Debts of Honor Stipulated in Cambridge Professor Will
Cambridge residentia l professor William Garrett Brown's will, filed for probate, lists debts of honor owed to various individuals including golf balls and monetary sums. A 1902 will and a 1903 second will direct payment from Brown's estate, but the estate may be insufficient to settle all debts. The article notes Brown's death in New Canaan on October 19 191?. It also previews a Sunday Post Magazine piece by W S Phillips arguing floods' causes against conservationist views.
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Iah Smith, Jr
Cambridge
William Garrett Brown
Har University
Smith
Ofessor Brown
Mith
I. Townsend Burden, Jr
John C. Breckinridge
New York
William Luce
Fort Smith
Ark
Arthur B. Duck
Professor Brown
Durham
M.C
Wilson R. Brown
Eugene L. Brown
Birmingham
Ala
Next Sunday Post
W. S. Phillips
Inquiry into Hospitals Off Inquiries Dropped
The rules committee rejected a request for a legislative investigation of insane hospitals after Representative Roland Sawyer alleged a patient in Medfield wore a strait jacket long enough to gather vermin. He cited claims about Charlestown State Prison sanitation and food. Meade of Brockton disputed the Medfield jacket claim, while Speaker Cushing said Prison Commission and Governor and Council could act. the measure was voted down.
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Committee On Rules
Roland Sawyer
Medfield
McGrath
Boston
Sawyer
Charlestown State Prison
Meade
Brockton
Charlestown
Cushing
Debating At Harvard Becomes Paying Proposition
Debating at Harvard has reached a stage where subscriptions from undergraduates for varsity and freshman teams are dropped. Interest in Cambridge debating is high thanks to Crimson successes, with all season expenses now covered by box office receipts from the annual triangular debates.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Dick the Medford Cat Sets Daily Routines at 198A Washington
Dick, a six year old cat once owned by Colonel William H. Oakes, famously acts as an alarm clock for the Tuttle family at 198A Washington Street. He fights only yellow cats, meets the 5 o clock train at Glenwood station, and dines with the family each day.
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Tuttle
Washington Street
Medford
William H. Oakes
Reuben Tuttle
Glenwood
Harry
Reuben
Ex-Atty General Swift Weds Miss Gilroy in Philadelphia
John T. Swift former Fall River attorney and Miss Julia B. Gilroy of Lebanon Pa daughter of a lawyer wed at the Bellevue-Stratford hotel in a quiet ceremony attended by relatives. James M. Swift ex-attorney general of Massachusetts served as best man. The couple will honeymoon in New Orleans and Bermuda after a wedding breakfast and reception.
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Philadelphia
John_ T. Swift
Fall River
Mass
Julia B. Gilroy
Lebanon
Bellevue-Stratford
William Bickel
Andrew Groniger
James M. Swift
Massachusetts
Swift
New York
New Orleans
Bermuda
Pet Tales Wanted for Post Feature Page
Readers with clever pets are invited to submit stories and a photograph to the Post Feature Editor. Any pet is welcome. explain why your animal is clever and submit capturing details to share with readers.
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Post
Slander suit settled in Suffolk Superior Court
The $10 000 slander case of Rev. Paul Harris Drake against Rev. William Channing Brown and Snittleton ends with judgment for neither party and no further suit. Drake, now with a local paper, claimed Brown damaged his chances for a Berlin minister post by labeling him not a Unitarian and alleged debt in Saco, Missouri. During Taft’s first year in Beverly Drake led the Unitarian church there.
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Paul Harris Drake
William Channing Brown
Beacon Street
Snittleton
Suffolk Superior Court
Drake
Berlin
Brown
Saco
Taft
Beverly
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
Take Pape's Cold Compound every two hours for three doses until grippe misery ends. It quickly opens blocked nose and head passages, stops discharge, relieves headache feverishness throat soreness and sneezing. Costs 25 cents at any drug store and acts without assistance.
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Pape
Drunkenness Trends Fact Sheet and Policy Notes
The report cites that 62 percent of inebriates admitted at Foxboro lack a court history while 96 percent of criminals are habitually intemperate. It records 300000 lost working days last year and that about 41,590 or 42 percent of arrestees in 1912 were released by probation officers. It urges careful fining, reduction or abandonment of imprisonment for fines, hospital treatment for many cases, notes a lack of curative options for women, and opposes statewide prohibition. Local option is supported and remedies emphasize public demonstrations and neighborhood centers as saloon substitutes.
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Foxboro
Norfolk State Hospital
Report Urges End to Imprisonment for Drunkenness
A 1913 commission led by Judge Michael J. Murray calls for ending imprisonment for drunkenness except for repeat offenders or unmanageable habitual drinkers. It proposes probation, hospital treatment, and broader prevention measures including state wide education, licensing reforms, and social recreation centers.
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Michael J. Murray
Irwin H. Neff
W. Rodman Peabody
Elmer FE. Southard
Edwin O. Childs, Jr
Wagner Opera by New Voices at Boston Opera House
Review notes new cast changes in Die Meistersinger at the Boston Opera House. Jacques Urlus as Walther impresses with noble singing. Eva red a Hempel debuts as Eva. The Boston Opera Company delivers a polished mounting, preserving the work’s genius and care in production.
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Boston Opera House
Boston Opera Company
Jacques Urlus
Reda Hempel
Eva
Walther
Tristan
Wagner
Mr. Griswold
Pogner
Clean Your Liver With Cascarets 10 Cent Box
Headache and bilious feelings described as a congested system plus a suggestion that Cascarets can clean and regulate the liver and bowels. The ad promises quick morning relief and a cheerful, productive mood after use.
Quick Home Cure for Piles Offer
Sufferers can obtain a free trial package of Pyramid Pile Remedy from Pyramid Drug Co Marshall Michigan. The ad promises instant relief from pain and itching and a quick reduction in swelling followed by a complete cure with a 50 cent full size package after trial.
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Pyramid Drug Co
Pyramid Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Pyramid Drug Company
Pyramid
Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Remedy promoted
An ad touts Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Remedy as effective for kidney problems and uric acid buildup. It claims plant based ingredients, a pleasant taste, and 36 years of proven results with a free sample offer from Warner's Safe Remedies Co., Rochester, New York.
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Warner
Warner’s Safe Remedies Co
Dept
Rochester, N. Y
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