Boutwell Celebrates His 85th Birthday in Groton
Groton January 28. George S Boutwell venerable statesman marked his 85th birthday at home listening to well wishes from friends and family. The ex governor recalled his rise from grocery boy to secretary of the treasury and senator while sharing reflections on politics and public service with reporters.
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Groton
United States
Senate
Massachusetts
Boutwell
Bird Club
Republican Party
Dawes
Pittsfield
Mr. Flagg
Boston
Samuel Hoar
Senator Hoar
Lst
Senator Dawes
Congress
George Cogswell
Bradford
Cogswell
Slack
Williams
Oregon
Hoar
Judge Hoar
Grant
Claflin
Craffin
Brookline
Treasury
Sixto Lopes
George
Post
Hobson at Y M C A Dinner
Sixty four tables filled for the State executive committee of the Y M C A of Massachusetts and Rhode Island at the Hotel Somerset last night. Guests included Right Rev W W McVickar Captain Hobson and Orville G Frantz Harvard athlete. Speakers urged stronger Christian education and evening schools as remedies for inadequate schooling.
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Young Men's Christian Association of
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Somerset Tast
W. W. McVickar
Hobson
United States Navy
Orville G. Frantz
Harvard
F. P. Spear
Boston Y. M. C. A
Jesus Christ
George
Budd
States
D. M. Rogers
State Committee
Jacob P. Bates
John Shepard
William B. Tyler
F. H. Means
A.S. Johnson
Miss Johnson
Curtis Guild, Jr
Murphy Miss Toppan's Guardian Appointed at Taunton
Taunton Jan 28 J 8 Murphy of Lowell has been appointed guardian for Miss Jane Toppan the Calumet prisoner confined in the insane asylum here under a life commitment the result of her trial last year on charge of murder.
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Taunton
J. 8 Murphy
Lowell
Jane Toppan
Calumet
Everett Dims Debt Limit to Fund Drainage Plan
At a special Common Council meeting on January 28 Everett authorized the mayor to petition the Legislature to borrow 100000 outside the debt limit to complete the surface drainage system. The move aims to finish essential drainage improvements for the city.
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Everett
Common Council
Cure Drunkards With Odorless Remedy
A silent odorless tasteless remedy is claimed to cure drunkards by adding it to coffee or food without the drinker’s knowledge. The ad asserts it works while loved ones witness the sober transformation and promises a free trial package from Dr. J. W. Hates in Cincinnati Ohio.
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Samuel Boyd
J. W. Hates
Glenn Building
Cincinnati
Ohio
Whole World
Mamaia Burkhart
Ss. Burkhart
Masquerade Ball in Pelham Draws Crowd and Comment
Pelham hosts a masquerade party at the inn hall with many women in skirts and one man in male attire. George Carleton attends in a woman's outfit as prominent church members enjoy the evening amid chatter about propriety. The piece notes a church elder’s view, mentions the ambassador’s son, and Harvard law graduate Mr. Choate.
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Pelham
Inn Hall
George Carleton
United States
Court of St. James
Choate
Harvard
Woman Seeks Husbands After Tacoma Hoax
A young woman from Lancashire, England, arrived in Tacoma after reading a false nationwide hoax claiming 50 Tacoma men sought wives. She had traveled from Lawrence, Massachusetts, discovering the story was untrue on arrival and had come West to find a husband.
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Tacoma
Wash
Lawrence
Mass
United
Lillian Whittaker
Lancashire
Eny
Boston
Miss Oliver to Wed Choate's Son
Albany New York January engagement announcement for Miss Cora Oliver daughter of General and Mrs Robert Shaw Oliver to Joseph H Choate Jr son of prominent family confirming upcoming nuptials and social prominence in Albany circles.
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Miss Oliver
Choate
Albany, N. Y
Cora Oliver
Robert Shaw Oliver
Joseph H. Choate, Jr
Coffee Harm Claim A California Doctor Endorses Postum
A Redding physician Dr John M Read argues coffee embalm s food after meals causing digestive and nervous issues. A letter from Oak P O Cal relates a patient who improved after substituting Postum Cereal Coffee, with further notes of weight gain steadier nerves and relief from heart palpitations when avoiding coffee.
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California
John M. Read
Redding
Cal
Dr. Read
K. Am
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Hearl of Yarmouth Rumored to Wed Miss Mary Thaw
Washington report places the Hearl of Yarmouth in the city with plans to marry Miss Mary Thaw daughter of the late William Thaw of Pittsburgh. Thaw, rich in her own right, has a fortune over two million. the Thaw estate is valued around 30 million. Miss Thaw visits sister Mrs George L Carnegie at Cumberland Island Florida. Mrs Thaw denies any engagement and would not approve.
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Washington
Hearl
Yarmouth
Mary Thaw
William Thaw
Pittsburg
Penn
Miss Thaw
George L. Carnegie
Cumberland Island
Florida
Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Thaw
Romantic Dawson City Wedding Ties Navy Officer to Local Librarian
In Dawson City, Lieutenant Edward McKay Hutchinson, a Cornell and Annapolis graduate and Klondike librarian, wed Miss Edwards a two year Dawson kindergarten instructor. The bride is a niece of a Canadian Parliament member and grew up beside the Dawson library.
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Tacoma
Wash
Dward McKay Hutchinson
Dawson City
Miss. Edwards
Dawson Public
Hutchinson
Cornell University
Annapolis Naval Academy
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken
Klondike
Dawson
Irene Munroe Possibly in Boston
Gloucester police investigate missing 17 year old Irene Munroe daughter of Mr and Mrs Abner Munroe who left 14 Duncan Street Sunday night to go to the depot and has not been seen. A woman with a girl answering Irene description bought tickets for Boston.
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Gloucester
Irene
Abner Munroe
Duncan Street
Boston
Mrs Potter Leaves Marion After Tar and Feathering Case
Jan 28 Marion report notes Mrs. Charles H. Potter left town on the 5 16 train bound for Providence after a public flashpoint in the tar and feathers incident. Charles H. Potter says she has gone bag and baggage and may join McDonald who left Wareham two weeks ago.
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New Bedford
Charles H. Potter
Marion
McDonald
Wareham
Potter
James McDonald
Carles H. Potter
Colonial
Prayer for Governor Long by Senate Chaplain
Reverend E A Horton served as senate chaplain and prayed for Governor Long to recover his health, highlighting the governor in the invocation and requesting well being.
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Governor Long
E. A. Horton
Senate
Limiting Coal Production Debate at Strike Commission
The anthracite strike commission heard attorney Darrow press for summoning presidents of coal carrying railroads to testify on alleged production limits. Chairman Gray questioned whether operators or market demand drive limits, noting no conclusive evidence of concerted restraint. Witnesses Baer Harris Thomas and Truesdale were called to testify on the issue.
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Philadelphia
Pend
Darrow
Gray
Dickson
Barrow
Lis
Mr. Darrow
Messrs
Baer
Harris
Thomas
Truesdale
Mayor Answers Council on Coal Relief Committee
Mayor Collins states no official reply to the council’s order concerning the coal relief committee. He clarifies he is not the treasurer or a member of the committee, and that city officials have no formal relation to it. He notes the committee formed from a mass meeting of about 150 citizens at City Hall and that ten volunteers were appointed to address the crisis.
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Collins
Common Council
Coal Relief Committee
Citizens face coal relief fund collapse and public scrutiny
A city relief committee recounts its work aiding coal distribution to the poor during a dearth. While praised for helping many, it admits possible mistakes in judgment and detail, and notes critics have mischaracterized their actions. Citizens are urged to continue donations and seek better schemes, with no expected audits or government investigations.
32 106 Tons Coal Brought To Boston Yesterday
A fleet of 20 schooners and barges arrived at Boston with coal from domestic ports. The steamer Orion came from Pensacola with 2200 tons of Alabama coal. Total receipts for the day were 22,106 tons, including 18,968 tons of anthracite and 4068 tons of bituminous. Foreign coal totaling 5080 tons arrived on the Lord Roberts and Aggi, plus the Scintilla from Halifax with 165 tons soft.
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Boston
Orion
Pensacola
Alabama
Lord ‘Roberts
Cardiff
Aggi
Barry
Wales
Scintilla
Halifax
N. S
Succession Filed for Samuel Thomas Millionaire Rail Purveyor
Samuel Thomas died in New York January 11 leaving a 10 million dollar estate to his widow and children. The will was filed for probate in White Plains New York on January 28.
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White Plains
N. Y
Samuel Thomas
New York
Koch Lung Cure Promises Free Consultation in Boston
Many cures reported in Boston and nearby with testimonials on file. Home treatment favored, using specially prepared inhalation apparatus at no extra cost. No charge for consultation, examination, or trial treatment. Write or call Koch Lung Cure at 361 Boylston Street, Boston, for an illustrated booklet with a symptom blank.
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Chemic-Electro Institute
McConkell
Restal
Boylston ST
Hotel Pelham
Goston
Mass
Boston
Koch Lung
Boylston Street
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