Remarkable Georgetown Couple Heads Five Generations
GEORGETOWN June 5 This quaint town celebrates Mr and Mrs Aaron Kneeland aged 96 and 92 as they near 75 years of marriage in October Their family claims they are the nation s oldest living married couple with six children 26 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren Mr Kneeland a pioneer sewed shoe maker Oct 7 marks the anniversary with plans for a town hall reception and honors close to a century in life for both spouses
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Georgetown
Aaron Kneeland
Kneelands
United States
Marri
Rowley
Sr. Holebrook
Kneeland
New England
Mme Eames Pressing Suit Against Ex Husband
New York June 5 Mme Emma Eames and her lawyer discussed the $20,000 property suit against her former husband just before sailing to Europe on the steamship La Provence The singer refused a settlement offer and will continue the case The property includes curios art souvenirs paintings and statues at their Paris home
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New York
Mme
Emma Eames
Europe
la Provence
Singer
J. A. Appell
West Broadway
Paris
Mme. Eames
Cuticura Relieves Severe Childhood Eczema
Mrs. John G. Klumpp of Newark reports her seven year old son’s eczema, once severe and crusted on face arms and legs, improved after using Cuticura Ointment and Remedies. She credits rapid relief for itching and sleep, and notes a two month lasting cure with high recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Klumpp
Mincare St
Newark
N. J
cris + oe rug & Chem. Corp
Middlesex Grand Jury Indicts 95, Three for Murder
The Middlesex county grand jury reported to Chief Justice Aiken in East Cambridge detailing 95 indictments. Among them three were for murder and several for breaking and entering, larceny, arson, and robbery.
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Middlesex County
Aiken
Superior Criminal Court
East Cambridge
John H. Higgins
Somerville
Hatpin Wound Causes Death in Neponset
Mrs. Lee G. Darrah died at her home on 9 Clover Street Neponset after being pricked by a hat pin stuck in her hat while playing with a dog. She died about three hours later despite medical aid. She was about 66 years old and well known in Neponset.
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Lee G. Darrah
Clover Street
Neponset
Randolph
Austin Peters
Jamaica Plain
Grantley Bickell
Haverhill
Wood Pollard Proposes Innovative Cooling Rooms at Dewey Square
Boston area report describes Wood Pollard Co adding two large cooling rooms with built in refrigerators and a glass cheese counter to their Dewey square store. Rooms run 47 and 45 degrees, with a 9 to 10 ton ice chamber overhead. Also profiles Patrolman Lucas born 1832 and his 38 years on the force, noting career milestones.
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Wood, Pollard & Co
Dewey Square
Boston
Lucas
Plymouth
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Boston Fire Department
Boston Veteran Firemen’s Association
Police Relief Association
Hawes Grammar School Association
Station 4
Taft's Blunder Draws Political Fire From Readers
A reader letter to the Post condemns Taft for an infamous speech, declaring he has signed his death warrant politically. The writer says the president slandered a dead president, harmed veterans, and wounded Grant's family, urging voters to remember.
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Taft
Grant
Unsafe verdict on Monitor engineers in 19th century hearing
A Board of Pauper Institution trustees held a hearing for Engineer William Campbell and Assistant Engineer Joseph Murphy of the municipal steamer Monitor. They were discharged for inefficiency and subordination after refusing a boiler inspection trip, with Superintendent Donlan asserting boilers were sound. Both engineers claimed they knew the boilers' condition.
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Board of Pauper Institution
William Campbell
Joseph F. Murphy
Monitor
Donlan
Long Island Almshouse
Edward Gallagher
Max Wyzanski
Thomas McQuade
Atlantic Avenue
Retired Patrolman Lucas Fourth Division Receives Pension
Patrolman Winslow B. Lucas, the third oldest by service in the police department and the officer who arrested Jesse Pomeroy in 1874, will retire this evening at roll call. He retires at his request and will receive a $600 annual pension. Commissioner O'Meara issued the order yesterday.
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Winslow B. Lucas
Police
Jesse Pomeroy
O'Meara
Dorchester nurse wins $11,811 after derailment injury
Miss Rose G Boyle of Dorchester sued the Boston Elevated Railway Company for 30000 after an Aug 31 1904 electric car derailment in South Boston left her with nervous system injuries and facial disfigurement. The jury awarded 11811 in the Superior Court before Judge Harris.
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Rose G. Boyle
Morrill Street
Dorchester
Post
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Miss Boyle
Dorchester Street
Newman Street
Boston
Superior Court
Harris
Post Letter Box Terms Investigation Insult to the Editor
Readers denounce the South End lodging house probe as an insult to keepers and urge rival areas be reviewed. A June 1908 letter from South End taxpayers defends honest workers and criticizes Mayor Hibbard and commission for meddling.
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South End
Hibbard
Back Bay
Commission
T. A. Mullen
Boston
Letter to the editor praises veterinary letter in Post
A reader thanks the Post for publishing a veterinary letter in the Letter Box. He praises the author’s experience as a source of reliable information and hopes for further input from practical men to enlighten anxious readers. Dated June 4, 1908.
Rabies Debate Stirs West Bedford Letter
A local exchange questions the existence of rabies while a writer with recent personal experience asserts the disease is real. He recalls a bulldog entering a kitchen and biting a man, illustrating the risk and fueling neighborhood debate.
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U. S
MR. and
Mrs
Chester Saunders
Newman Saunders
Alfred Hall
Phoebe Kneeland
Cuticura
Middlesex
Lisi
Natick
Salvatori A. Strozzi
Mary A. Strozzi
Peter J Wilson
Somerville Avenue
Strozzi
Wilson
Napoleon J. Rivet
Joseph Gaillaux
Lowell
Rivet
Gaillaux
Natick Election Cases
Charles E. Hoey
J. Frederick Ryan
Lewis H. Rice
Edward F. Brennan
Hoey
Ryan
Rice
Brennan
Dock
James L. B. Montague
Mildred Montague
Concord
Hus
Ambrose
John F. McManus
Framingham
McManus
Court House
California
Fic Syrup Co
Wood Pollard
E. Chickering
Guy
Aged Police
Henry Siegel
Washington and
Essex Streets
Boston, Mass
Panama
Henry Siegel Co
Fico
Korn Kolor
Ideal Neckwear Company
Kingston St
L Street
Bath Department
Cox
West Bedford
The
Cuamies E. Hines Company
Philadelphia
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