbkille
Buffalo
Woonsocket
R. 1
Wolkfrf
Paulig
John Wolff
Walden Street
J. WF. O'Neill
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