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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1901

Page

2

Peruna Promoted As Cure And Preventive For Grip Epidemic

A dramatic notice urges widespread Peruna use during a grip epidemic. It claims the disease is pervasive, markets rush to meet demand, and endorses multiple public figures. Readers are advised to self treat at first symptoms and stock Peruna at home to avoid severe illness.

Howard Alabama North Carolina Francis M. Anderson Washington, D. C Judge Anderson Virginia Harriette A. S. Marsh Woman’s Benevolent Association Chicago

Michigan's Crew Believes Pat Crowe Aboard Ship

The Warren line steamship Michigan arrived in port and crew members identify a passenger as Pat Crowe alias Robert Jambert. He joined Charlestown December 22, carried a dress suitcase, acted nervously near Liverpool, and vanished after docking with a cattleman appearance and falsified clothes.

Warren Line Michigan Pat Crowe Charlestown Omaha Robert Jambert Lambert West Scotland

Dead Girl and Suspect In Hotel Poisoning Case

Margaret Travis, 20, was found dead in a cheap hotel room in New York. Clarence M. Davis, in custody after narcotic poisoning, claimed a night with Travis but later wavered and offered incoherent statements. Autopsy pending to determine if foul play occurred.

New York Margaret Travis Raines Jaw Hotel Kosschieter Miss Travis Clarence M. Davis Ydaviats Tavis Teavis

Lost Family Sought Across Cities by Worcester Plumber

Alfred Henig Koopersmith, a Worcester plumber from Bacau Roumania, seeks his wife and seven children reported seen in Springfield and New York. Despite aid from Max Mitchell and Jewish Federated Charities, U S commissioners, and New York groups, no trace of the family across New York Springfield or Boston has been found.

New York Boston Springfield Alfred Henig Koopersmith America Bacau Roumania Worcester Max Mitchell Jewish Federated Charities Mr. Mitchell United States Commissioners Charities Associations Mrs. Koppersmith

Sheridan Arrest Shocks Friends in Boston Area

Friends in Boston and vicinity were shocked by the arrest of John H. P. Sheridan in Viavana on a theft charge of 1360 dollars. He had run the money department at the Havana Post Office and was later postmaster at Matanzas when the postal service began in Cuba. He is reported to have confessed to the theft.

Liverpool Dublin America John H. P. Sheridan Viavana Boston Sheridan Havana Cuba Matanzas

Postal official Sheridan tied to Havana money order case

The article details Sheridan rising from civil service clerk to money order and registry chief in Havana, with a $1700 salary, then being arrested. It notes his prior service in the Spanish War, postings to Roxbury and Matanzas, and his home at 221 Cabot Street, Roxbury, where he lived with his mother.

Money Order Havana Sheridan Boston Coveney Civil Service Roxbury Money Order and Registry Postal Service Matanzas Ain Cabot Street

Newfoundlanders' Reunion and Bank Update in Boston

The Newfoundlanders Mutual Benefit Association plans its tenth annual reunion and ball at Odd Fellows Hall in Boston on February 12 to aid the sick and funeral funds. A volunteer committee led by Martin Kent will organize the event. The Volunteer Co operative Bank reports 1001 members and a 5 percent dividend for the past year, with officers elected including John J. Delear as president and Frank E Burback as secretary treasurer. The bank will retire seventy five shares in Series 4 this month and offers new January series shares to the public.

Newfoundlanders’ Mutual Benefit Association Odd Fellows’ Hall Boston Martin Kent William B. Sommerville Edward Walsh Timothy St. John William J. Leary Michael J. Moriarty Denis J. Cantwell James F. Dwyer John Dunphy Patrick «. Bulger Richard Murphy C. F. Brown Robert J. Sommerville J. Halloran Joseph P. Meaney Michael Rodgers N. J. Hafey Patrick Cavanagh James H. Furlong John Hafey Thomas Bouzoun Robert French William J. Whelan Thomas F. Breen William Powers William Dunphy Co-operative Bank John J. Delear Isaac W. Derby Frank EF. Burbank John A. Reed Frank F. Derby Richard W. Walsh James F. Crowley William J. Driscoll Walter <. Shapleigh William N. McKenna George Murphy Charles R

Dean's Kidney Pills Promoted By Boston Buyer Endorsement

A Boston salesman testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills cured a serious backache and kidney trouble after trying plasters and other remedies. He purchased three boxes, experienced relief from the first dose, and reports no recurrence. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo is the U.S. sole agent.

Dean Boston William H. Robbins Gos East Std St Denver Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo N. Y United States

Stolen Overcoat Spurs Desperate Bread Seek by Potter

Robert G Potter, a tired cook with no steady work for months, confessed after trying to pawn a Raglan overcoat he took to feed his hungry wife and two children. Inspectors confronted him near the pawnshop in Cross Street. he wore a woman's sack as disguise.

Robert G. Potter James Street East Newton Street Potter Somerville Patterson Rooney

Boston Turnverein Public Gym Exhibition Draws Vast Crowd

The annual public exhibition of physical culture at the Boston Turnverein drew an enormous crowd including many athletes studying the society’s training system. The club has long led in promoting gymnastic exercises and related doctrines.

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Club exhibition draws school committee members

The article notes a club exhibition seen as benefiting body and mind and records attendance by municipal school committee members including Mrs Keller and Messrs Bolster Vogel Burrill Abraham Baldwin Coolidge Kenny Merritt plus Chairman Apollonio and Superintendent Seaver.

Keller Messrs Bolster Vogel Burrill Abraham Baldwin Coolidge Kenny Merritt Apollonio Seaver

Paula Goldien schun in Boston fitness exhibition

Photo by Purdy features Miss Paula Goldienschunk prominent in the Boston furnverein's Exhibition of Physical Training showcasing her role in the event and the scene at the exhibition venue.

Purdy Paula Goldienschun Boston ‘Furnverein

Promenade Prominent Ladies and Gentlemen Impress Supervisors

Supervisors Parker Martin and Arnold expressed satisfaction with the exhibition. The ladies' class featured Paula Guldenschuh Marie Monpiten Gertrude Draheim Meyer Rudolph Schuler Schnell and Doering. The gentlemen's class drew acclaim for Gay Herr superintendent HE Herr Adam Schneider Fred Leibein Fred Meyer William Meyer Fred Hartung Otto Lambke M Strauss Fred Lamken and Koerner. A social hop followed until late.

Parker Martin Arnold Paula Guldenschuh Marie Monpiten Gertrude Draheim Meyer Rudolph Schuler Schnell Doering Messrs Gay Herr HE. Herr Adam Schneider Fred Leibein Fred Meyer William Meyer Fred Hartung Otto Lambke

Aldermanic Tourists Return From Prison Investigation

The aldermanic group known as the prison committee returns to New York from trips to Blackwell's Philadelphia Sing Sing and meetings with Warden Johnson and Alvord. They collected prison management data and plan to continue the inquiry upon Horace G. Allen's return from the South.

Blackwell's Philadelphia New York Sing Sing Warden Johnson Molineux Alvord Horace G. Allen

Mangle Explosion Hurts Two Girls at Gloucester Laundry

Two 17 year old girls, Lelia Tanner and Christine Dresser, suffered burns and injuries when a cast iron mangle exploded at Frederick T. Allen's Excelsior laundry in Vincent Point. The device, four feet in diameter and fifteen feet long, crashed through the floor supported by three rods. They are being treated at Gilbert Hospital.

Gloucester Frederick T. Allen Excelsior Vincent Point Gilbert Hospital Lelia Tanner Vincent Street Christine Dresser J. A. Silva Harrison Avenue

Verdi Stricken with Illness in Milan

Milan January 22 Signor Giuseppe Verdi the famed Italian composer is ill with brain congestion. He had been unconscious for six hours by 9 am yesterday as doctors held consultations over his condition.

Milan Signor Giuseppe Verdi

Murphy Seeks Senate of Law School Graduation Listings

The Boston University Law School dean mailed notice to the senior class listing graduation applicants and warning that omissions may bar future applications. The list includes Timothy Ahern James W. Burke William J. Barnard George M. Gustin Louis Green burg Timothy Herlihy Robert Belcher Victor Brychower and many others.

John R. Murphy Samuel C. Bennett Boston University Law School Timothy Ahern James W. Burke William J. Barnard George M. Gustin Louis Greenburg Timothy 8. Herlihy Robert J. Belcher Victor Brychower Robert FE. Buffain William T. Carroll Harry B. Coolidge Herbert L. Carpenter Martin J. Cannon Michael F. Coyne John F. Conaty Michael F. Cronin Walter W. Clark Edwin O. Childs Herbert H. Richardson Charles M. Ranney George H. Richardson George A. Reed Franklin H. Stevens Alvar H. Sleeper Frederick EF. Shaw Timothy J. Shea Edward M. Shanley Samuel &. Silverman John F. Scannell Frank H. Swan Amos W. Shepard Abraham Silverman John R. Spring Edward V. Tirrell Irving

Omega Oil touted for easing aging pains

An aged care advertisement praises Omega Oil as a remedy for dry skin stiff joints and general aches. It claims regular rubbing relieves pain and restores vigor, stating grandparents benefit and listing the product as a universal liniment.

Carrie Nation Returns to Wichita in Saloon Rampage

Carrie Nation arrives after a small pox quarantine and, with Julia Evans Lucy Wilhoit and Lydia Muntz, wrecks two saloons. Police overpower the group and 200 onlookers march to the city prison. Nation slaps the sheriff and grabs his ears before being jailed.

Wichita Kan Carrie Nation

No Sign of Insanity in French Guardianship Case

Five witnesses testified in the French guardianship proceeding before Judge Grant in probate court. Hackett refrigerator maker, former housekeepers Mrs. Emily J. Todd and Annie F. de La Porte, iron work salesman J Lincoln Collins, and Superior Court clerk Albert H. Bearse appeared. Todd and de La Porte testified the employer showed no signs of insanity or incoherence in speech.

Grant Hackett Whipple Emily J. Todd French Annie F. de la Porte J. Lincoln Collins

Death in Cambridgeroom: woman perishes after long illness

Mrs Georgianna Thompson lay ill and alone in a third floor Cambridgeport room at 292 Prospect Street for days. Neighbors forced entry, she was found unconscious, rushed to Cambridge Hospital, and died. About 1.50 remained in her pocketbook. she reportedly had not eaten for a week.

Georgianna Thompson Prospect Street Cambridgeport Cambridge Hospital

Alleged Bribes Linked to Lawrence Police Appointments

District Officer Hammond served summonses on city officials and police appointees in Lawrence to appear before the Salem grand jury tomorrow. Rumors tie two Aldermen to a bribe and the police payoffs, and the grand jury will investigate the allegations.

Lawrence Hammond Grand Jury Salem Board of Aldermen Grand

Officer Rescues Two From Middlesex Street Fire

Reserve Officer John M. Jackson saved two lives during a 1 am blaze in a three story tenement at 70 Middlesex Street. The building owned by Daniel Goni and occupied on the second floor by Mrs. Mary Doherty, with her 5 year old daughter Mabel, were overcome by smoke and carried to safety by the officer.

John M. Jackson Middlesex Street Daniel Goninow Mary Doherty

Talks on Caucus Reform at Chickatawbut Club Dinner

The Chickatawbut Club at Young's Hotel discussed caucus law reform last evening. Hon. Flik B. Hayes of Lynn led the talk, noting a shift to primary elections and urging new methods to meet changing conditions.

Chickatawbut Club Young’s Hotel Flik B. Hayes Lynn

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