Boston Emergency Hospital appeal and building plans
The Boston Emergency Hospital plans a benefit at the Boston Theatre to raise funds for a new building on 1 to 200 Beach Street, estimating a cost of 150000 dollars. Dr George W Galvin outlines the hospital as a free, non sectarian charity offering round the clock care with on site doctors and ambulances, serving 150 daily cases on average and needing 250 beds in the new facility. Aimed at self sufficiency, Dr Galvin envisions a 1 yearly membership from Boston residents to support ongoing operations.
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Boston Theatre
George W. Galvin
Beach Street
Boston Emergency Hospital
Galvin
Massachusetts General
Boston City
G. W. Armstrong
John C. Randall
Susan Potter
Alexander Moseley
J. B. Lincoln
Batchelor & Lincoln
E. N. Farnsworth
White, Farnsworth & Co
James F. Gay
W. & J. D. Lyons
Woodbury & Leighton
Carter, Rice & Co
W. A. Rolfe
Thomas O’callaghan
Boston
Eugene Tompkins
Katherine Rober
Potter-Bellew
Fanny Davenport
John Drew
Manola-Mason Company
Fritz
Boston Theatre Orchestra
Woman Endorses Tydia E Pinkham Medicine
Miss M Downs of Huntington Park Philadelphia shares a testimonial praising Tydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing kidney trouble painful menstruation and headaches. She says the remedy relieved back pain and menstrual agony and urges others to try it. The drugstore and demand are noted by the local grocer Charles F Hale 64 Boylston Street corner Tremont.
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Old York Road
Huntington Park
Philadelphia
M. Downs
Tydia E. Pinkham
Hidden Under The Sink Break In Arrest In North End
Jacob Western of 11 Noyes Place North End heard a noise and discovered a rear window open. Patrolman Trask found Michele Materasso a 19 year old Italian lemon seller hiding in the kitchen closet with a knife. He was booked for breaking and entering and larceny of a rent receipt. Materasso lives at 28 Norman Street.
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Jacob Western
Noyes Place
North End
Western
Trask
Hanover Street
Michele Materasso
Materasso
Materass
Norman Street
The Grand Opera Affects Schedule Chiefs in Boston
Illness among Tamagno Nordica and Nordica leads to changes at the Grand Opera and Faust at Mechanics Building. Mira Heller debuts in Carmen in Boston to acclaim. Lloyd D Aubigne makes a successful operatic debut in Faust, while Jean de Reszke declares his improved health and plan to sing Romeo on Friday.
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Tamagno
Carmen
Mlle
Mira Heller
Boston
Lloyd D’aubigne
Mme. Nordica
Grand Opera
Wage dispute hobbles Washington Mills workers in Lawrence
In Lawrence on March 6 a wage increase dispute sparked by Washington Mills operatives led to a deputation and a walkout from carding spinning and drawing rooms. Similar unrest was reported at Arlington worsted and cotton mills with small groups seeking higher pay, suggesting a wider pay-pressure among mill workers.
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Lawrence
Washington Mills
Arlington
Ons
Paris society tale of Nellie Neustretter and Vanderbilt
The report describes Nellie Neustretter a Paris figure linked to Vanderbilt, depicted as a tall blonde woman with two children and a controversial past. The feature frames her as a symbol of the new American millionaire’s world and its implications for society from Paris.
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Georgia
Paris
Nellie Neustretter
Brussels
Holland
Vanderbilt
Miss Neustretter
Vanderbilt divorce tale of Monte Carlo and Nellie Neustretter
The piece portrays W K Vanderbilt amid European gamblers and social climbers on the sunlit shores of the Mediterranean. It notes his past frugal gambling, the attention of Paris and Monte Carlo society, and Nellie Neustretter’s rise amid the Vanderbilt divorce saga.
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Vanderbilt
Mediterranean
Monte Carlo
Europe
W. K. Vanderbilt
Cresus
Paris
Liane de Pouly
Grand Hotel
Nellie Neustretter
Nellie Neustretter and the Vanderbilt scandal tale
A damaged reminiscence traces the rise of Nellie Neustretter from Eureka to San Francisco and Paris, detailing her ties with Rothschild and Harry Neustretter, marriage to the Vanderbilt fortune, and public lament over dissipation and luxury in Paris and New York. It notes Vanderbilt's lavish support and the spectacle of a demimonde life that captivated Paris society.
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New York Central
Nellie Neustretter
Miss Neustretter
Longchamps
Paris
Cresus
Vanderbilt
Eureka
Nev
Miles Seminary
Alameda County
San Francisco
Rothschild
Harry Neustretter
New York
Europe
Best
Oakland
Demi-Monde
Neustretter
Deauville
Staten Island
Beggars Roam Boston Streets as Charity Sparks Debate
A Post reporter recounts a mugging by a tramp on Washington Street near Milk Street and notes widespread beggary on Boston’s streets. The piece condemns false charity and cites repeated, well-dressed vagrants panhandling while praising one honest veteran musician who profited from a test of truth.
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Washington
Tremont
Post
Washington and
Milk Streets
America
Athens
Boston
Washington and Tremont Street
West End Bowery
Victory in Boston as new city appraisers take office
Appraiser Stearns replaces Dodge in the Boston office after a political fight over federal appointments. Stearns was sworn in by Collector Warren and began signing papers at a rapid pace while Dodge departed. Dunham, the assistant appraiser, may also leave. Kitfield Curran and Dabney are mentioned as possible successors tied to party lines.
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Cleveland
Dodge
Washington
Boston
Mr. Stearns
Warren
Mr. Dodge
Thomas H. Dunham
Dunham
Kitfield
Senate
Gloucester
Michael P. Curran
George Dabney
Duke of Sutherland III Falls Ill at Trentham
The Daily News reports the Duke of Sutherland suddenly became ill at Trentham. His symptoms are described as alarming and a medical specialist left London in the evening to respond to an urgent summons.
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London
The
Daily News
Duke of Sutherland
Trentham
Electric car injures two men in Tremont street crash
Walter Kelleher of 1247 Tremont street and John F. Paul of 100 Kendall street Roxbury were driving a wagon on Tremont street at 3 35 yesterday afternoon when an electric car struck them near Roxbury crossing. Paul suffered a broken right wrist and Kelleher a severe scalp wound. They were taken home.
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Walter Kelleher
Tremont Street
John F. Paul
Kendall Street
Roxbury
Paul
Kelleher
Death on Craigie Bridge A Woburn Man Drowned
At about 11 15 last night pedestrians near Craigie bridge heard cries from the water and saw a man struggling. Frank E. Avery of Woburn 36 employed as an inside inspector for Boston and Maine fell from the southern division drawbridge and drowned. He was recovered unconscious and died at Massachusetts General Hospital. His body lies at the morgue for viewing today by Assistant Medical Examiner Stedman. A watch stopped at 11 06 and a letter to Mr. Hovey were found in his pocket.
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Craigie’s Bridge
Cambridge
Division 3
Massachusetts General Hospital
Frank E. Avery
Woburn
Avery
Boston & Maine Railroad
Southern Division
Boston & Maine Road
Craigie Bridge
Stedman
Mr. Hovey
Passing of the Cod Order in House to Move Codfish
The order by Representative Woodfail for removing the codfish from the old House chamber to the new one will be executed this afternoon at 2 30 by special assignment. The order also calls for appointment by the Speaker of a fifteen member committee led by the head of the committee.
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Otis
Woodfail
House of Representatives
House
Ye Ancient Cod to Visit New Representative Chamber
The ancient cod is moved to the new Chamber in a ceremonial procession led by the sergeant at arms. Aimed at nostalgia and spectacle, the event features speeches in support of the order and a reading of its history after the emblem is placed.
Dedication of Lynn Presbyterian Church Stone Laying
In Lynn on March 6 the corner stone for the new Presbyterian Church beside Cobbet schoolhouse Franklin street was laid with ceremonies. Many society members and clergy attended. Rev. D B McMurdy gave an historical address. Rev. Charles S Dewing of Somerville delivered the principal address. A time capsule held communicants list officers and Sunday school members plus society records and a Columbian half dollar.
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Lynn
New Presbyterian Church
Franklin Street
D. B. McMurdy
Presbyterian Society
Charles S. Dewing
Somerville
Sunday School
Ladies’ Aid Society
Ladies’ Missionary Society
Boston
Tokio dispatch reports capture of Old Ngew Chwang by Japanese troops
General Nodzu's despatch from Hai Cheng describes the March 5 6 street battle at Old New Chwang. Japanese forces entered the city by noon and fought street by street to rout the enemy by 11 pm. Chinese casualties totaled 1880 killed and wounded with 800 captured and vast stores of weapons and provisions left behind. Japanese losses exceeded 200 killed and wounded.
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London
Tokio
Ile Central News
Nodzu
Hai Cheng
Old
New Chwang
Yingkao
Venezuelan Boundary and U S Diplomacy in London
The annual volume of foreign relations shows Ambassador Bayard focused on Britain’s encroachments on Venezuelan territory since his London posting. It notes Britain’s earlier rejection of arbitration, Bayard’s push to avoid disturbance in a weak neighbor, and hints the dispute is nearing a satisfactory conclusion for all parties.
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Washington
Ambassador Bayard
London
United States
Bayard
Great Britain
Czar Abolishes the Knout in Russia
A St. Petersburg dispatch to the Lokal Anzeiger reports an imperial edict banning the knout for punishment. The decree follows statistics showing about 3000 petty thieves died from knout effects in the past decade, leaving peasants at mercy of local judges.
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Berlin
St. Petersburg
Lokal Anzeiger
Electrics Run Amuck Near Columbus and Dartmouth
A Columbus avenue electric and a Belt line electric collided near Columbus avenue and Dartmouth street yesterday morning. Both cars were crowded with passengers but no injuries were reported. The Columbus car reportedly burned out a fuse, making it uncontrollable and causing both cars to derail.
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Columbus Avenue
Belt Line
Dartmouth Street
Portland Baseball Association Names Officers and Leaders
Portland Maine March six The Portland Baseball Association held its annual meeting and elected officers Charles K Gage president E W Murphy treasurer M J Walsh secretary Thomas C Beals Charles P Merrill Charles F Swett E W Murphy and Co K Gage directors Garrity named manager and Hater captain of the team in the New England league for the coming season.
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Portland
Portland Baseball Association
Charles K. Gage
E. W. Murphy
M. J. Walsh
Thomas C. Beals
Charles P. Merrill
Charles F. Swett
Co. K. Gage
Garrity
Yale Coaches Quarterbacks In Gym Session
In New Haven on March 6 07 Iain Thorne of Yale gathered quarterback candidates in the gym for coaching by Butterworth Thorne and Stillman. Practice will continue until June with no regular team work this spring.
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New Haven
Conn
Iain Thorne
Yale
Butterworth
Thorne
Stillman
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