Letter extols Swamp-Root cure for kidney trouble
A Melrose reader describes severe kidney problems improved after using Swamp-Root. The letter claims a full recovery verified by a doctor and urges others to try the vegetable remedy. It notes sample bottles and sale at drug stores with the Kilmer’s Swamp-Root brand and address in Binghamton, New York.
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Cottage St
Melrose
Mass
T.‘C. Richardson
Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton,n. Y
Rearrested for fraud after Deer Island sentence
Charles E. George, released after a year on Deer Island for mail fraud, was rearrested by Deputy Marshal Bancroft as a fugitive. He had faced an indictment in New Hampshire and was ordered sent there from the Charles Street jail pending removal. He posed as a legal agent for a collecting house and charged upfront fees with no actual collection. He operated in New York and Chicago and previously served time at Joliet. He is about 40 with fine address and appearance.
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Deer Island
Charles E. George
United States
Marshal Bancroft
Dodge
United States District
George
New Hampshire
Charles Street
New York
Chicago
Joliet Penitentiary
Neighbor Charged With Poisoning Hens in Peabody
Cornelius J. Casey, a prominent Peabody citizen, was held on a charge of throwing paris green into John Murray's hen yard killing 40 hens. Bail was posted. Professor William E. Hall of Tech testified the birds died from paris green poisoning.
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Peabody
John Murray
Murray
Cornelius J. Casey
Judge Hall
Peabody Police Court
William E. Hall
Tech
Eight Hour Law Violation Case In Charlestown Navy Yard
William H. Ellis a Boston contractor was held for the federal grand jury on charges of violating the eight hour law by employing workers nine hours daily on a pier at the Charlestown navy yard. Proceedings before U S Commissioner Hayes included testimony from labor and government representatives. bail set at 1000 dollars.
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William H. Ellis
Boston
Charlestown Navy Yard
United States
William A. Hayes
Massachusetts
Ellis
Colin W. Cameron
Carpenters’ District Council
Hayes
Bolster
Roxbury
Asa P. French
French
Cameron
Patrick O’neill
Fred H. Gorill
Amble Degant
Fred Thompson
New Bedford Probe Opens as Banister Inquiry Moves Ahead
New Bedford July 30 The hearing on charges by Chief of Police Thomas Donaghy Jr against License Commissioner John W Bannister began before Mayor Thompson. The session featured exchanges between Mayor and counsel Joseph T Kenney as Frank M Sparrow testified about board records. Kenney challenged further specifications, but the Mayor overruled.
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New Bedford
Thomas Donaghy, Jr
John W W. Bannister
Thompson
Joseph T. Kenney
Bannister
Frank M. Sparrow
Scense Board
Kenney
Mr. Kenney
Remains a Housemaid Though Worth 38000
Heiress to 38000 from grandmother's will, Hattie Slausen a Dubuque maid refuses to quit her Baker family job. She gained majority and now holds the cash inheritance, yet continues daily work on Tenth street.
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Dubuque
Hattie Slausen
Tenth Street
Miss Slausen
Pilgrimage to St Anne de Beaupre August 17
A St Thomas Church Jamaica Plain pilgrimage led by Rev J J McCafferty will travel to St Anne de Beaupre Canada on August 17. The group will depart Boston Friday evening with all arrangements for care and comfort at the shrine and en route completed. Open to all devout Catholics.
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ST. Anne DE Beaupre
League of the Sacred Heart of
Linehan Denies Carriage Bills Tied to Campaign
Alderman Linehan objects to a report that only Draper ran up carriage bills. He says he has had no carriage hires and will incur none this year. An alderman suggested Linehan wins big contracts from Mayor Fitzgerald, though Linehan opposed Fitzgerald in the primaries.
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Draper
Aldermen
South Boston
City Hall
Fitzgerald
Mackerel Fleet Breaks 20Year Record With Cargoes Worth 40000
The busier than seen in years fish pier scene followed the arrival of the Nellie Dixon and Monitor, adding 18 000 mediums and 5 000 large fresh mackerel to a haul that reached 315 900 fresh and 163 barrels salted. About 19 vessels are expected to share over 40000 in profits after a rough spell.
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James Ellis
Monitor
Joe Lyle
Selving
Martin Welch
Lucania
Eben Lewis
Elizabeth Silsbee
Thaddeus Morgan
Constellation
T Wharf
Mrs Corey Wins Reno Divorce From Steel King
In Second District Court Reno Nevada Mrs Mary Corey obtained a divorce from William E Corey head of the steel trust. The wife sought custody of their son Allan Corey and testified to desertion in May 190. The case featured Alleged infatuation with actress Ma Belle Gilman and the couple's social circle including Carnegie Frick Schwab. The jury quickly granted the decree with custody awarded to Mrs Corey.
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William Ellis Corey
Pittsburg
Penn
New York
Lorraine
Europe
Corey
Joseph R. Redding
New York City
Allan Corey
Riverside Avenue
Sardis Summerfield
Reno
William E. Corey
W. Ellis Corey
United States
Mabelle Gilman
Steel Trust
Carnegie and
Frick
Schwab
Charles M. Schwab
The
Corey Family Troubles Sparked By Dinner Slipper Incident
The Corey family saga began over a year ago when W Ellis Corey fell for actress Mabelle Gilman after a dinner in Asbury Park. He drank champagne from her red slipper in front of his wife, shocking the hostess and causing public embarrassment.
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Corey
W. Ellis Corey
Mabelle Gilman
Ashbury Park
National Cash Register seeks high class salesmen in Boston
National Cash Register Company in Dayton Ohio plans a two day visit to its Boston office at 177 Washington Street. Mr W A LeBrun and Mr F B High will recruit high quality salesmen to sell their product during Tuesday and Wednesday at the Boston location.
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Ohio
Massachusetts
W. A. LeBrun
National Cash Register Company
Dayton
Boston
Washington Street
Mormon Maiden Susan Henry Faces Deportation After Alleged Abuse
Susan Henry an 11 year old English girl arrived in Charlestown with a Mormon elder Emuel Bachman and accused him of beating her aboard the White Star liner Arabic. Immigration officials detained her for further investigation after examining affidavits Bachman produced and testimony from Susan. Captain William Wyndham the British consul ruled the affidavits inadequate and deportation was ordered unless Bachman appeals to Washington.
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Charlestown
Emuel Bachman
Bachman
Special Board of Inquiry
Immigration Bureau
Susan
Utah
William Wyndham
Billings
Washington
France Expresses Regret Over U S Navy Death
The French government expressed regret over the accidental killing of Lieutenant Clarence England U S N at Chefoo. The message came through the American Ambassador in Paris and the French chargé d affaires at Newport via despatches and telegrams to the State Department.
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Washington
Clarence England
U.S. N
Chefoo
State Department
Paris
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