Indictments Serve Former Congressman Driggs in Brooklyn
Four federal indictments allege that former Congressman Driggs accepted a $500 check from Brandt-Dent between July 20 and 24, 1900, for securing a U S government contract to make 250 automatic cashiers. He pleaded not guilty to the first two counts, with 16 counts in each remaining indictment.
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New York
Driggs
Federal Grand Jury
Brooklyn
Thomas
Post Office Affairs
Brandt-Dent Company
United States
Post Office Department
Postmaster General Acknowledges Detroit Letter on Madden Case
Washington June 24 Postmaster General Payne took official cognizance of a Detroit letter sent yesterday by the Third Assistant in a Madden related money order contract matter. The communication seeks clarification of who may have been involved. Further details were not disclosed.
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Madden
Payne
Wynne
Bristow
Department
Washington
Detroit
Neighborly advice leads Baird man to Postum remedy
An elderly Baird Texas resident shares how quitting coffee and using Postum improved his digestion pain and energy. He notes his bowels stabilized and pains disappeared within two weeks and his son also benefited, with the family adopting Postum in place of coffee. The account ends with a product attribution to Postum Co. Battle Creek Mich.
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Baird
Texas
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Srigoes
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
President orders postoffice graft probes expand
President directs the Attorney General to detail staff or appoint a special counsel to prosecute postal service cases and to examine all charges against officials. Charles J. Bonaparte is named special attorney, with Holmes Conrad likely to receive a similar appointment. Bonaparte famed reformer and Roosevelt ally, Conrad a Virginia lawyer.
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Washington
Knox
Charles J. Bonaparte
Baltimore
Holmes Conrad
Roosevelt
Bonaparte
Conrad
Virginia
Retiring Letter Carriers Head Honored In Boston Testimonial
David L. White longtime president of Branch 34 was honored by Boston carriers at the American House with a gold watch and chain and a purse. The event featured the Letter Carriers Band 24 pieces and speeches from union leaders plus a godspeech for White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David L. White
National Association of Letter Carriers
Boston
American House
George C. Stiles
C. C. Topham
Mr. White
A. C. Currier
Scofield Hutchinson
William Reade
Charles Cutler
Michael Gallagher
Oren Gallagher
William Robinson
William Washburn
John Brennan
Letter Carriers’ Band
John Owen
William J. Murphy
National Benefit Association
Charles Norton
National Association
Carriers
J. Arthur Henderson
Letter Carriers’ Association
Upham’s Corner
Somerville Schools Closed By Severe Cold
The Somerville school system largely shut due to extreme cold with only a few sessions held in two weeks. Officials note furnace and pipe issues, while some janitors resist reforms, leaving many classrooms unusable and endangering final exams.
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Somerville
Littlefield
Glines
Homeopathists Elect Dr Sutherland President At Somerset
One hundred thirty new Homeopathists joined the institute at its Somerset convention. Dr John P Sutherland of Boston was elected president with H B Beebe Sidney first vice president Annie W Spencer Batavia second vice president and others serving as secretary treasurer registrar and censor. Scientific papers read include Dr N W Emerson on The Final Results in Operation for Fibro Myomata Uteri and Florence N Ward on Vaginal Coeliotomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
John P. Sutherland
Boston
H. B. Beebe
Sidney, O
Annie W. Spencer
Batavia, Ill
Charles Gatchell
Chicago
T. F. Smith
New York
J. R. Horner
Cleveland
W. E. Riley
Fulton
Surgical and
Gynecological Society
N. W. Emerson
Florence N. Ward
M. D
San Francisco
Rain Delays First Brigade Review Before Boston Parade
In Framingham on June 24 rain halted the First Brigade review by General Sickles delaying plans for General Mathews to assess readiness. Soldiers faced a damp night and a hard parade ahead in Boston tomorrow with early drills and rapid battery loading by Battery B Worcester Battery C Worcester setting a new loading pace.
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Framingham
Daniel B. Sickles
Mathews
Boston
Post
Sickles
Duchesney
Lawrence
Worcester
Outing of Nantasket Holds 21st Summer Dinner
At the Atlantic House a venerable gathering of Boston schoolboys marked the 21st annual summer outing. Attendees included President William W. Doherty and former presidents Levi L. Wilcott George F. Pierce and Henry B. Metcalf. 92 year olds Dr. Alonzo F. Preston and William B. Trask joined the group, along with 88 year old George Washington Robbins. Frank A. Hall led singing as the veterans recalled boyhood days and shared stories over cigars.
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Nantasket
George Washington Robbins
Frank A. Hall
H. W. Kimball
J. H. Henneman
M. W. Boyden
W. W. Doherty
William M. Badger
William B. Trask
S. B. Pierce
A. F. Preston
James M. Duting
Benjamin P. Coates
H. B. Metcalf
J. H. North
George Brooks
George F. Pierce
Pelham Kenney
Granville McAlvin
EB. J. Fairbanks
Amos W. R. Gooding
E. D. Eldridge
F. H. Price
John Cavanaugh
Completing Preparations for Receiving the Visiting Christian Scientists
Boston readies for the annual meeting of Christian Scientists drawing delegates from across the United States and foreign lands. The Mother Church board meets Saturday, communion is planned Sunday at Mechanics Hall, and the Tuesday session will discuss enlarging the church to house growing membership. The anniversary ends with a testimony meeting Wednesday evening.
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Christian Scientists
Boston
United States
Mexico
Canada
Mother Church
Mechanics’ Hall
Man Attacks Constable With Axe Over Furniture Dispute
Henry W. Ayer of South End assaulted Constable George A. Tibbetts with an axe after Tibbetts entered Ayer's home to remove furniture. Ayer was restrained by three men and taken into custody. Tibbetts suffered a shoulder wound, deemed bad by Dr. McQueeney. Ayer admitted the act and expressed intent to kill Tibbetts.
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Henry W. Ayer
West Brookline Street
South End
George A. Tibbetts
Ayer
Murphy and
Nelson
Tibbetts
McQueeney
Malden High School Graduation Exercises Report
Malden high school held its graduation exercises in the auditorium tonight. The class, the largest in the school’s history, received their diplomas. Edwin Lewis Burnham delivered the salutatory on The Man of Today and His Relation to the Community. Miss Marie Ellis Smith gave the valedictory titled Meccas of Time. Howard Root Chase read the class history and Miss Augusta May Farnum gave the prophecy.
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Malden
Edwin Lewis Burnham
Marie Ellis Smith
Howard Root Chase
Augusta May Farnum
Yale Commencement Honors Include Global Laurels and Prizes
Yale University conferred degrees on all graduates and awarded honorary degrees. Hugh Rankin of Peekskill won the Bennett prize for an essay on federal regulation of trusts. M. B. Terrill of Dechord earned the Cobden Club medal. Richard Webb of Durham won the John A. Porter prize for an essay on Sidney Lanier. Honorary degrees were given to a list of notable figures from law to the arts and public service.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale University
Hadley
Bennett
United States
Hugh Rankin
Peekskill
N. Y
Cobden Club
M. B. Terrill
Dechord
Tenn
John A. Porter
Richard Webb
Durham
N. C
Sidney Lanier
William H.brewer
Norton
Sheffield Scientific School
George Gray
United States Circuit Court of
Delaware
Thomas Thacher
New York
William D. Alexander
Hawaiian Islands
Yale
Lyman Abbott
William R. Richards
Brick Church
Herbert W. Bowen
Venezuela
George S. Hutchings
Boston
Woolsey Hall
Benjamin J. Lang
James S. Pettitt
United States Army
Charles M. Pratt
Pratt Institute
The
Long Island Railroad
Louis C. L. Tiffany
Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company
Stoneham High School Holds Graduation Exercises
Stoneham High School completed its graduation in Armory Hall with the orchestra and chorus performing. Edmund A. Thornton gave an oration on Plundering the Public and Annie H. Jpton delivered an essay on Barriers or Steps.
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Stoneham
Stoneham High School
Armory Hall
Edmund A. Thornton
Annie H. Jpton
Lillian C. Gray
Laurence T. Walker
Josephine G. Collier
Ada G. Cherry
Warren R. Jones
Grace H. Merriam
Lillian F. Lang
W. Padilla Gray
A Pretty Brooklyn Girl Regained Beauty with Peruna
Margaret Little describes long lasting relief from constipation indigestion and weak digestion after using Peruna. She reports the first bottle regulated her bowels and cleared her complexion and six bottles restored perfect stomach function continuing since.
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Margaret Little
Peruna Advertises Cure for Systemic Catarrh
The ad claims systemic catarrh causes widespread symptoms and that Peruna removes the root cause. It features Miss Alma Cox describing failed treatments and dramatic recovery after using Peruna and Manalin, with Dr. Hartman offering free advice to women in summer.
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Peruna
Tell
Manalin
Alma L. Cox
S. B. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium of
Columbus, O
Medical School Committee Elects New Officers
The text lists committee members including Bowditch Warren and Shattuck and announces newly-elected officers led by President Charles Follen Folsom of Boston. The vice-presidents include John Calvin Webster of Chicago Frederick William Borden of Ottawa George Brune Shattuck of Boston Erasmus Darwin Leavitt Beverly MacMonagle Isadore Nathan Bloom Reynold Webb Wilcox Josiah Newhall Hall Percival James Eaton Edward Fitch Cushing. Officers include treasurer William Herbert Prescott Boston secretary George Shattuck Whiteside Boston assistant secretary John Greenleaf Whittier Knowlton Roxbury.
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Butte City
Mont
Beverly MacMonagle
San Francisco
Cal
Isadore Nathan Bloom
Louisville
Reynold Webb Wilcox
New York
Josiah Newhall Hall
Denver
Col
Percival James Eaton
Pittsburg
Penn
Edward Fitch Cushing
Cleveland
William Herbert Prescott
Boston
George Shattuck Whiteside
John Greenleaf Whittier Knowlton
Roxbury
Harvard Medical Alumni Banquet Honors Ties That Bind
The Harvard Medical Alumni Association held a banquet at the Westminster last evening with a large turnout. Dr. Clarence J. Blake presided as Dr. A. T. Cabot spoke for Harvard University, Charles A. Coolidge for the architects of the new medical buildings, and Dr. W. L. Richardson for the medical faculty.
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Harvard Medical Alumni Association
Westminster
Clarence J. Blake
A. T. Cabot
Corporation
Harvard University
Charles A. Coolidge
W.L. Richardson
Graduation Exercises At Aquinas Hall For Local Schools
St Thomas Aquinas College and St Marys High and Grammar School held graduation exercises last night in Aquinas Hall at Harvard and Norfolk. Only two graduates from the college were Timothy F Downey and Willard H Doherty. The schools linked to St Marys Church founded by the late Father Scully. Diplomas were presented by Mayor McNamee.
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St. Thomas Aquinas College
St. Mary’s High
Aquinas Hall
Harvard and
Norfolk Streets
Timothy F. Downey
Willard H. Doherty
St. Mary’s Church
Father Scully
McNamee
Melrose High Graduation Honors Rev Edwin Hughes Speaker
Melrose High School held graduation exercises at City Hall with an audience reported as more than 1000. The program opened with an invocation by Rev Thomas Sims, D D, a Gles Club selection, and principal address by Rev Edwin H Hughes president elect of DePauw University as speaker.
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Melrose
Melrose High School
Thomas Sims
Gles
Hedwin H. Hughes
de Pauw University
Commencement at St Rose Convent School Chelsea
Commencement exercises at St Rose Convent School Chelsea were held yesterday with many relatives in attendance. Eight young ladies graduated from the high school and received diplomas. The gold class pins were presented by Rev. Thomas E Power, pastor of St. Rose's Church.
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St. Rose Convent School
Chelsea
Thomas E. Power
St. Rose's Church
Graduation exercises at Centre and Horace Mann schools
The Centre and Horace Mann schools in Everett held their graduation ceremonies in the Horace Mann School hall. The Rev G G Hamilton gave the prayer, Representative H H Newton delivered the address, and A G Wheeler presented the diplomas.
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Everett
Centre
Horace Mann
G. G. Hamilton
The
Universalist Church
H. H. Newton
A. G. Wheeler
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Hanm’s
New York City
Hke
Forster
Dr. Sutherland
Obstetrical Society
E. B. Hooker
Hartford
Hooker
Benjamin Ogden
St. Paul, Minn
Bureau of Homeopathy
Ophthalmological, Otological and
Women's Medical Club of
N. E. Paine
West Newton
Gen. Mathews
Orangeine, Chicago
Genrize Pure Food Co
le Roy, N
Constable Tibbetts
Malden High School
Hoyt St
Brooklyn, N. Y
Pe-ru-na
Alma Cox
Orum, S. C
Hardy
A. J. Nowell
Laurence Todd Walker
Grace Hamilton Meriam
Stone High Schoolham High School
Harvard Medical
St. Thomas Aquinas
Melrose High Graduation
Everett Grammar Schools
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