Free Treatments Claim Deafness Cure at Tuesday Lectures
An article touts Dr. Wilson’s free Tuesday demonstrations at 18 Boylston St. claiming hundreds cured of deafness after one hour of treatment. It lists cases including Samuel Stanton and Charles Barton who reportedly regained hearing. Private exams and other offices are noted in New York and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boylston St
Samuel Stanton
Sullivan St
Charlestown
Chas. Barton
Byron St
Boston
John Giblin
Dwight St
National Association of Physicians and Surgeons
Fifth Avenue
New York
18Th St. N. W
Washington
McKinley Called Weakest President in 25 Years at Prohibition Banquet
At Tremont Temple in Boston the Massachusetts Prohibition State committee denounced McKinley for entertaining the whiskey trust head in Peoria. Speakers including Samuel Dickie and Henry Metcalf urged a rising prohibition wave and planned a June nominating convention and an April 19 banquet with John G. Woolley as guest.
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Whiskey Trust
McKinley
Peoria
Ill
Massachusetts Prohibition State Committee
Tremont Temple
Alvah H. Morrill
New Bedford
James A. Williams
Rhode Island
Katherine Lente Stevenson
Samuel Dickie
Michigan
The
Voice
Prohibition Church
Charles A. Crane
Boston
Henry
Prohibition
Prohibition Party
William McKinley
J.B. Greenhut
Brigge
Henry B. Metcalf
Pawtucket
R. I
John G. Woolley
Diet Advice Endorses More Vegetables and Stuart's Tablets
An article urges balanced meals with grains vegetables and fruit for health, limits meat to daily portions, and promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe daily aid to digestion. It claims tablets boost pepsin diastase and gastric secretion without habit formation and recommends a fifty cent package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Arrest of Gardiner Freight Clerk Sparks Seven Year Robbery Probe
Samuel H. Arthur, a Gardiner Maine freight department employee, was arrested on charges of larceny from the Maine Central freight house. Police say a seven year organized theft involved flowers harnesses robes and other goods with more arrests anticipated as the scheme is uncovered.
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Gardiner
Samuel H.arthur
Maine Central Freight House
Arthur
John A. Melony
Boston & Maine Detective Force
Canada
Porto Rican appropriation bill compromise reached
Congressional conferrees on the Porto Rican appropriation bill announce a compromise. The revived clause directs customs revenue from Porto Rico to be used for the government there and for aid relief, education, public works, and related purposes, under existing law until further notice.
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Washington
Senate
House
United States
Porto Rico
House Debates Loud Bill on Second-Class Mail Rates
The House considers the Loud bill to limit publications eligible for one cent per pound second class mail. Mr. Loud defends the measure while Mr. Sulzer denounces administration policy amid a resolution inquiry on British fortifications on the Canadian border. A Militia Affairs reply says fortifications are secret but Britain has no threatening works. Senate discussions resume on Porto Rico entitlements and tariff with Morgan arguing constitutional reach and citizenship for Porto Ricans.
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Washington
House
Loud
Congress
Sulzer
New York
Great Britain
Committee On Milita Affairs
Paris
United States
Porto Rico
Philippines
Missionaries Hard to Reach in China Crisis
Washington dispatch reports Admiral Watson says gunboat Wheeling has moved to Taku and will be relieved by Concord about May 10. State Department seeks ways to protect American missionaries at Antung as inland travel limits rescue options. German envoy Kruytkin offers equal protection within German sphere, but German troops are scarce.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Admiral Watson
Wheeling
Taku
Concord
State Department
Antung
Roy Ost
Kry ‘Ekin
Conger
Methodist Discipline Vote at Conference Urges Liquor License Reform
The Central Pennsylvania Methodist Episcopal conference directs Chicago delegates to back a discipline amendment. It would treat Methodist members who sign liquor license applications and lawyers who plead for licenses the same as members who rent saloon property.
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Hazleton
Penn
Central Pennsylvania Methodist Episcopal Conference
General Conference
Chicago
Methodist Church
Governor Leary Nears Relief From Guam Post
Washington March 20 Captain Richard P Leary US Navy Governor of Guam is expected to be relieved of his duties around July 1 after nearly a year in office Critics have targeted his proclamations including an attempt to end the practice of suspending work on church feast days The Navy Department reportedly advised amending that order to allow observance of feast days The administration approves his abolition of slavery in Guam
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Washington
Richard P. Leary
United States Navy
Guam
Leary
Navy Department
Boys Drown After Ice Breaks at Easthampton Pond
Northampton March 2 two 10 year old boys Arthur Lloyd and General Bertrand drowned in the Easthampton mill pond after the ice gave way while they played on it. Neighbors hastened to assist but could not save them.
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Northampton
Arthur Lloyd
Bertrand
Easthampton
Health Food Facts Grape-Nuts Boost Nourishment Claim
A promotional piece touts Grape-Nuts as delivering nourishment per pound greater than meat and bread, claiming easy absorption and balanced nutrition. It cites a Kansas City reader who gained weight after using three packages and notes universal endorsements and the product’s Battle Creek origin.
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H. G. Carpenter
Oak St
Kansas City
Yostum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek
Miss Sylvia Green Denies Duchess Connection
New York March 2 Miss Sylvia Howland Green heiress to Hetty Green’s fortune denies any engagement with the Duke de la Torre. She says she met him casually about six weeks ago and has seen him only infrequently. She adds her mother and father were unaware of any such claim.
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New York
Sylvia Howland Green
Hetty Green
Duchess de la Torre
Miss Green
Tragic Shooting at Swan's Restaurant
A Chicago cashier Miss Annie Strother was fatally shot by a woman in a crepe veil who entered Swan's restaurant at 1 AM and fired four times. Police seized Charles Smith, owner of The Potedog saloon, and later arrested Mrs. Smith who confessed the crime claiming jealousy over her husband’s attentions.
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Chicago
Swan’s
Twenty-second Street
Annie Strother
Fett
Charles Smith
Smith
Orphan Receives Estate After Bourgogne Disaster Echo
In New York Surrogate's Court the report confirming Louise Griséz as heir to Alfred and Maria Jacob's estate, valued near $2000, establishes her parentage after the Bourgogne sinking. The Jacob family had been lost at sea, with Alfred's body later recovered in midocean. Louise’s relatives planned a visit to France before the tragedy.
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New York
Bourgogne
Wise Griséz
Alfred
Maria Jacob
France
Rumored Duke of Westminster Engagement Fades
London reports the rumored engagement between the Duke of Westminster and Miss Cornwallis-West dissolving with no official word. The duke plans travel to South Africa while Cornwallis-West appears committed to public life. Eton Hall may host an American duchess if the match ends. The duke's mother and grandfather reportedly disapprove of the pairing.
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Duke of Westminster
Miss Cornwallis
England
Miss Cornwallis- West
London
Duke of
Qogeston
Marjorie Gould Works For Cuban Orphans
New York March 20 Little Miss Marjorie Gould daughter of Mrs George Gould and Jay Gould is sewing for Cuban orphans as part of a relief effort.
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George J. Gould
New York
Marjorie Gould
George
Jay Gould
Little Marjorie Gould
George Gould
Prominent Leader Heads Kewood Sewing Class for Cuba Aid
A local woman has been named to head a children’s sewing class at Kewood. The program supports needy Cuban children and acts as an auxiliary to Mrs. John Westervelt’s initiative. The group was organized by Mrs. Kingdon and Mrs. Gould’s mother, focusing on charitable craft work.
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Kewood
Cuba
John ©. Westervelt
Rivalry Drove a Courtroom Wedding Motif
A Feb court session heard a tale of dispute and nuptials as a jurist learned of a plan to seek a divorce. A man claimed he could not care for home and battles with a wife named Cahill. the couple reportedly wed after a drawn out dispute and were told to consider future vows.
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York
Whee Klose
Ture
Cure a Cold in One Day Credited to Grove Signature
Fragmentary OCR notes show a Grove signature and fragmentary lines mentioning a cure for a cold in one day. The readable text hints at a promotional or signature claim, with partial names and stray punctuation, offering little verifiable context.
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Su Lene
Grove
Mayor to rule on chief of draws and bridges abolition hearing
Boston officials debated the removal of the chief of draws and bridges Dennis Brennan a Civil War veteran. Alderman Norris and Brennan testified with Wheeler denying making remarks about veterans. Mayor Hart planned a decision after hearing the case and reinstatement earlier ordered for John Carney Charlestown veteran assistant drawtender.
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Hart
Draws and Bridges
Dennis F. Brennan
Ruperine
Wheeler
Michael W. Norris
Brennan
South Boston
Norris
Superintendent Wheeler
Alderman Norris
Moran
John Carney
Charlestown
Carney
Inquest Finds Mrs Hayes Killed by Dr Caldwell and Dentist Ends His Life
New York coroner's inquest reports that Mrs Mamie Hayes was shot by Dr Franklin Caldwell and that Caldwell killed himself. Testimony from B M Caldwell noted Caldwell's confession of love and plans to leave. The jury ruled Mrs Hayes died from a bullet wound and Caldwell died by his own hand.
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New York
Mamie Hayes
Ephraim H. Hayes
Hotel Endicott
Franklin L. Caldwell
Hayes
Awaiting Galvin Action by Police Board
The Board of Police Commissioners discussed the incident involving Emergency Hospital officials and Station 2 firemen. No charges will be filed until Dr. Galvin acts, while the board weighs investigating charges by Rev. F. B. Allen of the Watch and Ward Society. The society has dropped the matter.
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Board of Police Commissioners
Galvin
F. B. Allen
The
Watch
Ward
Society
Post Relief Association declares quarterly dividend
The Boston Post Relief Association, formed six months ago of Boston Post composing room employees, held its second meeting last night with nearly all members present. It paid $1 per day to two sick members and left $100 in the treasury for emergencies, declaring a $14 dividend to each member. C. S. Ward heads the eyes and N. E. McPhail guards the treasury.
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Boston Post Relief Association
Boston Post
Treasury
Ward
N. E. McPhail
Prof Munyon Promises Cures for Cold Rheumatism and More
The advertisement touts Munyon remedies claiming a 24 hour cold cure, relief for rheumatic pains within two to three hours, and permanent cure for stomach troubles. It cites 30 000 testimonials for a Kidney Cure and credits physicians and chemists for proven results bought at pennies.
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Prof. Munyon
Bright
Munyons Advertising Offers Treatments and Consultations
For Sale at all druggists, mostly 25c a vial. A timely consultation with Munyon's skilled Specialists upon all diseases may avert threatened illness. There is no charge for advice. Munyon's Electrical Department cures stubborn pains, stiff joints, impending paralysis, etc. Open day and evening except Sunday.
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Munyon
Platonic friendship argued in Kennard divorce case
In New York on March 2 Justice Andrews heard Edward P. Kennard and his wife Charlotte Kennard in a divorce. Mrs Kennard, separated years, has an annual income of 26000 dollars. A young woman Miss Disbrow testified that relations with Kennard were purely sympathetic and that she visited his rooms when he was ill. The judge took the case under advisement.
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New York
Justice Andrews
Supreme Court
Edward P. Kennard
Boston
Charlotte Kennard
Kennard
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