Man Drinks Carbolic Acid In Roxbury Car
Morris Polick aged 26 of 23 Walpole street Roxbury drank carbolic acid in a southbound Bay View car at the corner of Washington and Elm yesterday afternoon. He was taken to Relief Station in an ambulance and is in very critical condition. His wife, seeking reconciliation, witnessed the act.
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Morris Polick
Walpole Street
Roxbury
Bay View
Washington and
Elm Streets
Polick
Boston
Hanover Street
Man Drinks Carbolic Acid After Plea For Wife
Polick, a Roxbury man, killed his marriage by attempting reconciliation with his wife in a Bay View car. He followed her from South Boston, opened a carbolic acid bottle and swallowed the contents as onlookers cried out. He collapsed on the car floor within moments, amid an anxious crowd.
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Polick
Polick i
Prominent Health Product Promoted by Well Informed
The advertisement extols a trusted health product, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, as an Ethical remedy approved by physicians and endorsed by the Well Informed of the World. It urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. version through leading druggists.
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Indiva Fl
California Fig Syrup Co
Charles Stedman Hanks, noted investigator, dies at hotel
Charles Stedman Hanks of Brookline, once special investigator to the Interstate Commerce Commission and famed for supposedly knocking out President Roosevelt in a bout, died at Hotel Brunswick yesterday at noon after two months of illness.
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Charles Stedman Hanks
Brookline
Interstate Commerce Commission
President Roosevelt
Hotel Brunswick
Man Dies After Battle With Pneumonia
At his bedside as he breathed his last were his wife and two children. Pneumonia, which he contracted several weeks ago, was the direct cause of his death.
Harvard Friends Turned Critics of Roosevelt in Railroad Inquiry
The text recalls how Mr. Hanks, Harvard class of 1879, and Theodore Roosevelt, class of 1880, were close friends who met on campus and later dueled in boxing. Hanks gained fame for railroad writings and, with engineer George Harriman, conducted a railroad rate investigation for President Roosevelt. Their findings led to appointment as special investigators and eventual dismissal after revelations at the Boston Chamber of Commerce.
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Hanks
Roosevelt
Mr. Hanks
Harvard
Mr. Roosevelt
George W. R. Harriman
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Two Men Arrested in Bozeman Train Robbery Case
Bozeman Montana March 23 two men described as Great Northern train robbers who escaped from Helena jail were captured by Sheriff Reynolds as they left a freight train.
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Bozeman
Mont
Great Northern
Helena
Reynolds
Young millionaire Elmer Thomas weds former wife’s chum Hannah Blaney
Elmer B Thomas, 34, recently divorced from Miss Roberts, marries Hannah G Blaney of Peabody in Yonkers to evade local law. The union follows a web of affairs with Miss Roberts and Miss Blaney and sparks tension with families. Thomas plans to move his business interests and settle elsewhere.
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Chum
Perabody
Elmer B. Thomas
Hannah G. Blaney
Thomas
Roberts
Yonkers
N. Y
Peabody
Miss Blaney
Miss Roberts
Phillip Symonds
Symonds
Europe
Elizabeth Roberts
Hannah G Blaney
State House Tariff Debate Ends Soon After Start
A brief House debate on a tariff referendum bill closed quickly after the adverse report from the elections laws committee. The bill would place the tariff question on next fall’s ballot. Duane of Waltham proposed an amendment targeting goods priced lower for foreign buyers than for Americans. Garcelon of Newton, committee chair, questioned its benefit and the measure failed to pass without division.
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House
Committee On Elections Laws
Duane of
Waltham
Garcelon of
Newton
Aaee
Man Finds 15500 In Cash And Bank Book On Chicago Alley Sleep
Police woke John Erickson 52 known as a miser after searching his pockets in an alley. They recovered 15500 in cash and a bank book showing deposits totaling 51423. The incident occurred in Chicago on March 28.
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Chicago
John Erickson
Matinee Burglar Identified After Stamford Arrest
Detectives link Wilbur H. Kennison held in Bridgeport to George H. Reynolds sought for many robberies. Reynolds admitted jewelry and silverware thefts in New Haven area while parole papers from Massachusetts reformatory list Grover H. Reynolds as the inmate.
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Mass
Reformatory
New Haven
Wilbur H. Kennison
Stamford
Bridgeport
George H. Reynolds
Reynolds
Massachusetts Reformatory
Grover H. Reynolds
Gardner Attacks City Committee On Nomination Papers
Congressman A P Gardner denounces Newburyport committee for barring the words Declared for Taft from delegate nomination papers. He calls the action unfair and potentially illegal arguing voters should know who anti Taft candidates support. He notes a strong minority regrets the ruling.
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Newburyport
Taft
A. P. Gardner
Deportation Push Aims at Undesirables in Pittsburg
An ongoing investigation in Pittsburg targets thousands of undesirable foreigners for deportation within the coming months as authorities act on the crackdown.
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Pittsburg
The Proofs Claim Kidney Disease Has No Real Treatment
The letter argues that real kidney disease had no effective treatment until John J. Fulton discovered a renal compound. It cites medical authorities noting late discovery of specific cures and cites rising census deaths from kidney disorders. Fulton’s Renal Compound is said to control inflammation in both stages, with local agents Jaynes & Co. promoting the product.
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John J. Fulton
Fulton
John J. Fulton CO
Oakland
Cal
Jaynes & Co
Moran Delays Florida Trip For Health Concerns
District Attorney John B. Moran, recovering from a recent illness, postponed his planned trip to Florida. He aims to regain strength through rest and climate changes, with Jacksonville as a first stop, and will not discuss politics or graft cases until he is stronger. Governor Guild’s illness was noted with concern. Moran praised Guild as a magnificent fellow and attributed his own fatigue to overwork and newspaper duties.
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John B. Moran
Boston
Florida
Pemberton Building
Moran
Governor Guild
Jacksonville
Fla
Commonwealth
Taft
Finance Commission
Granite quarrymen accuse railroads of discrimination
Nine complaints charging unfair treatment by major railroads against New England granite quarrymen were presented to Interstate Commerce Commissioner Charles A. Prouty. Jones urged 40 000 pound carload rates and adequate car capacity, and Prouty scheduled a May 25 hearing for continued discussion and a new classification plan.
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New England
Charles A. Prouty
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Building
Jones
W. Morse
Montpelier & Wells River Railroad
Prouty
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O’callaghan
Washington ST
Richard Schwartz Co
Washington Street
Keith
Schwarze
Hanks’ Investigation
Blake
Adams, Taylor &Co
State St
Gardner
Philo Hay Spec, Co
Newark
N. J
Jaynes
Houghton
Dutton
Boston & Maine
Central Vermont
Canadian Pacific
Michigan Central
Long Island
Delaware & Hudson
Montpelier & Wells
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Roads
Seward W. Jones
Governor Guild's Council
National Association of Granite Industries of
United States
Jones Bros. Co
Vermont
Paine Furniture Co
Canal Street
Scott
Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
S. S. Pierce Co
Roughton & A Dutton Co
R. H. White Co
Regi Chemical Co
Traymore
Atlantic City
Hotel For the Comforts of Home, Co
Marquette, D
White
Sundar’s Paomnont Lynn Water
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