Honey Seeks Albionic Alliance as Quincys Brace Union
Colonel Samuel R. Honey, noted divorce lawyer and former Rhode Island lieutenant governor, plans to wed Miss Frances Arkless of England after a mountain meeting in Switzerland. Engagement announced. wedding expected in Florence within a month. Miss Arkless is described aslovely and well educated. her sister-in-law resides in Italy.
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Frances Hunter
Arkless
England
Switzerland
Samuel R. Honey
Rhode Island
Newport
New York
Josiah Quincy
Colonel Honey
Alps
Miss Arkless
Edward Arkless
Northumberland
St. Moritz
Florence
Italy
Harvard Romance Heirs Return to Port Jervis Case
A Harvard romance linked to a English student and his nurse leads to Benjamin Whittaker of Deckertown being named heir to part of a fortune and named guardian of his granddaughter. Whittaker had not heard from his daughter in 13 years. she became a nurse in Cambridge and wed a wealthy Harvard student before his death.
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Port Jervis
N. Y
Harvard
Benjamin Whittaker
Deckertown
Mr. Whittaker
London
Grape-Nuts Promises Health Through Simple Food
An Ohio woman recounts twelve years of nervous prostration and how Grape-Nuts, a natural food, helped her regain strength in twelve weeks. She credits improved sleep, mobility, and mental vigor to this predigested grain product, urging others to try it with the Postum Company’s promotional note.
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Ohio
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Practice condemns running tender ahead on Rutland line
Vermont Railroad Commission reports on the Pike's Crossing accident of November 1 in Bennington. Two people were killed and the commission orders the Rutland railroad to cease running a locomotive with the tender ahead after February 1.
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Bennington
Rutland Railroad
Vermont Railroad Commission
Pike’s Crossing
Long Suffering Public Urges Transit Reform in Boston
A Boston reader argues for public ownership of transit to curb overcrowding and delays on the Boston Elevated Railway. He recounts 38 minute detour delays near Castle Street and frequent service cutbacks affecting Dudley street area and Forest Hills residents, urging action to benefit the public rather than corporate dividends.
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Post
Boston
Castle Street
Atlantic Avenue
Dudley Street
Forest Hills
Roslindale
It Is Only the Jumpers Way to Declare Freedom
KP G Ray of Somerville defends the Holy Jumpers in a letter to the editor. He contrasts free speech for his group with what he calls the circus of other worship and praises Dixon for taking a stand. He notes past tolerance for colored worship near Washington and criticizes eternal torment doctrine.
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Washington
Dixon
G. Ray
Somerville
Burne Jones painting Hope on view in Boston hub event
A $10,000 original Burne Jones painting Hope, owned by Mrs. George M. Whitin of Whitinsville, is shown in Boston's Copley Square to mark the new Copley Print Studio opening in the Pierce building. The work, begun in his early period and later realized in oils after Morris's death, has long been in Mrs. Whitin's gallery.
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Boston
Edward Burne- Jones
Hope
George M. Whitin
Whitinsville
William Morris
Dew and Hood arraigned on theft by false pretences charges
John Dew and Louise S. M. Hood were arraigned before Judge Holmes in the Superior Criminal Court. They were brought from Chicago by Boston officers on an indictment charging them with obtaining money under false pretences. Dew was held in 5000 dollars and Mrs Hood in 3000 dollars for trial.
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John Dew
Louise S. M. Hood
Holmes
Superior Criminal Court
Boston
Chicago
Dew
Mrs. Hood
Kryptok Invisible Bifocals Advertised in Pamphlet
The Kryptok bifocals are described as invisible and elegant with both far and near vision in one pair. They are marketed as comfortable for wearers who dislike traditional bifocals and a descriptive pamphlet is available upon request.
Roosevelt intercedes to aid man jailed for horse loan case
Denver dispatch reports President Roosevelt asked officials to review the case of Curtis Waggoner known as Stick Tight. Waggoner, a Rough Rider with Roosevelt at San Juan, is held in Canon City on a charge of borrowing a neighbor's horse and buggy without permission.
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Denver
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Canon City
Curtis Waggoner
United States
Cuba
Waggoner
Roosevelt
San Juan
Calaboose
Strong Labor Power in House of Commons Surges
London Jan 15 Today's election returns show Liberals 45 Unionists 16 Irish Nationalists 12 Laborites 7 The independent labor party has already surpassed its previous House of Commons tally The Laborites align with the Liberals on labor questions as early results hint at a stronger united labor bloc in the next Parliament The early surprise signals a shift in parliamentary dynamics with labor strength growing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Independent Labor Party
House of Commons
Laborites
Labor
United Labor
Nurse Expert On Skin Troubles Demonstrated
One of the X Zalia nurses with six years at a leading Chicago hospital is an expert on skin eruptions. Mrs Russo cured a running sore of Charles Smith of Boston and praised X Zalia healing antiseptic liquid shown free at Houghton & Dutton's.
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Chicago
Russo
Charles Smith
Westland Avenue
Boston
Houghton & Dutton’s
Rent War Evicts Poor In Tenement District
New York faces mass eviction as landlords push rents amid rising costs. Twenty families in one East Side tenement are set to be evicted. many others see furnishings tossed outside as rents jump from 10 to 16 dollars. Affected family includes Hannah Zilna and her husband, earning five dollars weekly, with January wages totaling twenty two dollars and fourteen cents after rent. The article notes dire food constraints with seven dollars and fourteen cents left for a month, about twenty eight cents daily per person, and highlights affected streets including Hester Nor folk Delancey Rivington and Orchard. A petition to President Roosevelt seeks aid.
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New York
Roosevelt
Hannah Zilna
Jackson Street
Russia
Hester
Norfolk
Delancey
Rivington
Orchard Streets
St Goerck Street
Check to population shows slower growth in 1900s
Dr. Je M. Hartwell reports a marked slowdown in population growth for Massachusetts and Boston over the last five years. The school census reflects a smaller rise in children aged 5 to 16 than the overall population, with Boston’s total growth more suppressed than its school population between 1900 and 1905.
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Je M. Hartwell
State Bureau
Boston
Massachusetts
Woman awarded 6000 after railroad damage suit
In Louisville on January 15 a railroad damage suit ended with Miss Rescher receiving 6000 dollars after the attorney requested a quick public exposure of her shoulders. She has attracted notoriety including 44 matrimonial offers by letter.
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Louisville
Miss Rescher
Farmer O'Brien of Lexington Returns
Lexington January 15 Martin O'Brien a wealthy farmer near the Waltham line has turned up after a week’s absence He returned home saying he had been on a pleasure trip The Lexington police had reported his disappearance to Boston authorities but he was found safe at his residence
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Lexington
Martin O’brien
Waltham Line
Boston
Death of Miss Marguerite N Clark After Pneumonia
Miss Marguerite N Clark daughter of Captain and Mrs Thomas F Clark chief operator at Western Union Telegraph Boston died yesterday at 42 Meridian Street East Boston after a short pneumonia illness The funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 o clock at their home
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Marguerite N. Clark
Thomas F. Clark
Boston
Western Union Telegraph Company
Medidian Street
Merchants of the Future Take Sales Class in South Boston
Over 100 men and women enrolled in a salesmanship class at the Bigelow Evening School on E Street, South Boston, opened by principal F W Thompson. Diana Hirscher of William Filene’s Sons spoke on training advantage, career steps, and higher pay for skilled sellers. The course meets Monday and Thursday evenings, with emphasis on dignity, tact, and service in retail.
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Bigelow Evening School
E Street
South
Boston
F. W. Thompson
Diana Hirscher
William Filene
Contractor in Fault Rail Road Co. Verdict
A verdict for 5530 was yesterday given in favor of the New York, New Haven Hartford railway in the fourth session of the Superior Court. Judge Walte presiding. The 1889 brakeman’s fall from a car left him injured and the company had already recovered 3979 from contractor J. P. O Connell for the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railway
Walte
J. P. O'Connell
Martin Given Eight to Ten Year State Prison Term
Charles H. Martin, found guilty of breaking and entering, was sentenced yesterday to not less than eight nor more than 10 years in state prison. He claimed heavy drinking caused the window damage, noting no intent to steal, while the judge cited his past record and warned of a severe punishment.
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Martin
Charles H. Martin
Holmes
Nourish the body not dose it with medicine
An advertising blurb for Scott's Emulsion praising it as the best nourishment. It claims easy digestion and improved digestive function, urging those run down or unable to feel nourished to try the product by Scott and Bowne of New York.
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Scott
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Copley
Curtis & Cameron, Publishers
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Andrew J. Lloyd & Co
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Cor
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Farmer O’brien
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Fault Railroad CO
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