Boy sailor from Wakefield stranded in Buenos Ayres returns home
Robert Ward 18, of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, left Boston as cabin boy aboard the Burbo Bank. He was robbed and drugged in Buenos Ayres, held in a secret cellar, then aided by the American consul to sail back to Boston where he landed at East Boston and reunited with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ward
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Boston
Burbo Bank
Buenos Ayres
Ward
London
Burb
Change in a Woman Life Lydia E Pinkham's Compound Endorsed
Mrs Charles Barclay of Graniteville Vermont writes she found relief during the change of life from nervousness and other symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says the medicine has restored her health and urges publication of her testimonial. The ad touts the compound as unequaled for easing inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors and nervous prostration and endorsed for over 30 years with genuine testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graniteville, Vt
Lydia E. Pinkham
Chas. Barclay
Chas. Barclay, R.F.D
Graniteville
Funeral for Rev John J Phinn Held in Roxbury
The late Rev John J Phinn C SS R died in Buffalo New York. Funeral mass was held at Mission Church Roxbury with interment at Calvary Cemetery Redemptorist burial lot. He was born June 25 1881 in Dundee Scotland and educated at Northeast Pennsylvania. He served with Redemptorists and taught at their Northeast headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Phinn
C. SS. R
Buffalo
N. Y
Mission Church
Roxbury
Owen J. Phinn
Gore Street
Dundee
Scotland
Northeast
Penn
Redemptorist Order
United States
Redemptorists
Order
Calvary Cemetery
Holy Name Society Holds Mass at Blessed Sacrament
Fully 700 members of the Holy Name Society at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament Roxbury attended the 7 30 oclock service. Rev Joseph P Mahar celebrated the mass with Rev Edmund D Daley assisting and spoke on St Patrick urging attendance at Friday night ceremonies with special music and a panegyric of the Apostle of Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Name Society
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Roxbury
Arthur T. Connolly
Cauel
Joseph P. Mahar
Edmund D. Daley
Father Mahar
St. Patrick
Apostle of
Ireland
Woman Sues Woman Over Five Years Board
Mrs. Hattie B. Rand of Nashua New Hampshire sues Nellie L. Estabrook of Pepperell for $5000 claiming 62 months of board at $45 monthly from 1894 to June 1899. Suit filed at East Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie B. Rand
Nashua
N. H
Nellie L. Estabrook
Pepperell
Miss Estabrook
Mrs. Rand
Estabrook
East Cambridge
Prussian Child Gallery Sought For Post Contest
Mr and Mrs Wittig of Borckenheim submit photos of their children Clara and Wilhelm both four, claiming no prettier or more graceful kids exist in the German Empire. The portrait painter father works in Munich, while the family lives in Borckenheim. The parents hope the duo can visit Boston and the United States, with Clara described as a blonde Prussian beauty and Wilhelm already mastering stringed instruments at a young age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara
Wilhelm Wittig
Prussia
POST
Pretty Child
Hamond Wittig
Borlkenheim
Wilhelm
United States
Munich
Borckenheim
German Empire
Boston
Papes Diapepsin Promises Quick Relief for Indigestion
A 50 cent package of Pape's Diapepsin is advertised as a safe candy like digestive aid that digests food, prevents sour stomach, gas, heartburn, headaches, and sleepless nights, and keeps bowels clean for better meals. The ad encourages readers to obtain it from their druggist for immediate stomach relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Handicap for Only Child Observations Raise Neurological Risks
Dr. J. Friedlung of Austria examined 100 only children aged up to 10 years and found high rates of nervous disorders and malnutrition compared with peers from multiple-offspring families. He cites excess parental care and domestic isolation as contributing factors, noting fear, restless sleep, and early malnutrition in many cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Friedlung
Austria
Naval prisoners to receive baptism on Easter Sunday
Thirty prisoners at the naval prison in Portsmouth New Hampshire are to be baptized by Chaplain Curtis H Dickens of the Episcopalian faith on Easter Sunday. After the baptism the class will receive confirmation from Bishop Parker of the New Hampshire diocese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
Naval Prison
Curtis H. Dickens
Parker
Hampshire
Father Supple Lectures on The Church a Divine Institution
The first of a three lecture series was given at the archbishop's house before a large Guild of St. Elizabeth audience. Rev Dr Supple warned of a modern paganism undermining Christian faith and the hope of heaven and hell, urging adherence to divine revelation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guild of St. Elizabeth
Guild
Supple
Heaven
Hell
Sailors Demand End to Uniform Discrimination in Portsmouth
Acting Secretary Beekman Winthrop protests to Mayor Badger over no admittance of sailors in uniform to dances and cinemas. Navy men hope licenses will be revoked if discrimination continues, while hall managers call it a business issue and claim sailors favor would close venues. Citizens praise Portsmouth for its support of service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
Navy
Beekman Winthrop
D. W. Badger
Uncle Sam
Department
Clergyman in Quincy Accepts Illinois Call
The Rev. R. E. N. Hardy PhD pastor of Bethany Congregational Church in Quincy announced yesterday he would accept the invitation from the Congregational church in La Grange Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Illinois
RE. N. Hardy
Bethany Congregational Church
Congregational Church
Lagrange
Curious Ceiling Collapse in Newark Restaurant
At 222 West Kinney Street a restaurant ceiling collapsed striking Edward Mittendorf as he entered to collect a bill. Mittendorf, a Mangels & Schmidt driver, was unharmed and went home after requesting no hospital care. In a side note a man with a recently mentioned fortune via a prior death leaves relatives in suspense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
West Kinney Street
Edward Mittendorf
Mittendorf
Mangels & Schmidt Company
Crug
City Hospital
417 South Seventh Street
Bear Under School Delays Pupils Work
A bear hibernated under the Ellis district schoolhouse eight miles from Millville in Redding California. For days the teacher Miss Mabel Covey and students heard growls. A dog fled and after noisy attempts the bear appeared briefly before disappearing. Trustees ordered the schoolhouse boarded up beneath the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redding
Cal
Ellis
Millville
Mabel Covey
Wiliam Wagoner
Board of Trustees
Cadets Strike Over Expulsions at Kemper Academy
Ninety Kemper Military Academy cadets camp two miles west of Boonville after a two night strike over the expulsion of two students who refused to sign a pledge for good behavior. The superintendent refused to meet with the group as a whole, offering only individual talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boonville
Kemper Military Academy
$100000 Inheritance Found For Working Woman
In Los Angeles on March 12 a San Francisco attorney located heiress Mrs. B. N. Porter in Ocean Park after a long search. The working woman, formerly Mrs. Scott, had a second marriage that altered her name, complicating the discovery by Alonzo Scott's involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
San Francisco
B. N. Porter
Ocean Park
Porter
Scott
Alonzo Scott
Known Cancer Cure Only Found in Early Surgical Removal
Dr. Maurice H Richardson spoke at Harvard Medical School on Surgical Diseases and What the Lay man Should Know. He warned against delayed cancer treatment and defended surgeons for saving lives, praising medical research endowments and urging early recognition and thorough removal as the cure. He opposed reliance on X rays vaccines and antitoxins, noting cancer can be curable with timely operation. He cited intestine nose lip and stomach cancer dangers and urged seek professional advice at first signs of trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice H.richardson
Harvard Medical School
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Hardware Dealers Exhibition Moves to Mechanics Building
The New England Hardware Dealers Association plans its annual convention and exhibition at the Mechanics' building on March 21 22 and 24. The event grows larger each year and aims to boost New England business conditions and trade. Manufacturers will be urged to adopt the slogan Made in New England in their advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Hardware Dealers’ Association
Mechanics
New England
New Eingland
Bible Verses in Divorce Case Hit by Korb Attorney
In St Louis March 12 the lawyer for Mrs Cora J Korb filed facts in her divorce suit from Rev Arno B Korb a Methodist pastor. The brief claims the minister used Bible verses to harass the family and cites a verse The Ungodly Shall Perish referenced a late mother. It also alleges she was made to shine his shoes 100 times yearly and perform other demeaning tasks and witnessed the killing of chickens by neck twisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Cora J. Korb
Arno B. Korb
Theodore
One Cent Tax Payment Accepted in Westfield
Westfield Ohio March 12 Tax Collector Clark received a one cent check from Lawrence Powers to settle a 1.95 tax bill on property he owns at Central Place. Powers challenged an assessor error that valued the land too high, and the council authorized the collector to accept the cent in full to clear the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westfield, O
Clark
Lawrence Powers
Central Place
Powers
Minister Proposes Tattooed Chins for Married Women
Chicago March 12 A New Zealand Methodist minister Rev Francis Rawel urged tattooing of married women's chins and lips to signal marital status. He presented at the Cook County Teachers Association and said he would seek Taft's support for this custom as a public notice for young men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New Zealand
Cook County
Rawel
Washington
Taft
TAPPED AND TIMES Bright's Disease Child Recovers After Treatment
Six year old son of A Desa Oakland suffers chronic Bright's disease with dropsy. After eight taps the new emollient Fulton’s Renal Compound reduces albumen and increases diuresis. Patient improves enough to attend public school. Boston supply and San Francisco office listed. doctors invited to consult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
A. Desa
Ninth Ave
Oakland
Fulton
Boston
Jaynes Drug Coo
Washington St
John J. Fulton Co
Battery St
San Francisco
Cal
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Mandy
By Cobb
Lawdy
Father Phinn
Mision Church
Joseph Mazzarell
North Margin Street
Thompson
Lagrange Street
Children's Society For Protection
Father Supple
News of Day
Bill
Fairyland
Dr. Richardson
Hardware Dealers
Tapped & Times
Jhewson
Crewson
Rganize
Boston Varnish Co
a.Truss
T Prt
Plapao Lab
Stuart
Wits
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