Dentists urged to leave athletics to laborers at meeting
At the National Dental Association convention closing in Somerset, Dr. Charles W. Rodgers urged that men of brains should avoid gymnasium pursuits and focus on study and rest. He argued parallel development is obsolete and voiced opposition to athletics for those pursuing dentistry medicine or law.
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National Dental Association
Somerset
Charles W. Rodgers
Dorchester
W. E. Turner
Atlanta
William Carr
Birmingham
Ala
George W. Weld
New York
Weld
Rodgers
Dentists Demonstrate Painful Experiments on Volunteers
Boston reporters describe a two day Tufts Medical School event where National Dental Association members and doctors conducted live nerve extractions and other procedures on human volunteers. Volunteers, paid for by newspaper ads, endured pain to illustrate dental techniques while cats and dogs were etherized for comparison.
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Boston
National Dental Association
Tufts Medical School
A. P. Burkhart
William Conrad
William H. Mitchell
Bayonne
N. J
Edward Stanley
New Bedford
Charles L. Rose
My Star Goes Lame After Win In Nashua Harness Races
In Nashua New Hampshire July 30 one race finished and one went over after five heats at Nashua driving park. Stamford the favorite won the 2 24 class trot in straight heats while My Star favored for the free for all went lame in the fourth heat after two firsts and was drawn. The third heat featured a neck and neck finish between Frank S and My Star.
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Nashua
N. H
Nashua Driving Park
Stamford
Frank S
Leprosy Lovers Flee to Mexico After Hospital Break
In Los Angeles a retired Lt Col David K Wardwell and his wife, both with leprosy, escaped from the county hospital to Mexico. Authorities seek them to account for the disease while the couple seeks isolation together. A note on their window sill vowed they would not be molested in Mexico. They boarded a late train for the border.
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Los Angeles
Cal
David K. Wardwell
Eighth Massachusetts Infantry
Mexico
Skeleton find rekindles Southington murder tale
In Southington on Wolcott Mountain, a long hidden skeleton found by berry pickers revives a four year old murder mystery. Robert Perry disappeared after a £5000 legacy from England, and his wife later vanished after claiming Perry went to England for more funds.
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Southington
Conn
Wolcott Mountain
Wolcott
Robert Perry
England
Perry
Brown Returns Home After Exile From Independence Convention
Brockton July 30 B Gerry Brown twice a Massachusetts lieutenant governor candidate known as the man without a party arrives home from Chicago where he was excluded from the Independence party convention. He remains cheerful and philosophical about the setback.
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Brockton
Gerry Brown
Massachusetts
Chicago
Independence Party
Brown backs Bryan and Independence link to Democrats
Mr. Brown supports Bryan for president and hoped to win the Nebraskan endorsement of a new party but was expelled. He cites Bryan’s views on injunctions as fitting for the presidency, while delegates nominated another. When asked about running, Brown suggests timing is premature and calls for Democrats in the state to unite after the Independence party backed their past coalition.
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Brown
Bryan
Independence League
John B. Moran
E. Gerry Brown
Democratic Party
Independence Party
Chicago
Bloodhounds After Slayer Across Vermont Village
Armed men with four bloodhounds scour the mountains and valleys around East Wallingford Vermont to capture Elroy Kent an escaped inmate from Waterbury Insane Asylum accused of murdering Miss Della B Congdon. Some have not slept for three nights but persist until Kent is back in custody.
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East Wallingford
Elroy Kent
Waterbury Insane Asylum
Della B. Congdon
Bloodhounds and posse search for fugitive near Wallingford
Sheriff E C Fish led a large force including 100 armed men and deputies to trail the fugitive. Bloodhounds followed to Kent’s sister Mrs Rollin Flanders home in the mountains near Wallingford where the scent split. The house was searched but no trace found and Mrs Flanders denied any contact. Hunt paused at dusk and to resume at dawn.
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E. C. Fish
Kent
Rollin Planders
Wallingford
Will Attack Walking Record at Scotch Games
Donovan world champion short distance walker trains at Salem to attack the world three mile heel and toe record at the Scotch picnic on August 8. He gained fame as an amateur with the New Jersey A C and holds records from 100 yards to 10 miles.
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Donovan
Salem
New Jersey A. C
Inquest into Hazel Drew Death Concludes in Troy
Closing session of the Hazel Drew inquest in Troy details the days between her July 6 resignation from Professor Cary's home and July 11 when her body was found in Teal's Pond. Real estate dealer Henry E. Kramroth testifies about his camp near the pond and denies any impropriety. Mrs John Drew identifies the clothing, though emotion remains restrained.
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Troy
N. Y
Hazel Drew
E. R. Cary
Teal’s Pond
Henry E. Kramroth
Albany
Teal’'s Pond
Kramroth
Hazel
John Drew
Death case not proven in New Bedford shooting
William C. Howard a 26 year old private was discharged by Judge Milliken in the Third District Court for the 1905 Hazelwood Park killing of Edward Dewhurst after his bride of ten months testified to the night of the shooting. Grace Sturtevant also testified and Fort Rodman officers attended. The case centered on self defense claims and a defense fund.
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New Bedford
William C. Howard
Edward Dewhurst
Hazelwood Park
Milliken
Third District
Dartmouth Mills
Howard
United States Army
Fort Rodman
Tennessee
Dewhurst
Grace Sturtevant
Brinton
Miss Sturtevant
Marine Eye Remedy Ad Promises Relief for Tired Eyes
An advertisement touts Marine Eye Remedy as a solution for red weak weary and watery eyes and claims it soothes eye pain. The copy emphasizes fast comfort and ophthalmic benefits with a marine based formula.
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Marine
Boston Coal Dealers Boost Prices Across All Wares
Boston coal firms raise prices by 25 cents a ton for stove nut egg furnace pea Franklin Shamokin coal with a four month hold. Major companies met to discuss the rise and notified wholesalers and big customers. A noted dealer suggested factors include a presidential year or transport delays, though uncertainty remains.
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Boston
Franklin
Rabbis Denounce the Stage Jew in Union Resolutions
At the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of North America convention in Paterson New Jersey on July 30 resolutions denounced the stage Jew saying he made the sons of Israel look ridiculous and called for greater dignity in portrayal of Jewish characters.
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Paterson
N. J
Union of Orthodox Rabbis of North America
Sons of Israel
Prosene Prescription Puts Stomachs At Ease In Five Minutes
A Boston introduced remedy, Prosene, touted by Riker Jaynes Drug Stores, claims to relieve indigestion sour stomach belching gas and dyspepsia within five minutes after first dose. It features a compound of Tincture of Cinchona Prosene Compound and Sherry Wine.
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Boston
Riker-Jaynes
Samuel Norris Still Missing
Samuel Norris is missing from Lakeville. The 76 year old man left his son’s home to visit his wife in Dorchester and has not been heard from for a week. Mrs Norris fears he may be in a demented state or wandering. A letter hinted he could go to Maine. a telegram from his son confirms no sighting.
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Samuel Norris
Lakeville
Adams Street
Dorchester
Maine
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