Adrift in Harbor Man Recovers After Boat Breaks Free
Christian Johannsen a 22 year old machinist of East Boston is recovering at Long Island Hospital after his motor boat Fremad drifted from the upper harbor and left him exhausted. He was returning from delivering to the Norwegian steamer Athos when a wheel obstruction stopped the craft.
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Christian Johannsen
Saratoga Street
Boston
Long Island Hospital
Long Island
Fremad
Johannsen
Bertelsen & Petersen
East Boston
Athos
Record Cold Snaps Rumford Area Closed Schools
Rumford and Mexico schools closed due to extreme cold as Bemis Summer Resort in the Rangeley region reported 36 degrees below zero. The day marked the coldest in years with a 30 below reading in the morning and a high of 15 below.
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Rumford
Bemis
Rangeley
Mexico
Swamp Root Credited With Kidney Recovery
A Texas couple dates a dramatic improvement after nine months on Dr Kilmer Swamp Root. The wife, once bedbound, nearly died but recovered and now resumes duties. The letter from G T Curry of Hubbard praises the kidney and bladder remedy and requests publication for others. Notary H C Bishop confirms the sworn statement. Druggist J Olin Keitt notes selling the product.
Kilmer Co. sample offer for kidney booklet
Send ten cents to Dr Kilmer and Co for a sample bottle and a booklet about kidneys and bladder. Mention the Boston Daily Post. Regular fifty cent and one dollar size bottles are sold at all drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Boston Daily Post
How to Make Hair Beautiful With Bay Rum and Lavona
An old fashioned home mixture of Bay Rum Lavona and Menthol Crystals is promoted as a cure for scalp issues. The ad claims quick results including reduced shedding dandruff relief and rapid new hair growth with nightly and morning use.
Cobequid Believed Sunk After Bay of Fundy Crisis
A blizzard and wave of urgent messages followed the loss of the steamer Cobequid off Brier Island in the Bay of Fundy. Rescue ships from Canada and the United States converged, including Lady Laurier and Woodbury, as crews searched Grand Manan ledges for the 1900s liner also known as Goth before renaming.
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Cobequid
Bay of Fundy
Grand Manan
Goth
Maritime
Tropics
Halifax
West Indian
Granada
Bermuda
St. John
Hanson
Gunnet Rock Light
Kronprizessen Cecilie
Sable Island
New York
Tyrian
Campobello
Gaonet Rock Light
Brier Island
John L Cann
Maine
Gannet Rock
Woodbury
Grand Manan Ledges
Warwick
Muir
TIZ Foot Remedy Claims Quick Pain Relief for Sore Feet
An advertisement touts TIZ as the universal cure for aching feet from standing all day. It says the formula draws out toxins causing puffiness, relieves pain in corns and bunions, and provides a year of comfort for 25 cents.
Osmo-Cemic Physicians Offer Free Month Treatment
An ad proclaims free one month treatment including medicines for new or renewed patients who begin by January 7, with the offer expiring January 17 at 8 p m. It emphasizes nationwide reach and urges patients from surrounding villages to seek cure via the Osmo-Chemic Physicians.
Osmo-Chemic Physicians Publicizing Patient Testimonials
Patients across Massachusetts praise the Osmo-Chemic system of medicine for deafness head noises stomach trouble and bronchial and digestive illnesses. Names include Mrs Herbert Davidson Mrs Lucy Secord Mrs Jessie Wilkinson and Mr Maxkwita with hours posted for the Boston office of J A Plunkett M D chief consulting physician.
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Herbert Davidson
Medford St
Bomnerville
Lucy Secord
Winthrop St
Framingham
Mass
Jessie Wilkinson
Ipswich
Maxkwita
Somerville
J. AL. Plunkett
Boylston St
Boston
Tyrian Remains at Anchor Waiting for Weather
The steamship Tyrian lay at anchor near Campebello awaiting improved conditions. The vessel has no wireless gear and no word had come from the Cobe quid as of tonight in Eastport, Maine on January 13.
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Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Cobequid
Bay OF Fundy
Eastport
Tyrian
Campobello
B M Drops Plan Abandoned Over Maine Central Bond Authority
Boston and Maine scrap a plan to stabilize finances by swapping Maine Central stock for bonds and selling them. The move faltered when a legal question arose about Maine Central's authority to issue such bonds. Morris McDonald, president of both companies, announced the withdrawal.
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Boston & Maine
Maine Central
Morris McDonald
Boston and Maine Plan Fails as Crisis Threatens Receivership
A special Boston and Maine executive meeting discussed a failed plan that would have swapped 10 000 Maine Central shares for 10 million in 10 year refunding bonds. The setback caused a stock drop and tightens the road’s window to avert receivership with notes due February 3, forcing a rapid search for an alternative rescue.
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Boston & Maine Executive Committee
Boston & Maine
Stock Exchange
McDonald
Boston & Maine Railroad
Maine Central
Two Roads
Maine Central Railroad Company
Portland
Mexico Defaults Interest As Huerta Regime Delays Payments
Washington report notes Huerta government intends to default on semi annual Mexican national debt interest. Diplomatic circles, especially European powers, weigh the security of large loan holdings. State Department officials expect the step as part of waiting out Huerta regime while Secretary Bryan has not been officially advised.
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Washington
Huerta
State Department
Bryan
United States
Mexican Fugitives Held at Presidio as War Debts debated
Brigadier-General Bliss reports 3352 Mexican federal officers and 1067 soldiers plus 783 horses and other animals held at Presidio Texas with 3352 officers and 1067 soldiers in custody. He outlines rail transport to Marfa Fort Bliss detention camps and possible sale of animals under customs supervision.
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Huerta
Mexico City
Bligs
Texas
War Department
Ojinaga
Presidio
Tex
Marfa
Man pinned under auto in Everett collision
Charles Rich aged 45 of Everett was pinned beneath a touring car at Main and West streets yesterday afternoon. The vehicle owned by Charles Stewart of Malden halted after one wheel rested on Rich’s chest. he suffered serious injuries and frostbite before bystanders and a police officer freed him.
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Charles Rich
Montrose Street
Everett
Main
West Streets
Metropolitan
Charles Stewart
Kenilworth Street
Malden
Main Street
Rich
Stewart
Lenox Fire Fights Freezing Blaze in Bellefontaine Toolhouse
Lenox firefighters battled a stubborn blaze at Giraud Foster's Bellefontaine country place toolhouse despite 16 degrees below zero. Chief Hutchinson and four men endured frost bites as they prevented the fire from reaching nearby barns. The Pittsfield weather bureau logged record cold with a high of 10 below and morning lows of 16 below. Richmond reported 24 below, the Berkshire region shivering through the coldest night in two decades.
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Pittsfield
Lenox
Giraud Foster
Bellefountaine
Chief Hutchinson
Gene Mackey
William Gorman
James Flynn
Pittsfield Weather Bureau
Mercury
Richmond
Berkshire
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Union Castle
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McDonald’s
Bowdoin SQ. Theatre
Revere House
Scollay,Sq
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Rosa Alarcon
William Jefferson
Joseph Jefferson
Vaude
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Harry and
Mona Turpin
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Chick Story
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Atry
Ceeks AU Champag Bne
Cook’s
Cook's
American Wine Co
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Hollis Donald
Brian
Charles
John
Haddon Chambers
J. M. Barries
Shubert
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Kate Elinore and Co
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Bert Williams
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Miniature Circus
Stepp
Goodrich & King
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Balton
Troy
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Vandinoff
Louie
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Philip Bartholomae
Joseph Santley
Park Sq. Theatre Co
Milk St
A. Z
May Robson
James Forbes
Erlanger
Robert Hilliard
Majestic
Louisa M. Alcott
Bacchulal
Castle Sq
Mary Young
Down Town
Winter St
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Casino
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Rector Girls Burlesque
Matinee Daily
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