Campaign Raises 357819 In Eight Days At Deaconess Hospital
The New England Deaconess Hospital luncheon reported a total of 357819.45 raised in an eight day campaign with strong turnout. Officials urged future donations only when authority is present, and awards were given to Mrs. Lacount’s division for attendance. A donor identifying as the father of the hospital’s first twins presented a gift, with another pledge expected from a banker with a newborn.
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New England Deaconess Hospital
J. E. Lacount
Fruit-a-tives and Sootha-Salva Cure Eczema
Dover New Hampshire resident reports ten years of terrible eczema cleared after two boxes of Fruit-a-tives and one box of Sootha-Salva. The testimonial notes dramatic improvement within months and lists prices and distributor in Ogdensburg New York.
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E. N. Olzendam
Chauffeur forgets street address for Cambridge marriage license
John Pain, a Cambridge chauffeur living at 21 Fourth Street, applied for a marriage license at Cambridge City Hall. When asked for the bride's address, he could not recall the street name, only noting the house number 92, prompting the clerk to remind him to know where she lives.
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John Pain
Fourth Street
Cambridge
Cambridge City Hall
John
Nellie Buckley
105 Year Old in Good Trim Headlines Boston Veteran
The great great grandson of George Washington's body servant William Smallwood of 12 Linden Place Boston turned 105 yesterday and posed for the Post. Despite cataracts he remains alert with perfect recollection and continues to keep a tidy home, rising early, cooking, and smoking regularly. Born March 8 1816 in Washington a freeman he served as cook and body servant to officers and accompanied the Fort Sumter relief expedition in April 181. He later worked at sea before retiring after Garfield's assassination and has since resided in Boston wandering the country at times.
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George Washington
William Smallwood
Linden Place
Boston
Post
Queenie Smallwood
Washington
D. C
Napoleon
St. Helena
Anderson
Fort Sumter
Cook
Garfield
Nova Scotia schooner Permanencia stranded off Little Miquelon
Nine crew members of the Nova Scotia concrete schooner Permanencia arrived at Plerre Miquelon after abandoning ship during a storm. The vessel, en route from Belleoram to Boston with frozen herring, put in for harbor ten days ago and stranded at Platte Point on Little Miquelon Island last Sunday morning. Ownership is listed as North Sydney, Nova Scotia.
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Plerre
Miquelon
Nova Scotia
Permanencia
Belleoram
N. F
Boston
Platte Point
Little Miquelon Island
North Sydney
Confesses Staged Hold-up and Theft in Northampton
Charles J. Arthur of Northampton confessed to staging a fake holdup and stealing 147 dollars from the Dunbar Cowan Motor Company where he worked. He pleaded guilty in district court to larceny of 350 dollars, was bound over to the grand jury in 3000 dollars, and remained in jail in default of bail.
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Northampton
Charles J. Arthur
Dunbar Cowan Motor Company
Will of Lassar Agoos Disposes 3 Million Estate in Suffolk Probate
The will filed for probate in Suffolk county leaves about 3 million dollars to charitable causes and family trusts. Lassar Agoos, head of L Agoos & Co and Agoos Leather, died February 23. His widow Mrs Fanny Agoos gets the Dorchester home and a Marblehead summer residence with a minimum 25 thousand yearly income from a trust. A 100 thousand trust favors daughter Leah, with a dowry cap of 15 thousand upon marriage, and grandchildren receive 100 thousand. Sixty percent of residuary estate goes to five daughters: Rose Finkelstein Dora Blumenthal Sarah Grossberg Pauline Diamond and Leah Agoos.
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Lassar Agoos
Suffolk County
Agoos Charity Fund
Rose Finkelstein
Dora Blumenthal
Sarah Grossberg
Pauline Diamond
Leah Agoos
Weeks Announces New Army Policy Across All Forces
Washington March 8 The War Department under Weeks outlines a unified army plan linking the regular army the National Guard and the organized reserves The regular army and guard will expand to lawful strength while reserves are to be organized as divisions with full officer corps and ample enlisted strength to allow rapid recruitment Discharged soldiers are urged to join the national guard or reserves
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Washington
War Department
Regular Army
National Guard
Weeks
Weston and Holmes Seek New Trial in Theft Case
Counsel for Robert D. Weston and Hector M. Holmes argued through the afternoon for a new trial after a jury found them guilty of receiving papers stolen from Daniel H. Coakley’s law office. The defense criticized prosecutor Feeney’s jury arguments and the trial judge’s charge while Feeney pressed a separate motion on the defendants’ sentencing.
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Robert D. Weston
Hector M. Holmes
Daniel H. Coakley
McClennen
John P. Feeney
Fessenden
Mr. Feeney
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Deaconess Hospital
Dover
New Hampshire
Fruit-A-Tives Limited
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Pekin
Washington ST
Globe Theatre
Burpee
Burpee Pak
Atlee Burpee CO
Berd Growers
Philadelphia
Doctor
Imeone
Maurice Ketten
Zelwood
Earl & Wilson
Billy Hand
Panama
William R. Hand Co. (Incorporated
Lagrange ST
Lagrange ST. Practical Hatters
Shoopping
Hotel Touraine
Tel
Beach
En Loors
Tremont St
T. Hopkins & Son
New York City
Ouradd
Weston and Holmes
E. T. Slattery CO
K.T. Slattery Coo
Tremont Street
Boston Common
Shreve, Crump and Low Company
Massachusetts
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