Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promised to Aid Working Women
A 19th century advertisement claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound strengthens the female system, aids ovarian and womb ailments, and can prevent surgical operations for "working girls" like Miss Lee Merkley of Milwaukee, urging use as a tonic for nervousness backache and general ill health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Merkley
3D Street
Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Miss Merkley
Religious educators denounce bribers at convention
Delegates at Tremont Temple concluded the Religious Education Association meeting with talks on national brotherhood and civic virtue. Dartmouth President Tucker warned that bribery harms suffrage, while Hall urged promoting religious education in schools and Faunce highlighted a year of religious activity. Chester Holcombe spoke on Oriental customs shaping China’s regional morality.
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Tucker
Dartmouth
Religious Education Association
Tremont Temple
Union
Canada
L. H. Wheat
Newark
N. Y
Chester Holcombe
Legation
Pekin
China
Who Should Be Head of Home Debate Draws Boston Reactions
Post reporters gather public opinions on Rev. John Scully’s matrimony rule in the Boston area. Melrose voices argue husbands should generally lead, but women may assert themselves when excess occurs. The survey presents mixed views on gender roles within marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Boston
John Scully
Aubrey F. Hills
Melrose
Debates Over Household Headship Voices Across Suburban Letters
A series of letters from Melrose Somerville Chelsea East Boston and Brookline weigh whether the man or the woman should lead in the home. Contributors including Rev Father Scully Mrs John H Rielly Mrs James Albee Dr William E Knox and others defend distinct views offering biblical or equality based arguments.
Lawyer dies from morphine in New York hotel
Harrison F. Johnson a lawyer died at New York Hospital from morphine poisoning after being found comatose in a Sixth Avenue hotel. Police hold Mrs. Dottie Everhard and companion Lottie Reynolds alleging she supplied the morphine. Authorities say Johnson asked for a morphine tab let and received a packet containing several.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harrison F. Johnson
New York Hospital
Sixth Avenue
Dottie Everhard
Johnson
Lottie Reynolds
Everhard
Canadian Senator Wark Turns 101 in New Brunswick
The Senate plans a congratulatory message to Senator Wark of New Brunswick on Sunday to mark his 101st birthday. The Ottawa report notes the milestone as the upper chamber votes to send good wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Senate
Wark
New Brunswick
Jay Cooke Dies at 83 in Ogontz Philadelphia
Jay Cooke world famous financier dies at 83 tonight at his son in law Charles D Barney's Ogontz home outside Philadelphia. He had suffered prolonged debility from age and death came suddenly after a reception for 12 Ogontz School young ladies and their friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Jay Cooke
Charles D. Barney
Ogontz
Mr. Cooke
Ogontz School
Youth Burglar Captured After Store Break In
East Boston policeman Driscoll arrested Frank Smith alias Walter Bell, 19, of 28 Condor street at Herman Schanek store, 100 Saratoga street. The youth claimed he entered to keep warm but the officer fired to force surrender after a light was seen through a broken door. He was taken to the station house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Driscoll
Boston
Frank Smith
Walter Bell
Condor Street
Herman Schanek
Saratoga Street
Slander suit disrupts old friendship in Dedham
In Dedham on February 16, ex Mayor Bryant of Quincy and Joel F. and Eben W. Shepard face a $50,000 slander suit over alleged remarks about friends’ coal business during the strike. The Shepards recall close ties, with shared organizations and wives as friends, until the coal dispute soured relations. Trial resumes tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedham
Bryant
Quincy
Joel F
Eben W. Shepard
Shepard
Eben
Charles
Boston Coal Club
Mail wagon driver knocked from horse under postoffice arch
Aldrich, a driver for a United States mail wagon, rode under the arch of the postoffice building and was knocked from his team by the keystone. He was found unconscious and taken to Relief Hospital with a badly cut head after the incident last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldrich
United States
Postoffice
Relief Hospital
Holy Cross Beats Harvard 34 to 7 in Worcester
Holy Cross defeats Harvard 34 to 7 in Worcester on February 16. The victory showcases Holy Cross's dominant defense and fast break play as the Crimson struggle to score. Key contributors include Holy Cross players driving the quick transition and control of the paint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Cross
Harvard Worcester
Employers at Men’s Meeting on 1905 Carpentry Wage Scale
The Carpenters' Brotherhood and allied societies in Boston and vicinity heard President R G Hersey and N McNeil of the Master Carpenters' Association discuss the 1905 wage and working scale. Employers urged harmony and urged men to renew the existing contract. Committees met without progress on the 1905 proposed contract. The meeting was harmonious and next week’s talks were planned. The 1905 wage scale for wharf and stair builders sets an eight hour day and rates of $3 for superstructure carpenters and $2.75 for wharf and bridge work with overtime. The council plans another meeting Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenters’ Brotherhood and
Amalgamated Carpenters’ Societies of
Boston and Vicinity
R. G. Hersey
N. McNeil
Master Carpenters’ Association
Council of Workmen
Employers’ Association
National Child Labor Conference Concludes in New York
The final meeting of the national child labor committee was held in New York City. Speakers included Miss Jane Addams of Hull House on child labor legislation as a requisite for industrial efficiency A J McKelway of Charlotte on the child labor situation in Southern industries and Judge B B Lindsay of Denver on the juvenile court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Child Labor Committee
Jane Addams
Hull House
Chicago
A. J. McKelway
Charlotte
N. C
B. B. Lindsay
Denver
Union Locals Report Multiple Meetings and Appointments
International Vice-President Walter Ames announced 250 or more vacancies for good union machinists in Boston. At the next meeting 116 applicants will be acted on. The Metal Polishers Platers and Buffers Union holds its annual ball at Paine Memorial Hall tonight. The Slate and Soapstone Workers Union will meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 53 Hanover Street. The Sayers Helpers Union 36 last night elected officers led by President William Hartnett and appointed delegates to the Busses Council. The union adopted the constitution of the United Building Trades Council. Stone Masons Union appointed committees to cooperate on a new 1905 working code with Bricklayers and Masons. Boil ers and Their Care was the Knights of Labor Engineers Firemen and Assistants Assembly talk topic given by Master Workman Mutch. Stairbuilders Union arranged a smoke talk next Wednesday at Carpenters Hall.
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International
Walter Ames
Boston
Metal Polishers, Platers and Buffers’ Union
Paine Memorial Hall
Slate and Soapstone Workers’ Union 1
Hanover Street
Sayers’ Helpers’ Union
William Hartnett
P. Richardson
L. J. Sullivan
James Keilly
James Judge
James Stratton
Busses Council
George Shaw
I. Goldstein
B. Ryan
United Building Trades Council
Stone Masons’ Union
P. J. Walsh
J. J. Cronin
Re Scully
Bricklayers and Masons’ Union of
Knights of Labor Engineers
Mutch
Carpenters’ Hall
Washington Street
Navy Drops Winter Manoeuvres for Caribbean Fleet
Washington Feb 16 The Navy Department will forego the usual winter maneuvers of the combined fleets in the Caribbean this year to permit ships companies to master the new signal code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Caribbean
Society aids cripples fair in Boston Hotel Somerset
A charity fair at the Hotel Somerset supports little crippled and deformed children. The large ballroom hosts numerous home made items and varied stalls with luncheon, tea, and many committee members guiding tables for Flower School Candy Bundle Baby and other helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Hotel Somerset
P. 8. Parker
L. R. Payson
Ernest B. Dane
Mary Barnes
Thayer
H. F. Bigelow
P. Bigelow
Miss Storer
Senator Taylor Seeks Expanded Workmen Liability Rights
Senator Taylor testified before the Judiciary committee urging a change in the employers liability act to allow a workman injured by a fellow employee to recover compensation. He cited waterfront danger, English law precedents, and the need to protect families dependent on wages, arguing for a balanced, conservative reform.
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Taylor
East Boston
England
Boston
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H. P. Faunce
Brown University
W. D. McDowell
W. H. P. Faunce
Studio Grand
St. Louis
Cornelius H. Patton
D. D
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W. F. M'Dowell
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Charles A. Brand
Pilgrim Press Publications
Prince
Studio
William H. P. Frunche
The
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John H. Rielly
Somerville
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Sophia Stevens
William E. Knox
Chelsea
Ella Bachelder
Adam
Caroline Lothrop
Fred W. Proctor
Marcus M. Merritt
George H. Butters
Brookline
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Joseph Minot
F. Thayer
John Denny
T.F. Edmands
N. Horton
Ethel Gibson
Dumaresq
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Philip Dana Mason
Julia Mason
Mary Head
Sally Lawrence
L. 8. Mumford
James Jackson
J. M. Fay
R M. Saltonstall
H. O. Golby
C. E. Cotting
H. Bradlee
Germendanner
Miss Winent
Ancwel
Wallace Goodrich
BE. D. Jordan
A. L. Rotch
G. M. Lane
E. Loud
Turnbull
Miss Cotting
H. E. Snow
P. Saltonstall
Charles Hamlin
A. L. Daniels
W. M. Conant
Eustiss Putnam
R. F. O'Neil
Edith Waters
George Putnam
J. Batchelder
Warren
Belle Hunt
Philip Litle
Winston Churchill
M L. Ames
M. LA. Ames
Ie L
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F. Rackemann
Gordon Abbott
Guy Lowell
T. G. Bremer
G. M. Morgan
KB. P. Motley
R. Upton
B. A. Beal
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Ts. S. H. Bennett
R. D. Sears
W. A. Gaston
S. Thomas
F. B. Harrington
E. Cunningham, Jr
R. M. Saltonstall
Pecorant Ib Newman & "Sons Corp'n
Tremont St
T. H. Lane & CO
Washington St
Legislative Committee On the Judiciary
Massachusetts
Suffolk
Longshoremen’s Union
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