Peruna touted as tonic for women in Petoskey ad
An advertisement extols Peruna Medicine Company products claiming dramatic health gains for women. It features testimonials from Mrs D Finlay of Petoskey and ARY R Wightman of Lower Temperance League, praising renewed vigor, mobility, and relief from dyspepsia and fatigue. Dr. Hartman promotes free health books and universal advice, noting 45 years of experience and summer consultations. The piece also argues modern American women are slimmer yet frail, a view framed as urgent progress.
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Peruna Medicine Company
Columbus
Ohio
R. Wightman
Hartman
United States
Roxbury Bride Weds William Bates in Walnut Avenue Church
Roxbury couple Miss Helen Moore and William Lester Bates were married last evening at Walnut Avenue Congregational Church with Rev. Dr. H. Plumb officiating. The church was decorated with flowers and lilies of the valley. The bride wore white satin and the bridesmaids in blue chiffon. The couple plan an extended wedding trip abroad and will reside on Parkview Street after October 1.
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William Lester Bates
Helen
Eegine Moore
Roxbury
Walnut Avenue Congregational Church
4. H. Plumb
Maude Chamberlain
Alice Barprice
Malph Edmund Sawyer
Bates
Withington
Keyes
Atkins
Parkview Street
Xbury
Lane Kendrick Home Wedding in Chelsea Society
Chelsea society circles attended last night as Gertrude Lane wed George H. Kendrick at the bride’s home on 170 Shurtleff Street. The couple, part of Chelsea’s prominent social set, were hosted by the Lane family with a small gathering of notable attendees.
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Chelsea
Abel Gertrude Lane
George H. Kendrick
Chelsea Society
Shurtleff Street
Charttlefield
Moscatt
Charles B. Pierce
George Patten
Ur G. Learned
Connor Flynn Wedding At Blessed Sacrament Church
Harriette Claire Connor daughter of Mr and Mrs Daniel Connor married Frank J Flynn yesterday afternoon at four in Blessed Sacrament Church Union Street The ceremony was performed by Rev Francis X Peasy Sister of the tribe Ore Peasy acted as bridesmaid and A Flynn served as best man.
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Blessed Sacrament
Union ‘ Street
Harriette Claire
Daniel Connor
Frank J. Flynn
Francis X. E
Ore Peasy 'G vi
Wedding at Sacred Heart East Boston United in June
A June wedding occurred at seven in the morning atop the Sacred Heart in East Boston. The groom was John H. Yeomans, a well known Beachmont and Boston buisnessman, and the bride Elizabeth Frances Burna, eldest daughter of travel agent James A. Burna of Cunard. Bridesmaid Miss A Burns wore muslin and chiffon with a diamond brooch from the groom. Dr. Richard A. McCann served as best man.
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Sacred Heart
East Bos
Corlino
Richard A. McCann
Barbrick Joyce Wedding at Princeton Street Home
The Barbrick Joyce wedding took place at the home of Mr and Mrs George Barbrick 227 Princeton Street East Boston. The ceremony occurred Saturday evening with Rev. Joyce officiating and included guests and family members.
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George Ore
Princeton Street
East Bosat
Satren “Barbrick
John J. Joyce
Ore Sonn Tinere
Sumner C. Bar
Rackemann Pomeroy Nuptials In Stockbridge Church
Charles S Rackemann of Boston and Miss Fanny Sedgwick Pomeroy of Stockbridge wed at St Paul s Episcopal Church at noon. About seventy guests arrived on special trains from Boston for the ceremony. Felix Rackemann of Boston served as best man.
Missing Fragments Describe Crosby Wedding I Omit Details
Fragmentary OCR recalls a Crosby wedding with names Crosby and Holl in Medford Denver? The text is garbled with stray places and unclear dates. It mentions a bride and a Boston printer as a possible father or relative, but essential facts are unreadable.
Hopkins Kimball Wedding Reported In Vague Local Notice
Miss Cordelimball daughter of Mr Jwetgiah of Kimball and Mr Tapine ton were united in marriage at the bride’s father’s residence on iff street plewore. The notice provides scant readable details about the ceremony or participants.
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Cordelimball
Jwetgiah
Kimball
Kapfew Broa
R. Edward S&s. Tapineton
Iff Street
Plewore
Davis couple wed at First Congregational Church Malden
Miss Cora EB Davis daughter of councilman and Mrs D W Davis of a Penny Avenue Malden and Mr John of Medford were united in marriage at the First Congregational Church in Malden.
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Cora EB. Davis
Founcilman
Mm. D. W. Davis
Malden
Mr. Tohn
Medford
First Congregational Church
Leavitt-Wilkinson Nuptials at 17 Brighton Avenue
A concise notice records the wedding of Elizabeth Wilkinson to Bertram Leavitt at Soreste. The ceremony took place at 17 Brighton Avenue, with family and friends in attendance, celebrating the union of two local residents in this early spring event.
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William Henrzinton
Brighton Avenue
Ilinabeth
Wilkigeon
Bertram ‘Leavitt
Woman Survives Carbolic Acid Attempt at Home
Bridget Cummings, 40, of Overettatree Hast Zeaton, swallowed carbolic acid yesterday afternoon at about 2. Her husband John discovered her, an officer induced vomiting with salt and water, and she was rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital where recovery is expected.
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Bridget Cummings
Zeaton
John Cummings
Station 7
Regan
Massachusetts General Hospital
Unclear OCR fragment hints at a historical event
Fragmentary text mentions ESTOWN and Helena with references to a president's grandson, a lady, a king and troopers, with foreigners present. Descriptions of a clean appearance and immediate dispatch to a madera camp suggest a historical incident, but details are fragmented and uncertain.
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Elena
Itrr
Wood
Many Class Dinners Mark College Night
Despite heat the event drew several class dinners at Parker's and Young's. Harvard class of ’62 and Harvard graduating clean artists were present. Harvard and Wellesley classes and Exeter graduates also held banquets. Four Harvard graduating clean artists attended.
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Harver
Parker's
Harvard
Wellesley
Exeter
Oung’s
Heat Like That of Yesterday Mocked Fans Across City
A sweltering June 27 1900 marked by record heat and panicked crowds as Mississippian and Maine resident comment on the thermometer in Wash can street. Travelers and locals complain of the brutal warmth while prayers ascend for cooler weather and relief from the northern heat wave.
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Washington
Mississippi
Toursine
Saccarappa
Washcan Street
Fee
City Sizzles as Heat Roasts Boston Streets
Citizens endure 94 degree noon heat while ice carts sell out and wharf ends fetch top prices. In the North End crowds gather on rooftops and open spaces as thermometers clash with street rumors of 190 in the shade. Cambridge suspends afternoon classes. fire alarms ring on hot days.
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North End
Federal Building
Boston
Cambridge
Cogswell
Heat Victims Treated At Emergency Hospital
Emergency Hospital treated two heat related cases yesterday afternoon. John Dman of Somerville, an Inolames, of Macullar, Parker Company, Washington Street, died from heat while at work. Lizzie Lynch, employed by A. Thayer & Co., was treated for a similar complaint.
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John Dman
Somerville
Ae Macullar
Parker Company
Ashington Street
Gisteck
Lizzie Lynch
BE. A. Thayer & Co
Man dies after doorway fall on Cambridge Street
At about 8 25 p m Frederick Bond witnessed a man fall in a doorway at 17 Cambridge Street. An ambulance rushed the unconscious man to Massachusetts General Hospital where he died shortly after arrival. The deceased was identified as Michael Kelly a lodger at 178 Cambridge Street. Cause of death listed as heart failure brought on by heat prostration.
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Frederick Bond
Cambridge Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Michael Kelly
Poole Relapses at City Hospital After Interview
Harald Poole suffered a relapse at City Hospital following interviews by Chief Watts and Captain Dugan. Doctors feared for his recovery as stress from the oral examination appeared to weaken him. He is now kept under nurse and physician supervision only.
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Harald Poole
Champion
Watts
Dugan
Poole
Insurgent Leaders Take Oath in Manila
Nine insurgent leaders including Generals Pio del Pilar Conception Garcia and Alvares were released in Manila after swearing allegiance to the government and renouncing revolution in the Philippines.
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Manila
Pio del Pilar
Conception
Garcia
Alvares
Philippines
Yale Degrees Granted Amid Ceremony by Professor Flaher
A Yale graduation event featured the conferral of degrees with Professor G. P. S Flaher delivering the presentation. Names and specific degree counts are noted as part of the ceremony recap.
Fatal Lightning Strikes Italian Worker in Weston Storm
In Weston a severe afternoon thunderstorm killed an Italian workman known as Big Mike and badly burned Stephen Connolly, driver for Buttrick Lumber Co. Connolly and the Italian sought shelter under a tree in front of Patrick Tulli’s harness shop on Central Avenue when lightning hit the tree. Connolly was knocked unconscious and his horse fell.
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Weston
Big Mike
Stephen Connolly
Buttrick Lumber Company
Waltham
Connolly
Patrick Tulli
Central Avenue
McDonald
Boston
Fatal bolt in Hartford after storm hits New Haven
Reports from Hartford and other parts of Connecticut say a severe thunderstorm with hail caused property damage and crop losses. One fatality is reported, Francis F. Wall, 18, killed by lightning after seeking refuge under the Hartford driving park grandstand.
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New Haven
Conn
Francis F. Wall
Hartford
Felled by Severe Storm Hits Waterville Area
A fierce electric storm struck Waterville Maine this afternoon. John Fitzgerald of North Sidney collapsed in a field and remains unconscious. In Oakland a flock of sheep was killed by the weather event.
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Waterville
John Fitzgerald
North Sidney
Oakland
Yacht Burns in Shrewsbury River Fire
During a heavy thunderstorm an auxiliary yacht named Laura flying the New York Yacht Club flag caught fire while anchored in the Shrewsbury River. The craft burned to the water’s edge with no immediate report of injuries or follow up details.
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New York
Laura
New York Yacht Club
Shrewsbury River
Athol Streets Flooded After Severe Thunderstorm
Athol and Orange were hit by a severe thunderstorm around 2 PM. Flooded streets, uprooted trees, and a faulty fire alarm system causing several false alarms were reported.
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Athol
Orange
Boys struck by lightning kill two in Manchester
During a brief shower in Manchester a lightning bolt struck three boys. Whittier Williams aged 7 and James Murphy aged about 10 were instantly killed, while Clair West Pettis age 6 was seriously injured but thought to recover.
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Manchester
N. H
Whittier Williams
James Murphy
Clair West Pettis
British General Declines Attack in Boer Skirmish Near Senekal
London dispatch reports General Sir Leslie Rundle sparred with a large entrenched Boer force near Senekal on Friday but chose not to assault. Other lines indicate Boer outposts northeast of Pretoria are active while communications to Standerton and Ewinstle were cut. Commandant Dewet with 3000 men and three guns moves northeast in the Orange Free State. Botha and Dewet reportedly vow to continue fighting while in the field.
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London
Leslie Rundle
Senekal
Pretoria
Standerton
Ewenastle
Redvers Buller
Dewet
Orange River Colony
Botha
Kruger
Machadoor
South Africa
England
Cape Tow
Outan
Co Otane
Garon
Clare
Christian
Bundle Found on Track In Roxbury Car Barn Area
Motorman H. R. Buswell of Boston Elevated Car 188 reported a bundle on the track south of his location at the corner of Wyoming and Warren streets in Roxbury. An investigation was started to determine contents and origin as rail workers secured the area.
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H. R. Buswell
Boston
SEYMOURS REPORTED RESCUED IN CHINA CRISIS
Reports describe allied forces at dawn advancing into Tien Tsin with sea and land support. American and British troops led entry, Russians seized arsenal with heavy losses while Japanese redeployments push toward a broader multinational effort. Refugees and foreign workers flee Canton and coastal ports as international forces prepare for larger action.
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Tien Tsin
Taku
Japan
Che Fu
Lutai
Shanghai Wan
Pekin
Canton
West River
Wochou
China sees fleet grow with nineteen added transports
China has chartered nineteen additional transports, bringing its total fleet to thirty five ships. The movement expands capacity for maritime operations, reflecting increased logistical reach and national shipping commitments.
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China
Not a Plum Cake London Dispatch on China and War
Sir Michael Hicks Beach told Mansion House guests that a chancellor faced three wars and uncertain reach of the fighting. He urged powers to rescue legations and protect citizens, naming the United States and Japan as allies in ensuring safety and preventing further injury amid the China Japan hostilities.
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London
Michael Hicks- Beach
A. J. Newton
Mansion House
United States
Japan
China
Professor Hughlett Returns With $10,000 to Clear Name
A tale of a defalcation centers on Professor Hughlett racing from the Pacific coast with ten thousand dollars earned in two years to settle debts and restore his reputation while baby Leland and his mother await his return.
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Baby Leland
Mamma
Hughlett
Pacific Coast
Randolph-Mason head repays debt with California trip
Petersburg dispatch describes Professor A M Hughlett racing from California to reunite with wife and baby daughter Baby Leland as he brings ten thousand dollars to repay a $10,000 shortage in his academy accounts. The message from his wife says to come back with family.
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Petersburg
A.M. Hughlett
California
Hughlett
Randolph-Mason Academy
Leland
Mamma
Elopement Plot Foiled by Father's Harsh Warning
In Willimantic Connecticut a bold suitor Byron Brown courted 18 year old Maggie Ryan. The girl's father Henry Ryan intercepted the plan shouting threats and forbidding the union. The elopement proceeded with a ladder and a hastily packed bundle being passed to the couple as they fled toward Justice Arnold's at 3 am. The groom, in a night shirt, was observed leaning from a window as the ceremony began and the scene ended with a terse command to depart.
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Willimantic
Conn
Byron Brown
Maggie Ryan
Byron
Henry Ryan
Sirrah
Justice Nold’s
Flag Finished Girl Dies After Largest Flag Made
Miss Josephine Mulford of Madison New Jersey died at All Souls Hospital Morristown as she completed making the largest flag in the world. Proceeds from the sale were to lift a mortgage of 126 percent on her homestead held by Mutual Line Insurance Company. The flag measured 100 by feet and stars 2 feet 8 inches across. It was designed to float from the capital dome and paid for by public subscription.
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New York
Josephine Mulford
Madison
N. J
All Souls’ Hospital
Morristown
Mutual Line Insurance Company
Ulford
Alford
China View Shared by Powers Cited in Discussion
A terse remark notes that the present stance on China is believed to be widely held among the major powers. The quote attributes this consensus to influential leaders shaping current diplomacy and global policy.
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China
Safe arrival of missionaries and families reaches Shanghai
Despatches received by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions report that missionaries at Pang Chuang were escorted to Tsinan near the Yellow River. The cables indicate the safety of two Lin Ching families and other American associates, including Wilder and Patterson, now bound for Shanghai then to Japan.
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American Board of Commissioner For Foreign Missions
Pang Chuang
Tsinan
Shantung
Yellow River
Tien’ Tain
Porter
Chicago
Lin Ching
Shanghai
Pleasurer
F. D. Wilder
Thought Lost Man Found Alive After Nahant Beach Clues
Brockton reports Samuel Walsh, believed drowned four years ago at Nahant, is alive. Clothes found June 5 1896 on Nahant Beach identified as his led to a $300 death benefit payout to Mrs Walsh by a local Knights of Pythias lodge. Insurance disputes ensued over identity. Walsh reportedly told a friend he traveled in South Africa and the world, seen last Friday but not yet located.
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Brockton
Samuel Walsh
Nahant
The
Knights of Pythias
Walsh
South Africa
Combination Park Races Draw Immense Crowd In Heatwave
An immense crowd filled Combination Park last evening as a hot day produced fast times. The grand stand was packed mainly with women. Notable races included a close 2 21 pacing win by Miss B with Jack Bailey in pursuit, while Miss O B won the half mile heat in 52 seconds. Others mentioned: Goddard, Kezer, Abbott, Dunbar, Troster, Horton, Manning, Rooney, and McNamee.
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Combination Park
Miss B
Jack
G. Bailey
Ucdatessatsesese
A Goddard
Kéezer
Ril Abott
Ewe da Dunbar
Ch. G
Troster and
Horton
Ae Manning
O. B
B. m
Egan
Eeveervorres
Kit
Br. m
Rooney Laws
Mozarra
Ch. m
McNamee
Mrs Smith Wins Nine Hole Handi Cup Tourney
On the Oxford road Newton Centre Gal lian a woman's nine hole handi e tournament featured. Mrs Charles L. Smith won with a net score near 30. The scores list Mrs Smith ahead of Anka Yan and Sacks with others noted in fragmented text.
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Newt Ne
Oxfor Road
Nake
Newton Centre
Gallian
Mrg
Carles L. Smith
Pears
Charles L. Smith
A Anke ‘Yan
Sacks
Newton Meet Results Note on Watertown Club Victory
Newton news notes a track meet with Pauline Mackey and Mr Hubbard. search context shows a 4 to something score for Backaloos. The mangled OCR mentions Watertown and a club competition with A. Mr Hubbard winning.
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Newton
Tneach Deaanley F Club
Watertown
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