Yell in Court to Convince Judge Fined Driver in Cambridge Court
Two Cambridge policemen Healy and Horrigan yelled in court to prove how loudly they hollered at Charles Kidd for failing to stop when asked by an officer. Kidd of 100 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge said he did not hear but the judge accepted the shouts and fined him $25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Healy
Horrigan
Walcott
Charles Kidd
Kidd
Massachusetts Avenue
A Marvel for Sore Feet TIZ Remedy Promises Quick Relief
Advertisement touts TIZ as a unique foot remedy not a powder. It claims rapid relief from sore feet corns callouses and burning raw spots by drawing out toxins and cleansing pores. The ad guarantees money back if not satisfied and lists Walter Luther Dodge & Co. Chicago selling 25 cents a box or by mail direct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Luther Dodge & Co
Chicago
Ill
Long‑lost Cowan returns home after 40 years in West
Gloucester City New Jersey July 5 George Cowan a Livingston County Missouri resident who disappeared four decades ago walked into his brother’s home at 224 Monmouth Street today. He was soon recognized and joined by a sister and another brother for a family reunion. Cowan said he prospered in the West and urged migratory workers to seek confidence and friendship to join organized labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester City
N. J
George Cowan
Livingston County
Jacob Cowan
Monmouth Street
Cowan
Morton Cowan
Camden
Susan Dolphin
Media
Penn
Children mix powder into father's tobacco in Pittsburgh incident
In Pittsburg on July 5, the children of Charles Marlowe of North Versailles township emptied firecracker powder into their father's smoking tobacco. When Marlowe lit his pipe it exploded shattering the pipe and burning off his whiskers and any hair remaining on his head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Charles Marlowe
North Versailles Township
Marlowe
Ice Cream Wagon With Searchlight Draws Couples
In Alton on July 5 George McCullom operates a wagon selling ice cream in residential areas. He attaches a searchlight to his wagon and shines it into dark rear yards where young couples gather. The bold tactic attracts customers who buy ice cream in their moments of privacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton
Til
George McCullom
George
Divorces Husband Then Weds His Son in Surprising Union
In Easton Pennsylvania, Ruth Doster divorced General William E. Doster on June 11, 1911, then married her stepson Edward Depew Doster who had divorced his wife in Galveston on October 25, 1910. The 37 year old musician and her second husband are several years apart in age.
Plan to unite 3,000,000 hoboes sparks nationwide union
President Andrew Furuseth of the International Seamen's Union of America asked AFL President Samuel Gompers to organize about three million migratory workers, or hoboes, across the country. He warns the growing number presents a dangerous situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Andrew Furuseth
International Seamen’s Union of America
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Furuseth
Marvelous Beauty Claim For Freckle and Skin Repair
Grace Benson testifies that one free prescription application made arms and neck look smooth and youthful by removing freckles and dark wrinkled areas from high collar use. The remedy: Kulux Compound mixed at home with witch hazel, applied twice daily to hands and arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Benson
Burn Hulk of Old Man-O-War Iroquois in Discovery Bay
At Fort Townsend Washington on July 5 junk men set afire the oak bulk of the corvette Iroquois to recover copper from the wood. Built in New York in 1858 the vessel served in Mobile Bay and Vicksburg campaigns and sank the Confederate gunboat McRae. It last sailed with Farragut’s fleet, losing many sailors.
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Fort Townsend
Wash
United States
Mobile Bay
Vicksburg
Discovery Bay
New York
McRae
Farragut
Ambergris Worth 150000 Found From Whale
A whale caught by the whaler Petriana yielded a massive ambergris lump valued at about $150,000. The piece, reported as one of the largest ever found, was taken from the whale and arrived in Victoria B C on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Petriana
Reject Grade Crossing Bill Faces House Committee Vote
The House ways and means committee voted against the Lynn grade crossings bill led by P. B. Ma grange of Lynn. It would undo elevated work now under way. Opponents cited expense in hearings with Hiram Miller, John Ingram, John Boynton, John Walsh, and Daniel Hayden present. City Solicitor Wadleigh spoke for petitioners and urged adoption of the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Ways and Means
Lynn
P. B. Magrange
Hiram IE. Miller
John Ingram
Hannah Pickford
Brockway-Smith Manufacturing Company
John Boynton
John §. Walsh
Foss Nominates Paine and Moors for Top City Posts
Governor Foss sent to the executive council two major nominations Charles C Paine of Hyannis to be harbor and land commissioner and John F Moors of Boston to be finance commissioner Also reappointed are General Morris Schaff as gas and electric light commissioner The full slate lists many appointments including inspectors district police and other state posts with names and hometowns across Massachusetts
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Foss
Executive Council
Charles C. Paine
Hyannis
Tiernan Harding
John F. Moors
Boston
Paine
Cape Cod
Morris Schaff
George A. Dunn
Gardner — Trustee Hospital
Charles H. Crane
Revere
Charles D. Jenkins
Winchester
Leslie R. Moore
Newton
Lawrence S. James
Walter E Temple
Joseph L. Fullen
Ernest E. Bacon
Almore I. Nash
Fred B. Clark
Francis S. Pratt
Charles E. Tibbetts
Bridgewater
State Farm
Charles M. Gardner
Westfield
Dairy Bureau
Boston—Gas and Electric Light
Hyannis—Harbor and Land
William E. McKay
Milton
Massachusetts Nautical Training School Commission
George Wigglesworth
General Insurance and Guaranty Fund
Boston Finance Commission
Nathaniel R. Perkins
Board of Registration In Medicine
Benjamin W. Wells
Arthur PB. Fitch
Palmer
Franklin
John T. Burnett
Southboro
Massachusetts State Reservation Commission
William B. Allen
Greenfield
Man Fatally Struck Crossing Street in Lowell
Beauchemin was run down by a car owned and driven by J. O. McLean of Westfield while crossing Fletcher street near Willie street in Lowell. He sustained a fractured skull and died three hours later.
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Lowell
Beauchemin
Fletcher Street
Willie Street
J. O. McLean
Westfield
Navy fleet arrives for Cape Cod war games tests
Provostown July 5. The vanguard of the largest U S naval fleet ever assembled in a port has reached Cape Cod. By dawn tomorrow, 25 fighting ships and auxiliaries will have dropped anchor in the harbor to prepare for rigorous tests and war games in Cape Cod Bay.
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U. S
Ajax
Panther
Ohio
Long Point
Dixie
Reid
Lamson
Flusher
Preston
Smith
Burrough
Castine
Gloucester
Virginia
Admiral Howard
Georgia
Nebraska
Portland
Provincetown
Cape Cod Bay
Evans Field Park
Atlantic Squadron
United States
Real estate man files bankruptcy in Boston area
Joseph Rubenstein a Somerville real estate agent with a Boston office filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in the U S District Court. He lists liabilities of 123402 and assets of 10769 with Boston Penny Savings Bank holding a 75000 secured mortgage on Commonwealth avenue properties and 2000 in accommodation paper for his wife as joint maker. unsecured claims total 20402 from about 60 creditors led by Charles G Halpert of Peabody with 9500.
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Joseph Rubenstein
Rogers Avenue
Somerville
Washington Street
Boston
United States District Court
Boston Penny Savings Bank
Commonwealth Avenue
Mary Rubenstein
Charles G. Halpert
Peabody
Admiral Togo to tour New York naval yard on visit
Washington July 5 The Japanese naval hero Admiral Togo will be shown the New York navy yard and other naval facilities. Regulations normally prevent foreign visitors from viewing construction, but the Navy Department will suspend them for his visit. He is expected to board the battleship Florida near completion and arrive around August 8, greeted by officials and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Admiral Togo
New York
Gates' Son Sails to Paris to Visit Ill Father
Charles A. Gates boarded the Mauretania in New York to cross the Atlantic and reach Paris, where his father John W. Gates is said to be ill. He refused to leave the ship despite no staterooms available, assuring reporters there is no danger and cable summoned him to his father.
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New York
Charles A. Gates
Mauretania
John W. Gates
Paris
Mr. Gates
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Conyright
the Press Publishing Co
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Harry Palmer
Bill Brown
Searchlight
FIN
Harbor Board
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BIG Fleet
Jordan Marsh Company
Togo
Gates
Crown Feather CO
Nuff
Oxford
Room
Siegl
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