Old Timers Win At Massachusetts G A R Encampment
The Massachusetts Grand Army of the Republic held its 33rd department encampment at Tremont Temple. John E Gilman elected Department Commander after a spirited contest, with William H Bartlett presiding. George W Burrows donated a gavel carved from Cuban log fort wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E.gilman
Massachusetts G. A. R. Atw
Tremont Temple
Massachusetts Department
Grand Army
Republic
William H. Bartlett
Worcesters
Owess
George W. Burrows
Navy Yard
Cuba
John E. Gilman
The
Massachusetts
G.A. R
Tell-Tale Drop Warns Water Purity With Whiskey Dose
An old health column extols microscopic viewing of water with claims that water pollution causes disease. It recommends Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a stimulant and purifier, while warning against substituting it for proper water treatment and noting political budget mentions for department officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duffy
Veterans of G A R report shows 213 posts by year end
The Grand Army of the Republic notes 21 099 in good standing Dec 31 1897 and 20 160 Dec 31 1898 with a net loss of 93 for the year. Post 13 Fletcher Webster is restored and Yarino Post 213 of Hyannis is instituted Jan 13 1899. Cash balance Feb 1 stands at 6955 with year receipts of 5283 and expenditures 4833 for a 7407 balance.
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C. W. Smith
Rockland
Cristobal Colon
Bartlett
Fletcher Webster
Council of Administration
Yarino
Hyannis Wa
Woman's Relief Corps
Army Nurse Association
Massachusetts
Rowe
Tere
James A. Sexton
Pocketbook Taken On Boston Train From Monument Beach
Daniel Dunbar of Monument Beach had his pocketbook and papers stolen on a Boston and Albany train near noon. The loss included money and two Brockton bank books, notes, and a mortgage totaling about five thousand dollars. Worcester notified Boston police. no suspect yet, and Brockton bank payments have been halted.
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Daniel Dunbar
Monument’ Beach
Boston & Albany
Brockton Savings Institutions
Boston
Worcester
Dunbar
People’s Savings Bank of
Brockton
Brockton Savings Bank
De Quesada Defends Gomez On Cuban Island
Gonzalo de Quesada head of the Cuban republic at Washington arrived aboard a Ward Line steamer from Havana with United States Commissioner Robert Porter. He praised current Cuban conditions and rejected charges that Gomez sought to spark rebellion in Puerto Rico, calling out efforts to sow discord between Cubans and Spaniards and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gonzalo de Quesada
Cuba
United States
Chance testifies in own defense in Chance Hagan murder trial
In Boston court Chance, 32, describes being with others in a room on April 4 and meeting Hagan who claimed to have just shot someone. He asserts he lent Hagan a light overcoat, wore a hat, and provides a timeline of his movements from morning until meeting his wife, while cross examination looms.
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John Henry Chance
Harriman
Chance
Hagan
New York
Swasey
Knowlton
Newton Junction
N. H
Cambridge Hospital
White
South Boston
City Hospital
Munro
Cushing
Carney Hospital
Boston
Doc” Malley
Peninsula Hotel
Flora Reynolds
Har
Opium and Morphine Remedy Promises No Opiates Or Poisons
A periodical ad touts a remedy claimed to cure the dreaded habits of opium and morphine without containing opiates or poisons. It pledges permanent relief without suffering.
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Cincinnati
Carlos Brussani
Glenn Bldg
Witness recounts night of alcohol and alibi in Hagan case
Trial details a late night involving Chance and Hagan with multiple witnesses. The testimony tracks beer runs from Murphy's to the Hudson area, arguments with Liz Nagle, and sightings of Hagan, with police questions on admissibility of Chance’s confessions. Medical experts discuss Chance's frailty and possible impediments to running.
British ultimatum over Oman station leases reported
In Bombay news arrives that Britain presented an ultimatum to the Sultan of Oman after he leased a coast coal station to France. Oman is under British protection as it receives subsidies from Britain. Rear Admiral Archibald Douglass led the East Indian station from Bombay on Feb 10 toward Muscat to back the protest.
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Bombay
Persian Gulf
Oman
France
Great Britain
Archibald Lucius Douglass
Muscat
Get Well and Regain Nerve Power Like Great Leaders
Historic figures Cesar and Napoleon faced nerve weakness and disease but achieved great success by seeking cures. Modern men under stress can follow their example and consult Dr Greene of 34 Temple Place Boston Mass. His vegetable remedies claim to strengthen nerves and restore manhood.
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Cesar
Napoleon
Greene
Temple Place
Boston
Mass
Dr. Greene
Marlboro Strike and State Inquiry Efforts Amid White House Visit
An effort to investigate the Marlboro shoe strike was revived in the legislature and postponed to today. Representative Balcom urged a summoned inquiry, while Carey had previously pushed the issue. The State Board of Arbitration has not resolved the matter due to manufacturer resistance, as President McKinley visited the city hosting a delegation and a planned 11 o'clock State House appearance.
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Marlboro
Balcom
Committee On Labor
Carey
Hayes
Lowell
State Board of Arbitration
McKinley
State House
Smith
Senate
Bates
House of Representatives
Kelcher
Maxwell
Suffolk
Fairbanks
Worcester
Harwood
Middlesex
McCarthy
Stone
Rogers
Haskins
Reed
Brigham
Salter
Miles
Sands
Hawes
Carlton
Adams
Tony
House
Wade
Representative Carey Seeks Election of Street Superintendent
Representative Carey of Haverhill moved to substitute a report for a bill creating popular election of the superintendent of streets in Haverhill, arguing it provides a democratic method. Representative Hayes of Lowell opposed, the House declined the substitution by 37 to 73, while Senator Washburn led the gavel in President Smith's absence.
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Melrose
Adams
Mellen
Worcester
Dean
Wakefield
Spooner
Chelsea
Hayes
Lowell
Committee On Cities
Carey
Haverhill
House
Smith
State House
Washburn
Brockton
Lynn
Little River
Committee On Education
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Committee On Mercantile Affairs
Boston Letter Carriers’ Mutual Benefit Association
Public Charities Committee
State House Committee
Penser Tan
Bulfinch
PARACOR FOR ALL US HEARTACHE AND COLD CHILLS
A brief notice outlines a PARACOR remedy claimed to ease heartache stomach pains and chills. It mentions Py 4 whiskey as part of the concoction and asserts universal applicability. The fragment hints at a medical or quasi medical remedy without detailed instructions or endorsements.
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G. A
Weinley
Mofo
Charles A. Stott
John’ FE
Gilman
Thomas G. Stephenson
Roxbury
Robert B. Henderson
Dahlgren
Peter D. Smith
W. F. Bartlett
Andover
Henry A.tower
George C. Neal
Andrew P. Fisher
East Boston
Alfred J. Hunt
Joshua S. Bartlett
J. Frank Dalton
Salem
George CC. Neal
Lorimer Hall
Johnson
J. S. Johnson & Co
Hanover St
Merican House
Cambridge
Emily Iams
John
Kline
Leonard
Charlestown
Nellie L
Ev Iate
Wanay
Mechanics’ Mall
Franklin St
Cor
Bos
Edmund M. War
DE Quesada
Gomez
Placas
Haga
Dr. Warren
W. M. Smith
Salem, Mass
Warren Medicine Co
Essex Street
Dr. Warren’s
William E. Dunn
Malden
WM. E. Dunn
Emerald St
Rison Avenue
John Sherlock
Oak Street
Liz
Nagle
Jack Dunn
Bellows
Murphy’s
Sherlock
Hogan
Tyler
Hudson Street
Liz Nagle
Wardner
Edwin H. Stevens
Winfield T. Smith
Charles Street
W. A. Brooks
England
Melrose City
Frederick C. Mahoney
James T. Mahoney, Jr
Ward 13
Bresnahan
Chapple
Lyman School For
Westboro
Consumptives
Rutland
Committee On Counties
Middlesex County Commissioners
Riverside Road
Weston
Newton
James H. Goodwin
Hathaway H. Dinsmore
Charles H. Forsyth
First Baptist Meeting
Dorchester
Neponset Vilage
Committee On
Committee On Roads and Bridges
State Farm
Highway Commission
Mills
Newburyport
State Highway Commission
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