Frankliniana Exhibit at Boston Public Library Marks 200th Birthday
The Boston Public Library fine arts room hosts Frankliniana features timed with Benjamin Franklin's 200th birth anniversary. Highlights include a Harvard College loaned volume donated by Franklin in 1758 with electrical apparatus, Philadelphia Franklin imprints, medals by Augustin Dupre, autograph letters, a 1789 Academy of Sciences certificate, and over 100 engravings and prints from George R. Barrett's collection showing varied depictions of Franklin.
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Boston Public Library
Benjamin Franklin
Harvard College
Franklin
England
Philadelphia
Augustin Dupre
Josiah Franklin
Academy of Sciences of
St. Petersburg
George R. Barrett
Missing 20-Year-Old John J. Kelligrew Jr Reported
Friends of John J. Kelligrew Jr of 125 Hanover Street report him missing and feared foul play after two weeks without contact. He is about 20 years old.
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John J. Kelligrew, Jr
Hanover Street
Deportations on the Saxonia Remove Seven Immigrants
Seven immigrants were deported from Boston aboard the Saxonia due to public charge risk and medical defects. Mrs Mendel Klosman and her 1 year old son were sent back after trachoma was found. Mrs Andrine Lybeck accompanied her tuberculosis afflicted son Hans to Russia. Anna Errickson and Shine Farin were deported to avoid future public charges.
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Saxonia
Boston
Mendel Klosman
St. Louis
Andrine Lybeck
Russia
Hans
Lybeck
Anna Errickson
Shine Farin
Diary Entry Reveals Threats Amid Brooklyn Dentist Case
In New York on January 2, court testimony disclosed that Blanche Tierney wrote in her diary that G King threatened to kill her. The case centers on a Christmas Eve burglary at Dr George B King of Fulton Avenue Brooklyn and the alleged theft of five love letters from his desk.
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New York
Blanche Tierney
G. King
J. Tierney
George B. King
Fulton Avenue
Brooklyn
Miss Willis Dies After Appendicitis Surgery
Miss Sara E. Willis 56 of 1489 Washington Street died at her sister's New Bedford home yesterday. An assistant cashier at the post office for over 32 years she fell ill after a stomach complaint. A recent appendicitis operation was deemed successful but she suddenly died the following morning.
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Sara E. Willis
Washington Street
New Bedford
Miss Willis
Post Office
New Hampshire Women Denied Notary Public Qualification
The New Hampshire supreme court ruled that women cannot serve as notaries public in the state. The decision negates commissions held by about six women and follows a Governor and council inquiry. The ruling sets a new legal stance on gender and notarial authority in Concord.
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Concord
Nhs
Supreme Court
Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine
Advertises a cold cure claiming one day relief. The box bears Dr E W Grove’s signature and costs 25 cents. Drugstores guarantee refund if no cure.
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E. W. Grove
B. W.grove
26 Love Letters Brought In Court In Wass Divorce
In Lawrence Jan 2, testimony detailed 26 letters between John H Merritt and Mrs. Preston O Wass to prove alleged infidelity in a contested divorce. Letters dated 1902 from Seaside Maine described affairs and whispers of a planned departure. Witnesses included relatives who testified to exchanges and emotional entanglements amid denials of wrongdoing by Preston O Wass.
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Lawrence
Jan
John H. Merritt
Preston O. Wass
Wass
Seaside
Mr. Wass
Merritt
Mrs. Wass
Pres
Effie
Child wife who took poison finds happiness ahead
A 117 year old Mrs Emma De fossis, wife of Joseph Defossis, who drank carbolic acid on Boston Common, recovers at Emergency Hospital. She mourns her rash act while reconciled to her husband, who visits with their child. The elopement four years ago preceded recent quarrels and separation.
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Emma
Defossis
Joseph Defossis
Boston Common
Bis
Mary Doyle
Tremont Street
Count and Girl Eloped Amid Tuscan Noble Names
Rome Jan 2 A great sensation arose over the elopement of a 19 year old daughter of Count Lutti of Treviso with 63 year old Count Giovanni Correr. Both belong to ancient nobility. The Count reported the elopement to police who arrested the couple in Venice.
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Rome
Lutti
Treviso
Giovanni Correr
Venice
Boston People's Forum Elects Its Officers
The Boston People's Forum enters its fourth year with largely increased membership. Newly elected officers include Rev. EK. J. Helmo as president, Gorge E. Heath as first vice president, H. F. Frazier as second vice president, and George M. Greenwood as secretary and treasurer.
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Boston People’s Forum
EK. J. Helmo
Gorge E. Heath
H. F. Frazier
George M. Greenwood
Osmo-Chemic Physicians Offer One Month Free Kidney Treatment
A promotional offer grants all kidney disease sufferers a month of treatment and a month of medicine at no cost if they apply at the Osmo-Chemic Physicians office by January 15, 1906. The promotion emphasizes the new kidney disease discovery and has no restrictions beyond the time limit. Patients must apply at the specified office before the cutoff date.
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The
Loo
Osmo-Cemic Physicians Offer Free Kidney Disease Trial
Advertises free one month treatment and medicines for kidney disease after a free diagnostic exam using X ray and instruments. Prompts questions about pale skin, dry hair, waxy skin, heavy legs and nausea after eating. Offers service before January 15 1906.
Health screening prompts on common symptoms
The text lists questions about aches and pains, urine color, eye appearance, swelling in hands and feet, cold clammy skin, head discomfort, body odor, under-eye puffiness, mouth taste, nocturnal urges, dark eye circles, visual floaters, chilly sensations along the back, unpleasant dream experiences. It reads like a patient symptom questionnaire.
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Bae
Clergyman’s Wife Endorses Osmo-Cemic Treatment in Massachusetts
Mrs A D Spaulding wife of a noted Baptist clergyman from No Scituate Mass praises the Osmo-Chemic treatment. She says neurasthenia numbness malaria and insomnia improved dramatically after attending the Osmo-Chemic institution. She urges public awareness of the treatment’s benefits.
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A. D. Spaulding
No. Scituate
Mass
Clereyman
A, D, Spaulding
Osmo-Chemic Doctors Cure Worcester Woman’s Chronic Indigestion
Mrs A P Morse wife of Deacon Morse of 17 Dewey street Worcester Mass suffered 12 years from stomach and liver trouble with persistent vomiting after meals. After Osmo-Chemic treatment she reports permanent relief and urges others with chronic disease to seek their care.
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A. P. Morse
Morse
Dewey Street
Chronic disease book offer from Boston office
Incorporated Permanent Offices at 18 Boylston Street Boston Mass invites readers to mail a two cent stamp for a booklet on chronic disease. Office hours daily are 9 to 12 noon 2 to 4 and 6 to 8:30 PM. closed Sundays.
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Boylston St
Boston
Mass
Tucker motion to be heard
Charles L. Tucker will not be sentenced to death this week. A conference in the judges lobby discussed a new trial based on ownership of a Canadian stick pin. Vahey, Innes & Mansfield prepare the motion. deadline January 23.
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Charles L. Tucker
Sherman
Parker
James H. Vahey
Vahey, Innes & Mansfield
Tucker
Shel
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