Missing Jacob Foster and Redress Sought in Court
Report notes Jacob Foster’s absence from Boston for weeks prompts questions about those he left behind and authorities awaiting his return. In a related matter, a warrant issued against Foster follows a court incident and a plea for silver redress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Foster
Boston
D Law
Reg
Foster
Jacob
Cost To Defeat The Post Bill Reported By New England Telephone
The New England Telephone & Telegraph Company filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth a detailed statement of expenditures opposing state supervision of telephones. Total reported outlays for agents and advertising were 7220.18 dollars, excluding annual salaries of principal attorneys Samuel L. Powers and F. E. Dickerman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Samuel L. Powers
F. E. Dickerman
Boston
William R. Driver
General Court
Dewey craze spurs Boston births naming babies Dewey
A Boston Post survey of birth records from May 1 1898 to May 1 1899 shows 41 babies named Dewey, with many Dewey initials and two earliest Deweys born on April 20, 1899. The surge waned after Manila Bay victory as May produced the most Deweys and September nearly ended the trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
George
George Washington
Admiral Dewey
New York
Washington
United States
George Washingtons
George Deweys
Post
Dewey
Manila
Deweys
Edward Dewey Spellanger
Vesta Dewey Jordan
Harvard Honors GUEAN Heroes at Commencement
Harvard celebrated its commencement with speeches honoring war service and philanthropy. President Eliot cited over 1.25 million dollars in gifts, including Henry L. Pierce’s $800,000 legacy for library and museum funding, with new buildings planned in Cambridge and Boston.
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Eliot
Henry L. Pierce
Museum of Comparative Zoology
Cambridge
Boston
Edwin Austin
Henry Warren
Quincy Street
Calvin Ennis
Roger Wolcott
Jules M. Cambon
France
Harvard
Jules Cambon
United States
Ktentaro Keneko
William T. Sampson
Leonard A. Wood
Rough Rider
Santiago
Edward W. Hooper
Harvard College
Arthur T. Hadley
Yale
George Harris
Amherst
Samuel M. Crothers
Ira N. Hollis
William T. Councilman
William Brewster
Samuel Garman
Museum of Zoology
Shoe dealers list with prices across New England towns
Directory of shoe retailers and wholesale houses in multiple cities from Boston to Portland, listing store names, addresses, and balance prices for men’s sizes. Includes firms such as Appleton Shoe Co Boston and Emerson Shoe Stores in several states, with price references like $3.50 and $5.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sampson
Peace Congress
Russia
Europe
England
United States
Wood
Cuba
Athol Centre
J. A. Holton
Biddeford
Pierce Bros
Boston
Appleton Shoe Co
Washington St
Beacon Shoe
Washington &T
Bedford St
Pemberton’s
Tremont St
Corner Court
Crawford Shoe
U. S. Hotel
Sterling Shoe Stores
Water St
Spring Lane
Summer St
Hanover St
Emerson Shoe Stores
Washington
Cor
Court
Lakeport
N. H
Providence
Emerson Shoe
Westminster St
John O'Hearne
Wakefield
Hugh Connell
Waltham
Isaac Warren
Watertown
Otis Bros
Webster
B. B. Murdock & Co
Newell
C. H. Kerrz
Jones St
Sioux City
Hanover Pate
Wilson’s
Strir
Btoston
Hanover
Theatrical Matters at Boston Amusement Spots
The city offers a lively mix of seaside and theatre entertainments with Oldtown Penobscot Indians at Point of Pines and bicycle track work nearing completion. Keith's features George Evans and Honey Boy songs, Norumbega Park draws huge crowds to Rustic Theatre and J W Gorman's imperials, while The District Attorney at Castle Square and The Magistrate announce next week. Huntington Avenue Chutes and First Regiment Band concerts attract crowds, and Music Hall ends pop concerts this week. Sambo the ape headlines Austin Stone’s curio hall with other vaudeville acts. Bass Point boats draw harbor excursionists despite weather, and Palace Theatre presents Fitz-Jeffries and moving pictures amid a busy scene of entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Evans
Keith's
Honey Boy
Boston
Norumbega Park
Rustic Theatre
J. W. Gorman
Imperials
Castle Square Theatre Company
A. W. Pinero
the Castle Square
Huntington Avenue
Music Hall
Austin & Stone
Sambo
Bass Point
Palace Theatre
Moving Pictures
Nickelodeon
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National Biscuit Company
Pias Se
Love and Law
Bride
Dewey Babie
Hobsons
Shafter
Maid
Olympia
Dewee
Tela
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Poole Printing Company
Rockwell & Churchill
Roxbury Gazette
PSCC
CHTC
South Boston News
Charlestown Enterprise Maiden News
Enene
SCC
Wbie
Wren
Init
East
Boston Free Press
Cambridge Times
Boston Courier
Dorchester Beacon Jamaica Plain News
Cambridge Chronicle
Time and the Hour
Somerville Journal
the Republic Beacon Publishing Company
Banker and Tradesman
Commercial
Bulletin
Boston Budget Company
Boston Daily Globe
Boston Daily Herald
Boston Daily Journal
Boston Daily Traveler
Boston Daily Advertiser
Arthur T. Lovell
Aes
I Oe
Serio Oro
Charles FE. Davis
John J. Hoar
Frank J. Ladd
Charles
Walker
Frank E. Dickerman
Satara
Francis A. Houston
Creche
SRS
S. Jacob
Uestion
Les
Brise
Maine
Spain
Vrer
Kaefe
Edward Dewey Bellanger
Lucian Dewey Mills
George Dewey Garvey
George Dewey Morris
Francis Dewey Murray
Dewey Hudson
George Dewey Montgomery
George Dewey Penrose
George Dewey King
George Dewey Seargent
George Dewey Tyrell
Dewey Lyons
Edward Dewey Egan
Raymond Dewey McConnell
John Dewey Thorson
George Dewey Bohling
Edgar Dewey Billings
Leo Dewey Slater
William Dewey Kerwin
Wiliam
Hickey
Francis Dewey Reardon
George Dewey McMillan
William Dewey Rogers
Hunter
Baltimore
Alg Ultra
Wellington A. Hardy
Broad Street
Mass
Edward Franklin Alexander
Cincinnati
Robert P. Bellows
Edward P. Costigan
William R. Dickinson
Sanders Theatre
Butler Brothers
Bald
Dominion Atlantic BY
Prince George
Long Wharf
Font State St
Yarmouth
Reay Hye
Long Wharffoot State St
St. John
Prince Edward
N. B
C. P
N.S
Foot State St
J. F. Masters
N. E
Glousester
Cape Ann
Gloucester
North Side Central Wharf
State Street
E.S. Merchant
Boston & Gloucester Steamboat Ca
Winthrop Steamboat CC Plymouth
Wapany
Plymouth
Winthrop Line
Atlantic Ave
Qalem Willows
Brigham’ S
Salem Cadet Band
Winthrop Steamboat Wharf
Willows
Mom
Roi
J. R. Bacon
Gen
Wirs
Southworth
E. D. E. N. Southworth
Emma D. E. N. Southworth
Georgetown
Richmond J. Southworth
Mange
Bellamy Storer
Hono
Madrid
An Infanta Isabella
J.storer
CANDY
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
Montreal
Ellen C. Jonnson
Bert
Lighthil
Boylston
Ellen C. Johnson
Kijlen C. Johnson
Sherborn
London
Penobscot
Philadelphia
Sorensen
Vaudeville
Ching Ling Foo
Henry Woodruff and Company
Tom and
Hattie Nawn
Caron and
Herbert
Biograph
Symphony Orchestra
Plers
Max Zachbert L. Guille
Castle Theatre
Tremont
Tren
Oxford
Peers
First
Attorney
Harrison Grey Fiske
Charles Klein
Eligher
Formbega Nature
Wparix
Grand Zoo
Avery Bivening
fisWwee
Gorman
Talmaladies
Newton Boulevard
Subway
Nahant
Koston
Lafricain
Naval Brigade
Lincoln Wharef
Commercial St
Nwaman
P. Lane
Seabrook
New Brunswick
Snow
Arch Wharf
Provincetown
Palm Garden
Reston
Major Clark
F. D. Gallupe
Snow's Arch Wharf
Bo—Grand Orchestra
Gustav Strube
Sanda
Weel
Huntington Ave
Electric
Bountaine
Pata
Fitzsimmons & Jeffries
Austin & Stow
Jean la Bianche
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