Selectman Sues Grocer Over Unbecoming Conduct Article
Swampscott chairman Charles S. Haskell files suit for 000 damages against Sidney M. Shattuck a local grocer. Haskell says Shattuck caused Lynn papers to publish an article accusing him of misrepresenting funds raised for soldiers relief and of distributing veteran trade among Swampscott grocers. The suit centers on local fundraising and questioned allocation of relief money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Haskell
Swampscott Board of Selectmen
Sidney M. Shattuck
Haskell
Shattuck
Lynn
Board of Selectmen
Swampscott
Fund For
Cure for Sick Headache Promised by Pink Pills
Article promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for sick headache by improving blood oxygen and overall health. Contains customer testimonial from Miss E M Ridley of Roslindale Massachusetts detailing decade long headaches and relief after using the product. Ad cites price 50 cents per box six for 2 50 and urges writing for a book on nervous disorders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
E. M. Ridley
Amherst Street
Roslindale
Mass
Dr. Williams
R. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Admiral N Mayo Dyer Dies After Supreme Court Loss
Rear Admiral N Mayo Dyer U S N (retired) died at 4 30 p m in Melrose aged 71. He served under Farragut in the Civil War and commanded the U S S Baltimore at Manila Bay. He had just returned from Washington after the Supreme Court refused his tax-salary case against Melrose.
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Melrose
N. Mayo Dyer
Farragut
U. S. S. Baltimore
Manila Bay
Vine Street
Dyer
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Marine Hero Dyer Dies After Cancer Battle
Rear Admiral Dyer, born in Provincetown, died after a severe stomach pain progressed to cancer of the intestines. He served in the Civil War rising rapidly through the navy, commanded the Hugenne in the blockade, received the surrender of the Selma, and led the Rudolph before it was sunk. He leaves a sister Mrs Eunice P Phinney and a niece Miss Mary I Hersey, never married, with funeral Sunday at two at his home and burial in Melrose Cemetery. He held posts at the Charlestown Navy Yard and in the Bureau of Navigation, plus years as lighthouse inspector and commander in the Asiatic squadron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyer
Eunice P. Phinney
Mary I. Hersey
Melrose Cemetery
Provincetown
Cape Cod
18Th
Massachusetts Regiment
Volunteer Navy
Hugenne
Selma
Hartford
Farragut
Rudolph
Leutenant
Bureau of Navigation
South Pacific
Sitka
Alaska
Charlestown Navy Yard
Wabash
Fashionably Attired Men Ordered Toward Feminine Silhouettes
New York January 27 The Custom Cutters Association of America meeting at Hotel Astor issued fashion edicts for spring menswear The decree requires gray or blue business suits with Buffalo buttons velvet shawl collars for evening coats unfinished worsted are to be used The report notes a trend toward feminine lines with narrow padded shoulders and high chests The opera cape Norfolk jackets and overcoats are described with distinctive features including circular cape lengths and military style collars.
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New York
Custom Cutters’ Association of America
Hotel Astor
Baltimore naval hero recalled from Manila Bay service
A Baltimore connected sailor, active 1887 to 1890 and later naval commander in the Spanish War, earned a jeweled sword after Manila Bay and retired as rear admiral in 1901. He belonged to the Loyal Legion, American Wars society, Army and Navy Club, Union Club Boston, Buffalo Club, and Masons. Other schooners, Maggie 38 Hart Martha S. Bement and Anna R. Bishop, are overdue with owners hopeful after Edgar C. Ross reached Bermuda.
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Naval War College
UW. S
S. Baltimore
Manila Bay
Miral Dewey
Baltimore
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Society of American Wars
Army and Navy Club
Union Club of
Boston
Buffalo Club of
Buffalo
N. Y
The
Masons
Maggie
Hart
Jacksonville
New York
Martha S. Bement
Anna R. Bishop
Mayport
Elizabethport
Edgar C. Ross
Bermuda
Auburn Anxieties Rise Over Missing Boston Schooner
Grave anxiety grips port as the Boston four mast schooner Auburn, built 1906 at Phippsburg Maine and commanded by Captain Bates, fails to reach Philadelphia after leaving Jacksonville December 19. With a crew of seven and a value around $35,000, she weathered a Christmas blizzard and has not sent word since departure.
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Auburn
Jacksonville
Philadelphia
Bates
Phippsburg
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Relief From Indigestion
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a harmless remedy that digests any food in minutes. It claims fast relief from indigestion sour stomach heartburn belching and gas and explains common misdiagnoses aside from nervous or stomach diseases.
Fripp Promoted to New York Central Eastern District Chief
J H Houstis announces February 1 changes in Boston & Albany and New York Central management. William J Fripp moves from Boston & Albany general superintendent to eastern district general superintendent on the Central system. James I Truden to succeed Fripp in Albany division. Charles N Smith named general superintendent of passenger transportation for both Central and Boston & Albany with New York offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Boston & Albany
New York Central
J. Hi. Houstis
William J. Fripp
Boston &Albany
Syracuse
Harlem River
James I
Truden
Albany
Mr. Fripp
Charles N. Smith
Central
New York
Power of the Press Cures Kidney Diseases Via Remedy
In an eastern city over 100000 population a newspaper published a prescription from a German specialist claiming to treat kidney and bladder disorders. The paper reported dramatic improvements after a week of printing symptoms and dosages, urging readers to obtain Vinid extract, balmwort, and sar sap parilla syrup.
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Selectman Sues Grocer
Manila
Taylors
Shepherd
Cape
SCHR
Fripp
Norris
Adams House Drug Store
Washington Street
Siegel
Riddan
S. & H. Green
Rocker
Collaf
Santa Claus
Wis Lee
Henry Siegel Co
Washington and
Essex Streets
Tymew
Axminster
Royal Axminster
Finnan Haddie
Berkshire
Boston, Mass
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