Conan Doyle to Wed Miss Leckie in September
The famed author Arthur Conan Doyle plans marriage to Miss Jean Leckie in September, after years regarded as London society’s prime bachelor. The piece notes Doyle's romantic turn contrasts with his logical persona and cites his characters’ views on marriage.
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Etienne Gerard
A. Conan Doyle
Brigadier Gerard
London
Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes
Morstan
Blackheath
Enag
Vendors Protest Street Market License Law in Boston
A Boston fruit vendor told a Post reporter the new license law targets street sellers in the market district. Vendors say the law, backed by stall holders, would force many to quit and complain of high stall rates in Faneuil Hall driving trade to the streets.
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Post
Boston
Barney Gompers
Faneuil
Cambridge Man Refuses Benefit Tickets for Child Burial
John O'Connell of Marion Street Cambridge declined to buy tickets for a neighbors benefit to cover burial expenses for his child. Judge Aimy jailed him four months for failure to support his wife and children. Patrolman Donohue testified O'Connell left for Bethlehem New Hampshire during the child's death. neighbors later raised funds and offered tickets, which he refused while carrying $62.
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John O'Connell
Marion Street
Cambridge
Aimy
House of Correction
Donohue
O'Connell
Bethlehem
N. H
No Word from Prov Minister on St Pauls Rector
No definite word yet from Rev Edmund Rousmaniere of Grace Church Providence regarding the Tre Mont street rectorship of St Pauls Church in place of Bishop Jagger. His Providence church is described as in satisfactory condition after seven years there.
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Edmund Rousmaniere
Grace Church
Providence
St. Paul's Church
Tremont Street
Jagger
Rousmaniere
Boston
St. Paul's Parish
Harvard Man Hurt by Auto
Harvard student Maurice H Howblitt was injured while riding a bicycle when hit by an automobile near Church Street and Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge. The driver C H Goodridge of 170 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge took him home after the collision. injuries described as not serious.
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Maurice H. Howblitt
Harvard
Church Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
C. H. Goodridge
Goodridge
Daring highway robbery ends with prison sentences
In Superior Criminal Court Thomas Mahoney and Charles G. Roberts were sentenced after a highway robbery on Portland Street. A police officer testified he saw them lure a man with a match and drag him into a narrow passage where they beat and robbed him of a watch and 40 cents. Mahoney received two and a half to three years in State prison while Roberts got 15 months in the House of Correction.
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Superior Criminal Court
Thomas Mahoney
Charles G. Roberts
Portland Street
Wall Street
Mahoney
Roberts
House of Correction
Sullivan the betting fan under arrest at league grounds
J Joseph Sport Sullivan and Frank Perricon were arrested at the National and American league grounds on gambling in a public place charge. Sullivan, a devoted baseball fan and bettor, is described as a constant presence at games and boxing matches with a long record of tracking players, pitchers, and race odds. The case signals a broader push to curb gambling at city ballparks amid strict league rules.
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J. Joseph
Sport) Sullivan
Frank Perricon
Sullivan
Sport Sullivan
Sport
Cubs
White Sox
Mark Twain
Jim Smiley
Mexico
Lee
Bolster
Pretty Teachers Marred by Lure of Cupid in Western Schools
Boston educators debate whether attractive teachers hinder performance as J W Andrae of St Louis and city officials in Boston argue that beauty distracts from teaching. One experienced head says pretty teachers are flighty and focus on marriage, undermining dedication and preparation. The Postman shares the reaction.
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Ma’ams
J. Wills Andrae
Public Schools
St. Louis
Idea
Boston
Andrae
State House
Divorced Woman Weds Again After Decree in Colorado
Kalamazoo dispatch reports Mrs. Elizabeth Pratt, recently divorced from a wealthy paper maker, went to Colorado Springs, obtained a new marriage license, and married Frederick I. Pease, with two days used for both steps.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
Elizabeth Pratt
Colorado Springs
Frederick I. Pease
Postal and Western Union at War
Clarence H. Mackay, president of Postal Telegraph Cable, says two competing firms Postal and Western Union have always competed in the United States after New York Attorney General filed suit for ceasing to compete.
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New York
Clarence H. Mackay
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
State of
Western Union Telegraph Company
United States
Rivalry with Western Union Over Railroad Rights of Way
A business leader claims fierce nationwide litigation with Western Union over railroad rights of way. The company asserts it won key business from Western Union, faced depot exclusions, and plans to challenge monopolistic contracts in court. It says others only competed to be bought out and that harmony talk is nonsense.
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United States
Western Union
Pennsylvania Railroad
Union
Birmingham Union Depot
Harmony
Hike Ajannian 2 Ends Adventure With a Patrol Stop
A two year old named Hike Ajannian wandered for two hours through Castle Dover and Common streets in Boston before a police officer stopped him. The boy rode to the station in a patrol wagon then reunited with his mother. Ice cream, travel, and a citywide search formed the backdrop of his brief but eventful excursion.
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Hike Ajannian
Little
Armenia
Hike
Greater Boston
Castle Street
Common Street
Dover Street
Converts Beloved Emma Risley Reed Dies in Ellington Camp
Torrential camp meeting emotions at Ellington near Buffalo surge as Emma Risley Reed, recently converted, dies of heart failure. Elder Leonard led the gathering, the crowd moved by the spiritual outpouring as the news reached the city.
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Buffalo
Leonard
Ellington
Emma Risley Reed
Osmo-Chemic Physicians Offer Free One Month Treatment
The Osmo-Cemic Physicians announce a limited time offer giving a month of free treatment and medicines to all patients who apply by July 13. A perfect examination and X-ray diagnosis precede the free month, with guaranteed cures in many chronic diseases and out of town patients welcome.
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Boylston Street
Cured Patients Endorse Osmo-Chemic Physicians' Light Therapy
Testimonials from Haverhill and surrounding areas praise the Osmo-Chemic physicians. Rev D C Bixby claims tongue cancer cured. Mrs A M Emery reports tumor cure. Mrs Margaret E Grasling notes rupture and ovarian tumor treatment success. Chas Whitehouse cites cancer cure. William A McCoy, 50, references notable improvement.
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Jessie Henton
Pond Sat
Natick
Mass
Washington St
L. S. Bidwell
Woodlawn St
Jamaica Plain
C. L. Welch
Marlboro
Henry Fleming
Maple St
Sherborn
Edward Swenson
O St
South Boston
A. F. Bigelow
D. C. Bixby
Haverhill
A. M. Emery
E. Haverhill
Margaret E. Grasling
Cambridge St
East Cambridge
Chas. Whitehouse
Farmington
N. H
William A. McCoy
Bartlett Terrace
Roxbury
Osmo-Chemic System of Med
Advertisement for Dr J Plankett chief consulting physician offering a book on chronic disease. Office hours 9 AM to 12 PM and 2 to 6 PM and 8 PM daily in Boston Massachusetts. Closed Sundays. Stamp for 2 cent book request.
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Med J. Plankett
M. D
Boston
Mass
Water for Revere Beach Visitors Urgently Needed
Letters to the Post condemn lack of drinking fountains at Revere Beach amid costly improvements. Citizens from Roxbury Cambridge and beyond urge authorities to provide water sources and attendants, noting the burden on families and children on hot days. William H. Colcord adds support urging action and small expense for large benefits.
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Revere Beach
Post
Boston
Centre Street
Roxbury
Sahara
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
Metropolitan Park Commission
William H. Colcord
Revere
Mill Village Depopulated by Weavers Strike
Burrillville R I July 9 As a result of the strike of 500 weavers at the Coronet Worsted Company's mills in Mapleville many families have left town. Further emigration is feared unless a settlement is effected. The strike began over the mill's two loom system.
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Burrillville, R. L
Mapleville
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