Hoboes Alive in Luxury Debate at Boston Hearing
Deputy Chief Neal told the committee on public service that hobos in Boston live in luxury while some are sent to state farms, arguing the hobo law is outdated and a special officer is unnecessary. Chairman Fowler disputed claims of special privileges for hoboes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
Neal
Committee On Public Service
Boston
William P. Fowler
Boston Board of Overseers of the Poor
Wayfarers
French Drivers Reach Chicago In Auto Race
Chicago passengers welcomed two crew members from a French car team who arrived by train with a speed shaft needing repair before resuming heats. The American entry is due soon and the French car rests at Kendallville awaiting repair.
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Chicago
Paris
Kendallville
Joyce Quits After 25 Years as Brookline Clerk
George F. Joyce resigned after a quarter century as clerk to the Brookline Board of Selectmen. His departure, accepted days earlier, surprised town officials and residents alike at the town hall.
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Brookline
George F. Joyce
Board of Selectmen
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed for Young Girls
An article advises mothers to use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound when a daughter shows sluggish thoughts headaches dizziness and sleepiness. It claims the remedy aids the coming change and has helped generations transition from girlhood to womanhood.
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Lydia EK
Pinkham
Miss Olson
Ellen M. Olson
North East
Onea Kewanee
Lynn
Mass
Local Gossip Focuses on Prominent Villager Over Disappearance
Rumors center on a town resident as investigators probe the vanished Mrs. Woodbury case. The wife of a local man reportedly pleaded with Herbert Woodbury to end an affair, while another visitor at the Exchange Hotel is questioned amid police inquiries.
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Herbert Woodbury
Unscrupulous Travels and a Missing Wife in Foxcroft
A Bangor detective shadowing a wife leads to a hotel mystery in Foxcroft. The husband discovers infidelity, heart trouble, and a prolonged absence as he runs the hotel alone through Thanksgiving. An advertisement for a laxative ends the fragment.
Mrs Woodbury Accused in Foxcroft Murder Case
The coroner's jury returned a murder verdict after testimony from three local physicians. Rumors link a prominent local man to Mrs. Woodbury's death as Webster Woodbury reports his sister’s words from the county jail where the prisoner lies in critical condition with Dr. Hall in attendance.
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Webster Woodbury
Ellsworth
Woodbury
C. C. Hall
Dover
Delia Steadman
Helen
Bessie
Post
Steadman
Helen Woodbury
Foxcroft
Boston Merchants' Association Formed To Advance City
Four hundred Boston business leaders gathered at the American House to launch the Boston Merchants' Association. Speakers urged cooperation between commerce and government, national reform, reduced debt growth, and expanded education and civic effort to boost Boston's trade, industry, and transit.
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Boston
Boston Merchants’ Association
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Detroit Board of Commerce
Columbia University
Edward A. Filene
Oscar S. Straus
Commerce and Labor
Henry Suzzallo
Boston Association
Ryerson Ritchie
Hibbard
Business Association
Commonwealth
Department of Commerce and Labor
Germany
Greater
Fate Came Near Upsetting the Burden Wedding
New York February 21 Natica Rives then near marriage to William Burden faced gossip and threats to her happiness as scandalous rumors circulated. She left her sick bed to wed at Grace Church on April 17 1907 despite pressure and public scrutiny surrounding her background and mental strain.
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New York
Nathca Rives
Grace Church
Natica Rives
Natica
William Burden
James Abercrombie Burden
Natica Belmont
Oliver H. P. Belmont
William K. Vanderbilt
Duchess of Marlborough
George L. Rives
Mrs. Burden
Miss Rives
Eczema Cure Ad From Park Chemical Houston
A Park Chemical Houston advertisement promotes a pure white liquid external eczema treatment. The sample is offered free to readers, with the product described as a remedy for skin conditions.
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Park Chemical
Houston, Texas
Mrs Natica Rives Burden found dead in bed
Mrs Natica Rives Burden is reported dead in her home after an apparent heart failure following an illness. The case draws attention to police and coroner notifications and notes her notable family ties including the Belmont and Rives lineages and her engagement to William P. Burden.
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Natica Rives
Hotel
Netherlands
Mrs. Burden
Mr. Burden
George L. Rives
Corporation Counsel of
New York
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Paradise
Joyce
Mother's Guide
Lydia E. Pinkham
California
Bangor
Milo
Lizzie Woodbury
Mr. Woodbury
Bessie Woodbury
New Merchants’ Association
Talbot Avenue
Shepard Avenue
James J. Storrow
Straus
Mr. Storrow
Mr. Straus
Roosevelt
White House
Lincoln
Filene
New England
Canada
Europe
America
Mrs. Natica Rives Burden
Scott
PISO
Mary C. Marshall
Superior Court of
Cincinnati
Piso’s
Lakewood
Dr. J. Wyeonne
Glenn Buillding
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