Miles Campaign Gains Momentum for Prohibition Nomination
In Indianapolis June 29 delegates and visitors at the State House endorsed General Nelson A Miles for the Prohibition presidential nomination. Illinois chairman Alonzo E Wilson presided as John G Woolley of Chicago said Miles might accept, adding he would assist unless Miles forbade him.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Nelson A. Miles
State House
Alonzo E. Wilson
Illinois
John G. Woolley
Chicago
General Miles
Porto Rican teachers due in Boston Saturday
Porto Rican school teachers aboard the Kilpatrick are expected to dock at the navy yard in Boston Saturday morning after sailing from their homeland on Sunday. Customs officials will extend courtesies of the port on arrival.
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United States
Kilpatrick
Boston
Navy Yard
One In Every Seven Warns Of Weak Kidneys
A contemporary health notice claims one in seven people suffer from kidney ailments and warns kidneys must work hard in summer. It promotes Warner's Safe Cure as the only method to keep kidneys in good order and urges readers to ask drug stores for it. Warner's Safe Cure Co. Rochester, N.Y.
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Warner
Warner’s Safe Cure CO
Rochester, N.Y
Padronism Alleged in City Work
Clipston Sturgis and union leaders claim padrone control over Italian laborers on a city schoolhouse project with workers reportedly paid 90 cents daily though payrolls show 1.75. The Italian Protective Association and Building Trades Council members accuse contractors of manipulating pay and signatures. officials say they will act on positive evidence.
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Clipston Sturgis
Italian Protective Association
a@ padrone
Delightful Nova Scotia Land of Summer Rest
Tourism ads invite travelers to Nova Scotia and the Maritime Provinces for cool seashore visits. It highlights pleasant climate, hotels, hospitality, and frequent steamship service from Boston on the Prince George and Boston via Dominion Atlantic to Yarmouth with six round trips weekly. Details available at the city office 22 Washington St or Long Wharf foot of State Street.
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Nova Scotia
Evangeline
Maritime Provinces
Boston
Prince George
Dominion Atlantic Steamship Howe
Yarmouth
Cal
Y’s
Washington St
Long Wharf
State Street
Fourth of July Injuries Across the United States Report
Official boards of health compile national holiday casualty data on toy pistols and cannon crackers. The figures count deaths from lockjaw and other injuries, total blindness, eye loss, limb loss, finger losses, recoveries, and overall casualties across the United States. Total casualties reported 174.
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Boards of Health
United States
Emmons Warns Noise Makers In Boston For Fourth Of July
Judge Emmons pledges strict enforcement of city ordinances for Independence Day. He will distribute 50,000 circulars and instruct police to arrest anyone celebrating before 4 am or violating bans on bonfires cannons pistols and explosive sales. The notice urges sick residents display sickness signs and police to protect them.
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Boston
Board of Police
Board of Aldermen
W. H. H. Emmons
Post
Emmons
Russell
Mcreen
Letter to the Editor Questions Judge Emmons On July Fourth
A reader challenges Judge Emmons for attempting to stop a Fourth of July celebration after 125 years. The letter questions his suitability, suggesting he is a Tory sympathizer and unlikely to hold his position.
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Emmons
Noisy Fourth Debate Versus Patriot Silence
A reader urges fellow Americans to celebrate a noisy Fourth of July to honor liberty won by ancestors who faced tyranny. The writer contrasts loud patriotism with noiseless observance, calling quiet celebrants fellow tyrants and praising the armed spirit of farmers defending the Stars and Stripes.
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The
Post
Quiet Fourth of July Dispute Sparks Civic Clash
Max Henry Newman of Boston criticizes Judge Emmons for banning noise on Independence Day. He recalls past tyrants and supports celebrating with vigor as Young America has done for years, citing Taft’s approval and a call to “Whoop ’er up, boys.” Letter dated June 20, 1904.
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Emmons
Young America
Taftin
George the Third
Max Henry Newman
Davis Street
Boston
Republicans at Montpelier advance to state convention
Delegates arrive for the Republican State convention in Montpelier Vermont with gubernatorial candidates C J Bell Malden 7 8S Stanton Roxbury and J A DeBoer Montpelier. Bell supporters expect a first ballot win while Stanton trails. DeBoer backs by no organized effort and a dark horse Horace W Bailey of Newbury is mentioned.
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C. J. Bell
Malden
Stanton
Roxbury
Bell
DeBoer
Horace W. Bailey
Newbury
Gardner Museum Tax Exemption Declared Educational Institution
State Tax Commissioner William D. Trefry ruled the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is an educational institution and not subject to taxes, opposing the Treasury Department on the tax status of the art treasures. The decision centers on the museum's educational use and implications for tax exemptions.
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William D.T. Trefry
United States Treasury Department
Fenway Museum
Isabella Stuart Gardner
Trefry
Gardner Museum
Nantasket Beach Steam Boat Line Publishes Summer Schedule
The Nantasket Beach Steam Boat Company announces a full summer schedule on its line from Rowe's Wharf to Nantasket Beach with hourly service day and night. Band concerts are held each afternoon and evening at Nantasket Beach.
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Splendid Steamers
Nantasket Beach
Old Colony Steamer Sails to Plymouth Daily
The fine new Old Colony steamship departs Rowe's wharf at 10 a m daily and Sunday for a south shore sail to Plymouth where sightseers get more than two hours ashore. The excursion is among Boston area favorites.
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Rowe's Wharf
Plymouth
Boston
Old Provincetown
Bay Line
Atlantic Avenue
Marconi Wireless
Provincetown Harbor
The
Commonwealth
Remedy Based on Right Principle Delights Many Aches
The passage notes pain as a common inheritance from infancy to old age and asserts that an effective remedy must be principled, crediting the text with remarkable success for a certain treatment.
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills A Nerve Based Pain Cure
Dr Miles Anti-Pain Pills claim to cure pain by soothing irritated nerves and improving blood flow. A Windsor resident, E M Mooberry, reports relief from periodic headaches and recommends taking a pill at onset. The maker guarantees first package benefit or money back. 25 doses for 25 cents. not sold in bulk.
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E. M. Mooberry
Windsor
MCHUGH A Roxbury Baptism and Funeral Notices
William F McHugh son of Thomas and Catherine Methuen died June 20 at Roxbury. Funeral services Friday July 2 at 8 am at Church of the Sacred Sacrament in Malden. Relatives and friends invited to attend.
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Roxbury
William Foved
Thomas
Catherine Methuen
Ren
Church of the Kesea
Malden
Serica
Changes in Boston Playhouses Openly Announced
Messrs Stair and Wilbur cede control of Music Hall and Hub Theatre in Boston. Music Hall reverts to owner Rollin H. Allen with possible interior renovations. Hub Theatre retains two years on lease amid ongoing Yiddish productions by Silbert Dramatic Company. Stair and Wilbur plan three venues next season: Majestic high priced, Globe dollar house, and Grand Opera House with unchanged prestige. Open Aug 8 with bright bookings across all three venues.
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Wilbur
Music Hall
Hub Theatre
Rollin H. Allen
Allen
Hub
Silbert Dramatic Company
The
Majestic
Globe
Grand Opera House
Harvard Alumni Endowment Drive Seeks 3 Million
Harvard officials urged alumni to raise a 3 million endowment over three years, noting alumni gifts averaged about 1.1 million yearly with most funds going to professional schools. Speakers included Governor Bates Senator Lodge and college leaders. The crowd at the event heard calls for lasting security and tribute to President Eliot.
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Harvard
Lawrence
Eliot
Harvard College
Excursionists Fill Cape Cod Steamship on Daily Runs
Daily voyages of the steamship Cape Cod carry a full complement of cheerful excursionists many of them from nearby towns and regions. The lively trips highlight a popular leisure option as the vessel departs with crowds aboard and looks toward favorable seas and dockside welcome.
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Cape Cod
Woman cured of consumption after Koch Cure treatment
A Boston woman diagnosed with incurable consumption sought relief at the Koch Cure at 361 Boylston Street. After inhaling healing vapors for a few weeks she improved, her lungs nearly healed, and she faced an eventual cure, despite family histories of the disease. She lives at 34 street New Dorchester, Mass, with local transport promising to her door.
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Boylston Street
Boston
Souther Abele
Boylston St
Mrs. E
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New Dorchester
Mass
Ashmont
Milton
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