Brockton Shoe Polish Maker Claims Heir to St. Louis Millionaire
Horace F. Leathe of Brockton, a shoe polish maker, seeks a share of the Samuel H. Leathe estate in St. Louis. He has lawyers, genealogical proof, and has traveled to Woburn to verify lineage believed to link him to the late millionaire.
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Brockton
St. Louis
Samuel H. Leathe
Horace F. Leathe
School Street
Sweet and Folsom
Leathe
Woburn
Leathes
Horace Leathe
Wakefield
Samuel Leathe
Boston Fortified Harbor Declared Safe From Invasion
Brigadier General J Franklin Bell says Boston harbor is one of the most strongly fortified harbors in the world and would withstand a naval bombardment. He notes incomplete forts and ongoing work, cites Congress funding, and mentions defenses at Deer Island. He also remarks on Pacific coast fortifications amid wartime rumors.
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Boston
J. Franklin Bell
Post
Hotel Lenox
Bell
E. M. Weaver
Arthur Murray
Washington
Boston Harbor
Congress
Deer Island
United States
Japan
Pacific
Fund for Probe Advances as Aldermen Approve 51 000
At a Board of Aldermen session Alderman Curley pushed a 50 000 finance commission fund and then proposed 51 000 for the same purpose, adopting the higher total after deeming the council action illegal. Other items included 500 000 street improvements loan and loans totaling 83 500 for penal institutions, with meetings spanning committees on public improvements, electric wires, railroads, and appropriations.
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Finance Commission
Board of Aldermen
Curley
Common Council
Committee On
Woods
Bell
Quincy Market Cold Storage & Warehouse Company
Committee On Electric
Boston Elevated Railroad Company
Committee On Railroads
John B. Martin
Penal Institutions Commissioner
Committee On Appropriations
Long Island
Children’s Institutions Department
Whelton
Montpelier Alumni In Annual Reunion
Eighty Montpelier Seminary alumni gathered at the Copley Square Hotel for the annual reunion. Dinner addresses covered the school’s condition and a $150 000 endowment drive led by Senator Dillingham. Officers elected included President Dr. E H Powers and Secretary Treasurer Curtis H Burt.
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Montpelier
Montpelier Seminary Alumni Association
Copley Square
E. A. Bishop
Senator Dillingham
George H. Spencer
Everett
Fred. Sherburne
Goodspeed
Springfield
E. H. Powers
Mrs. Macomber
Curtis H. Burt
Death of Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Obituary recounts the life of poet and editor Thomas Bailey Aldrich who died aged 70. It notes his early fame with Baby Bell at 19, leadership roles including editor of Every Saturday and Atlantic Monthly, friendships with Emerson Holmes and Booth, residence in Boston Ponkapoag and Lynn, and a prolific 1857 to 1890 period with major works such as Story of a Bad Boy Marjorie Daw and Judith and Holofernes.
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Aldrich
Journal of Commerce
Fields, Osgood & Co
Boston
Atlantic Monthly
Marjorie Daw
Emerson
Holmes
Lowell
New England
the Atlantic
Mt. Vernon Street
Booth
Howard Atheneum
Richard NT
Iago
Prudence Palfry
Yale
Rivers Rising Across Western Pennsylvania Flood Threat Grows
Heavy rains push Monongahela, Youghiogheny, Allegheny, Ohio and Kiskiminetas rivers toward record heights in western Pennsylvania. At Pittsburg a 16 foot stage is reported with a forecast 25 feet by tomorrow afternoon. Towns including Connellsville face rapid rises and railroad tracks are submerged as floodwaters threaten low lands and disrupt communications.
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Pittsburg
Monongahela
Allegheny
Ohio
Youghiogheny
Kiskiminetas
Pennsylvania
Peny-Witt
United States Weather Bureau
Allegheny County
West Virginia
Connellsville
Mount Creek
Southwest Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Scottdale
Edison Company Price Cut Sparks Wide Electric Use
When the Edison Company cut prices last July, hundreds of customers began using electricity for the first time. Skeptics questioned the impact on bills, but the policy aimed at pleasing customers who buy more electricity, and Boston now uses electricity per capita more than any other U S city.
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Edison Company
Boston
United States
The Story of a Bad Boy Autobiography Recall
A historical note recalls Thomas Bailey Aldrich's The Story of a Bad Boy, an affectionate autobiography of a lively New England youth. The author frames the book as a boy’s true tale, not a perfect saint, detailing early adventures and mischievous antics with humor and self awareness.
Edison Light rates offer equal prices for like conditions
Printed schedule of rates invites merchants and manufacturers to compare Edison Light prices with other providers. It emphasizes full disclosure of all prices, uniform rates for comparable circumstances, and urges requesting a company representative to visit in town or from out of town to enable direct comparisons in the Greater Boston area.
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Greater
Boston
Edison
Runey Elected First Lieutenant in Company K Eighth
At Somerville Armory last night Frank B Runey was unanimously elected first lieutenant to fill the vacancy created by William C Blake becoming captain. Runey rose from second lieutenant and is a charter member who served as sergeant in a Ninth Regiment company in the Spanish American War and later as a first sergeant in the regular army. Harry W Soule of Brookline was elected to second lieutenant though not previously a member of the company.
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Globe .Photo Company
Frank B. Runey
Eighth Regiment
Somerville
William C. Blake
Runey
Ninth
Cuba
Harry W. Soule
Brookline
Soule
Army transport Buford to take relief provisions to China
The United States army transport Buford will carry a load of provisions at once to China for famine relief. The report notes a separate product, SLADE'S Nutmeg in sifting top tins as a convenient kitchen aid with no grater needed.
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Washington
United States Army
Buford
China
SLADE
Receivership Sought for Xenia Gas and Electric Co
Evelyn Bard of Chicago seeks receivership in the United States Circuit Court for the People's Gas and Electric Light Company of Xenia Ohio a $175000 capital firm controlled by Western Gas Electric Light Investment and a South Dakota company with Chicago offices She alleges mismanagement with funds diverted to pay high salaries at the Chicago holding company and bonds held on the Xenia firm by Bard
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Cincinnati
People’s Gas and Electric Light Company
Xenia
Ohio
Western Gas & Electric Light Investment Company
South Dakota Corporation
Chicago
United States
Evelyn Bard
Xenia Company
King of Siam to Stay in Sanremo with 12 Wives
Genoa dispatch reports King Chulalongkorn of Siam will arrive at Sanremo tomorrow. He has rented the Nobel villa and arranged special apartments for his 12 wives. Eunuchs will oversee the women during the visit.
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Siam
Sanremo
Genoa
Chulalongkorn I
Nobel
Officers Banquet Honors General Bell and Army Leaders
Members of the Field Officers Institute with ranks major and above attended a banquet at the Copley Square Hotel last evening honoring General Bell Lieutenant Colonel Weaver and Captain William A Wright of the regular army.
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Field Officers’ Institute
Copley Square Hotel
Bell
Weaver
William A. Wright
Regular Army
Nervura remedy praised for child and family health benefits
Advert describes Dr. Greene's Nervura as a cure for nervous and blood disorders in children. A testimonial from Mrs. Wm. Robinson of New York cites dramatic recovery of a ailing 17 month old and improved health for the mother. Dr. Greene advertised as a public lecturer offering consultations in Boston or by mail.
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Dr. Greene
Temple Place
Bostop
Pabst Beer Promotes Health Benefits
Pabst Beer touts its Eight-Day Malting Process as preserving all malt nutrients to build health strength and muscle in its product messaging.
Sign of Pabst Beer Promotes Food and Drink Pairing
Advertisement urges readers to seek Pabst Beer for digestion aids and nutrient extraction from meals. Highlights Pabst as the sign of the beer that is both food and drink, guiding patrons beyond initial beer stops.
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Onsail Gill
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Charles L. Edgar
Head Place
Oxford
Edison Electric Illuminating Company
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
the Post
Mr. Aldrich
Baby Bell
Heaven
Paradise
Earth
Christ
Greater Boston
Wibird Hawkins
Robinson Crusoe
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Ike the Impossible
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Pabst Beer
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Main
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Washington, Cor
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