Boston Auto Show Tops New England Business Week
The Boston automobile show attracts record crowds with thousands denied entry as officers clear aisles. Manager Campbell says the event promises the biggest show week Boston has seen with Saturday admissions nearly double last year. Dealers expect brisk sales as New England buyers arrive to purchase machines during a planned week of business. Tonight Symphony Hall hosts further events.
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Campbell
Boston Automobile Dealers’ Association
Boston
New England
New York
Chicago
Symphony Hall
Boston Motor Show Opens With Record Exhibits
The second instalment of the auto mobile show opens as Mechanics' building fills with foreign and American cars. Boston leads with the season's largest exhibit. New York and Chicago are outclassed in space and exhibitors. Storm delays limited Western shipments, but by morning the full display will be installed. The Bay State Automobile Association hosted a Musicale attracting over 200 visitors. Industry optimism runs high with big touring cars selling slowly to July delivery. commercial vehicles and trucks gain prominence amid a growing market for power boats and motor craft.
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Boston
New York
Chicago
New England
Cleveland
Detroit
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Charles Culver
Knox Automobile Company
Bay State Automobile Association
Woodlawn Park
Madison Square Garden
Susan B. Anthony remembered as suffrage pioneer
The obituary recalls Susan B. Anthony, longtime leader of the National Woman Suffrage Association, known as Aunt Susan. Born in a Quaker family, she championed temperance and women’s rights, publicly opposing barriers at a Albany convention, voting in 1872, and guiding suffrage efforts until her later years in Rochester New York. A February banquet at the Hotel Astor honored her life.
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National Woman Suffrage Association
Susan
South Adams
Bessy Dunnell White
Stafford Hill
Anthony
Miss Anthony
Sons of Temperance
Albany
N. Y
Daughters of Temperance
Susan Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
National Suffrage Association
Madison Street
Rochester
Hotel Astor
New York
Balloon race to be tried again at Pittsfield
The Aero Club of America plans a second international balloon race in Pittsfield in two weeks with Leo Stevens and Charles Levee as contestants. Levee’s balloon L Alouette is being rebuilt after wind damage while Stevens plans to use a larger balloon from New York. Courtland Bishop anticipates the race on March 24 with measures to separate spectators and air inflation preserved.
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Pittsfield
The
Aero Club of America
Leo Stevens
Charles Levee
Courtland Bishop
Aero Club
Wendell House
Levee
New York
Post
America
Stevens
Julian P. Thomas
Newton Leroy Edgar
Thomas
Thomas to Race Three Cars for Vanderbilt Cup
E R Thomas says three of his high power racing cars at the Buffalo factory will compete for the Vanderbilt cup this year. He criticizes AAA selection and urges no manufacturer or agent serving on the board. He warns that winning could bring $25 000 to the driver and losing could cost him $40 000.
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E. R. Thomas
California
Mr. Thomas
Buffalo
John Farson
American Automobile Association
Cup Commission
Vanderbilt
United States
Thomas
America
Backache and the Blues Explain Woman's Ailments
An advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy for female troubles from backache to irregular periods. It features testimonials from Mrs. Holmes of Larimore North Dakota and Mrs. Emma Cottely of New York City, claiming relief after use.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Emma Cottely
East 12Th Street
New York City
Two Police Sergeants Injured in Roxbury Raids
Eleven men were arrested on charges of gaming on the Lord's Day by Sergeants O Neil and Byrnes and officers from Roxbury Crossing. Byrnes sprained his leg after leaping onto a fire escape during entry, while O Neil was cut by falling glass when a skylight was raised on a Washington street raid.
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O’neil
Byrnes
Roxbury Crossing
Cunard Street
O'Neil
Washington Street
Despondent Boarder Hangs Self in Maine Barn
Bed field Plummer, 65, committed suicide by hanging in a barn at Bristol, Maine, yesterday while staying with Webster Kelsey. He had been despondent and was staying at Kelsey's home in Damariscotta.
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Damariscotta, Mo
Bedfield Plummer
Webster Kelsey
Bristol
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